Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
Second City Chamber Series: Tradition
Thursday, July 27, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Lakewold Gardens, Lakewood, WA, United States
Works by Jean Sibelius, Yjrö Kilpinen, Erkki Melartin, Oskar Merikanto, Einar Englund, and J.S. Bach.
$25/$23/$10
Marrowstone Festival Orchestras: Verdi, Respighi, Rimsky-Korsakov & more
Sunday, July 30, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Verdi – Overture to Nabucco
Respighi – Fountains of Rome
Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnole
Debussy – Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring
Respighi – Fountains of Rome
Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnole
Debussy – Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring
$30-$40 ($15 students)
Marrowstone Faculty Chamber Music: Meulemans, Ravel, Mozart & more
Thursday, August 3, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Arthur Meulemans – Trio for Brass
Ravel – Mother Goose Suite
Mozart – Serenade No. 12 for Winds
Piazzolla – Histoire du Tango
Mendelssohn – Sextet in D major for Piano and Strings
Ravel – Mother Goose Suite
Mozart – Serenade No. 12 for Winds
Piazzolla – Histoire du Tango
Mendelssohn – Sextet in D major for Piano and Strings
$10-$17
Seattle Opera Academy at Marrowstone: Copland's 'The Tender Land'
Friday, August 4, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Aaron Copland – The Tender Land
$30-$40 ($15 students)
Gretchen Yanover, Electric Cello: Bridge Across Sound album release show
Friday, August 4, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
String layers create a nuanced landscape, with melodies that map the heart.
$5-$15 sliding scale
Pacific Northwest Conducting Institute Festival Concert
Saturday, August 5, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
South Whidbey Performing Arts Center, Langley, WA, United States
Dvořák – Symphony No. 9, Op. 95 “From the New World”
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5, Op. 64
Diane Wittry – Mist
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5, Op. 64
Diane Wittry – Mist
$25 adult, $20 senior/mil., students under 18 free
Marrowstone Festival Orchestras: Gershwin, Tchaikovsky, Wagner, Rachmaninoff
Sunday, August 6, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham, WA, United States
Gershwin – Cuban Overture
Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Wagner – Prelude to Die Meistersinger
Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances
Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Wagner – Prelude to Die Meistersinger
Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances
$30-$39
Racer Sessions: Luke Woodle
Sunday, August 6, 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: Lily Shababi
Sunday, August 13, 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
Coho Chamber Ensemble
Saturday, August 19, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Kenyon Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Music for various wind ensembles, and sextets for piano and winds.
$5 - $14
Outdoor Music and Dance Concert in Discovery Park
Sunday, August 20, 2028 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Daybreak Star Cultural Center Upper Field in Discovery Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Grieg – Three Symphonic Dances
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 (mvts 3 and 4)
Shu-Hwei Shi – Song from Fishers Boat Under the Evening Glow
Rachmaninoff – G minor Prelude
Debussy – Beau Soir
Arvo Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel
Kam Morrill – Quartet No. 3 "Schwanengesang" (mvt 2)
Borodin – Quartet No. 2 in D major (mvt 2)
Recorded nature sounds of Discovery Park
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 (mvts 3 and 4)
Shu-Hwei Shi – Song from Fishers Boat Under the Evening Glow
Rachmaninoff – G minor Prelude
Debussy – Beau Soir
Arvo Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel
Kam Morrill – Quartet No. 3 "Schwanengesang" (mvt 2)
Borodin – Quartet No. 2 in D major (mvt 2)
Recorded nature sounds of Discovery Park
Free (Free)
Racer Sessions: Bad Luck
Sunday, August 20, 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
Wayward Music Series: Jarrad Powell + Golden Retriever (Portland)
Saturday, August 26, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jarrad Powell will present some of his electronic music, offering up a rare opportunity to experience these works outside of a music for dance context. Opening will be Portland duo Golden Retriever.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Racer Sessions: Ryan Ferreira
Sunday, August 27, 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
Seattle Opera: An American Dream
Thursday, September 7, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Set during World War II, this provocative drama explores the lives of two Puget Sound women: a Japanese American forced to leave her home and a German Jewish immigrant preoccupied by those she left behind.
$45
The Living: Contemporary Music for Solo Piano
Thursday, September 7, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Frederic Rzewski – De Profundis
John Joubert – Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 71 (American premiere)
Jacob TV – The Body of Your Dreams
Eric McElroy – The Perilous Realm
John Joubert – Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 71 (American premiere)
Jacob TV – The Body of Your Dreams
Eric McElroy – The Perilous Realm
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Opera: An American Dream
Friday, September 8, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Set during World War II, this provocative drama explores the lives of two Puget Sound women: a Japanese American forced to leave her home and a German Jewish immigrant preoccupied by those she left behind.
$45
Emerald Ensemble presents The Two Elizabeths: Music fit for a monarch
Saturday, September 9, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A journey through some of the music composed for two of England's grandest monarchs.
$25/$35
Seattle Opera: An American Dream
Sunday, September 10, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Set during World War II, this provocative drama explores the lives of two Puget Sound women: a Japanese American forced to leave her home and a German Jewish immigrant preoccupied by those she left behind.
$45
Novus Project in Concert: Celebrating Finnish Composers
Sunday, September 10, 2028 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Nordic Heritage Museum (venue closed), Seattle, WA, United States
Vocal and instrumental music of Jean Sibelius and other Finnish composers.
$20 / $15