Genre-bender – Upcoming Concerts
Northwest Folklife: Seattle Mandolin Orchestra
Monday, May 27, 2030 @ 11:45am – 12:15pm (PDT)
Seattle Center Armory | Center Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Showcasing the entire mandolin family, including mandolins, mandolas, mandocellos, and mandobass.
Free (Suggested donation: $10 per person, per day ($20 per family))
Wayward Music Series: Feder / Gilleran / Han = Recess
Thursday, June 13, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Guitarist Janet Feder (Denver), drummer Jen Gilleran, and pianist James Han reunite for an evening of compositions and improvisations based on structure, film, weather patterns, and politics. Maybe.
$5-$15 at the door
Brass Band Northwest: Celebration!
Saturday, June 15, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
An exciting program showcasing works from the stage, film, and other genres – including a performance from a young cornetist.
$10 suggested donation
American Iranian Friendship Council presents Sahba Motallebi & Rahim AlHaj
Friday, June 21, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA, United States
Two leading virtuosi of Iranian traditional and classical music collaborate for a special performance.
$47-$78
Opera On Tap: Crosses Over… Again… Once More (With Feeling)
Wednesday, June 26, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Palace Theatre & Art Bar, Seattle, WA, United States
Co-hosted by managing divas Robert McPherson and Ksenia Popova with your favorites from the OOT crew – plus friends from the ever-lustrous Seattle musical theatre scene.
$7 ($10 at the door)
Island Consort presents: Rich Pellegrin, piano
Saturday, June 29, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Crawford House, Langley, WA, United States
Solo piano improvisations in the vein of beloved 20th-century composers such as Claude Debussy, Dmitri Shostakovich, Bela Bartok, Benjamin Britten, and Sergei Prokofiev.
$20 suggested 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
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Summer Chamber Music Extravaganza
Saturday, July 20, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Featuring new music from all around the world in a variety of genres.
$13-$20 (kids FREE)
Wayward Music Series: Symbion Project + Dahliia
Saturday, July 20, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A mix of three electronic artists who use Japanese koto, modular synthesis, field recordings, ultrasonic audio/visual projections, musique concrète, drone tones, and modular synthesizers with spatialized sound processing.
$10-$15 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
Northwest Film Forum Puget Soundtrack: Postcard from the Badlands present 'Naer Vaer'
Sunday, August 4, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, WA, United States
Music that explores the intersection of Americana, modern chamber music, and instrumental rock, alongside footage representing themes of creation, community, conquest, migration, labor and play.
$16 ($13 NWFF members)
Wayward Music Series: McDonas, Denio, & Boshnack
Saturday, August 17, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Three musicians approach music with precision and abandon, fierceness and joy as they explore the infinite possibilities of their instruments and their relationship to each other.
$5-$15 donation
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
Olympic Music Festival: Midsummer Gala feat. Musicians from GardenMusic
Saturday, August 24, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Northwest Maritime Center, Port Townsend, WA, United States
The party of the summer overlooks Port Townsend Bay and features a dazzling arrangement of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.
$60 (age 7-12 free)
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
Olympic Music Festival: Midsummer Gala feat. Musicians from GardenMusic
Sunday, August 25, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Northwest Maritime Center, Port Townsend, WA, United States
The party of the summer overlooks Port Townsend Bay and features a dazzling arrangement of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.
$60 (age 7-12 free)
Port Townsend Summer Band 2019 Season Finale
Sunday, August 25, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Chetzemoka Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Ernesto Cavallini's Adagio and Tarantella for solo clarinet and band, music by Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein, and more!
Free
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