Upcoming Events
Seattle Symphony: Opening Night Gala
Saturday, September 18, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Cocktail hour performances; a full concert with the Thomas Dausgaard & the orchestra, featuring Igor Stravinsky's Firebird Suite; & a formal dinner featuring Chef Kristi Brown.
$1000-$50,000
Wayward Music Series: Right Brain Music Minifest
Saturday, September 18, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
1-night explosion of improvised music, featuring local virtuosos & spontaneous jams that will stretch your imagination.
$5-$15 donation
Reclaimed Timber | Beyond This Point at On the Boards
Saturday, September 18, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
On the Boards, Seattle, WA, United States
Michael Gordon's percussion sextet Timber is reframed as an exploration of housing & homelessness in Seattle, in this performance utilizing slats of wood from the city's soon-to-be-demolished houses.
Free (Free)
Seattle Symphony: Free Opening Weekend Concert
Sunday, September 19, 2032 @ 12:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebration including the unveiling of a commissioned work of Indigenous art, a cross-cultural musical performance, & a mainstage performance by the SSO at 2pm.
Free (Free (reservation required))
Ear Taxi Festival Spotlight Concerts: Koeun Grace Lee, piano
Sunday, September 19, 2032 @ 1:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Koeun Grace Lee presents works by three composers with strong ties to Chicago: David Burge, Kyong Mee Choi, & Carter Pann.
Free (Donations appreciated)
Ear Taxi Festival Spotlight Concerts: Fourth Coast Ensemble – 'A Brush With Our Time'
Sunday, September 19, 2032 @ 2:00pm – 3:15pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
4 vocalists move throughout the modular performance hall of Chicago's Newberry Library, while Zen artist Kazuaki Tanahashi paints large-scale calligraphy works, in this world premiere from composer Andrea Clearfield.
Free (Online: $20 ($10 student) | In-person: $45 ($25 student))
Epiphany Seattle: Choral Evensong
Sunday, September 19, 2032 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
The Epiphany Choir sings traditional evening prayers of the church – an opportunity for peaceful meditation before the start of the week.
Free (Free)
Compline Choir: The Office of Compline
Sunday, September 19, 2032 @ 9:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Every Sunday evening at 9:30pm (Pacific) in the Cathedral's nave, the all-male Compline Choir leads this formal choral service that is a Seattle tradition.
Free (Free)
Bryant Park Picnic Performances: The Town Hall Centennial Concert with Chris Thile
Monday, September 20, 2032 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Legendary NYC venue The Town Hall celebrates their 100th anniversary with Grammy-winning musician Chris Thile & special guests including Cécile McLorin Salvant, Zakir Hussain, & Timo Andres, & more.
Free
Roulette: JUNI ONE SET – Boy mother / faceless bloom [in process]
Wednesday, September 22, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
JUNI ONE SET (Eddy Kwon, Senga Nengudi, Haruko Crow Nishimura, & Joshua Kohl) presents this in-progress collaborative work combining ritual, dance, music, poetry, video, & sculptural installation.
Free (Free (in-person ticket price TBD))
Local Sightings 2021 – Mindscapes: Experimental Shorts
Wednesday, September 22, 2032 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, WA, United States
Program of short films from PNW filmmakers, including 2 film featuring musical performances: Colin H Ives' Aleph Earth, set to a vocal quartet; & Marcy Stone-Francois' 6 Marimbas.
$13 ($10 senior/child/student, $7 NWFF member)
Cedar & The Slow: Kaley Lane Eaton & Kayce Guthmiller
Wednesday, September 22, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Composer-performer Kaley Lane Eaton presents Cedar, an electro-chamber pop song cycle, with guests Tom Baker, Ha-Yang Kim, Heather Bentley, Leanna Keith, & Kayce Guthmiller. Opening set by Guthmiller.
$15 ($20 at the door)
Ball State Symphony Orchestra
Thursday, September 23, 2032 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Performance by the Ball State Symphony Orchestra, led by Director of Orchestras Douglas Droste. Program TBA.
Free (Free ($0-$5 in person))
Roulette: Anna Webber’s Simple Trio // Idiom VI Large Ensemble
Thursday, September 23, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Woodwind player/composer Anna Webber performs works from her recent release, Idiom, featuring both her long-standing Simple Trio & a new large ensemble made up of jazz improvisors & contemporary classical music specialists.
Free (Free ($20-$25 in person))
Epiphany Seattle: Choral Evensong
Thursday, September 23, 2032 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
The Epiphany Choir sings traditional evening prayers of the church – an opportunity for peaceful meditation in the midst of a busy week.
Free (Free)
Seattle Symphony: R. Schumann Symphony No. 3
Thursday, September 23, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Natalie Dietterich – aeolian dust
Charles Ives – Three Places in New England (Orchestral Set No. 1)
Robert Schumann – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenisch"
Charles Ives – Three Places in New England (Orchestral Set No. 1)
Robert Schumann – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenisch"
Ticket price TBD
Wayward Music Series: Erin Jorgensen + Kyle Hanson
Thursday, September 23, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Double bill: Non-traditional accordionist Kyle Hanson showcases unique, "shimmering" performance techniques. Marimbist Erin Jorgensen performs a semi-improvisatory, meditative set full of good vibes.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Ear Taxi Festival Spotlight Concerts: NON:op Open Opera Works
Friday, September 24, 2032 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Theater, music, & movement combine in this performance featuring theatrical works by Samuel Beckett, Sam Shepard, & more; a world premiere from creator/performer Enama; & performers with & without disabilities.
$10 ($20 in person)
Jacobsen Series: When the Violin Sings
Friday, September 24, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Reena Esmail – When the Violin
Trevor Weston – Juba for Strings
William Grant Still – Suite for violin & piano
George Enescu – Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 25
Trevor Weston – Juba for Strings
William Grant Still – Suite for violin & piano
George Enescu – Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 25
$20 ($15 senior/military/UPS, students free)
Early Music Vancouver: Mandinka Pilgrimage feat. Constantinople & Ablaye Cissoko, kora
Friday, September 24, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Explore the epics of the Mandinka Kingdom with kora master Ablaye Cissoko & Montreal’s Ensemble Constantinople, in this concert that seeks to blend the sounds of West Africa & Persia.
Free ($17.52-$19.95 online / $33.48-$35.88 in person)