Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Pacific Lutheran University: Sacraments of the Heart
Saturday, May 12, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
New music by Jeffrey Moidel, and songs by Richard Strauss and Henri Duparc.
Free
Sound of Late: Rituals
Saturday, May 12, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Flutter Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Pauline Oliveros – Tuning Meditation
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Sequences (Seattle premiere)
Chet Udell – Gjallarhorn
Andrea Reinkemeyer – in the speaking silence (world premiere)
Alvin Singleton – Et Nunc (Seattle premiere)
Pauline Oliveros – Thirteen Changes
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Sequences (Seattle premiere)
Chet Udell – Gjallarhorn
Andrea Reinkemeyer – in the speaking silence (world premiere)
Alvin Singleton – Et Nunc (Seattle premiere)
Pauline Oliveros – Thirteen Changes
$15
Lucas Zeiter & Friends: A Chamber Recital
Tuesday, May 15, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Steinmetz – Sonata for bassoon and piano
Mozart – Sonata in B-flat major, K. 292 for bassoon and cello
Gabaye – Sonatine for flute and bassoon
Poulenc – Trio for oboe, bassoon, and piano
Mozart – Sonata in B-flat major, K. 292 for bassoon and cello
Gabaye – Sonatine for flute and bassoon
Poulenc – Trio for oboe, bassoon, and piano
Free
Wayward Music Series: Post Avant Garde feat. Peter Nelson-King
Thursday, May 17, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Peter Nelson-King presents an eclectic program of individualist piano music from the 1980’s.
$5-$15 donation
West Seattle Community Orchestras: Symphony Orchestra, Wind Symphony & Percussion Ensemble Spring Concert
Friday, May 18, 2029 @ 6:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Chief Sealth International High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Classics from both symphonic and wind repertoire.
Free (Free)
Federal Way Chorale: America or Bust!
Friday, May 18, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Music by Moses Hogan, Undine Smith Moore, Hall Johnson, and William Dawson – rich harmonies, stirring lyrics, and captivating rhythms sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.
$15-$29
Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra: The Music of Destiny 2, A Live Visual Experience
Friday, May 18, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, WA, United States
Music from the video game Destiny 2 and composers Victor Hallock, Skye Lewin, Michael Salvatori, and others, benefiting the orchestra's annual Sensory Friendly concert.
$55-$75
Seattle Symphony: Simple Gifts Community Concert
Saturday, May 19, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Art Museum (Downtown), Seattle, WA, United States
A culminating celebration concert featuring a world premiere composed in collaboration with Alexandra Gardner and LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness in Seattle.
Free
Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra: The Music of Destiny 2, A Live Visual Experience
Saturday, May 19, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, WA, United States
Music from the video game Destiny 2 and composers Victor Hallock, Skye Lewin, Michael Salvatori, and others, benefiting the orchestra's annual Sensory Friendly concert.
$55-$75
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra: 5 Orchestras & Firebird
Saturday, May 19, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
The Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra joins SYSO’s four training orchestras for a spectacular concert featuring Igor Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite.
$32-$54
Saltwater Music Series: Flute Dialogues
Saturday, May 19, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Des Moines United Methodist Church (WA), Des Moines, WA, United States
LA-based Silver Edges Duo play music for flute by Muczynski, Luksan, Ginastera, and Cazares.
Free
Eastside Symphony: Bernstein, Taylor, Rachmaninoff
Saturday, May 19, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond, WA, United States
Leonard Bernstein – "Symphonic Dances" from West Side Story
Jeffrey Taylor – Conjunction (world premiere)
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Jeffrey Taylor – Conjunction (world premiere)
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
$12 ($9 seniors/youth, FREE 12 & under)
Wayward Music Series: Sonic Lighthouse
Saturday, May 19, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A one-of-a-kind device invented by Jimmy Johnson that spins a highly focused beam of sound around a horizontal plane that is sure to thrill audience members.
$10 ($5-$15 suggested donation at the door)
Emerald Ensemble: Finlandia
Saturday, May 19, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Vashon United Methodist Church, Vashon, WA, United States
Featuring twentieth-century composers Jean Sibelius, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, and more.
$25
Mostly Nordic & Emerald Ensemble: Finlandia
Sunday, May 20, 2029 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring twentieth-century composers Jean Sibelius, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, and more.
$25 ($20 Nordic Heritage Museum members)
UW Modern Music Ensemble: Fure, Gubaidulina, Furrer, & Karpen
Thursday, May 24, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Ashley Fure – Something to Hunt
Sofia Gubaidulina – So sei es
Beat Furrer – Aer
Richard Karpen – World premiere
Sofia Gubaidulina – So sei es
Beat Furrer – Aer
Richard Karpen – World premiere
$10
Seattle Art Song Society: Marcy Stonikas & Mitchell Giambalvo in Recital
Friday, May 25, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
John Harbison – Mirabai Songs
Maurice Ravel – Shéhérazade
Ottorino Respighi – Deità silvane
various settings of texts around the folklore of Lorelei
Maurice Ravel – Shéhérazade
Ottorino Respighi – Deità silvane
various settings of texts around the folklore of Lorelei
$30 ($20 student, young adult, senior)
Inverted Space Ensemble: The Cimbalom & Beyond
Friday, May 25, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
György Kurtág – Scenes From A Novel
Lou Harrison – Music for Violin and Various Instruments, European, Asian, and African
James Tenney – Quintext
Lou Harrison – Music for Violin and Various Instruments, European, Asian, and African
James Tenney – Quintext
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Modern Orchestra at Oxbow: An interactive sound-video installation & concert
Saturday, May 26, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Oxbow, Seattle, WA, United States
Infrared sensors, multichannel speakers, and software generate an interactive experience featuring video projections of musicians from the Seattle Modern Orchestra – and the musicians in dialogue with their own image.
$5 to $15 suggested donation
Brian Schappals, clarinet (UW MM recital)
Sunday, May 27, 2029 @ 2:30pm – 3:45pm (PDT)
University Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Saint-Saëns – Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
György Ligeti – Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Joan Tower – Wings
Steve Reich – New York Counterpoint
György Ligeti – Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Joan Tower – Wings
Steve Reich – New York Counterpoint
Free