Music

Live music of all genres and styles, from classical to avant garde. Looking to book a musician or band for a gig? Check out our Artist Roster to find their information or contact the local musician’s union for recommendations. 

Music
Event: Opens December 18
Spokane Symphony Pops 1: Holiday Pops with The Sweeplings

Celebrate the season with us at Holiday Pops with christmas music, carol singing and a visit from Santa. This year’s very special guests are Spokane’s talented Cami Bradley, finalist from “America’s Got Talent,” and her musical partner, Whitney Dean. Together, they’re the nationally acclaimed pop-folk duo, The Sweeplings. Join us for this warm and festive Inland Northwest Christmas celebration!
Cultural
Event: November 19
Spokane Music Industry Panel Discussion

We’ve invited some of Spokane’s movers and shakers in the music and arts community to sit down for a public discussion about “What Now?” After 18 months of pivoting through the pandemic we want to hear about all the cool things these folks have been working on and what a more equitable and growing music scene looks like for us all. Lets get inspired, ask difficult questions and open the door for collaborative energy. The event is free and there will be a Q&A time!
Visual
Event: November 5
Lotus Cultural Arts Open House

Lotus Cultural Arts Studio is hosting an all-ages open house dedicated to some of Spokane’s finest Artists.
LCAS is conveniently located downtown in the old Armory Building, one of Spokane’s best held secrets. Home of The Lotus Self Defense Academy, we are located at 202 W 2nd Ave. We have over 4000 sq ft of space that is unlike anything Spokane or the PNW has experienced. Guests will be welcomed to the historical 2nd floor location cultivating a host of cultural art forms and talent from visual arts, culinary, meditation, mindfulness, holistic healing, to martial arts training, classes, events, and more. Lotus Cultural Arts Studio is Spokane’s next great community of curated offerings and a unique approach for artists pioneering a new vision of cultural arts and disciplines.
Stage
Event: Opens November 11
The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Gonzaga University’s Department of Theater and Dance presents Rupert Jones’ musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood. The musical explores the various possible endings of Charles Dickens’ final, unfinished whodunit. Drawing on all the bells and whistles inherent to the stage, Drood is an irreverent celebration of all things theatre – as the actors and audience alike conspire to solve the caper.A witty and comedic who-dun-it mystery, the show celebrates theater in its broadest forms with large musical numbers, spectacular visual imagery, and the audience’s participation in the ending when Edwin Drood’s murderer is voted upon, resulting in a new and exciting performance each night.
Music
Event: November 5
The Songwriters Laboratory – A Special SPL Fundraising Event

Come to the Art Spirit Gallery on November 5 at 7 p.m. for a unique opportunity to peek inside the mind of a songwriter. Dahveed Bullis will play original songs (and a few covers that inspired his writing) as he breaks down the structure, inspiration and flow of his process. If you ever wanted to compose your own song, this will be your chance as Dahveed will be writing a song live.. . with a little help from his friends (that’s you!). There will be art all around, and even a guest musician to share in the fun.
Music
Event: Opens November 13
Spokane Symphony Masterworks 3: Points North

Grammy-nominated composer Anna Clyne has taken the music world by storm in the last decade. She studied at the University of Edinburgh at the same time as our music director, and her work from 2019, DANCE, a cello concerto in all but name, is full of deep expression and melodic invention. We open our exploration of the North with Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture, written after a trip to the Scottish Highlands, and include a lost gem by Nikolai Tcherepnin. Every Sibelius symphony ends remarkably, but the ending of his Fifth symphony is one of the most astonishing by any composer—a flight of swans gives way to crashing chords surrounded by silence.