Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
Music of Remembrance: Tom Cipullo's 'The Parting'
Sunday, May 19, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A daring opera focusing on an intimate exploration of the life and work of Miklós Radnóti, widely considered one of the most important poetic witnesses to the Holocaust.
$55
Seattle Pro Musica: Passion & Resurrection
Sunday, May 19, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Karen P. Thomas – Panta rhei (world premiere)
Frank Martin – Mass for Double Choir
Ēriks Ešenvalds – Passion and Resurrection
Frank Martin – Mass for Double Choir
Ēriks Ešenvalds – Passion and Resurrection
$38 / $28 / $21 / $12
STG Presents 4U: The Music of Prince with Symphony
Monday, May 20, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Experience the music of Prince arranged for full symphony orchestra with live band and world-class vocalists.
$37-$77 (not including fees)
Orca Concert Series: From Germany to Mexico
Tuesday, May 21, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Carl Maria von Weber – Clarinet Quintet in B-flat Major, Op. 34
David Hernandez Ramos – Quinteto en Homenaje a Remedios Varo
David Hernandez Ramos – Quinteto en Homenaje a Remedios Varo
$25 / $15 / youth and students FREE
The Westerlies at Fremont Abbey
Tuesday, May 21, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Fremont Abbey Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A New York-based brass quartet with the precision of a string quartet, the audacity of a rock band, and the charm of a family sing-along.
$20 / $10 / Age 10 & under FREE
Meany Center presents: Alexander String Quartet with Joyce Yang, piano
Wednesday, May 22, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478
Samuel Adams – Quintet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, K. 493
Samuel Adams – Quintet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, K. 493
$46-$54
TORCH: Passages – A Fable in Six Cycles
Wednesday, May 22, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Triple Door, Seattle, WA, United States
A multimedia event commenting on contemporary anxieties about security and immigration through six circular loops of imagery and sound, with a heavy emphasis on slapstick humor and absurdity.
$25
UW Modern Music Ensemble & Percussion Ensemble
Thursday, May 23, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Oliver Schneller, Jason Eckardt, Eric Wubbels, and Wang Lu – featured composers in the UW School of Music’s Spring Composers Colloquium – as well as works by UW composition students.
$10
Eastside Youth Concert Band: Morales, Yagisawa, Arnold, & Schönberg
Tuesday, May 28, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
International School, Bellevue, WA, United States
Erik Morales – Through Darkened Sleepy Hollow
Satoshi Yagisawa – Call of the Aboriginals
Malcolm Arnold – Tam O’Shanter
Claude-Michel Schönberg – Selections from Les Misérables (arr. Warren Barker)
Satoshi Yagisawa – Call of the Aboriginals
Malcolm Arnold – Tam O’Shanter
Claude-Michel Schönberg – Selections from Les Misérables (arr. Warren Barker)
$10 / $2 / Free
Seattle Symphony: 'Jurassic Park' in Concert
Wednesday, May 29, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Visually stunning imagery and groundbreaking special effects complement a full symphony orchestra performing John Williams’ iconic score live.
$35-$100
Seattle Symphony: 'Jurassic Park' in Concert
Thursday, May 30, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Visually stunning imagery and groundbreaking special effects complement a full symphony orchestra performing John Williams’ iconic score live.
$35-$100
UW Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band: Musica Obscura
Thursday, May 30, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Zdeněk Lukáš – Musica Boema
Bernard Rands – Ceremonial
Bernard Rands – Ceremonial
$10
Wayward Music Series: Karl Fousek, Norm Chambers, & RM Francis
Thursday, May 30, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Three electronic music artists with styles ranging from generative composition, to drone and minimalism, to synthesis techniques specific to the history of computer music.
$5-$15 donation
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Themes & Variations
Friday, May 31, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A mixed bill of intriguing variety, from Balanchine’s resplendent Theme & Variations to a masterpiece by Jose Limon in which riveting characterizations cast a powerful spell.
$37-$189
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: Heaven & Earth
Friday, May 31, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Lili Boulanger – Psalm XXIV "La terre appartient à l'Éternel"
Igor Stravinsky – Symphony of Psalms
Gabriel Prokofiev – Terra Incognita Suite (world premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven (arr. Geoffrey Larson) – "Heiliger Dankgesang" from String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – "Credo" from Mass in C major, K. 317 "Coronation Mass"
Igor Stravinsky – Symphony of Psalms
Gabriel Prokofiev – Terra Incognita Suite (world premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven (arr. Geoffrey Larson) – "Heiliger Dankgesang" from String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – "Credo" from Mass in C major, K. 317 "Coronation Mass"
$25 / $20 / $15
Wayward Music Series: Inverted Space Ensemble – Reflected Duality
Friday, May 31, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An eclectic program performed on instruments ranging from toy piano to string quartets featuring music by Luke Fitzpatrick, Jeff Bowen, John Cage, György Kurtág, Robert Ashley, and La Monte Young.
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Symphony: Cirque Goes Broadway
Friday, May 31, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Cirque with a twist! Acrobats and aerialists dazzle with spectacular music from Broadway’s greatest shows.
$45-$96
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Themes & Variations
Saturday, June 1, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A mixed bill of intriguing variety, from Balanchine’s resplendent Theme & Variations to a masterpiece by Jose Limon in which riveting characterizations cast a powerful spell.
$37-$189
Seattle Children's Chorus: Gratus Animus – Grateful for Life!
Saturday, June 1, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
New commissions by outstanding up-and-coming young composers will be featured as well as SCC's finest choral gems loved by both their choristers and conductors.
$35 ($25 senior/youth)
Jack Straw Piano Series w/ Amy Rubin & Randy Halberstadt
Saturday, June 1, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Music of Brazil by Ernesto Nazareth, arrangements of Astor Piazzolla's Nuevo Tango, standards from jazz repertoire, and original compositions.
$10-$20 suggested donation