Winds – Upcoming Concerts
Composers Concordance: Woodwind Motion
Friday, November 5, 2032 @ 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)
Seattle Collaborative Orchestra: The Year of Re(new)al
Tuesday, November 9, 2032 @ 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)
Ball State Campus Band & Campus Orchestra
Wednesday, November 10, 2032 @ 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))
Wayward Music Series: Neil Welch
Thursday, November 11, 2032 @ 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
Olympia Symphony Orchestra: Looking Forward
Sunday, November 14, 2032 @ 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)
Eastman School of Music: Brass Guild
Monday, November 15, 2032 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Eastman horn, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, & tuba students explore the vast brass chamber music repertoire.
Free
WWU: Composers of Western (C.O.W.)
Wednesday, November 17, 2032 @ 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
University of Puget Sound: Chamber Music I
Saturday, November 20, 2032 @ 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))
Pacific Lutheran University: Woodwind Students Recital
Saturday, November 20, 2032 @ 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
Pacific Lutheran University: Brass Students Recital
Saturday, November 20, 2032 @ 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
Seattle Flute Society: Felix Skowronek Memorial Event
Sunday, November 21, 2032 @ 12:30pm – 2:15pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Annual event featuring a masterclass for adult amateur flutists led by Dr. Sarah Bassingthwaighte, plus a live performance by the SFS Flute Choir.
Ticket price TBA
Pacific Lutheran University: University Wind Ensemble
Sunday, November 21, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Concert featuring the PLU Wind Ensemble; Dr. Edwin Powell, director.
Free (Online: Free | In-person: $0-$10)
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra: Fall Showcase Concert
Sunday, November 21, 2032 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
Performance featuring BYSO's Philharmonia, Flute Orchestra, Flute Choir, & Percussion Ensemble.
$25 ($15 senior/alumni/youth)
UVic Wind Symphony: (RE)PLAY
Friday, November 26, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Program featuring compositions that reimagine a tune, place, or concept. Featuring a world premiere by UVic student Liam Catarina, with works by Satoshi Yagisawa, John Mackey, Jennifer Jolley, & more.
Free (Free (in person: RSVP required))
Pacific Lutheran University: Saxophone Quartets & Jazz Combos
Tuesday, November 30, 2032 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PST)
The Cave – Anderson University Center (PLU), Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Double bill featuring PLU student classical saxophone chamber ensembles & jazz combos.
Free
Lo, How a Rose: Celebrating 400 years of Praetorius & his contemporaries
Wednesday, December 1, 2032 @ 10:30am – 11:30am (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church (Bellingham), Bellingham, WA, United States
Anna Marsh & Henry Lebedinsky offer a program centered around the 400 year-old Lo, how a rose. Works for Baroque wind instrumetns & virginal by Michael Praetorius, Johann Pachelbel, & more.
Free (Free)
WWU Wind Symphony: Maslanka, Bernstein, Orff
Wednesday, December 1, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Online and in-person
David Maslanka – Concerto for Alto Saxophone & Wind Ensemble
Leonard Bernstein – Overture to Candide
Carl Orff – Carmina Burana (arr. for winds & percussion)
Leonard Bernstein – Overture to Candide
Carl Orff – Carmina Burana (arr. for winds & percussion)
Free
Ball State Wind Ensemble & Wind Symphony
Friday, December 3, 2032 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PST)
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))
University of Puget Sound Symphony Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, & Jazz Band
Friday, December 3, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Join UPS for a collaborative concert celebrating travel, nature, & influence, featuring Puget Sound’s Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, & Jazz Orchestra.
Free (Free (registration required for in-person attendance))
Pacific Lutheran University: Sølvvinden Flute Ensemble
Saturday, December 4, 2032 @ 1:00pm – 2:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Performance by the Sølvvinden Flute Ensemble, a flute choir featuring students of Pacific Lutheran University.
Free