François Couperin – Past Concerts
Seattle Opera presents The Combat: A Muslim Christian love story in a time of war
Saturday, April 1, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Opera Studios, Seattle, WA, United States
A Muslim warrior woman and a Christian crusader fall in love, unaware of each other’s faith. When they meet again during a nighttime battle, they fail to recognize one another, with tragic consequences.
$40
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Viola da Gamba & Friends
Tuesday, February 7, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Rameau's La Lapopliniere, two fabulous chaconnes, and innumerable exquisite musical moments: a dramatic reflection of the intimate and deeply moving French baroque.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under free)
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Viola da Gamba & Friends
Monday, February 6, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brickworks, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Lully, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, Couperin, Marais and more... French trios and solos.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under free)
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Viola da Gamba & Friends
Sunday, February 5, 2017 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church, Eastsound, WA, United States
Lully, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, Couperin, Marais and more... French trios and solos.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under free)
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Viola da Gamba & Friends
Saturday, February 4, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Lully, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, Couperin, Marais and more... French trios and solos.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under free)
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Viola da Gamba & Friends
Friday, February 3, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
Lully, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, Couperin, Marais and more... French trios and solos.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under free)
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Viola da Gamba & Friends
Wednesday, February 1, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Mason United Methodist Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Lully, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, Couperin, Marais and more... French trios and solos.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under free)
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Viola da Gamba & Friends
Tuesday, January 31, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Bethel Church, Vashon, WA, United States
Lully, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, Couperin, Marais and more... French trios and solos.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under free)
Groupmuse House Concert: French & Czech works for harpsichord
Thursday, January 26, 2017 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Private home in West Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre, Louis Couperin, Frantisek Dusek, and more.
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Groupmuse: Boxing Day Music
Monday, December 26, 2016 @ 3:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Private home in Greenwood, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by William Byrd, Louis Couperin, Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre, and selections from The Fitzwilliam Book of Virginal Music.
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Music for the Sun King
Sunday, October 30, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Glorious music of the French Baroque, including works by Couperin, Jacquet de la Guerre, Lully, Marais, and Rebel (“Le Tombeau de Lully”), featuring two of North America’s greatest baroque violinists with opulent continuo accompaniment.
$10-$42
Epiphany Music Guild presents Intimate Baroque: French Enchantments
Sunday, September 25, 2016 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert of French baroque music featuring six of the most noted baroque performers in the Puget Sound area and works by Campra, Clérambault, Couperin, and others.
Free
Intimate Baroque: French Enchantments
Friday, September 23, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kenyon Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert of French baroque music featuring some of the most noted baroque performers in the Puget Sound area and works by Campra, Clérambault, Couperin, and others.
$5-$14
[CANCELLED] Early Music Guild: Fêtes Galantes – Special concert with Tina Chancey, viol
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Join us for a celebration of the small but mighty bowed string instruments of the High Baroque: treble viola da gamba and five and six-string pardessus de viole.
CANCELLED
Groupmuse: Another Brick(house) in the Wall(ingford)
Sunday, July 31, 2016 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Wallingford, Seattle, WA, United States
17th century French composers Louis Couperin, Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre, and more.
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Lorna McGhee Flute Recital
Saturday, January 23, 2016 @ 6:30pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
François Couperin – Le Rossignol en Amour
Reza Vali – Folk Song for Flute Solo
Aaron Jay Kernis – Air
Reza Vali – Folk Song for Flute Solo
Aaron Jay Kernis – Air
Free
Groupmuse House Concert: Patrick D. Morgan, harpsichord
Friday, January 22, 2016 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Selections from the standard harpsichord repertoire: at least one suite of unmeasured preludes and dances by Louis Couperin, Italianate selections from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, "The Battell" from My Ladye Nevells Booke.
$10 donation, RSVP for location
Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook
Sunday, December 27, 2015 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Cello Suite in C major, BWV 1009
Christian Petzold – Minuets in G major and G minor
François Couperin – Rondeau Les Bergeries
J.S. Bach – Recitative "Ich Habe Genug and Aria Schlummmert ein"
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel – Aria "Bist du bei mir"
J.S. Bach – Harpsichord Suite in G major, BWV 816 ("French Suite No. 5")
Christian Petzold – Minuets in G major and G minor
François Couperin – Rondeau Les Bergeries
J.S. Bach – Recitative "Ich Habe Genug and Aria Schlummmert ein"
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel – Aria "Bist du bei mir"
J.S. Bach – Harpsichord Suite in G major, BWV 816 ("French Suite No. 5")
$10-$42
Sonate auf Concertenart, Part II
Sunday, November 15, 2015 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Mt. Vernon, WA, United States
Experience virtuosic and colorful works for recorder, oboe, violin and harpsichord by composers such as Telemann, A. Scarlatti, Fiorenza, Prowo and Couperin.
$20 suggested donation; age 12 & under free
Sonate auf Concertenart, Part II
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Experience virtuosic and colorful works for recorder, oboe, violin and harpsichord by composers such as Telemann, A. Scarlatti, Fiorenza, Prowo and Couperin.
By donation