Contemporary – Past Concerts
Market Street Singers: More than a Silent Night
Sunday, December 9, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the moods and mysteries of the season with a feature of Silent Night, new works by local composers, and much more!
Free
Seattle University Choirs: GLOW – A Christmas Celebration
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 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
Choral Arts Northwest: Not One Sparrow is Forgotten
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Works by Paulus, Britten, Kverno, and Howells are linked together with intimate interludes played by classical guitarist Bob McCaffery-Lent, resulting in an oasis of choral beauty.
$28 ($24 senior/military, FREE students)
The Esoterics: ADŌRŌ | The reimagined prayer | The wish within silence
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic 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)
Northwest Chamber Chorus: Follow the Star
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (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)
UW Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist Concert: Ganesh Rajagopalan, violin
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse Theater, Seattle, WA, United States
Master violinist and vocalist of Carnatic music Ganesh Rajagopalan performs traditional and new music of South India.
$25 ($10 student/senior)
Federal Way Chorale: God Jul ('Merry Christmas')
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
The Federal Way Chorale’s Christmas concert will be a celebration of their 25th year featuring centerpiece choral works and holiday arrangements.
$23-$33
Vashon Island Chorale: A Very Brassy Christmas
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Vashon Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA, United States
John Rutter – Gloria
Cecilia McDowall – A Winter's Night
Daniel Pinkham – Christmas Cantata
Ralph Vaughan Williams – TBA
Cecilia McDowall – A Winter's Night
Daniel Pinkham – Christmas Cantata
Ralph Vaughan Williams – TBA
$20 ($15 seniors / $5 students)
Market Street Singers: More than a Silent Night
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the moods and mysteries of the season with a feature of Silent Night, new works by local composers, and much more!
Free
Northwest Chorale: A Very Choral Christmas
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Daniel Pinkham – Festival Magnificat
Morten Lauridsen – O Nata Lux
Morten Lauridsen – O Magnum Mysterium
Eric Whitacre – Glow
Francis Poulenc – Gloria
Edward Elgar – "Nimrod" from Enigma Variations
Morten Lauridsen – O Nata Lux
Morten Lauridsen – O Magnum Mysterium
Eric Whitacre – Glow
Francis Poulenc – Gloria
Edward Elgar – "Nimrod" from Enigma Variations
Free
Sno-King Community Chorale: Holiday Magic – Joys & Dreams
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds, WA, United States
Featuring a new work by contemporary Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo, whose style is often described as cinematic and evocative with a lush, harmonious sound.
$25 / $22 / $15
Sno-King Community Chorale: Holiday Magic – Joys & Dreams
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds, WA, United States
Featuring a new work by contemporary Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo, whose style is often described as cinematic and evocative with a lush, harmonious sound.
$25 / $22 / $15
Seattle University Choirs: GLOW – A Christmas Celebration
Friday, December 7, 2018 @ 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
The Esoterics: ADŌRŌ | The reimagined prayer | The wish within silence
Friday, December 7, 2018 @ 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)
Choral Arts Northwest: Not One Sparrow is Forgotten
Friday, December 7, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Paulus, Britten, Kverno, and Howells are linked together with intimate interludes played by classical guitarist Bob McCaffery-Lent, resulting in an oasis of choral beauty.
$28 ($24 senior/military, FREE students)
Wayward Music Series: arx duo
Thursday, December 6, 2018 @ 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
KEXP Yule Benefit feat. Moby with the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra
Thursday, December 6, 2018 @ 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
UW Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band: Evanescent
Thursday, December 6, 2018 @ 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
Ravenna String Orchestras
Wednesday, December 5, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Eckstein Middle School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
The Ravenna String Orchestras present a free community concert.
Free
UW Modern Music Ensemble: Webern, Cage, & Neuwirth
Wednesday, December 5, 2018 @ 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