Johann Sebastian Bach – Upcoming Concerts
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
Second City Chamber Series: Tradition
Thursday, July 27, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Lakewold Gardens, Lakewood, WA, United States
Works by Jean Sibelius, Yjrö Kilpinen, Erkki Melartin, Oskar Merikanto, Einar Englund, and J.S. Bach.
$25/$23/$10
Music at St. James Cathedral: Summer Organ Recital Series – Renée Anne Louprette
Friday, July 28, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach – Pièce d’orgue, BWV 572
Marais (organ transcription by Louprette) – Alcyone, Suite des Airs À Joüer (1706)
Isoir – Six Variations sur un Psaume Huguenot, Op. 1
Boulanger – Trois Pièces pour Orgue ou Harmonium: III. Improvisation
Ibert – Trois Pièces: III. Fugue
Vierne – Pièces de Fantaisie, Deuxième Suite, Op. 53
$15 suggested donation
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Brandenburg Strings Play-Along
Saturday, July 29, 2028 @ 5:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Volunteer Park Amphitheater, Seattle, WA, United States
Play Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 alongside SCMS Festival musicians in our first-ever strings play-along!
Free
Music at St. James Cathedral: Summer Organ Recital Series – Richard Elliott
Friday, August 18, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Richard Elliott, Principal Organist for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir:
J.S. Bach, arr. Hebble – Sinfonia from Cantata No. 29, Wir danken dir, Gott
Mozart, arr. Dupré – Fantasie in F minor, K. 608
Vierne – Berceuse, from 24 Pieces in Free Style, Op. 31, No. 19
Franck – Final in B-flat Major, Op. 21
Purvis – St. Francis Suite
Three Civil War Songs
- Traditional, arr. R. Elliott – When Johnny Comes Marching Home
- Traditional, arr. Leonardo Ciampa – Shenandoah
- melody by George Root; arr. R. Elliott – The Battle Cry of Freedom
arr. R. Elliott – Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above
Weaver – Sine Nomine (For All the Saints - When the Saints Go Marching In)
Wagner, arr. Lemare – The Ride of the Valkyries
$15 suggested donation
Olympic Music Festival: Beyond Virtuosity
Sunday, September 3, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Ravel – Sonata for Violin and Cello (1922)
Bach – Partita No. 2 in D minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1004
Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
$33-40 (youth under 12 free)
NOCCO Gala Fundraiser
Saturday, September 9, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Dai Ross Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of great music, food, wine, and company in historic Pioneer Square. Live chamber music will include selections of works by Bach, Mozart, Dvořák, and more!
$125
Ballard Civic Orchestra: Duo Nayarit
Sunday, September 17, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Columbia City Theater, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrate Mexico's independence day with music from Paganini, Villa Lobos, Cardoso, Bach, and Ysaye.
Free (Free)
Efe Baltacıgil & Benjamin Hochman in Recital
Sunday, September 17, 2028 @ 5:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Florence Henry Memorial Chapel at The Highlands, Shoreline, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Vivaldi – Cello Sonata in A minor, RV 43
J.S. Bach – Sonata for Viola da Gamba in G major, BWV 1027
Vivaldi – Cello Sonata in A minor, RV 43
J.S. Bach – Sonata for Viola da Gamba in G major, BWV 1027
$30 / $15
Seattle Classic Guitar Society presents Matt Palmer
Saturday, September 23, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Rudnev – Fantasy on Crimson Moon
Amelkina-Vera – The Heaven’s Hundred
J.S. Bach – from BWV 1004 Chaconne
Vassiliev – Capricious Variations on Mozart's Sonata KV331
Reis – Two Waltzes
Vysotsky – Ty podi moia korovushka domoi
Stepan Rak – Sonata Mongoliana
Amelkina-Vera – The Heaven’s Hundred
J.S. Bach – from BWV 1004 Chaconne
Vassiliev – Capricious Variations on Mozart's Sonata KV331
Reis – Two Waltzes
Vysotsky – Ty podi moia korovushka domoi
Stepan Rak – Sonata Mongoliana
$38 / $28
An Evening of Baroque Music for Recorder & Violin
Sunday, September 24, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Telemann – Sonata for Flute and Violin, TWV 40:111
J.S. Bach – Concerto for two violins
Boismortier – Concerto Secondo
W.F. Bach – Sonata in E minor (Falck 54)
Vivaldi – Sonata (Paris No. 3, RV 43)
W.F. Bach – Duetto in G major (Falck 59)
C.P.E. Bach – Duet for flute and violin, H. 598
J.S. Bach – Concerto for two violins
Boismortier – Concerto Secondo
W.F. Bach – Sonata in E minor (Falck 54)
Vivaldi – Sonata (Paris No. 3, RV 43)
W.F. Bach – Duetto in G major (Falck 59)
C.P.E. Bach – Duet for flute and violin, H. 598
Free (Free)
August Denhard, Oud; David Rogers, Classical Crossover Guitar
Wednesday, October 4, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Vermillion Art Gallery and Bar, Seattle, WA, United States
A varied program of early European music, Ottoman court music, Bach, Flamenco, Leonard Cohen, and more.
$10 cover
UW Presents Nathan Lee: Catch a Rising Star
Sunday, October 8, 2028 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach – Partita in D major
Kapustin – Variations
Strauss – “Soiree de Vienne,” concert paraphrase from Die Fledermaus
Kapustin – Variations
Strauss – “Soiree de Vienne,” concert paraphrase from Die Fledermaus
Free
Flute Celebration Day: 'emerging…'
Sunday, October 8, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
An eclectic program of music for flute, baroque flute, and piccolo from the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.
$15 ($10 members/$5 student members)
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town: Duel in Dresden
Tuesday, October 10, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Featuring the rivalry between early 18th century violinists Italian Veracini and German Pisendel of the Dresden Court Orchestra, as well as music by Bach and Telemann.
Free (Free)
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Bach Double Harpsichord Concertos
Sunday, October 15, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Two of Bach’s brilliant and rarely-performed double concertos, plus works by Telemann, Frescobaldi, and Rusca.
$10-$42
Groupmuse: Yurt Welcome with Dave Morgan, Harpsichord
Thursday, October 19, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Greenwood, Seattle, WA, United States
A program of music from the 16th - 18th centuries featuring composers such as Bach, Scarlatti, L. Couperin, and Byrd.
10 + donation, RSVP required
Littlefield Organ Series: Halloween Organ Concert
Friday, October 27, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Walker-Ames room Kane Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Students of Carole Terry perform spooky organ classics – including Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor – on the UW’s Littlefield Organ.
Free (Free (RSVP required))
Bellingham Music Club presents Baroque violinist Edwin Huizinga
Wednesday, November 1, 2028 @ 10:30am – 11:30am (PDT)
Trinity Lutheran Church (Bellingham), Bellingham, WA, United States
Some of the most dramatic pieces ever composed for violin, including works by Bach, Biber, Ysaye, and Paganini.
Free