Commission/Premiere – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Double Portrait – Robert Erickson & Stuart Dempster
Saturday, March 11, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Robert Erickson – The Idea of Order at Key West for soprano, flute, clarinet, trumpet, viola and cello (1979)
Robert Erickson – General Speech for solo trombone (1969)
Robert Erickson – Pacific Sirens for percussion and variable instruments / voices (1969)
Stuart Dempster – Milanda Embracing for various instrumentation (1993-94)
Stuart Dempster – S.M.O.R.E.S. for ensemble and voices (2017) – world premiere
Robert Erickson – General Speech for solo trombone (1969)
Robert Erickson – Pacific Sirens for percussion and variable instruments / voices (1969)
Stuart Dempster – Milanda Embracing for various instrumentation (1993-94)
Stuart Dempster – S.M.O.R.E.S. for ensemble and voices (2017) – world premiere
$10-$25
Sound of Late: 2000 Moving Parts
Saturday, March 11, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Flutter Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
A contemporary harp composer and performer invites the audience to experience the customarily inaudible elements of this grand instrument.
$10
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra: Berlioz’s 'Symphonie Fantastique'
Sunday, March 12, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Benjamin Ash – Collide-o-Scope (world premiere)
Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F major
Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique
Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F major
Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique
$17-$54
Seattle Symphony: Morlot Conducts Beethoven & Kernis
Thursday, March 16, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Debussy – Printemps
Aaron Jay Kernis – Violin Concerto (U.S. premiere)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
Aaron Jay Kernis – Violin Concerto (U.S. premiere)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Morlot Conducts Beethoven & Kernis
Friday, March 17, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 2:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Debussy – Printemps
Aaron Jay Kernis – Violin Concerto (U.S. premiere)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
Aaron Jay Kernis – Violin Concerto (U.S. premiere)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Morlot Conducts Beethoven & Kernis
Saturday, March 18, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Debussy – Printemps
Aaron Jay Kernis – Violin Concerto (U.S. premiere)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
Aaron Jay Kernis – Violin Concerto (U.S. premiere)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Bach to the Future: Zegers' Piano Phasing for 30 pianos
Sunday, March 19, 2028 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Classic Pianos, Bellevue, WA, United States
Kristoffer Zegers – Piano Phasing for 30 pianos (world premiere)
Free (Free)
Philharmonia Northwest: An Afternoon of P.D.Q. Bach
Saturday, March 25, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
P.D.Q. Bach – Eine Kleine NICHTmusik
P.D.Q. Bach – Concerto for the Simply Grand Piano – new commission
P.D.Q. Bach – Liebeslieder Polkas
P.D.Q. Bach – Oratorio: “The Seasonings” (S. 1 1/2 tsp.)
P.D.Q. Bach – Concerto for the Simply Grand Piano – new commission
P.D.Q. Bach – Liebeslieder Polkas
P.D.Q. Bach – Oratorio: “The Seasonings” (S. 1 1/2 tsp.)
$20-$30
sound|counterpoint: …with violin accompaniment
Saturday, March 25, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Duphly and Mondonville, a newly commissioned work by local composer Adam Haws, and an illuminating contrast of monumental works by father and son, Johann Sebastian and Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach.
$25 or pay-as-able; under 12 free
Northwest Sinfonietta: Art for Arts' Sake
Friday, March 31, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Exploring the endless mutability of great art via electrifying collaborations with Museum of Glass, Dale Chihuly, and Spectrum Dance Theater.
$21.50-$36.50
Wayward Music Series: Concert Imaginaire
Friday, March 31, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
The world premiere performance of Chippewa Songs, a cycle with Native American lyrics composed for and dedicated to the North Dakota Water Protectors; Slogan, which examines the true meaning behind political slogan; and more.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: Elgar’s Enigma Variations
Saturday, April 1, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Elsa Barraine – Symphony No. 2
Korngold – Violin Concerto
Holst – Capriccio
Frederick Delius – On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Elgar – Enigma Variations
Korngold – Violin Concerto
Holst – Capriccio
Frederick Delius – On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Elgar – Enigma Variations
$20-$30
Rainier Chorale Masterworks Concert
Sunday, April 2, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Kent United Methodist Church, Kent, WA, United States
Program includes a newly-commissioned work by critically acclaimed composer David C. Dickau.
$18/$16/$10
The Esoterics presents Intimas: Cultivating community
Sunday, April 2, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Christopher Theofanidis – Messages to myself (2007)
Aaron Jay Kernis – The wheel of time, the dance (2014)
Eric Banks – This delicate universe (2015)
Aaron Jay Kernis – The wheel of time, the dance (2014)
Eric Banks – This delicate universe (2015)
Free (Free will offering)
Seattle Butoh Fest 2017 Gallery Series feat. ‘Spectrutoh’
Tuesday, April 4, 2028 @ 4:30pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Shoreline Community College: Admin Building, Shoreline, WA, United States
Live performances and captivating images of butoh performers, including the premiere of Susan Maughlin Wood's multidisciplinary Spectrutoh.
Free (Free)
Seattle Collaborative Orchestra: Higdon's Violin Concerto
Tuesday, April 4, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Roosevelt High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Andy Clausen – Sea Songs (world premiere)
Britten – Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Jennifer Higdon – Violin Concerto
Britten – Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Jennifer Higdon – Violin Concerto
$10-$20 (18 & under free)
The Esoterics presents Intimas: Cultivating community
Friday, April 7, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Christopher Theofanidis – Messages to myself (2007)
Aaron Jay Kernis – The wheel of time, the dance (2014)
Eric Banks – This delicate universe (2015)
Aaron Jay Kernis – The wheel of time, the dance (2014)
Eric Banks – This delicate universe (2015)
$15-$25
NOCCO: The Silken Ladder
Saturday, April 8, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Rossini – Overture to La Scala di Seta
Haydn – Symphony No. 60
Sean Osborn – New work
Haydn – Symphony No. 60
Sean Osborn – New work
$15-$25 (under 18 free)
Wayward Music Series: Melissa Plagemann: Song Cycles
Saturday, April 8, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Mezzo-soprano Melissa Plagemann premieres song cycles for voice and piano by Forrest Pierce and Sheila Bristow.
$5-$15 suggested donation
The Esoterics presents Intimas: Cultivating community
Saturday, April 8, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Christopher Theofanidis – Messages to myself (2007)
Aaron Jay Kernis – The wheel of time, the dance (2014)
Eric Banks – This delicate universe (2015)
Aaron Jay Kernis – The wheel of time, the dance (2014)
Eric Banks – This delicate universe (2015)
$15-$25