New music – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Seattle Pro Musica: Chichester Psalms
Friday, February 25, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Bernstein’s beloved Chichester Psalms is paired with James MacMillan’s deeply moving Cantos sagrados in this concert of sacred music for choir and organ.
$12-$38
[CANCELLED] Seattle Composer Alliance Monthly Reading Session
Saturday, February 26, 2028 @ 1:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Seattle Pacific University, Crawford Music Building 211, Seattle, WA, United States
These sessions – open to the public, and all ages – are an opportunity for composers to work with performers and get real-time feedback.
Free (Free)
Racer Sessions: Simon Henneman
Saturday, February 26, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
James Falzone & Bonnie Whiting: Utterances
Thursday, March 2, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A seamless evening of original, composed, and improvised music based on text, spoken word, and translation.
$5-$15 donation
UW Chamber Singers & University Chorale: Warp and Weft: Music of the Fabric of Life
Friday, March 3, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Sweet Honey in the Rock (arr.) – Breaths
Samuel Barber – The Coolin
James McMillan – The Gallant Weaver
Javier Busto – Ave Maria
Sedans Reinis – VINDO
Joan Szymko – River
Jake Runestad – New work
Greg Jasperse – New work
Giselle Wyers – A Field of Hosannas (world premiere)
Samuel Barber – The Coolin
James McMillan – The Gallant Weaver
Javier Busto – Ave Maria
Sedans Reinis – VINDO
Joan Szymko – River
Jake Runestad – New work
Greg Jasperse – New work
Giselle Wyers – A Field of Hosannas (world premiere)
$10
Seattle Composers’ Salon: Arteaga, Bristow, Degraw & Scribner
Friday, March 3, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of music and discussion with Seattle composers Ivan Arteaga, Sheila Bristow, Blake Degraw, and S. Eric Scribner.
$5-$15 suggested donation
The Sound Ensemble: Music for the Stage
Saturday, March 4, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Anthony Plog – Animal Ditties VII
Kevin Clark – The Burial of the Dead
Tom Baker – Three Songs
Christopher Gainey – No Sleep for the Wicked
Kevin Clark – The Burial of the Dead
Tom Baker – Three Songs
Christopher Gainey – No Sleep for the Wicked
$15/$10
PLU Symphony Orchestra: Nordic Light Symphony (US premiere)
Saturday, March 4, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at PLU, Tacoma, WA, United States
US premiere performance of the "Nordic Light Symphony" by Latvian composer Eriks Esenvalds.
Pricing TBA
sound|counterpoint: The Red Earth Project
Sunday, March 5, 2028 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Bainbridge Waterfront Park Community Center, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Early music favorites, a re-imagining of a solo violin sonata by Bach, tunes from jazz and rock greats, and two new works written for period instruments.
$10-$20
Sound of Late: 2000 Moving Parts
Saturday, March 11, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Flutter Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
A contemporary harp composer and performer invites the audience to experience the customarily inaudible elements of this grand instrument.
$10
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Double Portrait – Robert Erickson & Stuart Dempster
Saturday, March 11, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Robert Erickson – The Idea of Order at Key West for soprano, flute, clarinet, trumpet, viola and cello (1979)
Robert Erickson – General Speech for solo trombone (1969)
Robert Erickson – Pacific Sirens for percussion and variable instruments / voices (1969)
Stuart Dempster – Milanda Embracing for various instrumentation (1993-94)
Stuart Dempster – S.M.O.R.E.S. for ensemble and voices (2017) – world premiere
Robert Erickson – General Speech for solo trombone (1969)
Robert Erickson – Pacific Sirens for percussion and variable instruments / voices (1969)
Stuart Dempster – Milanda Embracing for various instrumentation (1993-94)
Stuart Dempster – S.M.O.R.E.S. for ensemble and voices (2017) – world premiere
$10-$25
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra: Berlioz’s 'Symphonie Fantastique'
Sunday, March 12, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Benjamin Ash – Collide-o-Scope (world premiere)
Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F major
Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique
Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F major
Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique
$17-$54
Racer Sessions: Mason Lynass
Sunday, March 12, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Seattle Symphony: Morlot Conducts Beethoven & Kernis
Thursday, March 16, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Debussy – Printemps
Aaron Jay Kernis – Violin Concerto (U.S. premiere)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
Aaron Jay Kernis – Violin Concerto (U.S. premiere)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Morlot Conducts Beethoven & Kernis
Friday, March 17, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 2:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Debussy – Printemps
Aaron Jay Kernis – Violin Concerto (U.S. premiere)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
Aaron Jay Kernis – Violin Concerto (U.S. premiere)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Seattle Symphony: Morlot Conducts Beethoven & Kernis
Saturday, March 18, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Debussy – Printemps
Aaron Jay Kernis – Violin Concerto (U.S. premiere)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
Aaron Jay Kernis – Violin Concerto (U.S. premiere)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Northwest Symphony Orchestra: Music for the Soul
Saturday, March 18, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Dale Dykins – Symphonic Suite (mvt. II)
Haydn – Trumpet Concerto
Bruckner – Symphony No. 7
Haydn – Trumpet Concerto
Bruckner – Symphony No. 7
$12-$15
Opus 7: Blessed
Saturday, March 18, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A stunning concert of dramatic choral music for the Lenten season by Pacific Northwest composer Bern Herbolsheimer.
$20-$24
Seattle Pro Musica: Beyond the Sky
Sunday, March 19, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Faith Lutheran Church, Redmond, WA, United States
Exciting choral music from around the globe, including settings of poetry by Rumi and Sara Teasdale, new works by young composers from Hungary and South Africa, works by Seattle composer Bern Herbolsheimer, and more.
$5-$15
Bach to the Future: Zegers' Piano Phasing for 30 pianos
Sunday, March 19, 2028 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Classic Pianos, Bellevue, WA, United States
Kristoffer Zegers – Piano Phasing for 30 pianos (world premiere)
Free (Free)