Experimental – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Wayward Music Series: Beth Fleenor – Straight to the Heart
Saturday, May 18, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Tiny pies and delectable treats, meditation, and catharsis combine with live music, video, and light in a two hour ritual experience.
$5-$15 donation
TORCH: Passages – A Fable in Six Cycles
Wednesday, May 22, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Triple Door, Seattle, WA, United States
A multimedia event commenting on contemporary anxieties about security and immigration through six circular loops of imagery and sound, with a heavy emphasis on slapstick humor and absurdity.
$25
Wayward Music Series: Karl Fousek, Norm Chambers, & RM Francis
Thursday, May 30, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Three electronic music artists with styles ranging from generative composition, to drone and minimalism, to synthesis techniques specific to the history of computer music.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Inverted Space Ensemble – Reflected Duality
Friday, May 31, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An eclectic program performed on instruments ranging from toy piano to string quartets featuring music by Luke Fitzpatrick, Jeff Bowen, John Cage, György Kurtág, Robert Ashley, and La Monte Young.
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Modern Orchestra: Erin Gee’s Mouthpieces
Saturday, June 15, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Erin Gee – Mouthpiece II
Erin Gee – Mouthpiece Remix
Erin Gee – Mouthpiece (segment of the 4th letter)
Erin Gee – Mouthpiece XXIX
Erin Gee – Mouthpiece X
Kaija Saariaho – Aer
Erin Gee – Mouthpiece Remix
Erin Gee – Mouthpiece (segment of the 4th letter)
Erin Gee – Mouthpiece XXIX
Erin Gee – Mouthpiece X
Kaija Saariaho – Aer
$25 ($15 seniors, $10 students)
Wayward Music Series: Lotus Lungs + Welch + Coulter/Freedlund
Saturday, June 22, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Improvised acoustic and electric sets from three innovative and accomplished guitarists; acoustic solo works for soprano, tenor and bass saxophones; and free improv for voice and trombone.
$5-$15 donation at the door
Wayward Music Series: Twenty Six Minutes Equals One Day
Wednesday, July 10, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A worldwide, collaborative project that features field recordings and pictures from all over the globe.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Neal Kosaly-Meyer's 'Gradus…'
Saturday, July 13, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A piano composition in perpetual progress. The score in a nutshell is: “learn to play the piano one note at a time.”
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Rich Pellegrin & Neil Welch
Wednesday, July 17, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Having played together for a decade as part of the Rich Pellegrin Quintet, saxophonist Neil Welch and pianist Rich Pellegrin perform together for the first time as a duo casting light on abstract sound/silences through various means.
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Improvised Music Festival: Holland Andrews, Ambrosia Bardos, & Ebony Miranda
Friday, July 19, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Three improvisational artists explore sound for voice, electronics, and cello ranging from expansive loops to pre-composed material.
$5-$20 donation
Wayward Music Series: The Alchemy of Improvisation
Wednesday, July 31, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Blending genres and styles into a tapestry of improvised music aimed at representing the mystical qualities of life and sound.
$5-$15 donation
Beetle Box at Substation
Wednesday, August 21, 2030 @ 8:30pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
Substation, Seattle, WA, United States
Beetle Box is an experimental composer, keyboardist, and solo artist who creates original, piano-centered electronic music for live performance.
$10
Wayward Music Series: Bassett, Samara, Suzuki, Krausbauer, Kelley, & Millis
Thursday, August 22, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Touring duos Marcia Bassett & Samara Lubelski (NYC), and Kaori Suzuki & John Krausbauer (Oakland) perform at the Chapel Performance Space with Seattle’s Greg Kelley & Rob Millis.
$8-$15 suggested donation at the door
Beetle Box at Tim’s Tavern
Thursday, August 22, 2030 @ 9:15pm – 11:15pm (PDT)
Tim's Tavern, Seattle, WA, United States
Beetle Box is an experimental composer, keyboardist, and solo artist who creates original, piano-centered electronic music for live performance.
$10
Wayward Music Series: Kyte Mika & Peter Colclasure
Saturday, August 24, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Post-classical composers and pianists play original work aiming for a soothing, ambient, and beautiful sonic landscape.
$10 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: Jason E Anderson + RM Francis
Saturday, September 7, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jason E Anderson presents CORM (Consequence of Recursive Memory) for voice and computer, comprised of prepared texts spoken by the performer in dialogue with a computer. RM Francis opens the evening with new computer synthesis work.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: Bleeps+Loops – Space
Friday, September 13, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
The soundtrack to your individual meditations will be provided by a collective of modular synthesists whose individual acts will overlap to create a continuous sonic experience.
$5-$15 donation
Tale Retold, by Emerald City Music
Friday, September 13, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Old meets new in the retelling of Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale as a cast of NYC Ballet dancers join forces with librettist Mark Campbell, followed by an edgy world premiere by Seattle’s own Angelique Poteat.
$45 ($10 students)
Tale Retold, by Emerald City Music
Saturday, September 14, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Old meets new in the retelling of Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale as a cast of NYC Ballet dancers join forces with librettist Mark Campbell, followed by an edgy world premiere by Seattle’s own Angelique Poteat.
$28-$43 ($10 students)
Ascend Ascend: A Poetic Performance with Janaka Stucky & Lori Goldston
Friday, September 20, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
All Pilgrims Church, Seattle, WA, United States
An immersive, multidisciplinary performance involving light, scent, and sound by mystic poet/performer Janaka Stucky and cellist/composer Lori Goldston.
$18.50 / $45