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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.

Folger Friday: Black Arts Fest

Folger Friday: Black Arts Fest
Join us for an evening of cabaret style performances and music in the beautiful Folger Reading Room featuring DC artists and entertainers. Free; registration requested.
Fri, Feb 21, 2025, 7pm
Early Music Seminar: Kings and Commonwealth

Early Music Seminar: Kings and Commonwealth
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 "Kings and Commonwealth: The English Civil War."
Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 6pm ET
Kings and Commonwealth

Kings and Commonwealth
Folger Consort performs music from the court of King James I and King Charles I that reflects the political and religious upheavals in early 17th century England, including political ballads of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot.
Fri, May 2 – Sun, May 4, 2025