Renaissance – Upcoming Concerts
Blessed Sacrament Church Choral Mass: Hassler’s 'Missa Super Dixit Maria'
Monday, December 9, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The Blessed Sacrament Schola Cantorum and Sackbut Ensemble present Hans Leo Hassler’s Missa super Dixit Maria, along with motets by Hassler.
Free
Pacific Musicworks Underground: Glad (Baroque) Tidings
Tuesday, December 10, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Capitol Cider, Seattle, WA, United States
Ring in the holiday season with Henry Lebedinsky and the Underground House Singers as they offer up Renaissance and Baroque Christmas carols, audience sing-alongs, and an Ugly Baby Jesus art extravaganza.
$25 ($15 ages 21-30)
Northwest Chamber Chorus: A Child's Christmas in Wales
Saturday, December 14, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Traditional carols interspersed with Dylan Thomas’ joyous storytelling, narrated by actor David Pichette.
$25 / $20 / Free
Cascadian Chorale: The Christmas Story
Sunday, December 15, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Eastside Baha'i Center – Auditorium, Bellevue, WA, United States
Hugo Distler – Die Weihnachtsgeschichte
Hector Berlioz – The Shepherds’ Farewell (arr. Bronwyn Edwards)
David Willcocks – The Cherry Tree Carol
Gustav Holst – In the bleak midwinter
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – The crown of roses
Jessica French – The Oxen
Hector Berlioz – The Shepherds’ Farewell (arr. Bronwyn Edwards)
David Willcocks – The Cherry Tree Carol
Gustav Holst – In the bleak midwinter
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – The crown of roses
Jessica French – The Oxen
$20 ($15 senior/student)
Early Music Seattle: Festive Cantatas – Christmas in Gabrieli’s Venice
Friday, December 20, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
Music that would have echoed from the mosaic-covered vaults of Saint Mark’s Basilica: motets, dazzling sonatas and canzonas, and festive music worthy of the pomp and brilliance of the Venetian State.
$20-$45
Early Music Seattle: Festive Cantatas – Christmas in Gabrieli’s Venice
Saturday, December 21, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Music that would have echoed from the mosaic-covered vaults of Saint Mark’s Basilica: motets, dazzling sonatas and canzonas, and festive music worthy of the pomp and brilliance of the Venetian State.
$20-$45
Blessed Sacrament Church Choral Midnight Mass: Victoria’s 'Missa O Magnum Mysterium'
Wednesday, December 25, 2030 @ 12:00am – 2:00am (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The Blessed Sacrament Jerome Ensemble, Schola Cantorum, and Sackbut Ensemble present Tomás Luis de Victoria’s Missa O magnum mysterium, along with motets by Giovanni Gabrieli, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, and Tomás Luis de Victoria.
Free
Seattle Historical Arts for Kids: Merry It Is! – A Ten-Year Anniversary Concert for Families
Saturday, January 4, 2031 @ 1:30pm – 2:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrate the anniversary of SHAK's 2010 album Merry It Is!: Songs & Dances of the 13th-18th Centuries with skilled young musicians in historical costume.
$10-15 suggested donation
Cornell University Chorus & Glee Club: Pacific Northwest Tour
Friday, January 10, 2031 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Cornell's choirs return to the Pacific Northwest with a program including Renaissance motets, folk songs, gospel music, west coast premieres of new works, and much more.
$20 (students $10)
Blessed Sacrament Church Choral Mass: 'Candlemas' Concert
Blessed Sacrament Choir,
Blessed Sacrament Baroque Orchestra,
Blessed Sacrament Schola Cantorum, and
Blessed Sacrament Sackbut Ensemble
Saturday, February 1, 2031 @ 5:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Choral mass celebrating the Feast of the Presentation. Featuring Caldara’s Missa Brevis in G; seasonal carols and motets; 18th century Scottish piping music; and more.
