Contemporary – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Symphony Tacoma: Beethoven's Eroica and His Electric Universe
Saturday, February 22, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Frederick Delius – On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Simon Petersson – Spheres (US premiere)
Yaron Gottfried – Electric Guitar Concerto (with multimedia) (US premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica”
Simon Petersson – Spheres (US premiere)
Yaron Gottfried – Electric Guitar Concerto (with multimedia) (US premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica”
$24-$85
Kirkland Choral Society: True Colors – Songs of Love & Community
Saturday, February 22, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Ola Gjeilo – Ubi Caritas
Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, arr. Matthew Brown – True Colors
John Muehleisen – TBA
Various – Selected works
Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, arr. Matthew Brown – True Colors
John Muehleisen – TBA
Various – Selected works
$25 / $20 / FREE
Groupmuse House Concert: String Theory
Saturday, February 22, 2020 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Private home in Wallingford, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Invention No. 2 in C minor, BWV 773
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Six Duets, Op. 75
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
Jacob do Bandolim – Vibrações
Astor Piazzolla – Tango Suite
Osvaldo Pugliese – La yumba
Suite of traditional tangos for guitar, bandoneon, and violin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Six Duets, Op. 75
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
Jacob do Bandolim – Vibrações
Astor Piazzolla – Tango Suite
Osvaldo Pugliese – La yumba
Suite of traditional tangos for guitar, bandoneon, and violin
$10+ donation, RSVP required
North Corner Chamber Orchestra: Through the Glass
Saturday, February 22, 2020 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Heather Bentley – Hot Shop
Ethel Smyth – Serenade in D major
Luigi Boccherini – Cello Concerto in B-flat major, I. Allegro moderato
Carl Maria von Weber – Bassoon Concerto in F major, I. Allegro ma non troppo
Ethel Smyth – Serenade in D major
Luigi Boccherini – Cello Concerto in B-flat major, I. Allegro moderato
Carl Maria von Weber – Bassoon Concerto in F major, I. Allegro ma non troppo
$35 ($25 seniors; 21 & under free)
Cornish Faculty Composers Concert
Friday, February 21, 2020 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
James Falzone – In a World of One Color... The Sound of Wind
Kaley Lane Eaton – FREE
Ha-Yang Kim – Aeros
Tom Baker – Traces: Sarah
Heather Bentley – Winter Walks on the Moon
Jarrad Powell – Simultaneous Broken Symmetries
Kaley Lane Eaton – FREE
Ha-Yang Kim – Aeros
Tom Baker – Traces: Sarah
Heather Bentley – Winter Walks on the Moon
Jarrad Powell – Simultaneous Broken Symmetries
Free (Free)
PLU Music: Showcase Concert
Friday, February 21, 2020 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Yearly concert showcasing upper class student soloists, as well as the premiere of a new work by a PLU student composer.
Free (Free)
Seattle Pacific University: Wind Ensemble Concert
Friday, February 21, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
David Del Tredici – In Wartime
Cait Nishimura – Chasing Sunlight
Kevin Day – Shimmering Sunshine
Cait Nishimura – Chasing Sunlight
Kevin Day – Shimmering Sunshine
Free (Free)
Sammamish Symphony Presents Rhapsodic, Tender Lyricism: Beethoven’s Romances
Friday, February 21, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – Gratulations-Menuett, WoO 3
Ludwig van Beethoven – Romances for Violin and Orchestra, Opp. 40 and 50
Howard Hanson – Mosaics
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 2 in c, Op. 17, “Little Russian”
Ludwig van Beethoven – Romances for Violin and Orchestra, Opp. 40 and 50
Howard Hanson – Mosaics
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 2 in c, Op. 17, “Little Russian”
$20 / $15 / $10
Jacobsen Series: The Legacy of George Walker
Friday, February 21, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Dr. Gregory Walker joins Puget Sound music faculty and guests for this celebration of music by his father, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer George Walker.
