New music – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Ensign Symphony & Chorus: Lux!
Monday, October 14, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Eric Whitacre – Lux Aurumque
Katharina von Schlegal, arr. Stephen Weatherford – Be Still My Soul (world premiere)
Katharina von Schlegal, arr. Stephen Weatherford – Be Still My Soul (world premiere)
$20-$40
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Earshot Jazz Festival
Tuesday, October 15, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Anthony Braxton – Composition No. 56 (1976)
Earle Brown – Oh, K (1992)
Wayne Horvitz – Vagabond: Constructions for Chamber Orchestra and Improvisers (2019) [commission/world premiere]
Darius Jones – LawNOrder (2018) [new version for SMO]
George Lewis – Artificial Life (2007)
Tyshawn Sorey – In Memoriam Muhal Richard Abrams (2018)
Earle Brown – Oh, K (1992)
Wayne Horvitz – Vagabond: Constructions for Chamber Orchestra and Improvisers (2019) [commission/world premiere]
Darius Jones – LawNOrder (2018) [new version for SMO]
George Lewis – Artificial Life (2007)
Tyshawn Sorey – In Memoriam Muhal Richard Abrams (2018)
$10-$23
Max Richter with American Contemporary Music Ensemble & Grace Davidson
Wednesday, October 16, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Inspired equally by Bach, punk rock, and ambient electronica, composer Max Richter’s sonic world blends a formal classical training with modern technology.
$26-$76
University of Puget Sound: Wind Ensemble/Symphony Orchestra
University of Puget Sound School of Music,
University of Puget Sound Wind Ensemble, and
University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra
Thursday, October 17, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Aaron Copland – The Promise of Living
David Maslanka – Give Us This Day
Lili Boulanger – D’un matin de printemps
Igor Stravinsky – The Firebird Suite
Carlos Simon – Sweet Chariot (world premiere)
David Maslanka – Give Us This Day
Lili Boulanger – D’un matin de printemps
Igor Stravinsky – The Firebird Suite
Carlos Simon – Sweet Chariot (world premiere)
Free (Free)
The Esoterics: Honesty – The Strength of Sincerity
Friday, October 18, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Three world premieres, 12 composers, and all new music focusing on the value and strength of sincerity.
$22 / $15
Wayward Music Series: Earshot – Clarice Assad
Friday, October 18, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Extraordinary Brazilian-American composer, pianist, and vocalist Clarice Assad performs solo works for piano and voice, and presents three works for string quartet.
$5-$20 suggested donation
Seattle Symphony [untitled]: Sacred & Contemporary Brass Music
Friday, October 18, 2030 @ 10:00pm – 10:50pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – Samuel & Althea Stroum Grand Lobby, Seattle, WA, United States
The Seattle Symphony’s brass section performs sacred music of Giovanni Gabrieli alongside works by American composers Gunther Schuller, David Sampson, and Anthony DiLorenzo.
$15
The Esoterics: Honesty – The Strength of Sincerity
Saturday, October 19, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Three world premieres, 12 composers, and all new music focusing on the value and strength of sincerity.
$22 / $15
The Sustain Music Project: Music + New Beginnings
Sunday, October 20, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Taproot Theatre Company's Isaac Studio Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
A story-telling concert that is also a beautiful statement about the value of men, women, and children who are victims of abuse.
$20
Brass Band Northwest: The Year of the Dragon
Sunday, October 20, 2030 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Paul Lovatt-Cooper – Home of Legends
Malcolm Arnold – Little Suite for brass
Karl Jenkins – Palladio
Philip Sparke – The Year of the Dragon
Derek Bourgeois – Metro Gnome
Chris Hazell – Three Brass Cats
Imagine Dragons – "Believer" arranged for brass
Malcolm Arnold – Little Suite for brass
Karl Jenkins – Palladio
Philip Sparke – The Year of the Dragon
Derek Bourgeois – Metro Gnome
Chris Hazell – Three Brass Cats
Imagine Dragons – "Believer" arranged for brass
$10 suggested donation
The Esoterics: Honesty – The Strength of Sincerity
Sunday, October 20, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
St. John's Episcopal Church Olympia, Olympia, WA, United States
Three world premieres, 12 composers, and all new music focusing on the value and strength of sincerity.
