Early music – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Seattle Historical Arts for Kids: The World of Salamone Rossi
Saturday, November 23, 2030 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
The SHAK Early Music Youth Academy brings 17th-century works by Salamone Rossi to life on period instruments.
$10-$15 suggested donation
Early Music Seattle: La Nef – Sea Songs & Chanties
Sunday, November 24, 2030 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Early Music Seattle presents vocal ensemble La Nef as they perform capstand shanties, halyard shanties, laments, forecastle songs, short haul shanties, songs, and music to accompany work and play.
$45 ($30 students/under 35)
Compline Choir: The Office of Compline
Sunday, November 24, 2030 @ 9:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Every Sunday evening at 9:30 p.m. in the Cathedral's nave, the all-male Compline Choir leads this formal choral service that is a Seattle tradition.
Free
The Byrd Ensemble & Seattle Baroque Orchestra: Bach's 'Wachet auf' & 'Magnificat'
Saturday, November 30, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140
Johann Sebastian Bach – Magnificat, BWV 243.2, BWV 243
Johann Sebastian Bach – Magnificat, BWV 243.2, BWV 243
$35 / $30 / $20 / $70
Blessed Sacrament Church Choral Mass: Victoria’s 'Missa Alma Redemptoris Mater'
Sunday, December 1, 2030 @ 5:45pm – 7:45pm (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The Blessed Sacrament Schola Cantorum and Sackbut Ensemble present Tomás Luis de Victoria’s Missa Alma Redemptoris mater, along with motets by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Free
Compline Choir: The Office of Compline
Sunday, December 1, 2030 @ 9:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Every Sunday evening at 9:30 p.m. in the Cathedral's nave, the all-male Compline Choir leads this formal choral service that is a Seattle tradition.
Free
Sanctuary in the City: In Mary's Arms – Christmas Lullabies
Wednesday, December 4, 2030 @ 12:10pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Soprano Danielle Sampson and organist Henry Lebedinsky perform lullabies and motets by Tarquinio Merula, Isabella Leonarda, and more.
Free (Free)
First Fridays @ Epiphany Wine Tasting Concert: Glad (Baroque) Tidings
Friday, December 6, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Ring in the holiday season with Henry Lebedinsky and the Underground House Singers as they offer up Renaissance and Baroque Christmas carols, audience sing-alongs, and an Ugly Baby Jesus art extravaganza.
$35 (includes wine tasting)
Radiance: An American Christmas
Saturday, December 7, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Shapenote Carols from New England and Appalachia with music by William Billings, Isaac Watts, Daniel Read, and more.
$25 / $20 / $15
Gallery Concerts: Tis the Season! Joyous music for soprano & recorder
Saturday, December 7, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrate the season of light with spirited music by Baroque and contemporary composers including Georg Philipp Telemann, George Frideric Handel, Henry Purcell, John Christopher, Jerry Herman, and others.
$35 / $30 / $15 / FREE ages 7-15
Pacific Musicworks Underground: Glad (Baroque) Tidings
Saturday, December 7, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Ring in the holiday season with Henry Lebedinsky and the Underground House Singers as they offer up Renaissance and Baroque Christmas carols, audience sing-alongs, and an Ugly Baby Jesus art extravaganza.
$25 / $20 / free
Medieval Women's Choir: Now Make We Mirthë
Saturday, December 7, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 9:15pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
The Medieval Women’s Choir tours England and the Continent to bring you the most inspiring music of the Christmas season.
$30 / $25 / $18 / $15
The Byrd Ensemble & Allegra: Lessons & Carols
Sunday, December 8, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
David Wilcocks – Once in Royal David's City
Boris Ord – Adam Lay YBounden
Charles Wood – Ding Dong Merrily on High
Traditional (arr. David Wilcocks) – Sussex Carol
John Tavener – The Lamb
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Alma redemptoris mater
John Rutter – What Sweeter Music
Harold Darke – In the Bleak Midwinter
Gustav Holst – Personent Hodie
Boris Ord – Adam Lay YBounden
Charles Wood – Ding Dong Merrily on High
Traditional (arr. David Wilcocks) – Sussex Carol
John Tavener – The Lamb
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Alma redemptoris mater
John Rutter – What Sweeter Music
Harold Darke – In the Bleak Midwinter
Gustav Holst – Personent Hodie
$20 / $15 / $10 / $35
Northwest Chamber Chorus: A Child's Christmas in Wales
Sunday, December 8, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Traditional carols interspersed with Dylan Thomas’ joyous storytelling, narrated by actor David Pichette.
$25 / $20 / Free
Gallery Concerts: Tis the Season! Joyous music for soprano & recorder
Sunday, December 8, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrate the season of light with spirited music by Baroque and contemporary composers including Georg Philipp Telemann, George Frideric Handel, Henry Purcell, John Christopher, Jerry Herman, and others.
$35 / $30 / $15 / FREE ages 7-15
Compline Choir: The Office of Compline
Sunday, December 8, 2030 @ 9:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Every Sunday evening at 9:30 p.m. in the Cathedral's nave, the all-male Compline Choir leads this formal choral service that is a Seattle tradition.
Free
Blessed Sacrament Church Choral Mass: Hassler’s 'Missa Super Dixit Maria'
Monday, December 9, 2030 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The Blessed Sacrament Schola Cantorum and Sackbut Ensemble present Hans Leo Hassler’s Missa super Dixit Maria, along with motets by Hassler.
Free
Blessed Sacrament Church Choral Mass: Hassler’s 'Missa Super Dixit Maria'
Monday, December 9, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The Blessed Sacrament Schola Cantorum and Sackbut Ensemble present Hans Leo Hassler’s Missa super Dixit Maria, along with motets by Hassler.
Free
Pacific Musicworks Underground: Glad (Baroque) Tidings
Tuesday, December 10, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Capitol Cider, Seattle, WA, United States
Ring in the holiday season with Henry Lebedinsky and the Underground House Singers as they offer up Renaissance and Baroque Christmas carols, audience sing-alongs, and an Ugly Baby Jesus art extravaganza.
$25 ($15 ages 21-30)
Choral Arts Northwest: Not One Sparrow is Forgotten
Friday, December 13, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Charming Appalachian carols by CANW composer in residence Kevin Siegfried, Silly Shepherds, Stop Your Sleeping by Northwest composer Bern Herbolsheimer, and enchanting choral gems by Henry Purcell, Herbert Norman Howells, and Susan LaBarr.
$24-$32 (students free w/ID)