Saturday, March 25 at 4:00 pm: Medieval Women’s Choir – Revelry!
Woodlawn Sanctuary, 7400 Woodlawn Ave NE, Seattle
Celebrate the beginning of spring with delightful medieval music regarding love, nature, frolicking, food & drink, with a handful of opportunities for the audience to take part in song and dance. The greening world, flowering plants, and return of good weather have been cause for celebration in all cultures, and the medieval English & European world are rich with beautiful music expressive of the season. We’ll present secular music from the 12th-15th centuries, both of the court and the country, as well as a few settings of folk ballads that fit with the theme. Details Here
Saturday, March 25 at 7:30 pm: Pacific MusicWorks – Murder and Mayhem
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 4805 NE 45th St, Seattle
The years leading up to the English Civil War in 1642 were full of riotous discord, reflected in the popular Broadside Ballads. At the same moment, William Lawes, (1602-1645) the greatest English musical genius between Dowland and Purcell was producing vocal and instrumental music of unparalleled beauty. His life was cut short in battle, but his legacy of musical jewels, including the unique Harp Consorts, remains for our discovery today. Details Here
Sunday, March 26 at 2:00 pm: Pacific MusicWorks – Murder and Mayhem
Epiphany Episcopal Parish, 1805 38th Ave, Seattle
Same as March 25.
Sunday, March 26 at 7:00 pm: Byron Schenkman and Friends – J.S. Bach Meets Caroline Shaw
Benaroya Hall, 200 University St, Seattle
Harpsichord concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach and the world premiere of a new piece for harpsichord and strings by Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw. With a string ensemble led by Rachell Ellen Wong, we also offer pieces from Henry Purcell & Damien Geter. Details Here
Thursday, March 30 at 7:30 pm: Salish Sea Festival – Obbligato Harpsichord and Flute (1720-1760)
Faith Lutheran Church, 8208 18th Ave NE, Seattle
With David Schrader (harpsichord, Chicago) and Jeffrey Cohan (baroque flute).
Sunday, April 2 at 5:00 pm: Seattle Bach Choir – Bach Birthday Fest
Mt. Baker Community Club (Seattle’s Central District), 2811 Mount Rainier Drive, Seattle
Seattle Bach Choir’s annual fundraising gala held in honor of Bach’s birthday! Enjoy a German-themed buffet dinner, a mini-concert by the Choir, and a whole evening of fun festivities! Details Here
Wednesday, April 12 at 7:30 pm: Seattle Symphony present In Recital: Midori
Benaroya Hall, 200 University St, Seattle
World renowned violinist Midori marks her 40th anniversary as a performer with a celebrated return to Benaroya Hall. A 2021 Kennedy Center Honoree, Midori remains in constant demand by orchestras around the world. No matter what she’s playing, Midori brings new life and vision to each performance. The program is mostly J.S. Bach, interspersed with works by Thierry Escaich and John Zorn. Details Here
Saturday, April 15 at 7:30 pm: Byrd Ensemble presents Prince of Music: Palestrina
Holy Rosary Church, 4139 42nd Ave SW, Seattle
Featuring Italian Renaissance composer Palestrina’s famous Missa Papae Marcelli, Orlando Lassus, and Spanish composer Tomás Luis de Victoria.
Saturday, April 15 at 7:30 pm: Pacific MusicWorks presents Monteverdi: Love and Revolution
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 4805 NE 45th St, Seattle
Claudio Monteverdi’s music broke the rules of Renaissance polyphony and created the foundations of modern music. Like Shakespeare, Monteverdi’s genius lay in his ability to communicate the full compass of human emotions, especially the most mysterious, tragic, and magical of them all – love. Join Stephen Stubbs, Tekla Cunningham, Henry Lebedinsky, Maxine Eilander, David Morris, and vocalists Danielle Reutter-Harrah, Jason McStoots, Jonathan Woody, and Aaron Sheehan for this thrilling exploration of all things love.
This performance replaces the postponed Orfeo. If you purchased single tickets to Orfeo, or are a subscription or season ticket holder, your tickets will be transferred to this concert unless you requested a refund. Details Here
Sunday, April 16 at 2:00 pm: Pacific MusicWorks presents Monteverdi: Love and Revolution
Epiphany Episcopal Parish, 1805 38th Ave, Seattle
Same as April 15.
Saturday, April 22 from 10 am – 5 pm: Moss Bay Recorder Society’s Annual Meet is Back!
Sand Point Community UMC’s Perry Hall, 4710 NE 70th Street
Join us for any one, two or all three playing sessions starting at 10:00 am with Larry Stark’s “Florence, the Cradle of the Italian Renaissance.” The music touches on the political and literary life of the city, in addition to its artistic life. Sally Mitchell will lead “Three Modes Three Moods” at 1:00 pm featuring a newly composed work based on melodies by Hildegard von Bingen, which has three contrasting movements using material from Laus trinitati, Hodie aperuit and O frondens virgo, respectively. Laura Townsend will round out the day’s offerings with “Spectacular Spectacles” at 3:15 pm. Annabel Knight’s Circus Passamezzo will be the launching point for a lively survey of music evoking the scenes under the big top and the adventures of Titania and her court. Find additional details, including registration and cost, here.
Sunday, April 23 at 1:30 pm: Constantinople & Marco Beasley – Il Ponte di Leonardo
Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave, Seattle
In 1502, Leonardo da Vinci drafted the plans for what would have been the largest bridge in the world, in Istanbul. However, the project never saw the light of day. Five centuries after Da Vinci’s death, this concert gives musical expression to his unfinished architectural project and builds the bridge he envisioned between East and West. Musical works drawn from 16th- and 17th-century manuscripts found in the national libraries of Istanbul and Florence will be revisited by the solo musicians of the Constantinople ensemble and the sublime Italian singer Marco Beasley. These works represent Persia and the Ottoman Empire on the one hand, and Renaissance Italy on the other. This concert continues our journey tracing the footsteps of the great visionaries and is also a celebration of the imagination and greatness of an artist who left a profound mark on the history of humankind. Details Here
Saturday, May 6 at 7:30 pm: Los Angeles Master Chorale – Orlando di Lasso’s Lagrime di San Pietro
Meany Hall, 4100 15th Ave NE, Seattle
From visionary theater and opera director Peter Sellars comes his most personal work to date, a staging of Orlando di Lasso’s Lagrime di San Pietro (The Tears of Saint Peter). This profoundly moving Renaissance masterpiece depicts the grief and remorse of the Apostle Peter after he disavows knowledge of Jesus Christ on the day of his arrest and crucifixion. Sung by 21 a cappella singers of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Lagrime is refracted through Mr. Sellars signature contemporary lens, suggesting a powerful allegory about facing our past head-on in order to forge a more fulfilling future. Details Here