Seattle Symphony: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3

Thursday, November 30, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PST)
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 3
Franck – Symphony in D minor

$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)

Wayward Music Series: Semi-Formal

Thursday, November 30, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Short, formally cohesive pieces that together form a fluid and varied concert experience.

$5-$15 donation

Seattle Symphony: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3

Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 2:20pm (PST)
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 3
Franck – Symphony in D minor

$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)

Organ at Noon: Paul Thornock

Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 12:05pm – 1:15pm (PST)
Kilworth Memorial Chapel, Tacoma, WA, United States
Paul Thornock plays a program of organ music in Kilworth Memorial Chapel.

Free

South Sound Classical Choir: Birth & Renewal

Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 7:25pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, Milton, WA, United States
A Christmas concert with works by Vivaldi, Lauridsen, Handel, Rutter, Mendelssohn, and others.

Free

UW Percussion Ensemble: John Cage – 'The City Wears a Slouch Hat'

Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 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

Holiday Brass Concert: UW Brass

Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Graduate conducting student Ross Venneberg conducts musicians from the UW brass studios in a concert of music by Holst, Bach, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Gabrieli, and holiday favorites.

Free

UPS Wind Ensemble & Concert Band

Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
A performance by the UPS Concert Band and Wind Ensemble.

Free

First Friday Salons: Traditional & contemporary Scottish fiddle with Brandon Vance

Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
New music created in a traditional style while honoring the classics of the Scottish fiddling tradition.

$20

Pacific Northwest Ballet: The Nutcracker

Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky’s cherished score played live by the PNB Orchestra, with gorgeous new scenery and costumes by celebrated author and illustrator Ian Falconer (Olivia the Pig).

$26-$170

University of Washington: Discovery Trio (Scholarship Chamber Group)

Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Exploring music from throughout the centuries, ranging from music of the early Baroque to contemporary compositions, performing both on period and modern instruments.

Free (Free)

Wayward Music Series: Gregg Skloff, Cyclopsycho, & Raica

Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Contrabass that evokes swirling storms and sweeping vistas; voice technique, words, syllables and electronic medium that combine to manifest adventures into the wild; and analog and digital that meet to marry a wall of sporadic and intermixed sounds.

$5-$15 donation

PLU University Singers and Men's Chorus Present Sounds of Christmas

Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Sounds of Christmas, featuring the University Singers and Men's Chorus, directed by Dr. Brian Galante and Barry Johnson.

$5-$10

Karin Stevens Dance & the ULP: 'Saci – A Brazilian Folktale' & 'The Greater Trumps'

Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jovino Santos-Neto – Saci – A Brazilian Folktale
Stravinsky/Thorpe – The Greater Trumps

$50 / $35 / $25 / $20 / $15 / $5

The Esoterics present Excelsis: Contemplating extremity

Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Kevin Puts – To touch the sky
Kevin Puts – If I were a swan
Paul John Rudoi – Spheres of Influence
Kala Pierson - Flung open (world premiere commission)
Andrea Clearfield - Khandroma (world premiere commission)

$22 in advance ($15 students/seniors)

Sølvvinden Flute Ensemble

Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PST)
A performance by the Sølvvinden Flute Ensemble.

Free

Ladies Musical Club: Guitar recital & Ravel’s Histoires Naturelles

Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Hilary Field – Cantilena
Hilary Field – Suite Sephardi
Hilary Field – Ode to Hope
Ravel – Histoires Naturelles (Natural History)
William Bolcom – Cabaret Songs (Selections: Amor, George)

Free (Free)

Pacific Northwest Ballet: The Nutcracker

Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky’s cherished score played live by the PNB Orchestra, with gorgeous new scenery and costumes by celebrated author and illustrator Ian Falconer (Olivia the Pig).

$58-$230

UW Campus Philharmonia

Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
A concert from the UW Philharmonia, which is led/conducted entirely by UW conducting students.

Free

John Rutter's 'Gloria'

Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
University Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
University Presbyterian Church's Cathedral Choir performs John Rutter's Gloria and works by Kim Andre Arnesen, Dan Forrest, and others.

Free (Free)