$10-$35
The Byrd Ensemble: Flemish Masters
Saturday, February 1, 2031 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Thomas Crecquillon – Pater peccavi
Jean Mouton – Ave Maria virgo serena
Josquin des Prez – Absalon, fili mi
Nicolas Gombert – Lugebat David Absalon
Thomas Crecquillon – Ego flos campi
Orlande de Lassus – Alma Redemptoris Mater
Orlande de Lassus – Missa Bell' Amfitrit' altera
Jean Mouton – Ave Maria virgo serena
Josquin des Prez – Absalon, fili mi
Nicolas Gombert – Lugebat David Absalon
Thomas Crecquillon – Ego flos campi
Orlande de Lassus – Alma Redemptoris Mater
Orlande de Lassus – Missa Bell' Amfitrit' altera
$30 / $25 / $20 / $45
Meany Center presents Orlando Consort: The Passion of Joan of Arc
Tuesday, February 4, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Britain’s celebrated early music vocal ensemble transports us to Joan’s world, accompanying Carl Theodor Dreyer’s silent film La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc live with a deeply moving soundtrack of sacred and secular music from her lifetime.
$47-$55 (FREE ages 5-17)
Seattle Classic Guitar Society presents Michael Kudirka
Saturday, February 15, 2031 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Francesco Canova da Milano – Fantasias, Ricercars, and Improvisations
John Dowland – Three Lute Pieces
Johann Sebastian Bach – Chaconne, from Partita II in D minor, BWV 1004
Dusan Bogdanovic – Levantine Suite
Fernando Sor – Introduction and Variations on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 9
Johann Sebastian Bach – Chaconne, from Partita II in D minor, BWV 1004
Dusan Bogdanovic – Levantine Suite
Fernando Sor – Introduction and Variations on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 9
Free (Free)
UW Chamber Singers & University Chorale – How Shall I hold my Soul Still? Songs of Love, Loss and Betrayal
Wednesday, March 5, 2031 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
An eclectic program of American contemporary choral works, the winter quarter concert by the Chamber Singers and University Chorale examines love through many lenses.
$10
The Office of Tenebrae – Lamentations of Jeremiah
Wednesday, March 31, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A 10-voice choir from the Cathedral Cantorei will sing plainchant & Renaissance composer Thomas Tallis's settings of the Lamentations of Jeremiah. In-person attendance only in Seattle, WA.
Free (Free (registration required))
Vancouver Bach Festival: The City of Ladies (film)
Tuesday, July 27, 2032 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Portative organist Catalina Vicens & early music ensemble Servir Antico tell the story of revolutionary Medieval poet Christine de Pizan. Featuring compositions by Baude Cordier, Solage, Gilles Binchois, Guillaume Dufay, & more.
Free (Free ($5-$10CAD in-person))
[POSTPONED] Josquin des Prez: Missa Ave Maris Stella
Saturday, August 28, 2032 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Music by Josquin des Prez, one of the early Renaissance's most influential composers, to honor the 500th anniversary of his passing. Includes his complete Missa Ave maris stella & selected motets.
Free (Postponed)
Farallon Recorder Quartet: Josquin, Bach, Kayser
Friday, September 17, 2032 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
University Congregational United Church of Christ, Seattle, WA, United States
Program spanning 4 centuries of music, performed on Renaissance & Baroque recorders. Works by Josquin des Prez, J.S. Bach, Fulvio Caldini, & more, as well as compositions & arrangements by ensemble members.
$20 or pay as able (kids free)
Early Music Vancouver: Mandinka Pilgrimage feat. Constantinople & Ablaye Cissoko, kora
Friday, September 24, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Explore the epics of the Mandinka Kingdom with kora master Ablaye Cissoko & Montreal’s Ensemble Constantinople, in this concert that seeks to blend the sounds of West Africa & Persia.
Free ($17.52-$19.95 online / $33.48-$35.88 in person)
Sine Nomine: “The Master of the Notes” – Celebrating 500 years of Josquin des Prez
Sunday, October 24, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Episcopal Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Sine Nomine marks the 500th anniversary of French Renaissance master Josquin des Prez with an all-Josquin program, celebrating his life & the great variety & scope of his work.
Free (Free)