Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Seattle Symphony: 'Star Wars – A New Hope' in Concert
Saturday, July 14, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Relive the mythic storytelling of the Star Wars saga like never before as the Seattle Symphony performs John Williams’ iconic score live alongside the film.
$50+
Seattle Symphony: 'Star Wars – A New Hope' in Concert
Saturday, July 14, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Relive the mythic storytelling of the Star Wars saga like never before as the Seattle Symphony performs John Williams’ iconic score live alongside the film.
$50+
Wayward Music Series: Gradus – for Fux, Tesla, and Milo the Wrestler
Saturday, July 14, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
In the 17th year of this piano composition in perpetual progress, Gradus is played with an ear to the quiet (and sometimes not-so-quiet) sounds of the environment.
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Symphony: 'Star Wars – A New Hope' in Concert
Sunday, July 15, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Relive the mythic storytelling of the Star Wars saga like never before as the Seattle Symphony performs John Williams’ iconic score live alongside the film.
$50+
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Music Under the Stars at Delridge Playfield
Monday, July 16, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Delridge Playfield, Seattle, WA, United States
Bring a picnic, stretch out on the lawn, and enjoy live chamber music performed by an outstanding student or pre-professional ensemble, followed by KING-FM's live broadcast direct from Benaroya Hall.
Free (Free)
SCMS Summer Festival: Howard, Rachmaninoff, Brahms
Monday, July 16, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
James Newton Howard – 1:33...At least
James Newton Howard – Untitled
James Newton Howard – They Have Just Arrived at This New Level (world premiere)
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Trio No. 1 for Violin, Cello and Piano in G minor, "Elegiac"
Johannes Brahms – Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 78
James Newton Howard – Untitled
James Newton Howard – They Have Just Arrived at This New Level (world premiere)
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Trio No. 1 for Violin, Cello and Piano in G minor, "Elegiac"
Johannes Brahms – Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 78
$52 ($16 students and 30 & under)
Wayward Music Series: Project Metamorphosis w/ Sameer Matta
Friday, July 20, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Incorporating improvisation and collaborations with varied artists with ranging styles such as percussive elements, finger picking, minimalist drones, and richly layered melodies.
$5-$15 donation
SCMS Free Recital: Erin Keefe & Osmo Vänskä play Aho & Vänskä
Monday, July 23, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Kalevi Aho – ER-OS
Osmo Vanska – New work
Osmo Vanska – New work
Free
St. James Cathedral Summer Concert Series: Organist Crista Miller
Wednesday, July 25, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:15pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by J. S. Bach, Naji Hakim, and more, performed by an award-winning organist known for her “effortless virtuosity and musical intelligence.”
$18 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: Lea Bertucci & Chloe Alexandra Thompson
Friday, July 27, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Works of extreme experimentation – one artist performing saxophone and tapes, the other performing using Pure Data, Arduino, hardware, and voice.
$5-$15 donation
Scrape
Monday, July 30, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
New tunes from Jim Knapp, with guest artist Gregg Delisle-Chi.
$10 ($8 (youth/seniors)
Summer Parks Concerts: Dr. Blanche Lavizzo Park
Friday, August 3, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 8:45pm (PDT)
Dr. Blanche Lavizzo Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Quintet in A major, K. 581
Gavin Borchert – Quartet (world premiere)
Sean Osborn – Quintet for clarinet and strings, "The Beatles"
Gavin Borchert – Quartet (world premiere)
Sean Osborn – Quintet for clarinet and strings, "The Beatles"
Free (Free)
Summer Parks Concerts: Magnuson Park
Sunday, August 5, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 8:45pm (PDT)
Magnuson Park Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Quintet in A major, K. 581
Gavin Borchert – Quartet (world premiere)
Sean Osborn – Quintet for clarinet and strings, "The Beatles"
Gavin Borchert – Quartet (world premiere)
Sean Osborn – Quintet for clarinet and strings, "The Beatles"
Free (Free)
Island Consort: From North India to the Northwest
Friday, August 10, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Hindustani classical music and contemporary Western classical music – works by Rebecca Clarke, Richard Bissill, Charles Koechlin, Alan Hovhanhess & more.
$5-$15 sliding scale
Olympic Chamber Music Fellowship Concert I: Rhapsodies from Eastern Europe
Saturday, August 11, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Kodaly – Serenade for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 12
Dvořák – Piano Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 23
Pärt – Fratres (1980)
Shostakovich – Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
Dvořák – Piano Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 23
Pärt – Fratres (1980)
Shostakovich – Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
$33-$40 (students $20-$25, age 12 & under free)
Wayward Music Series: Doug Theriault (Portland) & RM Francis
Saturday, August 11, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Live cut-up guitar improvisations using custom-made electronics and innovative approaches to computer-generated sound.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Karl Fousek & Michael Masaru Flora
Friday, August 17, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Music working within the intersections of art, science, music, and mathematics with sonorities of modular synthesis and custom audio processing software.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Rebecca Lawrence & James Vitz-Wong
Saturday, August 18, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Acoustic, electronic, contemporary, and original works for the double bass.
$5-$15 donation
The Core Ensemble: Don Giovanni Opening Night & Gala
Monday, August 20, 2029 @ 6:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
12 Ave Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
#TimesUp for Don Giovanni, but not for this classic opera! Mozart meets the #MeToo movement in The Core Ensemble’s adaption of Don Giovanni.
$50
Wayward Music Series: Plancklength, Morher, & Noel Kennon
Thursday, August 23, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A night of original electroacoustic works presented in a six-channel surround sound.
$5-$15 donation