Baroque period – Upcoming Concerts
Haller Lake Music Series: J.S. Bach’s Complete Viola da Gamba Sonatas
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:10pm (PST)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Cellist Dale Henderson (founder of Bach in the Subways Day) and pianist William Chapman Nyaho perform:
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028
J.S. Bach – Sonata No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029
$20 suggested donation ($5 under age 15 )
OSSCS: Messiah
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Handel – Messiah, HWV 56
$10-$25, youth free
Bellevue Chamber Chorus: Season of Wonder
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Brighten your seasonal celebrations with wondrous sacred and secular music for winter and the holidays.
$5-$20
OSSCS: Messiah
Sunday, December 20, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
Everett First Presbyterian Church, Everett, WA, United States
Handel – Messiah, HWV 56
$10-$25, youth free
Bellevue Chamber Chorus: Season of Wonder
Sunday, December 20, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Prospect Congregational UCC, Seattle, WA, United States
Brighten your seasonal celebrations with wondrous sacred and secular music for winter and the holidays.
$5-$20
Jazzin' with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas
Sunday, December 20, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
University Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
In this program by candlelight, classical and jazz artists team up to bridge contemporary improvisational jazz and art music of baroque and renaissance times.
$20+
Jazzin' with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas
Monday, December 21, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, Stanwood, WA, United States
In this program by candlelight, classical and jazz artists team up to bridge contemporary improvisational jazz and art music of baroque and renaissance times.
$20+
Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook
Sunday, December 27, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Cello Suite in C major, BWV 1009
Christian Petzold – Minuets in G major and G minor
François Couperin – Rondeau Les Bergeries
J.S. Bach – Recitative "Ich Habe Genug and Aria Schlummmert ein"
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel – Aria "Bist du bei mir"
J.S. Bach – Harpsichord Suite in G major, BWV 816 ("French Suite No. 5")
Christian Petzold – Minuets in G major and G minor
François Couperin – Rondeau Les Bergeries
J.S. Bach – Recitative "Ich Habe Genug and Aria Schlummmert ein"
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel – Aria "Bist du bei mir"
J.S. Bach – Harpsichord Suite in G major, BWV 816 ("French Suite No. 5")
$10-$42
Jazzin' with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas
Monday, December 28, 2026 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Eastsound, WA, United States
In this program by candlelight, classical and jazz artists team up to bridge contemporary improvisational jazz and art music of baroque and renaissance times.
$20+
Jazzin' with the Classics by Candlelight for Christmas
Tuesday, December 29, 2026 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Trinity Lutheran Church, Freeland, WA, United States
In this program by candlelight, classical and jazz artists team up to bridge contemporary improvisational jazz and art music of baroque and renaissance times.
$20+
Music at St. James: New Year's Eve Concert
Thursday, December 31, 2026 @ 11:00pm – 11:55pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Ring in the New Year with festive music by Bach, Handel, and Rheinberger, including Bach’s 1723 version of the famed Magnificat.
$30 suggested donation
Monica Huggett and Alexander Weimann: Bach Intimacies
Saturday, January 9, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A showcase of the great master’s finest works for violin and harpsichord, including the sonatas for violin and obbligato harpsichord, a partita for solo violin, and the Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue.
$20-$39
Musical Excursions: Chamber Music by Händel, Fauré & Schumann
Sunday, January 10, 2027 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Handel – Sonata in A major, Op. 1, No. 14 for violin and piano
Fauré – Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 15
Schumann – Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
Fauré – Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 15
Schumann – Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
$5-$20 suggested donation
(Baroque) Band of Brothers
Tuesday, January 12, 2027 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
It's sibling revelry (and rivalry) as we explore the relationship between the violin and viola through the music of famous musical brothers, including Daniel Purcell and the brothers Bach, Graun, and more.
$20
Seattle Symphony: Handel Royal Fireworks Music
Friday, January 15, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Pergolesi – Sinfonia to L'Olimpiade
Rameau – Suite from Suite from Les Boréades
Vivaldi – Oboe Concerto in C major RV. 447
Handel – Music for the Royal Fireworks
Rameau – Suite from Suite from Les Boréades
Vivaldi – Oboe Concerto in C major RV. 447
Handel – Music for the Royal Fireworks
$20-$76
Seattle Classic Guitar Society presents Isaac Bustos
Saturday, January 16, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Rojas – Guajira a mi Madre
J.S. Bach – Lute Suite No. 2
Legnani – Fantasia Op. 19
Koshkin – Introduction and Vivace
J.S. Bach – Lute Suite No. 2
Legnani – Fantasia Op. 19
Koshkin – Introduction and Vivace
Free (Free)
Seattle Symphony: Handel Royal Fireworks Music
Saturday, January 16, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:20pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Pergolesi – Sinfonia to L'Olimpiade
Rameau – Suite from Suite from Les Boréades
Vivaldi – Oboe Concerto in C major RV. 447
Handel – Music for the Royal Fireworks
Rameau – Suite from Suite from Les Boréades
Vivaldi – Oboe Concerto in C major RV. 447
Handel – Music for the Royal Fireworks
$20-$76
James Ehnes Bach Recital
Friday, January 22, 2027 @ 6:30pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Sonata for Violin in G minor, BWV 1001
Free
Lorna McGhee Flute Recital
Saturday, January 23, 2027 @ 6:30pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
François Couperin – Le Rossignol en Amour
Reza Vali – Folk Song for Flute Solo
Aaron Jay Kernis – Air
Reza Vali – Folk Song for Flute Solo
Aaron Jay Kernis – Air
Free
Flute, Lute, and Brut!
Saturday, February 6, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Private home in Ravenna, Seattle, WA, United States
An intimate evening of music and drinks from the French court of Louis XIV, with virtuoso musicians Mara Winter and Hideki Yamaya. Featuring a historical French drink menu curated by Seattle-area cocktail magician Johnny Delacy.
$20 suggested donation. RSVP for location.