Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Mostly Nordic: Pēteris Vasks – A Composer Portrait
Sunday, February 10, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Vasks' lyricism, influenced by nature and Latvian folk music, will be expressed through music for flute, string quartet, contrabass, and vocal ensemble.
$30 ($25 museum members)
[CANCELLED] Seattle Improvised Music Festival: Sax Quartet
Sunday, February 10, 2030 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Couth Buzzard Books, Seattle, WA, United States
Curated groupings and solo sets along with twelve locals representing several generations and a wide range of musical activity.
CANCELLED
Seattle Improvised Music Festival: Racer Sessions with Holland Andrews
Sunday, February 10, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
Curated groupings and solo sets along with twelve locals representing several generations and a wide range of musical activity.
$5-$20 suggested donation
[CANCELLED] Seattle Collaborative Orchestra: 1001 – Scheherazade
Tuesday, February 12, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Roosevelt High School Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade
Leanna Primiani – 1001 (world premiere)
Julia Perry – Study for Orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major
Leanna Primiani – 1001 (world premiere)
Julia Perry – Study for Orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major
CANCELLED
My Norwegian Valentine (postponed)
Thursday, February 14, 2030 @ 6:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Private home in Ballard, Seattle, WA, United States
Songs and chamber music highlighting Norwegian music by Edvard Grieg, Steven Luksan, and more.
$25 ($20 NWEGS members)
Wayward Music Series: SIGE Records – Experimental Love
Thursday, February 14, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
"Experimental Love" is a collective exploration of drone, free improv, abstracted song, and electroacoustic composition
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Symphony: Side-by-Side with the Ballard Civic Orchestra
Friday, February 15, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Highline Performing Arts Center, Burien, WA, United States
Jovino Santos Neto – New work for strings and cajon (premiere)
José Pablo Moncayo – Tierra de temporal
Joaquín Turina – La oración del torero, Op. 34
José Pablo Moncayo – Huapango
José Pablo Moncayo – Tierra de temporal
Joaquín Turina – La oración del torero, Op. 34
José Pablo Moncayo – Huapango
Free (Free (RSVP requested))
Wayward Music Series: Ensemble Three & Torch
Friday, February 15, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Two unique genre-bending ensembles who champion contemporary repertoire.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Stefan Maier, Chloe Alexandra Thompson, Marcus Price
Saturday, February 16, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Three experimental artists and curators present a series of works ranging from process-based performances to custom software rearranging computer-assisted improvisations.
$5-$15 donation
Auburn Symphony Orchestra: Brahms & Sibelius
Sunday, February 17, 2030 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Auburn Performing Arts Center, Auburn, WA, United States
Emily Cooley – Argo
Jean Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Jean Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
$37 ($30 senior, $10 student)
Northwest Symphony Orchestra Valentine's Concert: Hanson, Beethoven, Wells, Vaughan Williams (rescheduled)
Tuesday, February 19, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Highline Performing Arts Center, Burien, WA, United States
Howard Hanson – Symphony No. 2 in D-flat major, Op. 30 "Romantic"
Ludwig Van Beethoven – Romance in F major, Op. 50
Lauren Wells – Before I Wake
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 in E minor
Ludwig Van Beethoven – Romance in F major, Op. 50
Lauren Wells – Before I Wake
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 in E minor
$20 ($15 seniors/students)
Wayward Music Series: Noel Kennon – 'just fog'
Thursday, February 21, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Music that investigates the natural relationships of overtones over long durational structures.
$5-$15 donation
Dreams of Laughter & Love
Friday, February 22, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, Kirkland, WA, United States
Luscious harmonies and eccentric rhythms that will leave you breathless.
$10 suggested donation
Nathan Lloyd, horn (UW Degree Recital)
Friday, February 22, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Richard Strauss – Horn Concerto No. 1, Op. 11
Malcolm Arnold – Fantasy for horn, Op. 88
Franz Schubert – Auf dem Strom, D. 943
Lowell Shaw – Bipperies
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, K. 417
Malcolm Arnold – Fantasy for horn, Op. 88
Franz Schubert – Auf dem Strom, D. 943
Lowell Shaw – Bipperies
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, K. 417
Free (Free)
Cornish Presents: Kin of the Moon – A New Phase
Friday, February 22, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Ewa Trębacz – Winter After Times of Fire
Heather Bentley – Amage #2
Heather Bentley – Amage #2
$15 / $10 / $5 / Cornish faculty/students free
The Esoterics: Vulnerability – The Capacity for Openness
Friday, February 22, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A choral program exploring poetry and music inspired by the virtues that we need to cultivate in our leadership, society, and world.
$22 ($15 student/senior)
Wayward Music Series: Kurdish Rhythm & Free Improvisation
Friday, February 22, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of free improvisations based on Kurdish rhythms, featuring percussion virtuoso Ahmad Yousefbeigi, Arrington de Dionyso, and Amy Denio.
$5-$15 donation
NOCCO: Revolutions
Saturday, February 23, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
New Holly Gathering Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Louis Andriessen – Worker's Union
Gioachino Rossini – Introduction, Theme, and Variations for clarinet and orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Rondo in C major, K. 373 for violin and orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Gioachino Rossini – Introduction, Theme, and Variations for clarinet and orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Rondo in C major, K. 373 for violin and orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
$30 / $20 / under 18 free
Shara Nova (My Brightest Diamond): 'A Million And One'
Saturday, February 23, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA, United States
Shara Nova blends elements of rock, art pop, and chamber music into a sound totally her own.
$18
Kirkland Choral Society: Carmina Burana
Saturday, February 23, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Carl Orff – Carmina Burana
Donald Skirvin – Canticles of Crimson (world premiere)
Donald Skirvin – Canticles of Crimson (world premiere)
$25 / $20 / Free 12 & under