Free Concerts – Upcoming Events
Ear Taxi Festival Mainstage Concerts: Unsupervised with Chicago Composer's Consortium
Monday, October 4, 2032 @ 11:45am – 12:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Laura Schwendinger – Celestial Bodies (world premiere)
Kyong Mee Choi – MOMENT
Lawrence Axelrod – Of Wind and Sky
Elizabeth Start – O, Aedicatio; O, Vita (world premiere)
Martha Horst – Quiltage (world premiere)
Kyong Mee Choi – MOMENT
Lawrence Axelrod – Of Wind and Sky
Elizabeth Start – O, Aedicatio; O, Vita (world premiere)
Martha Horst – Quiltage (world premiere)
Free (Free)
Ball State Faculty Artist Series: Lori Rhoden, piano
Monday, October 4, 2032 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Recital featuring Lori Rhoden, pianist & Ball State University professor of music performance.
Free
The Contemporary Music Ensemble & Bienen Contemporary / Early Vocal Ensemble (BCE) of Northwestern University
Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble,
Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble, and
Ear Taxi Festival
Monday, October 4, 2032 @ 5:30pm – 6:15pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Marcos Balter – Meltdown Upshot
Ayanna Woods – SHIFT
David Lang – stateless
Ayanna Woods – SHIFT
David Lang – stateless
Free (Free)
IU Concert Band & Symphonic Band
Indiana University Concert Band,
Indiana University – Jacobs School of Music, and
Indiana University Symphonic Band
Tuesday, October 5, 2032 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Joseph Turrin – Scarecrow Overture
David Biedenbender – Unquiet Hours
Vincent Persichetti – Divertimento, Op. 42
David Gillingham – New Century Dawn
Paul Creston – Celebration Overture, Op. 61
Ricardo Lorenz – Caminantes
Jennifer Higdon – Fanfare Ritmico
Alex Tedrow – Terrain Unknown
David Biedenbender – Unquiet Hours
Vincent Persichetti – Divertimento, Op. 42
David Gillingham – New Century Dawn
Paul Creston – Celebration Overture, Op. 61
Ricardo Lorenz – Caminantes
Jennifer Higdon – Fanfare Ritmico
Alex Tedrow – Terrain Unknown
Free
UNT Faculty Recital: Liudmila Georgievskaya, piano
Tuesday, October 5, 2032 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Recital featuring University of North Texas piano faculty Liudmila Georgievskaya. Program TBA.
Free
First Wednesday Concert Series: UW Choral Groups
Wednesday, October 6, 2032 @ 12:30pm – 1:30pm (PDT)
UW North Allen Library Lobby, Seattle, WA, United States
UW Choral Groups perform in this lunchtime concert series co-hosted by UW Music & UW Libraries.
Free
Roulette: Robert Dick & Ursel Schlicht – Flute & Piano Redefined—Again!
Wednesday, October 6, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
The long-standing duo of Robert Dick (Glissando Flute, bass flute, contrabass flute, & piccolo) & Ursel Schlicht (piano – both on the keyboard, & inside the instrument) premieres new music that seeks to expand the sound world of their instrumental configuration.
Free (Free ($20-$25 in person))
MEXAM NW Festival: Conciertos de Música de Cámara Clásica y Latinoamericana
Wednesday, October 6, 2032 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Chamber music from Mexico in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, with members of the Ballard Civic Orchestra, the Powers-de la Torre piano duo, & other special guests.
Free (Free (registration required to attend in person))
Roulette: Experiments in Opera & Restless NYC Present 'Rainbird'
Thursday, October 7, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Improvised arias over loops, original folk songs, & textural spaces are featured in director/librettist Mallory Catlett & composer Aaron Siegel's operatic adaptation of a novel by New Zealand author Janet Frame.
Free (Free ($20-$25 in person))
Our House is On Fire
Thursday, October 7, 2032 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Livestreamed concert of world premieres urging immediate action to address the global climate crisis, featuring an interdisciplinary team of composers, poets, performers, & sound designers from across the US.
Free (Free)
Epiphany Seattle: Choral Evensong
Thursday, October 7, 2032 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
The Epiphany Choir sings traditional evening prayers of the church – an opportunity for peaceful meditation in the midst of a busy week.
Free (Free)
Ravenna Strings Reading Session
Thursday, October 7, 2032 @ 7:00pm – 9:10pm (PDT)
Phinney Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Sight read string music with Ravenna Strings in these weekly sessions at Phinney Center, Thursdays through November 18. Beginner/intermediate & intermediate/advanced sessions available; come for 1 or both.
Free (Free (registration required))
University of Puget Sound: Organ at Noon – A French Symphony at the Trocadéro
Friday, October 8, 2032 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Kilworth Memorial Chapel, Tacoma, WA, United States
Online and in-person
UPS Faculty organist Wyatt Smith performs Charles-Marie Widor's Organ Symphony No. 6 on the Fritts organ at Kilworth Memorial Chapel.
Free (Free (in person: registration required))
UBC Bands – Joy (revisited)!
Friday, October 8, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Frank Ticheli – Joy Revisited
Kathryn Salfelder – Reminiscence
Howard Hanson – Chorale & Alleluia
Dmitri Shostakovich, arr. Donald Hunsberger – Festive Overture, Op. 96
Frank Ticheli – Sanctuary
Arturo Márquez, arr. Oliver Nickel – Danzón No. 2
Kathryn Salfelder – Reminiscence
Howard Hanson – Chorale & Alleluia
Dmitri Shostakovich, arr. Donald Hunsberger – Festive Overture, Op. 96
Frank Ticheli – Sanctuary
Arturo Márquez, arr. Oliver Nickel – Danzón No. 2
Free (Online: free | In-person: $0-$9.49)
SAM Performs: Timber
Saturday, October 9, 2032 @ 1:00pm – 2:05pm (PDT)
Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Math rock meets sound bath in this performance of Timber, Michael Gordon's 65-minute tour-de-force scored for six virtuosic percussionists on tuned 2x4s.
Free
SAM Performs: Timber
Saturday, October 9, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 6:05pm (PDT)
Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Math rock meets sound bath in this performance of Timber, Michael Gordon's 65-minute tour-de-force scored for six virtuosic percussionists on tuned 2x4s.
Free
[CANCELLED] Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Elias Quartet
Sunday, October 10, 2032 @ 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18, No. 6
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 "Razumovsky"
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 "Razumovsky"
Free (Cancelled)
[WHEELCHAIR SEATS ONLY] Bremerton WestSound Symphony: Mozart, Mendelssohn, & Jazz Vocalist Eugenie Jones
Sunday, October 10, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Marvin Williams Center, Bremerton, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
Felix Mendelssohn – Konzertstück No. 2, Op. 114 for 2 clarinets
Classic & original jazz selections TBA
Felix Mendelssohn – Konzertstück No. 2, Op. 114 for 2 clarinets
Classic & original jazz selections TBA
Free (Free (registration required))
University of Puget Sound Fall Festival of Choirs
Voci d'Amici,
University of Puget Sound School of Music,
Adelphian Concert Choir,
University of Puget Sound Chorale, and
Dorian Singers
Sunday, October 10, 2032 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Enjoy a performance featuring the UPS School of Music’s 4 vocal ensembles. Conducted by Steven Zopfi, J. Edmund Hughes, & Kathryn Lehmann.
Free (Free (in person: registration required))
Epiphany Seattle: Choral Evensong
Sunday, October 10, 2032 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
The Epiphany Choir sings traditional evening prayers of the church – an opportunity for peaceful meditation before the start of the week.
Free (Free)