Contemporary (1945+) – Upcoming Concerts
Woodinville Concert Band: Celebration!
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Juanita High School, Kirkland, WA, United States
Program includes works by
Joseph Curiale,
Leroy Anderson,
Brian Balmages,
James Curnow,
William Latham,
Robert W. Smith,
Julie Giroux,
Clifton Williams,
Randall Standridge,
Patrick Doyle, and
Sean O'Loughlin.
Free (RSVP available; $15 suggested donation)
American Composers Orchestra & Boston Lyric Opera: An American Soldier
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
Perelman Performing Arts Center, New York, NY, United States
Huang Ruo
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An American Soldier
(NYC premiere; libretto by Danny Chen)
$54-$148
MATA Festival 2024 Closing Night: Open Waters
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Fotografiska Museum New York City, New York, NY, United States
Anthony R. Green
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Connections
Wenbin Lyu — Duke's Fantasy I
Mariel Teran — Manos de Tierra
Philip Glass — Águas da Amazônia (arr. Olivier Glissant / world premiere)
Wenbin Lyu — Duke's Fantasy I
Mariel Teran — Manos de Tierra
Philip Glass — Águas da Amazônia (arr. Olivier Glissant / world premiere)
$45
Classical Keys NYC: Violinist Zoë Martin-Doike & Pianist Daniel Colalillo
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
Klavierhaus, New York, NY, United States
Lili Boulanger
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Nocturne
Lili Boulanger — Cortège
Lili Boulanger — D'un matin de printemps ("Of a Spring Morning")
Kevin Puts — "IV. Air for Violin and Piano" from Four Airs
Claude Debussy — Violin Sonata in G minor, L. 140
Ludwig van Beethoven — Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer" ("Bridgetower")
Lili Boulanger — Cortège
Lili Boulanger — D'un matin de printemps ("Of a Spring Morning")
Kevin Puts — "IV. Air for Violin and Piano" from Four Airs
Claude Debussy — Violin Sonata in G minor, L. 140
Ludwig van Beethoven — Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer" ("Bridgetower")
$25 (limited student tickets available for $10, email classicalkeysmusic@gmail.com)
The Thirteen: Beautiful as the Sky
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Washington, DC, United States
Francis Poulenc
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Figure humaine ("Human Figure"), FP 120
Hilary Purrington — Selected works (world premiere TBA)
Jeffrey Van — A Procession Winding Around Me
Hilary Purrington — Selected works (world premiere TBA)
Jeffrey Van — A Procession Winding Around Me
$45-$65 ($15 student)
Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra: Bachman, Hutt, & Gospel Choir
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Bel Air High School, Bel Air, MD, United States
Sergei Rachmaninoff
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Jenn Hutt — Scenes from an Urban Ballad (world premiere)
Moses Hogan — Hear My Prayer
Stan Spottswood — You are the Light of the World
Benny Russell — Lord, How Come Me Here?
Jenn Hutt — Scenes from an Urban Ballad (world premiere)
Moses Hogan — Hear My Prayer
Stan Spottswood — You are the Light of the World
Benny Russell — Lord, How Come Me Here?
$20 ($15 senior/student ages 11-17; ages 10 & under free); +$5 at the box office
Columbia Orchestra: Confessions Of The Soul
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Jim Rouse Theatre and Performing Arts Center, Columbia, MD, United States
Jennifer Higdon
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blue cathedral
Edward Elgar — Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Jean Sibelius — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43
Edward Elgar — Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Jean Sibelius — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43
$24-$30 ($20-$26 senior, $10-$12 student)
GSO: Beethoven's Universe
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Dr. Bobbie Bailey & Family Performance Center at Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, United States
$29-$45 ($29 wheelchair/companion, $26.10-$40.50 senior/military, $15 student)
NSO: Randall Goosby plays Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto | Thomas Wilkins conducts Elgar's Enigma Variations
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Anna Clyne
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This Moment
(NSO premiere)
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — African Suite, Op. 35 (No. 4: Danse nègre)
Edward Elgar — Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations"
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — African Suite, Op. 35 (No. 4: Danse nègre)
Edward Elgar — Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma Variations"
$19-$112
New York City Ballet: Contemporary Choreography I
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:30pm (EDT)
David H Koch Theater, New York, NY, United States
Modest Mussorgsky
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Pictures at an Exhibition
Richard Einhorn — Maxwell's Demon (part of 'Red Angels')
Solange Knowles — Villanelle for Times (part of 'Play Time')
