Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
Ravenna String Orchestras: Respighi, Silva, Kioulaphides & more
Wednesday, June 7, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:45pm (PDT)
Eckstein Middle School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Respighi – Ancient Dances and Airs (arr. McAlister)
Gustav Mahler and Simone Molinaro – Song of a Wayfarer
Alan Lee Silva – The Evil Eye and the Hideous Heart
Bach – Overture No. 1 in C major
Richard Meyer – Of Glorious Plumage
Victor Kioulaphides – Summer Concerto
Gustav Mahler and Simone Molinaro – Song of a Wayfarer
Alan Lee Silva – The Evil Eye and the Hideous Heart
Bach – Overture No. 1 in C major
Richard Meyer – Of Glorious Plumage
Victor Kioulaphides – Summer Concerto
Free (Free)
Cursive Presents: As It Fell Upon A Day
Thursday, June 8, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A unique program combining flute, clarinet, viola, voice, and piano, featuring works by Copland, Stravinsky, Takemitsu, Matyas Seiber, Netty Simons, and Anteo Fabris.
$5-$15 suggested donation
The Esoterics: Approaching Ecstasy
Friday, June 9, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert-length dance collaboration based on the life and poetry of the Alexandrian poet Constantine Cavafy.
$25-$50
Northwest Chamber Chorus: American Masters
Saturday, June 10, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music from composers of North and South America: Alice Parker, Robert Shaw, Morten Lauridsen, Samuel Barber, Alberto Ginastera, Eric William Barnum, and more.
$20-$24 (Ages 6-18 free)
The Esoterics: Approaching Ecstasy
Saturday, June 10, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert-length dance collaboration based on the life and poetry of the Alexandrian poet Constantine Cavafy.
$25-$50
Racer Sessions: Crown Larks (Chicago)
Sunday, June 11, 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: Spooky Action
Sunday, June 18, 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
A World of Guitar: Virtuoso Guitar Music of Six Continents
Saturday, June 24, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Peninsula Arts Center, Long Beach, WA, United States
Works by Bach, Dowland, Mussorgsky, Lauro, and new works by Vineet Shende, Peter Janson, and more.
$13
A World of Guitar: Virtuoso Guitar Music of Six Continents
Sunday, June 25, 2028 @ 4:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater, Snohomish, WA, United States
Composers in this duo guitar concert include Bach, Dowland, Mussorgsky, Lauro, and new works by Vineet Shende, Peter Janson and more.
$20
Racer Sessions: TBA
Sunday, June 25, 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
Bellingham Festival of Music: Harlin, Rachmaninoff, Taylor, Stravinsky
Saturday, July 1, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Patrick Harlin – Rapture
Rachmaninoff – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Ben Taylor – Aurum Tetra, concerto for string quartet (world premiere)
Stravinsky – Firebird Suite (1919 version)
Rachmaninoff – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Ben Taylor – Aurum Tetra, concerto for string quartet (world premiere)
Stravinsky – Firebird Suite (1919 version)
$12-$49
Bellingham Festival of Music: Calidore String Quartet – Mozart, Janáček, Dvořák
Sunday, July 2, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Mozart – String Quartet No. 15 in D minor
Janáček – String Quartet No. 1, "Kreutzer Sonata"
Dvořák – Quartet in F major, Op 96, "American"
Janáček – String Quartet No. 1, "Kreutzer Sonata"
Dvořák – Quartet in F major, Op 96, "American"
$12-$49
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Andrew Armstrong piano recital
Monday, July 3, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Aaron Jay Kernis – Before Sleep and Dreams
Lisa Bielawa – Wait
Lisa Bielawa – Wait
Free (Free)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Mozart, Stravinsky, & Mendelssohn
Monday, July 3, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Quartet for Piano and Strings in G minor, K. 478
Stravinsky – L'histoire du Soldat Suite for Clarinet, Violin and Piano
Mendelssohn – Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 49
Stravinsky – L'histoire du Soldat Suite for Clarinet, Violin and Piano
Mendelssohn – Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 49
From $52 ($16 students or 30 & under)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Joyce Yang Recital
Wednesday, July 5, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Edvard Grieg – Selections from Lyric Pieces
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Selections from Preludes
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Selections from Preludes
Free (Free)
Seattle Chamber Music Society presents RUSSIA: Prokofiev, Shostakovich, & Tchaikovsky
Wednesday, July 5, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Prokofiev – Overture on Hebrew Themes for Clarinet, Piano and String Quartet in C minor, Op. 34
Shostakovich – Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134
Tchaikovsky – Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in A minor, Op. 50
Shostakovich – Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134
Tchaikovsky – Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in A minor, Op. 50
From $52 ($16 students or 30 & under)
Seattle Chamber Music Society Open Rehearsal: Korngold's quintet for piano & strings
Friday, July 7, 2028 @ 1:15pm – 2:15pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An open rehearsal with SCMS artists Andrew Wan, Noah Bendix-Balgley, Yura Lee, Clive Greensmith, and Andrew Armstrong.
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Yura Lee Viola Recital
Friday, July 7, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Zoltan Kodaly (arr. Yura Lee) – Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Clarke, Brahms, & Korngold
Friday, July 7, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Rebecca Clarke – Sonata for Viola and Piano
Brahms – Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 87
Korngold – Quintet for Piano and Strings in E major, Op. 15
Brahms – Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 87
Korngold – Quintet for Piano and Strings in E major, Op. 15
from $52 ($16 students or 30 & under)
The Big Gig
Saturday, July 8, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Triple Door, Seattle, WA, United States
A music spectacular peppered with comedy and dance.
$27.50-$35