Black composers – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Triple Door Mainstage: Gretchen Yanover, Electric Cello
Thursday, April 25, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 8:45pm (PDT)
Triple Door, Seattle, WA, United States
Program includes works by
Gretchen Yanover.
$10
Brass Band Northwest: Aspirations
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Program includes works by
Jeffrey Taylor,
Judith Bingham,
Dan Price,
Derek Bourgeois,
Maurice Jarre,
John Williams,
Daniel Elson,
Vernon Duke, and
Joe "King" Oliver.
Free (by donation)
Music From Home: Music by Black Composers Active in the United States
Saturday, May 4, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Lakewold Gardens, Lakewood, WA, United States
Dorothy Rudd Moore
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Selected works
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Selected works
Richard Thompson — Selected works
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Selected works
Richard Thompson — Selected works
$35 ($28 student/senior/military, $17.50 ages 6-17; ages 5 & under free)
Northwest Sinfonietta: Bach, Beethoven, & Bass
Saturday, May 4, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Rialto Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Clarice Assad
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Suite for Lower Strings
Xavier Foley — For Justice and Peace (Xavier Foley, double bass & Denise Dillenbeck, violin)
Giovanni Bottesini — Gran duo concertante for violin and double bass (Xavier Foley, double bass & Denise Dillenbeck, violin)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Xavier Foley — For Justice and Peace (Xavier Foley, double bass & Denise Dillenbeck, violin)
Giovanni Bottesini — Gran duo concertante for violin and double bass (Xavier Foley, double bass & Denise Dillenbeck, violin)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
$25-$55 ($20 student guardian, $10 student); military discount available
Harmonia Orchestra & Chorus: The Ordering of Moses
Saturday, May 4, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:15pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
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Petite Suite de Concert, Op. 77
("I. La caprice de Nannette")
Antonín Dvořák — "II. Largo" from Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World"
Robert Nathaniel Dett — The Ordering of Moses
Antonín Dvořák — "II. Largo" from Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World"
Robert Nathaniel Dett — The Ordering of Moses
In person: $25 ($10 concession; student free; stream link included w/purchase) |
Stream only: $25
Northwest Sinfonietta: Bach, Beethoven, & Bass
Sunday, May 5, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Pioneer Park Pavilion, Puyallup, WA, United States
Clarice Assad
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Suite for Lower Strings
Xavier Foley — For Justice and Peace (Xavier Foley, double bass & Denise Dillenbeck, violin)
Giovanni Bottesini — Gran duo concertante for violin and double bass (Xavier Foley, double bass & Denise Dillenbeck, violin)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Xavier Foley — For Justice and Peace (Xavier Foley, double bass & Denise Dillenbeck, violin)
Giovanni Bottesini — Gran duo concertante for violin and double bass (Xavier Foley, double bass & Denise Dillenbeck, violin)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
$45 ($20 student guardian, $10 student); military discount available
Whidbey Island Music Festival: Lift Every Voice – A Celebration of Black Voices in Art Song
Sunday, May 5, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Florence Price
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Selected works
Margaret Bonds — Selected works
Henry Thacker "Harry" Burleigh — Selected works
Moses Hogan — Selected works
Margaret Bonds — Selected works
Henry Thacker "Harry" Burleigh — Selected works
Moses Hogan — Selected works
$30
Sanctuary in the City: Lift Every Voice – A Celebration of Black Voices in Art & Song
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Florence Price
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Selected works
Margaret Bonds — Selected works
Henry Thacker "Harry" Burleigh — Selected works
Moses Hogan — Selected works
Margaret Bonds — Selected works
Henry Thacker "Harry" Burleigh — Selected works
Moses Hogan — Selected works
Free
Symphony Tacoma: Portraits
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
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Ballade for Orchestra in A minor, Op. 33
Béla Bartók — Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112 (Kristin Lee, violin)
Edward Elgar — Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations"
Béla Bartók — Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112 (Kristin Lee, violin)
Edward Elgar — Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations"
$28-$89
