Modern period – Past Concerts
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Earshot Jazz Festival
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Anthony Braxton – Composition No. 56 (1976)
Earle Brown – Oh, K (1992)
Wayne Horvitz – Vagabond: Constructions for Chamber Orchestra and Improvisers (2019) [commission/world premiere]
Darius Jones – LawNOrder (2018) [new version for SMO]
George Lewis – Artificial Life (2007)
Tyshawn Sorey – In Memoriam Muhal Richard Abrams (2018)
Earle Brown – Oh, K (1992)
Wayne Horvitz – Vagabond: Constructions for Chamber Orchestra and Improvisers (2019) [commission/world premiere]
Darius Jones – LawNOrder (2018) [new version for SMO]
George Lewis – Artificial Life (2007)
Tyshawn Sorey – In Memoriam Muhal Richard Abrams (2018)
$10-$23
Ensign Symphony & Chorus: Lux!
Monday, October 14, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Eric Whitacre – Lux Aurumque
Katharina von Schlegal, arr. Stephen Weatherford – Be Still My Soul (world premiere)
Katharina von Schlegal, arr. Stephen Weatherford – Be Still My Soul (world premiere)
$20-$40
Olympia Symphony: Corrective Lenses
Sunday, October 13, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Richard Wagner – Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96
Claude Debussy – Danses sacrée et profane
Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93
Claude Debussy – Danses sacrée et profane
Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93
$6-$60
Auburn Symphony Orchestra: 'Pictures at an Exhibition' – A Multimedia Experience
Sunday, October 13, 2019 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Auburn Performing Arts Center, Auburn, WA, United States
Mikhail Glinka – Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila
Adam Schoenberg – Picture Studies
Modest Mussorgsky (orch. Maurice Ravel) – Pictures at an Exhibition
Adam Schoenberg – Picture Studies
Modest Mussorgsky (orch. Maurice Ravel) – Pictures at an Exhibition
$37 / $30 / $10
Seattle International Piano Festival & Competition: Finalists – Collegiate & Professional Artists
Sunday, October 13, 2019 @ 1:30pm – 6:25pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Final rounds of the Collegiate Artist and Professional Artist categories.
$35 / $25 / $15
Seattle International Piano Festival & Competition: Finalists – Youth, Ages 10 to 13 & Ages 14 to 18
Saturday, October 12, 2019 @ 4:15pm – 7:15pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Final rounds of the Youth Ages 10-13 and Youth Ages 14-18 categories.
$35 / $25 / $15
Seattle International Piano Festival & Competition: Youth Ages 9 & Under Winners, Outstanding Amateurs, & Top-Ranked Professional Semi-Finalist
Saturday, October 12, 2019 @ 12:00pm – 3:15pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Recital featuring winners of the "Youth, age 9 or under" category; outstanding performers from the "Amateur" category; and a top-ranked semi-finalist of the "Professional" category.
$35 / $25 / $15
Seattle Symphony: Lang Lang with the Seattle Symphony
Wednesday, October 9, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Jean Sibelius – Andante festivo
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter"
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter"
$82-$167
Seattle Wind Symphony Presents: Hauntings
Sunday, October 6, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Shorewood Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
James Kazik – Eviler Elves
Eric Whitacre – Lux Aurumque
Hugo Schmidt – The Devil's Tongue (Jason Gilliam, euphonium)
Stephen McNeff – Ghosts
Nancy Galbraith – Danza de los Duendes
Hector Berlioz – March to Scaffold (transcribed by Mark Rogers)
Gustav Holst – Hammersmith
Dmitri Shostakovich – Galop (transcribed by Donald Hunsberger)
Eric Whitacre – Lux Aurumque
Hugo Schmidt – The Devil's Tongue (Jason Gilliam, euphonium)
Stephen McNeff – Ghosts
Nancy Galbraith – Danza de los Duendes
Hector Berlioz – March to Scaffold (transcribed by Mark Rogers)
Gustav Holst – Hammersmith
Dmitri Shostakovich – Galop (transcribed by Donald Hunsberger)
$20 / $18 / $5
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Carmina Burana + Agon
Sunday, October 6, 2019 @ 1:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Carmina Burana’s 2,500-pound golden wheel rotates above more than 100 dancers, musicians, and singers in PNB’s powerhouse production, paired with Agon, the pinnacle of the legendary collaboration between George Balanchine and Igor Stravinsky.
