Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
Washington Wind Symphony: Danse Macabre
Saturday, October 30, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA, United States
Camille Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre (trans. Mark Hindsley)
David Gillingham – Apocalyptic Dreams
Johan de Meij – Symphony No. 1, "The Lord of the Rings"
Traditional – Drunken Sailor (arr. Grant Hull)
David Gillingham – Apocalyptic Dreams
Johan de Meij – Symphony No. 1, "The Lord of the Rings"
Traditional – Drunken Sailor (arr. Grant Hull)
$10-$20
Racer Sessions: Abbey Blackwell
Saturday, October 30, 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 Modern Orchestra: Reflections on Sound & Silence
Wednesday, November 3, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Vykintas Baltakas – Redditio for ensemble (2010) (US premiere)
Wolfgang Rihm – Chiffre II (Silence to be beaten) for 14 players (1983) (West Coast premiere)
Andrew Waggoner – Concerto for Piano (2016) (world premiere)
Wolfgang Rihm – Chiffre II (Silence to be beaten) for 14 players (1983) (West Coast premiere)
Andrew Waggoner – Concerto for Piano (2016) (world premiere)
$10-$25
Music of Remembrance: Vedem
Saturday, November 6, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A moving oratorio based on the words of teenage prisoners in the Terezín concentration camp.
$30-$45
Racer Sessions: patchtax (Boston)
Saturday, November 6, 2027 @ 9:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Northwest Sinfonietta: Barber & Mozart
Thursday, November 11, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Barber – Capricorn Concerto, Op. 21
Schumann – Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Mozart – Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551, "Jupiter"
Schumann – Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Mozart – Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551, "Jupiter"
$21.50-$36.50
Seattle Opera: As One
Thursday, November 11, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An intimate chamber opera exploring a transgender protagonist’s journey told through two voices.
$25/$40
Northwest Sinfonietta: Barber & Mozart
Friday, November 12, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Rialto Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Barber – Capricorn Concerto, Op. 21
Schumann – Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Mozart – Symphony No. 41 in C major, "Jupiter" K. 551
Schumann – Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Mozart – Symphony No. 41 in C major, "Jupiter" K. 551
$20-$50
On Stage with Classical KING FM: Multimedia/Art Mashup
Friday, November 12, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Four artists from Gage Academy will be presented with 30-minute challenges to create art inspired by live classical music performances.
$20
Northwest Sinfonietta: Barber & Mozart
Saturday, November 13, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Pioneer Park Pavilion, Puyallup, WA, United States
Barber – Capricorn Concerto, Op. 21
Schumann – Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Mozart – Symphony No. 41 in C major, "Jupiter" K. 551
Schumann – Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Mozart – Symphony No. 41 in C major, "Jupiter" K. 551
Price TBA
Seattle Flute Society Flute Choir: Have Flute, Will Travel
Saturday, November 13, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
The Hearthstone at Green Lake, Seattle, WA, United States
Jonathan Cohen – Flute 66
Jennifer Higdon – Mountain Songs
Kelly Via – Three Korean Folk Songs
Albert Ketèlbey – In a Persian Market
Manuel da Falla – Spanish Dance
Reinhold Glière – Russian Sailors' Dance
Jennifer Higdon – Mountain Songs
Kelly Via – Three Korean Folk Songs
Albert Ketèlbey – In a Persian Market
Manuel da Falla – Spanish Dance
Reinhold Glière – Russian Sailors' Dance
Free (Free)
Seattle Opera: As One
Saturday, November 13, 2027 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An intimate chamber opera exploring a transgender protagonist’s journey told through two voices.
$25/$40
Racer Sessions: Dialectical Imagination (Oakland/Brooklyn)
Saturday, November 13, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Seattle Opera: As One
Wednesday, November 17, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An intimate chamber opera exploring a transgender protagonist’s journey told through two voices.
$25/$40
Seattle Rock Orchestra performs David Bowie
Thursday, November 18, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Seattle Rock Orchestra pays honor to David Bowie, a true 20th Century icon.
$18-$35
Seattle Opera: As One
Thursday, November 18, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An intimate chamber opera exploring a transgender protagonist’s journey told through two voices.
$25/$40
John Cage Musicircus
Friday, November 19, 2027 @ 6:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Musical works and lectures written and influenced by John Cage. Dance inspired by Cage and Cunningham. Live art inspired by the I Ching and chance operations.
$5-$15 donation (youth free)
Tacoma Symphony Orchestra: Copland & Glass
Friday, November 19, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
Philip Glass – Violin Concerto No. 1 (transcribed for saxophone; arr. Amy Dickson)
Leonard Bernstein – On the Town: Three Dance Episodes
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
Philip Glass – Violin Concerto No. 1 (transcribed for saxophone; arr. Amy Dickson)
Leonard Bernstein – On the Town: Three Dance Episodes
$19-$80
Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: 'To Boldly Go'
Friday, November 19, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Michael Giacchino – Star Trek Into Darkness Suite
Barber – Symphony No. 1
Beethoven – Symphony No. 5
Barber – Symphony No. 1
Beethoven – Symphony No. 5
$5-$8
Seattle Opera: As One
Friday, November 19, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An intimate chamber opera exploring a transgender protagonist’s journey told through two voices.
$25/$40