Every Time I Feel the Spirit: 200 Years of Music by Black Composers

Sunday, March 1, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Edmonds United Methodist Church, Edmonds, WA, United States
Countertenor Reginald L. Mobley and pianist/harpsichordist Henry Lebedinsky perform music from Baroque to Gospel.

$15 ($10 seniors; children under 12 free)

Groupmuse House Concert: Daana Quartet on Eastlake

Saturday, November 21, 2026 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
William Grant Still – Panama Dances
Additional works

$10 donation, RSVP for location

Daana Quartet: Schubert, Brahms & Still

Wednesday, December 2, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Schubert – String Quartet No. 12 in C minor, D. 703 "Quartettsatz"
Brahms – String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51 No. 2
William Grant Still – Danzas de Panama

Free (Free)

Pacifica Chamber Concert: Debussy, Williamson, Still, Janáček

Sunday, October 1, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Debussy – Petit Suite (arr. for wind quintet)
Williamson – Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Strings
Still – Miniatures for Wind Quintet
Janáček – Idyll

$20 ($15 senior/student)

Sanctuary in the City: Reginald Mobley Sings 200 Years of Music by Black Composers

Wednesday, February 7, 2029 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Acclaimed countertenor Reginald Mobley joins pianist Henry Lebedinsky for a program of music by Black composers from the Classical era to the present, including art songs, spirituals, and gospel.

Free

Second Annual Grand Patriotical Organ Recital

Tuesday, July 3, 2029 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PDT)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A celebration of organ music by American composers William Grant Still and David N. Johnson, as well as works from countries that are still functional democracies, including music by Louis Couperin and C.P.E. Bach.

Free

Cascade Youth Symphony Orchestra: GospelFest Jubilee

Saturday, November 17, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Egmont Overture
Jorge Álvaro Sarmientos – Marimba Concerto
William Grant Still – Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"

$22

Washington Wind Symphony: American Kaleidoscope

Sunday, January 27, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond, WA, United States
A delightful assortment of musical Americana for wind band.

$15 ($10 senior, youth FREE)

Seattle University Faculty Recital: Quinton Morris & guest artists

Friday, February 22, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Seattle University - Pigott Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Reinhold Glière, and William Grant Still for horn, violin, cello, and piano.

$12 / $8 / $5

Pacifica Chamber Orchestra Spring Concert: Puccini, Stark, Corigliano, Poulenc, Still

Sunday, April 7, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Giacomo Puccini – Chrysanthemum for strings
Robert Stark – Wind Quintet, Op. 44
John Corigliano – Voyage for string orchestra
Francis Poulenc – Novelette in C major, Op. 47 for wind quintet
William Grant Still – Danzas de Panama for strings

$20 ($15 student/senior)

Thalia Symphony Orchestra Season Finale: Still, Rossini, Szőnyi, Vaughan Williams

Saturday, May 4, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
William Grant Still – Summerland
Gioachino Rossini – William Tell Overture
Erzsébet Szőnyi – Organ Concerto (Northwest premiere)
Ralph Vaughan Williams – A London Symphony

$24 ($18 students/seniors)

Byron Schenkman & Friends: Brahms, Dvořák, & Still

Sunday, October 27, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Antonín Dvořák – Sonatina in G major, Op. 100
Harry T. Burleigh – From the Southland
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – "Deep River" from 24 Negro Melodies, Op. 59
Amy Beach – Romance, Op. 23
Johannes Brahms – Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100
William Grant Still – Suite for violin and piano

$48 / $41 / $10

Dr. Quinton Morris & Joseph Williams benefit concert for Key to Change

Saturday, January 25, 2031 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
Wide-ranging music by the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Johannes Brahms, Richard Strauss, and William Grant Still.

$15 (students $5)

Collaborative Musicians' Project: Compass Winds

Tuesday, January 28, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Kirkland Arts Center Gallery, Kirkland, WA, United States
Alyssa Morris – Melting Pot
Paquito d'Rivera – Aires Tropicales
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
William Grant Still – Folk Suite No. 4

$20 / $10 / $5 / FREE

Student Orchestras of Greater Olympia: Dvořák and Price

Saturday, March 1, 2031 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
The Conservatory Orchestra pairs Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 with Florence Price's Dances in the Canebrakes, plus performances from the SOGO Brass Choir, Academy Orchestra, and Debut Orchestra.

$8-21 (age 6 & under free)

Second City Chamber Series: How Suite It Is

Thursday, July 22, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Lakewold Gardens, Lakewood, WA, United States
Pianist Lisa Bergman & violinist Svend Rønning re-inaugurate Lakewold Gardens as SCCS's summer home in a concert of sweet suites by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Dawn Sonntag, William Grant Still, & Igor Stravinsky.

$50

Jacobsen Series: When the Violin Sings

Friday, September 24, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Reena Esmail – When the Violin
Trevor Weston – Juba for Strings
William Grant Still – Suite for violin & piano
George Enescu – Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 25

$20 ($15 senior/military/UPS, students free)

Wayward Music Series: Libby Gray & Julie Ives – Reflections

Friday, October 8, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Libby Gray, flute, & Julie Ives, piano, present a recital of music by Sofia Gubaidulina, Cathy Collinge Herrera, Charles Ives, Allison Loggins-Hull, Joseph Schwantner, William Grant Still, & Toru Takemitsu.

$5-$15 donation

Stephanie Ann Ball with Jessica Evotia Hall – Luminous: Tales of Transformation & Triumph

Saturday, October 23, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Stephanie Ann Ball, soprano & Jessica Evotia Andrews-Hall, piano present a collection of art songs by Black composers set to lyrics by Black writers & texts of prolific Black wordsmiths.

Online: $30 | In person: $50

Dances in the Sky: SMCO & Emerald City Trapeze Arts

Friday, November 19, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Emerald City Trapeze Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
SMCO joins forces with Emerald City Trapeze Arts for a one-of-a-kind collaboration. Featuring performances from acclaimed flying trapeze artist Jordan Tribble & harpist Sophie Baird-Daniel.

$61-$95