Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
Tangled Rainbows: Messiaen's 'Quartet for the End of Time'
Saturday, April 7, 2029 @ 5:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
An extraordinary example of reaffirmation in a world ostensibly facing apocalyptic destruction.
Free
The Sound Ensemble: You Didn't Know They Composed
Saturday, April 7, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Bjork – Overture
Rush – Woodwind Quintet
Beck – Selections from the Song Reader
Dessner – Murder Ballades
James McAlister – New work (Sound Ensemble commission)
Rush – Woodwind Quintet
Beck – Selections from the Song Reader
Dessner – Murder Ballades
James McAlister – New work (Sound Ensemble commission)
$15 (students/seniors $10)
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra: Bridge, Chretien, Marin-Garcia, & Bloch
Sunday, April 8, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Bridge – Suite for String Orchestra
Chretien – Wind Quintet
Marin-Garcia – Wind Quintet No. 1
Bloch – Concerto Grosso No. 1 for Strings and Piano
Chretien – Wind Quintet
Marin-Garcia – Wind Quintet No. 1
Bloch – Concerto Grosso No. 1 for Strings and Piano
$20 ($15 senior/student)
Ladies Musical Club: Janet Anderson & 20th Century American Opera
Sunday, April 8, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Anderson, Mechem, Barber, William Schuman, and Menotti.
Free
Bainbridge First Sundays: Skyros Quartet
Sunday, April 8, 2029 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Bainbridge Waterfront Park Community Center, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
A concert from the Skyros Quartet.
$20 ($5 youth)
Ladies Musical Club: Celebrating National Poetry Month
Wednesday, April 11, 2029 @ 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PDT)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating National Poetry Month. Original works by Ladies Musical Club of Seattle member composers.
Free
PNB Conversations & Dress Rehearsal: Emergence
Thursday, April 12, 2029 @ 6:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
In-depth interviews with choreographers, stagers, designers, dancers, and other artists during the hour preceding dress rehearsal reveal the creative process involved in the development of a ballet.
$30
The King's Singers: GOLD50
Thursday, April 12, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrate 50 years of mesmerizing performances and musical diversity by The King’s Singers.
Sold out
Senior Recital: Ashley Hickey, composition
Thursday, April 12, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
New works for chamber ensemble, saxophone, and voice from Ashley Hickey, student at Cornish College of the Arts.
Free
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Emergence
Friday, April 13, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A trio of blockbusters includes the return of Crystal Pite’s mesmerizing Emergence and Alejandro Cerrudo’s cinematic Little mortal jump, a work by turns playful, potent, and poignant.
$37-$187
The Esoterics: CŌNFIDŌ – the reimagined mass
Friday, April 13, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Brown – Missa Charles Darwin
Swayne – Missa Tiburtina
Swayne – Petite messe solitaire
Mechem – Island in space
Swayne – Missa Tiburtina
Swayne – Petite messe solitaire
Mechem – Island in space
$22 ($15 students/seniors)
Wayward Music Series: Adam Briggs
Friday, April 13, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Premiere of Adam Briggs' first string quartet and a large work for split percussion and orchestra.
$5-$15 donation
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Emergence
Saturday, April 14, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A trio of blockbusters includes the return of Crystal Pite’s mesmerizing Emergence and Alejandro Cerrudo’s cinematic Little mortal jump, a work by turns playful, potent, and poignant.
$30-$180
Redmond Chorale: Fauré Requiem
Saturday, April 14, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Church of the Holy Cross, Redmond, WA, United States
A glorious French choral standard, paired with a new commission by Colorado composer Kevin Padworski.
$16 ($13 students/seniors, $40 family)
Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra: Superheroes & Villains!
Saturday, April 14, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Featuring Saint-Säens' Cello Concerto with Carson Ling-Efird, and music from film.
$18-$21 (18 and under FREE)
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Emergence
Saturday, April 14, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A trio of blockbusters includes the return of Crystal Pite’s mesmerizing Emergence and Alejandro Cerrudo’s cinematic Little mortal jump, a work by turns playful, potent, and poignant.
$37-$187
SMCO Season Finale: Songs & Dances of Peace
Saturday, April 14, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Golijov – Last Round
Barber – Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings
Bernstein – Halil – Nocturne for Flute and Orchestra
Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings
Barber – Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings
Bernstein – Halil – Nocturne for Flute and Orchestra
Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings
$15-$25
Seattle Modern Orchestra: The Clouds Receding
Saturday, April 14, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Furrer – Aria for soprano and six instruments (1999, West Coast premiere)
Garcia – the clouds receding into the mountains for viola and ensemble (2017, world premiere)
Ligeti – Melodien for chamber orchestra (1971, Seattle premiere)
Garcia – the clouds receding into the mountains for viola and ensemble (2017, world premiere)
Ligeti – Melodien for chamber orchestra (1971, Seattle premiere)
$25 / $15 / $10
The Esoterics: CŌNFIDŌ – the reimagined mass
Saturday, April 14, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Brown – Missa Charles Darwin
Swayne – Missa Tiburtina
Swayne – Petite messe solitaire
Mechem – Island in space
Swayne – Missa Tiburtina
Swayne – Petite messe solitaire
Mechem – Island in space
$22 ($15 students/seniors)
48-Hour Composition Competition
Saturday, April 14, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Gallery 1412, Seattle, WA, United States
48 hours to compose, six days to prepare, and one very unusual concert.
Free