BIPOC composers – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Wayward Music Series: Libby Gray & Julie Ives – Reflections
Friday, October 8, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Libby Gray, flute, & Julie Ives, piano, present a recital of music by Sofia Gubaidulina, Cathy Collinge Herrera, Charles Ives, Allison Loggins-Hull, Joseph Schwantner, William Grant Still, & Toru Takemitsu.
$5-$15 donation
SMCO with Cellist Nathan Chan at Town Hall: Music of Shostakovich, Haydn, & more
Friday, October 8, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:15pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Siamak Aghaei & Colin Jacobsen – Ascending Bird
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 101 in D major, Hob I:101 "The Clock"
Sufjan Stevens, arr. Michael Atkinson – Suite from Run Rabbit Run
Dmitri Shostakovich – Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 101 in D major, Hob I:101 "The Clock"
Sufjan Stevens, arr. Michael Atkinson – Suite from Run Rabbit Run
Dmitri Shostakovich – Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107
$35 ($10 student)
Harmonia Orchestra & Chorus: Jubilation
Saturday, October 9, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:45pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Quinn Mason – Toast of the Town
Antonín Dvořák – Žalm 149, Op. 79
William C. White – Psalm 46
Johann Strauss II – Overture to Die Fledermaus
Arias & duets by Giuseppe Verdi, Georges Bizet, Charles Gounod, Engelbert Humperdinck, Gioachino Rossini, & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Amy Beach – Bal masqué, Op. 22
Giacomo Puccini – "Humming Chorus" from Madama Butterfly
Leonard Bernstein – “Make Our Garden Grow” from Candide
Antonín Dvořák – Žalm 149, Op. 79
William C. White – Psalm 46
Johann Strauss II – Overture to Die Fledermaus
Arias & duets by Giuseppe Verdi, Georges Bizet, Charles Gounod, Engelbert Humperdinck, Gioachino Rossini, & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Amy Beach – Bal masqué, Op. 22
Giacomo Puccini – "Humming Chorus" from Madama Butterfly
Leonard Bernstein – “Make Our Garden Grow” from Candide
$25 ($0-$25 in-person)
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma: String Quartets
Tuesday, October 12, 2032 @ 7:00pm – 8:40pm (PDT)
Slavonian Hall, Tacoma, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn – String Quartet No. 59 in G minor, Op. 74, No. 3, Hob. III:74 "Rider"
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – String Quartet No. 5 in G minor, Op. 1
Sergei Prokofiev – String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 92
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – String Quartet No. 5 in G minor, Op. 1
Sergei Prokofiev – String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 92
Free (Free)
Meany Center: Conrad Tao
Wednesday, October 13, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist Conrad Tao leads a journey through the sonic worlds of compositional voices from the past & the immediate present – including a newly commissioned piece from Tao himself.
$65 (subscriptions available)
Music & the Power of Influence featuring Puget Sound's Symphony Orchestra
Friday, October 15, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Online and in-person
The UPS Symphony Orchestra performs works by Maria Newman, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, & Edward Elgar, conducted by Anna Edwards.
Free (Free | In-person: pre-registration/proof of full vaccination required)
University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: Music & the Power of Influence
Friday, October 15, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Online and in-person
The UPS School of Music Symphony Orchestra presents works by Maria Newman, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, & Edward Elgar, conducted by Anna Edwards.
Free (Free (registration required for in-person attendance))
NOCCO: Emerge
Saturday, October 16, 2032 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Fred Onovwerosuoke – Fantasia on Lift Every Voice
Carl Nielsen – Flute Concerto, CNW 43
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Carl Nielsen – Flute Concerto, CNW 43
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
$35 ($25 senior; ages 21 & under free)
Seattle Classic Guitar Society: Michael Partington Live Concert
Saturday, October 16, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Classical guitarist Michael Partington, "one of the most engaging of the new generation of concert players", performs by Manuel Ponce, Bryan Johanson, Domenico Scarlatti, Johann Kaspar Mertz, & Julián Arcas.
