A cappella – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Seattle Pro Musica: Solstice
Saturday, December 14, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
For centuries, humans have reveled and sought comfort in festivals of light during the darkest time of year. Enjoy this warm, joyous choral music from winter traditions around the world.
$21-$38 (students FREE)
Seattle Girls Choir: Carmina Angelorum – Songs of the Angels
Friday, December 13, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. Joseph Parish, Seattle, WA, United States
SGC senior choir Prime Voci is joined by harpist Juliet Stratton for Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols and other angelic works.
$15 / $10
The Esoterics: Humility – The Wish for Simplicity
Friday, December 13, 2019 @ 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
SoundCity Social Ugly Sweater Concert
Friday, December 13, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
SURF Incubator, Seattle, WA, United States
Casual introduction to classical music featuring a mix of holiday favorites, sing-a-longs, unfamiliar classical pieces, and secular madrigals.
$20 / 2 for $30
Music at St. James Cathedral: A Service of Readings & Carols
Friday, December 13, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Cathedral youth and adult choirs, organ, and brass lead the congregation in carol singing, including Silent night in the glow of candlelight, plus music and readings from Holy Scripture.
Free (Free)
Pacific Musicworks Underground: Glad (Baroque) Tidings
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Capitol Cider, Seattle, WA, United States
Ring in the holiday season with Henry Lebedinsky and the Underground House Singers as they offer up Renaissance and Baroque Christmas carols, audience sing-alongs, and an Ugly Baby Jesus art extravaganza.
$25 ($15 ages 21-30)
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
Blessed Sacrament Church Choral Mass: Telemann's ‘Savior of the Nations, Come!'
Sunday, December 8, 2019 @ 5:45pm – 7:45pm (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Blessed Sacrament’s Schola Cantorum and Baroque Orchestra presents Georg Philipp Telemann’s Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, TWV 1:1175, and motets by Roberto Remondi.
Free
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
Vashon Island Chorale: Shepherds & Stars
Sunday, December 8, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Vashon Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA, United States
Seasonal array of favorite carols, new favorites, and music by four Seattle-area composers.
$20 / $15 / $5
Noel! University Presbyterian Church Cathedral Choir Christmas Concert
Sunday, December 8, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
University Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A choral concert featuring J. S. Bach’s Cantata No. 10 and works by Will Todd, J. Edmund Hughes, and others.
Free (Free)
Northwest Chamber Chorus: A Child's Christmas in Wales
Sunday, December 8, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Traditional carols interspersed with Dylan Thomas’ joyous storytelling, narrated by actor David Pichette.
$25 / $20 / Free
Northwest Boychoir Apprentices & Preparatory Choirs Holiday Concert
Sunday, December 8, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
University Temple United Methodist Church The Sanctuary, Seattle, WA, United States
A holiday recital from the Northwest Boychoir Apprentices & Preparatory Choirs.
$5-$15
Vashon Island Chorale: Shepherds & Stars
Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Vashon Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA, United States
Seasonal array of favorite carols, new favorites, and music by four Seattle-area composers.
$20 / $15 / $5
Radiance: An American Christmas
Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Shapenote Carols from New England and Appalachia with music by William Billings, Isaac Watts, Daniel Read, and more.
$25 / $20 / $15
Pacific Musicworks Underground: Glad (Baroque) Tidings
Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Ring in the holiday season with Henry Lebedinsky and the Underground House Singers as they offer up Renaissance and Baroque Christmas carols, audience sing-alongs, and an Ugly Baby Jesus art extravaganza.
$25 / $20 / free
Seattle Girls Choir: Make the Season Bright
Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
First United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Join SGC senior choirs Prime Voci and Cantamus as they sing winter classics.
$20 ($10 senior/student)
First Fridays @ Epiphany Wine Tasting Concert: Glad (Baroque) Tidings
Friday, December 6, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Ring in the holiday season with Henry Lebedinsky and the Underground House Singers as they offer up Renaissance and Baroque Christmas carols, audience sing-alongs, and an Ugly Baby Jesus art extravaganza.
$35 (includes wine tasting)
University of Washington Chorales: CarolFest
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Seven conductors, six choral ensembles, five hundred singers, four graduate conductors, three choral faculty, two hours of great music, and one impressive grand finale.
$10
Seattle Pacific University: Sacred Sounds of Christmas
Sunday, November 24, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
The best of sacred Advent music from around the world, performed by the SPU Music Department’s nationally recognized student and faculty musicians.
$22 ($25 preferred section)