Commission/Premiere – Upcoming Concerts
Pacific Northwest Ballet: All Premiere
Friday, November 2, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Kyle Davis / Michael Giacchino – New Davis
Alejandro Cerrado / Dustin Hamman, King Creosote & Jon Hopkins, Olafur Arnalds, & Nils Frahm – Silent Ghost
Alexander Ekman / Franz Josef Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert – Cacti
Alejandro Cerrado / Dustin Hamman, King Creosote & Jon Hopkins, Olafur Arnalds, & Nils Frahm – Silent Ghost
Alexander Ekman / Franz Josef Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert – Cacti
$37+
Wayward Music Series: William O. 'Bill' Smith
Friday, November 2, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
World premieres of works written by and for groundbreaking clarinetist and composer William O. “Bill” Smith.
$5-$20 suggested donation
Pacific Northwest Ballet: All Premiere
Saturday, November 3, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Kyle Davis / Michael Giacchino – New Davis
Alejandro Cerrado / Dustin Hamman, King Creosote & Jon Hopkins, Olafur Arnalds, & Nils Frahm – Silent Ghost
Alexander Ekman / Franz Josef Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert – Cacti
Alejandro Cerrado / Dustin Hamman, King Creosote & Jon Hopkins, Olafur Arnalds, & Nils Frahm – Silent Ghost
Alexander Ekman / Franz Josef Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert – Cacti
$37+
Pacific Northwest Ballet: All Premiere
Saturday, November 3, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Kyle Davis / Michael Giacchino – New Davis
Alejandro Cerrado / Dustin Hamman, King Creosote & Jon Hopkins, Olafur Arnalds, & Nils Frahm – Silent Ghost
Alexander Ekman / Franz Josef Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert – Cacti
Alejandro Cerrado / Dustin Hamman, King Creosote & Jon Hopkins, Olafur Arnalds, & Nils Frahm – Silent Ghost
Alexander Ekman / Franz Josef Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert – Cacti
$37+
Bellevue Community Band Fall Concert
Sunday, November 4, 2029 @ 2:30pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Three Points Elementary School, Medina, WA, United States
A potpourri of tunes including Latin, jazz, and rock medleys, marches, and classic band favorites – plus, the public premiere of A Moment of Discovery by Aidan Klein, a freshman at Mercer Island High School.
Free
Seattle Symphony: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
Thursday, November 8, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Claude Debussy – Petite suite
Pascal Dusapin – At Swim-Two-Birds (US premiere)
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4
Pascal Dusapin – At Swim-Two-Birds (US premiere)
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Pacific Northwest Ballet: All Premiere
Thursday, November 8, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Kyle Davis / Michael Giacchino – New Davis
Alejandro Cerrado / Dustin Hamman, King Creosote & Jon Hopkins, Olafur Arnalds, & Nils Frahm – Silent Ghost
Alexander Ekman / Franz Josef Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert – Cacti
Alejandro Cerrado / Dustin Hamman, King Creosote & Jon Hopkins, Olafur Arnalds, & Nils Frahm – Silent Ghost
Alexander Ekman / Franz Josef Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert – Cacti
$37+
Pacific Northwest Ballet: All Premiere
Friday, November 9, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Kyle Davis / Michael Giacchino – New Davis
Alejandro Cerrado / Dustin Hamman, King Creosote & Jon Hopkins, Olafur Arnalds, & Nils Frahm – Silent Ghost
Alexander Ekman / Franz Josef Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert – Cacti
Alejandro Cerrado / Dustin Hamman, King Creosote & Jon Hopkins, Olafur Arnalds, & Nils Frahm – Silent Ghost
Alexander Ekman / Franz Josef Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert – Cacti
$37+
Pacific Northwest Ballet: All Premiere
Saturday, November 10, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Kyle Davis / Michael Giacchino – New Davis
Alejandro Cerrado / Dustin Hamman, King Creosote & Jon Hopkins, Olafur Arnalds, & Nils Frahm – Silent Ghost
Alexander Ekman / Franz Josef Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert – Cacti
Alejandro Cerrado / Dustin Hamman, King Creosote & Jon Hopkins, Olafur Arnalds, & Nils Frahm – Silent Ghost
Alexander Ekman / Franz Josef Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert – Cacti
$37+
Seattle Symphony: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
Saturday, November 10, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:50pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Claude Debussy – Petite suite
Pascal Dusapin – At Swim-Two-Birds (US premiere)
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4
Pascal Dusapin – At Swim-Two-Birds (US premiere)
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Pacific Northwest Ballet: All Premiere
Sunday, November 11, 2029 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Kyle Davis / Michael Giacchino – New Davis
Alejandro Cerrado / Dustin Hamman, King Creosote & Jon Hopkins, Olafur Arnalds, & Nils Frahm – Silent Ghost
Alexander Ekman / Franz Josef Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert – Cacti
Alejandro Cerrado / Dustin Hamman, King Creosote & Jon Hopkins, Olafur Arnalds, & Nils Frahm – Silent Ghost
Alexander Ekman / Franz Josef Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert – Cacti
$37+
Meany Center presents: Brooklyn Rider
Tuesday, November 13, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven's masterwork Opus 132 is presented alongside five new commissions that look at the subject of healing from historical and cultural perspectives.
