Romantic period (1800-1910) – Past Concerts
Monroe Concert Band: A Joyful Christmas
Friday, December 14, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Wagner Performing Arts Center, Monroe, WA, United States
Holiday music including Secret Agent Santa and selections from The Nutcracker.
Free
Whidbey Island Orchestra: Hallelujah Holiday Concert
Friday, December 14, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Share in the season with music from Handel, Massenet, and your holiday favorites – including a cheerful selection of sing-alongs for a jolly good time.
Free
Groupmuse House Concert: A Joyful Noise
Thursday, December 13, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Private home in Lake Sawyer, Lake Sawyer, WA, United States
Music for classical guitar by composers Heitor Villa-Lobos, Leo Brouwer, Johann Kaspar Mertz, and Francisco Tarrega.
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Brass Band Northwest: Adoration of the Magi
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Seasonal pops and light classics for the whole family with music by Respighi, Anderson, and more!
$10 suggested donation
Cascade Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Pops with George Steward, trumpet
Monday, December 10, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds, WA, United States
A holiday pops concert featuring many special pieces to help celebrate this wonderful time of year.
$27 ($22 senior, $15 student, $10 youth)
Ladies Musical Club: French & British Songs
Monday, December 10, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
University House Wallingford, Seattle, WA, United States
French and British songs, along with trios for oboes and English horn with music by Debussy, Faure, and more.
Free
Cascade Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Pops with George Steward, trumpet
Sunday, December 9, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds, WA, United States
A holiday pops concert featuring many special pieces to help celebrate this wonderful time of year.
$27 ($22 senior, $15 student, $10 youth)
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
Sergei Babayan Piano Recital
Sunday, December 9, 2018 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
World-famous pianist Sergei Babayan performs a solo piano recital featuring the music of Frédéric Chopin at the beautiful Bastyr University Chapel.
$20-$25
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
Ladies Musical Club: Copland’s Poems of Emily Dickinson
Sunday, December 9, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Copland’s settings of poems by Emily Dickinson along with late/post-Romantic piano music by Debussy, Scriabin, and Brahms.
Free
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
Pacific Northwest Ballet: George Balanchine's 'The Nutcracker'®
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (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.
$48-$200
Northwest Chorale: A Very Choral Christmas
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Daniel Pinkham – Festival Magnificat
Morten Lauridsen – O Nata Lux
Morten Lauridsen – O Magnum Mysterium
Eric Whitacre – Glow
Francis Poulenc – Gloria
Edward Elgar – "Nimrod" from Enigma Variations
Morten Lauridsen – O Nata Lux
Morten Lauridsen – O Magnum Mysterium
Eric Whitacre – Glow
Francis Poulenc – Gloria
Edward Elgar – "Nimrod" from Enigma Variations
Free
Northwest Chamber Chorus: Follow the Star
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Exploring the guiding light of stars with diverse repertoire by Mendelssohn, Praetorius, McDowall, Dove, Willan, Ešenvalds, and more.
$25 ($20 seniors & singers, FREE students)
Groupmuse House Concert: 'A Winter's Journey' with Ryan Bede, baritone
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Private home in Phinney Ridge, Seattle, WA, United States
A program of art songs for the winter season, including excerpts from Schubert's epic song cycle Winterreise, D 911.
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Pacific Northwest Ballet: George Balanchine's 'The Nutcracker'®
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (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.
$57-$210
Ladies Musical Club: Schumann's 'Liederkreis'
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Schumann’s Liederkreis will be featured, along with music for cello and piano by Haydn, Bloch, Debussy, and Chopin.
Free
UW Symphony Orchestra: Sibelius, Rachmaninoff, Stenhammar, Mussorgsky
Friday, December 7, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Jean Sibelius – The Swan of Tuonela, Op. 22, No. 2
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Wilhelm Stenhammar – Interlude from Sången, Op. 44
Modest Mussorgsky/Maurice Ravel – Pictures at an Exhibition
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Wilhelm Stenhammar – Interlude from Sången, Op. 44
Modest Mussorgsky/Maurice Ravel – Pictures at an Exhibition
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Pacific Northwest Ballet: George Balanchine's 'The Nutcracker'®
Friday, December 7, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (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.
$25-$184