New music – Upcoming Concerts
Music of Today: Garth Knox, viola
Monday, February 22, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
A program of new and improvised music by internationally renowned violist Garth Knox, joined by faculty violist Melia Watras and students from the UW viola studio.
$10-$15
Emily Wells Live in Seattle w/ Lorna Dune + special guests
Tuesday, February 23, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Triple Door, Seattle, WA, United States
Classically trained as a violinist, performer, producer, and composer Emily Wells is known for her varied use of classical and modern instrumentation as well as her deft approach to live sampling.
$15
Wayward Music Series: Eric Rynes CD release concert
Thursday, February 25, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Rarely-performed and extraordinarily diverse contemporary works for solo violin and violin with computer-realized sounds.
$5-$15
Racer Sessions: Janet Feder w/ Jen Gilleran & Chris Icasiano
Saturday, February 27, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music. Janet Feder joins Jen Gilleran (turntables/percussion) and Chris Icasiano (drums).
Free
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: World Sounds
Saturday, February 27, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Milhaud – Le boeuf sur le toit
Kodály – Hungarian Rondo
Grieg – Two Elegiac Melodies
World Premiere – International Composition Competition
World Premiere – Local Composers Competition
Piazzolla – Oblivion
Piazzolla – Libertango
Kodály – Hungarian Rondo
Grieg – Two Elegiac Melodies
World Premiere – International Composition Competition
World Premiere – Local Composers Competition
Piazzolla – Oblivion
Piazzolla – Libertango
$20 ($15 student/senior)
Wayward Music Series: Lori Freedman + Seth Josel
Wednesday, March 3, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
New works traversing the limits and thresholds of the low clarinets, plus the US premiere of
point/wave
, a 45-minute piece for steel-stringed acoustic guitar and live ambient sound processing by composer Cat Lamb.
point/wave
, a 45-minute piece for steel-stringed acoustic guitar and live ambient sound processing by composer Cat Lamb.
$5-$15
VOCES8: Underneath the Stars
Thursday, March 4, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
From traditional Renaissance harmonies to more modern compositions, including the premiere of Norwegian composer/pianist Ola Gjeilo’s The River and an amplified, modern pop set.
$25
Graphic Scores: New Commissions – II
Thursday, March 4, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Common Area Maintenance, Seattle, WA, United States
Inverted Space has commissioned four new graphic scores as visual art and instruction for performance. Works by Luke Fitzpatrick, Ania Stachurska, Jacob Sundstrom, and Kevin Baldwin will be premiered.
Donations welcome
Seattle Composers' Salon
Thursday, March 4, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of music and discussion with Seattle composers Jeremiah Lawson, Sean Osborn, Nicole Truesdell, Neil Welch, and Marcin Pączkowski.
$5-$15 suggested donation
David A. Jaffe: The Space Between Us
Friday, March 5, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
David A. Jaffe – The Space Between Us
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 9
David A. Jaffe – Cluck Old Hen Variations
David A. Jaffe – Impossible Animals
Rebecca Clarke – Poem
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 9
David A. Jaffe – Cluck Old Hen Variations
David A. Jaffe – Impossible Animals
Rebecca Clarke – Poem
$15 online, sliding scale at the door
Racer Sessions: Max Johnson (NYC)
Saturday, March 6, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Inverted Space Ensemble: Long Piece Fest 2.2: asleep, forest, melody, path
Monday, March 8, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A 60-minute piece using sounds gathered in Seattle, mixing piano, violin, electric guitar, and saxophone with melodies superimposed with and separated from these field recordings.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: Lori Goldston & friends
Wednesday, March 10, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening with stalwart improvising collaborators – Susie Kozawa (voice, found objects, etc.), Dan Sasaki (percussion), Dave Abramson (percussion) – and visiting dignitary Mik Quantius from Germany.
$5-$15
RUMI: Within each timeless droplet
Thursday, March 11, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the poetry of mystical Sufi poet Jalal ad-Din Mohammed RUMI with works by Nilo Alcala, David Asplin, Eric Banks, Bern Herbolsheimer, J David Moore, Christopher Theofanidis, and Mark Winges.
$15-$25
Universal Language Project presents: SCRAPE
Thursday, March 11, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Chin – Obamatorio
Knapp – Only Those Who Have Dared
Knapp – A Letter
Knapp – Charles Who?
Knapp – Only Those Who Have Dared
Knapp – A Letter
Knapp – Charles Who?
$15-$25
Universal Language Project presents: SCRAPE
Friday, March 12, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PST)
Founders Theater at Velocity Dance Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Chin – Obamatorio
Knapp – Only Those Who Have Dared
Knapp – A Letter
Knapp – Charles Who?
Knapp – Only Those Who Have Dared
Knapp – A Letter
Knapp – Charles Who?
$15-$25
RUMI: Within each timeless droplet
Friday, March 12, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the poetry of mystical Sufi poet Jalal ad-Din Mohammed RUMI with works by Nilo Alcala, David Asplin, Eric Banks, Bern Herbolsheimer, J David Moore, Christopher Theofanidis, and Mark Winges.
$15-$25
Peace: Music of Three Faiths
Friday, March 12, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert of a cappella choral music exploring the deep connections between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
$12-$35
Racer Sessions: Carmen Rothwell
Saturday, March 13, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Peace: Music of Three Faiths
Saturday, March 13, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert of a cappella choral music exploring the deep connections between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
$12-$35