Early music – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Sanctuary in the City: In Mary's Arms – Christmas Lullabies
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 @ 12:10pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Soprano Danielle Sampson and organist Henry Lebedinsky perform lullabies and motets by Tarquinio Merula, Isabella Leonarda, and more.
Free (Free)
Compline Choir: The Office of Compline
Sunday, December 1, 2019 @ 9:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Every Sunday evening at 9:30 p.m. in the Cathedral's nave, the all-male Compline Choir leads this formal choral service that is a Seattle tradition.
Free
Blessed Sacrament Church Choral Mass: Victoria’s 'Missa Alma Redemptoris Mater'
Sunday, December 1, 2019 @ 5:45pm – 7:45pm (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The Blessed Sacrament Schola Cantorum and Sackbut Ensemble present Tomás Luis de Victoria’s Missa Alma Redemptoris mater, along with motets by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Free
The Byrd Ensemble & Seattle Baroque Orchestra: Bach's 'Wachet auf' & 'Magnificat'
Saturday, November 30, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140
Johann Sebastian Bach – Magnificat, BWV 243.2, BWV 243
Johann Sebastian Bach – Magnificat, BWV 243.2, BWV 243
$35 / $30 / $20 / $70
Compline Choir: The Office of Compline
Sunday, November 24, 2019 @ 9:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Every Sunday evening at 9:30 p.m. in the Cathedral's nave, the all-male Compline Choir leads this formal choral service that is a Seattle tradition.
Free
Early Music Seattle: La Nef – Sea Songs & Chanties
Sunday, November 24, 2019 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Early Music Seattle presents vocal ensemble La Nef as they perform capstand shanties, halyard shanties, laments, forecastle songs, short haul shanties, songs, and music to accompany work and play.
$45 ($30 students/under 35)
Seattle Historical Arts for Kids: The World of Salamone Rossi
Saturday, November 23, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
The SHAK Early Music Youth Academy brings 17th-century works by Salamone Rossi to life on period instruments.
$10-$15 suggested donation
Blessed Sacrament Church: Handel’s 'Messiah'
Friday, November 22, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening featuring George Frideric Handel's beloved Messiah performed by the Blessed Sacrament Schola Cantorum, Soloists, and Baroque Orchestra performing on period instruments.
$12 ($22 at the door)
Epiphany of Seattle: The Hymn of Adam & Eve
Sunday, November 17, 2019 @ 6:15pm – 8:15pm (PST)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Ernst Galliard – The Hymn of Adam and Eve
George Frideric Handel – Selected works
George Frideric Handel – Selected works
Free
Elemental Harmony
Saturday, November 16, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music spanning four centuries, played on renaissance and baroque recorders of all sizes and showcasing the rich variety of the recorder repertoire, including compositions by J.S. Bach, Heinrich Isaac, Henry VIII, and others.
$25 suggested donation
SoundCity Social
Friday, November 15, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Do the Extraordinary, Seattle, WA, United States
Friday night drinks, socializing, and folk/Baroque chamber music.
2 for $30 or 1 for $20
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: Will Power – Shakespeare in Song
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Capitol Cider, Seattle, WA, United States
Tenor Zach Finkelstein joins the Underground House Band for a unique program of the Bard’s wit and wisdom set to music by Henry Purcell, Ignatius Sancho, Thomas Arne, and more.
$25 ($15 ages 21-30)
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: Will Power – Shakespeare in Song
Sunday, November 10, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Tenor Zach Finkelstein joins the Underground House Band for a unique program of the Bard’s wit and wisdom set to music by Henry Purcell, Ignatius Sancho, Thomas Arne, and more.
$25
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: Will Power – Shakespeare in Song
Saturday, November 9, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Tenor Zach Finkelstein joins the Underground House Band for a unique program of the Bard’s wit and wisdom set to music by Henry Purcell, Ignatius Sancho, Thomas Arne, and more.
$25 / $20 / free
Meany Center presents the Danish String Quartet
Thursday, November 7, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Fugue No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 876 from The Well-Tempered Clavier
Dmitri Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 15 in E-flat minor, Op. 144
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127
Dmitri Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 15 in E-flat minor, Op. 144
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127
$41-$49 (FREE ages 5-17)
Bach's Lunch: Dueling Harpsichords
Tuesday, November 5, 2019 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Concertos for two keyboards from Spain and Germany, including works by Schaffrath, Krebs, and Paxaron.
Free (Free)
Queen Anne Concerts: Duo Amadeus, sponsored by Musique du Jour Presents!
Sunday, November 3, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Enjoy selections from L.-G. Guillemain’s Amusement and J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations, both virtuoso works for unaccompanied violin, as well as a rondo by C.P.E. Bach and duo sonatas by J.C. Bach and the incomparable W.A. Mozart, performed in an intimate, acoustically superb setting.
$30 / $25 / $15 / free
Blessed Sacrament Church Monthly Choral Mass: Victoria's 'Missa O quam gloriosum'
Friday, November 1, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Tomás Luis de Victoria’s Missa O quam gloriosum along with motets by Gregorio Allegri and Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina to celebrate All Saints' Day.
Free
Blessed Sacrament Church Monthly Choral Mass: Victoria's 'Missa O quam gloriosum'
Friday, November 1, 2019 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Tomás Luis de Victoria’s Missa O quam gloriosum along with motets by Gregorio Allegri and Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina to celebrate All Saints' Day.
Free
Corvid Ensemble presents: Quoth the Raven
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Fremont Abbey Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Like the crows of Seattle, we're smart, we do what we want, and we like shiny things.
$21.50 ($11.50 student / senior)