Baroque period – Upcoming Concerts
NOCCO: Solstice Celebration
Saturday, December 18, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Magnolia United Church of Christ, Seattle , WA, United States
A sonic respite with music of Stravinsky, Respighi, and Bach, plus a work by Seattle composer Angelique Poteat.
$15-$25 (under 18 free)
NOCCO: Solstice Celebration
Sunday, December 19, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A sonic respite with music of Stravinsky, Respighi, and Bach, plus a work by Seattle composer Angelique Poteat.
$15-$25 (under 18 free)
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Bach & Corelli
Wednesday, December 29, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Ingrid Matthews and Byron Schenkman lead us through some of the most brilliant sonatas for violin and harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach and Arcangelo Corelli.
$10-$42
Records, Pancakes, & Bach No. 3
Saturday, January 1, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 1:30pm (PST)
On the Boards, Seattle, WA, United States
Marimbist Erin Jorgensen plays the Bach C major Cello Suite No. 3, followed by a pancake breakfast/listening party.
$5-$10 suggested donation
sound|counterpoint: The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle-Gentlemen
Saturday, January 8, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Mt. Vernon, WA, United States
A choice sampling of pieces from libraries of Thomas Britton and Gottfried Finger, featuring music by Locke, Purcell, Matteis, and others.
$20 or pay-as-able; under 12 free
sound|counterpoint: The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle-Gentlemen
Monday, January 10, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, Seattle, WA, United States
A choice sampling of pieces from libraries of Thomas Britton and Gottfried Finger, featuring music by Locke, Purcell, Matteis, and others.
$10-$25
Musica Pacifica: Alla Napolitana
Friday, January 14, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Baroque ensemble Musica Pacifica presents rarely performed chamber concertos for recorder, two violins, and continuo by Italian masters.
$26-$46
Early Music Underground: The Extraordinary Ignatius Sancho
Saturday, January 15, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Northwest Cellars, Kirkland, WA, United States
Composer, author, playwright, abolitionist, and businessman Ignatius Sancho was born on a slave ship in 1729 and became the first Black Briton to vote in a parliamentary election. Join acclaimed tenor Zach Finkelstein and the EMU House Band for a celebration of Sancho's extraordinary life through his music, writings, and the music of his London contemporaries.
$25, includes wine tasting
Early Music Underground: The Extraordinary Ignatius Sancho
Monday, January 17, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Composer, author, playwright, abolitionist, and businessman Ignatius Sancho was born on a slave ship in 1729 and became the first Black Briton to vote in a parliamentary election. Join acclaimed tenor Zach Finkelstein and the EMU House Band for a celebration of Sancho's extraordinary life through his music, writings, and the music of his London contemporaries.
$20
Seattle Chamber Music Society: Bach, Corigliano, Brahms
Thursday, January 20, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach (arr. Dmitri Sitkovetsky) – 15 Sinfonias for String Trio
Corigliano – Sonata for Violin and Piano
Brahms – Quartet for Piano and Strings in C minor, Op. 60
Corigliano – Sonata for Violin and Piano
Brahms – Quartet for Piano and Strings in C minor, Op. 60
$16-$52
Saratoga Orchestra presents: J.S. Bach, Arnold, Elgar & Shaw
Friday, January 21, 2028 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Island Church of Whidbey, Langley, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Malcolm Arnold – Concerto for Flute
Caroline Shaw – Entr'acte for String Orchestra
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings
Malcolm Arnold – Concerto for Flute
Caroline Shaw – Entr'acte for String Orchestra
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings
$25/$20/Free
Bach in the Subways Fundraiser Concert
Friday, January 21, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Cellist & founder of the global Bach in the Subways movement Dale Henderson returns to Seattle to perform in this fundraiser along with Bach-loving Seattle musicians.
$20
Quinton Morris: The BREAKTHROUGH
Friday, January 21, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
A modernized story of Joseph Boulogne (better known as the Chevalier de Saint-Georges), the celebrated athlete, concert violinist, and composer of African origin who rose to become one of the most prolific and forgotten figures of the 18th century.
Free (Free)
Gallery Concerts presents: The Three Gambists
Friday, January 21, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Three of the world’s leading violists da gamba play music of J. S. Bach.
$15-$32
Saratoga Orchestra presents: J.S. Bach, Arnold, Elgar & Shaw
Saturday, January 22, 2028 @ 2:30pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Nordic Hall, Coupeville, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Malcolm Arnold – Concerto for Flute
Caroline Shaw – Entr'acte for String Orchestra
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings
Malcolm Arnold – Concerto for Flute
Caroline Shaw – Entr'acte for String Orchestra
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings
$25/$20/Free
Salish Sea Festival: A Little Concert for Louis XIV
Saturday, January 22, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A never-before-heard selection of suites prepared for evening performances by a select group of Louis XIV's favorite musicians, from a remarkable and unknown manuscript from 1713.
$15-$25 suggested donation
Seattle Classic Guitar Society presents Martha Masters
Friday, January 28, 2028 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro
Roland Dyens – Selections from 20 Lettres
Manuel Maria Ponce – Thème varié et Finale
3 Popular American Pieces
Antonio Ruiz-Pipo – Canción y danza No. 1
Roland Dyens – Selections from 20 Lettres
Manuel Maria Ponce – Thème varié et Finale
3 Popular American Pieces
Antonio Ruiz-Pipo – Canción y danza No. 1
Free
Seattle Baroque Orchestra: Le Mozart Noir
Thursday, February 3, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle Baroque Orchestra features music of Baroque composer Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, known as “Le Mozart Noir” and one of the earliest European classical musicians to have African ancestry.
$26-$46
Early Music Underground: Baroque - n - Hearts
Friday, February 11, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Early Music Underground's third annual tribute to love gone wild, love gone wrong, love gone mad, and love just plain gone.
$20
Bach, Records + Pancakes
Saturday, February 12, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
On the Boards, Seattle, WA, United States
Brighten up your Sundays with a little help from J.S. Bach! Marimbist Erin Jorgensen plays the E-flat Cello Suite, followed by a pancake breakfast/listening party.
$5-$10 suggested donation