Percussion – Upcoming Concerts
Music of Today: Intercontinental Experimental Music Ensemble
Wednesday, October 25, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
A rare convergence of world-renowned musicians from four continents featuring Garth Knox, members of the 6 Tones, The Cuong Vu Trio , Bonnie Whiting, Richard Karpen, and Juan Pampin.
$15 ($10 students/seniors)
Andy Akiho... at Emerald City Music
Friday, October 27, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Akiho – Stop Speaking, for solo snare drum
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
$45 includes open bar; $10 students
Andy Akiho... at Emerald City Music
Saturday, October 28, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Akiho – Stop Speaking, for solo snare drum
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
$28-$43 ($10 w/ student ID)
Sound of Late: Steelworks
Saturday, October 28, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Flutter Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Somei Satoh – Birds in Warped Time II
Anna Clyne – Beauty
Giacinto Scelsi – Kho-Lho
Sarah Kirkland Snider – Thread and Fray (West Coast premiere)
Noel Kennon – New Work (world premiere)
Anna Clyne – Steelworks (West Coast premiere)
Anna Clyne – Beauty
Giacinto Scelsi – Kho-Lho
Sarah Kirkland Snider – Thread and Fray (West Coast premiere)
Noel Kennon – New Work (world premiere)
Anna Clyne – Steelworks (West Coast premiere)
$15 includes open bar ($5 students)
A Night at the Ballet, Opera, & Symphony with the Port Townsend Community Orchestra
Sunday, October 29, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Chimacum High School Auditorium, Chimacum, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – Waltz from Eugene Onegin
Khachaturian – “Adagio” from Spartacus
Kalinnikov – Symphony No. 1 in G minor
Khachaturian – “Adagio” from Spartacus
Kalinnikov – Symphony No. 1 in G minor
Free (Free)
UW Symphony w/ Seattle Symphony Horns
Friday, November 3, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Schumann – Konzertstück for Four Horns in F major, Op. 86
Dvořák – The Golden Spinning Wheel, Op. 109
Schumann – Konzertstück for Four Horns in F major, Op. 86
Dvořák – The Golden Spinning Wheel, Op. 109
$15 ($10 students/seniors)
Music Works NW Student Showcase
Sunday, November 5, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Come hear our talented students play a variety of works on various instruments.
Free (Free)
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Mozart, Hahn, and Janáček
Sunday, November 5, 2028 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A major
Reynaldo Hahn: Le Bal de Beatrice for winds, harp, piano, and percussion
Janáček: Suite for Strings
$20, $15 for students/seniors 65+
Cornish Pivot Convocation: Greg Beyer & Projeto Arcomusical, Interviewed by Jovino Santos Neto
Tuesday, November 7, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A world music sextet reimagining the Afro-Brazilian berimbau through a repertoire of unique, powerful, original concert chamber music.
Free (Free)
PLU: Steel Pan and Percussion Ensembles
Wednesday, November 15, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Pacific Lutheran University Steel Pan and Percussion Ensembles.
Free (Free)
UW Concerto Competition: Woodwind, Brass, Percussion
Monday, November 20, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW woodwind, brass, and percussion performance students compete for a chance to perform with the UW Symphony.
Free
Cornish Student Ensemble Showcase #4
Monday, November 20, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A showcase ranging through many different musical styles, presented by the students at Cornish College of the Arts.
Free
Music, Thanks, & Giving: A Benefit Concert of Healing & Love
Friday, November 24, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A benefit concert combatting discrimination, harassment, and hate.
Free
UW Percussion Ensemble: John Cage – 'The City Wears a Slouch Hat'
Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A theatrical version of Cage's recently-discovered radio play The City Wears a Slouch Hat, pairing his vintage music with new music by UW composition students.
$10
Seattle Festival Orchestra Christmas Concert
Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Greenlake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Humperdinck's Prelude to Hansel and Gretel, Anderson's A Christmas Festival, and more, plus sing along to your favorite carols and take your photo with Santa!
$18 / $14 / $10
PLU Music Department: University Concert Band
Wednesday, December 6, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
The Pacific Lutheran University Music Department presents a concert by the University Concert Band.
Free
Through the Eyes of a Child: A Holiday Concert
Sunday, December 10, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Shorewood Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
Capturing the magic of Christmas, from Disney movies to the legends of Santa, Knecht Ruprecht, and the Transiberian Orchestra.
$5
Washington Wind Symphony presents: Peace on Earth
Sunday, December 17, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond, WA, United States
Program includes Adam Gorb's Awayday, Brahms' "Blessed Are They" from A German Requiem , and Grainger's Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol (score Goldman) .
$20 (seniors $15, youth $10)
Wayward Music Series: 1_lu_1 + Neil Welch + Jacobson/Sinibaldi
Friday, December 29, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of improvised creative music.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: February + Tiny Ghost
Thursday, January 11, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Premiering five pieces that seek to challenge the musical range of the double bass. Plus, Tiny Ghost challenges what they think they know about free and improvised music.
$5-$15 donation