Early music – Upcoming Concerts
Bach’s Lunch: Spanish & Portuguese Flute Sonatas
Tuesday, March 6, 2029 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
18th century Spanish and Portuguese flute sonatas. Bring your lunch!
Free (Free)
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Four-Part Canzonas 1585-1625
Wednesday, March 7, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Bethel Church, Vashon, WA, United States
An in-depth exploration of the rarely-heard Italian four-part canzona, inspired by four-part French and Flemish chansons.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under free)
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Four-Part Canzonas 1585-1625
Thursday, March 8, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
An in-depth exploration of the rarely-heard Italian four-part canzona, inspired by four-part French and Flemish chansons.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under free)
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Four-Part Canzonas 1585-1625
Friday, March 9, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Port Townsend, WA, United States
An in-depth exploration of the rarely-heard Italian four-part canzona, inspired by four-part French and Flemish chansons.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under free)
American Recorder Rally & Concert with Matthias Maute
Saturday, March 10, 2029 @ 1:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Sand Point Community United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A two-hour workshop/rehearsal, followed by a performance that is open to the public.
Workshop $50, concert tickets at the door
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Four-Part Canzonas 1585-1625
Saturday, March 10, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
An in-depth exploration of the rarely-heard Italian four-part canzona, inspired by four-part French and Flemish chansons.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under free)
Medieval Women's Choir: Spring Celebration
Saturday, March 10, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Cast off the gloom of winter through a celebration of spring.
$25 (students $15)
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Four-Part Canzonas 1585-1625
Sunday, March 11, 2029 @ 1:00pm – 2:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church, Eastsound, WA, United States
An in-depth exploration of the rarely-heard Italian four-part canzona, inspired by four-part French and Flemish chansons.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under free)
Pergolesi's Stabat Mater: Music for contemplation in Lent
Sunday, March 11, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
St. John's Episcopal Church Kirkland, Kirkland, WA, United States
A performance of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, with orchestra and harpsichord.
Free (Free (donation only))
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Four-Part Canzonas 1585-1625
Sunday, March 11, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Brickworks, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
An in-depth exploration of the rarely-heard Italian four-part canzona, inspired by four-part French and Flemish chansons.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under free)
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Four-Part Canzonas 1585-1625
Monday, March 12, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Grace Church, Lopez Island, WA, United States
An in-depth exploration of the rarely-heard Italian four-part canzona, inspired by four-part French and Flemish chansons.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under free)
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Four-Part Canzonas 1585-1625
Tuesday, March 13, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
An in-depth exploration of the rarely-heard Italian four-part canzona, inspired by four-part French and Flemish chansons.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under free)
Cappella Romana: Ivan Moody – The Akáthistos Hymn
Friday, March 16, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Rev’d Dr. Ivan Moody, British composer, conductor, and Orthodox priest, returns to direct his stunning setting of the 6th-century hymn to the Mother of God, blending Byzantine chant with richly-textured Russian-style choruses.
$24-$49
Seattle Folklore Society: Windborne Song Workshop
Saturday, March 17, 2029 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Home Street Bank Community Room, Seattle, WA, United States
A vocal workshop with a dual theme: songs of labor and social movements, and songs from musical cultures around the world.
$10-$25 suggested donation
Seattle Folklore Society presents: Windborne
Saturday, March 17, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Phinney Neighborhood Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A New England quartet specializing in close-harmony singing.
$18 / $16 / $9
Seattle Baroque Orchestra: The Fairy Queen
Saturday, March 17, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Henry Purcell's The Fairy Queen, Matthew Locke's The Tempest, and other English Baroque favorites.
$20-$40
Byrd Ensemble: Evolution of Chant – A starting point
Saturday, March 17, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Tallis – Loquebantur variis linguis
Tallis – Videte miraculum
Whitacre – Sainte-Chapelle
Pärt – Magnificat
Pärt – I Am the True Vine
Pärt – Seven Magnificat Antiphons
Sheppard – Reges Tharsis
Tavener – Two Hymns to the Mother of God
Tallis – Videte miraculum
Whitacre – Sainte-Chapelle
Pärt – Magnificat
Pärt – I Am the True Vine
Pärt – Seven Magnificat Antiphons
Sheppard – Reges Tharsis
Tavener – Two Hymns to the Mother of God
$18-$28
Bach's Coffeehouse – A Brief History of the String Quartet
Friday, March 23, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Everett, WA, United States
The dynamic San Francisco-based period instrument group The Sylvestris Quartet blends wit and insight as they explore the development of the quartet from Biber to Beethoven and beyond.
$25/$20 (under 18 FREE)
Contemporary Classical Guitarist Zane Forshee at Naked City Brewery and Taphouse
Saturday, March 24, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Ronald Pearl – Four at III (west coast premiere)
John Dowland – Fantasy
Judah Adashi – my heart comes undone (for electric guitar and loop pedal)
Isaac Albeniz – Mallorca
J.S. Bach – Prelude, Fugue, & Allegro
Ingram Marshall – Soe-pa (for amplified classical guitar, loop, and delay)
Ronald Pearl – My Name is Red (west coast premiere)
John Dowland – Fantasy
Judah Adashi – my heart comes undone (for electric guitar and loop pedal)
Isaac Albeniz – Mallorca
J.S. Bach – Prelude, Fugue, & Allegro
Ingram Marshall – Soe-pa (for amplified classical guitar, loop, and delay)
Ronald Pearl – My Name is Red (west coast premiere)
$10
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: A brief history of (time) the string quartet
Saturday, March 24, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
The dynamic The Sylvestris Quartet (San Francisco) blends wit and insight as they explore the development of the quartet from Biber to Beethoven, and beyond.
$25