Metropolitan Opera National Council Northwest: Regional Auditions

Sunday, January 10, 2027 @ 1:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
13 finalists from the Idaho, Oregon, Vancouver BC and Washington Districts will compete in the 62nd Regional Finals. Hosted by Dick Foley with guest artist Michaela Martens.

$25

A Celebration of Women Composers

Sunday, January 10, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Johanna Kinkel, Josephine Lang, Clara Schumann, Melanie Bonis, Cécile Chaminade, Pauline Viardot, Germaine Tailleferre, Pierrette Mari, and Amy Marcy Beach.

Free (Free)

Musical Excursions: Chamber Music by Händel, Fauré & Schumann

Sunday, January 10, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Handel – Sonata in A major, Op. 1, No. 14 for violin and piano
Fauré – Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 15
Schumann – Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44

$5-$20 suggested donation

Littlefield Organ Series: Robert Bates

Sunday, January 10, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Walker-Ames room Kane Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A recital on the UW’s Littlefield Organ.

Free (Free)

Second City Chamber Series: Clarinet Classics

Sunday, January 10, 2027 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Paul Reade – Victorian Kitchen Garden Suite
Malcolm Arnold – Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 29
Jaren Hinckley – Two Estate Gardens
Richard Rodney Bennett – Sonatina for Clarinet Solo
Charles Villiers Stanford – Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 129

$10-$25 (18 & under free)

Stephen Beus at the Highlands

Sunday, January 10, 2027 @ 5:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Florence Henry Memorial Chapel at The Highlands, Shoreline, WA, United States
Stephen Beus performs as part of the Highlands Chapel Concert Series.

$25

Groupmuse House Concert: Sarah Davis

Sunday, January 10, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Private home in Bellevue, Bellevue, WA, United States
French/German/English? Italian arias? Gershwin? Cole Porter? You name it, it could be on the program.

$10 donation, RSVP for location

Racer Sessions: Neil Welch

Sunday, January 10, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.

Free

Watjen Concert Organ Recital-Demonstration

Monday, January 11, 2027 @ 12:30pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Hear Organist Joseph Adam perform selections from the vast organ repertoire highlighting the nuances, performance practices and stunning acoustics of the Watjen Concert Organ housed in Benaroya Hall.

Free

Trios for Russian Guitar, Flute & Viola

Monday, January 11, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Bethel Church, Vashon, WA, United States
Works from Beethoven's time by Kummer, Diabelli, Devienne, and Matiegka performed by leading early-music specialists on period instruments.

$15-$25 suggested donation

(Baroque) Band of Brothers

Tuesday, January 12, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
It's sibling revelry (and rivalry) as we explore the relationship between the violin and viola through the music of famous musical brothers, including Daniel Purcell and the brothers Bach, Graun, and more.

$20

Cello X at the Crocodile Back Bar

Tuesday, January 12, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
The Crocodile, Seattle, WA, United States
Eat awesome pizza and enjoy equally awesome cello music. Featuring original covers of rock, pop, soundtrack and heavy metal music.

$5

DeVotchKa with the Seattle Symphony

Tuesday, January 12, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Denver-based indie rock band DeVotchKa pairs up with the Seattle Symphony to translate their intimate melodies into a full-scale orchestral experience.

$27-$47

Opera On Tap @ The Royal Room

Tuesday, January 12, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
We take a local, grassroots and VERY fun approach to community outreach in the name of our art form.

$7-$10

UW World Series: Garrick Ohlsson

Tuesday, January 12, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Sonata in A-flat major, Op. 110
Chopin – Scherzo No. 4 in E, Op. 54
Chopin – Etudes No. 5 & 6, Op. 25
Chopin – Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1
Chopin – Ballade in G minor, Op. 23
Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition

$37-$42 (age 17 & under free)

Ladies Musical Club: Chaminade, Tailleferre, Brahms & more

Wednesday, January 13, 2027 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Bonis – Suite
Chaminade  – Les Sylvains (The Fauns), Op. 60
Chaminade  – L’ondine (The mermaid), Op. 101
Tailleferre – Deux pièces pour piano
Mari – Calèche en 2000
Mozart – Symphony in G minor No. 550 (Allegro molto)
Brahms – Hungarian Dances

Free (Free)

Michael Gibbs and Bill Frisell with the UW Symphony and Jazz Studies Faculty

Thursday, January 14, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Guitarist Bill Frisell revisits arrangements by composer Michael Gibbs’ arrangements, joined by the UW Symphony and Jazz Studies faculty Cuong Vu, Ted Poor, and Luke Bergman.

$20 (students $10)

Nordic Choir In Concert

Friday, January 15, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Nordic Choir, founded in 1946, is one of the premier collegiate choral ensembles in the United States.

$10-$20

Bremerton Symphony Orchestra: Petite Symphonie

Friday, January 15, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
St. Gabriel's Parish, Port Orchard, WA, United States
Gounod – Petite Symphonie

$15

Ladies Musical Club at Crossroads Community Center

Friday, January 15, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Crossroads Community Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
Puccini – "Quando m'en vo" from La Bohème
Puccini – "Donde lieta" from La Bohème
J. Strauss, Jr. – "Klänge der Heimat" (Csàrdàs) from Die Fledermaus
Floyd – "Ain't it a Pretty Night" from Susannah
Rodgers – "If I Loved You" from Carousel
Jerry Bock – "Vanilla Ice Cream" from She Loves Me
Franck – Prélude, Fugue et Variation, Op. 18
Rachmaninoff – Prelude in G major, Op. 32
Rachmaninoff – Prelude in B minor, Op. 32
Scriabin – Two poems, Op. 32

Free (Free)