Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
Cornish Masterclass: Composer Jesse Meyers
Monday, February 14, 2028 @ 1:30pm – 2:30pm (PST)
Cornish College of the Arts - Kerry Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Composer Jesse Meyers is giving a masterclass of his contemporary classical works and works for prepared piano.
Free (Free)
Wayward Music Series: Inverted Space Ensemble
Thursday, February 17, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Newly composed works alongside a diverse mix of contemporary and experimental music. Featuring works by Charles Corey, Jacob Sundstrom, Ania Stachurska, Clint McCallum, Sergej Newski, Beat Furrer, and John Cage.
$5-$15 suggested donation
NOCCO: RESONANCE – A Celebration of Black American Composers
Friday, February 18, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
New Holly Gathering Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Hanna Benn – Sankofa
Joplin – Selections from Treemonisha (1912, arr. Rick Benjamin)
Walker – Orpheus for Chamber Orchestra and narrator (1994)
Joplin – Selections from Treemonisha (1912, arr. Rick Benjamin)
Walker – Orpheus for Chamber Orchestra and narrator (1994)
$15-$25 (under 18 free)
Wayward Music Series: Melanie Voytovich
Friday, February 18, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:15pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A night of new work with premiers by Bradley Hawkins and Ella Mahler/Melanie Voytovich.
$5-$15 sliding scale donation
Barry Lieberman & Friends Recital: Chris Burns, double bass
Saturday, February 19, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Arcangelo Corelli – La Folia (arr. Lucas Drew)
Adolf Míšek – Solo Tuning in A major
Sofia Gubaidulina – Sonata for double bass
Frank Proto – Sonata 1963 for Double Bass and Piano
Adolf Míšek – Solo Tuning in A major
Sofia Gubaidulina – Sonata for double bass
Frank Proto – Sonata 1963 for Double Bass and Piano
Free
NOCCO: RESONANCE – A Celebration of Black American Composers
Saturday, February 19, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, Seattle, WA, United States
Hanna Benn – Sankofa
Joplin – Selections from Treemonisha (1912, arr. Rick Benjamin)
Walker – Orpheus for Chamber Orchestra and narrator (1994)
Joplin – Selections from Treemonisha (1912, arr. Rick Benjamin)
Walker – Orpheus for Chamber Orchestra and narrator (1994)
$15-$25 (under 18 free)
Racer Sessions: Amelia May Coulter
Saturday, February 19, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Music Y: New Works by Emerging Artists
Monday, February 21, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
The University of Washington School of Music and The Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS) present a program of original music and new works by emerging artists.
$15 ($10 students/seniors)
Wayward Music Series: Noel Kennon & Austin Larkin
Thursday, February 24, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Manipulated violin harmonics, sine waves, and controlled feedback, plus a small chamber ensemble who will attempt to induce sleep...
$5-$15 donation at the door
Skyros Quartet: Beneath the Surface – love, death, and transformation
Friday, February 25, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Works by Mozart, Ligeti, Dvořák, and Mendelssohn that explore a complete cycle of emotion and expression.
$20
Seattle Pro Musica: Chichester Psalms
Friday, February 25, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein’s beloved Chichester Psalms is paired with James MacMillan’s deeply moving Cantos sagrados in this concert of sacred music for choir and organ.
$12-$38
[CANCELLED] Seattle Composer Alliance Monthly Reading Session
Saturday, February 26, 2028 @ 1:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Seattle Pacific University, Crawford Music Building 211, Seattle, WA, United States
These sessions – open to the public, and all ages – are an opportunity for composers to work with performers and get real-time feedback.
Free (Free)
Mark Tse Conducts Bernstein, Varèse, Sondheim & More
Saturday, February 26, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein – Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs
Varèse – Octandre
Sondheim – "No More" from Into the Woods
Yang – TBA (premiere)
Copland – Appalachian Spring for 13 instruments
Varèse – Octandre
Sondheim – "No More" from Into the Woods
Yang – TBA (premiere)
Copland – Appalachian Spring for 13 instruments
Free
Guest Artist Recital: Stephen Drury, piano
Saturday, February 26, 2028 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ives – First Sonata
Beethoven – Sonata Op. 109
Lachenmann – Serynade
Beethoven – Sonata Op. 109
Lachenmann – Serynade
Free
Racer Sessions: Simon Henneman
Saturday, February 26, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Seattle Pro Musica: Chichester Psalms
Saturday, February 26, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein’s beloved Chichester Psalms is paired with James MacMillan’s deeply moving Cantos sagrados in this concert of sacred music for choir and organ.
$12-$38
Guest Artist Master Class: Stephen Drury, piano
Tuesday, February 29, 2028 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist Stephen Drury of the New England Conservatory leads a master class with UW piano students.
Free
Seattle Composers’ Salon: Arteaga, Bristow, Degraw & Scribner
Friday, March 3, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of music and discussion with Seattle composers Ivan Arteaga, Sheila Bristow, Blake Degraw, and S. Eric Scribner.
$5-$15 suggested donation
The Sound Ensemble: Music for the Stage
Saturday, March 4, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Anthony Plog – Animal Ditties VII
Kevin Clark – The Burial of the Dead
Tom Baker – Three Songs
Christopher Gainey – No Sleep for the Wicked
Kevin Clark – The Burial of the Dead
Tom Baker – Three Songs
Christopher Gainey – No Sleep for the Wicked
$15/$10
Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: Symphonic Dances
Saturday, March 4, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Borodin – Polovtsian Dances
John Adams – Chairman Dances
Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
John Adams – Chairman Dances
Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
$5-$8