Free Concerts – Upcoming Events
Music Works Northwest Student Showcase Recital
Thursday, May 13, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
An assortment of works performed by the exceptional students of Music Works Northwest.
Free
[CANCELLED] Brooke Richey Composition/Mezzo Soprano Recital
Thursday, May 13, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Brooke Richey, a composition/mezzo soprano vocal student at Seattle Pacific University, presents a senior recital.
Free (Free)
Oppression-Faith-Rebellion-Freedom: A View of Beethoven’s Fifth
Thursday, May 13, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Kane Hall Room #130, University of Washington Campus, Seattle, WA, United States
The UW Symphony Orchestra and director David Alexander Rahbee present a lecture-concert exploring deeper themes of Beethoven's masterwork.
Free (Free)
Jesse Myers performs John Cage's Sonatas and Interludes
Friday, May 14, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Stage7Pianos, Kirkland, WA, United States
A performance of John Cage’s monumental Sonatas and Interludes composed for the prepared piano, in which dozens of various-sized bolts, screws, pieces of rubber and plastic are inserted between the piano strings, transforming the sound of the instrument into a complex variety of percussive sounds.
Free
Northwest Chorale: Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass & Part Songs
Friday, May 14, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
A concert of Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass and Part Songs to benefit Northwest Harvest.
Free
Patrick Borror Voice Recital
Friday, May 14, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW music student Patrick Borror presents a MM voice recital. Free and open to the public.
Free (Free)
Saint Andrew's Sunday Concert Series: The Emmaus Trio
Saturday, May 15, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Saint Andrew's Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Beethoven – Piano Trio Op. 70 No. 2
Piazzolla – Tango
Turina – Circullo
Piazzolla – Tango
Turina – Circullo
Free
Racer Sessions: Heather Bentley
Saturday, May 15, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Seattle University Chamber Singers Farewell Concert
Sunday, May 16, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel of St. Ignatius, Seattle, WA, United States
Chamber Singers perform their best and best loved works for their last choral concert of the 2015-2016 academic year.
Free
[CANCELLED] UW Voice Division Recital
Sunday, May 16, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW voice students perform their Spring Quarter recital. Free and open to the public.
Free (Free)
Janelle Murray & Crystal Phan Junior Recital
Monday, May 17, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Janelle Murray (piano) & Crystal Phan (flute), students at Seattle Pacific University, present a junior recital. Free and open to the public.
Free (Free)
Garfield Orchestra Foyer IV Concert
Wednesday, May 19, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Symphony No. 1, Op. 21 (1. Adagio molto; Allegro con brio)
Grainger – Molly on the Shore (arr. O. Langey)
Dvořák – Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 (2. Adagio, ma non troppo)
Bruch – Romanze, Op. 85
Edward Elgar – In the South (Alassio), Op. 50
Grainger – Molly on the Shore (arr. O. Langey)
Dvořák – Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 (2. Adagio, ma non troppo)
Bruch – Romanze, Op. 85
Edward Elgar – In the South (Alassio), Op. 50
Free
Simple Measures All-Natural Concert: Music Inspired by Nature
Wednesday, May 19, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Haydn – Divertimento
Kodaly – Duo for violin and cello
Liszt – Vallee D’Obermann
Gilbert Vinter – Hunter’s Moon
Brahms – Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano
Kodaly – Duo for violin and cello
Liszt – Vallee D’Obermann
Gilbert Vinter – Hunter’s Moon
Brahms – Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano
Free
West Seattle Community Orchestras: Serenade to Music
Thursday, May 20, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Chief Sealth International High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Haydn – Horn Concerto No. 2 in D major
Williams – Star Wars Main Theme
Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnol
Vaughan Williams – Serenade to Music
Williams – Star Wars Main Theme
Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnol
Vaughan Williams – Serenade to Music
Free (Donations appreciated)
Ladies Musical Club: Bach & Fuchs
Thursday, May 20, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Crossroads Community Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
Bach – Partita for Unaccompanied Violin No. 1 in B minor
Robert Fuchs – 12 Duets for Violin and Viola
Robert Fuchs – 12 Duets for Violin and Viola
Free (Free)
UW Guest Artist Masterclass: Ted Botsford
Friday, May 21, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle Symphony bassist Ted Botsford leads a masterclass with students of Barry Lieberman.
Free (Free)
Brahms & More Brahms
Friday, May 21, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Stage7Pianos, Kirkland, WA, United States
All-Brahms chamber music, including his mighty 2nd piano quartet in A major.
Free
Northwest Chorale: Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass & Part Songs
Friday, May 21, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Edmonds United Methodist Church, Edmonds, WA, United States
A concert of Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass and Part Songs to benefit Northwest Harvest.
Free
Ladies Musical Club: Mahler, Genzmer, Handel
Saturday, May 22, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Mahler – Kindertotenlieder ("Songs on the deaths of children")
Harald Genzmer – Zweite Sonate
Händel – Recorder sonata in F major, Op. 1 No. 11
Harald Genzmer – Zweite Sonate
Händel – Recorder sonata in F major, Op. 1 No. 11
Free (Free)
Barry Lieberman & Friends: Ted Botsford
Saturday, May 22, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Patrick Neher – Reflet sur Cher
Olivier Messiaen – Louange à l’Éternité de Jésus from Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps
Lowell Liebermann – Sonata for Contrabass and Piano
Edgar Meyer – selections from Concert Duo for Violin and Bass, transcribed and arranged for Viola and Bass
Olivier Messiaen – Louange à l’Éternité de Jésus from Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps
Lowell Liebermann – Sonata for Contrabass and Piano
Edgar Meyer – selections from Concert Duo for Violin and Bass, transcribed and arranged for Viola and Bass
Free (Free)