Classical

A Festival of Lessons & Carols The Northwest Boychoir’s annual tradition, with five performances in various venues Dec. 18-22. See nwchoirs.org for complete schedule. Various locations, See website for ticket prices Friday, December 18, 2015

Christmas Vespers Re-creating a North German baroque service. At Bastyr University Chapel, 14500 Juanita Dr. N.E., Kenmore, 7:30 p.m. Wed., Dec. 16, and St. James Cathedral, 804 Ninth Ave., 8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 18. St. James Cathedral, 804 9th AveSeattle, WA 98104 $20-$39 Friday, December 18, 2015, 8pm

Seattle Symphony Their Messiah, led by Paul Agnew. 8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 18, 1 & 8 p.m. Sat., Dec. 19, 2 p.m. Sun., Dec. 20. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 $25 and up Friday, December 18, 2015, 8pm

A Festival of Lessons & Carols The Northwest Boychoir’s annual tradition, with five performances in various venues Dec. 18-22. See nwchoirs.org for complete schedule. Various locations, See website for ticket prices Saturday, December 19, 2015

Seattle Symphony Their Messiah, led by Paul Agnew. 8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 18, 1 & 8 p.m. Sat., Dec. 19, 2 p.m. Sun., Dec. 20. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 $25 and up Saturday, December 19, 2015, 1pm

Seattle Pro Musica Choral music from the Baltic countries and Scandinavia. At First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave., 7:30 p.m. Sat., Dec. 12, and Bastyr University Chapel, 14500 Juanita Dr. N.E., Kenmore, 3 & 7:30 p.m. Sat., Dec. 19. $12-$35.  Bastyr University Chapel, 14500 Juanita Dr. N.E., Kenmore $12-$35 Saturday, December 19, 2015, 3pm

Unsilent Night Caroling with a twist: Download a preselected app or electronic track (from ontheboards.org), play it on your sonic device of choice, and join the 45-minute procession “as we become a roving surround-sound stereo system” spreading dreamy ambient music throughout LQA. Devised, and the music tracks created, by Greenwich Village musician Phil Kline in 1992, it’s an experience now organized in cities around the world. It’ll start and end at On the Boards. GAVIN BORCHERT Various locations, Free Saturday, December 19, 2015, 5 – 6pm

City Cantabile Choir “Carols of the World.” University Congregational Church, 4515 16th Avenue NE, Seattle WA $18 Saturday, December 19, 2015, 7:30pm

Orchestra Seattle/Seattle Chamber Singers

Messiah, for many the organization’s signature piece. First Free Methodist Church, 3200 Third Ave. W., Seattle $19-$25 Saturday, December 19, 2015, 7:30pm

Seattle Pro Musica Choral music from the Baltic countries and Scandinavia. At First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave., 7:30 p.m. Sat., Dec. 12, and Bastyr University Chapel, 14500 Juanita Dr. N.E., Kenmore, 3 & 7:30 p.m. Sat., Dec. 19. $12-$35.  Bastyr University Chapel, 14500 Juanita Dr. N.E., Kenmore $12-$35 Saturday, December 19, 2015, 7:30pm

Medieval Women’s Choir “Natus est Rex!” includes hymns and dances. St. James Cathedral, 804 Ninth Ave., 8 p.m. Sat., Dec. 19, with a free preview at the Seattle Public Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., 1 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 17. St. James Cathedral, 804 9th AveSeattle, WA 98104 $25-$30 Saturday, December 19, 2015, 8pm

Seattle Symphony Their Messiah, led by Paul Agnew. 8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 18, 1 & 8 p.m. Sat., Dec. 19, 2 p.m. Sun., Dec. 20. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 $25 and up Saturday, December 19, 2015, 8pm

A Festival of Lessons & Carols The Northwest Boychoir’s annual tradition, with five performances in various venues Dec. 18-22. See nwchoirs.org for complete schedule. Various locations, See website for ticket prices Sunday, December 20, 2015

Seattle Symphony Their Messiah, led by Paul Agnew. 8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 18, 1 & 8 p.m. Sat., Dec. 19, 2 p.m. Sun., Dec. 20. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 $25 and up Sunday, December 20, 2015, 2pm

A Festival of Lessons & Carols With the Our Lady of Fatima Parish organ and choirs. Our Lady of Fatima Parish, 3301 W. Dravus St. Donation Sunday, December 20, 2015, 7pm

Candlelight Concerts “Jazzin’ With the Classics” closes the series. University Christian Church, 4731 15th Ave. N.E. $15-$25 Sunday, December 20, 2015, 7pm

Seattle Men’s Chorus Their annual holiday spectacular. 7:30 p.m. Sun., Dec. 6, 13, 20; 7:30 p.m. Mon., Dec. 21. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 $25-$78 Sunday, December 20, 2015, 7:30pm

Trio Pardalote Music for string-trio-plus by Mozart, Hans Krasa, and others. (If the tradition continues, there’ll be root-beer floats for $1.) Kenyon Hall, 7904 35th Ave. S.W. $8-$14 Sunday, December 20, 2015, 7:30pm

Compline Services A half-hour meditation each week with the eight-voice Renaissance Singers. Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E. Free Sunday, December 20, 2015, 9:30pm

A Festival of Lessons & Carols The Northwest Boychoir’s annual tradition, with five performances in various venues Dec. 18-22. See nwchoirs.org for complete schedule. Various locations, See website for ticket prices Monday, December 21, 2015

Seattle Men’s Chorus Closing night for their annual holiday spectacular.  Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 $25-$78 Monday, December 21, 2015, 7:30pm

A Festival of Lessons & Carols The Northwest Boychoir’s annual tradition, with five performances in various venues Dec. 18-22. See nwchoirs.org for complete schedule. Various locations, See website for ticket prices Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Messiah Sing- and Play-Along Bring your instruments, or just your voice-if you think you can Handel it. Karen P. Thomas conducts. University Unitarian Church, 6556 35th Ave NESeattle, WA 98115 $13-$18 Saturday, December 26, 2015, 7pm

Crosstalk Brahms and Smetana piano trios, played by the Sonare Trio from Cleveland, plus discussion. Resonance at SOMA Towers, 288 106th Ave. N.E., Bellevue $12.50-$25 Sunday, December 27, 2015, 2pm

Compline Services A half-hour meditation each week with the eight-voice Renaissance Singers. Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E. Free Sunday, December 27, 2015, 9:30pm

Seattle Symphony The traditional year-end Beethoven Ninth. 7:30 p.m. Wed., Dec. 30; 9 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 31 ($50 and up; incl. afterparty); 8 p.m. Sat., Jan. 2; 2 p.m. Sun., Jan. 3. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 $28 and up Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 7:30pm

Seattle Symphony The traditional year-end Beethoven Ninth. 7:30 p.m. Wed., Dec. 30; 9 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 31 ($50 and up; incl. afterparty); 8 p.m. Sat., Jan. 2; 2 p.m. Sun., Jan. 3. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 $28 and up Thursday, December 31, 2015, 9pm

St. James Cathedral Bach, Handel, Rheinberger, and more on their choral/orchestral New Year’s Eve concert. St. James Cathedral, 804 9th AveSeattle, WA 98104 $30 Thursday, December 31, 2015, 11pm