New music – Upcoming Concerts
Wayward Music Series: Swarm + Stew: Honoring Stuart Dempster on his 80th
Friday, July 9, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Honoring trombonist, composer, and multi-media performer Stuart Dempster with a score that allows for spontaneity, surprise, and the unexpected; it encourages deep listening in each moment; it prescribes loving dedication to its auditors and to its inspiration.
$5-$15
Bellingham Festival of Music: Rossini, Juan Ramírez, Schumann
Friday, July 9, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Rossini – Overture to William Tell
Juan Ramírez – Suite Latina (2002) World Premiere
Schumann – Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 "Spring"
$12-$45
The Esoterics presents PARNOK: In that infinite moment
Friday, July 9, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert-length choral odyssey celebrating Russian poet Sophia Parnok’s forbidden love, her extraordinary lyric, and her imperturbable courage.
$15-$25
The Esoterics presents PARNOK: In that infinite moment
Saturday, July 10, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
A concert-length choral odyssey celebrating Russian poet Sophia Parnok’s forbidden love, her extraordinary lyric, and her imperturbable courage.
$15-$25
Racer Sessions: Matt Norman
Saturday, July 10, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Bodies of Water: A Site-Specific Performance by Alice Gosti
Friday, July 16, 2027 @ 5:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Waterfront Park, Seattle, WA, United States
A 5-hour hybrid performance spectacle by Italian-American choreographer Alice Gosti, in collaboration with composers Hanna Benn and Benjamin Marx, produced by Velocity Dance Center.
Free
Ensemble Audax: New Music for Old Souls
Friday, July 16, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A showcase of new works for 18th-century instruments with contemporary composition practices, promising to open your ears to the possibilities of these unique instruments.
$5-$15
Racer Sessions: Neil Welch
Saturday, July 17, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Chorosynthesis: New Choral Music Reading Session
Monday, July 19, 2027 @ 6:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Seattle Pacific University, Crawford Music Building 211, Seattle, WA, United States
A 3-hour reading session of selected works from our international call for scores by Saunder Choi, Charles Halka, Chia Yu Hsu, Pertti Jalava, Jerome Kurtenbach, Isaac Lovdahl, John Milne, Tomas Olano, Greg Steinke, Andersen Viana, Kristina Warren, and Frances White.
Free ($10 suggested donation for music packet)
Northwest New-Music Workshop (NW2)
Thursday, July 22, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring an all-premiere program of compositions by Seattle composers Samantha Boshnack, Greg Campbell, Simon Henneman, Sierra Klingele, Pete Leinonen, Dick Valentine, and Daniel Webbon.
$5-$15
Seattle Opera Summer Fest
Friday, July 23, 2027 @ 12:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Live music, interactive hands-on demonstrations, costume displays, and much more!
Free (Free)
Racer Sessions: Mike Gamble/Tony Barba
Saturday, July 24, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Flock Yeah! A Chamber Music Extravaganza ft. music of Wayne Horvitz and Michael Owcharuk
Monday, July 26, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
A chamber music extravaganza featuring the music of Wayne Horvitz and Michael Owcharuk.
Donations welcome
Kam Morrill: New Works
Friday, July 30, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Premiering 9 works written in Seattle over the past 2 decades, including works for piano, unaccompanied cello, string quartet, piano quartet, and vocal quartet.
$5-$15
Racer Sessions: Lisa Mezzacappa and Jason Levis (CA)
Saturday, July 31, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Alan Cook & friends: Une nuit de trios
Thursday, August 5, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Bringing together some of the finest improvising musicians from the Seattle creative music scene and beyond for a night of unbridled collaboration and discovery.
$5-$15
Racer Sessions: Keeli McCarthy
Saturday, August 7, 2027 @ 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: Parnassus Project
Thursday, August 12, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert exploring American mysticism, featuring works by John Luther Adams, Lou Harrison, Peter Garland, and a new work by Luke Fitzpatrick.
$5-$15
Wayward Music Series: A Microscope / Curtis Dahl / Kenny Mandell
Friday, August 13, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
If Morton Feldman had a baby with Mahalia Jackson, that baby would grow up to have a lot in common with NYC-based musician Kris Wettstein...
$5-$15
Racer Sessions: Ings
Saturday, August 14, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free