Contemporary – Past Concerts
Seattle Symphony: The Movie Music of John Williams
Friday, November 8, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
From Harry Potter to Star Wars to Indiana Jones, John Williams has penned some of the most unforgettable film scores of all time.
$35-$101
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Locally Sourced
Friday, November 8, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
PNB turns to local talent with a triple bill of new works by Eva Stone, Donald Byrd, and Miles Pertl. Featuring music by Nadia Boulanger, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Fanny Mendelssohn, Clara Schumann, Emmanuel Witzthum, and Cosmo Sheldrake.
$37-$190
Wayward Music Series: Pneuma
Thursday, November 7, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Quartet consisting of clarinets, voice, and electronics presents a body of work at the intersections of Jewish music, contemporary classical music, and free jazz.
$10-$20 sliding scale
Bellingham Music Club: Trinsic Brass
Thursday, November 7, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
First Congregational Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
Jon Stevens – Triangles
Anton Reicha – Horn Trios Op. 82, No. 11
Additional works TBA
Anton Reicha – Horn Trios Op. 82, No. 11
Additional works TBA
$20 / $15 / free
Pacific Lutheran University: Music of Norway – Knut Vaage & the Valen Piano Trio
Knut Vaage and
Valen Trio
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Scandinavian Cultural Center at Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA, United States
Pacific Lutheran University presents acclaimed piano trio with Norwegian composer Knut Vaage.
$10 / $5 / free
Seattle Symphony: Chick Corea Rhapsody in Blue
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Overture to Don Giovanni, K. 527
Chick Corea – Piano Concerto No. 1
George Gershwin – Piano Solo Selections
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Chick Corea – Piano Concerto No. 1
George Gershwin – Piano Solo Selections
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
$67-$127
Seattle Pacific University: Jazz/Percussion Concert
Tuesday, November 5, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Co-produced by SPU’s Jazz Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble, this concert features a multitude of styles – including traditional, be-bop, and contemporary.
Free (Free)
Wayward Music Series: Earshot – Travis Laplante
Monday, November 4, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Saxophonist and composer Travis Laplante performs a "mystifying and transporting" solo concert.
$10-$27
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra Fall Masterworks Concert
Sunday, November 3, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
Modest Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition
Elmer Bernstein – Music from The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Elmer Bernstein – Music from The Magnificent Seven (1960)
$20 ($10 youth / senior / alum)
Seattle Symphony Presents Kate Soper in Recital
Sunday, November 3, 2019 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Kate Soper – Dialogue
Kate Soper – The Fragments of Parmenides
Kate Soper – The Understanding of All Things
Kate Soper – Dialogue II
Kate Soper – The Fragments of Parmenides
Kate Soper – The Understanding of All Things
Kate Soper – Dialogue II
$25
Music of Remembrance Presents 'Passage; Confronting Intolerance'
Sunday, November 3, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Passage
Shinji Eshima – Veritas
Paul Schoenfield – Camp Songs
Shinji Eshima – Veritas
Paul Schoenfield – Camp Songs
$55 ($30 under 30, $5 Teentix)
Evergreen Community Orchestra: Mamma Mia, Disco Lives
Sunday, November 3, 2019 @ 3:30pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Take a musical trip back to the days of disco with Bohemian Rhapsody, Stayin' Alive, I Will Survive, Y.M.C.A., selections from Mamma Mia, and more.
Free (Free)
Olympia Chamber Orchestra: Celebrate!
Sunday, November 3, 2019 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PST)
St. John's Episcopal Church, Olympia, WA, United States
Jennifer Higdon – Celebration Fanfare
Camille Saint-Saëns – Havanaise in E major, Op. 83
George Frideric Handel – Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
Camille Saint-Saëns – Havanaise in E major, Op. 83
George Frideric Handel – Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
$20 / $10
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Norwegian Odyssé
Sunday, November 3, 2019 @ 1:30pm – 3:30pm (PST)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Rebecka Sofia Ahvenniemi – Barnet som blev osynligt ("The child who became invisible") for soprano, percussion and electronics (US premiere)
Anders Torgunrod Røshol – Livorno Fragments (US premiere)
Lasse Thoresen – Hagen ("The Garden") (US premiere)
Knut Vaage – Odyssé for sinfonietta (US premiere)
Knut Vaage – Svev for piano trio (US premiere)
Anders Torgunrod Røshol – Livorno Fragments (US premiere)
Lasse Thoresen – Hagen ("The Garden") (US premiere)
Knut Vaage – Odyssé for sinfonietta (US premiere)
Knut Vaage – Svev for piano trio (US premiere)
$30 / $25 / $10
Inside the Music with GraceAnn Cummings: Garrett Fisher's Ragas for solo piano
Saturday, November 2, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Premiere of Garrett Fisher's Ragas for solo piano. Other works include music from the African Diaspora, Gorecki's piano sonata, and two Scriabin etudes.
$15
Emerald City Music: In The Dark
Saturday, November 2, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
On the heels of Halloween weekend, immerse yourself in a terrifying musical experience with Georg Friedrich Haas’ In iij. Noct. for string quartet, with the absence of light as the focus.
$28-$43 (students $10)
Orchestra Seattle & Seattle Chamber Singers: Memorials
Saturday, November 2, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Jennifer Higdon – blue cathedral
Huntley Beyer – Circumference (world premiere),
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica”
Huntley Beyer – Circumference (world premiere),
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica”
$25 / $20 / $10 / FREE for youth
Evergreen Community Orchestra: Mamma Mia, Disco Lives
Saturday, November 2, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Take a musical trip back to the days of disco with Bohemian Rhapsody, Stayin' Alive, I Will Survive, Y.M.C.A., selections from Mamma Mia, and more.
Free (Free)
Wayward Music Series: Body.Space.Time.Sound – Volume 4: Cube
Friday, November 1, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of scored, interdisciplinary improvisations featuring musicians Tom Baker and Kate Olson, and movement artists Alia Swersky and Corrie Befort.
$15
Emerald City Music: In The Dark
Friday, November 1, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
On the heels of Halloween weekend, immerse yourself in a terrifying musical experience with Georg Friedrich Haas’ In iij. Noct. for string quartet, with the absence of light as the focus.
$45 (students $10)