Early music – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Byrd Ensemble performs 'Quintessential Sheppard'
Saturday, September 26, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating John Sheppard’s 500th birthday with music by him and other Tudor masters.
$15-$25
Song of Songs: Music of Love and Loss in the Shadow of the Thirty Years' War
Sunday, September 27, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Mercer Island, WA, United States
Acclaimed Boston-based countertenor Reginald Mobley joins Agave Baroque for an exquisite program featuring vocal and instrumental works by Johann Christoph Bach, Matthias Weckmann, Franz Tunder, and David Pohle.
$20-$25 (kids under 12 free)
LMC at the Seattle Art Museum
Thursday, October 1, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Art Museum (Downtown), Seattle, WA, United States
Bach – “Hört, ihr Augen, auf zu weinen” (Kantata BWV 98)
Barber – Hermit Songs (selections)
Fauré – Automne
Debussy – Il pleure dans mon Coeur
Debussy – Paysage sentimental
Bemberg – Il Neige
Mozart – “Chi sa qual sia,” K. 582
Baldwin – "Oklahoma Sonata" for Oboe and Piano
Kalliwoda – Divertissement Op. 58
Barber – Hermit Songs (selections)
Fauré – Automne
Debussy – Il pleure dans mon Coeur
Debussy – Paysage sentimental
Bemberg – Il Neige
Mozart – “Chi sa qual sia,” K. 582
Baldwin – "Oklahoma Sonata" for Oboe and Piano
Kalliwoda – Divertissement Op. 58
Free
Ebb and Flow – Water Music
Saturday, October 3, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Telemann – Hamburg Ebb and Flow Overture
Telemann – La Bourse Overture
Handel – Water Music
Telemann – La Bourse Overture
Handel – Water Music
$20-$39
LMC at the West Seattle Library
Sunday, October 11, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Verroust – Theme and Variations, Op. 23 for English Horn and Piano
Duparc – La vie anterieure
Duparc – L'invitation au voyage
Duparc – Au pays ou se fait la guerre
Poulschock – Sonata for English Horn and Piano
Heggie – Of Gods and Cats
Heggie – In the Beginning
Heggie – Once Upon a Universe
Duparc – La vie anterieure
Duparc – L'invitation au voyage
Duparc – Au pays ou se fait la guerre
Poulschock – Sonata for English Horn and Piano
Heggie – Of Gods and Cats
Heggie – In the Beginning
Heggie – Once Upon a Universe
Free
Bach Collegium Japan: Vivaldi, Handel, Bach
Friday, October 23, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
The lively music of three Baroque titans is performed by Bach Collegium Japan in its Seattle debut.
$20-$39
Monteverdi 1610 Vespers
Saturday, October 24, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Stephen Stubbs will direct an international dream team of vocal soloists and instrumentalists.
$5-$45
LMC at Music Center of the Northwest
Sunday, October 25, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
G. F. Handel – “Bel piacere” from Agrippina
G. F. Handel – “Care selve” from Atalanta
Hugo Wolf – In dem Schatten meiner Locken
Hugo Wolf – Auch kleine Dinge können uns entzücken
Hugo Wolf – Morgentau
Claude Debussy – Le Jet d'Eau
Claude Debussy – Recueillement
Michael Isaacson – That Courtesan's Smile
Howard J. Buss – De La Madra
Alec Wilder – Piece for Oboe and Improvisatory Percussion
Bill Douglas – Irish Spirit
G. F. Handel – “Care selve” from Atalanta
Hugo Wolf – In dem Schatten meiner Locken
Hugo Wolf – Auch kleine Dinge können uns entzücken
Hugo Wolf – Morgentau
Claude Debussy – Le Jet d'Eau
Claude Debussy – Recueillement
Michael Isaacson – That Courtesan's Smile
Howard J. Buss – De La Madra
Alec Wilder – Piece for Oboe and Improvisatory Percussion
Bill Douglas – Irish Spirit
Free
Ave Renaissance Women’s Choir: Sinners and Saints
Friday, October 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Works by Hildegard von Bingen, Busto, Guerrero, Handl, The Huelgas Codex, MacMillan, Palestrina, Perotin, La Rocca, and Sheppard.
