Winds – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Emissary Quartet: Four Flutes, No Boundaries
Friday, April 21, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
University Heights Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jennifer Higdon – Steeley Pause
Annika Socolofsky – One wish, your honey lips
Takashi Yoshimatsu – Twitter Birds Blog
Peter Kramer – Wedge
Heike Beckmann – Levada
Annika Socolofsky – One wish, your honey lips
Takashi Yoshimatsu – Twitter Birds Blog
Peter Kramer – Wedge
Heike Beckmann – Levada
$15 suggested donation
Student Development Workshop with Amy Porter
Tuesday, May 2, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Roy's Place Studios, Lynnwood, WA, United States
A workshop centered on inspiring and educating young and emerging musicians, featuring Amy Porter, professor of flute at the University of Michigan.
Free (Free)
Seattle Wind Symphony: Borrowed Gems
Sunday, May 14, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Shorewood Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
William Walton – Crown Imperial March (arranged by W. J. Duthoit)
David del Tredici – "Acrostic Song" from Final Alice (arranged by Mark Spede)
Arthur Sullivan – Pineapple Poll (arranged by Charles Mackerras)
J.S. Bach – Prelude in B-flat major (arranged by Roland Moehlman)
Norman Dello Joio – Scenes from the Louvre
Gustav Holst – Jupiter from The Planets
David del Tredici – "Acrostic Song" from Final Alice (arranged by Mark Spede)
Arthur Sullivan – Pineapple Poll (arranged by Charles Mackerras)
J.S. Bach – Prelude in B-flat major (arranged by Roland Moehlman)
Norman Dello Joio – Scenes from the Louvre
Gustav Holst – Jupiter from The Planets
$5-$20
SPU Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert
Friday, May 19, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A select ensemble of wind and percussion players.
Free (Free)
Washington Wind Symphony: In Memoriam
Sunday, May 21, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA, United States
We end the season on a reflective note by paying homage to the memory of those who gave their lives to protect our freedom.
$10-$20
UW Wind Ensemble, Symphonic, & Alumni Bands: Home
Thursday, May 25, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Hodge – Trumpet concerto
Hodge – Trumpet concerto
$10
NW Folklife: Eckstein Middle School Wind Ensemble
Friday, May 26, 2028 @ 1:30pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Mural Amphitheatre at the Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A performance by the Eckstein middle School Wind Ensemble at Northwest Folklife.
Free
UCC Mass Choir: Fauré Requiem
Sunday, June 4, 2028 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
First Congregational Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Fauré – Requiem Op. 48
Additional works for chamber ensemble
Additional works for chamber ensemble
Free
River Winds Concert Band: Pictures at an Exhibition
Saturday, June 10, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
North Shore Performing Arts Center, Bothell, WA, United States
Moussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, dello Joio's Scenes from the Louvre, Symphonic Suite from Star Trek, Stars and Stripes Forever, and performances by Flute Choir, Trombone Choir, and Trumpet Choir.
Free
Seattle Wind Symphony: Star-Spangled Spectacular
Monday, July 3, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Favorite patriotic tunes, including a sing-along with the 55-piece Seattle Wind Symphony and 80-voice choir.
Free (Free)
Sunsets at Mary Olson Farm: Opus Zoo
Thursday, July 20, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Mary Olson Farm, Auburn, WA, United States
Featuring Luciano Berio's Opus Number Zoo, bring the family out for an evening of summer music and fun!
$20 ($10 students)
Summer at SAM and MV Music Presents: one gate
Saturday, August 26, 2028 @ 12:30pm – 1:30pm (PDT)
Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Benjamin Marx – one gate
Free (Free)
Not Even the Wind... by Emerald City Music
Saturday, September 16, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Bernstein – America!, for Violin and Piano
Norman – Light Screens
Adams – there is no one, not even the wind...
Reich – Nagoya Marimbas, for two marimbas
Dvořák – Piano Quartet in E-flat major
Norman – Light Screens
Adams – there is no one, not even the wind...
Reich – Nagoya Marimbas, for two marimbas
Dvořák – Piano Quartet in E-flat major
$28-$43 ($10 w/ student ID)
Pacifica Chamber Concert: Debussy, Williamson, Still, Janáček
Sunday, October 1, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Debussy – Petit Suite (arr. for wind quintet)
Williamson – Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Strings
Still – Miniatures for Wind Quintet
Janáček – Idyll
Williamson – Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Strings
Still – Miniatures for Wind Quintet
Janáček – Idyll
$20 ($15 senior/student)
The Sound Ensemble: Kammermusik
Saturday, October 14, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Darius Milhaud – Symphonie de Chambre: I. Le Printemps, Op. 43
Michael Djupstrom – To the Eastern Sea
Darius Milhaud – Symphonie de Chambre: II. Pastorale, Op. 49
Judd Greenstein – At the End of a Really Great Day
Darius Milhaud – Symphonie de Chambre; III. Sérénade, Op. 71
James Falzone – In a World of One Color... The Sound of Wind
Paul Hindemith – Kammermusik I
Michael Djupstrom – To the Eastern Sea
Darius Milhaud – Symphonie de Chambre: II. Pastorale, Op. 49
Judd Greenstein – At the End of a Really Great Day
Darius Milhaud – Symphonie de Chambre; III. Sérénade, Op. 71
James Falzone – In a World of One Color... The Sound of Wind
Paul Hindemith – Kammermusik I
$15 (under age 12 free)
PLU: University Wind Ensemble
Sunday, October 15, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Featuring the West Coast premiere of James Stephenson's this is most certainly true.
$5-$10 (students free)
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)
UW Chamber Winds: Fountain of Youth
Sunday, October 29, 2028 @ 1:30pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A side-by-side concert with students and professors of the Shanghai Conservatory, performing works by Mendelssohn, Strauss, Vincent Persichetti, and UW composition student Aidan Gold.
Free