Genre-bender – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Symphony Tacoma: Saxophone Fusion
Saturday, April 20, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Fanny Mendelssohn – Overture in C
Francis Poulenc – Sinfonietta
Roberto Sierra – Caribbean Rhapsody
Darius Milhaud: La Création du monde, Op. 81 (with multimedia)
Francis Poulenc – Sinfonietta
Roberto Sierra – Caribbean Rhapsody
Darius Milhaud: La Création du monde, Op. 81 (with multimedia)
$24-$78
The Sound Ensemble Presents: Songwriter Showcase
Saturday, May 4, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Cross-genre collaborations in partnership with singer/songwriters.
$20 ($15 student/senior)
The Neuroscience of a One-Track Mind: A Lecture-Concert
Monday, May 6, 2030 @ 6:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
A scintillating lecture from neuroscientist Chantel Prat, a centuries-spanning solo marimba performance by Erin Jorgensen, and the most adorable cupcake toast this side of the Cascades.
$20-$30
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 Rock Orchestra: The Beatles – 'Abbey Road' & 'Let It Be'
Saturday, May 11, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
The Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
SRO tackles The Beatles' much beloved final studio recordings featuring songs such as "Come Together," "Across The Universe," and more!
$30-$50
Seattle Rock Orchestra: The Beatles – 'Abbey Road' & 'Let It Be'
Sunday, May 12, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
The Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
SRO tackles The Beatles' much beloved final studio recordings featuring songs such as "Come Together," "Across The Universe," and more!
$30-$50
Classic Albums Live Presents: 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'
Friday, May 17, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring the Seattle Symphony and world-class guest artists immersed in sitars, guitars, kazoos, and the orchestral sounds of this beloved Beatles masterpiece.
$30-$70
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: Seattle Mandolin Orchestra
Monday, May 27, 2030 @ 11:45am – 12:15pm (PDT)
Seattle Center Armory | Center Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Showcasing the entire mandolin family, including mandolins, mandolas, mandocellos, and mandobass.
Free (Suggested donation: $10 per person, per day ($20 per family))
Wayward Music Series: Feder / Gilleran / Han = Recess
Thursday, June 13, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Guitarist Janet Feder (Denver), drummer Jen Gilleran, and pianist James Han reunite for an evening of compositions and improvisations based on structure, film, weather patterns, and politics. Maybe.
$5-$15 at the door
Brass Band Northwest: Celebration!
Saturday, June 15, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
An exciting program showcasing works from the stage, film, and other genres – including a performance from a young cornetist.
$10 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
Opera On Tap: Crosses Over… Again… Once More (With Feeling)
Wednesday, June 26, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Palace Theatre & Art Bar, Seattle, WA, United States
Co-hosted by managing divas Robert McPherson and Ksenia Popova with your favorites from the OOT crew – plus friends from the ever-lustrous Seattle musical theatre scene.
$7 ($10 at the door)
Island Consort presents: Rich Pellegrin, piano
Saturday, June 29, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Crawford House, Langley, WA, United States
Solo piano improvisations in the vein of beloved 20th-century composers such as Claude Debussy, Dmitri Shostakovich, Bela Bartok, Benjamin Britten, and Sergei Prokofiev.
$20 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: Rich Pellegrin & Neil Welch
Wednesday, July 17, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Having played together for a decade as part of the Rich Pellegrin Quintet, saxophonist Neil Welch and pianist Rich Pellegrin perform together for the first time as a duo casting light on abstract sound/silences through various means.
$5-$15 donation
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Summer Chamber Music Extravaganza
Saturday, July 20, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Featuring new music from all around the world in a variety of genres.
$13-$20 (kids FREE)
Wayward Music Series: Symbion Project + Dahliia
Saturday, July 20, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A mix of three electronic artists who use Japanese koto, modular synthesis, field recordings, ultrasonic audio/visual projections, musique concrète, drone tones, and modular synthesizers with spatialized sound processing.
$10-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: The Alchemy of Improvisation
Wednesday, July 31, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Blending genres and styles into a tapestry of improvised music aimed at representing the mystical qualities of life and sound.
$5-$15 donation
Northwest Film Forum Puget Soundtrack: Postcard from the Badlands present 'Naer Vaer'
Sunday, August 4, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, WA, United States
Music that explores the intersection of Americana, modern chamber music, and instrumental rock, alongside footage representing themes of creation, community, conquest, migration, labor and play.
$16 ($13 NWFF members)
Wayward Music Series: McDonas, Denio, & Boshnack
Saturday, August 17, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Three musicians approach music with precision and abandon, fierceness and joy as they explore the infinite possibilities of their instruments and their relationship to each other.
$5-$15 donation