Donations welcome
Ladies Musical Club: Handel, Wolf, Debussy, Liszt
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Handel – “Bel piacere” from Agrippina
Handel – “Care selve” from Atalanta
Wolf – In dem Schatten meiner Locken
Wolf – Auch kleine Dinge können uns entzücken
Wolf – Morgentau
Debussy – Le Jet d'Eau
Debussy – Recueillement
Handel – “Care selve” from Atalanta
Wolf – In dem Schatten meiner Locken
Wolf – Auch kleine Dinge können uns entzücken
Wolf – Morgentau
Debussy – Le Jet d'Eau
Debussy – Recueillement
Free (Free)
Ladies Musical Club w/ The Weeknighters at the Seattle Art Museum
Thursday, November 5, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Art Museum, Plestcheef Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Sibelius – Voces Intimae
J.S. Bach – Prelude in B minor
Mozart – Rondo in D major, K. 485
Schubert – Klavierstuck in E-flat minor, D. 946
Chopin – Nocturne in F-sharp major, Op. 15, No. 2
Prokofiev – Valse of Cinderella dancing with Prince, from Cinderella, Op. 102, No. 1
Gershwin – I Got Rhythm
J.S. Bach – Prelude in B minor
Mozart – Rondo in D major, K. 485
Schubert – Klavierstuck in E-flat minor, D. 946
Chopin – Nocturne in F-sharp major, Op. 15, No. 2
Prokofiev – Valse of Cinderella dancing with Prince, from Cinderella, Op. 102, No. 1
Gershwin – I Got Rhythm
Free (Free)
Night Music
Saturday, November 7, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Boccherini – La Musica Notturna delle Strade del Madrid
Biber – Nachtwaechter Serenade
Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Biber – Nachtwaechter Serenade
Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik
$20-$39
Cyprus: Greek East & Latin West
Friday, November 13, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
An intrepid exploration of Cypriot music in both Byzantine and Western styles, including refined ars subtilior music composed for the Royal Court of Cyprus (c. 1308-1432).
$10-$44
LMC at the Frye: Mozart & Bach
Saturday, November 14, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, K. 526
J.S. Bach – Cantata No. 82 "Ich habe genug"
J.S. Bach – Cantata No. 82 "Ich habe genug"
Free (Free)
'Let Me Not Stray': Tallis and the Tudors
Sunday, November 15, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
This program runs the gamut of Tallis’s output: from austere English service music to extravagant many-voiced polyphony and mature, carefully-constructed motets.
Free will offering
Il Poverello: Exploring the Life and Deeds of St. Francis of Assisi
Friday, November 20, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A journey across the rustic countryside of Umbria and Tuscany to the spectacular churches of Florence and Rome.
$10-$25
Seattle Bach Choir: An Afternoon in Venice
Sunday, November 22, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert of early Baroque psalms, motets, and other works for brass and choir by Hassler, Schutz, Praetorius, Gabrieli, and Bruckner.
$15-$18
New Baroque Orchestra: Fall Concert
Sunday, November 22, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
17th and 18th Century music for strings and winds.
Donations welcome
¡Feliz (Baroque) Navidad + wine tasting!
Sunday, November 29, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Northwest Cellars, Kirkland, WA, United States
Music by Iribarren, Quiroz, Duron, Salas, and more tells the Christmas story in lively song and dance, paired with Northwest Cellars' award-winning wines.
$25
¡Feliz (Baroque) Navidad!
Tuesday, December 1, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Iribarren, Quiroz, Duron, Salas, and more tells the Christmas story in lively song and dance.
$20