Contemporary – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Northwest Symphony Orchestra: Copland, Vivaldi, Williams
Saturday, October 19, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Music by John Williams, Aaron Copland, Richard Rodgers, Richard Wagner, Antonio Vivaldi, and others; with visuals of National Parks by Adrian Wyard.
$20 / $15 / $12
Seattle Symphony [untitled]: Sacred & Contemporary Brass Music
Friday, October 18, 2019 @ 10:00pm – 10:50pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – Samuel & Althea Stroum Grand Lobby, Seattle, WA, United States
The Seattle Symphony’s brass section performs sacred music of Giovanni Gabrieli alongside works by American composers Gunther Schuller, David Sampson, and Anthony DiLorenzo.
$15
The Esoterics: Honesty – The Strength of Sincerity
Friday, October 18, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Three world premieres, 12 composers, and all new music focusing on the value and strength of sincerity.
$22 / $15
Wayward Music Series: Earshot – Clarice Assad
Friday, October 18, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Extraordinary Brazilian-American composer, pianist, and vocalist Clarice Assad performs solo works for piano and voice, and presents three works for string quartet.
$5-$20 suggested donation
Susanna Valleau Organ Recital
Friday, October 18, 2019 @ 12:10pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
An organ recital by Susanna Valleau. Music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Böhm, Rachel Laurin, and Ad Wammes.
Donations welcome
University of Puget Sound: Wind Ensemble/Symphony Orchestra
University of Puget Sound School of Music,
University of Puget Sound Wind Ensemble, and
University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra
Thursday, October 17, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Aaron Copland – The Promise of Living
David Maslanka – Give Us This Day
Lili Boulanger – D’un matin de printemps
Igor Stravinsky – The Firebird Suite
Carlos Simon – Sweet Chariot (world premiere)
David Maslanka – Give Us This Day
Lili Boulanger – D’un matin de printemps
Igor Stravinsky – The Firebird Suite
Carlos Simon – Sweet Chariot (world premiere)
Free (Free)
Max Richter with American Contemporary Music Ensemble & Grace Davidson
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Inspired equally by Bach, punk rock, and ambient electronica, composer Max Richter’s sonic world blends a formal classical training with modern technology.
$26-$76
Ladies Musical Club: Contemporary Korean Composers
Monday, October 14, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
University House Wallingford, Seattle, WA, United States
Music for soprano and piano, written by contemporary Korean composers.
Free (Free)
Ensign Symphony & Chorus: Lux!
Monday, October 14, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Eric Whitacre – Lux Aurumque
Katharina von Schlegal, arr. Stephen Weatherford – Be Still My Soul (world premiere)
Katharina von Schlegal, arr. Stephen Weatherford – Be Still My Soul (world premiere)
$20-$40
Auburn Symphony Orchestra: 'Pictures at an Exhibition' – A Multimedia Experience
Sunday, October 13, 2019 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Auburn Performing Arts Center, Auburn, WA, United States
Mikhail Glinka – Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila
Adam Schoenberg – Picture Studies
Modest Mussorgsky (orch. Maurice Ravel) – Pictures at an Exhibition
Adam Schoenberg – Picture Studies
Modest Mussorgsky (orch. Maurice Ravel) – Pictures at an Exhibition
$37 / $30 / $10
Seattle International Piano Festival & Competition: Finalists – Collegiate & Professional Artists
Sunday, October 13, 2019 @ 1:30pm – 6:25pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Final rounds of the Collegiate Artist and Professional Artist categories.
$35 / $25 / $15
Wayward Music Series: Amy Denio – Truth Is Up For Grabs
Saturday, October 12, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Award-winning composer Amy Denio presents her newly expanded chamber suite with projected video by James Drage.
$5-$25 suggested donation
Seattle Symphony: Mozart Jupiter Symphony
Saturday, October 12, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 4
Olga Neuwirth – Aello - ballet mécanomorphe (US Premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter"
Olga Neuwirth – Aello - ballet mécanomorphe (US Premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter"
$24-$134 (age 8-18 free)
Tacoma Concert Band Presents 'Tie the Knot' 40th Anniversary Season Opener
Saturday, October 12, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Music inspired by stories of love by J.S. Bach, Leonard Bernstein, Richard Wagner, and Aaron Copland, plus W.A. Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 3 and a Sousa march or two!
$18-$36 (age 18 & under free)
Port Angeles Chamber Orchestra: Rautavaara, Debussy, Haydn
Saturday, October 12, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Trinity United Methodist Church, Sequim, WA, United States
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Novelette Op. 52, No. 3 in A minor
Einojuhani Rautavaara – Ballad, for harp and strings
Claude Debussy – Danse sacrée et danse profane
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 104 in D major, H 1/104 "London"
Einojuhani Rautavaara – Ballad, for harp and strings
Claude Debussy – Danse sacrée et danse profane
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 104 in D major, H 1/104 "London"
$15 (age 16 & under free w/ adult)
Seattle International Piano Festival & Competition: Finalists – Youth, Ages 10 to 13 & Ages 14 to 18
Saturday, October 12, 2019 @ 4:15pm – 7:15pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Final rounds of the Youth Ages 10-13 and Youth Ages 14-18 categories.
$35 / $25 / $15
Wayward Music Series: Amy Denio – Truth Is Up For Grabs
Friday, October 11, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Award-winning composer Amy Denio presents her newly expanded chamber suite with projected video by James Drage.
$5-$25 suggested donation
Seattle Symphony Presents Selections from Density 2036: Claire Chase in Recital
Friday, October 11, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Flutist Claire Chase performs selections from Density 2036, a 23-year project she started in 2014 to commission an entirely new body of repertoire for solo flute each year until 2036.
$25
Port Angeles Chamber Orchestra: Rautavaara, Debussy, Haydn
Friday, October 11, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Novelette Op. 52, No. 3 in A minor
Einojuhani Rautavaara – Ballad for harp and strings
Claude Debussy – Danse sacrée et danse profane
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 104 in D major, H 1/104 "London"
Einojuhani Rautavaara – Ballad for harp and strings
Claude Debussy – Danse sacrée et danse profane
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 104 in D major, H 1/104 "London"
$15 (age 16 & under free w/ adult)
Seattle Symphony: Mozart Jupiter Symphony
Thursday, October 10, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 4
Olga Neuwirth – Aello - ballet mécanomorphe (US Premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter"
Olga Neuwirth – Aello - ballet mécanomorphe (US Premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter"
$24-$134 (age 8-18 free)