Friday, September 20 at 7:30 pm: Four Fabulous Faculty from the Fifth Fall Fipple Flute Forum
Faith Lutheran Church, 8208 18th Ave NE, Seattle
Miyo Aoki, Vicki Boeckman, Laura Kuhlman, and Anne Timberlake will delight you with Duos Trios and Quartets ranging from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Suggested donation $25 or pay as able. Free of charge for workshop attendees.
Wednesday, October 16 at 7:30 pm: Tessa Lark, Joshua Roman and Edgar Meyer – Timeless
Meany Hall, 4100 15th Ave NE, Seattle
This collaboration of three like-minded and powerhouse virtuosos, each carving out their own niche in American music, delivers an innovative program including the music of J.S. Bach and the world premiere of a new string trio by seven-time Grammy winner Edgar Meyer. With boundary-expanding and timeless music, synthesizing diverse influences and styles, both Meyer and Bach are known for the enduring impact of their artistry. Dynamic performers Lark, Roman and Meyer promise to bring fancy fiddling on the violin, cello and bass. Details Here
Sunday, October 27 at 3:00 pm: Vashon Maury Chamber Orchestra – Baroque Spooktacular
Kay White Hall Theater, 19600 Vashon Highway SW, Vashon Island
Mike Woolf will join the Vashon Maury Chamber Orchestra for a performance of the Sammartini Recorder Concerto in F. The orchestra will also perform his composition “Midnight Carnival” and other works. Details Here
Sunday, November 3 at 7:00 pm: Sound Salon (Schenkman and Friends) – Vivaldi Extravaganza
Benaroya Hall, 200 University St, Seattle, Nordstrom Recital Hall
We’re kicking off our twelfth season with a large ensemble of baroque winds, strings, and harpsichord performing festive works by Antonio Vivaldi and his contemporaries. We are including trios for various instruments by Anna Bon, Pierre-Danican Philidor, and Ignatius Sancho, as well as solos by Gaspar Sanz featuring Chilean baroque guitarist Cristián Gutiérrez. Details Here
Thursday, November 7 at 7:00 pm: Sound Salon (Schenkman and Friends) – Spanish Baroque
The Royal Room, 5000 Rainier Ave S, Seattle
Besides being a fabulous baroque violinist, Guillermo Salas- Suárez is literally writing the book on 18 th-century Spanish violin music. Guillermo joins harpsichordist Byron Schenkman for a program of music by Luigi Boccherini, Francisco Corselli, Marianna Martines, and Padre Antonio Soler. Details Here
Saturday, November 9 at 4:00 pm: Sound Salon (Schenkman and Friends) – Spanish Baroque
Epiphany Episcopal Parish, 1805 38th Ave, Seattle
Same as the November 7 Sound Salon concert, except the venue.
Saturday, November 16 at 7:30 pm: Gallery Concerts – North by Pacific Northwest
Blessed Sacrament Church, 5041 9th Avenue NE, Seattle
What would terrify even Hitchcock himself? Not having first-hand accounts about music of the baroque era! Fortunately, Englishman Roger North saved the world from this fate by carefully documenting his encounters within London’s musical scene, one that was populated by many leading Italian musicians of the day. Recorder player extraordinaire Vicki Boeckman, violinist Carrie Krause, and harpsichordist Jillon Stoppels Dupree join forces to present works of Handel, Barsanti, Geminiani, Matteis, and Corelli along with theatrical readings from the writings of Roger North himself. Details Here
Sunday, November 17 at 3:00 pm: Gallery Concerts – North by Pacific Northwest
Same as November 16.
Sunday, November 24 at 3:00 pm: Seattle Bach Choir – Dawn
Trinity Parish Church, 609 8th Ave, Seattle
Throughout history, people have heralded the rising of the sun with music. So, we begin our anniversary season with music for the morning, including music from the matins liturgy. Works by Benjamin Britten, Charles Villiers Stanford, Heinrich Schütz, and the Shakers complement the centerpiece of this program—Te Deum by American-Swedish composer Steve Dobrogosz. Details Here
Tuesday, December 17 at 7:30 pm: VOCES8 – Winter Tales
Meany Hall, 4100 15th Ave NE, Seattle
The Grammy-nominated British vocal ensemble VOCES8 inspires people with “eight beautifully integrated solo voices… persuasive and committed singing” (BBC). Central to the ensemble’s ethos is a diverse musical expression — the group performs an extensive repertoire ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary times that will appeal to aficionados of a cappella vocal music. In the Seattle premiere of Winter Tales, there’s something for everyone, from thoughtful religious themes by Bach and Britten to holiday favorites that celebrate the season. Details Here
Thursday, December 19 at 7:30 pm: Seattle Symphony performs Handel’s Messiah
Benaroya Hall, 200 University St, Seattle, Taper Auditorium
A triumph of music and text, Handel’s Messiah is a matchless December tradition. The exquisite choral writing and the exultant “Hallelujah” chorus — featuring the Seattle Symphony, Chorale and a strong cast of soloists — honor Handel’s greatest work. Details Here
Friday, December 20 at 8:00 pm: Seattle Symphony performs Handel’s Messiah
Same as December 19.
Saturday, December 21 at 8:00 pm: Seattle Symphony performs Handel’s Messiah
Same as December 19.
