Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Director’s Choice
Sunday, March 25, 2029 @ 1:00pm – 3:30pm (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.
$37-$187
Messiaen's 'Quartet for the End of Time'
Sunday, March 25, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A deeply spiritual work contemplating faith, time, and love, composed in a Nazi prisoner-of-war camp.
$15-$20
Seattle Symphony: Sibelius Symphony No. 2
Sunday, March 25, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Sibelius – The Oceanides
Britten – Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Sibelius – Symphony No. 2
Britten – Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Sibelius – Symphony No. 2
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Bremerton Symphony Presents orKIDstra: Peter & the Wolf
Tuesday, March 27, 2029 @ 9:45am – 10:45am (PDT)
Bremerton Performing Arts Center, Bremerton, WA, United States
An unforgettable experience designed for students of all ages, and a superb introduction to the orchestra and its instruments.
$5
Bremerton Symphony Presents orKIDstra: Peter & the Wolf
Tuesday, March 27, 2029 @ 11:30am – 12:30pm (PDT)
Bremerton Performing Arts Center, Bremerton, WA, United States
An unforgettable experience designed for students of all ages, and a superb introduction to the orchestra and its instruments.
$5
'Pairs': Violists Atar Arad & Melia Watras with guests Michael Jinsoo Lim & Cristina Valdés
Wednesday, March 28, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Arad, Britten, Penderecki, and Watras.
$20 ($10 students/seniors 62+)
M3C2 Concert Series: the Music of John Cage & John Teske
Thursday, March 29, 2029 @ 12:15pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Cornish Main Campus Center – 7th floor Gallery, Seattle, WA, United States
This lunchtime M3C2 Concert Series performance features the music of John Cage and John Teske.
Free
Seattle Collaborative Orchestra: Soundscapes
Friday, March 30, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Roosevelt High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Emma Lou Diemer – Santa Barbara Overture (1995)
Concerto Competition Winner (TBA)
Silvestre Revueltas – Sensemayá (1938)
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring (1945)
Concerto Competition Winner (TBA)
Silvestre Revueltas – Sensemayá (1938)
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring (1945)
$20 (students/seniors $10, under 18 free)
Seattle Symphony Chamber Concert: Beethoven & Kancheli
Friday, March 30, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Smetana – String Quartet, "From My Life"
Giya Kancheli – In l'istesso tempo for Piano Quartet
Schnittke – Violin Sonata No. 1
Beethoven – String Quartet, Op. 18, No. 4
Giya Kancheli – In l'istesso tempo for Piano Quartet
Schnittke – Violin Sonata No. 1
Beethoven – String Quartet, Op. 18, No. 4
$40
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: Gipps, Ibert, Bach, & more
Saturday, March 31, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Kuhlau – Overture, William Shakespeare, Op. 74
Gipps – Symphony No. 2 (US premiere)
Ibert – Concerto for Flute and Orchestra
J.S. Bach – Prelude and Fugue in E-flat, BWV 522, "St. Anne" (orch. by Frederick Stock)
Gipps – Symphony No. 2 (US premiere)
Ibert – Concerto for Flute and Orchestra
J.S. Bach – Prelude and Fugue in E-flat, BWV 522, "St. Anne" (orch. by Frederick Stock)
$20-$30
OSSCS: Stories from the East
Saturday, March 31, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Kamran Ince – Gloria (Everywhere)
Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 [mvmts. 2 & 3]
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade, Op. 35
Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 [mvmts. 2 & 3]
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade, Op. 35
$25 ($20 seniors, $10 students, youth free)
Tangled Rainbows: Messiaen's 'Quartet for the End of Time'
Saturday, April 7, 2029 @ 5:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
An extraordinary example of reaffirmation in a world ostensibly facing apocalyptic destruction.
Free
The Sound Ensemble: You Didn't Know They Composed
Saturday, April 7, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Bjork – Overture
Rush – Woodwind Quintet
Beck – Selections from the Song Reader
Dessner – Murder Ballades
James McAlister – New work (Sound Ensemble commission)
Rush – Woodwind Quintet
Beck – Selections from the Song Reader
Dessner – Murder Ballades
James McAlister – New work (Sound Ensemble commission)
$15 (students/seniors $10)
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra: Bridge, Chretien, Marin-Garcia, & Bloch
Sunday, April 8, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Bridge – Suite for String Orchestra
Chretien – Wind Quintet
Marin-Garcia – Wind Quintet No. 1
Bloch – Concerto Grosso No. 1 for Strings and Piano
Chretien – Wind Quintet
Marin-Garcia – Wind Quintet No. 1
Bloch – Concerto Grosso No. 1 for Strings and Piano
$20 ($15 senior/student)
Ladies Musical Club: Janet Anderson & 20th Century American Opera
Sunday, April 8, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Anderson, Mechem, Barber, William Schuman, and Menotti.
Free
Bainbridge First Sundays: Skyros Quartet
Sunday, April 8, 2029 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Bainbridge Waterfront Park Community Center, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
A concert from the Skyros Quartet.
$20 ($5 youth)
Ladies Musical Club: Celebrating National Poetry Month
Wednesday, April 11, 2029 @ 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PDT)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating National Poetry Month. Original works by Ladies Musical Club of Seattle member composers.
Free
PNB Conversations & Dress Rehearsal: Emergence
Thursday, April 12, 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
The King's Singers: GOLD50
Thursday, April 12, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrate 50 years of mesmerizing performances and musical diversity by The King’s Singers.
Sold out
Senior Recital: Ashley Hickey, composition
Thursday, April 12, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
New works for chamber ensemble, saxophone, and voice from Ashley Hickey, student at Cornish College of the Arts.
Free