Johann Sebastian Bach – Upcoming Concerts
Bach’s Lunch: A fresh take on Baroque masterworks
Tuesday, May 2, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A fresh take on Baroque masterworks by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, and more.
Free (Free)
All-Bach Flentrop Concert: Bálint Karosi
Friday, May 5, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
The first-prize winner of the Leipzig International J.S. Bach Competition presents an all-Bach organ concert.
$15-$20
Octava Chamber Orchestra: Mozart, Bach, Edward
Sunday, May 7, 2028 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Maple Park Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Mozart – Don Giovanni, overture
Bach – Concerto for 3 Violins BWV 1064R
Michel Edward – Symphony No. 3 (world premiere)
Bach – Concerto for 3 Violins BWV 1064R
Michel Edward – Symphony No. 3 (world premiere)
$15-$20 (children free)
Frequency: Bach Refractions
Saturday, May 13, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Frequency chamber trio turns its lens on Bach in this performance of selections from Bach’s Goldberg Variations, arranged for string trio.
Free
Seattle Wind Symphony: Borrowed Gems
Sunday, May 14, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Shorewood Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
William Walton – Crown Imperial March (arranged by W. J. Duthoit)
David del Tredici – "Acrostic Song" from Final Alice (arranged by Mark Spede)
Arthur Sullivan – Pineapple Poll (arranged by Charles Mackerras)
J.S. Bach – Prelude in B-flat major (arranged by Roland Moehlman)
Norman Dello Joio – Scenes from the Louvre
Gustav Holst – Jupiter from The Planets
David del Tredici – "Acrostic Song" from Final Alice (arranged by Mark Spede)
Arthur Sullivan – Pineapple Poll (arranged by Charles Mackerras)
J.S. Bach – Prelude in B-flat major (arranged by Roland Moehlman)
Norman Dello Joio – Scenes from the Louvre
Gustav Holst – Jupiter from The Planets
$5-$20
Whidbey Island Community Orchestra: Bach, Strauss, & more
Sunday, May 14, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Bach – Double Violin Concerto
Strauss – Horn Concerto
Rossini – William Tell Overture
Pachelbel – Canon in D
Holst – Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity
Strauss – Horn Concerto
Rossini – William Tell Overture
Pachelbel – Canon in D
Holst – Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity
Free (Free)
Seattle Bach Choir: Bach Cantatas BWV 72 & 186
Sunday, May 14, 2028 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Two of Bach's most celebrated works, performed on period Baroque instruments.
Free (Free)
UW Baroque Ensemble: Concerti
Tuesday, May 23, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Concerti by C.P.E. and J.S. Bach, Telemann, Durante, and Vivaldi.
Free
University of Washington Chamber Singers & University Chorale
Wednesday, May 24, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
UW Chamber Singers & University Chorale present “How Then Shall We Live: Reflections on the Reformation,” including music of J.S. Bach.
$10
Emerald City Music: Back to Bach
Friday, May 26, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Norgard – The Well-Tempered Percussion
Bach – Double from Partita No. 1 for Solo Violin
Francis – Sillage for Violin and Piano
Bach/Busoni – Chaconne for Solo Piano
Koppel – Toccata for Vibraphone and Marimba
Schumann – Piano Quartet
Bach – Double from Partita No. 1 for Solo Violin
Francis – Sillage for Violin and Piano
Bach/Busoni – Chaconne for Solo Piano
Koppel – Toccata for Vibraphone and Marimba
Schumann – Piano Quartet
$45 (includes one drink)
Emerald City Music: Back to Bach
Saturday, May 27, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Norgard – The Well-Tempered Percussion
Bach – Double from Partita No. 1 for Solo Violin
Francis – Sillage for Violin and Piano
Bach/Busoni – Chaconne for Solo Piano
Koppel – Toccata for Vibraphone and Marimba
Schumann – Piano Quartet
Bach – Double from Partita No. 1 for Solo Violin
Francis – Sillage for Violin and Piano
Bach/Busoni – Chaconne for Solo Piano
Koppel – Toccata for Vibraphone and Marimba
Schumann – Piano Quartet
$10-$28
Duo Student Organ Recital: Samuel Libra & Wyatt Smith
Tuesday, May 30, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Works for four hands and four feet on the instruments of St. James Cathedral.
