Percussion – Past Concerts
NW Folklife: Simba Youth Marimba Ensemble
Monday, May 28, 2018 @ 3:45pm – 4:15pm (PDT)
Mural Amphitheatre at the Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
The Simba Youth Marimba Ensemble performs at Northwest Folklife.
Free
Seattle Modern Orchestra at Oxbow: An interactive sound-video installation & concert
Saturday, May 26, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Oxbow, Seattle, WA, United States
Infrared sensors, multichannel speakers, and software generate an interactive experience featuring video projections of musicians from the Seattle Modern Orchestra – and the musicians in dialogue with their own image.
$5 to $15 suggested donation
UW Percussion Ensemble
Friday, May 25, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Bonnie Whiting leads students from the UW School of Music Percussion Studio in an end-of-the-year program of music from around the globe.
$10
Pacific Lutheran University: PLU Ringers Concert
Saturday, May 19, 2018 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
The PLU Ringers, a handbell ensemble, presents a variety of music selections.
Free
Jordi Savall and Hespèrion XXI with Carlos Núñez: Celtic Universe
Saturday, May 5, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The music of an exhilarating tradition in the style of classically trained musicians with the charisma of rock stars.
$20-$50 (sold out)
DXARTS: Music of Today – 'Points vs. Fields'
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
A concert featuring classic and more recent works from the "live plus electronics" genre.
$15 ($10 students/seniors)
Wayward Music Series: Inverted Space Ensemble
Friday, April 27, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring four newly-commissioned works by four eclectic composers, written for a unique ensemble of violin, viola, sax, clarinet, acoustic/electric guitar, piano, and percussion.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Feldman – 'Crippled Symmetry'
Thursday, April 26, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Music representing the culminating style of Feldman's compositions, with long time frames and somewhat repetitive yet ever-changing and overlapping material for the three players in a subtle quiet dynamic.
$5-$15 donation
An American in Paris: A Benefit Concert for Jump Into Music
Sunday, April 22, 2018 @ 3:30pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Spanaway Lutheran Church, Spanaway, WA, United States
Featuring music from French composers and works set in France .
Free
Drone Cinema Film Festival
Saturday, April 21, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Showcasing cutting-edge minimalist works of ethereal beauty that transmute sonic drones into the visual realm.
$5-$15 donation
Symphony Tacoma: Percussion on Parade!
Sunday, April 15, 2018 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
A grand showcase of the percussion family, for listeners of all ages.
$7-$13
SMCO Season Finale: Songs & Dances of Peace
Sunday, April 15, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Rainier Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Golijov – Last Round
Barber – Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings
Bernstein – Halil – Nocturne for Flute and Orchestra
Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings
Barber – Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings
Bernstein – Halil – Nocturne for Flute and Orchestra
Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings
$15-$25
48-Hour Composition Competition
Saturday, April 14, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Gallery 1412, Seattle, WA, United States
48 hours to compose, six days to prepare, and one very unusual concert.
Free
SMCO Season Finale: Songs & Dances of Peace
Saturday, April 14, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Golijov – Last Round
Barber – Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings
Bernstein – Halil – Nocturne for Flute and Orchestra
Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings
Barber – Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings
Bernstein – Halil – Nocturne for Flute and Orchestra
Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings
$15-$25
Wayward Music Series: Adam Briggs
Friday, April 13, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Premiere of Adam Briggs' first string quartet and a large work for split percussion and orchestra.
$5-$15 donation
Ladies Musical Club: Celebrating National Poetry Month
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 @ 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PDT)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating National Poetry Month. Original works by Ladies Musical Club of Seattle member composers.
Free
Deceptive Cadence: Celebrating Paul Taub’s 38 Years at Cornish
Sunday, March 25, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Angelique Poteat – Song and Dance
Bern Herbolsheimer – Ashik Dances Before His Love
Beth Fleenor – New work
Jovina Santos Neto – Sertao Carioca
Alexandra Gardner – The Way of Ideas
Helena Tulve – Pulss, möön ja voolamine
Bern Herbolsheimer – Ashik Dances Before His Love
Beth Fleenor – New work
Jovina Santos Neto – Sertao Carioca
Alexandra Gardner – The Way of Ideas
Helena Tulve – Pulss, möön ja voolamine
$10 / $5
Seattle Symphonic Band Winter 2018 Concert
Sunday, March 18, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
North Seattle College Performance Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Darius Milhaud – Suite Francaise
Mark Camphouse – Symphonic Prelude
Al Sweet (arr. Glover) – Ringling Bros. Grand Entry
Vincent Persichetti – Divertimento for Band
Michael Colgrass – Old Churches
Francis McBeth – Kaddish
Jacques Press – Wedding Dance
Mark Camphouse – Symphonic Prelude
Al Sweet (arr. Glover) – Ringling Bros. Grand Entry
Vincent Persichetti – Divertimento for Band
Michael Colgrass – Old Churches
Francis McBeth – Kaddish
Jacques Press – Wedding Dance
Free (Free ($5 suggested donation))
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Romeo & Juliet
Sunday, March 18, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Fauré – Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op. 80
Rachmaninoff – The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29
Prokofiev – Selections from Romeo and Juliet Suites 1 & 2
Rachmaninoff – The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29
Prokofiev – Selections from Romeo and Juliet Suites 1 & 2
$18 ($14 seniors & minors)
The Washington Wind Symphony presents 'Sinfonia'
Sunday, March 18, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond, WA, United States
Vaughan Williams – English Folk Song Suite
Persichetti – Symphony for Band No. 6, Op. 69
John Mackey – This Cruel Moon
John Barnes Chance – Symphony No. 2
Persichetti – Symphony for Band No. 6, Op. 69
John Mackey – This Cruel Moon
John Barnes Chance – Symphony No. 2
$20 / $15 / $10