Choral – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Seattle Symphony: Handel Messiah
Friday, December 20, 2019 @ 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
Seattle Girls Choir: Carmina Angelorum – Songs of the Angels
Friday, December 20, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
SGC senior choir Prime Voci is joined by harpist Juliet Stratton for Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols and other angelic works.
$15 / $10
Cappella Romana: Christmas in Constantinople
Friday, December 20, 2019 @ 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
Northwest Boychoir: A Festival of Lessons & Carols
Friday, December 20, 2019 @ 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
Symphony Tacoma: Messiah
Friday, December 20, 2019 @ 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
Early Music Seattle: Festive Cantatas – Christmas in Gabrieli’s Venice
Friday, December 20, 2019 @ 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
Northwest Boychoir: A Festival of Lessons & Carols
Thursday, December 19, 2019 @ 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
Opera on Tap Annual Holiday Show
Tuesday, December 17, 2019 @ 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
Saint Mark's Music Series: Pageant of the Nativity
Tuesday, December 17, 2019 @ 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
Ensign Symphony & Chorus: Follow the Star
Monday, December 16, 2019 @ 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
Compline Choir: The Office of Compline
Sunday, December 15, 2019 @ 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
Opus 7 presents: Splendid Jewel
Sunday, December 15, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A stunning program of choral music for Advent and Christmas.
$24-$40 suggested donation (students donate-as-able)
The Esoterics: Humility – The Wish for Simplicity
Sunday, December 15, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Music by Gabriela Lena Frank, Stacy Garrop, Anna-Karin Klockar, David Lang, Forrest Pierce, Sarah Rimkus, Augusta Read Thomas, and Dale Trumbore gives voice to verses from the Bible, a Mohawk prayer, a speech by Chief Joseph (Hinmuuttu Yalatlat) of the Nez Perce, poems by Pablo Antonio Cuandra, Annie Finch, Amy Fleury, and more.
$22 / $15
Northwest Boychoir: A Festival of Lessons & Carols
Sunday, December 15, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A 41-year holiday tradition featuring the 90-member combined chorus of the Northwest Boychoir and Vocalpoint! Seattle.
$5-$36
City Cantabile Choir presents the Afro-Celtic Christmas Concert
Sunday, December 15, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
University Congregational United Church of Christ, Seattle, WA, United States
City Cantabile Choir presents Kent Stevenson's Gospel Magnificat with the Shades of Praise Gospel Choir and local jazz musicians, Tom Creegan on Uilleann pipes, and Dale Russ on fiddle.
$20
South Sound Classical Choir: Bach, Lauridsen, Pergolesi
Sunday, December 15, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
St. Patrick Catholic Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
SSCC introduces new conductor Sherri-Ann Nishiyama for a holiday concert featuring traditional carols, a contemporary setting of Silent Night, and more.
Free (Free)
Cascadian Chorale: The Christmas Story
Sunday, December 15, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Eastside Baha'i Center – Auditorium, Bellevue, WA, United States
Hugo Distler – Die Weihnachtsgeschichte
Hector Berlioz – The Shepherds’ Farewell (arr. Bronwyn Edwards)
David Willcocks – The Cherry Tree Carol
Gustav Holst – In the bleak midwinter
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – The crown of roses
Jessica French – The Oxen
Hector Berlioz – The Shepherds’ Farewell (arr. Bronwyn Edwards)
David Willcocks – The Cherry Tree Carol
Gustav Holst – In the bleak midwinter
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – The crown of roses
Jessica French – The Oxen
$20 ($15 senior/student)
Bremerton WestSound Symphony: Merry & Bright
Sunday, December 15, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Bremerton Performing Arts Center, Bremerton, WA, United States
Benjamin Britten – A Ceremony of Carols
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – "Polonaise" from Christmas Eve
Alan Futterman – Navidad Nuestra
Leroy Anderson – Christmas Festival
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – "Polonaise" from Christmas Eve
Alan Futterman – Navidad Nuestra
Leroy Anderson – Christmas Festival
$28 with discounts available
Choral Arts Northwest: Not One Sparrow is Forgotten
Sunday, December 15, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
St. Joseph Parish, Seattle, WA, United States
Charming Appalachian carols by CANW composer in residence Kevin Siegfried, Silly Shepherds, Stop Your Sleeping by Northwest composer Bern Herbolsheimer, and enchanting choral gems by Henry Purcell, Herbert Norman Howells, and Susan LaBarr.
$24-$32 (students free w/ID)
Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra: Christmas Pops
Sunday, December 15, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, WA, United States
Join the Westminster Chapel Choir and LWSO for some of your holiday favorites in this sensory-friendly concert.
$15 / $20