Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
Wayward Music Series: Body.Space.Time.Sound. – Volume 2: Threes
Friday, November 30, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of scored improvisations consisting of three sound and three movement artists working with variations of THREE.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Choir of the Sound: Comfort & Joy
Saturday, December 1, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
Favorite holiday pop songs, familiar carols, and shiny new surprises for the whole family.
$25 / $22 / $18 / $10
Choir of the Sound: Comfort & Joy
Saturday, December 1, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
Favorite holiday pop songs, familiar carols, and shiny new surprises for the whole family.
$25 / $22 / $18 / $10
Breath of Aire: Central Lutheran Church Concert
Saturday, December 1, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Central Lutheran Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Breath of Aire presents a holiday concert with classical stylings of contemporary and traditional arrangements for the season.
$16 / $32
UW Composition Studio
Saturday, December 1, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Innovative works by emerging composers explore unconventional sonic landscapes.
Free
Emerald City Music: The Daedalus Quartet
Saturday, December 1, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PST)
The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA, United States
Janácek – String Quartet No. 1, “Kreutzer Sonata”
Taneyev – Selection from String Quartet No. 2
Tchaikovsky – Andante Cantabile from String Quartet No. 1
Beethoven – Sonata Op. 47, “Kreutzer” (arranged for string quintet)
Taneyev – Selection from String Quartet No. 2
Tchaikovsky – Andante Cantabile from String Quartet No. 1
Beethoven – Sonata Op. 47, “Kreutzer” (arranged for string quintet)
$28–$43 ($10 students)
Cascadian Chorale: This Shining Night
Saturday, December 1, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Medina, WA, United States
Classic favorites mingle with lesser-known beauties, including music by local composers.
$20 ($15 student/senior)
Northwest Chamber Chorus: Follow the Star
Sunday, December 2, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Exploring the guiding light of stars with diverse repertoire by Mendelssohn, Praetorius, McDowall, Dove, Willan, Ešenvalds, and more.
$25 ($20 seniors & singers, FREE students)
Choir of the Sound: Comfort & Joy
Sunday, December 2, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
Favorite holiday pop songs, familiar carols, and shiny new surprises for the whole family.
$25 / $22 / $18 / $10
Groupmuse House Concert: Classical Guitar on the Sammamish Plateau
Sunday, December 2, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Private home in Sammamish, Sammamish, WA, United States
Gregory B Miller performs music by Johann Kaspar Mertz, Leo Brouwer, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and Federico Torroba in a classical guitar celebration.
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Breath of Aire: Widow's Project Concert
Sunday, December 2, 2029 @ 4:30pm – 6:30pm (PST)
Historic Everett Theatre, Everett, WA, United States
Breath of Aire presents a holiday concert with classical stylings of contemporary and traditional arrangements for the season.
$17 ($10 widow/widower/children)
Cascadian Chorale: This Shining Night
Sunday, December 2, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Church of the Holy Cross, Redmond, WA, United States
Classic favorites mingle with lesser-known beauties, including music by local composers.
$20 ($15 student/senior)
The Tenors: Home for the Holidays
Sunday, December 2, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A Canadian vocal supergroup brings their charming blend of classical music and contemporary pop to Benaroya Hall.
$45+
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
Ravenna String Orchestras
Wednesday, December 5, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Eckstein Middle School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
The Ravenna String Orchestras present a free community concert.
Free
UW Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band: Evanescent
Thursday, December 6, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Joseph Schwantner – The Awakening Hour
Gustav Holst – Hammersmith: Prelude and Scherzo, Op. 52
Huck Hodge – La Llorona
Gustav Holst – Hammersmith: Prelude and Scherzo, Op. 52
Huck Hodge – La Llorona
$10
KEXP Yule Benefit feat. Moby with the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra
Thursday, December 6, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Musician and activist Moby will showcase the breadth of his career with an orchestral performance.
$49-$80
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
The Esoterics: ADŌRŌ | The reimagined prayer | The wish within silence
Friday, December 7, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Contemporary choral music by Donald Skirvin, Christina Whitten Thomas, Karin Rehnqvist, Mason Bates, Eric Banks, and Joseph Gregorio.
$25 / $18 ($22 / $15 in advance)
Seattle University Choirs: GLOW – A Christmas Celebration
Friday, December 7, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. Joseph Parish, Seattle, WA, United States
The Seattle University Choirs celebrate the season with a program of uplifting music by Stephen Paulus, Eric Whitacre, Tom Porter, Ralph Johnson, and other contemporary choral composers.
$35 / $20 / $7