Early music – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Bach’s Sonatas for Flute & Harpsichord
Saturday, March 23, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Port Townsend, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach’s exquisite duo sonatas – the most highly esteemed works for flute and keyboard from any era.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under FREE)
Bach Cello Suites Marathon
Saturday, March 23, 2019 @ 10:00am – 2:30pm (PDT)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A performance of all six of Johann Sebastian Bach's beloved cello suites in one marathon performance.
Free
Musique du Jour Presents! Bach & Buxtehude – Henry Lebedinsky, organ
Friday, March 22, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Church of the Ascension, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Bach, Buxtehude, and Brosig performed on the Paul Fritts Baroque Organ.
$20 / $10 (children FREE)
Music at 9th & Stewart presents: Blue Heron
Friday, March 22, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A Grammy Award-winning early music vocal ensemble performs Guillaume de Machaut's Le remède de fortune.
$18 / $10 / Kids free
Folio: The Art of Improvisation – Alexander Weimann
Friday, March 22, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Folio: Seattle Athenaeum at Pike Market, Seattle, WA, United States
Weimann the worlds of composition and improvisation by starting with works by George Frideric Handel, Antonio Caldara, and others, then departing into free improvisation inspired by the great composers.
$30 ($25 Folio members)
Seattle Symphony: Shostakovich Symphony No. 15
Thursday, March 21, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
John Harbison – What Do We Make of Bach?
Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141
John Harbison – What Do We Make of Bach?
Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
East of the River: Sultana – Musica of the Sephardic Diaspora
Sunday, March 17, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Temple Beth Am, Seattle, WA, United States
Infectious Eastern rhythms played by woodwind virtuosos – a performance steeped in the art of improvisation.
$20-$45
East of the River: Sultana – Musica of the Sephardic Diaspora
Sunday, March 17, 2019 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, Seattle, WA, United States
Infectious Eastern rhythms played by woodwind virtuosos – a performance steeped in the art of improvisation.
$20-$45
Seattle Symphony: Bach's Mass in B minor
Sunday, March 17, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A pillar of human achievement on par with Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling.
$22-$122
Choral Arts Northwest: Passion & Resurrection
Saturday, March 16, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Antonio Lotti – Crucifixus a 8
Johann Sebastian Bach – Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4
Ēriks Ešenvalds – Passion and Resurrection
Johann Sebastian Bach – Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4
Ēriks Ešenvalds – Passion and Resurrection
$28 ($24 senior/military, FREE students)
Medieval Women's Choir: Courtly Love – A User’s Guide
Saturday, March 16, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Medieval love songs contain elements so universal that they could almost constitute a how-to guide for the conduct of romantic relationships among the nobility. In this concert, you will learn how to follow instructions.
$25 ($15 students/military/in need)
Seattle Symphony: Bach's Mass in B minor
Saturday, March 16, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A pillar of human achievement on par with Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling.
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
Choral Arts Northwest: Passion & Resurrection
Friday, March 15, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Antonio Lotti – Crucifixus a 8
Johann Sebastian Bach – Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4
Ēriks Ešenvalds – Passion and Resurrection
Johann Sebastian Bach – Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4
Ēriks Ešenvalds – Passion and Resurrection
$28 ($24 senior/military, FREE students)
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Bach’s Sonatas for Flute & Harpsichord
Friday, March 15, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach’s exquisite duo sonatas – the most highly esteemed works for flute and keyboard from any era.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under FREE)
Seattle Symphony: Bach's Mass in B minor
Thursday, March 14, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A pillar of human achievement on par with Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling.
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
UW Chamber Singers & University Chorale: ODRANOEL
Wednesday, March 13, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Paying tribute to the 500th anniversary of the passing of Leonardo da Vinci, with Italian madrigals both new and of the time of this Renaissance genius.
$10
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: Celtic Folk & Baroque at Capitol Cider
Tuesday, March 12, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Capitol Cider, Seattle, WA, United States
Internationally acclaimed Scottish fiddler and violinist Brandon Vance joins Henry Lebedinsky for sonatas by James Oswald, Dougie MacLean, Alexander Munro, and William Marshall – as well as traditional reels, Strathspeys, jigs, and marches.
$25 ($15 ages 21-30)
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Bach’s Sonatas for Flute & Harpsichord
Sunday, March 10, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach’s exquisite duo sonatas – the most highly esteemed works for flute and keyboard from any era.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under FREE)
Epiphany Music Guild: Sweet Bird – Chamber Music for Flute, Cello, & Harpsichord
Sunday, March 10, 2019 @ 6:15pm – 7:45pm (PDT)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A lyrical and lively program of 18th century chamber music by Bach, Leclair, Blavet, and others.
Free
Musique du Jour Presents! Beethoven’s Clarinet
Sunday, March 10, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier – 6 Suites de pièces, Op. 35
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 12 Duos, K. 487
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622 - Adagio
Ludwig van Beethoven – Trio in B-flat major, Op. 11
Ludwig van Beethoven – Trio in E-flat major, Op. 38
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 12 Duos, K. 487
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622 - Adagio
Ludwig van Beethoven – Trio in B-flat major, Op. 11
Ludwig van Beethoven – Trio in E-flat major, Op. 38
$30 / $25 / $15 (children FREE)