Port Townsend Symphony: Villa-Lobos, Karłowicz, Holst

Saturday, December 4, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Chimacum High School Auditorium, Chimacum, WA, United States
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Fantasia for saxophone, 3 horns, & strings, W. 490
Mieczysław Karłowicz – Serenade for String Orchestra in C major, Op. 2
Gustav Holst – Brook Green Suite, H. 190
Plus a Holiday Surprise!

Free

Port Townsend Symphony: Open Dress Rehearsal – Villa-Lobos, Karłowicz, Holst

Friday, December 3, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Chimacum High School Auditorium, Chimacum, WA, United States
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Fantasia for saxophone, 3 horns, & strings, W. 490
Mieczysław Karłowicz – Serenade for String Orchestra in C major, Op. 2
Gustav Holst – Brook Green Suite, H. 190
Plus a Holiday Surprise!

Free

Pacific Lutheran University: Saxophone Quartets & Jazz Combos

Tuesday, November 30, 2021 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PST)
The Cave – Anderson University Center (PLU), Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Double bill featuring PLU student classical saxophone chamber ensembles & jazz combos.

Free

Wayward Music Series: Neil Welch

Thursday, November 11, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Performance celebrating saxophonist/composer Neil Welch’s new album, featuring composer/performer Nat Evans; a work for solo saxophone; & an 11-member ensemble performing Welch's Concepción Picciotto.

$10-$20 at the door

Wayward Music Series: Orgone Donor + RN White

Saturday, September 25, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Obscure & Terrible presents a dual cassette release show featuring synthesizer/saxophone trio Orgone Donor & experimental/noise artist RN White with an opening set from guitarist John Saint-Pelvyn.

$10-$20 donation at the door

Wayward Music Series: Right Brain Music Minifest

Saturday, September 18, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
1-night explosion of improvised music, featuring local virtuosos & spontaneous jams that will stretch your imagination.

$5-$15 donation

Mystic Chords of Memory

Thursday, August 5, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Composer/performer Nat Evans & saxophonists Neil Welch & Kate Olson perform a new, semi-improvisatory work while drifting around Olympic Sculpture Park.

Free (Free)

Listen Live at Lunch: Onomatopoeia Trio

Wednesday, August 4, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Flute/sax/horn trio Onomatopoeia presents a wide-ranging program spanning the 18th Century to today. Works by W.A. Mozart, Friedrich Kuhlau, & Ben Seavello, with pops arrangements by Jessi Harvey.

Free

Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird

Saturday, March 7, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A dreamlike score for 7 voices and 24-piece classical orchestra showcasing the unexpected pairing of a flexible operatic tenor with the fluid, improvisational spirit of bebop: a match made in music heaven.

$35 & up

Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird

Friday, March 6, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A dreamlike score for 7 voices and 24-piece classical orchestra showcasing the unexpected pairing of a flexible operatic tenor with the fluid, improvisational spirit of bebop: a match made in music heaven.

$35 & up

Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird

Wednesday, March 4, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A dreamlike score for 7 voices and 24-piece classical orchestra showcasing the unexpected pairing of a flexible operatic tenor with the fluid, improvisational spirit of bebop: a match made in music heaven.

$35 & up

Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird

Sunday, March 1, 2020 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A dreamlike score for 7 voices and 24-piece classical orchestra showcasing the unexpected pairing of a flexible operatic tenor with the fluid, improvisational spirit of bebop: a match made in music heaven.

$35 & up

Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird

Saturday, February 29, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A dreamlike score for 7 voices and 24-piece classical orchestra showcasing the unexpected pairing of a flexible operatic tenor with the fluid, improvisational spirit of bebop: a match made in music heaven.

$35 & up

Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A dreamlike score for 7 voices and 24-piece classical orchestra showcasing the unexpected pairing of a flexible operatic tenor with the fluid, improvisational spirit of bebop: a match made in music heaven.

$35 & up

Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird

Sunday, February 23, 2020 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A dreamlike score for 7 voices and 24-piece classical orchestra showcasing the unexpected pairing of a flexible operatic tenor with the fluid, improvisational spirit of bebop: a match made in music heaven.

$35 & up

Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird

Saturday, February 22, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A dreamlike score for 7 voices and 24-piece classical orchestra showcasing the unexpected pairing of a flexible operatic tenor with the fluid, improvisational spirit of bebop: a match made in music heaven.

$35 & up

Quasar Saxophone Quartet: American Tour

Saturday, February 22, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Émilie Girard-Charest (Qc) – Bestiaire (2018) (US premiere) Analia Llugdar (Argentina) – Cathédrale Lumière (2013) for 4 spatialized saxophones (displayed in the space) (US premiere) Yannick Plamondon (Qc) – Passages (2019) (US premiere) Ofer Pelz (Israël-Canada) – I need to hear it first (2019) Donald J. Stewart (USA) – l’Âme[éclatant]e (2020) (world premiere) Katia Makdissi-Warren (Qc) – ADN 0,5% (2020) (US premiere)

Free (Free)

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)

Collaborative Musicians' Project: Compass Winds

Tuesday, January 28, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Kirkland Arts Center Gallery, Kirkland, WA, United States
Alyssa Morris – Melting Pot
Paquito d'Rivera – Aires Tropicales
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
William Grant Still – Folk Suite No. 4

$20 / $10 / $5 / FREE

Federal Way Symphony Swing Concert: Body & Soul

Saturday, January 25, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Whether you’re revisiting the music of your youth, introducing it to a new generation, or just enjoying the swingable, danceable beat, “Body & Soul” will move you!

$32 ($25 senior/military)