Family – Upcoming Concerts
Rainier Symphony: Maiden Voyage
Friday, October 22, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:15pm (PDT)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Shostakovich – Festive Overture
Liadov – Eight Russian Folk Songs
Gliere – "Russian Sailor's Dance" from The Red Poppy
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade, Op. 35
Liadov – Eight Russian Folk Songs
Gliere – "Russian Sailor's Dance" from The Red Poppy
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade, Op. 35
$12-$17 (age 12 & under free)
Seattle Symphony Community Concert
Saturday, October 23, 2027 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Des Moines Beach Park Auditorium, Des Moines, WA, United States
A charming program featuring Mozart’s Symphony No. 29 and Symphony in D major.
Free
Rainier Symphony: Maiden Voyage
Saturday, October 23, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Shostakovich – Festive Overture
Liadov – Eight Russian Folk Songs
Gliere – "Russian Sailor's Dance" from The Red Poppy
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade, Op. 35
Liadov – Eight Russian Folk Songs
Gliere – "Russian Sailor's Dance" from The Red Poppy
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade, Op. 35
$12-$17 (age 12 & under free)
Northwest Symphony Orchestra: Family Favorites
Thursday, October 28, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Highline Performing Arts Center, Burien, WA, United States
Williams – Star Wars Suite
Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnol
Wagner – Ride of the Valkyries
Brad Hawkins – Overture (world premiere)
Grieg – Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Holst – Jig from St. Paul's Suite
Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnol
Wagner – Ride of the Valkyries
Brad Hawkins – Overture (world premiere)
Grieg – Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Holst – Jig from St. Paul's Suite
$12-$15
The Sound Ensemble: In Nature's Realm
Friday, October 29, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
John Teske – susurrus
Tom Cipullo – Rain
Greg Dixon – Cedar Forest
John Cage – Litany for the Whale
John Luther Adams – songbirdsongs
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Hrim
Tom Cipullo – Rain
Greg Dixon – Cedar Forest
John Cage – Litany for the Whale
John Luther Adams – songbirdsongs
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Hrim
$10-$15
Seattle Opera: Humperdinck’s 'Hansel & Gretel'
Saturday, October 30, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
With refreshing humor and Wagnerian orchestration, this atmospheric fable explores universal themes of poverty, peril, and bravery, culminating in happiness for all – save for one very bad witch!
$15 & up
Sammamish Symphony Orchestra: Fearlessness and Directness – Schubert’s ‘Unfinished’
Saturday, October 30, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Eastlake Performing Arts Center, Sammamish, WA, United States
Schubert – Symphony No. 8
Sibelius – Finlandia
Sibelius – Karelia Suite
Sibelius – Spring Song
Benjamin Lees – The Trumpet of the Swan (text by E. B. White)
Elgar – Elegy (in memory of R. Joseph Scott)
Sibelius – Finlandia
Sibelius – Karelia Suite
Sibelius – Spring Song
Benjamin Lees – The Trumpet of the Swan (text by E. B. White)
Elgar – Elegy (in memory of R. Joseph Scott)
$10-$20
Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra: A Concert for Families Affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder
Friday, November 5, 2027 @ 10:30am – 12:00pm (PDT)
Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, WA, United States
Classical works tailored for families affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder or sensory sensitivities, including a room for families to take breaks from the concert as needed.
$5 (18 & under free)
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra: Cadet & Debut String Orchestras
Saturday, November 6, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
Richard Meyer – Nightrider
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons: Winter (arr. McCarrick)
Mark Williams – Fiddles on Fire
Kirt Mosier – Two Scenes from the Hollow: Ichabod’s Walk and Hessian’s Ride
Tchaikovsky – The Sleeping Beauty: Waltz (arr. Leland Forsblad)
Doug Spata – Pioneer Sky
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons: Winter (arr. McCarrick)
Mark Williams – Fiddles on Fire
Kirt Mosier – Two Scenes from the Hollow: Ichabod’s Walk and Hessian’s Ride
Tchaikovsky – The Sleeping Beauty: Waltz (arr. Leland Forsblad)
Doug Spata – Pioneer Sky
$12-$15
Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra: Tunes from 'Toons
Saturday, November 6, 2027 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, WA, United States
An evening of memorable classical music written for classic Saturday morning cartoons.
