Early music – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Medieval Women’s Choir: Nowell Sing We
Saturday, December 9, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A uniquely medieval musical celebration of one of our biggest holidays.
$25 advance/ $15 students/ $30 door
Seattle Choral Company presents Buon Natale: An Italian Christmas
Saturday, December 9, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 10:30pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Renaissance motets, popular carols, and works by Italian and Italian-American opera composers.
$25 / $20 / $5 (kids free)
Pacific MusicWorks: Light in the Darkness
Saturday, December 9, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Mercer Island, WA, United States
Four dramatic Advent cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach trace the journey to Christmas through prophecy, anticipation, and, ultimately, hope.
$45, $35
Pacific MusicWorks: Light in the Darkness
Friday, December 8, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Four dramatic Advent cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach trace the journey to Christmas through prophecy, anticipation, and, ultimately, hope.
$45, $35, $25
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: ¡Feliz (Baroque) Navidad!
Tuesday, December 5, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
A new program of music from 18th century Cuba, Mexico, Guatemala, and Bolivia, plus our famous Ugly Renaissance Baby Jesus contest!
$20 ($15 ages 21-29)
Bach's Lunch: Baroque Christmas Music from Latin America
Tuesday, December 5, 2017 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Seldom-heard Christmas works for soprano, strings, and continuo from 18th century Guatemala, Mexico, Cuba, and Bolivia.
Free
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: ¡Feliz (Baroque) Navidad!
Saturday, December 2, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Music from 18th century Cuba, Mexico, Guatemala, and Bolivia.
$25 / $20 / under 18 free
Byrd Ensemble: A Classic Christmas
Saturday, November 25, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A festive Christmas program featuring traditional carol arrangements by the finest English composers.
$18-$28
Music, Thanks, & Giving: A Benefit Concert of Healing & Love
Friday, November 24, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A benefit concert combatting discrimination, harassment, and hate.
Free
Seattle Baroque Orchestra: Forces of Nature
Saturday, November 11, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Early music and new music intertwine like never before, including the world premiere of a concerto for electric theorbo by Seattle-based composer Aaron Grad.
$40 (students $20)
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: All in the (Bach) Family
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by five great Bachs – Heinrich, Johann Michael, Johann Sebastian, Carl Philipp Emmanuel, and Johann Bernhard.
$20 ($15 ages 21-29)
Bach's Lunch: Tekla Cunningham, baroque violin
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Tekla Cunningham, UW faculty member and director of the Pacific MusicWorks Orchestra, performs virtuosic works for unaccompanied violin by J. S. Bach and Johann Georg Pisendel.
Free
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: All in the (Bach) Family – Northwest Cellars
Sunday, November 5, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Northwest Cellars, Kirkland, WA, United States
Music by five great Bachs – Heinrich, Johann Michael, Johann Sebastian, Carl Philipp Emmanuel, and Johann Bernhard.
$25 ($15 ages 21-30)
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: All in the (Bach) Family
Saturday, November 4, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Music by five great Bachs – Heinrich, Johann Michael, Johann Sebastian, Carl Philipp Emmanuel, and Johann Bernhard.
$25
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: All in the (Bach) Family
Friday, November 3, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Music by five great Bachs – Heinrich, Johann Michael, Johann Sebastian, Carl Philipp Emmanuel, and Johann Bernhard.
$25, $20 seniors, under 18 free
Vijay Chalasani DMA recital, viola
Wednesday, November 1, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Violist Vijay Chalasani is joined by three of Seattle's favorite early music players for a recital program of galant chamber duos on period instruments.
Free
Sanctuary in the City: Music of the Bach Family
Wednesday, November 1, 2017 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PDT)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Baroque chamber music for strings and harpsichord by members of the Bach family.
Free (Free)
Sine Nomine: Most Worthy Shepherd: Sacred Music of Heinrich Isaac
Sunday, October 29, 2017 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Episcopal Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Heinrich Isaac – Innsbruck ich muss dich lassen
Heinrich Isaac – Tota pulchra es
Heinrich Isaac – Missa Carminum
Heinrich Isaac – Optime pastor
Heinrich Isaac – Regina caeli laetare
Alexander Agricola – Regina caeli laetare
Antoine Brumel – Mater patris et filia
Josquin des Prez – Praeter rerum seriem
Heinrich Isaac – Tota pulchra es
Heinrich Isaac – Missa Carminum
Heinrich Isaac – Optime pastor
Heinrich Isaac – Regina caeli laetare
Alexander Agricola – Regina caeli laetare
Antoine Brumel – Mater patris et filia
Josquin des Prez – Praeter rerum seriem
Free (Free)
Ritual: Music from Sacred Tradition
Saturday, October 28, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
An exploration of sacred music from the Eastern and Western Christian tradition.
$18-$28
Pacific MusicWorks: Monteverdi's 'L'Orfeo'
Saturday, October 28, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Unqualified operatic masterpiece, full of dramatic word painting, narrative urgency, rich orchestration, and exquisite writing for vocal ensemble.
$45 / $35 / $25