Commission/Premiere – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Not Even the Wind... by Emerald City Music
Friday, September 15, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein – America!, for Violin and Piano
Norman – Light Screens
Adams – there is no one, not even the wind...
Reich – Nagoya Marimbas, for two marimbas
Dvořák – Piano Quartet in E-flat major
Norman – Light Screens
Adams – there is no one, not even the wind...
Reich – Nagoya Marimbas, for two marimbas
Dvořák – Piano Quartet in E-flat major
$45 includes open bar; $10 students
Not Even the Wind... by Emerald City Music
Saturday, September 16, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Bernstein – America!, for Violin and Piano
Norman – Light Screens
Adams – there is no one, not even the wind...
Reich – Nagoya Marimbas, for two marimbas
Dvořák – Piano Quartet in E-flat major
Norman – Light Screens
Adams – there is no one, not even the wind...
Reich – Nagoya Marimbas, for two marimbas
Dvořák – Piano Quartet in E-flat major
$28-$43 ($10 w/ student ID)
Pacific MusicWorks: From Russia, With Love
Saturday, September 23, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
A blend of Italian high drama and virtuosity, French lyricism, and native folk influences in rarely performed arias and instrumental music by Bortniansky, Berezovsky, Sokolovsky, Araja, and Fomin, including several modern-day American premieres.
$25
Bonnie Whiting with Jennifer Torrence: New Music for Singing/Speaking Percussionists
Wednesday, September 27, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of world premieres, including a work for crash cymbals, resonant feedback, and singing by Paula Matthusen, and music for small electronic toys and deconstructed language by Bethany Younge.
$20 ($10 students and seniors)
The Esoterics presents Gravitas: Investigating gravity
Friday, October 6, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
New choral works by Steven Stucky and Robert Paterson, and world premiere commissions by POLYPHONOS winners Conrad Asman, Daniel Sabzghabaei, and Vahram Sarkissian.
$15-$25
The Esoterics presents Gravitas: Investigating Gravity
Saturday, October 7, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
New choral works by Steven Stucky and Robert Paterson, and world premiere commissions by POLYPHONOS winners Conrad Asman, Daniel Sabzghabaei, and Vahram Sarkissian.
$22 / $15
The Esoterics present Gravitas: Investigating Gravity
Sunday, October 8, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
New choral works by Steven Stucky and Robert Paterson, and world premiere commissions by POLYPHONOS winners Conrad Asman, Daniel Sabzghabaei, and Vahram Sarkissian.
$22 ($15 students/seniors)
Jesse Myers: The Minimal Piano
Friday, October 13, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
John Adams – China Gates
Philip Glass – Mad Rush
Philip Glass – Etude No. 9
Christopher Cerrone – Hoyt-Schermerhorn
Missy Mazzoli – Orizzonte
Missy Mazzoli – Isabelle Eberhardt Dreams of Pianos
Jesse Myers – Error of My Ways
Steve Reich – Piano Counterpoint
Philip Glass – Mad Rush
Philip Glass – Etude No. 9
Christopher Cerrone – Hoyt-Schermerhorn
Missy Mazzoli – Orizzonte
Missy Mazzoli – Isabelle Eberhardt Dreams of Pianos
Jesse Myers – Error of My Ways
Steve Reich – Piano Counterpoint
$5-$15 suggested donation
Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir: UW Faculty Cello Recital
Thursday, October 19, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse Theater, Seattle, WA, United States
Solo cello recital including premieres of pieces by Halldór Smárason, Þuríður Jónsdóttir, Páll Ragnar Pálsson, and Melia Watras.
$20 ($10 youth/seniors)
Sound of Late: Steelworks
Saturday, October 28, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Flutter Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Somei Satoh – Birds in Warped Time II
Anna Clyne – Beauty
Giacinto Scelsi – Kho-Lho
Sarah Kirkland Snider – Thread and Fray (West Coast premiere)
Noel Kennon – New Work (world premiere)
Anna Clyne – Steelworks (West Coast premiere)
Anna Clyne – Beauty
Giacinto Scelsi – Kho-Lho
Sarah Kirkland Snider – Thread and Fray (West Coast premiere)
Noel Kennon – New Work (world premiere)
Anna Clyne – Steelworks (West Coast premiere)
$15 includes open bar ($5 students)
Peter Nelson-King: Daring modern American works for the piano
Friday, November 3, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Gallery 1412, Seattle, WA, United States
A unique concert of daring modern American works for the piano that push the boundaries of the instrument and explore the mysteries and far horizons of emotional expression.
$5-$15 suggested donation at door
Music of Remembrance: Snow Falls
Sunday, November 5, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
World premieres of works by composers Ryuichi Sakamoto and Keiko Fujiie inspired by Japanese wartime experience, performed alongside Holocaust-inspired chamber music works.
$30-$45
Seattle Baroque Orchestra: Forces of Nature
Saturday, November 11, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Early music and new music intertwine like never before, including the world premiere of a concerto for electric theorbo by Seattle-based composer Aaron Grad.
$40 (students $20)
Kin of the Moon
Saturday, November 18, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An innovative program of new electroacoustic and acoustic music that transcends genre and classification.
$5-$15 donation
Karin Stevens Dance & the ULP: 'Saci – A Brazilian Folktale' & 'The Greater Trumps'
Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jovino Santos-Neto – Saci – A Brazilian Folktale
Stravinsky/Thorpe – The Greater Trumps
Stravinsky/Thorpe – The Greater Trumps
$50 / $35 / $25 / $20 / $15 / $5
Ravenna String Orchestras: Khachaturian, Handel, Britten & more
Wednesday, December 6, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Eckstein Middle School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Doug Spata's Across The Wind, Khachaturian's Adagio Theme from Spartacus, and more.
Free
UW Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band with Michael Partingon: Colors & Contrasts
Thursday, December 7, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Northwest premiere of A Concerto of Colours (2017) by Stephen Goss.
$10
Scores of Sound: Day 3
Friday, December 8, 2028 @ 10:00am – 9:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An all-day festival including performances from many ensembles and genres, including jazz, classical, new music, African drumming, and Gamelan.
Free (Free)
Cascadian Chorale: What Cheer!
Saturday, December 9, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Church of the Holy Cross, Redmond, WA, United States
An evening of joy and wonder featuring Bern Herbolsheimer, Jeremy Kings, and Joy Porter, plus a new work by Vashon Island-based Charles Lovekin.
$20 ($15 student/senior; under 18 free with adult)
Wayward Music Series: Seth Parker Woods, cello
Saturday, December 9, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Edward Hamel – Gray Neon Life (Seattle premiere)
Pierre Alexandre Tremblay – asinglewordisnotenough 3 (invariant) (Seattle premiere)
Alvin Singleton – Argoru II (Seattle premiere)
George Lewis – Not Alone (Seattle premiere)
Pierre Alexandre Tremblay – asinglewordisnotenough 3 (invariant) (Seattle premiere)
Alvin Singleton – Argoru II (Seattle premiere)
George Lewis – Not Alone (Seattle premiere)
$5-$15 donation