Minimalist – Past Concerts
Seattle Symphony: 'Bells' – Piano & Electronics
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist Anthony Romaniuk’s performs repertoire from his 2020 album Bells, while composer Scott Worthington adds electronic soundscapes to works by Henry Purcell, Philip Glass, György Ligeti, & more.
Ticket price TBD
Meany Center: Third Coast Percussion/Movement Art Is
Thursday, April 14, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Disparate styles of street dance are paired with new music by Jlin & Tyondai Braxton, as well as TCP's critically acclaimed arrangement of Philip Glass’ Águas da Amazônia.
$65 (subscriptions available)
Cappella Romana: Arvo Pärt – 'Kanon Pokajanen' – The Kanon of Repentance
Friday, February 25, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Cappella Romana performs Arvo Pärt’s largest a cappella choral work, the Kanon Pokajanen – an expansive musical meditation on the true meaning of repentance.
$30-$50
Seattle Symphony: The Music of John Adams
Saturday, January 8, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
John Adams conducts the SSO in this program of 3 of his own works: Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?, featuring pianist Jeremy Denk; the Hollywood-inspired City Noir; & Short Ride in a Fast Machine.
Ticket price TBD
Seattle Symphony: The Music of John Adams
Thursday, January 6, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
John Adams conducts the SSO in this program of 3 of his own works: Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?, featuring pianist Jeremy Denk; the Hollywood-inspired City Noir; & Short Ride in a Fast Machine.
Ticket price TBD
UW Modern Music Ensemble
Monday, December 6, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Louis Andriessen – Dubbelspoor for piano, harpsichord, celesta, & vibraphone/glockenspiel
Sylvano Bussotti – Selections from Sette Fogli: una collezione occulta
Pauline Oliveros – Elemental Gallop for flute, piano, cello, & voice
Frederic Rzewski – Spots for 4 instruments
Julius Eastman – Joy Boy
Sylvano Bussotti – Selections from Sette Fogli: una collezione occulta
Pauline Oliveros – Elemental Gallop for flute, piano, cello, & voice
Frederic Rzewski – Spots for 4 instruments
Julius Eastman – Joy Boy
Free
[CANCELLED] Wayward Music Series: Beetlebox
Saturday, November 6, 2021 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Electroacoustic music from composer/keyboardist Beetlebox, featuring live piano sounds intricately intertwined with homemade software synthesizers & interactive computer accompaniment.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Northwest Sinfonietta: Autumn Ascending
Sunday, October 10, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Pioneer Park Pavilion, Puyallup, WA, United States
Max Richter – "Autumn" from Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Louise Farrenc – Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Louise Farrenc – Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36
$45 ($10 youth; other discounts available)
Northwest Sinfonietta: Autumn Ascending
Saturday, October 9, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Rialto Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Max Richter – "Autumn" from Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Louise Farrenc – Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Louise Farrenc – Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36
$25-$55 ($10 youth)
Ear Taxi Festival Mainstage Concerts: Peter Ferry, percussion
Monday, October 4, 2021 @ 9:45am – 10:30am (PDT)
Online and in-person
Marc Mellits – Zodiac for solo marimba
Marc Mellits – Parkland for solo vibraphone
Marc Mellits – Stick for solo snare drum
Marc Mellits – Parkland for solo vibraphone
Marc Mellits – Stick for solo snare drum
Free (Free)
Icicle Creek Chamber Music Festival: Concert 9
Friday, July 23, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Trio in E-flat major, K. 498 "Kegelstatt Trio"
Todd Cochran – Soul-Bird for clarinet & piano
Steve Reich – Quartet for Two Pianos & Two Vibraphones
Todd Cochran – Soul-Bird for clarinet & piano
Steve Reich – Quartet for Two Pianos & Two Vibraphones
$10-$20 ($10-$25 in-person)
Weather
Monday, February 24, 2020 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Michael Gordon – Weather One
Eve Beglarian – Until it Blazes
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude
James Holt – Prelude
Eve Beglarian – Until it Blazes
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude
James Holt – Prelude
$25 ($12 students & under 25)
Mostly Nordic & Emerald Ensemble: Mother Sweden
Sunday, February 23, 2020 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
A collection of pieces from various Swedish composers that demonstrate why Sweden has long been a cornerstone of the choral tradition.
$30 / $25 / $10
High Right Now
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Programmatic, minimalist music of composers Brian Lawlor and Benjamin Marx, performed by supergroup of local players in an otherworldly, ritualistic environment.
$20
Groupmuse House Concert: Beethoven & Glass
Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Private Home in Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA, United States
Philip Glass — String Quartet No. 3 "Mishima"
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 7, Op. 59, No. 1 "Razumovsky"
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 7, Op. 59, No. 1 "Razumovsky"
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Tale Retold, by Emerald City Music
Saturday, September 14, 2019 @ 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)
Tale Retold, by Emerald City Music
Friday, September 13, 2019 @ 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)
Good Vibes Only
Friday, August 30, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Washington Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An ace team of Northwest musicians presents a one-night-only end-of-summer concert of music for marimbas and vibraphones in a mesmerizing environment at Seattle's historic Washington Hall.
$25
Beetle Box at Tim’s Tavern
Thursday, August 22, 2019 @ 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
Beetle Box at Substation
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 @ 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
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