Early music – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
East of the River: Sultana – Musica of the Sephardic Diaspora
Sunday, March 17, 2030 @ 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
Seattle Symphony: Shostakovich Symphony No. 15
Thursday, March 21, 2030 @ 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)
Folio: The Art of Improvisation – Alexander Weimann
Friday, March 22, 2030 @ 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)
Music at 9th & Stewart presents: Blue Heron
Friday, March 22, 2030 @ 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
Musique du Jour Presents! Bach & Buxtehude – Henry Lebedinsky, organ
Friday, March 22, 2030 @ 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)
Bach Cello Suites Marathon
Saturday, March 23, 2030 @ 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
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Bach’s Sonatas for Flute & Harpsichord
Saturday, March 23, 2030 @ 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)
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Bach’s Sonatas for Flute & Harpsichord
Saturday, March 23, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, 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)
Cascadian Chorale: William Byrd & Giselle Wyers
Saturday, March 23, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Medina, WA, United States
William Byrd – Mass for Four Voices
Giselle Wyers – And All Shall Be Well
Giselle Wyers – And All Shall Be Well
$20 ($15 students/seniors)
Seattle Symphony: Shostakovich Symphony No. 15
Saturday, March 23, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (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)
Sine Nomine: Most Noble & Excellent Women
Sunday, March 24, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Trinity Episcopal Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A cappella Renaissance music written by women and composers working for powerful women, including Sulpitia Cesis, Madalena Casulana, Raphaela Aleotta, and more.
Free (Free will offering)
Cascadian Chorale: William Byrd & Giselle Wyers
Sunday, March 24, 2030 @ 3:30pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Church of the Holy Cross, Redmond, WA, United States
William Byrd – Mass for Four Voices
Giselle Wyers – And All Shall Be Well
Giselle Wyers – And All Shall Be Well
$20 ($15 students/seniors)
Ladies Musical Club: Bach Anniversary Concert
Saturday, March 30, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
An annual celebration featuring a wide selection of instrumental and vocal music by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Free (Free)
Joyne Hands
Saturday, March 30, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Music from Thomas Morley's First book of Consort Lessons, Christopher Simpson's The Division Viol, as well as keyboard and lute music from the sublime Orlando Gibbons and William Byrd.
$20 suggested donation
Music at St. Thomas: Bach's Six Violin Sonatas & Partitas
Saturday, March 30, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Medina, WA, United States
A complete performance of the Six Sonatas and Partitas, BWV 1001-1006 for solo violin by Johann Sebastian Bach.
$20 ($10 student)
Bach's Lunch: Heinrich Biber – The Sorrowful Mysteries
Tuesday, April 2, 2030 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Bring your lunch and enjoy an informal concert in a beautiful historic sanctuary in the heart of the U district.
Free
Sanctuary in the City: Heinrich Biber – The Sorrowful Mysteries
Wednesday, April 3, 2030 @ 12:10pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber’s sorrowful Mystery Sonatas, a set of powerfully moving pieces written with the extraordinary use of violin techniques and alternative tunings.
Free
Cappella Romana & The Tallis Scholars
Saturday, April 6, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A program of soaring Renaissance music inspired by the Sistine Chapel with music by Allegri, Josquin, Palestrina, and de Morales.
$35-$65
Blessed Sacrament Church Monthly Choral Mass: Lotti's Missa Brevis in D
Sunday, April 7, 2030 @ 5:45pm – 7:15pm (PDT)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Antonio Lotti's Misss Brevis in D minor is performed as a part of an evening religious service.
Free
UW Guest Artist Recital: Jeremy Samolesky, piano
Tuesday, April 9, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude and Fugue in E-flat minor, BWV 853
Leoš Janáček – Piano Sonata 1.X.1905
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 7
Marjan Mozetich – At the Temple
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Ferruccio Busoni) – Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor
Leoš Janáček – Piano Sonata 1.X.1905
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 7
Marjan Mozetich – At the Temple
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Ferruccio Busoni) – Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor
Free