Free
Early Music Guild 40th Anniversary Celebration Concert
Sunday, June 4, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Feast on some of the most fabulous music of the past, present, and future.
$20-$50
Ravenna String Orchestras: Respighi, Silva, Kioulaphides & more
Wednesday, June 7, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:45pm (PDT)
Eckstein Middle School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Respighi – Ancient Dances and Airs (arr. McAlister)
Gustav Mahler and Simone Molinaro – Song of a Wayfarer
Alan Lee Silva – The Evil Eye and the Hideous Heart
Bach – Overture No. 1 in C major
Richard Meyer – Of Glorious Plumage
Victor Kioulaphides – Summer Concerto
Gustav Mahler and Simone Molinaro – Song of a Wayfarer
Alan Lee Silva – The Evil Eye and the Hideous Heart
Bach – Overture No. 1 in C major
Richard Meyer – Of Glorious Plumage
Victor Kioulaphides – Summer Concerto
Free (Free)
Seattle Symphony: Bach & Janáček
Tuesday, June 13, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Smetana – Piano Trio
Bach – Sonata for Viola da Gamba No. 1 in G major
Szymanowski – Three Myths for piano and violin
Janáček – String Quartet No. 2, “Intimate Letters”
Szymanowski – Three Myths for piano and violin
Janáček – String Quartet No. 2, “Intimate Letters”
$40
A World of Guitar: Virtuoso Guitar Music of Six Continents
Saturday, June 24, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Peninsula Arts Center, Long Beach, WA, United States
Works by Bach, Dowland, Mussorgsky, Lauro, and new works by Vineet Shende, Peter Janson, and more.
$13
Ballard Civic Orchestra: Espectacular Concerto featuring Jose Luis Munoz & Teo Benson
Saturday, June 24, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Jose Pablo Moncayo – Homenaje a Cervantes
J.S. Bach – Violin Concerto No. 1
J.S. Bach – St. Matthew Passion, Aria
Manuel M. Ponce – Estampas Nocturnas
J.S. Bach – Violin Concerto No. 1
J.S. Bach – St. Matthew Passion, Aria
Manuel M. Ponce – Estampas Nocturnas
Free
Ballard Civic Orchestra: Espectacular Concerto featuring Jose Luis Munoz and Teo Benson
Sunday, June 25, 2028 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Columbia City Theater, Seattle, WA, United States
Jose Pablo Moncayo – Homenaje a Cervantes
J.S. Bach – Violin Concerto No. 1
J.S. Bach – St. Matthew Passion, Aria
Manuel M. Ponce – Estampas Nocturnas
J.S. Bach – Violin Concerto No. 1
J.S. Bach – St. Matthew Passion, Aria
Manuel M. Ponce – Estampas Nocturnas
Free
A World of Guitar: Virtuoso Guitar Music of Six Continents
Sunday, June 25, 2028 @ 4:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater, Snohomish, WA, United States
Composers in this duo guitar concert include Bach, Dowland, Mussorgsky, Lauro, and new works by Vineet Shende, Peter Janson and more.
$20
Music at St. James Cathedral: Summer Organ Recital Series – Robert Huw Morgan
Friday, July 14, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Robert Huw Morgan, University Organist at Stanford University in recital.
J.S. Bach, arr. Jean Guillou – Ricercar à 6 (BWV 1079)
Richard Wynslate (d. 1572) – Antiphon: Lucem tuam
Thomas Preston (d. after 1559) – Antiphon: Beatus Laurentius
Thomas Tomkins (1572–1656) – Fancy: for ye Viols
Rachmaninoff, arr. Robert Huw Morgan – Symphonic Dances (Opus 45): 1. Non allegro
Robert Schumann – Sechs Fugen über den Namen Bach
$15 suggested donation