Baroque period – Past Concerts
UW Baroque Ensemble
Sunday, November 21, 2021 @ 1:30pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Giovanni Battista Fontana – Sonata No. 16 in C major for 3 violins
Biagio Marini – Sonata in ecco con tre violini, Op. 8, No. 44
Biagio Marini – Passacaglia, Op. 22, No. 25
Henry Purcell – Fantasia in Three Parts Upon a Ground, Z. 731
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer – Lamento sopra la morte di Ferdinand III
Johann Pachelbel – Canon & Gigue in D major, P. 37
Biagio Marini – Sonata in ecco con tre violini, Op. 8, No. 44
Biagio Marini – Passacaglia, Op. 22, No. 25
Henry Purcell – Fantasia in Three Parts Upon a Ground, Z. 731
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer – Lamento sopra la morte di Ferdinand III
Johann Pachelbel – Canon & Gigue in D major, P. 37
Free
Seattle Flute Society: Felix Skowronek Memorial Event
Sunday, November 21, 2021 @ 12:30pm – 2:15pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Annual event featuring a masterclass for adult amateur flutists led by Dr. Sarah Bassingthwaighte, plus a live performance by the SFS Flute Choir.
Ticket price TBA
Bellingham Symphony Orchestra: The BSO is Bach
Saturday, November 20, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham, WA, United States
An evening of Baroque & Baroque-inspired concertos. Soloists include: oboist Alex Klein; Director Yaniv Attar & Michael Partington on guitar; & BSO's 4 principal violinists.
$15-$49
Portland Baroque Orchestra: Byron, Bon, & Brandenburg 5
Saturday, November 20, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Byron Schenkman reprises their digital production with a twist! Featuring harpsichord concerti by J.S. Bach & Wilhelmine von Bayreuth, a flute sonata by Anna Bon, & Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5.
$48-$66
[SOLD OUT] Gallery Concerts: We're Bach!
Saturday, November 20, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
3 J.S. Bach works from the year 1720 – Cello Suites Nos. 4 & 5, plus the Violin Partita No. 2 & its famous Chaconne – performed by violinist Ingrid Matthews & cellist Nathan Whittaker.
Sold Out
Seattle Bach Choir: Ceremony & Memorial
Sunday, November 14, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Marcel Tyberg – Mass No. 2 in F major
Heinrich Schütz – Syncharma musicum, SWV 49
Eskil Hemberg – Lützener te deum
Additional works TBA
Heinrich Schütz – Syncharma musicum, SWV 49
Eskil Hemberg – Lützener te deum
Additional works TBA
$20 ($15 youth/seniors)
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: David Greilsammer, piano
Thursday, November 11, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 5:05pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Pianist David Greilsammer presents an unusual program in palindrome form, conceived as 1 long piece made of numerous short movements & fragments spanning the history of classical music.
Free (Online: Free | In person: $25)
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma: Musical Journey from Spain to Mexico
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Slavonian Hall, Tacoma, WA, United States
Trío Guadalevín debuts a new collaboration with Ke Guo (voice, harp, dizi) in this globetrotting musical journey, featuring works from Spain & the Mediterranean to Veracruz, La Huasteca, & the Pacific coast of Mexico.
Free (Free)
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: Un ritorno trionfante!
Saturday, November 6, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 73 in D major, H. I:73 “La chasse”
Frances Walton – Martin (Andante for Strings)
Caroline Berkenbosch – Monument 16 (U.S. premiere)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (arr. for 2 violas)
Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances for strings, Sz. 68, BB 76
Frances Walton – Martin (Andante for Strings)
Caroline Berkenbosch – Monument 16 (U.S. premiere)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (arr. for 2 violas)
Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances for strings, Sz. 68, BB 76
$35 ($24 youth/seniors)
92Y Presents: Aizuri Quartet plays Beethoven, Eleanor Alberga, & Barbara Strozzi
Aizuri Quartet and
92Y
Wednesday, November 3, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Barbara Strozzi, arr. Alex Fortes – L'usignuolo (“The Nightingale”)
Barbara Strozzi, arr. Alex Fortes – L’amante modesto (“The Modest Lover”)
Eleanor Alberga – String Quartet No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127
Barbara Strozzi, arr. Alex Fortes – L’amante modesto (“The Modest Lover”)
Eleanor Alberga – String Quartet No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127
Online: $20 | In-person: $20-$45
Epiphany Seattle: Organ Vespers
Sunday, October 31, 2021 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Epiphany Parish Chapel, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Service featuring organ music based on the chorale Wer nur den lieben Gott by William Albright, J. S. Bach, & Max Reger, along with a Magnificat cycle by Samuel Scheidt.
