Experimental – Upcoming Concerts
The Sound Ensemble: Kammermusik
Saturday, October 14, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Darius Milhaud – Symphonie de Chambre: I. Le Printemps, Op. 43
Michael Djupstrom – To the Eastern Sea
Darius Milhaud – Symphonie de Chambre: II. Pastorale, Op. 49
Judd Greenstein – At the End of a Really Great Day
Darius Milhaud – Symphonie de Chambre; III. Sérénade, Op. 71
James Falzone – In a World of One Color... The Sound of Wind
Paul Hindemith – Kammermusik I
Michael Djupstrom – To the Eastern Sea
Darius Milhaud – Symphonie de Chambre: II. Pastorale, Op. 49
Judd Greenstein – At the End of a Really Great Day
Darius Milhaud – Symphonie de Chambre; III. Sérénade, Op. 71
James Falzone – In a World of One Color... The Sound of Wind
Paul Hindemith – Kammermusik I
$15 (under age 12 free)
Seattle Phonographers Union at Georgetown Steam Plant
Friday, October 27, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Georgetown Steam Plant, Seattle, WA, United States
A performance using sounds that are recorded in, or evocative of, the Georgetown Steam Plant.
$25
Sound of Late: Steelworks
Saturday, October 28, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Flutter Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
Somei Satoh – Birds in Warped Time II
Anna Clyne – Beauty
Giacinto Scelsi – Kho-Lho
Sarah Kirkland Snider – Thread and Fray (West Coast premiere)
Noel Kennon – New Work (world premiere)
Anna Clyne – Steelworks (West Coast premiere)
Anna Clyne – Beauty
Giacinto Scelsi – Kho-Lho
Sarah Kirkland Snider – Thread and Fray (West Coast premiere)
Noel Kennon – New Work (world premiere)
Anna Clyne – Steelworks (West Coast premiere)
$15 includes open bar ($5 students)
On the Boards: Pancho Villa From a Safe Distance
Thursday, November 16, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
On the Boards, Seattle, WA, United States
An experimental chamber opera examining the Mexican and Mexican-American impact on the culture and politics of West Texas, contributing to the conversation about borders and the limitations of the concept of delineated states.
$12-$30
Kin of the Moon
Saturday, November 18, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An innovative program of new electroacoustic and acoustic music that transcends genre and classification.
$5-$15 donation
On the Boards: Pancho Villa From a Safe Distance
Sunday, November 19, 2028 @ 5:00pm – 7:30pm (PST)
On the Boards, Seattle, WA, United States
An experimental chamber opera examining the Mexican and Mexican-American impact on the culture and politics of West Texas, contributing to the conversation about borders and the limitations of the concept of delineated states.
$12-$30
DXARTS presents: Jonty Harrison’s 'Voyages'
Tuesday, November 28, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of new works of sonic and visual art exploring state-of-the-art technologies as instruments of poetry and artistic discovery.
$15 ($10 students/seniors)
On the Boards: Phil Kline’s Unsilent Night
Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
On the Boards, Seattle, WA, United States
Gather in the lobby of On the Boards, simultaneously press “play,” and hit the streets in a wash of shimmering electronica.
Free (Free)
Scores of Sound: Day 2
Thursday, December 7, 2028 @ 10:00am – 9:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An all-day festival including performances from many ensembles and genres, including jazz, classical, new music, African drumming, and Gamelan.
Free (Free)
Wayward Music Series: David Haney + FHTAGN: String Fury
Friday, December 15, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A reckless carnage of harmonic versus melodic instrumentation.
$10 donation
Wayward Music Series: Seattle Phonographers Union
Saturday, December 23, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Explore the ways in which we recognize, differentiate, map and navigate our sonic environment.
$5-$15 donation
Wayne Horvitz and Sweeter Than the Day/Robin Holcomb
Thursday, December 28, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PST)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Original compositions by Wayne Horvitz and Robin Holcomb.
$15
Wayward Music Series: 1_lu_1 + Neil Welch + Jacobson/Sinibaldi
Friday, December 29, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of improvised creative music.
$5-$15 donation
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: All That (Baroque) Jazz
Friday, January 5, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Croatian Cultural Center NW, Anacortes, WA, United States
A fun, illuminating, breathtaking exploration of Baroque repertoire from Italy, England, Germany, and Poland.
$25 (students & children FREE)
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: All That (Baroque) Jazz
Saturday, January 6, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
A fun, illuminating, breathtaking exploration of Baroque repertoire from Italy, England, Germany, and Poland.
$20-$25 (18 & under FREE)
Wayward Music Series: Pink Void + Noisegasm + OwL-Dent
Saturday, January 6, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening including: Experimental soul. Crux trinket. Everything is a toy. Whirlpools. Sometimes finds ghost voices. And more.
$5-$15 donation
Bach's Coffeehouse: All That (Baroque) Jazz
Sunday, January 7, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Everett, WA, United States
A fun, illuminating, breathtaking exploration of Baroque repertoire from Italy, England, Germany, and Poland.
$25 ($20 65+ and under 30)
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: All That (Baroque) Jazz
Tuesday, January 9, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
A fun, illuminating, breathtaking exploration of Baroque repertoire from Italy, England, Germany, and Poland.
$20 ($15 age 21-30)
Wayward Music Series: February + Tiny Ghost
Thursday, January 11, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Premiering five pieces that seek to challenge the musical range of the double bass. Plus, Tiny Ghost challenges what they think they know about free and improvised music.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Helen Pridmore & friends
Thursday, January 18, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Exploring graphic scores by John Cage and Earle Brown — music to see and to hear, with visual interpretation of the score as a crucial part of the performance.
$5-$15 donation