$20 / 15 / free
Wayward Music Series: Carl Stone & Robert Millis
Thursday, February 20, 2020 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Computer music pioneer Carl Stone unveils new sample-based electronic music, with multidisciplinary artist Robert Millis on prepared Victrola and guitar.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Bon Appétit! The Julia Child Operetta
Monday, February 17, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Rendezvous Jewelbox Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Operetta performance wherein Julia Child makes chocolate cake on stage. Featuring remembrances, a slice of cake (included in the ticket price), and optional 3-course dinner before the show.
$28-$85
Bon Appétit! The Julia Child Operetta
Sunday, February 16, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Rendezvous Jewelbox Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Operetta performance wherein Julia Child makes chocolate cake on stage. Featuring remembrances, a slice of cake (included in the ticket price), and optional 3-course dinner before the show.
$28-$85
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Sequenza Marathon
Saturday, February 15, 2020 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Hear seven of Luciano Berio's 14 Sequenzas for solo instruments performed back to back in this marathon concert – incredible feats of musical athleticism that push the boundaries of virtuosity and possibility.
$25 / $15 / $10
Orchestra Seattle & Seattle Chamber Singers: Ancestors
Saturday, February 15, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
Quinn Mason – A Joyous Trilogy (world premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
Igor Stravinsky – Le sacre du printemps ("The Rite of Spring")
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
Igor Stravinsky – Le sacre du printemps ("The Rite of Spring")
$25 / $20 / $10 / FREE for youth
Emerald City Music: The Aizuri Quartet
Saturday, February 15, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Antonín Dvořák – Selections from Cypresses, B. 152
Lembit Beecher – These Memories May Be True
Rhiannon Giddens – At the Purchaser’s Option
Jean Sibelius – Voces intimae, Op. 56
Komitas – Selections from Armenian Folk Songs
Lembit Beecher – These Memories May Be True
Rhiannon Giddens – At the Purchaser’s Option
Jean Sibelius – Voces intimae, Op. 56
Komitas – Selections from Armenian Folk Songs
$10-$43
Radiance: Reincarnations
Saturday, February 15, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music of struggle, death, and renewed hope by Jake Runestad, Samuel Barber, Daniel Elder, Dominick Diorio, Frank Ticheli, and others.
$25 / $20 / $15
Thalia Symphony Orchestra: Ode to Joy
Saturday, February 15, 2020 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Amy Beach – Gaelic Symphony, 2nd mvt. (“Alla Siciliana”)
Heather Bentley – Laniakea (Immeasurable Heavens) for Stephen Hawking and Sun Ra
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 9, final mvt. (“Ode to Joy”)
Heather Bentley – Laniakea (Immeasurable Heavens) for Stephen Hawking and Sun Ra
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 9, final mvt. (“Ode to Joy”)
$35
Emerald City Music: The Aizuri Quartet
Friday, February 14, 2020 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PST)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Antonín Dvořák – Selections from Cypresses, B. 152
Lembit Beecher – These Memories May Be True
Rhiannon Giddens – At the Purchaser’s Option
Jean Sibelius – Voces intimae, Op. 56
Komitas – Selections from Armenian Folk Songs
$45 / $40 / $10
Meany Center presents Mark & Maggie O’Connor
Friday, February 14, 2020 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Broad and interconnecting collection of American music through violin/fiddle solos and duos with additional music by Mr. O'Connor on guitar.
$49-$57 ($39-$45 ages 5-17)
Seattle Collaborative Orchestra: Strength & the Art of Dance
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Roosevelt High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ethel Smyth – Serenade in D major
Maria Newman – Chorales for Brass and Percussion, Op. 35 No. 3
Michael Daugherty – “Red Cape Tango” from Metropolis Symphony
Arturo Márquez – Danzón No. 2
Maria Newman – Chorales for Brass and Percussion, Op. 35 No. 3
Michael Daugherty – “Red Cape Tango” from Metropolis Symphony
Arturo Márquez – Danzón No. 2
$20 / $15 / free