Upcoming Events near Seattle, WA
Jeffrey Larkin Choral Conducting Recital
Tuesday, December 15, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW doctoral student Jeffrey Larkin performs a choral conducting DMA recital. Free and open to the public.
Free (Free)
Long Piece Fest I: Antoine Beuger's / jankélévitch sextets/
Tuesday, December 15, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Inverted Space continues its “Long Piece Fest" with Antoine Beuger’s jankélévitch sextets. Seattle premiere.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Ensign Symphony & Chorus: Alleluia
Tuesday, December 15, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A beautiful Christmas concert that celebrates the reason for the season.
$16-$36
Brass Band Northwest: Unto Us a Child is Born
Tuesday, December 15, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
G. F. Handel – Unto Us a Child is Born
O. Gjeilo – Away in a Manger
O. Gjeilo – Magnum Mysterium
Trad. – Go Tell it on the Mountain
G. F. Handel – Alleluia
A. DiLorenzo – Christmas Toons
O. Gjeilo – Away in a Manger
O. Gjeilo – Magnum Mysterium
Trad. – Go Tell it on the Mountain
G. F. Handel – Alleluia
A. DiLorenzo – Christmas Toons
$10 ($5 youth/senior)
Groupmuse House Concert: Trio Pardalote
Wednesday, December 16, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Goldberg Variations
Holiday tunes
Dohnanyi – Serenade
Holiday tunes
Dohnanyi – Serenade
$10 donation, RSVP for location
Praetorius Christmas Vespers
Wednesday, December 16, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
A massive ensemble of twelve vocal soloists, strings, winds, brass, lutes, organ, and full choir combine to fill the chapel with sounds of the holiday season.
$20-$39
Academy Chamber Orchestra Winter Concert
Wednesday, December 16, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Bizet – Symphony in C major
Mozart – Horn Concerto No. 2
Prokofiev – Violin Concerto No. 2
Vaughan Williams – Suite for Viola
David Forman – Christmas Dance
Mozart – Horn Concerto No. 2
Prokofiev – Violin Concerto No. 2
Vaughan Williams – Suite for Viola
David Forman – Christmas Dance
Free
Roosevelt Orchestra Hollyberry Concert
Thursday, December 17, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Roosevelt High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Prokofiev – Troika from Lt. Kije
J. Strauss Jr. – Overture to Die Fledermaus
Leroy Anderson – Sleigh Ride
Mozart – Eine kleine nachtmusik
Balmalges – Ice Sculptures
Vivaldi – Concerto Grosso in D minor
Mendelssohn – Da Nobis Pacem
J. Strauss Jr. – Overture to Die Fledermaus
Leroy Anderson – Sleigh Ride
Mozart – Eine kleine nachtmusik
Balmalges – Ice Sculptures
Vivaldi – Concerto Grosso in D minor
Mendelssohn – Da Nobis Pacem
Free
Tacoma Symphony Orchestra: Messiah
Thursday, December 17, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church, Gig Harbor, WA, United States
Handel – Messiah
$25-$45
Wayward Music Series: Nineteen Crimes, Bad Luck, All Region Player
Thursday, December 17, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
The latest manifestation of all the images and sounds that swirl in Jen Gilleran's head and in her garage.
$7
Tacoma Symphony Orchestra: Messiah
Friday, December 18, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Charles Borromeo Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Handel – Messiah
$25-$45
A Festival of Lessons & Carols
Friday, December 18, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Patterned after the Christmas Eve observance at King’s College in Cambridge, England, this classical performance consists of nine holiday readings, each followed by a traditional carol performed by the choir, and another carol sung by the choir and audience.
$11-$28
Praetorius Christmas Vespers
Friday, December 18, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A massive ensemble of twelve vocal soloists, strings, winds, brass, lutes, organ, and full choir combine to fill the cathedral with sounds of the holiday season.
$20-$39
Seattle Symphony & Chorale: Handel Messiah
Friday, December 18, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A triumph of music and text, Handel’s Messiah is a matchless December tradition.
$25-$88
Wayward Music Series: Seattle Phonographers Union
Friday, December 18, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Using only unprocessed field recordings, the Seattle Phonographers Union explores the ways in which we recognize, differentiate, map and navigate our sonic environment.
$5-$15
NORTHERN LIGHTS – Music of the Baltics and Scandinavia (open rehearsal)
Friday, December 18, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Music spanning a thousand years of Baltic and Nordic choral music, from medieval chant to contemporary works by Rautavaara, Mäntyjärvi, Kreek and Tormis, and a piece by Ešenvalds that recreates the wonder of the northern lights in sound using voices, chimes and tuned water goblets.
$10-$15
Seattle Symphony & Chorale: Handel Messiah
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 1:00pm – 3:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A triumph of music and text, Handel’s Messiah is a matchless December tradition.
$25-$88
NORTHERN LIGHTS – Music of the Baltics and Scandinavia
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Music spanning a thousand years of Baltic and Nordic choral music, from medieval chant to contemporary works by Rautavaara, Mäntyjärvi, Kreek and Tormis, and a piece by Ešenvalds that recreates the wonder of the northern lights in sound using voices, chimes and tuned water goblets.
SOLD OUT
Rose Cheng Piano Recital
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW doctoral student Rose Cheng performs a DMA recital on piano. Free and open to the public.
Free (Free)
TUBACHRISTMAS in North Seattle
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 5:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
All tuba and euphonium players are invited to join in for an evening play-along conducted by Michael Alstad.
Free