Percussion – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Erin Jorgensen: Live at Olympic Sculpture Park
Thursday, July 29, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Marimbist Erin Jorgensen performs in the shadow of Alexander Calder's "The Eagle" at Seattle's Olympic Sculpture Park.
Free
Saratoga Orchestra: PNW Percussion on the Rock – Final Concert
Sunday, July 11, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Langley United Methodist Church, Langley, WA, United States
Culminating concert of Saratoga Orchestra's 4-day percussion workshop & festival, featuring the Orchestra's percussionists. Program to include works by John Cage, Alan Hovhaness, Johanna Beyer, Carlos Chávez, & more.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
Symphony Tacoma: Mini Maestros – Wacky Wild World of Percussion
Sunday, March 8, 2020 @ 2:30pm – 3:15pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Whirlwind tour of the percussion family, including favorites from The Pink Panther, the story of Mr. Brown Can Moo, and more. Specially created for children ages 2-8.
$7-$13
Chorando na Chuva plays Brazilian Choro
Saturday, March 7, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
C & P Coffee Company, Seattle, WA, United States
Chorando na Chuva digs deep into the roots of Brazilian music, performing upbeat interpretations of this style that blends African rhythm and European forms.
Free (Free)
Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra: Music Unites Us All
Monday, March 2, 2020 @ 10:00am – 12:30pm (PST)
Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, WA, United States
The Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra presents an education event for the Bellevue School District.
Free (Free)
Music Center of the Northwest: PlayOn! – Tipping Point
Saturday, February 29, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Evening of music, song, and poetry that explores the struggles of the human condition and the strength of the human spirit.
Free
Harry Partch Ensemble Residency: The Harry Partch Ensemble in Concert
Saturday, February 8, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Lovers of art, science, and iconoclastic thinking are warmly invited to this introduction to composer Harry Partch's extraordinary musical instruments.
Free
Cascade Symphony Orchestra: Paddington Bear’s First Concert
Saturday, February 8, 2020 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds, WA, United States
Children's concert featuring piano soloist Ruohan Huang, narration by David Dolacky, performances by the Cascade Percussion Ensemble, and more.
$10 / $5 / $3
Harry Partch Ensemble Residency: Informal Recital and Conversation
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Lovers of art, science, and iconoclastic thinking are warmly invited to this introduction to composer Harry Partch's extraordinary musical instruments.
Free
Harry Partch Ensemble Residency: Open House and Instrument Tour
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Lovers of art, science, and iconoclastic thinking are warmly invited to this tour of composer Harry Partch's extraordinary musical instruments.
Free
SPU Presents Joseph Daley's 'Seven Deadly Sins'
Friday, January 31, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring a genre-bending work by Joseph Daley that includes freely improvised sections and Latin-American grooves. Also featuring original chamber works by SPU student composers.
Free (Free)
Mostly Nordic: Rhythms of Iceland
Sunday, January 26, 2020 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Enter the percussive and ethereal sounds of Iceland with the Seattle-based Pacific Rims Percussion Quartet.
$30 / $25 / $10
Haller Lake Music Series presents: Play On! in ‘Tipping Point’
Saturday, January 25, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
With music, song, and poetry, Tipping Point performed by Play On! explores the struggles of the human condition and the strength of the human spirit.
$20 suggested donation ($5 students/children)
Washington Wind Symphony Presents ‘Connections’
Saturday, January 25, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond, WA, United States
Kit Mills – Beyond the Desert Sands
Kevin M. Walczyk – Eloi, Eloi
Frank Ticheli – Blue Shades
John Barnes Chance – Variations on a Korean Folk Song
Derek M. Jenkins – We Seven
Donald Grantham – Southern Harmony
Kevin M. Walczyk – Eloi, Eloi
Frank Ticheli – Blue Shades
John Barnes Chance – Variations on a Korean Folk Song
Derek M. Jenkins – We Seven
Donald Grantham – Southern Harmony
$15 ($10 seniors, students FREE)
Edmonds Center for the Arts presents Shesh Besh
Saturday, January 18, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds, WA, United States
Musicians from the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Israel’s Arab community form this Arab-Jewish ensemble searching for an elusive balance of East and West in music.
$19-$49
UW Faculty Concert: Indigo Mist
Monday, January 13, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Faculty improv band Indigo Mist – Cuong Vu, Richard Karpen, Juan Pampin, Steve Rodby, and Ted Poor – perform experimental and improvised music at Seattle’s Royal Room.
$15
Bach's Lunch: Trío Guadalevín
Tuesday, January 7, 2020 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Discover the roots that bind the Americas with Southern Europe, the Maghreb, the Middle East, and West Africa with this captivating program of music for voices, plucked strings, and colorful percussion.
Free (Free)
High Right Now
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Programmatic, minimalist music of composers Brian Lawlor and Benjamin Marx, performed by supergroup of local players in an otherworldly, ritualistic environment.
$20
Seattle Symphony Presents Cellist Seth Parker Woods in Recital: That Which Is Fundamental
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Anton Lukoszevieze – American Poets and Cello
Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen – Plateaux pour deux for Cello & Percussion
Vinko Globokar – Toucher
Tonia Ko – Hush
Gustavo Tavares – Ladainha
Julius Eastman – The Holy Presence of Joan d’Arc
Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen – Plateaux pour deux for Cello & Percussion
Vinko Globokar – Toucher
Tonia Ko – Hush
Gustavo Tavares – Ladainha
Julius Eastman – The Holy Presence of Joan d’Arc
$35
Vashon Island Chorale: Shepherds & Stars
Sunday, December 8, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (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