Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
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+
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
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
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
Kin of the Moon
Saturday, November 18, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An innovative program of new electroacoustic and acoustic music that transcends genre and classification.
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Flute Society Fall Concert
Sunday, November 19, 2028 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Northminster Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Peter Warlock, Ira-Paul Schwarz, and more.
Free (Free)
On the Boards: Pancho Villa From a Safe Distance
Sunday, November 19, 2028 @ 5:00pm – 7:30pm (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
Live @ Benaroya Hall: YIRUMA
Friday, November 24, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A Korean contemporary classical musician who combines melodious Korean compositions with inspiration and emotion.
$99+
Wayward Music Series: Semi-Formal
Thursday, November 30, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Short, formally cohesive pieces that together form a fluid and varied concert experience.
$5-$15 donation
University of Washington: Discovery Trio (Scholarship Chamber Group)
Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Exploring music from throughout the centuries, ranging from music of the early Baroque to contemporary compositions, performing both on period and modern instruments.
Free (Free)
UW Percussion Ensemble: John Cage – 'The City Wears a Slouch Hat'
Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A theatrical version of Cage's recently-discovered radio play The City Wears a Slouch Hat, pairing his vintage music with new music by UW composition students.
$10
Wayward Music Series: Gregg Skloff, Cyclopsycho, & Raica
Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Contrabass that evokes swirling storms and sweeping vistas; voice technique, words, syllables and electronic medium that combine to manifest adventures into the wild; and analog and digital that meet to marry a wall of sporadic and intermixed sounds.
$5-$15 donation
John Rutter's 'Gloria'
Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
University Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
University Presbyterian Church's Cathedral Choir performs John Rutter's Gloria and works by Kim Andre Arnesen, Dan Forrest, and others.
Free (Free)
Haller Lake Music Series: From Beethoven to Broadway
Sunday, December 3, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music for horn and piano, featuring works by famous composers of the past and 20th century American composers.
$20 / $5 freewill donation
BetaSounds III: Time Out
Monday, December 4, 2028 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
The Conservatory Coffee Shop, Seattle, WA, United States
Tuck into The Conservatory Coffeehouse for warm, romantic, enchanting quartet music brought to you by our special guests, the KASA Quartet.
$15