Concert – Past Concerts
Seattle Symphony: Holiday Pops
Friday, December 10, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Join conductor Stuart Chafetz & Broadway star N'Kenge for this dazzling program full of holiday favorites, traditional carols, & plenty of yuletide cheer.
Ticket price TBD
Key to Change: Holiday Concert
Friday, December 10, 2021 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Carco Theater, Renton, WA, United States
Key to Change violin & viola students will perform during this festive holiday concert.
Free (Free)
Pacific Lutheran University: Sounds of Christmas
Thursday, December 9, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
PLU presents its annual Sounds of Christmas concert, featuring the University Singers & Knights Chorus. Directed by Dr. Richard Nance & Barry Johnson.
Free
Pacific Lutheran University: University Concert Band
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Performance featuring the PLU University Concert Band. Dr. Ron Gerhardstein, Director.
Free
UW CarolFest
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
This popular annual program by UW Choirs features 7 conductors, 6 choral ensembles, 500 singers, 4 graduate conductors, 3 choral faculty, 2 hours of great music, & 1 impressive grand finale.
$10
Pacific Lutheran University: String Kaleidoscope
Tuesday, December 7, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Chamber music performance featuring string students of the Pacific Lutheran University Department of Music.
Free
Pacific Lutheran University: Chamber Music Kaleidoscope
Tuesday, December 7, 2021 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Chamber music performance featuring students of the Pacific Lutheran University Department of Music.
Free
Ball State Symphony Orchestra
Tuesday, December 7, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (EST)
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, United States
Online and in-person
Performance by the Ball State Symphony Orchestra, led by Director of Orchestras Douglas Droste. Program TBA.
Free (Free ($0-$5 in person))
Fifth Inversion in Concert: Trip the Light Fantastic
Monday, December 6, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Works include:
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Gunther Schuller – Suite for Wind Quintet
Eugène Bozza – Variations Sur Un Thème Libre, Op. 42
Paul Valjean – Dance Suite
Four exquisite Argentine songs by Mariano Mores, Sebastian Piana, and Osmar Maderna (arr. by Silvia Coricelli)
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Gunther Schuller – Suite for Wind Quintet
Eugène Bozza – Variations Sur Un Thème Libre, Op. 42
Paul Valjean – Dance Suite
Four exquisite Argentine songs by Mariano Mores, Sebastian Piana, and Osmar Maderna (arr. by Silvia Coricelli)
Free
UW Gospel Choir
Monday, December 6, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Phyllis Byrdwell leads the 100-voice UW Gospel Choir in songs of praise, jubilation, & other expressions of the Gospel tradition.
$10
UW Modern Music Ensemble
Monday, December 6, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Louis Andriessen – Dubbelspoor for piano, harpsichord, celesta, & vibraphone/glockenspiel
Sylvano Bussotti – Selections from Sette Fogli: una collezione occulta
Pauline Oliveros – Elemental Gallop for flute, piano, cello, & voice
Frederic Rzewski – Spots for 4 instruments
Julius Eastman – Joy Boy
Sylvano Bussotti – Selections from Sette Fogli: una collezione occulta
Pauline Oliveros – Elemental Gallop for flute, piano, cello, & voice
Frederic Rzewski – Spots for 4 instruments
Julius Eastman – Joy Boy
Free
Hope, A PLU Christmas Concert
Pacific Lutheran University Music Department,
Pacific Lutheran University Symphony Orchestra, and
Choir of the West
Monday, December 6, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Annual Christmas concert featuring PLU's Choir of the West, University Chorale, & University Symphony Orchestra. Modern works mix with traditional carols & seasonal favorites in this celebration of hope & renewal.
$37 / $32 / $20 / $10
Timber: a sound + light experience
Sunday, December 5, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Base: Experimental Arts + Space, Seattle, WA, United States
Math rock meets sound bath in this performance of Timber, Michael Gordon's tour-de-force scored for six virtuosic percussionists on tuned 2x4s.
$25 ($12 under $25 w/ID)
WWU: Senior Recital, Cello – Benjamin Workman Smith
Sunday, December 5, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
WWU Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA, United States
Cello recital featuring WWU student Benjamin Workman Smith.
Free
Pacific Lutheran University: PLU Ringers
Sunday, December 5, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Online and in-person
The PLU Ringers, a handbell ensemble, presents a variety of music selections.
Free
Saint Mark’s Music Series: Tapestry presents “Starry Night”
Sunday, December 5, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Boston-based women's vocal ensemble Tapestry presents a unique program blending medieval traditions & contemporary idioms. Clarinetist James Falzone joins Tapestry as a guest artist for this performance.
$20 ($15 senior)
Northwest Chamber Chorus: A New Day
Sunday, December 5, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 4:15pm (PST)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Johannes Brahms, Frank Ticheli, R. Nathaniel Dett, Rosephanye Powell, Dolly Parton, & more, plus new twists on familiar holiday songs.
$25 ($20 seniors/choral singers, ages 18 & under free)
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra: Winter Concert
Sunday, December 5, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
St. Thomas Chapel at Archbishop Murphy High School, Everett, WA, United States
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra performs Peter Hope's Momentum Suite, & is joined by winners of the SCMTA Competition for works by L.v. Beethoven, John Rutter, & Robert Schumann.
$20 ($15 students/ages 65+)
Timber: a sound + light experience
Sunday, December 5, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Base: Experimental Arts + Space, Seattle, WA, United States
Math rock meets sound bath in this performance of Timber, Michael Gordon's tour-de-force scored for six virtuosic percussionists on tuned 2x4s.
$25 ($12 under $25 w/ID)
The Byrd Ensemble & Allegra: Lessons & Carols
Sunday, December 5, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The Byrd Ensemble & Allegra from the Seattle Girls Choir present a performance based on A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. The program consists of 9 readings, each followed by a traditional carol performed.
$25 ($20 senior, $15 student)