Eckstein Middle School Wind Ensemble at Folklife

Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 1:30pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Mural Amphitheatre at the Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A Folklife performance by the 80-member Eckstein Middle School Wind Ensemble.

Free

Steven Arntson at Folklife: New Music for Concertina & Voice

Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 4:40pm – 5:10pm (PDT)
Seattle Center Armory | Center Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Steven Arntson performs new music for the duet concertina and voice.

Free

Breath of Aire at St. Stephen the Martyr

Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen the Martyr Catholic Church, Renton, WA, United States
A benefit concert for Terrific Tuesday Meals.

Free

Mallethead Series: Collier and Dean 50 Year Anniversary

Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Percussionist and UW professor Tom Collier and bassist Dan Dean celebrate their 50-year musical partnership with an evening of music from throughout their performance career.

$20 ($12 student/senior)

SPU Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A performance by the Seattle Pacific University's Symphonic Wind Ensemble.

Free

Stella Haze | Pulling Out the Light | Raica

Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of electronic music by three Seattle-based artists, presented by Nonsequitur.

$5-$15 suggested donation

Passenger String Quartet at Folklife

Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 8:45pm – 9:15pm (PDT)
Seattle Center Armory | Center Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
The Passenger String Quartet is an avant-garde, experimental neo-classical group formed by Northwest composer/violinist Andrew Joslyn

Free

Seattle Cello eXperiment at Folklife

Friday, May 22, 2026 @ 9:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Center Armory | Center Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Music spanning many musical genres, including popular, rock, film and television, classical, Latin and fiddling.

Free

Hamilton International Middle School Chamber Orchestra at Folklife

Saturday, May 23, 2026 @ 11:40am – 12:05pm (PDT)
Mural Amphitheatre at the Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A Folklife performance by the Hamilton International Middle School Chamber Orchestra.

Free

Maier Hall Concert Series: Onyx Chamber Players

Saturday, May 23, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Peninsula College Maier Performance Hall, Port Angeles, WA, United States
Onyx Chamber Players combine a unique blend of early music performance style with the brilliance and virtuosity of modern instruments. Audiences and critics alike have hailed their musical energy, the exciting chemistry among the players and the musical intensity Onyx brings to their performances.

$15 (students $5 w/ID)

Saxophone: UNCOVERED

Saturday, May 23, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Expanding the contemporary classical saxophone repertoire, Kevin Baldwin will premiere new works by local Seattle composers, as well as lesser-performed pieces from famed composers Luciano Berio, Gerard Grisey and Giacinto Scelsi.

$5-$15

Seattle Mandolin Orchestra at Folklife

Sunday, May 24, 2026 @ 11:00am – 12:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Center Armory | Center Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Music from early 20th-century mandolin orchestra originals as well as other classics reimagined for plucked strings.

Free

Onyx Chamber Players at First Church Seattle

Sunday, May 24, 2026 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
First Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music of Schubert, Weber and Mendelssohn.

$10-$25

Valse Café Orchestra at Folklife

Sunday, May 24, 2026 @ 9:00pm – 9:50pm (PDT)
Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion, Seattle, WA, United States
Postmodern renditions of dance-hall classics, a mélange of Viennese waltz and American jazz, plus Argentine tangos, rumbas, cha-chas, polkas, schottisches and the blues.

Free

1,000 Cellos

Monday, May 25, 2026 @ 1:30pm – 2:20pm (PDT)
Cornish Courtyard at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Cellists from all over the region perform an original work for cello orchestra.

Free

Seattle Bach Choir at Folklife

Monday, May 25, 2026 @ 3:30pm – 4:50pm (PDT)
Intiman Stage, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle Bach Choir will lead participants in singing a cappella literature.

Free

Music of Today: The Music of Harry Partch

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 @ 3:35pm – 4:35pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
UW Music students and faculty perform music by 20th century composer Harry Partch on the composer's unique hand-made instruments, now in residence at the University of Washington.

$20 ($12 student/senior)

Maderna Fest: 2015

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Berio – Flute Sequeza
Berio – Saxophone Sequenza
Maderna – Piece for Ivry
Maderna – Windmung
Maderna – Honeyreves
Maderna – Serenata per un Satellite

$5-$15 suggested donation

UW Chamber Singers and University Chorale

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The UW Chamber Singers and University Chorale present their spring quarter concert.

$15 ($10 student/senior)

UW Percussion Ensemble: World Percussion Bash

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
The UW Percussion Ensemble and the UW Steel Drum Ensemble (directed by Shannon Dudley) present music from a variety of musical traditions.

$15 ($10 student/senior)