Percussion – Upcoming Concerts
International Contemporary Ensemble: TargetMargin@7 – Nov 4
Thursday, November 4, 2032 @ 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))
International Contemporary Ensemble: TargetMargin@7 – Nov 5
Friday, November 5, 2032 @ 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))
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma: Musical Journey from Spain to Mexico
Tuesday, November 9, 2032 @ 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)
Wayward Music Series: Neil Welch
Thursday, November 11, 2032 @ 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
Roulette: Bob Bellerue – 'Radioactive Desire'
Wednesday, November 17, 2032 @ 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))
WWU: Composers of Western (C.O.W.)
Wednesday, November 17, 2032 @ 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: Jessica Pavone – 'Lull' for String Octet & Soloists
Friday, November 19, 2032 @ 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))
Pacific Lutheran University: Steel Band & Percussion Ensemble
Friday, November 19, 2032 @ 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
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra: Fall Showcase Concert
Sunday, November 21, 2032 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
Performance featuring BYSO's Philharmonia, Flute Orchestra, Flute Choir, & Percussion Ensemble.
$25 ($15 senior/alumni/youth)
Eastman School of Music: Student Degree Recital – Andrew Bockman, percussion
Monday, November 29, 2032 @ 10:30am – 12:30pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Percussion recital featuring Eastman School of Music student Andrew Bockman. Program TBA.
Free
Eastman School of Music: Student Degree Recital – YoungKyoung Lee, percussion
Monday, November 29, 2032 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Percussion recital featuring Eastman School of Music student YoungKyoung Lee. Program TBA.
Free
Wine Down Mondays: Sandbox Percussion
Monday, November 29, 2032 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Sandbox Percussion gives ECM a behind-the-scenes look at their upcoming performance of Andy Akiho's Seven Pillars.
Free (Free (registration required))
UW Percussion Ensemble
Wednesday, December 1, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
The University of Washington Percussion Ensemble (Bonnie Whiting, director) presents its Autumn Quarter concert.
$10
WWU Wind Symphony: Maslanka, Bernstein, Orff
Wednesday, December 1, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Online and in-person
David Maslanka – Concerto for Alto Saxophone & Wind Ensemble
Leonard Bernstein – Overture to Candide
Carl Orff – Carmina Burana (arr. for winds & percussion)
Leonard Bernstein – Overture to Candide
Carl Orff – Carmina Burana (arr. for winds & percussion)
Free
Timber: a sound + light experience
Thursday, December 2, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Base: Experimental Arts + Space, Seattle, WA, United States
Math rock meets sound bath in this performance of Timber, Michael Gordon's tour-de-force scored for six virtuosic percussionists on tuned 2x4s.
$25 ($12 under $25 w/ID)
Timber: a sound + light experience
Saturday, December 4, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Base: Experimental Arts + Space, Seattle, WA, United States
Math rock meets sound bath in this performance of Timber, Michael Gordon's tour-de-force scored for six virtuosic percussionists on tuned 2x4s.
$25 ($12 under $25 w/ID)
Joey Largent & Katrina Wolfe: Basaltic Void Dervishes
Saturday, December 4, 2032 @ 6:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Joey Largent presents his expanded solo work for 10 amplified cymbals & field recordings as a 3-hour immersive performance in collaboration with movement artists Katrina Wolfe & Kawtee Wolfe, performed in near darkness.
$5-$15 donation
Timber: a sound + light experience
Saturday, December 4, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Base: Experimental Arts + Space, Seattle, WA, United States
Math rock meets sound bath in this performance of Timber, Michael Gordon's tour-de-force scored for six virtuosic percussionists on tuned 2x4s.
$25 ($12 under $25 w/ID)
Timber: a sound + light experience
Sunday, December 5, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Base: Experimental Arts + Space, Seattle, WA, United States
Math rock meets sound bath in this performance of Timber, Michael Gordon's tour-de-force scored for six virtuosic percussionists on tuned 2x4s.
$25 ($12 under $25 w/ID)
Pacific Lutheran University: PLU Ringers
Sunday, December 5, 2032 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
The PLU Ringers, a handbell ensemble, presents a variety of music selections.
Free