Brass – Past Concerts
Ear Taxi Festival Mainstage Concerts: Bach + Beethoven Experience
Friday, October 1, 2021 @ 1:30pm – 2:45pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Ronnie Kuller – Selections from Stories of the Bloomingdale Trail
Amos Gillespie – Three Songs
Heidi Joosten – Yes.
Amos Gillespie – Three Songs
Heidi Joosten – Yes.
Free (Free)
loadbang: Plays Well With Others
Saturday, September 25, 2021 @ 9:00am – 10:00am (PDT)
Online and in-person
New music ensemble loadbang celebrates the release of their new album Plays Well With Others with this live concert featuring works by Eve Beglarian, Reiko Füting, Scott Wollschleger, & more.
Free (Free ($10-$20 in person))
Roulette: Anna Webber’s Simple Trio // Idiom VI Large Ensemble
Thursday, September 23, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Woodwind player/composer Anna Webber performs works from her recent release, Idiom, featuring both her long-standing Simple Trio & a new large ensemble made up of jazz improvisors & contemporary classical music specialists.
Free (Free ($20-$25 in person))
Ear Taxi Festival Spotlight Concerts: Matt Ulery's Mannerist 11
Friday, September 17, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Chicago-based bassist/composer/bandleader Matt Ulery brings together an interdisciplinary ensemble of musicians for this concert of original works spanning the spectrum of jazz, classical, rock, pop, & folk.
Free (Donations appreciated ($15 in person))
Mary Halvorson: Amaryllis & Belladonna
Thursday, September 9, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
2 new composition projects by guitarist/composer/MacArthur fellow Mary Halvorson: Belladonna, featuring Halvorson with the Mivos String Quartet; & Amaryllis, for improvising sextet.
Free (Free (in-person ticket price TBD))
Mary Halvorson: Amaryllis & Belladonna
Wednesday, September 8, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
2 new composition projects by guitarist/composer/MacArthur fellow Mary Halvorson: Belladonna, featuring Halvorson with the Mivos String Quartet; & Amaryllis, for improvising sextet.
Free (Free (in-person ticket price TBD))
Composers Concordance: Gene Pritsker @ 50
Sunday, September 5, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Composers Concordance kicks off its 2021/2022 concert season with a concert celebrating the 50th birthday of composer/performer Gene Pritsker. Performances by Sound Liberation, B3+, violinist Lara St. John, & more.
Free (Free ($15 in-person))
Live on the Lawn! An Evening of Chamber Music
Thursday, August 12, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Enjoy the soothing sounds of strings under a setting sun as the Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra brings the concert hall to the BPA patio. Featuring a special opening performance from the Valhalla Brass Quintet.
Free
Port Townsend Summer Band Live Outdoor Free Concert
Sunday, July 25, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Pope Marine Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Music includes: His Honor March by Henry Fillmore; The Mandalorian; themes from Superman, James Bond, & Batman; Fanfare for the Unsung Hero; & more.
Free (Free)
Blessed Sacrament Church Choral Mass: Mozart's 'Missa brevis in D minor'
Blessed Sacrament Baroque Orchestra,
Blessed Sacrament Choir, and
Blessed Sacrament Sackbut Ensemble
Sunday, March 1, 2020 @ 5:45pm – 7:45pm (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Blessed Sacrament’s Chancel Choir, Orchestra, and Sackbut Ensemble present Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Missa brevis in D minor, K. 65/61a, with motets by Mozart and Michael Haydn.
Free (Free)
Student Orchestras of Greater Olympia: Dvořák and Price
Sunday, March 1, 2020 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
The Conservatory Orchestra pairs Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 with Florence Price's Dances in the Canebrakes, plus performances from the SOGO Brass Choir, Academy Orchestra, and Debut Orchestra.
$8-21 (age 6 & under free)
Student Showcase at Music Works Northwest
Sunday, March 1, 2020 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Music Works Northwest, Bellevue, WA, United States
Selected students of Music Works Northwest are invited to perform in a professional venue.
Free (Free)
Many Voices, One Spirit: Misa Oaxaqueña
Saturday, February 22, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
First of three concerts in a new multi-faith series. Featuring the lively music, dance, and instruments of Oaxaca, Mexico's traditional community banda.
Donations accepted
Puget Brass: Music for a Festival – Brass Classics
Saturday, February 15, 2020 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Faith Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring selections prepared for the 2020 Northwest Brass Festival.
$15 / $10 / FREE under age 10
Seattle Pacific University: Chamber Music Concert
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
A variety of chamber ensembles from string quartet, to brass ensemble, to saxophone ensemble and more.
Free (Free)
Seattle Collaborative Orchestra: Strength & the Art of Dance
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Roosevelt High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ethel Smyth – Serenade in D major
Maria Newman – Chorales for Brass and Percussion, Op. 35 No. 3
Michael Daugherty – “Red Cape Tango” from Metropolis Symphony
Arturo Márquez – Danzón No. 2
Maria Newman – Chorales for Brass and Percussion, Op. 35 No. 3
Michael Daugherty – “Red Cape Tango” from Metropolis Symphony
Arturo Márquez – Danzón No. 2
$20 / $15 / free
Westerlies Fest: The Westerlies Concert
Sunday, February 9, 2020 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
The Westerlies perform old favorites alongside new music, including selections from their new album, Wherein Lies The Good, and Caroline Shaw’s Entr’acte.
Free (Free)
Symphony Tacoma: Mini Maestros – Jungle Jams
Sunday, February 9, 2020 @ 2:30pm – 3:15pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Young audience members will learn how instruments can sound like animals and about high and low sounds. Specially created for children ages 2-8.
$7-$13
Westerlies Fest: JAM-Boree
Sunday, February 9, 2020 @ 12:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
A whole day dedicated to musical exploration and education for musicians and non-musicians alike, followed by a performance by The Westerlies.
Free (Free)
Westerlies Fest w/ Sarah Kay & Phil Kaye & Troy Osaki
Saturday, February 8, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Collaborative performance featuring The Westerlies with poets Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye; and writer, performer, and teaching artist Troy Osaki.
$25 ($15 student)