Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
The Esoterics presents Gravitas: Investigating gravity
Friday, October 6, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
New choral works by Steven Stucky and Robert Paterson, and world premiere commissions by POLYPHONOS winners Conrad Asman, Daniel Sabzghabaei, and Vahram Sarkissian.
$15-$25
The Esoterics presents Gravitas: Investigating Gravity
Saturday, October 7, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
New choral works by Steven Stucky and Robert Paterson, and world premiere commissions by POLYPHONOS winners Conrad Asman, Daniel Sabzghabaei, and Vahram Sarkissian.
$22 / $15
Ludovico Einaudi at the Moore
Saturday, October 7, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
A unique contemporary musical style, informed by minimalist, ambient, world, and rock music.
$39-$94
Choral Arts Northwest presents Transcendence: Sacred works for chorus & organ
Saturday, October 7, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A program of spiritual music that marries traditional and newer compositional voices.
$28 / $24 / students and youth free
Auburn Symphony: Across America – Rodeo & New World Symphony
Sunday, October 8, 2028 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Auburn Performing Arts Center, Auburn, WA, United States
Copland – Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
Tchaikovsky – Rococo Variations
Dvořák – “New World” Symphony No. 9
Tchaikovsky – Rococo Variations
Dvořák – “New World” Symphony No. 9
$37 / $30 / $10
Choral Arts Northwest presents Transcendence: Sacred works for chorus & organ
Sunday, October 8, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Medina, WA, United States
A program of spiritual music that marries traditional and newer compositional voices.
$28 / $24 / students and youth free
Flute Celebration Day: 'emerging…'
Sunday, October 8, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
An eclectic program of music for flute, baroque flute, and piccolo from the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.
$15 ($10 members/$5 student members)
The Esoterics present Gravitas: Investigating Gravity
Sunday, October 8, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
New choral works by Steven Stucky and Robert Paterson, and world premiere commissions by POLYPHONOS winners Conrad Asman, Daniel Sabzghabaei, and Vahram Sarkissian.
$22 ($15 students/seniors)
Haller Lake Music Series: Seattle Music Teacher Association Teacher Showcase
Sunday, October 8, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A benefit concert for SMTA showcasing performing members of Seattle Music Teachers Association.
$5-$20 suggested donation
Racer Sessions: Sean Hamilton (Miami, FL)
Sunday, October 8, 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 Modern Orchestra: In Time of War…
Thursday, October 12, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Crumb – Dream Sequence (Images II) for violin, cello, piano and percussion (1976)
Crumb – Black Angels (Images I) for electric string quartet (1969)
Eastman – Gay Guerrilla (1979) – Version for 13 strings
Crumb – Black Angels (Images I) for electric string quartet (1969)
Eastman – Gay Guerrilla (1979) – Version for 13 strings
$25 / $15 / $10
Jesse Myers: The Minimal Piano
Friday, October 13, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
John Adams – China Gates
Philip Glass – Mad Rush
Philip Glass – Etude No. 9
Christopher Cerrone – Hoyt-Schermerhorn
Missy Mazzoli – Orizzonte
Missy Mazzoli – Isabelle Eberhardt Dreams of Pianos
Jesse Myers – Error of My Ways
Steve Reich – Piano Counterpoint
Philip Glass – Mad Rush
Philip Glass – Etude No. 9
Christopher Cerrone – Hoyt-Schermerhorn
Missy Mazzoli – Orizzonte
Missy Mazzoli – Isabelle Eberhardt Dreams of Pianos
Jesse Myers – Error of My Ways
Steve Reich – Piano Counterpoint
$5-$15 suggested donation
Seattle Symphony: [untitled] 1
Friday, October 13, 2028 @ 10:00pm – 11:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
John Adams – Road Movies
Thomas Adès – Life Story
Steve Reich – Different Trains
Thomas Adès – Life Story
Steve Reich – Different Trains
$16
The Sound Ensemble: Kammermusik
Saturday, October 14, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Darius Milhaud – Symphonie de Chambre: I. Le Printemps, Op. 43
Michael Djupstrom – To the Eastern Sea
Darius Milhaud – Symphonie de Chambre: II. Pastorale, Op. 49
Judd Greenstein – At the End of a Really Great Day
Darius Milhaud – Symphonie de Chambre; III. Sérénade, Op. 71
James Falzone – In a World of One Color... The Sound of Wind
Paul Hindemith – Kammermusik I
Michael Djupstrom – To the Eastern Sea
Darius Milhaud – Symphonie de Chambre: II. Pastorale, Op. 49
Judd Greenstein – At the End of a Really Great Day
Darius Milhaud – Symphonie de Chambre; III. Sérénade, Op. 71
James Falzone – In a World of One Color... The Sound of Wind
Paul Hindemith – Kammermusik I
$15 (under age 12 free)
Racer Sessions: Andria Nicodemou (Boston, MA)
Sunday, October 15, 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
Zach Finkelstein Album Release Party: 'Britten and Pears: The Canticles' featuring Byron Schenkman
Thursday, October 19, 2028 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Ada's Technical Books, Seattle, WA, United States
Admission includes a copy of the CD (physical and digital), refreshments and a short preview of the album's first track.
$20
Symphony Tacoma: West Side Story
Saturday, October 21, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Bernstein – Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Bernstein – On The Waterfront
Bernstein – Suite No. 2 from West Side Story
Bernstein – On The Waterfront
Bernstein – Suite No. 2 from West Side Story
$19-$82
Bremerton Symphony presents Jazz and the Romantic
Saturday, October 21, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Bremerton Performing Arts Center, Bremerton, WA, United States
Charlie Parker – Charlie Parker with Strings
Hanson – Symphony No. 2, "Romantic"
Hanson – Symphony No. 2, "Romantic"
$28 / $24 / $15 / $10
Brass Band Northwest: Cry of the Celts
Sunday, October 22, 2028 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
A program that features several works from Great Britain displaying the indomitable spirit of that nation.
$10 suggested donation
Cascade Symphony Orchestra: Russian Arc
Monday, October 23, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds, WA, United States
De Falla – Spanish Dance No. 1 from La Vida Breve
Tchaikovsky – Elegie & Finale from Serenade for Strings
Reed – El Camino Real
Bruch – Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 26 in G minor
Prokofiev – Symphony No. 7, Op. 131 in C-sharp minor
Tchaikovsky – Elegie & Finale from Serenade for Strings
Reed – El Camino Real
Bruch – Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 26 in G minor
Prokofiev – Symphony No. 7, Op. 131 in C-sharp minor
$27 / $22 / $15 / $10