New music – Past Concerts
Ladies Musical Club: Jake Heggie; Music for Oboe/Clarinet/Bassoon
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Public Library – Central Branch, Seattle, WA, United States
Ladies Musical Club of Seattle presents Jake Heggie’s On the Road to Christmas, followed by a program of trios for oboe, clarinet, and bassoon.
Free (Free)
Brass Band Northwest: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Join Brass Band Northwest for a concert of light classics and Christmas pops featuring some of your favorite holiday tunes.
$10 suggested donation
Joyful! Noise Presents: 'On Our Way Home'
Monday, December 9, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating being wherever home is at Christmas, including the premiere of a new setting of Robert Frost's Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Ben Markin, winner of the 2019 Student Choral Composition Competition.
$12-$25
Ladies Musical Club: The Inspiring Words of Emily Dickinson
Monday, December 9, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
University House Wallingford, Seattle, WA, United States
Ladies Musical Club of Seattle presents works by Aaron Copland, André Previn, Ricky Ian Gordan, Libby Larson, and more.
Free (Free)
Federal Way Youth Symphony: Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, & more
Sunday, December 8, 2019 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Johann Strauss Jr., Christmas songs, and a world premiere by Armenian composer Jirayr Shahrimanyan. Also featuring guest soloist Gayane Grigoryan in Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, "Winter."
$15+
The Byrd Ensemble & Allegra: Lessons & Carols
Sunday, December 8, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
David Wilcocks – Once in Royal David's City
Boris Ord – Adam Lay YBounden
Charles Wood – Ding Dong Merrily on High
Traditional (arr. David Wilcocks) – Sussex Carol
John Tavener – The Lamb
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Alma redemptoris mater
John Rutter – What Sweeter Music
Harold Darke – In the Bleak Midwinter
Gustav Holst – Personent Hodie
Boris Ord – Adam Lay YBounden
Charles Wood – Ding Dong Merrily on High
Traditional (arr. David Wilcocks) – Sussex Carol
John Tavener – The Lamb
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Alma redemptoris mater
John Rutter – What Sweeter Music
Harold Darke – In the Bleak Midwinter
Gustav Holst – Personent Hodie
$20 / $15 / $10 / $35
Joyful! Noise Presents: 'On Our Way Home'
Sunday, December 8, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating being wherever home is at Christmas, including the premiere of a new setting of Robert Frost's Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Ben Markin, winner of the 2019 Student Choral Composition Competition.
$12-$25
Gallery Concerts: Tis the Season! Joyous music for soprano & recorder
Sunday, December 8, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrate the season of light with spirited music by Baroque and contemporary composers including Georg Philipp Telemann, George Frideric Handel, Henry Purcell, John Christopher, Jerry Herman, and others.
$35 / $30 / $15 / FREE ages 7-15
Seattle University Choirs: Peace on Earth
Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Joseph Parish, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle University Choirs’ annual Christmas concert, featuring modern arrangements as well as beloved seasonal favorites.
$35 / $20 / $5
Seattle Choral Company: O Yule Full of Gladness – Christmas In Scandinavia
Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A broad range of music from Scandinavia, from simple folk song arrangements to sophisticated classical settings of traditional and modern texts.
$25 / $20 / $5 / free
University of Washington Composition Studio
Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by students, faculty, alumni, and guests of the UW Composition program.
Free (Free)
Gallery Concerts: Tis the Season! Joyous music for soprano & recorder
Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrate the season of light with spirited music by Baroque and contemporary composers including Georg Philipp Telemann, George Frideric Handel, Henry Purcell, John Christopher, Jerry Herman, and others.
$35 / $30 / $15 / FREE ages 7-15
Jack Straw Piano Series: Dana Reason, Lori Goldston, & Nicholas Brannen
Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jack Straw Artist Dana Reason is joined by cellist Lori Goldston and pianist Nicholas Brannen.
$10-$20 suggested donation
Seattle University Choirs: Peace on Earth
Friday, December 6, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Joseph Parish, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle University Choirs’ annual Christmas concert, featuring modern arrangements as well as beloved seasonal favorites.
$35 / $20 / $5
Music Center of the Northwest: A Little Lunch Music – Flute & Piano
Friday, December 6, 2019 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Cécile Chaminade – Concertino
Gabriel Fauré – Morceau de Concours
Valerie Coleman – Danza de la Mariposa
Georges Brun – Romance
Steven Luksan – Prayer
Friedrich Kuhlau – Variations on The Rose of Last Summer
Gabriel Fauré – Morceau de Concours
Valerie Coleman – Danza de la Mariposa
Georges Brun – Romance
Steven Luksan – Prayer
Friedrich Kuhlau – Variations on The Rose of Last Summer
Free (Free)
University of Puget Sound: Organ at Noon – The Great 'O' Antiphons
Friday, December 6, 2019 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Kilworth Memorial Chapel, Tacoma, WA, United States
The University of Puget Sound presents organist Wyatt Smith performing Nico Muhly's O Antiphon Preludes.
Free
Cornish Presents: Scores of Sound
Friday, December 6, 2019 @ 10:00am – 10:00pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Three-day festival of music from the music students at Cornish College of the Arts.
Free (Free)
University of Washington Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band: Divisi
Thursday, December 5, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Larry Tuttle – Across the Divide
David Maslanka – Symphony No. 4
Additional selections TBA
David Maslanka – Symphony No. 4
Additional selections TBA
$10
The Westerlies Holiday Bash
Thursday, December 5, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Café Nordo's Knife Room, Seattle, WA, United States
The Westerlies present the first Seattle edition of their Holiday Bash and Fundraiser – an evening of their favorite holiday music, reinventing the rules of brass with the boundless creativity and dynamic precision for which they are known.
$30-$100
Cornish Presents: Scores of Sound
Thursday, December 5, 2019 @ 10:00am – 10:00pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Three-day festival of music from the music students at Cornish College of the Arts.
Free (Free)