Percussion – Upcoming Concerts
Candlelight Concerts III: Jazzin’ with the Classics for Christmas
Tuesday, December 21, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, Stanwood, WA, United States
Tom Collier, Linda Tsatsanis, Jeffrey Cohan, and Martin Lund meld jazz and classical perspectives in an unusual annual collaboration and festive celebration guaranteed to generate an abundance of cheer.
$15 suggested donation (18 & under free)
Candlelight Concerts III: Jazzin’ with the Classics for Christmas
Tuesday, December 28, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Eastsound, WA, United States
Tom Collier, Linda Tsatsanis, Jeffrey Cohan, and Martin Lund meld jazz and classical perspectives in an unusual annual collaboration and festive celebration guaranteed to generate an abundance of cheer.
$10 suggested donation (18 & under free)
World Premiere of Collapsing Geography
Wednesday, January 26, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Emily Koh – vom Empirischen Standpunkt
Viet Cuong – Soda Apple
Elliot Cole – Flowerpot Music No. 1
Tyler Kline – Two Songs After Dylan Thomas
Tyler Kline – Collapsing Geography
Howard Buss – De La Madera
Viet Cuong – Soda Apple
Elliot Cole – Flowerpot Music No. 1
Tyler Kline – Two Songs After Dylan Thomas
Tyler Kline – Collapsing Geography
Howard Buss – De La Madera
$5-$15 suggested donation
NUMUS Northwest Music Festival
Friday, January 28, 2028 @ 9:00am – 10:00pm (PST)
Cornish College of the Arts - Kerry Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A day-long, artistically-stunning event dedicated to the creation, performance, and experience of new music in Seattle.
$20 day pass (students free)
Washington Wind Symphony presents Tabula Rasa
Saturday, January 29, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA, United States
Jacques Press – Wedding Dance
Franz Biebl – Ave Maria
William Bolcom – Machine
John Williams – Overture to The Cowboys
Ryan George – Firefly
Mark Camphouse – Watchman Tell Us of the Night
Dana Wilson – Shortcut Home
Franz Biebl – Ave Maria
William Bolcom – Machine
John Williams – Overture to The Cowboys
Ryan George – Firefly
Mark Camphouse – Watchman Tell Us of the Night
Dana Wilson – Shortcut Home
$10-$20
CSO Children's Concert: The Tortoise & The Hare
Friday, February 11, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds, WA, United States
A concert for children, with narrator Dave Dolacky.
$3-$10
NOCCO: RESONANCE – A Celebration of Black American Composers
Friday, February 18, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
New Holly Gathering Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Hanna Benn – Sankofa
Joplin – Selections from Treemonisha (1912, arr. Rick Benjamin)
Walker – Orpheus for Chamber Orchestra and narrator (1994)
Joplin – Selections from Treemonisha (1912, arr. Rick Benjamin)
Walker – Orpheus for Chamber Orchestra and narrator (1994)
$15-$25 (under 18 free)
Wayward Music Series: Melanie Voytovich
Friday, February 18, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:15pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A night of new work with premiers by Bradley Hawkins and Ella Mahler/Melanie Voytovich.
$5-$15 sliding scale donation
Music Y: New Works by Emerging Artists
Monday, February 21, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
The University of Washington School of Music and The Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS) present a program of original music and new works by emerging artists.
$15 ($10 students/seniors)
James Falzone & Bonnie Whiting: Utterances
Thursday, March 2, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A seamless evening of original, composed, and improvised music based on text, spoken word, and translation.
$5-$15 donation
SPU Percussion Ensemble Concert
Tuesday, March 7, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring traditional and classical music as well as historic compositions on drums and other percussion instruments.
Free
Austin Larkin: Metal Cups of Different Hues
Friday, March 10, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
$5-$15 suggested donation
On Stage with Classical KING FM: Second Inversion presents the Seattle Marimba Quartet
Saturday, March 11, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
A showcase of classical favorites (Bach, Mahler, Ravel), a unique blend of drumming styles from around the world, and modern marimba repertoire from the 20th and 21st centuries.
$20
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra: Showcase II
Sunday, March 12, 2028 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Interlake High School Performing Arts Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
A performance by the BYSO Percussion Ensemble, Flute Ensembles, and Philharmonia.
$12-$15
Racer Sessions: Mason Lynass
Sunday, March 12, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Bach in the Subways: Ballard High School Percussion Section and Dr. Memmi Ochi
Saturday, March 18, 2028 @ 3:20pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Central Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Marimba transcriptions of Anna Magdalena's notebook and inventions.
Free
Letters From Iraq: An Evening of Music with Rahim AlHaj
Saturday, March 18, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Along with a string quintet, Grammy-winning oud player Rahim AlHaj will perform music from his newest album, melding together Iraqi and Western classical genres to create something entirely new.
$5-$20
Garfield Orchestra presents The Music of Motown!
Thursday, April 6, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Garfield High School – Quincy Jones Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Garfield Orchestra performs the music of Motown with the Garfield Jazz Choir and members of the Garfield Jazz Band.
$10 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: Dowsing
Thursday, April 13, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Saxophone, synthesizer, and cymbals act as divining rods to locate deep musical aquifers.
$5-$15 donation
Pacific Rims Percussion Quartet: New and Unusual Music by Cornish Composers
Monday, April 17, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Leading players in new, chamber, and orchestral music, dance, theater, and film in the Pacific Northwest.
Free