Holiday – Past Concerts
Pacific Northwest Ballet: George Balanchine's 'The Nutcracker'®
Sunday, December 9, 2018 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A fantastical combination of Tchaikovsky’s beloved score, Ian Falconer’s unique design, and the entire PNB Company in show-stopping roles.
$26-$179
Ballard Civic Orchestra: 'Las Posadas' Fiesta
Sunday, December 9, 2018 @ 4:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, Seattle, WA, United States
The BCO in collaboration with World Youth Orchestra performs traditional music with singing, fiesta, Latinx dishes, and a piñata.
Free
Choral Arts Northwest: Not One Sparrow is Forgotten
Sunday, December 9, 2018 @ 4:30pm – 6:30pm (PST)
Olympia Capitol Campus Lawn, Olympia, 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)
Vashon Island Chorale: A Very Brassy Christmas
Sunday, December 9, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (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
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
South Sound Classical Choir: Light of Christmas
Sunday, December 9, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
St. Patrick Catholic Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Music by Franz Josef Haydn, Felix Mendelssohn, George Frideric Handel, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Edward Elgar, Ola Gjeilo, and more.
Free
Seattle Pro Musica: Family Holiday Concert
Sunday, December 9, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
The Overlake School, Redmond, WA, United States
Traditional carols, holiday stories, and an audience sing-along with Seattle Pro Musica.
$5-$20
Seattle Symphony: Holiday Pops
Sunday, December 9, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 2:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Seasonal classics, traditional favorites, and that holiday cheer you love.
$30-$96
Seasonal Sundays at Chihuly Garden & Glass: Ian Williams & Strings
Sunday, December 9, 2018 @ 1:15pm – 2:00pm (PST)
Chihuly Garden and Glass, Seattle, WA, United States
Festive live music in the Glasshouse featuring Ian Williams and Strings!
$26 / $22 / $17
Pacific Northwest Ballet: George Balanchine's 'The Nutcracker'®
Sunday, December 9, 2018 @ 12:30pm – 2:30pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A fantastical combination of Tchaikovsky’s beloved score, Ian Falconer’s unique design, and the entire PNB Company in show-stopping roles.
$43-$207
Hope Dawns
Sunday, December 9, 2018 @ 11:00am – 12:00pm (PST)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Worship Through Music, from the intimacy of a cappella to the grandeur of chorus and orchestra, including Lauridsen's "O Magnum Mysterium," Vaughan Williams' "Fantasia on Christmas Carols," and more carol arrangements to bring hope to a weary world.
Free (Free)
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)
Winter Rose: A PLU Christmas Concert
Choir of the West,
Pacific Lutheran University Chorale, and
Pacific Lutheran University Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
One of the most beloved holiday traditions in the Pacific Northwest, featuring music for chorus and orchestra by Gerald Finzi, Herbert Howells, Michael Praetorius, and others, mixed with traditional carols and seasonal favorites.
SOLD OUT
Seattle Symphony: Holiday Pops
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:50pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Seasonal classics, traditional favorites, and that holiday cheer you love.
$30-$96
Opus 7: O Rising Dawn
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A stunning program of choral music for Advent and Christmas with music by Tadja Vulc, Rihards Dubra, Melissa Dunphy, Kile Smith, Samuel Scheidt, Georg Schumann, Paweł Łukaszewski, Georgy Sviridov, and Morten Lauridsen.
$20-$40
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
Seattle Pro Musica: Silent Night
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Marking the 100th anniversary to the end of WWI by celebrating this spirit of peace with carols and holiday music from England, France, and Germany.
$12-$38
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
Bremerton Symphony Orchestra & Chorale: Holiday Happenings
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Bremerton Performing Arts Center, Bremerton, WA, United States
Robert Shaw – The Many Moods of Christmas
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – Christmas Eve
Ottorino Respighi – Lauda per la Natività del Signore
$10-$28