Classical

Inverse Opera A reprise of their staged, theatrical Messiah, launched last year. Runs 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat. plus some matinees; see theinverseopera.com for exact schedule. Ends Dec. 20. Isaac Studio Theatre, 208 N. 85th St. $25-$30 Saturday, December 13, 2014

Northwest Boychoir The traditional Festival of Lessons and Carols at venues all over Seattle, Dec. 12-14 and 19-23; see nwboychoir.org for complete info. Various locations, $10-$25 Saturday, December 13, 2014

The Met: Live in HD Opera from NYC at a moviehouse near you. This week, Wagner’s generously proportioned comedy Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg. See fathomevents.com for participating theaters. 9 a.m. Sat., Dec. 13; encored 6:30 p.m. Wed., Dec. 17. Various locations, $20 Saturday, December 13, 2014, 9am

Seattle Symphony “A Spirit for the Holidays” is their family concert. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 $15 and up Saturday, December 13, 2014, 11am

Northwest Youth Harp Ensemble Holiday favorites. Seattle Public Library, Ballard, 5613 22nd Ave. N.W. Free Saturday, December 13, 2014, 2:30pm

Seattle Pro Musica French Christmas music. At First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave., 3 (a family concert) & 7:30 p.m. Sat., Dec. 6, and the Chapel at Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr. N.E., Kenmore, 3 & 7:30 p.m. Sat., Dec. 13. Bastyr University Chapel, 14500 Juanita Dr. N.E., Kenmore $12-$38 Saturday, December 13, 2014, 3pm

Unsilent Night Phil Kline’s participatory ambient music event/walkabout starts and ends at On the Boards, 100 W. Roy St. See ontheboards.org for full info, including the download. On the Boards, 100 W. Roy St. Free Saturday, December 13, 2014, 5:30pm

Ancora From this women’s choir, “Walking in the Air.” Trinity Lutheran Church (Seattle), 1200 10th Ave. ESeattle, WA 98102 $12-$15 Saturday, December 13, 2014, 7:30pm

Magical Strings The 36th annual Celtic holiday concert. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 7:30 p.m. Sat., Dec. 13; Meydenbauer Center, 11100 N.E. Sixth St., Bellevue, 7 p.m. Mon., Dec. 15. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $12-$28 Saturday, December 13, 2014, 7:30pm

Market Street Singers This group goes “Down the Chimney.” Ballard First Lutheran Church, 2006 N.W. 65th St. Donation Saturday, December 13, 2014, 7:30pm

Northwest Chamber Chorus “A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” narrated by David Pichette.  Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, 7500 Greenwood Ave. N. $12-$22 Saturday, December 13, 2014, 7:30pm

Seattle Mandolin Orchestra

Messiah like you’ve never heard it (unless you went last year). Epiphany Parish Seattle, 1805 38th Ave., 7:30 p.m. Sat., Dec. 13; Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway, 7 p.m. Sun., Dec. 14. Epiphany Parish, 1805 38th Ave. Seattle, WA $15-$20 Saturday, December 13, 2014, 7:30pm

Seattle Pro Musica French Christmas music. At First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave., 3 (a family concert) & 7:30 p.m. Sat., Dec. 6, and the Chapel at Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr. N.E., Kenmore, 3 & 7:30 p.m. Sat., Dec. 13. Bastyr University Chapel, 14500 Juanita Dr. N.E., Kenmore $12-$38 Saturday, December 13, 2014, 7:30pm

Finnegans Wake Neal Kosaly-Meyer transforms the first chapter of Joyce’s densely layered novel into a solo theater piece-performed from memory, mostly in the dark, with sound design by Jake Thompson. “Enjoy the music,” Kosaly-Meyer says, and a “muddy kissmans” to all. Chapel Performance Space (Good Shepherd Center), 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N. Free Saturday, December 13, 2014, 8pm

Seattle Choral Company “On Christmas Night.” 8 p.m. Sat., Dec. 13, & Fri., Dec. 19. Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E. $25 Saturday, December 13, 2014, 8pm