Issaquah Philharmonic Orchestra 6th Annual Food Bank Concert
Monday, May 13, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Eastridge Church – Issaquah Campus, Issaquah, WA, United States
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Romeo and Juliet, TH 42, ČW 39
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — The Bamboula, Op. 75
Elfrida Andrée — Concert Overture in D major
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — The Bamboula, Op. 75
Elfrida Andrée — Concert Overture in D major
Free
Seattle Collaborative Orchestra: Lighting the Fire – In Celebration of Courageous Young People
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Shorewood Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
Igor Stravinsky
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The Firebird Suite
Jessie Montgomery — Soul Force
William Walton — Viola Concerto ("I. Andante comodo" & "II. Scherzo and trio"; Bryce Burgess, viola)
Jessie Montgomery — Soul Force
William Walton — Viola Concerto ("I. Andante comodo" & "II. Scherzo and trio"; Bryce Burgess, viola)
$20 ($15 senior, $10 student ages 19 & over; ages 18 & under free)
The Washington Wind Symphony: soUSA
Saturday, May 25, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Robertson Performing Arts Center (Redmond Performing Arts Center), Redmond, WA, United States
Program includes works by
John Philip Sousa,
Karl King,
William Schuman,
Aaron Copland,
Ray Heraty,
Kevin Day,
Charles Ives, and
Omar Thomas.
$15 ($10 senior; students/youth free)
Seattle Symphony: She's Got Soul Featuring Capathia Jenkins
Friday, May 31, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Whitney Houston
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Selected works
Gladys Knight — Selected works
Chaka Khan — Selected works
Adele — Selected works
Gladys Knight — Selected works
Chaka Khan — Selected works
Adele — Selected works
$55-$125
Seattle Symphony: She's Got Soul Featuring Capathia Jenkins
Saturday, June 1, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Whitney Houston
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Selected works
Gladys Knight — Selected works
Chaka Khan — Selected works
Adele — Selected works
Gladys Knight — Selected works
Chaka Khan — Selected works
Adele — Selected works
$55-$125
Seattle Symphony: She's Got Soul Featuring Capathia Jenkins
Sunday, June 2, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Whitney Houston
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Selected works
Gladys Knight — Selected works
Chaka Khan — Selected works
Adele — Selected works
Gladys Knight — Selected works
Chaka Khan — Selected works
Adele — Selected works
$55-$125
Seattle Choral Company: American Psalmfest
Saturday, June 8, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Abbie Betinis
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Psalm 126: A Song of Ascents
Nathan Carter — Psalm 131
Adolphus Hailstork — I Will Lift up Mine Eyes
Leonard Bernstein — Chichester Psalms
Nathan Carter — Psalm 131
Adolphus Hailstork — I Will Lift up Mine Eyes
Leonard Bernstein — Chichester Psalms
Advance: $27 ($22 senior, $5 student; ages 6-10 free)
At the door: $30 ($24 senior)
Seattle Symphony: Joshua Bell Plays Elements Concerto
Thursday, June 20, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Jake Heggie
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Jennifer Higdon
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Edgar Meyer
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Jessie Montgomery
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Kevin Puts
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Elements Concerto
(West Coast premiere)
Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
$60-$152
Seattle Symphony: Joshua Bell Plays Elements Concerto
Saturday, June 22, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Jake Heggie
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Jennifer Higdon
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Edgar Meyer
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Jessie Montgomery
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Kevin Puts
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Elements Concerto
(West Coast premiere)
Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
$60-$183
Seattle Opera: Jubilee
Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Florence Price
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44 Art Songs and Spirituals
(vocal arr. Dianne Adams McDowell; orch. Michael Ellis Ingram)
TBA; single tickets available in summer 2024
Seattle Opera: Jubilee
Sunday, October 13, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Florence Price
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44 Art Songs and Spirituals
(vocal arr. Dianne Adams McDowell; orch. Michael Ellis Ingram)
TBA; single tickets available in summer 2024
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