Free (Free)
SFCM Baroque Orchestra: Vivaldi, Purcell, Destouches
Sunday, October 31, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto for Strings in A minor, RV 161
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto for Four Violins in B minor, RV 580
Arcangelo Corelli – Concerto grosso in D major, Op. 6, No. 4
Henry Purcell – Suite in G major, Z. 700
André Cardinal Destouches – Air from Callirhoé
Johann Sebastian Bach – "I. Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust" from Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto for Four Violins in B minor, RV 580
Arcangelo Corelli – Concerto grosso in D major, Op. 6, No. 4
Henry Purcell – Suite in G major, Z. 700
André Cardinal Destouches – Air from Callirhoé
Johann Sebastian Bach – "I. Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust" from Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170
Free (Free (in person: RSVP required))
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra: Un ritorno trionfante!
Sunday, October 31, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, Renton, WA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 73 in D major, H. I:73 “La chasse”
Frances Walton – Martin (Andante for Strings)
Caroline Berkenbosch – Monument 16 (U.S. premiere)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (arr. for 2 violas)
Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances for strings, Sz. 68, BB 76
Frances Walton – Martin (Andante for Strings)
Caroline Berkenbosch – Monument 16 (U.S. premiere)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (arr. for 2 violas)
Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances for strings, Sz. 68, BB 76
Ticket price TBA
Portland Baroque Orchestra – Concerti Grossi: An Orchestra Reunited
Sunday, October 24, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 4:10pm (PDT)
Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, Portland, OR, United States
Violinist Aisslinn Nosky is joined by the full orchestra for a program of concerti grossi by G.F. Handel, Arcangelo Corelli, & Antonio Vivaldi.
$48-66
Pacific MusicWorks: Festa Italiana
Sunday, October 24, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebration of 18th-c. Italian style & the explosion of musical invention from this period. Soprano Danielle Reutter-Harrah & cellist William Skeen star alongside Pacific MusicWorks' Artistic Directors.
$25-$49 (students free with ID)
Seattle Symphony: From Bach to Rameau
Saturday, October 23, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
George Frideric Handel – Selections from Rodrigo, HWV 5
Jean-Philippe Rameau – Selections from Hippolyte et Aricie
Johann Sebastian Bach – Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Jean-Philippe Rameau – Selections from Hippolyte et Aricie
Johann Sebastian Bach – Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Ticket price TBD
Northwest Symphony Orchestra Family Concert
Saturday, October 23, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Highline Performing Arts Center, Burien, WA, United States
Bruce Stark – The Vigor of Hope (brass fanfare) (Seattle premiere)
Camille Saint-Saëns – Selections from Carnival of the Animals
Edvard Grieg – "Morning Mood" & "In the Hall of the Mountain King" from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46
Gioachino Rossini – Overture to Il barbiere di Siviglia ("The Barber of Seville")
Gustav Holst – "Jig" from St. Paul's Suite in C major, Op. 29, No. 2
Antonio Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 3, No. 6, RV 356
Ferdinand Hérold – Overture to Zampa
Georges Bizet – "IV. Farandole" from L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2
Camille Saint-Saëns – Selections from Carnival of the Animals
Edvard Grieg – "Morning Mood" & "In the Hall of the Mountain King" from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46
Gioachino Rossini – Overture to Il barbiere di Siviglia ("The Barber of Seville")
Gustav Holst – "Jig" from St. Paul's Suite in C major, Op. 29, No. 2
Antonio Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 3, No. 6, RV 356
Ferdinand Hérold – Overture to Zampa
Georges Bizet – "IV. Farandole" from L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2
$20 ($15 senior/student)
Pacific MusicWorks: Festa Italiana
Saturday, October 23, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebration of 18th-c. Italian style & the explosion of musical invention from this period. Soprano Danielle Reutter-Harrah & cellist William Skeen star alongside Pacific MusicWorks' Artistic Directors.
$30-$55
Portland Baroque Orchestra – Concerti Grossi: An Orchestra Reunited
Saturday, October 23, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Lincoln Performance Hall, Portland, WA, United States
Violinist Aisslinn Nosky is joined by the full orchestra for a program of concerti grossi by G.F. Handel, Arcangelo Corelli, & Antonio Vivaldi.
$48-66
Seattle Symphony: From Bach to Rameau
Friday, October 22, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
George Frideric Handel – Selections from Rodrigo, HWV 5
Jean-Philippe Rameau – Selections from Hippolyte et Aricie
Johann Sebastian Bach – Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Jean-Philippe Rameau – Selections from Hippolyte et Aricie
Johann Sebastian Bach – Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Ticket price TBD