Cascade Youth Symphony Orchestras: Youth Winter Concert

Sunday, February 21, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Shorewood Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
With concerto winner Mason Fagan, string bass.

$6-$15

Master class: Dr. Jack Unzicker, double bass

Saturday, February 27, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Dr. Jack Unzicker, Assistant Professor of Double Bass at the University of Texas, Arlington, leads a masterclass with students of Barry Lieberman.

Free

Dr. Jack Unzicker Double Bass Recital

Sunday, February 28, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Adolf Míšek – Legende, Op. 3
Ned Rorem – Nocturne, for Double Bass and Piano
Paul Hindemith – Trauermusik, for Solo Viola and String Orchestra
Miloslav Gajdoš – Invocation, for Solo Double Bass
José Bragato – Milontan, para Violoncello y Piano
Astor Piazzolla – Tanti anni prima, for Oboe and Piano
Astor Piazzolla – Contrabajeando
Madeleine Dring – Danza Gaya, for Oboe and Piano

Free

Patrick Aubyrn Double Bass Recital

Monday, March 1, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW student Patrick Aubyrn performs a DMA recital on double bass. Free and open to the public.

Free (Free)

Sound of Late: What Water Knows

Thursday, April 29, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Center for Wooden Boats, Seattle, WA, United States
The shimmering, colorful music of composers Emily Doolittle, Nicole Portley, Bright Sheng, and Toru Takemitsu will be featured alongside music and poetry of marine biologists and commercial fishers.

$10

UW Guest Artist Masterclass: Ted Botsford

Friday, May 21, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle Symphony bassist Ted Botsford leads a masterclass with students of Barry Lieberman.

Free (Free)

Barry Lieberman & Friends: Ted Botsford

Saturday, May 22, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Patrick Neher – Reflet sur Cher
Olivier Messiaen – Louange à l’Éternité de Jésus from Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps
Lowell Liebermann – Sonata for Contrabass and Piano
Edgar Meyer – selections from Concert Duo for Violin and Bass, transcribed and arranged for Viola and Bass

Free (Free)

The Daphnes / The Blue Janes

Thursday, June 3, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Garden House, Seattle, WA, United States
Two local trios woo and delight with beautiful vocals and strings of all sizes.

$10-$12

The Daphnes

Thursday, June 10, 2027 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Hotel Sorrento, Seattle, WA, United States
Mesmerizing compositions for strings and voice.

Free (Free)

Inverted Space Long Piece Fest IV: Aperghis & Xenakis

Monday, June 28, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Xenakis – XAS for saxophone quartet
Aperghis – Jeu à quatre for alto saxophone quartet
Xenakis – Dikhthas for violin and piano
Xenakis – Morsima-Amorsima for violin, cello, double bass, and piano

$5-$15 suggested donation

Seattle Video Game Orchestra & Choir: Chamber Works from Games, Movies, & Anime

Friday, July 9, 2027 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Kinokuniya Bookstore, Seattle, WA, United States
Vocalists and chamber musicians from the Seattle Video Game Orchestra will be performing video game, movie, and anime chamber pieces.

Free (Free)

Olympic Music Festival: Opening Celebration at Centrum

Friday, July 16, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante for violin, double bass, and piano
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414
Piazzola – The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires

$65

Olympic Music Festival: Opening Celebration at Centrum

Saturday, July 17, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante for violin, double bass, and piano
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414
Piazzola – The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires

$65

Wayward Music Series: Michaud Savage – Departures

Friday, August 20, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Works for guitar, string quartet, and contrabass inspired by travels and observations of travelers.

$10-$20

Olympic Music Festival: Musicians from GardenMusic – Music for children and their families

Saturday, August 28, 2027 @ 10:30am – 11:30am (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
A special one-hour concert for children age 4-12 and their families

$8

Seattle Baroque Orchestra: 'Tafelmusik'

Friday, October 29, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A tribute to Georg Philipp Telemann and his iconic publication Tafelmusik.

$26-$46

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

$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

$15-$25 (under 18 free)

Barry Lieberman & Friends Recital: Ted Botsford, double bass

Saturday, November 13, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A solo recital by Seattle Symphony bassist Ted Botsford.

Free (Free)

UW Concerto Competition: Strings

Monday, November 15, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW string performance students compete for a chance to perform with the UW Symphony.

Free (Free)