Modern period – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Chamber Music Society Winter Festival: Elgar, Schumann, Korngold
Friday, January 19, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Elgar – Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, Op. 82
Schumann – Trio No. 1 for Violin, Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 63
Korngold – Sextet for Strings in D major, Op. 10
Schumann – Trio No. 1 for Violin, Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 63
Korngold – Sextet for Strings in D major, Op. 10
$52 ($16 students and 30 & under)
Spontaneous Combustion New Music Festival: Delgani String Quartet
Friday, January 19, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Alan Hovhaness – String Quartet No. 1
György Ligeti – String Quartet No. 1
Benjamin Krause – String Quartet No. 1
György Ligeti – String Quartet No. 1
Benjamin Krause – String Quartet No. 1
$20 ($12 students with ID)
SCMS Free Recital: Yura Lee plays Biber, Hindemith, & Telemann
Saturday, January 20, 2029 @ 6:30pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Biber – Passacaglia from the Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas
Hindemith – Sonata for Solo Viola, Op. 25 No. 1
Telemann – Fantasia No. 12 for Solo Violin, TWV 40:25
Hindemith – Sonata for Solo Viola, Op. 25 No. 1
Telemann – Fantasia No. 12 for Solo Violin, TWV 40:25
Free
SCMS Winter Festival: Haydn, Schumann, & Walton
Saturday, January 20, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Haydn – String Quartet in C major, Op. 20 No. 2
Schumann – Trio No. 2 for Violin, Cello and Piano in F major, Op. 80
Walton – Quartet for Piano and Strings
Schumann – Trio No. 2 for Violin, Cello and Piano in F major, Op. 80
Walton – Quartet for Piano and Strings
$52 ($16 students and 30 & under)
SCMS Winter Festival: Mozart, Schumann, & Shostakovich
Sunday, January 21, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – String Quintet in G minor, K. 516
Robert Schumann – Trio No. 3 for Violin, Cello, and Piano in G minor, Op. 110
Shostakovich – Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano in E minor, Op. 67
Robert Schumann – Trio No. 3 for Violin, Cello, and Piano in G minor, Op. 110
Shostakovich – Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano in E minor, Op. 67
$52 ($16 students and 30 & under)
Meany Center presents Third Coast Percussion: 'Paddle to the Sea' live score
Thursday, January 25, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Grammy-winning percussionists live-score the beloved Canadian film Paddle to the Sea, the story of a First Nations boy who carves a small wooden canoe and sets out on an epic journey from Northern Ontario to the Atlantic Ocean.
$36+
Spontaneous Combustion New Music Festival: Iktus Duo
Thursday, January 25, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Lou Harrison, Joseph Pereira, Adam Vidiksis, James Romig, and Washington-based composer Bruce Hamilton.
$20 (students $12)
UW Percussion & Third Coast Percussion: Danny Clay's 'Playbook'
Friday, January 26, 2029 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Meany 268, Seattle, WA, United States
An interactive performance featuring music from Bay Area composer Danny Clay's Playbook, a set of whimsical scores and instructions utilizing found-object and traditional percussion. Audience members are welcome to bring their own instruments and participate.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
SCMS Winter Festival: Grieg, Beach, Strauss
Friday, January 26, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Grieg – Andante con moto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C minor, EG 116
Amy M. C. Beach – Piano Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 67
R. Strauss – Enoch Arden for speaker and piano, a melodrama on a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Amy M. C. Beach – Piano Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 67
R. Strauss – Enoch Arden for speaker and piano, a melodrama on a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
$52 ($16 students and 30 & under)
Inverted Space Ensemble: Cage, Ligeti, Stockhausen
Friday, January 26, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Cage – Freeman Etudes for solo violin (Book 1)
Ligeti – Études for solo piano (Book 1)
Stockhausen – Plus Minus
Ligeti – Études for solo piano (Book 1)
Stockhausen – Plus Minus
$5-$15 donation
Spontaneous Combustion New Music Festival: Sandbox Percussion
Saturday, January 27, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Steve Reich, Andy Akiho, and more.
$20
SCMS Winter Festival: Fanny Mendelssohn, Shostakovich, Brahms
Saturday, January 27, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Fanny Mendelssohn – Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano in D minor, Op. 11
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
Brahms – Sonata for Two Pianos in F minor, Op. 34bis
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
Brahms – Sonata for Two Pianos in F minor, Op. 34bis
$52 ($16 students and 30 & under)
Wayward Music Series: Sarah Pyle – flora/fauna
Saturday, January 27, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Elizabeth Brown – Botanical Obsessions for solo flute (2000)
Andrew Stiefel – Let us whisper our names into the trees for flute, baroque flute, and electronics (premiere)
Sarah Pyle – Improvisations on three secular monodies by Francesca Caccini
Daniel Webbon – To Square a Circle for baroque flutist as percussionist (premiere)
Sarah Pyle – Beehive for flute and electronics (premiere)
Vivian Fine – The Flicker for solo flute (1973)
Andrew Stiefel – Let us whisper our names into the trees for flute, baroque flute, and electronics (premiere)
Sarah Pyle – Improvisations on three secular monodies by Francesca Caccini
Daniel Webbon – To Square a Circle for baroque flutist as percussionist (premiere)
Sarah Pyle – Beehive for flute and electronics (premiere)
Vivian Fine – The Flicker for solo flute (1973)
$5-$15 donation
SCMS Winter Festival: Hildegard, Shostakovich, Felix Mendelssohn
Sunday, January 28, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Hildegard von Bingen – Three Antiphons (arr. Marianne Pfau)
Dmitri Shostakovich – Suite for Two Pianos in F-sharp minor, Op. 6
Felix Mendelssohn – Trio No. 2 for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C minor, Op. 66
Dmitri Shostakovich – Suite for Two Pianos in F-sharp minor, Op. 6
Felix Mendelssohn – Trio No. 2 for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C minor, Op. 66
$52 ($16 students and 30 & under)
Spontaneous Combustion New Music Festival: The City of Tomorrow (Wind Quintet)
Tuesday, January 30, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Julia Wolfe – On Seven Star Shoes
Alex Temple – Thick Line
John Teske – Topographies
Hans Abrahamsen – Walden
Esa-Pekka Salonen – Memoria
Jacob Druckman – Delia Contente Che l'Alme Beatte
Alex Temple – Thick Line
John Teske – Topographies
Hans Abrahamsen – Walden
Esa-Pekka Salonen – Memoria
Jacob Druckman – Delia Contente Che l'Alme Beatte
$20 ($12 students w/ ID)
Spontaneous Combustion New Music Festival: Ashley Bathgate, cello
Thursday, February 1, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Rainier Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Works for solo cello by living composers, with and without electronics.
$20
Seattle Opera: A Youth Opera for Families – ‘Robin Hood’
Friday, February 2, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Presented by Seattle Opera and Seattle Public Theater, this opera is performed by youth ages 7–18 with a professional chamber orchestra.
Sold Out
Seattle Opera: A Youth Opera for Families – ‘Robin Hood’
Saturday, February 3, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Presented by Seattle Opera and Seattle Public Theater, this opera is performed by youth ages 7–18 with a professional chamber orchestra.
Sold Out
Seattle Opera: A Youth Opera for Families – ‘Robin Hood’
Saturday, February 3, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Presented by Seattle Opera and Seattle Public Theater, this opera is performed by youth ages 7–18 with a professional chamber orchestra.
Sold Out
Bach's Lunch: The Discovery Trio
Tuesday, February 6, 2029 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Bring a lunch and hear UW Scholarship ensemble The Discovery Trio perform new and old music for baroque instruments.
Free