New music – Upcoming Concerts
Racer Sessions: Abbey Blackwell
Saturday, October 30, 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
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town: B'shnorkestra
Monday, November 1, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Alternative chamber orchestra B'shnorkestra performs works composed by Samantha Boshnack: Concerto for Talking Drum featuring Thione Diop, and Concerto for Jazz Trumpet featuring Thomas Marriott.
Free (Free)
Master class: Bora Yoon & King Britt
Wednesday, November 3, 2027 @ 2:30pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Korean-American composer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist Bora Yoon presents a master class with electronic producer/DJ King Britt.
Free (Free)
patchtax at the Vermillion
Wednesday, November 3, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
Vermillion Art Gallery & Bar, Seattle, WA, United States
Exploring unconventional performance practices within the realm of classical chamber music. This program consists of compositions by Georges Aperghis, Lei Liang, Luciano Berio, Rosalie Burrell, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and J.S. Bach.
Pay-what-you-can
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Reflections on Sound & Silence
Wednesday, November 3, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Vykintas Baltakas – Redditio for ensemble (2010) (US premiere)
Wolfgang Rihm – Chiffre II (Silence to be beaten) for 14 players (1983) (West Coast premiere)
Andrew Waggoner – Concerto for Piano (2016) (world premiere)
Wolfgang Rihm – Chiffre II (Silence to be beaten) for 14 players (1983) (West Coast premiere)
Andrew Waggoner – Concerto for Piano (2016) (world premiere)
$10-$25
Seattle Composers Salon: Eisenbrey, Shaskus, Webbon, Welch
Thursday, November 4, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring new music by Keith Eisenbrey, Jeremy Shaskus, Daniel Webbon, and Neil Welch.
$5-$15 donation
Cornish Presents: Bora Yoon
Thursday, November 4, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A passionately interdisciplinary artist who conjures audiovisual soundscapes using digital devices, voice, and found objects and instruments from a variety of cultures and historical centuries.
$10-$20
patchtax at Phinney Farrm
Friday, November 5, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Phinney Ridge, Seattle, WA, United States
A house concert exploring unconventional performance practices within the realm of classical chamber music.
$10 suggested donation, RSVP required
Wayward Music Series: Musica Elettronica Viva
Friday, November 5, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Three old friends reconvene to share the stage and break new collective ground.
$5-$15 at the door
Racer Sessions: patchtax (Boston)
Saturday, November 6, 2027 @ 9:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
PLU Symphony Orchestra: Kracht & Copland
Sunday, November 7, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Jerry Kracht – Three Prayers (premiere)
Copland – Appalachian Spring
Copland – Appalachian Spring
$5-$8 (students free)
Wayward Music Series: Dialectical Imagination + Christian Pincock
Wednesday, November 10, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A unique embrace of the composition/improvisation paradox follows a performance using sign language for live composition.
$5-$15 at the door
Groupmuse: A Tale of Three Cities
Thursday, November 11, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Private Home in Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA, United States
Rameau – Les amants trahis
Gabriel Kahane – Craigslistlieder
Peter Evans – ThinLinesFade
Gabriel Kahane – Craigslistlieder
Peter Evans – ThinLinesFade
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Satchel Henneman: New Works for Guitar
Thursday, November 11, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Premiering six new works by young Northwest composers for classical guitar, electric guitar, guitar and computer, chamber music, prepared guitar, and dance.
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Opera: As One
Thursday, November 11, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An intimate chamber opera exploring a transgender protagonist’s journey told through two voices.
$25/$40
Cornish Presents: Inverted Space
Friday, November 12, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Two continuous sets of music from Anthony Braxton and Morton Feldman.
$10-$20
Seattle Opera: As One
Saturday, November 13, 2027 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An intimate chamber opera exploring a transgender protagonist’s journey told through two voices.
$25/$40
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Dvořák, Holst, Gillingham, Wirén
Saturday, November 13, 2027 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Dvořák – Serenade for winds
Holst – St. Paul's suite for strings
Gillingham – Songs of the Night for winds, percussion, and piano
Wirén – Serenade for strings
Holst – St. Paul's suite for strings
Gillingham – Songs of the Night for winds, percussion, and piano
Wirén – Serenade for strings
$15-$20
Racer Sessions: Dialectical Imagination (Oakland/Brooklyn)
Saturday, November 13, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Music of Today: DXARTS, Indigo Mist (Phase II)
Wednesday, November 17, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse Theater, Seattle, WA, United States
A new improvisational work for trumpet, drums, bass, piano, đàn tranh, ghuzheng, and live electronics.
$10-$15