$40-$48
Philharmonia Northwest: Seattle Sounds – Bassingthwaighte, Benshoof, Bolcom
Sunday, November 18, 2029 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Sarah Bassingthwaighte – Sleeping in the Forest (world premiere)
Ken Benshoof – Concerto for Cello and String Orchestra
William Bolcom – Seattle Slew Suite
Ken Benshoof – Concerto for Cello and String Orchestra
William Bolcom – Seattle Slew Suite
$20 ($15 students/seniors)
Whatcom Symphony: Harmony from Discord
Sunday, November 18, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham, WA, United States
Pál Hermann – Cello Concerto (North American-premiere)
Gustav Mahler – Totenfeier
Viktor Ullmann – Variations and Fugue on a Hebrew Theme
Gustav Mahler – Totenfeier
Viktor Ullmann – Variations and Fugue on a Hebrew Theme
$15-$49
Pianist Benjamin Hochman performs music by Bach, Mozart, Jesse Brault, Chopin
Sunday, November 18, 2029 @ 5:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Florence Henry Memorial Chapel at The Highlands, Shoreline, WA, United States
A blend of artistry, virtuosity, and poetry.
$30
Inverted Space Ensemble: Livengood & Oliveros
Thursday, November 29, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Kerrith Livengood – Scrawl Etude I
Kerrith Livengood – New works for Adapted Viola and Intoning Voice
Kerrith Livengood – Pond Frog Translations for Adapted Guitar 1 and Intoning Voice (Seattle premiere)
Pauline Oliveros – Sonic Meditation
Kerrith Livengood – New works for Adapted Viola and Intoning Voice
Kerrith Livengood – Pond Frog Translations for Adapted Guitar 1 and Intoning Voice (Seattle premiere)
Pauline Oliveros – Sonic Meditation
$5-$15 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: arx duo
Thursday, December 6, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Steve Reich – Nagoya Marimbas
Alyssa Weinberg – Table Talk
Igor Stravinsky – (piano transcriptions)
Fredrik Andersson – The Lonlyness of Santa Claus
DESVIO – Seeds
Alejandro Viñao – Book of Grooves
Alyssa Weinberg – Table Talk
Igor Stravinsky – (piano transcriptions)
Fredrik Andersson – The Lonlyness of Santa Claus
DESVIO – Seeds
Alejandro Viñao – Book of Grooves
$5-$15 donation
Cornish College of the Arts: Scores of Sound Festival
Friday, December 7, 2029 @ 10:30am – 9:00pm (PST)
Cornish College of the Arts – Music Department, Seattle, WA, United States
A festival of student work, including chamber music, jazz, new compositions for electronic media, and more.
Free
The Esoterics: ADŌRŌ | The reimagined prayer | The wish within silence
Friday, December 7, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Contemporary choral music by Donald Skirvin, Christina Whitten Thomas, Karin Rehnqvist, Mason Bates, Eric Banks, and Joseph Gregorio.
$25 / $18 ($22 / $15 in advance)
Seattle Pro Musica: Silent Night
Saturday, December 8, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Marking the 100th anniversary to the end of WWI by celebrating this spirit of peace with carols and holiday music from England, France, and Germany.
$12-$38