Upcoming Events
Compline Choir: The Office of Compline
Sunday, December 15, 2030 @ 9:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Every Sunday evening at 9:30 p.m. in the Cathedral's nave, the all-male Compline Choir leads this formal choral service that is a Seattle tradition.
Free
Jazzin' with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas
Monday, December 16, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Classical and jazz artists meld their musical perspectives and personalities in an unusual collaboration and festive celebration of the Yuletide season that is guaranteed to generate an abundance of Christmas cheer.
$15-$25 suggested donation (age 18 & under free)
Ensign Symphony & Chorus: Follow the Star
Monday, December 16, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrate the season with a musicological journey through the 12 days of Christmas, and experience an audience sing-along.
$20-$40
Saint Mark's Music Series: Pageant of the Nativity
Tuesday, December 17, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A grand re-telling of the Nativity for all ages – featuring exquisite costumes; visual art; an army of choristers and instrumentalists; and even a world premiere.
Donations welcome
Jazzin' with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas
Tuesday, December 17, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
First Presbyterian Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
Classical and jazz artists meld their musical perspectives and personalities in an unusual collaboration and festive celebration of the Yuletide season that is guaranteed to generate an abundance of Christmas cheer.
$15-$25 suggested donation (age 18 & under free)
Opera on Tap Annual Holiday Show
Tuesday, December 17, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Blue Moon Tavern, Seattle, WA, United States
Don your favorite ugly sweater, grab a cup of cheer, and join Opera on Tap for a Holiday Extravaganza.
$5 cash cover
Roosevelt High School Orchestra: Holly Berry Concert
Wednesday, December 18, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Roosevelt High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Join these young performers in celebrating the holiday season!
Free (Free)
UW Concerto Competition: Piano/Keyboard
Wednesday, December 18, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW keyboard performance students compete for a chance to perform with the UW Symphony.
Free (Free)
Pacific Northwest Ballet: George Balanchine's 'The Nutcracker'
Wednesday, December 18, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A memory-making tradition for generations of families and friends, this holiday classic is a fantastical combination of Ian Falconer’s unique design, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s beloved score, and the entire PNB Company in show-stopping roles.
$27-$190
Pacific Northwest Ballet: George Balanchine's 'The Nutcracker'
Thursday, December 19, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A memory-making tradition for generations of families and friends, this holiday classic is a fantastical combination of Ian Falconer’s unique design, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s beloved score, and the entire PNB Company in show-stopping roles.
$27-$190
Northwest Boychoir: A Festival of Lessons & Carols
Thursday, December 19, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. Alphonsus Church (Ballard), Seattle, WA, United States
A 41-year holiday tradition featuring the 90-member combined chorus of the Northwest Boychoir and Vocalpoint! Seattle.
$5-$36
A Night at the Movies with Azeem Egizi
Friday, December 20, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Stage7Pianos, Kirkland, WA, United States
Piano solo and slide show from the best of Star Wars.
$10-$20 suggested donation
Ring the Bells! It's Christmas
Friday, December 20, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Wagner Performing Arts Center, Monroe, WA, United States
Ride a sleigh down a ferociously fast slope in Midnight Sleighride, visit Medieval Christmas times, and saddle up for some Cowboy Christmas shenanigans, along with many more musical Christmas adventures.
Free (Free)
Ladies Musical Club: Dreamscape Oboe/Piano Suite; Songs ‘From the Sublime to the Ridiculous’
Friday, December 20, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Edward Kilenyi – 5 Mexican Love Songs
Francis Poulenc – Le Bestiaire, FP 15
Dominick Argento – Songs from Miss Manners on Music
Francis Poulenc – Le Bestiaire, FP 15
Dominick Argento – Songs from Miss Manners on Music
Free (Free)
Early Music Seattle: Festive Cantatas – Christmas in Gabrieli’s Venice
Friday, December 20, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Music that would have echoed from the mosaic-covered vaults of Saint Mark’s Basilica: motets, dazzling sonatas and canzonas, and festive music worthy of the pomp and brilliance of the Venetian State.
$20-$45
Symphony Tacoma: Messiah
Friday, December 20, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Charles Borromeo Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Perhaps the world’s most well-known and beloved choral work, George Frederick Handel’s Messiah has transcended its time and place to become a “work of the people” shared by audiences and musicians around the world.
$30-$48
Northwest Boychoir: A Festival of Lessons & Carols
Friday, December 20, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A 41-year holiday tradition featuring the 90-member combined chorus of the Northwest Boychoir and Vocalpoint! Seattle.
$5-$45
Pacific Northwest Ballet: George Balanchine's 'The Nutcracker'
Friday, December 20, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A memory-making tradition for generations of families and friends, this holiday classic is a fantastical combination of Ian Falconer’s unique design, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s beloved score, and the entire PNB Company in show-stopping roles.
$27-$190
Cappella Romana: Christmas in Constantinople
Friday, December 20, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Byzantine Christmas music in Greek, first performed in the Great Cathedral of Hagia Sophia.
$32-$52
Seattle Symphony: Handel Messiah
Friday, December 20, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (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 featuring the Seattle Symphony, Chorale, and a strong cast of soloists.
$26-$90