Before Dawn: A Christmas Recital

Saturday, December 16, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A unique program of modern classical music about Christmas, based on themes of intimacy, mystery and memory.

$15

Glad Tidings We Bring!

Saturday, December 16, 2017 @ 5:30pm – 6:30pm (PST)
Pocket Theater, Seattle, WA, United States
A joyful oasis away from the hubbub of the season.

$10

Seattle Pro Musica Presents: Winter Rose

Saturday, December 16, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, 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

Seattle Symphony: Handel Messiah

Saturday, December 16, 2017 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
A triumph of music and text, Handel’s Messiah is a matchless December tradition.

$24-$89

Seattle Symphony: Handel Messiah

Friday, December 15, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
A triumph of music and text, Handel’s Messiah is a matchless December tradition.

$24-$89

Groupmuse: Nadia’s Housewarming Groupmuse

Thursday, December 14, 2017 @ 6:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Private home in Ballard, Seattle, WA, United States
A house concert featuring Stacey Mastrian and friends in music by Purcell, Fauré, Dowland, Gluck, Monteverdi, Villa-Lobos, Lorca, and more.

$10+ donation, RSVP required

Classical Tuesdays Wine & Song Benefit

Tuesday, December 12, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Connelly Law Offices, Tacoma, WA, United States
A program spanning over 300 years of musical history, followed by a reception.

$25

Ladies Musical Club: Russian songs & piano music by Tchaikovsky & Chopin

Tuesday, December 12, 2017 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Amber Rose Johnson (soprano) and Valentina Rodov (piano).

Free (Free)

Candlelight Concerts presents Jazzin' with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas

Monday, December 11, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Virtuoso improvisations on Yuletide favorites bring together the best of jazz and classical worlds.

Free will offering

Candlelight Concerts presents Jazzin' with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas

Sunday, December 10, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Virtuoso improvisations on Yuletide favorites bring together the best of jazz and classical worlds.

$15-$25 free-will offering; 18 & under free

Candlelight Concerts presents Jazzin' with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas

Sunday, December 10, 2017 @ 3:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, Stanwood, WA, United States
Virtuoso improvisations on Yuletide favorites bring together the best of jazz and classical worlds.

$15 suggested donation (18 & under free)

Ladies Musical Club: Schumann’s 'Frauenliebe und -leben' & more

Sunday, December 10, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Robert Schumann – Frauenliebe und -leben ("Woman’s love and life"). Additional piano works TBA.

Free (Free)

Pacific MusicWorks: Light in the Darkness

Sunday, December 10, 2017 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, 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

Cornish Presents: Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble

Saturday, December 9, 2017 @ 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

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

Saturday, December 9, 2017 @ 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

Pacific MusicWorks: Light in the Darkness

Saturday, December 9, 2017 @ 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

Candlelight Concerts presents Jazzin' with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas

Saturday, December 9, 2017 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Lopez Center for Community and the Arts, Lopez Island, WA, United States
Virtuoso improvisations on Yuletide favorites bring together the best of jazz and classical worlds.

$15 (youth $8)

Pacific MusicWorks: Light in the Darkness

Friday, December 8, 2017 @ 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

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

Thursday, December 7, 2017 @ 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)

Bach's Lunch: Baroque Christmas Music from Latin America

Tuesday, December 5, 2017 @ 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