Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
Suzuki Celebration Concert 2017
Saturday, April 15, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
More than 80 students ages 4-17 from around WA state will play pieces from the Baroque to Contemporary periods.
$21.50
Racer Sessions: Ruby Dunphy
Sunday, April 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
SPU Faculty Concert: The Elements
Monday, April 17, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Poised between progressive jazz, post-rock, and contemporary classical music, a playful juxtaposition amidst our heady intellects and our groove craving souls.
Free (Free)
UW Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band: Away
Thursday, April 20, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Ron Nelson – Rocky Point Holiday
Scott McCallister – Gone
Malcom Arnold/J. Paynter – Four Scottish Dances
James Bonney – DARKlightNESS ("Light Within Darkness") Concerto No. 2 for Electric Guitar and Wind Ensemble
Scott McCallister – Gone
Malcom Arnold/J. Paynter – Four Scottish Dances
James Bonney – DARKlightNESS ("Light Within Darkness") Concerto No. 2 for Electric Guitar and Wind Ensemble
$10
Emissary Quartet: Four Flutes, No Boundaries
Friday, April 21, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
University Heights Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jennifer Higdon – Steeley Pause
Annika Socolofsky – One wish, your honey lips
Takashi Yoshimatsu – Twitter Birds Blog
Peter Kramer – Wedge
Heike Beckmann – Levada
Annika Socolofsky – One wish, your honey lips
Takashi Yoshimatsu – Twitter Birds Blog
Peter Kramer – Wedge
Heike Beckmann – Levada
$15 suggested donation
Tom Baker: The Guitar In My Life
Friday, April 21, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
25 years of works by Tom Baker for solo classical guitar, guitar and soprano, guitar ensemble, and for solo electric guitar.
$5-$15
Cascadian Chorale: Cascadian Composers
Saturday, April 22, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Church of the Holy Cross, Redmond, WA, United States
Celebrating the many facets of Bern Herbolsheimer's musical personality, plus new and beautiful music by local composers Christopher Lee Fraley, Jeremy Kings, Joy DeCoursey-Porter, and more.
$17 ($12 student/senior)
Symphony Tacoma: Symphony Sweethearts
Saturday, April 22, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Hear Jens Lindemann, one of the most celebrated trumpet soloists, along with the full Tacoma Symphony and a sizzling jazz ensemble, performing Rodgers and Hart, Ellington, Garner — the perfect “Lover’s Day” outing.
$19-$80
Seattle Rock Orchestra performs Michael Jackson
Saturday, April 22, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA, United States
Featuring "Billie Jean," "Thriller," "Don’t Stop Til’ You Get Enough," "Smooth Criminal," "I Want You Back," "ABC," and many more.
$40
Cascadian Chorale: Cascadian Composers
Sunday, April 23, 2028 @ 3:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Medina, WA, United States
Celebrating the many facets of Bern Herbolsheimer's musical personality, plus new and beautiful music by local composers Christopher Lee Fraley, Jeremy Kings, Joy DeCoursey-Porter, and more.
$17 ($12 student/senior)
Seattle Philharmonic Strings: Tchaikovsky & Takemitsu
Sunday, April 23, 2028 @ 4:00pm – 6:20pm (PDT)
Seattle Central Library Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky's moving and lyrical Serenade for Strings, plus works by Baroque masters Henry Purcell and Antonio Caldara, and two contrasting 20th-century masterpieces by Paul Hindemith and Toru Takemitsu.
Free (Free)
Leif Ove Andsnes & Marc-André Hamelin In Recital
Monday, April 24, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
These titans of the piano reawaken The Rite of Spring, its pounding rhythms and riotous harmonies all the more striking in Stravinsky’s own four-hand scoring.
$25-$123
SPU Musical Showcase | A Celebration of 125 Years
Saturday, April 29, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Student performances will include finalists from SPU’s annual Concerto Competition, as well as performances from the Jazz Ensemble, Brass Choir, and a preview of music from SPU theatre’s upcoming production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical Into the Woods.
Free
Seattle Rock Orchestra performs Michael Jackson
Saturday, April 29, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Capitol Theater, Olympia, WA, United States
Seattle Rock Orchestra pays tribute to the King of Pop.
$25
Vox16: Muhly, Gorecki, & Pärt
Saturday, April 29, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Choral music by minimalist composers Nico Muhly, Arvo Pärt, and Henryk Gorecki, accompanied by motets from contemporary composers Caroline Mallonee, John Duggan, and Teena Lyle.
$17/$12/$7
Northwest Symphony Orchestra: Season Finale
Saturday, April 29, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Highline Performing Arts Center, Burien, WA, United States
Samuel Jones – Fanfare
Brahms – Violin Concerto
Respighi – Pines of Rome
Brahms – Violin Concerto
Respighi – Pines of Rome
$12-$15
SPU Musical Showcase | A Celebration of 125 Years
Sunday, April 30, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Student performances will include finalists from SPU’s annual Concerto Competition, as well as performances from the Jazz Ensemble, Brass Choir, and a preview of music from SPU theatre’s upcoming production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical Into the Woods.
Free
Racer Sessions: DunkelPek (Oakland)
Sunday, April 30, 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
Ladies Musical Club: Original Works by LMC Composers
Saturday, May 6, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Anderson – London Songs
Truesdell – in 1 Nursery Rhymes for Julia (Charles Strong)
Truesdell – Beach Rocks
Ritchie – Three Preludes: Peace… Lost and Found
Roberts – Reach for Me
Roberts – Sweet Sorrow
Roberts – Freedom
Truesdell – in 1 Nursery Rhymes for Julia (Charles Strong)
Truesdell – Beach Rocks
Ritchie – Three Preludes: Peace… Lost and Found
Roberts – Reach for Me
Roberts – Sweet Sorrow
Roberts – Freedom
Free
Seattle Rock Orchestra performs Michael Jackson
Saturday, May 6, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Seasons Performance Hall, Yakima, WA, United States
Seattle Rock Orchestra pays tribute to the King of Pop.
$30-$35