Wayward Music Series: Noisegasm, Goldenrod, Brad Anderson, Matt Fay

Thursday, December 10, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Come for an intense, psychedelic, and completely original sound. A variety of sonic textures mixed with classically influenced keyboard lines. Mood music for the terminally relaxed.

$5-$15 suggested donation

Friends of Bastyr Holiday Concert with Breath of Aire

Friday, December 11, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
A holiday concert from Breath of Aire.

Free

Rainier Symphony Holiday Favorites

Friday, December 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:45pm (PST)
Foster Performing Arts Center, Tukwila, WA, United States
Holiday favorites for the whole family.

$12-$17 (age 12 & under free)

South Sound Classical Choir

Friday, December 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Puyallup United Methodist Church, Puyallup, WA, United States
Program will include works from Handel, Mozart, Lauridsen, Rutter, Biebl, and others.

Free

WSCO: Wind Symphony Concert

Friday, December 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Providence Mt. St. Vincent Chapel, Seattle, WA, United States
Jacob – Earle of Oxford's Marche
Holst – Second Suite in F, 4 movements
Anderson – A Christmas Festival
Selected works for French horn quartet

Donations welcome

UW Symphony with Cyndia Sieden: Schumann, Sibelius, Strauss

Friday, December 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Schumann – Symphony in D minor (original 1841 version of Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120)
Sibelius – Luonnotar, Op. 70
R. Strauss – Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24

$10-$15

A Festival of Lessons & Carols

Friday, December 11, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Patterned after the Christmas Eve observance at King’s College in Cambridge, England, this classical performance consists of nine holiday readings, each followed by a traditional carol performed by the choir, and another carol sung by the choir and audience.

$16-$28

The Esoterics present SVIRIDOV: Georgy Sviridov Centennial

Friday, December 11, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert of luxurious and majestic music inspired by folksong, poetry of the Silver Age, and the Russian Orthodox liturgy, celebrating the life and music of the neo-Romantic Russian composer Georgy Sviridov.

$22-$25

Seattle Symphony: Holiday Pops

Friday, December 11, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PST)
An all-new Holiday Pops program featuring Broadway star Capathia Jenkins and the renowned Tony DeSare.

$35-$95

Pacific MusicWorks presents Handel Messiah

Friday, December 11, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Mercer Island, WA, United States
A revolutionary approach, as practiced by Handel, of embedding the soloists in the choir.

$10-$45 (age 5-17 free)

Seattle Choral Company presents Cathedral Christmas: Peace On Earth

Friday, December 11, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Experience the realm of inner peace with choir, string orchestra and organ.

$5-$25 (age 9 & under free)

Seattle Symphony: Holiday Pops

Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:20pm (PST)
An all-new Holiday Pops program featuring Broadway star Capathia Jenkins and the renowned Tony DeSare.

$35-$95

LMC: Classical Music for the Holidays

Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Wolf – Serenade in G major ("Italian Serenade")
J.S. Bach – "Quia Respexit" from Magnificat
J.S. Bach – “Ich ende behende mein irdisches Leben” from Cantata No. 57
J.S. Bach – Jesu, der du meine Seele BWV 78
Franz Schubert – Shepherd on the Rock
Tchaikovsky – The Seasons Op. 37b (October, November, December)
Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker Suite (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Trepak)

Free (Free)

Christmas with Seattle Pro Musica – a Family Holiday Concert

Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Traditional carols, holiday favorites and an audience sing-along for children and families.

$5-$25

Ancora Fundraiser at Alki Arts

Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Alki Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Come enjoy holiday caroling, wine and hors d'oeuvres, and local art. 10% of art purchases will be generously donated by the gallery owner to Ancora!

Free

Flute Choir Holiday Concert

Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 5:45pm – 6:45pm (PST)
The Lights of Christmas, Stanwood, WA, United States
Seattle Flute Society Flute Choir holiday concert at the Lights of Christmas festival.

Free

Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra: Christmas Concert

Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Westminster Chapel, Bellevue, WA, United States
A “can’t-miss” celebration that will warm your heart with traditional and contemporary holiday favorites.

$15 ($10 student/senior)

Cascadian Chorale: Magnificat

Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Church of the Holy Cross, Redmond, WA, United States
Four different approaches to the Magnificat, compelling and diverse settings of Ave Maria, and works by three Northwest composers.

$12-$20 (under 18 free)

NORTHERN LIGHTS – Music of the Baltics and Scandinavia

Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music spanning a thousand years of Baltic and Nordic choral music, from medieval chant to contemporary works by Rautavaara, Mäntyjärvi, Kreek and Tormis, and a piece by Ešenvalds that recreates the wonder of the northern lights in sound using voices, chimes and tuned water goblets.

$12-$35

Lyric Opera Northwest presents: Rigoletto

Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
Fully staged opera, with orchestra from Federal Way Symphony and Seattle Opera. Outstanding cast with guest artists from China.

$32.50