New music – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Symphony: Pekka Kuusisto Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Friday, June 9, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 2:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Helen Grime – Snow: No. 2 from Two Eardley Pictures (US premiere)
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto
Nielsen – Symphony No. 3
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto
Nielsen – Symphony No. 3
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
The Esoterics: Approaching Ecstasy
Friday, June 9, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert-length dance collaboration based on the life and poetry of the Alexandrian poet Constantine Cavafy.
$25-$50
Wayward Music Series: Menzies + Stilwell + Chambers
Friday, June 9, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of solo electronic and electroacoustic works with New York City’s Roarke Menzies and Portland’s Samson Stilwell making their Seattle debuts, along with Seattle’s own Norm Chambers.
$5-$15
The Esoterics: Approaching Ecstasy
Saturday, June 10, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert-length dance collaboration based on the life and poetry of the Alexandrian poet Constantine Cavafy.
$25-$50
Seattle Symphony: Pekka Kuusisto Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Saturday, June 10, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Helen Grime – Snow: No. 2 from Two Eardley Pictures (US premiere)
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto
Nielsen – Symphony No. 3
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto
Nielsen – Symphony No. 3
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Wayward Music Series: Inverted Space Ensemble – Carter + Zorn
Saturday, June 10, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Carter – Shard
Carter – Triple Duo
Zorn – Passagen
Zorn – Bateau Ivre
Zorn – Obscure Objects of Desire
$5-$15
Racer Sessions: Crown Larks (Chicago)
Sunday, June 11, 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
Wayward Music Series: Dave Rempis & Friends – Lattice
Thursday, June 15, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Prolific Chicago-based saxophonist, improviser, and composer Dave Rempis undertakes a sprawling solo journey around the US this spring, collaborating with local musicians in each city he visits.
$5-$15
Wayward Music Series: Driftwood Orchestra + Uneasy Chairs/Kelley/Müller
Friday, June 16, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Driftwood Orchestra is interested in creating a way to communicate with the forest with the intent to somehow, someday apologize, and to give a voice to the trees.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: Goldenrod + God & Vanilla + Sacred Signs
Saturday, June 17, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
God & Vanilla, Sacred Signs and Goldenrod present a night of ambient electronic music.
$5-$15 donation
Racer Sessions: Spooky Action
Sunday, June 18, 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
Town Music: Every New Beginning
Wednesday, June 21, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A collaboration with members and alumni of Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra, alongside professional mentor artists, conducted by Joshua Roman. Featuring works by Reena Esmail, Christopher Theofanidis, Jessie Montgomery, and Gregg Kallor.
$10-$20
The Daphnes
Friday, June 23, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Stone Way Cafe, Seattle, WA, United States
Mesmerizing compositions infused with classical, Celtic, and jazz origins.
Free (Free)
Wayward Music Series: Ronan Delisle + Ryan Ferreira
Friday, June 23, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Composer and guitarist Ronan Delisle introduces his most recent project, Cosmic Punishment, followed by guitarist and UW professor Ryan Ferreira performing immersive solo guitar works.
$5-$15 donation
Brass Band Northwest: Cloudcatcher Fells
Saturday, June 24, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:15pm (PDT)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Gregson – Intrada
Sparke – Cantilena
McCabe – Cloudcatcher Fells
Gregson – Chalk Farm No. 2
Shapiro – Papercut
Reed – Ode to Trumpet
Holst – First Suite in E flat
Sparke – Cantilena
McCabe – Cloudcatcher Fells
Gregson – Chalk Farm No. 2
Shapiro – Papercut
Reed – Ode to Trumpet
Holst – First Suite in E flat
$10/$5 suggested donation
A World of Guitar: Virtuoso Guitar Music of Six Continents
Sunday, June 25, 2028 @ 4:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater, Snohomish, WA, United States
Composers in this duo guitar concert include Bach, Dowland, Mussorgsky, Lauro, and new works by Vineet Shende, Peter Janson and more.
$20
Racer Sessions: TBA
Sunday, June 25, 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
Wayward Music Series: Jonah Parzen-Johnson + Icasiano/Goldston
Thursday, June 29, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jonah Parzen-Johnson writes music for solo saxophone and analog synthesizer; Seattle drummer Chris Icasiano (Bad Luck) and cellist Lori Goldston unite for duo improvisations.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Marguerite Brown
Friday, June 30, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Marguerite Brown – Long Journey to the Middle, for electric guitar trio and movement quartet
Brown – Summoning (with special guests)
Brown – Electric guitar/loop pedal/bow/preparations
Brown – Paths, for classical guitar duet
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Lubomyr Melnyk
Saturday, July 1, 2028 @ 6:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Inhabiting a distinct and mesmerizing space somewhere between Chopin and Philip Glass, with whiffs of New Age mysticism, Melnyk’s music has an uncanny power to sweep listeners away into a fast-flowing river of sound.
$15-$60 in advance