Winds – Past Concerts
Pacific Lutheran University: Brass Students Recital
Saturday, November 20, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Brass recital featuring music students of Pacific Lutheran University.
Free
Pacific Lutheran University: Woodwind Students Recital
Saturday, November 20, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Woodwind recital performed by music students of Pacific Lutheran University.
Free
University of Puget Sound: Chamber Music I
Saturday, November 20, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Small ensemble works for strings, brass, & piano, performed by Puget Sound’s Chamber Music group I in their first in-person concert of the year.
Free (Free (registration required))
WWU: Composers of Western (C.O.W.)
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Brand-new works for strings, woodwinds, trumpet, voice, piano, & percussion, including 2 premieres by this year's COW Ensemble.
Free
Eastman School of Music: Brass Guild
Monday, November 15, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Eastman horn, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, & tuba students explore the vast brass chamber music repertoire.
Free
Olympia Symphony Orchestra: Looking Forward
Sunday, November 14, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Ferruccio Busoni – Eine Lustspielouvertüre ("Comedy Overture"), Op. 38, BV 245
Richard Strauss – Serenade in E-flat major, Op. 7
Johannes Brahms – Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Roupen Shakarian – Whimsy
Camille Saint-Saëns – Suite algérienne, Op. 60
Richard Strauss – Serenade in E-flat major, Op. 7
Johannes Brahms – Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Roupen Shakarian – Whimsy
Camille Saint-Saëns – Suite algérienne, Op. 60
$6-$65 (discounts available)
Wayward Music Series: Neil Welch
Thursday, November 11, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Performance celebrating saxophonist/composer Neil Welch’s new album, featuring composer/performer Nat Evans; a work for solo saxophone; & an 11-member ensemble performing Welch's Concepción Picciotto.
$10-$20 at the door
Ball State Campus Band & Campus Orchestra
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Concert featuring the Ball State University Campus Band & Campus Orchestra, student ensembles led by doctoral and graduate student conductors. Program TBA.
Free (Free ($0-$5 in person))
Seattle Collaborative Orchestra: The Year of Re(new)al
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – "I. Allegro moderato" & "III. Andante con moto " from from 4 Novelletten for String Orchestra, Op. 52
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Stacy Garrop – Inner Demons
Charles Gounod – Petite symphonie
Ruth Gipps – Seascape for double woodwind quintet, Op. 53
Corentin Boissier – Alice in Wonderland for harp, flute, clarinet, & piano
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Stacy Garrop – Inner Demons
Charles Gounod – Petite symphonie
Ruth Gipps – Seascape for double woodwind quintet, Op. 53
Corentin Boissier – Alice in Wonderland for harp, flute, clarinet, & piano
$20 ($15 senior, $0-$10 student)
Composers Concordance: Woodwind Motion
Friday, November 5, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Concert event pairing new music for woodwind quintet with an array of contemporary dance choreographies. Featuring the Sylvan Winds; choreographer Max Pollak; & an NYC premiere for composer Stanley Babin.
Free (Online: Free | In-person: $15-$20)
Eastman Wind Ensemble
Monday, November 1, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Michael Lee – Fanfare for the Unspoken Heroes of Our Times (world premiere)
Bernard Rogers – Three Japanese Dances
Jeff Tyzik – Trilogy: Variations on Themes of Howard Hanson
Sydney Hodkinson – Symphony X: Six Reflections
Bernard Rogers – Three Japanese Dances
Jeff Tyzik – Trilogy: Variations on Themes of Howard Hanson
Sydney Hodkinson – Symphony X: Six Reflections
Free
Brass Band Northwest: Heroes & Superheroes
Sunday, October 31, 2021 @ 2:30pm – 4:15pm (PDT)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Program of music depicting heroes real & fictional, overt & unheralded, from movies & everyday life. Featuring works by John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Paul Lovatt-Cooper, & Gabrielle Gaston.
