Brass – Upcoming Concerts
Marrowstone Music Festival Faculty Chamber Music: Beethoven, Horowitz, Harrison, & Dvořák
Thursday, August 2, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – Wind Octet in E-flat major, Op. 103
Joseph Horowitz – Music Hall Suite for brass quintet
Lou Harrison – Varied Trio for violin, piano, and percussion
Antonin Dvořák – String Sextet in A major, Op. 48
Joseph Horowitz – Music Hall Suite for brass quintet
Lou Harrison – Varied Trio for violin, piano, and percussion
Antonin Dvořák – String Sextet in A major, Op. 48
$20 ($25 reserved, $10 students)
Wayward Music Series: Tom Varner & Friends – End of Summer Sound Vespers
Thursday, August 30, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Magical sounds settings of field recordings, mixed brass, and percussion. You might hear some gorgeous muted brass long tones meeting up with crackling ice, insects, or sounds of a totally unknown origin!
$5-$15 donation
Westerlies Fest: Seattle Poets & The Westerlies
Thursday, September 20, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Wing Luke Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring poets Troy Osaki, Azura Tyabji, Zora "Rainchild" Seboulisa, Esther Eidenberg-Noppe, and Seattle-bred, New York-based brass quartet The Westerlies.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
Westerlies Fest: TORCH & The Westerlies
TORCH and
The Westerlies
Friday, September 21, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle-bred, New York-based brass quartet The Westerlies join forces with TORCH, a contemporary chamber music ensemble whose original compositions are a playful juxtaposition amidst our heady intellects and our groove-craving souls.
$25 ($15 students)
Westerlies Fest: Theo Bleckmann, Kate Davis, & The Westerlies
Saturday, September 22, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Seattle-bred, New York-based brass quartet The Westerlies join jazz singer and new music composer Theo Bleckmann and multi-instrumentalist and singer Kate Davis.
$25 ($15 students)
Westerlies Fest: Student Workshop Ensembles & The Westerlies
Sunday, September 23, 2029 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Student workshop ensembles premiere newly created original compositions alongside The Westerlies.
Free (Free (RSVP Required))
Pacific Lutheran University Artist Series: Jason Gilliam, euphonium
Saturday, October 13, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Pacific Lutheran University presents Jason Gilliam in Solos from the Golden Age of Brass.
$10 ($5 senior / military / alumni, students free)
UW Guest Artist Master Class: Ion Balu & Natalie Douglass, horns
Tuesday, October 16, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A special double-feature horn event with Natalie Douglas of Utah Valley University and Ion Balu, owner and founder of BaluMusik.
Free
The US Army Field Band & Soldiers’ Chorus
Thursday, October 18, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Unparalleled versatility of programming, from orchestral masterworks and operatic arias to Sousa marches, jazz classics, and Broadway musicals.
Free (Free)
Amazon Symphony Orchestra of Seattle: Halloween Spooktacular 2018
Friday, October 19, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Amazon Meeting Center, Seattle, WA, United States
All ghosts, skeletons, and ghouls are invited for a frightfully fun concert featuring sinister selections like Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor, Saint-Saëns' Danse Macabre, and the mystical music of Harry Potter!
Free (Free)
Seattle Wind Symphony: Weird, Wild, & Wacky!
Sunday, October 21, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
Godzilla, Elvis, and a typist? A fun concert of weird, wild, and wacky works for wind band.
$20 ($18 seniors, $5 students)
Hymns of Faith and Praise: Mack Wilberg, John Rutter, & Copland
Sunday, October 28, 2029 @ 9:00am – 12:00pm (PDT)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Settings by Mack Wilberg and John Rutter, with Aaron Copland's Fanfare.
Free (Free)
Brass Band Northwest: The Unfortunate Traveler
Sunday, October 28, 2029 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Leonard Bernstein – Candide
Tomaso Albinoni – Adagio
Philip Wilby – Pilgrim’s Progress
Giuseppe Verdi – La Forza del Destino
Imogen Holst – The Unfortunate Traveler
Leonard Bernstein – West Side Story
Tomaso Albinoni – Adagio
Philip Wilby – Pilgrim’s Progress
Giuseppe Verdi – La Forza del Destino
Imogen Holst – The Unfortunate Traveler
Leonard Bernstein – West Side Story
$10 suggested donation
Pacific Lutheran University Regency Series: Lyric Brass Quintet
Sunday, October 28, 2029 @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Pacific Lutheran University presents a concert with the Lyric Brass Quintet.
$10 ($5 senior/military/alumni, students free)
Pacific Lutheran University: Brass Students Recital
Saturday, November 17, 2029 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
A recital featuring brass students in a variety of musical selections.
Free
UW Concerto Competition: Woodwind / brass / percussion
Monday, November 19, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
University of Washington woodwind, brass, and percussion performance students compete for a chance to perform with the UW Symphony.
Free
Vashon Island Chorale: A Very Brassy Christmas
Saturday, December 8, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Vashon Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA, United States
John Rutter – Gloria
Cecilia McDowall – A Winter's Night
Daniel Pinkham – Christmas Cantata
Ralph Vaughan Williams – TBA
Cecilia McDowall – A Winter's Night
Daniel Pinkham – Christmas Cantata
Ralph Vaughan Williams – TBA
$20 ($15 seniors / $5 students)
Market Street Singers: More than a Silent Night
Saturday, December 8, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the moods and mysteries of the season with a feature of Silent Night, new works by local composers, and much more!
Free
Market Street Singers: More than a Silent Night
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the moods and mysteries of the season with a feature of Silent Night, new works by local composers, and much more!
Free
Vashon Island Chorale: A Very Brassy Christmas
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Vashon Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA, United States
John Rutter – Gloria
Cecilia McDowall – A Winter's Night
Daniel Pinkham – Christmas Cantata
Ralph Vaughan Williams – TBA
Cecilia McDowall – A Winter's Night
Daniel Pinkham – Christmas Cantata
Ralph Vaughan Williams – TBA
$20 ($15 seniors / $5 students)