New music – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Phonographers Union & Guests
Wednesday, January 19, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A collective of artists improvising with unprocessed field recordings performs one of their infrequent “ambient” sets.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Russian Music of the 1960s: Brendan Kinsella, piano
Thursday, January 20, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
1960s-era violin sonatas by Edison Denisov, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Alfred Schnittke.
$10-$20
She has wings
Thursday, January 20, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
The Radcliffe Choral Society joins Northwest Girlchoir Amore and the small ensembles of Seattle Pro Musica for a collaborative concert.
$15 (26 & under free)
Universal Language Project: concrete-lines-fluid-curves
Thursday, January 20, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
New chamber works that spin out from themes emerging in poetry and found sounds: life cycles, birth and rebirth, change and becoming, fusion and elision, flow and process, eternal recurrence.
$15-$25
Saratoga Orchestra presents: J.S. Bach, Arnold, Elgar & Shaw
Friday, January 21, 2028 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Island Church of Whidbey, Langley, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Malcolm Arnold – Concerto for Flute
Caroline Shaw – Entr'acte for String Orchestra
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings
Malcolm Arnold – Concerto for Flute
Caroline Shaw – Entr'acte for String Orchestra
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings
$25/$20/Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Mozart, Higdon, Fauré
Friday, January 21, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Duo for Violin and Viol in B-flat major, K. 424
Jennifer Higdon – Piano Trio
Fauré – Quartet for Piano and Strings in C minor, Op. 15
Jennifer Higdon – Piano Trio
Fauré – Quartet for Piano and Strings in C minor, Op. 15
$16-$52
Universal Language Project: concrete-lines-fluid-curves
Friday, January 21, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Alhadeff Studio at Cornish Playhouse, Seattle, WA, United States
New chamber works that spin out from themes emerging in poetry and found sounds: life cycles, birth and rebirth, change and becoming, fusion and elision, flow and process, eternal recurrence.
$15-$25
Sumiko Sato: Sakaya Uta
Friday, January 21, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Composer/pianist Sumiko Sato premieres works for sextet based on very old and historic recordings of sake-brewing work songs.
$5-$15 donation
Saratoga Orchestra presents: J.S. Bach, Arnold, Elgar & Shaw
Saturday, January 22, 2028 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Nordic Hall, Coupeville, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Malcolm Arnold – Concerto for Flute
Caroline Shaw – Entr'acte for String Orchestra
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings
Malcolm Arnold – Concerto for Flute
Caroline Shaw – Entr'acte for String Orchestra
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings
$25/$20/Free
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Brahms, Kernis, Smetana
Saturday, January 22, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Brahms – Sonata for Viola and Piano in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1
Aaron Jay Kernis – Perpetual Chaconne
Smetana – Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 15
Aaron Jay Kernis – Perpetual Chaconne
Smetana – Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 15
$16-$52
Racer Sessions: Cry and Roar Festival (Day 3)
Saturday, January 22, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
World Premiere of Collapsing Geography
Wednesday, January 26, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Emily Koh – vom Empirischen Standpunkt
Viet Cuong – Soda Apple
Elliot Cole – Flowerpot Music No. 1
Tyler Kline – Two Songs After Dylan Thomas
Tyler Kline – Collapsing Geography
Howard Buss – De La Madera
Viet Cuong – Soda Apple
Elliot Cole – Flowerpot Music No. 1
Tyler Kline – Two Songs After Dylan Thomas
Tyler Kline – Collapsing Geography
Howard Buss – De La Madera
$5-$15 suggested donation
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Janáček, Reich, Shostakovich
Thursday, January 27, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Janáček – Pohadka
Reich – Different Trains
Shostakovich – Quintet for Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 57
Reich – Different Trains
Shostakovich – Quintet for Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 57
$16-$52
Cornish Presents: Scrape
Thursday, January 27, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Original music by Jim Knapp for string orchestra, harp, and guitar.
$5-$10
NUMUS Northwest Music Festival
Friday, January 28, 2028 @ 9:00am – 10:00pm (PST)
Cornish College of the Arts - Kerry Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A day-long, artistically-stunning event dedicated to the creation, performance, and experience of new music in Seattle.
$20 day pass (students free)
Whatcom Symphony Orchestra: Harmony from Discord with Jennifer Koh
Saturday, January 29, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham, WA, United States
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto
Eliezer Elper – Al Naharot Bavel (On The Rivers of Babylon)
Schulhoff – Symphony No. 2
Eliezer Elper – Al Naharot Bavel (On The Rivers of Babylon)
Schulhoff – Symphony No. 2
$15-$54
Racer Sessions: James Falzone with guests Greg Campbell & Neil Welch
Saturday, January 29, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Scholarship Chamber Group: Evergreen Trio
Wednesday, February 2, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Theódore Dubois – Terzettino (1905)
Matthias McIntire – The Night is Full of Dark Imaginings (2016)
Toru Takemitsu – And then I knew 'twas Wind (1992)
Luke Fitzpatrick – Levitating Density 2 (2016) (world premiere, commissioned by the Evergreen Trio)
Claude Debussy – Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
Matthias McIntire – The Night is Full of Dark Imaginings (2016)
Toru Takemitsu – And then I knew 'twas Wind (1992)
Luke Fitzpatrick – Levitating Density 2 (2016) (world premiere, commissioned by the Evergreen Trio)
Claude Debussy – Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
Free
Wayward Music Series: 32nd Seattle Improvised Music Festival (Day 1)
Wednesday, February 2, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Three esteemed visiting artists and an array of Northwest musicians will meet in multiple duo, trio, and quartet configurations.
$5-$15 donation
OSSCS: Destiny
Friday, February 4, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Brahms – Schicksalslied, Op. 54
2016 –2017 OSSCS Concerto Competition winner
Schubert – Incidental Music to Rosamunde, D. 797
2016 –2017 OSSCS Concerto Competition winner
Schubert – Incidental Music to Rosamunde, D. 797
$10-$25, youth free