Percussion – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Peace Chorus: Songs, Marimbas & Schubert for our Children
Friday, June 4, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
University Congregational United Church of Christ, Seattle, WA, United States
West – Cantata for the Children
Schubert – Mass in G
Schubert – Mass in G
$18-$20
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra: Bloch, Ibert, Shchedrin
Saturday, June 5, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Bloch – Concertino for Flute, Viola and Strings
Ibert – Divertissement
Shchedrin – Bizet-Carmen, Ballet Suite for Strings and Percussion
Ibert – Divertissement
Shchedrin – Bizet-Carmen, Ballet Suite for Strings and Percussion
$20 ($15 student/65+)
Jack Straw New Media Gallery Performance
Thursday, June 10, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
New multimedia work by composer James Borchers. With performers Dale Speicher, Daniel Webbon, and Peter Williams.
Free (Free )
Washington Wind Symphony presents 'Voyages'
Saturday, June 12, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA, United States
Karel Husa – Music for Prague 1968
Samuel Hazo – Ride
Percy Grainger – Molly on the Shore
Frank Ticheli – Shenandoah
Alfred Reed – Armenian Dances
Klaus Badelt – Pirates of the Caribbean
Samuel Hazo – Ride
Percy Grainger – Molly on the Shore
Frank Ticheli – Shenandoah
Alfred Reed – Armenian Dances
Klaus Badelt – Pirates of the Caribbean
$10-$20
LUCO: Stravinsky, Shostakovich, and more Shostakovich!
Friday, June 18, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Stravinsky – Circus Polka
Shostakovich – Cello Concerto No. 1
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 8
Shostakovich – Cello Concerto No. 1
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 8
$18 ($13 senior/student)
Picnic & Percussion: Make Music Day Seattle
Monday, June 21, 2027 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Jack Block Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating Make Music Day with a picnic followed by the Seattle premiere of composer Dean Rosenthal's "Stones/Water/Time/Breath."
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Late Night Concert at The Triple Door
Thursday, July 8, 2027 @ 10:30pm – 11:55pm (PDT)
Triple Door, Seattle, WA, United States
Grammy Award nominee and trumpet virtuoso Jens Lindemann emcees a band of SCMS musicians for a genre-bending evening of music and merriment.
$50-$75
Seattle Chamber Music Society Family Concert: Percussion Extravaganza
Friday, July 23, 2027 @ 11:00am – 12:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A celebration of rhythm, sound, and melody. Includes a free musical instrument "petting zoo" at 10 am.
$12
Alan Cook & friends: Une nuit de trios
Thursday, August 5, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Bringing together some of the finest improvising musicians from the Seattle creative music scene and beyond for a night of unbridled collaboration and discovery.
$5-$15
Wayward Music Series: Rachel Green & Daniel Salo | Erin Jorgensen
Wednesday, August 25, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An operatic installment of impassioned and surreal sounds, plus narcotic marimba lullabies for adults.
$5-$15
Groupmuse: Cathedral of Trees Returns to Phinney Farrm
Friday, September 17, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Phinney Ridge, Seattle, WA, United States
The classical guitar and percussion duo known as Cathedral of Trees performs a house concert of beautiful, haunting melodies and rhythms of Brazil.
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town: Loop 2.4.3 Percussion
Monday, October 11, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Thomas Kozumplik – Time-Machine_music (northwest premiere)
Free (Free)
Wayward Music Series presents Loop 2.4.3: Time Machine_music
Wednesday, October 13, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Stories of power, control, love, war, and hyper-reality inform this multi-media concert bringing together fine art, film, and composed and improvised music.
$5-$15
Eastside Symphony: Beethoven, Lalo, Taylor
Friday, October 15, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond, WA, United States
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7
Lalo – Cello Concerto in D minor
Taylor – Of Kings and Queens for brass and percussion
Lalo – Cello Concerto in D minor
Taylor – Of Kings and Queens for brass and percussion
$9-$12 (age 12 & under free)
Philharmonia Northwest: Drumroll, Please...
Saturday, October 23, 2027 @ 2:30pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Rossini – La gazza ladra overture
Ney Rosauro – Concerto for Timpani and String Orchestra
Haydn – Symphony No. 103 “Drumroll”
Ney Rosauro – Concerto for Timpani and String Orchestra
Haydn – Symphony No. 103 “Drumroll”
$15-$20
Canzonetta: 'A la Francaise'
Thursday, October 28, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Progression of the French chanson from the Renaissance through the 20th century.
Free (Free)
The Dead Music Project
Saturday, October 30, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Steinway Piano Gallery of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Spencer Arias – Variations on a Theme by a Dead Guy for solo piano
Kaley Eaton – P(L)AYBACK for voice and electronics
Michaud Savage – New work TBA
Aaron Grad – Razumovsky Rhythm Changes for violin and piano
Michaud Savage – Gnossienne 1
Improvised – Dead Music Revival Buzzer Bonanza
Kaley Eaton – P(L)AYBACK for voice and electronics
Michaud Savage – New work TBA
Aaron Grad – Razumovsky Rhythm Changes for violin and piano
Michaud Savage – Gnossienne 1
Improvised – Dead Music Revival Buzzer Bonanza
$10-$25 suggested donation
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town: B'shnorkestra
Monday, November 1, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Alternative chamber orchestra B'shnorkestra performs works composed by Samantha Boshnack: Concerto for Talking Drum featuring Thione Diop, and Concerto for Jazz Trumpet featuring Thomas Marriott.
Free (Free)
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra: Cadet & Debut String Orchestras
Saturday, November 6, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
Richard Meyer – Nightrider
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons: Winter (arr. McCarrick)
Mark Williams – Fiddles on Fire
Kirt Mosier – Two Scenes from the Hollow: Ichabod’s Walk and Hessian’s Ride
Tchaikovsky – The Sleeping Beauty: Waltz (arr. Leland Forsblad)
Doug Spata – Pioneer Sky
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons: Winter (arr. McCarrick)
Mark Williams – Fiddles on Fire
Kirt Mosier – Two Scenes from the Hollow: Ichabod’s Walk and Hessian’s Ride
Tchaikovsky – The Sleeping Beauty: Waltz (arr. Leland Forsblad)
Doug Spata – Pioneer Sky
$12-$15
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra: Percussion Ensemble, Flute Ensembles, Philharmonia
Saturday, November 6, 2027 @ 5:30pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
David Jarvis – Fanfare: Beijing 1989
Blake Tyson – Cloud Forest
Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 5 (theme – arr. Gordon Peters)
Alberto Guidobaldi – Tarantella
Ramon Aquabella – Danse Espagnole: Mignon (theme – arr. John Gibson)
Mendelssohn – A Midsummer Night's Dream: Notturno and Scherzo (theme – arr. Gudrun Hinze)
Glinka – Russlan and Ludmilla: Overture
J.S. Bach – Fugue in G minor (“The Little”) (arr. Lucien Cailliet)
Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker Suite: Waltz of the Flowers (theme)
Blake Tyson – Cloud Forest
Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 5 (theme – arr. Gordon Peters)
Alberto Guidobaldi – Tarantella
Ramon Aquabella – Danse Espagnole: Mignon (theme – arr. John Gibson)
Mendelssohn – A Midsummer Night's Dream: Notturno and Scherzo (theme – arr. Gudrun Hinze)
Glinka – Russlan and Ludmilla: Overture
J.S. Bach – Fugue in G minor (“The Little”) (arr. Lucien Cailliet)
Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker Suite: Waltz of the Flowers (theme)
$12-$15