Early music – Past Concerts
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Early 17th-Century Canzonas
Saturday, June 8, 2019 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Grace Church, Lopez Island, WA, United States
Transitional late renaissance/early baroque (mostly Italian) repertoire from the early 17th century, by Giovanni Battista Buonamente (1595-1642), Giovanni Paolo Cima (1570-1622), Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643), and others.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under FREE)
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Themes & Variations
Friday, June 7, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A mixed bill of intriguing variety, from Balanchine’s resplendent Theme & Variations to a masterpiece by Jose Limon in which riveting characterizations cast a powerful spell.
$37-$189
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Early 17th-Century Canzonas
Friday, June 7, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Fir-Conway Lutheran Church, Mount Vernon, WA, United States
Transitional late renaissance/early baroque (mostly Italian) repertoire from the early 17th century, by Giovanni Battista Buonamente (1595-1642), Giovanni Paolo Cima (1570-1622), Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643), and others.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under FREE)
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Themes & Variations
Thursday, June 6, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A mixed bill of intriguing variety, from Balanchine’s resplendent Theme & Variations to a masterpiece by Jose Limon in which riveting characterizations cast a powerful spell.
$37-$189
Salish Sea Early Music Festival & Bellingham Music Club's Night Beat: Early 17th-Century Canzonas
Thursday, June 6, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Congregational Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
Transitional late renaissance/early baroque (mostly Italian) repertoire from the early 17th century, by Giovanni Battista Buonamente (1595-1642), Giovanni Paolo Cima (1570-1622), Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643), and others.
$20 / $15 / FREE for teens
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Early 17th-Century Canzonas
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brickworks, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Transitional late renaissance/early baroque (mostly Italian) repertoire from the early 17th century, by Giovanni Battista Buonamente (1595-1642), Giovanni Paolo Cima (1570-1622), Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643), and others.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under FREE)
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Early 17th-Century Canzonas
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 @ 10:30am – 12:30pm (PDT)
Trinity Lutheran Church (Bellingham), Bellingham, WA, United States
Transitional late renaissance/early baroque (mostly Italian) repertoire from the early 17th century, by Giovanni Battista Buonamente (1595-1642), Giovanni Paolo Cima (1570-1622), Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643), and others.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under FREE)
Bellingham Music Club & Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Early 17th Century Canzonas
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 @ 10:30am – 11:30am (PDT)
Trinity Lutheran Church (Bellingham), Bellingham, WA, United States
Instrumental pieces from Italy inspired by French and Flemish chansons with music by Girolamo Frescobaldi, Giovanni Battista Buonamente, Giovanni Paolo Cima, and others.
Free
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Early 17th-Century Canzonas
Tuesday, June 4, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Transitional late renaissance/early baroque (mostly Italian) repertoire from the early 17th century, by Giovanni Battista Buonamente (1595-1642), Giovanni Paolo Cima (1570-1622), Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643), and others.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under FREE)
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Early 17th-Century Canzonas
Tuesday, June 4, 2019 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Bethel Church, Vashon, WA, United States
Transitional late renaissance/early baroque (mostly Italian) repertoire from the early 17th century, by Giovanni Battista Buonamente (1595-1642), Giovanni Paolo Cima (1570-1622), Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643), and others.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under FREE)
Cascadian Chorale: Joy!
Sunday, June 2, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Gerald Finzi – My Spirit Sang All Day
Johann Sebastian Bach – Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227
Joy DeCoursey-Porter – There was the One
Joy DeCoursey-Porter – Christi crux est mea lux
Joy DeCoursey-Porter – I shall not live in vain
Kevin Siegfried – Shaker Songs
William Walton – The Twelve
Johann Sebastian Bach – Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227
Joy DeCoursey-Porter – There was the One
Joy DeCoursey-Porter – Christi crux est mea lux
Joy DeCoursey-Porter – I shall not live in vain
Kevin Siegfried – Shaker Songs
William Walton – The Twelve
$20 ($15 students/seniors)
Trinity Artists at the Organ feat. Simon Thomas Jacobs, organ
Sunday, June 2, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, WA, United States
An award-winning organist plays music by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, C.P.E. Bach, Dieterich Buxtehude, Johann Sebastian Bach, and others.
$10-$15
Blessed Sacrament Church Monthly Choral Mass: Hassler’s 'Missa Secunda Toni'
Sunday, June 2, 2019 @ 5:45pm – 7:15pm (PDT)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring the Blessed Sacrament Schola Cantorum and Sackbut Ensemble performing Hans Leo Hassler’s Missa Secunda Toni, along with motets by Hassler and Samuel Webbe.
Free
Seattle Symphony: In the Spotlight – Gabrielli & Clarke
Sunday, June 2, 2019 @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Domenico Gabrielli – Cello Sonata No. 1 in G major
Domenico Gabrielli – Canon for two cellos
Rebecca Clarke – Two movements for string quartet
Rebecca Clarke – Two pieces for viola and cello
Einojuhani Rautavaara – An Ugrian Dialogue for violin and cello
Ludwig van Beethoven – Trio in G major for piano, flute, and bassoon, WoO. 37
Domenico Gabrielli – Canon for two cellos
Rebecca Clarke – Two movements for string quartet
Rebecca Clarke – Two pieces for viola and cello
Einojuhani Rautavaara – An Ugrian Dialogue for violin and cello
Ludwig van Beethoven – Trio in G major for piano, flute, and bassoon, WoO. 37
$35
Seattle Bach Choir: Leonardo
Sunday, June 2, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Josquin des Prez, Johann Sebastian Bach, and others.
$20 ($18 students/seniors)
Seattle Girls Choir: Unsung Voices – 1000 Years of Female Composers
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Chapel of St. Ignatius (Seattle University), Seattle, WA, United States
Overlooked gems by Hildegard of Bingen, Francesca Caccini, and Imogen Holst, music by PNW composers Joan Szymko, Karen Thomas, Jessica French, a new work by Carol Sams, and more.
$15 / $10 / $5
Seattle Choral Company: Cantata Fest
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – "Christ lag in Todesbanden," BWV 4
Felix Mendelssohn – "Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten"
Tarik O'Regan – "Triptych"
Felix Mendelssohn – "Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten"
Tarik O'Regan – "Triptych"
$25 / $20 / $5
Cascadian Chorale: Joy!
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, Mercer Island, WA, United States
Gerald Finzi – My Spirit Sang All Day
Johann Sebastian Bach – Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227
Joy DeCoursey-Porter – There was the One
Joy DeCoursey-Porter – Christi crux est mea lux
Joy DeCoursey-Porter – I shall not live in vain
Kevin Siegfried – Shaker Songs
William Walton – The Twelve
Johann Sebastian Bach – Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227
Joy DeCoursey-Porter – There was the One
Joy DeCoursey-Porter – Christi crux est mea lux
Joy DeCoursey-Porter – I shall not live in vain
Kevin Siegfried – Shaker Songs
William Walton – The Twelve
$20 ($15 students/seniors)
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Themes & Variations
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A mixed bill of intriguing variety, from Balanchine’s resplendent Theme & Variations to a masterpiece by Jose Limon in which riveting characterizations cast a powerful spell.
$37-$189
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Themes & Variations
Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A mixed bill of intriguing variety, from Balanchine’s resplendent Theme & Variations to a masterpiece by Jose Limon in which riveting characterizations cast a powerful spell.
$37-$189