Commission/Premiere – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Seattle Collaborative Orchestra: Visions of Sound
Sunday, February 4, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
David Lien – Aeromancy for Saxophone, Orchestra, and Organ (world premiere)
Angelique Poteat – Beyond Much Difference (2015)
Modeste Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition (1874)
Angelique Poteat – Beyond Much Difference (2015)
Modeste Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition (1874)
$20 (students/seniors $10, under 18 free)
Seattle Opera: A Youth Opera for Families – ‘Robin Hood’
Saturday, February 3, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Presented by Seattle Opera and Seattle Public Theater, this opera is performed by youth ages 7–18 with a professional chamber orchestra.
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Seattle Opera: A Youth Opera for Families – ‘Robin Hood’
Saturday, February 3, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Presented by Seattle Opera and Seattle Public Theater, this opera is performed by youth ages 7–18 with a professional chamber orchestra.
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Seattle Opera: A Youth Opera for Families – ‘Robin Hood’
Friday, February 2, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Presented by Seattle Opera and Seattle Public Theater, this opera is performed by youth ages 7–18 with a professional chamber orchestra.
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Karen Bentley Pollick Performs Music by New York Women Composers
Thursday, February 1, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
New works by Marga Richter, Faye-Ellen Silverman, Adrienne Elisha, Rain Worthington, Victoria Bond, Karen Bentley Pollick, and more.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Spontaneous Combustion New Music Festival: The City of Tomorrow (Wind Quintet)
Tuesday, January 30, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Julia Wolfe – On Seven Star Shoes
Alex Temple – Thick Line
John Teske – Topographies
Hans Abrahamsen – Walden
Esa-Pekka Salonen – Memoria
Jacob Druckman – Delia Contente Che l'Alme Beatte
Alex Temple – Thick Line
John Teske – Topographies
Hans Abrahamsen – Walden
Esa-Pekka Salonen – Memoria
Jacob Druckman – Delia Contente Che l'Alme Beatte
$20 ($12 students w/ ID)
Wayward Music Series: Sarah Pyle – flora/fauna
Saturday, January 27, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Elizabeth Brown – Botanical Obsessions for solo flute (2000)
Andrew Stiefel – Let us whisper our names into the trees for flute, baroque flute, and electronics (premiere)
Sarah Pyle – Improvisations on three secular monodies by Francesca Caccini
Daniel Webbon – To Square a Circle for baroque flutist as percussionist (premiere)
Sarah Pyle – Beehive for flute and electronics (premiere)
Vivian Fine – The Flicker for solo flute (1973)
Andrew Stiefel – Let us whisper our names into the trees for flute, baroque flute, and electronics (premiere)
Sarah Pyle – Improvisations on three secular monodies by Francesca Caccini
Daniel Webbon – To Square a Circle for baroque flutist as percussionist (premiere)
Sarah Pyle – Beehive for flute and electronics (premiere)
Vivian Fine – The Flicker for solo flute (1973)
$5-$15 donation
Spontaneous Combustion New Music Festival: Hub New Music
Monday, January 22, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
18th & Union - An Arts Space, Seattle, WA, United States
The Seattle premiere performance by Boston's Hub New Music features the world premiere of a new major work by Robert Honstein.
$20
Spontaneous Combustion New Music Festival: Delgani String Quartet
Friday, January 19, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Alan Hovhaness – String Quartet No. 1
György Ligeti – String Quartet No. 1
Benjamin Krause – String Quartet No. 1
György Ligeti – String Quartet No. 1
Benjamin Krause – String Quartet No. 1
$20 ($12 students with ID)
Wayward Music Series: February + Tiny Ghost
Thursday, January 11, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Premiering five pieces that seek to challenge the musical range of the double bass. Plus, Tiny Ghost challenges what they think they know about free and improvised music.
$5-$15 donation
NOCCO: Mystics, Servants, & Devils
Sunday, December 17, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
Pärt – Fratres
Jim Knapp – Newly Commissioned Work
Stravinsky – L'Histoire du Soldat
Pärt – Fratres
Jim Knapp – Newly Commissioned Work
Stravinsky – L'Histoire du Soldat
$25 / $15
Don't Let the Light Go Out: Psalms & Songs for Hanukkah
Sunday, December 17, 2017 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Temple Beth Am, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring works by Franz Schubert, Joshua Jacobson, and the world premiere of Dak'il Tas by Ira Rogers.
$15 ($10 seniors, $8 students)
NOCCO: Mystics, Servants, & Devils
Saturday, December 16, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Magnolia United Church of Christ, Seattle , WA, United States
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
Pärt – Fratres
Jim Knapp – Newly Commissioned Work
Stravinsky – L'Histoire du Soldat
Pärt – Fratres
Jim Knapp – Newly Commissioned Work
Stravinsky – L'Histoire du Soldat
$25 / $15 / under 18 free
Cascadian Chorale: What Cheer!
Sunday, December 10, 2017 @ 3:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Medina, 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, 2017 @ 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
Cascadian Chorale: What Cheer!
Saturday, December 9, 2017 @ 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)
Scores of Sound: Day 3
Friday, December 8, 2017 @ 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)
UW Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band with Michael Partingon: Colors & Contrasts
Thursday, December 7, 2017 @ 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
Ravenna String Orchestras: Khachaturian, Handel, Britten & more
Wednesday, December 6, 2017 @ 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
Karin Stevens Dance & the ULP: 'Saci – A Brazilian Folktale' & 'The Greater Trumps'
Friday, December 1, 2017 @ 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