Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Wayward Music Series: Snapping the line against a wayward plot
Friday, February 28, 2031 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Michaud Savage and friends present a collection of electro-acoustic chamber works, centering on Michaud's experience as a fourth generation Seattle-ite.
$5-$50 suggested donation
Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird
Saturday, March 1, 2031 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A dreamlike score for 7 voices and 24-piece classical orchestra showcasing the unexpected pairing of a flexible operatic tenor with the fluid, improvisational spirit of bebop: a match made in music heaven.
$35 & up
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra: Music of the Americas
Saturday, March 1, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
Arturo Marquez – Danzón No. 9 (Seattle premiere)
Leonard Bernstein – "Symphonic Dances" from West Side Story
Arturo Marquez – Danzón No. 9 (Seattle premiere)
Leonard Bernstein – "Symphonic Dances" from West Side Story
$16-$54
Student Orchestras of Greater Olympia: Dvořák and Price
Saturday, March 1, 2031 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
The Conservatory Orchestra pairs Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 with Florence Price's Dances in the Canebrakes, plus performances from the SOGO Brass Choir, Academy Orchestra, and Debut Orchestra.
$8-21 (age 6 & under free)
University of Washington: Fantasies, Folk, and Fairy Tales
Saturday, March 1, 2031 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW music students and guests perform works by Tchaikovsky, Ravel, and others, plus a pre-concert lecture by UW Department of Classics faculty member Olga Levaniouk.
Free (Free)
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Weiss, Arriaga, Schumann
Saturday, March 1, 2031 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Matthew Weiss – Overture to "Octava"
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga – Symphony in D
Robert Schumann – Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga – Symphony in D
Robert Schumann – Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
$20 / $18 / $15 / $13 / free
Meany Center presents Hélène Grimaud, piano
Tuesday, March 4, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Grimaud stirs profound emotions through the elegant simplicity of miniatures by Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy, Erik Satie, and Valentin Silvestrov.
$61-$69 (FREE ages 5-17)
Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird
Tuesday, March 4, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A dreamlike score for 7 voices and 24-piece classical orchestra showcasing the unexpected pairing of a flexible operatic tenor with the fluid, improvisational spirit of bebop: a match made in music heaven.
$35 & up
UW Chamber Singers & University Chorale – How Shall I hold my Soul Still? Songs of Love, Loss and Betrayal
Wednesday, March 5, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
An eclectic program of American contemporary choral works, the winter quarter concert by the Chamber Singers and University Chorale examines love through many lenses.
$10
Auburn Symphony Orchestra Chamber Series: Uncommon Voices – Music for Woodwind Quintet
Thursday, March 6, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Kent Lutheran Church, Kent, WA, United States
Enjoy a taste of new and rarely heard works by a diverse set of composers including Claude Arrieu, Ruth Crawford Seeger, Kevin Scott, Godwin Sadoh, Gwyneth Walker, and others.
$20 ($10 students)
Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird
Thursday, March 6, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A dreamlike score for 7 voices and 24-piece classical orchestra showcasing the unexpected pairing of a flexible operatic tenor with the fluid, improvisational spirit of bebop: a match made in music heaven.
$35 & up
Gig Harbor Peninsula Civic Orchestra – Spring Surprises
Friday, March 7, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Peninsula High School – Milton S. Boyd Auditorium, Gig Harbor, WA, United States
Arcangelo Corelli – Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 7 in D major
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Scherzo in D minor
Felix Mendelssohn – Hebrides Overture
Franz Schubert – Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"
Scott Joplin – TBA
Ron Goodwin – TBA
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Scherzo in D minor
Felix Mendelssohn – Hebrides Overture
Franz Schubert – Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"
Scott Joplin – TBA
Ron Goodwin – TBA
Free (Free)
Groupmuse House Concert: The Art of Spanish & Latin Guitar
Friday, March 7, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Private home in Queen Anne, Seattle, WA, United States
Anonymous – Spanish Romance
Enrique Granados – Spanish Dance No. 5 "Andaluza"
Isaac Albéniz – Asturias (Leyenda)
Francisco Tárrega – Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Francisco Tárrega – Capricho Árabe
João Pernambuco – Sons de Carrilhões
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Agustín Barrios – La Catedral
Leo Brouwer – Un dia de noviembre
Consuelo Velázquez, arr. Tye Austin – Bésame Mucho
Antônio Carlos Jobim, arr. Tye Austin – The Girl from Ipanema
Luiz Bonfá, arr. Tye Austin – Manhã de Carnaval
Tye Austin – Tango Fumar
Enrique Granados – Spanish Dance No. 5 "Andaluza"
Isaac Albéniz – Asturias (Leyenda)
Francisco Tárrega – Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Francisco Tárrega – Capricho Árabe
João Pernambuco – Sons de Carrilhões
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Agustín Barrios – La Catedral
Leo Brouwer – Un dia de noviembre
Consuelo Velázquez, arr. Tye Austin – Bésame Mucho
Antônio Carlos Jobim, arr. Tye Austin – The Girl from Ipanema
Luiz Bonfá, arr. Tye Austin – Manhã de Carnaval
Tye Austin – Tango Fumar
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird
Friday, March 7, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A dreamlike score for 7 voices and 24-piece classical orchestra showcasing the unexpected pairing of a flexible operatic tenor with the fluid, improvisational spirit of bebop: a match made in music heaven.
