Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall

4140 George Washington Ln NE
Seattle, WA 98105
United States

  https://meanycenter.org/visit/venues/meany-studio-theatre
  (206) 543-4880
  Directions

UW Percussion Ensemble

Tuesday, December 8, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Students of Tom Collier perform works for percussion.

$10

UW Modern Music Ensemble: Kurtág, Schönberg, Bartók

Friday, January 29, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Kurtág – Hommage à R. Sch., Op. 15d
Schönberg – Kammersymphonie No. 1, Op. 9
Bartók – Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion

$10

So Percussion Performs Steve Reich’s Drumming w/UW Students

Thursday, February 4, 2027 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
So Percussion performs Steve Reich’s Drumming with University of Washington School of Music Students.

Free

Mallethead Series

Friday, February 12, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Percussion Studies Professor Tom Collier is joined by bassist Dan Dean and drummer John Bishop in a program of original and unique arrangements of jazz and popular music standards.

$10-$20

Steven Damouni Piano Recital

Monday, March 15, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
UW doctoral student Steven Damouni performs a DMA recital on piano. Free and open to the public.

Free (Free)

UW Modern Music Ensemble

Sunday, May 23, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Messiaen – Pièce pour piano et quatuor à cordes (1991)
Tristan Murail – Feuilles à travers les cloches (1998)
Takemitsu – Rain Spell (1983)
Aperghis – Les Sept crimes de l’amour (1979)
Sofia Gubaidulina – Quasi Hoquetus (1985)
Lutoslawski – String Quartet (1964)

$10

Percussion Ensemble: World Percussion Bash

Tuesday, May 25, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
The UW Percussion Ensemble, Steel Drum Ensemble, and Gamelan Ensemble present music from a variety of musical traditions.

$10

UW Mallethead Series

Thursday, May 27, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Percussion Studies Chair Tom Collier and bassist Dan Dean, faculty pianist Marc Seales, and L.A.-based drumer Moyes Lucas present Professor Collier's "Retirement Celebration" Mallethead Series concert.

$10-$20

UW Opera Theatre Opera Workshop: Master Scenes

Friday, January 14, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
UW students in Mozart opera scenes led by Stephen Stubbs and Cyndia Sieden.

$10

Russian Music of the 1960s: Brendan Kinsella, piano

Thursday, January 20, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
1960s-era violin sonatas by Edison Denisov, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Alfred Schnittke.

$10-$20

Solaris Vocal Ensemble with Seattle Modern Orchestra

Thursday, February 10, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Julia Wolfe – Thirst (2008)
Stuart Dempster – Choral Riffs
Ted Hearne – Mass for St. Mary's

$10-$20

University of Washington: Percussion Ensemble

Tuesday, May 23, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
University of Washington artist-in-residence Bonnie Whiting directs students from the UW percussion studio.

$10

UW Modern Ensemble: Player's Choice

Friday, May 26, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Louis Andriessen – Worker's Union
Luciano Berio – Air
John Cage – Music for Amplified Toy Pianos
Marcelo Delgado – Colores congelados
Kaija Saariaho – Mirrors
Karen Tanaka – Invisible Curve

$10

Harry Partch Celebration: Complete Works for Adapted Viola and Intoning Voice

Wednesday, May 31, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Artist-in-residence Luke Fitzpatrick performs The Complete Works for Adapted Viola and Intoning Voice by Harry Partch.

$10

Harry Partch Celebration: Works Arranged for Partch's Instruments

Thursday, June 1, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert of works arranged for the handmade instruments of 20th-century composer Harry Partch.

$10

Harry Partch Celebration: Music by Partch, Harrison, and Tenney

Friday, June 2, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Harry Partch, Lou Harrison, and James Tenney.

$10

Master Class: Bonnie Whiting with Jennifer Torrence: New Music for Singing/Speaking Percussionists

Wednesday, September 27, 2028 @ 11:30am – 12:30pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of world premieres, including a work for crash cymbals, resonant feedback, and singing by Paula Matthusen, and music for small electronic toys and deconstructed language by Bethany Younge.

Free

Bonnie Whiting with Jennifer Torrence: New Music for Singing/Speaking Percussionists

Wednesday, September 27, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of world premieres, including a work for crash cymbals, resonant feedback, and singing by Paula Matthusen, and music for small electronic toys and deconstructed language by Bethany Younge.

$20 ($10 students and seniors)

UW Percussion Ensemble: John Cage – 'The City Wears a Slouch Hat'

Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A theatrical version of Cage's recently-discovered radio play The City Wears a Slouch Hat, pairing his vintage music with new music by UW composition students.

$10

UW Opera Workshop: Ravel's 'L’Enfant et les Sortilèges'

Thursday, March 8, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Ravel’s one-act opera, performed by UW voice students.

$20 ($10 students/seniors 62+)