Percussion – Past Concerts
Cascade Symphony Family Concert: 'Tubby, the Tuba'
Sunday, March 31, 2019 @ 3:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds, WA, United States
Bring the entire family for this fun performance filled with tuba and percussion fun!
$10 ($5 students, $3 age 12 and under)
Wayward Music Series: FHTAGN + Andrew Quitter + Blood Rhythms
Thursday, March 28, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
The joining of an experimental chamber ensemble, tape collage and synth techniques, and a brass/drone ensemble.
$5-$15 donation
Symphony Tacoma: Mini Maestros – Around the World in 80 Drums!
Sunday, March 24, 2019 @ 2:30pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Explore the elements of rhythm, timbre, and pulse, and get an inside look at the world of percussion instruments! Specially created for children ages 2-8.
$10 (kids $7)
Seattle Symphony: Contemporary Music Marathon, Act III – Daybreak
Sunday, March 24, 2019 @ 8:00am – 5:00pm (PDT)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Octave 9 comes alive with an eclectic variety of music, from familiar names to new discoveries.
$75
An Index of Possibility feat. EarthToneSkyTone
Thursday, March 21, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Fred Wildlife Refuge, Seattle, WA, United States
Ethereal melodies, meditative ostinatos, and explosive waves of sound. A night of mesmerizing lights and percussion music transforming Robert Honstein's six-movement An Index of Possibility into a multimedia experience.
$10 ($15 @ door)
UW School of Music: The Here & Now
Monday, March 18, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ryan Farris – Across the Channel (world premiere)
Gerald Kechley – Little Flower
Jennifer Higdon – Song for Flute
Brian Schappals – Ave generosa (world premiere)
Sandesh Nagaraj – Unfreedom
Marc Mellits – Tight Sweater
Jennifer Higdon – Song for Flute
Brian Schappals – Ave generosa (world premiere)
Sandesh Nagaraj – Unfreedom
Marc Mellits – Tight Sweater
Free
Woodland Theater: Mike Gamble’s MultiMeteorchestra, Erin Jorgensen, & Simon Henneman
Saturday, March 16, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
Woodland Theater, Seattle, WA, United States
A quartet of diverse instrumentation, plus solo sets from marimbist Erin Jorgensen and guitarist Simon Henneman.
$10-$20 sliding scale
PLU Pan Celebration
Saturday, March 16, 2019 @ 1:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Featuring Puyallup School District’s “Pans of Steel,” the PLU “Lutestarts” Steelband, and the Abacoco Steel Pan Group of Seattle.
Free
Seattle Pacific University Percussion Ensemble Concert
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Travel through a world of grooves and sounds.
Free (Free)
Emerald City Music: Reich's Music for 18 Musicians
Saturday, March 2, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Reich – Music for 18 Musicians
$28-$43 (students $10)
Cornish Percussion Ensemble at the Jack Straw Cultural Center
Saturday, March 2, 2019 @ 6:00pm – 7:15pm (PST)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
David Lang’s Little Eye for percussion quartet and cello, plus music by Jessie Marino, Elliot Cole, Sarah Hennies, David Lang, Alessandro Rovegno, and Greg Campbell.
Free (Free)
Emerald City Music: Reich's Music for 18 Musicians Night (re)Cap
Friday, March 1, 2019 @ 10:30pm – 11:55pm (PST)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
A late-night format enhanced with intimate lighting and a casual setting: snag a chair, bring pillows, dance, walk around; just be yourself!
$45 ($10 students)
Emerald City Music: Reich's Music for 18 Musicians
Friday, March 1, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Reich – Music for 18 Musicians
$45 ($10 students)
Kirkland Choral Society: Carmina Burana
Sunday, February 24, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Carl Orff – Carmina Burana
Donald Skirvin – Canticles of Crimson (world premiere)
Donald Skirvin – Canticles of Crimson (world premiere)
$25 / $20 / Free 12 & under
Kirkland Choral Society: Carmina Burana
Saturday, February 23, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Carl Orff – Carmina Burana
Donald Skirvin – Canticles of Crimson (world premiere)
Donald Skirvin – Canticles of Crimson (world premiere)
$25 / $20 / Free 12 & under
Wayward Music Series: Kurdish Rhythm & Free Improvisation
Friday, February 22, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of free improvisations based on Kurdish rhythms, featuring percussion virtuoso Ahmad Yousefbeigi, Arrington de Dionyso, and Amy Denio.
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Improvised Music Festival: Nicodemou, Icasiano, Barlow, Bardos, Lineberry, Harvey, Star, & Banned Rehearsal
Thursday, February 7, 2019 @ 8:30pm – 10:30pm (PST)
Hollow Earth Radio, Seattle, WA, United States
Curated groupings and solo sets along with twelve locals representing several generations and a wide range of musical activity.
$5-$20 suggested donation
Seattle Improvised Music Festival: Blackwell, Miranda, Freelund, Icasiano, Seales, Varner, & Shiroishi
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Gallery 1412, Seattle, WA, United States
Curated groupings and solo sets along with twelve locals representing several generations and a wide range of musical activity.
$5-$20 suggested donation
Cheating, Lying, Stealing
Sunday, February 3, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Anna Clyne – Paint Box
Carla Kihlstedt – Forestbed
David Lang – Cheating, Lying, Stealing
Marc Mellits – Tight Sweater
Caroline Shaw – Valencia
Carla Kihlstedt – Forestbed
David Lang – Cheating, Lying, Stealing
Marc Mellits – Tight Sweater
Caroline Shaw – Valencia
$20
Gallery Concerts: Southern Exposure
Sunday, February 3, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A sunny tour of baroque and jazzy contemporary music for recorder and percussion from Italy, Spain, Brazil, and Argentina.
$35 / $30 / $15 (kids age 7-15 FREE)