Modern period – Past Concerts
UW School of Music Presents Music of Today: DXARTS
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Edgard Varèse – Poème électronique
Francis Dhomont – Novars
Richard Karpen – The Other
Francis Dhomont – Novars
Richard Karpen – The Other
Free (Free)
Northwest Symphony Orchestra: National Parks at Benaroya Hall
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A spectacular music and visual presentation by the Northwest Symphony Orchestra and Washington's National Park Fund, including stunning visuals by Adrian Wyard from all three of Washington's national parks.
$29-$59
Wayward Music Series: CEEYS + Christopher Sky + Goldmund
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
East German cello/piano duo CEEYS and California composer/multi-instrumentalist/producer Christopher Sky are joined by Portland composer Keith Kenniff, AKA Goldmund.
$5-$15 suggested donation
North Corner Chamber Orchestra: Fall
Sunday, October 20, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Richard Wagner – Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Edward Elgar – Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47 for string quartet and string orchestra
Franz Schubert – Symphony No. 3 in D major, D. 200
Edward Elgar – Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47 for string quartet and string orchestra
Franz Schubert – Symphony No. 3 in D major, D. 200
$35 / $25 / free
Second City Chamber Series: Willa Doppmann & Her Legacy
Sunday, October 20, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
The Great Hall at Annie Wright School, Tacoma, WA, United States
Francis Poulenc – Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Johannes Brahms – Two Songs for Voice, Piano, and Viola, Op. 91
Jerry Kracht – Incantation for alto, clarinet, violin, and piano
Johannes Brahms – Piano Trio in B minor, Op. 8
Johannes Brahms – Two Songs for Voice, Piano, and Viola, Op. 91
Jerry Kracht – Incantation for alto, clarinet, violin, and piano
Johannes Brahms – Piano Trio in B minor, Op. 8
$30 / $27 / $10 / free
Ladies Musical Club: Mezzo-Soprano Songs & Double Reed Trios
Sunday, October 20, 2019 @ 3:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Mirabella Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Songs by Reynaldo Hahn, Miguel Sandoval, Johannes Brahms, and Cole Porter for mezzo-soprano, plus trios for three oboes, and two oboes with English horn.
Free (Free)
Brass Band Northwest: The Year of the Dragon
Sunday, October 20, 2019 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Paul Lovatt-Cooper – Home of Legends
Malcolm Arnold – Little Suite for brass
Karl Jenkins – Palladio
Philip Sparke – The Year of the Dragon
Derek Bourgeois – Metro Gnome
Chris Hazell – Three Brass Cats
Imagine Dragons – "Believer" arranged for brass
Malcolm Arnold – Little Suite for brass
Karl Jenkins – Palladio
Philip Sparke – The Year of the Dragon
Derek Bourgeois – Metro Gnome
Chris Hazell – Three Brass Cats
Imagine Dragons – "Believer" arranged for brass
$10 suggested donation
Seattle Symphony: Mozart Requiem
Sunday, October 20, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Toru Takemitsu – Requiem for String Orchestra
Karl Amadeus Hartmann – Concerto funèbre
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Requiem
Karl Amadeus Hartmann – Concerto funèbre
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Requiem
$24-$134 (age 8-18 free)
The Sustain Music Project: Music + New Beginnings
Sunday, October 20, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Taproot Theatre Company's Isaac Studio Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
A story-telling concert that is also a beautiful statement about the value of men, women, and children who are victims of abuse.
$20
Seattle Symphony: Mozart Requiem
Saturday, October 19, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Toru Takemitsu – Requiem for String Orchestra
Karl Amadeus Hartmann – Concerto funèbre
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Requiem
Karl Amadeus Hartmann – Concerto funèbre
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Requiem
$24-$134 (age 8-18 free)
Bremerton WestSound Symphony: Birds of a Feather
Saturday, October 19, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Marvin Williams Center, Bremerton, WA, United States
Gioachino Rossini – La gazza ladra
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake Suite
Igor Stravinsky – The Firebird
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake Suite
Igor Stravinsky – The Firebird
$28 with discount options
LUCO: Vienna Waits for You
Saturday, October 19, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Theme and Variations, Op. 42
Alban Berg – Seven Early Songs
Franz Schubert – Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished"
Maurice Ravel – La valse
Alban Berg – Seven Early Songs
Franz Schubert – Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished"
Maurice Ravel – La valse
$20 ($15 senior/student)
Northwest Symphony Orchestra: Copland, Vivaldi, Williams
Saturday, October 19, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Music by John Williams, Aaron Copland, Richard Rodgers, Richard Wagner, Antonio Vivaldi, and others; with visuals of National Parks by Adrian Wyard.
$20 / $15 / $12
North Corner Chamber Orchestra: Fall
Saturday, October 19, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Element 79, Seattle, WA, United States
Richard Wagner – Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Edward Elgar – Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47 for string quartet and string orchestra
Franz Schubert – Symphony No. 3 in D major, D. 200
Edward Elgar – Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47 for string quartet and string orchestra
Franz Schubert – Symphony No. 3 in D major, D. 200
$35 / $25 / free
Seattle Symphony [untitled]: Sacred & Contemporary Brass Music
Friday, October 18, 2019 @ 10:00pm – 10:50pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – Samuel & Althea Stroum Grand Lobby, Seattle, WA, United States
The Seattle Symphony’s brass section performs sacred music of Giovanni Gabrieli alongside works by American composers Gunther Schuller, David Sampson, and Anthony DiLorenzo.
$15
Wayward Music Series: Earshot – Clarice Assad
Friday, October 18, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Extraordinary Brazilian-American composer, pianist, and vocalist Clarice Assad performs solo works for piano and voice, and presents three works for string quartet.
$5-$20 suggested donation
Seattle Symphony: Mozart Requiem
Thursday, October 17, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Toru Takemitsu – Requiem for String Orchestra
Karl Amadeus Hartmann – Concerto funèbre
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Requiem
Karl Amadeus Hartmann – Concerto funèbre
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Requiem
$24-$134 (age 8-18 free)
University of Puget Sound: Wind Ensemble/Symphony Orchestra
University of Puget Sound School of Music,
University of Puget Sound Wind Ensemble, and
University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra
Thursday, October 17, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Aaron Copland – The Promise of Living
David Maslanka – Give Us This Day
Lili Boulanger – D’un matin de printemps
Igor Stravinsky – The Firebird Suite
Carlos Simon – Sweet Chariot (world premiere)
David Maslanka – Give Us This Day
Lili Boulanger – D’un matin de printemps
Igor Stravinsky – The Firebird Suite
Carlos Simon – Sweet Chariot (world premiere)
Free (Free)
Northwest Edvard Grieg Society presents: Oda Voltersvik, piano
Thursday, October 17, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Described as a “pianist with great sensitivity and lovely tone,” Norwegian pianist Oda Voltersvik will perform music by Edvard Grieg, Jean Sibelius, Alexander Scriabin, Frédéric Chopin, and Alberto Ginastera.
$25 ($20 museum / society members)
Max Richter with American Contemporary Music Ensemble & Grace Davidson
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Inspired equally by Bach, punk rock, and ambient electronica, composer Max Richter’s sonic world blends a formal classical training with modern technology.
$26-$76