Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Jack Straw Artist Showcase: 25 Years of Jack Straw Artists
Sunday, November 11, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A day of music of all genres, dance, and readings featuring past and present resident artists from the Jack Straw Cultural Center Artist Support Program.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Mendelssohn, Dove, Zwilich, Méhul
Sunday, November 11, 2029 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Felix Mendelssohn – String Symphony No. 7 in D minor
Jonathan Dove – Figures in the Garden
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich – Concerto for Trumpet and 5 players
Étienne-Nicolas Méhul – Symphony No. 1 in G minor
Jonathan Dove – Figures in the Garden
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich – Concerto for Trumpet and 5 players
Étienne-Nicolas Méhul – Symphony No. 1 in G minor
$13-$20 (kids FREE)
Northwest Clarinet Choir Season Opener
Sunday, November 11, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
This large clarinet ensemble will perform music from a variety of genres including classical, film, ragtime, and contemporary choral music.
Free
No Echo Comes Back: SPU faculty artist recital celebrating the life of Virginia Woolf
Wednesday, November 14, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Exploring major themes from Virginia Woolf's writing through the music of Dominick Argento and Leonard Bernstein.
Free
[CANCELLED] Northwest Sinfonietta: It’s a Woman’s World
Thursday, November 15, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Metropolist, Seattle, WA, United States
This performance has been cancelled.
Performance cancelled.
Wayward Music Series: Heather Bentley & Friends
Thursday, November 15, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Bentley brings her two ensembles – CHA and the Heather/Dio Duo – to perform improvisational and multimedia works.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: Tamara Zenobia
Friday, November 16, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Divination, vocal alchemy mastery, song, and spoken word to create a very eclectic mix of groovy sounds and hypnotic beats.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: A Night for 4 Drummers
Saturday, November 17, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Solo works for drum set, focusing on each musician’s singular relationship with the drums, solo performance, music, and identity.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Saratoga Orchestra of Whidbey: Of Myth & Miracles
Saturday, November 17, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Langley, WA, United States
Gioachino Rossini – Overture to Italian Girl in Algiers
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Vocalise
Stacy Garrop – "Shadow" from the Mythology Symphony
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Vocalise
Stacy Garrop – "Shadow" from the Mythology Symphony
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
$25 ($20 senior/military)
Plymouth Chancel Choir & Choral Arts Northwest: O Be Joyful
Sunday, November 18, 2029 @ 10:30am – 12:00pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Choral Arts Northwest joins the Plymouth Chancel Choir to share an exciting new anthem by Philip Stopford.
Free
Philharmonia Northwest: Seattle Sounds – Bassingthwaighte, Benshoof, Bolcom
Sunday, November 18, 2029 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Sarah Bassingthwaighte – Sleeping in the Forest (world premiere)
Ken Benshoof – Concerto for Cello and String Orchestra
William Bolcom – Seattle Slew Suite
Ken Benshoof – Concerto for Cello and String Orchestra
William Bolcom – Seattle Slew Suite
$20 ($15 students/seniors)
Vintersong Nordic Holiday Concert
Seattle Lilla Spelmanslag,
Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association, and
Northwest Edvard Grieg Society
Sunday, November 18, 2029 @ 3:30pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A Nordic holiday concert of yuletide favorites to top off the Ballard Julefest weekend.
Free
Seattle Flute Society Flute Choir Fall Concert
Sunday, November 18, 2029 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Northminster Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Arrangements of Bizet, Sousa, Saint-Saëns, Khachaturian, and Satie; original works for flute choir by Barr, Butterworth, and Dorff; and a new arrangement of Stairway to Heaven by Jim Durand.
Free
Curiouser & Curiouser: E.ravenscraft Improvised Violin
Sunday, November 25, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Lava Lounge, Seattle, WA, United States
The experimental soundtrack of an improvised violin in a Seattle tiki bar.
Free
Inverted Space Ensemble: Livengood & Oliveros
Thursday, November 29, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Kerrith Livengood – Scrawl Etude I
Kerrith Livengood – New works for Adapted Viola and Intoning Voice
Kerrith Livengood – Pond Frog Translations for Adapted Guitar 1 and Intoning Voice (Seattle premiere)
Pauline Oliveros – Sonic Meditation
Kerrith Livengood – New works for Adapted Viola and Intoning Voice
Kerrith Livengood – Pond Frog Translations for Adapted Guitar 1 and Intoning Voice (Seattle premiere)
Pauline Oliveros – Sonic Meditation
$5-$15 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: Body.Space.Time.Sound. – Volume 2: Threes
Friday, November 30, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of scored improvisations consisting of three sound and three movement artists working with variations of THREE.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Emerald City Music: The Daedalus Quartet
Friday, November 30, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PST)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Janácek – String Quartet No. 1, “Kreutzer Sonata”
Taneyev – Selection from String Quartet No. 2
Tchaikovsky – Andante Cantabile from String Quartet No. 1
Beethoven – Sonata Op. 47, “Kreutzer” (arranged for string quintet)
Taneyev – Selection from String Quartet No. 2
Tchaikovsky – Andante Cantabile from String Quartet No. 1
Beethoven – Sonata Op. 47, “Kreutzer” (arranged for string quintet)
$45 ($10 students)
Choir of the Sound: Comfort & Joy
Saturday, December 1, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
Favorite holiday pop songs, familiar carols, and shiny new surprises for the whole family.
$25 / $22 / $18 / $10
Breath of Aire: Central Lutheran Church Concert
Saturday, December 1, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Central Lutheran Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Breath of Aire presents a holiday concert with classical stylings of contemporary and traditional arrangements for the season.
$16 / $32
Choir of the Sound: Comfort & Joy
Saturday, December 1, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
Favorite holiday pop songs, familiar carols, and shiny new surprises for the whole family.
$25 / $22 / $18 / $10