Free Concerts – Upcoming Events
WWU: Senior Recital, Double Bass – Amiko Mantha
Sunday, December 5, 2032 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Double bass recital featuring WWU student Amiko Mantha.
Free
Epiphany Seattle: Advent Lessons & Carols
Sunday, December 5, 2032 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
The Epiphany Choir sings traditional evening prayers of the church – an opportunity for peaceful meditation before the start of the week.
Free (Free)
Pacific Lutheran University: PLU Ringers
Sunday, December 5, 2032 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
The PLU Ringers, a handbell ensemble, presents a variety of music selections.
Free
WWU: Senior Recital, Cello – Benjamin Workman Smith
Sunday, December 5, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Cello recital featuring WWU student Benjamin Workman Smith.
Free
Compline Choir: The Office of Compline
Sunday, December 5, 2032 @ 9:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Every Sunday evening at 9:30pm (Pacific) in the Cathedral's nave, the all-male Compline Choir leads this formal choral service that is a Seattle tradition.
Free (Free)
UW Modern Music Ensemble
Monday, December 6, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Louis Andriessen – Dubbelspoor for piano, harpsichord, celesta, & vibraphone/glockenspiel
Sylvano Bussotti – Selections from Sette Fogli: una collezione occulta
Pauline Oliveros – Elemental Gallop for flute, piano, cello, & voice
Frederic Rzewski – Spots for 4 instruments
Julius Eastman – Joy Boy
Sylvano Bussotti – Selections from Sette Fogli: una collezione occulta
Pauline Oliveros – Elemental Gallop for flute, piano, cello, & voice
Frederic Rzewski – Spots for 4 instruments
Julius Eastman – Joy Boy
Free
Fifth Inversion in Concert: Trip the Light Fantastic
Monday, December 6, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Works include:
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Gunther Schuller – Suite for Wind Quintet
Eugène Bozza – Variations Sur Un Thème Libre, Op. 42
Paul Valjean – Dance Suite
Four exquisite Argentine songs by Mariano Mores, Sebastian Piana, and Osmar Maderna (arr. by Silvia Coricelli)
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Gunther Schuller – Suite for Wind Quintet
Eugène Bozza – Variations Sur Un Thème Libre, Op. 42
Paul Valjean – Dance Suite
Four exquisite Argentine songs by Mariano Mores, Sebastian Piana, and Osmar Maderna (arr. by Silvia Coricelli)
Free
Ball State Symphony Orchestra
Tuesday, December 7, 2032 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (EST)
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, United States
Online and in-person
Performance by the Ball State Symphony Orchestra, led by Director of Orchestras Douglas Droste. Program TBA.
Free (Free ($0-$5 in person))
Pacific Lutheran University: Chamber Music Kaleidoscope
Tuesday, December 7, 2032 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Chamber music performance featuring students of the Pacific Lutheran University Department of Music.
Free
Pacific Lutheran University: String Kaleidoscope
Tuesday, December 7, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Chamber music performance featuring string students of the Pacific Lutheran University Department of Music.
Free
Pacific Lutheran University: University Concert Band
Wednesday, December 8, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Performance featuring the PLU University Concert Band. Dr. Ron Gerhardstein, Director.
Free
Epiphany Seattle: Choral Evensong
Thursday, December 9, 2032 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
The Epiphany Choir sings traditional evening prayers of the church – an opportunity for peaceful meditation in the midst of a busy week.
Free (Free)
Pacific Lutheran University: Sounds of Christmas
Thursday, December 9, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
PLU presents its annual Sounds of Christmas concert, featuring the University Singers & Knights Chorus. Directed by Dr. Richard Nance & Barry Johnson.
Free
Key to Change: Holiday Concert
Friday, December 10, 2032 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Carco Theater, Renton, WA, United States
Key to Change violin & viola students will perform during this festive holiday concert.
Free (Free)
Pacific Lutheran University: Piano Ensemble
Friday, December 10, 2032 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Program of chamber music featuring piano students of Pacific Lutheran University.
Free
Composers Concordance: The Formation Solenne
Saturday, December 11, 2032 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Online and in-person
German ensemble Formation Solenne presents a program of eclectic contemporary music for voice, piano, & other instruments, including the American premiere of Gene Pritsker’s mini-opera Soubrette on the Toilet".
Free (Online: Free | In person: $20-$25)
University Presbyterian Church Cathedral Choir Christmas Concert
Sunday, December 12, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
University Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Christmas concert featuring the UPCC Cathedral Choir with chamber orchestra & soloists, performing the Magnificat by Norwegian composer Kim Andre Arnesen, as well as other traditional works.
Free
Eastside Symphony: Holiday Concert
Sunday, December 12, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Redmond Performing Arts Center, Redmond, WA, United States
Come celebrate the season as Eastside Symphony plays a mix of classical & holiday music for all ages.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
Key to Change: Holiday Concert
Sunday, December 12, 2032 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Carco Theater, Renton, WA, United States
Key to Change violin & viola students will perform during this festive holiday concert.
Free (Free)
Epiphany Seattle: Organ Vespers for the Third Sunday in Advent
Sunday, December 12, 2032 @ 5:30pm – 6:30pm (PST)
Epiphany Parish Chapel, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Service featuring music based on the chorale Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele by Johann Gottfried Walther, Johann Ludwig Krebs, & Gerald Near, along with a Magnificat cycle by Samuel Scheidt.
Free (Free)