Seattle Symphony: Brahms Concerto Festival 2

Friday, May 10, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Johannes Brahms – Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102
Johannes Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19

$22-$97

Seattle Opera's Opera Time for Kids (Free Second Saturdays)

Saturday, May 11, 2030 @ 10:30am – 11:00am (PDT)
Seattle Opera at the Center, Seattle, WA, United States
30-minute classes that introduce young ones to opera through interactive songs and stories – best suited for children ages 2-7, but all families are welcome!

Free (Free (RSVP encouraged))

Bach & Pancakes Part II of III w/ Erin Jorgensen, marimba

Saturday, May 11, 2030 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Nalanda West, Seattle, WA, United States
Erin will play two of Bach's famous cello suites on a 5-octave marimba, with breaks for pancakes made on the spot. All ages.

$10 suggested donation

Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Baroque Trio JEST

Saturday, May 11, 2030 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Grace Church, Lopez Island, WA, United States
An "oldies but goodies" program of 18th-century masterworks by Bach, Rameau, and others, featuring seasoned performers Susie Napper (viola da gamba) and Elisabeth Wright (harpsichord) with Jeffrey Cohan (baroque flute).

$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under FREE)

The Market Street Singers present: Turning 15

Saturday, May 11, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Members sing their all-time favorites from over the years.

Free (Free)

PLU Music: Woodwind Students

Saturday, May 11, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Pacific Lutheran University Department of Music presents a performance featuring the students of the woodwind studios.

Free

Seattle Historical Arts for Kids – Early Music Youth Academy: The Consort Concept

Saturday, May 11, 2030 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Skilled students ages 13-17 play music of Diego Ortiz, Lucas Ruiz de Ribayaz, Orlando di Lasso, Salamone Rossi, Juan del Encina, and others, on violin, tenor & bass violas da gamba, harp, and lute.

$9

PLU Music: Brass Studio

Saturday, May 11, 2030 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Pacific Lutheran University Department of Music presents a performance featuring the students of the brass studios.

Free

Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Baroque Trio JEST

Saturday, May 11, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church, Eastsound, WA, United States
An "oldies but goodies" program of 18th-century masterworks by Bach, Rameau, and others, featuring seasoned performers Susie Napper (viola da gamba) and Elisabeth Wright (harpsichord) with Jeffrey Cohan (baroque flute).

$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under FREE)

The Market Street Singers present: Turning 15

Saturday, May 11, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Members sing their all-time favorites from over the years.

Free (Free)

Ten Grands

Saturday, May 11, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Ten grand pianos. Ten amazing pianists. One sensational stage. Concert proceeds benefit the Seattle Symphony's educational programs and other select organizations.

$43-$121

Seattle Opera: Bizet's 'Carmen'

Saturday, May 11, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A sexy thriller about an everyday soldier’s ill-fated obsession with the ultimate femme fatale.

$89-$335

Seattle Folklore Society: Kesselgarden & Brivele – An Evening of Klezmer Music & Song

Saturday, May 11, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Phinney Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Two Klezmer groups – Kesselgarden Klezmer Duo and Brivele – perform music focusing on heritage and stories.

$18 / $16 / $9

City Cantabile Choir: Rock for the Elephants

Saturday, May 11, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A 50-year retrospective of the great renaissance of rock 'n' roll raising money for the elephant preservation work of Big Life Foundation in Kenya.

$20

Gallery Concerts: The French Connection – Telemann in Paris

Saturday, May 11, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Savor the rich sonorities of Telemann's Paris Quartets and other musical delicacies by Couperin, Forqueray, and Marais.

$35 / $30 / $15 (kids age 7-15 FREE)

Northwest Chorale: A Very Choral Springtime feat. John Rutter's 'Requiem'

Saturday, May 11, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230
Anton Bruckner – "Graduale" from Locus iste
Johannes Brahms – Schaffe in mir, Gott, ein rein Herz, Op 29 No. 2
S.T. Joshi – Sunset (world premiere)
Brian Butz – Absalom (world premiere)
John Rutter – Requiem

Free

Resonance Masters Series presents: Philip Glass' 'Annunciation' Premiere feat. Paul Barnes & Skyros Quartet

Saturday, May 11, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Christoph Willibald Glück (arr. Alexander Siloti) – "Ballet" from Orfeo ed Euridice
Philip Glass (arr. Paul Barnes) – Selections from Orphée, Suite for piano
arr. Seraphim Dedes – Today is Suspended
Victoria Bond – Simeron Kremate
Traditional – Hristos anesti ("Christ is Risen")
N. Takis (from John Sakellarides) – Communion Hymn of the Annunciation
Philip Glass – Annunciation (Washington premiere)

$30 (students $15)

Symphony Tacoma: Ode to Joy

Saturday, May 11, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
World Premiere TBA
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'

$24-$78

Pacific MusicWorks Underground: Agave Baroque – Fire & Ice

Saturday, May 11, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
San Francisco's free-spirited early music powerhouse Agave Baroque offers up this program of fiery, bold, and inventive works by Dieterich Buxtehude, Sidon, David Petersen, John Blow, and Johan Helmich Roman.

$25 / $20 / under 18 free

SYAMFA + Philharmonia Northwest: Concerto Concert

Saturday, May 11, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kane Hall, Roethke Auditorium (Rm 130), Seattle, WA, United States
Six outstanding young musicians perform with Philharmonia Northwest. Music by Tchaikovsky, Ibert, Saint-Saëns, Shostakovich, and more.

$15