Contemporary – Past Concerts
Thalia Symphony Orchestra: Ode to Joy
Saturday, February 15, 2020 @ 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
Meany Center presents Mark & Maggie O’Connor
Friday, February 14, 2020 @ 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, 2020 @ 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
Seattle Collaborative Orchestra: Strength & the Art of Dance
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 @ 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
Lowbrow Opera Collective: #adulting, A New Opera
Sunday, February 9, 2020 @ 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
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Baroque Bacchanalia
Sunday, February 9, 2020 @ 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
Seattle Symphony: Difficult Grace – Seth Parker Woods in Recital
Sunday, February 9, 2020 @ 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
Westerlies Fest: The Westerlies Concert
Sunday, February 9, 2020 @ 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 Wind Symphony: Exotic Escapes
Sunday, February 9, 2020 @ 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
Olympia Symphony: Jazz-Colored Glasses
Sunday, February 9, 2020 @ 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, 2020 @ 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 Opera: Wilde Tales – A Youth Opera for Families
Sunday, February 9, 2020 @ 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)
Westerlies Fest: JAM-Boree
Sunday, February 9, 2020 @ 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 Symphony: Dvořák Symphony No. 8
Saturday, February 8, 2020 @ 8:00pm – 9:45pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet, TH 42, ČW 39
Mieczysław Weinberg – Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 67
Antonin Dvořák – Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163
Mieczysław Weinberg – Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 67
Antonin Dvořák – Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163
$24-$134
Lowbrow Opera Collective: #adulting, A New Opera
Saturday, February 8, 2020 @ 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
Ballard Civic Orchestra: The Other Conquest – 500-Year Legacy of Montezuma & Cortes
Saturday, February 8, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Héctor Armienta – New work TBA (world premiere)
Antonio Vivaldi – Motezuma, RV 723
Antonio Vivaldi – Motezuma, RV 723
Free (Free. Reserve seats at info@orquestanw.org)
Harry Partch Ensemble Residency: The Harry Partch Ensemble in Concert
Saturday, February 8, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Lovers of art, science, and iconoclastic thinking are warmly invited to this introduction to composer Harry Partch's extraordinary musical instruments.
Free
Westerlies Fest w/ Sarah Kay & Phil Kaye & Troy Osaki
Saturday, February 8, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Collaborative performance featuring The Westerlies with poets Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye; and writer, performer, and teaching artist Troy Osaki.
$25 ($15 student)
Seattle Opera: Wilde Tales – A Youth Opera for Families
Saturday, February 8, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (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)
Seattle Opera: Wilde Tales – A Youth Opera for Families
Saturday, February 8, 2020 @ 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)