Seattle Symphony The premiere of Mason Bates’ Cello Concerto written for Joshua Roman. Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla also conducts suites by Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky. 7:30 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 11; noon Fri., Dec. 12; 8 p.m. Sat., Dec. 13. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 $20-$120 Saturday, December 13, 2014, 8pm

Northwest Boychoir The traditional Festival of Lessons and Carols at venues all over Seattle, Dec. 12-14 and 19-23; see nwboychoir.org for complete info. Various locations, $10-$25 Sunday, December 14, 2014

Seattle Men’s Chorus For many, it wouldn’t be Christmas without their holiday show. 8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 12; 2 & 7:30 p.m. Sun., Dec. 14; 7:30 p.m. Sun., Dec. 21-Mon., Dec. 22. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 $28-$78 Sunday, December 14, 2014, 2pm

Northwest Boychoir Apprentices A nice thinking-out-of-the-box idea: Holiday choral music accompanies classic film footage. 1 p.m. Sun., Dec. 7, 2:30 p.m. Sun., Dec. 14. Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 $8-$12 Sunday, December 14, 2014, 2:30pm

Master Chorus Eastside “Christmas in the Northwest” includes music by local composers. 7 p.m. Sat., Dec. 6 & 3 p.m. Sun., Dec. 14. Pine Lake Covenant Church, 1715 228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish $15-$20 Sunday, December 14, 2014, 3 – 4pm

Seattle Mandolin Orchestra

Messiah like you’ve never heard it (unless you went last year). Epiphany Parish Seattle, 1805 38th Ave., 7:30 p.m. Sat., Dec. 13; Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway, 7 p.m. Sun., Dec. 14. Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122 $15-$20 Sunday, December 14, 2014, 7pm

Seattle Men’s Chorus For many, it wouldn’t be Christmas without their holiday show. 8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 12; 2 & 7:30 p.m. Sun., Dec. 14; 7:30 p.m. Sun., Dec. 21-Mon., Dec. 22. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 $28-$78 Sunday, December 14, 2014, 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 14, 2014, 9:30pm

Magical Strings The 36th annual Celtic holiday concert. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 7:30 p.m. Sat., Dec. 13; Meydenbauer Center, 11100 N.E. Sixth St., Bellevue, 7 p.m. Mon., Dec. 15. Meydenbauer Center, 11100 NE 6th StBellevue, WA 98004 $12-$28 Monday, December 15, 2014, 7pm

The Met: Live in HD An encore of Wagner’s generously proportioned comedy Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg. See fathomevents.com for participating theaters.  Various locations, $20 Wednesday, December 17, 2014, 6:30pm

Northwest Symphony Brass Quintet Holiday faves. Burien Actors Theatre, 14501 Fourth Ave. S.W., Burien $10 Wednesday, December 17, 2014, 7:30pm

Pacific MusicWorks Three Bach cantatas, sections of his Christmas Oratorio. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 4400 86th Ave. S.E., Mercer Island, 7:30 p.m. Wed., Dec. 17, and St. James Cathedral, 804 Ninth Ave., 8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 19.  Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 4400 86th Ave. S.E., Mercer Island $10-$40 Wednesday, December 17, 2014, 7:30pm

Medieval Women’s Choir Music by Hildegard of Bingen and other Christmas works. Seattle Public Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., noon, Thurs., Dec. 18 (free), and St. James Cathedral, 804 Ninth Ave., 8 p.m. Sat., Dec. 20 ($25-$30).  Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle, WA 98104 $25-$30 Thursday, December 18, 2014, 12pm

Seattle Labor Chorus With John McCutcheon, the tale of the 1914 WWI Christmas Truce in story and song. University Temple United Methodist Church, 1415 N.E. 43rd St., Seattle, WA 98105 Free Thursday, December 18, 2014, 7pm

Inverse Opera A reprise of their staged, theatrical Messiah, launched last year. Runs 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat. plus some matinees; see theinverseopera.com for exact schedule. Ends Dec. 20. Isaac Studio Theatre, 208 N. 85th St. $25-$30 Friday, December 19, 2014

