Modern period – Past Concerts
UW School of Music: Harry Partch Ensemble
Thursday, November 21, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Concert of works by Harry Partch and other contemporary composers, marking the conclusion of the Harry Partch Instrument Collection residency at the University of Washington.
$10
UW Music of Today
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
The UW School of Music and the Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media present this series highlighting works by faculty composers, graduate students, alumni, and visiting ensembles.
Free ($15 ($10 student/senior))
Opera on Tap & Seattle Art Song Society: Connections, featuring the 'Craigslistlieder'
Monday, November 18, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Solo Bar & Eatery, Seattle, WA, United States
Fundraiser cabaret featuring Gabriel Kahane's cheeky Craigslistlieder, plus classics from the art song cannon.
$18 / pay what you can
Seattle Flute Society: Seattle Flute Choir at The Kenney
Sunday, November 17, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
The Kenney, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Kelly Via, Z. Randall Stroope, Gustav Holst, Judy Nishimura, and more.
Free (Free)
Una Ofrenda para el Mundo: a Celebration of South American Guitar Music
Sunday, November 17, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church, Eastsound, WA, United States
South American music arranged for 8-string classical guitar and performed by Jeffry Steele, to benefit Amazon Watch, a protector of the rainforest and indigenous rights.
Donations welcome
Olympia Symphony: Seeing is Believing
Sunday, November 17, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Franz von Suppé – Overture to Die schöne Galathée ("The Beautiful Galatea")
Jonathan Leshnoff – Starburst
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297 "Winter"
Antonín Dvořák– Symphony No. 9 in E minor, “From the New World”, Op. 95, B. 178
Jonathan Leshnoff – Starburst
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297 "Winter"
Antonín Dvořák– Symphony No. 9 in E minor, “From the New World”, Op. 95, B. 178
$6-$60
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra: Russia
Sunday, November 17, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Alexander Borodin – "Polovtsian Dances" from Prince Igor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major, K. 447 (Movement 1)
Joaquín Rodrigo – Concierto pastoral for flute (Movement 1)
Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 70
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major, K. 447 (Movement 1)
Joaquín Rodrigo – Concierto pastoral for flute (Movement 1)
Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 70
$16-$54
Haller Lake Music Series presents: Une Soirée Parisienne
Sunday, November 17, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Favorite French mélodies, or art songs, with music by Gabriel Fauré, Hector Berlioz, Ernest Chausson, Claude Debussy, Amy Beach, and Steven Luksan.
$20 suggested donation ($5 students/children)
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Locally Sourced
Sunday, November 17, 2019 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
PNB turns to local talent with a triple bill of new works by Eva Stone, Donald Byrd, and Miles Pertl. Featuring music by Nadia Boulanger, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Fanny Mendelssohn, Clara Schumann, Emmanuel Witzthum, and Cosmo Sheldrake.
$37-$190
Wayward Music Series: Mosaic Art Ensemble
Saturday, November 16, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An interdisciplinary group of musicians, actors, and dancers presents an evening of collaborative performance based around a series of new solo musical works.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: Home Turf
Saturday, November 16, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Györgi Ligeti – Concert Românesc: Allegro vivace
Leos Janácek – Suite for Strings
Reena Esmail – Teen Murti
Frederic Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Leos Janácek – Suite for Strings
Reena Esmail – Teen Murti
Frederic Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
$25 / $20 / $15
Seattle Symphony: Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2
Saturday, November 16, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Benjamin Britten – "Four Sea Interludes" from Peter Grimes
Angelique Poteat – Cello Concerto
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Symphony No. 2
Angelique Poteat – Cello Concerto
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Symphony No. 2
$24-$134 (age 8-18 free)
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Locally Sourced
Saturday, November 16, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
PNB turns to local talent with a triple bill of new works by Eva Stone, Donald Byrd, and Miles Pertl. Featuring music by Nadia Boulanger, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Fanny Mendelssohn, Clara Schumann, Emmanuel Witzthum, and Cosmo Sheldrake.
$37-$190
Nathan Jensen Piano Recital
Saturday, November 16, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
St. John United Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist Nathan Jensen performs music by Jan Sweelinck, Frederic Chopin, and more on St. John's 1895 Steinway Model B Concert Grand.
Free (Free)
Skyros Quartet Recital
Saturday, November 16, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Faith Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Fanny Mendelssohn – String Quartet in E-flat major
Béla Barktók – String Quartet No. 2
Brandon Vance – Kantor Caprice
Franz Schubert – Quartettsatz
Béla Barktók – String Quartet No. 2
Brandon Vance – Kantor Caprice
Franz Schubert – Quartettsatz
$10-$20 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: SIMF – Odeya Nini + Blackwell/Mines duo
Friday, November 15, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Double bill featuring the double bass duo of Abbey Blackwell and Kelsey Mines, and Los Angeles-based vocalist and composer Odeya Nini.
$5-$20 suggested donation
Mateo Messina's 22nd Benefit Concert: Origin – The Symphony
Friday, November 15, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
LUMA Guild, the Northwest Symphony Orchestra, and featured artist Sleeping At Last present Mateo Messina's new symphony, Origin.
$46-$154
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Locally Sourced
Friday, November 15, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
PNB turns to local talent with a triple bill of new works by Eva Stone, Donald Byrd, and Miles Pertl. Featuring music by Nadia Boulanger, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Fanny Mendelssohn, Clara Schumann, Emmanuel Witzthum, and Cosmo Sheldrake.
$37-$190
Harmony for Hope: Portraits & Voices
Friday, November 15, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church, Woodinville, WA, United States
Valerie Coleman – Portraits of Langston
George Crumb – Vox Balaenae
Carl Maria von Weber – Trio in G minor, Op. 63
George Crumb – Vox Balaenae
Carl Maria von Weber – Trio in G minor, Op. 63
$25/ $15 Donation
Jacobsen Series: Contemporary Meditations
Friday, November 15, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Dorothy Chang – Walk on Water
Marilyn Shrude – Within Silence
Elise Winkler – The Allegory of the Cave (world premiere)
Alexandra Gardner – Tourmaline
Jennifer Hidgon – Dash
Alex Shapiro – Desert Tide
Marilyn Shrude – Within Silence
Elise Winkler – The Allegory of the Cave (world premiere)
Alexandra Gardner – Tourmaline
Jennifer Hidgon – Dash
Alex Shapiro – Desert Tide
$20 / $15 / free