Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Double Portrait – Robert Erickson & Stuart Dempster
Saturday, March 11, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Robert Erickson – The Idea of Order at Key West for soprano, flute, clarinet, trumpet, viola and cello (1979)
Robert Erickson – General Speech for solo trombone (1969)
Robert Erickson – Pacific Sirens for percussion and variable instruments / voices (1969)
Stuart Dempster – Milanda Embracing for various instrumentation (1993-94)
Stuart Dempster – S.M.O.R.E.S. for ensemble and voices (2017) – world premiere
Robert Erickson – General Speech for solo trombone (1969)
Robert Erickson – Pacific Sirens for percussion and variable instruments / voices (1969)
Stuart Dempster – Milanda Embracing for various instrumentation (1993-94)
Stuart Dempster – S.M.O.R.E.S. for ensemble and voices (2017) – world premiere
$10-$25
Northwest Chamber Chorus: Music of Light
Sunday, March 12, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Shimmering music of light by composers including Francis Poulenc, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Eric Whitacre, and Philip Glass.
$20-$24 (Ages 6-18 free)
Racer Sessions: Mason Lynass
Sunday, March 12, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
The Daphnes
Wednesday, March 15, 2028 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Stone Way Cafe, Seattle, WA, United States
Monica Schley (harp and voice), Nate Omdal (bass), and Julie Baldridge (violin) draw sounds from neo-folkster M. Ward, 90’s alternative bands Mazzy Star and Cowboy Junkies, and jazz musicians Pharaoh Sanders and Alice Coltrane.
Free (Free)
Seeing Nature: Chamber Music at Seattle Art Museum
Thursday, March 16, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Art Museum (Downtown), Seattle, WA, United States
Music of composers living in the same period as the artists featured in the SAM Seeing Nature exhibition, highlighting connections between visual and musical art inspired by natural landscapes.
Free with SAM admission to Seeing Nature
Groupmuse: Flute Time
Friday, March 17, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Greenwood, Seattle, WA, United States
G.P. Telemann – Fantasia No. 2 in A minor
C.P.E. Bach – Sonata in A minor
Debussy – Syrinx
Eugene Bozza – Image
Toru Takemitsu – Air
Elizabeth Brown – Trillium
Elliott Carter – Scrivo in Vento
C.P.E. Bach – Sonata in A minor
Debussy – Syrinx
Eugene Bozza – Image
Toru Takemitsu – Air
Elizabeth Brown – Trillium
Elliott Carter – Scrivo in Vento
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Chris Botti with Symphony Tacoma at the Tacoma Dome
Friday, March 17, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA, United States
Trumpeter Chris Botti live in concert with Symphony Tacoma at the Tacoma Dome Theater Stage.
$26.50-$196
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: Hearing Nature
Friday, March 17, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Schoenberg – Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9
Fauré – Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80
Takemitsu – Garden Rain
Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in F minor RV 297, "Winter" from The Four Seasons
Fauré – Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80
Takemitsu – Garden Rain
Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in F minor RV 297, "Winter" from The Four Seasons
$20/$15
Northwest Chamber Chorus: Music of Light
Saturday, March 18, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Shimmering music of light by composers including Francis Poulenc, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Eric Whitacre, and Philip Glass.
$20-$24 (Ages 6-18 free)
Bremerton Symphony: The Wild, Wild West
Saturday, March 18, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Bremerton Performing Arts Center, Bremerton, WA, United States
Morricone – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Morricone – A Fistful of Dollars
Elmer Bernstein – The Magnificent Seven
Elmer Bernstein – The Wild Wild West
David Roze – Bonanza
Rodgers & Hammerstein – Oklahoma
Copland – Billy the Kid
Copland – Hoedown
Puccini – Aria from Girl of the Golden West
Morricone – A Fistful of Dollars
Elmer Bernstein – The Magnificent Seven
Elmer Bernstein – The Wild Wild West
David Roze – Bonanza
Rodgers & Hammerstein – Oklahoma
Copland – Billy the Kid
Copland – Hoedown
Puccini – Aria from Girl of the Golden West
$10-$37
Letters From Iraq: An Evening of Music with Rahim AlHaj
Saturday, March 18, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Along with a string quintet, Grammy-winning oud player Rahim AlHaj will perform music from his newest album, melding together Iraqi and Western classical genres to create something entirely new.
