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Orchestras | Opera | Choral Ensembles | Chamber Music
Early Music & Baroque | 20th Century & Contemporary | Instruments & Composers
Wind Ensembles & Concert Bands | Colleges & Universities | Youth Ensembles
Dance | World Music | Venues | Other Organizations
Orchestras
- Auburn Symphony Orchestra
- Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra
- Ballard Civic Orchestra
- Bremerton Symphony Orchestra
- Cascade Symphony
- Cascade Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Eastside Symphony
- Ensign Symphony & Chorus
- Everett Philharmonic Orchestra
- Everett Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Evergreen Community Orchestra
- Federal Way Symphony
- Issaquah Philharmonic
- Kirkland Civic Orchestra
- Lake Union Civic Orchestra
- Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra
- Mukilteo Community Orchestra
- New Baroque Orchestra
- North Corner Chamber Orchestra
- Northwest Sinfonia
- Northwest Sinfonietta
- Northwest Symphony Orchestra
- Octava Chamber Orchestra
- Olympia Symphony
- Orchestra of Flight
- Orchestra Seattle
- Philharmonia Northwest
- Pacifica Chamber Orchestra
- Poulsbo Community Orchestra
- Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra
- Rain City Symphony
- Rainbow City Orchestra
- Rainier Symphony
- Ravenna String Orchestra
- Salish Sea Philharmonia Orchestra
- Sammamish Symphony Orchestra
- Saratoga Orchestra
- Seattle Baroque Orchestra
- Seattle Collaborative Orchestra
- Seattle Festival Orchestra
- Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra
- Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra
- Seattle Symphony
- Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Skagit Symphony
- Symphony Tacoma
- Tacoma Youth Symphony
- Thalia Symphony Orchestra
- Vashon-Maury Chamber Orchestra
- West Seattle Community Orchestras
- Whatcom Symphony Orchestra
- Whidbey Island Community Orchestra
Opera
- The Inverse Opera
- Opera on Tap (Seattle chapter)
- Puget Sound Concert Opera
- Seattle Opera
- Skagit Opera
- Tacoma Opera
- Vashon Opera
- Vespertine Opera Theater
- Watershed Opera
Choral Ensembles
- Ancora
- Ave Renaissance Women’s Choir
- Bainbridge Chorale
- Bel Canto Singers
- Bellevue Chamber Chorus
- Bellevue Girlchoir
- Breath of Aire
- Bremerton Symphony Chorale
- The Byrd Ensemble
- Canonici Consort
- Cantabile of Skagit Valley
- Cantaré Vocal Ensemble
- Cappella Romana Vocal Ensemble (Portland, OR)
- Cascadian Chorale
- Choir of the Sound
- Choral Arts
- ChoralSounds Northwest
- City Cantabile Choir
- Columbia Choirs
- Cora Voce
- Earthrise Chamber Choir
- Emerald Ensemble
- Ensign Symphony & Chorus
- The Esoterics
- Everett Chorale
- Federal Way Chorale
- Finnish Choral Society of Seattle
- Gesangverein Arion
- Harmony Kings Chorus
- Illumni Men’s Chorale
- Jet Cities Chorus
- Joyful! Noise Seattle
- Kirkland Choral Society
- Lake Washington Singers
- Mägi Ensemble
- Magnolia Chorale
- The Market Street Singers
- Master Chorus Eastside
- Masterworks Choral Ensemble
- Medieval Women’s Choir
- Mirinesse Women’s Choir
Musica Sacra Chamber Chorale- Northwest Boychoir
- Northwest Chamber Chorus
- Northwest Chorale
- Northwest Firelight Chorale
- Northwest Girlchoir
- Northwest Nordic Ladies Chorus
- Northwest Repertory Singers
- Norwegian Ladies Chorus of Seattle
- Norwegian Male Chorus of Seattle
- Olympia Youth Chorus
- Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble
- Orcas Choral Society
- Pacific Sound Chorus
- Pacifica Choirs
- Phinney Neighborhood Chorus
- Port Townsend & East Jefferson County Community Chorus
- Rainier Chorale
- Rainier Youth Choirs
- Redmond Chorale
- reSound
- Sacred Music Chorale
- Seattle Bach Choir
- Seattle Chamber Singers
- Seattle Children’s Chorus
- Seattle Choral Company
- Seattle Girls’ Choir
- Seattle Harmony
- Seattle Jewish Chorale
- Seattle Labor Chorus
- Seattle Men’s Chorus
- Seattle Peace Chorus
- Seattle Pro Musica
- The Seattle SeaChordsmen
- Seattle Women’s Chorus
- Sine Nomine Renaissance Choir
- SilverSounds Northwest
- Skagit Valley Chorale
- Sno-King Community Chorale
- Sonus Boreal
- SoundCity Singers
- The Sound of the Northwest
- Sound Singers Japanese Choir
- Spirit of the Sound Choir
- Svea Male Chorus
- Swedish Women’s Chorus of Seattle
- Tudor Choir
- Vashon Island Chorale
