Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
Auburn Symphony Orchestra Chamber Series: Uncommon Voices – Music for Woodwind Quintet
Thursday, March 6, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Kent Lutheran Church, Kent, WA, United States
Enjoy a taste of new and rarely heard works by a diverse set of composers including Claude Arrieu, Ruth Crawford Seeger, Kevin Scott, Godwin Sadoh, Gwyneth Walker, and others.
$20 ($10 students)
Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird
Thursday, March 6, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A dreamlike score for 7 voices and 24-piece classical orchestra showcasing the unexpected pairing of a flexible operatic tenor with the fluid, improvisational spirit of bebop: a match made in music heaven.
$35 & up
Gig Harbor Peninsula Civic Orchestra – Spring Surprises
Friday, March 7, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Peninsula High School – Milton S. Boyd Auditorium, Gig Harbor, WA, United States
Arcangelo Corelli – Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 7 in D major
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Scherzo in D minor
Felix Mendelssohn – Hebrides Overture
Franz Schubert – Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"
Scott Joplin – TBA
Ron Goodwin – TBA
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Scherzo in D minor
Felix Mendelssohn – Hebrides Overture
Franz Schubert – Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"
Scott Joplin – TBA
Ron Goodwin – TBA
Free (Free)
Groupmuse House Concert: The Art of Spanish & Latin Guitar
Friday, March 7, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Private home in Queen Anne, Seattle, WA, United States
Anonymous – Spanish Romance
Enrique Granados – Spanish Dance No. 5 "Andaluza"
Isaac Albéniz – Asturias (Leyenda)
Francisco Tárrega – Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Francisco Tárrega – Capricho Árabe
João Pernambuco – Sons de Carrilhões
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Agustín Barrios – La Catedral
Leo Brouwer – Un dia de noviembre
Consuelo Velázquez, arr. Tye Austin – Bésame Mucho
Antônio Carlos Jobim, arr. Tye Austin – The Girl from Ipanema
Luiz Bonfá, arr. Tye Austin – Manhã de Carnaval
Tye Austin – Tango Fumar
Enrique Granados – Spanish Dance No. 5 "Andaluza"
Isaac Albéniz – Asturias (Leyenda)
Francisco Tárrega – Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Francisco Tárrega – Capricho Árabe
João Pernambuco – Sons de Carrilhões
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Agustín Barrios – La Catedral
Leo Brouwer – Un dia de noviembre
Consuelo Velázquez, arr. Tye Austin – Bésame Mucho
Antônio Carlos Jobim, arr. Tye Austin – The Girl from Ipanema
Luiz Bonfá, arr. Tye Austin – Manhã de Carnaval
Tye Austin – Tango Fumar
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Seattle Opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird
Friday, March 7, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A dreamlike score for 7 voices and 24-piece classical orchestra showcasing the unexpected pairing of a flexible operatic tenor with the fluid, improvisational spirit of bebop: a match made in music heaven.
$35 & up
Seattle Symphony: Celebrate Asia
Saturday, March 8, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Huang Ruo – Folk Songs for Orchestra
Conrad Tao – The Oneiroi in New York
Chen Yi – Si Ji
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Conrad Tao – The Oneiroi in New York
Chen Yi – Si Ji
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
$33-$100
Groupmuse House Concert: The Art of Spanish & Latin Guitar
Saturday, March 8, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Private home in Queen Anne, Seattle, WA, United States
Anonymous – Spanish Romance
Enrique Granados – Spanish Dance No. 5 "Andaluza"
Isaac Albéniz – Asturias (Leyenda)
Francisco Tárrega – Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Francisco Tárrega – Capricho Árabe
João Pernambuco – Sons de Carrilhões
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Agustín Barrios – La Catedral
Leo Brouwer – Un dia de noviembre
Consuelo Velázquez, arr. Tye Austin – Bésame Mucho
Antônio Carlos Jobim, arr. Tye Austin – The Girl from Ipanema
Luiz Bonfá, arr. Tye Austin – Manhã de Carnaval
Tye Austin – Tango Fumar
Enrique Granados – Spanish Dance No. 5 "Andaluza"
Isaac Albéniz – Asturias (Leyenda)
Francisco Tárrega – Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Francisco Tárrega – Capricho Árabe
João Pernambuco – Sons de Carrilhões
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Agustín Barrios – La Catedral
Leo Brouwer – Un dia de noviembre
Consuelo Velázquez, arr. Tye Austin – Bésame Mucho
Antônio Carlos Jobim, arr. Tye Austin – The Girl from Ipanema
Luiz Bonfá, arr. Tye Austin – Manhã de Carnaval
Tye Austin – Tango Fumar
$10+ donation, RSVP required
[LIVESTREAM + in person] Social Distancing Concert at the Couth Buzzard
Thursday, March 13, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Couth Buzzard, Seattle, WA, United States
Alfonso X the Wise (attributed) – "To Dispell All Doubts" and "One Who Serves Sanat Maria" from the Cantigas de Santa Maria
Narciso Yepes (arranger) – Excerpts from Suite Espanol based on themes by Gaspar Sanz
Francesco Corbetta – Two Chaconnes
Andrew York – Woven World
Carlos Moscardini – Argentina (1959) ("Milonga de un entrevaro," "Un Ultimate Aliente," "Camino des troopas")
Quique Sinese – Seras Verdad, Terunno, El Abrazo
Mark Hilliard Wilson – Suite Mas Costa (Montserratina, Dalí, Maia and the bullfrog)
Narciso Yepes (arranger) – Excerpts from Suite Espanol based on themes by Gaspar Sanz
Francesco Corbetta – Two Chaconnes
Andrew York – Woven World
Carlos Moscardini – Argentina (1959) ("Milonga de un entrevaro," "Un Ultimate Aliente," "Camino des troopas")
Quique Sinese – Seras Verdad, Terunno, El Abrazo
Mark Hilliard Wilson – Suite Mas Costa (Montserratina, Dalí, Maia and the bullfrog)
Free (Free)
CMNW Summer Festival: An Enchanting Evening at Nordia House
Tuesday, June 29, 2032 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Nordia House, Portland, OR, United States
The Jupiter String Quartet, members of the East Coast Chamber Orchestra (ECCO), & violinist/Director Soovin Kim perform works by Alistair Coleman, Michi Wiancko, & Felix Mendelssohn.