$22 / $15
Second City Chamber Series: Willa Doppmann & Her Legacy
Sunday, October 20, 2030 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
The Great Hall at Annie Wright School, Tacoma, WA, United States
Francis Poulenc – Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Johannes Brahms – Two Songs for Voice, Piano, and Viola, Op. 91
Jerry Kracht – Incantation for alto, clarinet, violin, and piano
Johannes Brahms – Piano Trio in B minor, Op. 8
Johannes Brahms – Two Songs for Voice, Piano, and Viola, Op. 91
Jerry Kracht – Incantation for alto, clarinet, violin, and piano
Johannes Brahms – Piano Trio in B minor, Op. 8
$30 / $27 / $10 / free
Wayward Music Series: CEEYS + Christopher Sky + Goldmund
Tuesday, October 22, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
East German cello/piano duo CEEYS and California composer/multi-instrumentalist/producer Christopher Sky are joined by Portland composer Keith Kenniff, AKA Goldmund.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Latin Guitar: Tango & Beyond
Wednesday, October 23, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
A program of tango, valse, choro, and more featuring classic and original compositions, with a few surprises.
Free
UW School of Music Presents Music of Today: DXARTS
Wednesday, October 23, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Edgard Varèse – Poème électronique
Francis Dhomont – Novars
Richard Karpen – The Other
Francis Dhomont – Novars
Richard Karpen – The Other
Free (Free)
Seattle Symphony: Schumann Piano Concerto
Thursday, October 24, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Anna Clyne – Within Her Arms
Robert Schumann – Piano Concerto in A minor
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 3, "Scottish"
Robert Schumann – Piano Concerto in A minor
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 3, "Scottish"
$24-$134 (age 8-18 free)
UW Faculty Recital: Rachel Lee Priday, violin w/ Julio Elizalde, piano
Thursday, October 24, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Leonard Bernstein – Canon for Aaron
Bela Bartók – Six Romanian Folk Dances
Esa-Pekka Salonen – Lachen Verlernt
Igor Stravinsky – Suite Italienne
Cesar Franck – Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano
Bela Bartók – Six Romanian Folk Dances
Esa-Pekka Salonen – Lachen Verlernt
Igor Stravinsky – Suite Italienne
Cesar Franck – Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano
$20 ($10 students / seniors)
Jesse Myers: Feldman's Triadic Memories
Friday, October 25, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jesse Myers performs Morton Feldman’s Triadic Memories, a mammoth work for solo piano that is large in scale, and sparse and delicate in tone.
$10-$15
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: 75th Anniversary Opening Gala
Saturday, October 26, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Gina Gillie – Philharmonic Fanfare (SPO commission)
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 75 in D major
Fernande Decruck – Sonata in C-sharp for saxophone
Aaron Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
Aaron Copland – Suite from Appalachian Spring
Aaron Copland – Lincoln Portrait
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 75 in D major
Fernande Decruck – Sonata in C-sharp for saxophone
Aaron Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
Aaron Copland – Suite from Appalachian Spring
Aaron Copland – Lincoln Portrait
$35 / $24 / FREE under age 16
[CANCELLED] Dia de los Muertos Groupmuse house concert with the Ellinor Quartet
Saturday, October 26, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Downtown Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Astor Piazzolla – La Muerte del Angel
Heitor Villa-Lobos – String Quartet No. 1
Pedro Elías Gutierrez / Rafael Bolívar Coronado – Alma Llanera
Gabriela Ortiz – Altar de Muertos
Heitor Villa-Lobos – String Quartet No. 1
Pedro Elías Gutierrez / Rafael Bolívar Coronado – Alma Llanera
Gabriela Ortiz – Altar de Muertos
$10 suggested donation