New music – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Bill at 93: Clarinet Works of William O. Smith
Sunday, September 22, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Gallery 1412, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrate with William O. "Bill" Smith on his 93rd birthday with a concert featuring his works, including world premieres
$5-$15 sliding scale donation
Steve Peters: Canções Profundas (Deep Songs)
Thursday, September 26, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening-length work inspired by composer Steve Peters' family history in the Azores; an evocative sonic poem exploring themes of migration, diaspora, memory, identity, and emotional/cultural ties to place.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: Different Drummer
Friday, September 27, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A show that represents genres as varied as the artists presenting it. Prepare to be entertained, amused, and exhilarated by this unique collaboration.
$15 ($10 youth/seniors)
The Sound Ensemble: Reflections
Saturday, September 28, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Christopher Dietz – Contretemps
Jerry Mader – Zodiac for violin and chamber orchestra (world premiere)
Jennifer Butler – Under Bleak Skies
Sang Mi Ahn – Loki's Castle
Bohuslav Martinů – Nonet No. 2, H. 374
Jerry Mader – Zodiac for violin and chamber orchestra (world premiere)
Jennifer Butler – Under Bleak Skies
Sang Mi Ahn – Loki's Castle
Bohuslav Martinů – Nonet No. 2, H. 374
$20 / $15 / FREE under age 12
To the Waltz
Saturday, September 28, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Stage7Pianos, Kirkland, WA, United States
Johann Strauss, Jr. – Kaiser-Walzer ("The Emperor Waltz"), Op. 437
Maurice Ravel – La Valse, M. 72
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – A classical waltz
Johann Strauss, Jr. – On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op. 314
Earl Zindars – Elsa
Johnny Mandel – Emily
Bill Evans – Waltz for Debby
Maurice Ravel – La Valse, M. 72
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – A classical waltz
Johann Strauss, Jr. – On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op. 314
Earl Zindars – Elsa
Johnny Mandel – Emily
Bill Evans – Waltz for Debby
Free (Free)
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra: Nielsen, Hindemith, Coricelli, & Hovhaness
Sunday, September 29, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Everett, WA, United States
Carl Nielsen – Humorous Bagatelles, Op. 11 for winds
Paul Hindemith – The Four Temperaments for piano and strings
Silvia Coricelli – Argentine Encores for winds
Alan Hovhaness – Sinfonia No. 31, Op. 294 for strings
Paul Hindemith – The Four Temperaments for piano and strings
Silvia Coricelli – Argentine Encores for winds
Alan Hovhaness – Sinfonia No. 31, Op. 294 for strings
$20 ($15 student / senior)
Clarinettissimo: Jack Walters recital
Saturday, October 5, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
McKinley Hall - Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA, United States
Bela Kovacs – Hommage a Manuel de Falla
Robert Schumann – Fantasy Pieces
Steve Reich – New York Counterpoint (1985)
Francis Poulenc – Sonata for Two Clarinets
Paquito D’Rivera – Cape Cod Files (2009)
Robert Schumann – Fantasy Pieces
Steve Reich – New York Counterpoint (1985)
Francis Poulenc – Sonata for Two Clarinets
Paquito D’Rivera – Cape Cod Files (2009)
Free
Orchestra Seattle & Seattle Chamber Singers: Origins
Saturday, October 5, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Carlos Garcia – Vast Array (world premiere)
Darius Milhaud – La Création du monde, Op. 81a
Carol Sams – The Earthmakers
Darius Milhaud – La Création du monde, Op. 81a
Carol Sams – The Earthmakers
$25 / $20 / $10 / FREE for youth
Choral Arts Northwest: Music of the Spheres
Saturday, October 5, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A one-night-only offering of transcendent and inspired choral fireworks including Kevin Siegfried's Music of the Spheres, Johann Sebastian Bach’s Komm, Jesu, Komm, and rarely heard music by Morten Lauridsen and Joan Szymko.
