Percussion – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Mozart, Dvořák, & Milhaud
Sunday, September 29, 2030 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Overture to The Magic Flute, K. 620
Antonín Dvořák – In Nature's Realm, Op. 91
Antonín Dvořák – Othello, Op. 93
Darius Milhaud – Concerto for Marimba and Vibraphone
Antonín Dvořák – In Nature's Realm, Op. 91
Antonín Dvořák – Othello, Op. 93
Darius Milhaud – Concerto for Marimba and Vibraphone
$13-$20 (kids FREE)
Seattle Wind Symphony Presents: Hauntings
Sunday, October 6, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Shorewood Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
James Kazik – Eviler Elves
Eric Whitacre – Lux Aurumque
Hugo Schmidt – The Devil's Tongue (Jason Gilliam, euphonium)
Stephen McNeff – Ghosts
Nancy Galbraith – Danza de los Duendes
Hector Berlioz – March to Scaffold (transcribed by Mark Rogers)
Gustav Holst – Hammersmith
Dmitri Shostakovich – Galop (transcribed by Donald Hunsberger)
Eric Whitacre – Lux Aurumque
Hugo Schmidt – The Devil's Tongue (Jason Gilliam, euphonium)
Stephen McNeff – Ghosts
Nancy Galbraith – Danza de los Duendes
Hector Berlioz – March to Scaffold (transcribed by Mark Rogers)
Gustav Holst – Hammersmith
Dmitri Shostakovich – Galop (transcribed by Donald Hunsberger)
$20 / $18 / $5
Orquesta Northwest presents 'Voces Latinas' Latino Chamber Music Festival day 3
Saturday, October 12, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Ballard Homestead, Seattle, WA, United States
Performances by Three by Three Percussion Trio, [R]evolve Orchestra Project, soprano Carolina Botero, and Duo Chismosas.
Free (Free)
Duo Violão + 1 in Concert
Sunday, October 13, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Phinney Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Internationally acclaimed Rogério Souza and genre-bending Edinho Gerber join with in-demand percussionist Ami Molinelli to brilliantly demonstrate Brazilian choro’s virtuosic possibilities.
$20 / $18 / $10
Town Hall presents Indian Classical Music: Trichy Sankaran & Ganesh Rajagopalan
Saturday, October 19, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Ganesh Rajagopalan (violin) and Trichy Sankaran (mridangam) take the stage together as part of Town Hall’s Global Rhythms series.
$15-$20
Thalia Symphony Orchestra: Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 'Scottish'
Saturday, October 26, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Heather Bentley – Laniakea (world premiere)
Edvard Grieg – Peer Gynt
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”)
Edvard Grieg – Peer Gynt
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”)
$24 ($18 student/senior)
Jacobsen Series: Cabaret!
Saturday, October 26, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
A retrospective of music born from the fin-de-siècle cabaret tradition, culminating in Arnold Schoenberg's landmark Pierrot Lunaire.
$20 / $15 / free
The Washington Wind Symphony presents ‘Horizon’
Sunday, October 27, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond, WA, United States
Julie Giroux – Symphony No. V "Elements"
Eric Whitacre – Sleep
Satoshi Yagisawa – Machu Picchu: City in the Sky
Felix Mendelssohn – Overture for Winds (arr. John Boyd)
Josef Rheinberger – Abendlied ("Evening Song") (arr. Shelley Hanson)
Philip Sparke – Music of the Spheres
Eric Whitacre – Sleep
Satoshi Yagisawa – Machu Picchu: City in the Sky
Felix Mendelssohn – Overture for Winds (arr. John Boyd)
Josef Rheinberger – Abendlied ("Evening Song") (arr. Shelley Hanson)
Philip Sparke – Music of the Spheres
$15 ($10 seniors /youth FREE)
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Norwegian Odyssé
Sunday, November 3, 2030 @ 1:30pm – 3:30pm (PST)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Rebecka Sofia Ahvenniemi – Barnet som blev osynligt ("The child who became invisible") for soprano, percussion and electronics (US premiere)
Anders Torgunrod Røshol – Livorno Fragments (US premiere)
Lasse Thoresen – Hagen ("The Garden") (US premiere)
Knut Vaage – Odyssé for sinfonietta (US premiere)
Knut Vaage – Svev for piano trio (US premiere)
Anders Torgunrod Røshol – Livorno Fragments (US premiere)
Lasse Thoresen – Hagen ("The Garden") (US premiere)
Knut Vaage – Odyssé for sinfonietta (US premiere)
Knut Vaage – Svev for piano trio (US premiere)
$30 / $25 / $10
Dia de Los Muertos Benefit Concert for Casa Latina
Carlos Monzón,
Singing in the Rain Family Choir,
Sari Breznau, and
Orquesta Northwest's Ballard Civic Orchestra
Sunday, November 3, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A truly awesome afternoon of music and multicultural community, helping to support the empowering work of Casa Latina. Featuring a new work by Mexican composer Arturo Márquez, with texts based on the words of Guillermo Velázquez, Mahatma Ghandi, Chief Seattle, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Free (Free)
Seattle Pacific University: Jazz/Percussion Concert
Tuesday, November 5, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Co-produced by SPU’s Jazz Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble, this concert features a multitude of styles – including traditional, be-bop, and contemporary.
Free (Free)
Port Townsend Summer Band Veterans Day Concert
Monday, November 11, 2030 @ 10:30am – 12:30pm (PST)
Port Townsend American Legion Post #26, Port Townsend, WA, United States
The Port Townsend Summer Band performs patriotic pieces, marches, and Karl Bach's Quilts of Valor as part of the Veterans' Day ceremony in Port Townsend.
Free (Free)
Seattle Wind Symphony Presents: Honoring Our Veterans
Monday, November 11, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A program honoring all veterans and active-duty military personnel for their service to our nation, featuring multi-media and narrated works of remembrance, military salutes, patriotic favorites and well-known marches.
$25 ($15 senior/student, veterans / active duty FREE)
Wayward Music Series: Pete Leinonen solo + quartet
Thursday, November 21, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Double bassist, composer, and bandleader Pete Leinonen presents long form improvisation as a soloist, and together with saxophonist Wally Shoup, trumpeter Jim Knodle, and percussionist Greg Campbell.
$5-$20 suggested donation
UW Percussion Ensemble & Harry Partch Ensemble
Friday, November 22, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Shared concert marking the conclusion of the Harry Partch residency at the UW.
$10
PLU Music: Steel Band & Percussion Ensembles
Friday, November 22, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
The Pacific Lutheran University Department of Music presents a concert by the Steel Band & Percussion ensembles.
Free (Free)
Portland Cello Project: Performing Radiohead's 'OK Computer' & more
Sunday, November 24, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Capitol Theater, Olympia, WA, United States
Portland’s premiere alt-classical group brings a huge, orchestral ensemble (including brass, percussion, and guest vocals by Patti King of the Portland band The Shins) to perform a night in homage to Radiohead.
$36
UW Concerto Competition: Brass, Woodwind, Percussion
Monday, November 25, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW instrumental performance students compete for a chance to perform with the UW Symphony.
Free (Free)
Portland Cello Project: Purple Reign
Friday, December 6, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A lively evening of diversely curated music that influenced or was influenced by The Purple One, featuring guest artists who have worked with Prince, including Saeeda Wright and Tyrone Hendrix.
$40-$50
Vashon Island Chorale: Shepherds & Stars
Saturday, December 7, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Vashon Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA, United States
Seasonal array of favorite carols, new favorites, and music by four Seattle-area composers.
$20 / $15 / $5