Modern period – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Beethoven, Bartok & Mozart
Tuesday, July 20, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Quartet for Piano and Strings in E-flat major, Op. 16
Bartók – Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano, Sz. 111
Mozart – Divertimento for String Trio in E-flat major, K. 563
Bartók – Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano, Sz. 111
Mozart – Divertimento for String Trio in E-flat major, K. 563
$16-$50
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Grieg, Prokofiev & Brahms
Thursday, July 22, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Grieg – Sonata for Cello and Piano in A minor, Op. 36
Prokofiev – Sonata for Two Violins in C major, Op. 56
Brahms – Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34
Prokofiev – Sonata for Two Violins in C major, Op. 56
Brahms – Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34
$16-$50
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Haydn, Grieg, Prokofiev & Beethoven
Sunday, July 25, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Haydn – Trio No. 45 for Violin, Cello and Piano in E-flat major, Hob. XV:29
Grieg – Sonata No. 3 for Violin and Piano in C minor, Op. 45
Prokofiev – Five Melodies for Violin and Piano, Op. 35bis
Beethoven – String Quintet in C major, Op. 29
Grieg – Sonata No. 3 for Violin and Piano in C minor, Op. 45
Prokofiev – Five Melodies for Violin and Piano, Op. 35bis
Beethoven – String Quintet in C major, Op. 29
$16-$50
Chamber Music in the Park at Volunteer Park
Tuesday, July 27, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Volunteer Park Amphitheater, Seattle, WA, United States
Mendelssohn – String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
Shostakovich – Two Pieces for String Octet, Op. 11
Shostakovich – Two Pieces for String Octet, Op. 11
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Classical Conversation & Open Rehearsals
Thursday, July 29, 2027 @ 12:00pm – 2:45pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Classical conversation with Julie Albers (at Soundbridge), followed by open rehearsals of Mozart and Britten (in the recital hall).
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Mozart, Strauss, Britten & Mendelssohn
Thursday, July 29, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F major, K. 370
R. Strauss – Sonata for Violin and Piano in E-flat major, Op. 18
Britten – Phantasy Quartet for Oboe and Strings
Mendelssohn – Quartet for Piano and Strings in C minor, Op. 1
R. Strauss – Sonata for Violin and Piano in E-flat major, Op. 18
Britten – Phantasy Quartet for Oboe and Strings
Mendelssohn – Quartet for Piano and Strings in C minor, Op. 1
$16-$50
Orion Weiss Shostakovich Recital
Friday, July 30, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Shostakovich – Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 61
Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Poulenc, Beethoven & Brahms
Friday, July 30, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Poulenc – Sonata for Oboe and Piano
Beethoven – String Trio in G major, Op. 9 No. 1
Brahms – Quartet for Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 25
Beethoven – String Trio in G major, Op. 9 No. 1
Brahms – Quartet for Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 25
$16-$50
Records, Pancakes, & Bach #1
Saturday, September 11, 2027 @ 10:00am – 12:00pm (PDT)
On the Boards, Seattle, WA, United States
Marimbist Erin Jorgensen plays the first cello suite in G major on marimba, followed by a pancake breakfast/listening party.
$5-$10 suggested donation
Groupmuse: Cello and Dancer!
Saturday, October 2, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Private home in Ballard, Seattle, WA, United States
A house concert (plus potluck!) featuring works for dancer and cello by Alfredo Piatti, Zoltán Kodály, Joshua Dent, Christin Call, and Lauren Hlubny.
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Cursive: Imagist Alchemy
Wednesday, October 6, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kenyon Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Rarely-heard mid-century American works inspired by the Imagist poetry movement.
$5-$14
The Esoterics present WILDE: Like silhouettes against the sky
Thursday, October 7, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
World-premiere settings of Wilde’s poetry by the winners of this year’s POLYPHONOS competition: Kenji Oh, Casey Rule, and Gordon Williamson, as well as new works by Eric William Barnum, Dominick DiOrio, and Eric Banks.
$15-$25
The Esoterics present WILDE: Like silhouettes against the sky
Friday, October 8, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
World-premiere settings of Wilde’s poetry by the winners of this year’s POLYPHONOS competition: Kenji Oh, Casey Rule, and Gordon Williamson, as well as new works by Eric William Barnum, Dominick DiOrio, and Eric Banks.
$15-$25
The Esoterics present WILDE: Like silhouettes against the sky
Saturday, October 9, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
World-premiere settings of Wilde’s poetry by the winners of this year’s POLYPHONOS competition: Kenji Oh, Casey Rule, and Gordon Williamson, as well as new works by Eric William Barnum, Dominick DiOrio, and Eric Banks.
$15-$25
Canzonetta: 'A la Francaise'
Thursday, October 28, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Progression of the French chanson from the Renaissance through the 20th century.
Free (Free)
The Sound Ensemble: In Nature's Realm
Friday, October 29, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
John Teske – susurrus
Tom Cipullo – Rain
Greg Dixon – Cedar Forest
John Cage – Litany for the Whale
John Luther Adams – songbirdsongs
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Hrim
Tom Cipullo – Rain
Greg Dixon – Cedar Forest
John Cage – Litany for the Whale
John Luther Adams – songbirdsongs
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Hrim
$10-$15
The Dead Music Project
Saturday, October 30, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Steinway Piano Gallery of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Spencer Arias – Variations on a Theme by a Dead Guy for solo piano
Kaley Eaton – P(L)AYBACK for voice and electronics
Michaud Savage – New work TBA
Aaron Grad – Razumovsky Rhythm Changes for violin and piano
Michaud Savage – Gnossienne 1
Improvised – Dead Music Revival Buzzer Bonanza
Kaley Eaton – P(L)AYBACK for voice and electronics
Michaud Savage – New work TBA
Aaron Grad – Razumovsky Rhythm Changes for violin and piano
Michaud Savage – Gnossienne 1
Improvised – Dead Music Revival Buzzer Bonanza
$10-$25 suggested donation
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Reflections on Sound & Silence
Wednesday, November 3, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Vykintas Baltakas – Redditio for ensemble (2010) (US premiere)
Wolfgang Rihm – Chiffre II (Silence to be beaten) for 14 players (1983) (West Coast premiere)
Andrew Waggoner – Concerto for Piano (2016) (world premiere)
Wolfgang Rihm – Chiffre II (Silence to be beaten) for 14 players (1983) (West Coast premiere)
Andrew Waggoner – Concerto for Piano (2016) (world premiere)
$10-$25
Seattle Composers Salon: Eisenbrey, Shaskus, Webbon, Welch
Thursday, November 4, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring new music by Keith Eisenbrey, Jeremy Shaskus, Daniel Webbon, and Neil Welch.
$5-$15 donation
Cornish Presents: Bora Yoon
Thursday, November 4, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A passionately interdisciplinary artist who conjures audiovisual soundscapes using digital devices, voice, and found objects and instruments from a variety of cultures and historical centuries.
$10-$20