Early music – Past Concerts
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Bach’s Sonatas for Flute & Harpsichord
Friday, March 15, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach’s exquisite duo sonatas – the most highly esteemed works for flute and keyboard from any era.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under FREE)
Seattle Symphony: Bach's Mass in B minor
Thursday, March 14, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A pillar of human achievement on par with Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling.
$22-$122 (age 8-18 free)
UW Chamber Singers & University Chorale: ODRANOEL
Wednesday, March 13, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Paying tribute to the 500th anniversary of the passing of Leonardo da Vinci, with Italian madrigals both new and of the time of this Renaissance genius.
$10
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: Celtic Folk & Baroque at Capitol Cider
Tuesday, March 12, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Capitol Cider, Seattle, WA, United States
Internationally acclaimed Scottish fiddler and violinist Brandon Vance joins Henry Lebedinsky for sonatas by James Oswald, Dougie MacLean, Alexander Munro, and William Marshall – as well as traditional reels, Strathspeys, jigs, and marches.
$25 ($15 ages 21-30)
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Bach’s Sonatas for Flute & Harpsichord
Sunday, March 10, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach’s exquisite duo sonatas – the most highly esteemed works for flute and keyboard from any era.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under FREE)
Epiphany Music Guild: Sweet Bird – Chamber Music for Flute, Cello, & Harpsichord
Sunday, March 10, 2019 @ 6:15pm – 7:45pm (PDT)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A lyrical and lively program of 18th century chamber music by Bach, Leclair, Blavet, and others.
Free
Musique du Jour Presents! Beethoven’s Clarinet
Sunday, March 10, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier – 6 Suites de pièces, Op. 35
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 12 Duos, K. 487
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622 - Adagio
Ludwig van Beethoven – Trio in B-flat major, Op. 11
Ludwig van Beethoven – Trio in E-flat major, Op. 38
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 12 Duos, K. 487
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622 - Adagio
Ludwig van Beethoven – Trio in B-flat major, Op. 11
Ludwig van Beethoven – Trio in E-flat major, Op. 38
$30 / $25 / $15 (children FREE)
Ladies Musical Club: Music for Oboe & Piano, Keyboard Music by J.S. Bach
Sunday, March 10, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Southwest Seattle Public Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Music for oboe and piano by Charles Koechlin, Charles-Marie Widor and Eugene Aynsley Goossens, as well as keyboard music by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Free (Free)
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Bach’s Sonatas for Flute & Harpsichord
Sunday, March 10, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Bethel Church, Vashon, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach’s exquisite duo sonatas – the most highly esteemed works for flute and keyboard from any era.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under FREE)
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: Celtic Folk & Baroque
Saturday, March 9, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Internationally acclaimed Scottish fiddler and violinist Brandon Vance joins Henry Lebedinsky for sonatas by James Oswald, Dougie MacLean, Alexander Munro, and William Marshall – as well as traditional reels, Strathspeys, jigs, and marches.
$25 ($20 seniors, age 18 & under FREE)
Musique du Jour Presents! Beethoven’s Clarinet
Saturday, March 9, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier – 6 Suites de pièces, Op. 35
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 12 Duos, K. 487
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622 - Adagio
Ludwig van Beethoven – Trio in B-flat major, Op. 11
Ludwig van Beethoven – Trio in E-flat major, Op. 38
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 12 Duos, K. 487
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622 - Adagio
Ludwig van Beethoven – Trio in B-flat major, Op. 11
Ludwig van Beethoven – Trio in E-flat major, Op. 38
$30 / $25 / $15 (children FREE)
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Goldberg Variations
Saturday, March 9, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
Goldberg Variations with German harpsichordist and Bach scholar Hans-Jürgen Schnoor.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under FREE)
Seattle Historical Arts for Kids: Old Music for Young Voices in Renaissance Finland
Saturday, March 9, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A collection of fun and tuneful Latin songs will be sung and acted by students aged 7-18 and accompanied by SHAK's Early Music Youth Academy and faculty.
$10
Seattle Art Song Society: Womxn's Voices
Friday, March 8, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PST)
Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring music by womxn composers Nina Simone, Hildegard von Bingen, Clara Schumann, Germaine Tailleferre, Libby Larsen, Juliana Hall, and more.
Free
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: Goldberg Variations
Friday, March 8, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Goldberg Variations with German harpsichordist and Bach scholar Hans-Jürgen Schnoor.
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under FREE)
[CANCELLED] Sanctuary in the City: The Elizabeth Project
Monday, March 4, 2019 @ 12:10pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Songs of the heart written by four exceptional Baroque women composers – Barbara Strozzi, Francesca Campagna, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, and Françoise-Charlotte Ménétou – plus several modern-day premieres.
Free
Thalia Symphony Orchestra & Choir of the Sound: Handel's 'Messiah'
Sunday, March 3, 2019 @ 1:30pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Thalia Symphony Orchestra and Choir of the Sound join forces for a performance of Handel's oratorio and beloved masterpiece, Messiah.
$10-$25
The Byrd Ensemble: Polyphonic Fest – Renaissance Music for Special Occasions
Saturday, March 2, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
John Taverner – Missa Gloria Tibi Trinitas
John Sheppard – Libera nos, salva nos I & II
John Sheppard – Sacris solemniis
John Taverner – Quemadmodum
John Taverner – O splendor Gloriae
John Sheppard – Libera nos, salva nos I & II
John Sheppard – Sacris solemniis
John Taverner – Quemadmodum
John Taverner – O splendor Gloriae
$18-$28
Seattle Symphony Presents Sir András Schiff in Recital
Saturday, March 2, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Capriccio in B-flat major, BWV 992 (“On the Departure of his Beloved Brother”)
Béla Bartók – Dances Nos. 1-3 from Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm, Sz. 107
Robert Schumann – Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6
Johann Sebastian Bach – Duet No. 1 in E minor, BWV 802
Johann Sebastian Bach – Duet No. 2 in F major, BWV 803
Béla Bartók – Dances Nos. 1-3 from Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm, Sz. 107
Robert Schumann – Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6
Johann Sebastian Bach – Duet No. 1 in E minor, BWV 802
Johann Sebastian Bach – Duet No. 2 in F major, BWV 803
$25-$123
Thalia Symphony Orchestra & Choir of the Sound: Handel's 'Messiah'
Saturday, March 2, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Seattle First Baptist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Thalia Symphony Orchestra and Choir of the Sound join forces for a performance of Handel's oratorio and beloved masterpiece, Messiah.
$10-$25