New music – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Opus 7: Twenty-Five Years!
Saturday, May 13, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
University Congregational United Church of Christ, Seattle, WA, United States
Audience and singer favorites from around the world, plus works by winners of this year’s student choral composition awards program.
$20 in advance, $24 at the door
Kaley Lane Eaton Composition Recital
Wednesday, May 17, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
UW School of Music – Room 213, Seattle, WA, United States
UW doctoral student Kaley Lane Eaton presents a degree recital in composition. Free and open to the public.
Free
Hearing Nature: Nat Evans' Vertical Saxophone Aura Readings
Thursday, May 18, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Seattle Art Museum (Downtown), Seattle, WA, United States
As part of a music series inspired by the landscape exhibit Seeing Nature and John Grade's monumental tree sculpture Middle Fork, Nat Evans presents an interactive work for saxophonists on escalators.
Free (Free)
Northwest Sinfonietta: Mozart’s Requiem
Friday, May 19, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
G. Kahane – Crane Palimpsest (2012)
Mozart – Requiem in D minor (1792)
Mozart – Requiem in D minor (1792)
$21.50-$36.50
Seattle Pro Musica: Dona nobis pacem
Friday, May 19, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Vaughan Williams’ masterful cantata for soloists, choir, and orchestra – an impassioned plea for peace that blends Biblical text with the emotionally-charged anti-war poetry of Walt Whitman to create a searing indictment of the tragedy of war.
$15-$45
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: Four Horns
Friday, May 19, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Vivaldi – Concerto for Strings in D minor, RV 127
Beethoven – Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50
Mozart – Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183
Piazzolla – Oblivion, Libertango (arr. Larson)
World Premiere TBA – Horn Quartet and Orchestra
Horn Quartet feature TBA
Beethoven – Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50
Mozart – Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183
Piazzolla – Oblivion, Libertango (arr. Larson)
World Premiere TBA – Horn Quartet and Orchestra
Horn Quartet feature TBA
$20/$15
Northwest Sinfonietta: Mozart’s Requiem
Saturday, May 20, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Rialto Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
G. Kahane – Crane Palimpsest (2012)
Mozart – Requiem in D minor (1792)
Mozart – Requiem in D minor (1792)
$20-$50
Kirkland Choral Society: Made in Washington
Saturday, May 20, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Music by Morten Lauridsen, Melinda Bargreen, Donald Skirvin, Vijay Singh, Giselle Wyers, John Muehleisen, Reg Unterseher, and Karen Thomas.
$20/$15 (12 & under free)
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: SPARK.1
Saturday, May 20, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
Fred Wildlife Refuge, Seattle, WA, United States
SMCO partners with local DJs, producers, and visual artists for SPARK, a new performance series that takes the classical music genre far outside the realm of the expected.
$25
Sound of Late: Magic With Everyday Objects
Saturday, May 20, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
The music of New York composer Missy Mazzoli, including her transformative Magic with Everyday Objects.
$10
Seattle Pro Musica: Dona nobis pacem
Saturday, May 20, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Vaughan Williams’ masterful cantata for soloists, choir, and orchestra – an impassioned plea for peace that blends Biblical text with the emotionally-charged anti-war poetry of Walt Whitman to create a searing indictment of the tragedy of war.
$15-$45
Northwest Sinfonietta: Mozart’s Requiem
Sunday, May 21, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Pioneer Park Pavilion, Puyallup, WA, United States
G. Kahane – Crane Palimpsest (2012)
Mozart – Requiem in D minor (1792)
Mozart – Requiem in D minor (1792)
$35
OSSCS: Organ Symphony
Sunday, May 21, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Vivaldi – Gloria in D major, RV 589
2016 –2017 OSSCS Composer Contest winning composition
Saint-Saëns – Symphony No. 3 in C minor (“Organ”), Op. 78
2016 –2017 OSSCS Composer Contest winning composition
Saint-Saëns – Symphony No. 3 in C minor (“Organ”), Op. 78
$10-$25, youth free
Music of Remembrance: Ceija
Sunday, May 21, 2028 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
The world premiere of a striking multimedia work by rising young composer Mary Kouyoumdjian; works by Osvaldo Golijov paired with new choreography from the innovative Olivier Wevers; and evocative songs by Korngold.
$30-$45
Racer Sessions: Sam Boshnack Quintet
Sunday, May 21, 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
Alumni Alchemy: UW Alumni Composers & Guests: Baker, Bassingthwaighte, Craig, Niemela, & Trębacz
Thursday, May 25, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Electroacoustic music, video, and performance featuring works by Tom Baker, Donald Craig, Douglas Niemela, Sarah Bassingthwaighte, and Ewa Trębacz.
$5-$15 donation
UW Modern Ensemble: Player's Choice
Friday, May 26, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Louis Andriessen – Worker's Union
Luciano Berio – Air
John Cage – Music for Amplified Toy Pianos
Marcelo Delgado – Colores congelados
Kaija Saariaho – Mirrors
Karen Tanaka – Invisible Curve
Luciano Berio – Air
John Cage – Music for Amplified Toy Pianos
Marcelo Delgado – Colores congelados
Kaija Saariaho – Mirrors
Karen Tanaka – Invisible Curve
$10
Emerald City Music: Back to Bach
Friday, May 26, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Norgard – The Well-Tempered Percussion
Bach – Double from Partita No. 1 for Solo Violin
Francis – Sillage for Violin and Piano
Bach/Busoni – Chaconne for Solo Piano
Koppel – Toccata for Vibraphone and Marimba
Schumann – Piano Quartet
Bach – Double from Partita No. 1 for Solo Violin
Francis – Sillage for Violin and Piano
Bach/Busoni – Chaconne for Solo Piano
Koppel – Toccata for Vibraphone and Marimba
Schumann – Piano Quartet
$45 (includes one drink)
Emerald City Music: Back to Bach
Saturday, May 27, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Norgard – The Well-Tempered Percussion
Bach – Double from Partita No. 1 for Solo Violin
Francis – Sillage for Violin and Piano
Bach/Busoni – Chaconne for Solo Piano
Koppel – Toccata for Vibraphone and Marimba
Schumann – Piano Quartet
Bach – Double from Partita No. 1 for Solo Violin
Francis – Sillage for Violin and Piano
Bach/Busoni – Chaconne for Solo Piano
Koppel – Toccata for Vibraphone and Marimba
Schumann – Piano Quartet
$10-$28
Corda Quartet: Gold, Dvořák, Debussy
Saturday, May 27, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Aidan Gold – Wandering Worlds, Mvt. III
Dvořák – Selections from Cypresses
Debussy – String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
Dvořák – Selections from Cypresses
Debussy – String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
Free