Chamber music – Upcoming Concerts
Bach's Lunch: A New & Old World Christmas
Tuesday, December 4, 2029 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A free, informal lunchtime concert of Christmas carols and villancicos from Renaissance and Baroque Spain, Italy, and Latin America, including Leonarda’s Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Free
PLU Chamber Music Kaleidoscope
Tuesday, December 4, 2029 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Chamber Music Kaleidoscope featuring students of the string department.
Free
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: A Country (Baroque) Christmas at Naked City
Henry Lebedinsky,
Alan Wheaton,
Erin Calata,
Pacific MusicWorks Underground,
Martin Rothwell, and
Natalie Ingrisano
Tuesday, December 4, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Holiday treats including Isabella Leonarda’s luminous Gloria in Excelsis Deo, rustic and boisterous country carols, tender lullabies, and an Ugly Baby Jesus art extravaganza!
$25 ($15 ages 21-30)
Bellingham Music Club: 'American Classical Classics' with Elizabeth & Marcel Bergmann
Wednesday, December 5, 2029 @ 10:30am – 11:30am (PST)
First Congregational Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
Exhilarating pieces arranged for piano four hands featuring music by Bernstein with other music by Gershwin, Barber, Piazzolla, and Rachmaninoff.
Free
Sanctuary in the City: A New & Old World Christmas
Wednesday, December 5, 2029 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
A free lunchtime concert fosters a spirit of contemplation with Christmas carols and villancicos from Renaissance and Baroque Spain, Italy, and Latin America, including Leonarda’s Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Free
UW Modern Music Ensemble: Webern, Cage, & Neuwirth
Wednesday, December 5, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Anton Webern – Concerto for Nine Instruments, Op. 24
Krzysztof Penderecki – Clarinet Quartet
Morton Feldman – For Franz Kline
John Cage – Living Room Music
Olga Neuwirth – Marsyas II
Krzysztof Penderecki – Clarinet Quartet
Morton Feldman – For Franz Kline
John Cage – Living Room Music
Olga Neuwirth – Marsyas II
Free
Ladies Musical Club: Cambini, Telemann, Barber
Thursday, December 6, 2029 @ 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PST)
Seattle Art Museum (Downtown), Seattle, WA, United States
Flute, oboe, and bassoon trios by Cambini and Telemann, Barber's Despite and Still, and other music by Bernstein and Comden.
Free
BMC Night Beat: 'American Classical Classics' with Elizabeth & Marcel Bergmann
Thursday, December 6, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
First Congregational Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
Exhilarating pieces arranged for piano four hands featuring music by Bernstein with other music by Gershwin, Barber, Piazzolla, and Rachmaninoff.
$20 ($15 seniors, take a teen for free)
Wayward Music Series: arx duo
Thursday, December 6, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Steve Reich – Nagoya Marimbas
Alyssa Weinberg – Table Talk
Igor Stravinsky – (piano transcriptions)
Fredrik Andersson – The Lonlyness of Santa Claus
DESVIO – Seeds
Alejandro Viñao – Book of Grooves
Alyssa Weinberg – Table Talk
Igor Stravinsky – (piano transcriptions)
Fredrik Andersson – The Lonlyness of Santa Claus
DESVIO – Seeds
Alejandro Viñao – Book of Grooves
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Symphony: The Winds: The Nutcracker
Friday, December 7, 2029 @ 10:30am – 11:05am (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Dance along with the sugar plum fairies as you and your little ones discover the woodwind family!
$12
Cornish College of the Arts: Scores of Sound Festival
Friday, December 7, 2029 @ 10:30am – 9:00pm (PST)
Cornish College of the Arts – Music Department, Seattle, WA, United States
A festival of student work, including chamber music, jazz, new compositions for electronic media, and more.
Free
Pacific MusicWorks: Christmas in Rome
Friday, December 7, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Epiphany Parish Chapel, Seattle, WA, United States
Joyous music from 17th and 18th century Rome, with highlights including Stradella and Corelli.
$25-$45 (youth w/adult FREE)
Seattle Symphony: The Winds: The Nutcracker
Saturday, December 8, 2029 @ 9:30am – 10:05am (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Dance along with the sugar plum fairies as you and your little ones discover the woodwind family!
$12
Seattle Symphony: The Winds: The Nutcracker
Saturday, December 8, 2029 @ 10:30am – 11:05am (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Dance along with the sugar plum fairies as you and your little ones discover the woodwind family!
$12
Seattle Symphony: The Winds: The Nutcracker
Saturday, December 8, 2029 @ 11:30am – 12:05pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Dance along with the sugar plum fairies as you and your little ones discover the woodwind family!
$12
Ladies Musical Club: Schumann's 'Liederkreis'
Saturday, December 8, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Schumann’s Liederkreis will be featured, along with music for cello and piano by Haydn, Bloch, Debussy, and Chopin.
Free
Groupmuse House Concert: 'A Winter's Journey' with Ryan Bede, baritone
Saturday, December 8, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Private home in Phinney Ridge, Seattle, WA, United States
A program of art songs for the winter season, including excerpts from Schubert's epic song cycle Winterreise, D 911.
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Bach Collegium Japan: Vivaldi, Handel, Bach
Saturday, December 8, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto in D minor from L'estro Armonico, Op. 3 No. 11
Francesco Bartolomeo Conti – Languet anima mea
Alessandro Marcello – Oboe Concerto in D minor
Georg Philipp Telemann – Nouveaux Quatuors No. 1 in D major, TWV 43:D3
George Frideric Handel – Silete venti, HWV 242
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto in D minor from L'estro Armonico, Op. 3 No. 11
Francesco Bartolomeo Conti – Languet anima mea
Alessandro Marcello – Oboe Concerto in D minor
Georg Philipp Telemann – Nouveaux Quatuors No. 1 in D major, TWV 43:D3
George Frideric Handel – Silete venti, HWV 242
$20-$50
Meany Center presents: Turtle Island Quartet with Liz Carroll
Saturday, December 8, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Award-winning Turtle Island Quartet delves into the timeless music that has been an integral part of wintertime festivities for centuries.
$46-$54
Pacific MusicWorks: Christmas in Rome
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Joyous music from 17th and 18th century Rome, with highlights including Stradella and Corelli.
$35-$45 (youth w/adult FREE)