Crossing the North Sea

Thursday, December 2, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Two master fiddlers trace the well-travelled route from Norway to Scotland.

$20

Wayne Horvitz: Factotum: Music of Work and Place

Thursday, December 2, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Songs of working men and women.

$5–$15 donation at the door

The Esoterics present TEASDALE: Across the endless spaces

Thursday, December 2, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Performing the entire oeuvre of choral works by Donald Skirvin from his career-long “love affair” with rhapsodic American poetess Sara Teasdale.

$15-$25

Russian Chamber Music Foundation of Seattle presents Russian Music Festival/Competition

Friday, December 3, 2027 @ 5:00am – 4:59am (PST)
Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, Mercer Island, WA, United States
Assorted Russian works performed by young pianists, cellists, and violinists competing for prizes. All parts of the competition are free and open to the public.

Free

Seattle Symphony: Rob Kapilow's 'The Polar Express'

Friday, December 3, 2027 @ 11:00am – 12:05pm (PST)
Holiday favorites, plus Rob Kapilow’s delightful orchestration of a Christmas classic, crafts, and an instrument petting zoo!

$15-$20

PNB: George Balanchine's 'The Nutcracker'

Friday, December 3, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
With choreography by George Balanchine and the music of Tchaikovsky, this is a holiday tradition that is not to be missed!

$50-$149

Ladies Musical Club: Recorder sonatas & Haydn’s 'Kaiser' string quartet

Friday, December 3, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Händel – Recorder sonata in F major, Op. 1, No. 11
Genzmer – Zweite Sonate
Haydn – “Kaiser” string quartet, Op. 76, No. 3

Free (Free)

UW Campus Philharmonia Orchestras

Friday, December 3, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Rossini – Il signore Bruschino Overture
Brahms – Serenade No. 1 in D, Op. 11
Borodin – Symphony No. 3 in A minor "Unfinished"
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade, Op. 35

Free

Unsilent Night

Friday, December 3, 2027 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
On the Boards, Seattle, WA, United States
NYC composer Phil Kline’s beautiful mix of electronica and holiday caroling hits the streets in a wash of shimmering electronica.

Free (Free)

Northwest Girlchoir: December Moon, December Stars

Friday, December 3, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:45pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Reflective, shimmering holiday repertoire illuminated by sun, moon, and stars.

$15-$20

Redmond Chorale: A Renaissance Christmas Holiday Concert

Friday, December 3, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Redmond Presbyterian Church, Redmond, WA, United States
Choral music by Palestrina, Victoria, Praetorius, Lauridsen, and more.

$13-$16

Renton Groupmuse

Friday, December 3, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Private home in Renton, Renton, WA, United States
Grieg – Violin Sonata No. 3, III. Allegro animato
Kreisler/Heifetz – Violin Transcriptions
Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2

$10+ donation, RSVP required

Central Lutheran Church Ministry Benefit Concert

Friday, December 3, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Central Lutheran Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
A premier Pacific Northwest choir dedicated to lifting others up and bringing great joy to our audiences with a fresh approach to choral music.

$15

Early Music Underground: In Mary's Arms – Christmas with Baroque Women Composers (Whidbey Island)

Friday, December 3, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
An intimate and profound program of rarely-heard motets and cantatas for voice, strings, and organ by 17th century women composers.

$20-$25, under 18 free

Kirkland Choral Society: Weihnachten!

Friday, December 3, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Selections from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, holiday gems by German composers Praetorius, Mendelssohn, and Biebl, and a medley of favorite holiday music by Reginald Unterseher.

$15-$20 (age 12 & under free)

Gallery Concerts presents: Bach & Beethoven

Friday, December 3, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Two of Seattle’s favorite chamber artists team up to bring you the music of Bach and Beethoven, with two unique keyboard instruments, both instruments making their Pacific Northwest debuts.

$15-$32

PNB: George Balanchine's 'The Nutcracker'

Friday, December 3, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
With choreography by George Balanchine and the music of Tchaikovsky, this is a holiday tradition that is not to be missed!

$32-$124

There is No Rose: Songs of Winter

Friday, December 3, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 2:00pm (PST)
Kilworth Memorial Chapel, Tacoma, WA, United States
Choral works, carols, and readings for the holidays.

$5-$10

A Very Choral Chirstmas with Northwest Chorale

Friday, December 3, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Maple Leaf Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A musical feast of carols and sacred works from Bach to Berlin to Burt to Whitacre, with a little something for everyone.

Free

Medieval Women's Choir: Winter Feasts

Friday, December 3, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 9:15pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A Medieval choral concert celebration of both Christmas and lesser-known feast days.

$15-$30