Seattle Bach Festival

10/16/2026

Sherezade Panthaki shares a formative musical memory - the Gloria from Bach's B minor mass!

All of us at SBF are so thrilled to welcome Sherezade in Seattle next week in Seattle for 3 performances of Bach's B minor mass!

Friday, October 23rd, 7:30 pm Tacoma
Saturday, October 24th, 7:30 pm Seattle
Sunday, October 25th, 3pm Lynnwood

🎟️ seattlebachfestival.org

10/16/2026

What's different about J.S. Bach's B minor Mass?

Baroque bassoonist Anna Marsh tells us.
Seattle Bach Festival performs the B minor Mass October 23–25 in Tacoma, Lynnwood, and Seattle — as part of Early Music America's summit.

10/15/2026

Saturday's Cantata Trail session on Bach's B minor mass is sold out - wait list only.

Even if you can't be there in person, you can follow along with Miguel Rodé's materials from home. The Cantata Trail page is live and you can read Miguel's notes on the B minor mass, read the text and translations, see the musical score and hear 2 different recordings!

We are delighted to return to the ArtLove Salon for this year's series of Cantata Trail workshops and are grateful to The Conru Foundation for the support to make these workshops free and open to the public.

When Bach turned to the Mass in the 18th century, he was engaging with a musical tradition that already stretched back for centuries.

10/14/2026

What's violinist Stef Creswell's favorite part of the B Minor Mass?
The Laudamus Te! See Founder and Director, Tekla Cunningham play this difficult part in Seattle Bach Festival's October performances of J.S. Bach's B Minor Mass. See you October 23–25 in Tacoma, Lynnwood, and Seattle.

10/12/2026

J.S. Bach hid things in his music that most listeners never catch — and Seattle Bach Festival violinist Byron Rakitzis is going to help you find them in this ongoing series.

Seattle Bach Festival performs J.S. Bach's B minor Mass October 23–25 in Tacoma, Lynnwood, and Seattle.

10/09/2026

J.S. Bach's B minor Mass has some of the most breathtaking music he ever wrote — so what's Baroque bassoonist Anna Marsh's favorite part? Watch the video to find out!

Seattle Bach Festival performs J.S. Bach's B Minor Mass this October 23–25 in Tacoma, Lynnwood, and Seattle.

10/07/2026

J.S. Bach hid jokes in his music — and Seattle Bach Festival violinist Byron Rakitzis thinks he found one that hasn't been written about before, in the B Minor Mass.

Do you buy it? Drop a comment — Byron said you can complain to your heart's delight.

Seattle Bach Festival performs J.S. Bach's B minor Mass October 23–25 in Tacoma, Lynnwood, and Seattle.

10/06/2026

J.S. Bach's B minor Mass is one of the greatest choral works ever written — and Founder and Artistic Director Tekla Cunningham can't wait for you to hear it.

Following the SOLD OUT Day of Historical Keyboards event this past weekend, Seattle Bach Festival brings the B minor Mass to Tacoma, Lynnwood, and Seattle this October 23–25 as part of the 2026 Early Music America Summit — meaning audiences will include both local concertgoers and early music lovers traveling to Seattle from across the country.

10/02/2026

🎹 The Day of Keyboards is SOLD OUT!