Modern period – Upcoming Concerts
UW Composition Studio with the UW Modern Music Ensemble
Tuesday, April 16, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Emerging composers explore unconventional sonic landscapes in a collaboration with the UW Modern Music Ensemble.
Free
Seattle Symphony: Mozart Symphony No. 40
Thursday, April 18, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Claude Debussy & Joël-François Durand – Préludes (world premiere)
Maurice Ravel – Ma Mère l’Oye (“Mother Goose”) Suite
Marc-André Dalbavie – Flute Concerto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Maurice Ravel – Ma Mère l’Oye (“Mother Goose”) Suite
Marc-André Dalbavie – Flute Concerto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Groupmuse House Concert: Spire Duo – Her Light Escape
Friday, April 19, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Private home in Phinney Ridge, Seattle, WA, United States
The words of master poets capture the joy, dejection, wonder, and renewal of a year in a life well-lived through the music of composers such as Benjamin Britten, André Previn, Dominick Argento, and more.
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Sammamish Symphony: Studies in Light & Shade – Debussy’s Nocturnes
Friday, April 19, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Overture to The Impresario, K. 486
Claude Debussy – Danses sacrée et profane
Claude Debussy – Two Fanfares from Le Martyre de saint Sébastien
Claude Debussy – Nocturnes
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Laudate Dominum from Vesperae Solennes de Confessore
Franz Schubert – Ave Maria
Gilbert and Sullivan – Poor Wandering One from Pirates of Penzance
Claude Debussy – Danses sacrée et profane
Claude Debussy – Two Fanfares from Le Martyre de saint Sébastien
Claude Debussy – Nocturnes
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Laudate Dominum from Vesperae Solennes de Confessore
Franz Schubert – Ave Maria
Gilbert and Sullivan – Poor Wandering One from Pirates of Penzance
$20 / $15 / $10
Symphony Tacoma: Saxophone Fusion
Saturday, April 20, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Fanny Mendelssohn – Overture in C
Francis Poulenc – Sinfonietta
Roberto Sierra – Caribbean Rhapsody
Darius Milhaud: La Création du monde, Op. 81 (with multimedia)
Francis Poulenc – Sinfonietta
Roberto Sierra – Caribbean Rhapsody
Darius Milhaud: La Création du monde, Op. 81 (with multimedia)
$24-$78
Seattle Symphony: Mozart Symphony No. 40
Saturday, April 20, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Claude Debussy & Joël-François Durand – Préludes (world premiere)
Maurice Ravel – Ma Mère l’Oye (“Mother Goose”) Suite
Marc-André Dalbavie – Flute Concerto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Maurice Ravel – Ma Mère l’Oye (“Mother Goose”) Suite
Marc-André Dalbavie – Flute Concerto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Lucas Zeiter, bassoon (UW junior recital)
Wednesday, April 24, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Alexandre Tansman – Sonatine for Bassoon and Piano
François Devienne – Bassoon Quartet in G minor, Op. 73 No. 3
Willson Osborne – Rhapsody for Bassoon
Antonio Vivaldi – Bassoon Concerto in F major, RV. 485
François Devienne – Bassoon Quartet in G minor, Op. 73 No. 3
Willson Osborne – Rhapsody for Bassoon
Antonio Vivaldi – Bassoon Concerto in F major, RV. 485
Free
South Sound Classical Choir: Mozart, Dienes, Gjeilo
Friday, April 26, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, Milton, WA, United States
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, Katherine Dienes, Ola Gjeilo, Stephen Paulus, Johannes Brahms, and more, performed by 60 volunteer members from Puyallup and Tacoma.
Free
North Corner Chamber Orchestra: Creation
Saturday, April 27, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn – Overture to The Creation
Darius Milhaud – La Création du monde, Op. 81a
Wayne Horvitz – New work (world premiere)
Darius Milhaud – La Création du monde, Op. 81a
Wayne Horvitz – New work (world premiere)
$30 / $20 / $10
Music at St. Thomas: Music Amongst Friends – Sancan, Dutilleux, & Franck
Saturday, April 27, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Medina, WA, United States
Pianist Laure Struber and flutist Natalie Ham perform works by Bartók, Bach, and Franck.