Free (Free (donations appreciated))
UW Wind Ensemble: Chamber Winds Concert
Sunday, October 31, 2021 @ 1:30pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Bohuslav Martinů – Sextet for Piano & Wind Instruments, H. 174
Kurt Weill – Little Threepenny Music: Suite from The Threepenny Opera
Richard Strauss – Serenade in E-flat major, Op. 7
Chou Wen-Chung – Suite for Harp & Wind Quintet
Ruth Gipps – Seascape, Op. 63
Kurt Weill – Little Threepenny Music: Suite from The Threepenny Opera
Richard Strauss – Serenade in E-flat major, Op. 7
Chou Wen-Chung – Suite for Harp & Wind Quintet
Ruth Gipps – Seascape, Op. 63
Free (Free)
Ball State Wind Ensemble & Wind Symphony
Friday, October 29, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Program of concert band music featuring the Ball State University Wind Ensemble (director Thomas Caneva) & Wind Symphony (director Caroline Hand). Program TBA.
Free (Free ($0-$5 in person))
Northwest Symphony Orchestra Family Concert
Saturday, October 23, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Highline Performing Arts Center, Burien, WA, United States
Bruce Stark – The Vigor of Hope (brass fanfare) (Seattle premiere)
Camille Saint-Saëns – Selections from Carnival of the Animals
Edvard Grieg – "Morning Mood" & "In the Hall of the Mountain King" from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46
Gioachino Rossini – Overture to Il barbiere di Siviglia ("The Barber of Seville")
Gustav Holst – "Jig" from St. Paul's Suite in C major, Op. 29, No. 2
Antonio Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 3, No. 6, RV 356
Ferdinand Hérold – Overture to Zampa
Georges Bizet – "IV. Farandole" from L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2
Camille Saint-Saëns – Selections from Carnival of the Animals
Edvard Grieg – "Morning Mood" & "In the Hall of the Mountain King" from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46
Gioachino Rossini – Overture to Il barbiere di Siviglia ("The Barber of Seville")
Gustav Holst – "Jig" from St. Paul's Suite in C major, Op. 29, No. 2
Antonio Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 3, No. 6, RV 356
Ferdinand Hérold – Overture to Zampa
Georges Bizet – "IV. Farandole" from L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2
$20 ($15 senior/student)
Groupmuse: Music Your Streaming Service Won’t Play for You
Saturday, October 16, 2021 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Contemporary chamber music for woodwinds, performed by the Peregrine Rose Trio & Compass Winds. Works by Alexandra Molnar-Suhajda, Daniel Dorff, Sean Osborn, & more.
$5 registration; $20 (or pay as you can) at concert
Carpe Diem String Quartet: Something Old & Something New
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 7:45pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Bassoonist Yoshi Ishikawa, oboist Peter Cooper, & the Carpe Diem String Quartet will present the world premiere of a sextet by Korine Fujiwara, as well as works by Jennifer Higdon, Antonio Vivaldi, & Franz Danzi.
Free
UNT Guest Artist Recital: Palisade Trumpet Collective
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:15pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Performance by the Palisade Trumpet Collective, a trumpet sextet made up of distinguished performers, professor, & pedgogues from universities across the United States.
Free
UBC Bands – Joy (revisited)!
Friday, October 8, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Frank Ticheli – Joy Revisited
Kathryn Salfelder – Reminiscence
Howard Hanson – Chorale & Alleluia
Dmitri Shostakovich, arr. Donald Hunsberger – Festive Overture, Op. 96
Frank Ticheli – Sanctuary
Arturo Márquez, arr. Oliver Nickel – Danzón No. 2
Kathryn Salfelder – Reminiscence
Howard Hanson – Chorale & Alleluia
Dmitri Shostakovich, arr. Donald Hunsberger – Festive Overture, Op. 96
Frank Ticheli – Sanctuary
Arturo Márquez, arr. Oliver Nickel – Danzón No. 2
Free (Online: free | In-person: $0-$9.49)
Ensemble Dal Niente with Ken Vandermark at Washington University
Friday, October 8, 2021 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Roscoe Mitchell – Last Trane to Clover Five for solo saxophone & ensemble (world premiere)
Nicole Mitchell – Cult of Electromagnetic Connectivity for flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello, & percussion
Wang Lu – After some remarks by CW on his work for harp & clarinet
Anthony Braxton – Composition Nos. 193 + 228 for large ensemble
Wang Lu – After some remarks by CW on his work for harp & clarinet
Anthony Braxton – Composition Nos. 193 + 228 for large ensemble
$15 online | $0-$20 in person