Contemporary – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Olympic Music Festival: Midsummer Gala feat. Musicians from GardenMusic
Sunday, August 25, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Northwest Maritime Center, Port Townsend, WA, United States
The party of the summer overlooks Port Townsend Bay and features a dazzling arrangement of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.
$60 (age 7-12 free)
Nash Naubert’s 'Music of Now'
Saturday, August 24, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Join flutist Nash Naubert accompanied by Aditya Kalyanpur on tabla for an Indian classical music performance.
$30 ($24 youth / senior)
Wayward Music Series: Kyte Mika & Peter Colclasure
Saturday, August 24, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Post-classical composers and pianists play original work aiming for a soothing, ambient, and beautiful sonic landscape.
$10 suggested donation
Saltwater Music Series: Winds of Summer
Saturday, August 24, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Des Moines United Methodist Church (WA), Des Moines, WA, United States
Steven Luksan – Ceremony
Steven Luksan – Prayer
Steven Luksan – Suite for flute and piano
Steven Luksan – Four Pieces
Steven Luksan – Sonata
Benjamin Godard – "Waltz" from Suite de trois morceaux, Op. 116
Steven Luksan – Prayer
Steven Luksan – Suite for flute and piano
Steven Luksan – Four Pieces
Steven Luksan – Sonata
Benjamin Godard – "Waltz" from Suite de trois morceaux, Op. 116
Free
Olympic Music Festival: Midsummer Gala feat. Musicians from GardenMusic
Saturday, August 24, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Northwest Maritime Center, Port Townsend, WA, United States
The party of the summer overlooks Port Townsend Bay and features a dazzling arrangement of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.
$60 (age 7-12 free)
Wayward Music Series: Aaron Butler & Bonnie Whiting
Friday, August 23, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring works composed for Butler, a recently revived piece from 1973, and duo improvisations with Whiting.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Emerald City Music: Chamber Music on a Boat
Friday, August 23, 2019 @ 6:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Pier 55, Seattle, WA, United States
Live music by a cast of incredible ECM musicians including Lincoln Center violinist Kristin Lee, a one-of-a-kind musical play-along, games, food, drink, and more.
$200-$250
Beetle Box at Tim’s Tavern
Thursday, August 22, 2019 @ 9:15pm – 11:15pm (PDT)
Tim's Tavern, Seattle, WA, United States
Beetle Box is an experimental composer, keyboardist, and solo artist who creates original, piano-centered electronic music for live performance.
$10
Wayward Music Series: Bassett, Samara, Suzuki, Krausbauer, Kelley, & Millis
Thursday, August 22, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Touring duos Marcia Bassett & Samara Lubelski (NYC), and Kaori Suzuki & John Krausbauer (Oakland) perform at the Chapel Performance Space with Seattle’s Greg Kelley & Rob Millis.
$8-$15 suggested donation at the door
Beetle Box at Substation
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 @ 8:30pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
Substation, Seattle, WA, United States
Beetle Box is an experimental composer, keyboardist, and solo artist who creates original, piano-centered electronic music for live performance.
$10
Wayward Music Series: McDonas, Denio, & Boshnack
Saturday, August 17, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Three musicians approach music with precision and abandon, fierceness and joy as they explore the infinite possibilities of their instruments and their relationship to each other.
$5-$15 donation
Symphony for Climate Change
Saturday, August 17, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Daybreak Star Indian Culture Center, Discovery Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Christophe Chagnard's Terra Nostra ("Our Earth") – an acclaimed multimedia symphonic creation featuring music, film, and poetry about climate change – is featured as part of a community event to address climate change.
Free (Free)
Tenor Alfredo Carrillo & Friends: A Summer’s Evening of Opera
Friday, August 16, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Carco Theater, Renton, WA, United States
Classical music and favorites performed by tenor Alfredo Carrillo and his local musical friends to benefit Butterfly Smiles.
$30
Music at St. James Cathedral Summer Organ Concerts w/ Gregory Peterson
Friday, August 16, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A recital from the classic organ repertoire with music by Johann Sebastian Bach, César Franck, Herbert Howells, Johann Gottfried Walther, Claude Debussy, Gerald Near, and Craig Phillips.
$18
Wayward Music Series: East Coast Meets West
Thursday, August 8, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Paul Moravec – Epithalamion
Peter Nelson-King – In Memoriam (world premiere)
Alan Vizzutti – Quadrat
Michael Weinstein – Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
Peter Nelson-King – In Memoriam (world premiere)
Alan Vizzutti – Quadrat
Michael Weinstein – Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
$5-$20 donation
Live Music Project Concert & Happy Hour at Lagunitas Taproom
Monday, August 5, 2019 @ 5:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Lagunitas Tap Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Viola, double bass, and toy piano, oh my! Three world premieres for an unusual combination of instruments.
Free ($5 suggested donation, RSVP requested)
Northwest Film Forum Puget Soundtrack: Postcard from the Badlands present 'Naer Vaer'
Sunday, August 4, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, WA, United States
Music that explores the intersection of Americana, modern chamber music, and instrumental rock, alongside footage representing themes of creation, community, conquest, migration, labor and play.
$16 ($13 NWFF members)
Pacific Northwest Conducting Institute Finale Concert
Saturday, August 3, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Langley, WA, United States
Gioachino Rossini – Overture to L'italiana in Algeri
Maurice Ravel – Le Tombeau de Couperin
Camille Saint-Saëns – Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
Stacy Garrop – "Penelope Waits" from Mythology Symphony
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Maurice Ravel – Le Tombeau de Couperin
Camille Saint-Saëns – Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
Stacy Garrop – "Penelope Waits" from Mythology Symphony
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
$25 ($20 senior/military)
Wayward Music Series: Songs from the Exotic
Friday, August 2, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Aaron Kirschner – Four Love Songs of Sara Teasdale (Northwest premiere)
Hale Smith – The Valley Wind
Judith Weir – Songs from the Exotic
Hale Smith – The Valley Wind
Judith Weir – Songs from the Exotic
$5-$20 donation
Wayward Music Series: The Alchemy of Improvisation
Wednesday, July 31, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Blending genres and styles into a tapestry of improvised music aimed at representing the mystical qualities of life and sound.
$5-$15 donation