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February 15, 2026 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm – Siglo de Oro, one of Britain’s leading vocal ensembles performs as part of Museum Concerts 59th season as Rhode Island’s premier early music concert series. Praised for its golden tone, fresh interpretations, and innovative programming, Siglo de Oro has performed across the UK, in the U.S. and Canada, and at festivals throughout Europe for over […]

February 15, 2026 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm – To celebrate the anniversary of John Dowland, lutenist to Queen Elizabeth the First and the greatest English song writer until Purcell and Britten, we present a program of airs, dances, hymns and fantasies, for voices and instruments. With British lute virtuoso Nigel North. Preview the music for this program by listening to our album Farewell, Unkind: […]

February 19, 2026 @ 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm – An das Klavier   Alissa Duryee ~ clavichord An Das Klavier takes its title from the eponymous song by Friederike Pallas, after a poem by Englehard, featured in archival musical notebooks of the Pennsylvania Moravians. Its text portrays the intimate and cathartic experience of keyboard playing. This program combines works by European masters with those of […]

February 19, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:15 pm – In the 1580s, Ferrara boasted one of the most famous vocal ensembles in Europe: a trio of women known as the Concerto delle donne. One member, Laura Peverara, was so admired and beloved that she inspired two madrigal anthologies, published in 1582 and 1583. Blue Heron presents a selection of this rich repertoire, including music by […]