$15-$35
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra: Percussion Ensemble, Flute Ensembles, Philharmonia
Saturday, November 6, 2027 @ 5:30pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
David Jarvis – Fanfare: Beijing 1989
Blake Tyson – Cloud Forest
Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 5 (theme – arr. Gordon Peters)
Alberto Guidobaldi – Tarantella
Ramon Aquabella – Danse Espagnole: Mignon (theme – arr. John Gibson)
Mendelssohn – A Midsummer Night's Dream: Notturno and Scherzo (theme – arr. Gudrun Hinze)
Glinka – Russlan and Ludmilla: Overture
J.S. Bach – Fugue in G minor (“The Little”) (arr. Lucien Cailliet)
Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker Suite: Waltz of the Flowers (theme)
Blake Tyson – Cloud Forest
Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 5 (theme – arr. Gordon Peters)
Alberto Guidobaldi – Tarantella
Ramon Aquabella – Danse Espagnole: Mignon (theme – arr. John Gibson)
Mendelssohn – A Midsummer Night's Dream: Notturno and Scherzo (theme – arr. Gudrun Hinze)
Glinka – Russlan and Ludmilla: Overture
J.S. Bach – Fugue in G minor (“The Little”) (arr. Lucien Cailliet)
Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker Suite: Waltz of the Flowers (theme)
$12-$15
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra: Masterworks I
Saturday, November 6, 2027 @ 8:30pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
Brahms – Tragic Overture
Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnol
Henry Cowell – Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 3
Bernstein – West Side Story (theme – arr. Jack Mason)
Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnol
Henry Cowell – Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 3
Bernstein – West Side Story (theme – arr. Jack Mason)
$12-$15
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra: Premiere Orchestra & Sinfonia
Sunday, November 7, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
Corelli – Adagio and Allegro
Grieg – Norwegian Dance No. 2 (theme)
Brahms – Symphony No. 4: Scherzo
Prokofiev – Lieutenant Kije Suite: Troika (theme – arr. Merle J. Isaac)
Rodgers – Cinderella: Waltz (theme)
Saint-Saëns – Samson and Delilah: Bacchanale (arr. Merle J. Isaac)
Grieg – Norwegian Dance No. 2 (theme)
Brahms – Symphony No. 4: Scherzo
Prokofiev – Lieutenant Kije Suite: Troika (theme – arr. Merle J. Isaac)
Rodgers – Cinderella: Waltz (theme)
Saint-Saëns – Samson and Delilah: Bacchanale (arr. Merle J. Isaac)
$12-$15
John Cage Musicircus
Friday, November 19, 2027 @ 6:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Musical works and lectures written and influenced by John Cage. Dance inspired by Cage and Cunningham. Live art inspired by the I Ching and chance operations.
$5-$15 donation (youth free)
Love Songs – Inaugural Concert of the Seattle Philharmonic Strings!
Saturday, November 20, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Dvořák – Nocturne in B major
Dag Wiren – Serenade for Strings
Elgar – Sospiri
J.S. Bach – Violin Concerto in A minor
Barber – Adagio for Strings
C.P.E. Bach – Symphony for Strings No. 5
Brahms – Liebeslieder Waltzes
Dag Wiren – Serenade for Strings
Elgar – Sospiri
J.S. Bach – Violin Concerto in A minor
Barber – Adagio for Strings
C.P.E. Bach – Symphony for Strings No. 5
Brahms – Liebeslieder Waltzes
Free ($10 suggested donation)
City Opera Ballet presents The Snowman
Friday, November 26, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
Set to the hauntingly beautiful score and lyrics by Howard Blake, this is a story for everyone who has ever had (or wished to have) an imaginary friend.
$12-$50
STG Presents Encanto Holiday Opera
Friday, November 26, 2027 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
The Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of enchantment and community connectivity pairing the ethereal beauty of opera aria and classical piano with the charm of Mariachi Bolero.
$12.50-$72.50
City Opera Ballet presents The Snowman
Friday, November 26, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
Set to the hauntingly beautiful score and lyrics by Howard Blake, this is a story for everyone who has ever had (or wished to have) an imaginary friend.
$12-$50
City Opera Ballet presents The Snowman
Saturday, November 27, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
Set to the hauntingly beautiful score and lyrics by Howard Blake, this is a story for everyone who has ever had (or wished to have) an imaginary friend.
$12-$50
Everett Philharmonic: Music for the Imagination
Saturday, November 27, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Everett Civic Auditorium, Everett, WA, United States
Rossini – William Tell Overture "Allegro"
Franz Von Suppé – Light Cavalry Overture
Student Concerto TBA
Anderson – Sleigh Ride
Zimmer – Lion King
Franz Von Suppé – Light Cavalry Overture
Student Concerto TBA
Anderson – Sleigh Ride
Zimmer – Lion King
$10-$20