Gustav Holst – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Mirror Visions Ensemble: Flights of Fantasy
Friday, October 8, 2027 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Florence Henry Memorial Chapel at The Highlands, Shoreline, WA, United States
Gilda Lyons' Scales and Tales, a historical account of mythological beasts set to texts by Lawrence de Ferry, Hesiod, John Nieuhoff, and Claudius Aelianus – plus works by Holst, Sibelius, Schubert, Gershwin, Schumann, and others.
$30
Northwest Symphony Orchestra: Family Favorites
Thursday, October 28, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Highline Performing Arts Center, Burien, WA, United States
Williams – Star Wars Suite
Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnol
Wagner – Ride of the Valkyries
Brad Hawkins – Overture (world premiere)
Grieg – Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Holst – Jig from St. Paul's Suite
Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnol
Wagner – Ride of the Valkyries
Brad Hawkins – Overture (world premiere)
Grieg – Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Holst – Jig from St. Paul's Suite
$12-$15
Saratoga Orchestra travels 'Out of this World'
Saturday, October 30, 2027 @ 2:30pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
South Whidbey Performing Arts Center, Langley, WA, United States
Music from Star Trek, 2001 Space Odyssey, and Star Wars, plus a Tuba concerto!
$20-$25 (under 18 free)
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Dvořák, Holst, Gillingham, Wirén
Saturday, November 13, 2027 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Dvořák – Serenade for winds
Holst – St. Paul's suite for strings
Gillingham – Songs of the Night for winds, percussion, and piano
Wirén – Serenade for strings
Holst – St. Paul's suite for strings
Gillingham – Songs of the Night for winds, percussion, and piano
Wirén – Serenade for strings
$15-$20
River Winds Concert Band: Ancient Voices
Friday, November 19, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Northwest Community Church, Bothell, WA, United States
Giovanni Gabrielli – Canzona Noni Toni
Norman Dello Joio – Variants on a Medieval Tune
John Paulson – Epinicion
Gustav Holst – "Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity" from The Planets
John Philip Sousa – Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Mark Camphouse – Canzon, Fugato, and Hymn
Norman Dello Joio – Variants on a Medieval Tune
John Paulson – Epinicion
Gustav Holst – "Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity" from The Planets
John Philip Sousa – Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Mark Camphouse – Canzon, Fugato, and Hymn
Free
Seattle Wind Symphony: Holiday Concert
Friday, December 10, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Shorewood Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
A holiday celebration in music. Hear all your favorite holiday tunes and sing along with the band to Handel’s classic Hallelujah Chorus.
$5-$20
Sammamish Symphony Orchestra Glowing & Radiant: Dvořák's Sixth Symphony
Thursday, February 24, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
Dukas – La Péri: Fanfare
Gounod – Petite Symphonie
Holst – Brook Green Suite
Dvořák – Symphony No. 6
Hovhaness – Fantasy on Japanese Woodprints
Gounod – Petite Symphonie
Holst – Brook Green Suite
Dvořák – Symphony No. 6
Hovhaness – Fantasy on Japanese Woodprints
$10-$20
Sammamish Symphony Orchestra Glowing & Radiant: Dvořák's Sixth Symphony
Saturday, February 26, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Eastlake Performing Arts Center, Sammamish, WA, United States
Dukas – La Péri: Fanfare
Gounod – Petite Symphonie
Holst – Brook Green Suite
Dvořák – Symphony No. 6
Hovhaness – Fantasy on Japanese Woodprints
Gounod – Petite Symphonie
Holst – Brook Green Suite
Dvořák – Symphony No. 6
Hovhaness – Fantasy on Japanese Woodprints
$10-$20
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: Elgar’s Enigma Variations
Saturday, April 1, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Elsa Barraine – Symphony No. 2
Korngold – Violin Concerto
Holst – Capriccio
Frederick Delius – On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Elgar – Enigma Variations
Korngold – Violin Concerto
Holst – Capriccio
Frederick Delius – On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Elgar – Enigma Variations
$20-$30
Cappella Romana Presents: The Tallis Scholars
Wednesday, April 5, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Peter Phillips brings his Grammy-award winning Tallis Scholars to Seattle with the program METAMORPHOSIS, including music by Renaissance masters as well as by modern composers.
