Beyond Baroque: A season of festivals!

Beyond Baroque Spring Festival - Variation III

Our 2025 Spring Festival goes “Beyond” with music from the villages, courts and cathedrals! This wide range of concerts, artists, partners and discussions represents the idea of Beyond 

Baroque to the fullest. Featuring Tembembe Ensamble Continuo, Trio Mediaeval with Catalina Vicens, Duo CPE, and more!

Festival Lineup

March 14, 2025

Early Music America: New Directions, New Possibilities

11:30 AM

In Partnership with Early Music America and the Music Department of Cornish College for the Arts

This panel discussion and community conversation explores two topics; the explosion of interest in early music in Latin America, and the expansion of audiences as we embrace inclusiveness, diversity, and a broader definition of early music. Panelists include EMA Executive Director David McCormick (Moderator), Early Music Seattle Artistic Director Gus Denhard, baroque guitarist Eloy Cruz (Mexico), folklorist Abel Rocha (Mexico), and dance historian and director Monica Rojas Stewart (Peru). This event includes a reception sponsored by Early Music America.

All Cornish College for the Arts Events are Free for Cornish College Faculty and Students

Raisbeck Auditorium, Cornish College for the Arts - 2017 Boren Ave, Seattle, WA 98121

Duo CPE: From Gallantry to Madness

7:30 PM

Mikhail Grazhdanov & Andréa Walker

From Gallantry to Madness showcases the vast expressive spectrum of late 18th-century musical styles. During this period, the simple folk song meets the untethered sensibilities of the fantasia. This gamut of expression can be found in the musical output of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Duo CPE’s namesake. Inspired by the sensibility and cultural revolutions of the Age of the Enlightenment, Duo CPE is dedicated to pushing the bounds of historical performance practice beyond Baroque. With the fortepiano and poetic declamation at the center of their performance, historical-keyboardist Mikhail Grazhdanov and soprano Andréa Walker instill drama into performances of celebrated as well as obscure repertoire. Drawing from a wealth of music and literature from the turn of the 19th-century, Duo CPE celebrates the particularities of this period seeking to bring the intimacy and immediacy of Salon culture to modern audiences. Duo CPE was featured at the 2024 Early Music America Summit Emerging Artist Showcase. They are thrilled to be making their West Coast debut at the 2025 Early Music Seattle Beyond Baroque festival. In August of 2025, they will perform at the Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards Forte/Piano Festival.  

This concert is generously sponsored by Bill Shelby & Aly Gardner-Shelby

The Chapel at Good Shepherd Center - 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103

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Date: March 12 - 23, 2025