March 21, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm – The sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord were likely written between the late 1730s and early 1740s in Leipzig and are considered part of the core repertoire for the viola da gamba. Sonata in G major, BWV 1027, is an arrangement of an earlier work, Trio Sonata for two flutes and basso continuo from […]
J.S. Bach: Sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord Read More »
March 22, 2026 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – This is our first FREE major program in the month of March (part of our Early Music Month program) dedicated to the wide spectrum of emotions featured in works written for viol consort and voice and viol by prominent English composers. Repertoire will focus on 3-4 part viol consort, occasionally featuring other variations in the […]
Les Touches presents Tears of Sorrow and Joy Read More »
March 22, 2026 @ 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm – Marianne Mozart (known as Nannerl) was an acclaimed keyboard player and composer who shared the spotlight with her younger brother through her teenage years. But as time went on, only one of them would be free to make a career in music. Stellar violinist Shelby Yamin and keyboard virtuoso Mark Edwards from Les Délices present […]
Marianne Mozart at the CMA Read More »
March 22, 2026 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Among the most celebrated works in Western musical history, Vespro della Beata Vergine (1610) was dedicated to Pope Paul V at a moment when Claudio Monteverdi was aiming to make a quantum leap in his career prospects. After 20 years in the service of the illustrious Duke of Mantua, Monteverdi’s Marian vespers was published only three years […]
The Light of Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206 (1610) Read More »
March 23, 2026 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – Early Music Missouri presents a seasonal program of 17th-century sacred and secular laments for voice, Baroque violin and lutes. The program ranges from England and Germany to Italy. Early 17th-century music includes one of only three works composed by Englishman John Dowland for voice, violin and lute as well as Girolamo Frescobaldi’s moving “Maddalena alla cruce” (“Magdalene […]
Early Music Missouri presents “O Let Me Weep: The Baroque Lament” Read More »
