Concert – Upcoming Concerts
First Wednesday Concert Series: UW Choral Groups
Wednesday, October 6, 2032 @ 12:30pm – 1:30pm (PDT)
UW North Allen Library Lobby, Seattle, WA, United States
UW Choral Groups perform in this lunchtime concert series co-hosted by UW Music & UW Libraries.
Free
Roulette: Robert Dick & Ursel Schlicht – Flute & Piano Redefined—Again!
Wednesday, October 6, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
The long-standing duo of Robert Dick (Glissando Flute, bass flute, contrabass flute, & piccolo) & Ursel Schlicht (piano – both on the keyboard, & inside the instrument) premieres new music that seeks to expand the sound world of their instrumental configuration.
Free (Free ($20-$25 in person))
SMCO: Welcome Back Bash with Cellist Nathan Chan
Wednesday, October 6, 2032 @ 6:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
AXIS Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA, United States
SMCO & cellist Nathan Chan present an eclectic variety of music including works by Dmitri Shostakovich, Sufjan Stevens, Siamak Aghaei, & Colin Jacobsen. Includes beverages, hors d’oeuvres, & access to a visual art gallery.
$50 ($75 reserved seating)
MEXAM NW Festival: Conciertos de Música de Cámara Clásica y Latinoamericana
Wednesday, October 6, 2032 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Chamber music from Mexico in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, with members of the Ballard Civic Orchestra, the Powers-de la Torre piano duo, & other special guests.
Free (Free (registration required to attend in person))
LA Opera: Il Trovatore
Wednesday, October 6, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
New-to-LA production of Giuseppe Verdi's ever-popular tale of revenge, dangerous passions, & fatal mistakes. James Conlon conducts a world-class cast to bring all the high-stakes drama & soaring melodies to life.
$30 online | $19-$225 in-person
Seattle Symphony: Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances
Thursday, October 7, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Gioachino Rossini – Overture to Semiramide
Francisco Coll – Violin Concerto (US premiere)
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Francisco Coll – Violin Concerto (US premiere)
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Ticket price TBD
University of Puget Sound: Organ at Noon – A French Symphony at the Trocadéro
Friday, October 8, 2032 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Kilworth Memorial Chapel, Tacoma, WA, United States
Online and in-person
UPS Faculty organist Wyatt Smith performs Charles-Marie Widor's Organ Symphony No. 6 on the Fritts organ at Kilworth Memorial Chapel.
Free (Free (in person: registration required))
Ensemble Dal Niente with Ken Vandermark at Washington University
Friday, October 8, 2032 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Roscoe Mitchell – Last Trane to Clover Five for solo saxophone & ensemble (world premiere)
Nicole Mitchell – Cult of Electromagnetic Connectivity for flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello, & percussion
Wang Lu – After some remarks by CW on his work for harp & clarinet
Anthony Braxton – Composition Nos. 193 + 228 for large ensemble
Wang Lu – After some remarks by CW on his work for harp & clarinet
Anthony Braxton – Composition Nos. 193 + 228 for large ensemble
$15 online | $0-$20 in person
SMCO with Cellist Nathan Chan at Town Hall: Music of Shostakovich, Haydn, & more
Friday, October 8, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:15pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Siamak Aghaei & Colin Jacobsen – Ascending Bird
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 101 in D major, Hob I:101 "The Clock"
Sufjan Stevens, arr. Michael Atkinson – Suite from Run Rabbit Run
Dmitri Shostakovich – Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 101 in D major, Hob I:101 "The Clock"
Sufjan Stevens, arr. Michael Atkinson – Suite from Run Rabbit Run
Dmitri Shostakovich – Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107
$35 ($10 student)
UBC Bands – Joy (revisited)!
