Cornish Presents – Upcoming Concerts
Celebration of Song
Sunday, February 15, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Student and faculty singers from Cornish College of the Arts present an evening of vocal music from the lyric stage. The evening features members of the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Adam Stern.
$10 (students $5; Cornish students free)
Master Class: New West Guitar Group
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A master class by the cutting-edge guitar ensemble New West Guitar Group. Open to the public.
Free
Lim + Watras + Vu +Poor
Sunday, March 29, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An exciting musical collaboration teams up chamber music greats Michael Jinsoo Lim (violin) and Melia Watras (viola) with jazz artists Cuong Vu (trumpet) and Ted Poor (drums) to perform an evening of new written and improvised music.
$10-$20
An Evening with Dawn Clement
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist/composer Dawn Clement presents a special concert featuring a set of her new works for string quartet and voice, as well as a set of solo piano improvisations.
$10-$20
Benjamin Verdery
Friday, April 17, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Hailed for his innovative and eclectic musical career, classical guitarist and composer Benjamin Verdery performs at Cornish in conjunction with the 2015 Northwest Guitar Festival.
$15-$25
Cornish Presents: IWO Flute Quartet
Monday, October 12, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
IWO Flute Quartet (Sydney Carlson, Leonard Garrison, Jennifer Rhyne and Paul Taub) will perform a program that includes Second Grand Quartet for Sixteen Flutes – The White Labyrinth by Harvey Sollberger and Song and Dance by Seattle composer Angelique Poteat.
Free
Master Class: Camilla Hoitenga and Jean-Baptiste Barrière
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Camilla Hoitenga (flute) and Jean-Baptiste Barrière (composer/electronic musician) demonstrate and discuss their collaborative work. Free and open to the public.
Free
Camilla Hoitenga and Jean-Baptiste Barriere
Thursday, October 15, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A multi-media concert with composer/sound designer Jean-Baptiste Barrière, featuring breathtaking electronic music for flute, electronics and video.
$5-$20
Cornish Presents Gamelan Pacifica: Music for Gamelan and String Quartet
Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An unusual chamber music concert featuring premieres of several new works by Seattle composers Marguerite Brown, Stephen Fandrich, Jessika Kenney and Eyvind Kang.
$5-$20
Peace Symphony by Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky featuring Nouveau Classical Project
Friday, December 4, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky) weaves together a sound and visual portrait of one of the most powerful moments of the 20th Century.
$24-$34
Master class: Stuart Dempster
Tuesday, February 2, 2027 @ 1:00pm – 2:30pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Composer/trombonist and UW Professor Emeritus Stuart Dempster discusses his composition work and his history with Cornish.
Free
Cornish Presents: StuART Fest
Saturday, February 6, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Renowned trombonist Stuart Dempster in a concert of his own compositions with Paul Taub, Tom Varner, Janice Giteck, Julian Priester, and William O. Smith.
$5-$20
Master class: Morgan Smith
Sunday, March 7, 2027 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
One of America's top young baritones today, Morgan Smith returns to Cornish to present a master class for classical vocalists.
Free
A Tribute to Janice Giteck
Monday, April 12, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Performances and presentations by long-time "Janice-collaborators" Paul Taub, Roger Nelson, Matt Kocmieroski, Laura DeLuca, Walter Gray, and many more.
$5-$10
Master class: Friction Quartet
Wednesday, April 21, 2027 @ 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A quartet with an established reputation for edgy programming and exhilarating performance of contemporary string quartets presents a master class for students and the public.
Free
Friction Quartet
Wednesday, April 21, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Friction Quartet has a reputation for edgy programming and exhilarating performance of contemporary string quartets.
$5-$20
Racer @ Cornish
Sunday, September 26, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Cornish College of the Arts - Kerry Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Racer sessions at Cornish – special event! Free and open to the public.
Free
Master class: Bora Yoon & King Britt
Wednesday, November 3, 2027 @ 2:30pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Korean-American composer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist Bora Yoon presents a master class with electronic producer/DJ King Britt.
Free (Free)
Cornish Presents: Bora Yoon
Thursday, November 4, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A passionately interdisciplinary artist who conjures audiovisual soundscapes using digital devices, voice, and found objects and instruments from a variety of cultures and historical centuries.
$10-$20
Cornish Presents: Inverted Space
Friday, November 12, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Two continuous sets of music from Anthony Braxton and Morton Feldman.
$10-$20
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