Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
Olympic Music Festival: Midsummer Gala feat. Musicians from GardenMusic
Sunday, August 25, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Northwest Maritime Center, Port Townsend, WA, United States
The party of the summer overlooks Port Townsend Bay and features a dazzling arrangement of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.
$60 (age 7-12 free)
Good Vibes Only
Friday, August 30, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An ace team of Northwest musicians presents a one-night-only end-of-summer concert of music for marimbas and vibraphones in a mesmerizing environment at Seattle's historic Washington Hall.
$25
BMC Night Beat presents Ballance Duo
Thursday, September 5, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Congregational Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
Jared and Ruth Marie Ballance present a program of exquisite music for cello, violin, and piano by Mozart, Sibelius, Clarke, Kodály, Mark O'Connor, and more.
$20 ($15 seniors, take a teen for free)
Archipelago Collective Chamber Music Festival: Chamber Music II
Saturday, September 7, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brickworks, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Samuel Magrill – Five Bagatelles for flute, violin, cello, and piano
R. Murray Schafer – Theseus for harp and string quartet
Reinhold Glière – Selections from 8 Pieces, Op. 39 for violin and cello
Dmitri Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2
R. Murray Schafer – Theseus for harp and string quartet
Reinhold Glière – Selections from 8 Pieces, Op. 39 for violin and cello
Dmitri Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2
$20 (age 18 & under FREE)
Archipelago Collective Chamber Music Festival: Chamber Music III
Sunday, September 8, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Brickworks, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
André Jolivet – Chants de Linos
Miguel del Aguila – Salon Buenos Aires
Antonín Dvorák – Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90 "Dumky"
Miguel del Aguila – Salon Buenos Aires
Antonín Dvorák – Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90 "Dumky"
$20 (age 18 & under FREE)
Music from Home II: Ibidunni Ojikutu, soprano
Sunday, September 8, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Lakewold Gardens, Lakewood, WA, United States
Soprano Ibidunni Ojikutu performs music by Libby Larsen, Nailah Nombeko, Florence Price, and Nina Simone as part of an inclusive social ceremony of wine, beer, and musical storytelling.
$25 / $15
Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY® with the Seattle Symphony
Wednesday, September 11, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:15pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring a tribute to the original FINAL FANTASY VII, plus guests RIKKI, original vocalist of FINAL FANTASY X, and Susan Calloway, original vocalist of FINAL FANTASY XIV.
$37-$150
Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY® with the Seattle Symphony
Thursday, September 12, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:15pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring a tribute to the original FINAL FANTASY VII, plus guests RIKKI, original vocalist of FINAL FANTASY X, and Susan Calloway, original vocalist of FINAL FANTASY XIV.
$37-$150
Wayward Music Series: Bleeps+Loops – Space
Friday, September 13, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
The soundtrack to your individual meditations will be provided by a collective of modular synthesists whose individual acts will overlap to create a continuous sonic experience.
$5-$15 donation
Tale Retold, by Emerald City Music
Friday, September 13, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Old meets new in the retelling of Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale as a cast of NYC Ballet dancers join forces with librettist Mark Campbell, followed by an edgy world premiere by Seattle’s own Angelique Poteat.
$45 ($10 students)
Tale Retold, by Emerald City Music
Saturday, September 14, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Old meets new in the retelling of Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale as a cast of NYC Ballet dancers join forces with librettist Mark Campbell, followed by an edgy world premiere by Seattle’s own Angelique Poteat.
$28-$43 ($10 students)
Orquesta Northwest's Ballard Civic Orchestra: El Grito
Orquesta Northwest,
Orquesta Northwest's Ballard Civic Orchestra, and
Mariachi Guadalajara de Seattle
Sunday, September 15, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
John Stafford Smith – The Star Spangled Banner
Antonio Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Lorenzo Barcelata – El Cascabel for orchestra and mariachi
Federico Chavez-Blanco – New work (world premiere)
Jean Sibelius – Finlandia, Op. 26
Carlos Islas Arias – Rapsodia Mexicana
Antonio Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Lorenzo Barcelata – El Cascabel for orchestra and mariachi
Federico Chavez-Blanco – New work (world premiere)
Jean Sibelius – Finlandia, Op. 26
Carlos Islas Arias – Rapsodia Mexicana
Free
Pianist Geísa Dutra in Concert
Sunday, September 15, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
The Youngs' Home, Bellevue, WA, United States
A not-to-be-missed opportunity for a close and intimate house concert with award-winning pianist Geísa Dutra. Music by Tom Jobim, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Enrique Granados, and more.
$25
Wayward Music Series: Cellista, Zero Collective, & noisepoenobody
Friday, September 20, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Ambient noise with slices of hip hop, classical music, and alternative pop paired with improvisation, and noise and audio surrealism.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: John Teske's 'vectorscores'
Saturday, September 21, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Music that uses web technologies to generate and render scores and explores some recurring thoughts, visions, and dreams from a dark and surreal time.
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Flute Society's Flute Celebration Day
Sunday, September 22, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Chamber music featuring members of the Seattle Symphony, Ah Tempo Flute Choir, Bellevue Youth Symphony, the Jolly-Jones Duo, and Flûtes-en-Bois, plus contemporary music by Steven Luksan, Sarah Bassingthwaighte, Leanna Keith, Bun-Ching Lam, Stuart Zobel, and Naoyuki Sawada.
Free
Pops & Picnic with the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra
Friday, September 27, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Vern Burton Community Center, Port Angeles, WA, United States
Georges Bizet – "Les Toreadors" from Carmen
Claude Debussy – Petite Suite
Leonard Cohen – Hallelujah
Additional selections
Claude Debussy – Petite Suite
Leonard Cohen – Hallelujah
Additional selections
$20
Wayward Music Series: Different Drummer
Friday, September 27, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A show that represents genres as varied as the artists presenting it. Prepare to be entertained, amused, and exhilarated by this unique collaboration.
$15 ($10 youth/seniors)
Pops & Picnic Matinee with the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, September 28, 2030 @ 1:00pm – 2:30pm (PDT)
Vern Burton Community Center, Port Angeles, WA, United States
Georges Bizet – "Les Toreadors" from Carmen
Claude Debussy – Petite Suite
Leonard Cohen – Hallelujah
Additional selections
Claude Debussy – Petite Suite
Leonard Cohen – Hallelujah
Additional selections
$20
The Sound Ensemble: Reflections
Saturday, September 28, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Christopher Dietz – Contretemps
Jerry Mader – Zodiac for violin and chamber orchestra (world premiere)
Jennifer Butler – Under Bleak Skies
Sang Mi Ahn – Loki's Castle
Bohuslav Martinů – Nonet No. 2, H. 374
Jerry Mader – Zodiac for violin and chamber orchestra (world premiere)
Jennifer Butler – Under Bleak Skies
Sang Mi Ahn – Loki's Castle
Bohuslav Martinů – Nonet No. 2, H. 374
$20 / $15 / FREE under age 12