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Music Y: New Works by Emerging Artists

DXARTS and UW School of Music

Monday, February 21, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)

Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States

The University of Washington School of Music and The Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS) present a program of original music and new works by emerging artists.

$15 ($10 students/seniors)

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Wayward Music Series: Lori Goldston

Mark Hilliard Wilson and Lori Goldston

Wednesday, February 23, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)

The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States

New works for cello and guitar.

$15

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Cornish Presents: Peter Evans

Peter Evans and Cornish Presents

Wednesday, February 23, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)

PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States

The work of trumpet player and improviser/composer Peter Evans covers a wide range of modern musical practices and traditions.

$10-20

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Melia Watras: '26' Album Release

Melia Watras

Thursday, February 24, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)

Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States

UW faculty violist Melia Watras performs selections from 26, her newly released CD, with a video presentation and commentary.

Free (Free)

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Wayward Music Series: Noel Kennon & Austin Larkin

Wayward Music Series

Thursday, February 24, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)

The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States

Manipulated violin harmonics, sine waves, and controlled feedback, plus a small chamber ensemble who will attempt to induce sleep...

$5-$15 donation at the door

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Seattle Pro Musica: Chichester Psalms

Seattle Pro Musica

Friday, February 25, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)

St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States

Bernstein’s beloved Chichester Psalms is paired with James MacMillan’s deeply moving Cantos sagrados in this concert of sacred music for choir and organ.

$12-$38

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[CANCELLED] Seattle Composer Alliance Monthly Reading Session

Seattle Composers Alliance

Saturday, February 26, 2028 @ 1:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)

Seattle Pacific University, Crawford Music Building 211, Seattle, WA, United States

These sessions – open to the public, and all ages – are an opportunity for composers to work with performers and get real-time feedback.

Free (Free)

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Racer Sessions: Simon Henneman

Racer Sessions

Saturday, February 26, 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

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James Falzone & Bonnie Whiting: Utterances

Various artists

Thursday, March 2, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)

The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States

A seamless evening of original, composed, and improvised music based on text, spoken word, and translation.

$5-$15 donation

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UW Chamber Singers & University Chorale: Warp and Weft: Music of the Fabric of Life

UW Chorale and UW Chamber Singers

Friday, March 3, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)

Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States

Sweet Honey in the Rock (arr.) – Breaths
Samuel Barber – The Coolin
James McMillan – The Gallant Weaver
Javier Busto – Ave Maria
Sedans Reinis – VINDO
Joan Szymko – River
Jake Runestad – New work
Greg Jasperse – New work
Giselle Wyers – A Field of Hosannas (world premiere)

$10

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Seattle Composers’ Salon: Arteaga, Bristow, Degraw & Scribner

Wayward Music Series

Friday, March 3, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)

The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States

An evening of music and discussion with Seattle composers Ivan Arteaga, Sheila Bristow, Blake Degraw, and S. Eric Scribner.

$5-$15 suggested donation

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The Sound Ensemble: Music for the Stage

The Sound Ensemble

Saturday, March 4, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)

The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States

Anthony Plog – Animal Ditties VII
Kevin Clark – The Burial of the Dead
Tom Baker – Three Songs
Christopher Gainey – No Sleep for the Wicked

$15/$10

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PLU Symphony Orchestra: Nordic Light Symphony (US premiere)

Choir of the West and Pacific Lutheran University Symphony Orchestra

Saturday, March 4, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)

Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at PLU, Tacoma, WA, United States

US premiere performance of the "Nordic Light Symphony" by Latvian composer Eriks Esenvalds.

Pricing TBA

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sound|counterpoint: The Red Earth Project

sound|counterpoint

Sunday, March 5, 2028 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)

Bainbridge Waterfront Park Community Center, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States

Early music favorites, a re-imagining of a solo violin sonata by Bach, tunes from jazz and rock greats, and two new works written for period instruments.

$10-$20

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Seattle Modern Orchestra: Double Portrait – Robert Erickson & Stuart Dempster

Seattle Modern Orchestra

Saturday, March 11, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)

The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States

Robert Erickson – The Idea of Order at Key West for soprano, flute, clarinet, trumpet, viola and cello (1979)
Robert Erickson – General Speech for solo trombone (1969)
Robert Erickson – Pacific Sirens for percussion and variable instruments / voices (1969)
Stuart Dempster – Milanda Embracing for various instrumentation (1993-94)
Stuart Dempster – S.M.O.R.E.S. for ensemble and voices (2017) – world premiere

$10-$25

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