Contemporary – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Holiday Extravaganza Family Concert
Saturday, December 14, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Faith Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Strauss II – Overture to Die Fledermaus
Traditional (arr. Bill Holcombe) – Festive Sounds on Hannukah
Émile Waldteufel – Les Patineurs ("Skater’s Waltz")
Frank W. Milholland – Santa’s Reindeer Team
John Finnegan – Christmas Singalong
Leroy Anderson – Sleigh Ride
Traditional (arr. Bill Holcombe) – Festive Sounds on Hannukah
Émile Waldteufel – Les Patineurs ("Skater’s Waltz")
Frank W. Milholland – Santa’s Reindeer Team
John Finnegan – Christmas Singalong
Leroy Anderson – Sleigh Ride
$18 / $14 / $5 / under age 5 FREE
North Corner Chamber Orchestra: Hello/Goodbye
Saturday, December 14, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Rainier Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Franz Krommer – Harmonie in B-flat major, Op. 67
Violeta Dinescu – Memories
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, "Farewell"
Violeta Dinescu – Memories
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, "Farewell"
$35 ($25 seniors, 21 & under FREE)
Emerald City Music: Jason Vieaux, classical guitar & Kristin Lee, violin
Friday, December 13, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Astor Piazzolla – Histoire du Tango (movements I & II)
Mauro Giuliani – Gran Duetto Concertante, Op. 52
Niccolò Paganini – Cantabile, MS 109
VARIOUS – Selected Brazilian tunes
Vivian Fung – Twist
Pat Metheny – Work for solo guitar
Astor Piazzolla – Histoire du Tango (movements III & IV)
Mauro Giuliani – Gran Duetto Concertante, Op. 52
Niccolò Paganini – Cantabile, MS 109
VARIOUS – Selected Brazilian tunes
Vivian Fung – Twist
Pat Metheny – Work for solo guitar
Astor Piazzolla – Histoire du Tango (movements III & IV)
$45 (students $10)
The Esoterics: Humility – The Wish for Simplicity
Friday, December 13, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Gabriela Lena Frank, Stacy Garrop, Anna-Karin Klockar, David Lang, Forrest Pierce, Sarah Rimkus, Augusta Read Thomas, and Dale Trumbore gives voice to verses from the Bible, a Mohawk prayer, a speech by Chief Joseph (Hinmuuttu Yalatlat) of the Nez Perce, poems by Pablo Antonio Cuandra, Annie Finch, Amy Fleury, and more.
$22 / $15
Choral Arts Northwest: Not One Sparrow is Forgotten
Friday, December 13, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Charming Appalachian carols by CANW composer in residence Kevin Siegfried, Silly Shepherds, Stop Your Sleeping by Northwest composer Bern Herbolsheimer, and enchanting choral gems by Henry Purcell, Herbert Norman Howells, and Susan LaBarr.
$24-$32 (students free w/ID)
High Right Now
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Programmatic, minimalist music of composers Brian Lawlor and Benjamin Marx, performed by supergroup of local players in an otherworldly, ritualistic environment.
$20
Seattle Symphony Presents Cellist Seth Parker Woods in Recital: That Which Is Fundamental
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Anton Lukoszevieze – American Poets and Cello
Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen – Plateaux pour deux for Cello & Percussion
Vinko Globokar – Toucher
Tonia Ko – Hush
Gustavo Tavares – Ladainha
Julius Eastman – The Holy Presence of Joan d’Arc
Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen – Plateaux pour deux for Cello & Percussion
Vinko Globokar – Toucher
Tonia Ko – Hush
Gustavo Tavares – Ladainha
Julius Eastman – The Holy Presence of Joan d’Arc
$35
Ravenna String Orchestras: Kalinnikov, Haydn, Warlock
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Vasily Kalinnikov – Serenade for String Orchestra
Haigh Marshall – Elegy for Strings
Kirt Mosier – Red Rhythmico
Arthur Foote – Suite for Strings
Joseph Haydn (attributed) – Serenade
Peter Warlock (Philip Heseltine) – Capriol Suite
Haigh Marshall – Elegy for Strings
Kirt Mosier – Red Rhythmico
Arthur Foote – Suite for Strings
Joseph Haydn (attributed) – Serenade
Peter Warlock (Philip Heseltine) – Capriol Suite
Free (Free)
Ladies Musical Club: Jake Heggie; Music for Oboe/Clarinet/Bassoon
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Public Library – Central Branch, Seattle, WA, United States
Ladies Musical Club of Seattle presents Jake Heggie’s On the Road to Christmas, followed by a program of trios for oboe, clarinet, and bassoon.
