Kid-friendly – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Groupmuse: Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata & Franck Violin Sonata
Sunday, September 5, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Sammamish, Sammamish, WA, United States
César Franck – Violin Sonata in A major
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19
$5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Music Under the Stars Film Screening
Friday, September 3, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Freeway Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Outdoor concert film screening of selections from Seattle Chamber Music Society's 2021 Online Summer Festival. Works by Johannes Brahms, Florence Price, & Franz Schubert. Includes movie snacks & door prizes!
Free (Free)
Seattle Historical Arts for Kids: Outdoor Baroque Music Performance
Tuesday, August 31, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Warren G. Magnuson Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Students age 10-14 play ground basses from the 17th Century on recorders, violins, & cellos. With special guest artists John Lenti (theorbo) & Isaac Levin-Delson (lute)!
Free
Compline Choir: The Office of Compline
Sunday, August 29, 2021 @ 9:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Every Sunday evening at 9:30pm (Pacific) in the Cathedral's nave, the all-male Compline Choir leads this formal choral service that is a Seattle tradition.
Free (Free)
Whidbey Island Music Festival: Bach Arias – Songs of Comfort & Joy
Sunday, August 29, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Langley, WA, United States
Soprano Danielle Reutter-Harrah, organist Henry Lebedinsky, & violinist Tekla Cunningham join forces for a program of favorite J.S. Bach arias & chamber music, as well as works by Johann Pachelbel & Johann Krieger.
$45
Olympic Music Festival: Opening Celebration with GardenMusic
Sunday, August 29, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
McCurdy Pavilion at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
The Musicians from GardenMusic kick off the 2021 OMF summer season with a thrilling, genre-bending program encompassing jazz, bluegrass, & more.
$40 ($65 VIP, ages 12 & under free)
Auburn Symphony: Family Concert in the Garden
Sunday, August 29, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Soos Creek Botanical Garden, Auburn, WA, United States
Stroll the flower gardens, woodland areas, & aviary of Auburn’s Soos Creek Botanical Garden & Heritage Center as Auburn Symphony musicians perform a variety of music for the whole family.
$15 ($8 student, ages 12 & under free)
Resonance at SOMA Towers: Rachel Lee Priday & Craig Sheppard – Beethoven Violin Sonatas
Saturday, August 28, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12, No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"
$8 online, $18 in person
[POSTPONED] Josquin des Prez: Missa Ave Maris Stella
Saturday, August 28, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Music by Josquin des Prez, one of the early Renaissance's most influential composers, to honor the 500th anniversary of his passing. Includes his complete Missa Ave maris stella & selected motets.
Free (Postponed)
[SOLD OUT] Seattle Opera: Welcome Back Concert – Die Walküre
Saturday, August 28, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion, Seattle, WA, United States
SSO performs an abridged version of Die Walküre, featuring more than 2 hours of Richard Wagner’s music & kicking off with “The Ride of the Valkyries", live at the Seattle Center's Fisher Pavilion Lawn.
Sold Out
Whidbey Island Music Festival: Bach Arias – Songs of Comfort & Joy
Saturday, August 28, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Soprano Danielle Reutter-Harrah, organist Henry Lebedinsky, & violinist Tekla Cunningham join forces for a program of favorite J.S. Bach arias & chamber music, as well as works by Johann Pachelbel & Johann Krieger.
$25
Summer Recital Series: Christopher Stroh, organ
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
St, James' new Assistant Director of Music & Organist, Christopher Stroh, performs a program in honor of the Virgin Mary, including Dietrich Buxtehude's Magnificat.
$1-$9.99 pay-what-you-can
Listen Live at Lunch: 2021 Season Finale
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Antonio Soler – Keyboard Sonata in G major, R. 31
Luigi Boccherini – Piano Quintet in E minor, Op. 57, No. 3, G. 415
Antonio Soler – Prelude No. 3 in C major (from Llave de la modulacion, y antiguedades de la musica)
Luigi Boccherini – "III. Variazioni sulla Ritirata notturna di Madrid: Tempo di una lenta marcia" from Piano Quintet in C major, Op. 56, No. 3, G. 410
Luigi Boccherini – "III.Grave assai" & "IV. Fandango" from Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D major, G. 448
Luigi Boccherini – Piano Quintet in E minor, Op. 57, No. 3, G. 415
Antonio Soler – Prelude No. 3 in C major (from Llave de la modulacion, y antiguedades de la musica)
Luigi Boccherini – "III. Variazioni sulla Ritirata notturna di Madrid: Tempo di una lenta marcia" from Piano Quintet in C major, Op. 56, No. 3, G. 410
Luigi Boccherini – "III.Grave assai" & "IV. Fandango" from Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D major, G. 448
Free (Free)
Compline Choir: The Office of Compline
Sunday, August 22, 2021 @ 9:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Every Sunday evening at 9:30pm (Pacific) in the Cathedral's nave, the all-male Compline Choir leads this formal choral service that is a Seattle tradition.
Free (Free)
Summer Thunder: Taiko in the Garden
Sunday, August 22, 2021 @ 1:30pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Kubota Garden, Seattle, WA, United States
Free taiko performances by local taiko groups – Northwest Taiko, DekoBoko Taiko, & Seattle Kokon Taiko – on the Terrace Overlook. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, & a picnic, & enjoy a stimulating performance.
Free
World Rhythm Festival 2021
Sunday, August 22, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Rainier Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Drawing regional, national, & international world music artists & participants, the WRF is one of largest events of its kind. Performances & participatory workshops highlight rhythm & dance traditions from around the planet.
Free
World Rhythm Festival 2021
Saturday, August 21, 2021 @ 10:00am – 9:30pm (PDT)
Rainier Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Drawing regional, national, & international world music artists & participants, the WRF is one of largest events of its kind. Performances & participatory workshops highlight rhythm & dance traditions from around the planet.
Free
World Rhythm Festival 2021 – Family Day
Friday, August 20, 2021 @ 11:00am – 9:30pm (PDT)
Rainier Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Drawing regional, national, & international world music artists & participants, the WRF is one of largest events of its kind. Performances & participatory workshops highlight rhythm & dance traditions from around the planet.
Free
Joey Largent & Katrina Wolfe: Dreams of the Forty Whales of the Harmonic Reed System
Saturday, August 14, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Joey Largent joins his quartet, Glacial Time Communion, in presenting a new, long-duration composition for 4 re-tuned reed boxes in collaboration with interdisciplinary visual/performing artist Katrina Wolfe.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Key to Change: Summer Finale Concert
Saturday, August 14, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
Key to Change's first in-person concert in almost 2 years features the music of composer-in-residence Caleb Vaughn-Jones.
Free (Free (RSVP required))