Free Concerts – Upcoming Events
Racer Sessions: James Falzone with guests Greg Campbell & Neil Welch
Saturday, January 29, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Gretchen Yanover: Electric Cello at Perihelion
Monday, January 31, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Perihelion Brewery, Seattle, WA, United States
Loop-sampled, layered electric cello compositions at a family-friendly, all-ages venue in Beacon Hill.
Free
Ladies Musical Club: Beethoven & Shostakovich
Wednesday, February 2, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Art Museum, Plestcheef Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 5, Op. 24 (“Spring” )
Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Free (Free)
Steve Griggs Ensemble performs Panama Hotel Jazz
Wednesday, February 2, 2028 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Wing Luke Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
A 75-minute program of stories and original music inspired by personal stories of Japanese American incarceration during WWII.
Free
Scholarship Chamber Group: Evergreen Trio
Wednesday, February 2, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Theódore Dubois – Terzettino (1905)
Matthias McIntire – The Night is Full of Dark Imaginings (2016)
Toru Takemitsu – And then I knew 'twas Wind (1992)
Luke Fitzpatrick – Levitating Density 2 (2016) (world premiere, commissioned by the Evergreen Trio)
Claude Debussy – Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
Matthias McIntire – The Night is Full of Dark Imaginings (2016)
Toru Takemitsu – And then I knew 'twas Wind (1992)
Luke Fitzpatrick – Levitating Density 2 (2016) (world premiere, commissioned by the Evergreen Trio)
Claude Debussy – Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
Free
Cornish Mid-day Concert: Chamber Ensembles
Thursday, February 3, 2028 @ 12:30pm – 1:30pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Cornish College students performing chamber music, program TBD.
Free (Free)
Judith Yunhee Kim Violin Recital
Thursday, February 3, 2028 @ 6:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW music student Judith Yunhee Kim presents a violin recital. Free and open to the public.
Free
Kuang and Matsuda Twin Piano Recital
Thursday, February 3, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Hannah Matsuda and Zhanhong Kuang, students at Seattle Pacific University, present a piano recital. Free and open to the public.
Free (Free)
Magic, Mystery, & Imagination: Sarah Riskin’s Doctoral Recital
Thursday, February 3, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
University Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
UW doctoral student Sarah Riskind's degree recital in conducting. Free and open to the public.
Free
Ladies Musical Club: Debussy, Gounod, Obradors, Schumann
Friday, February 4, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Debussy – Apparition
Jósef-Zygmunt Szulc – Clair de lune
Charles Gounod – “Oh, Dieux, que de bijoux” (The Jewel Song) from Faust
Fernando J. Obradors – Al Amor
Schumann – Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13
Jósef-Zygmunt Szulc – Clair de lune
Charles Gounod – “Oh, Dieux, que de bijoux” (The Jewel Song) from Faust
Fernando J. Obradors – Al Amor
Schumann – Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13
Free (Free)
Ballard Civic Orchestra: Celebrating Hispanic and Latino Cultural Heritages
Friday, February 4, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Highland Community Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
A concert celebrating Hispanic and Latino cultural heritages.
Free (Free)
Music Works Northwest Student Showcase Recital
Saturday, February 5, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
An assortment of works performed by the students of Music Works Northwest.
Free
Steve Griggs Ensemble: A Cup of Joe Brazil at Seattle Jazz Vespers
Saturday, February 5, 2028 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A 75-minute program of stories and original music inspired by the life and lessons of the Detroit saxophonist who brought black music to the UW.
Free
Racer Sessions: Mike Gamble / Ava Mendozza (NYC)
Saturday, February 5, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Bach’s Lunch: The Corda Quartet
Monday, February 7, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
The Corda Quartet, a UW Scholarship Ensemble, plays quartets by Haydn and Mendelssohn.
Free (Free)
China Star and Liquid Letters
Monday, February 7, 2028 @ 8:30pm – 11:30pm (PST)
The Spite House, Seattle, WA, United States
A ritual soundscape inspired by sending messages across water, featuring music performed by China Faith Star on winds, objects, and electronics.
Free (Free)
Ladies Musical Club: Piazzolla, Chopin, Brahms
Tuesday, February 8, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Central Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Piazzolla – Adiós nonino “Tango-Rhapsody”
Chopin – Nocturne in D-flat major, Op. 27, No. 2
Chopin – Ballad No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Brahms – Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello, Op. 101
Chopin – Nocturne in D-flat major, Op. 27, No. 2
Chopin – Ballad No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Brahms – Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello, Op. 101
Free
Seattle Symphony presents Music Beyond Borders: Voices from the Seven
Tuesday, February 8, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A free concert featuring music drawn from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. We invite our community to join us so that together we may experience the rich and diverse musical heritage of these countries, and the diverse communities who call our region home.
Free
Brechemin Piano Series
Wednesday, February 9, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW music students perform works for piano.
Free (Free)
University of Puget Sound Organ at Noon: Joseph Adam
Thursday, February 10, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Kilworth Memorial Chapel, Tacoma, WA, United States
Works by Boyvin, Boëly, Boëllmann, and Widor.
Free