Religious – Past Concerts
Music at St. James: A Service of Readings & Carols
Sunday, December 13, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Stacey Sunde directs the Cathedral's youth choirs in the traditional candlelight service of readings and carols. Readings are juxtaposed with choral works and congregational carol singing.
Free
A Festival of Lessons & Carols
Sunday, December 13, 2015 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Patterned after the Christmas Eve observance at King’s College in Cambridge, England, this classical performance consists of nine holiday readings, each followed by a traditional carol performed by the choir, and another carol sung by the choir and audience.
$16-$28
Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra: Christmas Concert
Sunday, December 13, 2015 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, WA, United States
A “can’t-miss” celebration that will warm your heart with traditional and contemporary holiday favorites.
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Pacific MusicWorks presents Handel Messiah
Sunday, December 13, 2015 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
A revolutionary approach, as practiced by Handel, of embedding the soloists in the choir.
$10-$45 (age 5-17 free)
A Christmas Invitation
Choir of the West,
Pacific Lutheran University Chorale, and
Pacific Lutheran University Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, December 12, 2015 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
J.A.C. Redford – A Christmas Invitation
Greg Youtz – December: A Meditation on Advent
Traditional Christmas favorites & carols
Greg Youtz – December: A Meditation on Advent
Traditional Christmas favorites & carols
Pacific MusicWorks presents Handel Messiah
Saturday, December 12, 2015 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
A revolutionary approach, as practiced by Handel, of embedding the soloists in the choir.
$10-$45 (age 5-17 free)
NORTHERN LIGHTS – Music of the Baltics and Scandinavia
Saturday, December 12, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
First Baptist Church, Seattle, 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.
$12-$35
A Festival of Lessons & Carols
Saturday, December 12, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Patterned after the Christmas Eve observance at King’s College in Cambridge, England, this classical performance consists of nine holiday readings, each followed by a traditional carol performed by the choir, and another carol sung by the choir and audience.
$11-$28
Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra: Christmas Concert
Saturday, December 12, 2015 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, WA, United States
A “can’t-miss” celebration that will warm your heart with traditional and contemporary holiday favorites.
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Christmas with Seattle Pro Musica – a Family Holiday Concert
Saturday, December 12, 2015 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Traditional carols, holiday favorites and an audience sing-along for children and families.
$5-$25
LMC: Classical Music for the Holidays
Saturday, December 12, 2015 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Wolf – Serenade in G major ("Italian Serenade")
J.S. Bach – "Quia Respexit" from Magnificat
J.S. Bach – “Ich ende behende mein irdisches Leben” from Cantata No. 57
J.S. Bach – Jesu, der du meine Seele BWV 78
Franz Schubert – Shepherd on the Rock
Tchaikovsky – The Seasons Op. 37b (October, November, December)
Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker Suite (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Trepak)
J.S. Bach – "Quia Respexit" from Magnificat
J.S. Bach – “Ich ende behende mein irdisches Leben” from Cantata No. 57
J.S. Bach – Jesu, der du meine Seele BWV 78
Franz Schubert – Shepherd on the Rock
Tchaikovsky – The Seasons Op. 37b (October, November, December)
Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker Suite (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Trepak)
Free (Free)
Pacific MusicWorks presents Handel Messiah
Friday, December 11, 2015 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Mercer Island, WA, United States
A revolutionary approach, as practiced by Handel, of embedding the soloists in the choir.
$10-$45 (age 5-17 free)
A Festival of Lessons & Carols
Friday, December 11, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Patterned after the Christmas Eve observance at King’s College in Cambridge, England, this classical performance consists of nine holiday readings, each followed by a traditional carol performed by the choir, and another carol sung by the choir and audience.
$16-$28
Pacific MusicWorks presents Handel Messiah
Thursday, December 10, 2015 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Edmonds United Methodist Church, Edmonds, WA, United States
A revolutionary approach, as practiced by Handel, of embedding the soloists in the choir.
$10-$45 (age 5-17 free)
ASO: Home for the Holidays – Nutcracker, Messiah & More
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Auburn Performing Arts Center, Auburn, WA, United States
Prokofiev – Troika
Anderson – Sleigh Ride
Anderson – Christmas Festival
Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker
Handel – Messiah
Anderson – Sleigh Ride
Anderson – Christmas Festival
Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker
Handel – Messiah
$10-$35
Kirkland Choral Society: Bach Magnificat
Sunday, December 6, 2015 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Classical choral Christmas music.
Sold out
SPU Concert Series: Lesson and Carols
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 @ 11:10am – 11:10am (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring our superb choral ensembles and faculty.
Free
The Sacred Sounds of Christmas
Monday, November 30, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
The best of sacred Advent music from around the world.
$18.50-$21.50
O Antiphon Service of Lessons and Carols
Sunday, November 29, 2015 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
This beloved annual service of music and pageantry celebrates the beginning of Advent – the season of longing, vigilance, and expectation in preparation for Christmas.
Free
A Tapestry of Musical Wonder – A Gift For You, by Breath of Aire
Sunday, November 29, 2015 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
A powerful combination of rich vocalists, dynamic instrumentals, and inspiring soloists.
$20-$25