New music – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Seattle Flute Society Flute Choir Fall Concert
Sunday, November 18, 2018 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Northminster Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Arrangements of Bizet, Sousa, Saint-Saëns, Khachaturian, and Satie; original works for flute choir by Barr, Butterworth, and Dorff; and a new arrangement of Stairway to Heaven by Jim Durand.
Free
Vintersong Nordic Holiday Concert
Seattle Lilla Spelmanslag,
Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association, and
Northwest Edvard Grieg Society
Sunday, November 18, 2018 @ 3:30pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A Nordic holiday concert of yuletide favorites to top off the Ballard Julefest weekend.
Free
Philharmonia Northwest: Seattle Sounds – Bassingthwaighte, Benshoof, Bolcom
Sunday, November 18, 2018 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Sarah Bassingthwaighte – Sleeping in the Forest (world premiere)
Ken Benshoof – Concerto for Cello and String Orchestra
William Bolcom – Seattle Slew Suite
Ken Benshoof – Concerto for Cello and String Orchestra
William Bolcom – Seattle Slew Suite
$20 ($15 students/seniors)
Plymouth Chancel Choir & Choral Arts Northwest: O Be Joyful
Sunday, November 18, 2018 @ 10:30am – 12:00pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Choral Arts Northwest joins the Plymouth Chancel Choir to share an exciting new anthem by Philip Stopford.
Free
Groupmuse: Liz Frazer & Steven Luksan 'Crush the Patriarchy'
Saturday, November 17, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Private home in Phinney Ridge, Seattle, WA, United States
A house-concert recital of songs about Eve and Ophelia, including original compositions by Steven Luksan.
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Saratoga Orchestra of Whidbey: Of Myth & Miracles
Saturday, November 17, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Langley, WA, United States
Gioachino Rossini – Overture to Italian Girl in Algiers
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Vocalise
Stacy Garrop – "Shadow" from the Mythology Symphony
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Vocalise
Stacy Garrop – "Shadow" from the Mythology Symphony
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
$25 ($20 senior/military)
Wayward Music Series: A Night for 4 Drummers
Saturday, November 17, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Solo works for drum set, focusing on each musician’s singular relationship with the drums, solo performance, music, and identity.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Haller Lake Music Series: Gwen Franz, viola & Lisa Lanza, piano
Saturday, November 17, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Antonin Dvorák – Rondo, Op. 94 for Viola and Piano (arr. K. Kashkashian)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude and Fugue in G-sharp minor, BWV 887
Franz J. Haydn – Sonata in C minor, Hob. XVI:20
Maurice Ravel – "Noctuelles" (Night Moths) from Miroirs
Johann Sebastian Bach – Suite for Cello Solo No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012
Keith Jarrett – Bridge of Light for Viola and Orchestra (piano reduction by D. Luwig)
Johannes Brahms – Sonatensatz (“FAE Sonata”) in C minor, Op. posthumus (Viola transcription)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude and Fugue in G-sharp minor, BWV 887
Franz J. Haydn – Sonata in C minor, Hob. XVI:20
Maurice Ravel – "Noctuelles" (Night Moths) from Miroirs
Johann Sebastian Bach – Suite for Cello Solo No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012
Keith Jarrett – Bridge of Light for Viola and Orchestra (piano reduction by D. Luwig)
Johannes Brahms – Sonatensatz (“FAE Sonata”) in C minor, Op. posthumus (Viola transcription)
$20 suggested donation ($5 students & children)
Cascade Youth Symphony Orchestra: GospelFest Jubilee
Saturday, November 17, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – Egmont Overture
Jorge Álvaro Sarmientos – Marimba Concerto
William Grant Still – Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
Jorge Álvaro Sarmientos – Marimba Concerto
William Grant Still – Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
$22
Wayward Music Series: Tamara Zenobia
Friday, November 16, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Divination, vocal alchemy mastery, song, and spoken word to create a very eclectic mix of groovy sounds and hypnotic beats.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Heather Bentley & Friends
Thursday, November 15, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Bentley brings her two ensembles – CHA and the Heather/Dio Duo – to perform improvisational and multimedia works.
$5-$15 suggested donation
[CANCELLED] Northwest Sinfonietta: It’s a Woman’s World
Thursday, November 15, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Metropolist, Seattle, WA, United States
This performance has been cancelled.
Performance cancelled.
No Echo Comes Back: SPU faculty artist recital celebrating the life of Virginia Woolf
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Exploring major themes from Virginia Woolf's writing through the music of Dominick Argento and Leonard Bernstein.
Free
Meany Center presents: Brooklyn Rider
Tuesday, November 13, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven's masterwork Opus 132 is presented alongside five new commissions that look at the subject of healing from historical and cultural perspectives.
$40-$48
Northwest Clarinet Choir Season Opener
Sunday, November 11, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
This large clarinet ensemble will perform music from a variety of genres including classical, film, ragtime, and contemporary choral music.
Free
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Mendelssohn, Dove, Zwilich, Méhul
Sunday, November 11, 2018 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Felix Mendelssohn – String Symphony No. 7 in D minor
Jonathan Dove – Figures in the Garden
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich – Concerto for Trumpet and 5 players
Étienne-Nicolas Méhul – Symphony No. 1 in G minor
Jonathan Dove – Figures in the Garden
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich – Concerto for Trumpet and 5 players
Étienne-Nicolas Méhul – Symphony No. 1 in G minor
$13-$20 (kids FREE)
Seattle Bach Choir presents ARMISTICE: Music of the 100th Anniversary of the End of World War I
Sunday, November 11, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music for choir and instruments in honor of the 100th Anniversary of the signing of the treaty that ended the most significant war the world had ever known.
$20 ($18 senior/student, FREE for veterans/military/first responders)
Jack Straw Artist Showcase: 25 Years of Jack Straw Artists
Sunday, November 11, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A day of music of all genres, dance, and readings featuring past and present resident artists from the Jack Straw Cultural Center Artist Support Program.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Seattle Symphony: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
Saturday, November 10, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:50pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Claude Debussy – Petite suite
Pascal Dusapin – At Swim-Two-Birds (US premiere)
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4
Pascal Dusapin – At Swim-Two-Birds (US premiere)
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Wayward Music Series: Neil Rolnick w/ Jennifer Choi & Kathleen Supové
Saturday, November 10, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A virtuosic combination of instrumental playing and real time digital processing from computer-music pioneer Neil Rolnick and star musicians Jennifer Choi (violin) and Kathleen Supové (piano).
$5-$15 donation at the door