Messiah Sing Along: St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church sponsors this eighth annual community event at 7 p.m. Dec. 29 at the church, 1318 Highway 532, Camano Island. Directed by Steven Jensen and accompanied by the Overman Family Orchestra, the concert is a sing-along open to all. No charge to participate, but an offering will be taken. Reception to follow.
Tingstad &Rumbel: Whidbey Island Center for the Arts presents the folk duo Tingstad and Rumbel in a “Twelfth Night Tradition” at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 2 at WICA, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. For the past 29 years, Grammy Award-winning artists Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel have been home for the holidays, creating a long-standing concert tradition with Northwest families. All seats $22, available online until noon the day of the show at www.wicaonline.org, by calling the box office at 800-638-7631 or in person two hours before any show.
Seattle Symphony: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 30, 8 p.m. Jan. 2, 2 p.m. Jan. 3, at Benaroya Hall, downtown Seattle. Conducted by Andrew Grams, the concert features soloists Caitlin Lynch, Sasha Cooke, Daniel Shirley, Corey McKern and the Seattle Symphony Chorale. Beethoven’s masterpiece for the ages is a wonderful way to end the year or begin the new one. Information about the orchestra’s season and tickets is available at www.seattlesymphony.org.
Chris Luquette with Steve Blanchard: Luquette, a local bluegrass boy, and Blanchard, from Portland, perform at 4 p.m. Jan. 3 at Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater, 1211 Fourth St., Snohomish. Tickets available at www.brownpapertickets.com or call 360-568-9412. Cost is $17 in advance or $20 at the door. Luquette performs with Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen, and was a founding member of popular Northwest bluegrass band Northern Departure. Blanchard performs with Slipshod and was with Prairie Flyer for many years.
Mukilteo Community Orchestra: The next free concert is 2 p.m. Jan. 17, featuring the Snohomish County Music Teachers Association Concerto soloist winner. Other concerts are March 6 and May 22, all at Rosehill Community Center, 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo. More at www.mukilteoorchestra.org.
Cascade Symphony Orchestra: The remainder of the CSO season includes its 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18 concert, featuring Duane Hulbert performing the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto. The “Peter and the Wolf” Children’s Concert is on Feb. 20. Eric Han performs the Dvorak Cello Concerto on March 14, the CSO Ensemble Concert is April 17, and the Saint-Saens Organ Symphony with soloist Kimberly Giordano is set for May 9. All concerts are at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N. For ticket information, go to www.edmondscenterforthearts.org.
Everett Philharmonic Orchestra:
- The Philharmonic’s annual “That Magnificent Mozart!” concert is 3 p.m. Jan. 31 with mezzo soprano Gail Neil at First Presbyterian Church, 2936 Rockefeller, Everett.
- The “Listener’s Choice” concert is 7 p.m. May 14 at Everett Civic Auditorium, featuring Villa-Lobos’ “Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5:” with sopra no Ellaina Lewis, and pianist Alexander Ardakov performing the Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor. Tickets are available online at www.everettphil.org.
Pacific Chamber Orchestra: The season continues at 3 p.m. Feb. 14 with erhu soloist Warren Chang. On April 10, the chamber group performs Poulenc’s Concerto for Organ and Strings with organist Youngjjn Joo. The season finale on June 5 features Block’s Concertino for Flute, Viola and Strings with flutist Lynn Douglas-Nicolet and violist Agnes Chen. More information is at www.pacificachamberorchestra.org. All performances are held at First Presbyterian Church, 2936 Rockefeller, Everett. Sno-King Community Chorale: The chorale’s season continues at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. March 19 with a concert version of the musical “Phantom of the Opera” at Trinity Lutheran Church, 196th Street SW, Lynnwood. See the concert version of the musical “Carousel” at 3 or 7 p.m. June 11 at the Edmonds Center for the Arts. More at sno-kingchorale.org.
Everett Chorale: The chorale’s 50th anniversary season continues with “Celebrate and Shout” and a guest performance by the Snohomish County Children’s Choir at 7 p.m. April 16 and 3 p.m. April 17 at the Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave. “Celebrate and Sing” is 7 p.m. June 11 and 3 p.m. June 12, featuring a collage of American choral music performed over the past 50 years. For tickets, call 425-257-8600. More at everettchorale.org.
Evergreen Community Orchestra: More about the Everett-based orchestra is at evergreencommunityorchestra.weebly.com.
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