Early music – Past Concerts
Sequentia: The Monk Sings the Pagan
Saturday, November 12, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Medieval music ensemble Sequentia collaborates with noted scholars to reconstruct Classical texts by pagan authors Horace, Terence, Homer and others, sung by European monks from the 9th-12th centuries.
$26-$46
Sine Nomine: Palestrina – Protector of Polyphony
Sunday, November 6, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Palestrina – Missa Papae Marcelli
Arcadelt – O pulcherrima mulierum
de Rore – Descendi in hortum meum
de Wert – Gaudete in Domino
Arcadelt – O pulcherrima mulierum
de Rore – Descendi in hortum meum
de Wert – Gaudete in Domino
Free will offering
Pacific MusicWorks: Breathtaking – A voice & cornetto entwined
Saturday, November 5, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Exploring the affinities of the instrument with the voice.
$20-$45 (youth free)
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Music for the Sun King
Sunday, October 30, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Glorious music of the French Baroque, including works by Couperin, Jacquet de la Guerre, Lully, Marais, and Rebel (“Le Tombeau de Lully”), featuring two of North America’s greatest baroque violinists with opulent continuo accompaniment.
$10-$42
Seattle Baroque Orchestra: 'Tafelmusik'
Saturday, October 29, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A tribute to Georg Philipp Telemann and his iconic publication Tafelmusik.
$26-$46
Cappella Romana: Icons of Sound – Byzantine Chant from Hagia Sophia
Friday, October 28, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Journey back in time with transcendent medieval Byzantine chants from Constantinople’s Hagia Sophia.
$10-$44
Early Music Underground: BACHtoberfest
Tuesday, October 25, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
It's Bach, brews, and burgers with organist Wyatt Smith in a program of some of J.S. Bach's greatest organ works performed on Marceau Organbuilders' portable pipe organ.
$20
Stylus Fantasticus: Violin music of the 17th century in the free and 'fantastic' style
Saturday, October 22, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
An incredible repertoire comes to life on historical instruments. Works by Farina, Fontana, Mealy, Albertini, Schmelzer, and Biber.
$20
The Byrd Ensemble Presents John IV: A Golden Age of Portuguese Polyphony
Saturday, October 15, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring mass settings by two of the greatest Portuguese composers of the 17th century: Duarte Lobo and Manuel Cardoso.
$15-$25
Second City Chamber Series: The Birth of Chamber Music
Friday, October 14, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
The Great Hall at Annie Wright School, Tacoma, WA, United States
Works by Bach, Buxtehude, Castello, Telemann, and Uccellini.
$10-$25 (18 & under free)
Chanticleer: Washing of the Water
Sunday, October 9, 2016 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
“The world’s reigning male chorus” opens Early Music Guild’s 40th season with a program that explores the power of water to redeem, restore, and refresh the human soul.
$26-$46
Chanticleer: Washing of the Water
Saturday, October 8, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
“The world’s reigning male chorus” opens Early Music Guild’s 40th season with a program that explores the power of water to redeem, restore, and refresh the human soul.
$26-$46
Bach's Lunch: Tekla Cunningham, baroque violin
Tuesday, October 4, 2016 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A bring-your-lunch program of virtuosic music from 18th century Vienna, including sonatas by Biber, Schmelzer, and Albertini.
Free (Free)
Magnificent 'Magnificats'
Saturday, October 1, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PDT)
Blessed Sacrament Parish, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach – Magnificat in D major
Vivaldi – Magnificat in G minor
Buxtehude – Magnificat in D major
Biber – Rosary Sonatas for solo violin and continuo
Vivaldi – Magnificat in G minor
Buxtehude – Magnificat in D major
Biber – Rosary Sonatas for solo violin and continuo
$5-$25
Compline at Christ Church
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 @ 8:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Sacred choral music featuring Gregorian chant, Anglican chant, and hymns from musical periods spanning many centuries – an ideal setting for meditative contemplation amidst the bustle of our fair city.
Free
Epiphany Music Guild presents Intimate Baroque: French Enchantments
Sunday, September 25, 2016 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert of French baroque music featuring six of the most noted baroque performers in the Puget Sound area and works by Campra, Clérambault, Couperin, and others.
Free
Intimate Baroque: French Enchantments
Friday, September 23, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kenyon Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert of French baroque music featuring some of the most noted baroque performers in the Puget Sound area and works by Campra, Clérambault, Couperin, and others.
$5-$14
[CANCELLED] Early Music Guild: Fêtes Galantes – Special concert with Tina Chancey, viol
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Join us for a celebration of the small but mighty bowed string instruments of the High Baroque: treble viola da gamba and five and six-string pardessus de viole.
CANCELLED
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Bach & the Mendelssohns
Sunday, September 18, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Keyboard Concerto in F minor
J.S. Bach – "Gamba Sonata” in G major
Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel – Fantasy for cello and piano
Felix Mendelssohn – Piano Trio in C minor
J.S. Bach – "Gamba Sonata” in G major
Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel – Fantasy for cello and piano
Felix Mendelssohn – Piano Trio in C minor
$10-$42
Early Music Underground: Winds of Change – Music for Horn, Flute, and Harpsichord
Tuesday, September 13, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
An exciting and virtuosic tour of changing musical styles in 18th century Europe.
$20