Chamber music – Upcoming Concerts
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
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)
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
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
PLU Music Department: piano ensemble
Thursday, December 7, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
The PLU Music Department presents a performance by a piano ensemble.
Free
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
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
Puts – Credo, for string quartet
Schumann – String Quartet no. 1 in A minor, Op. 41
$45 includes open bar; $10 students
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
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
PLU Music Department: Sarah Crum, flute
Saturday, December 9, 2028 @ 5:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Jennie Lee Hansen Recital Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Sarah Crum presents a non-degree flute recital.
Free
Groupmuse: Serendipity Quartet plays Beethoven and Tchaikovsky
Saturday, December 9, 2028 @ 6:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4
Tchaikovsky – String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11
Tchaikovsky – String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Seattle Pro Musica: Winter Rose
Saturday, December 9, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
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
The Miró Quartet... at Emerald City Music
Saturday, December 9, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Evergreen State College, Olympia, 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
Puts – Credo, for string quartet
Schumann – String Quartet no. 1 in A minor, Op. 41
$28-$43 ($10 w/ student ID)
Pacific MusicWorks: Light in the Darkness
Saturday, December 9, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Mercer Island, WA, United States
Four dramatic Advent cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach trace the journey to Christmas through prophecy, anticipation, and, ultimately, hope.
$45, $35
Through the Eyes of a Child: A Holiday Concert
Sunday, December 10, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Shorewood Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
Capturing the magic of Christmas, from Disney movies to the legends of Santa, Knecht Ruprecht, and the Transiberian Orchestra.
$5
PLU Music Department: Karsten Hendrickson, clarinet
Sunday, December 10, 2028 @ 5:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Karsten Hendrickson presents a non-degree clarinet recital.
Free
The Carols of Christmas with Island Consort
Sunday, December 10, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Langley United Methodist Church, Langley, WA, United States
$20 / $5
Rachel Ross: Senior BME Vocal Recital
Sunday, December 10, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Recital presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Music Education at Pacific Lutheran University.
Free
Ladies Musical Club: An evening of chamber music for wind instruments
Monday, December 11, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
University House Wallingford, Seattle, WA, United States
Sharon Jung (oboe), Madeline Beery (flute), and Rosemary Bell, oboe/English horn.
Free (Free)
Classical Tuesdays Wine & Song Benefit
Tuesday, December 12, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Connelly Law Offices, Tacoma, WA, United States
A program spanning over 300 years of musical history, followed by a reception.
$25