New music – Upcoming Concerts
Music of Today: Ensemble Dal Niente (Chicago)
Friday, October 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
This Chicago-based contemporary music collective presents new music in ways that redefine the listening experience. Program includes interpretations of works by UW faculty composers Huck Hodge and Joël-François Durand, UW doctoral student Marcin Pączkowski, and others.
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Racer Sessions: Straighthorn
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Cristina Valdés Piano Recital
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 @ 7:30am – 9:00am (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Olivier Messiaen – Canteyodjaya
Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann – Tres Piezas para piano
Chaya Czernowin – fardanceCLOSE
John Luther Adams – Among Red Mountains
Anton Webern – Variations for Piano, Op. 27
Steve Reich (arr. Vincent Corver) – Piano Counterpoint
Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann – Tres Piezas para piano
Chaya Czernowin – fardanceCLOSE
John Luther Adams – Among Red Mountains
Anton Webern – Variations for Piano, Op. 27
Steve Reich (arr. Vincent Corver) – Piano Counterpoint
$10-$20
Seattle Symphony: Brahms Violin Concerto
Thursday, November 5, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Kancheli – Nu.Mu.Zu. for Orchestra (world premiere)
Brahms – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Martinu – Symphony No. 4
Brahms – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Martinu – Symphony No. 4
$21-$121 (youth 8-18 free)
Seattle Composers' Salon: Fleenor, Kadrevis, Kosaly-Meyer, Reid, Tuesdell
Friday, November 6, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of music and discussion with Seattle composers.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Racer Sessions: Danny Godinez
Sunday, November 8, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Inverted Space – Mind the Gap: Premieres & Encores
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
New works for chamber ensemble from the best of Seattle's emerging composers, featuring several world premieres.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: Matthew James Manowski
Thursday, November 12, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
After a two-year hiatus, American sound artist Matthew James Manowski returns to live performance with a re-imagined vision of what contemporary composition can be.
$5-$15
Wayward Music Series: FHTAGN + noisepoetnobody
Friday, November 13, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A program of controlled improvisation sessions directly inspired by selected works of Charles Ives, plus noisepoetnobody’s Driftwood Orchestra captures the voice of a forest under constant strain from civilization.
$5-$15
Wayward Music Series: Judy Dunaway + Susie Kozawa
Saturday, November 14, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Avant-garde compositions on amplified latex balloons and works performed using a collection of homemade instruments, toys, and found objects.
$5-$15
Racer Sessions: Carl Lawrence & Modern Recollections
Sunday, November 15, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Wayward Music Series: 17 x 3 Fest: New works inspired by a pair of numbers
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A dozen composers from the Seattle area plus four instrumentalists rally around the theme of 17 x 3. Nominally a celebration of one of the instrumentalists’ 3rd 17th birthday.
$5-$15
DXARTS: Listening Beyond
Friday, November 20, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Groundbreaking new works and modern classics by faculty and guest composers.
$10-$15
Racer Sessions: Andy Clausen
Sunday, November 22, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Racer Sessions: Simon Henneman
Sunday, November 29, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Peace Symphony by Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky featuring Nouveau Classical Project
Friday, December 4, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky) weaves together a sound and visual portrait of one of the most powerful moments of the 20th Century.
$24-$34
Wayward Music Series: Yann Novak, Robert Crouch, special guest
Friday, December 4, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Join sound and visual artists Novak and Crouch as they kick off their west coast tour with a special guest.
$5-$15
Vashon Island Chorale: Winter Wonderland
Saturday, December 5, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Bethel Church, Vashon, WA, United States
Featuring John Rutter's "When Icicles Hang" and other winter song selections.
$5-$18
Wayward Music Series: Carol Robinson
Saturday, December 5, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Robinson's works often combine acoustic sounds with electronics, and her musical aesthetic is strongly influenced by a fascination for aleatoric systems.
$5-$15
Vashon Island Chorale: Winter Wonderland
Sunday, December 6, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Bethel Church, Vashon, WA, United States
Featuring John Rutter's "When Icicles Hang" and other winter song selections.
$5-$18