NORTHERN LIGHTS – Music of the Baltics and Scandinavia

Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
First Baptist Church, Seattle, 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.

$12-$35

Lyric Opera Northwest presents: Rigoletto

Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Fully staged opera, with orchestra from Federal Way Symphony and Seattle Opera. Outstanding cast with guest artists from China.

$32.50

Cascadian Chorale: Magnificat

Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Church of the Holy Cross, Redmond, WA, United States
Four different approaches to the Magnificat, compelling and diverse settings of Ave Maria, and works by three Northwest composers.

$12-$20 (under 18 free)

A Festival of Lessons & Carols

Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, 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

Flute Choir Holiday Concert

Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 7:45pm – 8:45pm (PST)
The Lights of Christmas, Stanwood, WA, United States
Seattle Flute Society Flute Choir holiday concert at the Lights of Christmas festival.

Free

A Christmas Invitation

Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
J.A.C. Redford – A Christmas Invitation
Greg Youtz – December: A Meditation on Advent
Traditional Christmas favorites & carols

Neal Kosaly-Meyer: Finnegans Wake

Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Composer Neal Kosaly-Meyer performs Finnegans Wake (Part I, Chapter 2) by James Joyce from memory, with acute attention to musical detail.

$5-$15 suggested donation

Pacific MusicWorks presents Handel Messiah

Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
A revolutionary approach, as practiced by Handel, of embedding the soloists in the choir.

$10-$45 (age 5-17 free)

The Esoterics present Sviridov: Georgy Sviridov Centennial

Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert of luxurious and majestic music inspired by folksong, poetry of the Silver Age, and the Russian Orthodox liturgy, celebrating the life and music of the neo-Romantic Russian composer Georgy Sviridov.

$22-$25

Seattle Symphony: Holiday Pops

Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PST)
An all-new Holiday Pops program featuring Broadway star Capathia Jenkins and the renowned Tony DeSare.

$35-$95

Seattle Choral Company presents Cathedral Christmas: Peace On Earth

Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Experience the realm of inner peace with choir, string orchestra and organ.

$5-$25 (age 9 & under free)

Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: Inspirations

Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Glass – Suite from The Hours
Arensky – Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky
Respighi – Three Botticelli Pictures

$20 ($15 student/senior)

Bellevue School of Music Student Recital

Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 1:30pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Students age 5 through adult perform beginning to advanced piano, violin, voice and guitar.

$8.50

Pacific MusicWorks presents Handel Messiah

Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
A revolutionary approach, as practiced by Handel, of embedding the soloists in the choir.

$10-$45 (age 5-17 free)

Seattle Symphony: Holiday Pops

Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:20pm (PST)
An all-new Holiday Pops program featuring Broadway star Capathia Jenkins and the renowned Tony DeSare.

$35-$95

Bremerton Symphony Orchestra: The Magnificat & Tchaikovsky

Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Bremerton Performing Arts Center, Bremerton, WA, United States
J.S. Bach & C.P.E Bach – Magnificat
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4, Finale
Vaughan Williams – Benedicite
Knauer – New Work TBA
Anderson – Christmas Festival
Holiday favorites

$8-$26

Lyric Opera Northwest presents: Rigoletto

Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
The Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Fully staged opera with local singers and guest artists from China. Full orchestra includes players from Federal Way Symphony and Seattle Opera.

$32.50

Maximilian Dimoff Bass Recital

Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Principal bassist of the Cleveland Orchestra Maximilian Dimoff performs a free bass recital.

Free (Free)

South Sound Classical Choir

Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
St. Matthew Episcopal Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Program will include works from Handel, Mozart, Lauridsen, Rutter, Biebl, and others.

Free

Pacifica Chamber Orchestra: Cambini, Vaughan Williams, Fine, Mendelssohn

Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Cambini – Wind Quintet No. 1 in B-flat major
Vaughan Williams – Charterhouse Suite for Strings
Fine – Partita for Wind Quintet
Mendelssohn – String Symphony No. 6

$20 ($15 student/senior)