Percussion – Past Concerts
Wayward Music Series: Driftwood Orchestra + Uneasy Chairs/Kelley/Müller
Friday, June 16, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Driftwood Orchestra is interested in creating a way to communicate with the forest with the intent to somehow, someday apologize, and to give a voice to the trees.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: Dave Rempis & Friends – Lattice
Thursday, June 15, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Prolific Chicago-based saxophonist, improviser, and composer Dave Rempis undertakes a sprawling solo journey around the US this spring, collaborating with local musicians in each city he visits.
$5-$15
Seattle Pacific University Percussion Ensemble
Tuesday, May 30, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
E. E. Bach Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert by the SPU Percussion Ensemble, directed by Dan Adams.
Free (Free)
Emerald City Music: Back to Bach
Saturday, May 27, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Norgard – The Well-Tempered Percussion
Bach – Double from Partita No. 1 for Solo Violin
Francis – Sillage for Violin and Piano
Bach/Busoni – Chaconne for Solo Piano
Koppel – Toccata for Vibraphone and Marimba
Schumann – Piano Quartet
Bach – Double from Partita No. 1 for Solo Violin
Francis – Sillage for Violin and Piano
Bach/Busoni – Chaconne for Solo Piano
Koppel – Toccata for Vibraphone and Marimba
Schumann – Piano Quartet
$10-$28
Emerald City Music: Back to Bach
Friday, May 26, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Norgard – The Well-Tempered Percussion
Bach – Double from Partita No. 1 for Solo Violin
Francis – Sillage for Violin and Piano
Bach/Busoni – Chaconne for Solo Piano
Koppel – Toccata for Vibraphone and Marimba
Schumann – Piano Quartet
Bach – Double from Partita No. 1 for Solo Violin
Francis – Sillage for Violin and Piano
Bach/Busoni – Chaconne for Solo Piano
Koppel – Toccata for Vibraphone and Marimba
Schumann – Piano Quartet
$45 (includes one drink)
Senior Recital: Jenny Gray and Carter Vliem (percussion)
Tuesday, May 23, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
E. E. Bach Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle Pacific University Senior recital of students Jenny Gray and Carter Vliem.
Free (Free)
University of Washington: Percussion Ensemble
Tuesday, May 23, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
University of Washington artist-in-residence Bonnie Whiting directs students from the UW percussion studio.
$10
Washington Wind Symphony: In Memoriam
Sunday, May 21, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA, United States
We end the season on a reflective note by paying homage to the memory of those who gave their lives to protect our freedom.
$10-$20
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: SPARK.1
Saturday, May 20, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
Fred Wildlife Refuge, Seattle, WA, United States
SMCO partners with local DJs, producers, and visual artists for SPARK, a new performance series that takes the classical music genre far outside the realm of the expected.
$25
Sound of Late: Magic With Everyday Objects
Saturday, May 20, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
The music of New York composer Missy Mazzoli, including her transformative Magic with Everyday Objects.
$10
SPU Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert
Friday, May 19, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A select ensemble of wind and percussion players.
Free (Free)
Gamelan Pacifica Presents: Lou Harrison at 100 Years – The Seattle Connection
Saturday, May 13, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Honoring the centenary of the great American composer and musical innovator Lou Harrison.
$5-$15
Pacific Rims Percussion Quartet: New and Unusual Music by Cornish Composers
Monday, April 17, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Leading players in new, chamber, and orchestral music, dance, theater, and film in the Pacific Northwest.
Free
Wayward Music Series: Dowsing
Thursday, April 13, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Saxophone, synthesizer, and cymbals act as divining rods to locate deep musical aquifers.
$5-$15 donation
Garfield Orchestra presents The Music of Motown!
Thursday, April 6, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Garfield High School – Quincy Jones Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Garfield Orchestra performs the music of Motown with the Garfield Jazz Choir and members of the Garfield Jazz Band.
$10 suggested donation
Letters From Iraq: An Evening of Music with Rahim AlHaj
Saturday, March 18, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Along with a string quintet, Grammy-winning oud player Rahim AlHaj will perform music from his newest album, melding together Iraqi and Western classical genres to create something entirely new.
$5-$20
Bach in the Subways: Ballard High School Percussion Section and Dr. Memmi Ochi
Saturday, March 18, 2017 @ 3:20pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Central Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Marimba transcriptions of Anna Magdalena's notebook and inventions.
Free
Racer Sessions: Mason Lynass
Sunday, March 12, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra: Showcase II
Sunday, March 12, 2017 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Interlake High School Performing Arts Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
A performance by the BYSO Percussion Ensemble, Flute Ensembles, and Philharmonia.
$12-$15
On Stage with Classical KING FM: Second Inversion presents the Seattle Marimba Quartet
Saturday, March 11, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
A showcase of classical favorites (Bach, Mahler, Ravel), a unique blend of drumming styles from around the world, and modern marimba repertoire from the 20th and 21st centuries.
$20