Holiday – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Pro Musica: Silent Night
Saturday, December 8, 2029 @ 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
Bremerton Symphony Orchestra & Chorale: Holiday Happenings
Saturday, December 8, 2029 @ 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
The Arts at Saint Mark's: Messiaen’s 'Twenty Visions of the Infant Jesus'
Saturday, December 8, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A performance by candlelight in a sacred space by a dazzling pianist who has made this 20th-century masterpiece a specialty.
$20 ($15 students/seniors)
Winter Rose: A PLU Christmas Concert
Choir of the West,
Pacific Lutheran University Chorale, and
Pacific Lutheran University Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, December 8, 2029 @ 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
Opus 7: O Rising Dawn
Saturday, December 8, 2029 @ 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
Choral Arts Northwest: Not One Sparrow is Forgotten
Saturday, December 8, 2029 @ 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)
Seattle University Choirs: GLOW – A Christmas Celebration
Saturday, December 8, 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
Seattle Symphony: Holiday Pops
Saturday, December 8, 2029 @ 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
Hope Dawns
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 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)
Pacific Northwest Ballet: George Balanchine's 'The Nutcracker'®
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 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
Seasonal Sundays at Chihuly Garden & Glass: Ian Williams & Strings
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 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
Seattle Symphony: Holiday Pops
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 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
Market Street Singers: More than a Silent Night
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 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
Vashon Island Chorale: A Very Brassy Christmas
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 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)
South Sound Classical Choir: Light of Christmas
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 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, 2029 @ 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
Choral Arts Northwest: Not One Sparrow is Forgotten
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 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)
Ballard Civic Orchestra: 'Las Posadas' Fiesta
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 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
Pacific Northwest Ballet: George Balanchine's 'The Nutcracker'®
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 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
Music Center of the Northwest: 'Messiah' Sing & Play-along
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
St. John United Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A participatory, festive event where vocalists and instrumentalists come together to perform Handel's monumental Messiah.
Free