Early music – Past Concerts
Early Music Underground: Erin go Baroque – Celtic music, old and new
Thursday, March 17, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. John's Episcopal Church Kirkland, Kirkland, WA, United States
A night of baroque and traditional music, old and new, from Ireland and Scotland.
$15-$20 suggested donation
Early Music Underground: Spring in the Garden of Aranjuez
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Fiery 18th century music from Spain, Mexico, Argentina, and Bolivia, including music from the Jesuit missions and the colorful and exotic sonata Spring in the Garden of Aranjuez by Spanish composer José Herrando.
$20 (includes 1 beverage)
Peace: Music of Three Faiths
Sunday, March 13, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert of a cappella choral music exploring the deep connections between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
$12-$35
Early Music Underground: Spring in the Garden of Aranjuez
Sunday, March 13, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Northwest Cellars, Kirkland, WA, United States
Fiery 18th century music from Spain, Mexico, Argentina, and Bolivia, including music from the Jesuit missions and the colorful and exotic sonata Spring in the Garden of Aranjuez by Spanish composer José Herrando.
$25 (includes wine tasting)
LMC: Haydn, Brahms, Poulenc, Rameau
Sunday, March 13, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
West Seattle Library, Seattle, WA, United States
Haydn – Sonata in E-flat major, Hob XVI:49
Brahms – Three Intermezzi, Op. 117
Poulenc – La courte paille (The short straw), song cycle
Rameau – “Tristes apprêts, pâles flambeaux” from Castor et Pollux
Rameau – “Aux langeueurs d’Apollon” (Air de la Folie) from Platée
Brahms – Three Intermezzi, Op. 117
Poulenc – La courte paille (The short straw), song cycle
Rameau – “Tristes apprêts, pâles flambeaux” from Castor et Pollux
Rameau – “Aux langeueurs d’Apollon” (Air de la Folie) from Platée
Free (Free)
Multiple Bach: Concertos on Caffeine
Saturday, March 12, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Original Bach compositions as well as Alexander Weimann’s own reconstructions and arrangements from Bach’s Kaffeehaus concerts.
$20-$39
Medieval Women's Choir: The Songs of the Angels
Saturday, March 5, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Medieval singers interpolated wordless song into their daily devotions, expressing the joys of the divine in language both earthly and heavenly.
$16-$22
Byrd Ensemble: In the Queen's Favor
Saturday, March 5, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Music from Cantiones Sacrae, an exclusive collection of sacred music by Tallis and Byrd dedicated to the Queen in thanks for music printing rights and to commemorate the 17th year of her reign.
$15-$25
Hanover Baroque
Saturday, March 5, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Rameau – Deuxième Concert from Pièces de Clavecin en Concert
Marais – Suite E minor from Pièces en Trio
Leclair – Deuxième Récréation de Musique, Op. 8
J.S. Bach – Sonata in G major for obbligato harpsichord and violin, BWV 1019
C.P.E. Bach – Trio Sonata in B minor, Wq. 143
J.S. Bach – Trio Sonata in G major, BWV 1038
Marais – Suite E minor from Pièces en Trio
Leclair – Deuxième Récréation de Musique, Op. 8
J.S. Bach – Sonata in G major for obbligato harpsichord and violin, BWV 1019
C.P.E. Bach – Trio Sonata in B minor, Wq. 143
J.S. Bach – Trio Sonata in G major, BWV 1038
$15-$25 suggested donation
LMC at the Seattle Art Museum
Thursday, March 3, 2016 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Art Museum (Downtown), Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Partita No. 2 for Solo Violin
Prokofiev – Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 115
Milhaud – Quatre Chansons de Ronsard, Op. 223
Rodrigo – Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios
Prokofiev – Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 115
Milhaud – Quatre Chansons de Ronsard, Op. 223
Rodrigo – Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios
Free (Free)
LMC: Rachmaninoff, Scarlatti, Chaminade, & more
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Public Library - Central Library Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Works for piano and soprano by Rachmaninoff, Bach, Scarlatti, Cécile Chaminade, Gloria Wilson Swisher, and Amy Beach.
Free (Free)
Jordi Savall: Spirit of the Viol
Sunday, February 28, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
A solo recital of works for the viol by Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, Marin Marais, and other Spanish and French masters.
$60-$65
Pacific MusicWorks presents Vivaldi The Four Seasons
Sunday, February 28, 2016 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Vivaldi – Concerto for Two Cellos
Vivaldi – Concerto for Two Cellos
$10-$45 (age 5–17 free w/adult)
Baroque Trio Sonatas
Sunday, February 28, 2016 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Mason United Methodist Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
18th-century solos and trio sonatas.
$15-$25 suggested donation
Hesperion XXI: Man and Nature
Saturday, February 27, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Folk traditions of the British Isles inspired Renaissance and Baroque composers as illustrated in this lively program of humors, marches, galliards, reels, and jigs.
$20-$39
Pacific MusicWorks presents Vivaldi The Four Seasons
Saturday, February 27, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Mercer Island, WA, United States
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Vivaldi – Concerto for Two Cellos
Vivaldi – Concerto for Two Cellos
$10-$45 (age 5–17 free w/adult)
Pacific MusicWorks presents Vivaldi The Four Seasons
Friday, February 26, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Edmonds United Methodist Church, Edmonds, WA, United States
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Vivaldi – Concerto for Two Cellos
Vivaldi – Concerto for Two Cellos
$10-$45 (age 5–17 free w/adult)
Pacific MusicWorks presents Vivaldi The Four Seasons
Thursday, February 25, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
South Whidbey High Auditorium, Langley, WA, United States
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Vivaldi – Concerto for Two Cellos
Vivaldi – Concerto for Two Cellos
$10-$45 (age 5–17 free w/adult)
Baroque - n - Hearts at Northwest Cellars
Sunday, February 14, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Northwest Cellars, Kirkland, WA, United States
Our annual tribute to love gone wild, love gone wrong, love gone mad, and love just plain gone. From the humorous to the pathetic, we've got it all from Monteverdi, Purcell, Strozzi, Tartini, and more.
$25
Cornish Lecture Recital Series: Thomas Albanese, tenor
Wednesday, February 10, 2016 @ 5:30pm – 6:30pm (PST)
Cornish College of the Arts - Kerry Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Thomas Albanese, a 2016 degree candidate for the Artist Diploma in Early Music at Cornish College of the Arts, gives a lecture-recital on “John Beard: Examining the life and influence of Handel's favorite tenor.”
Free (Free)