Symphony Tacoma – Past Concerts
Eternal Light: A Composition for Tacoma
Saturday, February 6, 2021 @ 10:30pm – 11:30pm (EST)
Online event
"Musical collage" of original music, lyrics, drawings, & poetry by Tacoma-area students, reflecting their interpretations of “eternal light.”
Free (Free)
Symphony Tacoma Encore Series: Songs for Winter
Saturday, January 30, 2021 @ 10:30pm – 11:30pm (EST)
Online event
A winter treat! Re-experience past performances from the Tacoma Youth Chorus & Tacoma Refugee Choir. Selections include Moon Song & Snow.
Free (Free)
Symphony Tacoma Encore Series: Messiah
Friday, December 18, 2020 @ 10:30pm – 11:30pm (EST)
Online event
G.F. Handel's holiday masterpiece, presented with a new "translation", pictures, & video to address the challenges & concerns of our time – while sharing universal themes of hope, justice, comfort, & joy.
Free (Free)
Symphony Tacoma Interludes: Holiday Brass
Saturday, December 12, 2020 @ 10:30pm – 12:30am (EST)
Online event
Get in the holiday spirit with festive sounds of the season!
Free (Free)
Symphony Tacoma Encore Series: George Li Plays Rachmaninoff
Saturday, November 21, 2020 @ 10:30pm – 11:15pm (EST)
Online event
Symphony Tacoma & pianist George Li take on Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Third Concerto, one of the most challenging piano concertos in the repertoire. Recorded November 23, 2019.
Free (Free)
Symphony Tacoma Interludes: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Saturday, November 14, 2020 @ 10:30pm – 12:30am (EST)
Online event
Concertmaster Svend Rønning is featured soloist on Antonio Vivaldi’s famous cycle of 4 violin concerti.
Free (Free)
Symphony Tacoma Encore Series: Bernstein – Symphonic Dances from West Side Story & More
Saturday, October 24, 2020 @ 10:30pm – 12:30am (EDT)
Online event
Music from Leonard Bernstein’s acclaimed musical West Side Story, including his Symphonic Dances, & featuring the vocal talents of 7 guest singers. Recorded October 21, 2017.
Free (Free)
Symphony Tacoma Musical Maskerade – 2020 Virtual Auction & Gala [LIVE]
Sunday, October 18, 2020 @ 12:00pm – 2:00am (EDT)
Online event
Enjoy spectacular music and support Symphony Tacoma from the comfort of your home! Live & silent auctions, new performances by Symphony Tacoma musicians, an opportunity to raise the paddle, & more.
Free (Free (registration required))
Symphony Tacoma Interludes: Dances & Goddesses [BROADCAST]
Saturday, October 10, 2020 @ 10:30pm – 12:30am (EDT)
Online event
Robert Paterson – The Book of Goddesses
Astor Piazzolla – "Bordel, 1900" from Histoire du Tango
Charles Rochester Young’s – Song of the Lark
Astor Piazzolla – "Bordel, 1900" from Histoire du Tango
Charles Rochester Young’s – Song of the Lark
Free (Free)
[BROADCAST] Symphony Tacoma Encore Series: Brahms & Dvorak
Saturday, August 15, 2020 @ 10:30pm – 12:30am (EDT)
Online event
Jean Sibelius – Finlandia
Johannes Brahms – Violin Concerto
Antonín Dvořák – Symphony No. 8
Johannes Brahms – Violin Concerto
Antonín Dvořák – Symphony No. 8
Free (Free)
Symphony Tacoma: Mini Maestros – Wacky Wild World of Percussion
Sunday, March 8, 2020 @ 2:30pm – 3:15pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Whirlwind tour of the percussion family, including favorites from The Pink Panther, the story of Mr. Brown Can Moo, and more. Specially created for children ages 2-8.
$7-$13
Symphony Tacoma: Beethoven's Eroica and His Electric Universe
Saturday, February 22, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Frederick Delius – On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Simon Petersson – Spheres (US premiere)
Yaron Gottfried – Electric Guitar Concerto (with multimedia) (US premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica”
Simon Petersson – Spheres (US premiere)
Yaron Gottfried – Electric Guitar Concerto (with multimedia) (US premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica”
$24-$85
Symphony Tacoma: Mini Maestros – Jungle Jams
Sunday, February 9, 2020 @ 2:30pm – 3:15pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Young audience members will learn how instruments can sound like animals and about high and low sounds. Specially created for children ages 2-8.
$7-$13
Symphony Tacoma: Mini Maestros – Fiddler on the Hoof
Sunday, January 12, 2020 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Join the Symphony Tacoma String Quintet for Western-themed music by Aaron Copland and Gioachino Rossini, Home on the Range, and more. Specially created for children ages 2-8.
$7-$13
Symphony Tacoma: Messiah
Friday, December 20, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Charles Borromeo Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Perhaps the world’s most well-known and beloved choral work, George Frederick Handel’s Messiah has transcended its time and place to become a “work of the people” shared by audiences and musicians around the world.
$30-$48
Symphony Tacoma: Holiday Favorites
Sunday, December 8, 2019 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Symphony Tacoma’s annual collage of seasonal delights for the whole family, featuring Tacoma Youth Chorus and Tacoma Refugee Choir.
$24-$85
Symphony Tacoma: George Li Plays Enchanting Rachmaninoff
Saturday, November 23, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
David Ludwig – Fanfare for Sam
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
$24-$83
Symphony Tacoma: Romeo & Juliet
Saturday, October 19, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Actors from the Tacoma School of the Arts enact excerpts from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet throughout this performance of Prokofiev’s heart-wrenching ballet score.
$24-$83
Symphony Tacoma: Ode to Joy
Saturday, May 11, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
World Premiere TBA
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
$24-$78
Symphony Tacoma: Mini Maestros – 'Peter and the Wolf'
Sunday, May 5, 2019 @ 2:30pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
The story of a young boy living with his grandfather in a forest, and the adventure he and his animal friends have when a wolf comes through the garden gate. Specially created for children ages 2-8.
$10 (kids $7)