Upcoming Events
Seattle Opera: Porgy and Bess
Friday, August 24, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
From Gershwin's rhapsodic orchestral music to superb choral writing – a vibrant mix of action, humor, romance, struggle, and celebration.
$64+
Wayward Music Series: Radon Daughters & Guests
Friday, August 24, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A free improvised sound collaboration with Butoh while exploring the interaction of sound, movement, and light without expectation.
$5-$15 donation
Olympic Music Festival: Tessa Lark & Michael Thurber – Bach to Bluegrass
Saturday, August 25, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
A fresh approach to programming that will take you from the classical concert hall to the countryside of Kentucky in one afternoon.
$33-$40 (students $20-$25, age 12 & under free)
The Core Ensemble: Don Giovanni
Saturday, August 25, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
12 Ave Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
#TimesUp for Don Giovanni, but not for this classic opera! Mozart meets the #MeToo movement in The Core Ensemble’s adaption of Don Giovanni.
$25 ($20 presale, $10 student)
Deepak Ram & Srivani Jade: North Indian Classical Music
Saturday, August 25, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
University Heights Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of mesmerizing bansuri bamboo flute and traditional vocal music of India.
$20 / $15 / $8 / free
Saltwater Music Series: Nordic Voyages
Saturday, August 25, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Des Moines United Methodist Church (WA), Des Moines, WA, United States
Steven Luksan – Sandburg Songs (world premiere)
Steven Luksan – 4 Obstfelder Songs (world premiere)
Steven Luksan – Baltic Fog Notes
Edvard Grieg – Haugtussa
T.D.A. Tellefsen – Selected works for solo piano
Johannes Haarklou – Selected works for solo piano
Edvard Grieg –Selected works for solo piano
Steven Luksan – 4 Obstfelder Songs (world premiere)
Steven Luksan – Baltic Fog Notes
Edvard Grieg – Haugtussa
T.D.A. Tellefsen – Selected works for solo piano
Johannes Haarklou – Selected works for solo piano
Edvard Grieg –Selected works for solo piano
Free (Free)
Market Street Singers: A Festival of Favorites – A Community Choral Celebration
Saturday, August 25, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Magnolia Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A community sing-along featuring favorite choral classics that are selected by the participants.
Free
Seattle Opera: Porgy and Bess
Saturday, August 25, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
From Gershwin's rhapsodic orchestral music to superb choral writing – a vibrant mix of action, humor, romance, struggle, and celebration.
$89+
The Esoterics: BERNSTEIN | Leonard Bernstein centennial
Saturday, August 25, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A celebration of the life and work of Leonard Bernstein, with a performance of Chichester Psalms, as well as excerpts from Mass.
$25/$18 ($22/$15 in advance)
Olympic Music Festival: Music for Children & Families
Sunday, August 26, 2029 @ 11:00am – 12:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Children of all ages venture through a musical landscape while learning about the importance of team work and imagination.
Free (Free)
The Core Ensemble: Don Giovanni
Sunday, August 26, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
12 Ave Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
#TimesUp for Don Giovanni, but not for this classic opera! Mozart meets the #MeToo movement in The Core Ensemble’s adaption of Don Giovanni.
$25 ($20 presale, $10 student)
Curiouser & Curiouser: An evening of improvised violin
Sunday, August 26, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Lava Lounge, Seattle, WA, United States
What happens when you set an evening of drinking in a Seattle tiki bar to the soundtrack of an improvised violin?
Free
[CANCELLED] Different Drummer at Naked City
Monday, August 27, 2029 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
A genre-diverse program with an array of alternative percussion instruments which include a typewriter, lampshade, trash can, desk bells, stampers and a suitcase kick drum.
CANCELLED (was $15/$10)
The Core Ensemble: Don Giovanni
Tuesday, August 28, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
12 Ave Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
#TimesUp for Don Giovanni, but not for this classic opera! Mozart meets the #MeToo movement in The Core Ensemble’s adaption of Don Giovanni.
$25 ($20 presale, $10 student)
The Core Ensemble: Don Giovanni
Wednesday, August 29, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
12 Ave Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
#TimesUp for Don Giovanni, but not for this classic opera! Mozart meets the #MeToo movement in The Core Ensemble’s adaption of Don Giovanni.
$25 ($20 presale, $10 student)
Solo Recital: Pianist Lennon Aldort
Thursday, August 30, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of solo piano music performed by Seattle-based pianist and composer Lennon Aldort – from his own compositions to Taylor Swift/Dido/Eminem mashups.
Free
Kin of the Moon: Public Radiation
Thursday, August 30, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Gallery 1412, Seattle, WA, United States
Audience participation sonic rituals. Bring instruments, toys, your voice, a walking stick ... anything to summon the sound waves!
$5-$20 sliding scale cash donation
Wayward Music Series: Tom Varner & Friends – End of Summer Sound Vespers
Thursday, August 30, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Magical sounds settings of field recordings, mixed brass, and percussion. You might hear some gorgeous muted brass long tones meeting up with crackling ice, insects, or sounds of a totally unknown origin!
$5-$15 donation
Olympic Music Festival: La Belle Èpoque
Saturday, September 1, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Gabriel Fauré – Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 120
Olivier Messiaen – Louange à l’immortalité de Jésus from Quatuor pour la fin du temps
Claude Debussy – Reflets dans l’eau from Images, Book I
Claude Debussy – Claire de lune from Suite Bergamasque
Claude Debussy – L’isle joyeuse (1904)
Maurice Ravel – Piano Trio (1914)
Olivier Messiaen – Louange à l’immortalité de Jésus from Quatuor pour la fin du temps
Claude Debussy – Reflets dans l’eau from Images, Book I
Claude Debussy – Claire de lune from Suite Bergamasque
Claude Debussy – L’isle joyeuse (1904)
Maurice Ravel – Piano Trio (1914)
$33-$40 (students $20-$25, age 12 & under free)
Olympic Music Festival: Folk Dances & Melodies
Sunday, September 2, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Frédéric Chopin – Three Mazurkas, Op. 50
Frédéric Chopin – Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60
George Enescu – Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 25 “In Romanian Folk Style”
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26
Frédéric Chopin – Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60
George Enescu – Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 25 “In Romanian Folk Style”
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26
$33-$40 (students $20-$25, age 12 & under free)