Saxophone – Upcoming Concerts
Wayward Music Series: John Teske's 'vectorscores'
Saturday, September 21, 2030 @ 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
PLU Artist Series: Erik Steighner, saxophone
Sunday, October 6, 2030 @ 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
Music from Home: Deborah Anderson
Sunday, October 13, 2030 @ 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
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: 75th Anniversary Opening Gala
Saturday, October 26, 2030 @ 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
The Washington Wind Symphony presents ‘Horizon’
Sunday, October 27, 2030 @ 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)
Wayward Music Series: Body.Space.Time.Sound – Volume 4: Cube
Friday, November 1, 2030 @ 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
Wayward Music Series: Earshot – Travis Laplante
Monday, November 4, 2030 @ 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
Mario Ciaccio Saxophone Masterclass
Friday, November 8, 2030 @ 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
Port Townsend Summer Band Veterans Day Concert
Monday, November 11, 2030 @ 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)
Jacobsen Series: Contemporary Meditations
Friday, November 15, 2030 @ 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
Wayward Music Series: Pete Leinonen solo + quartet
Thursday, November 21, 2030 @ 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
Kin of the Moon: F I R E ∴ R E F I R E
Friday, November 22, 2030 @ 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
Seattle Symphony: Kenny G with the Seattle Symphony
Tuesday, December 10, 2030 @ 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
Washington Wind Symphony Presents ‘Connections’
Saturday, January 25, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond, WA, United States
Kit Mills – Beyond the Desert Sands
Kevin M. Walczyk – Eloi, Eloi
Frank Ticheli – Blue Shades
John Barnes Chance – Variations on a Korean Folk Song
Derek M. Jenkins – We Seven
Donald Grantham – Southern Harmony
Kevin M. Walczyk – Eloi, Eloi
Frank Ticheli – Blue Shades
John Barnes Chance – Variations on a Korean Folk Song
Derek M. Jenkins – We Seven
Donald Grantham – Southern Harmony
$15 ($10 seniors, students FREE)
Federal Way Symphony Swing Concert: Body & Soul
Saturday, January 25, 2031 @ 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)
Collaborative Musicians' Project: Compass Winds
Tuesday, January 28, 2031 @ 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
Paquito d'Rivera – Aires Tropicales
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
William Grant Still – Folk Suite No. 4
$20 / $10 / $5 / FREE
Seattle Pacific University: Chamber Music Concert
Tuesday, February 11, 2031 @ 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)
Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird
Saturday, February 22, 2031 @ 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, 2031 @ 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 Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird
Sunday, February 23, 2031 @ 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