New music – Upcoming Concerts
UW Modern Music Ensemble: Webern, Cage, & Neuwirth
Wednesday, December 5, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Anton Webern – Concerto for Nine Instruments, Op. 24
Krzysztof Penderecki – Clarinet Quartet
Morton Feldman – For Franz Kline
John Cage – Living Room Music
Olga Neuwirth – Marsyas II
Krzysztof Penderecki – Clarinet Quartet
Morton Feldman – For Franz Kline
John Cage – Living Room Music
Olga Neuwirth – Marsyas II
Free
Ravenna String Orchestras
Wednesday, December 5, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Eckstein Middle School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
The Ravenna String Orchestras present a free community concert.
Free
UW Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band: Evanescent
Thursday, December 6, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Joseph Schwantner – The Awakening Hour
Gustav Holst – Hammersmith: Prelude and Scherzo, Op. 52
Huck Hodge – La Llorona
Gustav Holst – Hammersmith: Prelude and Scherzo, Op. 52
Huck Hodge – La Llorona
$10
KEXP Yule Benefit feat. Moby with the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra
Thursday, December 6, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Musician and activist Moby will showcase the breadth of his career with an orchestral performance.
$49-$80
Wayward Music Series: arx duo
Thursday, December 6, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Steve Reich – Nagoya Marimbas
Alyssa Weinberg – Table Talk
Igor Stravinsky – (piano transcriptions)
Fredrik Andersson – The Lonlyness of Santa Claus
DESVIO – Seeds
Alejandro Viñao – Book of Grooves
Alyssa Weinberg – Table Talk
Igor Stravinsky – (piano transcriptions)
Fredrik Andersson – The Lonlyness of Santa Claus
DESVIO – Seeds
Alejandro Viñao – Book of Grooves
$5-$15 donation
Cornish College of the Arts: Scores of Sound Festival
Friday, December 7, 2029 @ 10:30am – 9:00pm (PST)
Cornish College of the Arts – Music Department, Seattle, WA, United States
A festival of student work, including chamber music, jazz, new compositions for electronic media, and more.
Free
South Sound Classical Choir: Light of Christmas
Friday, December 7, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Puyallup United Methodist Church, Puyallup, WA, United States
Music by Franz Josef Haydn, Felix Mendelssohn, George Frideric Handel, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Edward Elgar, Ola Gjeilo, and more.
Free
Choral Arts Northwest: Not One Sparrow is Forgotten
Friday, December 7, 2029 @ 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)
The Esoterics: ADŌRŌ | The reimagined prayer | The wish within silence
Friday, December 7, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal 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)
Seattle University Choirs: GLOW – A Christmas Celebration
Friday, December 7, 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
Sno-King Community Chorale: Holiday Magic – Joys & Dreams
Saturday, December 8, 2029 @ 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
Sno-King Community Chorale: Holiday Magic – Joys & Dreams
Saturday, December 8, 2029 @ 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
Northwest Chorale: A Very Choral Christmas
Saturday, December 8, 2029 @ 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
UW Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist Concert: Ganesh Rajagopalan, violin
Saturday, December 8, 2029 @ 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)
Market Street Singers: More than a Silent Night
Saturday, December 8, 2029 @ 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
Vashon Island Chorale: A Very Brassy Christmas
Saturday, December 8, 2029 @ 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)
Federal Way Chorale: God Jul ('Merry Christmas')
Saturday, December 8, 2029 @ 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
Northwest Chamber Chorus: Follow the Star
Saturday, December 8, 2029 @ 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)
The Esoterics: ADŌRŌ | The reimagined prayer | The wish within silence
Saturday, December 8, 2029 @ 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)
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