New music – Upcoming Concerts
SPU Faculty Concert: The Elements
Monday, April 17, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Poised between progressive jazz, post-rock, and contemporary classical music, a playful juxtaposition amidst our heady intellects and our groove craving souls.
Free (Free)
Pacific Rims Percussion Quartet: New and Unusual Music by Cornish Composers
Monday, April 17, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Leading players in new, chamber, and orchestral music, dance, theater, and film in the Pacific Northwest.
Free
Live @ Benaroya Hall: Jóhann Jóhannsson featuring American Contemporary Music Ensemble
Thursday, April 20, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Exploring the boundary between natural acoustic sounds and electronics.
$30-$40
UW Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band: Away
Thursday, April 20, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Ron Nelson – Rocky Point Holiday
Scott McCallister – Gone
Malcom Arnold/J. Paynter – Four Scottish Dances
James Bonney – DARKlightNESS ("Light Within Darkness") Concerto No. 2 for Electric Guitar and Wind Ensemble
Scott McCallister – Gone
Malcom Arnold/J. Paynter – Four Scottish Dances
James Bonney – DARKlightNESS ("Light Within Darkness") Concerto No. 2 for Electric Guitar and Wind Ensemble
$10
Siren: Flute & Voice Recital
Thursday, April 20, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Vermillion Art Gallery & Bar, Seattle, WA, United States
Kate Soper – Only the Words Themselves Mean What They Say
Eve Beglarian – Robin Redbreast
Kaley Lane Eaton – Karma Repair Kit
TBA
improvisation for flute and voice with electronics
Eve Beglarian – Robin Redbreast
Kaley Lane Eaton – Karma Repair Kit
TBA
improvisation for flute and voice with electronics
$10
Emissary Quartet: Four Flutes, No Boundaries
Friday, April 21, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
University Heights Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jennifer Higdon – Steeley Pause
Annika Socolofsky – One wish, your honey lips
Takashi Yoshimatsu – Twitter Birds Blog
Peter Kramer – Wedge
Heike Beckmann – Levada
Annika Socolofsky – One wish, your honey lips
Takashi Yoshimatsu – Twitter Birds Blog
Peter Kramer – Wedge
Heike Beckmann – Levada
$15 suggested donation
Meany Center presents the Emerson String Quartet with Craig Sheppard
Friday, April 21, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op. 83
Turnage – Shroud (2016)
Dvorák – Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81
Turnage – Shroud (2016)
Dvorák – Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81
$43-$48
Tom Baker: The Guitar In My Life
Friday, April 21, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
25 years of works by Tom Baker for solo classical guitar, guitar and soprano, guitar ensemble, and for solo electric guitar.
$5-$15
Seattle Philharmonic Strings: Tchaikovsky & Takemitsu
Sunday, April 23, 2028 @ 4:00pm – 6:20pm (PDT)
Seattle Central Library Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky's moving and lyrical Serenade for Strings, plus works by Baroque masters Henry Purcell and Antonio Caldara, and two contrasting 20th-century masterpieces by Paul Hindemith and Toru Takemitsu.
Free (Free)
UW Chamber Orchestra with Luke Fitzpatrick, violin
Friday, April 28, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Vasks – Distant Light
Mozart – Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Mozart – Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Free
Wayward Music Series: Eveline Müller
Friday, April 28, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A journey through beautiful, ugly, loud, quiet, tense, and sparse sonic landscapes produced by sound manipulations, EEG brain waves, electronics, drums, cello, and Boaeing – a collection of metal pieces.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Vashon Island Chorale presents Victory & Beauty: Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass
Saturday, April 29, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Vashon Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA, United States
Haydn – Lord Nelson Mass
Kaplan – Song of Songs
Kaplan – Song of Songs
$5-$20
Northwest Symphony Orchestra: Season Finale
Saturday, April 29, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Highline Performing Arts Center, Burien, WA, United States
Samuel Jones – Fanfare
Brahms – Violin Concerto
Respighi – Pines of Rome
Brahms – Violin Concerto
Respighi – Pines of Rome
$12-$15
Vashon Island Chorale presents Victory & Beauty: Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass
Sunday, April 30, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Vashon Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA, United States
Haydn – Lord Nelson Mass
Kaplan – Song of Songs
Kaplan – Song of Songs
$5-$20
Racer Sessions: DunkelPek (Oakland)
Sunday, April 30, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Eighth Blackbird with Will Oldham
Thursday, May 4, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
David Lang – learn to fly
Bryce Dessner – Murder Ballades
Frederic Rzewski – Coming Together (speaker: Will Oldham)
Will Oldham – Songs
Bryce Dessner – Murder Ballades
Frederic Rzewski – Coming Together (speaker: Will Oldham)
Will Oldham – Songs
$35 + fees
Seattle Composers' Salon: Kammerer, Lawson, O'Keefe, Teske
Friday, May 5, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
John Kammerer – new music for marimba and electronics
Jeremiah Lawson – Zombie Sonata Rags
Patrick O’Keefe – Morning Stroll for Saxophone Quartet
John Teske – vectorscores
Jeremiah Lawson – Zombie Sonata Rags
Patrick O’Keefe – Morning Stroll for Saxophone Quartet
John Teske – vectorscores
$5-$15 donation
Ladies Musical Club: Original Works by LMC Composers
Saturday, May 6, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Anderson – London Songs
Truesdell – in 1 Nursery Rhymes for Julia (Charles Strong)
Truesdell – Beach Rocks
Ritchie – Three Preludes: Peace… Lost and Found
Roberts – Reach for Me
Roberts – Sweet Sorrow
Roberts – Freedom
Truesdell – in 1 Nursery Rhymes for Julia (Charles Strong)
Truesdell – Beach Rocks
Ritchie – Three Preludes: Peace… Lost and Found
Roberts – Reach for Me
Roberts – Sweet Sorrow
Roberts – Freedom
Free
Wayward Music Series: Seth Nehil + Cameron Shafii + RM Francis
Saturday, May 6, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A night of experimental electronic music featuring Seth Nehil, RM Francis and Cameron Shafii.
$5-$15
Choral Arts Northwest: Unclouded Day
Saturday, May 6, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Muehleisen – Finding Your Voice
Kirchner – Unclouded Day
Averitt – Over Jordan
Additional works TBA
Kirchner – Unclouded Day
Averitt – Over Jordan
Additional works TBA
$24-$28