Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
Emerald City Music: Back to Bach
Saturday, May 27, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Norgard – The Well-Tempered Percussion
Bach – Double from Partita No. 1 for Solo Violin
Francis – Sillage for Violin and Piano
Bach/Busoni – Chaconne for Solo Piano
Koppel – Toccata for Vibraphone and Marimba
Schumann – Piano Quartet
Bach – Double from Partita No. 1 for Solo Violin
Francis – Sillage for Violin and Piano
Bach/Busoni – Chaconne for Solo Piano
Koppel – Toccata for Vibraphone and Marimba
Schumann – Piano Quartet
$10-$28
Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra: Copland's Tender Land Suite
Friday, June 2, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Bernstein – West Side Story Suite
John Williams – Music from Lincoln
Copland – Tender Land Suite
TBA – 2017 BSO Young Artist Concerto Competition Winner
John Williams – Music from Lincoln
Copland – Tender Land Suite
TBA – 2017 BSO Young Artist Concerto Competition Winner
$16-$19
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Mystic Clarinet with guest artist Carol Robinson
Saturday, June 3, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
William O. “Bill” Smith – Rites for solo clarinet and tape (1998)
Giacinto Scelsi – Ko-Lho for flute and clarinet (1966)
Giacinto Scelsi – Kya for clarinet and 7 instruments (1959) – Seattle premiere
Jeremy Jolley – Archipel… en résonnant à Venise… for solo clarinet, 4 instrumental groups and fixed media (2017) – world premiere
Giacinto Scelsi – Ko-Lho for flute and clarinet (1966)
Giacinto Scelsi – Kya for clarinet and 7 instruments (1959) – Seattle premiere
Jeremy Jolley – Archipel… en résonnant à Venise… for solo clarinet, 4 instrumental groups and fixed media (2017) – world premiere
$10-$25
Northwest Chamber Chorus: American Masters
Sunday, June 4, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (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)
Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra: Copland's Tender Land Suite
Sunday, June 4, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Bernstein – West Side Story Suite
John Williams – Music from Lincoln
Copland – Tender Land Suite
TBA – 2017 BSO Young Artist Concerto Competition Winner
John Williams – Music from Lincoln
Copland – Tender Land Suite
TBA – 2017 BSO Young Artist Concerto Competition Winner
$16-$19
Racer Sessions: Tightrope
Sunday, June 4, 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
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)