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Recorder Fest

March 7, 2026 @ 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Recorder Fest welcomes musicians of every ability and stage of life to perform for and to play with one another. The event features performances by elementary school recorder ensembles, accomplished middle & high school musicians, adult amateur ensembles, and professional recorder players; an open rehearsal; videos submitted by young players from around the country; and […]

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Bach’s Goldberg Variations

March 7, 2026 @ 3:00 pm – 4:45 pm – A single melody. Eight repeating notes. Thirty variations of pure genius. Performed by Julian Perkins on the double-manual harpsichord, as originally envisioned, Bach’s Goldberg Variations come alive in an intimate recital. This 75-minute masterpiece unfolds from playful dances and intricate canons to the majestic splendor of a central French overture, culminating in a luminous final song. Often […]

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Metal and Gut: Two “Violas of Love”

March 7, 2026 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – The Viola d’Amore was an instrument unique in timbre and resonance that evoked special emotions in operas and cantatas of the finest Baroque composers. With no uniform tuning or construction, surviving examples use anywhere from four to seven strings, with as many as 21 “sympathetic strings.” Two distinct versions of the instrument existed, one with […]

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Polyhymnia: Nocturnes – Tudor Settings of the Lamentations of Jeremiah

March 7, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm – In memoriam Graham Bobby (1960-2026) Pre-Concert Lecture 6:30 pm – Dr. Lynette Bowring Amid the religious upheaval of the Anglican Reformation—when such readings no longer had an official liturgical context—settings of The Lamentations of Jeremiah were often performed privately in homes. These texts saw renewed interest among underground recusant Catholics, who are believed to have […]

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