New music – Past Concerts
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)
Frequency at the Royal Room
Sunday, December 9, 2018 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Join this Seattle-based modular chamber ensemble as they perform music by Bloch, Klein, Kodály, and Watras.
$15 (FREE for military/students)
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)
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
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)
The Esoterics: ADŌRŌ | The reimagined prayer | The wish within silence
Sunday, December 9, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
St. John's Episcopal Church Olympia, Olympia, WA, United States
Contemporary choral music by Donald Skirvin, Christina Whitten Thomas, Karin Rehnqvist, Mason Bates, Eric Banks, and Joseph Gregorio.
Suggested donation $25 / $18 ($22 / $15 in advance)
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
The Esoterics: ADŌRŌ | The reimagined prayer | The wish within silence
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Contemporary choral music by Donald Skirvin, Christina Whitten Thomas, Karin Rehnqvist, Mason Bates, Eric Banks, and Joseph Gregorio.
$25 / $18 ($22 / $15 in advance)
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
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)
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
UW Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist Concert: Ganesh Rajagopalan, violin
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse Theater, Seattle, WA, United States
Master violinist and vocalist of Carnatic music Ganesh Rajagopalan performs traditional and new music of South India.
$25 ($10 student/senior)
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)
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
Federal Way Chorale: God Jul ('Merry Christmas')
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
The Federal Way Chorale’s Christmas concert will be a celebration of their 25th year featuring centerpiece choral works and holiday arrangements.
$23-$33
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
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)
Sno-King Community Chorale: Holiday Magic – Joys & Dreams
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds, WA, United States
Featuring a new work by contemporary Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo, whose style is often described as cinematic and evocative with a lush, harmonious sound.
$25 / $22 / $15
Sno-King Community Chorale: Holiday Magic – Joys & Dreams
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds, WA, United States
Featuring a new work by contemporary Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo, whose style is often described as cinematic and evocative with a lush, harmonious sound.
$25 / $22 / $15
Choral Arts Northwest: Not One Sparrow is Forgotten
Friday, December 7, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, 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)