UW Composition Studio ft. UW Modern Ensemble Guests

Saturday, December 9, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Innovative works by emerging composers explore unconventional sonic landscapes. With guest musicians from the UW Modern Ensemble.

Free

Cascadian Chorale: What Cheer!

Saturday, December 9, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Church of the Holy Cross, Redmond, WA, United States
An evening of joy and wonder featuring Bern Herbolsheimer, Jeremy Kings, and Joy Porter, plus a new work by Vashon Island-based Charles Lovekin.

$20 ($15 student/senior; under 18 free with adult)

The Miró Quartet... at Emerald City Music

Saturday, December 9, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA, United States
Haydn – String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 71, No. 3
Puts – Credo, for string quartet
Schumann – String Quartet no. 1 in A minor, Op. 41

$28-$43 ($10 w/ student ID)

Christmas with the Gothard Sisters & Seattle Collaborative Orchestra

Saturday, December 9, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Roosevelt High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A richly-orchestrated and festive holiday concert and fundraiser for the Seattle Collaborative Orchestra!

$22 / $18 / $12

Federal Way Chorale: O Emmanuel

Saturday, December 9, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
A breathtaking program of harmony and movement.

$33 / $28 / $23 / $14 / $4

Cornish Presents: Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble

Saturday, December 9, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A highly regarded, four-voice, all-woman ensemble that thrives on unique musical challenges and a genre-bending, contemporary repertoire.

$20 / $15 / $10 / $5

Seattle Symphony: Holiday Pops

Saturday, December 9, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Holiday classics, traditional favorites, and that WOW you’ve grown to love.

$34-$96

Seattle Choral Company presents Buon Natale: An Italian Christmas

Saturday, December 9, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:30pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Renaissance motets, popular carols, and works by Italian and Italian-American opera composers.

$25 / $20 / $5 (kids free)

Wayward Music Series: Seth Parker Woods, cello

Saturday, December 9, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Edward Hamel – Gray Neon Life (Seattle premiere)
Pierre Alexandre Tremblay – asinglewordisnotenough 3 (invariant) (Seattle premiere)
Alvin Singleton – Argoru II (Seattle premiere)
George Lewis – Not Alone (Seattle premiere)

$5-$15 donation

Medieval Women’s Choir: Nowell Sing We

Saturday, December 9, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A uniquely medieval musical celebration of one of our biggest holidays.

$25 advance/ $15 students/ $30 door

Pacific Northwest Ballet: The Nutcracker

Sunday, December 10, 2028 @ 12:30pm – 3:00pm (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).

$41-$190

Seattle Rock Orchestra's Holiday Dance Party

Sunday, December 10, 2028 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Showbox at the Market, Seattle, WA, United States
Don your ugliest holiday sweater and come dance to soul and disco versions of beloved holiday classics, including songs by Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey, and the Jackson 5.

$20 / $18 / $10

Seattle Symphony: Holiday Pops

Sunday, December 10, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Holiday classics, traditional favorites, and that WOW you’ve grown to love.

$34-$96

Pacific MusicWorks: Light in the Darkness

Sunday, December 10, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Four dramatic Advent cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach trace the journey to Christmas through prophecy, anticipation, and, ultimately, hope.

$45, $35, $25

Christmas Pops at Westminster Chapel

Sunday, December 10, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, WA, United States
Warm your heart and send your holiday spirit soaring with Christmas pops!

$15 (age 12 & under free)

Ballard Civic Orchestra: 'Las Posadas' Holiday Concert

Sunday, December 10, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Columbia City Theater, Seattle, WA, United States
Bring your children and join the singing!

Free

Ladies Musical Club: Schumann’s 'Frauenliebe und -leben' & more

Sunday, December 10, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Robert Schumann – Frauenliebe und -leben ("Woman’s love and life"). Additional piano works TBA.

Free (Free)

Northwest Chamber Chorus: Mother & Child Christmas Concert

Sunday, December 10, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Three very different settings of the Magnificat by Mozart, Richard Nance, and Christine Donkin, spanning four centuries, plus new music by composers from Spain, Poland, Norway, Canada, Missouri, and Kennewick, WA.

$25 / $20 / Free to students through high school

Christmas with Seattle Pro Musica

Sunday, December 10, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
University Unitarian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A joyful concert of traditional carols, holiday stories, and an audience sing-along.

$5-$20

Northwest Girlchoir: Everyone Dancing Merrily

Sunday, December 10, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Seattle First Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Vibrant classics, lively international carols, and toe-tapping favorites that move and inspire – and even get you singing along!

$20 ($15 seniors, $10 youth/student)