Commission/Premiere – Upcoming Concerts
Mark Morris Dance Group with The Silk Road Ensemble
Thursday, October 7, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Mark Morris Dance Group returns to Meany Center to perform Layla and Majnun, an original dance and music production based on an ancient Persian tale.
$48-$65
The Esoterics present WILDE: Like silhouettes against the sky
Thursday, October 7, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
World-premiere settings of Wilde’s poetry by the winners of this year’s POLYPHONOS competition: Kenji Oh, Casey Rule, and Gordon Williamson, as well as new works by Eric William Barnum, Dominick DiOrio, and Eric Banks.
$15-$25
Mark Morris Dance Group with The Silk Road Ensemble
Friday, October 8, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Mark Morris Dance Group returns to Meany Center to perform Layla and Majnun, an original dance and music production based on an ancient Persian tale.
$48-$65
Mirror Visions Ensemble: Flights of Fantasy
Friday, October 8, 2027 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Florence Henry Memorial Chapel at The Highlands, Shoreline, WA, United States
Gilda Lyons' Scales and Tales, a historical account of mythological beasts set to texts by Lawrence de Ferry, Hesiod, John Nieuhoff, and Claudius Aelianus – plus works by Holst, Sibelius, Schubert, Gershwin, Schumann, and others.
$30
City Opera Ballet: Romeo and Juliet
Friday, October 8, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
An all-new Romeo and Juliet, choreographed by Amber Willett and with a newly commissioned orchestral score by Jon Steinmeier.
$18-$45
Mark Morris Dance Group with The Silk Road Ensemble
Friday, October 8, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Mark Morris Dance Group returns to Meany Center to perform Layla and Majnun, an original dance and music production based on an ancient Persian tale.
$48-$65
The Esoterics present WILDE: Like silhouettes against the sky
Friday, October 8, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
World-premiere settings of Wilde’s poetry by the winners of this year’s POLYPHONOS competition: Kenji Oh, Casey Rule, and Gordon Williamson, as well as new works by Eric William Barnum, Dominick DiOrio, and Eric Banks.
$15-$25
City Opera Ballet: Romeo and Juliet
Saturday, October 9, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
An all-new Romeo and Juliet, choreographed by Amber Willett and with a newly commissioned orchestral score by Jon Steinmeier.
$18-$45
The Esoterics present WILDE: Like silhouettes against the sky
Saturday, October 9, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
World-premiere settings of Wilde’s poetry by the winners of this year’s POLYPHONOS competition: Kenji Oh, Casey Rule, and Gordon Williamson, as well as new works by Eric William Barnum, Dominick DiOrio, and Eric Banks.
$15-$25
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town: Loop 2.4.3 Percussion
Monday, October 11, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Thomas Kozumplik – Time-Machine_music (northwest premiere)
Free (Free)
Northwest Symphony Orchestra: Family Favorites
Thursday, October 28, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Highline Performing Arts Center, Burien, WA, United States
Williams – Star Wars Suite
Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnol
Wagner – Ride of the Valkyries
Brad Hawkins – Overture (world premiere)
Grieg – Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Holst – Jig from St. Paul's Suite
Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnol
Wagner – Ride of the Valkyries
Brad Hawkins – Overture (world premiere)
Grieg – Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Holst – Jig from St. Paul's Suite
$12-$15
Wayward Music Series: Renée Baker
Thursday, October 28, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Twelve of Seattle’s outstanding improvising musicians performing works by René Baker combining conduction, graphic scores, and standard notation.
$5-$15
The Dead Music Project
Saturday, October 30, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Steinway Piano Gallery of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Spencer Arias – Variations on a Theme by a Dead Guy for solo piano
Kaley Eaton – P(L)AYBACK for voice and electronics
Michaud Savage – New work TBA
Aaron Grad – Razumovsky Rhythm Changes for violin and piano
Michaud Savage – Gnossienne 1
Improvised – Dead Music Revival Buzzer Bonanza
Kaley Eaton – P(L)AYBACK for voice and electronics
Michaud Savage – New work TBA
Aaron Grad – Razumovsky Rhythm Changes for violin and piano
Michaud Savage – Gnossienne 1
Improvised – Dead Music Revival Buzzer Bonanza
$10-$25 suggested donation
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Reflections on Sound & Silence
Wednesday, November 3, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Vykintas Baltakas – Redditio for ensemble (2010) (US premiere)
Wolfgang Rihm – Chiffre II (Silence to be beaten) for 14 players (1983) (West Coast premiere)
Andrew Waggoner – Concerto for Piano (2016) (world premiere)
Wolfgang Rihm – Chiffre II (Silence to be beaten) for 14 players (1983) (West Coast premiere)
Andrew Waggoner – Concerto for Piano (2016) (world premiere)
$10-$25
Seattle Composers Salon: Eisenbrey, Shaskus, Webbon, Welch
Thursday, November 4, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring new music by Keith Eisenbrey, Jeremy Shaskus, Daniel Webbon, and Neil Welch.
$5-$15 donation
PLU Symphony Orchestra: Kracht & Copland
Sunday, November 7, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Jerry Kracht – Three Prayers (premiere)
Copland – Appalachian Spring
Copland – Appalachian Spring
$5-$8 (students free)
Satchel Henneman: New Works for Guitar
Thursday, November 11, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Premiering six new works by young Northwest composers for classical guitar, electric guitar, guitar and computer, chamber music, prepared guitar, and dance.
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Opera: As One
Thursday, November 11, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An intimate chamber opera exploring a transgender protagonist’s journey told through two voices.
$25/$40
Sonic Evolution Co-Presented with Earshot Jazz
Thursday, November 11, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
The Garfield High School Jazz Band & singer Grace Love join SSO in celebrating Quincy Jones & Ernestine Anderson with a world premiere by Kenji Bunch.
$21-$30
Seattle Opera: As One
Saturday, November 13, 2027 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An intimate chamber opera exploring a transgender protagonist’s journey told through two voices.
$25/$40