Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Moszkowski, Barber, Milhaud, & Dvořák
Wednesday, July 12, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Mortiz Moszkowski – Suite for Two Violins and Piano in G minor, Op. 71
Samuel Barber – Summer Music for Woodwind Quintet, Op. 31
Darius Milhaud – La cheminee du roi Rene for Wind Quintet, Op. 205
Antonin Dvořák – Quartet for Piano and Strings in D major, Op. 23
Samuel Barber – Summer Music for Woodwind Quintet, Op. 31
Darius Milhaud – La cheminee du roi Rene for Wind Quintet, Op. 205
Antonin Dvořák – Quartet for Piano and Strings in D major, Op. 23
from $52 ($16 students or 30 & under)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: FRANCE: Debussy, Ravel, Bizet, & Saint-Saëns
Friday, July 14, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Debussy – Petite Suite for Piano, Four Hands
Ravel – String Quartet in F major
Bizet – Jeux d'enfants for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 22
Saint-Saëns – Carnival of the Animals
Ravel – String Quartet in F major
Bizet – Jeux d'enfants for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 22
Saint-Saëns – Carnival of the Animals
from $52 ($16 students or 30 & under)
Racer Sessions: Sound Underground (Miami)
Sunday, July 16, 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
Seattle Chamber Music Society: James Ehnes & Orion Weiss Recital
Friday, July 21, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Dvořák – Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 100
Korngold – Suite from Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11
Korngold – Suite from Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11
Free (Free)
An afternoon of chamber music w/ Seattle pianist Li-Tan Hsu & the Fair Trade Trio (NYC)
Sunday, July 23, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Beethoven – String trio Op. 9, No. 3
Emily Doolittle – Field Guide (US premiere)
Brahms – Piano quartet No. 1
Emily Doolittle – Field Guide (US premiere)
Brahms – Piano quartet No. 1
$10-$20 (under age 12 free)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Kernis, Saint-Saëns, & Dvořák
Wednesday, July 26, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Aaron Jay Kernis – Trio in Red
Saint-Saëns – Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in D minor, Op. 75
Dvořák – Sextet for Strings in A major, Op. 48
Saint-Saëns – Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in D minor, Op. 75
Dvořák – Sextet for Strings in A major, Op. 48
from $52 ($16 students or 30 & under)
Second City Chamber Series: Tradition
Thursday, July 27, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Lakewold Gardens, Lakewood, WA, United States
Works by Jean Sibelius, Yjrö Kilpinen, Erkki Melartin, Oskar Merikanto, Einar Englund, and J.S. Bach.
$25/$23/$10
Gretchen Yanover, Electric Cello: Bridge Across Sound album release show
Friday, August 4, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
String layers create a nuanced landscape, with melodies that map the heart.
$5-$15 sliding scale
Pacific Northwest Conducting Institute Festival Concert
Saturday, August 5, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
South Whidbey Performing Arts Center, Langley, WA, United States
Dvořák – Symphony No. 9, Op. 95 “From the New World”
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5, Op. 64
Diane Wittry – Mist
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5, Op. 64
Diane Wittry – Mist
$25 adult, $20 senior/mil., students under 18 free
Racer Sessions: Luke Woodle
Sunday, August 6, 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
Racer Sessions: Lily Shababi
Sunday, August 13, 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
Coho Chamber Ensemble
Saturday, August 19, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Kenyon Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Music for various wind ensembles, and sextets for piano and winds.
$5 - $14
Outdoor Music and Dance Concert in Discovery Park
Sunday, August 20, 2028 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Daybreak Star Cultural Center Upper Field in Discovery Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Grieg – Three Symphonic Dances
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 (mvts 3 and 4)
Shu-Hwei Shi – Song from Fishers Boat Under the Evening Glow
Rachmaninoff – G minor Prelude
Debussy – Beau Soir
Arvo Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel
Kam Morrill – Quartet No. 3 "Schwanengesang" (mvt 2)
Borodin – Quartet No. 2 in D major (mvt 2)
Recorded nature sounds of Discovery Park
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 (mvts 3 and 4)
Shu-Hwei Shi – Song from Fishers Boat Under the Evening Glow
Rachmaninoff – G minor Prelude
Debussy – Beau Soir
Arvo Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel
Kam Morrill – Quartet No. 3 "Schwanengesang" (mvt 2)
Borodin – Quartet No. 2 in D major (mvt 2)
Recorded nature sounds of Discovery Park
Free (Free)
Racer Sessions: Bad Luck
Sunday, August 20, 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
Wayward Music Series: Jarrad Powell + Golden Retriever (Portland)
Saturday, August 26, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jarrad Powell will present some of his electronic music, offering up a rare opportunity to experience these works outside of a music for dance context. Opening will be Portland duo Golden Retriever.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Racer Sessions: Ryan Ferreira
Sunday, August 27, 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 Living: Contemporary Music for Solo Piano
Thursday, September 7, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Frederic Rzewski – De Profundis
John Joubert – Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 71 (American premiere)
Jacob TV – The Body of Your Dreams
Eric McElroy – The Perilous Realm
John Joubert – Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 71 (American premiere)
Jacob TV – The Body of Your Dreams
Eric McElroy – The Perilous Realm
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Opera: An American Dream
Thursday, September 7, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Set during World War II, this provocative drama explores the lives of two Puget Sound women: a Japanese American forced to leave her home and a German Jewish immigrant preoccupied by those she left behind.
$45
Seattle Opera: An American Dream
Friday, September 8, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Set during World War II, this provocative drama explores the lives of two Puget Sound women: a Japanese American forced to leave her home and a German Jewish immigrant preoccupied by those she left behind.
$45
Emerald Ensemble presents The Two Elizabeths: Music fit for a monarch
Saturday, September 9, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A journey through some of the music composed for two of England's grandest monarchs.
$25/$35