Early music – Upcoming Concerts
Sanctuary in the City: Heinrich Biber – The Sorrowful Mysteries
Wednesday, April 3, 2030 @ 12:10pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber’s sorrowful Mystery Sonatas, a set of powerfully moving pieces written with the extraordinary use of violin techniques and alternative tunings.
Free
Cappella Romana & The Tallis Scholars
Saturday, April 6, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A program of soaring Renaissance music inspired by the Sistine Chapel with music by Allegri, Josquin, Palestrina, and de Morales.
$35-$65
Blessed Sacrament Church Monthly Choral Mass: Lotti's Missa Brevis in D
Sunday, April 7, 2030 @ 5:45pm – 7:15pm (PDT)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Antonio Lotti's Misss Brevis in D minor is performed as a part of an evening religious service.
Free
UW Guest Artist Recital: Jeremy Samolesky, piano
Tuesday, April 9, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude and Fugue in E-flat minor, BWV 853
Leoš Janáček – Piano Sonata 1.X.1905
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 7
Marjan Mozetich – At the Temple
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Ferruccio Busoni) – Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor
Leoš Janáček – Piano Sonata 1.X.1905
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 7
Marjan Mozetich – At the Temple
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Ferruccio Busoni) – Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor
Free
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: International Woman of Mystery
Friday, April 12, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Collective Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the music and life of Antonia Padoani Bembo – an exceptional woman and composer who lived a remarkable life.
$25 ($15 under age 30)
Northwest Mahler Festival Fundraiser: Songs by Alma Mahler & Other Women Composers
Saturday, April 13, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring songs by woman composers including Khosrovidukht, Barbara Strozzi, Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Josephine Lang, Alma Mahler, Florence Price, and Joni Mitchell.
free
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: International Woman of Mystery
Saturday, April 13, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Celebrating the music and life of Antonia Padoani Bembo – an exceptional woman and composer who lived a remarkable life.
$25 / $20 / under 18 free
Gallery Concerts: The Next Generation
Saturday, April 13, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Violinist Rachell Ellen Wong, winner of Gallery Concerts' national juried competition for young artists, performs music by Bach, Biber, LeClair, Tartini, and Veracini, accompanied by Byron Schenkman and Nathan Whittaker.
$35 / $30 / $15 (kids age 7-15 FREE)
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: International Woman of Mystery
Sunday, April 14, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Celebrating the music and life of Antonia Padoani Bembo – an exceptional woman and composer who lived a remarkable life.
$25
PLU: The Bach Aria Project
Sunday, April 14, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
A performance collaboration between PLU student vocalists and instrumentalists performing arias by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Free
Seattle Historical Arts for Kids: Music of Shakespeare's Time
Sunday, April 14, 2030 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
University Heights Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Discover instruments and songs of long ago in this friendly discovery concert for adults and children of all ages.
$9 (infants attend free)
Seattle Symphony Chamber Concert: In the Spotlight – Schoenberg & Bach
Sunday, April 14, 2030 @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Octave 9 at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Arnold Schoenberg – Wind Quintet, Op. 26
Johann Sebastian Bach – Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 for string trio
Johann Sebastian Bach – Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 for string trio
$35
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Leclair & Rameau – The Age of Enlightenment
Sunday, April 14, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
François Couperin – Sonata in G minor for two violins and continuo, “La Paix du Parnasse”
Jean-Marie Leclair – Sonata in F major for two violins, Op. 3 No. 4
Jean-Philippe Rameau – Prelude and Gavotte with variations for harpsichord in A minor
Jean-Philippe Rameau – Concert No. 5 for harpsichord, violin, and viol
Jean-Marie Leclair – Deuxième Récréation de Musique for two violins and continuo, Op. 8
Jean-Marie Leclair – Sonata in F major for two violins, Op. 3 No. 4
Jean-Philippe Rameau – Prelude and Gavotte with variations for harpsichord in A minor
Jean-Philippe Rameau – Concert No. 5 for harpsichord, violin, and viol
Jean-Marie Leclair – Deuxième Récréation de Musique for two violins and continuo, Op. 8
$10-$48
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: International Woman of Mystery
Sunday, April 14, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the music and life of Antonia Padoani Bembo – an exceptional woman and composer who lived a remarkable life.
$25 ($15 under age 30)
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: International Woman of Mystery
Tuesday, April 16, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Capitol Cider, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the music and life of Antonia Padoani Bembo – an exceptional woman and composer who lived a remarkable life.
$25 ($15 under age 30)
PLU Early Music Lab
Tuesday, April 16, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Students of the PLU Early Music Lab present a concert of music ranging from Medieval chant to music from the Classical era.
Free
Music at St. James Cathedral: The Office of Tenebræ
Wednesday, April 17, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Thomas Tallis – Lamentations of Jeremiah the Prophet
Paweł Łukaszewski – O vos omnes
Gregorio Allegri – Miserere mei, Deus
Traditional – Gregorian Chant
Paweł Łukaszewski – O vos omnes
Gregorio Allegri – Miserere mei, Deus
Traditional – Gregorian Chant
Free
Music at St. James Cathedral: Tre Ore – Pergolesi's 'Stabat Mater'
Music at St. James Cathedral,
Jubilate! Young Women's Ensemble, and
St. James Cathedral Chamber Orchestra
Friday, April 19, 2030 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Brief exclamations from religious text alternate with movements from Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's Stabat Mater and meditations by Father Stephen Rowan, PhD on the Seven Last Words of Christ.
Free
Lucas Zeiter, bassoon (UW junior recital)
Wednesday, April 24, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Alexandre Tansman – Sonatine for Bassoon and Piano
François Devienne – Bassoon Quartet in G minor, Op. 73 No. 3
Willson Osborne – Rhapsody for Bassoon
Antonio Vivaldi – Bassoon Concerto in F major, RV. 485
François Devienne – Bassoon Quartet in G minor, Op. 73 No. 3
Willson Osborne – Rhapsody for Bassoon
Antonio Vivaldi – Bassoon Concerto in F major, RV. 485
Free
South Sound Classical Choir: Mozart, Dienes, Gjeilo
Friday, April 26, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, Milton, WA, United States
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, Katherine Dienes, Ola Gjeilo, Stephen Paulus, Johannes Brahms, and more, performed by 60 volunteer members from Puyallup and Tacoma.
Free