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 […]
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 […]
Bach’s Goldberg Variations Read More »
March 7, 2026 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – The rose — a cross-cultural symbol of earthly and divine love — is central to this program of Medieval and Renaissance music and poetry from Europe, Cyprus, North Africa, and Persia. A piece written for the ensemble by Reza Vali, with traditional tuning and bold rhythms, connects the ancient to the present.
ALBA Consort, “Romance of the Rose” Read More »
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 […]
Metal and Gut: Two “Violas of Love” Read More »
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 […]
Polyhymnia: Nocturnes – Tudor Settings of the Lamentations of Jeremiah Read More »
