Free Concerts – Upcoming Events
Flute Choir Holiday Concert
Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 5:45pm – 6:45pm (PST)
The Lights of Christmas, Stanwood, WA, United States
Seattle Flute Society Flute Choir holiday concert at the Lights of Christmas festival.
Free
UW Soundlab
Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Students present their explorations into experimental sound, theater and audio design.
Free (Free)
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
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
Music at St. James: A Service of Readings & Carols
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Stacey Sunde directs the Cathedral's youth choirs in the traditional candlelight service of readings and carols. Readings are juxtaposed with choral works and congregational carol singing.
Free
Laure Struber Piano Recital
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW student Laure Struber performs a DMA recital in piano.
Free (Free)
Racer Sessions: UW Composer Showcase
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
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)
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
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
Sam Rotman at Stage 7 Pianos
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Stage7Pianos, Kirkland, WA, United States
A performance by concert pianist Sam Rotman.
Free (Free)
Ladies Musical Club Salutes Emily Dickinson
Sunday, December 20, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Mirabella Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
In celebration of the 185th anniversary of Emily Dickinson's birth, a recital of songs setting Dickinson's poetry to music, as well as solo piano compositions by her contemporaries.
Free
Racer Sessions: TBA
Sunday, December 20, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Racer Sessions: Vader Tots
Sunday, December 27, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Ladies Musical Club: Debussy, Chopin, Ravel, McBride
Saturday, January 2, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Debussy – Arabesque No. 1
Chopin – Polonaise-fantasie, Op. 61
Ravel – Alborada del gracioso from Miroirs
David McBride – No percussion left behind
Chopin – Polonaise-fantasie, Op. 61
Ravel – Alborada del gracioso from Miroirs
David McBride – No percussion left behind
Free (Free)
Racer Sessions
Sunday, January 3, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
UW Guest Artist Recital: David Brooks
Tuesday, January 5, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
C.P.E. Bach – Sonata in A minor "Wurttemberg"
Messiaen – Vingt Regards XI
Grieg – 3 Lyric Pieces
Schoenberg – 6 Klavierstucke Op. 19
Messiaen – Vingt Regards XI
Grieg – 3 Lyric Pieces
Schoenberg – 6 Klavierstucke Op. 19
Free (Free)