Baroque period – Past Concerts
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
arx duo – Evergreen: New Music for Marimba & Vibraphone
Friday, October 22, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Peter Klatzow – Ambient Resonances
Johann Sebastian Bach – English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808
Angelique Poteat – New work TBA (world premiere)
Robert Honstein – Evergreen
Johann Sebastian Bach – English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808
Angelique Poteat – New work TBA (world premiere)
Robert Honstein – Evergreen
Online: $18 | In person: $25
Seattle Classic Guitar Society: Michael Partington Live Concert
Saturday, October 16, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Classical guitarist Michael Partington, "one of the most engaging of the new generation of concert players", performs by Manuel Ponce, Bryan Johanson, Domenico Scarlatti, Johann Kaspar Mertz, & Julián Arcas.
$35 ($30 senior/youth)
Meany Center: Danish String Quartet
Friday, October 15, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
An imaginative program of Henry Purcell as arranged by Benjamin Britten; a suite of dances by composers spanning continents & centuries; & the DSQ’s own unique arrangements of traditional Nordic folk music.
$65 (subscriptions available)
Epiphany Seattle: Bach’s Goldberg Variations
Friday, October 15, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Dr. Wyatt Smith performs J.S. Bach’s famed Goldberg Variations on harpsichord, in the soaring acoustics of the main church at Epiphany.
Free (Free)
Carpe Diem String Quartet: Something Old & Something New
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 7:45pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Bassoonist Yoshi Ishikawa, oboist Peter Cooper, & the Carpe Diem String Quartet will present the world premiere of a sextet by Korine Fujiwara, as well as works by Jennifer Higdon, Antonio Vivaldi, & Franz Danzi.
Free
Olympia Symphony Orchestra Season Opening Concert
Sunday, October 10, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Georg Philipp Telemann – Ouverture-Suite, TWV 55:G10 "Burlesque de Quixotte"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Divertimento in D major K. 136, "Salzburg Symphony No. 1"
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Edvard Grieg – Holberg Suite, Op. 40
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Divertimento in D major K. 136, "Salzburg Symphony No. 1"
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Edvard Grieg – Holberg Suite, Op. 40
$6-$65 (discounts available)
Bellingham Music Club Night Beat presents Oboist Bhavani Kotha & pianist Rebecca Manalac
Friday, October 8, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Trinity Lutheran Church (Bellingham), Bellingham, WA, United States
Oboist Bhavani Kotha and pianist Rebecca Mañalac present works by Antonio Vivaldi, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Maurice Ravel, Camille Saint-Saëns, and William Grant Still.
$20 (take-a-teen-for-free)
Farallon Recorder Quartet: Josquin, Bach, Kayser
Friday, September 17, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
University Congregational United Church of Christ, Seattle, WA, United States
Program spanning 4 centuries of music, performed on Renaissance & Baroque recorders. Works by Josquin des Prez, J.S. Bach, Fulvio Caldini, & more, as well as compositions & arrangements by ensemble members.
$20 or pay as able (kids free)
Classical Uncorked: Soundscapes & Soundtracks
Sunday, September 12, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Medina, WA, United States
Join violinist Rachell Ellen Wong & harpsichordist Henry Lebedinsky for a journey into the technicolor world of Baroque violin sonatas in this special indoor/outdoor concert. Works by G. Tartini, F. Couperin, & more.
$25
Archipelago Collective Summer Festival 2021: Chamber Music 1
Friday, September 10, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Brickworks, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Jessie Montgomery – Strum
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, K. 493
Johann Sebastian Bach – Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, K. 493
Johann Sebastian Bach – Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052
$25 ($90 weekend pass)
Archipelago Collective Summer Festival 2021: Harp at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art
Friday, September 10, 2021 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
San Juan Islands Museum of Art, Friday Harbor, WA, United States
Nino Rota – Sarabanda e Toccata
Domenico Scarlatti – Keyboard Sonata in A major, K. 208
Gabriel Fauré – Impromptu No. 6 in D-flat major, Op. 86
Domenico Scarlatti – Keyboard Sonata in A major, K. 208
Gabriel Fauré – Impromptu No. 6 in D-flat major, Op. 86
$25 ($90 weekend pass)
Seattle Historical Arts for Kids: Outdoor Baroque Music Performance
Tuesday, August 31, 2021 @ 6:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Warren G. Magnuson Park, Seattle, WA, United States
Students age 10-14 play ground basses from the 17th Century on recorders, violins, & cellos. With special guest artists John Lenti (theorbo) & Isaac Levin-Delson (lute)!
Free
Whidbey Island Music Festival: Bach Arias – Songs of Comfort & Joy
Sunday, August 29, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Langley, WA, United States
Soprano Danielle Reutter-Harrah, organist Henry Lebedinsky, & violinist Tekla Cunningham join forces for a program of favorite J.S. Bach arias & chamber music, as well as works by Johann Pachelbel & Johann Krieger.
$45
Whidbey Island Music Festival: Bach Arias – Songs of Comfort & Joy
Saturday, August 28, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
Soprano Danielle Reutter-Harrah, organist Henry Lebedinsky, & violinist Tekla Cunningham join forces for a program of favorite J.S. Bach arias & chamber music, as well as works by Johann Pachelbel & Johann Krieger.
$25
Summer Recital Series: Christopher Stroh, organ
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
St, James' new Assistant Director of Music & Organist, Christopher Stroh, performs a program in honor of the Virgin Mary, including Dietrich Buxtehude's Magnificat.
$1-$9.99 pay-what-you-can
[SOLD OUT] Chamber Music on Lopez Island: From Bach to Beethoven
Sunday, August 15, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
Johan Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet for winds & strings in E-flat major, Op. 20
Johan Halvorsen – Sarabande con variazioni (Thême de Händel)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Septet for winds & strings in E-flat major, Op. 20
Free (Sold Out)
Listen Live at Lunch: Eneida Larti, piano
Wednesday, August 11, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 12:50pm (PDT)
First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States
George Frideric Handel – Chaconne in G major, HWV 435
Franz Liszt – "II. Der Müller und der Bach" from Müllerlieder von Franz Schubert, S. 565
Franz Liszt – "VIII. Gretchen am Spinnrade" from 12 Lieder von Franz Schubert, S. 558
Robert Schumann – "I. Durchaus fantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen; Im Legenden-Ton" from Fantasie in C major, Op. 17
Çesk Zadeja – Tokkata
Franz Liszt – "II. Der Müller und der Bach" from Müllerlieder von Franz Schubert, S. 565
Franz Liszt – "VIII. Gretchen am Spinnrade" from 12 Lieder von Franz Schubert, S. 558
Robert Schumann – "I. Durchaus fantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen; Im Legenden-Ton" from Fantasie in C major, Op. 17
Çesk Zadeja – Tokkata
Free (Free)
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Welcome Back!
Saturday, August 7, 2021 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Johann Sebastian Bach – Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, arr. Lachezar Kostov – Ballade in C minor, Op. 73
Robert Schumann – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, arr. Lachezar Kostov – Ballade in C minor, Op. 73
Robert Schumann – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
Free (Free ($10-$40 in-person))
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Welcome Back!
Friday, August 6, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, arr. Lachezar Kostov – Ballade in C minor, Op. 73
Robert Schumann – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, arr. Lachezar Kostov – Ballade in C minor, Op. 73
Robert Schumann – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
$40 ($10 ages 6-18)