Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
Music of Today: DXARTS
Thursday, April 9, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Groundbreaking new works and modern classics by faculty and guest composers.
$20 ($12 student/senior)
Oliver Groenewald NewNet
Friday, April 10, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A live recording of the NewNet, a nine-piece ensemble of superb jazz musicians performing the marvelous compositions of Oliver Groenewald.
$5-$15 suggested donation
21st Century Violin
Saturday, April 11, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Luciano Berio – Sequenza VIII for solo violin
Salvatore Sciarrino – Le Stagioni Artificiali for violin and ensemble (U.S. premiere)
Jérémy Jolley – New work for violin and ensemble (world premiere)
Franco Donatoni – Spiri for ten instruments
Salvatore Sciarrino – Le Stagioni Artificiali for violin and ensemble (U.S. premiere)
Jérémy Jolley – New work for violin and ensemble (world premiere)
Franco Donatoni – Spiri for ten instruments
$20 ($10 student/senior)
Racer Sessions: Carmen Rothwell
Sunday, April 12, 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
An Evening with Dawn Clement
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist/composer Dawn Clement presents a special concert featuring a set of her new works for string quartet and voice, as well as a set of solo piano improvisations.
$10-$20
Island Time: Simple Measures with the Turtle Island Quartet
Friday, April 17, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Come relax to the cool strains of the Turtle Island Quartet, our country’s premiere jazz string quartet, taking turns with a quartet of our own musicians playing classical tunes that complement the jazz.
$30 ($25 seniors; $15 students)
Wayward Music Series: R. Andrew Lee, piano
Friday, April 17, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Craig Shepard – December
Nat Evans – Desert Ornamentation
Adrian Knight – Obessions
Nat Evans – Desert Ornamentation
Adrian Knight – Obessions
$5-$15 suggested donation
R. Andrew Lee, piano: Randy Gibson
Saturday, April 18, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist R. Andrew Lee returns to Seattle to present two evenings of newly commissioned music presented by Nonsequitur.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Island Time: Simple Measures with the Turtle Island Quartet
Sunday, April 19, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Mount Baker Community Club, Seattle, WA, United States
Come relax to the cool strains of the Turtle Island Quartet, our country’s premiere jazz string quartet, taking turns with a quartet of our own musicians playing classical tunes that complement the jazz.
$30 ($25 seniors; $15 students)
Racer Sessions: Christian Pincock
Sunday, April 19, 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
UW Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band: Prized – Memories
Monday, April 20, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
The UW Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Bands perform music by prize-winning composers, including Funeral Music for Queen Mary, by Steven Stucky; and American Scripture, by Andrew Rindfleisch.
$15 ($10 student/senior)
US World Series: Emerson String Quartet
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 108
Liebermann – New Work (2014)
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132
Liebermann – New Work (2014)
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132
$40-$45
Nick Norton + Nat Evans + John Teske
Thursday, April 23, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Graphic scores for small ensemble and composed works for piano by John Teske and Nick Norton. A site-specific listening and tea event by Nat Evans precedes the performance.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Inverted Space Ensemble / Washington Composers Forum
Friday, April 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Onur Dülger – radicalOtherness
Whitney George – Burning a Name with Black Edges
Michal Raymond Massoud – Like you mean it
Scott Rubin – Torn Cubist
Nick Vasallo – When the War Began
Whitney George – Burning a Name with Black Edges
Michal Raymond Massoud – Like you mean it
Scott Rubin – Torn Cubist
Nick Vasallo – When the War Began
Free
LUCO: Beethoven's 'Emperor' Concerto
Friday, April 24, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Ngai – The Glory Fanfare (world premiere)
Marquez – Danzon No. 2
Guinivan – 20th Anniversary Commission
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
Marquez – Danzon No. 2
Guinivan – 20th Anniversary Commission
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
$18 ($13 student/senior)
Dennis Rea: Live at the Forbidden City
Friday, April 24, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Longtime Seattle musician Dennis Rea celebrates the republication of his book Live at the Forbidden City: Musical Encounters in China and Taiwan with a reading plus a musical performance of Asian-themed works.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Agonia
Friday, April 24, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Ned Rorem – In time of pestilence
Alfred Schnittke – Verses of repentance
John Joubert – Pro pace motets
Alfred Schnittke – Verses of repentance
John Joubert – Pro pace motets
$15-$25
NEW EXPANSE | VOL. I
Saturday, April 25, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A diverse and engaging evening of active listening and presentation that moves beyond the typical live concert or lecture to offer the public a new space that is educational, current and refreshing.
$10 suggested donation
Agonia
Saturday, April 25, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Ned Rorem – In time of pestilence
Alfred Schnittke – Verses of repentance
John Joubert – Pro pace motets
Alfred Schnittke – Verses of repentance
John Joubert – Pro pace motets
$15-$25
Day of Percussion 2015
Sunday, April 26, 2026 @ 10:00am – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany 268, Seattle, WA, United States
All-day event including clinics and performances of all different types of percussion.
$5-$10