New music – Upcoming Concerts
Wayward Music Series: Sahba Sizdahkhani
Saturday, September 23, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Slow, long-form compositions coupled with primeval pulse-rhythms.
$5-$15 donation
John Teske’s ‘vectorscores’ & Neil Welch, solo saxophone
Saturday, September 23, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Rainier Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Using web technology to create scores and parts for musicians that use animation to present musical material, generate and update parts in real-time, and allow a musician’s choices to influence other players’ parts.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Different Drummer w/ Jessie Sawyers
Sunday, September 24, 2028 @ 6:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Multi-genre chamber ensemble with percussive tap dance.
$20 adults, $10 youth
Master Class: Bonnie Whiting with Jennifer Torrence: New Music for Singing/Speaking Percussionists
Wednesday, September 27, 2028 @ 11:30am – 12:30pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of world premieres, including a work for crash cymbals, resonant feedback, and singing by Paula Matthusen, and music for small electronic toys and deconstructed language by Bethany Younge.
Free
Bonnie Whiting with Jennifer Torrence: New Music for Singing/Speaking Percussionists
Wednesday, September 27, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of world premieres, including a work for crash cymbals, resonant feedback, and singing by Paula Matthusen, and music for small electronic toys and deconstructed language by Bethany Younge.
$20 ($10 students and seniors)
Wayward Music Series: Hans-Joachim Roedelius + XAMBUCA + Hair & Space Museum
Thursday, September 28, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Of the greatest innovators of the krautrock and ambient movements.
$12
Seattle Pro Musica: Rearranged
Friday, September 29, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 8:45pm (PDT)
Triple Door, Seattle, WA, United States
Join members of Seattle Pro Musica and emcee Karen P. Thomas for a lively evening of Broadway choruses and cabaret solos.
$25-$49; reserved seating
Wayward Music Series: Love Theme + Sun Pack
Friday, September 29, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
New-age dirges with drones, dark-toned horns, and background static, plus the sound of sitting on the rocks by a lake...
$12 advance, $14 at the door
Wayward Music Series: Radiosonde
Saturday, September 30, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
With scores designed by Graczyk and Baker, the group follows prompts (shapes, words, colors) to give an overall shape to the moment-by-moment decisions being made in real-time.
$5-$15 donation
Racer Sessions: Gregg Belisle-Chi
Sunday, October 1, 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: Matrio + Trevor O’Loughlin
Thursday, October 5, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Matrio is an improvising collective; with influences ranging from Olivier Messiaen to The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Matrio creates set-long experiences that explore the space between sound, noise, music, and silence.
$5-$15 at the door
Wayward Music Series: John Teske's 'vectorscores' and Sean Hamilton
Friday, October 6, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Using web technology to create scores and parts for musicians that use animation to present musical material, generate and update parts in real-time, and allow a musician’s choices to influence other players’ parts.
$5-$15 suggested donation
The Esoterics presents Gravitas: Investigating gravity
Friday, October 6, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
New choral works by Steven Stucky and Robert Paterson, and world premiere commissions by POLYPHONOS winners Conrad Asman, Daniel Sabzghabaei, and Vahram Sarkissian.
$15-$25
The Esoterics presents Gravitas: Investigating Gravity
Saturday, October 7, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
New choral works by Steven Stucky and Robert Paterson, and world premiere commissions by POLYPHONOS winners Conrad Asman, Daniel Sabzghabaei, and Vahram Sarkissian.
$22 / $15
The Esoterics present Gravitas: Investigating Gravity
Sunday, October 8, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
New choral works by Steven Stucky and Robert Paterson, and world premiere commissions by POLYPHONOS winners Conrad Asman, Daniel Sabzghabaei, and Vahram Sarkissian.
$22 ($15 students/seniors)
Haller Lake Music Series: Seattle Music Teacher Association Teacher Showcase
Sunday, October 8, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A benefit concert for SMTA showcasing performing members of Seattle Music Teachers Association.
$5-$20 suggested donation
Racer Sessions: Sean Hamilton (Miami, FL)
Sunday, October 8, 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
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: Voices of Courage
Wednesday, October 11, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Fremont Abbey Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jessie Montgomery – Banner
Silvestre Revueltas – Homenaje a Federico Garcia Lorca
George Walker – Lyric for Strings
Aaron Copland – Music for the Theatre
Silvestre Revueltas – Homenaje a Federico Garcia Lorca
George Walker – Lyric for Strings
Aaron Copland – Music for the Theatre
$25 ($15 students/seniors)
Town Music: Benjamin Beilman with Anna Polonsky
Thursday, October 12, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – Sonata in D major Op. 12, No. 1
Benjamin Britten – Suite Op. 6
Kaija Anneli Saariaho – Tocar
Brahms – Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Benjamin Britten – Suite Op. 6
Kaija Anneli Saariaho – Tocar
Brahms – Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
$20/$15 for members
Seattle Modern Orchestra: In Time of War…
Thursday, October 12, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Crumb – Dream Sequence (Images II) for violin, cello, piano and percussion (1976)
Crumb – Black Angels (Images I) for electric string quartet (1969)
Eastman – Gay Guerrilla (1979) – Version for 13 strings
Crumb – Black Angels (Images I) for electric string quartet (1969)
Eastman – Gay Guerrilla (1979) – Version for 13 strings
$25 / $15 / $10