Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
Archipelago Collective Summer Festival 2021: Chamber Music 3
Sunday, September 12, 2032 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Brickworks, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Caroline Shaw – Thousandth Orange for piano quartet
Claude Debussy – Danse sacrée et danse profane
Anton Arensky – Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32
Claude Debussy – Danse sacrée et danse profane
Anton Arensky – Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32
$25 ($90 weekend pass)
Songs of Hope & 'Pieces of 9/11'
Sunday, September 12, 2032 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Congregational Church on Mercer Island (UCC), Mercer Island, WA, United States
A special recital program featuring a variety of songs of hope, including Jake Heggie & Gene Scheer's Pieces of 9/11, in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the attacks.
$20 suggested donation
Reclaimed Timber | Beyond This Point at The Block Project
Tuesday, September 14, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The BLOCK Project Shop, Seattle, WA, United States
Michael Gordon's percussion sextet Timber is reframed as an exploration of housing & homelessness in Seattle, in this performance utilizing slats of wood from the city's soon-to-be-demolished houses.
Free (Free)
Led to Sea & friends: Queer times at the Royal Room
Wednesday, September 15, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Violinist/violist/composer Alex Guy is joined by long-time bassist Moe Provencher & drummer Aaron O’Neil for this special chamber-pop performance fusing elements of classical, pop, & experimental music. With special guests by Wayne Horvitz & Sera Cahoone.
$15 advance, $20 door
Ear Taxi Festival Spotlight Concerts: rhythm is image
Thursday, September 16, 2032 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Musical assemblage for 1, 2, or 3 people playing violin, electric guitar, paper, & a game. Works by Kotoka Suzuki, David Bithell, Dai Fujikura, Rebecca Saunders, & world premieres by Hannah A. Barnes & Christopher W. Jones.
Free (Donations appreciated ($10-$15 in person))
Reclaimed Timber | Beyond This Point at On the Boards
Thursday, September 16, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
On the Boards, Seattle, WA, United States
Michael Gordon's percussion sextet Timber is reframed as an exploration of housing & homelessness in Seattle, in this performance utilizing slats of wood from the city's soon-to-be-demolished houses.
Free (Free)
Bryant Park Picnic Performances & National Sawdust: Allison Loggins-Hull's Diametrically Composed
Friday, September 17, 2032 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Collection of newly commissioned works featuring flute, voice, & piano – produced by flutist/composer Allison Loggins-Hull – that explore the duality of being a mother & an artist.
Free
Ear Taxi Festival Spotlight Concerts: Matt Ulery's Mannerist 11
Friday, September 17, 2032 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Chicago-based bassist/composer/bandleader Matt Ulery brings together an interdisciplinary ensemble of musicians for this concert of original works spanning the spectrum of jazz, classical, rock, pop, & folk.
Free (Donations appreciated ($15 in person))
Farallon Recorder Quartet: Josquin, Bach, Kayser
Friday, September 17, 2032 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
University Congregational United Church of Christ, Seattle, WA, United States
Program spanning 4 centuries of music, performed on Renaissance & Baroque recorders. Works by Josquin des Prez, J.S. Bach, Fulvio Caldini, & more, as well as compositions & arrangements by ensemble members.
$20 or pay as able (kids free)
Reclaimed Timber | Beyond This Point at On the Boards
Friday, September 17, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
On the Boards, Seattle, WA, United States
Michael Gordon's percussion sextet Timber is reframed as an exploration of housing & homelessness in Seattle, in this performance utilizing slats of wood from the city's soon-to-be-demolished houses.
Free (Free)
Reclaimed Timber | Beyond This Point at On the Boards
Saturday, September 18, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
On the Boards, Seattle, WA, United States
Michael Gordon's percussion sextet Timber is reframed as an exploration of housing & homelessness in Seattle, in this performance utilizing slats of wood from the city's soon-to-be-demolished houses.
Free (Free)
Seattle Symphony: Opening Night Gala
Saturday, September 18, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Cocktail hour performances; a full concert with the Thomas Dausgaard & the orchestra, featuring Igor Stravinsky's Firebird Suite; & a formal dinner featuring Chef Kristi Brown.
$1000-$50,000
Reclaimed Timber | Beyond This Point at On the Boards
Saturday, September 18, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
On the Boards, Seattle, WA, United States
Michael Gordon's percussion sextet Timber is reframed as an exploration of housing & homelessness in Seattle, in this performance utilizing slats of wood from the city's soon-to-be-demolished houses.
Free (Free)
Seattle Symphony: Free Opening Weekend Concert
Sunday, September 19, 2032 @ 12:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebration including the unveiling of a commissioned work of Indigenous art, a cross-cultural musical performance, & a mainstage performance by the SSO at 2pm.
Free (Free (reservation required))
Ear Taxi Festival Spotlight Concerts: Koeun Grace Lee, piano
Sunday, September 19, 2032 @ 1:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Koeun Grace Lee presents works by three composers with strong ties to Chicago: David Burge, Kyong Mee Choi, & Carter Pann.
Free (Donations appreciated)
Ear Taxi Festival Spotlight Concerts: Fourth Coast Ensemble – 'A Brush With Our Time'
Sunday, September 19, 2032 @ 2:00pm – 3:15pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
4 vocalists move throughout the modular performance hall of Chicago's Newberry Library, while Zen artist Kazuaki Tanahashi paints large-scale calligraphy works, in this world premiere from composer Andrea Clearfield.
Free (Online: $20 ($10 student) | In-person: $45 ($25 student))
Roulette: JUNI ONE SET – Boy mother / faceless bloom [in process]
Wednesday, September 22, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
JUNI ONE SET (Eddy Kwon, Senga Nengudi, Haruko Crow Nishimura, & Joshua Kohl) presents this in-progress collaborative work combining ritual, dance, music, poetry, video, & sculptural installation.
Free (Free (in-person ticket price TBD))
Cedar & The Slow: Kaley Lane Eaton & Kayce Guthmiller
Wednesday, September 22, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Composer-performer Kaley Lane Eaton presents Cedar, an electro-chamber pop song cycle, with guests Tom Baker, Ha-Yang Kim, Heather Bentley, Leanna Keith, & Kayce Guthmiller. Opening set by Guthmiller.
$15 ($20 at the door)
Roulette: Anna Webber’s Simple Trio // Idiom VI Large Ensemble
Thursday, September 23, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Woodwind player/composer Anna Webber performs works from her recent release, Idiom, featuring both her long-standing Simple Trio & a new large ensemble made up of jazz improvisors & contemporary classical music specialists.
Free (Free ($20-$25 in person))
Seattle Symphony: R. Schumann Symphony No. 3
Thursday, September 23, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Natalie Dietterich – aeolian dust
Charles Ives – Three Places in New England (Orchestral Set No. 1)
Robert Schumann – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenisch"
Charles Ives – Three Places in New England (Orchestral Set No. 1)
Robert Schumann – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenisch"
Ticket price TBD