Early music – Upcoming Concerts
'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)
Pacific MusicWorks presents Handel Messiah
Friday, December 11, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Mercer Island, WA, United States
A revolutionary approach, as practiced by Handel, of embedding the soloists in the choir.
$10-$45 (age 5-17 free)
LMC: Classical Music for the Holidays
Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Wolf – Serenade in G major ("Italian Serenade")
J.S. Bach – "Quia Respexit" from Magnificat
J.S. Bach – “Ich ende behende mein irdisches Leben” from Cantata No. 57
J.S. Bach – Jesu, der du meine Seele BWV 78
Franz Schubert – Shepherd on the Rock
Tchaikovsky – The Seasons Op. 37b (October, November, December)
Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker Suite (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Trepak)
J.S. Bach – "Quia Respexit" from Magnificat
J.S. Bach – “Ich ende behende mein irdisches Leben” from Cantata No. 57
J.S. Bach – Jesu, der du meine Seele BWV 78
Franz Schubert – Shepherd on the Rock
Tchaikovsky – The Seasons Op. 37b (October, November, December)
Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker Suite (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Trepak)
Free (Free)
Pacific MusicWorks presents Handel Messiah
Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
A revolutionary approach, as practiced by Handel, of embedding the soloists in the choir.
$10-$45 (age 5-17 free)
Pacific MusicWorks presents Handel Messiah
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
A revolutionary approach, as practiced by Handel, of embedding the soloists in the choir.
$10-$45 (age 5-17 free)
Praetorius Christmas Vespers
Wednesday, December 16, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
A massive ensemble of twelve vocal soloists, strings, winds, brass, lutes, organ, and full choir combine to fill the chapel with sounds of the holiday season.
$20-$39
Praetorius Christmas Vespers
Friday, December 18, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A massive ensemble of twelve vocal soloists, strings, winds, brass, lutes, organ, and full choir combine to fill the cathedral with sounds of the holiday season.
$20-$39
Haller Lake Music Series: J.S. Bach’s Complete Viola da Gamba Sonatas
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:10pm (PST)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Cellist Dale Henderson (founder of Bach in the Subways Day) and pianist William Chapman Nyaho perform:
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029
$20 suggested donation ($5 under age 15 )
Epiphany: Medieval Byzantine & Old Roman Chant
Friday, January 1, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Medieval hymns and psalms, including examples of Byzantine chant in Greek from Hagia Sophia and from Palestine, and selections in Latin of Old Roman Chant sung directly from 11th-century manuscripts.
$10-$44