William Schuman – Upcoming Concerts
Operas from Great Literature
Sunday, March 22, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Ballard Oddfellows Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Purcell – “Fear no danger” (Dido and Aeneas)
Cavalli – “Piante Ombrose” (La Calisto)
Verdi – “Non so le tetre imagini” (Il Corsaro)
Puccini – “O mio babbino caro” (Gianni Schicchi)
W. Schuman – “Kiss me not goodbye” (The Mighty Casey)
Blitzstein – “What will it be for me?” (Regina)
Mechem – “No more pale moon” (Tartuffe)
Harbison – “Where is that warm old world?” (The Great Gatsby)
Donizetti – “Prendi” (L’elisir d’amore)
Donizetti – “Saria possibile?” (L’elisir d’amore)
Gershwin – “Summertime” (Porgy and Bess)
Delibes – Flower duet (Lakmé)
Cavalli – “Piante Ombrose” (La Calisto)
Verdi – “Non so le tetre imagini” (Il Corsaro)
Puccini – “O mio babbino caro” (Gianni Schicchi)
W. Schuman – “Kiss me not goodbye” (The Mighty Casey)
Blitzstein – “What will it be for me?” (Regina)
Mechem – “No more pale moon” (Tartuffe)
Harbison – “Where is that warm old world?” (The Great Gatsby)
Donizetti – “Prendi” (L’elisir d’amore)
Donizetti – “Saria possibile?” (L’elisir d’amore)
Gershwin – “Summertime” (Porgy and Bess)
Delibes – Flower duet (Lakmé)
Free
Ladies Musical Club: Operas Adapted from Great Literature
Sunday, May 17, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Mirabella Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Ladies Musical Club presents selections from operas adapted from literature.
Free
Seattle Wind Symphony: American Places
Friday, May 7, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Shorewood Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
J.W. Jenkins – American Overture for Band
Donald Grantham – Southern Harmony
William Schuman – George Washington Bridge
H. Owen Reed – Missouri Shindig
Charles Ives – Variations on America
Eric Whitacre – October
Ron Nelson – Sonoran Desert Holiday
Donald Grantham – Southern Harmony
William Schuman – George Washington Bridge
H. Owen Reed – Missouri Shindig
Charles Ives – Variations on America
Eric Whitacre – October
Ron Nelson – Sonoran Desert Holiday
$5-$20
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra: Glazunov, Reicha, Schuman
Sunday, April 9, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Alexander Glazunov – Polka from Les Vendredis (the Fridays) for strings
Anton Reicha – Wind Quintet, Op. 88 No. 1
Camille Saint-Saëns – Prelude to Le deluge for strings
William Schuman – Symphony for Strings (Symphony No. 5)
Anton Reicha – Wind Quintet, Op. 88 No. 1
Camille Saint-Saëns – Prelude to Le deluge for strings
William Schuman – Symphony for Strings (Symphony No. 5)
$20/$15
LUCO: Triple Play
Saturday, June 17, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Schumann – New England Triptych
Beethoven – Triple Concerto
Brahms – Symphony No. 3
Beethoven – Triple Concerto
Brahms – Symphony No. 3
$15-$20
Seattle Symphonic Band: 20th Century Composers
Sunday, November 19, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
North Seattle College Performance Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring works for wind orchestra by 20th Century composers Arnold, Pann, Reed, Schuman, Smith, Van Der Roost, and Wilson.
$5 suggested donation
Ladies Musical Club: Janet Anderson & 20th Century American Opera
Sunday, April 8, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Anderson, Mechem, Barber, William Schuman, and Menotti.
Free
Ladies Musical Club: 20th Century American Opera
Monday, April 9, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
University House Wallingford, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Floyd, Herrmann, Mechem, Blitzstein, Barber, W. Schuman, and Menotti.
Free
Seattle Wind Symphony: Star-Spangled Spectacular
Wednesday, July 3, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A birthday celebration for America featuring festive and patriotic music by John Williams, Duke Ellington, Aaron Copland, Morton Gould, Leonard Bernstein, and John Philip Sousa.
Free