Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
Agonia
Sunday, April 26, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Ned Rorem – In time of pestilence
Alfred Schnittke – Verses of repentance
John Joubert – Pro pace motets
Alfred Schnittke – Verses of repentance
John Joubert – Pro pace motets
$15-$25
Racer Sessions
Sunday, April 26, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Vuelie: The Sound of Norway
Monday, April 27, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Internationally lauded Norwegian women's choir Cantus joins Chroma, the women's ensemble of Seattle Pro Musica, to perform Eatnemen Vuelie and works by Karen P. Thomas, Sheila Bristow, Henning Sommerro and Eric William Barnum.
$20 ($15 senior; $10 student)
Jeff Bowen: Turbulent Fields
Thursday, April 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Composer Jeff Bowen and members of the UW’s Inverted Space Ensemble present new works for chamber ensemble.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Whatcom Weird (local experimental showcase)
Thursday, April 30, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Featuring Falling Up Stairs, Rubix Shoes, Mindmeld, Twin Sibling, Ego Eimi, illogicians.
$5-$8
Music for electric guitar, piano & electronics
Friday, May 1, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Featuring Cristina Valdes (Seattle), Giacomo Fiore (San Francisco), Rocco DiPietro (Columbus) w/WWU musicians.
$5-$8
Seattle Symphony [untitled] 3: Trimpin & Perle
Friday, May 1, 2026 @ 10:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Perle – Molto Adagio
Perle – Critical Movements (No. 1)
Perle – Serenade No. 3
Trimpin – Above, Below, and In Between
Perle – Critical Movements (No. 1)
Perle – Serenade No. 3
Trimpin – Above, Below, and In Between
$20
Sound of Late: Points of Departure
Saturday, May 2, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Home of Evan Woodle, Seattle, WA, United States
An exploration of the energetic nature of sound and memory: their intimate connection to location, their ability to inspire self-discovery, and how they inform our personal journeys.
Free (donations welcome)
Mostly Americana
Saturday, May 2, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Issaquah High School, Issaquah, WA, United States
Hear the music of America from Broadway to Patriotic sung by choirs of all ages.
$5-$15 (veterans FREE)
The Coloristic Flute
Saturday, May 2, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Butterfield Chapel at Northwest University, Kirkland, WA, United States
A performance highlighting the different colors and styles of the flute throughout the history of western art music. Featuring the works of Ian Clarke, Benjamin Godard, Georges Hue, Carl Reinecke and Georg Philip Telemann.
Free (donations welcome)
Percussion, free improv, chamber music & electronics
Saturday, May 2, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Featuring Eve Beglarian (NYC) w/WWU musicians, Beauty School (Bay area), Steve & Melanie Sehman (B’ham) and Simon Hutchinson (Missoula).
$5-$8
Giacomo Fiore | Rocco Di Pietro with Cristina Valdes
Saturday, May 2, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Giacomo Fiore performs music for solo electric guitar and electronics, plus chamber and electronic works by Rocco Di Pietro featuring Cristina Valdes, piano.
$5-$15
Prepared guitar, unusual instruments & more
Sunday, May 3, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Featuring Bill Horist (Seattle), Simon Hutchinson (Missoula), Eve Beglarian (NYC) w/WWU musicians, Equus Saxophone Quartet (B’ham), Susan Haines (B’ham) /J.C. Combs (Seattle), Lesley Sommer (B’ham) w/WWU musicians and John Friesen (B’ham).
$5-$8
Racer Sessions
Sunday, May 3, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Machinations Musical, Divers & Sundry
Thursday, May 7, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of experimental music and performance, featuring new works by Donald Craig, Inmi Lee, Douglas Niemela, Joshua Parmenter, Anna Stachurska and Ewa Trębacz.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Seattle Composers' Salon
Friday, May 8, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of music and discussion with Seattle composers Michael Owcharuk, Matthew James Briggs, Jessi Harvey and Ian McKnight.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Prism: Pärt & MacMillan
Friday, May 8, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating Arvo Pärt’s 80th birthday with works by Pärt, MacMillan and Muehleisen.
$12-$35
Prism: Pärt & MacMillan
Saturday, May 9, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating Arvo Pärt’s 80th birthday with works by Pärt, MacMillan and Muehleisen.
$12-$35
FHTAGN
Saturday, May 9, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Employing elements of chance-operations, free improvisation, polytonality, atonality and alternative conducting techniques, FHTAGN seeks to deliver a massively immersive musical experience in the traditions of Charles Ives, John Cage and Karlheinz Stockhausen.
$5-$15 donation
Racer Sessions
Sunday, May 10, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free