Early music – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Groupmuse: Boxing Day Music
Sunday, December 26, 2027 @ 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: Bach & Corelli
Wednesday, December 29, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Ingrid Matthews and Byron Schenkman lead us through some of the most brilliant sonatas for violin and harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach and Arcangelo Corelli.
$10-$42
Wayward Music Series: State of Mind – Susan Maughlin Wood & Michaud Savage
Friday, January 14, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
New works for string sextet.
$10
Musica Pacifica: Alla Napolitana
Friday, January 14, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Baroque ensemble Musica Pacifica presents rarely performed chamber concertos for recorder, two violins, and continuo by Italian masters.
$26-$46
Early Music Underground: The Extraordinary Ignatius Sancho
Saturday, January 15, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Northwest Cellars, Kirkland, WA, United States
Composer, author, playwright, abolitionist, and businessman Ignatius Sancho was born on a slave ship in 1729 and became the first Black Briton to vote in a parliamentary election. Join acclaimed tenor Zach Finkelstein and the EMU House Band for a celebration of Sancho's extraordinary life through his music, writings, and the music of his London contemporaries.
$25, includes wine tasting
Early Music Underground: The Extraordinary Ignatius Sancho
Monday, January 17, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Composer, author, playwright, abolitionist, and businessman Ignatius Sancho was born on a slave ship in 1729 and became the first Black Briton to vote in a parliamentary election. Join acclaimed tenor Zach Finkelstein and the EMU House Band for a celebration of Sancho's extraordinary life through his music, writings, and the music of his London contemporaries.
$20
Salish Sea Festival: A Little Concert for Louis XIV
Saturday, January 22, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A never-before-heard selection of suites prepared for evening performances by a select group of Louis XIV's favorite musicians, from a remarkable and unknown manuscript from 1713.
$15-$25 suggested donation
Groupmuse House Concert: French & Czech works for harpsichord
Wednesday, January 26, 2028 @ 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
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Viola da Gamba & Friends
Monday, January 31, 2028 @ 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)
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Viola da Gamba & Friends
Tuesday, February 1, 2028 @ 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)
Seattle Baroque Orchestra: Le Mozart Noir
Thursday, February 3, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle Baroque Orchestra features music of Baroque composer Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, known as “Le Mozart Noir” and one of the earliest European classical musicians to have African ancestry.
$26-$46
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Viola da Gamba & Friends
Friday, February 4, 2028 @ 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)
Byrd Ensemble: Flemish Music for the House of Habsburg
Friday, February 4, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Gombert – Magnificat tertii et octavi toni
Gombert – Lugebat David Absalon
Isaac – Tota pulchra es
Josquin – Gaude virgo mater
Crecquillon – Pater peccavi
arr. Senfl – Quis dabit oculis nostris
Isaac – Virgo prudentissima
Gombert – Lugebat David Absalon
Isaac – Tota pulchra es
Josquin – Gaude virgo mater
Crecquillon – Pater peccavi
arr. Senfl – Quis dabit oculis nostris
Isaac – Virgo prudentissima
$15-$25
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Viola da Gamba & Friends
Monday, February 7, 2028 @ 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)
Early Music Underground: Baroque - n - Hearts
Friday, February 11, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Early Music Underground's third annual tribute to love gone wild, love gone wrong, love gone mad, and love just plain gone.
$20
Early Music Underground: Baroque - n - Hearts
Saturday, February 12, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Northwest Cellars, Kirkland, WA, United States
Early Music Underground's third annual tribute to love gone wild, love gone wrong, love gone mad, and love just plain gone.
$25, includes wine tasting
Early Music Underground: Baroque - n - Hearts
Monday, February 14, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Early Music Underground's third annual tribute to love gone wild, love gone wrong, love gone mad, and love just plain gone.
$20
Pacific MusicWorks: Handel's Tenor – Beard's Beauties
Friday, February 25, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Mercer Island, WA, United States
As Handel invented and shaped the English Oratorio, he was able to compose pieces that, to this day, define the elements of this genre.
$20-$45 (age 5-17 free)
Pacific MusicWorks: Handel's Tenor – Beard's Beauties
Saturday, February 26, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
As Handel invented and shaped the English Oratorio, he was able to compose pieces that, to this day, define the elements of this genre.
$20-$45 (age 5-17 free)
Epiphany Music Guild presents Agave Baroque
Saturday, February 26, 2028 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Bay Area early music sensation Agave Baroque and soprano Linda Tsatsanis perform Baroque music from Venice, Slovenia, and Croatia, with works by Monteverdi, Vivaldi, Lukacic, Jelic, and more.
Free