Friday, October 8, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Frank Ticheli – Joy Revisited
Kathryn Salfelder – Reminiscence
Howard Hanson – Chorale & Alleluia
Dmitri Shostakovich, arr. Donald Hunsberger – Festive Overture, Op. 96
Frank Ticheli – Sanctuary
Arturo Márquez, arr. Oliver Nickel – Danzón No. 2
Kathryn Salfelder – Reminiscence
Howard Hanson – Chorale & Alleluia
Dmitri Shostakovich, arr. Donald Hunsberger – Festive Overture, Op. 96
Frank Ticheli – Sanctuary
Arturo Márquez, arr. Oliver Nickel – Danzón No. 2
Free (Online: free | In-person: $0-$9.49)
Wayward Music Series: Libby Gray & Julie Ives – Reflections
Friday, October 8, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Libby Gray, flute, & Julie Ives, piano, present a recital of music by Sofia Gubaidulina, Cathy Collinge Herrera, Charles Ives, Allison Loggins-Hull, Joseph Schwantner, William Grant Still, & Toru Takemitsu.
$5-$15 donation
SAM Performs: Timber
Saturday, October 9, 2032 @ 1:00pm – 2:05pm (PDT)
Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Math rock meets sound bath in this performance of Timber, Michael Gordon's 65-minute tour-de-force scored for six virtuosic percussionists on tuned 2x4s.
Free
SAM Performs: Timber
Saturday, October 9, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 6:05pm (PDT)
Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Math rock meets sound bath in this performance of Timber, Michael Gordon's 65-minute tour-de-force scored for six virtuosic percussionists on tuned 2x4s.
Free
Harmonia Orchestra & Chorus: Jubilation
Saturday, October 9, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:45pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Quinn Mason – Toast of the Town
Antonín Dvořák – Žalm 149, Op. 79
William C. White – Psalm 46
Johann Strauss II – Overture to Die Fledermaus
Arias & duets by Giuseppe Verdi, Georges Bizet, Charles Gounod, Engelbert Humperdinck, Gioachino Rossini, & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Amy Beach – Bal masqué, Op. 22
Giacomo Puccini – "Humming Chorus" from Madama Butterfly
Leonard Bernstein – “Make Our Garden Grow” from Candide
Antonín Dvořák – Žalm 149, Op. 79
William C. White – Psalm 46
Johann Strauss II – Overture to Die Fledermaus
Arias & duets by Giuseppe Verdi, Georges Bizet, Charles Gounod, Engelbert Humperdinck, Gioachino Rossini, & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Amy Beach – Bal masqué, Op. 22
Giacomo Puccini – "Humming Chorus" from Madama Butterfly
Leonard Bernstein – “Make Our Garden Grow” from Candide
$25 ($0-$25 in-person)
Northwest Sinfonietta: Autumn Ascending
Saturday, October 9, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Rialto Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Max Richter – "Autumn" from Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Louise Farrenc – Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Louise Farrenc – Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36
$25-$55 ($10 youth)
Seattle Symphony: Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances
Saturday, October 9, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Gioachino Rossini – Overture to Semiramide
Francisco Coll – Violin Concerto (US premiere)
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Francisco Coll – Violin Concerto (US premiere)
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Ticket price TBD
[CANCELLED] Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Elias Quartet
Sunday, October 10, 2032 @ 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18, No. 6
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 "Razumovsky"
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 "Razumovsky"
Free (Cancelled)
Northwest Sinfonietta: Autumn Ascending
Sunday, October 10, 2032 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Pioneer Park Pavilion, Puyallup, WA, United States
Max Richter – "Autumn" from Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Louise Farrenc – Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Louise Farrenc – Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36
$45 ($10 youth; other discounts available)
Federal Way Symphony: Season Premiere – The Magic of Sound
Sunday, October 10, 2032 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Clare Longendyke performs as soloist on L.v. Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2, in this program that also features P.I. Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 3 & Morton Gould's Symphonette No. 2.
$35 ($25 senior/military, $10 child)
Olympia Symphony Orchestra Season Opening Concert
Sunday, October 10, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Georg Philipp Telemann – Ouverture-Suite, TWV 55:G10 "Burlesque de Quixotte"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Divertimento in D major K. 136, "Salzburg Symphony No. 1"
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Edvard Grieg – Holberg Suite, Op. 40
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Divertimento in D major K. 136, "Salzburg Symphony No. 1"
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Edvard Grieg – Holberg Suite, Op. 40
$6-$65 (discounts available)