Gospel – Upcoming Concerts
SPU All-Choir Concert
Friday, November 3, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Performances from each vocal ensemble in SPU’s Music Department, including Chamber Choir, Gospel Choir, and Concert Choir.
Free
Sanctuary in the City: Reginald Mobley Sings 200 Years of Music by Black Composers
Wednesday, February 7, 2029 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Acclaimed countertenor Reginald Mobley joins pianist Henry Lebedinsky for a program of music by Black composers from the Classical era to the present, including art songs, spirituals, and gospel.
Free
Pacific MusicWorks: Every Time I Feel the Spirit
Sunday, February 11, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Acclaimed countertenor Reginald L. Mobley joins an ensemble of period banjo, guitar, strings, and piano for an unforgettable program exploring the contributions of Black musicians to American music.
$25-$45
Spiritual Journey… by Emerald City Music
Friday, February 16, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Ives – Violin Sonata No. 4
Copland – Three Moods, for solo piano
Herbert – Selected Songs and Spirituals
Bloch – Prayer, for cello and piano
Mendelssohn – Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor
Copland – Three Moods, for solo piano
Herbert – Selected Songs and Spirituals
Bloch – Prayer, for cello and piano
Mendelssohn – Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor
$45 includes open bar; $10 students
Spiritual Journey... by Emerald City Music
Saturday, February 17, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Ives – Violin Sonata No. 4
Copland – Three Moods, for solo piano
Herbert – Selected Songs and Spirituals
Bloch – Prayer, for cello and piano
Mendelssohn – Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor
Copland – Three Moods, for solo piano
Herbert – Selected Songs and Spirituals
Bloch – Prayer, for cello and piano
Mendelssohn – Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor
$28-$43 ($10 w/ student ID)
Bellevue Chamber Chorus presents 'Water Music: Songs of Rain, Rivers, Lakes & Oceans'
Saturday, March 10, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Captivating settings of Ps. 42:1 (As the deer longs for water) by Palestrina and Mendelssohn, the smooth, slow drifts of Samuel Barber’s To Be Sung on the Water, rollicking waves of Aaron Copland’s The Boatmen’s Song, and more.
$20 / $15 / $10 (12 & under free)
Bellevue Chamber Chorus presents 'Water Music: Songs of Rain, Rivers, Lakes & Oceans'
Sunday, March 11, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Captivating settings of Ps. 42:1 (As the deer longs for water) by Palestrina and Mendelssohn, the smooth, slow drifts of Samuel Barber’s To Be Sung on the Water, rollicking waves of Aaron Copland’s The Boatmen’s Song, and more.
$20 / $15 / $10 (12 & under free)
Breath of Aire in Concert for Terrific Tuesday Meals (a benefit concert)
Friday, June 8, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Stephen the Martyr Catholic Church, Renton, WA, United States
A wide variety of contemporary music, traditional songs, and a cappella arrangements that will encourage and delight the listener.
Free
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Monday, July 2, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
From choral masterworks to inspirational music from around the world to American folk hymns and spirituals and much more.
$100
Ensign Symphony & Chorus: God Bless America
Saturday, July 7, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Remembering the past and building a better future for our children.
$38 / $26 / $18
Bach's Lunch: James Dargan, baritone
Tuesday, October 2, 2029 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Bring your lunch and enjoy an informal concert celebrating Black history through the music of five legendary black singers: Paul Robeson, Roland Hayes, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, and Robert McFerrin, Sr.
Free
Sanctuary in the City: James Dargan, baritone
Wednesday, October 3, 2029 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PDT)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating Black history through the music of five legendary black singers: Paul Robeson, Roland Hayes, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, and Robert McFerrin, Sr.
Free
Cascade Youth Symphony Orchestra: GospelFest Jubilee
Saturday, November 17, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven – Egmont Overture
Jorge Álvaro Sarmientos – Marimba Concerto
William Grant Still – Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
Jorge Álvaro Sarmientos – Marimba Concerto
William Grant Still – Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"
$22
Symphony Tacoma: Sounds of the Season
Sunday, December 2, 2029 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA, United States
Gospel and spiritual favorites, classics from Christmas television programs and movies, moving choral masterpieces, and a carol sing-along!
$24-$85
UW Gospel Choir
Monday, December 3, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Phyllis Byrdwell leads the 100-voice UW Gospel Choir in songs of praise, jubilation, and other expressions of the Gospel tradition.
$10
Saltwater Music Series: 'Then Sings My Soul' – Songs & Spirituals from the American Experience
Saturday, January 26, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Des Moines United Methodist Church (WA), Des Moines, WA, United States
A wide variety of music – including spirituals, jazz, art song, and pieces for solo piano – celebrating the richness and diversity of musical expression in the USA.
Free
Breath of Aire: Benefit Concert for Hope Church Missions Home Building in Mexico
Sunday, January 27, 2030 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Hope Foursquare Church, Snohomish, WA, United States
Choral concert to benefit "Hope Church Missions Home Building in Mexico."
Free-will offering
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra Winter Masterworks Concert
Sunday, March 10, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Meydenbauer Center Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
With special guests UW Gospel Choir and Mount Zion Baptist Church Choir. Highlights include Georges Bizet's Carmen Suite No. 2 and Robert Ray's He Never Failed Me Yet.
$18 ($12 youth / senior / alum)
Seattle Pacific University All-Choir Concert
Friday, May 10, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating unity in diversity by coming together in song.
Free
Breath of Aire Benefit Concert for Hospitality House
Saturday, May 18, 2030 @ 6:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Wenatchee First Assembly, Wenatchee, WA, United States
Inspirational music that will encourage and uplift.
Free (Free)