UW School of Music – Upcoming Concerts
Student recital: Matthew Anderson, french horn
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW doctoral student Matthew Anderson performs a recital in french horn.
Free
Brechemin Scholarship Recipients Recital
Thursday, April 2, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Recipients of the prestigious Brechemin Scholarship are presented in recital.
$5
Student recital: Lewis Norfleet, conducting
Friday, April 3, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
UW doctoral student Lewis Norfleet performs a DMA recital in conducting. Open to the public.
Free
Music of Today: DXARTS
Thursday, April 9, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Groundbreaking new works and modern classics by faculty and guest composers.
$20 ($12 student/senior)
Brechemin Piano Series
Thursday, April 9, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW music students perform works for piano.
$5
Student recital: Yen-Chun Kay Yeh, piano
Saturday, April 11, 2026 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW masters student Yen-Chun Kay Yeh performs a recital in piano. Open to the public.
Free
Student recital: Lidia Kotlova, piano
Sunday, April 12, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW masters student Lidia Kotlova performs a recital in piano. Open to the public.
Free
Clarinet Night: Jennifer Nelson
Monday, April 13, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Jennifer Nelson, artist in residence and director of the UW clarinet studio, performs solo and with students and special guests in this evening devoted to the clarinet.
$5
UW Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band: Prized – Memories
Monday, April 20, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
The UW Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Bands perform music by prize-winning composers, including Funeral Music for Queen Mary, by Steven Stucky; and American Scripture, by Andrew Rindfleisch.
$15 ($10 student/senior)
An Evening in Alto Clef
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Viola students from the studio of professor Melia Watras and members of the University of Washington Symphony Orchestra and Campus Philharmonia perform solo and ensemble works.
Free
2014-15 Piano Masterclass Series: Simone Dinnerstein
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
American pianist Simone Dinnerstein gives a free masterclass to piano students. Open to the public.
Free
Faculty Recital: Craig Sheppard plays Shostakovich
Saturday, April 25, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
UW faculty pianist Craig Sheppard gives Seattle audiences a rare treat – the opportunity to hear, in a single performance, the entirety of the 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87, by Dmitri Shostakovich.
$20 ($12 student/senior)
Littlefield Organ Series: Iain Quinn
Sunday, April 26, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Walker-Ames room Kane Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Iain Quinn, assistant professor of organ at Florida State University, performs a recital on the University of Washington's Littlefield Organ.
$15
Student recital: Hye Jung Yang, Cello
Sunday, April 26, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW doctoral student Hye Jung Yang performs a DMA recital in cello. Open to the public.
Free
Guest Artist Recital: Wendy Yamashita, piano
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major, K. 330
Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57
Chopin – Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31
Chopin – Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise, Op. 22
Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57
Chopin – Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31
Chopin – Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise, Op. 22
$15
Guest Artist Master Class: Wendy Yamashita, piano
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
School of Music alumna Wendy Yamashita, now a faculty member at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, leads a master class with UW piano students.
Free
Guitar Master Class: Marcin Dylla
Sunday, May 3, 2026 @ 10:00am – 11:00am (PDT)
UW School of Music – Room 213, Seattle, WA, United States
One of the world’s elite performers of the classical guitar leads a master class with UW music students and young professional artists. Open to the public.
$10 (UW staff/students free)
Music from the War to End All Wars: Music of Debussy, Ives and Prokofiev
Sunday, May 3, 2026 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ives – Tom Sails Away
Ives – Flanders Field
Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Prokofiev – Piano Sonata No. 3
Debussy – Selected Etudes for Piano
De Falla – Danza del fuego fatuo for guitar quartet
Ives – Flanders Field
Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Prokofiev – Piano Sonata No. 3
Debussy – Selected Etudes for Piano
De Falla – Danza del fuego fatuo for guitar quartet
$10
Brechemin Piano Series
Thursday, May 7, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:15pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW music students perform works for piano.
$5
Student recital: Laura Colmenares, flute
Friday, May 8, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:15pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW student Laura Colmenares performs a recital in flute. Open to the public.
Free
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