Music from film – Upcoming Concerts
Celebrate Asia!
Sunday, March 1, 2026 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Rodgers/Hammerstein – Overture to South Pacific
Yugo Kanno – Revive, Concerto for Koto and Shakuhachi (US premiere)
A.R. Rahman – Slumdog Millionaire
Ye Yanchen – Xizi (world premiere)
Tan Dun – Selections from Crouching Tiger Cello Concerto, from the soundtrack to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Yugo Kanno – Revive, Concerto for Koto and Shakuhachi (US premiere)
A.R. Rahman – Slumdog Millionaire
Ye Yanchen – Xizi (world premiere)
Tan Dun – Selections from Crouching Tiger Cello Concerto, from the soundtrack to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
$12-$76
Tacoma Symphony Orchestra: Songs from the Emerald Isle
Sunday, March 22, 2026 @ 2:30pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
A captivating collage of song, pipe and dance from the Emerald Isle.
$19-$80
The Golem
Monday, March 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Music of Remembrance explores Jewish legends, featuring music to The Dybbuk and a complete screening of the classic 1920 silent film The Golem, accompanied by a live performance of Israeli composer Betty Olivero's exhilarating klezmer-infused score.
$40 ($30 age 30 and under)
Whatcom Weird (local experimental showcase)
Thursday, April 30, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Featuring Falling Up Stairs, Rubix Shoes, Mindmeld, Twin Sibling, Ego Eimi, illogicians.
$5-$8
Music for electric guitar, piano & electronics
Friday, May 1, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Featuring Cristina Valdes (Seattle), Giacomo Fiore (San Francisco), Rocco DiPietro (Columbus) w/WWU musicians.
$5-$8
Percussion, free improv, chamber music & electronics
Saturday, May 2, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Featuring Eve Beglarian (NYC) w/WWU musicians, Beauty School (Bay area), Steve & Melanie Sehman (B’ham) and Simon Hutchinson (Missoula).
$5-$8
Prepared guitar, unusual instruments & more
Sunday, May 3, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Featuring Bill Horist (Seattle), Simon Hutchinson (Missoula), Eve Beglarian (NYC) w/WWU musicians, Equus Saxophone Quartet (B’ham), Susan Haines (B’ham) /J.C. Combs (Seattle), Lesley Sommer (B’ham) w/WWU musicians and John Friesen (B’ham).
$5-$8
Seattle Cello eXperiment at Folklife
Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 9:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Center Armory | Center Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Music spanning many musical genres, including popular, rock, film and television, classical, Latin and fiddling.
Free
The Movie Music of John Williams
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA, United States
From Superman to Star Wars to Jaws, John Williams has penned some of the most unforgettable film scores of all time. Under the baton of conductor Stuart Chafetz, the Seattle Symphony pays tribute to this cinematic master.
$39.50-$69.50
Disney's Fantasia: Live in Concert with the Seattle Symphony
Friday, June 26, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Disney shares one of its crown jewels of feature animation with a live orchestra concert accompanying scenes from Walt Disney’s original Fantasia (1940) and from Fantasia 2000.
$38-$84
Disney's Fantasia: Live in Concert with the Seattle Symphony
Saturday, June 27, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Disney shares one of its crown jewels of feature animation with a live orchestra concert accompanying scenes from Walt Disney’s original Fantasia (1940) and from Fantasia 2000.
$38-$84
[Canceled] Kirkland Civic Orchestra at the Ballard Locks
Sunday, June 28, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Hiram Chittenden Locks (Ballard Locks), Seattle, WA, United States
Movie music, patriotic songs and American traditional fun for the family. Bring a picnic lunch and sit on the grass in the lovely park at the Ballard Locks!
Free
March of the Penguins with the Seattle Symphony
Wednesday, July 8, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Warner Bros. Pictures and Cadenza Artists present March Of The Penguins with the Seattle Symphony performing the score live for the first time while the film is shown on the big screen at Benaroya Hall.
$35-$82
Cello X at Breaking Free: Emerging Teen Artists
Thursday, July 9, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Fremont Abbey Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle Cello eXperiment performs U2, Apocalyptica, Iz Kamakawiwo'ole, Powell and more.
$5-$15
CYSO presents Summer Sounds: A Tribute to John Williams
Friday, August 7, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Musicians of all ages and skill levels come together in a Tribute to John Williams featuring Jurassic Park and Star Wars.
Free
Sammamish Symphony Orchestra Summer Pops: The Sounds of Cinema
Thursday, August 20, 2026 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Pine Lake Park, Sammamish, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake
J. Strauss Jr. – The Blue Danube
Offenbach – Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons (Spring concerto)
J. Strauss Jr. – The Blue Danube
Offenbach – Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons (Spring concerto)
Free
Sammamish Symphony Orchestra Summer Pops: The Sounds of Cinema
Friday, August 21, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Village Theater, Issaquah, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake
J. Strauss Jr. – The Blue Danube
Offenbach – Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons (Spring concerto)
J. Strauss Jr. – The Blue Danube
Offenbach – Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons (Spring concerto)
Free (Free (tickets required))
Camilla Hoitenga and Jean-Baptiste Barriere
Thursday, October 15, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A multi-media concert with composer/sound designer Jean-Baptiste Barrière, featuring breathtaking electronic music for flute, electronics and video.
$5-$20
'Breakthrough' Screening & Concert by Quinton Morris
Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Seattle Art Museum, Plestcheef Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
This collaborative, innovative project is an introduction to Saint-Georges, a musician of African origin who against all odds, rose to become one of the most prolific and forgotten figures of the 18th century.
Free w/RSVP
Rainbow City Band: Spooktacular!
Sunday, October 18, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Classical pieces such as Danse Macabre, familiar melodies from popular movies in Music for a Darkened Theatre, and other music sure to tingle your spine including Nevermore and Chillers & Thrillers.
$12-$15
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