Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
Bellevue Chamber Chorus: Season of Wonder
Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Bothell United Methodist Church, Bothell, WA, United States
Brighten your seasonal celebrations with wondrous sacred and secular music for winter and the holidays.
$5-$20
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: Inspirations
Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Glass – Suite from The Hours
Arensky – Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky
Respighi – Three Botticelli Pictures
Arensky – Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky
Respighi – Three Botticelli Pictures
$20 ($15 student/senior)
The Esoterics present Sviridov: Georgy Sviridov Centennial
Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert of luxurious and majestic music inspired by folksong, poetry of the Silver Age, and the Russian Orthodox liturgy, celebrating the life and music of the neo-Romantic Russian composer Georgy Sviridov.
$22-$25
The Esoterics present Sviridov: Georgy Sviridov Centennial
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
A concert of luxurious and majestic music inspired by folksong, poetry of the Silver Age, and the Russian Orthodox liturgy, celebrating the life and music of the neo-Romantic Russian composer Georgy Sviridov.
$22-$25
Racer Sessions: UW Composer Showcase
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Long Piece Fest I: Antoine Beuger's / jankélévitch sextets/
Tuesday, December 15, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Inverted Space continues its “Long Piece Fest" with Antoine Beuger’s jankélévitch sextets. Seattle premiere.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Roosevelt Orchestra Hollyberry Concert
Thursday, December 17, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Roosevelt High School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Prokofiev – Troika from Lt. Kije
J. Strauss Jr. – Overture to Die Fledermaus
Leroy Anderson – Sleigh Ride
Mozart – Eine kleine nachtmusik
Balmalges – Ice Sculptures
Vivaldi – Concerto Grosso in D minor
Mendelssohn – Da Nobis Pacem
J. Strauss Jr. – Overture to Die Fledermaus
Leroy Anderson – Sleigh Ride
Mozart – Eine kleine nachtmusik
Balmalges – Ice Sculptures
Vivaldi – Concerto Grosso in D minor
Mendelssohn – Da Nobis Pacem
Free
NORTHERN LIGHTS – Music of the Baltics and Scandinavia (open rehearsal)
Friday, December 18, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Music spanning a thousand years of Baltic and Nordic choral music, from medieval chant to contemporary works by Rautavaara, Mäntyjärvi, Kreek and Tormis, and a piece by Ešenvalds that recreates the wonder of the northern lights in sound using voices, chimes and tuned water goblets.
$10-$15
NORTHERN LIGHTS – Music of the Baltics and Scandinavia
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Music spanning a thousand years of Baltic and Nordic choral music, from medieval chant to contemporary works by Rautavaara, Mäntyjärvi, Kreek and Tormis, and a piece by Ešenvalds that recreates the wonder of the northern lights in sound using voices, chimes and tuned water goblets.
SOLD OUT
NORTHERN LIGHTS – Music of the Baltics and Scandinavia
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Music spanning a thousand years of Baltic and Nordic choral music, from medieval chant to contemporary works by Rautavaara, Mäntyjärvi, Kreek and Tormis, and a piece by Ešenvalds that recreates the wonder of the northern lights in sound using voices, chimes and tuned water goblets.
SOLD OUT
Trio Pardalote & Friends
Sunday, December 20, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Kenyon Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Hans Krása – Passacaglia and Fugue
Jean Cras – String Trio
Mozart – Quartet in F major for oboe and strings, K. 370
Jean Cras – String Trio
Mozart – Quartet in F major for oboe and strings, K. 370
$5-$14
Racer Sessions: TBA
Sunday, December 20, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Racer Sessions: Vader Tots
Sunday, December 27, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Trio Pardalote on Bainbridge Island
Sunday, January 3, 2027 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Bainbridge Waterfront Park Community Center, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Take a boat trip to hear Beethoven, Krasa and Cras and visit the charming downtown Winslow area with its many lovely restaurants.
$10-$20
Racer Sessions
Sunday, January 3, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
UW Guest Artist Recital: David Brooks
Tuesday, January 5, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
C.P.E. Bach – Sonata in A minor "Wurttemberg"
Messiaen – Vingt Regards XI
Grieg – 3 Lyric Pieces
Schoenberg – 6 Klavierstucke Op. 19
Messiaen – Vingt Regards XI
Grieg – 3 Lyric Pieces
Schoenberg – 6 Klavierstucke Op. 19
Free (Free)
Groupmuse House Concert: Serendipity String Quartet
Saturday, January 9, 2027 @ 6:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Private Home in Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA, United States
Haydn – Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 76, No. 4 "Sunrise"
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 3
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 3
$10 donation, RSVP for location
Racer Sessions: Neil Welch
Sunday, January 10, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Ladies Musical Club at Crossroads Community Center
Friday, January 15, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Crossroads Community Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
Puccini – "Quando m'en vo" from La Bohème
Puccini – "Donde lieta" from La Bohème
J. Strauss, Jr. – "Klänge der Heimat" (Csàrdàs) from Die Fledermaus
Floyd – "Ain't it a Pretty Night" from Susannah
Rodgers – "If I Loved You" from Carousel
Jerry Bock – "Vanilla Ice Cream" from She Loves Me
Franck – Prélude, Fugue et Variation, Op. 18
Rachmaninoff – Prelude in G major, Op. 32
Rachmaninoff – Prelude in B minor, Op. 32
Scriabin – Two poems, Op. 32
Puccini – "Donde lieta" from La Bohème
J. Strauss, Jr. – "Klänge der Heimat" (Csàrdàs) from Die Fledermaus
Floyd – "Ain't it a Pretty Night" from Susannah
Rodgers – "If I Loved You" from Carousel
Jerry Bock – "Vanilla Ice Cream" from She Loves Me
Franck – Prélude, Fugue et Variation, Op. 18
Rachmaninoff – Prelude in G major, Op. 32
Rachmaninoff – Prelude in B minor, Op. 32
Scriabin – Two poems, Op. 32
Free (Free)
Seattle Classic Guitar Society presents Isaac Bustos
Saturday, January 16, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Rojas – Guajira a mi Madre
J.S. Bach – Lute Suite No. 2
Legnani – Fantasia Op. 19
Koshkin – Introduction and Vivace
J.S. Bach – Lute Suite No. 2
Legnani – Fantasia Op. 19
Koshkin – Introduction and Vivace
Free (Free)