Early music – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Monteverdi 1610 Vespers
Saturday, October 24, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Stephen Stubbs will direct an international dream team of vocal soloists and instrumentalists.
$5-$45
LMC at Music Center of the Northwest
Sunday, October 25, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
G. F. Handel – “Bel piacere” from Agrippina
G. F. Handel – “Care selve” from Atalanta
Hugo Wolf – In dem Schatten meiner Locken
Hugo Wolf – Auch kleine Dinge können uns entzücken
Hugo Wolf – Morgentau
Claude Debussy – Le Jet d'Eau
Claude Debussy – Recueillement
Michael Isaacson – That Courtesan's Smile
Howard J. Buss – De La Madra
Alec Wilder – Piece for Oboe and Improvisatory Percussion
Bill Douglas – Irish Spirit
G. F. Handel – “Care selve” from Atalanta
Hugo Wolf – In dem Schatten meiner Locken
Hugo Wolf – Auch kleine Dinge können uns entzücken
Hugo Wolf – Morgentau
Claude Debussy – Le Jet d'Eau
Claude Debussy – Recueillement
Michael Isaacson – That Courtesan's Smile
Howard J. Buss – De La Madra
Alec Wilder – Piece for Oboe and Improvisatory Percussion
Bill Douglas – Irish Spirit
Free
Ave Renaissance Women’s Choir: Sinners and Saints
Friday, October 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
Works by Hildegard von Bingen, Busto, Guerrero, Handl, The Huelgas Codex, MacMillan, Palestrina, Perotin, La Rocca, and Sheppard.
Donations welcome
Ladies Musical Club: Handel, Wolf, Debussy, Liszt
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Handel – “Bel piacere” from Agrippina
Handel – “Care selve” from Atalanta
Wolf – In dem Schatten meiner Locken
Wolf – Auch kleine Dinge können uns entzücken
Wolf – Morgentau
Debussy – Le Jet d'Eau
Debussy – Recueillement
Handel – “Care selve” from Atalanta
Wolf – In dem Schatten meiner Locken
Wolf – Auch kleine Dinge können uns entzücken
Wolf – Morgentau
Debussy – Le Jet d'Eau
Debussy – Recueillement
Free (Free)
Ladies Musical Club w/ The Weeknighters at the Seattle Art Museum
Thursday, November 5, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Art Museum, Plestcheef Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Sibelius – Voces Intimae
J.S. Bach – Prelude in B minor
Mozart – Rondo in D major, K. 485
Schubert – Klavierstuck in E-flat minor, D. 946
Chopin – Nocturne in F-sharp major, Op. 15, No. 2
Prokofiev – Valse of Cinderella dancing with Prince, from Cinderella, Op. 102, No. 1
Gershwin – I Got Rhythm
J.S. Bach – Prelude in B minor
Mozart – Rondo in D major, K. 485
Schubert – Klavierstuck in E-flat minor, D. 946
Chopin – Nocturne in F-sharp major, Op. 15, No. 2
Prokofiev – Valse of Cinderella dancing with Prince, from Cinderella, Op. 102, No. 1
Gershwin – I Got Rhythm
Free (Free)
Night Music
Saturday, November 7, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Boccherini – La Musica Notturna delle Strade del Madrid
Biber – Nachtwaechter Serenade
Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Biber – Nachtwaechter Serenade
Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik
$20-$39
Cyprus: Greek East & Latin West
Friday, November 13, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
An intrepid exploration of Cypriot music in both Byzantine and Western styles, including refined ars subtilior music composed for the Royal Court of Cyprus (c. 1308-1432).
$10-$44
LMC at the Frye: Mozart & Bach
Saturday, November 14, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, K. 526
J.S. Bach – Cantata No. 82 "Ich habe genug"
J.S. Bach – Cantata No. 82 "Ich habe genug"
Free (Free)
'Let Me Not Stray': Tallis and the Tudors
Sunday, November 15, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
This program runs the gamut of Tallis’s output: from austere English service music to extravagant many-voiced polyphony and mature, carefully-constructed motets.
Free will offering
Il Poverello: Exploring the Life and Deeds of St. Francis of Assisi
Friday, November 20, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A journey across the rustic countryside of Umbria and Tuscany to the spectacular churches of Florence and Rome.
$10-$25
Seattle Bach Choir: An Afternoon in Venice
Sunday, November 22, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert of early Baroque psalms, motets, and other works for brass and choir by Hassler, Schutz, Praetorius, Gabrieli, and Bruckner.
$15-$18
New Baroque Orchestra: Fall Concert
Sunday, November 22, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
17th and 18th Century music for strings and winds.
Donations welcome
¡Feliz (Baroque) Navidad + wine tasting!
Sunday, November 29, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Northwest Cellars, Kirkland, WA, United States
Music by Iribarren, Quiroz, Duron, Salas, and more tells the Christmas story in lively song and dance, paired with Northwest Cellars' award-winning wines.
$25
¡Feliz (Baroque) Navidad!
Tuesday, December 1, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Iribarren, Quiroz, Duron, Salas, and more tells the Christmas story in lively song and dance.
$20
Cornish Baroque Ensemble
Wednesday, December 2, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A cornucopia of early delights from the 17th and 18th centuries, with a sprinkling of music composed especially for Advent and Christmas.
Free
UW World Series: Anonymous 4
Friday, December 4, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Ranging from 11th-century plainchant, richly harmonic English conductus and spicy French motets of the 13th century, to exotic 15th-century Hungarian polyphony, 19th- and 20th-century American ballads, gospel songs and contemporary works, this “best-of” final Seattle performance is not to be missed.
$45-$50 (age 17 & under free)
Seattle Classic Guitar Society Annual Holiday Concert
Saturday, December 5, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Seattle Mennonite Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Fundraiser featuring Northwest classical guitarists and Guitar Orchestra Seattle. Program includes works by Mozart, Boccherini, Piazzolla, and more.
$10 suggested donation
UW Collegium Musicum: Medieval Carols and Motets
Saturday, December 5, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Mary Gates Hall (MGH), Seattle, WA, United States
A program of music from medieval France and Germany and carols from 18th-century Cornwall.
Free
Ladies Musical Club Recital: Bach to Barber in Words and Music
Wednesday, December 9, 2026 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Beth Ann Bonnecroy (soprano), Janet Anderson (piano) and Karin McCullough (piano) perform works by Bach, Barber, Fauré, Debussy, Bemberg and Mozart.
Free
Pacific MusicWorks presents Handel Messiah
Thursday, December 10, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Edmonds United Methodist Church, Edmonds, WA, United States
A revolutionary approach, as practiced by Handel, of embedding the soloists in the choir.
$10-$45 (age 5-17 free)