Winds – Upcoming Concerts
Marrowstone Music Festival: Faculty Chamber Music Concert
Wednesday, July 28, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Amy Beach – Theme and Variations
Jean Francaix – Octet for Winds and Strings
Oskar Böhme – Prelude and Fugue for Brass Trio
Ernö Dohnányi – Sextet for Winds, Strings and Piano
Jean Francaix – Octet for Winds and Strings
Oskar Böhme – Prelude and Fugue for Brass Trio
Ernö Dohnányi – Sextet for Winds, Strings and Piano
$10-$15
The Westerlies
Friday, August 27, 2027 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
The Westerlies – a New York-based brass quartet comprised of four childhood friends from Seattle – return to their hometown in anticipation of their forthcoming sophomore double-album.
$15 ($5 students)
Emerald City Music: Series Debut, 'Wanderlust'
Thursday, September 16, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Barber – Souvenirs, Suite for Piano Four Hands
Fung – Birdsong for Violin and Piano
Connesson – Techno Parade for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
Ligeti – Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet
Fung – Birdsong for Violin and Piano
Connesson – Techno Parade for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
Ligeti – Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet
$45 (includes one drink)
Emerald City Music: Cascade Park Family Concert
Friday, September 17, 2027 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Cascade Park, Seattle, WA, United States
A lively set of classical music makes this a fun afternoon of music in the park. Families, picnic blankets, and grub welcome!
Free (Free)
Emerald City Music: Series Debut, 'Wanderlust'
Friday, September 17, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Barber – Souvenirs, Suite for Piano Four Hands
Fung – Birdsong for Violin and Piano
Connesson – Techno Parade for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
Ligeti – Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet
Fung – Birdsong for Violin and Piano
Connesson – Techno Parade for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
Ligeti – Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet
$10-$43
Magnificent 'Magnificats'
Friday, October 1, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PDT)
Blessed Sacrament Parish, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach – Magnificat in D major
Vivaldi – Magnificat in G minor
Buxtehude – Magnificat in D major
Biber – Rosary Sonatas for solo violin and continuo
Vivaldi – Magnificat in G minor
Buxtehude – Magnificat in D major
Biber – Rosary Sonatas for solo violin and continuo
$5-$25
UPS Wind Ensemble: Remix
Wednesday, October 13, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Music of the past reimagined by J.S. Bach, David Maslanka, and Paul Hindemith.
Free
UW Wind Ensemble Chamber Winds
Saturday, October 23, 2027 @ 1:30pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Members of the UW Wind Ensemble perform works arranged for small ensembles.
Free (Free)
Seattle Wind Symphony: BanDancing
Saturday, October 23, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Shostakovich – Folk Dances (edited by Robert Reynolds)
Molinelli – Four Pictures from New York
Susato – Selections from The Danserye (arr. Patrick Dunnigan)
Grainger – Shepherd's Hey
Arnold – English Dances (arr. by Maurice Johnstone)
Márquez – Danzón No. 2 (trans. by Oliver Nickel)
Filmore – The Footlifter
Molinelli – Four Pictures from New York
Susato – Selections from The Danserye (arr. Patrick Dunnigan)
Grainger – Shepherd's Hey
Arnold – English Dances (arr. by Maurice Johnstone)
Márquez – Danzón No. 2 (trans. by Oliver Nickel)
Filmore – The Footlifter
$5-$20
The Sound Ensemble: In Nature's Realm
Friday, October 29, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
John Teske – susurrus
Tom Cipullo – Rain
Greg Dixon – Cedar Forest
John Cage – Litany for the Whale
John Luther Adams – songbirdsongs
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Hrim
Tom Cipullo – Rain
Greg Dixon – Cedar Forest
John Cage – Litany for the Whale
John Luther Adams – songbirdsongs
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Hrim
$10-$15
Washington Wind Symphony: Danse Macabre
Saturday, October 30, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA, United States
Camille Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre (trans. Mark Hindsley)
David Gillingham – Apocalyptic Dreams
Johan de Meij – Symphony No. 1, "The Lord of the Rings"
Traditional – Drunken Sailor (arr. Grant Hull)
David Gillingham – Apocalyptic Dreams
Johan de Meij – Symphony No. 1, "The Lord of the Rings"
Traditional – Drunken Sailor (arr. Grant Hull)
$10-$20
Cornish Mid-day Concert: Classical Instrumentalists
Monday, November 1, 2027 @ 12:30pm – 1:30pm (PDT)
Cornish College of the Arts - Kerry Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A showcase of solo classical instrumental and guitar works.
Free
NOCCO: Partita vs. Serenade
Saturday, November 6, 2027 @ 8:30pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Gran Partita for thirteen winds
Dvořák – Serenade for Strings
Dvořák – Serenade for Strings
$15-$25 (under 18 free)
NOCCO: Partita vs. Serenade
Sunday, November 7, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Gran Partita for thirteen winds
Dvořák – Serenade for Strings
Dvořák – Serenade for Strings
$15-$25 (under 18 free)
Seattle Flute Society Flute Choir: Have Flute, Will Travel
Saturday, November 13, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
The Hearthstone at Green Lake, Seattle, WA, United States
Jonathan Cohen – Flute 66
Jennifer Higdon – Mountain Songs
Kelly Via – Three Korean Folk Songs
Albert Ketèlbey – In a Persian Market
Manuel da Falla – Spanish Dance
Reinhold Glière – Russian Sailors' Dance
Jennifer Higdon – Mountain Songs
Kelly Via – Three Korean Folk Songs
Albert Ketèlbey – In a Persian Market
Manuel da Falla – Spanish Dance
Reinhold Glière – Russian Sailors' Dance
Free (Free)
Olympic Winds at The Highlands
Saturday, November 13, 2027 @ 5:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Florence Henry Memorial Chapel at The Highlands, Shoreline, WA, United States
Featuring five of the brightest stars of the Seattle Symphony and Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestras.
$30
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Dvořák, Holst, Gillingham, Wirén
Saturday, November 13, 2027 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Dvořák – Serenade for winds
Holst – St. Paul's suite for strings
Gillingham – Songs of the Night for winds, percussion, and piano
Wirén – Serenade for strings
Holst – St. Paul's suite for strings
Gillingham – Songs of the Night for winds, percussion, and piano
Wirén – Serenade for strings
$15-$20
Meany Center presents Imani Winds with Fabio Bidini
Monday, November 15, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Coleman – Red Clay and Mississippi Delta
Rimsky-Korsakov – Selections from Scheherazade
Piazzolla – Contrabajissimo
D’Rivera – A Farewell Mambo
Mozart – Quintet in E-flat major for Winds and Piano, K. 452
Shaheen – Dance Mediterranea
Rimsky-Korsakov – Selections from Scheherazade
Piazzolla – Contrabajissimo
D’Rivera – A Farewell Mambo
Mozart – Quintet in E-flat major for Winds and Piano, K. 452
Shaheen – Dance Mediterranea
$40-$45
SPU Instrumental Concert
Wednesday, November 17, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Symphonic Wind Ensemble directed by Danny Helseth. Symphony Orchestra directed by Julia Tai.
John Cage Musicircus
Friday, November 19, 2027 @ 6:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Musical works and lectures written and influenced by John Cage. Dance inspired by Cage and Cunningham. Live art inspired by the I Ching and chance operations.
$5-$15 donation (youth free)