Saxophone – Past Concerts
Seattle Symphony: Kenny G with the Seattle Symphony
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Grammy Award-winning saxophonist and Seattle native Kenny G returns to the Emerald City for a performance with the Seattle Symphony.
$42-$107
Kin of the Moon: F I R E ∴ R E F I R E
Friday, November 22, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Neil Welch – No house on fire, no.
Ewa Trębacz – Winter After Times of Fire
Leanna Keith and Em Piro – imagination is an act of rebellion (premiere)
Ewa Trębacz – Winter After Times of Fire
Leanna Keith and Em Piro – imagination is an act of rebellion (premiere)
$5-$15 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: Pete Leinonen solo + quartet
Thursday, November 21, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Double bassist, composer, and bandleader Pete Leinonen presents long form improvisation as a soloist, and together with saxophonist Wally Shoup, trumpeter Jim Knodle, and percussionist Greg Campbell.
$5-$20 suggested donation
Jacobsen Series: Contemporary Meditations
Friday, November 15, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Dorothy Chang – Walk on Water
Marilyn Shrude – Within Silence
Elise Winkler – The Allegory of the Cave (world premiere)
Alexandra Gardner – Tourmaline
Jennifer Hidgon – Dash
Alex Shapiro – Desert Tide
Marilyn Shrude – Within Silence
Elise Winkler – The Allegory of the Cave (world premiere)
Alexandra Gardner – Tourmaline
Jennifer Hidgon – Dash
Alex Shapiro – Desert Tide
$20 / $15 / free
Port Townsend Summer Band Veterans Day Concert
Monday, November 11, 2019 @ 10:30am – 12:30pm (PST)
Port Townsend American Legion Post #26, Port Townsend, WA, United States
The Port Townsend Summer Band performs patriotic pieces, marches, and Karl Bach's Quilts of Valor as part of the Veterans' Day ceremony in Port Townsend.
Free (Free)
Mario Ciaccio Saxophone Masterclass
Friday, November 8, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Italian saxophonist and conductor Mario Ciaccio presents an interactive, lecture-style masterclass at Music Center of the Northwest.
$10-$25
Wayward Music Series: Earshot – Travis Laplante
Monday, November 4, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Saxophonist and composer Travis Laplante performs a "mystifying and transporting" solo concert.
$10-$27
Wayward Music Series: Body.Space.Time.Sound – Volume 4: Cube
Friday, November 1, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of scored, interdisciplinary improvisations featuring musicians Tom Baker and Kate Olson, and movement artists Alia Swersky and Corrie Befort.
$15
The Washington Wind Symphony presents ‘Horizon’
Sunday, October 27, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond, WA, United States
Julie Giroux – Symphony No. V "Elements"
Eric Whitacre – Sleep
Satoshi Yagisawa – Machu Picchu: City in the Sky
Felix Mendelssohn – Overture for Winds (arr. John Boyd)
Josef Rheinberger – Abendlied ("Evening Song") (arr. Shelley Hanson)
Philip Sparke – Music of the Spheres
Eric Whitacre – Sleep
Satoshi Yagisawa – Machu Picchu: City in the Sky
Felix Mendelssohn – Overture for Winds (arr. John Boyd)
Josef Rheinberger – Abendlied ("Evening Song") (arr. Shelley Hanson)
Philip Sparke – Music of the Spheres
$15 ($10 seniors /youth FREE)
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: 75th Anniversary Opening Gala
Saturday, October 26, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Gina Gillie – Philharmonic Fanfare (SPO commission)
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 75 in D major
Fernande Decruck – Sonata in C-sharp for saxophone
Aaron Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
Aaron Copland – Suite from Appalachian Spring
Aaron Copland – Lincoln Portrait
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 75 in D major
Fernande Decruck – Sonata in C-sharp for saxophone
Aaron Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
Aaron Copland – Suite from Appalachian Spring
Aaron Copland – Lincoln Portrait
$35 / $24 / FREE under age 16
Music from Home: Deborah Anderson
Sunday, October 13, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Lakewold Gardens, Lakewood, WA, United States
Original works for solo piano, saxophone and piano, viola and bassoon, and more by composer Deborah Anderson.
$25
PLU Artist Series: Erik Steighner, saxophone
Sunday, October 6, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Joan Tower – Wings
Jennifer Higdon – Soprano Saxophone Concerto
Hilary Tann – Like Lightnings
Fernande Decruck – Sonata in C-sharp minor
Jennifer Higdon – Soprano Saxophone Concerto
Hilary Tann – Like Lightnings
Fernande Decruck – Sonata in C-sharp minor
$10 / $5
Wayward Music Series: John Teske's 'vectorscores'
Saturday, September 21, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Music that uses web technologies to generate and render scores and explores some recurring thoughts, visions, and dreams from a dark and surreal time.
$5-$15 donation
Saltwater Music Series: Winds of Summer
Saturday, August 24, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Des Moines United Methodist Church (WA), Des Moines, WA, United States
Steven Luksan – Ceremony
Steven Luksan – Prayer
Steven Luksan – Suite for flute and piano
Steven Luksan – Four Pieces
Steven Luksan – Sonata
Benjamin Godard – "Waltz" from Suite de trois morceaux, Op. 116
Steven Luksan – Prayer
Steven Luksan – Suite for flute and piano
Steven Luksan – Four Pieces
Steven Luksan – Sonata
Benjamin Godard – "Waltz" from Suite de trois morceaux, Op. 116
Free
Professor Gadget Sax Quintet at the Ballard Locks
Sunday, August 18, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Hiram Chittenden Locks (Ballard Locks), Seattle, WA, United States
Join the Professor Gadget Sax Quintet for a free outdoor concert at the Ballard Locks.
Free
Wayward Music Series: McDonas, Denio, & Boshnack
Saturday, August 17, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Three musicians approach music with precision and abandon, fierceness and joy as they explore the infinite possibilities of their instruments and their relationship to each other.
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Saxophone Institute Student Showcase
Thursday, July 18, 2019 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Join the Seattle Saxophone Institute as they present their beginning through advanced high school students in performance for the camp's student showcase!
Free
Wayward Music Series: Rich Pellegrin & Neil Welch
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Having played together for a decade as part of the Rich Pellegrin Quintet, saxophonist Neil Welch and pianist Rich Pellegrin perform together for the first time as a duo casting light on abstract sound/silences through various means.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Lotus Lungs + Welch + Coulter/Freedlund
Saturday, June 22, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Improvised acoustic and electric sets from three innovative and accomplished guitarists; acoustic solo works for soprano, tenor and bass saxophones; and free improv for voice and trombone.
$5-$15 donation at the door
Bellevue School of Music Student Recital: Piano, saxophone, flute, & clarinet
Sunday, June 16, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Piano, saxophone, flute, & clarinet students of all ages share their talents.
$10 (age 13 & under free)