New music – Past Concerts
Opus 7 presents: Chasing the Moon
Saturday, October 26, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the moon and the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing with music by Morten Lauridsen, Ildebrando Pizzetti, Antonín Dvořák, David Hamilton, Stephen Chatman, Bob Chilcott, Daniel Elder, Meredith Monk, and more.
$20-$40 (students pay-as-able)
Radiance: The Golden Harvest
Saturday, October 26, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Shaker arrangements by British and American composers: Kevin Siegfried, Elizabeth Poston, John Ireland, Ralph Vaughan Williams, John Rutter, and others.
$25 / $20 / $15
Thalia Symphony Orchestra: Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 'Scottish'
Saturday, October 26, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Heather Bentley – Laniakea (world premiere)
Edvard Grieg – Peer Gynt
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”)
Edvard Grieg – Peer Gynt
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”)
$24 ($18 student/senior)
Saltwater Music Series: Saltwater Goes Baroque!
Saturday, October 26, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Des Moines United Methodist Church (WA), Des Moines, WA, United States
Baroque music by J.S. Bach, G.F. Handel, Domenico Scarlatti, and Antonio Soler, as well as original music by local composers Justin Henderlight and Steven Luksan.
Free (Free)
[CANCELLED] Dia de los Muertos Groupmuse house concert with the Ellinor Quartet
Saturday, October 26, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Downtown Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Astor Piazzolla – La Muerte del Angel
Heitor Villa-Lobos – String Quartet No. 1
Pedro Elías Gutierrez / Rafael Bolívar Coronado – Alma Llanera
Gabriela Ortiz – Altar de Muertos
Heitor Villa-Lobos – String Quartet No. 1
Pedro Elías Gutierrez / Rafael Bolívar Coronado – Alma Llanera
Gabriela Ortiz – Altar de Muertos
$10 suggested donation
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: 75th Anniversary Opening Gala
Saturday, October 26, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Gina Gillie – Philharmonic Fanfare (SPO commission)
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 75 in D major
Fernande Decruck – Sonata in C-sharp for saxophone
Aaron Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
Aaron Copland – Suite from Appalachian Spring
Aaron Copland – Lincoln Portrait
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 75 in D major
Fernande Decruck – Sonata in C-sharp for saxophone
Aaron Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
Aaron Copland – Suite from Appalachian Spring
Aaron Copland – Lincoln Portrait
$35 / $24 / FREE under age 16
Jesse Myers: Feldman's Triadic Memories
Friday, October 25, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jesse Myers performs Morton Feldman’s Triadic Memories, a mammoth work for solo piano that is large in scale, and sparse and delicate in tone.
$10-$15
UW Faculty Recital: Rachel Lee Priday, violin w/ Julio Elizalde, piano
Thursday, October 24, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Leonard Bernstein – Canon for Aaron
Bela Bartók – Six Romanian Folk Dances
Esa-Pekka Salonen – Lachen Verlernt
Igor Stravinsky – Suite Italienne
Cesar Franck – Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano
Bela Bartók – Six Romanian Folk Dances
Esa-Pekka Salonen – Lachen Verlernt
Igor Stravinsky – Suite Italienne
Cesar Franck – Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano
$20 ($10 students / seniors)
Seattle Symphony: Schumann Piano Concerto
Thursday, October 24, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Anna Clyne – Within Her Arms
Robert Schumann – Piano Concerto in A minor
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 3, "Scottish"
Robert Schumann – Piano Concerto in A minor
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 3, "Scottish"
$24-$134 (age 8-18 free)
UW School of Music Presents Music of Today: DXARTS
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Edgard Varèse – Poème électronique
Francis Dhomont – Novars
Richard Karpen – The Other
Francis Dhomont – Novars
Richard Karpen – The Other
Free (Free)
Latin Guitar: Tango & Beyond
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
SPU Nickerson Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
A program of tango, valse, choro, and more featuring classic and original compositions, with a few surprises.
Free
Wayward Music Series: CEEYS + Christopher Sky + Goldmund
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
East German cello/piano duo CEEYS and California composer/multi-instrumentalist/producer Christopher Sky are joined by Portland composer Keith Kenniff, AKA Goldmund.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Second City Chamber Series: Willa Doppmann & Her Legacy
Sunday, October 20, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
The Great Hall at Annie Wright School, Tacoma, WA, United States
Francis Poulenc – Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Johannes Brahms – Two Songs for Voice, Piano, and Viola, Op. 91
Jerry Kracht – Incantation for alto, clarinet, violin, and piano
Johannes Brahms – Piano Trio in B minor, Op. 8
Johannes Brahms – Two Songs for Voice, Piano, and Viola, Op. 91
Jerry Kracht – Incantation for alto, clarinet, violin, and piano
Johannes Brahms – Piano Trio in B minor, Op. 8
$30 / $27 / $10 / free
The Esoterics: Honesty – The Strength of Sincerity
Sunday, October 20, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
St. John's Episcopal Church Olympia, Olympia, WA, United States
Three world premieres, 12 composers, and all new music focusing on the value and strength of sincerity.
$22 / $15
Brass Band Northwest: The Year of the Dragon
Sunday, October 20, 2019 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Paul Lovatt-Cooper – Home of Legends
Malcolm Arnold – Little Suite for brass
Karl Jenkins – Palladio
Philip Sparke – The Year of the Dragon
Derek Bourgeois – Metro Gnome
Chris Hazell – Three Brass Cats
Imagine Dragons – "Believer" arranged for brass
Malcolm Arnold – Little Suite for brass
Karl Jenkins – Palladio
Philip Sparke – The Year of the Dragon
Derek Bourgeois – Metro Gnome
Chris Hazell – Three Brass Cats
Imagine Dragons – "Believer" arranged for brass
$10 suggested donation
The Sustain Music Project: Music + New Beginnings
Sunday, October 20, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Taproot Theatre Company's Isaac Studio Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
A story-telling concert that is also a beautiful statement about the value of men, women, and children who are victims of abuse.
$20
The Esoterics: Honesty – The Strength of Sincerity
Saturday, October 19, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Three world premieres, 12 composers, and all new music focusing on the value and strength of sincerity.
$22 / $15
Seattle Symphony [untitled]: Sacred & Contemporary Brass Music
Friday, October 18, 2019 @ 10:00pm – 10:50pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – Samuel & Althea Stroum Grand Lobby, Seattle, WA, United States
The Seattle Symphony’s brass section performs sacred music of Giovanni Gabrieli alongside works by American composers Gunther Schuller, David Sampson, and Anthony DiLorenzo.
$15
Wayward Music Series: Earshot – Clarice Assad
Friday, October 18, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Extraordinary Brazilian-American composer, pianist, and vocalist Clarice Assad performs solo works for piano and voice, and presents three works for string quartet.
$5-$20 suggested donation
The Esoterics: Honesty – The Strength of Sincerity
Friday, October 18, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Three world premieres, 12 composers, and all new music focusing on the value and strength of sincerity.
$22 / $15