Experimental – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Wayward Music Series: Inverted Space Ensemble – 'Twin Peaks' a la Partch
Friday, March 29, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A new sound to an already innovative score.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: FHTAGN + Andrew Quitter + Blood Rhythms
Thursday, March 28, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
The joining of an experimental chamber ensemble, tape collage and synth techniques, and a brass/drone ensemble.
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Symphony: Contemporary Music Marathon, Act III – Daybreak
Sunday, March 24, 2019 @ 8:00am – 5:00pm (PDT)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Octave 9 comes alive with an eclectic variety of music, from familiar names to new discoveries.
$75
Seattle Symphony: Contemporary Music Marathon, Act II – Dreams
Sunday, March 24, 2019 @ 12:00am – 8:00am (PDT)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Marcin Pączkowski turns your dreams into an interactive sound installation from midnight to 7:00am, followed by a performance of John Luther Adams’ songbirdsongs at daybreak.
$75
Seattle Symphony: Contemporary Music Marathon, Act I – Nightfall
Saturday, March 23, 2019 @ 5:00pm – 12:00am (PDT)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A night of virtuosic performances by genre-defying artists and composers, featuring the Seattle Chamber Players, Maria Männistö (soprano), Eric Jacobs (clarinet), Seth Parker Woods (cello), Cristina Valdés (piano), Inbal Segev (cello), and Jacob Greenberg (piano).
$75
Wayward Music Series: Mother Tongue
Friday, March 22, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A two-headed art making machine specializing in post-disciplinary creation, with guest artists poet, dancer, and trumpeter.
$5-$15 donation
An Index of Possibility feat. EarthToneSkyTone
Thursday, March 21, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Fred Wildlife Refuge, Seattle, WA, United States
Ethereal melodies, meditative ostinatos, and explosive waves of sound. A night of mesmerizing lights and percussion music transforming Robert Honstein's six-movement An Index of Possibility into a multimedia experience.
$10 ($15 @ door)
Woodland Theater: Mike Gamble’s MultiMeteorchestra, Erin Jorgensen, & Simon Henneman
Saturday, March 16, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
Woodland Theater, Seattle, WA, United States
A quartet of diverse instrumentation, plus solo sets from marimbist Erin Jorgensen and guitarist Simon Henneman.
$10-$20 sliding scale
Emerald City Music: Reich's Music for 18 Musicians
Saturday, March 2, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Reich – Music for 18 Musicians
$28-$43 (students $10)
Cornish Percussion Ensemble at the Jack Straw Cultural Center
Saturday, March 2, 2019 @ 6:00pm – 7:15pm (PST)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
David Lang’s Little Eye for percussion quartet and cello, plus music by Jessie Marino, Elliot Cole, Sarah Hennies, David Lang, Alessandro Rovegno, and Greg Campbell.
Free (Free)
Emerald City Music: Reich's Music for 18 Musicians Night (re)Cap
Friday, March 1, 2019 @ 10:30pm – 11:55pm (PST)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
A late-night format enhanced with intimate lighting and a casual setting: snag a chair, bring pillows, dance, walk around; just be yourself!
$45 ($10 students)
Emerald City Music: Reich's Music for 18 Musicians
Friday, March 1, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Reich – Music for 18 Musicians
$45 ($10 students)
Music of Today DXARTS: Until Spring
Thursday, February 28, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Morton Subotnick – A Sky of Cloudless Sulphur (8-channel tape)
James Wenlock – Three Changes (Ambisonic soundtrack)
Clayton Kinney – Splang (Ambisonic soundtrack)
Daniel Peterson – Vanishing Portals (Ambisonic soundtrack)
Wei Yang – Panta Rhei (Ambisonic soundtrack)
Ewa Trębacz – Inanna Descending (Ambisonic sound and variable ensemble)
James Wenlock – Three Changes (Ambisonic soundtrack)
Clayton Kinney – Splang (Ambisonic soundtrack)
Daniel Peterson – Vanishing Portals (Ambisonic soundtrack)
Wei Yang – Panta Rhei (Ambisonic soundtrack)
Ewa Trębacz – Inanna Descending (Ambisonic sound and variable ensemble)
$15 ($10 student/senior)
The Daphnes: 'Braids of Kabuya'
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
North City Bistro & Wine Shop, Shoreline , WA, United States
An unconventional trio performing their unique sound of chamber jazz from their new album, Braids of Kabuya.
$10
Piano Drop
Saturday, February 23, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
50 years ago, an upright piano was dropped from a helicopter near Duvall, Washington. Now, 16 composers and performers have created new works for this unique instrument... or what remains of it!
Free
Shara Nova (My Brightest Diamond): 'A Million And One'
Saturday, February 23, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA, United States
Shara Nova blends elements of rock, art pop, and chamber music into a sound totally her own.
$18
Wayward Music Series: Kurdish Rhythm & Free Improvisation
Friday, February 22, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of free improvisations based on Kurdish rhythms, featuring percussion virtuoso Ahmad Yousefbeigi, Arrington de Dionyso, and Amy Denio.
$5-$15 donation
Cornish Presents: Kin of the Moon – A New Phase
Friday, February 22, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Ewa Trębacz – Winter After Times of Fire
Heather Bentley – Amage #2
Heather Bentley – Amage #2
$15 / $10 / $5 / Cornish faculty/students free
Wayward Music Series: Noel Kennon – 'just fog'
Thursday, February 21, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Music that investigates the natural relationships of overtones over long durational structures.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Stefan Maier, Chloe Alexandra Thompson, Marcus Price
Saturday, February 16, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Three experimental artists and curators present a series of works ranging from process-based performances to custom software rearranging computer-assisted improvisations.
$5-$15 donation