Benefit concert – Past Concerts
Dr. Quinton Morris & Joseph Williams benefit concert for Key to Change
Saturday, January 25, 2020 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
Wide-ranging music by the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Johannes Brahms, Richard Strauss, and William Grant Still.
$15 (students $5)
An Evening with Brian Stokes Mitchell
Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Historic Roxy Theatre, Bremerton, WA, United States
Leading Broadway baritone Brian Stokes Mitchell comes to Bremerton with a wide variety of show tunes in this fundraiser for the Historic Roxy Theatre.
$75-$250
Puget Brass: Music for Neighbors in Need
Friday, December 6, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
A holiday concert raising money and awareness for Neighbors in Need, a homeless support network and cold-weather shelter.
Free with charitable donation
A Concert with a Cause at Faith Lutheran Church: Relaxing Music before the Holidays
Sunday, November 24, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 4:15pm (PST)
Faith Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Claude Debussy, Jules Massenet, Jacques Offenbach, Maurice Ravel, Gabriel Fauré, Charles-Marie Widor, and Camille Saint-Saëns.
Free
Una Ofrenda para el Mundo: a Celebration of South American Guitar Music
Sunday, November 17, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church, Eastsound, WA, United States
South American music arranged for 8-string classical guitar and performed by Jeffry Steele, to benefit Amazon Watch, a protector of the rainforest and indigenous rights.
Donations welcome
Mateo Messina's 22nd Benefit Concert: Origin – The Symphony
Friday, November 15, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
LUMA Guild, the Northwest Symphony Orchestra, and featured artist Sleeping At Last present Mateo Messina's new symphony, Origin.
$46-$154
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: Cheers & Beers to 75 Years
Monday, November 11, 2019 @ 6:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Optimism Brewing Company, Seattle, WA, United States
Join the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra for a fundraising event and celebration of the orchestra's 75th season featuring live music by Seattle Phil musicians and music director Adam Stern. There will be beer, cider, and Chavoya's Hot Dogs Food Truck.
$20 suggested donation
Dia de Los Muertos Benefit Concert for Casa Latina
Carlos Monzón,
Singing in the Rain Family Choir,
Sari Breznau, and
Orquesta Northwest's Ballard Civic Orchestra
Sunday, November 3, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A truly awesome afternoon of music and multicultural community, helping to support the empowering work of Casa Latina. Featuring a new work by Mexican composer Arturo Márquez, with texts based on the words of Guillermo Velázquez, Mahatma Ghandi, Chief Seattle, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Free (Free)
A Night at the Movies Costume Concert
Saturday, October 26, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Urban Grace Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
The Tacoma Youth Symphony and Tacoma Young Artists Orchestra present music from Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Phantom of the Opera, and more!
$19-$27
The Sustain Music Project: Music + New Beginnings
Sunday, October 20, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Taproot Theatre Company's Isaac Studio Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
A story-telling concert that is also a beautiful statement about the value of men, women, and children who are victims of abuse.
$20
Blessed Sacrament Church: Vivaldi’s Vespers
Friday, October 4, 2019 @ 5:30pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Antonio Vivaldi – Domine ad adjuvandum, RV 593
Antonio Vivaldi – Dixit Dominus, RV 594
Antonio Vivaldi – Confitebor tibi, Domine, RV 596
Antonio Vivaldi – Laetatus sum, RV 607
Antonio Vivaldi – Magnificat in G minor, RV 610
Antonio Vivaldi – Dixit Dominus, RV 594
Antonio Vivaldi – Confitebor tibi, Domine, RV 596
Antonio Vivaldi – Laetatus sum, RV 607
Antonio Vivaldi – Magnificat in G minor, RV 610
Donations welcome during formal collection
Music Inspired by the Word of God: A Benefit Concert for the Kent Grant Organ
Sunday, September 22, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Chancel Arts at Kent Lutheran, Kent, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Suite No. 3 in C major
Jules Massenet – "Meditation" from Thais
Ernest Bloch – Schelomo
Jules Massenet – "Meditation" from Thais
Ernest Bloch – Schelomo
$20 suggested donation
Second City Chamber Series Annual Fundraiser
Sunday, September 8, 2019 @ 3:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Held at the stunning Northeast Tacoma home of board members Pam Mildenberger and Robert Beck, this year's SCCS annual fundraiser will feature a very special guest musician, a fantastic silent auction, and delicious gourmet refreshments.
$100
Emerald City Music: Chamber Music on a Boat
Friday, August 23, 2019 @ 6:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Pier 55, Seattle, WA, United States
Live music by a cast of incredible ECM musicians including Lincoln Center violinist Kristin Lee, a one-of-a-kind musical play-along, games, food, drink, and more.
$200-$250
Tonkonogui Awards for Chamber Music
Sunday, August 18, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Olympic Recital Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Outstanding students age 8-18 perform chamber music masterpieces from Antonio Vivaldi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonín Dvořák, and more.
$18
Tenor Alfredo Carrillo & Friends: A Summer’s Evening of Opera
Friday, August 16, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Carco Theater, Renton, WA, United States
Classical music and favorites performed by tenor Alfredo Carrillo and his local musical friends to benefit Butterfly Smiles.
$30
Jack Straw Piano Series: Rachel Matthews & Friends play Schumann
Sunday, August 4, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jack Straw Artist Rachel Matthews and very special guests of all ages will perform works by Robert Schumann, including Scenes from Childhood.
$10-$20 suggested donation
Northwest Boychoir Tour Kick-Off Concert
Friday, July 5, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A performance of classical choral music, folk songs, and Americana from the highly acclaimed, 34-member Northwest Boychoir.
$16-$28
Jack Straw Piano Series w/ Amy Rubin & Randy Halberstadt
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Music of Brazil by Ernesto Nazareth, arrangements of Astor Piazzolla's Nuevo Tango, standards from jazz repertoire, and original compositions.
$10-$20 suggested donation
City Cantabile Choir: Rock for the Elephants
Sunday, May 12, 2019 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A 50-year retrospective of the great renaissance of rock 'n' roll raising money for the elephant preservation work of Big Life Foundation in Kenya.
$20