Modern period – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
LUCO: Dukas, Stravinsky, Ravel, Rachmaninoff
Thursday, April 15, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Dukas – Fanfare from La Péri
Stravinsky – Pulcinella
Ravel – Le Tombeau de Couperin
Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances
Stravinsky – Pulcinella
Ravel – Le Tombeau de Couperin
Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances
$18 ($13 senior/student)
PAS Day of Percussion
Saturday, April 24, 2027 @ 10:00am – 6:30pm (PDT)
Meany 268, Seattle, WA, United States
Percussion performances by Garfield High School Drumline, Blue Thunder Drumline, UW Zimbabwean Marimba Club, Terry Longshore, and RE:Percussion Duo.
$5-$15
Sound of Late: What Water Knows
Thursday, April 29, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Center for Wooden Boats, Seattle, WA, United States
The shimmering, colorful music of composers Emily Doolittle, Nicole Portley, Bright Sheng, and Toru Takemitsu will be featured alongside music and poetry of marine biologists and commercial fishers.
$10
UPS Adelphian Concert Choir: American Vistas
Saturday, May 1, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Featuring the music of Ives, Dello Joio, Elder, Erb, Kirchner, and Larsen.
Free
Esoterics presents BABBITT: Milton Babbitt Centennial
Thursday, May 6, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating Babbitt’s centenary by singing his entire catalog of a cappella choruses, several of which have never been performed live in concert.
$15-$25
Esoterics presents BABBITT: Milton Babbitt Centennial
Friday, May 7, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating Babbitt’s centenary by singing his entire catalog of a cappella choruses, several of which have never been performed live in concert.
$15-$25
Esoterics presents BABBITT: Milton Babbitt Centennial
Saturday, May 8, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Celebrating Babbitt’s centenary by singing his entire catalog of a cappella choruses, several of which have never been performed live in concert.
$15-$25
Long Piece Fest III: Kolat/Baldwin World Premieres
Monday, May 10, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Inverted Space continues its “Long Piece Fest" with the premiere of works by Seattle composers Kevin Baldwin and Takemitsu Prize-winner Yigit Kolat.
Free ($5-$15 suggested donation)
Gretchen Yanover Solo Electric Cello Recital
Thursday, May 13, 2027 @ 6:00pm – 6:45pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Performing on electric cello and loop-sampler, Northwest Sinfonietta cellist Gretchen Yanover will give a recital performance of her own compositions.
Free
Seattle Classic Guitar Society presents Jason Vieaux
Friday, May 14, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Grammy award winner Jason Vieaux is described by NPR as “perhaps the most precise and soulful classical guitarist of his generation."
$28-$38
The Seattle Composer Alliance's Annual Spring Soiree and Gala
Monday, May 17, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
A multi-genre event, featuring the urban stylings of Grace Love, the jazz and R&B compositions of Josh Rawlins, and a composition for piano trio by Brad Hawkins.
$25-$30
Jonathan Shames Piano Recital
Wednesday, May 19, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Debussy – Prélude, “La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune”
Debussy – Étude, “Pour les arpèges composés”
Berio – Sonata (Seattle premiere)
J.-F. Durand – Enfance (world premiere)
Y. Kolat – Halki/Heybeliada (world premiere)
Debussy – Étude, “Pour les arpèges composés”
Berio – Sonata (Seattle premiere)
J.-F. Durand – Enfance (world premiere)
Y. Kolat – Halki/Heybeliada (world premiere)
$5-$15 suggested donation
Jesse Myers: Cage’s Sonatas and Interludes
Thursday, May 20, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Cage – Sonatas and Interludes
$5-$15
Universal Language Project Presents: The Elements
Thursday, May 20, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
An interactive event with visual artist Scott Kolbo and the iconoclast band TORCH.
$15-$25
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Popular Classics & Movie Hits!
Friday, May 21, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
New Hope Presbyterian Church, Kent, WA, United States
Sibelius – Finlandia
Bizet – Carmen Suite No. 1
Marquez – Danzon No. 2
Bernstein – Selections from West Side Story
Powell – How to Train Your Dragon Suite
Badelt – Pirates of the Caribbean
Bizet – Carmen Suite No. 1
Marquez – Danzon No. 2
Bernstein – Selections from West Side Story
Powell – How to Train Your Dragon Suite
Badelt – Pirates of the Caribbean
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Universal Language Project Presents: The Elements
Friday, May 21, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Velocity Dance Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An interactive event with visual artist Scott Kolbo and the iconoclast band TORCH.
$15-$25
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: Season Finale
Friday, May 21, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Overture to The Abduction from the Seraglio
Carter – Two Controversies and a Conversation
Ligeti – Mysteries of the Macabre
Haydn – Symphony No. 100 “Military"
Carter – Two Controversies and a Conversation
Ligeti – Mysteries of the Macabre
Haydn – Symphony No. 100 “Military"
$20 ($15 student/senior)
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Popular Classics & Movie Hits!
Saturday, May 22, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Sibelius – Finlandia
Bizet – Carmen Suite No. 1
Marquez – Danzon No. 2
Bernstein – Selections from West Side Story
Powell – How to Train Your Dragon Suite
Badelt – Pirates of the Caribbean
Bizet – Carmen Suite No. 1
Marquez – Danzon No. 2
Bernstein – Selections from West Side Story
Powell – How to Train Your Dragon Suite
Badelt – Pirates of the Caribbean
$20 ($10 student/senior)
OSSCS: Devil May Care
Saturday, May 22, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Kai-Young Chan – Seeking, Searching
Elgar – From the Bavarian Highlands, Op. 27
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Kai-Young Chan – Seeking, Searching
Elgar – From the Bavarian Highlands, Op. 27
$10-$25, youth free
UW Modern Music Ensemble
Sunday, May 23, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Messiaen – Pièce pour piano et quatuor à cordes (1991)
Tristan Murail – Feuilles à travers les cloches (1998)
Takemitsu – Rain Spell (1983)
Aperghis – Les Sept crimes de l’amour (1979)
Sofia Gubaidulina – Quasi Hoquetus (1985)
Lutoslawski – String Quartet (1964)
Tristan Murail – Feuilles à travers les cloches (1998)
Takemitsu – Rain Spell (1983)
Aperghis – Les Sept crimes de l’amour (1979)
Sofia Gubaidulina – Quasi Hoquetus (1985)
Lutoslawski – String Quartet (1964)
$10