Organ – Past Concerts
The Choirs of St. James Cathedral
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Sacred music representing the wide repertoire sung during liturgies throughout the church year, including Hubert Parry's Songs of Farewell.
$18 suggested donation
UW Littlefield Organ Series: Kola Owolabi
Sunday, January 13, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Walker-Ames room Kane Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Associate professor of organ at the University of Michigan Kola Owolabi performs a guest recital on the UW’s Littlefield Organ.
Free
Music at St. James Cathedral: New Year's Eve Gala – Mozart 'til Midnight
Monday, December 31, 2018 @ 11:00pm – 12:30am (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Vesperae solennes de confessore ("Solemn Vespers for a confessor"), K. 339
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Kyrie in G major for 5 sopranos, K. 89
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Regina coeli in C major, K. 276
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Missa brevis in C major, K. 220 “Sparrow Mass” or “Spatzenmesse”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Kyrie in G major for 5 sopranos, K. 89
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Regina coeli in C major, K. 276
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Missa brevis in C major, K. 220 “Sparrow Mass” or “Spatzenmesse”
$30 suggested donation
Plymouth Chancel Choir: Schütz's 'The Christmas Story'
Monday, December 24, 2018 @ 8:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Schütz’s beautiful The Christmas Story, presented by Plymouth Chancel Choir and accompanied by string orchestra and organ.
Free
Music at St. James Cathedral: A Service of Readings & Carols
Friday, December 14, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
In the soft glow of candlelight, readings from Holy Scripture tell of the coming of Christ’s birth while Cathedral musicians perform music for the Advent season, illuminating and elevating the story.
Free (Free)
Plymouth Church: Hyokyoung Byun, organ
Friday, December 14, 2018 @ 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Hyokyoung (Hannah) Byun, Principal Organist for University Presbyterian Church, plays music by J.S. Bach and Olivier Messaien.
$10 suggested donation
UW Brass: Holiday Brass & Organ Concert
Wednesday, December 12, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
University Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Works for brass ensembles and solo works for organ by composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach, Richard Strauss, and Leroy Anderson.
Free
Market Street Singers: More than a Silent Night
Sunday, December 9, 2018 @ 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
Vashon Island Chorale: A Very Brassy Christmas
Sunday, December 9, 2018 @ 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)
Vashon Island Chorale: A Very Brassy Christmas
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 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)
Market Street Singers: More than a Silent Night
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 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
Northwest Chamber Chorus: Follow the Star
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 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)
Plymouth Church: Zachary Hemenway, organ
Friday, December 7, 2018 @ 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Zachary Hemenway, newly appointed director of music at Epiphany Episcopal Parish, shares music of the season on the Fisk Opus 140 organ.
$10 suggested donation
Sanctuary in the City: A New & Old World Christmas
Wednesday, December 5, 2018 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
A free lunchtime concert fosters a spirit of contemplation with Christmas carols and villancicos from Renaissance and Baroque Spain, Italy, and Latin America, including Leonarda’s Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Free
Bach's Lunch: A New & Old World Christmas
Tuesday, December 4, 2018 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A free, informal lunchtime concert of Christmas carols and villancicos from Renaissance and Baroque Spain, Italy, and Latin America, including Leonarda’s Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Free
Northwest Chamber Chorus: Follow the Star
Sunday, December 2, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (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)
Music at 9th and Stewart Concert Series: Mark Brombaugh, organ recital
Sunday, November 18, 2018 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The first recital on the 29 stop, two-manual Fritts Opus 6 organ following recent updates to the instrument and architectural and acoustic revisions to the sanctuary.
$18 ($10 seniors/students, FREE age 12 & under)
Musique du Jour Presents! Bach & Brahms – Carole Terry, organ
Friday, November 16, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Church of the Ascension, Seattle, WA, United States
Renowned organist Carole Terry performs the music of Bach and Brahms on the magnificent Paul Fritts Baroque-style tracker organ.
$20 / $10 / children FREE
Seattle Symphony: Organist Joseph Adam in Recital
Monday, November 12, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle Symphony organist Joseph Adam performs a recital on the iconic Benaroya Hall Watjen Concert Organ.
$21-$32
Music at St. Thomas: Notre Dame's Johann Vexo, organ
Sunday, November 11, 2018 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Medina, WA, United States
Music by Bruhns, Sweelinck, Bach, van Noordt, Tunder, and Mozart performed by Notre Dame's famed organist.
$20 (students $10, veterans FREE)