- Vocalpoint! Seattle
- Vox16
- Whatcom Chorale
Chamber Music
- American String Project
- Archipelago Collective (San Juan Island)
- Bellingham Chamber Music Society
- Byron Schenkman & Friends
- Chamber Music at Richmond Beach
- Classical Revolution (Seattle chapter)
- Emerald City Music
- Gallery Concerts
- Haller Lake Music Series
- The Highlands Chapel Concert Series
- Ladies Musical Club of Seattle
- Lotus Chamber Music Festival (Walla Walla)
- Mostly Nordic
- Music Northwest
- Musique du Jour Presents
- Olympic Music Festival
- Pacifica Chamber Orchestra
- Parnassus Project
- Russian Chamber Music Foundation of Seattle
- Seattle Art Song Society
- Seattle Chamber Music Society
- Seattle Chamber Players
- Second City Chamber Series
- Simple Measures
- The Sound Ensemble
- sound|counterpoint
- Town Music
- Trio Pardalote
- UW World Series – International Chamber Music
Early Music & Baroque
- Ave Renaissance Women’s Choir
- Baroque Northwest
- The Byrd Ensemble
- Cappella Romana Vocal Ensemble (Portland, OR)
- Concert Spirituel
- Early Music Guild
- Early Music Underground
- Epiphany Music Guild
- Medieval Women’s Choir
- New Baroque Orchestra
- Pacific MusicWorks
- Salish Sea Early Music Festival
- Salmon Run Concerts
- Sanctuary in the City Concert Series
- Seattle Bach Choir
- Seattle Baroque Orchestra
- Sine Nomine Renaissance Choir
- sound|counterpoint
- Tudor Choir
- UW Collegium Musicum
20th Century & Contemporary
- The Box is Empty
- The Esoterics
- Fisher Ensemble
- Improvised Music Project
- Inverted Space Ensemble
- Jack Straw Productions
- Pacifica Chamber Orchestra
- Racer Sessions
- Seattle Improvised Music Festival
- Seattle Modern Orchestra
- Seattle Rock Orchestra
- Sound of Late
- Table & Chairs
- Universal Language Project
- Wayward Music Series
Instruments & Composers
- Bells of the Sound
- Chopin Northwest Festival
- The Highlands Chapel Concert Series
- Music of Remembrance
- Northwest Clarinet Choir
- Northwest Mahler Festival
- Seattle Classic Guitar Society
- Seattle Composers Alliance
- Seattle Music Exchange Project
- Seattle Pianist Collective
- Sherman Clay Seattle
- UW World Series – President’s Piano Series
Wind Ensembles & Concert Bands
- Around The Sound Community Band
- Ballard Sedentary Sousa Band
- Bellevue Community Band
- Boeing Employees’ Concert Band
- Brass Band Northwest
- Monroe Concert Band
- Port Townsend Summer Band
- PugetBrass
- Rainbow City Concert Band
- River Winds Concert Band
- Seattle Civic Band
- Seattle Symphonic Band
- Seattle Wind Symphony
- Shoreline Concert Band
- Tacoma Concert Band
- Washington Wind Symphony
- Woodinville Community Band
Colleges & Universities
- Cornish College of the Arts – Music Department
- Cornish Music Series
- Pacific Lutheran University – Department of Music
- Seattle Pacific University – Music Department
- Seattle University – Music Department
- University of Puget Sound – School of Music
- University of Washington – School of Music
Youth Ensembles
- Academy Chamber Orchestra
- Bainbridge Island Youth Orchestras
- Bellevue Girlchoir
- Bremerton Youth Symphony
- Carillon Chamber Choir & Orchestra
- Cascade Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Everett Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Federal Way Youth Symphony
- Fidalgo Youth Symphony
- Garfield High School Orchestra
- Northwest Boychoir
- Northwest Girlchoir
- Olympia Youth Chorus
- Pacifica Choirs
- Rainier Youth Choirs
- Renton Youth Symphony
- Roosevelt High School Orchestra
- Seattle Children’s Chorus
- Seattle Girls’ Choir
- Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Tacoma Youth Symphony
- Vocalpoint! Seattle
Dance
- Ballet Bellevue
- Emerald Ballet Theatre
- Evergreen City Ballet
- International Ballet Theatre
- Olympic Ballet Theatre
- Pacific Northwest Ballet
- Seattle Early Dance
- Spectrum Dance Theater
- Tacoma City Ballet
- UW World Series – World Dance
World Music
Venues
- Benaroya Hall
- Cafe Racer
- Chapel Performance Space at the Good Shepherd Center
- Daniels Recital Hall
- Fremont Abbey Arts Center
- Jack Straw Foundation
- Kirkland Performance Center
- Meany Hall for the Performing Arts at the University of Washington
- Meydenbauer Center Theatre
- McCaw Hall
- PONCHO Concert Hall at Cornish College of the Arts
- Resonance at SOMA Towers
- The Royal Room
- Town Hall Seattle