New music – Upcoming Concerts
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: A Windy Day in Paris
Tuesday, August 14, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
A cavalcade of wind instruments playing music filled with color and imagery by Boulanger, Prokofiev, Saint-Saëns, and more.
$10-$40
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: A Windy Day in Paris
Wednesday, August 15, 2029 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
A cavalcade of wind instruments playing music filled with color and imagery by Boulanger, Prokofiev, Saint-Saëns, and more.
$10-$40
Wayward Music Series: Rebecca Lawrence & James Vitz-Wong
Saturday, August 18, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Acoustic, electronic, contemporary, and original works for the double bass.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Plancklength, Morher, & Noel Kennon
Thursday, August 23, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A night of original electroacoustic works presented in a six-channel surround sound.
$5-$15 donation
Eye Music CD Release Concert
Friday, August 24, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An ensemble who specializes in the interpretation of graphic and text scores, performing Ichiyanagi's Sapporo, which mixes sustained tones with sharply attacked sounds.
Free
Wayward Music Series: Radon Daughters & Guests
Friday, August 24, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A free improvised sound collaboration with Butoh while exploring the interaction of sound, movement, and light without expectation.
$5-$15 donation
Saltwater Music Series: Nordic Voyages
Saturday, August 25, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Des Moines United Methodist Church (WA), Des Moines, WA, United States
Steven Luksan – Sandburg Songs (world premiere)
Steven Luksan – 4 Obstfelder Songs (world premiere)
Steven Luksan – Baltic Fog Notes
Edvard Grieg – Haugtussa
T.D.A. Tellefsen – Selected works for solo piano
Johannes Haarklou – Selected works for solo piano
Edvard Grieg –Selected works for solo piano
Steven Luksan – 4 Obstfelder Songs (world premiere)
Steven Luksan – Baltic Fog Notes
Edvard Grieg – Haugtussa
T.D.A. Tellefsen – Selected works for solo piano
Johannes Haarklou – Selected works for solo piano
Edvard Grieg –Selected works for solo piano
Free (Free)
[CANCELLED] Different Drummer at Naked City
Monday, August 27, 2029 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
A genre-diverse program with an array of alternative percussion instruments which include a typewriter, lampshade, trash can, desk bells, stampers and a suitcase kick drum.
CANCELLED (was $15/$10)
Kin of the Moon: Public Radiation
Thursday, August 30, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Gallery 1412, Seattle, WA, United States
Audience participation sonic rituals. Bring instruments, toys, your voice, a walking stick ... anything to summon the sound waves!
$5-$20 sliding scale cash donation
CHA at Racer Sessions
Sunday, September 2, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
Spontaneous, hyper-contemporary creations for multi-disciplinary trio in a beloved Seattle venue.
Free
Wayward Music Series: Karen Bentley Pollick, violin
Thursday, September 6, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An array of new electronic music with violin featuring composers such as Jaffe, Basica, Young, Jette, Lortie, Paranosic, and Mitrano.
$5-$15 donation
American Voices: Gershwin, Porter, Dayton, Beach
Saturday, September 8, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Whatcom Museum Old City Hall, Bellingham, WA, United States
George Gershwin – Three Preludes (arr. Alan Arnold)
Quincy Porter – Suite for Viola Alone
Peter Dayton – Viola Sonata (West Coast consortium premiere)
Amy Beach – Violin Sonata, Op. 34
Quincy Porter – Suite for Viola Alone
Peter Dayton – Viola Sonata (West Coast consortium premiere)
Amy Beach – Violin Sonata, Op. 34
$10-$20 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: Dr. Kelsey ‘Cacophonie’ Tamayo
Saturday, September 8, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Original compositions by an ex-classical musician who likes to hit things, strum things, and, in general, make noise.
$5-$15 donation
Ladies Musical Club: Zelos Saxophone Quartet
Sunday, September 9, 2029 @ 1:00pm – 2:30pm (PDT)
Church of the Redeemer, Kenmore, WA, United States
A dynamic, engaging group with a beautiful sound performs music from Bach to the current day.
Free
Ladies Musical Club: Zelos Saxophone Quartet
Sunday, September 9, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art Auditorium, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
A dynamic, engaging group with a beautiful sound performs music from Bach to the current day.
Free (Free (RSVP Required))
Seattle Symphony: Distant Worlds – Music From FINAL FANTASY®
Wednesday, September 12, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Combining video and music to immerse the audience in the fantastical video game world.
$35+
Ladies Musical Club: Zelos Saxophone Quartet
Thursday, September 13, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Seattle Central Library, Seattle, WA, United States
A dynamic, engaging group with a beautiful sound performs music from Bach to the current day.
Free
Seattle Symphony: Distant Worlds – Music From FINAL FANTASY®
Thursday, September 13, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Combining video and music to immerse the audience in the fantastical video game world.
$35+
Wayward Music Series: The Living (Part 2) – Contemporary Music for Solo Piano
Thursday, September 13, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Howard Skempton – Images
Ian Venables – The Stourhead Follies, Op. 4
Stephen Sondheim/Frederic Rzewski – I’m Still Here
Ken Benshoof – Spindrift
John Joubert – Lyric Fantasy on Themes from Jane Eyre, Op. 144 (American premiere)
Ian Venables – The Stourhead Follies, Op. 4
Stephen Sondheim/Frederic Rzewski – I’m Still Here
Ken Benshoof – Spindrift
John Joubert – Lyric Fantasy on Themes from Jane Eyre, Op. 144 (American premiere)
$5-$15 donation
Emerald City Music: Four Seasons
Friday, September 14, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Tartini/Kreisler – Devil’s Trill
Wiancko – American Haiku
Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante
Piazzolla – Four Seasons
Wiancko – American Haiku
Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante
Piazzolla – Four Seasons
$45 ($10 students)