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May 3, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm – Joyce Lindorff of Temple University, visits to share about her work at George Washington’s Mount Vernon with the harpsichord music books of Martha’s granddaughter, Nelly Custis, and the new reproduction of Nelly’s harpsichord. Joyce will offer a recital including international pieces that were enjoyed at Mount Vernon, as well as Bach’s “French Overture.” Following the recital, you’ll hear […]

May 3, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Grammy-nominated lutenist Ronn McFarlane and internationally known television and radio personality Robert Aubry Davis present a program of Renaissance lute music accompanied by Elizabethan poetry. McFarlane and Davis artfully match poetry and theater works in a masterful mix of lilting verse and enchanting music. The poetry of William Shakespeare, Thomas Wyatt, Richard Barnfield and the […]

May 3, 2025 – May 4, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 4:00 pm – KNOCKOUT SOUNDS WITH REGINALD MOBLEYThe Return of Bach to Bop  Countertenor d’Amore Reginald Mobley showcases the thin lines between the worlds of baroque and jazz. The repertoire, from J.S. Bach and Purcell to Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald, explores the world of improvisation, ornamentation, pulsating bass lines, and most importantly, groove.Saturday, May 3, 2025, 7:00 […]

May 3, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – From the 17th century until World War II, the Portuguese Israelite Synagogue of Amsterdam was the nexus of the Western Sephardic diaspora. This program commemorates the 350th anniversary of its inauguration with musical celebrations and baroque spectacle from its opening. An architectural marvel, the Esnoga was the most conspicuous symbol of religious freedom offered to Jews in […]