Lute – Upcoming Concerts
Jack Straw Cultural Center: Guillaume de Machaut – Explorations
Wednesday, July 24, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A new work that radically reimagines the work of medieval composer Guillaume de Machaut paired with historical perspective with music from the time of Machaut.
Free
Whidbey Island Music Festival: Handel's Roman Holiday
Friday, August 2, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
A program of dramatic, passionate, and virtuosic music written while George Frideric Handel was a young man in Rome.
$22 / $10 / FREE for children
Whidbey Island Music Festival: John Dowland – Time Stands Still
Saturday, August 3, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
The melancholy beauty of John Dowland's lute songs have enchanted and delighted listeners for centuries.
$22 / $10 / FREE for children
Whidbey Island Music Festival: Handel's Roman Holiday
Sunday, August 4, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
A program of dramatic, passionate, and virtuosic music written while George Frideric Handel was a young man in Rome.
$22 / $10 / FREE for children
Pacific Lutheran University Early Music Concert
Sunday, September 29, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Lagerquist Concert Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
Join PLU faculty members Jim Brown, Elizabeth Brown, Jennifer Rhyne, Svend Rønning, Paul Tegels, and guest gambist Ronnee Fullerton in a concert of early music.
Free (Free)
Pacific MusicWorks: Eternal Beloved
Saturday, October 26, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Countertenor Reginald L. Mobley, soprano Danielle Sampson, and the Pacific MusicWorks Band bring to life the music of 17th century composer Isabella Leonarda.
$25-$45 (ages 18 & under FREE)
Pacific MusicWorks: Eternal Beloved
Sunday, October 27, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PDT)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Countertenor Reginald L. Mobley, soprano Danielle Sampson, and the Pacific MusicWorks Band bring to life the music of 17th century composer Isabella Leonarda.
$45 / $35 / free
Sine Nomine: Laus Trinitati – In Praise of the Divine
Sunday, October 27, 2030 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Trinity Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Plainchant, Renaissance, and modern works that employ joyful texts about the creative, life-giving powers of the Trinity.
Free (Free)
Seattle Historical Arts for Kids: The World of Salamone Rossi
Saturday, November 23, 2030 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
The SHAK Early Music Youth Academy brings 17th-century works by Salamone Rossi to life on period instruments.
$10-$15 suggested donation
Pacific MusicWorks: ¡Navidad!
Saturday, December 14, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Epiphany Parish of Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Joyous Christmas music from 18th century Cuba, Mexico, Guatemala, Bolivia, and Peru.
$45 / $35 / free
Pacific MusicWorks: ¡Navidad!
Sunday, December 15, 2030 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Joyous Christmas music from 18th century Cuba, Mexico, Guatemala, Bolivia, and Peru.
$45 / $35 / $25
Bach's Lunch: Trío Guadalevín
Tuesday, January 7, 2031 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Discover the roots that bind the Americas with Southern Europe, the Maghreb, the Middle East, and West Africa with this captivating program of music for voices, plucked strings, and colorful percussion.
Free (Free)
Nootka Rose: Vivaldi, Corelli, Castello, Merula, & more
Sunday, January 19, 2031 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PST)
St. John's Episcopal Church Olympia, Olympia, WA, United States
Music by Antonio Vivaldi, Arcangelo Corelli, Dario Castello, Tarquinio Merula, and other Italian baroque composers performed on period instruments.
$20 suggested donation
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: Agave Baroque – Son of a Bach
Sunday, February 16, 2031 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
San Francisco’s free-spirited Baroque band returns to the Pacific Northwest for a Bach family reunion.
$25
Vancouver Bach Festival: Barbara Strozzi – From Tears To Laughter (film)
Tuesday, July 27, 2032 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online and in-person
Tribute to Italian composer/singer Barbara Strozzi that explores lighter side of her repertoire, as well as her famous lament Lagrime mie, complimented by plucked & bowed string instruments from Iran, Turkey, & Italy.
Free (Free ($5-$10CAD in-person))
Seattle Historical Arts for Kids: Outdoor Baroque Music Performance
Tuesday, August 31, 2032 @ 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
Pacific MusicWorks: Festa Italiana
Saturday, October 23, 2032 @ 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
Pacific MusicWorks: Festa Italiana
Sunday, October 24, 2032 @ 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)
Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma: Musical Journey from Spain to Mexico
Tuesday, November 9, 2032 @ 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)
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