John Cage – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Whidbey's Saratoga Orchestra: Rhythms of Nature III
Saturday, April 6, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Greenbank Farm, Greenbank, WA, United States
Lauren Bernofsky
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Anacostia Journal for String Quartet
John Cage — Living Room Music
Alan Hovhaness — Mysterious Horse Before the Gate, Op. 205 (for trombone & percussion quartet)
Alan Hovhaness — Koke No Niwa ("Moss Garden"), Op. 181
Stacy Garrop — Solitude of Stars (arr. for for soprano sax & piano)
Traditional — Selected works (Okinawan music TBA)
John Cage — Living Room Music
Alan Hovhaness — Mysterious Horse Before the Gate, Op. 205 (for trombone & percussion quartet)
Alan Hovhaness — Koke No Niwa ("Moss Garden"), Op. 181
Stacy Garrop — Solitude of Stars (arr. for for soprano sax & piano)
Traditional — Selected works (Okinawan music TBA)
Free (donations welcome)
Meany Hall: Calder Quartet with Antoine Hunter's Urban Jazz Dance Company
Thursday, March 28, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Julius Eastman
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Joy Boy
John Cage — String Quartet in Four Parts
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130
Ludwig van Beethoven — Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
John Cage — String Quartet in Four Parts
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130
Ludwig van Beethoven — Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
$44-$59 ($10 UW student w/ID; ages 5-17 free)
UW Composition Studio with UW Modern Music Ensemble
Saturday, December 2, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Program includes works by
Nicholas Mendonsa,
Morton Feldman,
Arshia Ashari,
Galina Ustvolskaya,
Katherine Balch,
John Cage,
Melissa Wang,
Taylor James Bellamy, and
Earle Brown.
Free
Inverted Space: Bearing Fruit
Friday, June 16, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
John Cage
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Nocturne for Violin and Piano
John Cage — Six Melodies for Violin and Keyboard
Lou Harrison — Varied Trio for Violin, Piano, and Percussion
Vera Ivanova — Black Echo
Vera Ivanova — Karkata
Charles Corey — Courtship Dance of the Jungftak
Marcin Pączkowski — Selected works (new work for violin, piano, & percussion)
John Cage — Six Melodies for Violin and Keyboard
Lou Harrison — Varied Trio for Violin, Piano, and Percussion
Vera Ivanova — Black Echo
Vera Ivanova — Karkata
Charles Corey — Courtship Dance of the Jungftak
Marcin Pączkowski — Selected works (new work for violin, piano, & percussion)
$5-$15 donation at the door
Rhythms of Nature – A Celebration of Earth Day 2022
Sunday, April 24, 2022 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Oak Harbor First United Methodist Church, Oak Harbor, WA, United States
John Cage
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Child of Tree
Frederic Rzewski — To the Earth
John Luther Adams — The Light that Fills the World
Russell Wharton — Kingdoms
Frederic Rzewski — To the Earth
John Luther Adams — The Light that Fills the World
Russell Wharton — Kingdoms
Free
Rhythms of Nature – A Celebration of Earth Day 2022
Saturday, April 23, 2022 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Little Brown Church, Clinton, WA, USA
John Cage
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Child of Tree
Frederic Rzewski — To the Earth
John Luther Adams — The Light that Fills the World
Russell Wharton — Kingdoms
Frederic Rzewski — To the Earth
John Luther Adams — The Light that Fills the World
Russell Wharton — Kingdoms
Free
Town Music: Catalyst Quartet – Celebrating 10 years of musical innovation
Tuesday, April 12, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Program includes works by
Franz Joseph Haydn,
Terry Riley,
Anton Webern,
John Cage,
Joan Tower,
Andy Akiho,
Billy Childs,
Angélica Negrón,
Kevin Puts,
Kaoru Ishibashi (Kishi Bashi),
Caroline Shaw,
Paquito D'Rivera, and
Jessie Montgomery.
