Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
PLU Symphony Orchestra: Nordic Light Symphony (US premiere)
Saturday, March 4, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at PLU, Tacoma, WA, United States
US premiere performance of the "Nordic Light Symphony" by Latvian composer Eriks Esenvalds.
Pricing TBA
M3C2: 20/21st Century Chamber Music by Russian & American Composers
Monday, March 6, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 1:15pm (PST)
Cornish Main Campus Center – 7th floor Gallery, Seattle, WA, United States
Alexandra Gardner – The Way of Ideas for flute, clarinet, violin, and cello
Frederic Rzewski – selections from Spots, for alto saxophone, vibraphone, piano, electric guitar
Sofia Gubaidulina – Allegro Rustico for flute and piano
Dmitri Shostakovich – Five pieces for two violins and piano
Bun-Ching Lam – Solitude d’autumne for violin and piano
Frederic Rzewski – selections from Spots, for alto saxophone, vibraphone, piano, electric guitar
Sofia Gubaidulina – Allegro Rustico for flute and piano
Dmitri Shostakovich – Five pieces for two violins and piano
Bun-Ching Lam – Solitude d’autumne for violin and piano
Free (Free)
UW Symphony with Concerto Competition Winners and Ludovic Morlot
Friday, March 10, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Messiaen – Les offrandes oubliée
Ibert – Flute concerto, mvts. 1 & 2
Grieg – Piano concerto in A minor, Op. 16, mvt. 1
Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47, mvt. 1
Ravel – Pavane pour une infante défunte
Ravel – La Valse
Ibert – Flute concerto, mvts. 1 & 2
Grieg – Piano concerto in A minor, Op. 16, mvt. 1
Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47, mvt. 1
Ravel – Pavane pour une infante défunte
Ravel – La Valse
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Seattle Rock Orchestra performs Led Zeppelin I & II
Friday, March 10, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Kentwood Performing Arts Center, Covington, WA, United States
Every blistering riff from Led Zeppelin’s explosive debut and smashing sophomore releases, including Babe I’m Gonna Leave You, Dazed and Confused, Bring It On Home, Whole Lotta Love, and Ramble On.
$28 ($25 senior, $15 youth)
Austin Larkin: Metal Cups of Different Hues
Friday, March 10, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
$5-$15 suggested donation
On Stage with Classical KING FM: Second Inversion presents the Seattle Marimba Quartet
Saturday, March 11, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
A showcase of classical favorites (Bach, Mahler, Ravel), a unique blend of drumming styles from around the world, and modern marimba repertoire from the 20th and 21st centuries.
$20
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Double Portrait – Robert Erickson & Stuart Dempster
Saturday, March 11, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Robert Erickson – The Idea of Order at Key West for soprano, flute, clarinet, trumpet, viola and cello (1979)
Robert Erickson – General Speech for solo trombone (1969)
Robert Erickson – Pacific Sirens for percussion and variable instruments / voices (1969)
Stuart Dempster – Milanda Embracing for various instrumentation (1993-94)
Stuart Dempster – S.M.O.R.E.S. for ensemble and voices (2017) – world premiere
Robert Erickson – General Speech for solo trombone (1969)
Robert Erickson – Pacific Sirens for percussion and variable instruments / voices (1969)
Stuart Dempster – Milanda Embracing for various instrumentation (1993-94)
Stuart Dempster – S.M.O.R.E.S. for ensemble and voices (2017) – world premiere
$10-$25
Northwest Chamber Chorus: Music of Light
Sunday, March 12, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Shimmering music of light by composers including Francis Poulenc, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Eric Whitacre, and Philip Glass.
$20-$24 (Ages 6-18 free)
Racer Sessions: Mason Lynass
Sunday, March 12, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
The Daphnes
Wednesday, March 15, 2028 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Stone Way Cafe, Seattle, WA, United States
Monica Schley (harp and voice), Nate Omdal (bass), and Julie Baldridge (violin) draw sounds from neo-folkster M. Ward, 90’s alternative bands Mazzy Star and Cowboy Junkies, and jazz musicians Pharaoh Sanders and Alice Coltrane.
