Chamber music – Upcoming Concerts
Opera On Tap: Annual Holiday Extravaganza!
Sunday, December 16, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Blue Moon Tavern, Seattle, WA, United States
Opera, plus your favorite holiday tunes from your friends at Opera On Tap: Seattle in this ever-popular annual performance.
$5
NOCCO: Virtuosity
Sunday, December 16, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Yesler Community Center, Seattle, WA, United States
George Frideric Handel – Concerto Grosso in B-flat major, HWV 313
Wilhelmine von Bayreuth – Concerto in G minor for harpsichord obbligato and strings
Antonio Vivaldi – Bassoon Concerto in G major, RV 492
Igor Stravinsky – Concerto in E-flat, "Dumbarton Oaks"
Wilhelmine von Bayreuth – Concerto in G minor for harpsichord obbligato and strings
Antonio Vivaldi – Bassoon Concerto in G major, RV 492
Igor Stravinsky – Concerto in E-flat, "Dumbarton Oaks"
$30 ($20 seniors, under 18 free)
Seattle Mandolin Orchestra: Happy Holidays in Renton
Monday, December 17, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Fairwood Library, Renton, WA, United States
The Seattle Mandolin Orchestra performs their holiday concert of Christmas and Hanukkah favorites from here at home and around the world.
Free
Pageant of the Nativity
Tuesday, December 18, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Costumes of cathedral finery, dramatic lighting within cathedral architecture, and more than 50 choristers accompanied by instrumentalists and the Flentrop organ will bring to life the story of the birth of Christ.
Free
Joe Kye & Sophie Lippert: Home for the Holidays
Wednesday, December 19, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Fremont Abbey Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring original compositions alongside classical masterpieces, solo and collaborative performances, and a few fresh takes on the holidays.
$15 / $10 / $35
Northwest Sinfonietta: Bach in the Ballroom Matinee
Friday, December 21, 2029 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Court House Square, Tacoma, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, BWV 1050
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Flute Concerto in G major, H. 445
Christoph Gluck – Melody from Orfeo
Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Flute Concerto in G major, H. 445
Christoph Gluck – Melody from Orfeo
Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
$40 / $20 / $10
Northwest Sinfonietta: Bach in the Ballroom
Friday, December 21, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Court House Square, Tacoma, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, BWV 1050
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Flute Concerto in G major, H. 445
Christoph Gluck – Melody from Orfeo
Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Flute Concerto in G major, H. 445
Christoph Gluck – Melody from Orfeo
Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
$40 / $20 / $10
Seasonal Sundays at Chihuly Garden & Glass: Byron Schenkman & Friends
Sunday, December 23, 2029 @ 1:15pm – 2:00pm (PST)
Chihuly Garden and Glass, Seattle, WA, United States
Festive live music in the Glasshouse.
$26 / $22 / $17
Candlelight Concerts: Jazzin' with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas
Friday, December 28, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Eastsound, WA, United States
Artists and friends on both sides of the classical and jazz divide meld musical perspectives in a festive celebration of the Yuletide season.
$10 suggested donation
Candlelight Concerts: Jazzin' with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas
Friday, December 28, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Presbyterian Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
Artists and friends on both sides of the classical and jazz divide meld musical perspectives in a festive celebration of the Yuletide season.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under free)
Candlelight Concerts: Jazzin' with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas
Saturday, December 29, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Artists and friends on both sides of the classical and jazz divide meld musical perspectives in a festive celebration of the Yuletide season.
Free will offering
Candlelight Concerts: Jazzin' with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas
Saturday, December 29, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
University Temple United Methodist Church The Sanctuary, Seattle, WA, United States
Artists and friends on both sides of the classical and jazz divide meld musical perspectives in a festive celebration of the Yuletide season.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under free)
Candlelight Concerts: Jazzin' with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas
Sunday, December 30, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, Stanwood, WA, United States
Artists and friends on both sides of the classical and jazz divide meld musical perspectives in a festive celebration of the Yuletide season.
Free will offering
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Baroque String Extravaganza
Sunday, December 30, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto in A major for harpsichord, strings, and continuo, BWV 1055
Tomaso Albinoni – Sonata in G minor for two violins, two violas, and continuo, Op. 2 No. 6
Georg Philipp Telemann – Concerto in G major for viola, strings, and continuo, TWV 51:G9
Robert de Viseé – Prelude in A minor for theorbo
Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre – Sonata No. 5 in A minor for violin and continuo
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto in F minor for violin, strings, and continuo, Op. 8 No. 4 “Winter”
Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello – Chaconne in A major for strings and continuo
Tomaso Albinoni – Sonata in G minor for two violins, two violas, and continuo, Op. 2 No. 6
Georg Philipp Telemann – Concerto in G major for viola, strings, and continuo, TWV 51:G9
Robert de Viseé – Prelude in A minor for theorbo
Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre – Sonata No. 5 in A minor for violin and continuo
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto in F minor for violin, strings, and continuo, Op. 8 No. 4 “Winter”
Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello – Chaconne in A major for strings and continuo
$10-$48
Puget Sound Concert Opera: Puccini's 'Suor Angelica'
Monday, December 31, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
PSCO celebrates the 100th anniversary of this opera’s premiere with a special performance for flute, violin, and piano of Puccini’s Suor Angelica.
$17
Music at St. James Cathedral: New Year's Eve Gala – Mozart 'til Midnight
Monday, December 31, 2029 @ 11:00pm – 12:30am (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Vesperae solennes de confessore ("Solemn Vespers for a confessor"), K. 339
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Kyrie in G major for 5 sopranos, K. 89
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Regina coeli in C major, K. 276
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Missa brevis in C major, K. 220 “Sparrow Mass” or “Spatzenmesse”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Kyrie in G major for 5 sopranos, K. 89
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Regina coeli in C major, K. 276
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Missa brevis in C major, K. 220 “Sparrow Mass” or “Spatzenmesse”
$30 suggested donation
The Gothard Sisters: A Celtic New Year Celebration
Thursday, January 3, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
A blend of Celtic, folk, classical, world, and northwest musical influences.
$20 ($25 at the door)
Ladies Musical Club: Music for Oboe & Voice
Saturday, January 5, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Music for oboe and for voice by composers Michel Widerkehr, Johann Sebastian Bach, Gabriel Fauré, Claude Debussy, Herman Bemberg, Mario Lombardo, Rebecca Clarke, and George Frideric Handel.
Free
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: Corelli Goes Global
Sunday, January 6, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Music by the true first celebrity violinist, Arcangelo Corelli, and the composers he influenced, including music from Mexico, Sweden, China, and Russia.
$25
Mostly Nordic: Finnish Crossroads
Sunday, January 6, 2030 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
A smörgåsbord of more than 10 instruments with a program of music spanning the folk and classical traditions of Finland.
$30 ($25 museum members)