Sacred – Upcoming Concerts
Music at St. James Cathedral: Rome Pilgrimage Concert
Friday, February 23, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:15pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Bruckner – Os justi
Palestrina – Sicut cervus; Sitivit anima mea
Dawson – There is a balm in Gilead
Herbolsheimer – It was not you who chose me
arr. Carter – Steal away
Tallis – If ye love me
Fauré – Tantum ergo
Saint-Säens – Ave Maria
Duruflé – Requiem, Op. 9
$18 suggested donation
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: Sacred Sensuality
Henry Lebedinsky,
Linda Tsatsanis,
Brenna Wells,
Pacific MusicWorks Underground, and
Nathan Whittaker
Sunday, February 25, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Works by nuns who composed, published, and performed sacred music that blended deep spirituality with richly sensual poetic and musical imagery.
$25 (seniors $20, under 18 free)
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: Sacred Sensuality
Henry Lebedinsky,
Linda Tsatsanis,
Brenna Wells,
Pacific MusicWorks Underground, and
Nathan Whittaker
Tuesday, February 27, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by nuns who composed, published, and performed sacred music that blended deep spirituality with richly sensual poetic and musical imagery.
$20 ($15 ages 21-30)
Ensign Symphony & Chorus: Hold On
Friday, March 9, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Comforting hymn tunes and joyful Easter selections from Handel’s Messiah.
$38 / $26 / $18
Bellevue Chamber Chorus presents 'Water Music: Songs of Rain, Rivers, Lakes & Oceans'
Saturday, March 10, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Captivating settings of Ps. 42:1 (As the deer longs for water) by Palestrina and Mendelssohn, the smooth, slow drifts of Samuel Barber’s To Be Sung on the Water, rollicking waves of Aaron Copland’s The Boatmen’s Song, and more.
$20 / $15 / $10 (12 & under free)
Pergolesi's Stabat Mater: Music for contemplation in Lent
Sunday, March 11, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
St. John's Episcopal Church Kirkland, Kirkland, WA, United States
A performance of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, with orchestra and harpsichord.
Free (Free (donation only))
Bellevue Chamber Chorus presents 'Water Music: Songs of Rain, Rivers, Lakes & Oceans'
Sunday, March 11, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Captivating settings of Ps. 42:1 (As the deer longs for water) by Palestrina and Mendelssohn, the smooth, slow drifts of Samuel Barber’s To Be Sung on the Water, rollicking waves of Aaron Copland’s The Boatmen’s Song, and more.
$20 / $15 / $10 (12 & under free)
The Compline Choir: Lætare
Sunday, March 11, 2029 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Music by Peter Hallock, Erin Aas, and Belinda Carlisle with texts that have been chosen by the members of the Compline Choir.
Free
Baltic Centennial: 100 Years of Statehood
Redmond Chorale,
Illumni Men’s Chorale,
Mägi Baltic Ensemble,
Seattle Choral Company,
Ancora,
Columbia Choirs, and
Seattle Girls Choir
Saturday, March 24, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:15pm (PDT)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
The finest contemporary choral music today from Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania.
$25 / $20 / $5 (children age 6-10 free)
Music at St. James Cathedral: The Office of Tenebrae
Music at St. James Cathedral,
St. James Cathedral Cantorei, and
St. James Cathedral Men's Chant Choir
Wednesday, March 28, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Allegri – Miserere mei Deus
Tallis – Lamentations of Jeremiah
Gesualdo – O vos omnes
Tallis – Lamentations of Jeremiah
Gesualdo – O vos omnes
Free
Music at St. James Cathedral: Tre Ore – Haydn's 'Seven Last Words of Christ'
Friday, March 30, 2029 @ 12:00pm – 3:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
The traditional service of Tre Ore (“Three Hours”) in which we remember the last words of Christ proclaimed from the cross.
Free
Bach's Lunch: Sacred Music by Baroque Women Composers
Tuesday, April 3, 2029 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PDT)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A free lunchtime concert featuring sacred music by baroque women composers. Bring your lunch!
Free
St. Paul's Episcopal Church: Second Saturday Choral Evensong
Saturday, April 14, 2029 @ 5:30pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Gibbons – Magnificat
Gibbons – Nunc dimittis
Gibbons – Nunc dimittis
Free
Ballard Civic Orchestra presents Sanctuary Space: Timeless music & progressive thought
Sunday, May 6, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
First Congregational Church, Bellevue, WA, United States
Featuring Pergolesi's 1736 masterpiece, Stabat Mater.
Free
[CANCELLED] Music at St. James Cathedral: American Concert Organist Stephen Tharp
Friday, May 11, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Works by George Baker, Jeanne Demessieux, Anthony Newman, Simon Johnson, César Franck, and Franz Liszt.
$18 suggested donation
Northwest Chorale: Mendelssohn’s 'Elijah'
Saturday, May 12, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Edmonds United Methodist Church, Edmonds, WA, United States
A Mendelssohn masterpiece, modeled on the great oratorios of Bach and Handel.
Free
Epiphany Seattle Music Guild: Choral Evensong for ‘The Feast of the Ascension’
Sunday, May 13, 2029 @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Plainsong responses
Psalm 93
Stanford – Evening Service in G major, Op. 81
Mathias – Lift up your heads, O ye gates
Psalm 93
Stanford – Evening Service in G major, Op. 81
Mathias – Lift up your heads, O ye gates
Free
Seattle Bach Choir: Bach Cantatas BWV 36 & BWV 86
Sunday, May 13, 2029 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA, United States
J.S. Bach – Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36
J.S. Bach – Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch, BWV 86
J.S. Bach – Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch, BWV 86
Free
Northwest Chorale: Mendelssohn’s 'Elijah'
Saturday, May 19, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
North Seattle Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A Mendelssohn masterpiece, modeled on the great oratorios of Bach and Handel.
Free
Cascadian Chorale: Stormy Weather
Saturday, June 2, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Church of the Holy Cross, Redmond, WA, United States
Music celebrating the weather by composers old and new, ranging from Brahms and Elgar to Joy Porter and Joan Szymko.
$20 ($15 student/senior)