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November 16, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Newton Baroque presents a program of motets for five and six voices by Vicente Lusitano and his contemporaries Nicolas Gombert, Cristóbal Morales, and Adrian Willaert. Lusitano was among the first Black composers to publish music, and most of the works on this concert come from his Liber primus epigramatum, a 1551 collection of motets for […]

November 16, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Revel in the rich sonorities of two harpsichords in lively conversation, showcasing the wit and virtuosity of J.S. Bach and his son C.P.E. Bach. Anchored by Lully’s stately Passacaille, the program unfolds with Telemann’s vibrant Ouverture Suite, playfully bridging Baroque complexity and early Classical elegance. The centerpiece: two sparkling harpsichord concertos—C.P.E.’s bold and unpredictable Concerto […]

November 16, 2025 @ 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm – Music inspired by the many states of everlasting sleep. Works for soprano, strings, lute and organ by Dowland, Arne, Bembo, Muffat, JB Bach & JS Bach. With Kristen Watson, soprano, Elizabeth Blumenstock, Rebecca Nelson, violins; Jenny Stirling, viola; Jennifer Morsches, Timothy Merton, cellos; Michael Leopold, lute/theorbo; Michael Beattie, organ

November 16, 2025 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm – Museum Concerts continues its 59th season as Rhode Island’s premier early music concert series on Sunday, November 16th with Providence Baroque: Bach’s Orchestra. Providence Baroque explores the riches of Bach’s orchestral music. The double concerti were likely performed from 1729 to 1737 at Zimmerman’s Coffee House in Leipzig by university students in the Leipzig Collegium […]