$35 ($30 senior/youth)
NOCCO: Emerge
Sunday, October 17, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Mount Baker Community Club, Seattle, WA, United States
Fred Onovwerosuoke – Fantasia on Lift Every Voice
Carl Nielsen – Flute Concerto, CNW 43
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Carl Nielsen – Flute Concerto, CNW 43
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
$35 ($25 senior; ages 21 & under free)
Pianist Geísa Dutra – Album Release Concert
Friday, October 22, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist Geísa Dutra performs Brazilian compositions from her new recording, Gingando – 23 Short Pieces from Brazil, along with works by Johannes Brahms, Domenico Scarlatti, Astor Piazzolla, & more.
$20
Stephanie Ann Ball with Jessica Evotia Hall – Luminous: Tales of Transformation & Triumph
Saturday, October 23, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Stephanie Ann Ball, soprano & Jessica Evotia Andrews-Hall, piano present a collection of art songs by Black composers set to lyrics by Black writers & texts of prolific Black wordsmiths.
Online: $30 | In person: $50
Symphony Tacoma: Classics I
Saturday, October 23, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Patrice Rushen – Color Express
Dmitri Shostakovich – Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 6 in B minor Op. 74 "Pathétique"
Dmitri Shostakovich – Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 6 in B minor Op. 74 "Pathétique"
$24-$83
NIGHTLIGHT: Harvest Moon
Saturday, October 23, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
Machine House Brewery, Seattle, WA, United States
Equal parts full moon ritual, performance, & dance party. Artists Leanna Keith, Moonyeka, & Opulent Witch present this event offering people a chance to indulge their desire to party, transmute, manifest, & dance hard.
$10-$30
Port Townsend Symphony: PNW Premiere by Blauth
Sunday, October 24, 2032 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Port Townsend American Legion Post #26, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Brenno Blauth – Concertino for oboe & strings (PNW premiere)
Alan Hovhaness – Psalm & Fugue, Op. 40a
Leoš Janáček – Suite for Strings
Alan Hovhaness – Psalm & Fugue, Op. 40a
Leoš Janáček – Suite for Strings
Free (Free (reservations encouraged))
Radiance: Into the Darkness – Death & the beyond
Friday, October 29, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
210 Studio, Seattle, WA, United States
Using special audio techniques, lighting, & soundscapes, Resonance transports you to another dimension. Featuring Gregorian chant & music by Herbert Howells, Peter Hallock, Eric Whitacre, & Markdavin Obenza.
$25-$40
Brass Band Northwest: Heroes & Superheroes
Sunday, October 31, 2032 @ 2:30pm – 4:15pm (PDT)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Program of music depicting heroes real & fictional, overt & unheralded, from movies & everyday life. Featuring works by John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Paul Lovatt-Cooper, & Gabrielle Gaston.
Free (Free (donations appreciated))
UW Symphony with Rachel Lee Priday & Quinton Morris, violins
Friday, November 5, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Robert Schumann – Overture to Hermann und Dorothea, Op.136
Maurice Ravel – Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet, & string quartet
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – Sinfonie Concertante in G major, Op. 13, No. 2
Maurice Ravel, arr. David Alexander Rahbee – Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 82 in C major, Hob. I:82 "L’ours" ("Bear")
Maurice Ravel – Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet, & string quartet
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – Sinfonie Concertante in G major, Op. 13, No. 2
Maurice Ravel, arr. David Alexander Rahbee – Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 82 in C major, Hob. I:82 "L’ours" ("Bear")
$10
Town Hall Seattle: Gretchen Yanover Scratch Night – Past & present work on cello
Saturday, November 6, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Seattle cellist/composer Gretchen Yanover shares a collection of her past & present work, sharing the stories behind her work & discussing the meaning we draw from titles associated with otherwise wordless music.
Free (Free (registration required))
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Masters of Innovation
Sunday, November 7, 2032 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 11, No. 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Antonín Dvořák - Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Antonín Dvořák - Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”
$18 ($14 senior, $5 ages 5-12, ages 5 & under free)