Music Around the World

Saturday, September 12, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, Mercer Island, WA, United States
Franck – Violin Sonata
Shostakovich – Four Pieces for violin and piano
Saint-Saëns – The Swan for cello and piano
Mendelssohn – Songs without Words, Op. 109 for cello and piano
Ravel – Habanera for cello and piano
Rachmaninoff – Suites for Piano, Four Hands No. 4 and No. 6

$10-$25, kids up to 18 free

Market Street Singers in Summer Lites

Saturday, September 12, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A wide blend of styles and choral textures, from classical to pop, from comedy to ragtime, from love ballads to choral classics.

Free

Romanian Chamber Concert

Saturday, September 12, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Experience the fire, drama and fine lyricism of Romanian Art Songs and Romanian Folk Dances by Béla Bartók, and Sonata No. 3 "in Romanian Folk Character" for violin and piano, one of the most popular and critically respected works by George Enescu.

$25

Popstronauts + Clifford Kimbrel-Dunn

Saturday, September 12, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Popstronauts performs non-apologetic free improvisation taking influence from free jazz, Carribbean and African rhythmic forms, electronic noise, and popular music. Clifford Kimbrel-Dunn pushes the limits of the flute’s capabilities.

$5-$15 suggested donation

Olympic Music Festival Encore: Jeremy Kittel Band

Sunday, September 13, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Quilcene Barn, Quilcene, WA, United States
Grammy-nominated violinist Jeremy Kittel brings his band to the OMF barn to perform music from bluegrass, jazz, and Celtic traditions.

$20-$32

An Evening with Frances Walton Competition Winners

Sunday, September 13, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Christ the King Lutheran Church, Snohomish, WA, United States
Ladies Musical Club of Seattle presents the winners of the 2015 Frances Walton Competition: Cameron O’Connor, guitar; Erik Steighner, saxophone; Angela Draghicescu, collaborative pianist.

Free

An Evening with Frances Walton Competition Winners

Sunday, September 13, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Stage7Pianos, Kirkland, WA, United States
Ladies Musical Club of Seattle presents the winners of the 2015 Frances Walton Competition: Cameron O’Connor, guitar; Erik Steighner, saxophone; Angela Draghicescu, collaborative pianist.

Free

Baroque Brittania

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
A lively and irreverent program of baroque music from Jolly Old England, including works by Purcell, Handel, Blow, Boyce, Arne, and Overend. Rumours of a Monty Python-themed pub quiz may or may not be exaggerated.

$20 (includes complimentary beverage)

An Evening with Frances Walton Competition Winners

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Pine Lake Covenant Church, Sammamish, WA, United States
Ladies Musical Club of Seattle presents the winners of the 2015 Frances Walton Competition: Cameron O’Connor, guitar; Erik Steighner, saxophone; Angela Draghicescu, collaborative pianist.

Free

Early Music Guild: Laberinto en la Guitarra

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 @ 7:15pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Tembembe Ensamble Continuo returns to Seattle to combine music of the Spanish and Mexican Baroque guitar with today’s traditional Mexican sones.

$10

Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions with the Seattle Symphony

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Pokémon is brought to life by the Seattle Symphony performing all new arrangements with carefully timed visuals from recent and classic Pokémon video games.

$36-$101

Groupmuse House Concert: Opera

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 @ 7:15pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Sarah Davis performs at this fun house concert in downtown Seattle.

$10 (suggested donation)

St. Helens Quartet CD Release Party for 'American Dreams'

Thursday, September 17, 2026 @ 6:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Steve Jensen Gallery, Seattle, WA, United States
Program will include selections from the debut album, with works by northwest composers Ken Benshoof, Janice Giteck and Bern Herbolsheimer, plus Peter Schickele's "American Dreams" Quartet No. 1.

$10

Opera on Tap: Lost in Translation

Thursday, September 17, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Works from Don Giovanni, Hansel and Gretel, The Rake's Progress and more with translations that sometimes have ended up just a little left of center.

Free

Wayward Music Series: Chris Brokaw + Lori Goldston + Greg Kelley

Thursday, September 17, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Guitarist Chris Brokaw meets with cellist Lori Goldston and trumpet player Greg Kelley for a first-time meeting. Expect everything from quiet beginnings to savage conclusions.

$5-$15 suggested donation

Chamber Music @ Noon

Friday, September 18, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Public Library – Ballard Branch, Seattle, WA, United States
Come enjoy the music of Schubert, Part, and Piazzolla, courtesy of violinist Luke Fitzpatrick and guitarist Jeff Bowen.

Free

Seattle Symphony Piano Competition Finals

Friday, September 18, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Cheer on the three finalists as they compete in the Finals of the first ever Seattle Symphony Piano Competition! These rising stars will perform American and French piano concertos with the orchestra.

$15

Zero-G: Ask the Ages + Spite House Band

Friday, September 18, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
With a focus on forward-thinking instrumental music, Zero-G Concerts spotlights a multifarious selection of the region’s most adventurous instrumentalists from diverse scenes, from accomplished scene veterans to head-turning emerging artists.

$5-$15 suggested donation

John Luther Adams INUKSUIT

Saturday, September 19, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:15pm (PDT)
Seward Park Amphitheater, Seattle, WA, United States
John Luther Adams – Inuksuit

Free

Seattle Symphony Opening Night Concert with Jean-Yves Thibaudet

Saturday, September 19, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Bernstein – Overture to Wonderful Town
Copland – Suite from Appalachian Spring
Saint-Saëns – Danse Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila
Saint-Saëns – Piano Concerto No. 5, "Egyptian"

$57-$147