$25 online or in-person (ages 22 & under free)
Emerald City Music: Evolution
Saturday, February 26, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Domenico Scarlatti
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Keyboard Sonata in A major, K. 212
Maurice Ravel — Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55 (I. Ondine)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
Philip Glass — Étude No. 2
John Cage — Sonatas and Interludes (Sonata No. 1; Interlude No. 3; Sonata No. 5)
Thomas Tallis — Felix Namque II FVB 110
Frédéric Chopin — Polonaise No. 6 in A-flat major, Op. 53 "Héroïque"
Maurice Ravel — Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55 (I. Ondine)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
Philip Glass — Étude No. 2
John Cage — Sonatas and Interludes (Sonata No. 1; Interlude No. 3; Sonata No. 5)
Thomas Tallis — Felix Namque II FVB 110
Frédéric Chopin — Polonaise No. 6 in A-flat major, Op. 53 "Héroïque"
$34 ($55 premium seats)
Emerald City Music: Evolution
Friday, February 25, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Domenico Scarlatti
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Keyboard Sonata in A major, K. 212
Maurice Ravel — Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55 (I. Ondine)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
Philip Glass — Étude No. 2
John Cage — Sonatas and Interludes (Sonata No. 1; Interlude No. 3; Sonata No. 5)
Thomas Tallis — Felix Namque II FVB 110
Frédéric Chopin — Polonaise No. 6 in A-flat major, Op. 53 "Héroïque"
Maurice Ravel — Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55 (I. Ondine)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
Philip Glass — Étude No. 2
John Cage — Sonatas and Interludes (Sonata No. 1; Interlude No. 3; Sonata No. 5)
Thomas Tallis — Felix Namque II FVB 110
Frédéric Chopin — Polonaise No. 6 in A-flat major, Op. 53 "Héroïque"
$55
Saratoga Orchestra: PNW Percussion on the Rock – Final Concert
Sunday, July 11, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Langley United Methodist Church, Langley, WA, United States
Culminating concert of Saratoga Orchestra's 4-day percussion workshop & festival, featuring the Orchestra's percussionists. Program to include works by John Cage, Alan Hovhaness, Johanna Beyer, Carlos Chávez, & more.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
Wayward Music Series: Inverted Space Ensemble – Reflected Duality
Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An eclectic program performed on instruments ranging from toy piano to string quartets featuring music by Luke Fitzpatrick, Jeff Bowen, John Cage, György Kurtág, Robert Ashley, and La Monte Young.
$5-$15 donation
UW Modern Music Ensemble: Webern, Cage, & Neuwirth
Wednesday, December 5, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Anton Webern – Concerto for Nine Instruments, Op. 24
Krzysztof Penderecki – Clarinet Quartet
Morton Feldman – For Franz Kline
John Cage – Living Room Music
Olga Neuwirth – Marsyas II
Krzysztof Penderecki – Clarinet Quartet
Morton Feldman – For Franz Kline
John Cage – Living Room Music
Olga Neuwirth – Marsyas II
Free
Heath/Asplund Duo: An Evening of Modern/Postmodern Art Song
Thursday, May 31, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Music for soprano with piano and viola by Cage, Ligeti, Ives, Messiaen, Webern, Lutosawski, Christian Asplund, and Jarrad Powell.
$5-$15 donation
Earth Day Tribute with the Ecco Chamber Ensemble
Saturday, April 21, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Resonance Events, Bellevue, WA, United States
Music by Apziazu, Cage, Cardew, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, DeLio, Fauré, Lilly, Lucier, Rodrigo, Takemitsu, Vaughan Williams, Wilson, and the premiere of H2O by Seattle composer Sarah Bassingthwaighte.
$20-$25
Inverted Space Ensemble: Cage, Ligeti, Stockhausen
Friday, January 26, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Cage – Freeman Etudes for solo violin (Book 1)
Ligeti – Études for solo piano (Book 1)
Stockhausen – Plus Minus
Ligeti – Études for solo piano (Book 1)
Stockhausen – Plus Minus
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Helen Pridmore & friends
Thursday, January 18, 2018 @ 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
Jesse Myers: To Sober & Quiet the Mind
Friday, January 12, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of spacious solo piano works from the masters of time and space – Arvo Pärt, Morton Feldman, and more
$5-$15 suggested donation
UW Percussion Ensemble: John Cage – 'The City Wears a Slouch Hat'
Friday, December 1, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A theatrical version of Cage's recently-discovered radio play The City Wears a Slouch Hat, pairing his vintage music with new music by UW composition students.
$10
UW Modern Ensemble: Player's Choice
Friday, May 26, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Studio Theater at Meany Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Louis Andriessen – Worker's Union
Luciano Berio – Air
John Cage – Music for Amplified Toy Pianos
Marcelo Delgado – Colores congelados
Kaija Saariaho – Mirrors
Karen Tanaka – Invisible Curve
Luciano Berio – Air
John Cage – Music for Amplified Toy Pianos
Marcelo Delgado – Colores congelados
Kaija Saariaho – Mirrors
Karen Tanaka – Invisible Curve
$10
UW Modern Ensemble with Stephen Drury, guest conductor
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
John Zorn – Cobra
Earle Brown – Tracking Pierrot
Morton Feldman – The Viola in My Life 1
Christian Wolff – Exercise #2, and selections from Micro Exercises
Earle Brown – Tracking Pierrot
Morton Feldman – The Viola in My Life 1
Christian Wolff – Exercise #2, and selections from Micro Exercises
$10
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