Guitar – Upcoming Concerts
Wayward Music Series: Radiosonde
Saturday, September 30, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
With scores designed by Graczyk and Baker, the group follows prompts (shapes, words, colors) to give an overall shape to the moment-by-moment decisions being made in real-time.
$5-$15 donation
August Denhard, Oud; David Rogers, Classical Crossover Guitar
Wednesday, October 4, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Vermillion Art Gallery and Bar, Seattle, WA, United States
A varied program of early European music, Ottoman court music, Bach, Flamenco, Leonard Cohen, and more.
$10 cover
Cornish Student Ensemble Showcase
Friday, October 6, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A showcase of student ensembles from Cornish College of the Arts.
Free
Cornish Pivot Convocation: Gordon Grdina, interviewed by Michael Nicolella
Thursday, October 12, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A short set with Gordon Grdina, a Juno-award-winning oud/guitarist whose sound is a combination of mainstream jazz, free-form improvisation, and Arabic classical music.
Free (Free)
Moon Festival Melody: Cello exploration
Sunday, October 15, 2028 @ 3:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
Renowned cellist Kai Chen, former principal cellist of China National Opera Symphony Orchestra, explores classical cello music and Chinese music to celebrate Chinese Moon Festival.
$25-$80
Seattle Classical Guitar Society: Scott Kritzer
Saturday, October 21, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
"An intelligent and self-assured musician with a sure technique and a deep musical sensitivity."
Free (Free)
Cathedrals XVIII
Friday, October 27, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Singer-songwriter Tyler Edwards is accompanied by a piano sextet comprised of some of Seattle's finest freelance musicians.
$14-$20
La Musica d'Italia with Island Consort
Saturday, October 28, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island, Freeland, WA, United States
Works by Monteverdi, Argento, Scarlatti, Boccherini, and more.
$20 (youth $5)
Pacific MusicWorks: Monteverdi's 'L'Orfeo'
Saturday, October 28, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Unqualified operatic masterpiece, full of dramatic word painting, narrative urgency, rich orchestration, and exquisite writing for vocal ensemble.
$45 / $35 / $25
Seattle Composers' Salon: Reid, Senter, Truesdell, Wilson
Friday, November 3, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of music and discussion with Seattle composers Clement Reid, Calvin Senter, Nicole Truesdell, and Mark Wilson.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Seattle Classic Guitar Society: Brasil Guitar Duo
Saturday, November 18, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Innovative programming featuring a seamless blend of traditional and Brazilian works.
$38 / discounts available
PLU Guitar Orchestra & Guitar Ensemble
Sunday, November 19, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
A concert from the PLU Guitar Orchestra and Guitar Ensemble.
Free (Free)
Wayward Music Series: Semi-Formal
Thursday, November 30, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Short, formally cohesive pieces that together form a fluid and varied concert experience.
$5-$15 donation
Ladies Musical Club: Guitar recital & Ravel’s Histoires Naturelles
Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Hilary Field – Cantilena
Hilary Field – Suite Sephardi
Hilary Field – Ode to Hope
Ravel – Histoires Naturelles (Natural History)
William Bolcom – Cabaret Songs (Selections: Amor, George)
Hilary Field – Suite Sephardi
Hilary Field – Ode to Hope
Ravel – Histoires Naturelles (Natural History)
William Bolcom – Cabaret Songs (Selections: Amor, George)
Free (Free)
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: ¡Feliz (Baroque) Navidad!
Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Music from 18th century Cuba, Mexico, Guatemala, and Bolivia.
$25 / $20 / under 18 free
Bach's Lunch: Baroque Christmas Music from Latin America
Tuesday, December 5, 2028 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Seldom-heard Christmas works for soprano, strings, and continuo from 18th century Guatemala, Mexico, Cuba, and Bolivia.
Free
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: ¡Feliz (Baroque) Navidad!
Tuesday, December 5, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
A new program of music from 18th century Cuba, Mexico, Guatemala, and Bolivia, plus our famous Ugly Renaissance Baby Jesus contest!
$20 ($15 ages 21-29)
Scores of Sound: Day 1
Wednesday, December 6, 2028 @ 10:00am – 9:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An all-day festival including performances from many ensembles and genres, including jazz, classical, new music, African drumming, and Gamelan.
Free (Free)
Choral Arts Northwest: Christmas with CANW
Friday, December 8, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A seamless musical meditation that provides the opportunity to close our eyes and embrace with our ears the quiet peace of Christmas.
$28 / $24 / students and youth free
Pacific MusicWorks: Light in the Darkness
Saturday, December 9, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Mercer Island, WA, United States
Four dramatic Advent cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach trace the journey to Christmas through prophecy, anticipation, and, ultimately, hope.
$45, $35