Symphony Tacoma – Upcoming Concerts
Symphony Tacoma Encore Series: Bernstein – Symphonic Dances from West Side Story & More
Friday, October 24, 2031 @ 10:30pm – 12:30am (EDT)
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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 Interludes: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Friday, November 14, 2031 @ 10:30pm – 12:30am (EST)
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Concertmaster Svend Rønning is featured soloist on Antonio Vivaldi’s famous cycle of 4 violin concerti.
Free (Free)
Symphony Tacoma Encore Series: George Li Plays Rachmaninoff
Friday, November 21, 2031 @ 10:30pm – 11:15pm (EST)
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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: Holiday Brass
Friday, December 12, 2031 @ 10:30pm – 12:30am (EST)
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Get in the holiday spirit with festive sounds of the season!
Free (Free)
Symphony Tacoma Encore Series: Messiah
Thursday, December 18, 2031 @ 10:30pm – 11:30pm (EST)
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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 Encore Series: Songs for Winter
Friday, January 30, 2032 @ 10:30pm – 11:30pm (EST)
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A winter treat! Re-experience past performances from the Tacoma Youth Chorus & Tacoma Refugee Choir. Selections include Moon Song & Snow.
Free (Free)
Eternal Light: A Composition for Tacoma
Friday, February 6, 2032 @ 10:30pm – 11:30pm (EST)
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"Musical collage" of original music, lyrics, drawings, & poetry by Tacoma-area students, reflecting their interpretations of “eternal light.”
Free (Free)
Symphony Tacoma Encore Series: Selections from Romeo and Juliet
Friday, February 13, 2032 @ 10:30pm – 11:30pm (EST)
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Relive the timeless story of Romeo and Juliet with excerpts from Prokofiev’s score alongside all new visuals, curated by Maestra Sarah, Gabe McPherson, & Timothy Little.
Free (Free)
Symphony Tacoma Horn Quartet: That's a "Wrap"
Friday, February 27, 2032 @ 10:30pm – 11:30pm (EST)
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Join the Symphony Tacoma Horn Quartet for a showcase of the many moods of the French horn, from majestic to melancholy. Includes selections by Carl Maria von Weber, Nikolai Tcherepnin, & PLU professor Gina Gillie.
Free (Free)
Symphony Tacoma: Mini Maestros – Fiddler on the Hoof
Sunday, March 7, 2032 @ 5:30pm – 6:00pm (EST)
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Join the Symphony Tacoma musicians for Western-themed music featuring Aaron Copland’s "Hoe-down", Gioachino Rossini’s William Tell Overture, & more. Specially created for children ages 2-8.
Free
Symphony Tacoma: From the Back Row – Live Chat with the Low Brass Section [LIVE]
Saturday, March 13, 2032 @ 10:30pm – 11:30pm (EST)
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PLU Professor Dr. Gregory Youtz leads a discussion with Symphony Tacoma trombone & tuba players who share the intricacies of their instruments & the different genres of music they play.
Free
Symphony Tacoma: Percussion – To the Max!
Saturday, March 27, 2032 @ 10:30pm – 11:30pm (EDT)
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Symphony Tacoma’s percussion quartet performs original arrangements of Johannes Brahms’ Hungarian Dances, Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story, & a composition by the orchestra's own Matt Drumm.
Free
Symphony Tacoma: Revival of Tan Dun’s Water Passion
Saturday, April 3, 2032 @ 10:30pm – 11:30pm (EDT)
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East meets West; symphony meets electronica; & J.S. Bach meets water percussion in this 2016 performance of Tan Dun's Water Passion After St. Matthew.
Free (Free)
Symphony Tacoma Interludes: Woodwinds – From Danzi to Piazzolla
Tuesday, April 20, 2032 @ 10:30pm – 11:30pm (EDT)
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Symphony Tacoma’s woodwind quintet travels through time & place with this selection of works by Franz Danzi, Ferenc Farkas, Nicole Buetti, Paquito-D’Rivera, & Astor Piazzolla.
Free
Symphony Tacoma: Mini Maestros – Kitty's Big Adventure
Sunday, May 9, 2032 @ 5:30pm – 6:00pm (EDT)
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Past performance of Tacoma composer Deborah J. Anderson’s Kitty’s Big Adventure, accompanied by illustrations by Erika Ray that have been colored by local children.
Free
Symphony Tacoma Encore Series: Saxophone Fusion
Saturday, May 15, 2032 @ 10:30pm – 12:30am (EDT)
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Selections from saxophonist James Carter's 2019 performance with Symphony Tacoma, including Darius Milhaud’s La création du monde & Puerto Rico native Roberto Sierra’s Caribbean Rhapsody.
Free (Free)
'Tacoma Method': Three Arias Performed by Hai-Ting Chinn
Saturday, May 22, 2032 @ 10:30pm – 11:30pm (EDT)
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Mezzo-soprano Hai-Ting Chinn sings 3 arias from Tacoma Method, a new opera by Gregory Youtz centered around the expulsion of Tacoma's Chinese population in the late 1800s.
Free
Original Works by Pacific Northwest Composers
Saturday, July 17, 2032 @ 10:30pm – 10:30pm (EDT)
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Selections of 6 world premieres by Pacific Northwest composers, performed by Symphony Tacoma musicians & conductors from the Cascade Conducting masterclass.
Free
Unbreakable: Symphony Tacoma Diamond Anniversary Gala
Friday, October 8, 2032 @ 6:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA, United States
Celebrate Symphony Tacoma’s 75th Anniversary season! The party features live & silent auctions; food & wine; & performances by Symphony Tacoma musicians.
$200 ($175 subscribers)
Symphony Tacoma: Classics I
Saturday, October 23, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Patrice Rushen – Color Express
Dmitri Shostakovich – Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 6 in B minor Op. 74 "Pathétique"
Dmitri Shostakovich – Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 6 in B minor Op. 74 "Pathétique"
$24-$83