New music – Upcoming Concerts
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
Seattle Opera: As One
Wednesday, November 17, 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
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
Seattle Opera: As One
Thursday, November 18, 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
John Cage Musicircus
Friday, November 19, 2027 @ 6:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Musical works and lectures written and influenced by John Cage. Dance inspired by Cage and Cunningham. Live art inspired by the I Ching and chance operations.
$5-$15 donation (youth free)
Seattle Opera: As One
Friday, November 19, 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
Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: 'To Boldly Go'
Friday, November 19, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Michael Giacchino – Star Trek Into Darkness Suite
Barber – Symphony No. 1
Beethoven – Symphony No. 5
Barber – Symphony No. 1
Beethoven – Symphony No. 5
$5-$8
Second City Chamber Series: Looking Back – Looking Forward
Saturday, November 20, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Great Hall at Annie Wright School, Tacoma, WA, United States
Carl Phillip Stamitz – Quartet for Clarinet and Strings
Jerry Kracht – Night Song and Fast Ride for Clarinet and String Quartet
William Doppmann – Dance Variations for Solo Clarinet
Johannes Brahms – Quintet for Clarinet and Strings
Jerry Kracht – Night Song and Fast Ride for Clarinet and String Quartet
William Doppmann – Dance Variations for Solo Clarinet
Johannes Brahms – Quintet for Clarinet and Strings
$10-$25 (18 & under free)
Racer Sessions: WAH album release
Saturday, November 20, 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, Thanks and Giving: A Benefit Concert of Healing and Love
Thursday, November 25, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
An evening of incredible music and powerful performances by some of Seattle's top musicians.
Free
Racer Sessions: Andrew Forbe
Saturday, November 27, 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
Luke Fitzpatrick: Cage & Partch
Thursday, December 2, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse Theater, Seattle, WA, United States
John Cage's Freeman Etudes for solo violin and the 17 Lyrics by Li Po for adapted viola and voice by Harry Partch.
$10-$20
The Esoterics present TEASDALE: Across the endless spaces
Thursday, December 2, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Performing the entire oeuvre of choral works by Donald Skirvin from his career-long “love affair” with rhapsodic American poetess Sara Teasdale.
$15-$25
Wayne Horvitz: Factotum: Music of Work and Place
Thursday, December 2, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Songs of working men and women.
$5–$15 donation at the door
Unsilent Night
Friday, December 3, 2027 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
On the Boards, Seattle, WA, United States
NYC composer Phil Kline’s beautiful mix of electronica and holiday caroling hits the streets in a wash of shimmering electronica.
Free (Free)
Northwest Girlchoir: December Moon, December Stars
Friday, December 3, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:45pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Reflective, shimmering holiday repertoire illuminated by sun, moon, and stars.
$15-$20
The Esoterics present TEASDALE: Across the endless spaces
Friday, December 3, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Performing the entire oeuvre of choral works by Donald Skirvin from his career-long “love affair” with rhapsodic American poetess Sara Teasdale.
$15-$25
The Esoterics present TEASDALE: Across the endless spaces
Saturday, December 4, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Performing the entire oeuvre of choral works by Donald Skirvin from his career-long “love affair” with rhapsodic American poetess Sara Teasdale.
$15-$25
UW Composers' Studio Series
Saturday, December 4, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Composition students present their explorations into experimental sound, theater, and audio design.
Free