New music – Upcoming Concerts
Choral Arts Northwest: Not One Sparrow is Forgotten
Saturday, December 8, 2029 @ 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)
Opus 7: O Rising Dawn
Saturday, December 8, 2029 @ 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
South Sound Classical Choir: Light of Christmas
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 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
Market Street Singers: More than a Silent Night
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 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
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 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)
Vashon Island Chorale: A Very Brassy Christmas
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 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)
Choral Arts Northwest: Not One Sparrow is Forgotten
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 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)
Frequency at the Royal Room
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 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)
Cascade Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Pops with George Steward, trumpet
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 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)
Cascade Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Pops with George Steward, trumpet
Monday, December 10, 2029 @ 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, 2029 @ 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
Brass Band Northwest: Adoration of the Magi
Tuesday, December 11, 2029 @ 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
Groupmuse House Concert: A Joyful Noise
Thursday, December 13, 2029 @ 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
Wayward Music Series: Gishiki + Dahliia – Quadraphonic Modular Synth & Koto
Thursday, December 13, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A unique live performance fusing electronic elements (vintage synthesizers, field recordings, sound design) with Japanese koto (a traditional 13-stringed harp to create a lush, atmospheric electro-acoustic experience. Presented in quadraphonic 4-channel sound.
$10 donation at the door
Seattle Girls Choir: Carmina Angelorum – Songs of the Angels
Friday, December 14, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols is featured on this program along with new works and traditional carols.
$15 ($10 seniors/students/military)
Wayward Music Series: Struber & Fitzpatrick: Theme & Variations
Friday, December 14, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Luigi Dallapicolla – Tartiniana Seconda
Olivier Messiaen – Theme and Variations
Arvo Pärt – Fratres
Benjamin Britten – Lachrymae
Dmitri Shostakovich – Violin Sonata
Witold Lutosławski – Paganini Variations by Lutoslawski (arr. Marcin Paczkowski)
Olivier Messiaen – Theme and Variations
Arvo Pärt – Fratres
Benjamin Britten – Lachrymae
Dmitri Shostakovich – Violin Sonata
Witold Lutosławski – Paganini Variations by Lutoslawski (arr. Marcin Paczkowski)
$5-$15 donation at the door
Symphony North: Bell Ringer
Saturday, December 15, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Historic Everett Theatre, Everett, WA, United States
Original music with new renditions of classic Christmas carols – everything from intimate ballads to full-blown orchestrations with a full rock band and orchestral instruments.
$26-$35
Northwest Chorale: A Very Choral Christmas
Saturday, December 15, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. Benedict Catholic 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
Rainier Symphony: The Spirit of Christmas
Saturday, December 15, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Bring your loved ones and join the Rainier Symphony in a holiday-themed concert comprised of seasonal favorites and sing-a-longs.
$18 ($12 students/seniors, FREE ages 12 and under)
Led to Sea & Betsy Olson Band at the Royal Room
Saturday, December 15, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
A magnetic chamber pop ensemble that fuses classical, pop, and experimental music joins forces with a blues/rock 4-piece band.
$10 ($12 at the door)