New music – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Symphony: Barber Symphony No. 1
Saturday, December 4, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Florence Price – "II. Andante cantabile" from String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
Maurice Ravel – Piano Concerto in G
Joel Thompson – New work TBA (world premiere)
Samuel Barber – Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 "Symphony in One Movement"
Maurice Ravel – Piano Concerto in G
Joel Thompson – New work TBA (world premiere)
Samuel Barber – Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 "Symphony in One Movement"
Ticket price TBD
Fifth Inversion in Concert: Trip the Light Fantastic
Monday, December 6, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Works include:
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Gunther Schuller – Suite for Wind Quintet
Eugène Bozza – Variations Sur Un Thème Libre, Op. 42
Paul Valjean – Dance Suite
Four exquisite Argentine songs by Mariano Mores, Sebastian Piana, and Osmar Maderna (arr. by Silvia Coricelli)
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Gunther Schuller – Suite for Wind Quintet
Eugène Bozza – Variations Sur Un Thème Libre, Op. 42
Paul Valjean – Dance Suite
Four exquisite Argentine songs by Mariano Mores, Sebastian Piana, and Osmar Maderna (arr. by Silvia Coricelli)
Free
Seattle Men’s Chorus: Snow Business
Saturday, December 11, 2032 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Seattle Men’s Chorus is back with this holiday cheer-filled concert featuring White Christmas, a rollicking arrangement of Jingle Bells, & a brand new carol from the composer of Frozen.
$51-$93.50
Composers Concordance: The Formation Solenne
Saturday, December 11, 2032 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Online and in-person
German ensemble Formation Solenne presents a program of eclectic contemporary music for voice, piano, & other instruments, including the American premiere of Gene Pritsker’s mini-opera Soubrette on the Toilet".
Free (Online: Free | In person: $20-$25)
Seattle Men’s Chorus: Snow Business
Saturday, December 11, 2032 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Seattle Men’s Chorus is back with this holiday cheer-filled concert featuring White Christmas, a rollicking arrangement of Jingle Bells, & a brand new carol from the composer of Frozen.
$51-$93.50
Choral Arts Northwest: A Light in Winter
Saturday, December 11, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Musical contemplation of the season celebrating our emergence from pandemic silence. Featuring world premieres from Jessica French & Melinda Bargreen, & interspersed with works for solo guitar.
$25-$30 suggested donation; students free
Choral Arts Northwest: A Light in Winter
Sunday, December 12, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Musical contemplation of the season celebrating our emergence from pandemic silence. Featuring world premieres from Jessica French & Melinda Bargreen, & interspersed with works for solo guitar.
$25-$30 suggested donation; students free
Saint Mark's Music Series: The Pageant of the Nativity
Tuesday, December 21, 2032 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
This dramatic telling of the Nativity story features costumes, visual art, & special instrumental accompaniment to reflect upon the Nativity of Christ. Hymns, carols, & choir anthems range from medieval chant to 21st-c. world premieres.
Free (Free)
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Johnny Gandelsman, violin
Thursday, January 6, 2033 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Works for solo violin by Rhiannon Giddens, Maya Miro Johnson, Angelica Negron, Tyshawn Sorey, Conrad Tao, Tomeka Reid, Olivia Davis, & more, each reflecting on America's cultural tapestry & the current state of its society.
Free (Free ($20 in-person))
Seattle Symphony: The Music of John Adams
Thursday, January 6, 2033 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
John Adams conducts the SSO in this program of 3 of his own works: Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?, featuring pianist Jeremy Denk; the Hollywood-inspired City Noir; & Short Ride in a Fast Machine.
Ticket price TBD
Seattle Symphony: The Music of John Adams
Saturday, January 8, 2033 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
John Adams conducts the SSO in this program of 3 of his own works: Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?, featuring pianist Jeremy Denk; the Hollywood-inspired City Noir; & Short Ride in a Fast Machine.
Ticket price TBD
Saint Mark’s Music Series: Flentrop Organ Concert
Friday, January 14, 2033 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Program of organ compositions inspired by the Magnificat & the Te Deum laudamus. Works by Dieterich Buxtehude, Nicolas de Grigny, Rachel Laurin, & David Hurd, plus a world premiere from Rebecca Groom Te Velde.
$20 ($15 senior)
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Demarre McGill, Anthony McGill, & Aizuri Quartet
Wednesday, January 19, 2033 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Amy Beach – Theme and Variations for Flute & String Quartet, Op. 80
David Ludwig – Organistrum (world premiere)
Lembit Beecher – Song in Mistranslation
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Clarinet Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 10
David Ludwig – Organistrum (world premiere)
Lembit Beecher – Song in Mistranslation
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Clarinet Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 10
Free (Free ($20 in-person))
Meany Center: Imani Winds & Catalyst Quartet
Wednesday, January 26, 2033 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Mongo Santamaria, arr. Valerie Coleman – Afro Blue
Florence Price – Newly discovered work TBA
Jessie Montgomery – Sergeant McCauley
Roberto Sierra – Concierto de Cámara
Florence Price – Newly discovered work TBA
Jessie Montgomery – Sergeant McCauley
Roberto Sierra – Concierto de Cámara
$65 (subscriptions available)
Meany Center: Simone Dinnerstein
Thursday, January 27, 2033 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Joseph C. Phillips Jr. – Never Has Been Yet
Richard Danielpour – An American Mosaic
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Richard Danielpour – Three Bach Transcriptions
Richard Danielpour – An American Mosaic
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Richard Danielpour – Three Bach Transcriptions
$65 (subscriptions available)
Seattle Symphony: EO9066
Thursday, January 27, 2033 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Thomas Dausgaard & the SSO are joined by Seattle-born composer/multi-instrumentalist Kishi Bashi in a heart-rending reflection on the internment of thousands of innocent Japanese Americans during the Second World War.
Ticket price TBD
Seattle Symphony: Tied Together
Friday, January 28, 2033 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Boston-based group Hub New Music collaborates with renowned Silkroad Ensemble shakuhachi artist Kojiro Umezaki in a program of new music by composers from the Asia/America New Music Institute.
Ticket price TBD
Seattle Symphony: EO9066
Saturday, January 29, 2033 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Thomas Dausgaard & the SSO are joined by Seattle-born composer/multi-instrumentalist Kishi Bashi in a heart-rending reflection on the internment of thousands of innocent Japanese Americans during the Second World War.
Ticket price TBD
Seattle Symphony: Dausgaard Sibelius Symphony No. 1
Thursday, February 3, 2033 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ellen Reid – New work TBA (world premiere)
Wilhelm Stenhammar – Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 23
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Wilhelm Stenhammar – Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 23
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Ticket price TBD
Seattle Symphony: Sibelius One Untuxed
Friday, February 4, 2033 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ellen Reid – New work TBA (world premiere)
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 1 in E minor Op. 39
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 1 in E minor Op. 39