Percussion – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Seattle Wind Symphony Presents: Hauntings
Sunday, October 6, 2019 @ 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
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Mozart, Dvořák, & Milhaud
Sunday, September 29, 2019 @ 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)
Wayward Music Series: John Teske's 'vectorscores'
Saturday, September 21, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Music that uses web technologies to generate and render scores and explores some recurring thoughts, visions, and dreams from a dark and surreal time.
$5-$15 donation
Tale Retold, by Emerald City Music
Saturday, September 14, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Old meets new in the retelling of Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale as a cast of NYC Ballet dancers join forces with librettist Mark Campbell, followed by an edgy world premiere by Seattle’s own Angelique Poteat.
$28-$43 ($10 students)
Sustain Music Project: Music + Yoga + Wine
Saturday, September 14, 2019 @ 1:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
A one-of-a-kind yoga class featuring live music for flute and marimba, from J.S. Bach and Franz Schubert to music written in the 21st century.
$40
Tale Retold, by Emerald City Music
Friday, September 13, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Old meets new in the retelling of Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale as a cast of NYC Ballet dancers join forces with librettist Mark Campbell, followed by an edgy world premiere by Seattle’s own Angelique Poteat.
$45 ($10 students)
Good Vibes Only
Friday, August 30, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An ace team of Northwest musicians presents a one-night-only end-of-summer concert of music for marimbas and vibraphones in a mesmerizing environment at Seattle's historic Washington Hall.
$25
Olympic Music Festival: Midsummer Gala feat. Musicians from GardenMusic
Sunday, August 25, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Northwest Maritime Center, Port Townsend, WA, United States
The party of the summer overlooks Port Townsend Bay and features a dazzling arrangement of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.
$60 (age 7-12 free)
Nash Naubert’s 'Music of Now'
Saturday, August 24, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Join flutist Nash Naubert accompanied by Aditya Kalyanpur on tabla for an Indian classical music performance.
$30 ($24 youth / senior)
Olympic Music Festival: Midsummer Gala feat. Musicians from GardenMusic
Saturday, August 24, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Northwest Maritime Center, Port Townsend, WA, United States
The party of the summer overlooks Port Townsend Bay and features a dazzling arrangement of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.
$60 (age 7-12 free)
Wayward Music Series: Aaron Butler & Bonnie Whiting
Friday, August 23, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring works composed for Butler, a recently revived piece from 1973, and duo improvisations with Whiting.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: Bassett, Samara, Suzuki, Krausbauer, Kelley, & Millis
Thursday, August 22, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Touring duos Marcia Bassett & Samara Lubelski (NYC), and Kaori Suzuki & John Krausbauer (Oakland) perform at the Chapel Performance Space with Seattle’s Greg Kelley & Rob Millis.
$8-$15 suggested donation at the door
Wayward Music Series: Inverted Space Ensemble
Friday, August 9, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Inverted Space explores the haunting and sublime music of Bun-Ching Lam, Brian Banks, and Lou Harrison.
$5-$15 suggested donation at the door
Northwest Film Forum Puget Soundtrack: Postcard from the Badlands present 'Naer Vaer'
Sunday, August 4, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, WA, United States
Music that explores the intersection of Americana, modern chamber music, and instrumental rock, alongside footage representing themes of creation, community, conquest, migration, labor and play.
$16 ($13 NWFF members)
Summer in Tacoma... with dancers, artists, & musicians
Saturday, August 3, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Merlino Art Center – Jan Collum Ballroom Theatre, Tacoma, WA, United States
Featuring live music by Taiko drummers and original choreographies by Tacoma City Ballet Artistic Director Miss Erin M. Ceragioli, Assistant Artistic Director Mr. Joel Myers, and Resident Choreographer Kumi Oya, PhD. performed by the Tacoma City Ballet Company.
$35 / $75
Wayward Music Series: The Alchemy of Improvisation
Wednesday, July 31, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Blending genres and styles into a tapestry of improvised music aimed at representing the mystical qualities of life and sound.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Twenty Six Minutes Equals One Day
Wednesday, July 10, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A worldwide, collaborative project that features field recordings and pictures from all over the globe.
$5-$15 donation
UW Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist Concert: Javanese Gamelan Music w/ Heri Purwanto
Tuesday, June 4, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Master gamelan musician Heri Purwanto performs music from central Java, Indonesia, together with his students and special guests Jarrad Powell, Stephanie Shadbolt, and Jesse Snyder.
$20 ($10 students/seniors)
Kin of the Moon: Wander & Wail w/ Soprano Emily Thorner
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Leanna Keith – Concerto for Tea Ceremony (world premiere)
Leanna Keith – Crow (world premiere)
Kaley Lane Eaton – Funeral Sentences for Damaged Cells (world premiere)
Leanna Keith – Crow (world premiere)
Kaley Lane Eaton – Funeral Sentences for Damaged Cells (world premiere)
$5-$15 sliding scale
Ladies Musical Club 30th Anniversary Frances Walton Competition Winners’ Concert
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Magnolia Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Presenting the winners of a competition of 24 top aspiring US classical music artists ages 20-35, who have studied at prestigious music schools in the US and abroad.
Free