Baroque period – Upcoming Concerts
Bach's Inheritance: The Fantastic Style
Sunday, March 15, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Discover rarely-heard German chamber music written in the unrestrained stylus fantasticus, with works of Dietrich Buxtehude and his contemporaries Heinrich Schmelzer, Philipp H. Erlebach and Johann Pachelbel.
$30 ($25 seniors; $15 students)
Early Music Underground presents Earl's Chair: Celtic and Baroque
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Traditional tunes, old and new, share the stage with sonatas by 18th century composers 'Red Rob' Mackintosh, Turlough O'Carolan and William Marshall for a toe-tapping good time.
$20 (includes a complimentary beer or wine)
J.S. Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier Marathon
Saturday, March 21, 2026 @ 10:00am – 3:20pm (PDT)
Classic Pianos, Bellevue, WA, United States
Pianists perform the Well-Tempered Clavier Books I & II.
Free
Bach in the Subways on Beacon Hill
Saturday, March 21, 2026 @ 11:00am – 7:00pm (PDT)
Beacon Hill Metro Station, Seattle, WA, United States
Various pianists perform works in honor of J.S. Bach’s 330th birthday at the Beacon Hill Metro station. Program will include Prelude in C major from WTC Book 1, No. 1, performed by Dan Millar, a student of Karin McCullough.
Free
Bach at the Crossroads
Saturday, March 21, 2026 @ 1:00pm – 1:30pm (PDT)
Crossroads Mall Mainstage, Bellevue, WA, United States
An all-Bach program with Karin McCullough, Mary Davis, Colin Ward, Malya Muth and Lori Williams:
Selections from Partita No. 1 in B-flat major
Prelude and Fugue in G minor from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
My Heart Ever Faithful
Ave Maria
Seufzer, Tränen, Kummer, Not
Bist du bei mir
Quia Respexit from the Magnificat
Selections from Partita No. 1 in B-flat major
Prelude and Fugue in G minor from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
My Heart Ever Faithful
Ave Maria
Seufzer, Tränen, Kummer, Not
Bist du bei mir
Quia Respexit from the Magnificat
Free
Bach in the Subways: Yuhua Jiang
Saturday, March 21, 2026 @ 1:15pm – 1:40pm (PDT)
Caffe Appassionato, Seattle, WA, United States
Yuhua Jiang plays Bach's French Suite in G major.
Free
Bach in the Subways @ Crossroads: Tyler Strafford
Saturday, March 21, 2026 @ 1:30pm – 2:00pm (PDT)
Crossroads Mall Mainstage, Bellevue, WA, United States
Selections from Bach's 15 Inventions for the Keyboard.
Free
Funtasia String Quartet
Saturday, March 21, 2026 @ 2:30pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
Crossroads Mall Mainstage, Bellevue, WA, United States
Funtasia String Quartet will be performing Bach's Brandenburg concertos No. 3 & 5.
Free
Seattle Flute Society Flute Choir Plays Bach
Saturday, March 21, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Westlake Tunnel Station, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by J.S. Bach arranged for flute choir or smaller flute ensemble. All members of the flute family will be featured: piccolo, C flute, alto flute and bass flute.
Free
Bach in the Subways: Karin McCullough’s Piano Studio
Saturday, March 21, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Beacon Hill Metro Station, Seattle, WA, United States
Students of Karin McCullough's Piano Studio perform solo and duet arrangements of the music of J.S. Bach.
Free
Bach's Coffee Cantata
Saturday, March 21, 2026 @ 3:30pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Caffe Appassionato, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach's Coffee Cantata, sung in a modern English translation by Marianne Weltmann.
Free
Whither Underground Trio at Westlake Station
Saturday, March 21, 2026 @ 4:00pm – 5:45pm (PDT)
Westlake Tunnel Station, Seattle, WA, United States
As part of the Bach in the Subways event, the Whither Underground Trio will be performing Bach's trio, Musical Offering! We might sneak in some Corelli and Handel, also.
Free
Emiko Hori on WTC
Saturday, March 21, 2026 @ 4:15pm – 4:40pm (PDT)
SeaTac Light Rail Transit Station, SeaTac, WA, United States
Pianists perform works in honor of J.S. Bach’s 330th birthday. Program will include Prelude in C major from WTC Book 2, No. 1, performed by Emiko Hori.
Free
Some Juicy Bach with Karin McCullough!
Saturday, March 21, 2026 @ 4:45pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Healeo Juice Bar, Seattle, WA, United States
Pianist Karin McCullough performs selections from J.S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier Book One, Fourth French Suite, and First Partita.
Free
Bach in the Subways: Seattle Philharmonic and Friends play Bach!
Saturday, March 21, 2026 @ 4:45pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Crossroads Mall Mainstage, Bellevue, WA, United States
Violin Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002 – Allemanda
Cello Suite No. 1 in G major BWV 1007 – Prelude
Violin and Oboe concerto in C minor, BWV 1060
Cello Suite No. 1 in G major BWV 1007 – Prelude
Violin and Oboe concerto in C minor, BWV 1060
Free
Rose Cheng plays Goldberg Variations
Saturday, March 21, 2026 @ 5:30pm – 6:15pm (PDT)
Healeo Juice Bar, Seattle, WA, United States
Variations 16-30 from Goldberg Variations by J.S. Bach.
Free
Karin McCullough & Mary Davis
Saturday, March 21, 2026 @ 5:45pm – 6:15pm (PDT)
Beacon Hill Metro Station, Seattle, WA, United States
Solo and duet works by J.S. Bach.
Free
Karin McCullough & Mary Davis
Saturday, March 21, 2026 @ 6:45pm – 7:15pm (PDT)
SeaTac Light Rail Transit Station, SeaTac, WA, United States
Solo and duet works by J.S. Bach.
Free
Ravenna String Orchestras
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Eckstein Middle School Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Lully – Overture to Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Tchaikovsky – arrangements of "Cantabile" from Symphony No. 5
Bartók – Allegro Barbaro
Albinoni – Sonata II a 5, Op. 2
Barber – Dover Beach for strings and baritone
Reinecke – "Finale" from Serenade in G
Tchaikovsky – arrangements of "Cantabile" from Symphony No. 5
Bartók – Allegro Barbaro
Albinoni – Sonata II a 5, Op. 2
Barber – Dover Beach for strings and baritone
Reinecke – "Finale" from Serenade in G
Free
[CANCELED] Groupmuse in Greenlake: Violin Duets
Thursday, April 9, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Jason Hershey and Davis Reed play Baroque and Classical violin duets.
Canceled