Renaissance – Upcoming Concerts
Blessed Sacrament Church Monthly Choral Mass: Palestrina’s 'Missa Assumpta Est Maria'
Thursday, August 15, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The Blessed Sacrament Church Choral Mass will feature the Blessed Sacrament’s Schola Cantorum and Sackbut Ensemble performing Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina’s Missa Assumpta Est Maria, as well as motets by Claudio Monteverdi and Orlando Gibbons.
Free
Summer Fling Singers: Legends, Lands, & Laments
Saturday, August 24, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Sacred laments mixed with madrigals about faraway lands and Greek mythology by William Byrd, John Wilbye, John Ward, Thomas Weelkes, Orlando Gibbons, and Francis Pilkington.
Free
Fall Fipple Flute Forum Faculty Concert
Friday, October 4, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Musical delights from several centuries, with selections by Heinrich Isaac, Dieterich Buxtehude, Pieter Campo, and more.
$25 suggested donation
The Byrd Ensemble: Monuments of the Renaissance – Spem in alium
Saturday, October 12, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Thomas Tallis – Loquebantur variis linguis
Thomas Tallis – Lamentations of Jeremiah II
Robert Carver – O bone Jesu
Giovanni Gabrieli – Magnificat
William Byrd – Tristitia et anxietas
Alonso Lobo – Versa est in luctum
Thomas Tallis – Spem in alium
Thomas Tallis – Lamentations of Jeremiah II
Robert Carver – O bone Jesu
Giovanni Gabrieli – Magnificat
William Byrd – Tristitia et anxietas
Alonso Lobo – Versa est in luctum
Thomas Tallis – Spem in alium
$30 / $25 / $20 / $50
Seattle Symphony [untitled]: Sacred & Contemporary Brass Music
Friday, October 18, 2030 @ 10:00pm – 10:50pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall – Samuel & Althea Stroum Grand Lobby, Seattle, WA, United States
The Seattle Symphony’s brass section performs sacred music of Giovanni Gabrieli alongside works by American composers Gunther Schuller, David Sampson, and Anthony DiLorenzo.
$15
Sine Nomine: Laus Trinitati – In Praise of the Divine
Sunday, October 27, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Plainchant, Renaissance, and modern works that employ joyful texts about the creative, life-giving powers of the Trinity.
Free (Free)
Blessed Sacrament Church Monthly Choral Mass: Victoria's 'Missa O quam gloriosum'
Friday, November 1, 2030 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Tomás Luis de Victoria’s Missa O quam gloriosum along with motets by Gregorio Allegri and Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina to celebrate All Saints' Day.
Free
Blessed Sacrament Church Monthly Choral Mass: Victoria's 'Missa O quam gloriosum'
Friday, November 1, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Tomás Luis de Victoria’s Missa O quam gloriosum along with motets by Gregorio Allegri and Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina to celebrate All Saints' Day.
Free
Seattle Flute Society: Seattle Flute Choir at Northminster Presbyterian Church
Sunday, November 10, 2030 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Northminster Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Kelly Via, Z. Randall Stroope, Gustav Holst, Judy Nishimura, and more.
Free (Free)
Nathan Jensen Piano Recital
Saturday, November 16, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PST)
St. John United Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist Nathan Jensen performs music by Jan Sweelinck, Frederic Chopin, and more on St. John's 1895 Steinway Model B Concert Grand.
Free (Free)
Elemental Harmony
Saturday, November 16, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music spanning four centuries, played on renaissance and baroque recorders of all sizes and showcasing the rich variety of the recorder repertoire, including compositions by J.S. Bach, Heinrich Isaac, Henry VIII, and others.
$25 suggested donation
Seattle Flute Society: Seattle Flute Choir at The Kenney
Sunday, November 17, 2030 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
The Kenney, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Kelly Via, Z. Randall Stroope, Gustav Holst, Judy Nishimura, and more.
Free (Free)
Seattle Historical Arts for Kids: The World of Salamone Rossi
Saturday, November 23, 2030 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
The SHAK Early Music Youth Academy brings 17th-century works by Salamone Rossi to life on period instruments.
$10-$15 suggested donation
Seattle Bach Choir: Beginnings
Sunday, November 24, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Selections from Heinrich Schütz's Psalmen Davids frame this program of beginnings.
$20 ($18 seniors / students)
Blessed Sacrament Church Choral Mass: Victoria’s 'Missa Alma Redemptoris Mater'
Sunday, December 1, 2030 @ 5:45pm – 7:45pm (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The Blessed Sacrament Schola Cantorum and Sackbut Ensemble present Tomás Luis de Victoria’s Missa Alma Redemptoris mater, along with motets by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Free
First Fridays @ Epiphany Wine Tasting Concert: Glad (Baroque) Tidings
Friday, December 6, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, 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.
$35 (includes wine tasting)
Pacific Musicworks Underground: Glad (Baroque) Tidings
Saturday, December 7, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, 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 / $20 / free
Northwest Chamber Chorus: A Child's Christmas in Wales
Sunday, December 8, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (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
The Byrd Ensemble & Allegra: Lessons & Carols
Sunday, December 8, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
David Wilcocks – Once in Royal David's City
Boris Ord – Adam Lay YBounden
Charles Wood – Ding Dong Merrily on High
Traditional (arr. David Wilcocks) – Sussex Carol
John Tavener – The Lamb
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Alma redemptoris mater
John Rutter – What Sweeter Music
Harold Darke – In the Bleak Midwinter
Gustav Holst – Personent Hodie
Boris Ord – Adam Lay YBounden
Charles Wood – Ding Dong Merrily on High
Traditional (arr. David Wilcocks) – Sussex Carol
John Tavener – The Lamb
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Alma redemptoris mater
John Rutter – What Sweeter Music
Harold Darke – In the Bleak Midwinter
Gustav Holst – Personent Hodie
$20 / $15 / $10 / $35
Blessed Sacrament Church Choral Mass: Hassler’s 'Missa Super Dixit Maria'
Monday, December 9, 2030 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (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