New music – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Racer Sessions: Spooky Action
Sunday, June 18, 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
Town Music: Every New Beginning
Wednesday, June 21, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A collaboration with members and alumni of Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra, alongside professional mentor artists, conducted by Joshua Roman. Featuring works by Reena Esmail, Christopher Theofanidis, Jessie Montgomery, and Gregg Kallor.
$10-$20
The Daphnes
Friday, June 23, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Stone Way Cafe, Seattle, WA, United States
Mesmerizing compositions infused with classical, Celtic, and jazz origins.
Free (Free)
Wayward Music Series: Ronan Delisle + Ryan Ferreira
Friday, June 23, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Composer and guitarist Ronan Delisle introduces his most recent project, Cosmic Punishment, followed by guitarist and UW professor Ryan Ferreira performing immersive solo guitar works.
$5-$15 donation
Brass Band Northwest: Cloudcatcher Fells
Saturday, June 24, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:15pm (PDT)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Gregson – Intrada
Sparke – Cantilena
McCabe – Cloudcatcher Fells
Gregson – Chalk Farm No. 2
Shapiro – Papercut
Reed – Ode to Trumpet
Holst – First Suite in E flat
Sparke – Cantilena
McCabe – Cloudcatcher Fells
Gregson – Chalk Farm No. 2
Shapiro – Papercut
Reed – Ode to Trumpet
Holst – First Suite in E flat
$10/$5 suggested donation
A World of Guitar: Virtuoso Guitar Music of Six Continents
Sunday, June 25, 2028 @ 4:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater, Snohomish, WA, United States
Composers in this duo guitar concert include Bach, Dowland, Mussorgsky, Lauro, and new works by Vineet Shende, Peter Janson and more.
$20
Racer Sessions: TBA
Sunday, June 25, 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
Wayward Music Series: Jonah Parzen-Johnson + Icasiano/Goldston
Thursday, June 29, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jonah Parzen-Johnson writes music for solo saxophone and analog synthesizer; Seattle drummer Chris Icasiano (Bad Luck) and cellist Lori Goldston unite for duo improvisations.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Marguerite Brown
Friday, June 30, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Marguerite Brown – Long Journey to the Middle, for electric guitar trio and movement quartet
Brown – Summoning (with special guests)
Brown – Electric guitar/loop pedal/bow/preparations
Brown – Paths, for classical guitar duet
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Lubomyr Melnyk
Saturday, July 1, 2028 @ 6:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Inhabiting a distinct and mesmerizing space somewhere between Chopin and Philip Glass, with whiffs of New Age mysticism, Melnyk’s music has an uncanny power to sweep listeners away into a fast-flowing river of sound.
$15-$60 in advance
Wayward Music Series: Living Music
Wednesday, July 5, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Longtime friends perform diverse works by today's best and brightest: Alexandra T. Bryant, Pierre Jalbert, Guillaume Connesson, Lori Laitman, and Carlisle Floyd.
$15
Seattle Composers' Salon: Reid, Hamilton, Lawson, Harvey, Eisenbrey
Friday, July 7, 2028 @ 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 Clement Reid, Jay Hamilton, Jeremiah Lawson, Jessi Harvey, and Keith Eisenbrey.
$5-$15 donation
The Big Gig
Saturday, July 8, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Triple Door, Seattle, WA, United States
A music spectacular peppered with comedy and dance.
$27.50-$35
Wayward Music Series: Chris Brown: Six Primes
Saturday, July 8, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Six Primes (2014), for piano in 13-limit just intonation is a suite of six pieces that use the six prime numbers 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13 to govern both the tuning and rhythmic structure of the music, including the harmony and rhythmic subdivisions.
$5-$15 donation
Racer Sessions: Neil Welch
Sunday, July 9, 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 Chamber Music Society: Introduction to New Work by Lisa Bielawa
Monday, July 10, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Introduction by composer Lisa Bielawa to her world premiere piece with Lorna McGhee, Jeffrey Fair, and Andrew Armstrong.
Free (Free)
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Mozart, Bielawa, Schubert
Monday, July 10, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Duo for Violin and Viola in G major, K. 423
Lisa Bielawa – Trio for Flute, Horn and Piano (world premiere)
Schubert – Quintet for Piano and Strings in A major, D. 667 "Trout"
Lisa Bielawa – Trio for Flute, Horn and Piano (world premiere)
Schubert – Quintet for Piano and Strings in A major, D. 667 "Trout"
from $52 ($16 students or 30 & under)
Jesse Myers: Living in America // Stacey Mastrian: Binary Solo+
Wednesday, July 12, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Works of iconic minimalist composers, new music featuring acoustic piano and electronics, and a program for solo voice with electronics and piano.
Free
Wayward Music Series: Blown Reunion
Friday, July 14, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
64 Box-Fans pointing up: primal human conflict transformed a flexible rush of air through the circular chamber, rushes into a crack in the mountain and disappears.
$5-$10 sliding scale (free with boxfan)
Wayward Music Series: FHTAGN vs. Driftwood Orchestra
Saturday, July 15, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Get caught in the sonic crossfire as two groups present different ways to manipulate modified pieces of wood.
$5-$15 donation