New music – Past Concerts
Auburn Symphony Orchestra Chamber Series: Uncommon Voices – Music for Woodwind Quintet
Friday, March 6, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Kent Lutheran Church, Kent, WA, United States
Enjoy a taste of new and rarely heard works by a diverse set of composers including Claude Arrieu, Ruth Crawford Seeger, Kevin Scott, Godwin Sadoh, Gwyneth Walker, and others.
$20 ($10 students)
Sam Boshnack Quintet w/ Marina Albero & Adriana Giordano opening
Friday, March 6, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 11:00pm (PST)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
All original music by composer/trumpeter Samantha Boshnack, who synthesizes a dazzling array of musical influences in sophisticated, fun, highly original compositions – from intricate chamber writing to lush jazz panoramas and funky brass band-inspired grooves.
$12-$15
Bill Frisell: Harmony
Thursday, March 5, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
"This reverent junction of American folksong, jazz, and new music polyphony truly feels like a form of sacred music."
$39+
UW Chamber Singers & University Chorale – How Shall I hold my Soul Still? Songs of Love, Loss and Betrayal
Thursday, March 5, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
An eclectic program of American contemporary choral works, the winter quarter concert by the Chamber Singers and University Chorale examines love through many lenses.
$10
Meany Center presents Hélène Grimaud, piano
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Grimaud stirs profound emotions through the elegant simplicity of miniatures by Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy, Erik Satie, and Valentin Silvestrov.
$61-$69 (FREE ages 5-17)
Second City Chamber Series: That's Entertainment!
Sunday, March 1, 2020 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Lakewold Gardens, Lakewood, WA, United States
Pacific Northwest Ballet concertmaster Michael Jinsoo Lim brings us music from the stage adapted to the intimacy of a winter “hot chocolate and tea” concert at Lakewold Gardens.
$50
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra: Music of the Americas
Sunday, March 1, 2020 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
Arturo Marquez – Danzón No. 9 (Seattle premiere)
Leonard Bernstein – "Symphonic Dances" from West Side Story
Arturo Marquez – Danzón No. 9 (Seattle premiere)
Leonard Bernstein – "Symphonic Dances" from West Side Story
$16-$54
Wayward Music Series: Snapping the line against a wayward plot
Saturday, February 29, 2020 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Michaud Savage and friends present a collection of electro-acoustic chamber works, centering on Michaud's experience as a fourth generation Seattle-ite.
$5-$50 suggested donation
Seattle Symphony: Mozart Concerto for Two Pianos
Saturday, February 29, 2020 @ 8:00pm – 9:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Fugue in C minor for Two Pianos, K. 426
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 10 for Two Pianos in E-flat major, K. 365/316a
Ryan Wigglesworth – Piano Concerto
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major, H. 1/103 "The Drumroll"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 10 for Two Pianos in E-flat major, K. 365/316a
Ryan Wigglesworth – Piano Concerto
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major, H. 1/103 "The Drumroll"
$24-$134
Wayward Music Series: Seattle Composers’ Salon
Friday, February 28, 2020 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of music and discussion with Seattle composers Keith Eisenbrey, Doug Palmer, Sheila Bristow, Mariza Costa-Cabral, and Jeremiah Lawson.
