Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
R. Andrew Lee, piano: Randy Gibson
Saturday, April 18, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist R. Andrew Lee returns to Seattle to present two evenings of newly commissioned music presented by Nonsequitur.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Island Time: Simple Measures with the Turtle Island Quartet
Sunday, April 19, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Mount Baker Community Club, Seattle, WA, United States
Come relax to the cool strains of the Turtle Island Quartet, our country’s premiere jazz string quartet, taking turns with a quartet of our own musicians playing classical tunes that complement the jazz.
$30 ($25 seniors; $15 students)
Racer Sessions: Christian Pincock
Sunday, April 19, 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
UW Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band: Prized – Memories
Monday, April 20, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
The UW Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Bands perform music by prize-winning composers, including Funeral Music for Queen Mary, by Steven Stucky; and American Scripture, by Andrew Rindfleisch.
$15 ($10 student/senior)
US World Series: Emerson String Quartet
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 108
Liebermann – New Work (2014)
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132
Liebermann – New Work (2014)
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132
$40-$45
Nick Norton + Nat Evans + John Teske
Thursday, April 23, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Graphic scores for small ensemble and composed works for piano by John Teske and Nick Norton. A site-specific listening and tea event by Nat Evans precedes the performance.
$5-$15 suggested donation
LUCO: Beethoven's 'Emperor' Concerto
Friday, April 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Ngai – The Glory Fanfare (world premiere)
Marquez – Danzon No. 2
Guinivan – 20th Anniversary Commission
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
Marquez – Danzon No. 2
Guinivan – 20th Anniversary Commission
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
$18 ($13 student/senior)
Inverted Space Ensemble / Washington Composers Forum
Friday, April 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Onur Dülger – radicalOtherness
Whitney George – Burning a Name with Black Edges
Michal Raymond Massoud – Like you mean it
Scott Rubin – Torn Cubist
Nick Vasallo – When the War Began
Whitney George – Burning a Name with Black Edges
Michal Raymond Massoud – Like you mean it
Scott Rubin – Torn Cubist
Nick Vasallo – When the War Began
Free
Dennis Rea: Live at the Forbidden City
Friday, April 24, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Longtime Seattle musician Dennis Rea celebrates the republication of his book Live at the Forbidden City: Musical Encounters in China and Taiwan with a reading plus a musical performance of Asian-themed works.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Agonia
Friday, April 24, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Ned Rorem – In time of pestilence
Alfred Schnittke – Verses of repentance
John Joubert – Pro pace motets
Alfred Schnittke – Verses of repentance
John Joubert – Pro pace motets
$15-$25
Agonia
Saturday, April 25, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Ned Rorem – In time of pestilence
Alfred Schnittke – Verses of repentance
John Joubert – Pro pace motets
Alfred Schnittke – Verses of repentance
John Joubert – Pro pace motets
$15-$25
NEW EXPANSE | VOL. I
Saturday, April 25, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A diverse and engaging evening of active listening and presentation that moves beyond the typical live concert or lecture to offer the public a new space that is educational, current and refreshing.
$10 suggested donation
Day of Percussion 2015
Sunday, April 26, 2026 @ 10:00am – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany 268, Seattle, WA, United States
All-day event including clinics and performances of all different types of percussion.
$5-$10
Agonia
Sunday, April 26, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Ned Rorem – In time of pestilence
Alfred Schnittke – Verses of repentance
John Joubert – Pro pace motets
Alfred Schnittke – Verses of repentance
John Joubert – Pro pace motets
$15-$25
Racer Sessions
Sunday, April 26, 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
Vuelie: The Sound of Norway
Monday, April 27, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Internationally lauded Norwegian women's choir Cantus joins Chroma, the women's ensemble of Seattle Pro Musica, to perform Eatnemen Vuelie and works by Karen P. Thomas, Sheila Bristow, Henning Sommerro and Eric William Barnum.
$20 ($15 senior; $10 student)
Jeff Bowen: Turbulent Fields
Thursday, April 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Composer Jeff Bowen and members of the UW’s Inverted Space Ensemble present new works for chamber ensemble.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Seattle Symphony [untitled] 3: Trimpin & Perle
Friday, May 1, 2026 @ 10:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Perle – Molto Adagio
Perle – Critical Movements (No. 1)
Perle – Serenade No. 3
Trimpin – Above, Below, and In Between
Perle – Critical Movements (No. 1)
Perle – Serenade No. 3
Trimpin – Above, Below, and In Between
$20
Sound of Late: Points of Departure
Saturday, May 2, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Home of Evan Woodle, Seattle, WA, United States
An exploration of the energetic nature of sound and memory: their intimate connection to location, their ability to inspire self-discovery, and how they inform our personal journeys.
Free (donations welcome)
Mostly Americana
Saturday, May 2, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Issaquah High School, Issaquah, WA, United States
Hear the music of America from Broadway to Patriotic sung by choirs of all ages.
$5-$15 (veterans FREE)