Percussion – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Wayward Music Series: Nakatani Gong Orchestra
Thursday, October 29, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
11 Seattle artists join Tatsuya Nakatani in this extraordinary 12-piece gong orchestra.
$5-$15 donation
Mallethead Series: Collier, Clement, Dean & Korn
Friday, October 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A program of original tunes and more in the fall quarter installment of this popular percussion series.
$20 ($10 student/senior)
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Brahms & Shostakovich
Saturday, October 31, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
New Hope Presbyterian Church, Kent, WA, United States
Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "The Year of 1917"
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "The Year of 1917"
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Brahms & Shostakovich
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "The Year of 1917"
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "The Year of 1917"
$20 ($10 student/senior)
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra: Sinfonia and Percussion Ensemble
Sunday, November 8, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra's Highlight I concert, featuring Sinfonia and Percussion Ensemble.
$12-$15
Concerto Competition: Brass, Woodwind & Percussion
Monday, November 23, 2026 @ 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
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra: Snowflake Season
Sunday, December 6, 2026 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Bellevue High School Performing Arts Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
A performance by the BYSO Sinfonia, Premiere, and Percussion Ensemble.
$12-$15
UW Percussion Ensemble
Tuesday, December 8, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Students of Tom Collier perform works for percussion.
$10
Ladies Musical Club: Debussy, Chopin, Ravel, McBride
Saturday, January 2, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Debussy – Arabesque No. 1
Chopin – Polonaise-fantasie, Op. 61
Ravel – Alborada del gracioso from Miroirs
David McBride – No percussion left behind
Chopin – Polonaise-fantasie, Op. 61
Ravel – Alborada del gracioso from Miroirs
David McBride – No percussion left behind
Free (Free)
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Beethoven, Lalo, Dvořák
Saturday, January 30, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
New Hope Presbyterian Church, Kent, WA, United States
Beethoven – Egmont Overture
Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 21 (Selected movements)
Dvořák – Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60
Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 21 (Selected movements)
Dvořák – Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60
$15 ($10 student/senior)
UW World Series: Sō Percussion
Sunday, January 31, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Steve Reich – Mallet Quartet
Glenn Kotche – Drum Kit Quartet No. 51
John Cage – Third Construction
Bryce Dessner – Music For Wood and Strings
Glenn Kotche – Drum Kit Quartet No. 51
John Cage – Third Construction
Bryce Dessner – Music For Wood and Strings
$35-$40
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Beethoven, Lalo, Dvořák
Sunday, January 31, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Egmont Overture
Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 21 (Selected movements)
Dvořák – Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60
Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 21 (Selected movements)
Dvořák – Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60
$20 ($10 student/senior)
Counterpoint | Phase: Music of Steve Reich
Tuesday, February 2, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
On the Boards, Seattle, WA, United States
A hypnotic evening of music in a non-traditional setting from the American master of minimalism.
Limited tix available at the door
So Percussion Performs Steve Reich’s Drumming w/UW Students
Thursday, February 4, 2027 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
So Percussion performs Steve Reich’s Drumming with University of Washington School of Music Students.
Free
Sunday Sunset Concerts with Erin Jorgensen
Sunday, February 7, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Velocity Dance Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Prepare your ears for a strange radio station broadcast from outer space: DIY philosophy, stream-of-consciousness thoughts, whispering in your ear, snippets of JS Bach, and low marimba overtones.
$10
Mallethead Series
Friday, February 12, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Percussion Studies Professor Tom Collier is joined by bassist Dan Dean and drummer John Bishop in a program of original and unique arrangements of jazz and popular music standards.
$10-$20
LUCO: Higdon, Lalo, Beethoven
Friday, February 12, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Higdon – blue cathedral
Lalo – Cello Concerto
Beethoven – Symphony No. 2
Lalo – Cello Concerto
Beethoven – Symphony No. 2
$18 ($13 senior/student)
UW Percussion Ensemble
Wednesday, February 24, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Thomas Collier directs the UW Percussion Ensemble.
$10
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra: Sinfonia and Percussion Ensemble
Saturday, March 6, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra's Highlight II concert, featuring Sinfonia and Percussion Ensemble.
$12-$15
SPU Percussion Ensemble Concert
Monday, March 8, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
SPU McKinley Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert from the Seattle Pacific University Percussion Ensemble.
Free