Contemporary – Past Concerts
The Esoterics: Honesty – The Strength of Sincerity
Sunday, October 20, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
St. John's Episcopal Church Olympia, Olympia, WA, United States
Three world premieres, 12 composers, and all new music focusing on the value and strength of sincerity.
$22 / $15
Brass Band Northwest: The Year of the Dragon
Sunday, October 20, 2019 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Paul Lovatt-Cooper – Home of Legends
Malcolm Arnold – Little Suite for brass
Karl Jenkins – Palladio
Philip Sparke – The Year of the Dragon
Derek Bourgeois – Metro Gnome
Chris Hazell – Three Brass Cats
Imagine Dragons – "Believer" arranged for brass
Malcolm Arnold – Little Suite for brass
Karl Jenkins – Palladio
Philip Sparke – The Year of the Dragon
Derek Bourgeois – Metro Gnome
Chris Hazell – Three Brass Cats
Imagine Dragons – "Believer" arranged for brass
$10 suggested donation
Sammamish Symphony Presents An Evening at the Theater
Sunday, October 20, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Eastlake Performing Arts Center, Sammamish, WA, United States
Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe – Camelot: Symphonic Suite (arr. Bennett)
Edvard Grieg – Peer Gynt: Suite No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven – Egmont: Overture and Incidental Music, Op. 84
Edvard Grieg – Peer Gynt: Suite No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven – Egmont: Overture and Incidental Music, Op. 84
$20 / $15 / $10
The Sustain Music Project: Music + New Beginnings
Sunday, October 20, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Taproot Theatre Company's Isaac Studio Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
A story-telling concert that is also a beautiful statement about the value of men, women, and children who are victims of abuse.
$20
The Esoterics: Honesty – The Strength of Sincerity
Saturday, October 19, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Three world premieres, 12 composers, and all new music focusing on the value and strength of sincerity.
$22 / $15
Bremerton WestSound Symphony: Birds of a Feather
Saturday, October 19, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Marvin Williams Center, Bremerton, WA, United States
Gioachino Rossini – La gazza ladra
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake Suite
Igor Stravinsky – The Firebird
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake Suite
Igor Stravinsky – The Firebird
$28 with discount options
Northwest Symphony Orchestra: Copland, Vivaldi, Williams
Saturday, October 19, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Music by John Williams, Aaron Copland, Richard Rodgers, Richard Wagner, Antonio Vivaldi, and others; with visuals of National Parks by Adrian Wyard.
$20 / $15 / $12
Seattle Symphony [untitled]: Sacred & Contemporary Brass Music
Friday, October 18, 2019 @ 10:00pm – 10:50pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – Samuel & Althea Stroum Grand Lobby, Seattle, WA, United States
The Seattle Symphony’s brass section performs sacred music of Giovanni Gabrieli alongside works by American composers Gunther Schuller, David Sampson, and Anthony DiLorenzo.
$15
Wayward Music Series: Earshot – Clarice Assad
Friday, October 18, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Extraordinary Brazilian-American composer, pianist, and vocalist Clarice Assad performs solo works for piano and voice, and presents three works for string quartet.
$5-$20 suggested donation
The Esoterics: Honesty – The Strength of Sincerity
Friday, October 18, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Three world premieres, 12 composers, and all new music focusing on the value and strength of sincerity.
$22 / $15
Susanna Valleau Organ Recital
Friday, October 18, 2019 @ 12:10pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
An organ recital by Susanna Valleau. Music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Böhm, Rachel Laurin, and Ad Wammes.
Donations welcome
University of Puget Sound: Wind Ensemble/Symphony Orchestra
University of Puget Sound School of Music,
University of Puget Sound Wind Ensemble, and
University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra
Thursday, October 17, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Aaron Copland – The Promise of Living
David Maslanka – Give Us This Day
Lili Boulanger – D’un matin de printemps
Igor Stravinsky – The Firebird Suite
Carlos Simon – Sweet Chariot (world premiere)
David Maslanka – Give Us This Day
Lili Boulanger – D’un matin de printemps
Igor Stravinsky – The Firebird Suite
Carlos Simon – Sweet Chariot (world premiere)
Free (Free)
Max Richter with American Contemporary Music Ensemble & Grace Davidson
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Inspired equally by Bach, punk rock, and ambient electronica, composer Max Richter’s sonic world blends a formal classical training with modern technology.
$26-$76
Ladies Musical Club: Contemporary Korean Composers
Monday, October 14, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
University House Wallingford, Seattle, WA, United States
Music for soprano and piano, written by contemporary Korean composers.
Free (Free)
Ensign Symphony & Chorus: Lux!
Monday, October 14, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Eric Whitacre – Lux Aurumque
Katharina von Schlegal, arr. Stephen Weatherford – Be Still My Soul (world premiere)
Katharina von Schlegal, arr. Stephen Weatherford – Be Still My Soul (world premiere)
$20-$40
Auburn Symphony Orchestra: 'Pictures at an Exhibition' – A Multimedia Experience
Sunday, October 13, 2019 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Auburn Performing Arts Center, Auburn, WA, United States
Mikhail Glinka – Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila
Adam Schoenberg – Picture Studies
Modest Mussorgsky (orch. Maurice Ravel) – Pictures at an Exhibition
Adam Schoenberg – Picture Studies
Modest Mussorgsky (orch. Maurice Ravel) – Pictures at an Exhibition
$37 / $30 / $10
Seattle International Piano Festival & Competition: Finalists – Collegiate & Professional Artists
Sunday, October 13, 2019 @ 1:30pm – 6:25pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Final rounds of the Collegiate Artist and Professional Artist categories.
$35 / $25 / $15
Wayward Music Series: Amy Denio – Truth Is Up For Grabs
Saturday, October 12, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Award-winning composer Amy Denio presents her newly expanded chamber suite with projected video by James Drage.
$5-$25 suggested donation
Seattle Symphony: Mozart Jupiter Symphony
Saturday, October 12, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 4
Olga Neuwirth – Aello - ballet mécanomorphe (US Premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter"
Olga Neuwirth – Aello - ballet mécanomorphe (US Premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter"
$24-$134 (age 8-18 free)
Tacoma Concert Band Presents 'Tie the Knot' 40th Anniversary Season Opener
Saturday, October 12, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Music inspired by stories of love by J.S. Bach, Leonard Bernstein, Richard Wagner, and Aaron Copland, plus W.A. Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 3 and a Sousa march or two!
$18-$36 (age 18 & under free)