The 2026 Puget Sound Keyboard Series presents Tacoma pianists performing the 32 piano sonatas of Beethoven alongside their esteemed teachers on the 200th anniversary of his death.

The School of Music invites you to the 2026 Puget Sound Keyboard Weekend featuring a variety of activities for students, teachers, and the community. The schedule will include an informal tour and discussion of the piano department, demonstrations, a keyboard "petting zoo," a master class featuring a special guest artist, and a showcase concert featuring Ronaldo Rolim, piano, assistant professor of music.

The School of Music is delighted to welcome guest artist Daniel Inamorato, a visionary pianist, performing Music and Migration Part I, as part of the Keyboard Series.

Join us for the Puget Sound Piano Trio, the School of Music's artists-in-residence with Maria Sampen, violin; Alistair MacRae, cello; and Ronaldo Rolim, piano, joined by guest artist Bixby Kennedy, clarinet. 

Join us for this Jacobsen Series concert featuring Vivaldi’s “Gloria” with the Adelphian Concert Choir and chamber music from the era of basso continuo.

Enjoy this Jacobsen Series concert featuring 20th Century American Classics including Samuel Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915; George Crumb's Vox Balaenae; and Steve Reich's Different Trains.

Tacoma prog-fusion band, Velocity, plays the groundbreaking music of Weather Report, formed in 1970 by jazz legends Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter, featuring virtuoso musicians including bassist Jaco Pastorius, drummer Peter Erskine, and others.

Jacobsen Series 2026–27 performances feature Puget Sound music faculty, renowned guest artists, and inspiring themed concerts. Join us for the Puget Sound Piano Trio, the School of Music's artists-in-residence featuring Maria Sampen, violin; Alistair MacRae, cello; and Ronaldo Rolim, piano, performing works by Ethel Smyth and Johannes Brahms.

Join us for a Jacobsen Series faculty recital featuring Alistair MacRae, cello, performing global masterworks for solo cello.
 

Join us for this Jacobsen Series concert featuring Tracy Doyle, flute. The program, Pathways of Desire, will include works by Esmail, Still, and Murail.