UW Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist Concert: Aboubacar "Boka" Kouyaté, West African music

Thursday, May 16, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)

Boka Kouyaté comes from a family of traditional music specialists in Guinea. A balafón player, singer and multi-instrumentalist, he is a we…

$20 ($15 UW employee, $10 student/senior)

PLU String Kaleidoscope

Thursday, May 16, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person

Performance featuring strings students of Pacific Lutheran University.

Free

Ladies Musical Club: Beethoven Duo & Brahms Piano Trio

Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Mirabella Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Ludwig van BeethovenDuet for Clarinet and Bassoon in C major, WoO 27, No. 1 (arr. for violin & cello; "I. Allegro comodo," "II. Larghetto sostenuto," & "III. Rondo – allegretto vivace")
Johannes BrahmsPiano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8

Free

Gallery Concerts: Maturation (Candlelight Series)

Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States

$35 ($30 ages 65 & over, $15 ages 17-25; ages 7-16 free)

Nordic Chamber Music: Iceland

Sunday, May 19, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
TBD — Selected works (Icelandic music)

$30 ($10 student/child)

Gallery Concerts: Maturation (Showcase Series)

Sunday, May 19, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States

$35 ($30 ages 65 & over, $15 ages 17-25; ages 7-16 free)

Second City Chamber Series: Chevalier – Joseph Bologne & His Legacy

Sunday, May 19, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Kilworth Memorial Chapel, Tacoma, WA, United States
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges — Selected works
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Selected works
Florence Price — Selected works

$35 plus service fee (students w/ID free)

Music of Remembrance: Before It All Goes Dark

Sunday, May 19, 2024 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Jake HeggieBefore it All Goes Dark (premiere; libretto by Gene Scheer)

$60

Pomona College Glee Club in Concert

Monday, May 20, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 8:45pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Williametta Spencer — Selected works
Will Todd — Selected works
Paul Mealor — Selected works
Heinrich Schütz — Selected works
Johann Christoph Bach — Selected works
Shawn Kirchner — Selected works
George Frideric HandelDixit Dominus, HWV 232

Free

UW Baroque Ensemble

Monday, May 20, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States

The UW Baroque Ensemble (Tekla Cunningham, director) performs an end-of-quarter concert. 

Free

UW Voice Division Recital

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States

Students of Thomas Harper and Carrie Shaw perform works from the vocal repertoire.

Free

Farallon Recorder Quartet: Between Heaven & Earth

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Maple Leaf Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Johannes Ciconia — Selected works
Guillaume Dufay — Selected works
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Selected works
Edvard Grieg — Selected works
Johann Sebastian Bach — Selected works
Frances Blaker — Selected works

$25 at the door (ages 17 & under free); or pay as able

UW Guitar Studio Recital

Friday, May 24, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States

Guitar students of Michael Partington perform works for solo, duo, and group arrangements.

Free

UW Percussion Ensemble

Friday, May 24, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Caroline Shaw — Selected works
Elena Rykova — Selected works
Qu Xiao-Song — Selected works
Pauline Oliveros — Selected works
George Lewis — Selected works
Stacey Bowers — Selected works

$10