Brass – Upcoming Concerts
Brass Band Northwest: Harlequin
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 2:30pm – 4:15pm (PST)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Edward Gregson – Prelude for an Occasion
James Curnow – Canticles
Philip Sparke – Harlequin
James Curnow – Sinfonietta for Brass Band
Philip Sparke – Rhythm and Blues
James Curnow – Canticles
Philip Sparke – Harlequin
James Curnow – Sinfonietta for Brass Band
Philip Sparke – Rhythm and Blues
$15 ($10 youth/senior)
Euphonium Master Class by Steven Mead
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Steven Mead, one of the top brass players and teachers in the world, will work with euphonium students from the University of Puget Sound.
Free
Inverted Space – Mind the Gap: Premieres & Encores
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
New works for chamber ensemble from the best of Seattle's emerging composers, featuring several world premieres.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Philharmonia Northwest: The Old and the New
Sunday, November 22, 2026 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Poulenc – Suite française
Shostakovitch – Concerto for Piano and Trumpet and String Orchestra
Haydn – Symphony No. 40 in F major
Shostakovitch – Concerto for Piano and Trumpet and String Orchestra
Haydn – Symphony No. 40 in F major
$20 ($15 student/senior)
Seattle Bach Choir: An Afternoon in Venice
Sunday, November 22, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert of early Baroque psalms, motets, and other works for brass and choir by Hassler, Schutz, Praetorius, Gabrieli, and Bruckner.
$15-$18
Seattle Symphonic Band Fall Concert
Sunday, November 22, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
North Seattle College, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle Symphonic Band's Fall 2015 concert, honoring the memory of the North Seattle College students killed in the bus/duck crash in September.
TBA
Brass Band Northwest: Organ & Brass
Monday, November 23, 2026 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
P. Lovatt-Cooper – When Thunder Calls
P. Sparke – Soliloquy
Trachsell – Symphonietta No. 2
Organ work TBD
M. Ravel – Bolero
P. Sparke – Soliloquy
Trachsell – Symphonietta No. 2
Organ work TBD
M. Ravel – Bolero
$10 ($5 youth/senior)
Concerto Competition: Brass, Woodwind & Percussion
Monday, November 23, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW instrumental performance students compete for a chance to perform with the UW Symphony.
Free
Cascade Symphony Orchestra performs Holiday Pops
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds, WA, United States
Herbert – March from Babes in Toyland
Anderson – Christmas Festival
Anderson – Jazz Legato
Marcus and R. Seletsky (arr.) – Chanukah Medley
Anderson – Bugler’s Holiday
Handel – Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah
Anderson – Christmas Festival
Anderson – Jazz Legato
Marcus and R. Seletsky (arr.) – Chanukah Medley
Anderson – Bugler’s Holiday
Handel – Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah
$10-$27
Long Piece Fest I: Antoine Beuger's / jankélévitch sextets/
Tuesday, December 15, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Inverted Space continues its “Long Piece Fest" with Antoine Beuger’s jankélévitch sextets. Seattle premiere.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Brass Band Northwest: Unto Us a Child is Born
Tuesday, December 15, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
G. F. Handel – Unto Us a Child is Born
O. Gjeilo – Away in a Manger
O. Gjeilo – Magnum Mysterium
Trad. – Go Tell it on the Mountain
G. F. Handel – Alleluia
A. DiLorenzo – Christmas Toons
O. Gjeilo – Away in a Manger
O. Gjeilo – Magnum Mysterium
Trad. – Go Tell it on the Mountain
G. F. Handel – Alleluia
A. DiLorenzo – Christmas Toons
$10 ($5 youth/senior)
Praetorius Christmas Vespers
Wednesday, December 16, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
A massive ensemble of twelve vocal soloists, strings, winds, brass, lutes, organ, and full choir combine to fill the chapel with sounds of the holiday season.
$20-$39
Praetorius Christmas Vespers
Friday, December 18, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A massive ensemble of twelve vocal soloists, strings, winds, brass, lutes, organ, and full choir combine to fill the cathedral with sounds of the holiday season.
$20-$39
TUBACHRISTMAS in North Seattle
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 5:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
All tuba and euphonium players are invited to join in for an evening play-along conducted by Michael Alstad.
Free
First Friday Salon: Mosaic Brass Quintet
Friday, January 8, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
A range of Renaissance to the 21st century, from one of the region’s most in-demand brass ensembles.
$20 (students $15)
Earle Brown Retrospective
Tuesday, January 19, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the life and works of American composer Earle Brown with a concert featuring works from each decade of his career.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: Ray Larsen
Thursday, January 21, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Unique instrumentation and diverse compositional and improvisational approaches – a live recording of 14 of Seattle’s great improvising musicians.
$5-$15
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Beethoven, Lalo, Dvořák
Saturday, January 30, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
New Hope Presbyterian Church, Kent, WA, United States
Beethoven – Egmont Overture
Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 21 (Selected movements)
Dvořák – Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60
Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 21 (Selected movements)
Dvořák – Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Beethoven, Lalo, Dvořák
Sunday, January 31, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Egmont Overture
Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 21 (Selected movements)
Dvořák – Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60
Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 21 (Selected movements)
Dvořák – Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60
$20 ($10 student/senior)
Master class: Stuart Dempster
Tuesday, February 2, 2027 @ 1:00pm – 2:30pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Composer/trombonist and UW Professor Emeritus Stuart Dempster discusses his composition work and his history with Cornish.
Free