Holiday Brass Concert: UW Brass

Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Graduate conducting student Ross Venneberg conducts musicians from the UW brass studios in a concert of music by Holst, Bach, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Gabrieli, and holiday favorites.

Free

University of Washington: Discovery Trio (Scholarship Chamber Group)

Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Exploring music from throughout the centuries, ranging from music of the early Baroque to contemporary compositions, performing both on period and modern instruments.

Free (Free)

Karin Stevens Dance & the ULP: 'Saci – A Brazilian Folktale' & 'The Greater Trumps'

Friday, December 1, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jovino Santos-Neto – Saci – A Brazilian Folktale
Stravinsky/Thorpe – The Greater Trumps

$50 / $35 / $25 / $20 / $15 / $5

Pacific MusicWorks Underground: ¡Feliz (Baroque) Navidad!

Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Music from 18th century Cuba, Mexico, Guatemala, and Bolivia.

$25 / $20 / under 18 free

Gallery Concerts: The Virtuoso Clarinet

Saturday, December 2, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Clarinet Quintet
Hummel – Clarinet Quintet
Backofen – Basset Horn Quintetto
Mozart – String quartet

$32 / $27 / $15

Gallery Concerts: The Virtuoso Clarinet

Sunday, December 3, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Clarinet Quintet
Hummel – Clarinet Quintet
Backofen – Basset Horn Quintetto
Mozart – String quartet

$35 / $30 / $15

Pacific MusicWorks Underground: ¡Feliz (Baroque) Navidad!

Sunday, December 3, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
A new program of music from the Cathedrals and Missions of 18th century Cuba, Mexico, Guatemala, and Bolivia.

$25

Candlelight Concerts presents Festive Baroque with the Sans Souci Ensemble

Sunday, December 3, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Telemann – Quartet for flute, strings, and harpsichord
Kuhlau – Quintet for flute and strings

$15-$25 free-will offering; 18 & under free

BetaSounds III: Time Out

Monday, December 4, 2028 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
The Conservatory Coffee Shop, Seattle, WA, United States
Tuck into The Conservatory Coffeehouse for warm, romantic, enchanting quartet music brought to you by our special guests, the KASA Quartet.

$15

Town Music: A Cello Conspiracy feat. Joshua Roman

Monday, December 4, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Fremont Abbey Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An all-cello show by four of the Seattle Symphony’s current star cellists and Joshua Roman.

$20/$15 for members

Bach's Lunch: Baroque Christmas Music from Latin America

Tuesday, December 5, 2028 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Seldom-heard Christmas works for soprano, strings, and continuo from 18th century Guatemala, Mexico, Cuba, and Bolivia.

Free

Pacific MusicWorks Underground: ¡Feliz (Baroque) Navidad!

Tuesday, December 5, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
A new program of music from 18th century Cuba, Mexico, Guatemala, and Bolivia, plus our famous Ugly Renaissance Baby Jesus contest!

$20 ($15 ages 21-29)

UW Modern Ensemble

Tuesday, December 5, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Messiaen – Quartet for the End of Time
Stockhausen – Tierkreis
Glass – Music in Similar Motion

Free

Scores of Sound: Day 1

Wednesday, December 6, 2028 @ 10:00am – 9:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An all-day festival including performances from many ensembles and genres, including jazz, classical, new music, African drumming, and Gamelan.

Free (Free)

PLU Music Department: piano ensemble

Thursday, December 7, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The PLU Music Department presents a performance by a piano ensemble.

Free

Wayward Music Series: Inverted Space Ensemble

Thursday, December 7, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Fred Frith – Elegy for Elias
John Luther Adams – Canticles of the Sky
Kurt Weill – Alabama Song (arr. Morton Feldman)
Lou Harrison – Suite for Violin and American Gamelan

$5-$15 suggested donation

Pacific MusicWorks: Light in the Darkness

Friday, December 8, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Four dramatic Advent cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach trace the journey to Christmas through prophecy, anticipation, and, ultimately, hope.

$45, $35, $25

Wayward Music Series: Eveline Müller & the Klang Quintet

Friday, December 8, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring Eveline on the Boeing, Stuart McLeod on brainwave manipulator and various objects, Carl Farrow on electronics, Bob Rees on xylophone and percussion, and more...

$5-$15 donation

The Miró Quartet... at Emerald City Music

Friday, December 8, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PST)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Haydn – String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 71, No. 3
Puts – Credo, for string quartet
Schumann – String Quartet no. 1 in A minor, Op. 41

$45 includes open bar; $10 students

Seattle Pro Musica: Winter Rose

Saturday, December 9, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the light and hope symbolized by the winter rose with such favorites as Lo, how a rose e’er blooming by Praetorius and A spotless rose by Herbert Howells.

$12-$38