$10-$59
Seattle Wind Symphony: Borrowed Gems
Sunday, May 14, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Shorewood Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
William Walton – Crown Imperial March (arranged by W. J. Duthoit)
David del Tredici – "Acrostic Song" from Final Alice (arranged by Mark Spede)
Arthur Sullivan – Pineapple Poll (arranged by Charles Mackerras)
J.S. Bach – Prelude in B-flat major (arranged by Roland Moehlman)
Norman Dello Joio – Scenes from the Louvre
Gustav Holst – Jupiter from The Planets
David del Tredici – "Acrostic Song" from Final Alice (arranged by Mark Spede)
Arthur Sullivan – Pineapple Poll (arranged by Charles Mackerras)
J.S. Bach – Prelude in B-flat major (arranged by Roland Moehlman)
Norman Dello Joio – Scenes from the Louvre
Gustav Holst – Jupiter from The Planets
$5-$20
Whidbey Island Community Orchestra: Bach, Strauss, & more
Sunday, May 14, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Bach – Double Violin Concerto
Strauss – Horn Concerto
Rossini – William Tell Overture
Pachelbel – Canon in D
Holst – Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity
Strauss – Horn Concerto
Rossini – William Tell Overture
Pachelbel – Canon in D
Holst – Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity
Free (Free)
West Seattle Community Orchestras: Intermediate Orchestra & Wind Symphony
Friday, May 19, 2028 @ 6:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Chief Sealth International High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
West Seattle Community Orchestras' Intermediate Orchestra & Wind Symphony present a concert featuring works by Gershwin, Maslanka, Holst, and more.
Free (Free)
Brass Band Northwest: Cloudcatcher Fells
Saturday, June 24, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:15pm (PDT)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Gregson – Intrada
Sparke – Cantilena
McCabe – Cloudcatcher Fells
Gregson – Chalk Farm No. 2
Shapiro – Papercut
Reed – Ode to Trumpet
Holst – First Suite in E flat
Sparke – Cantilena
McCabe – Cloudcatcher Fells
Gregson – Chalk Farm No. 2
Shapiro – Papercut
Reed – Ode to Trumpet
Holst – First Suite in E flat
$10/$5 suggested donation
Northwest Symphony Orchestra Family Concert
Friday, October 27, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Highline Performing Arts Center, Burien, WA, United States
Mussorgsky (orch. M. Ravel) – Pictures at an Exhibition
Sibelius – Finlandia
Brent Irwin – Sound Track
Holst – Finale (The Dargason) from Saint Paul’s Suite
Sibelius – Finlandia
Brent Irwin – Sound Track
Holst – Finale (The Dargason) from Saint Paul’s Suite
$12-$20
Northwest Symphony Orchestra Family Concert
Sunday, October 29, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Mussorgsky (orch. M. Ravel) – Pictures at an Exhibition (featuring visuals by Adrian Wyard)
Brent Irwin – Sound Track
Sibelius – Finlandia
Holst – Finale (Dargason) from St. Paul’s Suite
Dvořák – Slavonic Dance, Op. 46 No. 1
Brent Irwin – Sound Track
Sibelius – Finlandia
Holst – Finale (Dargason) from St. Paul’s Suite
Dvořák – Slavonic Dance, Op. 46 No. 1
$15-$20
Byrd Ensemble: A Classic Christmas
Saturday, November 25, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A festive Christmas program featuring traditional carol arrangements by the finest English composers.
$18-$28
Holiday Brass Concert: UW Brass
Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Graduate conducting student Ross Venneberg conducts musicians from the UW brass studios in a concert of music by Holst, Bach, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Gabrieli, and holiday favorites.
Free
Gloria! A PLU Christmas
Pacific Lutheran University Chorale,
Choir of the West, and
Pacific Lutheran University Symphony Orchestra
Monday, December 4, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
See the musicians of Pacific Lutheran University in the most beloved holiday traditions in the Northwest as they present their annual Christmas concert.
$5-$35
BYSO Winter Masterworks: Jones, Holst, Borodín & more
Saturday, March 3, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Samuel Jones – Overture for a City
Borodín – "Polovetsian Dances" from Prince Igor
Holst – "Jupiter" from The Planets
Additional works TBA
Borodín – "Polovetsian Dances" from Prince Igor
Holst – "Jupiter" from The Planets
Additional works TBA
$30 / $20