Modern period – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Opera: Porgy and Bess
Saturday, August 18, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
From Gershwin's rhapsodic orchestral music to superb choral writing – a vibrant mix of action, humor, romance, struggle, and celebration.
$89+
Seattle Opera: Porgy and Bess
Sunday, August 19, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
From Gershwin's rhapsodic orchestral music to superb choral writing – a vibrant mix of action, humor, romance, struggle, and celebration.
$20+
Music Northwest: Tonkonogui Awards for Excellence in Chamber Music
Sunday, August 19, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Outstanding students ages 10-18 performing chamber music of Mozart, Dvorak, Milhaud, Piazzolla, and more. Proceeds benefit the Music Northwest financial aid fund for low-income students.
$18
Resonance at SOMA Towers: Seattle Piano Players
Sunday, August 19, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Popular music for piano by great composers including Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy, and Rimsky-Korsakov.
Free
Seattle Opera: Porgy and Bess
Wednesday, August 22, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
From Gershwin's rhapsodic orchestral music to superb choral writing – a vibrant mix of action, humor, romance, struggle, and celebration.
$89+
Eye Music CD Release Concert
Friday, August 24, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An ensemble who specializes in the interpretation of graphic and text scores, performing Ichiyanagi's Sapporo, which mixes sustained tones with sharply attacked sounds.
Free
Seattle Opera: Porgy and Bess
Friday, August 24, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
From Gershwin's rhapsodic orchestral music to superb choral writing – a vibrant mix of action, humor, romance, struggle, and celebration.
$64+
Seattle Opera: Porgy and Bess
Saturday, August 25, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
From Gershwin's rhapsodic orchestral music to superb choral writing – a vibrant mix of action, humor, romance, struggle, and celebration.
$89+
Ladies Musical Club: Zelos Saxophone Quartet
Sunday, September 9, 2029 @ 1:00pm – 2:30pm (PDT)
Church of the Redeemer, Kenmore, WA, United States
A dynamic, engaging group with a beautiful sound performs music from Bach to the current day.
Free
Ladies Musical Club: Zelos Saxophone Quartet
Sunday, September 9, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art Auditorium, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
A dynamic, engaging group with a beautiful sound performs music from Bach to the current day.
Free (Free (RSVP Required))
Ladies Musical Club: Zelos Saxophone Quartet
Thursday, September 13, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Seattle Central Library, Seattle, WA, United States
A dynamic, engaging group with a beautiful sound performs music from Bach to the current day.
Free
Groupmuse House Concert: Classic Music + Block Party = Love
Thursday, September 13, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Private home in Columbia City, Columbia City, WA, United States
A trio of soprano, flute, and guitar that builds concerts around the intersection of art and social change.
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Wayward Music Series: The Living (Part 2) – Contemporary Music for Solo Piano
Thursday, September 13, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Howard Skempton – Images
Ian Venables – The Stourhead Follies, Op. 4
Stephen Sondheim/Frederic Rzewski – I’m Still Here
Ken Benshoof – Spindrift
John Joubert – Lyric Fantasy on Themes from Jane Eyre, Op. 144 (American premiere)
Ian Venables – The Stourhead Follies, Op. 4
Stephen Sondheim/Frederic Rzewski – I’m Still Here
Ken Benshoof – Spindrift
John Joubert – Lyric Fantasy on Themes from Jane Eyre, Op. 144 (American premiere)
$5-$15 donation
Emerald City Music: Four Seasons
Friday, September 14, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Tartini/Kreisler – Devil’s Trill
Wiancko – American Haiku
Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante
Piazzolla – Four Seasons
Wiancko – American Haiku
Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante
Piazzolla – Four Seasons
$45 ($10 students)
The Sound Ensemble: L'histoire du soldat
Saturday, September 15, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Stravinsky's fable-like story about wisdom vs. folly and materialism vs. meaningful relationships.
$20 ($15 students/seniors)
Emerald City Music: Four Seasons
Saturday, September 15, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Tartini/Kreisler – Devil’s Trill
Wiancko – American Haiku
Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante
Piazzolla – Four Seasons
Wiancko – American Haiku
Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante
Piazzolla – Four Seasons
$28–$43 ($10 students)
Seattle Symphony: Beethoven Violin Concerto
Thursday, September 20, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Claude Debussy – Gigues from Images
Leoš Janáček – The Cunning Little Vixen Suite
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Leoš Janáček – The Cunning Little Vixen Suite
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
$22-$125 (age 8-18 free)
Wayward Music Series: Soren Hamm & Cassie Lear
Friday, September 21, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Takemitsu, Iannaconne, Crockcoft and more, ranging from impressionist-inspired music to contemporary showpieces to modern minimalist works.
$5-$15 donation
Groupmuse House Concert: Waters of Life – Performed on the Salish Sound
Saturday, September 22, 2029 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Bremerton, Bremerton, WA, United States
Music that illustrates the vital role that water plays in our lives, both in nature and in our emotions.
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Seattle Symphony: Beethoven Violin Concerto
Saturday, September 22, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:50pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Claude Debussy – Gigues from Images
Leoš Janáček – The Cunning Little Vixen Suite
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Leoš Janáček – The Cunning Little Vixen Suite
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)