New music – Upcoming Concerts
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Orcas-trations – Four Centuries of Music
Monday, August 16, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Chamber music by Ginastera, Debussy/Heifetz, Mozart, Brahms, and a newly commissioned piece by Abbie Betinis.
$10-$39
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Orcas-trations – Four Centuries of Music
Tuesday, August 17, 2027 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Chamber music by Ginastera, Debussy/Heifetz, Mozart, Brahms, and a newly commissioned piece by Abbie Betinis.
$10-$39
Stacey Mastrian & Stephen F. Lilly: Back & Forth
Wednesday, August 18, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Music and sonic artworks for solo voice as well as spoken word and singing with kalimba, piano, and pre-recorded and live electronics.
$5-$15
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: À la Carte! – Open Rehearsal for Seniors
Thursday, August 19, 2027 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Senior citizens are invited to attend an open rehearsal of chamber music by Mozart, Lev Kogan, Paganini/Heifetz, Poulenc, Kenji Bunch, and a "Quartet à la carte" where the audience will vote on a selection from a list of string quartets!
Free
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: À la Carte!
Thursday, August 19, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
A concert of chamber music by Mozart, Lev Kogan, Paganini/Heifetz, Poulenc, Kenji Bunch, and a "Quartet à la carte" where the audience will vote on a selection from a list of string quartets!
$10-$33
Wayward Music Series: Rebecca Gates + Guest Artist TBA
Thursday, August 19, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Composer-performer Rebecca Gates will reinterpret and re-contextualize research field recordings from past scores, using them as raw sonic data for treatments in live performance with vocals and guitar.
$5-$15
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: À la Carte!
Friday, August 20, 2027 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
A concert of chamber music by Mozart, Lev Kogan, Paganini/Heifetz, Poulenc, Kenji Bunch, and a "Quartet à la carte" where the audience will vote on a selection from a list of string quartets!
$10-$39
Wayward Music Series: Michaud Savage – Departures
Friday, August 20, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Works for guitar, string quartet, and contrabass inspired by travels and observations of travelers.
$10-$20
Racer Sessions: Yzech Tahar and Friends
Saturday, August 21, 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: Rachel Green & Daniel Salo | Erin Jorgensen
Wednesday, August 25, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An operatic installment of impassioned and surreal sounds, plus narcotic marimba lullabies for adults.
$5-$15
Wayward Music Series: Eric Frye + Raica + RM Francis
Thursday, August 26, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
The premiere of Eric Frye's six-channel electroacoustic piece, On Small Differences in Sensation.
$5-$15
Racer Sessions: Zae Tinaza with Burning Spirits band (Olympia)
Saturday, August 28, 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: Jean-Baptiste/Palmer/Traeger + Klingele + SS Nomad
Wednesday, September 1, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An aggressive, incessantly minimalist style; intersections of sound created by instruments and found objects; electronic sounds and field recordings.
$5-$15
Wayward Music Series: Seattle Composers' Salon with Bristow, Farley, Harvey, & McKnight
Thursday, September 2, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of music and discussion with Seattle composers Sheila Bristow, Carson Farley, Jessi Harvey, and Ian McKnight.
$5-$15
Racer Sessions: Sophia Stephens
Saturday, September 4, 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: FHTAGN + Working Title (Lite)
Thursday, September 9, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Music to Make Love to your Favorite Creature By, an experimental piece celebrating the sounds of copulation in the animal kingdom, plus an exploration of the sounds pioneered by Ornette Coleman’s early work.
$5-$15
Olympic Music Festival Season Finale: Legendary Jazz Pianist Fred Hersch in Recital
Friday, September 10, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Original works and arrangements of jazz classics.
$33-$40
Olympic Music Festival Season Finale: Legendary Jazz Pianist Fred Hersch in Recital
Saturday, September 11, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Original works and arrangements of jazz classics.
$33-$40
Racer Sessions: Nat Evans
Saturday, September 11, 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: Spill + Bad Luck
Wednesday, September 15, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Textural, linear and fast-moving sound collage, plus saxophone/electronics from the founders of Racer Sessions.
$5-$15