Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Wayward Music Series: Renée Baker
Thursday, October 28, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Twelve of Seattle’s outstanding improvising musicians performing works by René Baker combining conduction, graphic scores, and standard notation.
$5-$15
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
Seattle Rock Orchestra performs David Bowie
Friday, October 29, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Seattle Rock Orchestra pays honor to David Bowie, a true 20th Century icon.
$19-$49
Washington Wind Symphony: Danse Macabre
Saturday, October 30, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA, United States
Camille Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre (trans. Mark Hindsley)
David Gillingham – Apocalyptic Dreams
Johan de Meij – Symphony No. 1, "The Lord of the Rings"
Traditional – Drunken Sailor (arr. Grant Hull)
David Gillingham – Apocalyptic Dreams
Johan de Meij – Symphony No. 1, "The Lord of the Rings"
Traditional – Drunken Sailor (arr. Grant Hull)
$10-$20
Racer Sessions: Abbey Blackwell
Saturday, October 30, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Reflections on Sound & Silence
Wednesday, November 3, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Vykintas Baltakas – Redditio for ensemble (2010) (US premiere)
Wolfgang Rihm – Chiffre II (Silence to be beaten) for 14 players (1983) (West Coast premiere)
Andrew Waggoner – Concerto for Piano (2016) (world premiere)
Wolfgang Rihm – Chiffre II (Silence to be beaten) for 14 players (1983) (West Coast premiere)
Andrew Waggoner – Concerto for Piano (2016) (world premiere)
$10-$25
Music of Remembrance: Vedem
Saturday, November 6, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A moving oratorio based on the words of teenage prisoners in the Terezín concentration camp.
$30-$45
Racer Sessions: patchtax (Boston)
Saturday, November 6, 2027 @ 9:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Seattle Opera: As One
Thursday, November 11, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An intimate chamber opera exploring a transgender protagonist’s journey told through two voices.
$25/$40
Northwest Sinfonietta: Barber & Mozart
Thursday, November 11, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Barber – Capricorn Concerto, Op. 21
Schumann – Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Mozart – Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551, "Jupiter"
Schumann – Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Mozart – Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551, "Jupiter"
$21.50-$36.50
Northwest Sinfonietta: Barber & Mozart
Friday, November 12, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Rialto Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Barber – Capricorn Concerto, Op. 21
Schumann – Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Mozart – Symphony No. 41 in C major, "Jupiter" K. 551
Schumann – Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Mozart – Symphony No. 41 in C major, "Jupiter" K. 551
$20-$50
On Stage with Classical KING FM: Multimedia/Art Mashup
Friday, November 12, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Four artists from Gage Academy will be presented with 30-minute challenges to create art inspired by live classical music performances.
$20
Northwest Sinfonietta: Barber & Mozart
Saturday, November 13, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Pioneer Park Pavilion, Puyallup, WA, United States
Barber – Capricorn Concerto, Op. 21
Schumann – Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Mozart – Symphony No. 41 in C major, "Jupiter" K. 551
Schumann – Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Mozart – Symphony No. 41 in C major, "Jupiter" K. 551
Price TBA
Seattle Flute Society Flute Choir: Have Flute, Will Travel
Saturday, November 13, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
The Hearthstone at Green Lake, Seattle, WA, United States
Jonathan Cohen – Flute 66
Jennifer Higdon – Mountain Songs
Kelly Via – Three Korean Folk Songs
Albert Ketèlbey – In a Persian Market
Manuel da Falla – Spanish Dance
Reinhold Glière – Russian Sailors' Dance
Jennifer Higdon – Mountain Songs
Kelly Via – Three Korean Folk Songs
Albert Ketèlbey – In a Persian Market
Manuel da Falla – Spanish Dance
Reinhold Glière – Russian Sailors' Dance
Free (Free)
Seattle Opera: As One
Saturday, November 13, 2027 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An intimate chamber opera exploring a transgender protagonist’s journey told through two voices.
$25/$40
Racer Sessions: Dialectical Imagination (Oakland/Brooklyn)
Saturday, November 13, 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
Seattle Opera: As One
Wednesday, November 17, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An intimate chamber opera exploring a transgender protagonist’s journey told through two voices.
$25/$40
Seattle Rock Orchestra performs David Bowie
Thursday, November 18, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Seattle Rock Orchestra pays honor to David Bowie, a true 20th Century icon.
$18-$35
Seattle Opera: As One
Thursday, November 18, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An intimate chamber opera exploring a transgender protagonist’s journey told through two voices.
$25/$40
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)