Classical period (1750-1820) – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
LMC: Classical Music for the Holidays
Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Wolf – Serenade in G major ("Italian Serenade")
J.S. Bach – "Quia Respexit" from Magnificat
J.S. Bach – “Ich ende behende mein irdisches Leben” from Cantata No. 57
J.S. Bach – Jesu, der du meine Seele BWV 78
Franz Schubert – Shepherd on the Rock
Tchaikovsky – The Seasons Op. 37b (October, November, December)
Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker Suite (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Trepak)
J.S. Bach – "Quia Respexit" from Magnificat
J.S. Bach – “Ich ende behende mein irdisches Leben” from Cantata No. 57
J.S. Bach – Jesu, der du meine Seele BWV 78
Franz Schubert – Shepherd on the Rock
Tchaikovsky – The Seasons Op. 37b (October, November, December)
Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker Suite (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Trepak)
Free (Free)
Christmas with Seattle Pro Musica – a Family Holiday Concert
Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Traditional carols, holiday favorites and an audience sing-along for children and families.
$5-$25
Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra: Christmas Concert
Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, WA, United States
A “can’t-miss” celebration that will warm your heart with traditional and contemporary holiday favorites.
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Bellevue Chamber Chorus: Season of Wonder
Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Bothell United Methodist Church, Bothell, WA, United States
Brighten your seasonal celebrations with wondrous sacred and secular music for winter and the holidays.
$5-$20
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
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)
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
Northwest Chamber Chorus: Our Dancing Day Christmas Concert
Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Enjoy this concert with Mark Kloepper and the Northwest Chamber Chorus as they're joined by a guest string quartet, flute and percussion in songs of the season and a carol sing-along.
$18-$23 (18 and under free)
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
Arensky – Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky
Respighi – Three Botticelli Pictures
$20 ($15 student/senior)
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
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4, Finale
Vaughan Williams – Benedicite
Knauer – New Work TBA
Anderson – Christmas Festival
Holiday favorites
$8-$26
Der Freischütz (select scenes) by Carl Maria von Weber
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Carl Maria von Weber – Der Freischütz (select scenes)
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
Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra: Christmas Concert
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, WA, United States
A “can’t-miss” celebration that will warm your heart with traditional and contemporary holiday favorites.
$15 ($10 student/senior)
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
Vaughan Williams – Charterhouse Suite for Strings
Fine – Partita for Wind Quintet
Mendelssohn – String Symphony No. 6
$20 ($15 student/senior)
Cascadian Chorale: Magnificat
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 3:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Medina, 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)
Candlelight Concerts presents: Festive Baroque
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
C.P.E. Bach – Flute Concerto in B-flat major
Mozart – Quartet for flute and strings
Fiorillo – Trio Concertante for violin, flute and viola
J.S. Bach – Sonata for Solo Violin
C.P.E. Bach – Flute Concerto in B-flat major
Mozart – Quartet for flute and strings
Fiorillo – Trio Concertante for violin, flute and viola
J.S. Bach – Sonata for Solo Violin
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under free)
A Festival of Lessons & Carols
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal 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.
$16-$28
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)
Groupmuse House Concert: Violin duets on Bellevue
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Enjoy a low-key house concert of baroque and classical violin duets.
$10 donation, RSVP for location