Free Concerts – Upcoming Events
Ball State Symphony Orchestra
Tuesday, October 26, 2032 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Performance by the Ball State Symphony Orchestra, led by Director of Orchestras Douglas Droste. Program TBA.
Free (Free ($0-$5 in person))
Eastman School of Music Voice & Opera Department: Fall Recitals
Wednesday, October 27, 2032 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Recital featuring students of the Eastman School of Music Voice, Opera & Vocal Coaching program.
Free
Roulette: Charmaine Lee with Joanna Mattrey & Lester St. Louis
Wednesday, October 27, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
NYC-based Australian vocalist/composer Charmaine Lee debuts new solo work followed by first time collaboration with violist Joanna Mattrey & cellist Lester St. Louis.
Free (Free ($20-$25 in person))
Talea Ensemble at Peabody Institute
Thursday, October 28, 2032 @ 4:30pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Featuring new works from Felipe Lara, Oscar Bettison, & Peabody Institute composition graduate students.
Free
Epiphany Seattle: Choral Evensong
Thursday, October 28, 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 28, 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))
Roosevelt High School: Pumpkin Seed Concert
Thursday, October 28, 2032 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Roosevelt High School Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Come get into the Halloween Spirit while enjoying some wonderful music. Featuring performances from the Roosevelt Concert Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, & Symphony Orchestra.
Free (Free (registration required))
Ball State Wind Ensemble & Wind Symphony
Friday, October 29, 2032 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Program of concert band music featuring the Ball State University Wind Ensemble (director Thomas Caneva) & Wind Symphony (director Caroline Hand). Program TBA.
Free (Free ($0-$5 in person))
Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra: Annual Sensory Friendly Halloween Children's Concert
Saturday, October 30, 2032 @ 10:00am – 12:00pm (PDT)
St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Popular annual Halloween Children's Concert, this year featuring small ensembles from various LWSO sections. Both the music & environment will be tailored towards children & those with sensory sensitivities.
Free
Sarah Cahill: The Future is Female, performed at Mills College
Saturday, October 30, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Pianist Sarah Cahill performs selections from her project "The Future is Female". Presented by the Mills College Music Department, this program features works by composers who have been students or teachers at Mills College.
Free (Online: Free | In person: $0-$15)
UW Wind Ensemble: Chamber Winds Concert
Sunday, October 31, 2032 @ 1:30pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Bohuslav Martinů – Sextet for Piano & Wind Instruments, H. 174
Kurt Weill – Little Threepenny Music: Suite from The Threepenny Opera
Richard Strauss – Serenade in E-flat major, Op. 7
Chou Wen-Chung – Suite for Harp & Wind Quintet
Ruth Gipps – Seascape, Op. 63
Kurt Weill – Little Threepenny Music: Suite from The Threepenny Opera
Richard Strauss – Serenade in E-flat major, Op. 7
Chou Wen-Chung – Suite for Harp & Wind Quintet
Ruth Gipps – Seascape, Op. 63
Free (Free)
SFCM Baroque Orchestra: Vivaldi, Purcell, Destouches
Sunday, October 31, 2032 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto for Strings in A minor, RV 161
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto for Four Violins in B minor, RV 580
Arcangelo Corelli – Concerto grosso in D major, Op. 6, No. 4
Henry Purcell – Suite in G major, Z. 700
André Cardinal Destouches – Air from Callirhoé
Johann Sebastian Bach – "I. Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust" from Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto for Four Violins in B minor, RV 580
Arcangelo Corelli – Concerto grosso in D major, Op. 6, No. 4
Henry Purcell – Suite in G major, Z. 700
André Cardinal Destouches – Air from Callirhoé
Johann Sebastian Bach – "I. Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust" from Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170
Free (Free (in person: RSVP required))
Brass Band Northwest: Heroes & Superheroes
Sunday, October 31, 2032 @ 2:30pm – 4:15pm (PDT)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Program of music depicting heroes real & fictional, overt & unheralded, from movies & everyday life. Featuring works by John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Paul Lovatt-Cooper, & Gabrielle Gaston.
Free (Free (donations appreciated))
Epiphany Seattle: Organ Vespers
Sunday, October 31, 2032 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Epiphany Parish Chapel, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Service featuring organ music based on the chorale Wer nur den lieben Gott by William Albright, J. S. Bach, & Max Reger, along with a Magnificat cycle by Samuel Scheidt.
Free (Free)
Compline Choir: The Office of Compline
Sunday, October 31, 2032 @ 9:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Every Sunday evening at 9:30pm (Pacific) in the Cathedral's nave, the all-male Compline Choir leads this formal choral service that is a Seattle tradition.
Free (Free)
Eastman Wind Ensemble
Monday, November 1, 2032 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Michael Lee – Fanfare for the Unspoken Heroes of Our Times (world premiere)
Bernard Rogers – Three Japanese Dances
Jeff Tyzik – Trilogy: Variations on Themes of Howard Hanson
Sydney Hodkinson – Symphony X: Six Reflections
Bernard Rogers – Three Japanese Dances
Jeff Tyzik – Trilogy: Variations on Themes of Howard Hanson
Sydney Hodkinson – Symphony X: Six Reflections
Free
Ensemble Dal Niente: Guest Artist Recital at University of Iowa
Monday, November 1, 2032 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Ensemble Dal Niente performs music by Rebecca Saunders, Aida Shirazi, Alican Çamcı, Kyong Mee Choi, Juan Ortiz de Zarate, Sivan Cohen Elias, & Igor Stravinsky.
Free
Ball State Faculty Artist Series: Elizabeth Crawford, clarinet
Tuesday, November 2, 2032 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Recital featuring Elizabeth Crawford, Ball State University professor of music performance (clarinet).
Free
Music at St. James Cathedral: Solemn Mass for the Feast of All Souls – Requiem by Duruflé
Tuesday, November 2, 2032 @ 7:00pm – 8:45pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
St. James Cathedral commemorates the Feast of All Souls with a solemn Mass for the Dead featuring Maurice Duruflé's Requiem, his sublime sacred work of music based on Gregorian chant.
Free (Free)
Bellingham Music Club goes to England with violinist Grant Donnellan
Wednesday, November 3, 2032 @ 10:30am – 11:30am (PDT)
Trinity Lutheran Church (Bellingham), Bellingham, WA, United States
Violinist Grant Donnellan & pianist Judith Widrig take us on a trip to Great Britain with works by Edward Elgar, Rebecca Clarke, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, & Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Free (Free)