Sunday, December 22 at 2:00 pm: Seattle Symphony performs Handel’s Messiah
Same as December 19.
Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 7:30 pm: Gallery Concerts – A Rameau with a View
The Chapel at Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle
By 1740, Jean-Phillipe Rameau had reached the pinnacle of French opera, but decided to take a break from opera and instead focus on chamber music. The result is (arguably) some of the most creative chamber music of the French Baroque, including some tributes to his closest friends. Canadian violinist Marc Destrubé joins forces with gambist Adaiha MacAdam-Somer and harpsichordist Jonathan Oddie for performances of Rameau’s Pièces de clavecin en concerts, as well as works by LeClair, Mondonville, and Marais. So sit back, relax, and take in the grandeur with an unobstructed view of Rameau. Details Here
Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 3:00 pm: Gallery Concerts – A Rameau with a View
Blessed Sacrament Church, 5041 9th Avenue NE, Seattle
Same as January 18 Gallery Concert, except the venue.
Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 7:00 pm: Sound Salon (Schenkman and Friends) – Before Bach
Epiphany Episcopal Parish, 1805 38th Ave, Seattle
We are delving into the expressive and experimental world of 17th-century European music with works for strings and harpsichord by Heinrich Biber, Johann Kaspar Kerll, and Carlo Farina (his “Capriccio Stravagante”), plus instrumental arrangements of 16th-century madrigals by Maddalena Casulana. All of this will be framed by new works from the Karuk tradition shared with us by Breanna McCullough and her community. Details Here
Sunday, March 16, 2025 at 3:00 pm: Seattle Bach Choir – Day
Trinity Parish Church, 609 8th Ave, Seattle
When Martin Luther wrote about liturgy, he identified or composed German chorales that could be used to substitute for parts of the Latin Mass. Settings of some these surround a work we’ve commissioned to celebrate our 40th anniversary—“We All Believe in One True God” by Minnesota composer Linda Kachelmeier. Our namesake’s Mass in G will also be featured. Details Here
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 7:30 pm: Jeremy Denk – Virtuoso Bach: The Complete Keyboard Partitas
Meany Hall, 4100 15th Ave NE, Seattle
One of America’s foremost pianists, Jeremy Denk’s creative blend of virtuosic dexterity and colorful imagination has earned him praise as “an artist you want to hear no matter what he performs” (The New York Times). A winner of both the MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship and the Avery Fisher Prize, his bestselling memoir, Every Good Boy Does Fine, showcases his original and insightful writing about music. Denk’s recital features Bach’s Six Partitas for Keyboard, known for being as technically difficult as they are beautiful. Details Here
Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 7:30 pm: Seattle Symphony performs Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons
Benaroya Hall, 200 University St, Seattle, Taper Auditorium
We journey to Venice to hear Vivaldi’s immortal work, The Four Seasons, brilliantly rendered for virtuoso violin; here, a showcase for Associate Concertmaster Helen Kim. In a musical first, Vivaldi captured all the characteristic moments of each season — slippery ice, spring thaws, summer storms and glorious autumnal fruit. We stay with Vivaldi for his Gloria, adding more jubilation to the occasion with the Seattle Symphony Chorale. The program is completed with Bach’s filigree cantata for soprano and trumpet — a brilliant spotlight for Principal Trumpet David Gordon. Details Here
Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 7:30 pm: Gallery Concerts – The Odd-ish Couple
The Chapel at Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle
Step aside Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon and prepare for the original mismatched duo! For over a half-century cellist Robert Lindley and bassist Domenico Dragonetti shared a stand at the Italian Theatre in London, and despite coming from disparate backgrounds, became audience favorites, political powerhouses, and ultimately great friends. Cellist Nathan Whittaker and 3 String Double Bass specialist Nathaniel Chase resurrect this unusual friendship from centuries past through Lindley’s and Dragonetti’s own compositions, as well as those by Corelli and Rossini. Details Here
Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 8:00 pm: Seattle Symphony performs Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons
Same as May 1 Seattle Symphony concert.
Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 2:00 pm: Seattle Symphony performs Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons
Same as May 1 Seattle Symphony concert.
Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 7:30 pm: Gallery Concerts – The Odd-ish Couple
Blessed Sacrament Church, 5041 9th Avenue NE, Seattle
Same as May 3 Gallery Concert, except the venue.
Friday, May 30, 2025 at 7:30 pm: Sound Salon (Schenkman and Friends) – Queer Baroque
The Royal Room, 5000 Rainier Ave S, Seattle
Our special Pride Month preview concert features an exploration of Queer themes in music of the French Baroque, with solos, duos, and trios for viols and harpsichord. Composers include Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Jean-Baptiste Lully, and Marin Marais. Details Here
Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 7:30 pm: Sound Salon (Schenkman and Friends) – Queer Baroque
The Chapel at Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle
Same as the May 30 Sound Salon concert, except for the venue.
Sunday, June 8, 2025 at 3:00 pm: Seattle Bach Choir – Dusk
Trinity Parish Church, 609 8th Ave, Seattle
We close our anniversary season with music for the close of day, music evoking the evening, and works from the vespers or evensong liturgies. One of Samuel Scheidt’s Magnificat settings, this one with interpolations for the Feast of Pentecost, comprises half of this concert. Works by Herbert Howells, B. E. Boykin, Elaine Hagenberg, Elizabeth Alexander and others complete the program. Details Here