November 2 at 12:10 PM
Tuesday Concert Series, The Church of the Epiphany, Washington, DC
The Washington Bach Consort
Noontime Cantata
For more information, call (202) 429-2121.
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November 7 at 4:00 PM The Bach Concert Series For more information, call (410) 752-7179. November 7 at 7:00 PM Blue Heron Renaissance Choir This ensemble of five singers and three instrumentalists (vielle, recorder, douçaine, and harp) makes its Washington, DC debut under its gifted director Scott Metcalfe. Blue Heron performs chansons by the Renaissance composers Guillaume Du Fay, Gilles Binchois, Johannes Ockeghem, and Antoine Busnoys. A limited number of single tickets remain for the November 8 performance. For price & availability of tickets, call (202) 339-6436. November 12 at 1:15 PM Bach & Sons: A Family Business Spanning Baroque, Rococo, and the Birth of Classical Style Violinist Risa Browder and harpsichordist Adam Pearl, well-known to early music fans in the Washington area, and members of the Peabody Conservatory faculty, will present a program of music for violin and harpsichord by Johann Sebastian, Carl Philipp Emanuel, and Johann Christian Bach. For more information, call (202) 687-3838. November 13 at 11:00 AM Opera Lafayette For more information, call (202) 399-7993. 
November 13 at 2:00 PM The Borromeo String Quartet Nicolas Kitchen and the Borromeo Quartet compare the 18th-century technologies of the violin and multi-manual organs with 21st-century sound processing and electric guitar pedals, featuring music by J.S. Bach and Steve Reich. For more information, call (202) 707-5503. November 14 at 4:00 PM Opera Lafayette For more information, call (202) 399-7993.
November 14 at 4:00 PM Fanfare-Barok Early Music Ensemble Dan Miller, harpsichord and organ Works by Purcell, Handel, D. Gabrielli, Keller, Rosier, Clarke November 14 at 4:00 PM Choral Arts Society of Washington DC Norman Scribner guides you through the history of choral music with words and music; perfect for the novice or aficionado. Experience how choral music developed, transformed, and grew over the centuries. For more information, call (202) 244-3669.
November 15 at 7:30 PM Opera Lafayette A recital with orchestra featuring the brilliant young Dutch soprano Judith van Wanroij. Ms. van Wanroij sings La Muse de l’Opéra by Clérambault, a virtuoso miniature which calls forth in quick succession the many contrasting moods and natural phenomena of classic French lyric tragedy – fanfare, hunt, pastorale, tempest, birdsong, enchanted sleep, and the infernal. She and the Opera Lafayette Orchestra then alternate several magnificent airs, including Télaïre’s ‘Tristes apprêts’ from Rameau’s Castor et Pollux, with the composer’s vivacious and imaginative dances from this and other operas. Pre-performance talk at 6:30 in the South Opera Tier Lounge. For more information, call (202) 546-9332.
November 17 at 12:10 PM Quaver Music by Dalla Casa, Lasso, Ligeti, and other composers For more information, call (202) 842-6941. November 20 at 8:00 PM at St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church, Bethesda, Maryland Collegium Cantorum A concert of large-scale masterworks of sacred polyphony from the English Renaissance featuring music by John Nesbett, Nicholas Huchyn, Thomas Tallis, and the ever-popular Anonymous. For more information, call (703) 402-1486. November 23 at 12:10 PM For more information, call (202) 347-2635. November 24 at 12:10 PM National Gallery of Art Chamber Players A concert of Italian Renaissance music, presented in honor of Arcimboldo, 1526–1593: Nature and Fantasy For more information, call (202) 842-6941. November 27 at 8:00 PM Chanticleer This season, Chanticleer performs an enchanting program that features treasured traditional carols, revered sacred works, and delightful holiday favorites. For more information, call 888-945-2468.
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