First Free Methodist Church – Upcoming Concerts
SPU Orchestra Concert
Thursday, March 2, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A select ensemble of strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion instruments directed by Julia Tai.
Free
SPU Men's and Women's Choir Concert
Friday, March 3, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Come hear some of the best music written and arranged for men’s and women’s voices.
Free
Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: Symphonic Dances
Saturday, March 4, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Borodin – Polovtsian Dances
John Adams – Chairman Dances
Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
John Adams – Chairman Dances
Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
$5-$8
SPU Percussion Ensemble Concert
Tuesday, March 7, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring traditional and classical music as well as historic compositions on drums and other percussion instruments.
Free
SPU Concert & Chamber Choir
Friday, March 10, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The SPU Chamber and Concert Choirs perform their winter concert.
Free
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: Hearing Nature
Friday, March 17, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Schoenberg – Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9
Fauré – Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80
Takemitsu – Garden Rain
Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in F minor RV 297, "Winter" from The Four Seasons
Fauré – Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80
Takemitsu – Garden Rain
Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in F minor RV 297, "Winter" from The Four Seasons
$20/$15
SPU Faculty Concert: The Elements
Monday, April 17, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Poised between progressive jazz, post-rock, and contemporary classical music, a playful juxtaposition amidst our heady intellects and our groove craving souls.
Free (Free)
OSSCS: Brahms Requiem
Saturday, April 22, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:45pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Ave verum corpus, K. 618
Chopin – Work for piano and orchestra TBD
Brahms – Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
Chopin – Work for piano and orchestra TBD
Brahms – Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
$10-$25, youth free
Northwest Chorale: Handel's 'Israel in Egypt'
Saturday, May 13, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A rarely performed epic oratorio by G. F. Handel featuring double choir, guest soloists, and orchestra.
Free
SPU Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert
Friday, May 19, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A select ensemble of wind and percussion players.
Free (Free)
Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: Victory Fanfare
Saturday, May 20, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Shostakovich – Festive Overture, Op. 96
John Williams – Star Wars Suite
Copland – Symphony No. 3
John Williams – Star Wars Suite
Copland – Symphony No. 3
$5-$8
OSSCS: Organ Symphony
Sunday, May 21, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Vivaldi – Gloria in D major, RV 589
2016 –2017 OSSCS Composer Contest winning composition
Saint-Saëns – Symphony No. 3 in C minor (“Organ”), Op. 78
2016 –2017 OSSCS Composer Contest winning composition
Saint-Saëns – Symphony No. 3 in C minor (“Organ”), Op. 78
$10-$25, youth free
Seattle Pacific University: Symphony of Psalms
Friday, June 2, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Premiere performance of Symphony of Psalms composed by SPU Emeritus Professor Dr. Eric Hanson in commemoration of SPU’s 125th Celebration.
Free (Free)
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: SMCO Season Finale
Friday, June 16, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Shostakovich – Chamber Symphony Op. 110a (arr. Barshai)
Schubert – String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden" (arr. Mahler)
Baermann – Adagio for clarinet and strings
Schubert – String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden" (arr. Mahler)
Baermann – Adagio for clarinet and strings
$20/$15
Northwest Mahler Festival: Mahler Symphony No. 10
Saturday, July 22, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Wagner – Rienzi Overture
Mahler – Ruckert Lieder
Mahler – Symphony No. 10 (completed by Deryck Cooke)
Mahler – Ruckert Lieder
Mahler – Symphony No. 10 (completed by Deryck Cooke)
$20 ($15 student/senior)
OSSCS: Mentor & Protégé
Saturday, October 7, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Schumann – Missa Sacra, Op. 147
Brahms – Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Brahms – Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
$25 ($20 seniors, $10 students, youth free)
LUCO: Dvořák, Ravel, & Sibelius
Saturday, October 14, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Dvořák – Othello (Overture)
Ravel – Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Sibelius – The Tempest, Suites No. 1 & 2
Ravel – Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Sibelius – The Tempest, Suites No. 1 & 2
$20 ($15 youth/seniors)
SPU All-Choir Concert
Friday, November 3, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Performances from each vocal ensemble in SPU’s Music Department, including Chamber Choir, Gospel Choir, and Concert Choir.
Free
OSSCS: Dvořák in America
Saturday, November 11, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Leo Sowerby – Comes Autumn Time
Haydn – Hunting Chorus from The Seasons, Hob. XXI:3
Dvořák – Te Deum, Op. 103
Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 (“From the New World”)
Haydn – Hunting Chorus from The Seasons, Hob. XXI:3
Dvořák – Te Deum, Op. 103
Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 (“From the New World”)
$25 / $20 / $10
Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: Offenbach, Strauss, & Rimsky-Korsakov
Saturday, November 18, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Offenbach – Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture
Strauss – Don Juan
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade
Strauss – Don Juan
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade
$8 / $5