September 20, 2026 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm – In 1704, an accidental discovery inspired an obsession. Attempting a red pigment, color maker Johann Jacob Diesbach produced a vivid, deep blue unlike anything the world had ever seen. It spread across Europe, changed painting forever, and became known as Prussian Blue. Alongside vivid watercolor samples from Dutch artist Boogert, Repast traces this pigment’s story […]
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September 20, 2026 @ 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm – Music manuscripts from the Dresden Court rediscovered in a cabinet after 100 years of oblivion with rising star, tenor Richard Pittsinger. Works by Händel, Vivaldi, Lully, Campra, Locatelli, Telemann & Johann Pisendel. Plus a world premiere by Rebecca Scout Nelson. With Richard Pittsinger, tenor; Rebecca Scout Nelson, composer/violin, Susanna Ogata, Nelli Jabotinsky, violins; Emily Dahl […]
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September 24, 2026 @ 12:00 am – The Art of the Quintet Zoe Kushubar ~ violin Grace McKenzie ~ violin Ian Jones ~ viola Jessica Slade ~ viola Grace Mockus ~ cello Classical and early Romantic string quintets are a staple of the period’s repertoire, highlighting affective and compositional prowess with five voices. However, they are more often heard in the realm […]
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September 25, 2026 @ 7:00 pm – Tenet opens the 2026-2027 season with a fully-staged performance of Claudio Monteverdi’s Orfeo, with projections by designer Camilla Tassi. Considered the earliest complete musical drama, Orfeo recounts the Orpheus myth through the libretto of Alessandro Striggio. Can Orfeo’s beautiful music move Plutone to release Euridice from the Underworld? Join the chorus of Nymphs and Shepherds to watch the […]
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September 26, 2026 @ 9:30 am – 4:30 pm – The glorious music that was heard under Brunelleschi’s dome is less familiar to us today – less frequently performed and rife with seemingly strange rhythms and harmonies. Severall Friends’ quartet of medieval experts (Mary Springfels, bowed instruments; Mark Rimple, lute & voice; Christa Patton, harp, winds & bagpipes; Sian Ricketts, recorders, doucaine, & voice) will […]
