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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.
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Arab Music and Poetry Night
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Arab Music and Poetry Night
Join us for our last summer Folger Friday with a free evening celebrating Arab music and poetry, featuring Laith Alattar and Band.
Fri, Aug 23, 2024
A Mass for Christmas Eve
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A Mass for Christmas Eve
Composed in 1694, Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s "Messe de Minuit pour Noel" is based on captivating, folksong-like noels steeped in the composer’s characteristic balance of irresistible dance rhythms and sophisticated harmonies. The Consort will complement Charpentier’s Mass with haunting English "Balulalows" for voices set amid joyful instrumental concertos by Italian baroque masters.
December 6 – 15, 2024