Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
SAM Performs: Timber
Saturday, October 9, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 6:05pm (PDT)
Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Math rock meets sound bath in this performance of Timber, Michael Gordon's 65-minute tour-de-force scored for six virtuosic percussionists on tuned 2x4s.
Free
Northwest Sinfonietta: Autumn Ascending
Saturday, October 9, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Rialto Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Max Richter – "Autumn" from Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Louise Farrenc – Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Louise Farrenc – Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36
$25-$55 ($10 youth)
Harmonia Orchestra & Chorus: Jubilation
Saturday, October 9, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:45pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Quinn Mason – Toast of the Town
Antonín Dvořák – Žalm 149, Op. 79
William C. White – Psalm 46
Johann Strauss II – Overture to Die Fledermaus
Arias & duets by Giuseppe Verdi, Georges Bizet, Charles Gounod, Engelbert Humperdinck, Gioachino Rossini, & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Amy Beach – Bal masqué, Op. 22
Giacomo Puccini – "Humming Chorus" from Madama Butterfly
Leonard Bernstein – “Make Our Garden Grow” from Candide
Antonín Dvořák – Žalm 149, Op. 79
William C. White – Psalm 46
Johann Strauss II – Overture to Die Fledermaus
Arias & duets by Giuseppe Verdi, Georges Bizet, Charles Gounod, Engelbert Humperdinck, Gioachino Rossini, & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Amy Beach – Bal masqué, Op. 22
Giacomo Puccini – "Humming Chorus" from Madama Butterfly
Leonard Bernstein – “Make Our Garden Grow” from Candide
$25 ($0-$25 in-person)
Seattle Symphony: Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances
Saturday, October 9, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Gioachino Rossini – Overture to Semiramide
Francisco Coll – Violin Concerto (US premiere)
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Francisco Coll – Violin Concerto (US premiere)
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Ticket price TBD
Northwest Sinfonietta: Autumn Ascending
Sunday, October 10, 2032 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Pioneer Park Pavilion, Puyallup, WA, United States
Max Richter – "Autumn" from Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Louise Farrenc – Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Louise Farrenc – Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36
$45 ($10 youth; other discounts available)
CMNW: Zlatomir Fung & Benjamin Hochman – Protégé Premiere
Sunday, October 10, 2032 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
The Old Church Concert Hall, Portland, OR, United States
Felix Mendelssohn – Variations concertantes, Op. 17
Robert Schumann – Adagio and Allegro in A-flat major, Op. 70
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson – Lamentations: Black/Folk Song Suite
Béla Bartók – Rhapsody for Cello & Piano
César Franck, arr. Jules Delsart – Violin Sonata in A major
Robert Schumann – Adagio and Allegro in A-flat major, Op. 70
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson – Lamentations: Black/Folk Song Suite
Béla Bartók – Rhapsody for Cello & Piano
César Franck, arr. Jules Delsart – Violin Sonata in A major
$32.50-$62.50 ($20 ages 30 & under)
Carpe Diem String Quartet: Something Old & Something New
Tuesday, October 12, 2032 @ 6:30pm – 7:45pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Bassoonist Yoshi Ishikawa, oboist Peter Cooper, & the Carpe Diem String Quartet will present the world premiere of a sextet by Korine Fujiwara, as well as works by Jennifer Higdon, Antonio Vivaldi, & Franz Danzi.
Free
Wayward Music Series: Skyros Quartet + arx duo – Bows & Mallets
Tuesday, October 12, 2032 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
New works for string quartet & percussion by Michael Laurello & Christopher Dietz, plus works from the 20th & 21st Centuries.
$5-$15 donation
MEXAM NW Festival: Conciertos de Musica de Camara
Wednesday, October 13, 2032 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Passing through different musical genres, Trío Guadalevín & the Eleanor Quartet present chamber works from the most important traditional and Latin American repertoire.
Free (Free (registration required to attend in person))
Meany Center: Conrad Tao
Wednesday, October 13, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist Conrad Tao leads a journey through the sonic worlds of compositional voices from the past & the immediate present – including a newly commissioned piece from Tao himself.
$65 (subscriptions available)
Seattle Symphony: Dausgaard Conducts Stravinsky
Thursday, October 14, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Maurice Ravel – Le tombeau de Couperin
Brett Dean – Carlo
Adeliia Faizullina – Tatar Folk Songs Igor Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite
Brett Dean – Carlo
Adeliia Faizullina – Tatar Folk Songs Igor Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite
Ticket price TBD
Music & the Power of Influence featuring Puget Sound's Symphony Orchestra
Friday, October 15, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Online and in-person
The UPS Symphony Orchestra performs works by Maria Newman, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, & Edward Elgar, conducted by Anna Edwards.
Free (Free | In-person: pre-registration/proof of full vaccination required)
Meany Center: Danish String Quartet
Friday, October 15, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
An imaginative program of Henry Purcell as arranged by Benjamin Britten; a suite of dances by composers spanning continents & centuries; & the DSQ’s own unique arrangements of traditional Nordic folk music.
$65 (subscriptions available)
University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: Music & the Power of Influence
Friday, October 15, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Online and in-person
The UPS School of Music Symphony Orchestra presents works by Maria Newman, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, & Edward Elgar, conducted by Anna Edwards.
Free (Free (registration required for in-person attendance))
NOCCO: Emerge
Saturday, October 16, 2032 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Fred Onovwerosuoke – Fantasia on Lift Every Voice
Carl Nielsen – Flute Concerto, CNW 43
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Carl Nielsen – Flute Concerto, CNW 43
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
$35 ($25 senior; ages 21 & under free)
Groupmuse: Music Your Streaming Service Won’t Play for You
Saturday, October 16, 2032 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Contemporary chamber music for woodwinds, performed by the Peregrine Rose Trio & Compass Winds. Works by Alexandra Molnar-Suhajda, Daniel Dorff, Sean Osborn, & more.
$5 registration; $20 (or pay as you can) at concert
Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra: A Time to Honor
Saturday, October 16, 2032 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Concert honoring women in music, featuring works by Joan Tower, Caroline Shaw, Gwyneth Walker, & Anne Guzzo. Guest Conductor Avalana Eisenberg conducts Amy Beach's "Gaelic" Symphony.
Online: $15 | In person: $10-$50
Seattle Classic Guitar Society: Michael Partington Live Concert
Saturday, October 16, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Classical guitarist Michael Partington, "one of the most engaging of the new generation of concert players", performs by Manuel Ponce, Bryan Johanson, Domenico Scarlatti, Johann Kaspar Mertz, & Julián Arcas.
$35 ($30 senior/youth)
Seattle Symphony: Dausgaard Conducts Stravinsky
Saturday, October 16, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Maurice Ravel – Le tombeau de Couperin
Brett Dean – Carlo
Adeliia Faizullina – Tatar Folk Songs Igor Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite
Brett Dean – Carlo
Adeliia Faizullina – Tatar Folk Songs Igor Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite
Ticket price TBD
Wayward Music Series: r beny / Leandrul / What We Talk About
Saturday, October 16, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Basement State presents r beny, Leandrul, & What We Talk About for an immersive evening of textural ambient soundscapes & melodic waves of sound.
$12 in advance