Music Concerts and Events

The Music Department presents dozens of concerts every quarter. Most of our concerts are free. If you're not sure if a concert is free, you can ask us!

We present:

  • Orchestra
  • Symphonic band
  • Wind symphonies
  • Chamber ensembles
  • Operas
  • Jazz concerts
  • Faculty recitals, featuring some of the finest musicians in the region

Look for special performances by guest artists. These may include masterclasses which are free and open to the public.

Is this your first classical music concert? Here's a guide
Music Livestream
Lines and music notes forming a wave
Faculty Recital: Clarinetist Rachel Yoder and Friends
Rachel Yoder assumes a meditative pose with eyes closed, holding a clarinet horizontally across both open palms
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Evergreen & Oak Trio Performance and Masterclass
illustrated autumn oak leaves falling over evergreen trees
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Russian Escapee and Pianist Mikhail Voskresensky
Mikhail Voskresensky in a gray suit, sits at a piano with one hand on top, and turns slightly to look at the camera
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Pianist Mikhail Voskresensky Masterclass (college level)
Mikhail Voskresensky in a gray suit, appears very focused while playing a piano.
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Pianist Mikhail Voskresensky Masterclass (pre-college level)
Mikhail Voskresensky in a gray suit, appears very focused while playing a piano.
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Lisa Toner, Intro to Alexander Technique Class
looking down close up at a person smoothly playing piano with calm focus
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Evening of Song: Love is Love
highly saturated sunset sky showing the shape of the moon and a sunlit cloud at the bottom of it
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Bassoon Apocalypse VI: Hollow Bassoon
a bassoon-wielding skull-headed horned little demon thing stands on a cliff near a pumpkin
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Inna Faliks piano masterclass
Inna Faliks sitting thoughtfully on a wood floor in front of decorative wallpaper, looking thoughtfully toward a light source
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Sanford-Hill Piano Series: Inna Faliks
upside-down view from overhead: Inna Faliks in a dark sequined dress, laying on top of a steinway piano, smiling
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Wind Symphony Concert
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
WWU HS Honor Festival
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Performing Arts Center 016 - Choir Room
Srivani Jade Ensemble, Musicultural Concert Series
Srivani Jade in traditional Indian dress holding a tanpura instrument in her lap
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
WWU Symphony Orchestra: Revueltas, Tate, and Shostakovich
Portrait of Dmitri Shostakovich
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Three Choirs, Three Journeys
A stained glass window casts warm, colorful light onto a plant in a dark room
Off-campus Location - First Congregational Church
University Choir and Vocal Jazz
A person holding a treble clef symbol to their forehead like a microphone. Lights twinkle in the background.
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Composers of Western (C.O.W.) Concert
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
WWU String Sinfonia
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Jazz Combo Night
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Concert Choir and Advanced Treble Choir
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Western Voices: Love in Many Languages
white heart shapes and lines of music notes float up from fluffy clouds. The background is a side view of the earth.
Performing Arts Center 016 - Choir Room
Student Chamber Music I
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
WWU Symphonic Band
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Student Chamber Music II
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Jazz Ensembles
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Opera Workshop Showcase
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Performing Arts Center 016 - Choir Room
North Sound Youth Symphony
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Evening of Song: Scholarship Recipients
Award laurels surround the head of a person singing
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Concerto Competition Finals
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Simon Trpčeski piano masterclass
Simon Trpčeski seated at a table, leaning forward with head on hand in a thoughtful expression
Sanford-Hill Piano Series: Simon Trpčeski
Simon Trpčeski in a formal suit stands in front of a large piano with a straight face and one raised eyebrow
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
A Celebration of Black Music
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
WWU Symphony Orchestra: On Rivers
a river in a green forest with a large boulder in it
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
NASM Student Showcase Concert
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Deep Listening & Improv Ensemble Concert
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Performing Arts Center 016 - Choir Room
Voice and Comp Art Song Collaboration Concert
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Heavy Metal Concert
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Jazz Combo Night
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Composers of Western (C.O.W.) Concert
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
University Choir and Vocal Jazz
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Flute Studio Recital
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Jazz Ensembles
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Band Festival
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Concert Choir and Adv. Treble Choral
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
WWU Orchestras: Reineke, Mason, Barber, and Copland
handwritten musical notes on faded paper
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Student Chamber Music I
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
WWU Symphonic Band
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Student Chamber II
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Freshman Showcase: Students of MUS 166B
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Performing Arts Center 016 - Choir Room
Virginia Glover Competition
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Percussion Ensemble Concert
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Piano Area Event
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Evening of Song: What the Fach?
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Day of Percussion
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Aria Competition
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Global Spice Concert
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Anna Geniushene piano masterclass
Anna Geniushene leans against a wall looking down, one arm across her waist, the other rested on that arm with hand on neck
Sanford-Hill Piano Series: Anna Geniushene (2022 Cliburn Silver Medalist)
Anna Geniushene leans on a leather chair back and looks thoughtfully to the side
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
WWU Symphony Orchestra: Halka, Marks, Shatin, and Mozart
A person with a beard holding a flute
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Fortepiano Recital: Daniel Adam Maltz
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Chamber Opera - Performance
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Performing Arts Center 016 - Choir Room
NowHearThis!
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Guitars of Western
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Sound Culture Festival
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
University Choir and Vocal Jazz
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Wind Symphony Concert
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Brass Winds
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Concert Choir & ATC
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Composers of Western (C.O.W.)
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Jazz Ensembles
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
WWU String Sinfonia
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Student Chamber Music I
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Symphonic Band
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Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Student Chamber Music II
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
WWU Symphony Orchestra
illustrations of boats being consumed by the angry sea
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Sanford-Hill Piano Series
grand piano on wooden stage
Musicultural Concert Series
curved metal tines projecting from a wooden sounding board on a mbira

Looking for more information?

If you have any questions, we're happy to find you an answer. Call the Music Department Office 360-650-3130, or view the directory of faculty and staff.