Gustav Holst – Upcoming Concerts
Bridges of Song
Saturday, June 5, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Maple Leaf Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Delightful songs from around the world, arranged by Veljo Tormis (Estonia), Gustav Holst (England), Aaron Copland (U.S.), and many others.
$5-$20
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'
Friday, October 29, 2027 @ 2:30pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Oak Harbor Performing Arts Center, Oak Harbor, WA, United States
Music from Star Trek, 2001 Space Odyssey, and Star Wars, plus a Tuba concerto!
$20-$25 (under 18 free)
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