Free Concerts – Upcoming Events
Racer Sessions: Dialectical Imagination (Oakland/Brooklyn)
Saturday, November 13, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Orchestra of Flight
Sunday, November 14, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Regency Newcastle, Newcastle, WA, United States
J. Strauss Sr. – Radetzky March, Op. 228
Dvořák – Slavonic Dances 5, 6, 7 & 8, Op. 46
Brahms – Intermezzo, Op. 117 No. 1
Bizet – L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2
Bach – Fugue in G minor (The Little Fugue), BWV 578
Williams – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (arr. Sean O’Loughlin)
Dvořák – Slavonic Dances 5, 6, 7 & 8, Op. 46
Brahms – Intermezzo, Op. 117 No. 1
Bizet – L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2
Bach – Fugue in G minor (The Little Fugue), BWV 578
Williams – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (arr. Sean O’Loughlin)
Free (Free)
Ladies Musical Club: An Evening of Strings
Sunday, November 14, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
University House Wallingford, Seattle, WA, United States
Karl Jenkins – Palladio Concerto grosso for string orchestra (1st mvt.)
Dvořák – Serenade in E major, Op. 22
Elgar – Serenade for Strings, Op. 20
Tchaikovsky – Waltz from Serenade in C major, Op. 48
Dvořák – Serenade in E major, Op. 22
Elgar – Serenade for Strings, Op. 20
Tchaikovsky – Waltz from Serenade in C major, Op. 48
Free (Free)
UW Concerto Competition: Strings
Monday, November 15, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW string performance students compete for a chance to perform with the UW Symphony.
Free (Free)
Master class: John Chowning, 'Composing Music From the Inside-out'
Tuesday, November 16, 2027 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A lecture-demonstration showing how the capacity of computer systems 50 years ago limited composers/researchers to only one of the sound generating/processing tools that are available today: synthesis.
Free (Free)
Alex Klein Masterclass
Wednesday, November 17, 2027 @ 5:20pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
A masterclass from Alex Klein, principal oboist with the Chicago Symphony. Open to the public.
Free
Guest Artist Masterclass: Justin Emerich, trumpet
Thursday, November 18, 2027 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
UW School of Music – MUS 35, Seattle, WA, United States
Associate Professor of Trumpet at Michigan State University leads a master class with UW Music students.
Free
Counterparts: Cindy Renander & the Tacoma Community College Orchestra
Thursday, November 18, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Tacoma Community College – Building 2, Tacoma, WA, United States
Dvořák – Nocturne in B major, Op. 40
Rossini – Introduction, Theme, and Variations
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"
Rossini – Introduction, Theme, and Variations
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"
Free (Free)
The Eurasia Consort: A Concert for Unity
Thursday, November 18, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Trinity Episcopal Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The Eurasia Consort performs music of Japan, China, Turkey, and Western Europe, imagining the sounds that could have been heard along the ancient trade route.
Free (Free)
Ladies Musical Club: Scenes from Mozart's 'La Clemenza di Tito'
Thursday, November 18, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Crossroads Community Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
The Ladies Musical Club and guest artists perform scenes from Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito.
Free (Free)
UW Concerto Competition: Keyboard
Thursday, November 18, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW keyboard performance students compete for a chance to perform with the UW Symphony.
Free (Free)
Cole Holland at Cornish College of the Arts
Thursday, November 18, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Pushing the creative boundaries of classical music by fusing it with hip-hop, trap, and EDM genres.
Free (Free)
Barry Lieberman & Friends Master Class: Ted Botsford, double bass
Friday, November 19, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle Symphony bassist Ted Botsford leads a free master class with students of Barry Lieberman.
Free (Free)
River Winds Concert Band: Ancient Voices
Friday, November 19, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Northwest Community Church, Bothell, WA, United States
Giovanni Gabrielli – Canzona Noni Toni
Norman Dello Joio – Variants on a Medieval Tune
John Paulson – Epinicion
Gustav Holst – "Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity" from The Planets
John Philip Sousa – Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Mark Camphouse – Canzon, Fugato, and Hymn
Norman Dello Joio – Variants on a Medieval Tune
John Paulson – Epinicion
Gustav Holst – "Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity" from The Planets
John Philip Sousa – Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Mark Camphouse – Canzon, Fugato, and Hymn
Free
Love Songs – Inaugural Concert of the Seattle Philharmonic Strings!
Saturday, November 20, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Dvořák – Nocturne in B major
Dag Wiren – Serenade for Strings
Elgar – Sospiri
J.S. Bach – Violin Concerto in A minor
Barber – Adagio for Strings
C.P.E. Bach – Symphony for Strings No. 5
Brahms – Liebeslieder Waltzes
Dag Wiren – Serenade for Strings
Elgar – Sospiri
J.S. Bach – Violin Concerto in A minor
Barber – Adagio for Strings
C.P.E. Bach – Symphony for Strings No. 5
Brahms – Liebeslieder Waltzes
Free ($10 suggested donation)
New Works by LMC Member Composers
Saturday, November 20, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Mirabella Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Sarah Conyers – Clarinet duet
Kathy Roberts – Work for solo piano
Nicole Truesdell – Oh My Child, What a Journey
Nicole Truesdell – Wooden Squeeze Trapeze
Janet Anderson – London Songs
Kathy Roberts – Work for solo piano
Nicole Truesdell – Oh My Child, What a Journey
Nicole Truesdell – Wooden Squeeze Trapeze
Janet Anderson – London Songs
Free (Free)
Seattle Flute Society Flute Choir: Have Flute, Will Travel
Saturday, November 20, 2027 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Northminster Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Jonathan Cohen – Flute 66
Jennifer Higdon – Mountain Songs
Kelly Via – Three Korean Folk Songs
Albert Ketèlbey – In a Persian Market
Manuel da Falla – Spanish Dance
Reinhold Glière – Russian Sailors' Dance
Jennifer Higdon – Mountain Songs
Kelly Via – Three Korean Folk Songs
Albert Ketèlbey – In a Persian Market
Manuel da Falla – Spanish Dance
Reinhold Glière – Russian Sailors' Dance
Free (Free)
Seattle Symphonic Band Fall Concert
Saturday, November 20, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
North Seattle College, Seattle, WA, United States
Program includes "O Magnum Mysterium," "Scenes From the Louvre," "Simple Gifts," and variations on "Yankee Doodle" and "America the Beautiful."
Free
Racer Sessions: WAH album release
Saturday, November 20, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Watjen Concert Organ Recital: Free Demonstration
Sunday, November 21, 2027 @ 12:30pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Selections from the vast organ repertoire highlight the special nuances, interesting performance practices and stunning acoustics of the Watjen Concert Organ housed in Benaroya Hall.
Free