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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.
A Baroque Christmas Story: Early Music Seminar
Early Music Seminar: A Baroque Christmas Story
Join Folger Consort Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein for a preview of the upcoming concert.
Wed, Dec 13, 2023, 6pm
A Baroque Christmas Story
A Baroque Christmas Story
Celebrate the season with Folger Consort, performing Heinrich Schütz’s grand retelling of the Christmas story and German holiday favorites.
Fri, Dec 15 – Fri, Dec 22, 2023
Music and Satire: Early Music Seminar
Early Music Seminar: Music and Satire
Join Folger Consort Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein for a preview of the upcoming concert.
Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 6pm
Music and Satire
Music and Satire
The musical world and comedic writings of French Renaissance satirist François Rabelais are brought to life by Folger Consort.
Fri, Jan 19 – Sun, Jan 21, 2024
Music of Medieval Spain: Early Music Seminar
Early Music Seminar: Music of Medieval Spain
Join Folger Consort Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein for a preview of the upcoming concert.
Wed, Mar 20, 2024, 6pm
Music of Medieval Spain
Music of Medieval Spain
Join Folger Consort for a musical exploration of medieval Spain’s era of Christian, Islamic, and Jewish coexistence, including songs from the Cantigas de Santa Maria.
Fri, Mar 22 – Sun, Mar 24, 2024
Ovid's Metamorphoses: Early Music Seminar
Early Music Seminar: Ovid's Metamorphoses
Join Folger Consort Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein for a preview of the upcoming concert.
Wed, Apr 10, 2024, 6pm
Ovid's Metamorphoses
Ovid's Metamorphoses
Folger Consort performs French Baroque settings of stories from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, and 18th-century masterpieces by Marais, Telemann, and more.
Fri, Apr 12 – Sun, Apr 14, 2024