Contemporary – Past Concerts
CMNW: Brentano String Quartet – A Tribute to Stravinsky
Friday, December 3, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lincoln Performance Hall, Portland, WA, United States
Brentano String Quartet presents an immersive program in celebration of Igor Stravinsky, interlacing the modernist composer's works with poetry & music from his contemporaries & historical influences.
$62.50 ($20 ages 30 & under)
Cappella Romana: Benedict Sheehan – Divine Liturgy in English
Friday, December 3, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Composer/guest conductor Benedict Sheehan leads Cappella Romana in the world premiere of his Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. Featuring baritone Michael Hawes & Grammy-winning basso profundo Glenn Miller.
$30-$50
University of Puget Sound: Organ at Noon – A German Christmas
Friday, December 3, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Kilworth Memorial Chapel, Tacoma, WA, United States
Online and in-person
UPS Faculty organist Wyatt Smith performs works by J.S. Bach, Dietrich Buxtehude, Felix Mendelssohn, Frederick Frahm, Rebecca Groom te Velde, & others, centered around the Christmas hymn Puer natus in Bethlehem.
Free (Free)
Timber: a sound + light experience
Thursday, December 2, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Base: Experimental Arts + Space, Seattle, WA, United States
Math rock meets sound bath in this performance of Timber, Michael Gordon's tour-de-force scored for six virtuosic percussionists on tuned 2x4s.
$25 ($12 under $25 w/ID)
Seattle Symphony: Barber Symphony No. 1
Thursday, December 2, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Florence Price – "II. Andante cantabile" from String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
Maurice Ravel – Piano Concerto in G
Joel Thompson – New work TBA (world premiere)
Samuel Barber – Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 "Symphony in One Movement"
Maurice Ravel – Piano Concerto in G
Joel Thompson – New work TBA (world premiere)
Samuel Barber – Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 "Symphony in One Movement"
Ticket price TBD
WWU Wind Symphony: Maslanka, Bernstein, Orff
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Online and in-person
David Maslanka – Concerto for Alto Saxophone & Wind Ensemble
Leonard Bernstein – Overture to Candide
Carl Orff – Carmina Burana (arr. for winds & percussion)
Leonard Bernstein – Overture to Candide
Carl Orff – Carmina Burana (arr. for winds & percussion)
Free
UW Percussion Ensemble
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
The University of Washington Percussion Ensemble (Bonnie Whiting, director) presents its Autumn Quarter concert.
$10
Celebrity Series of Boston: Conrad Tao, piano
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 6:15pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Conrad Tao & John Adams – Improvisation / China Gates
Jason Eckardt – Antennaria plantaginifolia, "Pussytoes"
Johann Sebastian Bach & Conrad Tao – Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 641 / Improvisation
Robert Schumann – Kinderszenen ("Scenes from Childhood"), Op. 15
Conrad Tao – Keyed In (Boston premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110
Jason Eckardt – Antennaria plantaginifolia, "Pussytoes"
Johann Sebastian Bach & Conrad Tao – Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 641 / Improvisation
Robert Schumann – Kinderszenen ("Scenes from Childhood"), Op. 15
Conrad Tao – Keyed In (Boston premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110
Online: $18-$20 | In person: $10 obstructed view
Wine Down Mondays: Sandbox Percussion
Monday, November 29, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Sandbox Percussion gives ECM a behind-the-scenes look at their upcoming performance of Andy Akiho's Seven Pillars.
Free (Free (registration required))
The “O” Antiphons Advent Procession with Lessons & Carols
Sunday, November 28, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Saint Mark's presents this free, annual liturgy of music & pageantry celebrating the beginning of Advent. A newly commissioned anthem by Dr. Zanaida Robles will premiere alongside traditional hymns.
Free (Free)
Roulette: Zeljko McMullen – 8 hours
Saturday, November 27, 2021 @ 11:00am – 7:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Artist/composer/filmmaker Zeljko McMullen presents 8 hours of 3-minute long etudes strung together to form an emotional & psychic journey, accompanied by a visual din of animated abstract sigil paintings.
Free (Free ($20-$25 in person))
UVic Wind Symphony: (RE)PLAY
Friday, November 26, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Program featuring compositions that reimagine a tune, place, or concept. Featuring a world premiere by UVic student Liam Catarina, with works by Satoshi Yagisawa, John Mackey, Jennifer Jolley, & more.
Free (Free (in person: RSVP required))
Puget Sound Concert Opera: 'The Old Maid & the Thief' / 'The Telephone'
Sunday, November 21, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
PSCO returns to the live stage with a unique double bill of comic masterpieces by 20th-century Italian-American composer, Gian Carlo Menotti.
$20 advance, $30 at the door
Bellingham Symphony Orchestra: The BSO is Bach
Sunday, November 21, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham, WA, United States
An afternoon of Baroque & Baroque-inspired concertos. Soloists include: Alex Klein, oboe; Director Yaniv Attar & Michael Partington, guitar; & BSO's 4 principal violinists.
$15-$49
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra Fall Series
Sunday, November 21, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Performances by SYSO's Debut Symphony Orchestra & Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra, as well as the revival of a SYSO relic: the Youth Chamber Orchestra.
$10
Thalia Symphony Returns to Town Hall
Sunday, November 21, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
George Walker – Lyric for Strings
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 85 in B-flat major, Hob. I:85 "La Reine" ("The Queen")
Charles Ives – Symphony No. 2
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 85 in B-flat major, Hob. I:85 "La Reine" ("The Queen")
Charles Ives – Symphony No. 2
$25 (General Admission) $20 (Students/Seniors)
Wayward Music Series: Seattle Phonographers Union
Saturday, November 20, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Collective improvisation using only unprocessed field recordings, exploring the ways in which we recognize, differentiate, map, & navigate our sonic environment.
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Symphony: Beach Gaelic Symphony
Saturday, November 20, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Music Director Thomas Dausgaard conducts this powerhouse program featuring Amy Beach’s “Gaelic” Symphony No. 2, plus the world premiere of a rare double harp concerto by American composer Hannah Lash.
Ticket price TBD
Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: Bernstein, Strauss, Hanson
Saturday, November 20, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Leonard Bernstein – Overture to Candide
Richard Strauss – Tod und Verklärung (“Death and Transfiguration”), Op. 24
Howard Hanson – Symphony No. 2 in D-flat major, Op. 30, W. 45 “Romantic”
Richard Strauss – Tod und Verklärung (“Death and Transfiguration”), Op. 24
Howard Hanson – Symphony No. 2 in D-flat major, Op. 30, W. 45 “Romantic”
$10 ($8 student/senior/military/veteran)
Bellingham Symphony Orchestra: The BSO is Bach
Saturday, November 20, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham, WA, United States
An evening of Baroque & Baroque-inspired concertos. Soloists include: oboist Alex Klein; Director Yaniv Attar & Michael Partington on guitar; & BSO's 4 principal violinists.
$15-$49