Free Concerts – Upcoming Events
New Music Gathering 2021: COULTER HILL, Girlnoise, John Dorhauer
Friday, August 13, 2032 @ 11:00am – 1:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
COULTER HILL – Concert
Girlnoise – For What, For Whom
John Dorhauer – The National Coin Shortage
Girlnoise – For What, For Whom
John Dorhauer – The National Coin Shortage
Free (Free (registration required))
Ballard Opera Man: Live Lawn Concert
Friday, August 13, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 5:15pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Stephen Wall, a tenor with the Seattle Opera, delights his neighbors with live nightly operatic performances from his front lawn – every Friday, weather permitting.
Free
New Music Gathering 2021: Morgan Schoonover, Clara (Da) Yang, & Rachel Mangold; Gregory Oakes; Dameun Strange
Friday, August 13, 2032 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Morgan Schoonover, Clara (Da) Yang, & Rachel Mangold – grief. acceptance. resistance. money?
Jessie Cox – Light-Dots on a Deep-Space-Image for Quarter Tone Clarinet
Dameun Strange – Our Boat: Notes on Senegal
Jessie Cox – Light-Dots on a Deep-Space-Image for Quarter Tone Clarinet
Dameun Strange – Our Boat: Notes on Senegal
Free (Free (registration required))
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Beethoven, Interrupted
Friday, August 13, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102, No. 2
Johan Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet for winds & strings in E-flat major, Op. 20
Johan Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet for winds & strings in E-flat major, Op. 20
Free ($40 ($10 ages 6-18))
New Music Gathering 2021: Al Cerulo – Amplified Percussion
Saturday, August 14, 2032 @ 11:00am – 1:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Amplified percussion concert featuring Al Cerulo – founding member of Mantra Percussion, musician, & educator.
Free (Free (registration required))
Key to Change: Summer Finale Concert
Saturday, August 14, 2032 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
Key to Change's first in-person concert in almost 2 years features the music of composer-in-residence Caleb Vaughn-Jones.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
New Music Gathering 2021: The Sonoglyph Collective & Zeitgeist
Saturday, August 14, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
The Sonoglyph Collective performs music & poetry that interrogate the theme of money. Zeitgeist presents music by Minnesota composers.
Free (Free (registration required))
New Music Gathering 2021: Sasha Kaoru Zamler-Carhart & Samn Johnson; Thiago Ancelmo; Andrea Mazzariello; Melody Loveless
Saturday, August 14, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 7:10pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Sasha Kaoru Zamler-Carhart & Samn Johnson – Consolation: trans monastic microtonal dungeon
Thiago Ancelmo – Contrasts: Music for clarinet and electronics
HEADLINER: RECAP
Andrea Mazzariello – War Footing
Melody Loveless – Live code set
Thiago Ancelmo – Contrasts: Music for clarinet and electronics
HEADLINER: RECAP
Andrea Mazzariello – War Footing
Melody Loveless – Live code set
Free (Free (registration required))
Grand Teton Music Festival: Festival Orchestra – Bronfman Plays Beethoven
Saturday, August 14, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Richard Strauss – Don Juan, Op. 20
Jessie Montgomery – Five Freedom Songs
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Jessie Montgomery – Five Freedom Songs
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Free (Free (in-person tickets are SOLD OUT))
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Beethoven, Interrupted
Saturday, August 14, 2032 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Ludwig van Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102, No. 2
Johan Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet for winds & strings in E-flat major, Op. 20
Johan Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet for winds & strings in E-flat major, Op. 20
Free (Free ($10-$40 in-person))
[SOLD OUT] Chamber Music on Lopez Island: From Bach to Beethoven
Sunday, August 15, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
Johan Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet for winds & strings in E-flat major, Op. 20
Johan Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet for winds & strings in E-flat major, Op. 20
Free (Sold Out)
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Montrose Trio
Tuesday, August 17, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn – Piano Trio No. 44 in E major, Hob.XV:28
