Commission/Premiere – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Michi Hirata North Beiju Celebration
Sunday, November 10, 2030 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Franz Schubert – "Allegro moderato" from Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished"
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor"
Frédéric Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 (US premiere of orchestration by Hidemaro Konoye)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor"
Frédéric Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 (US premiere of orchestration by Hidemaro Konoye)
$25-$40
Jacobsen Series: Contemporary Meditations
Friday, November 15, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Dorothy Chang – Walk on Water
Marilyn Shrude – Within Silence
Elise Winkler – The Allegory of the Cave (world premiere)
Alexandra Gardner – Tourmaline
Jennifer Hidgon – Dash
Alex Shapiro – Desert Tide
Marilyn Shrude – Within Silence
Elise Winkler – The Allegory of the Cave (world premiere)
Alexandra Gardner – Tourmaline
Jennifer Hidgon – Dash
Alex Shapiro – Desert Tide
$20 / $15 / free
Wayward Music Series: Mosaic Art Ensemble
Saturday, November 16, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An interdisciplinary group of musicians, actors, and dancers presents an evening of collaborative performance based around a series of new solo musical works.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Kin of the Moon: F I R E ∴ R E F I R E
Friday, November 22, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Neil Welch – No house on fire, no.
Ewa Trębacz – Winter After Times of Fire
Leanna Keith and Em Piro – imagination is an act of rebellion (premiere)
Ewa Trębacz – Winter After Times of Fire
Leanna Keith and Em Piro – imagination is an act of rebellion (premiere)
$5-$15 suggested donation
Cornish Presents: Scores of Sound
Wednesday, December 4, 2030 @ 10:00am – 10:00pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Three-day festival of music from the music students at Cornish College of the Arts.
Free (Free)
Cornish Presents: Scores of Sound
Thursday, December 5, 2030 @ 10:00am – 10:00pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Three-day festival of music from the music students at Cornish College of the Arts.
Free (Free)
Cornish Presents: Scores of Sound
Friday, December 6, 2030 @ 10:00am – 10:00pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Three-day festival of music from the music students at Cornish College of the Arts.
Free (Free)
Joyful! Noise Presents: 'On Our Way Home'
Sunday, December 8, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating being wherever home is at Christmas, including the premiere of a new setting of Robert Frost's Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Ben Markin, winner of the 2019 Student Choral Composition Competition.
$12-$25
Federal Way Youth Symphony: Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, & more
Sunday, December 8, 2030 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Johann Strauss Jr., Christmas songs, and a world premiere by Armenian composer Jirayr Shahrimanyan. Also featuring guest soloist Gayane Grigoryan in Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, "Winter."
$15+
Joyful! Noise Presents: 'On Our Way Home'
Monday, December 9, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating being wherever home is at Christmas, including the premiere of a new setting of Robert Frost's Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Ben Markin, winner of the 2019 Student Choral Composition Competition.
$12-$25
Evergreen Community Orchestra: Carols & Classics
Sunday, December 15, 2030 @ 3:30pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Christmas favorites and a Christmas sing-along, including the world premiere of a composition of Evergreen Community Orchestra bass player Chris Hartzog.
Free (Free)
Saint Mark's Music Series: Pageant of the Nativity
Tuesday, December 17, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A grand re-telling of the Nativity for all ages – featuring exquisite costumes; visual art; an army of choristers and instrumentalists; and even a world premiere.
Donations welcome
Seattle Symphony: Beethoven Emperor Concerto
Thursday, January 9, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:15pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Elena Langer – Figaro Gets a Divorce Suite (world premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 4, "Italian"
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 4, "Italian"
$24-$134 (age 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Beethoven Emperor Concerto
Friday, January 10, 2031 @ 12:00pm – 1:45pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Elena Langer – Figaro Gets a Divorce Suite (world premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 4, "Italian"
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 4, "Italian"
$24-$134 (age 8-18 free)
Cornell University Chorus & Glee Club: Pacific Northwest Tour
Friday, January 10, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Cornell's choirs return to the Pacific Northwest with a program including Renaissance motets, folk songs, gospel music, west coast premieres of new works, and much more.
$20 (students $10)
Romanian American Chamber Concerts & Arts: Enescu, Holmboe, & Berg at Benaroya Hall
Saturday, January 11, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
George Enescu – String Quartet No. 2, Op. 2, No. 2 in G major
Vagn Holmboe – Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 16
Antonin Dvořák – Zigeunerlieder (Gypsy Songs), Op. 55
Alban Berg – Sieben frühe Lieder (Seven Early Songs)
Forrest Pierce – What Keeps Us Still
Vagn Holmboe – Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 16
Antonin Dvořák – Zigeunerlieder (Gypsy Songs), Op. 55
Alban Berg – Sieben frühe Lieder (Seven Early Songs)
Forrest Pierce – What Keeps Us Still
$25
Seattle Symphony: Beethoven Emperor Concerto
Saturday, January 11, 2031 @ 8:00pm – 9:45pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Elena Langer – Figaro Gets a Divorce Suite (world premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 4, "Italian"
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 4, "Italian"
$24-$134 (age 8-18 free)
Three Centuries
Sunday, January 12, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Faith Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Intimate chamber music from three centuries including the world premiere of Seattle composer Huntley Beyer's Where I'm Coming From.
$15-$25 suggested donation (age 18 & under free)
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: Legendary Women
Saturday, January 25, 2031 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Mel Bonis – Le songe de Cléopâtre (US premiere)
Camille Saint-Saëns – "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" from Samson and Delilah
Jules Massenet –"J'ai versé le poison" from Cléopâtre
Georges Bizet – "Seguidilla and Habanera" from Carmen
Ruth Gipps – Symphony No. 4 (US premiere)
Mel Bonis – Le songe de Cléopâtre (US premiere)
Camille Saint-Saëns – "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" from Samson and Delilah
Jules Massenet –"J'ai versé le poison" from Cléopâtre
Georges Bizet – "Seguidilla and Habanera" from Carmen
Ruth Gipps – Symphony No. 4 (US premiere)
$35 / $24 / FREE under age 16
Collaborative Musicians' Project: Compass Winds
Tuesday, January 28, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Kirkland Arts Center Gallery, Kirkland, WA, United States
Alyssa Morris – Melting Pot
Paquito d'Rivera – Aires Tropicales
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
William Grant Still – Folk Suite No. 4
Paquito d'Rivera – Aires Tropicales
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
William Grant Still – Folk Suite No. 4
$20 / $10 / $5 / FREE