Percussion – Past Concerts
Pacific Lutheran University: Steel Band & Percussion Ensemble
Friday, November 19, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Music for percussion & steel pan ensembles, performed by music students of Pacific Lutheran University.
Free
Roulette: Jessica Pavone – 'Lull' for String Octet & Soloists
Friday, November 19, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Composer/violist Jessica Pavone presents Lull, a new chamber work reflecting a multifaceted experience of ‘stasis’ – quietude & introspection sustained amidst the tension & instability of the pandemic.
Free (Free ($20-$25 in person))
WWU: Composers of Western (C.O.W.)
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Brand-new works for strings, woodwinds, trumpet, voice, piano, & percussion, including 2 premieres by this year's COW Ensemble.
Free
Roulette: Bob Bellerue – 'Radioactive Desire'
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Experience a multidimensional sound world in this public premiere of Bob Bellerue's Radioactive Desire, a work for 6 improvising chamber musicians whose sounds are fed into a menagerie of unusual speaker systems.
Free (Free ($20-$25 in person))
Wayward Music Series: Neil Welch
Thursday, November 11, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Performance celebrating saxophonist/composer Neil Welch’s new album, featuring composer/performer Nat Evans; a work for solo saxophone; & an 11-member ensemble performing Welch's Concepción Picciotto.
$10-$20 at the door
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma: Musical Journey from Spain to Mexico
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Slavonian Hall, Tacoma, WA, United States
Trío Guadalevín debuts a new collaboration with Ke Guo (voice, harp, dizi) in this globetrotting musical journey, featuring works from Spain & the Mediterranean to Veracruz, La Huasteca, & the Pacific coast of Mexico.
Free (Free)
International Contemporary Ensemble: TargetMargin@7 – Nov 5
Friday, November 5, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
ICE members showcase their work with Nicholas Houfek’s ColorSynth, a software interface that converts musical pitches into color & light. Find improvisation, synthesizers, & more in this audiovisual smorgasbord.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
International Contemporary Ensemble: TargetMargin@7 – Nov 4
Thursday, November 4, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
ICE is back at Brooklyn's Target Margin Theater with a new art installation by Nathan Davis, plus works based around tactile experiences by Nicholas Houfek, Phyllis Chen, & Marianthi Papalexandri-Alexandri.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
Brass Band Northwest: Heroes & Superheroes
Sunday, October 31, 2021 @ 2:30pm – 4:15pm (PDT)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Program of music depicting heroes real & fictional, overt & unheralded, from movies & everyday life. Featuring works by John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Paul Lovatt-Cooper, & Gabrielle Gaston.
Free (Free (donations appreciated))
Wayward Music Series: arx duo – Metal & Wood – Pitches of Percussion
Friday, October 29, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
arx duo presents brand new, exciting music for marimba & vibraphone by living composers, including local composer Angelique Poteat.
$5-$15 donation
Groupmuse: New Canons
Saturday, October 23, 2021 @ 11:00am – 1:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Hybrid in-person/virtual concert featuring works that experiment with latency & technology, interact with audiences, & invite listeners into a collective landscape in which all sounds become music.
Online: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event | In person: $25
arx duo – Evergreen: New Music for Marimba & Vibraphone
Friday, October 22, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Peter Klatzow – Ambient Resonances
Johann Sebastian Bach – English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808
Angelique Poteat – New work TBA (world premiere)
Robert Honstein – Evergreen
Johann Sebastian Bach – English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808
Angelique Poteat – New work TBA (world premiere)
Robert Honstein – Evergreen
Online: $18 | In person: $25
MEXAM NW Festival: Conciertos de Musica de Camara
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Passing through different musical genres, Trío Guadalevín & the Eleanor Quartet present chamber works from the most important traditional and Latin American repertoire.
Free (Free (registration required to attend in person))
University of Puget Sound: Flowerpot Music Noon Convocation
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Perform a composition by composer Elliot Cole using an unlikely but beautiful percussion instrument – the flowerpot! SOM faculty James Doyle hosts this lively gathering inspired by the annual Make Music Day.
Free (Free (pre-registration & proof of full vaccination required))
Wayward Music Series: Skyros Quartet + arx duo – Bows & Mallets
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
New works for string quartet & percussion by Michael Laurello & Christopher Dietz, plus works from the 20th & 21st Centuries.
$5-$15 donation
SAM Performs: Timber
Saturday, October 9, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 6:05pm (PDT)
Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Math rock meets sound bath in this performance of Timber, Michael Gordon's 65-minute tour-de-force scored for six virtuosic percussionists on tuned 2x4s.
Free
SAM Performs: Timber
Saturday, October 9, 2021 @ 1:00pm – 2:05pm (PDT)
Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Math rock meets sound bath in this performance of Timber, Michael Gordon's 65-minute tour-de-force scored for six virtuosic percussionists on tuned 2x4s.
Free
Ensemble Dal Niente with Ken Vandermark at Washington University
Friday, October 8, 2021 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Roscoe Mitchell – Last Trane to Clover Five for solo saxophone & ensemble (world premiere)
Nicole Mitchell – Cult of Electromagnetic Connectivity for flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello, & percussion
Wang Lu – After some remarks by CW on his work for harp & clarinet
Anthony Braxton – Composition Nos. 193 + 228 for large ensemble
Wang Lu – After some remarks by CW on his work for harp & clarinet
Anthony Braxton – Composition Nos. 193 + 228 for large ensemble
$15 online | $0-$20 in person
Our House is On Fire
Thursday, October 7, 2021 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Livestreamed concert of world premieres urging immediate action to address the global climate crisis, featuring an interdisciplinary team of composers, poets, performers, & sound designers from across the US.
Free (Free)
Roulette: Experiments in Opera & Restless NYC Present 'Rainbird'
Thursday, October 7, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Improvised arias over loops, original folk songs, & textural spaces are featured in director/librettist Mallory Catlett & composer Aaron Siegel's operatic adaptation of a novel by New Zealand author Janet Frame.
Free (Free ($20-$25 in person))