Holiday – Past Concerts
Tacoma Symphony Orchestra and Chorus: Handel's 'Messiah'
Friday, December 19, 2014 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
St. Charles Borromeo Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Handel – Messiah
$25 & $45
Tacoma Symphony Orchestra and Chorus: Handel's 'Messiah'
Thursday, December 18, 2014 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church, Gig Harbor, WA, United States
Handel – Messiah
$25 & $45
J.S. Bach Christmas Oratorio
Wednesday, December 17, 2014 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Mercer Island, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – "Jauchzet, frohlocket! Auf, preiset die Tage" BWV 248/1
J.S. Bach – "Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen" BWV 248/3
J.S. Bach – Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
J.S. Bach – "Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben" BWV 248/6
J.S. Bach – "Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen" BWV 248/3
J.S. Bach – Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
J.S. Bach – "Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben" BWV 248/6
$10-$40 (age 7-12 free)
The Irish Tenors' Holiday Benefit Concert
Tuesday, December 16, 2014 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Enjoy the boisterous charm of The Irish Tenors in their Christmas Gala performance with full orchestra at Benaroya Hall. Proceeds benefit the Ballard NW Senior Center and the Senior Center of West Seattle.
$47–$152
Happy Holidays!
Monday, December 15, 2014 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds, WA, United States
Vivaldi – L’estro Armonico, Concerto for Two Violins in A minor, Op. 3, No. 8
Dvořák – Two Slavonic Dances: Op. 72, No. 2 in E minor; Op. 46, No. 1 in C major
Liszt – Consolation No. 3
Anderson – Sleigh Ride
Cacavas – Christmas Music for Orchestra
Cacavas – A Symphonic Scenario
Fucik – Entry of the Gladiators, Op. 68
Gershwin – "I Got Rhythm"
Gershwin – "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess
Anderson – Syncopated Clock
Anderson – Plink, Plank, Plunk
Glinka – Chernomor’s March from Russlan and Ludmilla
Tchaikovsky – Excerpts from the Nutcracker, Op. 71
Sousa – Stars and Stripes Forever
Dvořák – Two Slavonic Dances: Op. 72, No. 2 in E minor; Op. 46, No. 1 in C major
Liszt – Consolation No. 3
Anderson – Sleigh Ride
Cacavas – Christmas Music for Orchestra
Cacavas – A Symphonic Scenario
Fucik – Entry of the Gladiators, Op. 68
Gershwin – "I Got Rhythm"
Gershwin – "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess
Anderson – Syncopated Clock
Anderson – Plink, Plank, Plunk
Glinka – Chernomor’s March from Russlan and Ludmilla
Tchaikovsky – Excerpts from the Nutcracker, Op. 71
Sousa – Stars and Stripes Forever
$25 ($20 seniors, $15 students, $10 age 12 and under)
Ensign Symphony & Chorus: What Child Is This
Monday, December 15, 2014 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Join Ensign Symphony & Chorus for traditional Christmas favorites that will bring the true spirit of Christmas to your holiday season.
$16–$36
A Festival of Lessons & Carols
Sunday, December 14, 2014 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
St. Alphonsus Church (Ballard), 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.
$15-$25
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra Christmas Concert
Sunday, December 14, 2014 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Gershwin – Three Preludes for Winds
Dittersdorf – Concerto No. 1 in E Major
Vaughan Williams – Concerto Grosso
Ibert – Trois Pieces Breves
Mozart – Symphony No. 29
Carols, sing-along and cookies!
Dittersdorf – Concerto No. 1 in E Major
Vaughan Williams – Concerto Grosso
Ibert – Trois Pieces Breves
Mozart – Symphony No. 29
Carols, sing-along and cookies!
$20 ($15 student/senior)
Northwest Girlchoir presents Cool Yule!
Sunday, December 14, 2014 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Over 250 girls and young women, ages 6-18, celebrate cold, snow, ice and frosty fun! Walk in the new snow with your "velvet shoes" and take a ride on a rockin' sleigh. And, get ready to sing along with some traditional carols, too. Meany Hall on the UW campus provides an expansive stage, great sound and sightlines, and a wonderful setting for Northwest Girlchoir to warm your heart this holiday season!
