New music – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Northwest Symphony Orchestra Family Concert: Dvořák's New World Symphony
Highline School District Choirs,
Federal Way School District Choirs, and
Northwest Symphony Orchestra (NWSO)
Friday, October 19, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Antonin Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, "New World"
Richard Wagner – "Entry of the Gods into Valhalla" from Das Rheingold
Brent Irwin – Forestia (world premiere)
Samuel A. Ward – America the Beautiful
Richard Wagner – "Entry of the Gods into Valhalla" from Das Rheingold
Brent Irwin – Forestia (world premiere)
Samuel A. Ward – America the Beautiful
$15-$20
Wayward Music Series: Lori Goldston & Chris Icasiano – Solos & Duos
Friday, October 19, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Music for cello and percussion that intersects between the experimental and the mainstream.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Symphony Tacoma: Barber & Tchaikovsky
Saturday, October 20, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Rialto Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Stephanie Berg – Ravish and Mayhem
Samuel Barber – Violin Concerto, Op. 14
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
Samuel Barber – Violin Concerto, Op. 14
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
$24-$83
Wayward Music Series: Hotel Neon + Benoît Pioulard + Marcus Fischer
Saturday, October 20, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Slowly unfolding melodies and warm tape saturated drones; a veteran drummer who instruments and analog devices; and enveloping walls of sound...
$5-$15 suggested donation
Opus 7: In Search of America
Saturday, October 20, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
University Congregational United Church of Christ, Seattle, WA, United States
National award-winning Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble thought-provoking questions about American identity in a celebratory concert of musical Americana.
$20-$40
Seattle Symphony Community Concert: Shostakovich, Ravel, Saunders
Sunday, October 21, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 2:35pm (PDT)
Sullivan Center at Tukwila Village, Tukwila, WA, United States
Dmitri Shostakovich – Two Pieces for String Octet
Maurice Ravel – Kaddish
Rebecca Saunders – Ire
Free
Ladies Musical Club: 20th Century Recital
Sunday, October 21, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Mirabella Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A recital of 20th century music, with works by Berkeley, Urquhart, Rorem, Hageman, Barber, Hundley, and Larsen.
Free
Seattle Wind Symphony: Weird, Wild, & Wacky!
Sunday, October 21, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
Godzilla, Elvis, and a typist? A fun concert of weird, wild, and wacky works for wind band.
$20 ($18 seniors, $5 students)
Music of Today: Mivos Quartet
Tuesday, October 23, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
One of America’s most daring and ferocious new-music ensembles performs music by UW faculty composers Huck Hodge and Joël-François Durand.
$15 ($10 students and seniors)
Peppino D'Agostino at the Royal Room
Wednesday, October 24, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert of classical guitar and more by Peppino D'Agostino, one of the "50 transcendent superheroes" of the acoustic guitar of all time.
$17-$20
Northwest Symphony Orchestra & Washington's National Park Fund
Highline School District Choirs,
Federal Way School District Choirs,
Northwest Symphony Orchestra (NWSO), and
The Musical Mountaineers
Wednesday, October 24, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Antonin Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, "New World"
Richard Wagner – "Entry of the Gods into Valhalla" from Das Rheingold
Brent Irwin – Forestia (world-premiere)
Samuel A. Ward – America the Beautiful
Richard Wagner – "Entry of the Gods into Valhalla" from Das Rheingold
Brent Irwin – Forestia (world-premiere)
Samuel A. Ward – America the Beautiful
$25-$58
Pacific Lutheran University Artist Series: Women on the Verge
Friday, October 26, 2029 @ 3:40pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Nationally-recognized sopranos Emily Martin and Elizabeth McDonald, together with pianist Kathryn Tremills, tell stories of condemnation, mother and loss, marriage and betrayal, breakdowns and breakups and being broken.
$10 ($5 senior/military/alumni, students free)
Groupmuse House Concert: Michael Partington & Jesse McCann, classical guitar
Friday, October 26, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Phinney Ridge, Seattle, WA, United States
A house concert including the premiere of new works for classical guitar by Bryan Johanson.
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Emerald City Music: Café Music
Friday, October 26, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Saint-Saëns – Sonata for bassoon and piano
Francaix – String Trio
Poulenc – Trio for oboe, bassoon, and piano
Milhaud – Sonatina for oboe and piano
Schoenfield – Café Music
Francaix – String Trio
Poulenc – Trio for oboe, bassoon, and piano
Milhaud – Sonatina for oboe and piano
Schoenfield – Café Music
$45 ($10 students)
Emerging Artist: Joep Beving
Friday, October 26, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An unassuming Dutch composer's understated, haunting, and melancholic playing leaves audiences spellbound.
$25-$30
Jesse Myers & Leanna Keith: Lizée’s Hitchcock & Tarantino Etudes
Friday, October 26, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An unforgettable audio-visual, avant-garde, cult film experience.
$5-$15
NOCCO: Duality
Saturday, October 27, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
William Boyce – Symphony No. 4 in F major
Carl Nielsen – Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra
Johannes Brahms – Serenade No. 2 in A major
Carl Nielsen – Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra
Johannes Brahms – Serenade No. 2 in A major
$30 ($20 senior, under 18 free)
Kate Kayaian: The Voice of the Cello
Saturday, October 27, 2029 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Stroum Jewish Community Center, Mercer Island, WA, United States
International concert cellist Kate Kayaian explores the expressive range of her beloved instrument through works by J.S. Bach, George Crumb, Alan Hovhaness, and George N. Gianopoulos.
$25 ($15 students & seniors)
Emerald City Music: Café Music
Saturday, October 27, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Saint-Saëns – Sonata for bassoon and piano
Francaix – String Trio
Poulenc – Trio for oboe, bassoon, and piano
Milhaud – Sonatina for oboe and piano
Schoenfield – Café Music
Francaix – String Trio
Poulenc – Trio for oboe, bassoon, and piano
Milhaud – Sonatina for oboe and piano
Schoenfield – Café Music
$28–$43 ($10 students)
UW Guest Artist Concert: Robyn Schulkowsky, percussion
Saturday, October 27, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Christian Wolff, seldom-heard gems by composer/sound poet Josef Anton Riedl, and other works.
$20 ($10 students and seniors)