Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Cornish Ensemble Showcase: Chamber Ensembles Jazz Ensemble I
Tuesday, March 6, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Classical and contemporary works for chamber ensemble, and standards for jazz quartet.
Free
Spite House: Heather Bentley & Wayne Horvitz
Tuesday, March 6, 2029 @ 8:30pm – 11:30pm (PST)
The Spite House, Seattle, WA, United States
Heather Bentley & Wayne Horvitz pair up for the first time as a duo to present you with an evening of music.
$20 donation encouraged (not required)
UW Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band w/ Bonnie Whiting, percussion: Urban Landscapes
Thursday, March 8, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Michael Tilson Thomas, Darius Milhaud, and others.
$10
PNB Friday Preview: Director's Choice
Friday, March 9, 2029 @ 5:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
The Phelps Center, Studio C, Seattle, WA, United States
An hour-long studio rehearsal hosted by Artistic Director Peter Boal and PNB artistic staff, featuring Company dancers in excerpts from upcoming ballets.
$15
UW Symphony w/ Concerto Competition Winners: Vaughan Williams, Liszt, Webbon & more
Friday, March 9, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
R. Strauss – Till Eulenspiegel
Haydn – Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Mvt. 1 (Natalie Hagwood, cello)
Vaughan Williams – Oboe Concerto, Mvt. 1 (Logan Esterling, oboe)
Liszt – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major
D. Webbon – That is to Say
Haydn – Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Mvt. 1 (Natalie Hagwood, cello)
Vaughan Williams – Oboe Concerto, Mvt. 1 (Logan Esterling, oboe)
Liszt – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major
D. Webbon – That is to Say
$15 ($10 students/seniors 62+)
West Seattle Community Orchestras: Fate! Love! Destiny!
Friday, March 9, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Chief Sealth International High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Bruch – Romanze for Viola and Orchestra
Whitacre – Lux Aurumque
Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Verdi – La Forza del Destino
Whitacre – Lux Aurumque
Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Verdi – La Forza del Destino
Free
Wayward Music Series: Andrew McInnis + Ray Larsen Ensemble
Friday, March 9, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Strange otherworldly chord voicing inspired by the high Andes of Peru, plus new works for trumpet with a surprise cast.
$5-$15 donation
UW Composition Studio: Comprovisation
Saturday, March 10, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
University of Washington School of Music graduate students in composition, jazz, performance, and theory collaborate in experimental improvisations exploring new conceptual and sonic territory.
Free (Free)
TORCH CD Release Concert & Party!
Saturday, March 10, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Alhadeff Studio at Cornish Playhouse, Seattle, WA, United States
A Seattle-based contemporary chamber ensemble (trumpet, clarinet, vibes, and bass) whose original compositions play with heady intellects and groove-craving souls. Joined by UW Dance.
$15 ($10 students)
Ladies Musical Club: Music for Mezzo-Soprano, Soprano, Recorder, & Piano
Monday, March 12, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
University House Wallingford, Seattle, WA, United States
Hahn – A Chloris
Fauré – Nell
Duparc – Phidylé
Lennox Berkeley – Sonatina for treble recorder and piano
Colin Hand – Silver Duet for soprano, alto, tenor recorder and piano
Colin Hand – Bird Songs for soprano, descant and sopranino recorders
Fauré – Nell
Duparc – Phidylé
Lennox Berkeley – Sonatina for treble recorder and piano
Colin Hand – Silver Duet for soprano, alto, tenor recorder and piano
Colin Hand – Bird Songs for soprano, descant and sopranino recorders
Free
Meany Center presents: Jerusalem Quartet
Tuesday, March 13, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Quartet in F major, Op. 18, No. 1
Janáček – Quartet No. 1 (“Kreutzer Sonata”)
Dvořák – Quartet No. 13 in G major, Op. 106
Janáček – Quartet No. 1 (“Kreutzer Sonata”)
Dvořák – Quartet No. 13 in G major, Op. 106
$40+
PNB Conversations & Dress Rehearsal: Director's Choice
Thursday, March 15, 2029 @ 6:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
In-depth interviews with choreographers, stagers, designers, dancers, and other artists during the hour preceding dress rehearsal reveal the creative process involved in the development of a ballet.
$30
WSCO Wind Symphony: My Favorite Things
Friday, March 16, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Chief Sealth International High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Erickson – Toccata for Band
Ticheli – Shenandoah
Rodgers & Hammerstein (arr. Bennett) – The Sound of Music
Ponchielli– Galop
Ticheli – Shenandoah
Rodgers & Hammerstein (arr. Bennett) – The Sound of Music
Ponchielli– Galop
Free
Symphony Tacoma Voices: Turning of the Seasons
Friday, March 16, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Celebrating the transition from the darkness of winter to the warmth of spring with music by Duruflé, Bach, Barnum, Runestad, and Arnesén.
$25
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Director’s Choice
Friday, March 16, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Peter Boal's annual selection offers audiences a riveting duet, a favorite work, a little controversy, and a world premiere by PNB dancer Ezra Thomson.
$37-$187
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Director’s Choice
Saturday, March 17, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Peter Boal's annual selection offers audiences a riveting duet, a favorite work, a little controversy, and a world premiere by PNB dancer Ezra Thomson.
$30-$180
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra: Hanson's Romantic Symphony
Saturday, March 17, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Samuel Barber – Medea’s Meditation and Dance of Vengeance
Bedřich Smetana – Má vlast (“My Homeland”): VI – Blanik
Howard Hanson – Symphony No. 2 “Romantic”
Brendan McMullen – New Work TBA (world premiere)
Bedřich Smetana – Má vlast (“My Homeland”): VI – Blanik
Howard Hanson – Symphony No. 2 “Romantic”
Brendan McMullen – New Work TBA (world premiere)
$32
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Director’s Choice
Saturday, March 17, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Peter Boal's annual selection offers audiences a riveting duet, a favorite work, a little controversy, and a world premiere by PNB dancer Ezra Thomson.
$37-$187
Groupmuse House Concert: Cathedral of Trees – Matt Anderson, classical guitar
Saturday, March 17, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Phinney Ridge, Seattle, WA, United States
Murcia – Sonata in D
Debussy – Reverie
Gismonti – 3 Pieces
Yocoh – Sakura Variations
Brouwer – El Decameron Negro
Debussy – Reverie
Gismonti – 3 Pieces
Yocoh – Sakura Variations
Brouwer – El Decameron Negro
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Wayward Music Series: David Stout – 'The Janus Switch'
Saturday, March 17, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A digital performance work merging live cinema and electronic sound in a poetic exploration of generative audio-visual feedback structures.
$5-$15 donation