Improvisation – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Curiouser & Curiouser: An evening of improvised violin
Sunday, August 26, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Lava Lounge, Seattle, WA, United States
What happens when you set an evening of drinking in a Seattle tiki bar to the soundtrack of an improvised violin?
Free
Kin of the Moon: Public Radiation
Thursday, August 30, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Gallery 1412, Seattle, WA, United States
Audience participation sonic rituals. Bring instruments, toys, your voice, a walking stick ... anything to summon the sound waves!
$5-$20 sliding scale cash donation
Solo Recital: Pianist Lennon Aldort
Thursday, August 30, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of solo piano music performed by Seattle-based pianist and composer Lennon Aldort – from his own compositions to Taylor Swift/Dido/Eminem mashups.
Free
Wayward Music Series: Tom Varner & Friends – End of Summer Sound Vespers
Thursday, August 30, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Magical sounds settings of field recordings, mixed brass, and percussion. You might hear some gorgeous muted brass long tones meeting up with crackling ice, insects, or sounds of a totally unknown origin!
$5-$15 donation
CHA at Racer Sessions
Sunday, September 2, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
Spontaneous, hyper-contemporary creations for multi-disciplinary trio in a beloved Seattle venue.
Free
Sanctuary in the City: Pacific MusicWorks 2018-2019 Season Preview
Wednesday, September 5, 2029 @ 12:10pm – 12:55pm (PDT)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
A preview of the 2018-2019 Pacific MusicWorks Mainstage concerts, including music by Barbara Strozzi, Monteverdi, Corelli, and Handel.
Free
Wayward Music Series: Karen Bentley Pollick, violin
Thursday, September 6, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An array of new electronic music with violin featuring composers such as Jaffe, Basica, Young, Jette, Lortie, Paranosic, and Mitrano.
$5-$15 donation
Racer Sessions: Cornish Curations
Sunday, September 16, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Access to Ustads: Sugato Nag Sitar Concert
Saturday, September 22, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
University Heights Center, Seattle, WA, United States
The Access to Ustads Project presents the great Bengali sitarist Sugato Nag.
$20 / $12 / $5 (age 18 & under free)
Racer Sessions: Cornish Curations
Sunday, September 23, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Wayward Music Series: Cilla Vee Life Arts – Psychic Bandwidth
Friday, September 28, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Improvised collaborations of sound, movement, spoken word, performative drawing, and other performance art test the psychic bandwidth of artists and audience alike.
$5-$15 donation
Hero's Journey: A Violin & Improv Comedy Extravaganza!
Saturday, September 29, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Seattle (address provided with purchase), Seattle, WA, United States
A hero's journey inspired by suggestions from the audience, intertwined with favorites from Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Saint-Saëns, Ysaÿe, Kreisler, and Joan Jett.
$20 ($15 youth/seniors)
Wayward Music Series: The Improvised Quartets Project
Saturday, September 29, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Spontaneous, unrehearsed musical exploration where anything can happen!
$5-$15 donation
Hero's Journey: A Violin & Improv Comedy Extravaganza!
Sunday, September 30, 2029 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Seattle (address provided with purchase), Seattle, WA, United States
A hero's journey inspired by suggestions from the audience, intertwined with favorites from Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Saint-Saëns, Ysaÿe, Kreisler, and Joan Jett.
$20 ($15 youth/seniors)
The Arts at Saint Mark's Flentrop Organ Concert: Szilárd Kovács
Friday, October 12, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A remarkably gifted improviser plays with submitted themes and performs a variety of beloved organ music.
$15 ($10 students/seniors)
Samantha Boshnack: Seismic Belt
Friday, October 12, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
An exploration of seismic activity along the Ring of Fire through musical composition, experimenting with the friction of geographic shifts to create a new harmonic topography.
$20 / $18 / $10
Wayward Music Series: Lori Goldston & Chris Icasiano – Solos & Duos
Friday, October 19, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Music for cello and percussion that intersects between the experimental and the mainstream.
$5-$15 suggested donation
The Daphnes CD Release Concert
Thursday, October 25, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Mesmerizing music infused with classical, Celtic, and jazz origins.
$10
Wayward Music Series: Triptet
Saturday, October 27, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A meeting of minds and spontaneous electrical impulses for electronics, saxophones, guitar, theremin, percussion, and horn.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: William O. 'Bill' Smith
Friday, November 2, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
World premieres of works written by and for groundbreaking clarinetist and composer William O. “Bill” Smith.
$5-$20 suggested donation