John Cage – Upcoming Concerts
Coo, Chirp, Flap, Flutter: Birds in Song
Friday, February 27, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Join soprano Sarah Davis and friends for an intimate evening of art, song and chamber music inspired by nature’s beautiful song makers – from the whimsical musings of the cuckoo to the chirp of the lark, the cooing of the turtledove and the wistful, melancholic song of the nightingale.
$15 donation
UW Modern Ensemble: Ligeti, Cage, Bartók
Friday, December 4, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse Theater, Seattle, WA, United States
Ligeti – 10 Pieces for Wind Quintet (1968)
Cage – String Quartet in Four Parts (1950)
Bartók – Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion (1937)
Cage – String Quartet in Four Parts (1950)
Bartók – Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion (1937)
$10
UW World Series: Sō Percussion
Sunday, January 31, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Steve Reich – Mallet Quartet
Glenn Kotche – Drum Kit Quartet No. 51
John Cage – Third Construction
Bryce Dessner – Music For Wood and Strings
Glenn Kotche – Drum Kit Quartet No. 51
John Cage – Third Construction
Bryce Dessner – Music For Wood and Strings
$35-$40
Seattle Symphony & Chorale: [Untitled] 2
Friday, February 5, 2027 @ 10:00pm – 11:15pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Feldman – Intersection No. 2 for Orchestra
Wolff – For Bob
Brown – Music for Cello and Piano
Cage – Living Room Music
Feldman – Rothko Chapel
Wolff – For Bob
Brown – Music for Cello and Piano
Cage – Living Room Music
Feldman – Rothko Chapel
$15
Wayward Music Series: Mark Hilliard Wilson – Alone/Together
Wednesday, April 21, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Works for solo guitarist dutifully following the instructions given by the composers 63 and 53 years ago, followed by a growing ensemble of players that will be alternately improvising freely and following a very open set of instructions.
$5-$15
Jesse Myers performs John Cage's Sonatas and Interludes
Friday, May 14, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Stage7Pianos, Kirkland, WA, United States
A performance of John Cage’s monumental Sonatas and Interludes composed for the prepared piano, in which dozens of various-sized bolts, screws, pieces of rubber and plastic are inserted between the piano strings, transforming the sound of the instrument into a complex variety of percussive sounds.
Free
Jesse Myers: Cage’s Sonatas and Interludes
Thursday, May 20, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Cage – Sonatas and Interludes
$5-$15
Seattle Symphony's THE LIGHT THAT FILLS THE WORLD: A Meditation in Sound & Light
Wednesday, June 30, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Julia Wolfe – My Beautiful Scream
John Cage – 4’33”
John Luther Adams – The Light that Fills the World
Morton Feldman – Piano and Orchestra
Philip Glass – The Light
John Cage – 4’33”
John Luther Adams – The Light that Fills the World
Morton Feldman – Piano and Orchestra
Philip Glass – The Light
$25
The Sound Ensemble: In Nature's Realm
Friday, October 29, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
John Teske – susurrus
Tom Cipullo – Rain
Greg Dixon – Cedar Forest
John Cage – Litany for the Whale
John Luther Adams – songbirdsongs
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Hrim
Tom Cipullo – Rain
Greg Dixon – Cedar Forest
John Cage – Litany for the Whale
John Luther Adams – songbirdsongs
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Hrim
$10-$15
John Cage Musicircus
Friday, November 19, 2027 @ 6:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Musical works and lectures written and influenced by John Cage. Dance inspired by Cage and Cunningham. Live art inspired by the I Ching and chance operations.
$5-$15 donation (youth free)
Luke Fitzpatrick: Cage & Partch
Thursday, December 2, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse Theater, Seattle, WA, United States
John Cage's Freeman Etudes for solo violin and the 17 Lyrics by Li Po for adapted viola and voice by Harry Partch.
$10-$20
NUMUS Northwest Music Festival
Friday, January 28, 2028 @ 9:00am – 10:00pm (PST)
Cornish College of the Arts - Kerry Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A day-long, artistically-stunning event dedicated to the creation, performance, and experience of new music in Seattle.
$20 day pass (students free)
Cornish Presents: Jesse Myers
Thursday, February 17, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:15pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
John Cage’s monumental work for the prepared piano is performed on the stage on which the instrument was born.
$10-$20
Wayward Music Series: Inverted Space Ensemble
Thursday, February 17, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Newly composed works alongside a diverse mix of contemporary and experimental music. Featuring works by Charles Corey, Jacob Sundstrom, Ania Stachurska, Clint McCallum, Sergej Newski, Beat Furrer, and John Cage.
$5-$15 suggested donation
UW Modern Ensemble with Stephen Drury, guest conductor
Wednesday, March 1, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
John Zorn – Cobra
Earle Brown – Tracking Pierrot
Morton Feldman – The Viola in My Life 1
Christian Wolff – Exercise #2, and selections from Micro Exercises
Earle Brown – Tracking Pierrot
Morton Feldman – The Viola in My Life 1
Christian Wolff – Exercise #2, and selections from Micro Exercises
$10
UW Modern Ensemble: Player's Choice
Friday, May 26, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Louis Andriessen – Worker's Union
Luciano Berio – Air
John Cage – Music for Amplified Toy Pianos
Marcelo Delgado – Colores congelados
Kaija Saariaho – Mirrors
Karen Tanaka – Invisible Curve
Luciano Berio – Air
John Cage – Music for Amplified Toy Pianos
Marcelo Delgado – Colores congelados
Kaija Saariaho – Mirrors
Karen Tanaka – Invisible Curve
$10
UW Percussion Ensemble: John Cage – 'The City Wears a Slouch Hat'
Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A theatrical version of Cage's recently-discovered radio play The City Wears a Slouch Hat, pairing his vintage music with new music by UW composition students.
$10
Jesse Myers: To Sober & Quiet the Mind
Friday, January 12, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of spacious solo piano works from the masters of time and space – Arvo Pärt, Morton Feldman, and more
$5-$15 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: Helen Pridmore & friends
Thursday, January 18, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Exploring graphic scores by John Cage and Earle Brown — music to see and to hear, with visual interpretation of the score as a crucial part of the performance.
$5-$15 donation
Inverted Space Ensemble: Cage, Ligeti, Stockhausen
Friday, January 26, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Cage – Freeman Etudes for solo violin (Book 1)
Ligeti – Études for solo piano (Book 1)
Stockhausen – Plus Minus
Ligeti – Études for solo piano (Book 1)
Stockhausen – Plus Minus
$5-$15 donation
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