Folk – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Mostly Nordic: Winds of Change – The Icelandic Spirit
Sunday, June 5, 2016 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Nordic Heritage Museum (venue closed), Seattle, WA, United States
A program combining old and new, with "fresh ink" pieces and old Icelandic folk songs in sizzling new arrangements.
$25-$60
Bridges of Song
Sunday, June 5, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Maple Leaf Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Delightful songs from around the world, arranged by Veljo Tormis (Estonia), Gustav Holst (England), Aaron Copland (U.S.), and many others.
$5-$20
Bridges of Song
Saturday, June 4, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Delightful songs from around the world, arranged by Veljo Tormis (Estonia), Gustav Holst (England), Aaron Copland (U.S.), and many others.
$5-$20
The Daphnes / The Blue Janes
Friday, June 3, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Garden House, Seattle, WA, United States
Two local trios woo and delight with beautiful vocals and strings of all sizes.
$10-$12
Women in Song
Ancora and
Mägi Ensemble
Thursday, May 19, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Join two of our area’s finest women’s chamber choirs, Ancora and the Mägi Ensemble, for an evening of sublime song.
$15-$20
Tapestry Singers: Hearts and Flowers
Sunday, May 1, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Puyallup United Methodist Church, Puyallup, WA, United States
Choral music from Latin to jazz, John Leavitt to Cole Porter.
$5-$10 suggested donation
Sound of Late: What Water Knows
Friday, April 29, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Center for Wooden Boats, Seattle, WA, United States
The shimmering, colorful music of composers Emily Doolittle, Nicole Portley, Bright Sheng, and Toru Takemitsu will be featured alongside music and poetry of marine biologists and commercial fishers.
$10
Geoffrey Castle at the Thumbnail Theatre
Sunday, April 3, 2016 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
The Thumbnail Theater, Snohomish, WA, United States
A one-man show on six-string electric violin, featuring original compositions and arrangements of popular songs, stories from touring and performing, and a Q&A session.
$15-$20
Early Music Underground: Tasting Notes – Irish Single Malts
Saturday, March 19, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Private home in West Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
An exclusive private house concert and Irish single malt whiskey tasting. Live performance includes rarely-heard pieces by Irish and Scottish Baroque composers as well as new and old Traditional Celtic music.
$35 single; $60 couple
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
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
Peace: Music of Three Faiths
Saturday, March 12, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
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
Choir of the Sound: Raise Your Voice
Saturday, March 12, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A program of spirituals with choral arrangements by Jester Hairston, Moses Hogen, and other masters.
$10-$20
Choir of the Sound: Raise Your Voice
Friday, March 11, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A program of spirituals with choral arrangements by Jester Hairston, Moses Hogen, and other masters.
$10-$20
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
Lunar New Year Celebration: Chinese Folk Music for Strings
Sunday, February 21, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Seattle Central Library Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
He Zhanhao / Chen Gang – Butterfly Lovers' Concerto
Zhou Long – Chinese Folk Songs for string quartet
Zhou Long – Chinese Folk Songs for string quartet
Free (Free)
The Daphnes + Hotel Vignette at the Royal Room
Tuesday, January 26, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:45pm (PST)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Mesmerizing modern chamber pop compositions followed by the ramblings and bumbles of Nils Petersen.
Free (Free)
NORTHERN LIGHTS – Music of the Baltics and Scandinavia
Saturday, December 19, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Music spanning a thousand years of Baltic and Nordic choral music, from medieval chant to contemporary works by Rautavaara, Mäntyjärvi, Kreek and Tormis, and a piece by Ešenvalds that recreates the wonder of the northern lights in sound using voices, chimes and tuned water goblets.
SOLD OUT
NORTHERN LIGHTS – Music of the Baltics and Scandinavia
Saturday, December 19, 2015 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Music spanning a thousand years of Baltic and Nordic choral music, from medieval chant to contemporary works by Rautavaara, Mäntyjärvi, Kreek and Tormis, and a piece by Ešenvalds that recreates the wonder of the northern lights in sound using voices, chimes and tuned water goblets.
SOLD OUT
NORTHERN LIGHTS – Music of the Baltics and Scandinavia (open rehearsal)
Friday, December 18, 2015 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Music spanning a thousand years of Baltic and Nordic choral music, from medieval chant to contemporary works by Rautavaara, Mäntyjärvi, Kreek and Tormis, and a piece by Ešenvalds that recreates the wonder of the northern lights in sound using voices, chimes and tuned water goblets.
$10-$15