Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
Westerlies Fest: JAM-Boree
Sunday, February 9, 2031 @ 12:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
A whole day dedicated to musical exploration and education for musicians and non-musicians alike, followed by a performance by The Westerlies.
Free (Free)
Seattle Opera: Wilde Tales – A Youth Opera for Families
Sunday, February 9, 2031 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An amalgam of favorite Oscar Wilde stories, this colorful and heartwarming parable reminds us all that true beauty lies in the way we treat one another.
$15 ($5 ages 18 & under)
Olympia Symphony: Jazz-Colored Glasses
Sunday, February 9, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Ballade, Op. 33 "Ballade in A minor"
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
Ludwig van Beethoven – “Turkish March” from The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113
John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
Ludwig van Beethoven – “Turkish March” from The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113
John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
$6-$60
Ladies Musical Club: Godard Scotch Scenes, Poulenc Sonata for Oboe, “From the Sublime to the Ridiculous"
Sunday, February 9, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Intimate, one-hour chamber music program featuring works by American composers, as well as a 19th century selection by Johann Kalliwoda.
Free (Free)
Seattle Wind Symphony: Exotic Escapes
Sunday, February 9, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
Steven Bryant – Ecstatic Fanfare
Carol Barnett – Cyprian Suite
Frigyes Hidas – Rhapsody for Bass Trombone and Wind Band
Shelley Hanson – Albanian Dance
Camille Saint-Saëns, arr. Arthur Frackenpohl – Pas redoublé, Op. 86
Jan Van der Roost – Puszta
Michael Markowski – Brooklyn Air
Arturo Márquez – Conga del Fuego Nuevo
Carol Barnett – Cyprian Suite
Frigyes Hidas – Rhapsody for Bass Trombone and Wind Band
Shelley Hanson – Albanian Dance
Camille Saint-Saëns, arr. Arthur Frackenpohl – Pas redoublé, Op. 86
Jan Van der Roost – Puszta
Michael Markowski – Brooklyn Air
Arturo Márquez – Conga del Fuego Nuevo
$20 / $18 / $5
Westerlies Fest: The Westerlies Concert
Sunday, February 9, 2031 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
The Westerlies perform old favorites alongside new music, including selections from their new album, Wherein Lies The Good, and Caroline Shaw’s Entr’acte.
Free (Free)
Seattle Symphony: Difficult Grace – Seth Parker Woods in Recital
Sunday, February 9, 2031 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Monty Adkins – Winter Tendrils
Nathalie Joachim – The Race: 1915
Pierre Alexandre Tremblay – asinglewordisnotenough3 (invariant)
Frederick Gifford – Difficult Grace
Ryan Carter – New Work TBA
Freida Abtan – New Work TBA
Nathalie Joachim – The Race: 1915
Pierre Alexandre Tremblay – asinglewordisnotenough3 (invariant)
Frederick Gifford – Difficult Grace
Ryan Carter – New Work TBA
Freida Abtan – New Work TBA
$35
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Baroque Bacchanalia
Sunday, February 9, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Jean-Féry Rebel – Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major
André Campra – Cantata Silène
Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre – Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor
Jean-Philippe Rameau – Les Cyclopes for harpsichord
Marin Marais – Plainte and Chaconne in D major from Book 3 for viol and continuo
Nicolas Bernier – Cantata Bacchus
André Campra – Cantata Silène
Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre – Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor
Jean-Philippe Rameau – Les Cyclopes for harpsichord
Marin Marais – Plainte and Chaconne in D major from Book 3 for viol and continuo
Nicolas Bernier – Cantata Bacchus
$48 / $41 / $10
Lowbrow Opera Collective: #adulting, A New Opera
Sunday, February 9, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
18th & Union - An Arts Space, Seattle, WA, United States
An absurd and raunchy farce on millennials growing up, presented by Lowbrow Opera Collective in this revival performance.