$5 – $15 donation
University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: Concerto-Aria Winners
Friday, February 28, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Schneebeck Concert Hall at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, United States
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Ciranda das sete notas ("Dance of the seven notes")
André Jolivet – Flute Concerto No. 1
Caroline Shaw – Entr'acte
Edward Elgar – Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Aric MacDavud – Tango Symphonique
André Jolivet – Flute Concerto No. 1
Caroline Shaw – Entr'acte
Edward Elgar – Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Aric MacDavud – Tango Symphonique
Free
Seattle Symphony: Mozart Concerto for Two Pianos
Friday, February 28, 2020 @ 12:00pm – 1:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Fugue in C minor for Two Pianos, K. 426
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 10 for Two Pianos in E-flat major, K. 365/316a
Ryan Wigglesworth – Piano Concerto
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major, H. 1/103 "The Drumroll"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 10 for Two Pianos in E-flat major, K. 365/316a
Ryan Wigglesworth – Piano Concerto
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major, H. 1/103 "The Drumroll"
$24-$134
Seattle Symphony: Mozart Concerto for Two Pianos
Thursday, February 27, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 8:50pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Fugue in C minor for Two Pianos, K. 426
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 10 for Two Pianos in E-flat major, K. 365/316a
Ryan Wigglesworth – Piano Concerto
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major, H. 1/103 "The Drumroll"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 10 for Two Pianos in E-flat major, K. 365/316a
Ryan Wigglesworth – Piano Concerto
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major, H. 1/103 "The Drumroll"
$24-$134
Weather
Monday, February 24, 2020 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Michael Gordon – Weather One
Eve Beglarian – Until it Blazes
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude
James Holt – Prelude
Eve Beglarian – Until it Blazes
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude
James Holt – Prelude
$25 ($12 students & under 25)
North Corner Chamber Orchestra: Through the Glass
Sunday, February 23, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Heather Bentley – Hot Shop
Ethel Smyth – Serenade in D major
Luigi Boccherini – Cello Concerto in B-flat major, I. Allegro moderato
Carl Maria von Weber – Bassoon Concerto in F major, I. Allegro ma non troppo
Ethel Smyth – Serenade in D major
Luigi Boccherini – Cello Concerto in B-flat major, I. Allegro moderato
Carl Maria von Weber – Bassoon Concerto in F major, I. Allegro ma non troppo
$35 ($25 seniors; 21 & under free)
OSSCS Chamber Series: New Music at Hale’s Ales
Sunday, February 23, 2020 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Hale's Ales Brewery & Pub, Seattle, WA, United States
György Ligeti (1923–2006) – Six Bagatelles for wind quintet
York Bowen (1884–1961) – Fantasie Quartet for four violas, Op. 41, No. 1
Philip Glass – String Quartet No. 3 (“Mishima”)
William C. White (*1983) – Quintet for oboe and strings, Op. 43 (first public performance)
York Bowen (1884–1961) – Fantasie Quartet for four violas, Op. 41, No. 1
Philip Glass – String Quartet No. 3 (“Mishima”)
William C. White (*1983) – Quintet for oboe and strings, Op. 43 (first public performance)
$25
Kirkland Choral Society: True Colors – Songs of Love & Community
Sunday, February 23, 2020 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Ola Gjeilo – Ubi Caritas
Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, arr. Matthew Brown – True Colors
John Muehleisen – TBA
Various – Selected works
Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, arr. Matthew Brown – True Colors
John Muehleisen – TBA
Various – Selected works
$25 / $20 / FREE
Quasar Saxophone Quartet: American Tour
Saturday, February 22, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Émilie Girard-Charest (Qc) – Bestiaire (2018) (US premiere)
Analia Llugdar (Argentina) – Cathédrale Lumière (2013) for 4 spatialized saxophones (displayed in the space) (US premiere)
Yannick Plamondon (Qc) – Passages (2019) (US premiere)
Ofer Pelz (Israël-Canada) – I need to hear it first (2019)
Donald J. Stewart (USA) – l’Âme[éclatant]e (2020) (world premiere)
Katia Makdissi-Warren (Qc) – ADN 0,5% (2020) (US premiere)
Free (Free)
Symphony Tacoma: Beethoven's Eroica and His Electric Universe
Saturday, February 22, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Frederick Delius – On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Simon Petersson – Spheres (US premiere)
Yaron Gottfried – Electric Guitar Concerto (with multimedia) (US premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica”
Simon Petersson – Spheres (US premiere)
Yaron Gottfried – Electric Guitar Concerto (with multimedia) (US premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica”
$24-$85
Kirkland Choral Society: True Colors – Songs of Love & Community
Saturday, February 22, 2020 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Ola Gjeilo – Ubi Caritas
Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, arr. Matthew Brown – True Colors
John Muehleisen – TBA
Various – Selected works
Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, arr. Matthew Brown – True Colors
John Muehleisen – TBA
Various – Selected works
$25 / $20 / FREE