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"Music, awake her!": Liz Filios on the tunes of The Winter's Tale
Folger Spotlight

"Music, awake her!": Liz Filios on the tunes of The Winter's Tale

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Folger Theatre

Composer Liz Filios stopped by The Folger Spotlight to share how folk music has shaped this production (and to share some of the songs that have inspired her).

Sing a Song of Christmas: Folger Consort Community Sing
Folger Spotlight

Sing a Song of Christmas: Folger Consort Community Sing

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emma poltrack

Visitors to the Folger have long been used to seeing actors and musicians on stage demonstrating their talents through words, song, and movement. What’s less usual is an opportunity to learn how these artists prepare to go on, and rarer still is…

Wassail All Over the Town: Music in The Second Shepherds' Play
Folger Spotlight

Wassail All Over the Town: Music in The Second Shepherds' Play

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emma poltrack

We visited The Second Shepherds’ Play while they were rehearsing ‘Somerset Wassail,’ but that is only one of the beautiful, festive songs which appears in this production. Today, we hear from Folger Consort Co-Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein, and give you an…

Music Manuscripts
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Music Manuscripts

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Abbie Weinberg

Recently, I have found myself answering a number of reference questions concerning our musical holdings (a reference librarian manifestation of the frequency illusion perhaps?). Whatever the reason, it has been a nice reminder that some of our manuscript holdings contain…

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