Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
Chanticleer: Washing of the Water
Friday, October 8, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
“The world’s reigning male chorus” opens Early Music Guild’s 40th season with a program that explores the power of water to redeem, restore, and refresh the human soul.
$26-$46
Compassion in Deeds Benefit Concert
Friday, October 8, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Debussy – Violin Sonata in G minor
Reich – Electric Counterpoint
Schumann – Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
Reich – Electric Counterpoint
Schumann – Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
$8-$20
The Esoterics present WILDE: Like silhouettes against the sky
Friday, October 8, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
World-premiere settings of Wilde’s poetry by the winners of this year’s POLYPHONOS competition: Kenji Oh, Casey Rule, and Gordon Williamson, as well as new works by Eric William Barnum, Dominick DiOrio, and Eric Banks.
$15-$25
Chanticleer: Washing of the Water
Saturday, October 9, 2027 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
“The world’s reigning male chorus” opens Early Music Guild’s 40th season with a program that explores the power of water to redeem, restore, and refresh the human soul.
$26-$46
Ladies Musical Club: 20th Century American Songs
Saturday, October 9, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Copland, Bernstein, Beach, Heggie, Cipullo, Morrill, and more.
Free (Free)
Epiphany Choir: Americana
Saturday, October 9, 2027 @ 5:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Choral Evensong with music of 20th century American composers.
Free
The Esoterics present WILDE: Like silhouettes against the sky
Saturday, October 9, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
World-premiere settings of Wilde’s poetry by the winners of this year’s POLYPHONOS competition: Kenji Oh, Casey Rule, and Gordon Williamson, as well as new works by Eric William Barnum, Dominick DiOrio, and Eric Banks.
$15-$25
Racer Sessions: CHIVES (Brooklyn)
Saturday, October 9, 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 Rock Orchestra performs Pink Floyd
Friday, October 15, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Auburn Performing Arts Center, Auburn, WA, United States
SRO pays tribute to psychedelic rock pioneers Pink Floyd with a retrospective that spans from their debut album The Piper At the Gates of Dawn to their best-selling double album The Wall.
$22-$25
Racer Sessions: Naomi Moon Siegal
Saturday, October 16, 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 Classic Guitar Society presents Travis Johnson
Friday, October 22, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach – Suite in C minor, BWV 997
Bach – Chaconne
Turina – Sonata, Op. 61
Johanson – And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon
Bach – Chaconne
Turina – Sonata, Op. 61
Johanson – And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon
Free
Ladies Music Club: New Members Concert
Friday, October 22, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Works for voice, recorder, and piano by van Eyck, Pepusch, Rossini, Wagner, Albéniz, Saint-Saëns, Donizetti, and Dubery.
Free (Free)
LUCO: Amber Waves
Friday, October 22, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Center for Spiritual Living, Seattle, WA, United States
Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
Barber – Adagio for Strings
Zwilich – Concerto for Bass Trombone
Tower – Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
Weill – Symphony No. 2
Barber – Adagio for Strings
Zwilich – Concerto for Bass Trombone
Tower – Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
Weill – Symphony No. 2
$15-$20
Seattle Rock Orchestra performs David Bowie
Friday, October 22, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA, United States
Seattle Rock Orchestra pays honor to David Bowie, a true 20th Century icon.
$40
Laura Dean: Recuerdos de Cuba (Memories of Cuba)
Saturday, October 23, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Piano works by Lecuana, Cervantes, and Ponce, plus arrangements of traditional Cuban songs and dances.
Free (Free)
Racer Sessions: Tristan Gianola
Saturday, October 23, 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
Northwest Symphony Orchestra: Family Favorites
Thursday, October 28, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Highline Performing Arts Center, Burien, WA, United States
Williams – Star Wars Suite
Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnol
Wagner – Ride of the Valkyries
Brad Hawkins – Overture (world premiere)
Grieg – Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Holst – Jig from St. Paul's Suite
Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnol
Wagner – Ride of the Valkyries
Brad Hawkins – Overture (world premiere)
Grieg – Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Holst – Jig from St. Paul's Suite
$12-$15
Wayward Music Series: Renée Baker
Thursday, October 28, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Twelve of Seattle’s outstanding improvising musicians performing works by René Baker combining conduction, graphic scores, and standard notation.
$5-$15
The Sound Ensemble: In Nature's Realm
Friday, October 29, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
John Teske – susurrus
Tom Cipullo – Rain
Greg Dixon – Cedar Forest
John Cage – Litany for the Whale
John Luther Adams – songbirdsongs
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Hrim
Tom Cipullo – Rain
Greg Dixon – Cedar Forest
John Cage – Litany for the Whale
John Luther Adams – songbirdsongs
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Hrim
$10-$15
Seattle Rock Orchestra performs David Bowie
Friday, October 29, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Seattle Rock Orchestra pays honor to David Bowie, a true 20th Century icon.
$19-$49