Modern period – Past Concerts
Wayward Music Series: Earshot – Travis Laplante
Monday, November 4, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Saxophonist and composer Travis Laplante performs a "mystifying and transporting" solo concert.
$10-$27
Epiphany of Seattle: Feast of All Souls – Duruflé's Requiem
Sunday, November 3, 2019 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Join the Epiphany Music Guild as they present Maurice Duruflé's Requiem, Op. 9.
Free (Free)
Olympia Chamber Orchestra: Celebrate!
Sunday, November 3, 2019 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PST)
St. John's Episcopal Church, Olympia, WA, United States
Jennifer Higdon – Celebration Fanfare
Camille Saint-Saëns – Havanaise in E major, Op. 83
George Frideric Handel – Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
Camille Saint-Saëns – Havanaise in E major, Op. 83
George Frideric Handel – Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
$20 / $10
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Norwegian Odyssé
Sunday, November 3, 2019 @ 1:30pm – 3:30pm (PST)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Rebecka Sofia Ahvenniemi – Barnet som blev osynligt ("The child who became invisible") for soprano, percussion and electronics (US premiere)
Anders Torgunrod Røshol – Livorno Fragments (US premiere)
Lasse Thoresen – Hagen ("The Garden") (US premiere)
Knut Vaage – Odyssé for sinfonietta (US premiere)
Knut Vaage – Svev for piano trio (US premiere)
Anders Torgunrod Røshol – Livorno Fragments (US premiere)
Lasse Thoresen – Hagen ("The Garden") (US premiere)
Knut Vaage – Odyssé for sinfonietta (US premiere)
Knut Vaage – Svev for piano trio (US premiere)
$30 / $25 / $10
Inside the Music with GraceAnn Cummings: Garrett Fisher's Ragas for solo piano
Saturday, November 2, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Premiere of Garrett Fisher's Ragas for solo piano. Other works include music from the African Diaspora, Gorecki's piano sonata, and two Scriabin etudes.
$15
Wayward Music Series: Body.Space.Time.Sound – Volume 4: Cube
Friday, November 1, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of scored, interdisciplinary improvisations featuring musicians Tom Baker and Kate Olson, and movement artists Alia Swersky and Corrie Befort.
$15
Seattle Collaborative Orchestra: Reform & Reason
Friday, November 1, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Roosevelt High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Emilie Mayer – Faust Overture, Op. 46
Julia Perry – Study for Orchestra
Camille Saint-Saëns – Morceau de concert for horn and orchestra, Op. 94
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 5 in D, Op. 107 “Reformation”
Julia Perry – Study for Orchestra
Camille Saint-Saëns – Morceau de concert for horn and orchestra, Op. 94
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 5 in D, Op. 107 “Reformation”
$20 / $15 / free
UW Symphony with Cristina Valdés, piano
Friday, November 1, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60
Béla Bartók – Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major, Sz. 119, BB 127
Antonín Dvořák – The Noon Witch, Op. 108, B. 196
Antonín Dvořák – Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, No. 2 in E minor
Béla Bartók – Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major, Sz. 119, BB 127
Antonín Dvořák – The Noon Witch, Op. 108, B. 196
Antonín Dvořák – Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, No. 2 in E minor
$15 / $10
Corvid Ensemble presents: Quoth the Raven
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Fremont Abbey Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Like the crows of Seattle, we're smart, we do what we want, and we like shiny things.
$21.50 ($11.50 student / senior)
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Brahms, Dvořák, & Still
Sunday, October 27, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Antonín Dvořák – Sonatina in G major, Op. 100
Harry T. Burleigh – From the Southland
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – "Deep River" from 24 Negro Melodies, Op. 59
Amy Beach – Romance, Op. 23
Johannes Brahms – Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100
William Grant Still – Suite for violin and piano
Harry T. Burleigh – From the Southland
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – "Deep River" from 24 Negro Melodies, Op. 59
Amy Beach – Romance, Op. 23
Johannes Brahms – Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100
William Grant Still – Suite for violin and piano
$48 / $41 / $10
Sine Nomine: Laus Trinitati – In Praise of the Divine
Sunday, October 27, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Plainchant, Renaissance, and modern works that employ joyful texts about the creative, life-giving powers of the Trinity.
