Commission/Premiere – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Kirkland Choral Society presents Luminous: The Music of Ola Gjeilo
Friday, May 21, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Featuring our world premiere performance of Glory, plus many Gjeilo favorites.
$15-$20 (age 12 & under free)
Eastside Symphony Spring Concert: Taylor, Bruch, Dvořák
Friday, May 21, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond, WA, United States
Jeff Taylor – Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra (world premiere)
Bruch – Double Concerto for Clarinet and Viola
Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World"
Bruch – Double Concerto for Clarinet and Viola
Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World"
$9-$12 (age 12 & under free)
Universal Language Project Presents: The Elements
Friday, May 21, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Velocity Dance Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An interactive event with visual artist Scott Kolbo and the iconoclast band TORCH.
$15-$25
OSSCS: Devil May Care
Saturday, May 22, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Kai-Young Chan – Seeking, Searching
Elgar – From the Bavarian Highlands, Op. 27
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Kai-Young Chan – Seeking, Searching
Elgar – From the Bavarian Highlands, Op. 27
$10-$25, youth free
Out of Darkness – An Opera of Survival
Saturday, May 22, 2027 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A two-act opera and portrait of survival that conveys the vastness of the scope of the Holocaust through emotionally rich depictions of those caught in its grasp.
$30-$45
Town Music: Joshua Roman, Arnaud Sussman, Karen Gomyo & Kyle Armbrust: Britten’s Second String Quartet
Monday, May 24, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Britten – String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36
Additional programming TBA
Additional programming TBA
$10-$25
UW Chamber Singers present Two Stars Falling: Music of Love, Life, Mystery
Thursday, May 27, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Abbie Betinis – From Behind the Caravan
Kevin Jay Isaacs – It's the morning...
Paul Rudoi – Song of Sky and Sea
Kevin Jay Isaacs – It's the morning...
Paul Rudoi – Song of Sky and Sea
$10
James Aston Composition Recital
Thursday, May 27, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
James Aston, a composition student at Seattle Pacific University, presents a senior recital. Free and open to the public.
Free (Free)
Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra: Theofanidis, Beethoven, Dvořák
Thursday, June 3, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Theofanidis – Dreamtime Ancestors (Washington premiere)
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37, first mvt.
Dvořák – Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37, first mvt.
Dvořák – Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88
$16-$19 (age 18 and under free)
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra presents An Apocalyptic Radiance: Mahler's 'Titan'
Friday, June 4, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Gabrieli – Canzonas for Brass
Zimmermann – Sinfonie in einem Satz
Mahler – Symphony No. 1 in D, "Titan"
Zimmermann – Sinfonie in einem Satz
Mahler – Symphony No. 1 in D, "Titan"
$20-$30 (age 16 & under free)
sound|counterpoint: The Red Earth Project
Friday, June 4, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Early music favorites, a re-imagining of a solo violin sonata by Bach, tunes from jazz and rock greats, and the world premiere of two new works written for period instruments.
$25 suggested donation, 12 & under free
Cascadian Chorale: Shakespeare & Friends
Friday, June 4, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Church of the Holy Cross, Redmond, WA, United States
Shakespeare settings by living composers, settings of Shakespeare-era poets, and music of Shakespeare’s time.
$12-$17 (under 18 free)
Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra: Theofanidis, Beethoven, Dvořák
Saturday, June 5, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Theofanidis – Dreamtime Ancestors (Washington premiere)
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37, first mvt.
Dvořák – Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37, first mvt.
Dvořák – Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88
$16-$19 (age 18 and under free)
Seattle Bach Choir presents Swift as a Shadow: Shakespeare in Song
Saturday, June 5, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert of music for choir a cappella and with piano featuring settings of text by Shakespeare and his contemporaries, in honor of the 400th anniversary of his death.
$15-$18
Cascadian Chorale: Shakespeare & Friends
Saturday, June 5, 2027 @ 3:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Medina, WA, United States
Shakespeare settings by living composers, settings of Shakespeare-era poets, and music of Shakespeare’s time.
$12-$17 (under 18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Gershwin & Beethoven
Wednesday, June 9, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Anna Clyne – This Midnight Hour (U.S. premiere)
Gershwin – Concerto in F
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Gershwin – Concerto in F
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
$39-$124 (youth 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Gershwin & Beethoven
Thursday, June 10, 2027 @ 12:00pm – 2:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Anna Clyne – This Midnight Hour (U.S. premiere)
Gershwin – Concerto in F
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Gershwin – Concerto in F
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
$39-$124 (youth 8-18 free)
Luke Fitzpatrick: Violin & Electronics
Thursday, June 10, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Works include Anthèmes 2 by Pierre Boulez and Frises by Kaija Saariaho, as well as newly commissioned works by Doug Niemela, Jacob Sundstrom, Ania Stachurska, and Jeff Bowen.
$5-$15
Young Women's Chorus of San Francisco with Seattle Pro Musica: Life Passages
Friday, June 11, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The Young Women's Chorus, the touring ensemble of the Young Women's Choral Projects of San Francisco, joins the small ensembles of Seattle Pro Musica for a collaborative concert.
$10-$20
Discrete Infinity
Friday, June 11, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Claude Vivier – Samarkand (1981) – Seattle premiere
Gérard Grisey – Periodes (1974)
Anthony Cheung – Discrete Infinity (2011) – U.S. premiere
Gérard Grisey – Periodes (1974)
Anthony Cheung – Discrete Infinity (2011) – U.S. premiere
$20 ($10 student/senior)