Percussion – Upcoming Concerts
Harry Partch Ensemble Residency: Informal Recital and Conversation
Wednesday, February 5, 2031 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Lovers of art, science, and iconoclastic thinking are warmly invited to this introduction to composer Harry Partch's extraordinary musical instruments.
Free
Cascade Symphony Orchestra: Paddington Bear’s First Concert
Saturday, February 8, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds, WA, United States
Children's concert featuring piano soloist Ruohan Huang, narration by David Dolacky, performances by the Cascade Percussion Ensemble, and more.
$10 / $5 / $3
Harry Partch Ensemble Residency: The Harry Partch Ensemble in Concert
Saturday, February 8, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Lovers of art, science, and iconoclastic thinking are warmly invited to this introduction to composer Harry Partch's extraordinary musical instruments.
Free
Music Center of the Northwest: PlayOn! – Tipping Point
Friday, February 28, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Evening of music, song, and poetry that explores the struggles of the human condition and the strength of the human spirit.
Free
Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra: Music Unites Us All
Sunday, March 2, 2031 @ 10:00am – 12:30pm (PST)
Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, WA, United States
The Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra presents an education event for the Bellevue School District.
Free (Free)
Chorando na Chuva plays Brazilian Choro
Friday, March 7, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
C & P Coffee Company, Seattle, WA, United States
Chorando na Chuva digs deep into the roots of Brazilian music, performing upbeat interpretations of this style that blends African rhythm and European forms.
Free (Free)
Symphony Tacoma: Mini Maestros – Wacky Wild World of Percussion
Saturday, March 8, 2031 @ 1:30pm – 2:15pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Whirlwind tour of the percussion family, including favorites from The Pink Panther, the story of Mr. Brown Can Moo, and more. Specially created for children ages 2-8.
$7-$13
Saratoga Orchestra: PNW Percussion on the Rock – Final Concert
Sunday, July 11, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Langley United Methodist Church, Langley, WA, United States
Culminating concert of Saratoga Orchestra's 4-day percussion workshop & festival, featuring the Orchestra's percussionists. Program to include works by John Cage, Alan Hovhaness, Johanna Beyer, Carlos Chávez, & more.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
CMNW Summer Festival: Open Rehearsal – Bartók Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion
Wednesday, July 14, 2032 @ 11:00am – 1:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Lively rehearsal of Béla Bartók's Sonata for 2 Pianos & Percussion, with musicians Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Gloria Chien (piano), Ayano Kataoka (percussion), & Ian Rosenbaum (percussion).
Free (Free (RSVP required))
CMNW Summer Festival: Sonic Kaleidoscope – Sax, Guitar, & Percussion
Saturday, July 17, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Saxophonist Timothy McAllister & guitarist Jason Vieaux make their CMNW Summer Festival debuts; dramatic works by Béla Bartók, including his Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion.
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Sonic Kaleidoscope – Sax, Guitar, & Percussion
Sunday, July 18, 2032 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Saxophonist Timothy McAllister & guitarist Jason Vieaux make their CMNW Summer Festival debuts; dramatic works by Béla Bartók, including his Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion.
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
Icicle Creek Chamber Music Festival: Concert 9
Friday, July 23, 2032 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Trio in E-flat major, K. 498 "Kegelstatt Trio"
Todd Cochran – Soul-Bird for clarinet & piano
Steve Reich – Quartet for Two Pianos & Two Vibraphones
Todd Cochran – Soul-Bird for clarinet & piano
Steve Reich – Quartet for Two Pianos & Two Vibraphones
$10-$20 ($10-$25 in-person)
Icicle Creek Chamber Music Festival: Concert 10
Saturday, July 24, 2032 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson – Lament for viola & piano
Max Bruch – Selections from 8 Pieces for Clarinet Viola & Piano, Op. 83
Béla Bartók – Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion, Sz. 110, BB 115
Max Bruch – Selections from 8 Pieces for Clarinet Viola & Piano, Op. 83
Béla Bartók – Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion, Sz. 110, BB 115
$10-$20 ($10-$25 in-person)
Vancouver Bach Festival: Barbara Strozzi – From Tears To Laughter (film)
Tuesday, July 27, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Tribute to Italian composer/singer Barbara Strozzi that explores lighter side of her repertoire, as well as her famous lament Lagrime mie, complimented by plucked & bowed string instruments from Iran, Turkey, & Italy.
Free (Free ($5-$10CAD in-person))
Erin Jorgensen: Live at Olympic Sculpture Park
Thursday, July 29, 2032 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Marimbist Erin Jorgensen performs in the shadow of Alexander Calder's "The Eagle" at Seattle's Olympic Sculpture Park.
Free
New Music Gathering 2021: Sidney San Martin, Verdant Vibes, Kyle Hutchins, Zack Baltich & Ilan Blanck
Thursday, August 12, 2032 @ 11:00am – 12:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Sidney San Martin – Donate a Note
Kirsten Volness – The Pathless Woods
The Honourable Elizabeth A. Baker – ICD-10CM R55
Zack Baltich & Ilan Blanck – Giving
Kirsten Volness – The Pathless Woods
The Honourable Elizabeth A. Baker – ICD-10CM R55
Zack Baltich & Ilan Blanck – Giving
Free (Free (registration required))
New Music Gathering 2021: Mary Prescott, Marianne Parker, Julia Lougheed, 113, Ryan McMasters
Thursday, August 12, 2032 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Mary Prescott – “Moon” from Tida
Stephanie Ann Boyd – Pincushion Protea (world premiere)
The Persistence of Art Music: COVID works for Clarinet
Yu Kuwabara – In Between
Ryan McMasters – phonetinus_
Stephanie Ann Boyd – Pincushion Protea (world premiere)
The Persistence of Art Music: COVID works for Clarinet
Yu Kuwabara – In Between
Ryan McMasters – phonetinus_
Free (Free (registration required))
New Music Gathering 2021: Al Cerulo – Amplified Percussion
Saturday, August 14, 2032 @ 11:00am – 1:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Amplified percussion concert featuring Al Cerulo – founding member of Mantra Percussion, musician, & educator.
Free (Free (registration required))
New Music Gathering 2021: The Sonoglyph Collective & Zeitgeist
Saturday, August 14, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
The Sonoglyph Collective performs music & poetry that interrogate the theme of money. Zeitgeist presents music by Minnesota composers.
Free (Free (registration required))
La Jolla Music Society: Grand Duos
Thursday, August 19, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Sinfonia concertante in E-flat major for violin, viola, & orchestra, K. 364 / 320d
Tamar Muskal – Facing the Automaton (world premiere)
Ernest Chausson – Concerto for violin, piano, & string quartet in D major Op. 21
Tamar Muskal – Facing the Automaton (world premiere)
Ernest Chausson – Concerto for violin, piano, & string quartet in D major Op. 21
Free (Free (in-person tickets $45-$95))