Contemporary – Past Concerts
University of Washington Composition Studio
Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by students, faculty, alumni, and guests of the UW Composition program.
Free (Free)
Saratoga Orchestra: 'Peter and the Wolf' Family Holiday Concert
Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Coupeville High School Performing Arts Center, Coupeville, WA, United States
A festive afternoon of fun for the whole family, with Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf preceded by an instrument petting zoo.
Free
Portland Cello Project: Purple Reign
Friday, December 6, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A lively evening of diversely curated music that influenced or was influenced by The Purple One, featuring guest artists who have worked with Prince, including Saeeda Wright and Tyrone Hendrix.
$40-$50
University of Puget Sound: Organ at Noon – The Great 'O' Antiphons
Friday, December 6, 2019 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Kilworth Memorial Chapel, Tacoma, WA, United States
The University of Puget Sound presents organist Wyatt Smith performing Nico Muhly's O Antiphon Preludes.
Free
Cornish Presents: Scores of Sound
Friday, December 6, 2019 @ 10:00am – 10:00pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Three-day festival of music from the music students at Cornish College of the Arts.
Free (Free)
Cornish Presents: Scores of Sound
Thursday, December 5, 2019 @ 10:00am – 10:00pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Three-day festival of music from the music students at Cornish College of the Arts.
Free (Free)
Susanna Valleau Organ Recital
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Susanna Valleau, music director at St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church, plays music of J.S. Bach, Johannes Brahms, Rachel Laurin, Ad Wammes, Michael Bedford, and Rebecca Groom te Velde.
$10 suggested donation
Bellingham Music Club presents the acclaimed Nathan Chan Trio
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 @ 10:30am – 11:30am (PST)
First Congregational Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
Felix Mendelssohn – Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66
Paul Schoenfeld – Café Music
Paul Schoenfeld – Café Music
Free (Free)
Cornish Presents: Scores of Sound
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 @ 10:00am – 10:00pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Three-day festival of music from the music students at Cornish College of the Arts.
Free (Free)
UW Modern Ensemble: Crumb, Dalbavie, & more
Monday, December 2, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Music from the mid-20th century and beyond.
Free (Free)
Everett Philharmonic: Music for the Imagination
Sunday, December 1, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Everett Civic Auditorium, Everett, WA, United States
A family-friendly concert including the overture to L'Italiana in Algiers, Nutcracker Suite, Sleigh Ride, and more.
$20 / $10 / kids under age 5 FREE
Seattle Classic Guitar Society: Paul Grove
Saturday, November 30, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Leo Brouwer – Elogio de la Danza
Joey Hooper – The Enchanted Sapphire
Michael Tippett – The Blue Guitar
Florence Price, arr. Paul Grove – Andante
David Feingold – Song and Dance
Paul Grove – Hymn to the Sacred Earth
Agustín Barrios – Vals Op. 8, No. 4
Joey Hooper – The Enchanted Sapphire
Michael Tippett – The Blue Guitar
Florence Price, arr. Paul Grove – Andante
David Feingold – Song and Dance
Paul Grove – Hymn to the Sacred Earth
Agustín Barrios – Vals Op. 8, No. 4
Free (Free)
Town Music: Piano Ki Avaaz
Monday, November 25, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
The debut of a newly commissioned Piano Trio by emerging Indian-American composer Reena Esmail.
$15-$20
Northwest Clarinet Choir Free Concert
Sunday, November 24, 2019 @ 6:00pm – 7:15pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
A large clarinet ensemble performs works by Edvard Grieg, Vaclav Nelhybel, and John David Lamb, plus new Paul Beaumier arrangements of music by George Gershwin and Jeffrey Ouper.
Free (Free)
Michael Kleinschmidt Organ Recital
Sunday, November 24, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Preludes and fugues of J.S. Bach and Johannes Brahms, plus music by Dietrich Buxtehude, Petr Eben, and more.
$18 / $10 / kids free
Meany Center presents Gabriel Kahane
Saturday, November 23, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Gabriel Kahane's performs his Book of Travelers – a diary of a cross-country journey and a portrait of America at a time of profound national turbulence.
$31-$39 ($24-$31 ages 5-17)
Symphony Tacoma: George Li Plays Enchanting Rachmaninoff
Saturday, November 23, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
David Ludwig – Fanfare for Sam
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
$24-$83
Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: Heroes & Villains
Saturday, November 23, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Scott Selfon – A Stan Lee Tribute
Béla Bartók – Miraculous Mandarin
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"
Béla Bartók – Miraculous Mandarin
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"
$8-$15
Kin of the Moon: F I R E ∴ R E F I R E
Friday, November 22, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Neil Welch – No house on fire, no.
Ewa Trębacz – Winter After Times of Fire
Leanna Keith and Em Piro – imagination is an act of rebellion (premiere)
Ewa Trębacz – Winter After Times of Fire
Leanna Keith and Em Piro – imagination is an act of rebellion (premiere)
$5-$15 suggested donation
UW Percussion Ensemble & Harry Partch Ensemble
Friday, November 22, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Shared concert marking the conclusion of the Harry Partch residency at the UW.
$10