Early music – Upcoming Concerts
Emerald Ensemble presents The Two Elizabeths: Music fit for a monarch
Saturday, September 9, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A journey through some of the music composed for two of England's grandest monarchs.
$25/$35
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: From Russia, with Love
Friday, September 22, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Tenor Zach Finkelstein joins the Underground House Band for rarely performed arias and instrumental music by Bortniansky, Berezovsky, Sokolovsky, Araja, and Fomin, blending Italian high drama and virtuosity, French lyricism, and native folk influences.
$25 general, $20 seniors, under 18 free
An Evening of Baroque Music for Recorder & Violin
Sunday, September 24, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Telemann – Sonata for Flute and Violin, TWV 40:111
J.S. Bach – Concerto for two violins
Boismortier – Concerto Secondo
W.F. Bach – Sonata in E minor (Falck 54)
Vivaldi – Sonata (Paris No. 3, RV 43)
W.F. Bach – Duetto in G major (Falck 59)
C.P.E. Bach – Duet for flute and violin, H. 598
J.S. Bach – Concerto for two violins
Boismortier – Concerto Secondo
W.F. Bach – Sonata in E minor (Falck 54)
Vivaldi – Sonata (Paris No. 3, RV 43)
W.F. Bach – Duetto in G major (Falck 59)
C.P.E. Bach – Duet for flute and violin, H. 598
Free (Free)
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: From Russia, with Love
Tuesday, September 26, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Tenor Zach Finkelstein joins the Underground House Band for rarely performed arias and instrumental music by Bortniansky, Berezovsky, Sokolovsky, Araja, and Fomin, blending Italian high drama and virtuosity, French lyricism, and native folk influences.
$20, $15 under age 30
Pacific MusicWorks: Songs of Love & Passion
Sunday, October 1, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Trinity Episcopal Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
An emotionally charged and powerful program dedicated to the music of one of the most important composers between Monteverdi and Handel.
$45 / $35 / $25
Bach's Lunch: Band of Brothers
Tuesday, October 3, 2028 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Schmelzer, Pleyel, and Graun that celebrates the 18th century sibling rivalry between violin and viola.
Free
August Denhard, Oud; David Rogers, Classical Crossover Guitar
Wednesday, October 4, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Vermillion Art Gallery and Bar, Seattle, WA, United States
A varied program of early European music, Ottoman court music, Bach, Flamenco, Leonard Cohen, and more.
$10 cover
Diabolus in Musica: Cantores: Music from Chapel of the Popes in Avignon
Sunday, October 8, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A French medieval music ensemble takes you back to the 14th century Avignon Papacy, where bold musical innovation arose amidst religious and political turmoil.
$20-$40
Pacific MusicWorks: Monteverdi's 'L'Orfeo'
Saturday, October 28, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Unqualified operatic masterpiece, full of dramatic word painting, narrative urgency, rich orchestration, and exquisite writing for vocal ensemble.
$45 / $35 / $25
Ritual: Music from Sacred Tradition
Saturday, October 28, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
An exploration of sacred music from the Eastern and Western Christian tradition.
$18-$28
Sine Nomine: Most Worthy Shepherd: Sacred Music of Heinrich Isaac
Sunday, October 29, 2028 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Episcopal Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Heinrich Isaac – Innsbruck ich muss dich lassen
Heinrich Isaac – Tota pulchra es
Heinrich Isaac – Missa Carminum
Heinrich Isaac – Optime pastor
Heinrich Isaac – Regina caeli laetare
Alexander Agricola – Regina caeli laetare
Antoine Brumel – Mater patris et filia
Josquin des Prez – Praeter rerum seriem
Heinrich Isaac – Tota pulchra es
Heinrich Isaac – Missa Carminum
Heinrich Isaac – Optime pastor
Heinrich Isaac – Regina caeli laetare
Alexander Agricola – Regina caeli laetare
Antoine Brumel – Mater patris et filia
Josquin des Prez – Praeter rerum seriem
Free (Free)
Bellingham Music Club presents Baroque violinist Edwin Huizinga
Wednesday, November 1, 2028 @ 10:30am – 11:30am (PDT)
Trinity Lutheran Church (Bellingham), Bellingham, WA, United States
Some of the most dramatic pieces ever composed for violin, including works by Bach, Biber, Ysaye, and Paganini.
Free
Sanctuary in the City: Music of the Bach Family
Wednesday, November 1, 2028 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PDT)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Baroque chamber music for strings and harpsichord by members of the Bach family.
Free (Free)
Vijay Chalasani DMA recital, viola
Wednesday, November 1, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Violist Vijay Chalasani is joined by three of Seattle's favorite early music players for a recital program of galant chamber duos on period instruments.
Free
BMC Night Beat presents violinist Edwin Huizinga
Thursday, November 2, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Congregational Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
Some of the most dramatic pieces ever composed for solo violin, including Bach's Chaconne, Biber's Passacaglia, and works by Ysaye and Paganini.
$20 / $15 / Free for teens & WWU students with ID
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: All in the (Bach) Family
Friday, November 3, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Music by five great Bachs – Heinrich, Johann Michael, Johann Sebastian, Carl Philipp Emmanuel, and Johann Bernhard.
$25, $20 seniors, under 18 free
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: All in the (Bach) Family
Saturday, November 4, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Music by five great Bachs – Heinrich, Johann Michael, Johann Sebastian, Carl Philipp Emmanuel, and Johann Bernhard.
$25
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: All in the (Bach) Family – Northwest Cellars
Sunday, November 5, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Northwest Cellars, Kirkland, WA, United States
Music by five great Bachs – Heinrich, Johann Michael, Johann Sebastian, Carl Philipp Emmanuel, and Johann Bernhard.
$25 ($15 ages 21-30)
Bach's Lunch: Tekla Cunningham, baroque violin
Tuesday, November 7, 2028 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Tekla Cunningham, UW faculty member and director of the Pacific MusicWorks Orchestra, performs virtuosic works for unaccompanied violin by J. S. Bach and Johann Georg Pisendel.
Free
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: All in the (Bach) Family
Tuesday, November 7, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by five great Bachs – Heinrich, Johann Michael, Johann Sebastian, Carl Philipp Emmanuel, and Johann Bernhard.
$20 ($15 ages 21-29)