Northwest Boychoir The traditional Festival of Lessons and Carols at venues all over Seattle, Dec. 12-14 and 19-23; see nwboychoir.org for complete info. Various locations, $10-$25 Friday, December 19, 2014

Pacific MusicWorks Three Bach cantatas, sections of his Christmas Oratorio. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 4400 86th Ave. S.E., Mercer Island, 7:30 p.m. Wed., Dec. 17, and St. James Cathedral, 804 Ninth Ave., 8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 19.  St. James Cathedral, 804 9th AveSeattle, WA 98104 $10-$40 Friday, December 19, 2014, 8pm

Seattle Choral Company “On Christmas Night.”  Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E. $25 Friday, December 19, 2014, 8pm

Seattle Symphony Cristian Macelaru conducts Messiah. 8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 19; 1 & 8 p.m. Sat., Dec. 20; 2 p.m. Sun., Dec. 21. $23 and up Friday, December 19, 2014, 8pm

Inverse Opera A reprise of their staged, theatrical Messiah, launched last year. Runs 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat. plus some matinees; see theinverseopera.com for exact schedule. Ends Dec. 20. Isaac Studio Theatre, 208 N. 85th St. $25-$30 Saturday, December 20, 2014

Northwest Boychoir The traditional Festival of Lessons and Carols at venues all over Seattle, Dec. 12-14 and 19-23; see nwboychoir.org for complete info. Various locations, $10-$25 Saturday, December 20, 2014

Seattle Symphony Cristian Macelaru conducts Messiah. 8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 19; 1 & 8 p.m. Sat., Dec. 20; 2 p.m. Sun., Dec. 21. $23 and up Saturday, December 20, 2014, 1pm

Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra Their annual revival of Duke Ellington’s Sacred Music concerts of the ‘60s. Benaroya Recital Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 $14-$38 Saturday, December 20, 2014, 7:30pm

Medieval Women’s Choir Music by Hildegard of Bingen and other Christmas works. Seattle Public Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., noon, Thurs., Dec. 18 (free), and St. James Cathedral, 804 Ninth Ave., 8 p.m. Sat., Dec. 20 ($25-$30).  St. James Cathedral, 804 9th AveSeattle, WA 98104 $25-$30 Saturday, December 20, 2014, 8pm

Seattle Symphony Cristian Macelaru conducts Messiah. 8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 19; 1 & 8 p.m. Sat., Dec. 20; 2 p.m. Sun., Dec. 21. $23 and up Saturday, December 20, 2014, 8pm

Northwest Boychoir The traditional Festival of Lessons and Carols at venues all over Seattle, Dec. 12-14 and 19-23; see nwboychoir.org for complete info. Various locations, $10-$25 Sunday, December 21, 2014

Seattle Symphony Cristian Macelaru conducts Messiah. 8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 19; 1 & 8 p.m. Sat., Dec. 20; 2 p.m. Sun., Dec. 21. $23 and up Sunday, December 21, 2014, 2pm

Mark O’Connor The master fiddler (and Suzuki skeptic) presents “An Appalachian Christmas.” Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, UW Campus, Seattle, WA 98105 $10-$55 Sunday, December 21, 2014, 7pm

Seattle Men’s Chorus For many, it wouldn’t be Christmas without their holiday show. 7:30 p.m. Sun., Dec. 21-Mon., Dec. 22. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 $28-$78 Sunday, December 21, 2014, 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 21, 2014, 9:30pm

Northwest Boychoir The traditional Festival of Lessons and Carols at venues all over Seattle, Dec. 12-14 and 19-23; see nwboychoir.org for complete info. Various locations, $10-$25 Monday, December 22, 2014

Seattle Men’s Chorus For many, it wouldn’t be Christmas without their holiday show. 7:30 p.m. Sun., Dec. 21-Mon., Dec. 22. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 $28-$78 Monday, December 22, 2014, 7:30pm

Northwest Boychoir The traditional Festival of Lessons and Carols at venues all over Seattle, Dec. 12-14 and 19-23; see nwboychoir.org for complete info. Various locations, $10-$25 Tuesday, December 23, 2014

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 28, 2014, 9:30pm