$20 ($10 student/senior)
Christmas in Europe
Sunday, December 14, 2014 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Grace Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Join us for a diverse sample of European treasures for Christmas and the New Year.
$18 ($14 senior/student; $9 age 12 and under)
On Christmas Night: From darkness into light
Saturday, December 13, 2014 @ 8:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Michael McGlynn – Maria Matrem Virginem
arr. Donald McCullough – Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
Fredrik Sixten – O Magnum Mysterium
arr. Ola Gjeilo – The First Nowell
arr. Ola Gjeilo – In the Deep Midwinter
arr. Ola Gjeilo – Away in a Manger
arr. Craig Hella Johnson – Lo How a Rose E’re Blooming/The Rose
Jan Sandström – Gloria
J. David Moore – I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day
Edward Henderson – Star Song
Jason Robert Brown – Chanukah Suite
Dolly Parton /arr. Craig Hella Johnson – Light of a Clear Blue Morning
Ralph Manuel – Alleluia
arr. Donald McCullough – Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
Fredrik Sixten – O Magnum Mysterium
arr. Ola Gjeilo – The First Nowell
arr. Ola Gjeilo – In the Deep Midwinter
arr. Ola Gjeilo – Away in a Manger
arr. Craig Hella Johnson – Lo How a Rose E’re Blooming/The Rose
Jan Sandström – Gloria
J. David Moore – I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day
Edward Henderson – Star Song
Jason Robert Brown – Chanukah Suite
Dolly Parton /arr. Craig Hella Johnson – Light of a Clear Blue Morning
Ralph Manuel – Alleluia
$25 (students free)
A Festival of Lessons & Carols
Saturday, December 13, 2014 @ 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.
$10-$25
Bremerton Symphony: 'Messiah' and Tchaikovsky
Saturday, December 13, 2014 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Bremerton Performing Arts Center, Bremerton, WA, United States
Finnegan – Christmas Sing-Along
Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto
Handel – Messiah
Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto
Handel – Messiah
$26 (senior/military $22; youth $8)
A Child’s Christmas in Wales
Saturday, December 13, 2014 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Dylan Thomas' unforgettable ode to his childhood Christmases, read by Seattle's David Pichette, plus Francis Poulenc's magical Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël, music by Melinda Bargreen, Eleanor Daley, Jake Runestad, and our traditional Christmas carol sing-along.
$12-$22
Nöel: French Christmas
Saturday, December 13, 2014 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Seattle Pro Musica brings a Gallic flair to the holidays with Christmas motets by 20th-century French masters Francis Poulenc and Pierre Villette. Our program also showcases medieval and Renaissance Christmas music from France along with traditional French carols.
$12–$35
Christmas in Europe
Saturday, December 13, 2014 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Join us for a diverse sample of European treasures for Christmas and the New Year.
$18 ($14 senior/student; $9 age 12 and under)
Nöel: French Christmas
Saturday, December 13, 2014 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Seattle Pro Musica brings a Gallic flair to the holidays with Christmas motets by 20th-century French masters Francis Poulenc and Pierre Villette. Our program also showcases medieval and Renaissance Christmas music from France along with traditional French carols.
$12–$35
Family Concert: A Spirit for the Holidays
Saturday, December 13, 2014 @ 11:00am – 11:00am (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Three mischievous holiday spirits have their own ideas of what a holiday concert should be. The orchestra is caught in the middle and only the spirit of music can save them. This unusual holiday sing-along breaks the grinch-like “curse of noise.”
$15–$20
Rainier Symphony Holiday Concert
Friday, December 12, 2014 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 1
Humperdinck – Hansel and Gretel Overture
Johann Strauss Jr. – Die Fledermaus Overture
Johann Strauss Jr. – Tritsch Tratsch Polka
Morten Lauridsen – O Magnum Mysterium
We Three Kings
Away in the Manger
I Saw Three Ships
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Humperdinck – Hansel and Gretel Overture
Johann Strauss Jr. – Die Fledermaus Overture
Johann Strauss Jr. – Tritsch Tratsch Polka
Morten Lauridsen – O Magnum Mysterium
We Three Kings
Away in the Manger
I Saw Three Ships
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
$17 ($12 student/senior; age 12 and under free)
A Festival of Lessons & Carols
Friday, December 12, 2014 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran 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.
$15-$25