Frédéric Chopin – Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Franz Schubert – Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 99, D. 898
Frédéric Chopin – Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Franz Schubert – Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 99, D. 898
Free ($40 ($10 ages 6-18))
Methuen Memorial Music Hall Summer Organ Recitals – Rosalind Mohnsen
Wednesday, August 18, 2032 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Marcel Dupré – "IV. Final" from Suite, Op. 39
Robert Schumann – "IV. Innig (A-flat major)" from 6 Studien in kanonischer Form, Op. 56
Felix Mendelssohn – Allegro, Chorale, and Fugue in D minor
Pierre Cochereau – Boléro sur un thème de Charles Racquet
Louis Vierne – "I. Allegro" from Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 20
Philip James – Méditation à Sainte Clotilde
Camille Saint-Saëns, arr. Jonathan Scott – Finale from Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ Symphony"
Robert Schumann – "IV. Innig (A-flat major)" from 6 Studien in kanonischer Form, Op. 56
Felix Mendelssohn – Allegro, Chorale, and Fugue in D minor
Pierre Cochereau – Boléro sur un thème de Charles Racquet
Louis Vierne – "I. Allegro" from Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 20
Philip James – Méditation à Sainte Clotilde
Camille Saint-Saëns, arr. Jonathan Scott – Finale from Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ Symphony"
Free (Free ($3-$12 in-person))
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Montrose Trio
Wednesday, August 18, 2032 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Franz Joseph Haydn – Piano Trio No. 44 in E major, Hob.XV:28
Frédéric Chopin – Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Franz Schubert – Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 99, D. 898
Frédéric Chopin – Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Franz Schubert – Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 99, D. 898
Free (Free ($10-$40 in-person))
La Jolla Music Society: Grand Duos
Thursday, August 19, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Sinfonia concertante in E-flat major for violin, viola, & orchestra, K. 364 / 320d
Tamar Muskal – Facing the Automaton (world premiere)
Ernest Chausson – Concerto for violin, piano, & string quartet in D major Op. 21
Tamar Muskal – Facing the Automaton (world premiere)
Ernest Chausson – Concerto for violin, piano, & string quartet in D major Op. 21
Free (Free (in-person tickets $45-$95))
World Rhythm Festival 2021 – Family Day
Friday, August 20, 2032 @ 11:00am – 9:30pm (PDT)
Rainier Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Drawing regional, national, & international world music artists & participants, the WRF is one of largest events of its kind. Performances & participatory workshops highlight rhythm & dance traditions from around the planet.
Free
Ballard Opera Man: Live Lawn Concert
Friday, August 20, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 5:15pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Stephen Wall, a tenor with the Seattle Opera, delights his neighbors with live nightly operatic performances from his front lawn – every Friday, weather permitting.
Free
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: A Montrose Foray
Friday, August 20, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Fanny Mendelssohn – "I. Allegro molto vivace" from Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11
David Baker – "IV. Boogie Woogie" from Roots II
Rebecca Clarke – "II. Andante molto semplice" from Piano Trio
Mieczysław Weinberg – "II. Toccata" from Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 24
Gabriel Fauré – Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
David Baker – "IV. Boogie Woogie" from Roots II
Rebecca Clarke – "II. Andante molto semplice" from Piano Trio
Mieczysław Weinberg – "II. Toccata" from Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 24
Gabriel Fauré – Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
Free ($40 ($10 ages 6-18))
World Rhythm Festival 2021
Saturday, August 21, 2032 @ 10:00am – 9:30pm (PDT)
Rainier Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Drawing regional, national, & international world music artists & participants, the WRF is one of largest events of its kind. Performances & participatory workshops highlight rhythm & dance traditions from around the planet.
Free
Bryant Park Picnic Performances: New York City Opera – Now That's What I Call Opera!
Saturday, August 21, 2032 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Operatic favorites suited for the whole family. Includes selections from The Barber of Seville, Carmen, Rigoletto, La bohème, & more.
Free