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Music programming at the Folger includes the Folger Consort (our award-winning early music ensemble-in-residence), related talks and seminars, songwriting workshops, and more.
Early Music Seminar: Virtuosos of Violin and Verse
Early Music Seminar: Virtuosos of Violin and Verse
Folger Consort Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein leads a lively virtual seminar that offers a sneak peek at the music performed in the Folger Consort’s upcoming concert Virtuosos of Violin and Verse.
Wed, Nov 5, 2025 at 6pm ET
Virtuosos of Violin and Verse
Virtuosos of Violin and Verse
In a collaboration with Folger Poetry, Folger Consort will be joined by poet, author, and actor Rose Solari for a performance across the centuries in words and music.
Fri, Nov 7 – Sun, Nov 9, 2025
Early Music Seminar: Resplendent Joy
Early Music Seminar: Resplendent Joy
Folger Consort Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein leads a lively virtual seminar that offers a sneak peek at the music performed in the Folger Consort’s upcoming concert Resplendent Joy: Christmas Traditions from Spain and Portugal.
Wed, Dec 3, 2025 at 6pm ET
Resplendent Joy
Resplendent Joy
Continuing a beloved tradition for the winter holidays, Folger Consort celebrates with festive music from Spain and Portugal.
Fri, Dec 5 – Sun, Dec 14, 2025
Early Music Seminar: Love Songs of the 15th Century
Early Music Seminar: Love Songs of the 15th Century
Folger Consort Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein leads a lively virtual seminar that offers a sneak peek at the music performed in the Folger Consort’s upcoming concert Love Songs of the 15th Century.
Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 6pm ET
Love Songs of the 15th Century
Love Songs of the 15th Century
Performing the sole surviving musical setting of a ballad written by poet Christine de Pisan, author of the early feminist utopia The City of Ladies, Folger Consort’s February concert will be an affair to remember.
Fri, Feb 13 – Sun, Feb 15, 2026
Early Music Seminar: An English Garden
Early Music Seminar: An English Garden
Folger Consort Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein leads a lively virtual seminar that offers a sneak peek at the music performed in the Folger Consort’s upcoming concert An English Garden.
Wed, May 6, 2026 at 6pm ET
An English Garden
An English Garden
Folger Consort presents a program of Elizabethan songs and instrumental music interspersed with short readings of poems, garden descriptions, and advice from contemporary authors.
Fri, May 8 – Sun, May 10, 2026