Contemporary – Past Concerts
UW Composition Studio with the UW Modern Music Ensemble
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Emerging composers explore unconventional sonic landscapes in a collaboration with the UW Modern Music Ensemble.
Free
Ladies Musical Club: Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Sondheim
Monday, April 15, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
University House Wallingford, Seattle, WA, United States
Claude Debussy – “Clair de Lune” from Suite Bergamasque
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 (1931 version)
Stephen Sondheim – Selections from Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, Passion, Follies, Marry Me a Little, and Evening Primrose
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 (1931 version)
Stephen Sondheim – Selections from Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, Passion, Follies, Marry Me a Little, and Evening Primrose
Free (Free)
PLU Artist Series: Jeffrey Jacob, piano
Sunday, April 14, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
A lecture-concert showcasing George Crumb's Makrokosmos Volume II, "Twelve Fantasy Pieces After the Zodiac for Amplified Piano."
Free
Wayward Music Series: Onomatopoeia
Saturday, April 13, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Cassie Lear) – "Aus Liebe will mein Heiland Sterben" from St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Jenni Brandon (arr. Cassie Lear/Soren Hamm) – Found Objects: On the Beach
Steven Luksan – Ceremony
Ben Seavello – Cityscape
Chris Thile (arr. Rebecca Olason) – Various works
Jenni Brandon (arr. Cassie Lear/Soren Hamm) – Found Objects: On the Beach
Steven Luksan – Ceremony
Ben Seavello – Cityscape
Chris Thile (arr. Rebecca Olason) – Various works
$5-$15 donation
UW School of Music: Harry Partch Ensemble
Saturday, April 13, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring Partch’s hand-made musical instruments which are in long-term residence at the University of Washington, along with works by other contemporary composers.
$10
Northwest Mahler Festival Fundraiser: Songs by Alma Mahler & Other Women Composers
Saturday, April 13, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring songs by woman composers including Khosrovidukht, Barbara Strozzi, Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Josephine Lang, Alma Mahler, Florence Price, and Joni Mitchell.
free
Wayward Music Series: YOU DIED! + Tree Cathedral + Bit Graves
Friday, April 12, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Blending aspects of noise and ambience to create ever-evolving and dynamic pieces of electronic music.
$5-$15 donation
Lily Shababi Performs Karpen, Oliveros, Mazzoli, & Shababi
Thursday, April 11, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Richard Karpen – Sotto/Sopra
Lily Shababi – is it pretty enough
Lily Shababi – FANS, NEWS, AND OTHER THINGS THAT MAKE NOISE
Pauline Oliveros – Sonic Meditation X
Lily Shababi – chasing...like this
Missy Mazzoli – Vespers for Violin
Lily Shababi – is it pretty enough
Lily Shababi – FANS, NEWS, AND OTHER THINGS THAT MAKE NOISE
Pauline Oliveros – Sonic Meditation X
Lily Shababi – chasing...like this
Missy Mazzoli – Vespers for Violin
Free
Ladies Musical Club: Piano Solos & Folk Songs
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Public Library – Central Branch, Seattle, WA, United States
Johannes Brahms – Selection from Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – "Valse Sentimentale" from 6 Pieces, Op. 51 No. 6
Frederic Chopin – Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31
Daniel Akiva – Jewish-Spanish Song Cycle
Traditional (arr. Edward Kilenyi) – Folk Songs from Mexico and South America
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – "Valse Sentimentale" from 6 Pieces, Op. 51 No. 6
Frederic Chopin – Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31
Daniel Akiva – Jewish-Spanish Song Cycle
Traditional (arr. Edward Kilenyi) – Folk Songs from Mexico and South America
Free
UW Guest Artist Recital: Jeremy Samolesky, piano
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude and Fugue in E-flat minor, BWV 853
Leoš Janáček – Piano Sonata 1.X.1905
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 7
Marjan Mozetich – At the Temple
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Ferruccio Busoni) – Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor
Leoš Janáček – Piano Sonata 1.X.1905
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 7
Marjan Mozetich – At the Temple
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Ferruccio Busoni) – Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor
Free
Town Music Series: Third Coast Percussion Premieres Philip Glass
Sunday, April 7, 2019 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Philip Glass – Perpetulum (Northwest premiere)
Gavin Bryars – New work
Third Coast Percussion – Various works
Gavin Bryars – New work
Third Coast Percussion – Various works
$22
Wayward Music Series: James Falzone’s 'The Already & the Not Yet'
Saturday, April 6, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Reflecting on three years living in Seattle, clarinetist and composer James Falzone presents his meditative solo work, Sighs Too Deep For Words, plus new compositions for his Tao Trio.
$5-$15 donation
Music Center of the Northwest: US Coast Guard Woodwind Quintet
Saturday, April 6, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Nino Rota – Petite Offrande Musicale
Liduino Pitombeira – Suite Hermética, Op. 95
Giuseppe Cambini – Concertante Quintet No. 1, Op. 4 No. 1
Paul Valjean – Dance Suite
John Harbison – Quintet for Winds
Liduino Pitombeira – Suite Hermética, Op. 95
Giuseppe Cambini – Concertante Quintet No. 1, Op. 4 No. 1
Paul Valjean – Dance Suite
John Harbison – Quintet for Winds
Free (Free (RSVP recommended))
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: Leiviskä, Liszt, Beethoven
Saturday, April 6, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Helvi Leiviskä – Symphony No. 2
Franz Liszt – Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major for Piano and Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Franz Liszt – Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major for Piano and Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
$20-$30
Composition & Arrangement Workshop with Andrew Kim
Saturday, April 6, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, Edmonds, WA, United States
Original compositions and arrangements from musicians and students of all ages. Works will be performed live among piano, violin, viola, and/or cello in the appropriate ensemble – join the audience for a fun afternoon of music.
$20
Wayward Music Series: Bodies.Space.Time.Sound, Volume 3 – aléa
Friday, April 5, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A varying selection of curated sound and movement artists who will be brought together in purposeful improvisational collaborations.
$15
Wayward Music Series: SKINESPHERES – Somatic Ecologies in a More-Than-Human World
Thursday, April 4, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A striking integration of Deep Ecology, electroacoustic sound art, and experimental dance inviting the audience to consider the connection(s) between sensorium and ecosystem, the body, and the earth.
$20 ($15 student/senior)
Ben Markin, composition & Luis de la Cruz, piano (Cornish junior recitals)
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An exciting lineup of wholly original piano and choral works, plus piano music by Aram Khachaturian, Frederic Chopin, Philip Glass, and more.
Free
Seattle Symphony presents: In the Spotlight – Trimpin, Stiefel, & More
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Trimpin – Solo Flute, Eight Pottery Wheels and Assorted Vinyls
Andrew Stiefel – Five Ways to Listen to a Mockingbird
Steve Reich – Nagoya Marimbas
Leonardo Gorosito and Rafael Alberto – Seeds
Maurice Ravel – Alborada del Gracioso
Andrew Stiefel – Five Ways to Listen to a Mockingbird
Steve Reich – Nagoya Marimbas
Leonardo Gorosito and Rafael Alberto – Seeds
Maurice Ravel – Alborada del Gracioso
$20
Cascade Symphony Family Concert: 'Tubby, the Tuba'
Sunday, March 31, 2019 @ 3:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds, WA, United States
Bring the entire family for this fun performance filled with tuba and percussion fun!
$10 ($5 students, $3 age 12 and under)