A cappella – Upcoming Concerts
Noel! University Presbyterian Church Cathedral Choir Christmas Concert
Sunday, December 8, 2030 @ 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, 2030 @ 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
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
Vashon Island Chorale: Shepherds & Stars
Sunday, December 8, 2030 @ 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
Blessed Sacrament Church Choral Mass: Telemann's ‘Savior of the Nations, Come!'
Sunday, December 8, 2030 @ 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'
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
Pacific Musicworks Underground: Glad (Baroque) Tidings
Tuesday, December 10, 2030 @ 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)
SoundCity Social Ugly Sweater Concert
Friday, December 13, 2030 @ 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, 2030 @ 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)
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
Seattle Girls Choir: Carmina Angelorum – Songs of the Angels
Friday, December 13, 2030 @ 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
Seattle Pro Musica: Solstice
Saturday, December 14, 2030 @ 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)
Northwest Chamber Chorus: A Child's Christmas in Wales
Saturday, December 14, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (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
Cascadian Chorale: The Christmas Story
Saturday, December 14, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Church of the Holy Cross, Redmond, WA, United States
Hugo Distler – Die Weihnachtsgeschichte
Hector Berlioz – The Shepherds’ Farewell (arr. Bronwyn Edwards)
David Willcocks – The Cherry Tree Carol
Gustav Holst – In the bleak midwinter
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – The crown of roses
Jessica French – The Oxen
Hector Berlioz – The Shepherds’ Farewell (arr. Bronwyn Edwards)
David Willcocks – The Cherry Tree Carol
Gustav Holst – In the bleak midwinter
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – The crown of roses
Jessica French – The Oxen
$20 ($15 senior/student)
Seattle Pro Musica: Solstice
Saturday, December 14, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (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)
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
Cascadian Chorale: The Christmas Story
Sunday, December 15, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Eastside Baha'i Center – Auditorium, Bellevue, WA, United States
Hugo Distler – Die Weihnachtsgeschichte
Hector Berlioz – The Shepherds’ Farewell (arr. Bronwyn Edwards)
David Willcocks – The Cherry Tree Carol
Gustav Holst – In the bleak midwinter
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – The crown of roses
Jessica French – The Oxen
Hector Berlioz – The Shepherds’ Farewell (arr. Bronwyn Edwards)
David Willcocks – The Cherry Tree Carol
Gustav Holst – In the bleak midwinter
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – The crown of roses
Jessica French – The Oxen
$20 ($15 senior/student)
The Esoterics: Humility – The Wish for Simplicity
Sunday, December 15, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, 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
Saint Mark's Music Series: Pageant of the Nativity
Tuesday, December 17, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A grand re-telling of the Nativity for all ages – featuring exquisite costumes; visual art; an army of choristers and instrumentalists; and even a world premiere.
Donations welcome
Cappella Romana: Christmas in Constantinople
Friday, December 20, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Byzantine Christmas music in Greek, first performed in the Great Cathedral of Hagia Sophia.
$32-$52