Early music – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Salish Sea Festival: A Little Concert for Louis XIV
Sunday, January 22, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A never-before-heard selection of suites prepared for evening performances by a select group of Louis XIV's favorite musicians, from a remarkable and unknown manuscript from 1713.
$15-$25 suggested donation
Early Music Underground: The Extraordinary Ignatius Sancho
Tuesday, January 17, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Composer, author, playwright, abolitionist, and businessman Ignatius Sancho was born on a slave ship in 1729 and became the first Black Briton to vote in a parliamentary election. Join acclaimed tenor Zach Finkelstein and the EMU House Band for a celebration of Sancho's extraordinary life through his music, writings, and the music of his London contemporaries.
$20
Early Music Underground: The Extraordinary Ignatius Sancho
Sunday, January 15, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Northwest Cellars, Kirkland, WA, United States
Composer, author, playwright, abolitionist, and businessman Ignatius Sancho was born on a slave ship in 1729 and became the first Black Briton to vote in a parliamentary election. Join acclaimed tenor Zach Finkelstein and the EMU House Band for a celebration of Sancho's extraordinary life through his music, writings, and the music of his London contemporaries.
$25, includes wine tasting
Musica Pacifica: Alla Napolitana
Saturday, January 14, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Baroque ensemble Musica Pacifica presents rarely performed chamber concertos for recorder, two violins, and continuo by Italian masters.
$26-$46
Wayward Music Series: State of Mind – Susan Maughlin Wood & Michaud Savage
Saturday, January 14, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
New works for string sextet.
$10
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Bach & Corelli
Thursday, December 29, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Ingrid Matthews and Byron Schenkman lead us through some of the most brilliant sonatas for violin and harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach and Arcangelo Corelli.
$10-$42
Groupmuse: Boxing Day Music
Monday, December 26, 2016 @ 3:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Private home in Greenwood, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by William Byrd, Louis Couperin, Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre, and selections from The Fitzwilliam Book of Virginal Music.
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Early Music Guild: J.S. Bach's Christmas Magnificat
Friday, December 16, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
The Northwest Baroque Masterworks ensemble presents a performance of the original version of J.S. Bach’s Magnificat in E-flat major, written for Christmas Vespers in 1723.
$26-$46
Psaltikon: A Byzantine Christmas
Friday, December 16, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Boston-based Psaltikon performs Byzantine chant and traditional Greek carols (kálanda) for the Christmas season, directed by Cappella Romana’s own Dr. Spyridon Antonopoulos.
$10-$44
Early Music Guild: J.S. Bach's Christmas Magnificat
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
The Northwest Baroque Masterworks ensemble presents a performance of the original version of J.S. Bach’s Magnificat in E-flat major, written for Christmas Vespers in 1723.
$26-$46
Pacific MusicWorks presents ¡Navidad! – Christmas music from new & old Spain
Sunday, December 11, 2016 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
A rich tapestry of works from Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil, Bolivia, and Spain.
$20-$45 (age 5-17 free)
Pacific MusicWorks presents ¡Navidad! – Christmas music from new & old Spain
Saturday, December 10, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Mercer Island, WA, United States
A rich tapestry of works from Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil, Bolivia, and Spain.
$20-$45 (age 5-17 free)
Madrona Makes Music: A Holiday Benefit Concert for Julia's Place
Saturday, December 10, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Madrona Grace Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Local performers present a holiday extravaganza that covers everything from Massenet's Meditation and Schubert's Ave Maria to Stevie Wonder's I Wish and Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah.
Free
Pacific MusicWorks presents ¡Navidad! – Christmas music from new & old Spain
Friday, December 9, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Edmonds United Methodist Church, Edmonds, WA, United States
A rich tapestry of works from Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil, Bolivia, and Spain.
$20-$45 (age 5-17 free)
Kirkland Choral Society: Weihnachten!
Sunday, December 4, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Selections from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, holiday gems by German composers Praetorius, Mendelssohn, and Biebl, and a medley of favorite holiday music by Reginald Unterseher.
$15-$20 (age 12 & under free)
Early Music Underground: In Mary's Arms
Sunday, December 4, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Northwest Cellars, Kirkland, WA, United States
An intimate and profound program of rarely-heard motets and cantatas for voice, strings, and organ by 17th century women composers.
$25, includes wine tasting
Medieval Women's Choir: Winter Feasts
Saturday, December 3, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 9:15pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A Medieval choral concert celebration of both Christmas and lesser-known feast days.
$15-$30
Kirkland Choral Society: Weihnachten!
Saturday, December 3, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Selections from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, holiday gems by German composers Praetorius, Mendelssohn, and Biebl, and a medley of favorite holiday music by Reginald Unterseher.
$15-$20 (age 12 & under free)
Early Music Underground: In Mary's Arms – Christmas with Baroque Women Composers (Whidbey Island)
Saturday, December 3, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
An intimate and profound program of rarely-heard motets and cantatas for voice, strings, and organ by 17th century women composers.
$20-$25, under 18 free
Early Music Underground: In Mary's Arms – Christmas with Baroque Women Composers
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
An intimate and profound program of rarely-heard motets and cantatas for voice, strings, and organ by 17th century women composers.
$20