$35 & up
Seattle Symphony: Celebrate Asia
Saturday, March 8, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Huang Ruo – Folk Songs for Orchestra
Conrad Tao – The Oneiroi in New York
Chen Yi – Si Ji
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Conrad Tao – The Oneiroi in New York
Chen Yi – Si Ji
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
$33-$100
Groupmuse House Concert: The Art of Spanish & Latin Guitar
Saturday, March 8, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Private home in Queen Anne, Seattle, WA, United States
Anonymous – Spanish Romance
Enrique Granados – Spanish Dance No. 5 "Andaluza"
Isaac Albéniz – Asturias (Leyenda)
Francisco Tárrega – Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Francisco Tárrega – Capricho Árabe
João Pernambuco – Sons de Carrilhões
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Agustín Barrios – La Catedral
Leo Brouwer – Un dia de noviembre
Consuelo Velázquez, arr. Tye Austin – Bésame Mucho
Antônio Carlos Jobim, arr. Tye Austin – The Girl from Ipanema
Luiz Bonfá, arr. Tye Austin – Manhã de Carnaval
Tye Austin – Tango Fumar
Enrique Granados – Spanish Dance No. 5 "Andaluza"
Isaac Albéniz – Asturias (Leyenda)
Francisco Tárrega – Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Francisco Tárrega – Capricho Árabe
João Pernambuco – Sons de Carrilhões
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Agustín Barrios – La Catedral
Leo Brouwer – Un dia de noviembre
Consuelo Velázquez, arr. Tye Austin – Bésame Mucho
Antônio Carlos Jobim, arr. Tye Austin – The Girl from Ipanema
Luiz Bonfá, arr. Tye Austin – Manhã de Carnaval
Tye Austin – Tango Fumar
$10+ donation, RSVP required
[LIVESTREAM + in person] Social Distancing Concert at the Couth Buzzard
Thursday, March 13, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Couth Buzzard, Seattle, WA, United States
Alfonso X the Wise (attributed) – "To Dispell All Doubts" and "One Who Serves Sanat Maria" from the Cantigas de Santa Maria
Narciso Yepes (arranger) – Excerpts from Suite Espanol based on themes by Gaspar Sanz
Francesco Corbetta – Two Chaconnes
Andrew York – Woven World
Carlos Moscardini – Argentina (1959) ("Milonga de un entrevaro," "Un Ultimate Aliente," "Camino des troopas")
Quique Sinese – Seras Verdad, Terunno, El Abrazo
Mark Hilliard Wilson – Suite Mas Costa (Montserratina, Dalí, Maia and the bullfrog)
Narciso Yepes (arranger) – Excerpts from Suite Espanol based on themes by Gaspar Sanz
Francesco Corbetta – Two Chaconnes
Andrew York – Woven World
Carlos Moscardini – Argentina (1959) ("Milonga de un entrevaro," "Un Ultimate Aliente," "Camino des troopas")
Quique Sinese – Seras Verdad, Terunno, El Abrazo
Mark Hilliard Wilson – Suite Mas Costa (Montserratina, Dalí, Maia and the bullfrog)
Free (Free)
Listen Live at Lunch Summer Concert Series: Wyatt Smith, organ
Wednesday, July 7, 2032 @ 12:00pm – 12:50pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Carson Cooman – Concertino, Op. 1081
Florence Price – Adoration
Emma Lou Diemer – Triptych
Gwyneth Walker – "Reverence" from Sanctuary
Craig Phillips – Suite Breve
Florence Price – Adoration
Emma Lou Diemer – Triptych
Gwyneth Walker – "Reverence" from Sanctuary
Craig Phillips – Suite Breve
Free (Free)
Collaborative Musicians Project: American Nostalgia with consonari [LIVESTREAM / IN-PERSON]
Thursday, July 8, 2032 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
consonari (Anna Larson, violin & Kaden Larson, piano) present an evening of music with nostalgic ties to America. Works by Sergei Prokofiev, Don Freund, George N. Gianopoulos, Charles Ives, & more.
$10 ($5 students & ages 60+)
Saratoga Orchestra: PNW Percussion on the Rock – Final Concert
Sunday, July 11, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Langley United Methodist Church, Langley, WA, United States
Culminating concert of Saratoga Orchestra's 4-day percussion workshop & festival, featuring the Orchestra's percussionists. Program to include works by John Cage, Alan Hovhaness, Johanna Beyer, Carlos Chávez, & more.
Free (Free (RSVP required))