Baroque period – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Pacific MusicWorks presents Handel Messiah
Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
A revolutionary approach, as practiced by Handel, of embedding the soloists in the choir.
$10-$45 (age 5-17 free)
Pacific MusicWorks presents Handel Messiah
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
A revolutionary approach, as practiced by Handel, of embedding the soloists in the choir.
$10-$45 (age 5-17 free)
Candlelight Concerts presents: Festive Baroque
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
C.P.E. Bach – Flute Concerto in B-flat major
Mozart – Quartet for flute and strings
Fiorillo – Trio Concertante for violin, flute and viola
J.S. Bach – Sonata for Solo Violin
C.P.E. Bach – Flute Concerto in B-flat major
Mozart – Quartet for flute and strings
Fiorillo – Trio Concertante for violin, flute and viola
J.S. Bach – Sonata for Solo Violin
$15-$25 suggested donation (18 & under free)
Groupmuse House Concert: Violin duets on Bellevue
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Enjoy a low-key house concert of baroque and classical violin duets.
$10 donation, RSVP for location
Groupmuse House Concert: Trio Pardalote
Wednesday, December 16, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Goldberg Variations
Holiday tunes
Dohnanyi – Serenade
Holiday tunes
Dohnanyi – Serenade
$10 donation, RSVP for location
Praetorius Christmas Vespers
Wednesday, December 16, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Bastyr University Chapel, Kenmore, WA, United States
A massive ensemble of twelve vocal soloists, strings, winds, brass, lutes, organ, and full choir combine to fill the chapel with sounds of the holiday season.
$20-$39
Tacoma Symphony Orchestra: Messiah
Thursday, December 17, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church, Gig Harbor, WA, United States
Handel – Messiah
$25-$45
Tacoma Symphony Orchestra: Messiah
Friday, December 18, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Charles Borromeo Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Handel – Messiah
$25-$45
Praetorius Christmas Vespers
Friday, December 18, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A massive ensemble of twelve vocal soloists, strings, winds, brass, lutes, organ, and full choir combine to fill the cathedral with sounds of the holiday season.
$20-$39
Bellevue Chamber Chorus: Season of Wonder
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Brighten your seasonal celebrations with wondrous sacred and secular music for winter and the holidays.
$5-$20
OSSCS: Messiah
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Handel – Messiah, HWV 56
$10-$25, youth free
Haller Lake Music Series: J.S. Bach’s Complete Viola da Gamba Sonatas
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:10pm (PST)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Cellist Dale Henderson (founder of Bach in the Subways Day) and pianist William Chapman Nyaho perform:
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029
$20 suggested donation ($5 under age 15 )
Bellevue Chamber Chorus: Season of Wonder
Sunday, December 20, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Prospect Congregational UCC, Seattle, WA, United States
Brighten your seasonal celebrations with wondrous sacred and secular music for winter and the holidays.
$5-$20
OSSCS: Messiah
Sunday, December 20, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Handel – Messiah, HWV 56
$10-$25, youth free
Jazzin' with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas
Sunday, December 20, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
In this program by candlelight, classical and jazz artists team up to bridge contemporary improvisational jazz and art music of baroque and renaissance times.
$20+
Jazzin' with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas
Monday, December 21, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, Stanwood, WA, United States
In this program by candlelight, classical and jazz artists team up to bridge contemporary improvisational jazz and art music of baroque and renaissance times.
$20+
Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook
Sunday, December 27, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Cello Suite in C major, BWV 1009
Christian Petzold – Minuets in G major and G minor
François Couperin – Rondeau Les Bergeries
J.S. Bach – Recitative "Ich Habe Genug and Aria Schlummmert ein"
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel – Aria "Bist du bei mir"
J.S. Bach – Harpsichord Suite in G major, BWV 816 ("French Suite No. 5")
Christian Petzold – Minuets in G major and G minor
François Couperin – Rondeau Les Bergeries
J.S. Bach – Recitative "Ich Habe Genug and Aria Schlummmert ein"
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel – Aria "Bist du bei mir"
J.S. Bach – Harpsichord Suite in G major, BWV 816 ("French Suite No. 5")
$10-$42
Jazzin' with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas
Tuesday, December 29, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Freeland, WA, United States
In this program by candlelight, classical and jazz artists team up to bridge contemporary improvisational jazz and art music of baroque and renaissance times.
$20+
Music at St. James: New Year's Eve Concert
Thursday, December 31, 2026 @ 11:00pm – 11:55pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Ring in the New Year with festive music by Bach, Handel, and Rheinberger, including Bach’s 1723 version of the famed Magnificat.
$30 suggested donation
Monica Huggett and Alexander Weimann: Bach Intimacies
Saturday, January 9, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A showcase of the great master’s finest works for violin and harpsichord, including the sonatas for violin and obbligato harpsichord, a partita for solo violin, and the Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue.
$20-$39