Percussion – Upcoming Concerts
Student recital: Declan Sullivan, percussion
Thursday, June 4, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
UW student Declan Sullivan performs a bachelor's of music recital in percussion.
Free
John Luther Adams INUKSUIT
Saturday, September 19, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:15pm (PDT)
Seward Park Amphitheater, Seattle, WA, United States
John Luther Adams – Inuksuit
Free
The Daphnes and AMA Trio
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:45pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
The Daphnes play modern chamber pop compositions; AMA TRIO is richly polyrhythmic and soulfully melodic.
Donations welcome
Wayward Music Series: Dialectical Imagination + Christian Pincock
Saturday, October 10, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Ecstatic music for ecstatic people.
$10 (or pay what you can)
Synthesis: University of Puget Sound Wind Ensemble
Thursday, October 15, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Music for winds, percussion, electronics, and video.
Free
Jacobsen Series: American Soundscapes
Friday, October 23, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
A journey through nature as imagined by some of the best American contemporary composers. Works by David Biedenbender, Mason Bates, Jennifer Higdon, Evan Chambers and Robert Hutchinson.
$10-$15
Wayward Music Series: Tomeka Reid / Mike Reed / Nicole Mitchell
Friday, October 23, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
From Chicago come three key figures of the new generation of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians collective: versatile cello experimenter Tomeka Reid, frequent jazz-flute poll winner Nicole Mitchell, and drummer Mike Reed.
$5-$15 donation
LUCO: Liszt, Martin, Ives
Saturday, October 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Liszt – Die Ideale
Martin – Concerto for 7 Winds
Ives – Symphony No. 2
Martin – Concerto for 7 Winds
Ives – Symphony No. 2
$18 ($13 senior/student)
Wayward Music Series: Nakatani Gong Orchestra
Thursday, October 29, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
11 Seattle artists join Tatsuya Nakatani in this extraordinary 12-piece gong orchestra.
$5-$15 donation
Mallethead Series: Collier, Clement, Dean & Korn
Friday, October 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A program of original tunes and more in the fall quarter installment of this popular percussion series.
$20 ($10 student/senior)
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Brahms & Shostakovich
Saturday, October 31, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
New Hope Presbyterian Church, Kent, WA, United States
Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "The Year of 1917"
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "The Year of 1917"
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Brahms & Shostakovich
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "The Year of 1917"
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "The Year of 1917"
$20 ($10 student/senior)
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra: Sinfonia and Percussion Ensemble
Sunday, November 8, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra's Highlight I concert, featuring Sinfonia and Percussion Ensemble.
$12-$15
Concerto Competition: Brass, Woodwind & Percussion
Monday, November 23, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW instrumental performance students compete for a chance to perform with the UW Symphony.
Free
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra: Snowflake Season
Sunday, December 6, 2026 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Bellevue High School Performing Arts Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
A performance by the BYSO Sinfonia, Premiere, and Percussion Ensemble.
$12-$15
UW Percussion Ensemble
Tuesday, December 8, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Students of Tom Collier perform works for percussion.
$10
Ladies Musical Club: Debussy, Chopin, Ravel, McBride
Saturday, January 2, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Debussy – Arabesque No. 1
Chopin – Polonaise-fantasie, Op. 61
Ravel – Alborada del gracioso from Miroirs
David McBride – No percussion left behind
Chopin – Polonaise-fantasie, Op. 61
Ravel – Alborada del gracioso from Miroirs
David McBride – No percussion left behind
Free (Free)
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Beethoven, Lalo, Dvořák
Saturday, January 30, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
New Hope Presbyterian Church, Kent, WA, United States
Beethoven – Egmont Overture
Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 21 (Selected movements)
Dvořák – Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60
Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 21 (Selected movements)
Dvořák – Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60
$15 ($10 student/senior)
UW World Series: Sō Percussion
Sunday, January 31, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Steve Reich – Mallet Quartet
Glenn Kotche – Drum Kit Quartet No. 51
John Cage – Third Construction
Bryce Dessner – Music For Wood and Strings
Glenn Kotche – Drum Kit Quartet No. 51
John Cage – Third Construction
Bryce Dessner – Music For Wood and Strings
$35-$40
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Beethoven, Lalo, Dvořák
Sunday, January 31, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Egmont Overture
Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 21 (Selected movements)
Dvořák – Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60
Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 21 (Selected movements)
Dvořák – Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60
$20 ($10 student/senior)