Modern period – Upcoming Concerts
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
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
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
Groupmuse: A Tale of Three Cities
Thursday, November 11, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Private Home in Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA, United States
Rameau – Les amants trahis
Gabriel Kahane – Craigslistlieder
Peter Evans – ThinLinesFade
Gabriel Kahane – Craigslistlieder
Peter Evans – ThinLinesFade
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Cornish Presents: Inverted Space
Friday, November 12, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Two continuous sets of music from Anthony Braxton and Morton Feldman.
$10-$20
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Dvořák, Holst, Gillingham, Wirén
Saturday, November 13, 2027 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Dvořák – Serenade for winds
Holst – St. Paul's suite for strings
Gillingham – Songs of the Night for winds, percussion, and piano
Wirén – Serenade for strings
Holst – St. Paul's suite for strings
Gillingham – Songs of the Night for winds, percussion, and piano
Wirén – Serenade for strings
$15-$20
John Cage Musicircus
Friday, November 19, 2027 @ 6:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Musical works and lectures written and influenced by John Cage. Dance inspired by Cage and Cunningham. Live art inspired by the I Ching and chance operations.
$5-$15 donation (youth free)
Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: 'To Boldly Go'
Friday, November 19, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Michael Giacchino – Star Trek Into Darkness Suite
Barber – Symphony No. 1
Beethoven – Symphony No. 5
Barber – Symphony No. 1
Beethoven – Symphony No. 5
$5-$8
New Works by LMC Member Composers
Saturday, November 20, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Mirabella Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Sarah Conyers – Clarinet duet
Kathy Roberts – Work for solo piano
Nicole Truesdell – Oh My Child, What a Journey
Nicole Truesdell – Wooden Squeeze Trapeze
Janet Anderson – London Songs
Kathy Roberts – Work for solo piano
Nicole Truesdell – Oh My Child, What a Journey
Nicole Truesdell – Wooden Squeeze Trapeze
Janet Anderson – London Songs
Free (Free)
Music, Thanks and Giving: A Benefit Concert of Healing and Love
Thursday, November 25, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
An evening of incredible music and powerful performances by some of Seattle's top musicians.
Free
The Esoterics present TEASDALE: Across the endless spaces
Thursday, December 2, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Performing the entire oeuvre of choral works by Donald Skirvin from his career-long “love affair” with rhapsodic American poetess Sara Teasdale.
$15-$25