Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Prized: Fractal Landscapes
Thursday, February 26, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
The University of Washington Concert and Campus Bands perform works by prize-winning composers:
Percy Grainger — Faeroe Island Dance
Percy Grainger — Shepherd's Hey
Johan Halvorsen /arr. Fennell — Entry March of the Boyars
W. Francis McBeth — Chant and Jubilo
Morton Gould — Ballad for Band
Percy Grainger — Faeroe Island Dance
Percy Grainger — Shepherd's Hey
Johan Halvorsen /arr. Fennell — Entry March of the Boyars
W. Francis McBeth — Chant and Jubilo
Morton Gould — Ballad for Band
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Joshua Medina & Paurl Walsh + guests
Thursday, February 26, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Explore the intersection between folk, traditional spirituals, drone, noise, glitch and electroacoustic elements.
$5-$15 donation
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
Sanctuary: Jonathan Levin, piano
Saturday, February 28, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Rautavaara – Ikonit, Op. 6
Bach/Busoni – Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
Liszt – Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude
Chopin – Scherzo in B minor, Op. 20
Debussy – Préludes I – 10. La cathédrale engloutie
Messiaen – Vingt Regards – X. "Regard de l’Esprit de joie"
Bach/Busoni – Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
Liszt – Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude
Chopin – Scherzo in B minor, Op. 20
Debussy – Préludes I – 10. La cathédrale engloutie
Messiaen – Vingt Regards – X. "Regard de l’Esprit de joie"
$20
Seattle Modern Orchestra Benefit
Saturday, February 28, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Join the ensemble for an evening of drinks, bites, games and a silent auction, while enjoying exciting, surround-sound performances of solo and chamber music from German composer Robert Platz, Polish composer Marcin Pączkowski, Luciano Berio, Elliott Carter and more.
$20
Raise the Roof!
Saturday, February 28, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
R. Strauss – Introduction to Also sprach Zarathustra
Puts – Millennium Canons
Copland – Down a Country Lane
Copland – Variations on a Shaker Melody
Daugherty – Raise the Roof!
Dvořák – American Suite, Op. 98b
Beethoven – Choral Fantasy
Puts – Millennium Canons
Copland – Down a Country Lane
Copland – Variations on a Shaker Melody
Daugherty – Raise the Roof!
Dvořák – American Suite, Op. 98b
Beethoven – Choral Fantasy
$16-$19 (age 18 and under free)
Raise the Roof!
Sunday, March 1, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
R. Strauss – Introduction to Also sprach Zarathustra
Puts – Millennium Canons
Copland – Down a Country Lane
Copland – Variations on a Shaker Melody
Daugherty – Raise the Roof!
Dvořák – American Suite, Op. 98b
Beethoven – Choral Fantasy
Puts – Millennium Canons
Copland – Down a Country Lane
Copland – Variations on a Shaker Melody
Daugherty – Raise the Roof!
Dvořák – American Suite, Op. 98b
Beethoven – Choral Fantasy
$16-$19 (age 18 and under free)
The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses – Master Quest
Monday, March 2, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Journey back to the land of Hyrule! Nintendo has teamed up with JMP Productions to provide video game fans with a brand new Legend of Zelda musical experience, including a full four-movement symphony that will guide fans through a musical retelling of key chapters from the Legend of Zelda franchise.
$37-$127
Seattle Composers’ Salon
Friday, March 6, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Explore new works with Seattle's contemporary composers.
$5-$15 sliding scale
The Daphnes
Saturday, March 7, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PST)
Hotel Sorrento, Seattle, WA, United States
An all-female unconventional chamber quartet of harp, violin, cello and voice, whose soaring melodies evoke a gypsy folk aesthetic inside a classical chamber ensemble.
Free
Spirit Rising
Saturday, March 7, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Featuring "Dark Night of the Soul" for chorus, piano and string quartet by Ola Gjeilo, music from Johann Schein, Wagner, Paulus, Barnum, the rousing Gospel powerhouse "John the Revelator" arranged by Paul Caldwell and Sean Ivory, and much more!
$9-$18
Caritas: Sacred Music By Women
Saturday, March 7, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Karen P. Thomas – Caritas abundat (West Coast premiere)
St. Hildegard of Bingen – responsories and sequences
Melinda Bargreen – Stella splendens
Dobrinka Tabakova – Calm light
Hyo-Won Woo – Amazing grace
Lucija Garuta – Musu Tevs
St. Hildegard of Bingen – responsories and sequences
Melinda Bargreen – Stella splendens
Dobrinka Tabakova – Calm light
Hyo-Won Woo – Amazing grace
Lucija Garuta – Musu Tevs
$12-$35
Spirit Rising
Sunday, March 8, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Grace Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Featuring "Dark Night of the Soul" for chorus, piano and string quartet by Ola Gjeilo, music from Johann Schein, Wagner, Paulus, Barnum, the rousing Gospel powerhouse "John the Revelator" arranged by Paul Caldwell and Sean Ivory, and much more!
$9-$18
Caritas: Sacred Music By Women
Sunday, March 8, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Karen P. Thomas – Caritas abundat (West Coast premiere)
St. Hildegard of Bingen – responsories and sequences
Melinda Bargreen – Stella splendens
Dobrinka Tabakova – Calm light
Hyo-Won Woo – Amazing grace
Lucija Garuta – Musu Tevs
St. Hildegard of Bingen – responsories and sequences
Melinda Bargreen – Stella splendens
Dobrinka Tabakova – Calm light
Hyo-Won Woo – Amazing grace
Lucija Garuta – Musu Tevs
$12-$35
Racer Sessions: Bad Jazz
Sunday, March 8, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Studio Jazz Ensemble and Modern Band
Monday, March 9, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
The Studio Jazz Ensemble performs big band arrangements and repertory selections. The Modern Band performs innovative arrangements of jazz standards, selections from the outer limits of the genre, and new original compositions
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Prized: Dreams and Fancies
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Michael Colgrass - Arctic Dreams
John Harbison – San Antonio
John Harbison – San Antonio
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Women in Music: The Daphnes & Syrinx Effect
Thursday, March 12, 2026 @ 9:00pm – 11:55pm (PDT)
Egan's, Seattle, WA, United States
Syrinx Effect, Kate Olson and Naomi Siegel's electroacoustic duo, is teaming up with harpist Monica Schley's new project, The Daphnes, to present an evening of new music.
$10
TORCH
Friday, March 13, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Poised between progressive jazz, post-rock and contemporary classical music, the quartet’s original compositions are a playful juxtaposition amidst our heady intellects and our groove-craving souls.
$5-$15 suggested donation
COPPICE | Ruhlmann + Clément | John Teske
Saturday, March 14, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of exploring the subtleties of sound.
$5-$15 suggested donation