Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
The Esoterics: Humility – The Wish for Simplicity
Sunday, December 15, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Music by Gabriela Lena Frank, Stacy Garrop, Anna-Karin Klockar, David Lang, Forrest Pierce, Sarah Rimkus, Augusta Read Thomas, and Dale Trumbore gives voice to verses from the Bible, a Mohawk prayer, a speech by Chief Joseph (Hinmuuttu Yalatlat) of the Nez Perce, poems by Pablo Antonio Cuandra, Annie Finch, Amy Fleury, and more.
$22 / $15
North Corner Chamber Orchestra: Hello/Goodbye
Sunday, December 15, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Franz Krommer – Harmonie in B-flat major, Op. 67
Violeta Dinescu – Memories
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, "Farewell"
Violeta Dinescu – Memories
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, "Farewell"
$35 ($25 seniors, 21 & under FREE)
Opus 7 presents: Splendid Jewel
Sunday, December 15, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A stunning program of choral music for Advent and Christmas.
$24-$40 suggested donation (students donate-as-able)
Saint Mark's Music Series: Pageant of the Nativity
Tuesday, December 17, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A grand re-telling of the Nativity for all ages – featuring exquisite costumes; visual art; an army of choristers and instrumentalists; and even a world premiere.
Donations welcome
Saint Mark's Music Series: Messiaen's La Nativité – Joseph Adam, organ
Sunday, December 22, 2030 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A rare opportunity to hear Olivier Messiaen's profound Christmas cycle for organ, La Nativité du Seigneur.
$20 / $15
Yiruma Live in Seattle 2019: Nocturne
Thursday, December 26, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A Korean contemporary classical musician who combines melodious Korean compositions with inspiration and emotion returns to Seattle after 3 years.
$78-$138
Wayward Music Series: Young Scientist + Marc Barreca solo
Saturday, January 4, 2031 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of immersive modular and computer based electronic music ambience with Young Scientist – Seattle’s original electronic music group – and veteran electronic composer Marc Barreca.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Bon Appétit! The Julia Child Operetta
Sunday, January 5, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Rendezvous Jewelbox Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Operetta performance wherein Julia Child makes chocolate cake on stage. Featuring remembrances, a slice of cake (included in the ticket price), and optional 3-course dinner before the show.
$28-$85
Bon Appétit! The Julia Child Operetta
Monday, January 6, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Rendezvous Jewelbox Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Operetta performance wherein Julia Child makes chocolate cake on stage. Featuring remembrances, a slice of cake (included in the ticket price), and optional 3-course dinner before the show.
$28-$85
Cornell University Chorus & Glee Club: Pacific Northwest Tour
Friday, January 10, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Cornell's choirs return to the Pacific Northwest with a program including Renaissance motets, folk songs, gospel music, west coast premieres of new works, and much more.
$20 (students $10)
Plymouth Church: Westminster Choir on Tour
Friday, January 10, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Benjamin Britten – Hymn to Saint Cecelia, Op. 27
Daniel Elder – O Magnum Mysterium
Arnold Schönberg – Friede auf Erden, Op. 13
Additional works TBA
Daniel Elder – O Magnum Mysterium
Arnold Schönberg – Friede auf Erden, Op. 13
Additional works TBA
Ticket pricing TBA
Romanian American Chamber Concerts & Arts: Enescu, Holmboe, & Berg at Benaroya Hall
Saturday, January 11, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
George Enescu – String Quartet No. 2, Op. 2, No. 2 in G major
Vagn Holmboe – Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 16
Antonin Dvořák – Zigeunerlieder (Gypsy Songs), Op. 55
Alban Berg – Sieben frühe Lieder (Seven Early Songs)
Forrest Pierce – What Keeps Us Still
Vagn Holmboe – Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 16
Antonin Dvořák – Zigeunerlieder (Gypsy Songs), Op. 55
Alban Berg – Sieben frühe Lieder (Seven Early Songs)
Forrest Pierce – What Keeps Us Still
$25
Bon Appétit! The Julia Child Operetta
Sunday, January 12, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Rendezvous Jewelbox Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Operetta performance wherein Julia Child makes chocolate cake on stage. Featuring remembrances, a slice of cake (included in the ticket price), and optional 3-course dinner before the show.
$28-$85
UW Faculty Concert: Indigo Mist
Monday, January 13, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Faculty improv band Indigo Mist – Cuong Vu, Richard Karpen, Juan Pampin, Steve Rodby, and Ted Poor – perform experimental and improvised music at Seattle’s Royal Room.
$15
Bon Appétit! The Julia Child Operetta
Monday, January 13, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Rendezvous Jewelbox Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Operetta performance wherein Julia Child makes chocolate cake on stage. Featuring remembrances, a slice of cake (included in the ticket price), and optional 3-course dinner before the show.
$28-$85
Christ Episcopal Church: Wyatt Smith, organ
Friday, January 17, 2031 @ 12:10pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Music by contemporary American composers Carson Cooman, Margaret Sandresky, and Frederick Frahm.
Donations accepted
Violin & Piano Concert featuring Beethoven's 'Kreutzer' Sonata
Friday, January 17, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Vashon Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA, United States
Tomaso Vitali – Chaconne in G minor
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"
Joseph-Hector Fiocco – Allegro in G major
Matthew Fuerst – Violin Sonata No. 3
Frederic Chopin – Valse Brillante, Op. 34, No. 2
Antonio Bazzini – Scherzo fantastique "La Ronde des Lutins," Op. 25
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"
Joseph-Hector Fiocco – Allegro in G major
Matthew Fuerst – Violin Sonata No. 3
Frederic Chopin – Valse Brillante, Op. 34, No. 2
Antonio Bazzini – Scherzo fantastique "La Ronde des Lutins," Op. 25
$40 / $32 / $30 / $28 / $15
SoDo Wine and Music Night
Friday, January 17, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Elsom Cellars, Seattle, WA, United States
Wine tastings are paired with Baroque and contemporary works in this social concert experience.
$40 / $70
Thalia Symphony Orchestra: Sibelius Symphony No. 2
Saturday, January 18, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Arthur Honegger – Pacific 231
Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Violin Concerto in D major
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 2
Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Violin Concerto in D major
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 2
$24 ($18 student/senior)
Town Music: Catalyst Quartet
Sunday, January 19, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A century of powerfully evocative works tracing the history of South American quartet composition, performed by a group renowned for musical versatility.
$20 / $15