Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
Wayward Music Series: A Night for 4 Drummers
Saturday, November 17, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Solo works for drum set, focusing on each musician’s singular relationship with the drums, solo performance, music, and identity.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Saratoga Orchestra of Whidbey: Of Myth & Miracles
Saturday, November 17, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Langley, WA, United States
Gioachino Rossini – Overture to Italian Girl in Algiers
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Vocalise
Stacy Garrop – "Shadow" from the Mythology Symphony
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Vocalise
Stacy Garrop – "Shadow" from the Mythology Symphony
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
$25 ($20 senior/military)
Plymouth Chancel Choir & Choral Arts Northwest: O Be Joyful
Sunday, November 18, 2029 @ 10:30am – 12:00pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Choral Arts Northwest joins the Plymouth Chancel Choir to share an exciting new anthem by Philip Stopford.
Free
Philharmonia Northwest: Seattle Sounds – Bassingthwaighte, Benshoof, Bolcom
Sunday, November 18, 2029 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Sarah Bassingthwaighte – Sleeping in the Forest (world premiere)
Ken Benshoof – Concerto for Cello and String Orchestra
William Bolcom – Seattle Slew Suite
Ken Benshoof – Concerto for Cello and String Orchestra
William Bolcom – Seattle Slew Suite
$20 ($15 students/seniors)
Saratoga Orchestra of Whidbey: Of Myth & Miracles
Sunday, November 18, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
First Reformed Church, Oak Harbor, WA, United States
Gioachino Rossini – Overture to Italian Girl in Algiers
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Vocalise
Stacy Garrop – "Shadow" from the Mythology Symphony
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Vocalise
Stacy Garrop – "Shadow" from the Mythology Symphony
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
$25 ($20 senior/military)
Vintersong Nordic Holiday Concert
Seattle Lilla Spelmanslag,
Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association, and
Northwest Edvard Grieg Society
Sunday, November 18, 2029 @ 3:30pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A Nordic holiday concert of yuletide favorites to top off the Ballard Julefest weekend.
Free
Seattle Flute Society Flute Choir Fall Concert
Sunday, November 18, 2029 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Northminster Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Arrangements of Bizet, Sousa, Saint-Saëns, Khachaturian, and Satie; original works for flute choir by Barr, Butterworth, and Dorff; and a new arrangement of Stairway to Heaven by Jim Durand.
Free
Curiouser & Curiouser: E.ravenscraft Improvised Violin
Sunday, November 25, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Lava Lounge, Seattle, WA, United States
The experimental soundtrack of an improvised violin in a Seattle tiki bar.
Free
Inverted Space Ensemble: Livengood & Oliveros
Thursday, November 29, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Kerrith Livengood – Scrawl Etude I
Kerrith Livengood – New works for Adapted Viola and Intoning Voice
Kerrith Livengood – Pond Frog Translations for Adapted Guitar 1 and Intoning Voice (Seattle premiere)
Pauline Oliveros – Sonic Meditation
Kerrith Livengood – New works for Adapted Viola and Intoning Voice
Kerrith Livengood – Pond Frog Translations for Adapted Guitar 1 and Intoning Voice (Seattle premiere)
Pauline Oliveros – Sonic Meditation
$5-$15 suggested donation
Emerald City Music: The Daedalus Quartet
Friday, November 30, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PST)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Janácek – String Quartet No. 1, “Kreutzer Sonata”
Taneyev – Selection from String Quartet No. 2
Tchaikovsky – Andante Cantabile from String Quartet No. 1
Beethoven – Sonata Op. 47, “Kreutzer” (arranged for string quintet)
Taneyev – Selection from String Quartet No. 2
Tchaikovsky – Andante Cantabile from String Quartet No. 1
Beethoven – Sonata Op. 47, “Kreutzer” (arranged for string quintet)
$45 ($10 students)
Wayward Music Series: Body.Space.Time.Sound. – Volume 2: Threes
Friday, November 30, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of scored improvisations consisting of three sound and three movement artists working with variations of THREE.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Choir of the Sound: Comfort & Joy
Saturday, December 1, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
Favorite holiday pop songs, familiar carols, and shiny new surprises for the whole family.
$25 / $22 / $18 / $10
Choir of the Sound: Comfort & Joy
Saturday, December 1, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
Favorite holiday pop songs, familiar carols, and shiny new surprises for the whole family.
$25 / $22 / $18 / $10
Breath of Aire: Central Lutheran Church Concert
Saturday, December 1, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Central Lutheran Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Breath of Aire presents a holiday concert with classical stylings of contemporary and traditional arrangements for the season.
$16 / $32
Emerald City Music: The Daedalus Quartet
Saturday, December 1, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PST)
The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA, United States
Janácek – String Quartet No. 1, “Kreutzer Sonata”
Taneyev – Selection from String Quartet No. 2
Tchaikovsky – Andante Cantabile from String Quartet No. 1
Beethoven – Sonata Op. 47, “Kreutzer” (arranged for string quintet)
Taneyev – Selection from String Quartet No. 2
Tchaikovsky – Andante Cantabile from String Quartet No. 1
Beethoven – Sonata Op. 47, “Kreutzer” (arranged for string quintet)
$28–$43 ($10 students)
Cascadian Chorale: This Shining Night
Saturday, December 1, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Medina, WA, United States
Classic favorites mingle with lesser-known beauties, including music by local composers.
$20 ($15 student/senior)
UW Composition Studio
Saturday, December 1, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Innovative works by emerging composers explore unconventional sonic landscapes.
Free
Choir of the Sound: Comfort & Joy
Sunday, December 2, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
Favorite holiday pop songs, familiar carols, and shiny new surprises for the whole family.
$25 / $22 / $18 / $10
Groupmuse House Concert: Classical Guitar on the Sammamish Plateau
Sunday, December 2, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Private home in Sammamish, Sammamish, WA, United States
Gregory B Miller performs music by Johann Kaspar Mertz, Leo Brouwer, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and Federico Torroba in a classical guitar celebration.
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Northwest Chamber Chorus: Follow the Star
Sunday, December 2, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Exploring the guiding light of stars with diverse repertoire by Mendelssohn, Praetorius, McDowall, Dove, Willan, Ešenvalds, and more.
$25 ($20 seniors & singers, FREE students)