Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Seattle Symphony: Distant Worlds – Music From FINAL FANTASY®
Thursday, September 13, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Combining video and music to immerse the audience in the fantastical video game world.
$35+
Wayward Music Series: The Living (Part 2) – Contemporary Music for Solo Piano
Thursday, September 13, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Howard Skempton – Images
Ian Venables – The Stourhead Follies, Op. 4
Stephen Sondheim/Frederic Rzewski – I’m Still Here
Ken Benshoof – Spindrift
John Joubert – Lyric Fantasy on Themes from Jane Eyre, Op. 144 (American premiere)
Ian Venables – The Stourhead Follies, Op. 4
Stephen Sondheim/Frederic Rzewski – I’m Still Here
Ken Benshoof – Spindrift
John Joubert – Lyric Fantasy on Themes from Jane Eyre, Op. 144 (American premiere)
$5-$15 donation
Emerald City Music: Four Seasons
Friday, September 14, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Tartini/Kreisler – Devil’s Trill
Wiancko – American Haiku
Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante
Piazzolla – Four Seasons
Wiancko – American Haiku
Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante
Piazzolla – Four Seasons
$45 ($10 students)
Wayward Music Series: Lost Chocolate Lab & Possibly Possible
Friday, September 14, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Solo guitar atmospheric improvisations that weave threads against a projected backdrop of visuals and ambient, shoegazy walls of sound alongside top-down videos.
$5-$15 donation
Emerald City Music: Four Seasons
Saturday, September 15, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Tartini/Kreisler – Devil’s Trill
Wiancko – American Haiku
Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante
Piazzolla – Four Seasons
Wiancko – American Haiku
Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante
Piazzolla – Four Seasons
$28–$43 ($10 students)
Philharmonia Northwest: 2018-2019 Season Launch Party
Sunday, September 16, 2029 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Hear music from around the world, plus composer Sarah Bassingthwaighte talks about what inspired a recent work.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Jerome Robbins Festival Program A
Friday, September 21, 2029 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Jerome Robbins / Igor Stravinsky – Circus Polka
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – In the Night
Jerome Robbins / Leonard Bernstein / Stephen Sondheim – West Side Story Suite
Jerome Robbins / Claude Debussy – Afternoon of a Faun
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – Other Dances
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – In the Night
Jerome Robbins / Leonard Bernstein / Stephen Sondheim – West Side Story Suite
Jerome Robbins / Claude Debussy – Afternoon of a Faun
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – Other Dances
$37-$189
Westerlies Fest: TORCH & The Westerlies
TORCH and
The Westerlies
Friday, September 21, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle-bred, New York-based brass quartet The Westerlies join forces with TORCH, a contemporary chamber music ensemble whose original compositions are a playful juxtaposition amidst our heady intellects and our groove-craving souls.
$25 ($15 students)
Wayward Music Series: Soren Hamm & Cassie Lear
Friday, September 21, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Takemitsu, Iannaconne, Crockcoft and more, ranging from impressionist-inspired music to contemporary showpieces to modern minimalist works.
$5-$15 donation
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Jerome Robbins Festival Program A
Saturday, September 22, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Jerome Robbins / Igor Stravinsky – Circus Polka
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – In the Night
Jerome Robbins / Leonard Bernstein / Stephen Sondheim – West Side Story Suite
Jerome Robbins / Claude Debussy – Afternoon of a Faun
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – Other Dances
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – In the Night
Jerome Robbins / Leonard Bernstein / Stephen Sondheim – West Side Story Suite
Jerome Robbins / Claude Debussy – Afternoon of a Faun
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – Other Dances
$30-$182
Groupmuse House Concert: Waters of Life – Performed on the Salish Sound
Saturday, September 22, 2029 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Bremerton, Bremerton, WA, United States
Music that illustrates the vital role that water plays in our lives, both in nature and in our emotions.
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Jerome Robbins Festival Program B
Saturday, September 22, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Jerome Robbins / Igor Stravinsky – Circus Polka
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – The Concert (Or, the Perils of Everybody)
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – Dances at a Gathering
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – The Concert (Or, the Perils of Everybody)
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – Dances at a Gathering
$37-$189
Westerlies Fest: Theo Bleckmann, Kate Davis, & The Westerlies
Saturday, September 22, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Seattle-bred, New York-based brass quartet The Westerlies join jazz singer and new music composer Theo Bleckmann and multi-instrumentalist and singer Kate Davis.
$25 ($15 students)
Music @ St. Thomas: Alexandra Picard & Michael Nicolella
Saturday, September 22, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Medina, WA, United States
Music by Mozart, Schubert, Villa-Lobos, de Falla, Berio, Webb, Buckley, and Lennon/McCartney.
$20 ($10 students)
Wayward Music Series: Lou Mallozzi + Gyre
Saturday, September 22, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Experiments in sound that take the form of installations, fixed media works, and improvised music with non-standard configurations of analog and digital electronics.
$5-$15 donation
Westerlies Fest: Student Workshop Ensembles & The Westerlies
Sunday, September 23, 2029 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Student workshop ensembles premiere newly created original compositions alongside The Westerlies.
Free (Free (RSVP Required))
Seattle Symphony: Morlot Conducts Ravel
Thursday, September 27, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Marc-André Dalbavie – La source d'un regard
Maurice Ravel – Piano Concerto in G major
Claude Debussy – Printemps
Maurice Ravel – Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2
Maurice Ravel – Piano Concerto in G major
Claude Debussy – Printemps
Maurice Ravel – Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Jerome Robbins Festival Program B
Thursday, September 27, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Jerome Robbins / Igor Stravinsky – Circus Polka
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – The Concert (Or, the Perils of Everybody)
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – Dances at a Gathering
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – The Concert (Or, the Perils of Everybody)
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – Dances at a Gathering
$30-$182
Seattle Symphony: Morlot Conducts Ravel
Friday, September 28, 2029 @ 12:00pm – 1:50pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Marc-André Dalbavie – La source d'un regard
Maurice Ravel – Piano Concerto in G major
Claude Debussy – Printemps
Maurice Ravel – Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2
Maurice Ravel – Piano Concerto in G major
Claude Debussy – Printemps
Maurice Ravel – Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Jerome Robbins Festival Program B
Friday, September 28, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Jerome Robbins / Igor Stravinsky – Circus Polka
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – The Concert (Or, the Perils of Everybody)
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – Dances at a Gathering
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – The Concert (Or, the Perils of Everybody)
Jerome Robbins / Frederic Chopin – Dances at a Gathering
$30-$182