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: The Exuberance of ECCO & Jupiter Quartet
Saturday, July 3, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Samuel Barber – Adagio from String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11 ("Adagio for Strings")
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Jessie Montgomery – Banner for String Quartet & String Orchestra
Hanna Benn – Where Springs Not Fail
Béla Bartók – Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB. 118
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Jessie Montgomery – Banner for String Quartet & String Orchestra
Hanna Benn – Where Springs Not Fail
Béla Bartók – Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB. 118
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: The Exuberance of ECCO & Jupiter Quartet
Sunday, July 4, 2032 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Samuel Barber – Adagio from String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11 ("Adagio for Strings")
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Jessie Montgomery – Banner for String Quartet & String Orchestra
Hanna Benn – Where Springs Not Fail
Béla Bartók – Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB. 118
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Jessie Montgomery – Banner for String Quartet & String Orchestra
Hanna Benn – Where Springs Not Fail
Béla Bartók – Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113, BB. 118
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Premiering 'A Song by Mahler'
Tuesday, July 6, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Composer Marc Neikrug's unique union of music & theater depicts a celebrated concert singer struggling with early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease.
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Open Rehearsal – Valerie Coleman & Jeff Scott Wind Quintets
Wednesday, July 7, 2032 @ 11:00am – 1:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Tara Helen O’Connor (flute), Monica Ellis (bassoon), William Purvis (French horn), & Oregon Symphony musicians James Shields (clarinet) & Martin Hébert (oboe) rehearse 2 inspiring works.
Free (RSVP required)
Listen Live at Lunch Summer Concert Series: Wyatt Smith, organ
Wednesday, July 7, 2032 @ 12:00pm – 12:50pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Carson Cooman – Concertino, Op. 1081
Florence Price – Adoration
Emma Lou Diemer – Triptych
Gwyneth Walker – "Reverence" from Sanctuary
Craig Phillips – Suite Breve
Florence Price – Adoration
Emma Lou Diemer – Triptych
Gwyneth Walker – "Reverence" from Sanctuary
Craig Phillips – Suite Breve
Free (Free)
Collaborative Musicians Project: American Nostalgia with consonari [LIVESTREAM / IN-PERSON]
Thursday, July 8, 2032 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
consonari (Anna Larson, violin & Kaden Larson, piano) present an evening of music with nostalgic ties to America. Works by Sergei Prokofiev, Don Freund, George N. Gianopoulos, Charles Ives, & more.
$10 ($5 students & ages 60+)
CMNW Summer Festival: Sounds of Brilliance & Unity
Thursday, July 8, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Jessie Montgomery – Peace
Carl Maria von Weber – Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34
Jeff Scott – Startin’ Sumthin’
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
Carl Maria von Weber – Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34
Jeff Scott – Startin’ Sumthin’
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Sounds of Brilliance & Unity
Friday, July 9, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Jessie Montgomery – Peace
Carl Maria von Weber – Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34
Jeff Scott – Startin’ Sumthin’
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
Carl Maria von Weber – Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34
Jeff Scott – Startin’ Sumthin’
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
CMNW Summer Festival: Premiering 'Vesper Flight' & 'Les Adieux'
Saturday, July 10, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Olivier Messiaen – "VIII. Praise to the Immortality of Jesus” from Quatuor pour la fin du temps ("Quartet for the End of Time")
Kenji Bunch – Vesper Flight (world premiere)
David Ludwig – Les Adieux: Concerto for Clarinet and Chamber Ensemble (world premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet in C major, K. 515
Kenji Bunch – Vesper Flight (world premiere)
David Ludwig – Les Adieux: Concerto for Clarinet and Chamber Ensemble (world premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet in C major, K. 515
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)
Saratoga Orchestra: PNW Percussion on the Rock – Final Concert
Sunday, July 11, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Langley United Methodist Church, Langley, WA, United States
Culminating concert of Saratoga Orchestra's 4-day percussion workshop & festival, featuring the Orchestra's percussionists. Program to include works by John Cage, Alan Hovhaness, Johanna Beyer, Carlos Chávez, & more.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
CMNW Summer Festival: Premiering 'Vesper Flight' & 'Les Adieux'
Sunday, July 11, 2032 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Olivier Messiaen – "VIII. Praise to the Immortality of Jesus” from Quatuor pour la fin du temps ("Quartet for the End of Time")
Kenji Bunch – Vesper Flight (world premiere)
David Ludwig – Les Adieux: Concerto for Clarinet and Chamber Ensemble (world premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet in C major, K. 515
Kenji Bunch – Vesper Flight (world premiere)
David Ludwig – Les Adieux: Concerto for Clarinet and Chamber Ensemble (world premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet in C major, K. 515
$150 ($325 Festival Pass)