Concerts

St. John | San Juan Concert Series

2024-25 Season

Our concert series have become a local tradition as we have welcomed our neighbors in year after year for outstanding musical events. The concerts are part of our mission of building community as we love God and love our neighbors.

All concerts are open to the public. Admission is by donation. All concerts are at St. John | San Juan Episcopal Church, 19th Avenue and Capitol Way, Olympia.

Saturday October 19, 2024, 7 pm, the season kicks off with a Big Band concert celebrating legendary jazz artists. The RKO Jazz Orchestra, directed by saxophone superstar Tracy Knoop, will celebrate local jazz legends Bill Ramsay and Milt Kleeb in concert. Tracy Knoop is one of the best-known jazz artists and teachers in the region, performing with such greats as the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Mel Torme, and others. Ramsay and Kleeb worked together for many years, and were known for their straight-ahead, powerful sax playing.

Wednesday October 31, 2024, 6 p.m. Halloween organ music featuring Steve O’Connor, followed at 6:30 p.m. by Nosferatu, the 1922 silent movie with the soundtrack orchestral score by Hans Erdmann

Saturday November 16, 2024, 3 p.m. Seattle Pro-Musica Choral Concert

Sunday March 23, 2025, 3 p.m. Lute Legends Collective. Performing this season with the Seattle Early Music Festival, this ensemble performs music of ancient, plucked string instruments.

May 2025 (date, time and artist TBA), Organ recital