Contemporary – Past Concerts
Seattle Symphony: Organist Katelyn Emerson in Recital
Monday, May 13, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Fantasia in F minor, K. 608
Horatio Parker – Organ Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 65 "Allegretto"
Charles Tournemire – Fantaisie Improvisation on "Ave maris stella"
Percy Whitlock – Five Short Pieces, "Allegretto"
Johann Sebastian Bach – Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582
Rachel Laurin – Finale, Op. 78
Franz Liszt – Fantasy and Fugue on the Chorale "Ad nos, ad salutarem undam," S. 259
Horatio Parker – Organ Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 65 "Allegretto"
Charles Tournemire – Fantaisie Improvisation on "Ave maris stella"
Percy Whitlock – Five Short Pieces, "Allegretto"
Johann Sebastian Bach – Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582
Rachel Laurin – Finale, Op. 78
Franz Liszt – Fantasy and Fugue on the Chorale "Ad nos, ad salutarem undam," S. 259
$21-$32
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra: Spring Masterworks Concert
Sunday, May 12, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
Jonathan Bailey Holland – Shards of Serenity
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
$18 / $12
Choral Arts Northwest: The Big Blue Marble – Music, Nature, & the Environment
Sunday, May 12, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Antonin Dvořák – Songs of Nature, Op. 63
Jake Runestad – Settings of the poetry of Henry David Thoreau and John Muir
John David Earnest – World premiere
Rick Asher – World premiere
Jake Runestad – Settings of the poetry of Henry David Thoreau and John Muir
John David Earnest – World premiere
Rick Asher – World premiere
$28 ($24 senior/military, FREE students)
Seattle Symphony: Lullaby Project Celebration Concert
Sunday, May 12, 2019 @ 11:00am – 12:00pm (PDT)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring songs created by parents at Mary’s Place and performed by Seattle Symphony musicians, in celebration of Mother's Day.
Free
Choral Arts Northwest: The Big Blue Marble – Music, Nature, & the Environment
Saturday, May 11, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Antonin Dvořák – Songs of Nature, Op. 63
Jake Runestad – Settings of the poetry of Henry David Thoreau and John Muir
John David Earnest – World premiere
Rick Asher – World premiere
Jake Runestad – Settings of the poetry of Henry David Thoreau and John Muir
John David Earnest – World premiere
Rick Asher – World premiere
$28 ($24 senior/military, FREE students)
Wayward Music Series: The Quartets Project
Saturday, May 11, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
This program features free improvisation utilizing the Chapel’s unique and beautiful acoustics.
$5-$15 donation
Northwest Chorale: A Very Choral Springtime feat. John Rutter's 'Requiem'
Saturday, May 11, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230
Anton Bruckner – "Graduale" from Locus iste
Johannes Brahms – Schaffe in mir, Gott, ein rein Herz, Op 29 No. 2
S.T. Joshi – Sunset (world premiere)
Brian Butz – Absalom (world premiere)
John Rutter – Requiem
Anton Bruckner – "Graduale" from Locus iste
Johannes Brahms – Schaffe in mir, Gott, ein rein Herz, Op 29 No. 2
S.T. Joshi – Sunset (world premiere)
Brian Butz – Absalom (world premiere)
John Rutter – Requiem
Free
Resonance Masters Series presents: Philip Glass' 'Annunciation' Premiere feat. Paul Barnes & Skyros Quartet
Saturday, May 11, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Christoph Willibald Glück (arr. Alexander Siloti) – "Ballet" from Orfeo ed Euridice
Philip Glass (arr. Paul Barnes) – Selections from Orphée, Suite for piano
arr. Seraphim Dedes – Today is Suspended
Victoria Bond – Simeron Kremate
Traditional – Hristos anesti ("Christ is Risen")
N. Takis (from John Sakellarides) – Communion Hymn of the Annunciation
Philip Glass – Annunciation (Washington premiere)
Philip Glass (arr. Paul Barnes) – Selections from Orphée, Suite for piano
arr. Seraphim Dedes – Today is Suspended
Victoria Bond – Simeron Kremate
Traditional – Hristos anesti ("Christ is Risen")
N. Takis (from John Sakellarides) – Communion Hymn of the Annunciation
Philip Glass – Annunciation (Washington premiere)
$30 (students $15)
Symphony Tacoma: Ode to Joy
Saturday, May 11, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
World Premiere TBA
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
$24-$78
The Market Street Singers present: Turning 15
Saturday, May 11, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Members sing their all-time favorites from over the years.
Free (Free)
Music of Today: International Experimental Music Ensemble
Friday, May 10, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
University of Washington faculty improv band Indigo Mist and special guests Ngô Trà My (Vietnam) and Jos Zwaanengburg (Netherlands) present an evening of experimental and improvised music.
$15 ($10 students/seniors)
Ladies Musical Club: Nicole Truesdell's 'Memories of You'
Friday, May 10, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. John's Episcopal Church Kirkland, Kirkland, WA, United States
LMC member composer Nicole Truesdell's Memories of You, plus music by Gabriel Fauré, Elliott Carter, Alexander Glazunov, and Ernest Bloch.
Free
Mostly Nordic: Denmark – Romantic Muse & Northern Spirit
Sunday, May 5, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Members of Ensemble MidtVest perform music by Niels Gade, Clara Schumann, Per Nørgaard, and Johannes Brahms.
$30 ($25 museum members)
South Sound Classical Choir: Mozart, Dienes, Gjeilo
Sunday, May 5, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Mason United Methodist Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, Katherine Dienes, Ola Gjeilo, Stephen Paulus, Johannes Brahms, and more, performed by 60 volunteer members from Puyallup and Tacoma.
Free
Pacific Sound Woodwind Quintet: Alyssa Morris' 'Melting Pot'
Sunday, May 5, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Juanita Community Club, Kirkland, WA, United States
Alyssa Morris – Melting Pot (world premiere)
Peter Schickele – A Year in the Catskills
Astor Piazzolla – Tango Suite
Erik Satie – Sonatine bureaucratique
Peter Schickele – A Year in the Catskills
Astor Piazzolla – Tango Suite
Erik Satie – Sonatine bureaucratique
$10
Bellevue Community Band Spring Concert
Sunday, May 5, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Bellevue College Carlson Theater, Bellevue, WA, United States
Classic wind band music by Antonín Dvořák, Frank Ticheli, and Carl Orff, showtunes from Oklahoma!, rock music by Queen, and jazz by Quincy Jones and Stevie Wonder.
Free
Seattle Classic Guitar Society presents Zoran Dukić
Saturday, May 4, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
"...Spectacular virtuosity...” – Il Gazzettino
$38 / $28
The Sound Ensemble Presents: Songwriter Showcase
Saturday, May 4, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Cross-genre collaborations in partnership with singer/songwriters.
$20 ($15 student/senior)
South Sound Classical Choir: Mozart, Dienes, Gjeilo
Friday, May 3, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Puyallup United Methodist Church, Puyallup, WA, United States
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, Katherine Dienes, Ola Gjeilo, Stephen Paulus, Johannes Brahms, and more, performed by 60 volunteer members from Puyallup and Tacoma.
Free
Wayward Music Series: Ensemble MidtVest
Thursday, May 2, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An entire program of free improvisations with an ensemble that works with improvisation in order to create its own sound and musical language, breaking down barriers between styles and genres.
$5-$20 donation