Music at St. James Cathedral: A Service of Readings and Carols

Saturday, December 11, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
St. James Cathedral’s youth and adult choirs are joined by Cathedral Brass and two organs to perform music for the Advent and Christmas seasons.

Free

LMC Opera presents scenes from Verdi's 'Falstaff'

Sunday, December 12, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
University House Wallingford, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring Fulgida Alice, amor t’offro….Quell’otre! quell tino ("Radiant Alice, I offer my love…That wineskin! That tub!"), Gaia comari di Windsor ("Merry Women of Windsor"), and more.

Free (Free)

Ladies Musical Club: Bellini & Chopin

Tuesday, December 14, 2027 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Central Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Works for soprano and piano by Vincenzo Bellini and Frederick Chopin.

Free (Free)

Early Music Guild: J.S. Bach's Christmas Magnificat

Tuesday, December 14, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
The Northwest Baroque Masterworks ensemble presents a performance of the original version of J.S. Bach’s Magnificat in E-flat major, written for Christmas Vespers in 1723.

$26-$46

A Service of the Great O Antiphons

Tuesday, December 14, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Calvary Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
A setting of the Antiphons by the late Peter Hallock, along with anthems by Joseph Herl and Orlando Gibbons. Each Antiphon will be followed by a reading and a congregational song.

Free

Lessons and Carols at St. John's Episcopal Church

Wednesday, December 15, 2027 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm (PST)
St. John's Episcopal Church Olympia, Olympia, WA, United States
A holiday favorite, the traditional service of Lessons and Carols, with choir, organ and congregational singing.

Free

Psaltikon: A Byzantine Christmas

Thursday, December 16, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Boston-based Psaltikon performs Byzantine chant and traditional Greek carols (kálanda) for the Christmas season, directed by Cappella Romana’s own Dr. Spyridon Antonopoulos.

$10-$44

Early Music Guild: J.S. Bach's Christmas Magnificat

Thursday, December 16, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
The Northwest Baroque Masterworks ensemble presents a performance of the original version of J.S. Bach’s Magnificat in E-flat major, written for Christmas Vespers in 1723.

$26-$46

Seattle Symphony: Handel Messiah

Thursday, December 16, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PST)
A triumph of music and text, Handel’s Messiah is a matchless December tradition. The Symphony, Chorale, and a strong cast of soloists honor Handel’s greatest work.

$26-$89

Seattle Symphony: Handel Messiah

Friday, December 17, 2027 @ 1:00pm – 3:20pm (PST)
A triumph of music and text, Handel’s Messiah is a matchless December tradition. The Symphony, Chorale, and a strong cast of soloists honor Handel’s greatest work.

$26-$89

Seattle Pro Musica: Star of Wonder

Friday, December 17, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Music from a thousand years of choral music, from medieval chant to contemporary works, evoking the winter lights of the holiday season.

$12-$38

Bellevue Chamber Chorus: O Magnum Mysterium

Friday, December 17, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Featuring multiple settings of “O magnum mysterium” by William Byrd, Ivo Antognini, Cesar Carrillo, and David Childs, plus other Christmas treasures.

$5-$20

Seattle Pro Musica: Star of Wonder

Friday, December 17, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Music from a thousand years of choral music, from medieval chant to contemporary works, evoking the winter lights of the holiday season.

$12-$38

Seattle Symphony: Handel Messiah

Friday, December 17, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PST)
A triumph of music and text, Handel’s Messiah is a matchless December tradition. The Symphony, Chorale, and a strong cast of soloists honor Handel’s greatest work.

$26-$89

Sunday Service: John Rutter's 'Gloria'

Saturday, December 18, 2027 @ 11:00am – 1:00pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Rutter's Gloria, performed by the Plymouth Choir with brass and organ.

Free

Seattle Symphony: Handel Messiah

Saturday, December 18, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 4:20pm (PST)
A triumph of music and text, Handel’s Messiah is a matchless December tradition. The Symphony, Chorale, and a strong cast of soloists honor Handel’s greatest work.

$26-$89

Ladies Musical Club: Italian songs of love and loss

Saturday, December 18, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Mirabella Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Italian songs of love and loss, plus piano music by Bach, Chopin, and Prokofiev.

Free (Free)

Bellevue Chamber Chorus: O Magnum Mysterium

Saturday, December 18, 2027 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Maple Leaf Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring multiple settings of “O magnum mysterium” by William Byrd, Ivo Antognini, Cesar Carrillo, and David Childs, plus other Christmas treasures.

$5-$20

Island Consort: Sing We Now of Christmas!

Saturday, December 18, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Langley United Methodist Church, Langley, WA, United States
An evening of works by Monteverdi, Schütz, Bach, Rodrigo, Costeley, Handel, Corelli, Mendelssohn, and more.

$20 suggested donation

Opera on Tap: Christmas Special!

Saturday, December 18, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Blue Moon Tavern, Seattle, WA, United States
Opera on Tap's annual Christmas show at The Blue Moon.

$5