Free (Free)
Brass Band Northwest: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Join Brass Band Northwest for a concert of light classics and Christmas pops featuring some of your favorite holiday tunes.
$10 suggested donation
Ladies Musical Club: The Inspiring Words of Emily Dickinson
Monday, December 9, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
University House Wallingford, Seattle, WA, United States
Ladies Musical Club of Seattle presents works by Aaron Copland, André Previn, Ricky Ian Gordan, Libby Larson, and more.
Free (Free)
Noel! University Presbyterian Church Cathedral Choir Christmas Concert
Sunday, December 8, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
University Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A choral concert featuring J. S. Bach’s Cantata No. 10 and works by Will Todd, J. Edmund Hughes, and others.
Free (Free)
The Byrd Ensemble & Allegra: Lessons & Carols
Sunday, December 8, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
David Wilcocks – Once in Royal David's City
Boris Ord – Adam Lay YBounden
Charles Wood – Ding Dong Merrily on High
Traditional (arr. David Wilcocks) – Sussex Carol
John Tavener – The Lamb
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Alma redemptoris mater
John Rutter – What Sweeter Music
Harold Darke – In the Bleak Midwinter
Gustav Holst – Personent Hodie
Boris Ord – Adam Lay YBounden
Charles Wood – Ding Dong Merrily on High
Traditional (arr. David Wilcocks) – Sussex Carol
John Tavener – The Lamb
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Alma redemptoris mater
John Rutter – What Sweeter Music
Harold Darke – In the Bleak Midwinter
Gustav Holst – Personent Hodie
$20 / $15 / $10 / $35
Gallery Concerts: Tis the Season! Joyous music for soprano & recorder
Sunday, December 8, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrate the season of light with spirited music by Baroque and contemporary composers including Georg Philipp Telemann, George Frideric Handel, Henry Purcell, John Christopher, Jerry Herman, and others.
$35 / $30 / $15 / FREE ages 7-15
Northwest Chorale: Christmas Tidings
Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Edmonds United Methodist Church, Edmonds, WA, United States
Musical feast of carols and sacred music, including works by J.S. Bach, Dan Forrest, Eric Whitacre, and many more.
Free (Free)
Gallery Concerts: Tis the Season! Joyous music for soprano & recorder
Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrate the season of light with spirited music by Baroque and contemporary composers including Georg Philipp Telemann, George Frideric Handel, Henry Purcell, John Christopher, Jerry Herman, and others.
$35 / $30 / $15 / FREE ages 7-15
University of Washington Composition Studio
Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by students, faculty, alumni, and guests of the UW Composition program.
Free (Free)
Saratoga Orchestra: 'Peter and the Wolf' Family Holiday Concert
Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Coupeville High School Performing Arts Center, Coupeville, WA, United States
A festive afternoon of fun for the whole family, with Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf preceded by an instrument petting zoo.
Free
Portland Cello Project: Purple Reign
Friday, December 6, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A lively evening of diversely curated music that influenced or was influenced by The Purple One, featuring guest artists who have worked with Prince, including Saeeda Wright and Tyrone Hendrix.
$40-$50
University of Puget Sound: Organ at Noon – The Great 'O' Antiphons
Friday, December 6, 2019 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Kilworth Memorial Chapel, Tacoma, WA, United States
The University of Puget Sound presents organist Wyatt Smith performing Nico Muhly's O Antiphon Preludes.
Free