Baroque period – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Early Music Underground: The Extraordinary Ignatius Sancho
Monday, January 17, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Composer, author, playwright, abolitionist, and businessman Ignatius Sancho was born on a slave ship in 1729 and became the first Black Briton to vote in a parliamentary election. Join acclaimed tenor Zach Finkelstein and the EMU House Band for a celebration of Sancho's extraordinary life through his music, writings, and the music of his London contemporaries.
$20
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Bach, Corigliano, Brahms
Thursday, January 20, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach (arr. Dmitri Sitkovetsky) – 15 Sinfonias for String Trio
Corigliano – Sonata for Violin and Piano
Brahms – Quartet for Piano and Strings in C minor, Op. 60
Corigliano – Sonata for Violin and Piano
Brahms – Quartet for Piano and Strings in C minor, Op. 60
$16-$52
Saratoga Orchestra presents: J.S. Bach, Arnold, Elgar & Shaw
Friday, January 21, 2028 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Island Church of Whidbey, Langley, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Malcolm Arnold – Concerto for Flute
Caroline Shaw – Entr'acte for String Orchestra
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings
Malcolm Arnold – Concerto for Flute
Caroline Shaw – Entr'acte for String Orchestra
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings
$25/$20/Free
Bach in the Subways Fundraiser Concert
Friday, January 21, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Cellist & founder of the global Bach in the Subways movement Dale Henderson returns to Seattle to perform in this fundraiser along with Bach-loving Seattle musicians.
$20
Quinton Morris: The BREAKTHROUGH
Friday, January 21, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
A modernized story of Joseph Boulogne (better known as the Chevalier de Saint-Georges), the celebrated athlete, concert violinist, and composer of African origin who rose to become one of the most prolific and forgotten figures of the 18th century.
Free (Free)
Gallery Concerts presents: The Three Gambists
Friday, January 21, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Three of the world’s leading violists da gamba play music of J. S. Bach.
$15-$32
Saratoga Orchestra presents: J.S. Bach, Arnold, Elgar & Shaw
Saturday, January 22, 2028 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Nordic Hall, Coupeville, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Malcolm Arnold – Concerto for Flute
Caroline Shaw – Entr'acte for String Orchestra
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings
Malcolm Arnold – Concerto for Flute
Caroline Shaw – Entr'acte for String Orchestra
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings
$25/$20/Free
Salish Sea Festival: A Little Concert for Louis XIV
Saturday, January 22, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A never-before-heard selection of suites prepared for evening performances by a select group of Louis XIV's favorite musicians, from a remarkable and unknown manuscript from 1713.
$15-$25 suggested donation
Seattle Classic Guitar Society presents Martha Masters
Friday, January 28, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro
Roland Dyens – Selections from 20 Lettres
Manuel Maria Ponce – Thème varié et Finale
3 Popular American Pieces
Antonio Ruiz-Pipo – Canción y danza No. 1
Roland Dyens – Selections from 20 Lettres
Manuel Maria Ponce – Thème varié et Finale
3 Popular American Pieces
Antonio Ruiz-Pipo – Canción y danza No. 1
Free
Seattle Baroque Orchestra: Le Mozart Noir
Thursday, February 3, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle Baroque Orchestra features music of Baroque composer Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, known as “Le Mozart Noir” and one of the earliest European classical musicians to have African ancestry.
$26-$46
Early Music Underground: Baroque - n - Hearts
Friday, February 11, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Early Music Underground's third annual tribute to love gone wild, love gone wrong, love gone mad, and love just plain gone.
$20
Bach, Records + Pancakes
Saturday, February 12, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
On the Boards, Seattle, WA, United States
Brighten up your Sundays with a little help from J.S. Bach! Marimbist Erin Jorgensen plays the E-flat Cello Suite, followed by a pancake breakfast/listening party.
$5-$10 suggested donation
Early Music Underground: Baroque - n - Hearts
Saturday, February 12, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Northwest Cellars, Kirkland, WA, United States
Early Music Underground's third annual tribute to love gone wild, love gone wrong, love gone mad, and love just plain gone.
$25, includes wine tasting
Early Music Underground: Baroque - n - Hearts
Monday, February 14, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Early Music Underground's third annual tribute to love gone wild, love gone wrong, love gone mad, and love just plain gone.
$20
Seattle Philharmonic Strings: The Austrian Tradition
Friday, February 18, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
The Hearthstone at Green Lake, Seattle, WA, United States
Joseph Haydn – Kindersinfonie
Rosenmüller – Sinfonia in E minor
Beethoven – String Quartet Op. 95 (arr. Mahler)
Michael Haydn – Divertimento in D
Mozart – Adagio and Fugue in C minor
Genzmer – Sinfonietta
Rosenmüller – Sinfonia in E minor
Beethoven – String Quartet Op. 95 (arr. Mahler)
Michael Haydn – Divertimento in D
Mozart – Adagio and Fugue in C minor
Genzmer – Sinfonietta
Free (Free)
Gallery Concerts: Schubertiade
Saturday, February 19, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The glorious American soprano Elisabeth Marshall makes her Seattle debut. Plus: piano solos, and piano-violin duos by Schubert.
$15-$35
UW Baroque Ensemble
Monday, February 21, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Carole Terry and Tekla Cunningham direct UW music students in a program of music of the Baroque era.
Free
Cornish Mid-day Concert: Classical Vocalists & Opera Scenes
Tuesday, February 22, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Cornish College students performing classical vocal and operatic works, program TBD.
Free (Free)
Seattle Symphony: Bach & Handel
Thursday, February 24, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Revisit a time when high male voices were worshipped like rock stars and the chorus was the foundation of devotional life.
$21-$77
Pacific MusicWorks: Handel's Tenor – Beard's Beauties
Friday, February 25, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Mercer Island, WA, United States
As Handel invented and shaped the English Oratorio, he was able to compose pieces that, to this day, define the elements of this genre.
$20-$45 (age 5-17 free)