Seattle Baroque Orchestra

Stanley Ritchie will grace us with his inimitable charm and mastery to lead the SBO in a program featuring the full forces of the orchestra in music of the Bach family: an orchestral suite by Johann Bernhard Bach, a sinfonia by C.P.E., and of course, a generous helping of Johann Sebastian. In his third SBO appearance, ...Mahan Esfahani will dazzle in the E-major harpsichord concerto, and we’re delighted to welcome Courtney Westcott on baroque flute for a performance of the beloved b-minor orchestral suite. Maestro Ritchie, one of the finest violinists of our time, will lead from the fiddle. Come be reminded of why you listen to baroque music.Read More

Stanley Ritchie will grace us with his inimitable charm and mastery to lead the SBO in a program featuring the full forces of the orchestra in music of the Bach family: an orchestral suite by Johann Bernhard Bach, a sinfonia by C.P.E., and of course, a generous helping of Johann Sebastian. In his third SBO appearance, ...Mahan Esfahani will dazzle in the E-major harpsichord concerto, and we’re delighted to welcome Courtney Westcott on baroque flute for a performance of the beloved b-minor orchestral suite. Maestro Ritchie, one of the finest violinists of our time, will lead from the fiddle. Come be reminded of why you listen to baroque music.Read More

The thrill of presenting violinist Monica Huggett in her SBO debut is matched only by her choice of partner for the program: international cornetto phenom Bruce Dickey. These two luminaries will join us in a program of seventeenth-century Italian music in the so-called Stile Fantastico. It’s the first truly Baroque mus...ic, and the composers in this brazen style took quite a reactionary tack to cast off the fetters of the Renaissance. The improvisatory nature of the music, along with the chance to hear two of the greatest performers in Baroque music and the vibrant, spontaneous players of the SBO will make this one of the most exciting musical events of the year!Read More

The thrill of presenting violinist Monica Huggett in her SBO debut is matched only by her choice of partner for the program: international cornetto phenom Bruce Dickey. These two luminaries will join us in a program of seventeenth-century Italian music in the so-called Stile Fantastico. It’s the first truly Baroque mus...ic, and the composers in this brazen style took quite a reactionary tack to cast off the fetters of the Renaissance. The improvisatory nature of the music, along with the chance to hear two of the greatest performers in Baroque music and the vibrant, spontaneous players of the SBO will make this one of the most exciting musical events of the year!Read More

The Baroque era was the time when our modern notion of virtuosity first took hold, and the solo concerto gave a new breed of pyrotechnical instrumentalists a platform to display their prowess. Vivaldi and Telemann wrote more spectacular concertos than anyone, and we’re presenting a true virtuoso and superstar of the re...corder, Dutch artist Marion Verbruggen, in a concert featuring some of Vivaldi’s and Telemann’s magnificent works for recorder and strings. We’ll also feature Tekla Cunningham and James Garlick in Vivaldi’s transcendental Folia d’Espagna variations. It will be an evening to remember, with the kind of crackling energy that can only come from the admixture of such an exciting soloist and the irrepressible exuberance of the SBO.
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The Baroque era was the time when our modern notion of virtuosity first took hold, and the solo concerto gave a new breed of pyrotechnical instrumentalists a platform to display their prowess. Vivaldi and Telemann wrote more spectacular concertos than anyone, and we’re presenting a true virtuoso and superstar of the re...corder, Dutch artist Marion Verbruggen, in a concert featuring some of Vivaldi’s and Telemann’s magnificent works for recorder and strings. We’ll also feature Tekla Cunningham and James Garlick in Vivaldi’s transcendental Folia d’Espagna variations. It will be an evening to remember, with the kind of crackling energy that can only come from the admixture of such an exciting soloist and the irrepressible exuberance of the SBO.
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David Greenberg is one of the most exciting and versatile musicians in North Armerica. He’s a sought-after Baroque soloist and renowned Cape Breton-style fiddler, and has been a featured artist with Baroque and modern groups all over the US, Canada, and Scotland. He’ll join us for a program featuring music of Purcell a...nd Muffat, along with Scottish composers James Oswald and Robert Mackintosh and traditional music from Scotland and Canada. Likely no one is better equipped than David to bridge the gap between Baroque music and the Scottish/Cape Breton fiddling with which it shares some history, and we're privileged to welcome this old friend back as guest director in what promises to be an ear-opening experience for everyone.
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David Greenberg is one of the most exciting and versatile musicians in North Armerica. He’s a sought-after Baroque soloist and renowned Cape Breton-style fiddler, and has been a featured artist with Baroque and modern groups all over the US, Canada, and Scotland. He’ll join us for a program featuring music of Purcell a...nd Muffat, along with Scottish composers James Oswald and Robert Mackintosh and traditional music from Scotland and Canada. Likely no one is better equipped than David to bridge the gap between Baroque music and the Scottish/Cape Breton fiddling with which it shares some history, and we're privileged to welcome this old friend back as guest director in what promises to be an ear-opening experience for everyone.
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Francesca Cuzzoni was THE diva of Baroque opera and the great composers of her day, most famously Handel, competed to create starring roles for her. Cyndia Sieden could be described in the same terms, with unparalleled coloratura facility and numerous opera debuts to her credit. With guest director Stephen Stubbs, our ...Northwest diva will channel the Baroque diva in some of Handel’s greatest soprano arias, next to a stunning variety of styles and composers including Porpora, Hasse and the virtuoso violinist Veracini. This SBO season kick-off will include violinist Carrie Krause, Baroque harpist Maxine Eilander and Baroque flutist Janet See along with Stubbs on lute and guitar in colorful overtures from the operas and a rarely heard orchestral piece by Handel.
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Francesca Cuzzoni was THE diva of Baroque opera and the great composers of her day, most famously Handel, competed to create starring roles for her. Cyndia Sieden could be described in the same terms, with unparalleled coloratura facility and numerous opera debuts to her credit. With guest director Stephen Stubbs, our ...Northwest diva will channel the Baroque diva in some of Handel’s greatest soprano arias, next to a stunning variety of styles and composers including Porpora, Hasse and the virtuoso violinist Veracini. This SBO season kick-off will include violinist Carrie Krause, Baroque harpist Maxine Eilander and Baroque flutist Janet See along with Stubbs on lute and guitar in colorful overtures from the operas and a rarely heard orchestral piece by Handel.Read More