The Kevin Shay Band Christmas Show This live music event mixes many timeless holiday hits with some rock-n-roll favorites from the '50s through the '80s.
Spokane Symphony Masterworks 2: Symphonic Graffiti Vibrant and expressive, graffiti invokes an array of emotions in people who stumble across it. The Spokane Symphony’s upcoming Masterworks concert — aptly named Symphonic Graffiti — showcases a variety of contemporary pieces all inspired and based on street art like the neo-expressive artwork of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Much of Basquiat’s art focused on social issues and the various dichotomies that exist within them. Conducted by James Lowe, the show features compositions from Johannes Brahms, Felix Mendelssohn and Hannah Kendall, as well as a piece titled “Organ Symphony” by Camille Saint-Saëns that features the expansive sound of the organ.
Northwest BachFest: Celebrate Diversity How often do you get to see five Grammy winners perform for free? Northwest BachFest kicks off its September series with a free concert at the MAC auditorium featuring the Catalyst Quartet and Zuill Bailey, all recipients of the highest award in music. Catalyst Quartet combines the talents of four Latinx musicians, who in turn commission pieces from emerging Black, Latinx, Asian, LGTBQ and women composers. Together, they’ve created an original set called Little Gems from Diverse Influencers. After solos from Bailey, Bachfest’s artistic director and also a Grammy award-winner, the five musicians unveil a surprise finale. Performances continue throughout the weekend at Barrister Winery with Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Haydn, Glazunov and contemporary compositions, but Friday evening’s performance will be the only free event.
The Feast of the Arts: Five Star Cellars Dinner featuring wine from a Cougar-connected winery, along with a four-course dinner by Executive Chef Mat Morgan and students. The Feast presents exclusive dinners in partnership between the WSU Alumni Association and its Wine-By-Cougars wine club, the Carson College of Business School or Hospitality Business Management, the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU, and the School of Music.
Yo-Yo Ma Critically acclaimed musician Yo-Yo Ma performs selections for cello including Franz Shubert's Symphony No. 8 in B minor and Antonín Dvorák's Cello Concerto in B minor.