Baroque period – Past Concerts
Pacific Musicworks Underground: Glad (Baroque) Tidings
Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 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
Groupmuse House Concert: An Evening of Classical Christmas Song at Phinney Farrm
Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Private home in Phinney Ridge, Seattle, WA, United States
A house concert featuring classical holiday favorites performed by vocalists Jordan McClellan, Katie Stevenson, and Mark Davies.
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Gala Bach Bash
Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Faith Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A selection of sonatas alongside Inventions for solo harpsichord, performed on modern flute and harpsichord – a transporting program.
$15-$25 suggested donation
Federal Way Symphony presents Handel's 'Messiah'
Saturday, December 7, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center, Federal Way, WA, United States
A joyous and powerful work culminating in the exultant “Hallelujah” chorus.
$32 ($25 senior / military)
First Fridays @ Epiphany Wine Tasting Concert: Glad (Baroque) Tidings
Friday, December 6, 2019 @ 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)
South Sound Classical Choir: Bach, Lauridsen, Pergolesi
Friday, December 6, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, Milton, WA, United States
SSCC introduces new conductor Sherri-Ann Nishiyama for a holiday concert featuring traditional carols, a contemporary setting of Silent Night, and more.
Free (Free)
Ladies Musical Club: Piano Music, American Songs, Barber
Thursday, December 5, 2019 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Seattle Art Museum (Downtown), Seattle, WA, United States
Ladies Musical Club of Seattle presents Samuel Barber's Knoxville, Summer of 1915, Op. 24, followed by a Christmas cantata by Georg Philipp Telemann.
Free (Free)
Sanctuary in the City: In Mary's Arms – Christmas Lullabies
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 @ 12:10pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Soprano Danielle Sampson and organist Henry Lebedinsky perform lullabies and motets by Tarquinio Merula, Isabella Leonarda, and more.
Free (Free)
Susanna Valleau Organ Recital
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PST)
Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Susanna Valleau, music director at St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church, plays music of J.S. Bach, Johannes Brahms, Rachel Laurin, Ad Wammes, Michael Bedford, and Rebecca Groom te Velde.
$10 suggested donation
Bach's Lunch: Leading Ladies
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
London-based harpsichordist Sun Chang plays works by French virtuoso Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre and an elegant Viennese sonata by Marianna Martines.
Free (Free)
The Byrd Ensemble & Seattle Baroque Orchestra: Bach's 'Wachet auf' & 'Magnificat'
Saturday, November 30, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140
Johann Sebastian Bach – Magnificat, BWV 243.2, BWV 243
Johann Sebastian Bach – Magnificat, BWV 243.2, BWV 243
$35 / $30 / $20 / $70
Academy Chamber Orchestra: Mozart, Handel, Led Zeppelin
Monday, November 25, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 2 in D, K. 211
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Symphony in E minor, H. 653 (Wq. 178)
George Frideric Handel – Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 1, HWV 319
Charles Griffes – Poem for Flute and Orchestra, A. 93
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant – Dancing Days
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Symphony in E minor, H. 653 (Wq. 178)
George Frideric Handel – Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 1, HWV 319
Charles Griffes – Poem for Flute and Orchestra, A. 93
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant – Dancing Days
Free (Free)
Auburn Symphony Orchestra Chamber Series: Cello Collection
Sunday, November 24, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
St. Matthew Episcopal Church, Auburn, WA, United States
Come hear why the cello is one of the most beloved instruments in a wide-ranging program of delightful music – from Johann Sebastian Bach and Antonio Vivaldi, to tangos, and everything in between.
$20 ($10 students)
Michael Kleinschmidt Organ Recital
Sunday, November 24, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Preludes and fugues of J.S. Bach and Johannes Brahms, plus music by Dietrich Buxtehude, Petr Eben, and more.
$18 / $10 / kids free
UW Baroque Ensemble
Sunday, November 24, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
UW Music students perform music of the Baroque era, led by artist-in-residence Tekla Cunningham and UW Music faculty.
Free (Free)
Bremerton WestSound Symphony: Handel's Messiah
Sunday, November 24, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
St. Gabriel Roman Catholic Church, Port Orchard, WA, United States
Join the Bremerton West Sound Symphony, the Bremerton Symphony Chorale, and four brilliant regional soloists fora performance of Handel’s revered “Messiah” in a sacred, acoustically exquisite setting.
$28 with discounts available
Groupmuse House Concert: Montlake Duo in Magnolia
Sunday, November 24, 2019 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Private home in Magnolia, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – "Prelude" from Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008
Julián Arcas — Fantasia on Themes from La Traviata
Johann Kaspar Mertz — Élégie
Stephen Goss — Watts Chapel
Antoine de Lhoyer — "I. Allegro agitato" from Duo Concertant, Op. 31, No. 3
Celso Machado — Imagens do Nordeste
Claude Debussy — Reverie
Julián Arcas — Fantasia on Themes from La Traviata
Johann Kaspar Mertz — Élégie
Stephen Goss — Watts Chapel
Antoine de Lhoyer — "I. Allegro agitato" from Duo Concertant, Op. 31, No. 3
Celso Machado — Imagens do Nordeste
Claude Debussy — Reverie
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Seattle Bach Choir: Beginnings
Sunday, November 24, 2019 @ 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)
Seattle Historical Arts for Kids: The World of Salamone Rossi
Saturday, November 23, 2019 @ 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 Symphony Presents: Orfeo ed Euridice
Friday, November 22, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Rockstar countertenor Philippe Jaroussky assumes the role of the mythic Orfeo, guiding us through three major operatic settings of this tale by opera pioneers Monteverdi, Sartorio, and Rossi.
$32-$112