Folk – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Seattle Folklore Society: Kesselgarden & Brivele – An Evening of Klezmer Music & Song
Saturday, May 11, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Phinney Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Two Klezmer groups – Kesselgarden Klezmer Duo and Brivele – perform music focusing on heritage and stories.
$18 / $16 / $9
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra: 4 Orchestras Concert with The Gothard Sisters
Sunday, May 12, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
SYSO’s younger musicians perform with The Gothard Sisters in a program that will spectacularly blend symphonic music with traditional Celtic tunes.
$32 ($16 youth/seniors)
The Drunken Maidens w/ Laura Bassett
Friday, May 17, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Couth Buzzard Books, Seattle, WA, United States
Wistful strains of old-time music, saucy English folksongs, sea songs, sacred music, catchy tunes, and recently-written songs.
Free
Bellevue Chamber Chorus: Retrospective – A Celebration!
Saturday, May 18, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Mercer Island, WA, United States
Classical, folk, jazz, and Broadway hits ranging all the way from Claudio Monteverdi to Stephen Sondheim!
$20 / $15 / $10
Bellevue Chamber Chorus: Retrospective – A Celebration!
Sunday, May 19, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Classical, folk, jazz, and Broadway hits ranging all the way from Claudio Monteverdi to Stephen Sondheim!
$20 / $15 / $10
The Westerlies at Fremont Abbey
Tuesday, May 21, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Fremont Abbey Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A New York-based brass quartet with the precision of a string quartet, the audacity of a rock band, and the charm of a family sing-along.
$20 / $10 / Age 10 & under FREE
Northwest Folklife 2019
Friday, May 24, 2030 @ 5:00am – 4:59am (PDT)
Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A community-powered celebration of the music, arts, and heritage that make up the brilliant cultural tapestry of the greater Pacific Northwest.
Free (Suggested donation: $10 per person, per day ($20 per family))
Northwest Folklife: Bulgarian Voices of Seattle
Saturday, May 25, 2030 @ 8:25pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A musical bridge into Bulgarian heritage for the Bulgarian community and the general public through traditional and arranged folk songs from Bulgaria.
Free (Suggested donation: $10 per person, per day ($20 per family))
Seattle Pacific University Percussion Ensemble
Tuesday, May 28, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
E. E. Bach Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Travel through a world of grooves and beats, ranging from multiple percussion pieces to ethnic drum ensembles.
Free
Mark Hilliard Wilson & the Guitar Orchestra of Seattle
Thursday, May 30, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Café Nordo's Knife Room, Seattle, WA, United States
European salon and art music as reflected through the kaleidoscope of counterpoint and harmony – from New Orleans all the way to Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires.
$12
Jack Straw Piano Series w/ Amy Rubin & Randy Halberstadt
Saturday, June 1, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Music of Brazil by Ernesto Nazareth, arrangements of Astor Piazzolla's Nuevo Tango, standards from jazz repertoire, and original compositions.
$10-$20 suggested donation
Resonance Masters Series presents the Sempre Sisters in Recital w/ Irwin Shung
Saturday, June 1, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
A prize-winning sibling duo performs classical repertoire and traditional fiddle tunes with guest pianist Irwin Shung.
$15
UW Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist Concert: Javanese Gamelan Music w/ Heri Purwanto
Tuesday, June 4, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Master gamelan musician Heri Purwanto performs music from central Java, Indonesia, together with his students and special guests Jarrad Powell, Stephanie Shadbolt, and Jesse Snyder.
$20 ($10 students/seniors)
Bel Canto Chorus 2nd Annual Concert
Saturday, June 8, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
A diverse musical experience with world-renowned songs, an opera scene from Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata, and Korean traditional music.
Free
Seattle Symphonic Band: Holst's 'Mars'
Sunday, June 9, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
North Seattle College, Seattle, WA, United States
Gustav Holst – "Mars" from The Planets
Leonard Bernstein – West Side Story
Trad. – Shenandoah
Percy Grainger – Children's March
Gustav Holst – 1st Suite for Band
John Philip Sousa – Fairest of the Fair
Ralph Hultgren – Whirr, Whirr, Whirr!!!
Leonard Bernstein – West Side Story
Trad. – Shenandoah
Percy Grainger – Children's March
Gustav Holst – 1st Suite for Band
John Philip Sousa – Fairest of the Fair
Ralph Hultgren – Whirr, Whirr, Whirr!!!
Free ($5 suggested donation)
American Iranian Friendship Council presents Sahba Motallebi & Rahim AlHaj
Friday, June 21, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA, United States
Two leading virtuosi of Iranian traditional and classical music collaborate for a special performance.
$47-$78
Northwest Boychoir Tour Kick-Off Concert
Friday, July 5, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A performance of classical choral music, folk songs, and Americana from the highly acclaimed, 34-member Northwest Boychoir.
$16-$28
Orquesta Northwest's Ballard Civic Orchestra: El Grito
Orquesta Northwest,
Orquesta Northwest's Ballard Civic Orchestra, and
Mariachi Guadalajara de Seattle
Sunday, September 15, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
John Stafford Smith – The Star Spangled Banner
Antonio Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Lorenzo Barcelata – El Cascabel for orchestra and mariachi
Federico Chavez-Blanco – New work (world premiere)
Jean Sibelius – Finlandia, Op. 26
Carlos Islas Arias – Rapsodia Mexicana
Antonio Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Lorenzo Barcelata – El Cascabel for orchestra and mariachi
Federico Chavez-Blanco – New work (world premiere)
Jean Sibelius – Finlandia, Op. 26
Carlos Islas Arias – Rapsodia Mexicana
Free
Seattle Folklore Society presents John Whelan in Concert
Saturday, September 21, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Phinney Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Presenting several times all-Ireland champion accordionist John Whelan.
$20 / $10
Ladies Musical Club: Folk Song Settings, Solo Violin
Thursday, October 10, 2030 @ 1:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Crossroads Community Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
Folk song settings followed by an unaccompanied violin solo.
Free (Free)