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Symphony Tacoma: Portraits

Symphony Tacoma

Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)

Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — 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"

$28-$89

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Issaquah Philharmonic Orchestra 6th Annual Food Bank Concert

Issaquah Philharmonic Orchestra

Monday, May 13, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)

Eastridge Church – Issaquah Campus, Issaquah, WA, United States

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Romeo and Juliet, TH 42, ČW 39
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — The Bamboula, Op. 75
Elfrida Andrée — Concert Overture in D major

Free

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Seattle Collaborative Orchestra: Lighting the Fire – In Celebration of Courageous Young People

Seattle Collaborative Orchestra

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)

Shorewood Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States

Igor Stravinsky — The Firebird Suite
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)

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Seattle Mandolin Orchestra: More Than This – Visions of a Better Place

Seattle Mandolin Orchestra

Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)

Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, Mercer Island, WA, United States

Leonard Bernstein — Selected works
Henry Thacker "Harry" Burleigh — Selected works
The Beatles — Selected works

Free

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Bellevue Chamber Chorus: The Bellevue Spirit of Music Past, Present, & Future

Bellevue Chamber Chorus

Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)

First Congregational Church of Bellevue, Bellevue, WA, United States

Program includes works by Pärt Uusberg, Kyle Pederson, André J. Thomas, Elaine Hagenberg, Traditional, Marianne Forman, Josef Rheinberger, Alice Parker, Franz Joseph Haydn, Eric William Barnum, Shawn Kirchner, and Frank Ticheli.

$20 ($15 senior, $10 student ages 13 & over, $5 ages 12 & under)

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Bellevue Chamber Chorus: The Bellevue Spirit of Music Past, Present, & Future

Bellevue Chamber Chorus

Sunday, May 19, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)

Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Mercer Island, WA, United States

Program includes works by Pärt Uusberg, Kyle Pederson, André J. Thomas, Elaine Hagenberg, Traditional, Marianne Forman, Josef Rheinberger, Alice Parker, Franz Joseph Haydn, Eric William Barnum, Shawn Kirchner, and Frank Ticheli.

$20 ($15 senior, $10 student ages 13 & over, $5 ages 12 & under)

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

Second City Chamber Series and Symphony Tacoma String Quartet

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)

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Seattle Mandolin Orchestra: More Than This – Visions of a Better Place

Seattle Mandolin Orchestra

Monday, May 20, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)

OneLife Community Church, Seattle, WA, United States

Leonard Bernstein — Selected works
Henry Thacker "Harry" Burleigh — Selected works
The Beatles — Selected works

Free

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The Washington Wind Symphony: soUSA

Washington Wind Symphony

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)

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Seattle Symphony: She's Got Soul Featuring Capathia Jenkins

Seattle Symphony

Friday, May 31, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)

Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States

Whitney Houston — Selected works
Gladys Knight — Selected works
Chaka Khan — Selected works
Adele — Selected works

$55-$125

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Seattle Symphony: She's Got Soul Featuring Capathia Jenkins

Seattle Symphony

Saturday, June 1, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)

Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States

Whitney Houston — Selected works
Gladys Knight — Selected works
Chaka Khan — Selected works
Adele — Selected works

$55-$125

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Seattle Symphony: She's Got Soul Featuring Capathia Jenkins

Seattle Symphony

Sunday, June 2, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)

Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States

Whitney Houston — Selected works
Gladys Knight — Selected works
Chaka Khan — Selected works
Adele — Selected works

$55-$125

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Seattle Choral Company: American Psalmfest

Seattle Choral Company

Saturday, June 8, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)

Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States

Abbie Betinis — Psalm 126: A Song of Ascents
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)

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Seattle Symphony: Joshua Bell Plays Elements Concerto

Seattle Symphony

Thursday, June 20, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)

Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States

Jake Heggie / Jennifer Higdon / Edgar Meyer / Jessie Montgomery / Kevin Puts — Elements Concerto (West Coast premiere)
Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

$60-$152

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Seattle Symphony: Joshua Bell Plays Elements Concerto

Seattle Symphony

Saturday, June 22, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)

Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States

Jake Heggie / Jennifer Higdon / Edgar Meyer / Jessie Montgomery / Kevin Puts — Elements Concerto (West Coast premiere)
Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

$60-$183

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