Contemporary – Past Concerts
Lowbrow Opera Collective: #adulting, A New Opera
Friday, January 31, 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
SPU Presents Joseph Daley's 'Seven Deadly Sins'
Friday, January 31, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring a genre-bending work by Joseph Daley that includes freely improvised sections and Latin-American grooves. Also featuring original chamber works by SPU student composers.
Free (Free)
Lowbrow Opera Collective: #adulting, A New Opera
Thursday, January 30, 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
Bremerton WestSound Symphony Out of the Bachs: Beethoven to Broadway Gala
Sunday, January 26, 2020 @ 3:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Kitsap Golf and Country Club, Bremerton, WA, United States
Enjoy... a classical/classy variety show, fancy hors d’oeuvres and a dessert dash, playing auction games, and donating to a great cause!
Pricing TBA
Music Northwest: Chamber Music Masterpieces for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano
Sunday, January 26, 2020 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
First Lutheran Church of West Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – Duet No. 3 in B-flat major, WoO 27
Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114
Alberto Ginastera – Pampeana No. 2, Op. 21
Astor Piazzolla – Tango Etude No. 6
Gabriela Lena Frank – "Zapatos de Chincha" from Hilos
Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114
Alberto Ginastera – Pampeana No. 2, Op. 21
Astor Piazzolla – Tango Etude No. 6
Gabriela Lena Frank – "Zapatos de Chincha" from Hilos
$18 / $16 / Free
Mostly Nordic: Rhythms of Iceland
Sunday, January 26, 2020 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Enter the percussive and ethereal sounds of Iceland with the Seattle-based Pacific Rims Percussion Quartet.
$30 / $25 / $10
Seattle Chamber Music Society Free Recital: Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir plays Cornish, Saariaho, & Jónsdóttir
Sunday, January 26, 2020 @ 2:00pm – 2:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Jane Antonia Cornish – Portrait
Kaija Saariaho – Sept Papillons
Thuridur Jónsdóttir – 48 Images of the Moon
Kaija Saariaho – Sept Papillons
Thuridur Jónsdóttir – 48 Images of the Moon
Free (Free)
LUCO: Carnivale
Saturday, January 25, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Hector Berlioz – Roman Carnival Overture, H. 95
Michael Daugherty – Fire and Blood
Richard Wagner – Prelude to Parsifal, WWV 111
Ottorino Respighi – Roman Festivals
Michael Daugherty – Fire and Blood
Richard Wagner – Prelude to Parsifal, WWV 111
Ottorino Respighi – Roman Festivals
$20 ($15 senior/student)
Haller Lake Music Series presents: Play On! in ‘Tipping Point’
Saturday, January 25, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
With music, song, and poetry, Tipping Point performed by Play On! explores the struggles of the human condition and the strength of the human spirit.
$20 suggested donation ($5 students/children)
Washington Wind Symphony Presents ‘Connections’
Saturday, January 25, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond, WA, United States
Kit Mills – Beyond the Desert Sands
Kevin M. Walczyk – Eloi, Eloi
Frank Ticheli – Blue Shades
John Barnes Chance – Variations on a Korean Folk Song
Derek M. Jenkins – We Seven
Donald Grantham – Southern Harmony
Kevin M. Walczyk – Eloi, Eloi
Frank Ticheli – Blue Shades
John Barnes Chance – Variations on a Korean Folk Song
Derek M. Jenkins – We Seven
Donald Grantham – Southern Harmony
$15 ($10 seniors, students FREE)
Saltwater Music Series: An Evening of Song
Saturday, January 25, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Des Moines United Methodist Church (WA), Des Moines, WA, United States
Baritone Darrell J. Jordan and pianist/composer Steven Luksan present an evening of English and American Art song from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.
Free (Free)
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Inside Out
Friday, January 24, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Folio: Seattle Athenaeum at Pike Market, Seattle, WA, United States
Thomas Adès – "Court Studies" from The Tempest
Anthony Cheung – Elective Memory
Ivan Fedele – Arcipelago Möbius
Tristan Murail – Stalag VIIIA
Alfred Schnittke – Hymn No. 2
Anthony Cheung – Elective Memory
Ivan Fedele – Arcipelago Möbius
Tristan Murail – Stalag VIIIA
Alfred Schnittke – Hymn No. 2
$25 ($20 Folio members)
Bon Appétit! The Julia Child Operetta
Monday, January 20, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Rendezvous Jewelbox Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Operetta performance wherein Julia Child makes chocolate cake on stage. Featuring remembrances, a slice of cake (included in the ticket price), and optional 3-course dinner before the show.
$28-$85
Town Music: Catalyst Quartet
Sunday, January 19, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A century of powerfully evocative works tracing the history of South American quartet composition, performed by a group renowned for musical versatility.
$20 / $15
Thalia Symphony Orchestra: Sibelius Symphony No. 2
Saturday, January 18, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Arthur Honegger – Pacific 231
Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Violin Concerto in D major
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 2
Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Violin Concerto in D major
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 2
$24 ($18 student/senior)
SoDo Wine and Music Night
Friday, January 17, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Elsom Cellars, Seattle, WA, United States
Wine tastings are paired with Baroque and contemporary works in this social concert experience.
$40 / $70
Violin & Piano Concert featuring Beethoven's 'Kreutzer' Sonata
Friday, January 17, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Vashon Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA, United States
Tomaso Vitali – Chaconne in G minor
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"
Joseph-Hector Fiocco – Allegro in G major
Matthew Fuerst – Violin Sonata No. 3
Frederic Chopin – Valse Brillante, Op. 34, No. 2
Antonio Bazzini – Scherzo fantastique "La Ronde des Lutins," Op. 25
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"
Joseph-Hector Fiocco – Allegro in G major
Matthew Fuerst – Violin Sonata No. 3
Frederic Chopin – Valse Brillante, Op. 34, No. 2
Antonio Bazzini – Scherzo fantastique "La Ronde des Lutins," Op. 25
$40 / $32 / $30 / $28 / $15
Christ Episcopal Church: Wyatt Smith, organ
Friday, January 17, 2020 @ 12:10pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Music by contemporary American composers Carson Cooman, Margaret Sandresky, and Frederick Frahm.
Donations accepted
Bon Appétit! The Julia Child Operetta
Monday, January 13, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Rendezvous Jewelbox Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Operetta performance wherein Julia Child makes chocolate cake on stage. Featuring remembrances, a slice of cake (included in the ticket price), and optional 3-course dinner before the show.
$28-$85
UW Faculty Concert: Indigo Mist
Monday, January 13, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Faculty improv band Indigo Mist – Cuong Vu, Richard Karpen, Juan Pampin, Steve Rodby, and Ted Poor – perform experimental and improvised music at Seattle’s Royal Room.
$15