New music – Upcoming Concerts
Wayward Music Series: arx duo – Metal & Wood – Pitches of Percussion
Friday, October 29, 2032 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
arx duo presents brand new, exciting music for marimba & vibraphone by living composers, including local composer Angelique Poteat.
$5-$15 donation
Radiance: Into the Darkness – Death & the beyond
Friday, October 29, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
210 Studio, Seattle, WA, United States
Using special audio techniques, lighting, & soundscapes, Resonance transports you to another dimension. Featuring Gregorian chant & music by Herbert Howells, Peter Hallock, Eric Whitacre, & Markdavin Obenza.
$25-$40
Sarah Cahill: The Future is Female, performed at Mills College
Saturday, October 30, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Pianist Sarah Cahill performs selections from her project "The Future is Female". Presented by the Mills College Music Department, this program features works by composers who have been students or teachers at Mills College.
Free (Online: Free | In person: $0-$15)
Brass Band Northwest: Heroes & Superheroes
Sunday, October 31, 2032 @ 2:30pm – 4:15pm (PDT)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Program of music depicting heroes real & fictional, overt & unheralded, from movies & everyday life. Featuring works by John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Paul Lovatt-Cooper, & Gabrielle Gaston.
Free (Free (donations appreciated))
Eastman Wind Ensemble
Monday, November 1, 2032 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Michael Lee – Fanfare for the Unspoken Heroes of Our Times (world premiere)
Bernard Rogers – Three Japanese Dances
Jeff Tyzik – Trilogy: Variations on Themes of Howard Hanson
Sydney Hodkinson – Symphony X: Six Reflections
Bernard Rogers – Three Japanese Dances
Jeff Tyzik – Trilogy: Variations on Themes of Howard Hanson
Sydney Hodkinson – Symphony X: Six Reflections
Free
Ensemble Dal Niente: Guest Artist Recital at University of Iowa
Monday, November 1, 2032 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Ensemble Dal Niente performs music by Rebecca Saunders, Aida Shirazi, Alican Çamcı, Kyong Mee Choi, Juan Ortiz de Zarate, Sivan Cohen Elias, & Igor Stravinsky.
Free
Roulette: Laurie Berg & Karl Scholz – superposition
Wednesday, November 3, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
New collaborative performance work by choreographer Laurie Berg & sound artist Karl Scholz that utilizes the unique acoustics of Roulette’s space to knit sound via an ever shifting speaker configuration.
Free (Free ($20-$25 in person))
International Contemporary Ensemble: TargetMargin@7 – Nov 4
Thursday, November 4, 2032 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
ICE is back at Brooklyn's Target Margin Theater with a new art installation by Nathan Davis, plus works based around tactile experiences by Nicholas Houfek, Phyllis Chen, & Marianthi Papalexandri-Alexandri.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
Roulette: Laurie Berg & Karl Scholz – superposition
Thursday, November 4, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
New collaborative performance work by choreographer Laurie Berg & sound artist Karl Scholz that utilizes the unique acoustics of Roulette’s space to knit sound via an ever shifting speaker configuration.
Free (Free ($20-$25 in person))
International Contemporary Ensemble: TargetMargin@7 – Nov 5
Friday, November 5, 2032 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
ICE members showcase their work with Nicholas Houfek’s ColorSynth, a software interface that converts musical pitches into color & light. Find improvisation, synthesizers, & more in this audiovisual smorgasbord.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
Composers Concordance: Woodwind Motion
Friday, November 5, 2032 @ 4:30pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Concert event pairing new music for woodwind quintet with an array of contemporary dance choreographies. Featuring the Sylvan Winds; choreographer Max Pollak; & an NYC premiere for composer Stanley Babin.
Free (Online: Free | In-person: $15-$20)
Roulette: Laurie Berg & Karl Scholz – superposition
Friday, November 5, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
New collaborative performance work by choreographer Laurie Berg & sound artist Karl Scholz that utilizes the unique acoustics of Roulette’s space to knit sound via an ever shifting speaker configuration.
Free (Free ($20-$25 in person))
[CANCELLED] Wayward Music Series: Beetlebox
Saturday, November 6, 2032 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Electroacoustic music from composer/keyboardist Beetlebox, featuring live piano sounds intricately intertwined with homemade software synthesizers & interactive computer accompaniment.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Center for New Music: Del Sol String Quartet | Composer Incubator
Saturday, November 6, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
3 stunning new works by Adeliia Faizullina, Marguerite Brown, & deVon Russell Gray, performed by the Del Sol String Quartet.
Free (Online: Free | In person: $20-$15)
Meany Center: Gabriel Kahane
Saturday, November 6, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Marriage, fatherhood, & mortality come to the fore against the backdrop of the pandemic & political turmoil in a new collection of songs from composer/pianist/singer Gabriel Kahane, presented in this intimate performance.
$65 (subscriptions available)
DXARTS Fall Concert: Real & Imagined Soundworlds – with Guest Artist Jeff Rice
Tuesday, November 9, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Nature recordist/sound designer Jeff Rice’s sound portraits frame an evening of Ambisonic sound by DXARTS composers & associated researchers, drawing the listener through known & unknown soundscapes.
Free
Wayward Music Series: Neil Welch
Thursday, November 11, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Performance celebrating saxophonist/composer Neil Welch’s new album, featuring composer/performer Nat Evans; a work for solo saxophone; & an 11-member ensemble performing Welch's Concepción Picciotto.
$10-$20 at the door
University of Buffalo Faculty Recital: Seth Parker Woods, cello
Friday, November 12, 2032 @ 4:30pm – 6:30pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Seth Parker Woods performs the triple role of cellist, narrator/guide, & movement artist in this evening-length, multimedia concert tour de force featuring music written for him.
Free (Online: Free | In person: $10-$23)
Carpe Diem String Quartet: American Favorites
Friday, November 12, 2032 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Korine Fujiwara – May Basket
Jonathan Bingham – SOLOS
Antonín Dvořák – String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, “American”
Amy Beach – Piano Quintet in F-Sharp minor, Op. 67
Jonathan Bingham – SOLOS
Antonín Dvořák – String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, “American”
Amy Beach – Piano Quintet in F-Sharp minor, Op. 67
Online: $10-$40 sliding scale | In person: $80
Wayward Music Series: Garrett Fisher/GraceAnn Cummings: Blueprints for Solo Piano
Friday, November 12, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist GraceAnn Cummings premieres Garrett Fisher’s Blueprints for Solo Piano, a technically demanding set of works based on Fisher’s unique collaborative approach to music-making.
$5-$15 donation