Commission/Premiere – Past Concerts
Out of Darkness – An Opera of Survival
Sunday, May 22, 2016 @ 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
OSSCS: Devil May Care
Sunday, May 22, 2016 @ 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
Universal Language Project Presents: The Elements
Saturday, May 21, 2016 @ 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
Kirkland Choral Society presents Luminous: The Music of Ola Gjeilo
Saturday, May 21, 2016 @ 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
Saturday, May 21, 2016 @ 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 20, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
An interactive event with visual artist Scott Kolbo and the iconoclast band TORCH.
$15-$25
Jonathan Shames Piano Recital
Thursday, May 19, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Debussy – Prélude, “La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune”
Debussy – Étude, “Pour les arpèges composés”
Berio – Sonata (Seattle premiere)
J.-F. Durand – Enfance (world premiere)
Y. Kolat – Halki/Heybeliada (world premiere)
Debussy – Étude, “Pour les arpèges composés”
Berio – Sonata (Seattle premiere)
J.-F. Durand – Enfance (world premiere)
Y. Kolat – Halki/Heybeliada (world premiere)
$5-$15 suggested donation
Choral Arts: Immortal Fire
Sunday, May 15, 2016 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
St. John's Episcopal Church Olympia, Olympia, WA, United States
A finale concert pairing masterworks by Britten and Bernstein with newly commissioned works by Eric William Barnum and Jake Runestad.
$18-$25 (students free)
Choral Arts: Immortal Fire
Saturday, May 14, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. Joseph Parish, Seattle, WA, United States
A finale concert pairing masterworks by Britten and Bernstein with newly commissioned works by Eric William Barnum and Jake Runestad.
$18-$25 (students free)
Seattle Symphony: Sonic Evolution: This is Indie!
Friday, May 13, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A one-of-a-kind evening. Indie filmmaker Bill Morrison joins forces with the famed Bang on a Can co-founder Michael Gordon and virtuoso pianist and multimedia artist Tomoko Mukaiyama, followed by an intoxicating blend of Classical artistry and indie-pop charm and a unique mix of blues, hip-hop, and electronica.
$25-$52
[CANCELLED] Brooke Richey Composition/Mezzo Soprano Recital
Friday, May 13, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Brooke Richey, a composition/mezzo soprano vocal student at Seattle Pacific University, presents a senior recital.
Free (Free)
West Seattle Community Orchestras: Flight of Fire
Friday, May 13, 2016 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Chief Sealth International High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Classics to moderns, fugues to Firebird.
Free (Donations appreciated)
Esoterics presents BABBITT: Milton Babbitt Centennial
Sunday, May 8, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Celebrating Babbitt’s centenary by singing his entire catalog of a cappella choruses, several of which have never been performed live in concert.
$15-$25
Esoterics presents BABBITT: Milton Babbitt Centennial
Saturday, May 7, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating Babbitt’s centenary by singing his entire catalog of a cappella choruses, several of which have never been performed live in concert.
$15-$25
LUCO: Chamber Music Cabaret
Saturday, May 7, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Members of LUCO present their favorite short chamber music works in a cabaret-like setting. Always a great variety of music and a really fun time!
Free (Donations welcome (reserved seating available))
Esoterics presents BABBITT: Milton Babbitt Centennial
Friday, May 6, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating Babbitt’s centenary by singing his entire catalog of a cappella choruses, several of which have never been performed live in concert.
$15-$25
Seattle Composers’ Salon: Bristow / Escoffery / Reid / Svendsen
Friday, May 6, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of music and discussion with Seattle composers Sheila Bristow, Steve Escoffery, Clement Reid, and Jake Svendsen.
$5-$15
Wayward Music Series: Josh Archibald-Seiffer + Ania Stachurska
Thursday, May 5, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of acoustic and electronic works featuring world premieres by Archibald-Seiffer and Stachurska that explore diverse themes such as political civil war, children’s literature, the structure of language, and the uncanny.
$5-$15
The Merriman Family Young Composers Workshop Concert
Monday, May 2, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A world-premiere chamber concert featuring new works by 10 teen composers.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
NWSO: Johnston, Bassingthwaighte, Dvořák
Saturday, April 30, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Highline Performing Arts Center, Burien, WA, United States
Donald Johnston* – Sinfonia
Sarah Bassingthwaighte* – Flute Concerto (world premiere)
Antonin Dvořák – Symphony No. 7
Sarah Bassingthwaighte* – Flute Concerto (world premiere)
Antonin Dvořák – Symphony No. 7
$15 ($12 student/senior)