Early music – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Sanctuary in the City: The History of the Cello Sonata, Part II
Wednesday, February 6, 2030 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Fiery and dynamic sonatas by Vivaldi, Caldara, and Barrière, showcasing the evolution of the cello as a solo instrument in the early decades of the 18th century.
Free
[CANCELLED] Pacific MusicWorks Underground: Will Power – Shakespeare in Song
Sunday, February 10, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Featuring music by Henry Purcell, Ignatius Sancho, Thomas Arne, and more in a program of Baroque music with words written by and inspired by the Bard.
Cancelled
[CANCELLED] Pacific MusicWorks Underground: Will Power – Shakespeare in Song
Sunday, February 10, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring music by Henry Purcell, Ignatius Sancho, Thomas Arne, and more in a program of Baroque music with words written by and inspired by the Bard.
CANCELLED
[CANCELLED] Pacific MusicWorks Underground: Will Power – Shakespeare in Song
Tuesday, February 12, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Capitol Cider, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring music by Henry Purcell, Ignatius Sancho, Thomas Arne, and more in a program of Baroque music with words written by and inspired by the Bard.
CANCELLED
Trinity Artists at the Organ: J.S. Bach – The Master, His Teachers, & Followers
Sunday, February 17, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Wyatt Smith performs music by Dieterich Buxtehude, Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, and Max Reger.
$15 ($10 senior / student / pay as able)
Salish Sea Music Festival: Early 19th-Century Trios
Tuesday, February 19, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A new selection of trios for a favored instrumental combination in vogue during Beethoven’s lifetime but seldom heard today, performed on instruments from this period.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under FREE)
Salish Sea Music Festival: Early 19th-Century Trios
Thursday, February 21, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
A new selection of trios for a favored instrumental combination in vogue during Beethoven’s lifetime but seldom heard today, performed on instruments from this period.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under FREE)
Festa Barocca!
Friday, February 22, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Alessandro Stradella – Sinfonia in D minor
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber – Mystery (Rosary) Sonata No. 7, “Scourging”
Antonio Vivaldi – Cello Sonata in B-flat major, RV 46
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber – Mystery (Rosary) Sonata No 12, “Ascension”
Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre – Suite for Harpsichord No. 1, mvts. I & IV
Jean-Féry Rebel – Violin Sonata No. 5, mvt. IV
Marin Marais – La Sonnerie de Sainte-Genevieve du mont de Paris
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber – Mystery (Rosary) Sonata No. 7, “Scourging”
Antonio Vivaldi – Cello Sonata in B-flat major, RV 46
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber – Mystery (Rosary) Sonata No 12, “Ascension”
Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre – Suite for Harpsichord No. 1, mvts. I & IV
Jean-Féry Rebel – Violin Sonata No. 5, mvt. IV
Marin Marais – La Sonnerie de Sainte-Genevieve du mont de Paris
$20 suggested donation
Cappella Romana: Ave Maria
Friday, February 22, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Heinrich Isaac – Virgo Prudentissima
Josquin des Prez – Missa de Beata Virgine
Josquin des Prez – Missa de Beata Virgine
$30-$50
Salish Sea Music Festival: Early 19th-Century Trios
Saturday, February 23, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Port Townsend, WA, United States
A new selection of trios for a favored instrumental combination in vogue during Beethoven’s lifetime but seldom heard today, performed on instruments from this period.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under FREE)
Salish Sea Music Festival: Early 19th-Century Trios
Saturday, February 23, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
A new selection of trios for a favored instrumental combination in vogue during Beethoven’s lifetime but seldom heard today, performed on instruments from this period.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under FREE)
Seattle Baroque Orchestra & Whim W'Him: Pergolesi's 'Stabat Mater'
Saturday, February 23, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
Pergolesi’s enduring masterpiece portraying Mary during the Crucifixion. Inspiration overflows in this fusion of dance and music.
$20-$45
Seattle Baroque Orchestra & Whim W'Him: Pergolesi's 'Stabat Mater'
Sunday, February 24, 2030 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, Shoreline, WA, United States
Pergolesi’s enduring masterpiece portraying Mary during the Crucifixion. Inspiration overflows in this fusion of dance and music.
$20-$45
Epiphany Music Guild: Stephen Stubbs (Baroque guitar) & Maxine Eilander (Baroque harp)
Sunday, February 24, 2030 @ 6:15pm – 7:45pm (PST)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A wide variety of texture, color, and dynamics showcased by a duo who are distilling a lifetime of experience with the great song and opera repertoire of the baroque period.
Free
The Compline Choir: England Pilgrimage Fundraising Concert (rescheduled)
Friday, March 1, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
First Lutheran Church of Richmond Beach, Shoreline, WA, United States
A unique Compline Choir event combining scripture with poetry of T. S. Eliot, Michael Guite, and John Donne, and music by William Byrd, Peter Cornelius, Peter Hallock, Gabriel Jackson, and others.
Free (Free will offering)
Thalia Symphony Orchestra & Choir of the Sound: Handel's 'Messiah'
Saturday, March 2, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Thalia Symphony Orchestra and Choir of the Sound join forces for a performance of Handel's oratorio and beloved masterpiece, Messiah.
$10-$25
Seattle Symphony Presents Sir András Schiff in Recital
Saturday, March 2, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Capriccio in B-flat major, BWV 992 (“On the Departure of his Beloved Brother”)
Béla Bartók – Dances Nos. 1-3 from Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm, Sz. 107
Robert Schumann – Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6
Johann Sebastian Bach – Duet No. 1 in E minor, BWV 802
Johann Sebastian Bach – Duet No. 2 in F major, BWV 803
Béla Bartók – Dances Nos. 1-3 from Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm, Sz. 107
Robert Schumann – Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6
Johann Sebastian Bach – Duet No. 1 in E minor, BWV 802
Johann Sebastian Bach – Duet No. 2 in F major, BWV 803
$25-$123
The Byrd Ensemble: Polyphonic Fest – Renaissance Music for Special Occasions
Saturday, March 2, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
John Taverner – Missa Gloria Tibi Trinitas
John Sheppard – Libera nos, salva nos I & II
John Sheppard – Sacris solemniis
John Taverner – Quemadmodum
John Taverner – O splendor Gloriae
John Sheppard – Libera nos, salva nos I & II
John Sheppard – Sacris solemniis
John Taverner – Quemadmodum
John Taverner – O splendor Gloriae
$18-$28
Thalia Symphony Orchestra & Choir of the Sound: Handel's 'Messiah'
Sunday, March 3, 2030 @ 1:30pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Thalia Symphony Orchestra and Choir of the Sound join forces for a performance of Handel's oratorio and beloved masterpiece, Messiah.
$10-$25
[CANCELLED] Sanctuary in the City: The Elizabeth Project
Monday, March 4, 2030 @ 12:10pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Songs of the heart written by four exceptional Baroque women composers – Barbara Strozzi, Francesca Campagna, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, and Françoise-Charlotte Ménétou – plus several modern-day premieres.
Free