Early music – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
The Byrd Ensemble Presents John IV: A Golden Age of Portuguese Polyphony
Friday, October 15, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring mass settings by two of the greatest Portuguese composers of the 17th century: Duarte Lobo and Manuel Cardoso.
$15-$25
Stylus Fantasticus: Violin music of the 17th century in the free and 'fantastic' style
Friday, October 22, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
An incredible repertoire comes to life on historical instruments. Works by Farina, Fontana, Mealy, Albertini, Schmelzer, and Biber.
$20
Early Music Underground: BACHtoberfest
Monday, October 25, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
It's Bach, brews, and burgers with organist Wyatt Smith in a program of some of J.S. Bach's greatest organ works performed on Marceau Organbuilders' portable pipe organ.
$20
Cappella Romana: Icons of Sound – Byzantine Chant from Hagia Sophia
Thursday, October 28, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Journey back in time with transcendent medieval Byzantine chants from Constantinople’s Hagia Sophia.
$10-$44
Seattle Baroque Orchestra: 'Tafelmusik'
Friday, October 29, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A tribute to Georg Philipp Telemann and his iconic publication Tafelmusik.
$26-$46
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Music for the Sun King
Saturday, October 30, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Glorious music of the French Baroque, including works by Couperin, Jacquet de la Guerre, Lully, Marais, and Rebel (“Le Tombeau de Lully”), featuring two of North America’s greatest baroque violinists with opulent continuo accompaniment.
$10-$42
Pacific MusicWorks: Breathtaking – A voice & cornetto entwined
Friday, November 5, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Exploring the affinities of the instrument with the voice.
$20-$45 (youth free)
Sine Nomine: Palestrina – Protector of Polyphony
Saturday, November 6, 2027 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Palestrina – Missa Papae Marcelli
Arcadelt – O pulcherrima mulierum
de Rore – Descendi in hortum meum
de Wert – Gaudete in Domino
Arcadelt – O pulcherrima mulierum
de Rore – Descendi in hortum meum
de Wert – Gaudete in Domino
Free will offering
Sequentia: The Monk Sings the Pagan
Friday, November 12, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Medieval music ensemble Sequentia collaborates with noted scholars to reconstruct Classical texts by pagan authors Horace, Terence, Homer and others, sung by European monks from the 9th-12th centuries.
$26-$46
Sequentia: The Monk Sings the Pagan
Saturday, November 13, 2027 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Medieval music ensemble Sequentia collaborates with noted scholars to reconstruct Classical texts by pagan authors Horace, Terence, Homer and others, sung by European monks from the 9th-12th centuries.
$26-$46
Epiphany Schola: Purcell and His Contemporaries
Saturday, November 13, 2027 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
The Schola of the Epiphany Choir presents a concert of the music of Henry Purcell and his contemporaries.
Free
Early Music Recital at PLU
Saturday, November 13, 2027 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
An early music recital at PLU.
$5-$8 (students free)
Blessed Sacrament Schola Cantorum and Baroque Orchestra: Handel’s Messiah
Thursday, November 18, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Director Matthew Loucks will conduct this holiday classic as it was first heard at its premiere in Dublin in 1742, with the original recitatives, arias, and choruses enhanced by the glorious acoustics of the Blessed Sacrament Sanctuary.
$10-$30
River Winds Concert Band: Ancient Voices
Friday, November 19, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Northwest Community Church, Bothell, WA, United States
Giovanni Gabrielli – Canzona Noni Toni
Norman Dello Joio – Variants on a Medieval Tune
John Paulson – Epinicion
Gustav Holst – "Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity" from The Planets
John Philip Sousa – Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Mark Camphouse – Canzon, Fugato, and Hymn
Norman Dello Joio – Variants on a Medieval Tune
John Paulson – Epinicion
Gustav Holst – "Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity" from The Planets
John Philip Sousa – Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Mark Camphouse – Canzon, Fugato, and Hymn
Free
Music, Thanks and Giving: A Benefit Concert of Healing and Love
Thursday, November 25, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
An evening of incredible music and powerful performances by some of Seattle's top musicians.
Free
Byrd Ensemble: Christmas at the Sistine Chapel
Friday, November 26, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A re-creation of Christmas mass at the Sistine Chapel in the 17th century, featuring works by composers employed by the Vatican.
$15-$25
Byrd Ensemble: Christmas at the Sistine Chapel
Saturday, November 27, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A re-creation of Christmas mass at the Sistine Chapel in the 17th century, featuring works by composers employed by the Vatican.
$15-$25
Early Music Underground: In Mary's Arms – Christmas with Baroque Women Composers
Monday, November 29, 2027 @ 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
Kirkland Choral Society: Weihnachten!
Friday, December 3, 2027 @ 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)
Friday, December 3, 2027 @ 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