Northern Lights
Music of the Nordic and Baltic Countries

The otherworldly beauty of the aurora borealis is the spark for our holiday concert. From medieval chant and traditional carols to dazzling works by Arvo Pärt, Ola Gjeilo, and Veljo Tormis, you’ll journey through a thousand years of ethereal Baltic and Nordic choral music. In our centerpiece, Northern Lights by Ēriks Ešenvalds, voices, chimes, and tuned water goblets combine to evoke the spectacle of the aurora.

In person: Saturday, December 13, 2025 ‐ 3pm & 7pm
Chapel at Bastyr University - Kenmore, WA
pre-concert conversation at 2:30pm & 6:30pm

In person: Saturday, December 20, 2025 ‐ 3pm & 7pm
Seattle First Baptist Church - Harvard & Seneca, Seattle
pre-concert conversation at 2:30pm & 6:30pm

Streaming: Monday, December 22, 2025 ‐ 7:30pm
online, free; donations gratefully accepted
premiering on YouTube on December 22 and available on-demand for 30 days

Of note: Our performances of Northern Lights at Bastyr University Chapel will be sung-through, and will not include any spoken introductions to the pieces after our welcome message; we will ask the audience to hold applause until the end of the concert. These concerts will be recorded.

Our performances of Northern Lights at Seattle First Baptist Church will include introductions from choir members and Karen P. Thomas, and audience members will be encouraged to applaud as they are moved to do so.