Free Concerts – Upcoming Events
SPU Faculty Artist Series: The Legacy of Leopold Godowsky
Friday, February 14, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Cuban American pianist Antonio Iturrioz presents a lecture-recital on legendary pianist, composer, and pedagogue Leopold Godowsky.
Free (Donations welcome)
Seattle Classic Guitar Society presents Michael Kudirka
Saturday, February 15, 2031 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Francesco Canova da Milano – Fantasias, Ricercars, and Improvisations
John Dowland – Three Lute Pieces
Johann Sebastian Bach – Chaconne, from Partita II in D minor, BWV 1004
Dusan Bogdanovic – Levantine Suite
Fernando Sor – Introduction and Variations on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 9
Johann Sebastian Bach – Chaconne, from Partita II in D minor, BWV 1004
Dusan Bogdanovic – Levantine Suite
Fernando Sor – Introduction and Variations on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 9
Free (Free)
Nick Klein, voice (UW DMA Recital)
Saturday, February 15, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A recital for voice, presented by University of Washington School of Music DMA student Nick Klein.
Free (Free)
SPU Faculty Artist Series: Circle of Friends
Sunday, February 16, 2031 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Chamber music featuring Leopold Godowsky's works for violin, voice and piano, and performed by SPU faculty and guests: violinists Marjorie and Ilkka Talvi, soprano Cherie Hughes, and pianists Asta and Dainius Vaičekonis.
Free (Donations welcome)
Compline Choir: The Office of Compline
Sunday, February 16, 2031 @ 9:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Every Sunday evening at 9:30 p.m. in the Cathedral's nave, the all-male Compline Choir leads this formal choral service that is a Seattle tradition.
Free
Tunes at Noon
Wednesday, February 19, 2031 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
kakáo, Seattle, WA, United States
Enjoy a meal and coffee while Colin Wood performs all-American classical piano music, including works by Edward MacDowell and Benjamin Carr.
Free (Free ($10 suggested donation))
Seattle Pacific University: Wind Ensemble Concert
Friday, February 21, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
David Del Tredici – In Wartime
Cait Nishimura – Chasing Sunlight
Kevin Day – Shimmering Sunshine
Cait Nishimura – Chasing Sunlight
Kevin Day – Shimmering Sunshine
Free (Free)
Cornish Faculty Composers Concert
Friday, February 21, 2031 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
James Falzone – In a World of One Color... The Sound of Wind
Kaley Lane Eaton – FREE
Ha-Yang Kim – Aeros
Tom Baker – Traces: Sarah
Heather Bentley – Winter Walks on the Moon
Jarrad Powell – Simultaneous Broken Symmetries
Kaley Lane Eaton – FREE
Ha-Yang Kim – Aeros
Tom Baker – Traces: Sarah
Heather Bentley – Winter Walks on the Moon
Jarrad Powell – Simultaneous Broken Symmetries
Free (Free)
PLU Music: Showcase Concert
Friday, February 21, 2031 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Yearly concert showcasing upper class student soloists, as well as the premiere of a new work by a PLU student composer.
Free (Free)
Quasar Saxophone Quartet: American Tour
Saturday, February 22, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Émilie Girard-Charest (Qc) – Bestiaire (2018) (US premiere)
Analia Llugdar (Argentina) – Cathédrale Lumière (2013) for 4 spatialized saxophones (displayed in the space) (US premiere)
Yannick Plamondon (Qc) – Passages (2019) (US premiere)
Ofer Pelz (Israël-Canada) – I need to hear it first (2019)
Donald J. Stewart (USA) – l’Âme[éclatant]e (2020) (world premiere)
Katia Makdissi-Warren (Qc) – ADN 0,5% (2020) (US premiere)
Free (Free)
Harriet Wong, piano (UW DMA Recital)
Sunday, February 23, 2031 @ 1:30pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A recital for piano, presented by University of Washington School of Music DMA student Harriett Wong.
Free (Free)
Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra: Literature in Music
Sunday, February 23, 2031 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Chimacum High School Auditorium, Chimacum, WA, United States
Gabriel Fauré – Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80
Otto Nicolai – Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet, TH 42
Otto Nicolai – Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet, TH 42
Free
Compline Choir: The Office of Compline
Sunday, February 23, 2031 @ 9:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Every Sunday evening at 9:30 p.m. in the Cathedral's nave, the all-male Compline Choir leads this formal choral service that is a Seattle tradition.
Free
UW Faculty Lecture-Recital: Bach Cello Suite No. 2
Tuesday, February 25, 2031 @ 1:30pm – 2:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW Faculty cellist Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir presents a lecture-recital on Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008.
Free (Free)
UW Voice Division Recital: “Happy Hour” Edition
Tuesday, February 25, 2031 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Students of Thomas Harper, Kari Ragan, and Cyndia Sieden perform art songs and arias from France, Germany, Italy, and beyond in this “happy hour” performance.
Free (Free)
Seattle Symphony: Community Concert in Renton
Tuesday, February 25, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
Jessie Montgomery – Starburst
George Walker – Lyric for Strings
John Corigliano – Voyage
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – 4 Novelleten for String Orchestra, Op. 52
George Walker – Lyric for Strings
John Corigliano – Voyage
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – 4 Novelleten for String Orchestra, Op. 52
Free (Free (RSVP encouraged))
Seattle Pacific University: Gospel Choir and Worship Band Vespers
Tuesday, February 25, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of prayers, black spirituals, and ecumenical readings celebrating tradition for Black History Month.
Free (Free)
UW School of Music Presents Music of Today: DXARTS
Tuesday, February 25, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
The University of Washington School of Music and The Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS) present original music and new works by faculty composers and visiting ensembles.
Free (Free)
Seattle Symphony: Community Concert at Seattle City Hall
Wednesday, February 26, 2031 @ 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PST)
Seattle City Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Jessie Montgomery – Starburst
George Walker – Lyric for Strings
John Corigliano – Voyage
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – 4 Novelleten for String Orchestra, Op. 52
George Walker – Lyric for Strings
John Corigliano – Voyage
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – 4 Novelleten for String Orchestra, Op. 52
Free (Free (RSVP encouraged))
PLU Artist Series: Powers & de la Torre Piano Duo
Wednesday, February 26, 2031 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
PLU Music Department presents faculty member Lark Powers and Mexican pianist Ricardo de la Torre in a concert featuring their acclaimed piano duo.
Free (Free)