Free Concerts – Upcoming Events
Side-by-Side: UW Symphony and the Seattle Symphony
Friday, April 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Egmont Overture, Op. 84
Debussy – Prélude à "L'après-midi d'un faune" ("Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun")
Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite
Ravel – Ma Mère l'Oye (Mother Goose)
Debussy – Prélude à "L'après-midi d'un faune" ("Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun")
Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite
Ravel – Ma Mère l'Oye (Mother Goose)
Free
Inverted Space Ensemble / Washington Composers Forum
Friday, April 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Onur Dülger – radicalOtherness
Whitney George – Burning a Name with Black Edges
Michal Raymond Massoud – Like you mean it
Scott Rubin – Torn Cubist
Nick Vasallo – When the War Began
Whitney George – Burning a Name with Black Edges
Michal Raymond Massoud – Like you mean it
Scott Rubin – Torn Cubist
Nick Vasallo – When the War Began
Free
University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra
Friday, April 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Bernstein – Overture to Candide
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5
Free
Double Reed Extravaganza
Sunday, April 26, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Ballard Oddfellows Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Ladies Musical Club presents a double reed extravaganza.
Free
Student recital: Hye Jung Yang, Cello
Sunday, April 26, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW doctoral student Hye Jung Yang performs a DMA recital in cello. Open to the public.
Free
Racer Sessions
Sunday, April 26, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Guest Artist Master Class: Wendy Yamashita, piano
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
School of Music alumna Wendy Yamashita, now a faculty member at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, leads a master class with UW piano students.
Free
Ladies Musical Club at the Frye Art Museum
Saturday, May 2, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Haydn – Adagio in F major, Hob. XV11, No. 9
Rachmaninoff – Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 (1931 version)
Songs by Henry Purcell, Aaron Copland, Ned Rorem and Dominick Argento
Rachmaninoff – Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 (1931 version)
Songs by Henry Purcell, Aaron Copland, Ned Rorem and Dominick Argento
Free
Adelphian Concert Choir with Freda Herseth
Sunday, May 3, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Kilworth Memorial Chapel, Tacoma, WA, United States
Works by Monteverdi, Rautavarra, Schubert and Brahms.
Free
CONSTELLATIONS: Senior Composition Recital
Sunday, May 3, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening dedicated to new sounds and new experience.
Gustin – String Quartet No. 1
Gustin – Spirit
Gustin – Constellations
Gustin – A. Borealis
Gustin – String Quartet No. 1
Gustin – Spirit
Gustin – Constellations
Gustin – A. Borealis
Free
Racer Sessions
Sunday, May 3, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
The Daphnes
Friday, May 8, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
Hotel Sorrento, Seattle, WA, United States
An unconventional trio of harp, violin, upright bass and voice.
Free
Student recital: Laura Colmenares, flute
Friday, May 8, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:15pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW student Laura Colmenares performs a recital in flute. Open to the public.
Free
Ladies Musical Club at West Seattle Library
Sunday, May 10, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Alfred Tokayer – Day in the Life of My Child
Bernstein – Children’s songs
Music by Schumann and Granados
Bernstein – Children’s songs
Music by Schumann and Granados
Free
Racer Sessions
Sunday, May 10, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Compline Choir: Alumni + Compline Service
Sunday, May 10, 2026 @ 9:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Compline Choir and alumni combine to chant the office of Compline, featuring music by Peter Hallock.
Free
Student recital: Trevor Cosby, french horn
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:15pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW student Trevor Cosby performs a recital in french horn. Free and open to the public.
Free
Ladies Musical Club at Seattle Public Library
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Korngold – Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11
Korngold – Songs of the Clown, Op. 29
Korngold – Four Shakespeare Songs, Op. 31
Morel – Malambo
Yep – Fiesta
Cumplido – Retrato Antiguo
Solis – Pasaje Abierto
Lora – Northeastern Lullaby
Morel – Danza Brasilera
Korngold – Songs of the Clown, Op. 29
Korngold – Four Shakespeare Songs, Op. 31
Morel – Malambo
Yep – Fiesta
Cumplido – Retrato Antiguo
Solis – Pasaje Abierto
Lora – Northeastern Lullaby
Morel – Danza Brasilera
Free
Student recital: Nora Gunning piano
Thursday, May 14, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW student Nora Gunning performs a master's recital in piano. Free and open to the public.
Free
Ladies Musical Club at Crossroads Community Center
Friday, May 15, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Crossroads Community Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
Brahms – Piano Trio in B major, Op. 8
Songs by Handel, Wolf & Debussy
Songs by Handel, Wolf & Debussy
Free