Experimental – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Sound of Late: Magic With Everyday Objects
Saturday, May 20, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
The music of New York composer Missy Mazzoli, including her transformative Magic with Everyday Objects.
$10
Hearing Nature: Nat Evans' Vertical Saxophone Aura Readings
Thursday, May 18, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Seattle Art Museum (Downtown), Seattle, WA, United States
As part of a music series inspired by the landscape exhibit Seeing Nature and John Grade's monumental tree sculpture Middle Fork, Nat Evans presents an interactive work for saxophonists on escalators.
Free (Free)
Wayward Music Series: Seth Nehil + Cameron Shafii + RM Francis
Saturday, May 6, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A night of experimental electronic music featuring Seth Nehil, RM Francis and Cameron Shafii.
$5-$15
Tom Baker: The Guitar In My Life
Friday, April 21, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
25 years of works by Tom Baker for solo classical guitar, guitar and soprano, guitar ensemble, and for solo electric guitar.
$5-$15
Pacific Rims Percussion Quartet: New and Unusual Music by Cornish Composers
Monday, April 17, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Leading players in new, chamber, and orchestral music, dance, theater, and film in the Pacific Northwest.
Free
SPU Faculty Concert: The Elements
Monday, April 17, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Poised between progressive jazz, post-rock, and contemporary classical music, a playful juxtaposition amidst our heady intellects and our groove craving souls.
Free (Free)
Wayward Music Series: Dowsing
Thursday, April 13, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Saxophone, synthesizer, and cymbals act as divining rods to locate deep musical aquifers.
$5-$15 donation
Juicy! Studio Current at Capitol Hill Art Walk, feat. ‘Spectrutoh’
Thursday, April 13, 2017 @ 6:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
12 Ave Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Live performances and captivating images of butoh performers, including the premiere of Susan Maughlin Wood's multidisciplinary Spectrutoh.
Free (Free)
Wayward Music Series: Clifford Dunn + Uneasy Chairs
Thursday, April 6, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Pushing the boundaries of the flute with advanced and esoteric technology to create unapologetic and intense music that will make you think. Plus, sound experimentation and free improvisation on the guitar.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Music of Today: DXARTS
Thursday, April 6, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of digital music and performance, including Hemispheres by Juan Pampin for EEG performer and 3D audio projection, and works by Richard Karpen and Stuart Dempster.
$15/$10
Seattle Butoh Fest 2017 Gallery Series feat. ‘Spectrutoh’
Tuesday, April 4, 2017 @ 4:30pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Shoreline Community College: Admin Building, Shoreline, WA, United States
Live performances and captivating images of butoh performers, including the premiere of Susan Maughlin Wood's multidisciplinary Spectrutoh.
Free (Free)
Universal Language Project: Undertones
Saturday, April 1, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Alhadeff Studio at Cornish Playhouse, Seattle, WA, United States
The overtones of a 5-octave marimba merge with intimate whispering, stream-of-consciousness thoughts, DIY life philosophy, and beautifully minimal music in a small stab towards enlightenment.
$15-$25
Universal Language Project: Undertones
Friday, March 31, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
The overtones of a 5-octave marimba merge with intimate whispering, stream-of-consciousness thoughts, DIY life philosophy, and beautifully minimal music in a small stab towards enlightenment.
$20
Cursive presents: Tall Wind
Thursday, March 23, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Ronald Roseman – Come Chitarra
Judith Shatin – Gazebo Music
Ralph Vaughan Williams – selections from 10 Blake Songs
Dennis Riley – Summer Music
Tison Street – Variations for Flute, Guitar and Cello
William Sydeman – Three Emily Dickinson Songs
Chinary Ung – Tall Wind
Jordan Nobles – Aether
Judith Shatin – Gazebo Music
Ralph Vaughan Williams – selections from 10 Blake Songs
Dennis Riley – Summer Music
Tison Street – Variations for Flute, Guitar and Cello
William Sydeman – Three Emily Dickinson Songs
Chinary Ung – Tall Wind
Jordan Nobles – Aether
$5-$15 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: Matt Carlson + Jeff Witscher + Jason E Anderson
Saturday, March 18, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A night of experimental electronic music featuring Matt Carlson, Jeff Witscher, and Jason E Anderson.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Sound of Late: 2000 Moving Parts
Saturday, March 11, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Flutter Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
A contemporary harp composer and performer invites the audience to experience the customarily inaudible elements of this grand instrument.
$10
Austin Larkin: Metal Cups of Different Hues
Friday, March 10, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
$5-$15 suggested donation
The Sound Ensemble: Music for the Stage
Saturday, March 4, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Anthony Plog – Animal Ditties VII
Kevin Clark – The Burial of the Dead
Tom Baker – Three Songs
Christopher Gainey – No Sleep for the Wicked
Kevin Clark – The Burial of the Dead
Tom Baker – Three Songs
Christopher Gainey – No Sleep for the Wicked
$15/$10
Seattle Composers’ Salon: Arteaga, Bristow, Degraw & Scribner
Friday, March 3, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of music and discussion with Seattle composers Ivan Arteaga, Sheila Bristow, Blake Degraw, and S. Eric Scribner.
$5-$15 suggested donation
[CANCELLED] Seattle Composer Alliance Monthly Reading Session
Sunday, February 26, 2017 @ 1:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Seattle Pacific University, Crawford Music Building 211, Seattle, WA, United States
These sessions – open to the public, and all ages – are an opportunity for composers to work with performers and get real-time feedback.
Free (Free)