Commission/Premiere – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Modern Orchestra: The Clouds Receding
Saturday, April 14, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Furrer – Aria for soprano and six instruments (1999, West Coast premiere)
Garcia – the clouds receding into the mountains for viola and ensemble (2017, world premiere)
Ligeti – Melodien for chamber orchestra (1971, Seattle premiere)
Garcia – the clouds receding into the mountains for viola and ensemble (2017, world premiere)
Ligeti – Melodien for chamber orchestra (1971, Seattle premiere)
$25 / $15 / $10
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Emergence
Thursday, April 19, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A trio of blockbusters includes the return of Crystal Pite’s mesmerizing Emergence and Alejandro Cerrudo’s cinematic Little mortal jump, a work by turns playful, potent, and poignant.
$30-$180
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Emergence
Friday, April 20, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A trio of blockbusters includes the return of Crystal Pite’s mesmerizing Emergence and Alejandro Cerrudo’s cinematic Little mortal jump, a work by turns playful, potent, and poignant.
$30-$180
Kin of the Moon: What Better Than Call A Dance?
Friday, April 20, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A hybrid of through composed and improvised music, the retrospective/reworking includes dance music of the Renaissance, and new view on the waltz and the tango, and a sort of EDM thing... and electronics.
$5-$15 donation
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Emergence
Saturday, April 21, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A trio of blockbusters includes the return of Crystal Pite’s mesmerizing Emergence and Alejandro Cerrudo’s cinematic Little mortal jump, a work by turns playful, potent, and poignant.
$37-$187
Vashon Island Chorale: Legacy – Imprinting a Past for a Future
Saturday, April 21, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Vashon Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA, United States
Featuring a new work by Giselle Wyers commissioned by the choir, along with diverse musical acts celebrating the theme of legacy.
$20 ($15 seniors, $5 students)
Earth Day Tribute with the Ecco Chamber Ensemble
Saturday, April 21, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Music by Apziazu, Cage, Cardew, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, DeLio, Fauré, Lilly, Lucier, Rodrigo, Takemitsu, Vaughan Williams, Wilson, and the premiere of H2O by Seattle composer Sarah Bassingthwaighte.
$20-$25
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Emergence
Sunday, April 22, 2029 @ 1:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A trio of blockbusters includes the return of Crystal Pite’s mesmerizing Emergence and Alejandro Cerrudo’s cinematic Little mortal jump, a work by turns playful, potent, and poignant.
$37-$187
Vashon Island Chorale: Legacy – Imprinting a Past for a Future
Sunday, April 22, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Vashon Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA, United States
Featuring a new work by Giselle Wyers commissioned by the choir, along with diverse musical acts celebrating the theme of legacy.
$20 ($15 seniors, $5 students)
Seattle Art Song Society: Elemental
Sunday, April 22, 2029 @ 3:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Wolf, Hall, Crawford Seeger, Copland, Armbrust, Luksan, Björk, Hahn, Vaughan Williams, and Quilter, including 10 world premieres.
$30 ($20 students / young adults / seniors)
Cappella Romana: Venice in the East
Friday, April 27, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating music for voice from Crete, the Ionian Islands, and Cyprus.
$24-$49
Wayward Music Series: Inverted Space Ensemble
Friday, April 27, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring four newly-commissioned works by four eclectic composers, written for a unique ensemble of violin, viola, sax, clarinet, acoustic/electric guitar, piano, and percussion.
$5-$15 donation
NOCCO: Lost Sisterhood, Found Landscapes
Saturday, April 28, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Farrenc – Symphony No. 3
Lasser – Cello Concerto (newly commissioned work)
Copland – Appalachian Spring
Lasser – Cello Concerto (newly commissioned work)
Copland – Appalachian Spring
$25 / $15 / under 18 free
NOCCO: Lost Sisterhood, Found Landscapes
Sunday, April 29, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Farrenc – Symphony No. 3
Lasser – Cello Concerto (newly commissioned work)
Copland – Appalachian Spring
Lasser – Cello Concerto (newly commissioned work)
Copland – Appalachian Spring
$25 / $15
Harry Partch Festival 2018: Day 1
Friday, May 11, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
New works composed for Partch’s instruments as well as rarely or never-before performed works from the composer’s archives.
$25 ($10 students/seniors)
Harry Partch Festival 2018: Day 2
Saturday, May 12, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
New works composed for Partch’s instruments as well as rarely or never-before performed works from the composer’s archives.
$25 ($10 students/seniors)
Jason McGill et al: Solo/Duo/Trio
Saturday, May 12, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jason McGill and collaborators Andrew Olmstead and Tom Scully present a night of new works and improvisation.
$5-$15 donation
Pacific Lutheran University: Sacraments of the Heart
Saturday, May 12, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
New music by Jeffrey Moidel, and songs by Richard Strauss and Henri Duparc.
Free
Sound of Late: Rituals
Saturday, May 12, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Flutter Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Pauline Oliveros – Tuning Meditation
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Sequences (Seattle premiere)
Chet Udell – Gjallarhorn
Andrea Reinkemeyer – in the speaking silence (world premiere)
Alvin Singleton – Et Nunc (Seattle premiere)
Pauline Oliveros – Thirteen Changes
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Sequences (Seattle premiere)
Chet Udell – Gjallarhorn
Andrea Reinkemeyer – in the speaking silence (world premiere)
Alvin Singleton – Et Nunc (Seattle premiere)
Pauline Oliveros – Thirteen Changes
$15
Harry Partch Festival 2018: Day 3
Sunday, May 13, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
New works composed for Partch’s instruments as well as rarely or never-before performed works from the composer’s archives.
$25 ($10 students/seniors)