Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
Wayward Music Series: Bit Graves (Jordan Rundle & Marcus Price)
Friday, June 15, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Using strongly timed programming to live-process analog machines, creating sounds that range from ambient to abrasive.
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Philharmonic Strings: Nighttime Serenade
Saturday, June 16, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Public Library – Central Branch, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Vaughan Williams – Violin Concerto
Puccini – Crisantemi
Dvořák – Serenade for Strings
Vaughan Williams – Violin Concerto
Puccini – Crisantemi
Dvořák – Serenade for Strings
Free (Free)
LUCO: Brahms & Bernstein
Saturday, June 16, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 1
Bernstein – Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Bernstein – Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
$20 ($15 youth/seniors)
Wayward Music Series: Kin of the Moon & Renee Baker
Saturday, June 16, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Kin of the Moon premieres Renee Baker's new work Tyaga: Divine Life Suite.
$5-$15 donation
New Music on the Rock: Earth Music – Raising Our Elemental Awareness
Saturday, June 23, 2029 @ 4:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Two concerts and a composers' forum, featuring works by Spencer Arias, Sarah Bassingthwaite, Janice Giteck, Jerry Mader, Jacob Mashak, Nicholas Toombs, and Angelique Poteat.
$20-$35
Wayward Music Series: Anna Friz & Afroditi Psarra
Saturday, June 23, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of experimental works for multimedia and different sound concepts.
$5-$15 donation
Bellingham Festival of Music: Dvořák, Korngold, Brahms
Saturday, June 30, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Antonin Dvořák – Carnival Overture
Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Violin Concerto (Stefan Jackiw, violin)
Brahms – Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Violin Concerto (Stefan Jackiw, violin)
Brahms – Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
$49 ($35 WWU faculty/staff)
Seattle Wind Symphony Presents: Star-Spangled Spectacular
Tuesday, July 3, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Themes of the Western landscape and favorite patriotic songs and marches, with guest Dave Beck from Classical KING FM 98.1.
Free (Free (tickets required))
Orange County Women's Chorus on Tour
Tuesday, July 3, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:15pm (PDT)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Wide-ranging repertoire emphasizing contemporary and little-known works, with a commitment to exploring works by women composers of the past and the present.
Free-will offering
Icicle Creek Chamber Music Festival Concert II: Gabriela Lena Frank, Heitor Villa-Lobos, & more
Saturday, July 7, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Canyon Wren Recital Hall at Icicle Creek, Leavenworth, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Chaconne, BWV 1004
Gabriela Lena Frank – Sonata Serrana No. 1 for Piano Four-Hands
Robert Schumann – Liederkreis, Op. 39 for Voice and Piano
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1 for Eight Cellos
Gabriela Lena Frank – Sonata Serrana No. 1 for Piano Four-Hands
Robert Schumann – Liederkreis, Op. 39 for Voice and Piano
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1 for Eight Cellos
$22 (students $12; children 12 & under FREE)
Seattle Symphony: Brahms V. Radiohead
Wednesday, July 11, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
An amazing process of analysis, discovery, deconstruction and reconstruction led to Brahms V. Radiohead — a synthesis of Brahms' First Symphony (1882) and Radiohead's OK Computer (1997).
$30-$65
St. James Cathedral Summer Concert Series: Organist Jonathan Dimmock – Paris: Between the Wars
Friday, July 13, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 8:45pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Weitz – "Regina Pacis" from Symphony No. 1
Vierne – Impromptu
Alain – Deuxième Fantaisie
Widor – "Mystique" from Trois Nouvelles Pièces
Messiaen – Prélude
Duruflé – Prélude, Adagio, et Choral varié sur le thème du ‘Veni Creator’
Vierne – Impromptu
Alain – Deuxième Fantaisie
Widor – "Mystique" from Trois Nouvelles Pièces
Messiaen – Prélude
Duruflé – Prélude, Adagio, et Choral varié sur le thème du ‘Veni Creator’
$18 suggested donation
Seattle Symphony: 'Star Wars – A New Hope' in Concert
Friday, July 13, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Relive the mythic storytelling of the Star Wars saga like never before as the Seattle Symphony performs John Williams’ iconic score live alongside the film.
$50+
Seattle Symphony: 'Star Wars – A New Hope' in Concert
Saturday, July 14, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Relive the mythic storytelling of the Star Wars saga like never before as the Seattle Symphony performs John Williams’ iconic score live alongside the film.
$50+
Wayward Music Series: Gradus – for Fux, Tesla, and Milo the Wrestler
Saturday, July 14, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
In the 17th year of this piano composition in perpetual progress, Gradus is played with an ear to the quiet (and sometimes not-so-quiet) sounds of the environment.
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Symphony: 'Star Wars – A New Hope' in Concert
Saturday, July 14, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Relive the mythic storytelling of the Star Wars saga like never before as the Seattle Symphony performs John Williams’ iconic score live alongside the film.
$50+
Seattle Symphony: 'Star Wars – A New Hope' in Concert
Sunday, July 15, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Relive the mythic storytelling of the Star Wars saga like never before as the Seattle Symphony performs John Williams’ iconic score live alongside the film.
$50+
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Music Under the Stars at Delridge Playfield
Monday, July 16, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Delridge Playfield, Seattle, WA, United States
Bring a picnic, stretch out on the lawn, and enjoy live chamber music performed by an outstanding student or pre-professional ensemble, followed by KING-FM's live broadcast direct from Benaroya Hall.
Free (Free)
SCMS Summer Festival: Howard, Rachmaninoff, Brahms
Monday, July 16, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
James Newton Howard – 1:33...At least
James Newton Howard – Untitled
James Newton Howard – They Have Just Arrived at This New Level (world premiere)
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Trio No. 1 for Violin, Cello and Piano in G minor, "Elegiac"
Johannes Brahms – Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 78
James Newton Howard – Untitled
James Newton Howard – They Have Just Arrived at This New Level (world premiere)
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Trio No. 1 for Violin, Cello and Piano in G minor, "Elegiac"
Johannes Brahms – Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 78
$52 ($16 students and 30 & under)
Wayward Music Series: Project Metamorphosis w/ Sameer Matta
Friday, July 20, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Incorporating improvisation and collaborations with varied artists with ranging styles such as percussive elements, finger picking, minimalist drones, and richly layered melodies.
$5-$15 donation