Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
Out of this World: Music of stars, spheres, and the spirit
Saturday, June 12, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Bach, Bozza, Lehar, Ponce-Heifetz, Liszt-Iverson, and Josef Strauss, as well as a world-premiere arrangement of a song cycle by Northwest composer John Muehleisen.
$5-$20 freewill donation
Racer Sessions: Tom Varner / Cornish Improvisers
Saturday, June 12, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Seattle Symphony's TUNING UP!: Rhapsody in Red, White & Blue
Thursday, June 17, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Edgard Varèse – Tuning Up
Charles Ives – Orchestral Set No. 2
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Derek Bermel – Elixir
John Adams – My Father Knew Charles Ives
Duke Ellington – Harlem
Charles Ives – Orchestral Set No. 2
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Derek Bermel – Elixir
John Adams – My Father Knew Charles Ives
Duke Ellington – Harlem
$25
NOCCO: Handel, Milhaud, Mozart
Friday, June 18, 2027 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Handel – Concerto Grosso
Milhaud – Chamber Symphony No. 5 for 10 winds
Mozart – Symphony No. 29
Milhaud – Chamber Symphony No. 5 for 10 winds
Mozart – Symphony No. 29
$12-$15
Organ Scholar Matthew Johnson in Concert
Friday, June 18, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Langlais – "Épilogue sur un Thème de Frescobaldi pour pédale solo" from Hommage à Frescobaldi
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 4 for organ, BWV 528
Messiaen – Messe de la Pentecôte
Hindemith – Organ Sonata No. 4 in E minor, BWV 528
Bossi – Étude Symphonique, Op. 78
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 4 for organ, BWV 528
Messiaen – Messe de la Pentecôte
Hindemith – Organ Sonata No. 4 in E minor, BWV 528
Bossi – Étude Symphonique, Op. 78
$15 suggested donation
Racer Sessions: Improvisation is For Everyone (Haley Freedlund)
Saturday, June 19, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Seattle Symphony's SPELLBOUND: The Theremin Returns
Sunday, June 20, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Witness a true virtuoso, trained by inventor Léon Theremin himself, work her wizardry on an electronic instrument that sings and swoops without any physical contact.
$25
Seattle Symphony's STAGE & SCREEN: From Appalachian Spring to the Red Violin
Wednesday, June 23, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Emotions run deep in music from Schindler’s List, The Red Violin, and Copland’s portrayal of 19th century American life, Appalachian Spring.
$25
Seattle Symphony's BERNSTEIN & BEYOND: Great American Chamber Music
Thursday, June 24, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Henry Cowell – Suite for Violin and Piano
Alyssa Weinberg – Contemplations for Clarinet, Violin and Piano
David Rozenblatt – Dispute in Conclusion Unplugged
Mason Bates – Life of Birds for Flute, Clarinet, Violin and Cello
Lukas Foss – Three American Pieces for Violin and Piano
Leonard Bernstein – Piano Trio
James Lee III – Night Visions of Kippur for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano
Alyssa Weinberg – Contemplations for Clarinet, Violin and Piano
David Rozenblatt – Dispute in Conclusion Unplugged
Mason Bates – Life of Birds for Flute, Clarinet, Violin and Cello
Lukas Foss – Three American Pieces for Violin and Piano
Leonard Bernstein – Piano Trio
James Lee III – Night Visions of Kippur for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano
$25
Jonathan Feil & Friends: Benefit concert for Common Tone Arts / Universal Language Project to honor the memory of R. Joseph Scott
Saturday, June 26, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Bethany Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music for trumpet with piano, organ, and chamber orchestra including works by Torelli, Enesco, Bolling, and Hovhaness.
$20 suggested donation
The Seattle Symphony Plays Gershwin
Saturday, June 26, 2027 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA, United States
Enjoy a picnic under summer skies while Gershwin's crackling rhythms and sultry swing transport you to far-off musical hotspots.
$25-$69.50
Racer Sessions: Nat Evans (Seattle Composer)
Saturday, June 26, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Inverted Space Long Piece Fest IV: Aperghis & Xenakis
Monday, June 28, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Xenakis – XAS for saxophone quartet
Aperghis – Jeu à quatre for alto saxophone quartet
Xenakis – Dikhthas for violin and piano
Xenakis – Morsima-Amorsima for violin, cello, double bass, and piano
Aperghis – Jeu à quatre for alto saxophone quartet
Xenakis – Dikhthas for violin and piano
Xenakis – Morsima-Amorsima for violin, cello, double bass, and piano
$5-$15 suggested donation
Seattle Symphony's TRIADIC MEMORIES: A Minimalist Masterpiece
Tuesday, June 29, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Morton Feldman’s Triadic Memories, an epic piano solo, takes you through a 90-minute hypnotic labyrinth.
$25
Seattle Symphony's THE LIGHT THAT FILLS THE WORLD: A Meditation in Sound & Light
Wednesday, June 30, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Julia Wolfe – My Beautiful Scream
John Cage – 4’33”
John Luther Adams – The Light that Fills the World
Morton Feldman – Piano and Orchestra
Philip Glass – The Light
John Cage – 4’33”
John Luther Adams – The Light that Fills the World
Morton Feldman – Piano and Orchestra
Philip Glass – The Light
$25
Seattle Symphony's IN THE WHITE SILENCE: John Luther Adams' Alaskan Landscapes
Thursday, July 1, 2027 @ 10:00pm – 11:15pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Adams translates the vast horizons of the frozen far north into a musical tableau of clean, radiant harmony and subtle transformation.
$15
Summer at Cornish: Composition Intensive Performance
Friday, July 2, 2027 @ 11:00am – 12:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Join the Summer at Cornish Composition Intensive students for a final performance of their compositions written during a 10-day program, played by a professional ensemble.
Free (Free)
Seattle Symphony's LIVE ON THE SILVER SCREEN: The Symphony in Hollywood
Friday, July 2, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Film clips come to life on a giant screen with the Seattle Symphony playing music from Gone with the Wind to “Glory” from Selma.
$25
Racer Sessions: Little Child Man (Seattle)
Saturday, July 3, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society Cello Recital: Dillon & Popper
Tuesday, July 6, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Lawrence Dillon – Passing Tones
David Popper – Requiem
David Popper – Requiem
Free