Contemporary – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Seattle Symphony: Beach Gaelic Symphony
Thursday, November 18, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Music Director Thomas Dausgaard conducts this powerhouse program featuring Amy Beach’s “Gaelic” Symphony No. 2, plus the world premiere of a rare double harp concerto by American composer Hannah Lash.
Online: from $12.99 | In-person: $24-$134
Washington Chamber Ensemble: Solace & Hope
Sunday, November 14, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 6:20pm (PST)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Washington Chamber Ensemble, the most advanced Korean choral group in the Seattle area, presents a program including contemporary Korean Christian songs, popular Korean folk songs, & beloved 90’s K-pop.
Free (Free (call for tickets))
Olympia Symphony Orchestra: Looking Forward
Sunday, November 14, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Ferruccio Busoni – Eine Lustspielouvertüre ("Comedy Overture"), Op. 38, BV 245
Richard Strauss – Serenade in E-flat major, Op. 7
Johannes Brahms – Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Roupen Shakarian – Whimsy
Camille Saint-Saëns – Suite algérienne, Op. 60
Richard Strauss – Serenade in E-flat major, Op. 7
Johannes Brahms – Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Roupen Shakarian – Whimsy
Camille Saint-Saëns – Suite algérienne, Op. 60
$6-$65 (discounts available)
Seattle Bach Choir: Ceremony & Memorial
Sunday, November 14, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Marcel Tyberg – Mass No. 2 in F major
Heinrich Schütz – Syncharma musicum, SWV 49
Eskil Hemberg – Lützener te deum
Additional works TBA
Heinrich Schütz – Syncharma musicum, SWV 49
Eskil Hemberg – Lützener te deum
Additional works TBA
$20 ($15 youth/seniors)
Seattle Symphony: Dausgaard Conducts Brahms
Saturday, November 13, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Simon Steen-Andersen – Piano Concerto (US premiere)
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Ticket price TBD
Wayward Music Series: Garrett Fisher/GraceAnn Cummings: Blueprints for Solo Piano
Friday, November 12, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist GraceAnn Cummings premieres Garrett Fisher’s Blueprints for Solo Piano, a technically demanding set of works based on Fisher’s unique collaborative approach to music-making.
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Symphony: Dausgaard Conducts Brahms
Thursday, November 11, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Simon Steen-Andersen – Piano Concerto (US premiere)
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Ticket price TBD
Wayward Music Series: Neil Welch
Thursday, November 11, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Performance celebrating saxophonist/composer Neil Welch’s new album, featuring composer/performer Nat Evans; a work for solo saxophone; & an 11-member ensemble performing Welch's Concepción Picciotto.
$10-$20 at the door
DXARTS Fall Concert: Real & Imagined Soundworlds – with Guest Artist Jeff Rice
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Nature recordist/sound designer Jeff Rice’s sound portraits frame an evening of Ambisonic sound by DXARTS composers & associated researchers, drawing the listener through known & unknown soundscapes.
Free
Seattle Collaborative Orchestra: The Year of Re(new)al
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – "I. Allegro moderato" & "III. Andante con moto " from from 4 Novelletten for String Orchestra, Op. 52
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Stacy Garrop – Inner Demons
Charles Gounod – Petite symphonie
Ruth Gipps – Seascape for double woodwind quintet, Op. 53
Corentin Boissier – Alice in Wonderland for harp, flute, clarinet, & piano
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Stacy Garrop – Inner Demons
Charles Gounod – Petite symphonie
Ruth Gipps – Seascape for double woodwind quintet, Op. 53
Corentin Boissier – Alice in Wonderland for harp, flute, clarinet, & piano
$20 ($15 senior, $0-$10 student)
Music of Remembrance: Welcome Back!
Sunday, November 7, 2021 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
MOR returns to the concert hall with this special free concert featuring some of their most exciting repertoire. Featuring new songs by Lori Laitman & Tom Cipullo; cabaret songs from Terezín; & more.
Free (Free (reservation required))
Meany Center: Gabriel Kahane
Saturday, November 6, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Marriage, fatherhood, & mortality come to the fore against the backdrop of the pandemic & political turmoil in a new collection of songs from composer/pianist/singer Gabriel Kahane, presented in this intimate performance.
$65 (subscriptions available)
Town Hall Seattle: Gretchen Yanover Scratch Night – Past & present work on cello
Saturday, November 6, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Seattle cellist/composer Gretchen Yanover shares a collection of her past & present work, sharing the stories behind her work & discussing the meaning we draw from titles associated with otherwise wordless music.
Free (Free (registration required))
[CANCELLED] Wayward Music Series: Beetlebox
Saturday, November 6, 2021 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Electroacoustic music from composer/keyboardist Beetlebox, featuring live piano sounds intricately intertwined with homemade software synthesizers & interactive computer accompaniment.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: Un ritorno trionfante!
Saturday, November 6, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 73 in D major, H. I:73 “La chasse”
Frances Walton – Martin (Andante for Strings)
Caroline Berkenbosch – Monument 16 (U.S. premiere)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (arr. for 2 violas)
Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances for strings, Sz. 68, BB 76
Frances Walton – Martin (Andante for Strings)
Caroline Berkenbosch – Monument 16 (U.S. premiere)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (arr. for 2 violas)
Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances for strings, Sz. 68, BB 76
$35 ($24 youth/seniors)
Wayward Music Series: Young Scientist + Marc Barreca
Friday, November 5, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Young Scientist, Seattle’s pioneer electronic music group, emerges from the laboratory for an evening of immersive modular electronic music with Marc Barreca, celebrating the release of his latest CD The Empty Bridge.
$5-$15 donation
Discover Puget Sound: School of Music Showcase Concert
Friday, November 5, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Join UPS for a showcase of faculty & students from the School of Music. Works by Léo Delibes, Jonathan Larson, Stevie Wonder, Franz Schubert, & more.
Free (Free (registration required for in-person attendance))
Epiphany Seattle: Organ Vespers
Sunday, October 31, 2021 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Epiphany Parish Chapel, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Service featuring organ music based on the chorale Wer nur den lieben Gott by William Albright, J. S. Bach, & Max Reger, along with a Magnificat cycle by Samuel Scheidt.
Free (Free)
Brass Band Northwest: Heroes & Superheroes
Sunday, October 31, 2021 @ 2:30pm – 4:15pm (PDT)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Program of music depicting heroes real & fictional, overt & unheralded, from movies & everyday life. Featuring works by John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Paul Lovatt-Cooper, & Gabrielle Gaston.
Free (Free (donations appreciated))
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: Un ritorno trionfante!
Sunday, October 31, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 73 in D major, H. I:73 “La chasse”
Frances Walton – Martin (Andante for Strings)
Caroline Berkenbosch – Monument 16 (U.S. premiere)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (arr. for 2 violas)
Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances for strings, Sz. 68, BB 76
Frances Walton – Martin (Andante for Strings)
Caroline Berkenbosch – Monument 16 (U.S. premiere)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (arr. for 2 violas)
Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances for strings, Sz. 68, BB 76
Ticket price TBA