Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
Live @ Benaroya Hall: Hauschka
Friday, November 3, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Hauschka performs music from his latest release, "What If," an "...irrepressible outpouring of creativity, [that] reinvents piano music in a dramatic and exceptional fashion."
$25-$35
Peter Nelson-King: Daring modern American works for the piano
Friday, November 3, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Gallery 1412, Seattle, WA, United States
A unique concert of daring modern American works for the piano that push the boundaries of the instrument and explore the mysteries and far horizons of emotional expression.
$5-$15 suggested donation at door
Seattle Composers' Salon: Reid, Senter, Truesdell, Wilson
Friday, November 3, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of music and discussion with Seattle composers Clement Reid, Calvin Senter, Nicole Truesdell, and Mark Wilson.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Her Story
Saturday, November 4, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
The PNB stage will feature the works of three renowned female choreographers with the return of Twyla Tharp’s dramatic "Afternoon Ball," her raw view of a lost generation, and Jessica Lang’s sumptuously painted "Her Door to the Sky." Two worlds alternate and escalate to collision in the award-winning "Plot Point," a much-anticipated PNB premiere by Crystal Pite.
$30-$180
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Her Story
Saturday, November 4, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
The PNB stage will feature the works of three renowned female choreographers with the return of Twyla Tharp’s dramatic "Afternoon Ball," her raw view of a lost generation, and Jessica Lang’s sumptuously painted "Her Door to the Sky." Two worlds alternate and escalate to collision in the award-winning "Plot Point," a much-anticipated PNB premiere by Crystal Pite.
$37-$187
Wayward Music Series: Paul Matthew Moore
Saturday, November 4, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Composer Paul Matthew Moore brings together 8 performers for an evening of intricate, quiet electro-acoustic music and dance that will ruminate on the tradition of west coast minimalism.
$5–$15 suggested donation
Kronos Quartet
Saturday, November 4, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Combining a spirit of fearless exploration with a commitment to continually re-imagining the string quartet experience.
$17-$73
BetaSounds II: AmericanSounds
Monday, November 6, 2028 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
The Conservatory Coffee Shop, Seattle, WA, United States
Terry Riley – Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector
Philip Glass – String Quartet No. 3 (movements I, III, IV, VI)
Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings
Jessie Montgomery – Strum
Philip Glass – String Quartet No. 3 (movements I, III, IV, VI)
Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings
Jessie Montgomery – Strum
$15 (children free with paying adult)
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Her Story
Thursday, November 9, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
The PNB stage will feature the works of three renowned female choreographers with the return of Twyla Tharp’s dramatic "Afternoon Ball," her raw view of a lost generation, and Jessica Lang’s sumptuously painted "Her Door to the Sky." Two worlds alternate and escalate to collision in the award-winning "Plot Point," a much-anticipated PNB premiere by Crystal Pite.
$30-$180
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Her Story
Friday, November 10, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
The PNB stage will feature the works of three renowned female choreographers with the return of Twyla Tharp’s dramatic "Afternoon Ball," her raw view of a lost generation, and Jessica Lang’s sumptuously painted "Her Door to the Sky." Two worlds alternate and escalate to collision in the award-winning "Plot Point," a much-anticipated PNB premiere by Crystal Pite.
$30-$180
Pianist Haskell Small: Journeys in Silence
Friday, November 10, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Partita in A minor
Hovhaness – Pastorale No. 1
Hovhaness – Hymn to Mt. Chocorua
Small – A Journey in Silence: Reflections on the Book of Hours
Hovhaness – Pastorale No. 1
Hovhaness – Hymn to Mt. Chocorua
Small – A Journey in Silence: Reflections on the Book of Hours
Free (Admission by free-will offering)
Epoch: Mateo Messina's 20th Annual Benefit Concert
Friday, November 10, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Mateo Messina’s 20th annual benefit concert weaves common themes from our lives, inspired by the unique era we are living in, and written to embrace and celebrate our interconnectedness.
$45+
OSSCS: Dvořák in America
Saturday, November 11, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Leo Sowerby – Comes Autumn Time
Haydn – Hunting Chorus from The Seasons, Hob. XXI:3
Dvořák – Te Deum, Op. 103
Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 (“From the New World”)
Haydn – Hunting Chorus from The Seasons, Hob. XXI:3
Dvořák – Te Deum, Op. 103
Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 (“From the New World”)
$25 / $20 / $10
Seattle Baroque Orchestra: Forces of Nature
Saturday, November 11, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Early music and new music intertwine like never before, including the world premiere of a concerto for electric theorbo by Seattle-based composer Aaron Grad.
$40 (students $20)
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Her Story
Saturday, November 11, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
The PNB stage will feature the works of three renowned female choreographers with the return of Twyla Tharp’s dramatic "Afternoon Ball," her raw view of a lost generation, and Jessica Lang’s sumptuously painted "Her Door to the Sky." Two worlds alternate and escalate to collision in the award-winning "Plot Point," a much-anticipated PNB premiere by Crystal Pite.
$37-$187
Wayward Music Series: Amy Denio – Truth is Up for Grabs
Saturday, November 11, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Amy Denio presents Truth Is Up For Grabs, a song cycle of 8 new compositions for chamber ensemble.
$5-$25 donation
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Her Story
Sunday, November 12, 2028 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
The PNB stage will feature the works of three renowned female choreographers with the return of Twyla Tharp’s dramatic "Afternoon Ball," her raw view of a lost generation, and Jessica Lang’s sumptuously painted "Her Door to the Sky." Two worlds alternate and escalate to collision in the award-winning "Plot Point," a much-anticipated PNB premiere by Crystal Pite.
$37-$187
Junior Recital: Liam Hardison, Guitar
Tuesday, November 14, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A thirty minute recital classical guitar recital presented in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Music at Cornish College of the Arts.
Free (Free)
Passenger Pigeon / Mark Schlipper / Too Tired to Say Anything
Wednesday, November 15, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Wordless music that range from the droney and dissonant to the upbeat and melodic.
$5-$15 donation
On the Boards: Pancho Villa From a Safe Distance
Thursday, November 16, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
On the Boards, Seattle, WA, United States
An experimental chamber opera examining the Mexican and Mexican-American impact on the culture and politics of West Texas, contributing to the conversation about borders and the limitations of the concept of delineated states.
$12-$30