$20 ($10 student)
Vashon Island Chorale: A Chorale Celebration Commemorating 30 Years!
Saturday, April 27, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Vashon Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA, United States
Classics by Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, and Gabriel Fauré, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Alexander Borodin, plus music by local composers Eric Lane Barnes and Buzz Brusletten – and a quartet of extraordinary local soloists.
$20 / $18 / $15 / $5
Washington Wind Symphony: The Stories We Tell
Sunday, April 28, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond, WA, United States
Leonard Bernstein (arr. Clare Grundman) – Overture to Candide
Martin Ellerby – Paris Sketches
Julie Giroux – Riften Wed
Lewis Norfleet – Shogun
Carl Orff (arr. John Krance) – Carmina Burana
Martin Ellerby – Paris Sketches
Julie Giroux – Riften Wed
Lewis Norfleet – Shogun
Carl Orff (arr. John Krance) – Carmina Burana
$15 / $10 / youth FREE
South Sound Classical Choir: Mozart, Dienes, Gjeilo
Sunday, April 28, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
St. Patrick Catholic Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, Katherine Dienes, Ola Gjeilo, Stephen Paulus, Johannes Brahms, and more, performed by 60 volunteer members from Puyallup and Tacoma.
Free
Vashon Island Chorale: A Chorale Celebration Commemorating 30 Years!
Sunday, April 28, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Vashon Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA, United States
Classics by Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, and Gabriel Fauré, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Alexander Borodin, plus music by local composers Eric Lane Barnes and Buzz Brusletten – and a quartet of extraordinary local soloists.
$20 / $18 / $15 / $5
Musique du Jour Presents! The Artistry of Tamara Friedman
Sunday, April 28, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The gamut of the rich repertoire for early pianos from Giustini, Scarlatti, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Chopin and Bartók!
$30 / $25 / $15 (children FREE)
Island Consort: Landscape With Birds
Sunday, April 28, 2030 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Crawford House, Langley, WA, United States
A salon concert of mostly 20th-century music for bass flute, alto flute, and piccolo, from 3 continents, and covering a gamut of styles, techniques, and influences.
$20 suggested donation
Seattle Symphony Chamber Concert: American Horizons
Sunday, April 28, 2030 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Edgard Varèse – Poème Électronique
Steve Reich – Vermont Counterpoint
Nina C. Young – Spero Lucem
Kaley Lane Eaton – New work (world premiere)
Mary Kouyoumdjian – Sedna, Beneath the Sea
Mason Bates – White Lies for Lomax
Derek Bermel – Nine Revolutions (world premiere)
Steve Reich – Vermont Counterpoint
Nina C. Young – Spero Lucem
Kaley Lane Eaton – New work (world premiere)
Mary Kouyoumdjian – Sedna, Beneath the Sea
Mason Bates – White Lies for Lomax
Derek Bermel – Nine Revolutions (world premiere)
$35
Olympia Symphony: Cast of Characters
Sunday, April 28, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Georges Bizet – "March of the Toreadors" from Carmen
Maurice Ravel – Mother Goose
Sergei Prokofiev – Suite to Lieutenant Kije, Op. 60
Jacques Offenbach – Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld
Maurice Ravel – Mother Goose
Sergei Prokofiev – Suite to Lieutenant Kije, Op. 60
Jacques Offenbach – Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld
$7-$60
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Coming Together
Sunday, April 28, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle Modern Orchestra performs the politically engaged music of Christian Wolff and Frederic Rzewski.
$15-$20 (students $10)
North Corner Chamber Orchestra: Creation
Sunday, April 28, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Triple Door, Seattle, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn – Overture to The Creation
Darius Milhaud – La Création du monde, Op. 81a
Wayne Horvitz – New work (world premiere)
Darius Milhaud – La Création du monde, Op. 81a
Wayne Horvitz – New work (world premiere)
$30 / $20 / $10