New music – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
The Daphnes
Thursday, June 10, 2027 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Hotel Sorrento, Seattle, WA, United States
Mesmerizing compositions for strings and voice.
Free (Free)
Jack Straw New Media Gallery Performance
Thursday, June 10, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
New multimedia work by composer James Borchers. With performers Dale Speicher, Daniel Webbon, and Peter Williams.
Free (Free )
Luke Fitzpatrick: Violin & Electronics
Thursday, June 10, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Works include Anthèmes 2 by Pierre Boulez and Frises by Kaija Saariaho, as well as newly commissioned works by Doug Niemela, Jacob Sundstrom, Ania Stachurska, and Jeff Bowen.
$5-$15
Drone Restoration with John Teske and Nat Evans
Friday, June 11, 2027 @ 10:00am – 2:00pm (PDT)
Georgetown Steam Plant, Seattle, WA, United States
In absence of the original drone from the machinery of the steam plant providing electricity to the city of Seattle, this score from Evans and Teske responds to this historic space to create a new musical drone.
Free
Young Women's Chorus of San Francisco with Seattle Pro Musica: Life Passages
Friday, June 11, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The Young Women's Chorus, the touring ensemble of the Young Women's Choral Projects of San Francisco, joins the small ensembles of Seattle Pro Musica for a collaborative concert.
$10-$20
Racer Sessions: Tom Varner / Cornish Improvisers
Saturday, June 12, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Three Solos: Crome, Kelley, Shafii
Friday, June 18, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A long-form piece for prepared electric guitar, alto sax, bells, and radio, plus generative and systems music from San Francisco.
$5-$15
Racer Sessions: Improvisation is For Everyone (Haley Freedlund)
Saturday, June 19, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Picnic & Percussion: Make Music Day Seattle
Monday, June 21, 2027 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Jack Block Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating Make Music Day with a picnic followed by the Seattle premiere of composer Dean Rosenthal's "Stones/Water/Time/Breath."
Free
Wayward Music Series: impacttestdummy + PRISONFOOD + Noisegasm
Thursday, June 24, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Fresh loops, spicy effects, ambient drones, skittering electronic noises, classical cadences, and all-out aural bombast.
$5-$15
Seattle Symphony's BERNSTEIN & BEYOND: Great American Chamber Music
Thursday, June 24, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Henry Cowell – Suite for Violin and Piano
Alyssa Weinberg – Contemplations for Clarinet, Violin and Piano
David Rozenblatt – Dispute in Conclusion Unplugged
Mason Bates – Life of Birds for Flute, Clarinet, Violin and Cello
Lukas Foss – Three American Pieces for Violin and Piano
Leonard Bernstein – Piano Trio
James Lee III – Night Visions of Kippur for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano
Alyssa Weinberg – Contemplations for Clarinet, Violin and Piano
David Rozenblatt – Dispute in Conclusion Unplugged
Mason Bates – Life of Birds for Flute, Clarinet, Violin and Cello
Lukas Foss – Three American Pieces for Violin and Piano
Leonard Bernstein – Piano Trio
James Lee III – Night Visions of Kippur for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano
$25
Wayward Music Series: Wind Talkers
Friday, June 25, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An innovative music duo comprised of veteran singers and multi-instrumentalists.
$5-$15
Racer Sessions: Nat Evans (Seattle Composer)
Saturday, June 26, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Inverted Space Long Piece Fest IV: Aperghis & Xenakis
Monday, June 28, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Xenakis – XAS for saxophone quartet
Aperghis – Jeu à quatre for alto saxophone quartet
Xenakis – Dikhthas for violin and piano
Xenakis – Morsima-Amorsima for violin, cello, double bass, and piano
Aperghis – Jeu à quatre for alto saxophone quartet
Xenakis – Dikhthas for violin and piano
Xenakis – Morsima-Amorsima for violin, cello, double bass, and piano
$5-$15 suggested donation
Summer at Cornish: Composition Intensive Performance
Friday, July 2, 2027 @ 11:00am – 12:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Join the Summer at Cornish Composition Intensive students for a final performance of their compositions written during a 10-day program, played by a professional ensemble.
Free (Free)
Racer Sessions: Little Child Man (Seattle)
Saturday, July 3, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Wayward Music Series: Seattle Composers’ Salon
Thursday, July 8, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of music and discussion with Seattle composers Jay Hamilton, Jeremiah Lawson, Susan Maughlin Wood, and S. Eric Scribner.
$5-$15
The Esoterics presents PARNOK: In that infinite moment
Thursday, July 8, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert-length choral odyssey celebrating Russian poet Sophia Parnok’s forbidden love, her extraordinary lyric, and her imperturbable courage.
$15-$25
Wayward Music Series: Swarm + Stew: Honoring Stuart Dempster on his 80th
Friday, July 9, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Honoring trombonist, composer, and multi-media performer Stuart Dempster with a score that allows for spontaneity, surprise, and the unexpected; it encourages deep listening in each moment; it prescribes loving dedication to its auditors and to its inspiration.
$5-$15
The Esoterics presents PARNOK: In that infinite moment
Friday, July 9, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert-length choral odyssey celebrating Russian poet Sophia Parnok’s forbidden love, her extraordinary lyric, and her imperturbable courage.
$15-$25