Percussion – Past Concerts
Frank Clayton & Greg Campbell
Friday, May 15, 2015 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Frank Clayton (bass, drums) and Greg Campbell (drums, tuba, cornet) present an evening of composed and improvised music with special guests.
$5-$15 donation
Peter Hallock Gala Tribute Concert
Saturday, May 9, 2015 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
The music of Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014) provides a sonic feast as Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble, the Compline Choir and Saint Mark’s Cathedral Boys & Girls Choir are joined by guest soloists, handbells, string orchestra, organ, brass sextet and percussion.
$20-$25
Prepared guitar, unusual instruments & more
Sunday, May 3, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Featuring Bill Horist (Seattle), Simon Hutchinson (Missoula), Eve Beglarian (NYC) w/WWU musicians, Equus Saxophone Quartet (B’ham), Susan Haines (B’ham) /J.C. Combs (Seattle), Lesley Sommer (B’ham) w/WWU musicians and John Friesen (B’ham).
$5-$8
Percussion, free improv, chamber music & electronics
Saturday, May 2, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Featuring Eve Beglarian (NYC) w/WWU musicians, Beauty School (Bay area), Steve & Melanie Sehman (B’ham) and Simon Hutchinson (Missoula).
$5-$8
Music for electric guitar, piano & electronics
Friday, May 1, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Featuring Cristina Valdes (Seattle), Giacomo Fiore (San Francisco), Rocco DiPietro (Columbus) w/WWU musicians.
$5-$8
Whatcom Weird (local experimental showcase)
Thursday, April 30, 2015 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Featuring Falling Up Stairs, Rubix Shoes, Mindmeld, Twin Sibling, Ego Eimi, illogicians.
$5-$8
Day of Percussion 2015
Sunday, April 26, 2015 @ 10:00am – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany 268, Seattle, WA, United States
All-day event including clinics and performances of all different types of percussion.
$5-$10
Ladies Musical Club at Seattle Public Library
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Bellini – Composizioni da camera
R. Strauss – Zueignung
Matthew James Briggs – Krzeminski's Star for Violin, Marimba, and Electronics
Beethoven – Piano Trio in G major, Op. 1 No. 2
R. Strauss – Zueignung
Matthew James Briggs – Krzeminski's Star for Violin, Marimba, and Electronics
Beethoven – Piano Trio in G major, Op. 1 No. 2
Free
Great Bliss + Bad Luck
Saturday, March 21, 2015 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of contemporary music with local artists.
$5-$15 suggested donation
University of Washington Percussion Ensemble
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Thomas Collier directs the University of Washington Percussion Ensemble.
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Bang on a Can Marathon
Sunday, February 15, 2015 @ 4:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
NYC’s celebrated music collective takes over the Moore Theatre with their incomparable super-mix of boundary-busting music from around the corner and around the world! The Bang on a Can Marathon is a 6-hour festival of innovative music featuring some of the most pioneering local and national musicians in classical, rock, hip-hop, jazz, electronic, and musics yet-to-be categorized.
$45
Mallethead Series: Dueling Mallets
Friday, February 13, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Percussion Studies Professor Tom Collier performs with noted vibraphonist (and School of Music alumna) Susan Pascal and faculty drummer Ted Poor in this installment of the popular percussion series.
$20 ($12 student/senior)
Federal Way Symphony: Sizzling Swing Time
Sunday, January 25, 2015 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (EST)
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Federal Way, WA, United States
Big band style favorites that will make you want to get up and dance.
$32 ($28 seniors; $15 students; youth free)
Town Music presents: Third Coast Percussion
Monday, January 12, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Program includes David Little’s “Haunt of Last Nightfall,” which blends pre-recorded heavy metal sounds with live percussion, and John Cage’s “Credo in Us.”
$10-$25
Zero-G: Triptet + Dempster & Smith
Friday, December 5, 2014 @ 8:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Coalescing around a mutual admiration for the music and imagination of Sun Ra and the possibilities of musical space travel, the bi-coastal trio Triptet will touch down at the Chapel Performance Space on the heels of their third recording for Brooklyn-based Engine Records.
$5-$15 donation
Student recital: Andrew Angell, percussion
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
UW doctoral student Andrew Angell performs a DMA recital in percussion. Free and open to the public.
Free
UW Percussion Ensemble
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
The University of Washington Percussion Ensemble, directed by Thomas Collier, performs works for percussion.
$15 ($10 student/senior)
The Sound of Violet
Monday, August 11, 2014 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
A special show at the Neptune Theatre curated by Zaki•Rose to artistically express the ups and downs of cancer and its impact on all people. This one-night-only event integrates music, science, dance and community to introduce Project Violet and the contributions that Fred Hutch, Dr. Olson and his team have made in modern-day cancer research.
Free
Percussion Ensemble: “World Percussion Bash”
Tuesday, May 27, 2014 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
The UW Percussion Ensemble and the UW Steel Drum Ensemble (directed by Shannon Dudley) present music from a variety of musical traditions.
$15 ($10 students/seniors)
DMA Recital: Melanie Voytovich, percussion
Saturday, May 24, 2014 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Student recital. Open to the public.
Free