Baroque period – Upcoming Concerts
Seattle Flute Society: Felix Skowronek Memorial Event
Sunday, November 21, 2032 @ 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
UW Baroque Ensemble
Sunday, November 21, 2032 @ 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
Portland Baroque Orchestra: Byron, Bon, & Brandenburg 5
Sunday, November 21, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (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
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra Fall Series
Sunday, November 21, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Performances by SYSO's Debut Symphony Orchestra & Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra, as well as the revival of a SYSO relic: the Youth Chamber Orchestra.
$10
Bellingham Symphony Orchestra: The BSO is Bach
Sunday, November 21, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham, WA, United States
An afternoon of Baroque & Baroque-inspired concertos. Soloists include: Alex Klein, oboe; Director Yaniv Attar & Michael Partington, guitar; & BSO's 4 principal violinists.
$15-$49
[SOLD OUT] Gallery Concerts: We're Bach!
Sunday, November 21, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (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
Classical Uncorked: Rum & Rebellion (Medina)
Sunday, November 21, 2032 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PST)
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Medina, WA, United States
Baritone Jean Bernard Cerin joins violinist Tekla Cunningham & pianist Henry Lebedinsky for works by Ignatius Sancho, José Mauricio Nuñes Garcia, Joseph Boulogne, & 19th- and 20th-c. Créole composers.
$25
[SOLD OUT] Cascadia Art Museum: Brahms & Bach Sonatas for Viola & Piano
Sunday, November 21, 2032 @ 6:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Cascadia Art Museum, Edmonds, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Viola da Gamba Sonata in D major, BWV 1028
Rebecca Clarke - Selection for viola and piano TBA
Johannes Brahms – Viola Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1
Rebecca Clarke - Selection for viola and piano TBA
Johannes Brahms – Viola Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1
Sold Out
Bremerton WestSound Symphony: Bach Wedding Cantata & Advent Celebration
Sunday, November 28, 2032 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
St. Gabriel Roman Catholic Church, Port Orchard, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach – Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten, BWV 202 "Wedding Cantata"
Music for Advent TBA
George Frideric Handel – Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G minor, HWV 287
Antonio Vivaldi – Recorder Concerto in C minor, RV 441
Music for Advent TBA
George Frideric Handel – Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G minor, HWV 287
Antonio Vivaldi – Recorder Concerto in C minor, RV 441
Free (Free (reservations recommended))
Lo, How a Rose: Celebrating 400 years of Praetorius & his contemporaries
Wednesday, December 1, 2032 @ 10:30am – 11:30am (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church (Bellingham), Bellingham, WA, United States
Anna Marsh & Henry Lebedinsky offer a program centered around the 400 year-old Lo, how a rose. Works for Baroque wind instrumetns & virginal by Michael Praetorius, Johann Pachelbel, & more.
Free (Free)
First Wednesday Concert Series: UW Baroque Ensemble
Wednesday, December 1, 2032 @ 12:30pm – 1:30pm (PST)
UW North Allen Library Lobby, Seattle, WA, United States
UW Baroque Ensemble performs in this lunchtime concert series co-hosted by UW Music & UW Libraries.
Free
Celebrity Series of Boston: Conrad Tao, piano
Wednesday, December 1, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 6:15pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Conrad Tao & John Adams – Improvisation / China Gates
Jason Eckardt – Antennaria plantaginifolia, "Pussytoes"
Johann Sebastian Bach & Conrad Tao – Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 641 / Improvisation
Robert Schumann – Kinderszenen ("Scenes from Childhood"), Op. 15
Conrad Tao – Keyed In (Boston premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110
Jason Eckardt – Antennaria plantaginifolia, "Pussytoes"
Johann Sebastian Bach & Conrad Tao – Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 641 / Improvisation
Robert Schumann – Kinderszenen ("Scenes from Childhood"), Op. 15
Conrad Tao – Keyed In (Boston premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110
Online: $18-$20 | In person: $10 obstructed view
University of Puget Sound: Organ at Noon – A German Christmas
Friday, December 3, 2032 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Kilworth Memorial Chapel, Tacoma, WA, United States
Online and in-person
UPS Faculty organist Wyatt Smith performs works by J.S. Bach, Dietrich Buxtehude, Felix Mendelssohn, Frederick Frahm, Rebecca Groom te Velde, & others, centered around the Christmas hymn Puer natus in Bethlehem.
Free (Free)
Philharmonia Northwest & Kirkland Choral Society: Vivaldi's Gloria
Saturday, December 11, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Philharmonia Northwest is excited to collaborate with Kirkland Choral Society again for the first time since the pandemic. This joyous reunion will include Antonio Vivaldi’s Gloria & many holiday favorites.
$25 ($20 student/senior, ages 12 & under free)
Pacific MusicWorks: Fiesta de Navidad
Saturday, December 11, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
PMW continues its traditional December exploration of music from the missions & cathedrals of Latin America. Featuring an expanded instrumental ensemble & a cast of favorite PMW musicians.
$30-$55
Pacific MusicWorks: Fiesta de Navidad
Sunday, December 12, 2032 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PST)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
PMW continues its traditional December exploration of music from the missions & cathedrals of Latin America. Featuring an expanded instrumental ensemble & a cast of favorite PMW musicians.
$25-$49 (students free with ID)
Epiphany Seattle: Organ Vespers for the Third Sunday in Advent
Sunday, December 12, 2032 @ 5:30pm – 6:30pm (PST)
Epiphany Parish Chapel, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Service featuring music based on the chorale Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele by Johann Gottfried Walther, Johann Ludwig Krebs, & Gerald Near, along with a Magnificat cycle by Samuel Scheidt.
Free (Free)
Symphony Tacoma: Handel’s Messiah
Friday, December 17, 2032 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. Charles Borromeo Church, Tacoma, WA, United States
Handel’s beloved classic—and a reprise of Symphony Tacoma’s first-ever performance in 1946! This holiday classic oratorio is performed by the talented orchestra & vocalists of Symphony Tacoma Voices.
$30 ($48 reserved)
Harmonia Orchestra & Chorus: Messiah (Seattle)
Saturday, December 18, 2032 @ 2:30pm – 6:00pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
A timeless classic & a Seattle tradition. Join Harmonia as they once again present the region’s only performances of G.F. Handel’s full, unabridged score.
$25 ($0-$25 in-person)
Fiddlers Three, a Holiday Concert!
Saturday, December 18, 2032 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Festive music & carols by Johann Pachelbel, Dario Castello, G.B. Buonamente, & others, featuring 3 wonderful baroque violinists, recorder, bassoon, lute, & theorbo.
$20 suggested donation