Percussion – Upcoming Concerts
Emerald City Music: Reich's Music for 18 Musicians Night (re)Cap
Friday, March 1, 2030 @ 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)
Cornish Percussion Ensemble at the Jack Straw Cultural Center
Saturday, March 2, 2030 @ 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
Saturday, March 2, 2030 @ 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)
Seattle Pacific University Percussion Ensemble Concert
Tuesday, March 5, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Travel through a world of grooves and sounds.
Free (Free)
PLU Pan Celebration
Saturday, March 16, 2030 @ 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
Woodland Theater: Mike Gamble’s MultiMeteorchestra, Erin Jorgensen, & Simon Henneman
Saturday, March 16, 2030 @ 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
UW School of Music: The Here & Now
Monday, March 18, 2030 @ 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
An Index of Possibility feat. EarthToneSkyTone
Thursday, March 21, 2030 @ 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)
Seattle Symphony: Contemporary Music Marathon, Act III – Daybreak
Sunday, March 24, 2030 @ 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
Symphony Tacoma: Mini Maestros – Around the World in 80 Drums!
Sunday, March 24, 2030 @ 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)
Wayward Music Series: FHTAGN + Andrew Quitter + Blood Rhythms
Thursday, March 28, 2030 @ 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
Cascade Symphony Family Concert: 'Tubby, the Tuba'
Sunday, March 31, 2030 @ 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)
Seattle Symphony presents: In the Spotlight – Trimpin, Stiefel, & More
Tuesday, April 2, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Trimpin – Solo Flute, Eight Pottery Wheels and Assorted Vinyls
Andrew Stiefel – Five Ways to Listen to a Mockingbird
Steve Reich – Nagoya Marimbas
Leonardo Gorosito and Rafael Alberto – Seeds
Maurice Ravel – Alborada del Gracioso
Andrew Stiefel – Five Ways to Listen to a Mockingbird
Steve Reich – Nagoya Marimbas
Leonardo Gorosito and Rafael Alberto – Seeds
Maurice Ravel – Alborada del Gracioso
$20
Town Music Series: Third Coast Percussion Premieres Philip Glass
Sunday, April 7, 2030 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Philip Glass – Perpetulum (Northwest premiere)
Gavin Bryars – New work
Third Coast Percussion – Various works
Gavin Bryars – New work
Third Coast Percussion – Various works
$22
Seattle Symphony: The Percussion – Duck, Duck, Tambourine
Friday, April 12, 2030 @ 10:30am – 11:05am (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Dance to exciting rhythms with musicians from the Seattle Symphony percussion section. Designed for ages 0-5.
$12
Seattle Symphony: The Percussion – Duck, Duck, Tambourine
Saturday, April 13, 2030 @ 9:30am – 10:05am (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Dance to exciting rhythms with musicians from the Seattle Symphony percussion section. Designed for ages 0-5.
$12
Seattle Symphony: The Percussion – Duck, Duck, Tambourine
Saturday, April 13, 2030 @ 10:30am – 11:05am (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Dance to exciting rhythms with musicians from the Seattle Symphony percussion section. Designed for ages 0-5.
$12
Seattle Symphony: The Percussion – Duck, Duck, Tambourine
Saturday, April 13, 2030 @ 11:30am – 12:05pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Dance to exciting rhythms with musicians from the Seattle Symphony percussion section. Designed for ages 0-5.
$12
Seattle Historical Arts for Kids: Music of Shakespeare's Time
Sunday, April 14, 2030 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
University Heights Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Discover instruments and songs of long ago in this friendly discovery concert for adults and children of all ages.
$9 (infants attend free)
UW Faculty Recital: Folk – Melia Watras, viola
Wednesday, April 17, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Melia Watras – Folk Style Project (world premiere)
Charles Corey – In Paradisum for viola and Harmonic Canon
Meila Watras – String Masks
Charles Corey – In Paradisum for viola and Harmonic Canon
Meila Watras – String Masks
$20 ($10 students/seniors)