University of Washington: Intersections with pre-concert lecture by Michael Shapiro

Sunday, December 3, 2028 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Granados – Two Goyescas
Toru Takemitsu – All in Twilight
Carpenter – Selected works
Rachmaninoff – Selected works
Debussy – l’Isle Joyeuse
Telemann – Don Quixote Suite

Free (Free)

The Esoterics present Excelsis: Contemplating extremity

Sunday, December 3, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
Kevin Puts – To touch the sky
Kevin Puts – If I were a swan
Paul John Rudoi – Spheres of Influence
Kala Pierson – Flung open (world premiere commission)
Andrea Clearfield – Khandroma (world premiere commission)

$22 in advance ($15 students/seniors)

Bach's Lunch: Baroque Christmas Music from Latin America

Tuesday, December 5, 2028 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Seldom-heard Christmas works for soprano, strings, and continuo from 18th century Guatemala, Mexico, Cuba, and Bolivia.

Free

Pacific MusicWorks Underground: ¡Feliz (Baroque) Navidad!

Tuesday, December 5, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
A new program of music from 18th century Cuba, Mexico, Guatemala, and Bolivia, plus our famous Ugly Renaissance Baby Jesus contest!

$20 ($15 ages 21-29)

Scores of Sound: Day 2

Thursday, December 7, 2028 @ 10:00am – 9:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An all-day festival including performances from many ensembles and genres, including jazz, classical, new music, African drumming, and Gamelan.

Free (Free)

Ladies Musical Club: Works by Janet Anderson, 'The Birds,' and more

Thursday, December 7, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PST)
Seattle Art Museum (Downtown), Seattle, WA, United States
Janet Anderson – For Snow song cycle
Janet Anderson – Variations on She Moved through the Fair
Nicholas Marshall – Selections from The Birds
Racheal Cogen – Sughisti
Matthias Maute – Les Barricades

Free (Free)

Scores of Sound: Day 3

Friday, December 8, 2028 @ 10:00am – 9:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
An all-day festival including performances from many ensembles and genres, including jazz, classical, new music, African drumming, and Gamelan.

Free (Free)

Christmas Pops at Westminster Chapel

Friday, December 8, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, WA, United States
Warm your heart and send your holiday spirit soaring with Christmas pops!

$15 (age 12 & under free)

Pacific MusicWorks: Light in the Darkness

Friday, December 8, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Four dramatic Advent cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach trace the journey to Christmas through prophecy, anticipation, and, ultimately, hope.

$45, $35, $25

Jennifer Rodgers conducts: 'You Asked Me To Speak'

Friday, December 8, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Bethany Lutheran Church (Greenlake), Seattle, WA, United States
Jennifer Rodgers conducts You Asked Me to Speak, featuring the University of Washington Recital Choir and cohort ensemble.

Free

Seattle Symphony: Holiday Pops

Friday, December 8, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Holiday classics, traditional favorites, and that WOW you’ve grown to love.

$34-$96

UW student recital: Gemma Balinbin, voice

Saturday, December 9, 2028 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A recital from MM student Gemma Balinbin. Program information TBA.

Free

Seattle Pro Musica: Winter Rose

Saturday, December 9, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the light and hope symbolized by the winter rose with such favorites as Lo, how a rose e’er blooming by Praetorius and A spotless rose by Herbert Howells.

$12-$38

Christmas Pops at Westminster Chapel

Saturday, December 9, 2028 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, WA, United States
Warm your heart and send your holiday spirit soaring with Christmas pops!

$15 (age 12 & under free)

Federal Way Chorale: O Emmanuel

Saturday, December 9, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
A breathtaking program of harmony and movement.

$33 / $28 / $23 / $14 / $4

Seattle Pro Musica: Winter Rose

Saturday, December 9, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the light and hope symbolized by the winter rose with such favorites as Lo, how a rose e’er blooming by Praetorius and A spotless rose by Herbert Howells.

$12-$38

Pacific MusicWorks: Light in the Darkness

Saturday, December 9, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Mercer Island, WA, United States
Four dramatic Advent cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach trace the journey to Christmas through prophecy, anticipation, and, ultimately, hope.

$45, $35

Seattle Art Song Society presents Together: A celebration of the Finnish centennial

Saturday, December 9, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Explore the Finnish language, culture, history, and music through the music of composers Kilpinen, Merikanto, Nummi, Kuula, and Sibelius.

$30 / $20

Seattle Symphony: Holiday Pops

Saturday, December 9, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Holiday classics, traditional favorites, and that WOW you’ve grown to love.

$34-$96

Cornish Presents: Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble

Saturday, December 9, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A highly regarded, four-voice, all-woman ensemble that thrives on unique musical challenges and a genre-bending, contemporary repertoire.

$20 / $15 / $10 / $5