$15 / $22 / $28
Seattle Collaborative Orchestra: Strength & the Art of Dance
Tuesday, February 11, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Roosevelt High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ethel Smyth – Serenade in D major
Maria Newman – Chorales for Brass and Percussion, Op. 35 No. 3
Michael Daugherty – “Red Cape Tango” from Metropolis Symphony
Arturo Márquez – Danzón No. 2
Maria Newman – Chorales for Brass and Percussion, Op. 35 No. 3
Michael Daugherty – “Red Cape Tango” from Metropolis Symphony
Arturo Márquez – Danzón No. 2
$20 / $15 / free
Meany Center presents Mark & Maggie O’Connor
Friday, February 14, 2031 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Broad and interconnecting collection of American music through violin/fiddle solos and duos with additional music by Mr. O'Connor on guitar.
$49-$57 ($39-$45 ages 5-17)
Emerald City Music: The Aizuri Quartet
Friday, February 14, 2031 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PST)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Antonín Dvořák – Selections from Cypresses, B. 152
Lembit Beecher – These Memories May Be True
Rhiannon Giddens – At the Purchaser’s Option
Jean Sibelius – Voces intimae, Op. 56
Komitas – Selections from Armenian Folk Songs
$45 / $40 / $10
Thalia Symphony Orchestra: Ode to Joy
Saturday, February 15, 2031 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Amy Beach – Gaelic Symphony, 2nd mvt. (“Alla Siciliana”)
Heather Bentley – Laniakea (Immeasurable Heavens) for Stephen Hawking and Sun Ra
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 9, final mvt. (“Ode to Joy”)
Heather Bentley – Laniakea (Immeasurable Heavens) for Stephen Hawking and Sun Ra
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 9, final mvt. (“Ode to Joy”)
$35
Orchestra Seattle & Seattle Chamber Singers: Ancestors
Saturday, February 15, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
Quinn Mason – A Joyous Trilogy (world premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
Igor Stravinsky – Le sacre du printemps ("The Rite of Spring")
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
Igor Stravinsky – Le sacre du printemps ("The Rite of Spring")
$25 / $20 / $10 / FREE for youth
Radiance: Reincarnations
Saturday, February 15, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music of struggle, death, and renewed hope by Jake Runestad, Samuel Barber, Daniel Elder, Dominick Diorio, Frank Ticheli, and others.
$25 / $20 / $15
Emerald City Music: The Aizuri Quartet
Saturday, February 15, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Antonín Dvořák – Selections from Cypresses, B. 152
Lembit Beecher – These Memories May Be True
Rhiannon Giddens – At the Purchaser’s Option
Jean Sibelius – Voces intimae, Op. 56
Komitas – Selections from Armenian Folk Songs
Lembit Beecher – These Memories May Be True
Rhiannon Giddens – At the Purchaser’s Option
Jean Sibelius – Voces intimae, Op. 56
Komitas – Selections from Armenian Folk Songs
$10-$43
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Sequenza Marathon
Saturday, February 15, 2031 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Hear seven of Luciano Berio's 14 Sequenzas for solo instruments performed back to back in this marathon concert – incredible feats of musical athleticism that push the boundaries of virtuosity and possibility.
$25 / $15 / $10
Emerald City Music: The Aizuri Quartet
Sunday, February 16, 2031 @ 4:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Lairmont Manor, Bellingham, WA, United States
Antonín Dvořák – Selections from Cypresses, B. 152
Lembit Beecher – These Memories May Be True
Rhiannon Giddens – At the Purchaser’s Option
Jean Sibelius – Voces intimae, Op. 56
Komitas – Selections from Armenian Folk Songs
Lembit Beecher – These Memories May Be True
Rhiannon Giddens – At the Purchaser’s Option
Jean Sibelius – Voces intimae, Op. 56
Komitas – Selections from Armenian Folk Songs
$75
Bon Appétit! The Julia Child Operetta
Sunday, February 16, 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, February 17, 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