Free Concerts – Upcoming Events
WWU: Composers of Western (C.O.W.)
Wednesday, November 17, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Brand-new works for strings, woodwinds, trumpet, voice, piano, & percussion, including 2 premieres by this year's COW Ensemble.
Free
Epiphany Seattle: Choral Evensong
Thursday, November 18, 2032 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PST)
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)
Arts Night at the Opera House: Stacey Eliason, horn & Sharon Fernandez, piano
Thursday, November 18, 2032 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Marysville Opera House, Marysville, WA, United States
Program will include:
Gioachino Rossini – Introduction, Theme, & Variations
Paul Basler – Folk Songs for Horn & Piano
Sue Jean Park – The Veil for horn & electronics
Ludwig van Beethoven, arr. François Brémond – "II. Adagio cantabile" from Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 “Pathétique”
Robert W. Smith – In a Gentle Rain
Gioachino Rossini – Introduction, Theme, & Variations
Paul Basler – Folk Songs for Horn & Piano
Sue Jean Park – The Veil for horn & electronics
Ludwig van Beethoven, arr. François Brémond – "II. Adagio cantabile" from Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 “Pathétique”
Robert W. Smith – In a Gentle Rain
Free (Free)
Ravenna Strings Reading Session
Thursday, November 18, 2032 @ 7:00pm – 9:10pm (PST)
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))
Pacific Lutheran University: Keyboard Students Recital
Thursday, November 18, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Keyboard recital featuring music students of Pacific Lutheran University.
Free
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: David Shifrin, Peter Wiley, & Anna Polonsky
Friday, November 19, 2032 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 120, No. 2
Johannes Brahms – Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99
Ludwig van Beethoven – Trio in E-flat major for clarinet, piano, & cello, Op. 38
Johannes Brahms – Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99
Ludwig van Beethoven – Trio in E-flat major for clarinet, piano, & cello, Op. 38
Free (Free ($25 in-person))
Roulette: Jessica Pavone – 'Lull' for String Octet & Soloists
Friday, November 19, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Composer/violist Jessica Pavone presents Lull, a new chamber work reflecting a multifaceted experience of ‘stasis’ – quietude & introspection sustained amidst the tension & instability of the pandemic.
Free (Free ($20-$25 in person))
ROCO Connections: A Dust in Time
Friday, November 19, 2032 @ 5:30pm – 6:30pm (PST)
Online and in-person
The ROCO String Quartet presents Huang Ruo’s A Dust in Time: Passacaglia for Strings, a 60-minute uninterrupted musical meditation inspired by the Tibetan sand mandala.
Free (Online: Free | In person: $35)
University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: Spectacular Strings
Friday, November 19, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Join us for Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra’s winter performance, "Spectacular Strings," conducted by Anna Edwards.
Free (Free (registration required for in-person attendance))
WWU String Sinfonia: Bologne, Hindemith, Grieg
Western Washington University String Sinfonia and
Western Washington University (WWU) Department of Music
Friday, November 19, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – String Quartet No. 3 in G major, Op. 1, No. 3
Paul Hindemith – Five Pieces for String Orchestra, Op. 44
Edvard Grieg– Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525
Paul Hindemith – Five Pieces for String Orchestra, Op. 44
Edvard Grieg– Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525
Free
Pacific Lutheran University: Steel Band & Percussion Ensemble
Friday, November 19, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Music for percussion & steel pan ensembles, performed by music students of Pacific Lutheran University.
Free
University of Puget Sound: Chamber Music I
Saturday, November 20, 2032 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Small ensemble works for strings, brass, & piano, performed by Puget Sound’s Chamber Music group I in their first in-person concert of the year.
Free (Free (registration required))
Pacific Lutheran University: Woodwind Students Recital
Saturday, November 20, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Woodwind recital performed by music students of Pacific Lutheran University.
Free
Pacific Lutheran University: Brass Students Recital
Saturday, November 20, 2032 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Brass recital featuring music students of Pacific Lutheran University.
Free
Pacific Lutheran University: Emma Christensen & Trevor Kytola Sr. BME Voice Recital
Saturday, November 20, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
PLU voice students Emma Christensen & Trevor Kytola present this senior recital in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Music Education. Program info TBA.
Free
UW Baroque Ensemble
Sunday, November 21, 2032 @ 1:30pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Giovanni Battista Fontana – Sonata No. 16 in C major for 3 violins
Biagio Marini – Sonata in ecco con tre violini, Op. 8, No. 44
Biagio Marini – Passacaglia, Op. 22, No. 25
Henry Purcell – Fantasia in Three Parts Upon a Ground, Z. 731
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer – Lamento sopra la morte di Ferdinand III
Johann Pachelbel – Canon & Gigue in D major, P. 37
Biagio Marini – Sonata in ecco con tre violini, Op. 8, No. 44
Biagio Marini – Passacaglia, Op. 22, No. 25
Henry Purcell – Fantasia in Three Parts Upon a Ground, Z. 731
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer – Lamento sopra la morte di Ferdinand III
Johann Pachelbel – Canon & Gigue in D major, P. 37
Free
University of Puget Sound: Chamber Music II
Sunday, November 21, 2032 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Small ensemble works for strings, performed by Puget Sound’s Chamber Music group II in their first in-person concert of the year.
Free (Free (registration required))
Pacific Lutheran University: University Wind Ensemble
Sunday, November 21, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Concert featuring the PLU Wind Ensemble; Dr. Edwin Powell, director.
Free (Online: Free | In-person: $0-$10)
WWU University Choir
Sunday, November 21, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Performance by the University Choir of Western Washington University.
Free
Celebrating the Grotrian-Steinweg Grand Piano
Sunday, November 21, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 4:15pm (PST)
Faith Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Johannes Brahms – Rhapsody in G minor, Op. 79, No. 2
Frédéric Chopin – Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1
Robert Schumann – Romance in F-sharp major, Op. 28, No. 2
Franz Schubert – Impromptu in G-flat major Op. 90 No. 3
Antonín Dvořák – Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op. 72, No. 2
Johannes Brahms – Selections from Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118
Isaac Albéniz – 7 Estudios en los tonos naturales mayores, Op. 65, No. 2
Frédéric Chopin – Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1
Robert Schumann – Romance in F-sharp major, Op. 28, No. 2
Franz Schubert – Impromptu in G-flat major Op. 90 No. 3
Antonín Dvořák – Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op. 72, No. 2
Johannes Brahms – Selections from Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118
Isaac Albéniz – 7 Estudios en los tonos naturales mayores, Op. 65, No. 2
Free (Free )