Choral – Upcoming Concerts
Hope Dawns
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 11:00am – 12:00pm (PST)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Worship Through Music, from the intimacy of a cappella to the grandeur of chorus and orchestra, including Lauridsen's "O Magnum Mysterium," Vaughan Williams' "Fantasia on Christmas Carols," and more carol arrangements to bring hope to a weary world.
Free (Free)
Seattle Symphony: Holiday Pops
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 2:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Seasonal classics, traditional favorites, and that holiday cheer you love.
$30-$96
City Cantabile Choir: A Celtic Magnificat
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
An imaginative theatrical setting of legendary Irish harper Turlough O’Carolan meeting J.S. Bach along with Irish songs, carols, and jigs.
$20
Seattle Pro Musica: Family Holiday Concert
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
The Overlake School, Redmond, WA, United States
Traditional carols, holiday stories, and an audience sing-along with Seattle Pro Musica.
$5-$20
The Esoterics: ADŌRŌ | The reimagined prayer | The wish within silence
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
St. John's Episcopal Church Olympia, Olympia, WA, United States
Contemporary choral music by Donald Skirvin, Christina Whitten Thomas, Karin Rehnqvist, Mason Bates, Eric Banks, and Joseph Gregorio.
Suggested donation $25 / $18 ($22 / $15 in advance)
South Sound Classical Choir: Light of Christmas
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
St. Patrick Catholic Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Music by Franz Josef Haydn, Felix Mendelssohn, George Frideric Handel, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Edward Elgar, Ola Gjeilo, and more.
Free
Market Street Singers: More than a Silent Night
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the moods and mysteries of the season with a feature of Silent Night, new works by local composers, and much more!
Free
Vashon Island Chorale: A Very Brassy Christmas
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Vashon Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA, United States
John Rutter – Gloria
Cecilia McDowall – A Winter's Night
Daniel Pinkham – Christmas Cantata
Ralph Vaughan Williams – TBA
Cecilia McDowall – A Winter's Night
Daniel Pinkham – Christmas Cantata
Ralph Vaughan Williams – TBA
$20 ($15 seniors / $5 students)
Choral Arts Northwest: Not One Sparrow is Forgotten
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 4:30pm – 6:30pm (PST)
Olympia Capitol Campus Lawn, Olympia, WA, United States
Works by Paulus, Britten, Kverno, and Howells are linked together with intimate interludes played by classical guitarist Bob McCaffery-Lent, resulting in an oasis of choral beauty.
$28 ($24 senior/military, FREE students)
Music Center of the Northwest: 'Messiah' Sing & Play-along
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
St. John United Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A participatory, festive event where vocalists and instrumentalists come together to perform Handel's monumental Messiah.
Free
Consonare Amici at PLU
Tuesday, December 11, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Jennie Lee Hansen Recital Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
A student-led chamber choir performing a variety of choral selections.
Free
Breath of Aire: Santa's Castle Benefit Concert
Wednesday, December 12, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Landmark Convention Center, Tacoma, WA, United States
Breath of Aire presents a holiday concert with classical stylings of contemporary and traditional arrangements for the season.
Free
West Seattle Community Orchestras with the Chief Sealth Choir
Friday, December 14, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Chief Sealth International High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A special evening featuring WSCO’s Intermediate Orchestra and Wind Symphony and the Chief Sealth High School Choir in a performance of Silent Night, an exquisitely serene Ave Maria, and Bach’s popular Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring.
Free (Donations welcome)
Music at St. James Cathedral: A Service of Readings & Carols
Friday, December 14, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
In the soft glow of candlelight, readings from Holy Scripture tell of the coming of Christ’s birth while Cathedral musicians perform music for the Advent season, illuminating and elevating the story.
Free (Free)
Breath of Aire: Winter Wonderland of Song
Friday, December 14, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Aurora Community Church, Shoreline, WA, United States
Breath of Aire presents a holiday concert with classical stylings of contemporary and traditional arrangements for the season.
$17
Symphony Tacoma: Messiah
Friday, December 14, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. Charles Borromeo Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
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
Northwest Boychoir: A Festival of Lessons & Carols
Friday, December 14, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Our Lady of the Lake Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring a 90-member chorus, this holiday tradition consists of traditional carols performed by the choir, and other carols sung by the choir and audience.
$11-$35
Seattle Symphony: Handel Messiah
Friday, December 14, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:50pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Exquisite choral writing and an exultant “Hallelujah” chorus make Handel's Messiah a matchless December tradition.
$24-$89
Seattle Girls Choir: Carmina Angelorum – Songs of the Angels
Friday, December 14, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols is featured on this program along with new works and traditional carols.
$15 ($10 seniors/students/military)
Seattle Symphony: Handel Messiah
Saturday, December 15, 2029 @ 1:00pm – 2:50pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Exquisite choral writing and an exultant “Hallelujah” chorus make Handel's Messiah a matchless December tradition.
$24-$89