WITH DAVE BECK, NARRATOR
MICHAEL WHEATLEY, CONDUCTOR
TOWN HALL SEATTLE
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2025
Performances @
12:00 PM (sensory friendly)
& 2:00PM
Join Philharmonia Northwest at Town Hall for our annual Children’s Concert, featuring an hour of fun music for the entire family! Relive memories from the Harry Potter films with John Williams’ magical scores. Then, learn about the different instruments of the orchestra with The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, narrated by KING FM’s Dave Beck.
2 performances on 11/17! Both the 12pm and 2pm shows offer a welcoming environment for young children. The 12pm show includes added supports for audience members who are neurodiverse or have sensory processing challenges.
Note: Subscription packages that include the 12pm sensory friendly performance are not available for purchase online, but may be purchased via phone by calling our box office at (206) 675-9727. To purchase a ticket subscription that includes the 2pm Children’s Concert performance, click “SEASON TICKETS” below.
PROGRAM:
John Williams, arr. Jerry Brubaker – Harry Potter Symphonic Suite
Benjamin Britten – The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
SEASON TICKETS
Full Season (6 Concerts):
Adult: $150
Senior/Student: $108
“Pick 3” (3 Concerts)
Adult: $75
Senior/Student: $50
SINGLE TICKETS
Adult: $30
Senior/Student: $20
Child (under 18): $10
DAVE BECK, NARRATOR
Dave Beck hosts KING FM’s afternoon show. Previously, he was an award–winning producer of KUOW Presents. He had been at KUOW since 1985, beginning his career there as classical music host and music director. From 1993 to 2000 he was co–host of Weekday. His national and regional broadcast honors include the Public Radio News Directors Incorporated (PRNDI) Award for Best Interview and the Society of Professional Journalists Northwest Regional Excellence Award. Dave has won awards for his on–air conversations with historians Stephen Ambrose and Nathaniel Philbrick. An active musician (cellist) as well as broadcaster, Dave is a member of the Auburn Symphony Orchestra and has played as principal cellist of the Bellevue Philharmonic and Seattle Philharmonic Orchestras. He serves on the board of directors of the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra and regularly plays in the Seattle based chamber music society Klassikon and in the Bravura String Quartet. A University of Washington music graduate, his cello instructors have included Toby Saks, Raymond Davis, and Cordelia Wikarski Miedel.
Philharmonia Northwest’s 2025-26 Season is made possible in part by generous grants from these Season Sponsors:
