Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
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
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
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)
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
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
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)
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
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
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)
Breath of Aire: Widow's Project Concert
Sunday, December 2, 2029 @ 4:30pm – 6:30pm (PST)
Historic Everett Theatre, Everett, WA, United States
Breath of Aire presents a holiday concert with classical stylings of contemporary and traditional arrangements for the season.
$17 ($10 widow/widower/children)
Cascadian Chorale: This Shining Night
Sunday, December 2, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Church of the Holy Cross, Redmond, WA, United States
Classic favorites mingle with lesser-known beauties, including music by local composers.
$20 ($15 student/senior)
The Tenors: Home for the Holidays
Sunday, December 2, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A Canadian vocal supergroup brings their charming blend of classical music and contemporary pop to Benaroya Hall.
$45+
UW Modern Music Ensemble: Webern, Cage, & Neuwirth
Wednesday, December 5, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Anton Webern – Concerto for Nine Instruments, Op. 24
Krzysztof Penderecki – Clarinet Quartet
Morton Feldman – For Franz Kline
John Cage – Living Room Music
Olga Neuwirth – Marsyas II
Krzysztof Penderecki – Clarinet Quartet
Morton Feldman – For Franz Kline
John Cage – Living Room Music
Olga Neuwirth – Marsyas II
Free
Ravenna String Orchestras
Wednesday, December 5, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Eckstein Middle School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
The Ravenna String Orchestras present a free community concert.
Free
UW Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band: Evanescent
Thursday, December 6, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Joseph Schwantner – The Awakening Hour
Gustav Holst – Hammersmith: Prelude and Scherzo, Op. 52
Huck Hodge – La Llorona
Gustav Holst – Hammersmith: Prelude and Scherzo, Op. 52
Huck Hodge – La Llorona
$10