Early music – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
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
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Goldberg Variations
Friday, March 8, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Goldberg Variations with German harpsichordist and Bach scholar Hans-Jürgen Schnoor.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under FREE)
Seattle Art Song Society: Womxn's Voices
Friday, March 8, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PST)
Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring music by womxn composers Nina Simone, Hildegard von Bingen, Clara Schumann, Germaine Tailleferre, Libby Larsen, Juliana Hall, and more.
Free
Seattle Historical Arts for Kids: Old Music for Young Voices in Renaissance Finland
Saturday, March 9, 2030 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A collection of fun and tuneful Latin songs will be sung and acted by students aged 7-18 and accompanied by SHAK's Early Music Youth Academy and faculty.
$10
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: Celtic Folk & Baroque
Saturday, March 9, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, 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 ($20 seniors, age 18 & under FREE)
Musique du Jour Presents! Beethoven’s Clarinet
Saturday, March 9, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
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)
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Bach’s Sonatas for Flute & Harpsichord
Sunday, March 10, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Bethel Church, Vashon, 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)
Ladies Musical Club: Music for Oboe & Piano, Keyboard Music by J.S. Bach
Sunday, March 10, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Southwest Seattle Public Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Music for oboe and piano by Charles Koechlin, Charles-Marie Widor and Eugene Aynsley Goossens, as well as keyboard music by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Free (Free)
Musique du Jour Presents! Beethoven’s Clarinet
Sunday, March 10, 2030 @ 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)
Epiphany Music Guild: Sweet Bird – Chamber Music for Flute, Cello, & Harpsichord
Sunday, March 10, 2030 @ 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
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Bach’s Sonatas for Flute & Harpsichord
Sunday, March 10, 2030 @ 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)