Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Pärt & Saint-Saëns Recital
Wednesday, July 22, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Pärt – Fratres
Saint-Saëns – Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor
Saint-Saëns – Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor
Free
Octava Chamber Orchestra Summer Chamber Music Extravaganza
Saturday, July 25, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
New music from around the world in a variety of genres featuring the works of Nathan Jensen, Andre Van Haren, Greg Bartholomew, Jeffrey Goodman, Richard Vitzhum and more!
$15-$20
Racer Sessions: Ross Hammond (Sacramento)
Sunday, July 26, 2026 @ 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: Bill Kautz & Neil Welch
Sunday, August 2, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
The Esoterics: Audacior
Friday, August 7, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Choral works inspired by revolutionaries, journalists, protestors, nonconformists and those unafraid of speaking truth to those in power.
$15-$22
The Esoterics: Audacior
Saturday, August 8, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Choral works inspired by revolutionaries, journalists, protestors, nonconformists and those unafraid of speaking truth to those in power.
$15-$22
The Esoterics: Audacior
Sunday, August 9, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Grace Episcopal Church, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Choral works inspired by revolutionaries, journalists, protestors, nonconformists and those unafraid of speaking truth to those in power.
$15-$22
Racer Sessions: Wally Shoup Sax Trio
Sunday, August 9, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Wayward Music Series: Douglas DeVries & Yvonne Chen
Thursday, August 13, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A program of new American works by Alexandra T. Bryant, Evan Fein, Alishan Gezgin, Jake Heggie and Daniel Knaggs.
$10-$15
Parnassus Project: Ruminations
Friday, August 14, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert of American nostalgia, featuring works by John Adams, George Crumb, Osvaldo Golijov, and a premiere of a new work by local composer Cole Bratcher.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Racer Sessions: Mike Gebhart
Sunday, August 16, 2026 @ 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: Thelonious Dump Truck
Sunday, August 23, 2026 @ 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: Clifford Kimbrel-Dunn
Sunday, August 30, 2026 @ 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: Table & Chairs
Sunday, September 6, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Market Street Singers in Summer Lites
Saturday, September 12, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A wide blend of styles and choral textures, from classical to pop, from comedy to ragtime, from love ballads to choral classics.
Free
Music Around the World
Saturday, September 12, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, Mercer Island, WA, United States
Franck – Violin Sonata
Shostakovich – Four Pieces for violin and piano
Saint-Saëns – The Swan for cello and piano
Mendelssohn – Songs without Words, Op. 109 for cello and piano
Ravel – Habanera for cello and piano
Rachmaninoff – Suites for Piano, Four Hands No. 4 and No. 6
Shostakovich – Four Pieces for violin and piano
Saint-Saëns – The Swan for cello and piano
Mendelssohn – Songs without Words, Op. 109 for cello and piano
Ravel – Habanera for cello and piano
Rachmaninoff – Suites for Piano, Four Hands No. 4 and No. 6
$10-$25, kids up to 18 free
Market Street Singers in Summer Lites
Saturday, September 12, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A wide blend of styles and choral textures, from classical to pop, from comedy to ragtime, from love ballads to choral classics.
Free
Racer Sessions: Andrew Olmstead
Sunday, September 13, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Seattle Symphony Piano Competition Recital (Part I)
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 @ 9:30am – 12:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Eight contestants will perform a piece by Ravel; Premonitions, a Seattle Symphony commission by Kenji Bunch composed specifically for the competition; and one additional work of the contestant’s choosing.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
Seattle Symphony Piano Competition Recital (Part II)
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 @ 1:00pm – 3:35pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Eight contestants will perform a piece by Ravel; Premonitions, a Seattle Symphony commission by Kenji Bunch composed specifically for the competition; and one additional work of the contestant’s choosing.
Free (Free (RSVP required))