Free (Free)
Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra: New World
Sunday, October 27, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Chimacum High School Auditorium, Chimacum, WA, United States
Aaron Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, K. 191: mvt. II
Antonín Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, K. 191: mvt. II
Antonín Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World"
Free
UW Wind Ensemble: Chamber Winds Concert
Sunday, October 27, 2019 @ 1:30pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Members of the UW Wind Ensemble perform wind music arranged for small ensembles.
Free (Free)
Opus 7 presents: Chasing the Moon
Saturday, October 26, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the moon and the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing with music by Morten Lauridsen, Ildebrando Pizzetti, Antonín Dvořák, David Hamilton, Stephen Chatman, Bob Chilcott, Daniel Elder, Meredith Monk, and more.
$20-$40 (students pay-as-able)
Jacobsen Series: Cabaret!
Saturday, October 26, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
A retrospective of music born from the fin-de-siècle cabaret tradition, culminating in Arnold Schoenberg's landmark Pierrot Lunaire.
$20 / $15 / free
Radiance: The Golden Harvest
Saturday, October 26, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Shaker arrangements by British and American composers: Kevin Siegfried, Elizabeth Poston, John Ireland, Ralph Vaughan Williams, John Rutter, and others.
$25 / $20 / $15
[CANCELLED] Dia de los Muertos Groupmuse house concert with the Ellinor Quartet
Saturday, October 26, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Downtown Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Astor Piazzolla – La Muerte del Angel
Heitor Villa-Lobos – String Quartet No. 1
Pedro Elías Gutierrez / Rafael Bolívar Coronado – Alma Llanera
Gabriela Ortiz – Altar de Muertos
Heitor Villa-Lobos – String Quartet No. 1
Pedro Elías Gutierrez / Rafael Bolívar Coronado – Alma Llanera
Gabriela Ortiz – Altar de Muertos
$10 suggested donation
Classical Music by Gay Composers, with Peter Mack & Dana Belkholm
Saturday, October 26, 2019 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Cascadia Art Museum, Edmonds, WA, United States
Internationally renowned pianist Peter Mack, music professor at Cornish College of the Arts, and baritone Dana Belkholm, perform classical musical selections by gay composers including Maurice Ravel, Reynaldo Hahn, and Nadia Boulanger and songs by Tacoma's art deco icon Holland Robinson.
$18 ($12 for museum members)
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: 75th Anniversary Opening Gala
Saturday, October 26, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Gina Gillie – Philharmonic Fanfare (SPO commission)
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 75 in D major
Fernande Decruck – Sonata in C-sharp for saxophone
Aaron Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
Aaron Copland – Suite from Appalachian Spring
Aaron Copland – Lincoln Portrait
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 75 in D major
Fernande Decruck – Sonata in C-sharp for saxophone
Aaron Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
Aaron Copland – Suite from Appalachian Spring
Aaron Copland – Lincoln Portrait
$35 / $24 / FREE under age 16
UW Faculty Recital: Rachel Lee Priday, violin w/ Julio Elizalde, piano
Thursday, October 24, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Leonard Bernstein – Canon for Aaron
Bela Bartók – Six Romanian Folk Dances
Esa-Pekka Salonen – Lachen Verlernt
Igor Stravinsky – Suite Italienne
Cesar Franck – Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano
Bela Bartók – Six Romanian Folk Dances
Esa-Pekka Salonen – Lachen Verlernt
Igor Stravinsky – Suite Italienne
Cesar Franck – Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano
$20 ($10 students / seniors)