Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Chamber Music Society Open Rehearsal: Dvořák’s quartet for piano & strings
Wednesday, July 12, 2028 @ 1:15pm – 2:15pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An open rehearsal with SCMS artists Paul Huang, Michael Klotz, Ronald Thomas, and Max Levinson.
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Augustin Hadelich & Max Levinson Recital
Wednesday, July 12, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 7:25pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Paganini – Caprice No. 16 in G minor
Paganini – Caprice No. 17 in E-flat major
Beethoven – Sonata No. 8 for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 30 No. 3
Paganini – Caprice No. 17 in E-flat major
Beethoven – Sonata No. 8 for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 30 No. 3
Free (Free)
Jesse Myers: Living in America // Stacey Mastrian: Binary Solo+
Wednesday, July 12, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Works of iconic minimalist composers, new music featuring acoustic piano and electronics, and a program for solo voice with electronics and piano.
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Moszkowski, Barber, Milhaud, & Dvořák
Wednesday, July 12, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Mortiz Moszkowski – Suite for Two Violins and Piano in G minor, Op. 71
Samuel Barber – Summer Music for Woodwind Quintet, Op. 31
Darius Milhaud – La cheminee du roi Rene for Wind Quintet, Op. 205
Antonin Dvořák – Quartet for Piano and Strings in D major, Op. 23
Samuel Barber – Summer Music for Woodwind Quintet, Op. 31
Darius Milhaud – La cheminee du roi Rene for Wind Quintet, Op. 205
Antonin Dvořák – Quartet for Piano and Strings in D major, Op. 23
from $52 ($16 students or 30 & under)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: FRANCE: Debussy, Ravel, Bizet, & Saint-Saëns
Friday, July 14, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Debussy – Petite Suite for Piano, Four Hands
Ravel – String Quartet in F major
Bizet – Jeux d'enfants for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 22
Saint-Saëns – Carnival of the Animals
Ravel – String Quartet in F major
Bizet – Jeux d'enfants for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 22
Saint-Saëns – Carnival of the Animals
from $52 ($16 students or 30 & under)
Racer Sessions: Sound Underground (Miami)
Sunday, July 16, 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
Seattle Chamber Music Society: James Ehnes & Orion Weiss Recital
Friday, July 21, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Dvořák – Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 100
Korngold – Suite from Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11
Korngold – Suite from Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11
Free (Free)
Bellingham Festival of Music: All-Bernstein Evening
Friday, July 21, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Bernstein – Candide Overture
Bernstein – The Serenade
Bernstein – Chichester Psalms
Bernstein – Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Bernstein – The Serenade
Bernstein – Chichester Psalms
Bernstein – Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
$12-$49
An afternoon of chamber music w/ Seattle pianist Li-Tan Hsu & the Fair Trade Trio (NYC)
Sunday, July 23, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Beethoven – String trio Op. 9, No. 3
Emily Doolittle – Field Guide (US premiere)
Brahms – Piano quartet No. 1
Emily Doolittle – Field Guide (US premiere)
Brahms – Piano quartet No. 1
$10-$20 (under age 12 free)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Kernis, Saint-Saëns, & Dvořák
Wednesday, July 26, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Aaron Jay Kernis – Trio in Red
Saint-Saëns – Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in D minor, Op. 75
Dvořák – Sextet for Strings in A major, Op. 48
Saint-Saëns – Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in D minor, Op. 75
Dvořák – Sextet for Strings in A major, Op. 48
from $52 ($16 students or 30 & under)
Second City Chamber Series: Tradition
Thursday, July 27, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Lakewold Gardens, Lakewood, WA, United States
Works by Jean Sibelius, Yjrö Kilpinen, Erkki Melartin, Oskar Merikanto, Einar Englund, and J.S. Bach.
$25/$23/$10
Marrowstone Faculty Chamber Music: Schubert, Quantz, Stravinsky
Thursday, July 27, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Franz Schubert – Quintet for Piano and Strings (“The Trout”)
Johann Quantz – Trio Sonata in C minor
Igor Stravinsky – L’Histoire du Soldat
Johann Quantz – Trio Sonata in C minor
Igor Stravinsky – L’Histoire du Soldat
$10-$17
Marrowstone Festival Orchestras: Verdi, Respighi, Rimsky-Korsakov & more
Sunday, July 30, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Verdi – Overture to Nabucco
Respighi – Fountains of Rome
Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnole
Debussy – Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring
Respighi – Fountains of Rome
Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnole
Debussy – Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring
$30-$40 ($15 students)
Marrowstone Faculty Chamber Music: Meulemans, Ravel, Mozart & more
Thursday, August 3, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Arthur Meulemans – Trio for Brass
Ravel – Mother Goose Suite
Mozart – Serenade No. 12 for Winds
Piazzolla – Histoire du Tango
Mendelssohn – Sextet in D major for Piano and Strings
Ravel – Mother Goose Suite
Mozart – Serenade No. 12 for Winds
Piazzolla – Histoire du Tango
Mendelssohn – Sextet in D major for Piano and Strings
$10-$17
Seattle Opera Academy at Marrowstone: Copland's 'The Tender Land'
Friday, August 4, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Aaron Copland – The Tender Land
$30-$40 ($15 students)
Gretchen Yanover, Electric Cello: Bridge Across Sound album release show
Friday, August 4, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
String layers create a nuanced landscape, with melodies that map the heart.
$5-$15 sliding scale
Pacific Northwest Conducting Institute Festival Concert
Saturday, August 5, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
South Whidbey Performing Arts Center, Langley, WA, United States
Dvořák – Symphony No. 9, Op. 95 “From the New World”
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5, Op. 64
Diane Wittry – Mist
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5, Op. 64
Diane Wittry – Mist
$25 adult, $20 senior/mil., students under 18 free
Marrowstone Festival Orchestras: Gershwin, Tchaikovsky, Wagner, Rachmaninoff
Sunday, August 6, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham, WA, United States
Gershwin – Cuban Overture
Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Wagner – Prelude to Die Meistersinger
Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances
Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Wagner – Prelude to Die Meistersinger
Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances
$30-$39
Racer Sessions: Luke Woodle
Sunday, August 6, 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
Racer Sessions: Lily Shababi
Sunday, August 13, 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