Philip Glass — Glassworks ("Rubric" & "Façades"; part of 'Glass Pieces')
Philip Glass — Akhnaten (selections; part of 'Glass Pieces')
Richard Einhorn — Maxwell's Demon (part of 'Red Angels')
Solange Knowles — Villanelle for Times (part of 'Play Time')
Philip Glass — Glassworks ("Rubric" & "Façades"; part of 'Glass Pieces')
Philip Glass — Akhnaten (selections; part of 'Glass Pieces')
$40-$218
Tenri Cultural Institute: Modney 'Ascending Primes' Album Release Concert (Pyroclastic Records)
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Tenri Cultural Institute of New York, New York, NY, United States
Josh Modney
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Ascender
Josh Modney — LYNX for violin, cello, and electronics
Josh Modney — Everything Around it Moves for string quartet and piano
Improvisation — Selected works
Josh Modney — LYNX for violin, cello, and electronics
Josh Modney — Everything Around it Moves for string quartet and piano
Improvisation — Selected works
$20
Stardew Valley: Festival of Seasons
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR, United States
Currently sold out; click 'More info' to check for ticket availability updates
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Stravinsky & Tan Dun
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
The Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD, United States
Igor Stravinsky
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Feu d'artifice ("Fireworks"), Op. 4
Tan Dun — Five Muses of Dunhuang (US premiere)
Igor Stravinsky — Chant du Rossignol ("Song of the Nightingale")
Tan Dun — Passacaglia: Secret of Wind and Birds
Tan Dun — Five Muses of Dunhuang (US premiere)
Igor Stravinsky — Chant du Rossignol ("Song of the Nightingale")
Tan Dun — Passacaglia: Secret of Wind and Birds
$21-$102
ASO: Robert Spano, 'Rite of Spring,' & World Premiere
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Atlanta Symphony Hall, Atlanta, GA, United States
Jonathan Leshnoff
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The Sacrifice of Isaac
(world premiere)
Igor Stravinsky — Le Sacre du printemps ("The Rite of Spring")
Igor Stravinsky — Le Sacre du printemps ("The Rite of Spring")
$26-$110
Nashville Ballet – Live in Studio A: 5 Short Stories
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (CDT)
Nashville Ballet, Nashville, TN, United States
Program includes works by
David Lang,
Florence Price,
Devin Farrell,
Johannes Brahms,
Cristina Spinei,
Robert Schumann,
Madi Diaz,
Maurice Ravel,
Claude Debussy, and
Jennifer Higdon.
$80.50
Austin Symphony: 'In Nature's Realm'
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (CDT)
The Long Center for the Performing Arts, Austin, TX, United States
Antonín Dvořák
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In Nature's Realm, Op. 91, B. 168
Astor Piazzolla — Las cuatro estaciones porteñas ("The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires")
Takashi Yoshimatsu — And Birds Are Still..., Op. 72
Claude Debussy — La Mer, L. 109, CD. 111
Astor Piazzolla — Las cuatro estaciones porteñas ("The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires")
Takashi Yoshimatsu — And Birds Are Still..., Op. 72
Claude Debussy — La Mer, L. 109, CD. 111
$29-$115
Whidbey's Saratoga Orchestra: A Musical Odyssey – Remembering Tokitae
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
South Whidbey High School Performing Arts Center, Langley, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"
Cindy McTee — Circuits
Nicholas Sassé — 80 x 35 x 20
Cindy McTee — Circuits
Nicholas Sassé — 80 x 35 x 20
$30 ($25 senior/military; students aged 17 & under free)
Seattle Mandolin Orchestra: More Than This – Visions of a Better Place
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, Mercer Island, WA, United States
Leonard Bernstein
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Selected works
Henry Thacker "Harry" Burleigh — Selected works
The Beatles — Selected works
Henry Thacker "Harry" Burleigh — Selected works
The Beatles — Selected works
Free
Evergreen Ensemble: Sacred Place
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Program includes works by
Kęstutis Daugirdas,
Stephen Paulus,
Traditional,
Tom Trenney,
Herbert Howells,
Greg Jasperse,
William Henry Monk,
Anton Bruckner,
Alex Berko,
Maurice Duruflé,
Fairuz,
Z. Randall Stroope, and
Sarah Quartel.
$40 reserved, $25 general ($10 student; ages 10 & under free)
Vancouver Master Chorale 75th Anniversary Spectacular
Saturday, May 18, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Skyview Concert Hall, Vancouver, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven
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"Ode to Joy" from Symphony No. 9 in D minor Op. 125 "Choral"
Ralph Vaughan Williams — Serenade to Music
Francis Poulenc — Gloria, FP 177
Daniel Trushov — The Ruins of Mariupol (world premiere)
Giacomo Puccini — Selected works (aria TBA)
Ralph Vaughan Williams — Serenade to Music
Francis Poulenc — Gloria, FP 177
Daniel Trushov — The Ruins of Mariupol (world premiere)
Giacomo Puccini — Selected works (aria TBA)
$25 ($5 students age 13-college w/ID; ages 12 & under free)