Free Concerts – Upcoming Events
Chamber Music Madness: Premeditated Strings – Janáček & Shaskus
Saturday, July 20, 2030 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Leoš Janáček – Suite for string orchestra
Jeremy Shaskus – Rasputin's Revenge
Jeremy Shaskus – Rasputin's Revenge
Free
Northwest Folklife's Crossroads Cultural Arts Series presents: CelloX
Saturday, July 20, 2030 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Bellevue Crossroads Community Center Theater, Bellevue, WA, United States
The Cello eXperiment (AKA “CelloX”) features Peter Williams’ highest-level students. They have recorded an album at Jack Straw Studios and performed at the Seattle Mariners, Triple Door, and The Moore Theatre.
Free
Auburn Symphony Orchestra Free Performance at the Auburn International Farmers Market
Sunday, July 21, 2030 @ 10:30am – 12:00pm (PDT)
Les Gove Park, Auburn, WA, United States
Join Auburn Symphony Orchestra musicians for a family-friendly performance full of popular tunes, and then take a stroll through the market.
Free (Free)
Greenwood Concert Band at the Ballard Locks
Sunday, July 21, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Hiram Chittenden Locks (Ballard Locks), Seattle, WA, United States
Join the Greenwood Concert Band for a free outdoor concert at the Ballard Locks.
Free
Racer Sessions: Carmen Rothwell (NYC)
Sunday, July 21, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society Free Recital: Boris Giltburg plays Shostakovich
Monday, July 22, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A 30-minute recital featuring a piano transcription of Dmitri Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73.
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Music Under the Stars – Dvořák, Chopin, & Rachmaninoff
Monday, July 22, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Chinese Garden, Seattle, WA, United States
Bring a picnic, stretch out on the lawn, and enjoy live chamber music performed by outstanding local students, followed by a live audio broadcast of the SCMS Summer Festival performance direct from Benaroya Hall.
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Music Under the Stars – Dvořák, Chopin, & Rachmaninoff
Monday, July 22, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Yesler Terrace Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Bring a picnic, stretch out on the lawn, and enjoy live chamber music performed by outstanding local students, followed by a live audio broadcast of the SCMS Summer Festival performance direct from Benaroya Hall.
Free
First Lutheran Church of Tacoma: Listen Live at Lunch – Classical Guitar
Wednesday, July 24, 2030 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Music by Princess Elisabeth of Hesse, John Dowland, Gaspar Sanz, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, and more.
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society Open Rehearsal: Strauss’ Piano Quartet
Wednesday, July 24, 2030 @ 1:15pm – 2:45pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Get an inside look at how musicians prepare for a chamber music concert at this working rehearsal for Richard Strauss' Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 13.
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society Free Recital: Augustin Hadelich & Boris Giltburg play Brahms
Wednesday, July 24, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A 30-minute recital featuring Johannes Brahms' Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100.
Free
Jack Straw Cultural Center: Guillaume de Machaut – Explorations
Wednesday, July 24, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A new work that radically reimagines the work of medieval composer Guillaume de Machaut paired with historical perspective with music from the time of Machaut.
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Music Under the Stars – Beethoven, Enescu, Kodály, Boulanger, & Strauss
Wednesday, July 24, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Volunteer Park Amphitheater, Seattle, WA, United States
Bring a picnic, stretch out on the lawn, and enjoy live chamber music performed by outstanding local students, followed by a live audio broadcast of the SCMS Summer Festival performance direct from Benaroya Hall.
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society Free Recital: Ehnes Quartet plays Haydn
Friday, July 26, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A 30-minute recital featuring Franz Joseph Haydn's String Quartet in G major, Op. 76 No. 1.
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Music Under the Stars – Schubert, Poulenc, & Brahms
Friday, July 26, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Columbia Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Bring a picnic, stretch out on the lawn, and enjoy live chamber music performed by outstanding local students, followed by a live audio broadcast of the SCMS Summer Festival performance direct from Benaroya Hall.
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Music Under the Stars – Schubert, Poulenc, & Brahms
Friday, July 26, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Freeway Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Bring a picnic, stretch out on the lawn, and enjoy live chamber music performed by outstanding local students, followed by a live audio broadcast of the SCMS Summer Festival performance direct from Benaroya Hall.
Free
High Class Brass Quintet at the Ballard Locks
Saturday, July 27, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Hiram Chittenden Locks (Ballard Locks), Seattle, WA, United States
Join the High Class Brass Quintet for a free outdoor concert at the Ballard Locks.
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Chamber Music in the Park – Kodály & Mozart
Saturday, July 27, 2030 @ 6:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Volunteer Park Amphitheater, Seattle, WA, United States
A free community play-along of Edward Elgar's Serenade for Strings, Op. 20 along with a SCMS performance with music by Zoltán Kodály and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Free
SRO Summer Intensive Finale Concert
Saturday, July 27, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
The hardest working kids in show business (aka our 2019 Summer Intensive participants) will share their spectacular week of work for an audience of friends, family, and music lovers.
Free
Port Townsend Summer Band: So-USA
Sunday, July 28, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Pope Marine Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Celebrating the music of American composers John Phillip Sousa, George Gershwin, Meredith Willson, and others.
Free