$24-$32 (students free w/ID)
Philharmonia Northwest: Songs of Life – Music by Female Composers, Past & Present
Sunday, October 6, 2030 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Emily Doolittle – Reedbird for winds and brass
Sheila Silver – Being In Life – Concerto for French horn and Alpenhorn, Tibetan singing bowls, and string orchestra (new commission)
Amy Beach – Symphony in E minor, Op. 32 “Gaelic”
Sheila Silver – Being In Life – Concerto for French horn and Alpenhorn, Tibetan singing bowls, and string orchestra (new commission)
Amy Beach – Symphony in E minor, Op. 32 “Gaelic”
$15-$25
PLU Artist Series: Erik Steighner, saxophone
Sunday, October 6, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Joan Tower – Wings
Jennifer Higdon – Soprano Saxophone Concerto
Hilary Tann – Like Lightnings
Fernande Decruck – Sonata in C-sharp minor
Jennifer Higdon – Soprano Saxophone Concerto
Hilary Tann – Like Lightnings
Fernande Decruck – Sonata in C-sharp minor
$10 / $5
Seattle Wind Symphony Presents: Hauntings
Sunday, October 6, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Shorewood Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
James Kazik – Eviler Elves
Eric Whitacre – Lux Aurumque
Hugo Schmidt – The Devil's Tongue (Jason Gilliam, euphonium)
Stephen McNeff – Ghosts
Nancy Galbraith – Danza de los Duendes
Hector Berlioz – March to Scaffold (transcribed by Mark Rogers)
Gustav Holst – Hammersmith
Dmitri Shostakovich – Galop (transcribed by Donald Hunsberger)
Eric Whitacre – Lux Aurumque
Hugo Schmidt – The Devil's Tongue (Jason Gilliam, euphonium)
Stephen McNeff – Ghosts
Nancy Galbraith – Danza de los Duendes
Hector Berlioz – March to Scaffold (transcribed by Mark Rogers)
Gustav Holst – Hammersmith
Dmitri Shostakovich – Galop (transcribed by Donald Hunsberger)
$20 / $18 / $5
Bryce Dessner's Triptych (Eyes of One on Another)
Wednesday, October 9, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
The Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Through music, Mapplethorpe’s images, poetry by Essex Hemphill and Patti Smith, and use of both theatrical and photographic lighting techniques, Triptych puts the audience inside the artist’s viewfinder, inside his beautiful, bold, voracious view of how nature and humans look, touch, feel, hurt, and love one another.
$42.50-$72.50
Seattle Sings Choral Festival: Day One
Thursday, October 10, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
35 choirs gather in a three-day event of free public performances.
Free (Free)
Seattle Symphony: Mozart Jupiter Symphony
Thursday, October 10, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 4
Olga Neuwirth – Aello - ballet mécanomorphe (US Premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter"
Olga Neuwirth – Aello - ballet mécanomorphe (US Premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter"
$24-$134 (age 8-18 free)
Seattle Sings Choral Festival: Day Two
Friday, October 11, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
35 choirs gather in a three-day event of free public performances.
Free (Free)
Seattle Symphony Presents Selections from Density 2036: Claire Chase in Recital
Friday, October 11, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Flutist Claire Chase performs selections from Density 2036, a 23-year project she started in 2014 to commission an entirely new body of repertoire for solo flute each year until 2036.
$25
Wayward Music Series: Amy Denio – Truth Is Up For Grabs
Friday, October 11, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Award-winning composer Amy Denio presents her newly expanded chamber suite with projected video by James Drage.
$5-$25 suggested donation
Seattle Sings Choral Festival: Day Three
Saturday, October 12, 2030 @ 10:00am – 9:30pm (PDT)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
35 choirs gather in a three-day event of free public performances.
Free (Free)
Wayward Music Series: Amy Denio – Truth Is Up For Grabs
Saturday, October 12, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Award-winning composer Amy Denio presents her newly expanded chamber suite with projected video by James Drage.
$5-$25 suggested donation