Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Racer Sessions: UW Composer Showcase
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Long Piece Fest I: Antoine Beuger's / jankélévitch sextets/
Tuesday, December 15, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Inverted Space continues its “Long Piece Fest" with Antoine Beuger’s jankélévitch sextets. Seattle premiere.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Roosevelt Orchestra Hollyberry Concert
Thursday, December 17, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Roosevelt High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Prokofiev – Troika from Lt. Kije
J. Strauss Jr. – Overture to Die Fledermaus
Leroy Anderson – Sleigh Ride
Mozart – Eine kleine nachtmusik
Balmalges – Ice Sculptures
Vivaldi – Concerto Grosso in D minor
Mendelssohn – Da Nobis Pacem
J. Strauss Jr. – Overture to Die Fledermaus
Leroy Anderson – Sleigh Ride
Mozart – Eine kleine nachtmusik
Balmalges – Ice Sculptures
Vivaldi – Concerto Grosso in D minor
Mendelssohn – Da Nobis Pacem
Free
NORTHERN LIGHTS – Music of the Baltics and Scandinavia (open rehearsal)
Friday, December 18, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Music spanning a thousand years of Baltic and Nordic choral music, from medieval chant to contemporary works by Rautavaara, Mäntyjärvi, Kreek and Tormis, and a piece by Ešenvalds that recreates the wonder of the northern lights in sound using voices, chimes and tuned water goblets.
$10-$15
NORTHERN LIGHTS – Music of the Baltics and Scandinavia
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Music spanning a thousand years of Baltic and Nordic choral music, from medieval chant to contemporary works by Rautavaara, Mäntyjärvi, Kreek and Tormis, and a piece by Ešenvalds that recreates the wonder of the northern lights in sound using voices, chimes and tuned water goblets.
SOLD OUT
NORTHERN LIGHTS – Music of the Baltics and Scandinavia
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Music spanning a thousand years of Baltic and Nordic choral music, from medieval chant to contemporary works by Rautavaara, Mäntyjärvi, Kreek and Tormis, and a piece by Ešenvalds that recreates the wonder of the northern lights in sound using voices, chimes and tuned water goblets.
SOLD OUT
Trio Pardalote & Friends
Sunday, December 20, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Kenyon Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Hans Krása – Passacaglia and Fugue
Jean Cras – String Trio
Mozart – Quartet in F major for oboe and strings, K. 370
Jean Cras – String Trio
Mozart – Quartet in F major for oboe and strings, K. 370
$5-$14
Racer Sessions: TBA
Sunday, December 20, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Racer Sessions: Vader Tots
Sunday, December 27, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Trio Pardalote on Bainbridge Island
Sunday, January 3, 2027 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Bainbridge Waterfront Park Community Center, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Take a boat trip to hear Beethoven, Krasa and Cras and visit the charming downtown Winslow area with its many lovely restaurants.
$10-$20
Racer Sessions
Sunday, January 3, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
UW Guest Artist Recital: David Brooks
Tuesday, January 5, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
C.P.E. Bach – Sonata in A minor "Wurttemberg"
Messiaen – Vingt Regards XI
Grieg – 3 Lyric Pieces
Schoenberg – 6 Klavierstucke Op. 19
Messiaen – Vingt Regards XI
Grieg – 3 Lyric Pieces
Schoenberg – 6 Klavierstucke Op. 19
Free (Free)
Groupmuse House Concert: Serendipity String Quartet
Saturday, January 9, 2027 @ 6:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Private Home in Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA, United States
Haydn – Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 76, No. 4 "Sunrise"
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 3
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 3
$10 donation, RSVP for location
Racer Sessions: Neil Welch
Sunday, January 10, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Ladies Musical Club at Crossroads Community Center
Friday, January 15, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Crossroads Community Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
Puccini – "Quando m'en vo" from La Bohème
Puccini – "Donde lieta" from La Bohème
J. Strauss, Jr. – "Klänge der Heimat" (Csàrdàs) from Die Fledermaus
Floyd – "Ain't it a Pretty Night" from Susannah
Rodgers – "If I Loved You" from Carousel
Jerry Bock – "Vanilla Ice Cream" from She Loves Me
Franck – Prélude, Fugue et Variation, Op. 18
Rachmaninoff – Prelude in G major, Op. 32
Rachmaninoff – Prelude in B minor, Op. 32
Scriabin – Two poems, Op. 32
Puccini – "Donde lieta" from La Bohème
J. Strauss, Jr. – "Klänge der Heimat" (Csàrdàs) from Die Fledermaus
Floyd – "Ain't it a Pretty Night" from Susannah
Rodgers – "If I Loved You" from Carousel
Jerry Bock – "Vanilla Ice Cream" from She Loves Me
Franck – Prélude, Fugue et Variation, Op. 18
Rachmaninoff – Prelude in G major, Op. 32
Rachmaninoff – Prelude in B minor, Op. 32
Scriabin – Two poems, Op. 32
Free (Free)
Seattle Classic Guitar Society presents Isaac Bustos
Saturday, January 16, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Rojas – Guajira a mi Madre
J.S. Bach – Lute Suite No. 2
Legnani – Fantasia Op. 19
Koshkin – Introduction and Vivace
J.S. Bach – Lute Suite No. 2
Legnani – Fantasia Op. 19
Koshkin – Introduction and Vivace
Free (Free)
Cascade Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
Monday, January 18, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds, WA, United States
Dvořák – Carnival Overture, Op. 92
Avni – Largo for Strings
Strauss – Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24
Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23
Avni – Largo for Strings
Strauss – Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24
Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23
$10-$27
Earle Brown Retrospective
Tuesday, January 19, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the life and works of American composer Earle Brown with a concert featuring works from each decade of his career.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: Anne H. Goldberg, Music & Movement
Friday, January 22, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Debut solo concert in Seattle featuring works by Vinko Globokar, Beat Furrer, Georges Aperghis, Jacob ter Velduis, and Kevin Baldwin, a world premiere of her own music, and others.
$5-$15
Universal Language Project presents: The Way West
Friday, January 22, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
An event with music, words, and smoke inspired by the optimism and grandeur of the West. Works by Brian Cobb, Karen Thomas, and Tim Carey.
$25 ($10 student)