$5-$20
Northwest Symphony Orchestra: Music for the Soul
Saturday, March 18, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Dale Dykins – Symphonic Suite (mvt. II)
Haydn – Trumpet Concerto
Bruckner – Symphony No. 7
Haydn – Trumpet Concerto
Bruckner – Symphony No. 7
$12-$15
Wayward Music Series: Matt Carlson + Jeff Witscher + Jason E Anderson
Saturday, March 18, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A night of experimental electronic music featuring Matt Carlson, Jeff Witscher, and Jason E Anderson.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Seattle Pro Musica: Beyond the Sky
Sunday, March 19, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Faith Lutheran Church, Redmond, WA, United States
Exciting choral music from around the globe, including settings of poetry by Rumi and Sara Teasdale, new works by young composers from Hungary and South Africa, works by Seattle composer Bern Herbolsheimer, and more.
$5-$15
Racer Sessions: Tayler Tucker
Sunday, March 19, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Ravenna String Orchestras: Aaron Copland's 'Quiet City'
Wednesday, March 22, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Eckstein Middle School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart (arr. Doan) – Kyrie from Requiem
Shirl Jae Atwell – Mist
William M. Rich – Klezmer Fantasy
Vivaldi – Concerto Grosso, Op. 3 No. 11
Aaron Copland – Quiet City
Dvořák – Tempo di Valse from Serenade for String Orchestra
Shirl Jae Atwell – Mist
William M. Rich – Klezmer Fantasy
Vivaldi – Concerto Grosso, Op. 3 No. 11
Aaron Copland – Quiet City
Dvořák – Tempo di Valse from Serenade for String Orchestra
Free
Cursive presents: Tall Wind
Thursday, March 23, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Ronald Roseman – Come Chitarra
Judith Shatin – Gazebo Music
Ralph Vaughan Williams – selections from 10 Blake Songs
Dennis Riley – Summer Music
Tison Street – Variations for Flute, Guitar and Cello
William Sydeman – Three Emily Dickinson Songs
Chinary Ung – Tall Wind
Jordan Nobles – Aether
Judith Shatin – Gazebo Music
Ralph Vaughan Williams – selections from 10 Blake Songs
Dennis Riley – Summer Music
Tison Street – Variations for Flute, Guitar and Cello
William Sydeman – Three Emily Dickinson Songs
Chinary Ung – Tall Wind
Jordan Nobles – Aether
$5-$15 suggested donation
Seattle Choral Company presents Peaceable Kingdom: An American 20th Century
Saturday, March 25, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Randall Thompson – The Peaceable Kingdom
Aaron Copland – Four Motets
Leonard Bernstein – Missa Brevis
Bern Herbolsheimer – Love Letters
Aaron Copland – Four Motets
Leonard Bernstein – Missa Brevis
Bern Herbolsheimer – Love Letters
$25/$20/$5 (under age 10 free)
Saratoga Orchestra & Whidbey Island Dance Theatre: Music for Dance
Sunday, March 26, 2028 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Oak Harbor Performing Arts Center, Oak Harbor, WA, United States
Mel Bonis – Suite en forme de valses
Jessie Montgomery – Starburst
Erik Satie – La belle excentrique
Tchaikovsky – "Waltz of the Flowers" from The Nutcracker
Schumann – Overture, Scherzo and Finale
Arturo Marquez – Danzon No. 2
Jessie Montgomery – Starburst
Erik Satie – La belle excentrique
Tchaikovsky – "Waltz of the Flowers" from The Nutcracker
Schumann – Overture, Scherzo and Finale
Arturo Marquez – Danzon No. 2
$25/$20/Free
Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy with the Seattle Symphony
Sunday, March 26, 2028 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A multimedia experience combining stirring screen images with music from Square Enix's world-renowned Final Fantasy video game series.
$36-$101