New music – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Racer Sessions: Yzech Tahar and Friends
Saturday, August 21, 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: Rachel Green & Daniel Salo | Erin Jorgensen
Wednesday, August 25, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An operatic installment of impassioned and surreal sounds, plus narcotic marimba lullabies for adults.
$5-$15
Wayward Music Series: Eric Frye + Raica + RM Francis
Thursday, August 26, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
The premiere of Eric Frye's six-channel electroacoustic piece, On Small Differences in Sensation.
$5-$15
Racer Sessions: Zae Tinaza with Burning Spirits band (Olympia)
Saturday, August 28, 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: Jean-Baptiste/Palmer/Traeger + Klingele + SS Nomad
Wednesday, September 1, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An aggressive, incessantly minimalist style; intersections of sound created by instruments and found objects; electronic sounds and field recordings.
$5-$15
Wayward Music Series: Seattle Composers' Salon with Bristow, Farley, Harvey, & McKnight
Thursday, September 2, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of music and discussion with Seattle composers Sheila Bristow, Carson Farley, Jessi Harvey, and Ian McKnight.
$5-$15
Racer Sessions: Sophia Stephens
Saturday, September 4, 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: FHTAGN + Working Title (Lite)
Thursday, September 9, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Music to Make Love to your Favorite Creature By, an experimental piece celebrating the sounds of copulation in the animal kingdom, plus an exploration of the sounds pioneered by Ornette Coleman’s early work.
$5-$15
Olympic Music Festival Season Finale: Legendary Jazz Pianist Fred Hersch in Recital
Friday, September 10, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Original works and arrangements of jazz classics.
$33-$40
Olympic Music Festival Season Finale: Legendary Jazz Pianist Fred Hersch in Recital
Saturday, September 11, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Original works and arrangements of jazz classics.
$33-$40
Racer Sessions: Nat Evans
Saturday, September 11, 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: Spill + Bad Luck
Wednesday, September 15, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Textural, linear and fast-moving sound collage, plus saxophone/electronics from the founders of Racer Sessions.
$5-$15
Emerald City Music: Series Debut, 'Wanderlust'
Thursday, September 16, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Barber – Souvenirs, Suite for Piano Four Hands
Fung – Birdsong for Violin and Piano
Connesson – Techno Parade for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
Ligeti – Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet
Fung – Birdsong for Violin and Piano
Connesson – Techno Parade for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
Ligeti – Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet
$45 (includes one drink)
Emerald City Music: Cascade Park Family Concert
Friday, September 17, 2027 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Cascade Park, Seattle, WA, United States
A lively set of classical music makes this a fun afternoon of music in the park. Families, picnic blankets, and grub welcome!
Free (Free)
Emerald City Music: Series Debut, 'Wanderlust'
Friday, September 17, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Barber – Souvenirs, Suite for Piano Four Hands
Fung – Birdsong for Violin and Piano
Connesson – Techno Parade for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
Ligeti – Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet
Fung – Birdsong for Violin and Piano
Connesson – Techno Parade for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
Ligeti – Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet
$10-$43
Wayward Music Series: The Antenna Project
Friday, September 17, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Part music concert, part neo-dance jam, part sociocultural lab test. Bring a book, bring a sketchpad, bring a pillow, bring a yoga mat, bring a camera, bring a movement idea, bring a friend…
$8
Racer Sessions: Seth Alexander
Saturday, September 18, 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
Thornton Creek Clarinet Quartet Chamber Concert
Monday, September 20, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Northgate Community Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Mozart, Mussorgsky, Stella Sung, Jean Francaix, Shostakovich, and Richard Sentieri – written (or arranged) for clarinet.
Free (Free)
Wayward Music Series: Timm Mason / Will Smith / Skerik
Wednesday, September 22, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of site-specific electroacoustic compositions and improvisations with three original works from Seattle artists Timm Mason, Will Smith, and Skerik.
$5-$15
Wayward Music Series: Asplund/Wheeler Duo + friends
Thursday, September 23, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
The Christian Asplund/Stuart Wheeler Duo is joined by Tari Nelson-Zagar for a set of newly composed experimental folk, followed by a set with the trio plus Tom Baker and the father-son percussion duo of Greg and Thomas Campbell.
$5-$15