Baroque period – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA
Whidbey Island Music Festival: The Golden Fleece
Friday, August 5, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Music written for powerful patrons by brilliant composers such as Biber, Schmelzer, and Muffat, including festive works for strings and 2 baroque trumpets.
$20 ($10 student/military)
Whidbey Island Music Festival: With Friends Like These – Pisendel and Veracini
Sunday, July 31, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Always trying to one-up, outdo and insult the other, Pisendel and Veracini left behind a fascinating and rewarding body of work.
$20 ($10 student/military)
Whidbey Island Music Festival: Music from the Dresdener Court
Saturday, July 30, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Sonatas for violin and continuo by Pisendel, Veracini, a Bach transcription of a Vivaldi concerto, and a sonata by Anna Bon.
$20 ($10 student/military)
Whidbey Island Music Festival: With Friends Like These – Pisendel & Veracini
Friday, July 29, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Always trying to one-up, outdo and insult the other, Pisendel and Veracini left behind a fascinating and rewarding body of work.
$25 ($10 student/military)
James Ehnes Bach Recital
Monday, July 25, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Partita in B minor, BWV 1002
Free
St. Cecilia Music Festival: Handel, Mozart, Bach, Vivaldi
Friday, July 22, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Handel – Water Music
Mozart – Exsultate Jubilate
Bach – Sonata in G for Viola da Gamba
Vivaldi – Gloria in D
Mozart – Exsultate Jubilate
Bach – Sonata in G for Viola da Gamba
Vivaldi – Gloria in D
$10-$20
St. Cecilia Music Festival: James David Christie, organ
Thursday, July 21, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Blessed Sacrament Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Organist James David Christie of the Oberlin Conservatory of music performs baroque masterpieces on the Fritts-Richards Pipe Organ.
$8-$12
Jonathan Feil & Friends: Benefit concert for Common Tone Arts / Universal Language Project to honor the memory of R. Joseph Scott
Sunday, June 26, 2016 @ 2:00pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Bethany Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music for trumpet with piano, organ, and chamber orchestra including works by Torelli, Enesco, Bolling, and Hovhaness.
$20 suggested donation
Soprano and Trumpet Groupmuse
Saturday, June 25, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Private home in West Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Showstoppingly virtuosic, hilarious, passionate, sassy, and lilting arias, as well as gorgeous, heartfelt songs for soprano and trumpet.
$10 min. suggested donation, RSVP for location
Ballard Civic Orchestra: 'Flute Promenade' featuring Horacio Franco
Saturday, June 25, 2016 @ 2:30pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Boccherini, Vivaldi, and Handel-Halvorsen, featuring guest artist Horacio Franco on baroque flute (recorder).
Free (Free)
Early Music Underground: Father's Day at Naked City Brewery
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
A fiery and virtuosic romp through music composed by priests (and a nun), including Vivaldi's breathtaking La Folia and works by Leonarda, Bonporti, Zipoli, and Nebra.
$20 (includes a complimentary house beverage)
Early Music Underground: Father's Day at Northwest Cellars
Sunday, June 19, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Northwest Cellars, Kirkland, WA, United States
A fiery and virtuosic romp through music composed by priests (and a nun), including Vivaldi's breathtaking La Folia and works by Leonarda, Bonporti, Zipoli, and Nebra.
$20 (includes wine tasting)
Organ Scholar Matthew Johnson in Concert
Saturday, June 18, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Langlais – "Épilogue sur un Thème de Frescobaldi pour pédale solo" from Hommage à Frescobaldi
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 4 for organ, BWV 528
Messiaen – Messe de la Pentecôte
Hindemith – Organ Sonata No. 4 in E minor, BWV 528
Bossi – Étude Symphonique, Op. 78
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 4 for organ, BWV 528
Messiaen – Messe de la Pentecôte
Hindemith – Organ Sonata No. 4 in E minor, BWV 528
Bossi – Étude Symphonique, Op. 78
$15 suggested donation
Out of this World: Music of stars, spheres, and the spirit
Sunday, June 12, 2016 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by Bach, Bozza, Lehar, Ponce-Heifetz, Liszt-Iverson, and Josef Strauss, as well as a world-premiere arrangement of a song cycle by Northwest composer John Muehleisen.
$5-$20 freewill donation
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: 1800 – Virtuoso Guitar & Flute
Friday, June 10, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A sampling of music by the outstanding guitar and flute virtuosos of the early 19th century.
$15-$25 suggested donation
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: 1800 – Virtuoso Guitar & Flute
Monday, June 6, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
A sampling of music by the outstanding guitar and flute virtuosos of the early 19th century.
$15-$25 suggested donation
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: 1800 – Virtuoso Guitar & Flute
Sunday, June 5, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Mason United Methodist Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
A sampling of music by the outstanding guitar and flute virtuosos of the early 19th century.
$15-$25 suggested donation
Salish Sea Early Music Festival: 1800 – Virtuoso Guitar & Flute
Sunday, June 5, 2016 @ 1:30pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Bethel Church, Vashon, WA, United States
A sampling of music by the outstanding guitar and flute virtuosos of the early 19th century.
$15-$25 suggested donation
sound|counterpoint: The Red Earth Project
Saturday, June 4, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Early music favorites, a re-imagining of a solo violin sonata by Bach, tunes from jazz and rock greats, and the world premiere of two new works written for period instruments.
$25 suggested donation, 12 & under free
First Friday Salon: Michael Nicolella, classical guitarist
Friday, June 3, 2016 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
An eclectic mix of music for classical and electric guitar ranging from the baroque to the present day.
$15-$20