Free Concerts – Upcoming Events near Seattle, WA
Racer Sessions: Dick Valentine
Saturday, May 8, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
UW Visiting Scholar Concert: Gül Fahriye Evren
Sunday, May 9, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A voice recital of art songs and arias, as well as traditional music from Turkey, Germany, France, Italy, and beyond.
Free (Free)
Long Piece Fest III: Kolat/Baldwin World Premieres
Monday, May 10, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Inverted Space continues its “Long Piece Fest" with the premiere of works by Seattle composers Kevin Baldwin and Takemitsu Prize-winner Yigit Kolat.
Free ($5-$15 suggested donation)
Steven Damouni Piano Recital
Monday, May 10, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW music student Steven Damouni presents a DMA recital on piano. Free and open to the public.
Free (Free)
Ladies Musical Club: Schumann, Granados, Chopin
Tuesday, May 11, 2027 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Schumann – Liederkreis, Op. 39
Enrique Granados – Selections from Goyescas (Los Majos Enamorados)
Chopin – Etude Op. 25 No. 9 in G-flat major
Chopin – Etude Op. 25 No. 12 in E-flat major
Enrique Granados – Selections from Goyescas (Los Majos Enamorados)
Chopin – Etude Op. 25 No. 9 in G-flat major
Chopin – Etude Op. 25 No. 12 in E-flat major
Free (Free)
Daniel Hanley Piano Recital
Wednesday, May 12, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW music student Daniel Hanley presents a DMA recital on piano. Free and open to the public.
Free (Free)
Music at St. James: A Choral Celebration
Wednesday, May 12, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Bruckner – Locus iste
Palestrina – Super flumina Babylonis
Herbolsheimer – It was not you who chose me
Additional works TBA
Palestrina – Super flumina Babylonis
Herbolsheimer – It was not you who chose me
Additional works TBA
Free (Free)
Gretchen Yanover Solo Electric Cello Recital
Thursday, May 13, 2027 @ 6:00pm – 6:45pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Performing on electric cello and loop-sampler, Northwest Sinfonietta cellist Gretchen Yanover will give a recital performance of her own compositions.
Free
West Seattle Community Orchestras: Flight of Fire
Thursday, May 13, 2027 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Chief Sealth International High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Classics to moderns, fugues to Firebird.
Free (Donations appreciated)
Music Works Northwest Student Showcase Recital
Thursday, May 13, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
An assortment of works performed by the exceptional students of Music Works Northwest.
Free
[CANCELLED] Brooke Richey Composition/Mezzo Soprano Recital
Thursday, May 13, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Brooke Richey, a composition/mezzo soprano vocal student at Seattle Pacific University, presents a senior recital.
Free (Free)
Oppression-Faith-Rebellion-Freedom: A View of Beethoven’s Fifth
Thursday, May 13, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Kane Hall Room #130, University of Washington Campus, Seattle, WA, United States
The UW Symphony Orchestra and director David Alexander Rahbee present a lecture-concert exploring deeper themes of Beethoven's masterwork.
Free (Free)
Jesse Myers performs John Cage's Sonatas and Interludes
Friday, May 14, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Stage7Pianos, Kirkland, WA, United States
A performance of John Cage’s monumental Sonatas and Interludes composed for the prepared piano, in which dozens of various-sized bolts, screws, pieces of rubber and plastic are inserted between the piano strings, transforming the sound of the instrument into a complex variety of percussive sounds.
Free
Patrick Borror Voice Recital
Friday, May 14, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW music student Patrick Borror presents a MM voice recital. Free and open to the public.
Free (Free)
Northwest Chorale: Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass & Part Songs
Friday, May 14, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
A concert of Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass and Part Songs to benefit Northwest Harvest.
Free
Saint Andrew's Sunday Concert Series: The Emmaus Trio
Saturday, May 15, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Saint Andrew's Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Beethoven – Piano Trio Op. 70 No. 2
Piazzolla – Tango
Turina – Circullo
Piazzolla – Tango
Turina – Circullo
Free
Racer Sessions: Heather Bentley
Saturday, May 15, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
[CANCELLED] UW Voice Division Recital
Sunday, May 16, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW voice students perform their Spring Quarter recital. Free and open to the public.
Free (Free)
Seattle University Chamber Singers Farewell Concert
Sunday, May 16, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel of St. Ignatius, Seattle, WA, United States
Chamber Singers perform their best and best loved works for their last choral concert of the 2015-2016 academic year.
Free
Janelle Murray & Crystal Phan Junior Recital
Monday, May 17, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Janelle Murray (piano) & Crystal Phan (flute), students at Seattle Pacific University, present a junior recital. Free and open to the public.
Free (Free)