Baroque period – Upcoming Concerts
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town: Duel in Dresden
Tuesday, October 10, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Featuring the rivalry between early 18th century violinists Italian Veracini and German Pisendel of the Dresden Court Orchestra, as well as music by Bach and Telemann.
Free (Free)
Byron Schenkman & Friends: Bach Double Harpsichord Concertos
Sunday, October 15, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Two of Bach’s brilliant and rarely-performed double concertos, plus works by Telemann, Frescobaldi, and Rusca.
$10-$42
Groupmuse: Yurt Welcome with Dave Morgan, Harpsichord
Thursday, October 19, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Private home in Greenwood, Seattle, WA, United States
A program of music from the 16th - 18th centuries featuring composers such as Bach, Scarlatti, L. Couperin, and Byrd.
10 + donation, RSVP required
Seattle Symphony: Vivaldi Four Seasons
Friday, October 20, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:50pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Avison – Concerto Grosso No. 3 in D minor after Scarlatti
Vivaldi – "Cessate, omai cessate"
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Vivaldi – "Cessate, omai cessate"
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
$22-$122
Seattle Symphony: Vivaldi Four Seasons
Saturday, October 21, 2028 @ 8:00pm – 9:50pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Avison – Concerto Grosso No. 3 in D minor after Scarlatti
Vivaldi – "Cessate, omai cessate"
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Vivaldi – "Cessate, omai cessate"
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
$22-$122
Seattle Symphony: Vivaldi Four Seasons
Friday, October 27, 2028 @ 12:00pm – 2:20pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Avison – Concerto Grosso No. 3 in D minor after Scarlatti
Vivaldi – "Cessate, omai cessate"
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Vivaldi – "Cessate, omai cessate"
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
$22-$122
La Musica d'Italia with Island Consort
Saturday, October 28, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island, Freeland, WA, United States
Works by Monteverdi, Argento, Scarlatti, Boccherini, and more.
$20 (youth $5)
Pacific MusicWorks: Monteverdi's 'L'Orfeo'
Saturday, October 28, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Unqualified operatic masterpiece, full of dramatic word painting, narrative urgency, rich orchestration, and exquisite writing for vocal ensemble.
$45 / $35 / $25
Bellingham Music Club presents Baroque violinist Edwin Huizinga
Wednesday, November 1, 2028 @ 10:30am – 11:30am (PDT)
Trinity Lutheran Church (Bellingham), Bellingham, WA, United States
Some of the most dramatic pieces ever composed for violin, including works by Bach, Biber, Ysaye, and Paganini.
Free
Sanctuary in the City: Music of the Bach Family
Wednesday, November 1, 2028 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PDT)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Baroque chamber music for strings and harpsichord by members of the Bach family.
Free (Free)
BMC Night Beat presents violinist Edwin Huizinga
Thursday, November 2, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Congregational Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
Some of the most dramatic pieces ever composed for solo violin, including Bach's Chaconne, Biber's Passacaglia, and works by Ysaye and Paganini.
$20 / $15 / Free for teens & WWU students with ID
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: All in the (Bach) Family
Friday, November 3, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:50pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Music by five great Bachs – Heinrich, Johann Michael, Johann Sebastian, Carl Philipp Emmanuel, and Johann Bernhard.
$25, $20 seniors, under 18 free
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: All in the (Bach) Family
Saturday, November 4, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Music by five great Bachs – Heinrich, Johann Michael, Johann Sebastian, Carl Philipp Emmanuel, and Johann Bernhard.
$25
Leah Deobald plays works by Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, & more
Sunday, November 5, 2028 @ 1:30pm – 2:30pm (PST)
University Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
University Presbyterian Church pianist Leah Deobald in concert; donations will benefit Oxfam America.
Free (Free)
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: All in the (Bach) Family – Northwest Cellars
Sunday, November 5, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Northwest Cellars, Kirkland, WA, United States
Music by five great Bachs – Heinrich, Johann Michael, Johann Sebastian, Carl Philipp Emmanuel, and Johann Bernhard.
$25 ($15 ages 21-30)
Bach's Lunch: Tekla Cunningham, baroque violin
Tuesday, November 7, 2028 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Tekla Cunningham, UW faculty member and director of the Pacific MusicWorks Orchestra, performs virtuosic works for unaccompanied violin by J. S. Bach and Johann Georg Pisendel.
Free
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: All in the (Bach) Family
Tuesday, November 7, 2028 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by five great Bachs – Heinrich, Johann Michael, Johann Sebastian, Carl Philipp Emmanuel, and Johann Bernhard.
$20 ($15 ages 21-29)
Pianist Haskell Small: Journeys in Silence
Friday, November 10, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Partita in A minor
Hovhaness – Pastorale No. 1
Hovhaness – Hymn to Mt. Chocorua
Small – A Journey in Silence: Reflections on the Book of Hours
Hovhaness – Pastorale No. 1
Hovhaness – Hymn to Mt. Chocorua
Small – A Journey in Silence: Reflections on the Book of Hours
Free (Admission by free-will offering)
Seattle Baroque Orchestra: Forces of Nature
Saturday, November 11, 2028 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Early music and new music intertwine like never before, including the world premiere of a concerto for electric theorbo by Seattle-based composer Aaron Grad.
$40 (students $20)
Seattle Bach Choir presents Wachet Auf!
Sunday, November 12, 2028 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Bach, Schütz, and Mendelssohn.
$20 ($18 youth/senior)