Commission/Premiere – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Choral Arts Northwest: Not One Sparrow is Forgotten
Saturday, December 10, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. Joseph Parish, Seattle, WA, United States
Artistic Director Robert Bode leads a Christmas program featuring new choral music and guitarist Bob McCaffery-Lent.
$24-$28
Madrona Makes Music: A Holiday Benefit Concert for Julia's Place
Saturday, December 10, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Madrona Grace Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Local performers present a holiday extravaganza that covers everything from Massenet's Meditation and Schubert's Ave Maria to Stevie Wonder's I Wish and Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah.
Free
Wintertide: A Concert Fantasy for the Holidays
Friday, December 9, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A multi-media concert that will heighten our delight in the winter season, including works by Ola Gjeilo and a premiere from Seattle composer Donald Skirvin.
$5-$25
Seattle Collaborative Orchestra: Questions & Answers
Tuesday, December 6, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Roosevelt High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Brendan McMullen – Unquestioned (world premiere)
Charles Ives – The Unanswered Question
Lili Boulanger – D’un soir triste
Lili Boulanger – D’un matin du printemps
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5
Charles Ives – The Unanswered Question
Lili Boulanger – D’un soir triste
Lili Boulanger – D’un matin du printemps
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5
$10-$20 (18 & under free)
The Esoterics present TEASDALE: Across the endless spaces
Sunday, December 4, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, 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
The Esoterics present TEASDALE: Across the endless spaces
Saturday, December 3, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic 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
Northwest Girlchoir: December Moon, December Stars
Saturday, December 3, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 8:45pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Reflective, shimmering holiday repertoire illuminated by sun, moon, and stars.
$15-$20
The Esoterics present TEASDALE: Across the endless spaces
Friday, December 2, 2016 @ 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
Seattle Opera: As One
Saturday, November 19, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An intimate chamber opera exploring a transgender protagonist’s journey told through two voices.
$25/$40
The Eurasia Consort: A Concert for Unity
Friday, November 18, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Trinity Episcopal Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The Eurasia Consort performs music of Japan, China, Turkey, and Western Europe, imagining the sounds that could have been heard along the ancient trade route.
Free (Free)
Seattle Opera: As One
Friday, November 18, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An intimate chamber opera exploring a transgender protagonist’s journey told through two voices.
$25/$40
Seattle Opera: As One
Thursday, November 17, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An intimate chamber opera exploring a transgender protagonist’s journey told through two voices.
$25/$40
Seattle Opera: As One
Sunday, November 13, 2016 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An intimate chamber opera exploring a transgender protagonist’s journey told through two voices.
$25/$40
Sonic Evolution Co-Presented with Earshot Jazz
Friday, November 11, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
The Garfield High School Jazz Band & singer Grace Love join SSO in celebrating Quincy Jones & Ernestine Anderson with a world premiere by Kenji Bunch.
$21-$30
Satchel Henneman: New Works for Guitar
Friday, November 11, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Premiering six new works by young Northwest composers for classical guitar, electric guitar, guitar and computer, chamber music, prepared guitar, and dance.
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Opera: As One
Friday, November 11, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An intimate chamber opera exploring a transgender protagonist’s journey told through two voices.
$25/$40
PLU Symphony Orchestra: Kracht & Copland
Monday, November 7, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Jerry Kracht – Three Prayers (premiere)
Copland – Appalachian Spring
Copland – Appalachian Spring
$5-$8 (students free)
Seattle Composers Salon: Eisenbrey, Shaskus, Webbon, Welch
Friday, November 4, 2016 @ 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
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Reflections on Sound & Silence
Thursday, November 3, 2016 @ 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
The Dead Music Project
Sunday, October 30, 2016 @ 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