New music – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle University Choirs: Peace on Earth
Saturday, December 7, 2030 @ 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
Gallery Concerts: Tis the Season! Joyous music for soprano & recorder
Sunday, December 8, 2030 @ 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
Joyful! Noise Presents: 'On Our Way Home'
Sunday, December 8, 2030 @ 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
The Byrd Ensemble & Allegra: Lessons & Carols
Sunday, December 8, 2030 @ 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
Federal Way Youth Symphony: Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, & more
Sunday, December 8, 2030 @ 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+
Joyful! Noise Presents: 'On Our Way Home'
Monday, December 9, 2030 @ 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, 2030 @ 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)
Brass Band Northwest: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Tuesday, December 10, 2030 @ 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
Ladies Musical Club: Jake Heggie; Music for Oboe/Clarinet/Bassoon
Wednesday, December 11, 2030 @ 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)
Seattle Symphony Presents Cellist Seth Parker Woods in Recital: That Which Is Fundamental
Wednesday, December 11, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Anton Lukoszevieze – American Poets and Cello
Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen – Plateaux pour deux for Cello & Percussion
Vinko Globokar – Toucher
Tonia Ko – Hush
Gustavo Tavares – Ladainha
Julius Eastman – The Holy Presence of Joan d’Arc
Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen – Plateaux pour deux for Cello & Percussion
Vinko Globokar – Toucher
Tonia Ko – Hush
Gustavo Tavares – Ladainha
Julius Eastman – The Holy Presence of Joan d’Arc
$35
Choral Arts Northwest: Not One Sparrow is Forgotten
Friday, December 13, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Charming Appalachian carols by CANW composer in residence Kevin Siegfried, Silly Shepherds, Stop Your Sleeping by Northwest composer Bern Herbolsheimer, and enchanting choral gems by Henry Purcell, Herbert Norman Howells, and Susan LaBarr.
$24-$32 (students free w/ID)
The Esoterics: Humility – The Wish for Simplicity
Friday, December 13, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Gabriela Lena Frank, Stacy Garrop, Anna-Karin Klockar, David Lang, Forrest Pierce, Sarah Rimkus, Augusta Read Thomas, and Dale Trumbore gives voice to verses from the Bible, a Mohawk prayer, a speech by Chief Joseph (Hinmuuttu Yalatlat) of the Nez Perce, poems by Pablo Antonio Cuandra, Annie Finch, Amy Fleury, and more.
$22 / $15
Emerald City Music: Jason Vieaux, classical guitar & Kristin Lee, violin
Friday, December 13, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Astor Piazzolla – Histoire du Tango (movements I & II)
Mauro Giuliani – Gran Duetto Concertante, Op. 52
Niccolò Paganini – Cantabile, MS 109
VARIOUS – Selected Brazilian tunes
Vivian Fung – Twist
Pat Metheny – Work for solo guitar
Astor Piazzolla – Histoire du Tango (movements III & IV)
Mauro Giuliani – Gran Duetto Concertante, Op. 52
Niccolò Paganini – Cantabile, MS 109
VARIOUS – Selected Brazilian tunes
Vivian Fung – Twist
Pat Metheny – Work for solo guitar
Astor Piazzolla – Histoire du Tango (movements III & IV)
$45 (students $10)
North Corner Chamber Orchestra: Hello/Goodbye
Saturday, December 14, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Rainier Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Franz Krommer – Harmonie in B-flat major, Op. 67
Violeta Dinescu – Memories
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, "Farewell"
Violeta Dinescu – Memories
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, "Farewell"
$35 ($25 seniors, 21 & under FREE)
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Holiday Extravaganza Family Concert
Saturday, December 14, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Faith Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Strauss II – Overture to Die Fledermaus
Traditional (arr. Bill Holcombe) – Festive Sounds on Hannukah
Émile Waldteufel – Les Patineurs ("Skater’s Waltz")
Frank W. Milholland – Santa’s Reindeer Team
John Finnegan – Christmas Singalong
Leroy Anderson – Sleigh Ride
Traditional (arr. Bill Holcombe) – Festive Sounds on Hannukah
Émile Waldteufel – Les Patineurs ("Skater’s Waltz")
Frank W. Milholland – Santa’s Reindeer Team
John Finnegan – Christmas Singalong
Leroy Anderson – Sleigh Ride
$18 / $14 / $5 / under age 5 FREE
Emerald City Music: Jason Vieaux, classical guitar & Kristin Lee, violin
Saturday, December 14, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Olympia Ballroom, Olympia, WA, United States
Astor Piazzolla – Histoire du Tango (movements I & II)
Mauro Giuliani – Gran Duetto Concertante, Op. 52
Niccolò Paganini – Cantabile, MS 109
VARIOUS – Selected Brazilian tunes
Vivian Fung – Twist
Pat Metheny – Work for solo guitar
Astor Piazzolla – Histoire du Tango (movements III & IV)
Mauro Giuliani – Gran Duetto Concertante, Op. 52
Niccolò Paganini – Cantabile, MS 109
VARIOUS – Selected Brazilian tunes
Vivian Fung – Twist
Pat Metheny – Work for solo guitar
Astor Piazzolla – Histoire du Tango (movements III & IV)
$28-$43 (students $10)
The Esoterics: Humility – The Wish for Simplicity
Saturday, December 14, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Gabriela Lena Frank, Stacy Garrop, Anna-Karin Klockar, David Lang, Forrest Pierce, Sarah Rimkus, Augusta Read Thomas, and Dale Trumbore gives voice to verses from the Bible, a Mohawk prayer, a speech by Chief Joseph (Hinmuuttu Yalatlat) of the Nez Perce, poems by Pablo Antonio Cuandra, Annie Finch, Amy Fleury, and more.
$22 / $15
Choral Arts Northwest: Not One Sparrow is Forgotten
Saturday, December 14, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Charming Appalachian carols by CANW composer in residence Kevin Siegfried, Silly Shepherds, Stop Your Sleeping by Northwest composer Bern Herbolsheimer, and enchanting choral gems by Henry Purcell, Herbert Norman Howells, and Susan LaBarr.
$24-$32 (students free w/ID)
Seattle Festival Orchestra: Holiday Extravaganza
Sunday, December 15, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Faith Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Strauss II – Overture to Die Fledermaus
Traditional (arr. Bill Holcombe) – Festive Sounds on Hannukah
Émile Waldteufel – Les Patineurs ("Skater’s Waltz")
Frank W. Milholland – Santa’s Reindeer Team
John Finnegan – Christmas Singalong
Leroy Anderson – Sleigh Ride
Traditional (arr. Bill Holcombe) – Festive Sounds on Hannukah
Émile Waldteufel – Les Patineurs ("Skater’s Waltz")
Frank W. Milholland – Santa’s Reindeer Team
John Finnegan – Christmas Singalong
Leroy Anderson – Sleigh Ride
$18 / $14 / $5 / FREE under age 5
Bremerton WestSound Symphony: Merry & Bright
Sunday, December 15, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Bremerton Performing Arts Center, Bremerton, WA, United States
Benjamin Britten – A Ceremony of Carols
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – "Polonaise" from Christmas Eve
Alan Futterman – Navidad Nuestra
Leroy Anderson – Christmas Festival
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – "Polonaise" from Christmas Eve
Alan Futterman – Navidad Nuestra
Leroy Anderson – Christmas Festival
$28 with discounts available