Saxophone – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird
Wednesday, February 26, 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
Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird
Friday, February 28, 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
Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird
Saturday, March 1, 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
Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird
Tuesday, March 4, 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
Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird
Thursday, March 6, 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
Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird
Friday, March 7, 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
CMNW Summer Festival: Sonic Kaleidoscope – Sax, Guitar, & Percussion
Saturday, July 17, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Saxophonist Timothy McAllister & guitarist Jason Vieaux make their CMNW Summer Festival debuts; dramatic works by Béla Bartók, including his Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion.
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Sonic Kaleidoscope – Sax, Guitar, & Percussion
Sunday, July 18, 2032 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Saxophonist Timothy McAllister & guitarist Jason Vieaux make their CMNW Summer Festival debuts; dramatic works by Béla Bartók, including his Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion.
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
Listen Live at Lunch: Onomatopoeia Trio
Wednesday, August 4, 2032 @ 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
Mystic Chords of Memory
Thursday, August 5, 2032 @ 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)
Nadia Boulanger & Her World, Program 2 – Contemporaries & Colleagues
Saturday, August 7, 2032 @ 10:00am – 12:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Nadia Boulanger – Selected songs TBA
Nadia Boulanger & Raoul Pugno – Selection from Les heures claires
Lili Boulanger – Selected songs TBA
Florent Schmitt – Andantino, Op. 30, No. 1
Claude Debussy – Trois Chansons de France, L. 102
Charles Koechlin – Épitaphe de Jean Harlow, Op. 164
Maurice Ravel – Piano Trio in A minor
Gabriel Fauré – Barcarolle No. 6 in E-flat, Op. 70
George Enescu – Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 25
Marion Bauer – Four Piano Pieces, Op. 21
Nadia Boulanger & Raoul Pugno – Selection from Les heures claires
Lili Boulanger – Selected songs TBA
Florent Schmitt – Andantino, Op. 30, No. 1
Claude Debussy – Trois Chansons de France, L. 102
Charles Koechlin – Épitaphe de Jean Harlow, Op. 164
Maurice Ravel – Piano Trio in A minor
Gabriel Fauré – Barcarolle No. 6 in E-flat, Op. 70
George Enescu – Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 25
Marion Bauer – Four Piano Pieces, Op. 21
$10 ($55 in-person)
New Music Gathering 2021: Sidney San Martin, Verdant Vibes, Kyle Hutchins, Zack Baltich & Ilan Blanck
Thursday, August 12, 2032 @ 11:00am – 12:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Sidney San Martin – Donate a Note
Kirsten Volness – The Pathless Woods
The Honourable Elizabeth A. Baker – ICD-10CM R55
Zack Baltich & Ilan Blanck – Giving
Kirsten Volness – The Pathless Woods
The Honourable Elizabeth A. Baker – ICD-10CM R55
Zack Baltich & Ilan Blanck – Giving
Free (Free (registration required))
New Music Gathering 2021: Mary Prescott, Marianne Parker, Julia Lougheed, 113, Ryan McMasters
Thursday, August 12, 2032 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Mary Prescott – “Moon” from Tida
Stephanie Ann Boyd – Pincushion Protea (world premiere)
The Persistence of Art Music: COVID works for Clarinet
Yu Kuwabara – In Between
Ryan McMasters – phonetinus_
Stephanie Ann Boyd – Pincushion Protea (world premiere)
The Persistence of Art Music: COVID works for Clarinet
Yu Kuwabara – In Between
Ryan McMasters – phonetinus_
Free (Free (registration required))
New Music Gathering 2021: COULTER HILL, Girlnoise, John Dorhauer
Friday, August 13, 2032 @ 11:00am – 1:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
COULTER HILL – Concert
Girlnoise – For What, For Whom
John Dorhauer – The National Coin Shortage
Girlnoise – For What, For Whom
John Dorhauer – The National Coin Shortage
Free (Free (registration required))
Ear Taxi Festival Spotlight Concerts: Matt Ulery's Mannerist 11
Friday, September 17, 2032 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Chicago-based bassist/composer/bandleader Matt Ulery brings together an interdisciplinary ensemble of musicians for this concert of original works spanning the spectrum of jazz, classical, rock, pop, & folk.
Free (Donations appreciated ($15 in person))
Wayward Music Series: Right Brain Music Minifest
Saturday, September 18, 2032 @ 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
Roulette: Anna Webber’s Simple Trio // Idiom VI Large Ensemble
Thursday, September 23, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Woodwind player/composer Anna Webber performs works from her recent release, Idiom, featuring both her long-standing Simple Trio & a new large ensemble made up of jazz improvisors & contemporary classical music specialists.
Free (Free ($20-$25 in person))
Wayward Music Series: Orgone Donor + RN White
Saturday, September 25, 2032 @ 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
Roulette: Lea Bertucci – 'A Visible Length of Light' + Duo with Ben Vida
Monday, September 27, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Lea Bertucci presents recent discoveries for alto sax, wooden venu flute, tape, & electronics from her most recent release, plus a collaboration with Ben Vida (accordion & electronics).
Free (Free ($20-$25 in-person))
Roulette: Nick Dunston – 'La Operación: Reverberated'
Tuesday, September 28, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Nick Dunston presents La Operación: Reverberated, an "alternate reality-based inversion" of his 2019 work La Operación. Featuring Stephanie Lamprea (voice), Joy Guidry (bassoon), Anna Webber (tenor saxophone), & more.
Free (Free ($20-$25 in person))