Baroque period – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Groupmuse: Violin Duets!
Sunday, November 20, 2016 @ 4:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Private home in Lake Forest Park, WA, United States
Friends, wine, and food all welcome... bring some simple appetizers or fancy hors d'oeuvres and let's make it a party!
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Love Songs – Inaugural Concert of the Seattle Philharmonic Strings!
Sunday, November 20, 2016 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Dvořák – Nocturne in B major
Dag Wiren – Serenade for Strings
Elgar – Sospiri
J.S. Bach – Violin Concerto in A minor
Barber – Adagio for Strings
C.P.E. Bach – Symphony for Strings No. 5
Brahms – Liebeslieder Waltzes
Dag Wiren – Serenade for Strings
Elgar – Sospiri
J.S. Bach – Violin Concerto in A minor
Barber – Adagio for Strings
C.P.E. Bach – Symphony for Strings No. 5
Brahms – Liebeslieder Waltzes
Free ($10 suggested donation)
River Winds Concert Band: Ancient Voices
Saturday, November 19, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Northwest Community Church, Bothell, WA, United States
Giovanni Gabrielli – Canzona Noni Toni
Norman Dello Joio – Variants on a Medieval Tune
John Paulson – Epinicion
Gustav Holst – "Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity" from The Planets
John Philip Sousa – Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Mark Camphouse – Canzon, Fugato, and Hymn
Norman Dello Joio – Variants on a Medieval Tune
John Paulson – Epinicion
Gustav Holst – "Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity" from The Planets
John Philip Sousa – Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Mark Camphouse – Canzon, Fugato, and Hymn
Free
Blessed Sacrament Schola Cantorum and Baroque Orchestra: Handel’s Messiah
Friday, November 18, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Director Matthew Loucks will conduct this holiday classic as it was first heard at its premiere in Dublin in 1742, with the original recitatives, arias, and choruses enhanced by the glorious acoustics of the Blessed Sacrament Sanctuary.
$10-$30
Epiphany Schola: Purcell and His Contemporaries
Sunday, November 13, 2016 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
The Schola of the Epiphany Choir presents a concert of the music of Henry Purcell and his contemporaries.
Free
Emerald Ensemble presents BACH: The Six Motets
Friday, November 11, 2016 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PST)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Beyond the intellectualism of their construction, Bach's six surviving motets sparkle with the various facets of his passionate personality, from the somber to the ebullient.
$25-$35
Groupmuse: A Tale of Three Cities
Friday, November 11, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Private Home in Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA, United States
Rameau – Les amants trahis
Gabriel Kahane – Craigslistlieder
Peter Evans – ThinLinesFade
Gabriel Kahane – Craigslistlieder
Peter Evans – ThinLinesFade
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Schumann’s Liederkreis & Piano Music by Scarlatti & Albéniz
Saturday, November 5, 2016 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Schumann – Liederkreis, Op. 39
Scarlatti – Sonata in D minor, K. 444
Scarlatti – Sonata in B-flat major, K. 440
Scarlatti – Sonata in D minor, K. 459
Albéniz – Suite española, Op. 47
Scarlatti – Sonata in D minor, K. 444
Scarlatti – Sonata in B-flat major, K. 440
Scarlatti – Sonata in D minor, K. 459
Albéniz – Suite española, Op. 47
Free (Free)
Meany Center presents: Joyce Yang, piano
Thursday, November 3, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Stunning virtuosity combined with heartfelt lyricism and interpretive sensitivity.
$40-$45
Bach Violin Sonata and the Art of German Folksong
Thursday, November 3, 2016 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
Seattle Art Museum, Plestcheef Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach's Solo violin sonata No. 1 in G minor, plus German folksongs from the 17th-19th centuries.
Free (Free)
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Music for the Sun King
Sunday, October 30, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Glorious music of the French Baroque, including works by Couperin, Jacquet de la Guerre, Lully, Marais, and Rebel (“Le Tombeau de Lully”), featuring two of North America’s greatest baroque violinists with opulent continuo accompaniment.
$10-$42
Seattle Baroque Orchestra: 'Tafelmusik'
Saturday, October 29, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A tribute to Georg Philipp Telemann and his iconic publication Tafelmusik.
$26-$46
Early Music Underground: BACHtoberfest
Tuesday, October 25, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
It's Bach, brews, and burgers with organist Wyatt Smith in a program of some of J.S. Bach's greatest organ works performed on Marceau Organbuilders' portable pipe organ.
$20
Sound|Counterpoint: Pisendel’s Closet
Saturday, October 22, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Works from the vast compilation of Johann Georg Pisendel, including music of Pisendel himself, Vivaldi, and a host of lesser-known but exciting composers that you are certain to love!
$25 or pay-as-able, under 12 free
Stylus Fantasticus: Violin music of the 17th century in the free and 'fantastic' style
Saturday, October 22, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
An incredible repertoire comes to life on historical instruments. Works by Farina, Fontana, Mealy, Albertini, Schmelzer, and Biber.
$20
Seattle Classic Guitar Society presents Travis Johnson
Saturday, October 22, 2016 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach – Suite in C minor, BWV 997
Bach – Chaconne
Turina – Sonata, Op. 61
Johanson – And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon
Bach – Chaconne
Turina – Sonata, Op. 61
Johanson – And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon
Free
Ladies Musical Club: Korean songs and the music of Obradors, Handel, & Benedict
Friday, October 21, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Crossroads Community Center, Bellevue, WA, United States
Händel – “Alma Mia” (My soul) from Floridante
Händel – “Bel piacere” (Such pleasure) from Agrippina
Mendelssohn – Auf Flugen des Gesanges (On wings of song)
Fernando J. Obradors – Canciones clásicas españolas
Korean art songs – Singing Cosmos, The river of my heart, In the flower clouds
Jules Benedict – La Capinera (The Wren)
Händel – “Bel piacere” (Such pleasure) from Agrippina
Mendelssohn – Auf Flugen des Gesanges (On wings of song)
Fernando J. Obradors – Canciones clásicas españolas
Korean art songs – Singing Cosmos, The river of my heart, In the flower clouds
Jules Benedict – La Capinera (The Wren)
Free (Free)
Bach's Lunch: Tekla Cunningham, baroque violin
Tuesday, October 4, 2016 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A bring-your-lunch program of virtuosic music from 18th century Vienna, including sonatas by Biber, Schmelzer, and Albertini.
Free (Free)
Magnificent 'Magnificats'
Saturday, October 1, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PDT)
Blessed Sacrament Parish, Seattle, WA, United States
Bach – Magnificat in D major
Vivaldi – Magnificat in G minor
Buxtehude – Magnificat in D major
Biber – Rosary Sonatas for solo violin and continuo
Vivaldi – Magnificat in G minor
Buxtehude – Magnificat in D major
Biber – Rosary Sonatas for solo violin and continuo
$5-$25
Epiphany Music Guild presents Intimate Baroque: French Enchantments
Sunday, September 25, 2016 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A concert of French baroque music featuring six of the most noted baroque performers in the Puget Sound area and works by Campra, Clérambault, Couperin, and others.
Free