Genre-bender – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Spontaneous Combustion New Music Festival: The City of Tomorrow (Wind Quintet)
Tuesday, January 30, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Julia Wolfe – On Seven Star Shoes
Alex Temple – Thick Line
John Teske – Topographies
Hans Abrahamsen – Walden
Esa-Pekka Salonen – Memoria
Jacob Druckman – Delia Contente Che l'Alme Beatte
Alex Temple – Thick Line
John Teske – Topographies
Hans Abrahamsen – Walden
Esa-Pekka Salonen – Memoria
Jacob Druckman – Delia Contente Che l'Alme Beatte
$20 ($12 students w/ ID)
SCMS Family Concert: The Bremen Town Musicians
Saturday, January 27, 2018 @ 11:00am – 12:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A musical adaptation of the wonderful children's tale by the Brothers Grimm, ideal for children ages 5-10 and their parents and grandparents.
$12 (general admission seating)
Spontaneous Combustion New Music Festival: Hub New Music
Monday, January 22, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
18th & Union - An Arts Space, Seattle, WA, United States
The Seattle premiere performance by Boston's Hub New Music features the world premiere of a new major work by Robert Honstein.
$20
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: All That (Baroque) Jazz
Tuesday, January 9, 2018 @ 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)
Bach's Coffeehouse: All That (Baroque) Jazz
Sunday, January 7, 2018 @ 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
Saturday, January 6, 2018 @ 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)
Cornish Presents: Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble
Saturday, December 9, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A highly regarded, four-voice, all-woman ensemble that thrives on unique musical challenges and a genre-bending, contemporary repertoire.
$20 / $15 / $10 / $5
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: ¡Feliz (Baroque) Navidad!
Tuesday, December 5, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
A new program of music from 18th century Cuba, Mexico, Guatemala, and Bolivia, plus our famous Ugly Renaissance Baby Jesus contest!
$20 ($15 ages 21-29)
Bach's Lunch: Baroque Christmas Music from Latin America
Tuesday, December 5, 2017 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Seldom-heard Christmas works for soprano, strings, and continuo from 18th century Guatemala, Mexico, Cuba, and Bolivia.
Free
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: ¡Feliz (Baroque) Navidad!
Saturday, December 2, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Music from 18th century Cuba, Mexico, Guatemala, and Bolivia.
$25 / $20 / under 18 free
Music, Thanks, & Giving: A Benefit Concert of Healing & Love
Friday, November 24, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A benefit concert combatting discrimination, harassment, and hate.
Free
On the Boards: Pancho Villa From a Safe Distance
Sunday, November 19, 2017 @ 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
Kin of the Moon
Saturday, November 18, 2017 @ 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
Thursday, November 16, 2017 @ 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
Cornish Pivot Convocation: Frequency Ensemble
Thursday, November 16, 2017 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A short set from the Frequency Ensemble.
Free (Free)
Seattle Baroque Orchestra: Forces of Nature
Saturday, November 11, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Early music and new music intertwine like never before, including the world premiere of a concerto for electric theorbo by Seattle-based composer Aaron Grad.
$40 (students $20)
Cornish Pivot Convocation: Judith Hamann, interviewed by Ha-Yang Kim
Thursday, November 9, 2017 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Through electroacoustic and other innovation, cellist Judith Hamann transcends such genres as improvised, experimental, and popular music.
Free (Free)
Andy Akiho... at Emerald City Music
Saturday, October 28, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Akiho – Stop Speaking, for solo snare drum
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
$28-$43 ($10 w/ student ID)
Andy Akiho... at Emerald City Music
Friday, October 27, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Akiho – Stop Speaking, for solo snare drum
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
Akiho – 21, for cello and steel pan
Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin and piano
Akiho – Pillar IV, for percussion quartet
Akiho – Deciduous, for violin and steel pan
Golijov – Mariel, for cello and percussion
Akiho – NO one To kNOW one
$45 includes open bar; $10 students
Music of Today: Intercontinental Experimental Music Ensemble
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
A rare convergence of world-renowned musicians from four continents featuring Garth Knox, members of the 6 Tones, The Cuong Vu Trio , Bonnie Whiting, Richard Karpen, and Juan Pampin.
$15 ($10 students/seniors)