Federal Way Symphony Season Premiere: Moving Masterworks

Sunday, October 4, 2026 @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm (EDT)
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Federal Way, WA, United States
Piston – Serenade
Prokofiev – Symphony No. 1 "Classical Symphony"
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Wieniawski – Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22

$32 ($28 seniors)

Seattle Symphony: Brahms Symphony No. 3

Sunday, October 4, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Strauss – Don Quixote
Brahms – Symphony No. 3

$21-$121 (age 8-18 free)

The Esoterics: Subtilior

Sunday, October 4, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Grace Episcopal Church, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
In a program that reflects upon intimacy, subtlety, and all things delicate, The Esoterics will present five brand-new choral works inspired by our innermost dreams, our delight of nature, and the great beyond.

$15-$25

Irish Songs of Mischief and Sorrow

Sunday, October 4, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Olympic Recital Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Irish poets and the composers who loved them are featured in dramatic songs of love and loss, beauty and humor.

$16-$50 (students 25 & under FREE)

Music Works Northwest: Flights of Fancy

Sunday, October 4, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Bring your entire family for this quirky, yet ultimately exquisite combination of sounds, moods, and flights of fancy.

Free

A Cappella: Choral Arts Performs David Lang’s 'The Little Match Girl Passion'

Sunday, October 4, 2026 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
The Great Hall at Annie Wright School, Tacoma, WA, United States
Ildebrando Pizzetti – Requiem
David Lang – Little Match Girl Passion

$10-$25 (age 18 and under free)

First Sundays Concerts: Janet See & John Lenti

Sunday, October 4, 2026 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Bainbridge Waterfront Park Community Center, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Flutist Janet See & Lutenist John Lenti perform a concert of Baroque music.

$10-$20

Olympia Symphony Orchestra: Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Waldteufel, Hindemith

Sunday, October 4, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Wagner – Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin
Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Waldteufel – The Skater’s Waltz, Op. 183
Hindemith – Symphonic Metamorphoses on themes by Weber

$25-$55

Groupmuse House Concert: The Girsky String Quartet

Tuesday, October 6, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Quartet K. 387
Beethoven – Quartet Op. 18, No. 1

$10 (suggested donation)

Groupmuse House Concert: Daana String Quartet

Wednesday, October 7, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – String Quartet Op. 18, No. 4
Haydn – String Quartet Op. 33, No. 2 "The Joke"
Burke – Irish Session Suite

$10 (suggested donation)

Extra Legroom for My Piano, Please

Thursday, October 8, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordic Heritage Museum (venue closed), Seattle, WA, United States
Join us as we welcome back Swedish born pianist and comedian Magnus Martensson.

$15-$20

Seattle Sings! Choral Festival: Day 1

Thursday, October 8, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
The Seattle Sings! choral festival opens with choirs presenting heritage, world music, folk, gospel, and classical music.

Free (Free)

Seattle Symphony: Strauss Zarathustra

Thursday, October 8, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Dvořák – A Hero's Song
Britten – Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 15
R. Strauss – Also Sprach Zarathustra

$21-$121 (age 8-18 free)

ETHEL with special guest Robert Mirabal presents: The River

Thursday, October 8, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Critically acclaimed string quartet ETHEL continues its collaboration with Native American flutist and Grammy Award winner Robert Mirabal. Using rivers as inspiration for collaboration, their music explores water as the embodiment of spirit and its essential role in life on earth.

$35-$40

Wayward Music Series: Scrape

Thursday, October 8, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Original string orchestra music by Sumui Tanooka, Jarrad Powell and Jim Knapp.

$10

Folk and Fiddlin' Time

Friday, October 9, 2026 @ 10:30am – 11:05am (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Tap your toes and clap your hands to folk favorites, accompanied by a string trio. Designed for ages 0 to 5.

$12

Icicle Creek Chamber Series: Trio Tara

Friday, October 9, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Canyon Wren Recital Hall at Icicle Creek, Leavenworth, WA, United States
Works by Bach, Schumann, Kurtag, and Kalevi Aho.

$12-$24 (12 & under free)

Seattle Sings! Choral Festival: Day 2

Friday, October 9, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
The Seattle Sings! choral festival continues with the sounds of two of Seattle’s premier children’s choirs and modern choral music.

Free (Free)

John Adams' SHAKER LOOPS, American Music for String Orchestra

Friday, October 9, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Adams' Shaker Loops, plus works by Kevin Puts, Samuel Barber, Anna Clyne and Michael Torke.

Free

Wayward Music Series: Daniel Corral + noisepoetnobody

Friday, October 9, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Spacey electronic polyrhythms, intricate tuning systems, noisy ambiance and analog modular synthesis.

$5-$15 donation