Music
2025–26 Concert Season
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October 12, 2025 - Fall Concert at 2pm
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December 14, 2024 - Christmas Concert at 5pm
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February 2, 2025 - Festival of Catholic Choirs at 7pm (Benaroya Hall)
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May 3, 2025 - Spring Concert at 2pm
Meet Our Music Director
Elliot Weeks is the Choir Director and Jazz Band Director at Seattle Prep. He is an award-winning vocalist and composer and has performed throughout the United States and Europe. He earned a Bachelor of Music from Western Michigan University and a Master of Music from the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music. Elliot has taught at the collegiate, middle, and high school levels and truly enjoys connecting and creating with students through music.
Seattle Prep’s Music Program focuses on fostering a positive, creative, and empowering environment for students to cultivate their musical and artistic skills. Through learning musical techniques, a variety of musical styles and traditions, as well as performing at their highest ability, students also learn leadership, teamwork, and community-building with one another as a performing ensemble.
Student ensembles at Seattle Prep perform throughout the year both on and off campus. Ensembles include the Seattle Prep Window Choir, Advanced Choir, Concert Choir, Freshmen Choir, Freshmen Band, Sophomore Band, and Jazz Band. There are additional courses that students may take as part of the arts curriculum at Seattle Prep, including Freshman Popular Music in America and Music in the Movies.
A Performance from Seattle Prep's Window Choir
Advanced Choir
Advanced Choir is open to students grade 10-12. Students enrolled must have taken a previous choir course at Prep or have other outside choral experience as a perquisite for placement. This class rehearses during the school day and performs at the Fall Concert, Christmas Concert, Benaroya Hall, and joins Window Choir in traveling to festivals and competitions around the state.
Window Choir
Window Choir is a yearlong course open to all Prep students grades 9-12. The award-winning ensemble rehearses every window period and are the most active of the performing ensembles at Prep. Performing highlights include 3 on-campus concerts, performing at Benaroya Hall, and traveling to various festivals and competitions around the state.
Concert Choir
Concert Choir performs during the Fall semester and is open as an academic Arts class to students grade 10-12 as “Choir” and grade 9 as “Freshmen Choir.” These classes rehearse during the school day and participates in three major performances along with Window & Advanced Choirs: The Fall Concert, Christmas Concert and Benaroya Hall performance.
Jazz Band
Jazz Band is Prep’s award-winning instrumental ensemble, open to grades 10-12. This ensemble explores the approaches, history, and various styles of jazz music. Concepts such as improvisation, advanced harmony, and stylistic interpretation are discussed and solidified. The Jazz Band performs at the Spring Concert, Arts Festival, and the popular Jazz on the Plaza, as well as traveling to festivals and competitions in the region.
Freshmen Band
Freshmen Band is open to students in grade 9 who have experience playing an instrument. The band rehearses during the school day and focuses on ensemble teamwork, musical technique, and playing in a variety of styles and eras. The band performs at the Fall Concert, Open House, and the Christmas Concert
Sophomore Band
Sophomore Band is open to students in grade 10 who have experience playing an instrument. The band rehearses during the school day and expands on the skills and concepts established in Freshmen Band. This group performs at the Fall Concert, Open House, and the Christmas Concert.