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Philadelphia, PA – Piffaro, Philadelphia’s acclaimed Renaissance Band, opens its 2026-2027 season with an all-instrumental program, “At the Sign of the Crumhorn.” Piffaro will breathe life into the sounds of 16th-century Antwerp with shawms, sackbuts, dulcians, crumhorns, and other remarkable Renaissance instruments. Concerts take place on October 16 at The Church of the Holy Trinity,

Chicago’s Bach in the City, led by Richard Webster and his newly promoted co-music director Jason Moy, will launch the Baroque ensemble’s 2026–2027 concert season October 4 with “Fantasticus: Bach and Before,” a chamber concert devoted to works composed in the free-wheeling, improvisational “Stylus Fantasticus” Baroque style that predated J. S. Bach. The program includes

The American Classical Orchestra (ACO) begins its 42nd season with a concert led by Founder and Artistic Director Thomas Crawford on September 17 at Alice Tully Hall. New York City’s leading period instrument orchestra provides a rare opportunity for audiences to hear masterworks on such original instruments as valveless horns, gut strings, and wooden flutes.

Seattle-based Trío Guadalevín is traveling to the Bay Area this week to play an independent showcase at the Western Arts Alliance conference.  They’re coming a few days early to raise funds for the Immigrant Institute of the Bay Area. The program, Echoes of the Diaspora, takes place on Friday, September 4, 7:00 pm at Corpus

BURLINGTON BAROQUE FESTIVAL Thursday, September 17th thru Sunday, September 20th, 2026 College Street Congregational Church, Burlington The Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Burlington The University of Vermont Recital Hall, Burlington Burlington Baroque presents five performances featuring internationally acclaimed Artists-in-Residence L’Harmonie des saisons Baroque Orchestra, Boston’s Blue Heron Renaissance Ensemble, and the Burlington Baroque Festival Singers.