Contemporary – Upcoming Concerts
Emerald City Music: The Daedalus Quartet
Friday, November 30, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PST)
415 Westlake, Seattle, 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)
$45 ($10 students)
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
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
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
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)
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)
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
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
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)
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
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
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
Choral Arts Northwest: Not One Sparrow is Forgotten
Friday, December 7, 2029 @ 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)
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