Free (Free)
Seeing Nature: Chamber Music at Seattle Art Museum
Thursday, March 16, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Art Museum (Downtown), Seattle, WA, United States
Music of composers living in the same period as the artists featured in the SAM Seeing Nature exhibition, highlighting connections between visual and musical art inspired by natural landscapes.
Free with SAM admission to Seeing Nature
Groupmuse: Flute Time
Friday, March 17, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Greenwood, Seattle, WA, United States
G.P. Telemann – Fantasia No. 2 in A minor
C.P.E. Bach – Sonata in A minor
Debussy – Syrinx
Eugene Bozza – Image
Toru Takemitsu – Air
Elizabeth Brown – Trillium
Elliott Carter – Scrivo in Vento
C.P.E. Bach – Sonata in A minor
Debussy – Syrinx
Eugene Bozza – Image
Toru Takemitsu – Air
Elizabeth Brown – Trillium
Elliott Carter – Scrivo in Vento
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: Hearing Nature
Friday, March 17, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Schoenberg – Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9
Fauré – Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80
Takemitsu – Garden Rain
Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in F minor RV 297, "Winter" from The Four Seasons
Fauré – Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80
Takemitsu – Garden Rain
Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in F minor RV 297, "Winter" from The Four Seasons
$20/$15
Chris Botti with Symphony Tacoma at the Tacoma Dome
Friday, March 17, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA, United States
Trumpeter Chris Botti live in concert with Symphony Tacoma at the Tacoma Dome Theater Stage.
$26.50-$196
Bremerton Symphony: The Wild, Wild West
Saturday, March 18, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Bremerton Performing Arts Center, Bremerton, WA, United States
Morricone – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Morricone – A Fistful of Dollars
Elmer Bernstein – The Magnificent Seven
Elmer Bernstein – The Wild Wild West
David Roze – Bonanza
Rodgers & Hammerstein – Oklahoma
Copland – Billy the Kid
Copland – Hoedown
Puccini – Aria from Girl of the Golden West
Morricone – A Fistful of Dollars
Elmer Bernstein – The Magnificent Seven
Elmer Bernstein – The Wild Wild West
David Roze – Bonanza
Rodgers & Hammerstein – Oklahoma
Copland – Billy the Kid
Copland – Hoedown
Puccini – Aria from Girl of the Golden West
$10-$37
Northwest Chamber Chorus: Music of Light
Saturday, March 18, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Shimmering music of light by composers including Francis Poulenc, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Eric Whitacre, and Philip Glass.
$20-$24 (Ages 6-18 free)
Letters From Iraq: An Evening of Music with Rahim AlHaj
Saturday, March 18, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Along with a string quintet, Grammy-winning oud player Rahim AlHaj will perform music from his newest album, melding together Iraqi and Western classical genres to create something entirely new.
$5-$20
Wayward Music Series: Matt Carlson + Jeff Witscher + Jason E Anderson
Saturday, March 18, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A night of experimental electronic music featuring Matt Carlson, Jeff Witscher, and Jason E Anderson.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Northwest Symphony Orchestra: Music for the Soul
Saturday, March 18, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Dale Dykins – Symphonic Suite (mvt. II)
Haydn – Trumpet Concerto
Bruckner – Symphony No. 7
Haydn – Trumpet Concerto
Bruckner – Symphony No. 7
$12-$15
Seattle Pro Musica: Beyond the Sky
Sunday, March 19, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Faith Lutheran Church, Redmond, WA, United States
Exciting choral music from around the globe, including settings of poetry by Rumi and Sara Teasdale, new works by young composers from Hungary and South Africa, works by Seattle composer Bern Herbolsheimer, and more.
$5-$15