Johann Sebastian Bach – Past Concerts
Music at St. James Cathedral: Summer Organ Recital Series – Richard Elliott
Friday, August 18, 2017 @ 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
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Brandenburg Strings Play-Along
Saturday, July 29, 2017 @ 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 – Renée Anne Louprette
Friday, July 28, 2017 @ 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
Second City Chamber Series: Tradition
Thursday, July 27, 2017 @ 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 – Robert Huw Morgan
Friday, July 14, 2017 @ 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
A World of Guitar: Virtuoso Guitar Music of Six Continents
Sunday, June 25, 2017 @ 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
Ballard Civic Orchestra: Espectacular Concerto featuring Jose Luis Munoz and Teo Benson
Sunday, June 25, 2017 @ 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
Ballard Civic Orchestra: Espectacular Concerto featuring Jose Luis Munoz & Teo Benson
Saturday, June 24, 2017 @ 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
A World of Guitar: Virtuoso Guitar Music of Six Continents
Saturday, June 24, 2017 @ 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
Seattle Symphony: Bach & Janáček
Tuesday, June 13, 2017 @ 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
Ravenna String Orchestras: Respighi, Silva, Kioulaphides & more
Wednesday, June 7, 2017 @ 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)
Early Music Guild 40th Anniversary Celebration Concert
Sunday, June 4, 2017 @ 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
Duo Student Organ Recital: Samuel Libra & Wyatt Smith
Tuesday, May 30, 2017 @ 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
Emerald City Music: Back to Bach
Saturday, May 27, 2017 @ 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
Emerald City Music: Back to Bach
Friday, May 26, 2017 @ 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)
University of Washington Chamber Singers & University Chorale
Wednesday, May 24, 2017 @ 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
UW Baroque Ensemble: Concerti
Tuesday, May 23, 2017 @ 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
Seattle Bach Choir: Bach Cantatas BWV 72 & 186
Sunday, May 14, 2017 @ 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)
Seattle Wind Symphony: Borrowed Gems
Sunday, May 14, 2017 @ 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, 2017 @ 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)