$37-$190
Orchestra Seattle & Seattle Chamber Singers: Origins
Saturday, October 5, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Carlos Garcia – Vast Array (world premiere)
Darius Milhaud – La Création du monde, Op. 81a
Carol Sams – The Earthmakers
Darius Milhaud – La Création du monde, Op. 81a
Carol Sams – The Earthmakers
$25 / $20 / $10 / FREE for youth
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Carmina Burana + Agon
Saturday, October 5, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Carmina Burana’s 2,500-pound golden wheel rotates above more than 100 dancers, musicians, and singers in PNB’s powerhouse production, paired with Agon, the pinnacle of the legendary collaboration between George Balanchine and Igor Stravinsky.
$37-$190
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Carmina Burana + Agon
Friday, October 4, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Carmina Burana’s 2,500-pound golden wheel rotates above more than 100 dancers, musicians, and singers in PNB’s powerhouse production, paired with Agon, the pinnacle of the legendary collaboration between George Balanchine and Igor Stravinsky.
$37-$190
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Carmina Burana + Agon
Thursday, October 3, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Carmina Burana’s 2,500-pound golden wheel rotates above more than 100 dancers, musicians, and singers in PNB’s powerhouse production, paired with Agon, the pinnacle of the legendary collaboration between George Balanchine and Igor Stravinsky.
$37-$190
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Mozart, Dvořák, & Milhaud
Sunday, September 29, 2019 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Overture to The Magic Flute, K. 620
Antonín Dvořák – In Nature's Realm, Op. 91
Antonín Dvořák – Othello, Op. 93
Darius Milhaud – Concerto for Marimba and Vibraphone
Antonín Dvořák – In Nature's Realm, Op. 91
Antonín Dvořák – Othello, Op. 93
Darius Milhaud – Concerto for Marimba and Vibraphone
$13-$20 (kids FREE)
Bellingham Symphony Orchestra: Music in Motion
Sunday, September 29, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham, WA, United States
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23
Jules Massenet – “Ballet Suite” from Le Cid
Arturo Márquez – Danzón No. 2
Jules Massenet – “Ballet Suite” from Le Cid
Arturo Márquez – Danzón No. 2
$15-$49
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra: Nielsen, Hindemith, Coricelli, & Hovhaness
Sunday, September 29, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Everett, WA, United States
Carl Nielsen – Humorous Bagatelles, Op. 11 for winds
Paul Hindemith – The Four Temperaments for piano and strings
Silvia Coricelli – Argentine Encores for winds
Alan Hovhaness – Sinfonia No. 31, Op. 294 for strings
Paul Hindemith – The Four Temperaments for piano and strings
Silvia Coricelli – Argentine Encores for winds
Alan Hovhaness – Sinfonia No. 31, Op. 294 for strings
$20 ($15 student / senior)
Resonance at SOMA presents: Masterworks for Piano Trio – Kagel, Pärt, & Brahms
Sunday, September 29, 2019 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Mauricio Kagel – Piano Trio No. 2
Arvo Pärt – Mozart-Adagio
Johannes Brahms – Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8
Arvo Pärt – Mozart-Adagio
Johannes Brahms – Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8
$30 ($20 students)
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Carmina Burana + Agon
Saturday, September 28, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Carmina Burana’s 2,500-pound golden wheel rotates above more than 100 dancers, musicians, and singers in PNB’s powerhouse production, paired with Agon, the pinnacle of the legendary collaboration between George Balanchine and Igor Stravinsky.
$37-$190
The Sound Ensemble: Reflections
Saturday, September 28, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Christopher Dietz – Contretemps
Jerry Mader – Zodiac for violin and chamber orchestra (world premiere)
Jennifer Butler – Under Bleak Skies
Sang Mi Ahn – Loki's Castle
Bohuslav Martinů – Nonet No. 2, H. 374
Jerry Mader – Zodiac for violin and chamber orchestra (world premiere)
Jennifer Butler – Under Bleak Skies
Sang Mi Ahn – Loki's Castle
Bohuslav Martinů – Nonet No. 2, H. 374
$20 / $15 / FREE under age 12