Percussion – Past Concerts
Bach & Pancakes Part II of III w/ Erin Jorgensen, marimba
Saturday, May 11, 2019 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Nalanda West, Seattle, WA, United States
Erin will play two of Bach's famous cello suites on a 5-octave marimba, with breaks for pancakes made on the spot. All ages.
$10 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: A Sea of Tonality
Friday, May 10, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
This program centers around works by Toru Takemitsu explore timbre and space in both written works and structured improvisation.
$5-$15 donation
Music of Today: International Experimental Music Ensemble
Friday, May 10, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
University of Washington faculty improv band Indigo Mist and special guests Ngô Trà My (Vietnam) and Jos Zwaanengburg (Netherlands) present an evening of experimental and improvised music.
$15 ($10 students/seniors)
Ladies Musical Club: Nicole Truesdell's 'Memories of You'
Friday, May 10, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. John's Episcopal Church Kirkland, Kirkland, WA, United States
LMC member composer Nicole Truesdell's Memories of You, plus music by Gabriel Fauré, Elliott Carter, Alexander Glazunov, and Ernest Bloch.
Free
The Neuroscience of a One-Track Mind: A Lecture-Concert
Monday, May 6, 2019 @ 6:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
A scintillating lecture from neuroscientist Chantel Prat, a centuries-spanning solo marimba performance by Erin Jorgensen, and the most adorable cupcake toast this side of the Cascades.
$20-$30
Bach & Pancakes Part I of III w/ Erin Jorgensen, marimba
Saturday, May 4, 2019 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Nalanda West, Seattle, WA, United States
Erin will play two of Bach's famous cello suites on a 5-octave marimba, with breaks for pancakes made on the spot. All ages.
$10 suggested donation
PLU Steel Pan & Percussion Ensembles
Friday, May 3, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Pacific Lutheran University Department of Music presents a performance featuring the PLU Steel Pan & Percussion Ensembles.
Free
The Alaska Suite: A Story of Beauty, Loss, & Hope
Friday, May 3, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Congregational Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Engaging the power of artistic expression to connect audience members deeply and emotionally to the scientific realities of climate change.
Free (Free)
UW School of Music & DXARTS: Music of Today w/ Bonnie Whiting & Cristina Valdés
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Joël-François Durand – La mesure des choses mvt. IV "La mesure du temps" (world premiere)
Huck Hodge – Fracture (world premiere)
Sofia Gubaidulina – Rumore e Silenzio
Huck Hodge – Fracture (world premiere)
Sofia Gubaidulina – Rumore e Silenzio
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Ladies Musical Club: LMC Composers’ Spotlight
Sunday, April 28, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
LMC member composers Katie O’Rourke, Kathy Roberts, Nicole Truesdell, Sarah Conyers, and Janet Anderson are featured on this concert of new music.
Free
Wayward Music Series: Ha-Yang Kim's 'TERMINALS'
Saturday, April 27, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Music, video, electronics, and live performance come together to create an immersive, full-length, meditative audiovisual work inspired by the peripatetic quality of contemporary life.
$5-$15 donation
Bach & Pancakes: Easter Edition
Sunday, April 21, 2019 @ 12:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Woodland Theater, Seattle, WA, United States
Erin Jorgensen plays all six of Bach's famous cello suites on a beautiful 5-octave marimba, with pancakes made on-the-spot. Jesus was a cool wizard and so was Bach, so let's celebrate with some music and carbs. All ages.
$10 suggested donation
UW Faculty Recital: Folk – Melia Watras, viola
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Melia Watras – Folk Style Project (world premiere)
Charles Corey – In Paradisum for viola and Harmonic Canon
Meila Watras – String Masks
Charles Corey – In Paradisum for viola and Harmonic Canon
Meila Watras – String Masks
$20 ($10 students/seniors)
Seattle Historical Arts for Kids: Music of Shakespeare's Time
Sunday, April 14, 2019 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
University Heights Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Discover instruments and songs of long ago in this friendly discovery concert for adults and children of all ages.
$9 (infants attend free)
Seattle Symphony: The Percussion – Duck, Duck, Tambourine
Saturday, April 13, 2019 @ 11:30am – 12:05pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Dance to exciting rhythms with musicians from the Seattle Symphony percussion section. Designed for ages 0-5.
$12
Seattle Symphony: The Percussion – Duck, Duck, Tambourine
Saturday, April 13, 2019 @ 10:30am – 11:05am (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Dance to exciting rhythms with musicians from the Seattle Symphony percussion section. Designed for ages 0-5.
$12
Seattle Symphony: The Percussion – Duck, Duck, Tambourine
Saturday, April 13, 2019 @ 9:30am – 10:05am (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Dance to exciting rhythms with musicians from the Seattle Symphony percussion section. Designed for ages 0-5.
$12
Seattle Symphony: The Percussion – Duck, Duck, Tambourine
Friday, April 12, 2019 @ 10:30am – 11:05am (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Dance to exciting rhythms with musicians from the Seattle Symphony percussion section. Designed for ages 0-5.
$12
Town Music Series: Third Coast Percussion Premieres Philip Glass
Sunday, April 7, 2019 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Philip Glass – Perpetulum (Northwest premiere)
Gavin Bryars – New work
Third Coast Percussion – Various works
Gavin Bryars – New work
Third Coast Percussion – Various works
$22
Seattle Symphony presents: In the Spotlight – Trimpin, Stiefel, & More
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Trimpin – Solo Flute, Eight Pottery Wheels and Assorted Vinyls
Andrew Stiefel – Five Ways to Listen to a Mockingbird
Steve Reich – Nagoya Marimbas
Leonardo Gorosito and Rafael Alberto – Seeds
Maurice Ravel – Alborada del Gracioso
Andrew Stiefel – Five Ways to Listen to a Mockingbird
Steve Reich – Nagoya Marimbas
Leonardo Gorosito and Rafael Alberto – Seeds
Maurice Ravel – Alborada del Gracioso
$20