Choral Arts Northwest: A Light in Winter

Saturday, December 11, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Musical contemplation of the season celebrating our emergence from pandemic silence. Featuring world premieres from Jessica French & Melinda Bargreen, & interspersed with works for solo guitar.

$25-$30 suggested donation; students free

Composers Concordance: The Formation Solenne

Saturday, December 11, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Online and in-person
German ensemble Formation Solenne presents a program of eclectic contemporary music for voice, piano, & other instruments, including the American premiere of Gene Pritsker’s mini-opera Soubrette on the Toilet".

Free (Online: Free | In person: $20-$25)

Pacific Lutheran University: Piano Ensemble

Friday, December 10, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Program of chamber music featuring piano students of Pacific Lutheran University.

Free

UW CarolFest

Wednesday, December 8, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
This popular annual program by UW Choirs features 7 conductors, 6 choral ensembles, 500 singers, 4 graduate conductors, 3 choral faculty, 2 hours of great music, & 1 impressive grand finale.

$10

Pacific Lutheran University: String Kaleidoscope

Tuesday, December 7, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Chamber music performance featuring string students of the Pacific Lutheran University Department of Music.

Free

Pacific Lutheran University: Chamber Music Kaleidoscope

Tuesday, December 7, 2021 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Chamber music performance featuring students of the Pacific Lutheran University Department of Music.

Free

Fifth Inversion in Concert: Trip the Light Fantastic

Monday, December 6, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Works include:
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Gunther Schuller – Suite for Wind Quintet
Eugène Bozza – Variations Sur Un Thème Libre, Op. 42
Paul Valjean – Dance Suite
Four exquisite Argentine songs by Mariano Mores, Sebastian Piana, and Osmar Maderna (arr. by Silvia Coricelli)

Free

UW Modern Music Ensemble

Monday, December 6, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Louis Andriessen – Dubbelspoor for piano, harpsichord, celesta, & vibraphone/glockenspiel
Sylvano Bussotti – Selections from Sette Fogli: una collezione occulta
Pauline Oliveros – Elemental Gallop for flute, piano, cello, & voice
Frederic Rzewski – Spots for 4 instruments
Julius Eastman – Joy Boy

Free

Timber: a sound + light experience

Sunday, December 5, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Base: Experimental Arts + Space, Seattle, WA, United States
Math rock meets sound bath in this performance of Timber, Michael Gordon's tour-de-force scored for six virtuosic percussionists on tuned 2x4s.

$25 ($12 under $25 w/ID)

Saint Mark’s Music Series: Tapestry presents “Starry Night”

Sunday, December 5, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Boston-based women's vocal ensemble Tapestry presents a unique program blending medieval traditions & contemporary idioms. Clarinetist James Falzone joins Tapestry as a guest artist for this performance.

$20 ($15 senior)

Timber: a sound + light experience

Sunday, December 5, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Base: Experimental Arts + Space, Seattle, WA, United States
Math rock meets sound bath in this performance of Timber, Michael Gordon's tour-de-force scored for six virtuosic percussionists on tuned 2x4s.

$25 ($12 under $25 w/ID)

Timber: a sound + light experience

Saturday, December 4, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Base: Experimental Arts + Space, Seattle, WA, United States
Math rock meets sound bath in this performance of Timber, Michael Gordon's tour-de-force scored for six virtuosic percussionists on tuned 2x4s.

$25 ($12 under $25 w/ID)

CMNW: Brentano String Quartet – A Tribute to Stravinsky

Saturday, December 4, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lincoln Performance Hall, Portland, WA, United States
Brentano String Quartet presents an immersive program in celebration of Igor Stravinsky, interlacing the modernist composer's works with poetry & music from his contemporaries & historical influences.

$62.50 ($20 ages 30 & under)

Timber: a sound + light experience

Saturday, December 4, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Base: Experimental Arts + Space, Seattle, WA, United States
Math rock meets sound bath in this performance of Timber, Michael Gordon's tour-de-force scored for six virtuosic percussionists on tuned 2x4s.

$25 ($12 under $25 w/ID)

Pacific Lutheran University: Sølvvinden Flute Ensemble

Saturday, December 4, 2021 @ 1:00pm – 2:30pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Performance by the Sølvvinden Flute Ensemble, a flute choir featuring students of Pacific Lutheran University.

Free

CMNW: Brentano String Quartet – A Tribute to Stravinsky

Friday, December 3, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lincoln Performance Hall, Portland, WA, United States
Brentano String Quartet presents an immersive program in celebration of Igor Stravinsky, interlacing the modernist composer's works with poetry & music from his contemporaries & historical influences.

$62.50 ($20 ages 30 & under)

WWU: Student Chamber Music II

Thursday, December 2, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Performances by student chamber ensembles of the WWU Department of Music.

Free

Timber: a sound + light experience

Thursday, December 2, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Base: Experimental Arts + Space, Seattle, WA, United States
Math rock meets sound bath in this performance of Timber, Michael Gordon's tour-de-force scored for six virtuosic percussionists on tuned 2x4s.

$25 ($12 under $25 w/ID)

UW Percussion Ensemble

Wednesday, December 1, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The University of Washington Percussion Ensemble (Bonnie Whiting, director) presents its Autumn Quarter concert.

$10

First Wednesday Concert Series: UW Baroque Ensemble

Wednesday, December 1, 2021 @ 12:30pm – 1:30pm (PST)
UW North Allen Library Lobby, Seattle, WA, United States
UW Baroque Ensemble performs in this lunchtime concert series co-hosted by UW Music & UW Libraries.

Free