Commission/Premiere – Past Concerts
Tom Baker: The Guitar In My Life
Friday, April 21, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
25 years of works by Tom Baker for solo classical guitar, guitar and soprano, guitar ensemble, and for solo electric guitar.
$5-$15
Meany Center presents the Emerson String Quartet with Craig Sheppard
Friday, April 21, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op. 83
Turnage – Shroud (2016)
Dvorák – Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81
Turnage – Shroud (2016)
Dvorák – Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81
$43-$48
Emissary Quartet: Four Flutes, No Boundaries
Friday, April 21, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
University Heights Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jennifer Higdon – Steeley Pause
Annika Socolofsky – One wish, your honey lips
Takashi Yoshimatsu – Twitter Birds Blog
Peter Kramer – Wedge
Heike Beckmann – Levada
Annika Socolofsky – One wish, your honey lips
Takashi Yoshimatsu – Twitter Birds Blog
Peter Kramer – Wedge
Heike Beckmann – Levada
$15 suggested donation
Juicy! Studio Current at Capitol Hill Art Walk, feat. ‘Spectrutoh’
Thursday, April 13, 2017 @ 6:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
12 Ave Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Live performances and captivating images of butoh performers, including the premiere of Susan Maughlin Wood's multidisciplinary Spectrutoh.
Free (Free)
The Esoterics presents Intimas: Cultivating community
Sunday, April 9, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Christopher Theofanidis – Messages to myself (2007)
Aaron Jay Kernis – The wheel of time, the dance (2014)
Eric Banks – This delicate universe (2015)
Aaron Jay Kernis – The wheel of time, the dance (2014)
Eric Banks – This delicate universe (2015)
$15-$25
NOCCO: The Silken Ladder
Sunday, April 9, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Rossini – Overture to La Scala di Seta
Haydn – Symphony No. 60
Sean Osborn – New work
Haydn – Symphony No. 60
Sean Osborn – New work
$15-$25 (under 18 free)
Wayward Music Series: Melissa Plagemann: Song Cycles
Saturday, April 8, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Mezzo-soprano Melissa Plagemann premieres song cycles for voice and piano by Forrest Pierce and Sheila Bristow.
$5-$15 suggested donation
The Esoterics presents Intimas: Cultivating community
Saturday, April 8, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Christopher Theofanidis – Messages to myself (2007)
Aaron Jay Kernis – The wheel of time, the dance (2014)
Eric Banks – This delicate universe (2015)
Aaron Jay Kernis – The wheel of time, the dance (2014)
Eric Banks – This delicate universe (2015)
$15-$25
NOCCO: The Silken Ladder
Saturday, April 8, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Rossini – Overture to La Scala di Seta
Haydn – Symphony No. 60
Sean Osborn – New work
Haydn – Symphony No. 60
Sean Osborn – New work
$15-$25 (under 18 free)
The Esoterics presents Intimas: Cultivating community
Friday, April 7, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Christopher Theofanidis – Messages to myself (2007)
Aaron Jay Kernis – The wheel of time, the dance (2014)
Eric Banks – This delicate universe (2015)
Aaron Jay Kernis – The wheel of time, the dance (2014)
Eric Banks – This delicate universe (2015)
$15-$25
Seattle Collaborative Orchestra: Higdon's Violin Concerto
Tuesday, April 4, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Roosevelt High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Andy Clausen – Sea Songs (world premiere)
Britten – Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Jennifer Higdon – Violin Concerto
Britten – Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Jennifer Higdon – Violin Concerto
$10-$20 (18 & under free)
Seattle Butoh Fest 2017 Gallery Series feat. ‘Spectrutoh’
Tuesday, April 4, 2017 @ 4:30pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Shoreline Community College: Admin Building, Shoreline, WA, United States
Live performances and captivating images of butoh performers, including the premiere of Susan Maughlin Wood's multidisciplinary Spectrutoh.
Free (Free)
The Esoterics presents Intimas: Cultivating community
Sunday, April 2, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Christopher Theofanidis – Messages to myself (2007)
Aaron Jay Kernis – The wheel of time, the dance (2014)
Eric Banks – This delicate universe (2015)
Aaron Jay Kernis – The wheel of time, the dance (2014)
Eric Banks – This delicate universe (2015)
Free (Free will offering)
Rainier Chorale Masterworks Concert
Sunday, April 2, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Kent United Methodist Church, Kent, WA, United States
Program includes a newly-commissioned work by critically acclaimed composer David C. Dickau.
$18/$16/$10
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: Elgar’s Enigma Variations
Saturday, April 1, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Elsa Barraine – Symphony No. 2
Korngold – Violin Concerto
Holst – Capriccio
Frederick Delius – On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Elgar – Enigma Variations
Korngold – Violin Concerto
Holst – Capriccio
Frederick Delius – On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Elgar – Enigma Variations
$20-$30
Wayward Music Series: Concert Imaginaire
Friday, March 31, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
The world premiere performance of Chippewa Songs, a cycle with Native American lyrics composed for and dedicated to the North Dakota Water Protectors; Slogan, which examines the true meaning behind political slogan; and more.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Northwest Sinfonietta: Art for Arts' Sake
Friday, March 31, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Exploring the endless mutability of great art via electrifying collaborations with Museum of Glass, Dale Chihuly, and Spectrum Dance Theater.
$21.50-$36.50
sound|counterpoint: ...with violin accompaniment
Sunday, March 26, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Mt. Vernon, WA, United States
Music by Duphly and Mondonville, a newly commissioned work by local composer Adam Haws, and an illuminating contrast of monumental works by father and son, Johann Sebastian and Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach.
$20 or pay-as-able; under 12 free
sound|counterpoint: …with violin accompaniment
Saturday, March 25, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Duphly and Mondonville, a newly commissioned work by local composer Adam Haws, and an illuminating contrast of monumental works by father and son, Johann Sebastian and Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach.
$25 or pay-as-able; under 12 free
Philharmonia Northwest: An Afternoon of P.D.Q. Bach
Saturday, March 25, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
P.D.Q. Bach – Eine Kleine NICHTmusik
P.D.Q. Bach – Concerto for the Simply Grand Piano – new commission
P.D.Q. Bach – Liebeslieder Polkas
P.D.Q. Bach – Oratorio: “The Seasonings” (S. 1 1/2 tsp.)
P.D.Q. Bach – Concerto for the Simply Grand Piano – new commission
P.D.Q. Bach – Liebeslieder Polkas
P.D.Q. Bach – Oratorio: “The Seasonings” (S. 1 1/2 tsp.)
$20-$30