The University of Washington Percussion Ensemble is comprised of graduate and undergraduate percussionists, and it is open to music majors, music minors, and other members of the UW community. This group performs a wide range of music, encompassing world premieres, group improvisation, and historic works for percussion ensemble. The UWPE has performed at the Northwest Percussion Festival, and at outreach events in the Seattle area, such as an interactive performance for Tent City 3 residents, on the Wayward Series, and at the 2017 NUMUS Northwest Festival.

UW Percussion Ensemble & UW Steel Band: 2023 Percussion Bash

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Traditional — Selected works (arrangements of calypso, salsa, reggae, soca, & other dance styles)
Chari Glogovac-SmithThey Named Her Hurricane (world premiere)
Melissa WangYour Turn: A Family Game (world premiere)
Ryan Baker41 Marimba (world premiere)
Jenny BeckBy the time we look for it
Joe W. Moore IIICrescent
Arun ChandraCrocker (for percussion and tape; presented by the graduate percussion trio)

$10

UW Percussion Ensemble

Thursday, June 2, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States

The UW Percussion Ensemble (Bonnie Whiting, director) presents a year-end performance shared with the UW Steel Drum Band (Shannon Dudley, d…

$10

Wayward Music Series: Forest Fest (Night 1)

Thursday, March 31, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States

FOREST FEST brings a NYC/San Diego-based, collective percussion quintet, The Forest (Gustavo Aguilar, Leah Bowden, Andrew Drury, Lesley Mok…

$15 in advance or at the door

UW Percussion Ensemble

Wednesday, December 1, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The University of Washington Percussion Ensemble (Bonnie Whiting, director) presents its Autumn Quarter concert.

$10

Spring Concert: Percussion Ensemble & UW Steel Band [LIVE]

Friday, June 4, 2021 @ 10:30pm – 12:30am (EDT)
Online event
The UW Percussion Ensemble (Bonnie Whiting, director) & UW Steel Band (Shannon Dudley, director) present live-streamed & pre-recorded performances in their Spring 2021 virtual concert.

Free

UW Percussion Ensemble & Harry Partch Ensemble

Friday, November 22, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Shared concert marking the conclusion of the Harry Partch residency at the UW.

$10

UW Percussion Ensemble w/ Steel Band & Gamelan Ensemble

Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
The University of Washington Percussion Ensemble presents a year-end performance with the UW Steel Drum Band and the UW Gamelan Ensemble.

$10

UW Modern Music Ensemble & Percussion Ensemble

Thursday, May 23, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Music by Oliver Schneller, Jason Eckardt, Eric Wubbels, and Wang Lu – featured composers in the UW School of Music’s Spring Composers Colloquium – as well as works by UW composition students.

$10

UW School of Music: 'The Innocents' w/ John Lane & Allen Otte

Thursday, May 16, 2019 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A lecture-concert for a performance art piece that is a response to the well-known Innocents Project, which works to exonerate wrongly convicted individuals and advocates for reforms to the criminal justice system.

Free

Wayward Music Series: 'The Innocents' & UW Percussion Ensemble (RESCHEDULED)

Tuesday, May 14, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A musical response to the Innocence Project, using spoken word, electronics, field recordings, found objects, and traditional percussion to focus on the exoneration of those wrongly convicted and reform of the criminal justice system.

$5-$15 suggested donation

UW Percussion Ensemble: Percussion Music as Revolution

Friday, November 30, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Yiheng Yvonne Wu – Violent Tender
Edgard Varèse – Ionisation
Philip Schuessler – The Glass Abattoir

$10

UW Percussion Ensemble

Friday, May 25, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Bonnie Whiting leads students from the UW School of Music Percussion Studio in an end-of-the-year program of music from around the globe.

$10

UW Percussion & Third Coast Percussion: Danny Clay's 'Playbook'

Friday, January 26, 2018 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Meany Performing Arts Center, Room 268, Seattle, WA, United States
An interactive performance featuring music from Bay Area composer Danny Clay's Playbook, a set of whimsical scores and instructions utilizing found-object and traditional percussion. Audience members are welcome to bring their own instruments and participate.

Free (Free (RSVP required))

University of Washington: Percussion Ensemble

Tuesday, May 23, 2017 @ 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

Percussion Ensemble: World Percussion Bash

Wednesday, May 25, 2016 @ 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 Percussion Ensemble

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Thomas Collier directs the UW Percussion Ensemble.

$10

UW Percussion Ensemble

Tuesday, December 8, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Students of Tom Collier perform works for percussion.

$10

University of Washington Percussion Ensemble

Wednesday, February 25, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Thomas Collier directs the University of Washington Percussion Ensemble.

$15 ($10 student/senior)

UW Percussion Ensemble

Tuesday, December 2, 2014 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
The University of Washington Percussion Ensemble, directed by Thomas Collier, performs works for percussion.

$15 ($10 student/senior)