Brass – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Symphony: The Brass – Ferdinand the Bull
Saturday, March 2, 2030 @ 11:30am – 12:05pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
This concert experience for children ages 0 to 5 teaches how music, like Ferdinand the bull, can be fast or slow and loud or soft!
$12
Seattle Wind Symphony & Boston Brass: Around the World in 80 Minutes
Sunday, March 3, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Newport High School Performing Arts Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
Music from around the world with masterworks by Malcolm Arnold, John Barnes Chance, Percy Grainger, and more featuring special guests, the Boston Brass!
$20 / $18 / $5
Brass Band Northwest: 'The Armed Man' – a mass for peace
Saturday, March 16, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
An hour-long work based on L'Homme armé, a secular melody that was used as the basis for mass settings in the Renaissance. By combining texts from Jewish, Muslim, and Christian traditions, the composer transformed this music into a plea for world peace.
$25 / $20 / $5 (kids age 6-10 free)
Music Center of the Northwest Student Recital
Friday, March 22, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
A variety of musical styles including folk tunes, Suzuki favorites, and classical pieces performed by MCNW students.
Free
Brass Band Northwest: 'The Armed Man' – a mass for peace
Saturday, March 23, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
An hour-long work based on L'Homme armé, a secular melody that was used as the basis for mass settings in the Renaissance. By combining texts from Jewish, Muslim, and Christian traditions, the composer transformed this music into a plea for world peace.
$25 / $20 / $5 (kids age 6-10 free)
Wayward Music Series: FHTAGN + Andrew Quitter + Blood Rhythms
Thursday, March 28, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
The joining of an experimental chamber ensemble, tape collage and synth techniques, and a brass/drone ensemble.
$5-$15 donation
Blessed Sacrament Church Monthly Choral Mass: Palestrina's 'Missa Papae Marcelli'
Sunday, May 5, 2030 @ 5:45pm – 7:15pm (PDT)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring the Blessed Sacrament Schola Cantorum and Sackbut Ensemble performing Giovanni Palestrina’s Missa Papae Marcelli, along with motets by Giovanni Croce and Hans Leo Hassler.
Free
PLU Music: Brass Studio
Saturday, May 11, 2030 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Pacific Lutheran University Department of Music presents a performance featuring the students of the brass studios.
Free
Seattle Pacific University Chamber Music Concert
Tuesday, May 14, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
A variety of chamber ensembles from string quartet, to brass ensemble, to saxophone ensemble and more.
Free
The Westerlies at Fremont Abbey
Tuesday, May 21, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Fremont Abbey Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A New York-based brass quartet with the precision of a string quartet, the audacity of a rock band, and the charm of a family sing-along.
$20 / $10 / Age 10 & under FREE
Northwest Folklife 2019
Friday, May 24, 2030 @ 5:00am – 4:59am (PDT)
Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A community-powered celebration of the music, arts, and heritage that make up the brilliant cultural tapestry of the greater Pacific Northwest.
Free (Suggested donation: $10 per person, per day ($20 per family))
Northwest Folklife: Neon Brass Party
Monday, May 27, 2030 @ 6:50pm – 7:15pm (PDT)
Fountain Lawn Stage at the Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
As bright as they are loud. Dig out your best glitter, sparkle, and flash, put on your dancing shoes, and get ready to blast the night away!
Free (Suggested donation: $10 per person, per day ($20 per family))
Blessed Sacrament Church Monthly Choral Mass: Hassler’s 'Missa Secunda Toni'
Sunday, June 2, 2030 @ 5:45pm – 7:15pm (PDT)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring the Blessed Sacrament Schola Cantorum and Sackbut Ensemble performing Hans Leo Hassler’s Missa Secunda Toni, along with motets by Hassler and Samuel Webbe.
Free
Seattle Symphonic Band: Holst's 'Mars'
Sunday, June 9, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
North Seattle College, Seattle, WA, United States
Gustav Holst – "Mars" from The Planets
Leonard Bernstein – West Side Story
Trad. – Shenandoah
Percy Grainger – Children's March
Gustav Holst – 1st Suite for Band
John Philip Sousa – Fairest of the Fair
Ralph Hultgren – Whirr, Whirr, Whirr!!!
Leonard Bernstein – West Side Story
Trad. – Shenandoah
Percy Grainger – Children's March
Gustav Holst – 1st Suite for Band
John Philip Sousa – Fairest of the Fair
Ralph Hultgren – Whirr, Whirr, Whirr!!!
Free ($5 suggested donation)
Brass Band Northwest: Celebration!
Saturday, June 15, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
An exciting program showcasing works from the stage, film, and other genres – including a performance from a young cornetist.
$10 suggested donation
Marrowstone Music Festival: Faculty Chamber Music – Bunch, Jones, Poulenc, Tower, & Weber
Thursday, July 25, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Kenji Bunch – Paraphraseology
Collier Jones – Four Movements for Five Brass
Francis Poulenc – Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano
Joan Tower – Rising
Carl Maria von Weber – Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34
Collier Jones – Four Movements for Five Brass
Francis Poulenc – Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano
Joan Tower – Rising
Carl Maria von Weber – Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34
$22-$27
High Class Brass Quintet at the Ballard Locks
Saturday, July 27, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Hiram Chittenden Locks (Ballard Locks), Seattle, WA, United States
Join the High Class Brass Quintet for a free outdoor concert at the Ballard Locks.
Free
Wayward Music Series: East Coast Meets West
Thursday, August 8, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Paul Moravec – Epithalamion
Peter Nelson-King – In Memoriam (world premiere)
Alan Vizzutti – Quadrat
Michael Weinstein – Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
Peter Nelson-King – In Memoriam (world premiere)
Alan Vizzutti – Quadrat
Michael Weinstein – Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
$5-$20 donation
Brass Band Northwest in Old Town Park
Saturday, September 14, 2030 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Old Town Park, Tacoma, WA, United States
A foot-tapping, family-friendly sing-along. Bring a blanket and snacks and enjoy music ranging from the classics to the Top 100.
Free (Free)
Pops & Picnic Matinee with the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, September 28, 2030 @ 1:00pm – 2:30pm (PDT)
Vern Burton Community Center, Port Angeles, WA, United States
Georges Bizet – "Les Toreadors" from Carmen
Claude Debussy – Petite Suite
Leonard Cohen – Hallelujah
Additional selections
Claude Debussy – Petite Suite
Leonard Cohen – Hallelujah
Additional selections
$20