March 1 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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March 5 at 5:00 PM Constance Whiteside, historical harpist In this concert Dr. Whiteside talks about and performs on the “queen” of the pre-modern harps, a 75 string chromatic Italian baroque triple harp. She has chosen remarkable music from 16th and 17th century Italy, France and Spain. For more information about the Mid-Atlantic Harp Festival, email midatlanticahs@gmail.com. March 5 at 8:00 PM The Bach Sinfonia This year we explore five works in this instrumental Bachstravanganza! Of course, we feature Johann Sebastian, but we’ll also perform lesser-known works by Bach’s second cousin Johann Bernard, his oldest son (WF), his second son (CPE) and finally for some fun – a work by the great PDQ presented with artistry by the musicians of Sinfonia. Free pre-concert discussion at 7:15 PM. For more information, call (301) 362-6525. 
March 5 at 8:00 PM at St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church, Bethesda, Maryland Collegium Cantorum A concert of medieval chant and (mostly) sacred polyphony featuring music from El Llibre Vermell de Montserrat, the Worcester Fragments, Codex Calixtinus, Codex Las Huelgas, and other sources, as well as the beautiful Mass of Barcelona. For more information, call (703) 402-1486. March 6 at 4:00 PM The Bach Concert Series For more information, call 410-752-7179. March 9 at 6:00 PM Folger Consort Early Music Seminar For its springtime concert, the Consort performs a program of music to welcome the season, from Italian manuscripts by Landini, Hugo and Arnold de Lantins, Ciconia, and Du Fay. Learn how Italian music blossomed in the early Renaissance, featuring beautiful flowing melodies which helped shape the beginnings of a new style. For more information, call (202) 675-0379.
March 10 at noon March 11 at 8:00 PM The Folger Consort and Trefoil
14th- and 15th-century music from Italy. Italian music blossomed in the early Renaissance, featuring beautiful flowing melodies which helped shape the beginnings of a new style. To welcome spring, Folger Consort performs music from Italian manuscripts by Landini, Hugo and Arnold de Lantins, Ciconia, and Du Fay. For more information, call (202) 675-0379.
March 15 at 7:30 PM Béatrice Martin, harpsichord Works by Couperin, Forqueray, Royer and Rameau. For more information, call 202-944-6400. March 18 at 7:30 PM Cathedra Under the direction of Michael McCarthy, the Cathedral’s chamber vocal ensemble, Cathedra, returns in this Lent in a series beginning with Bach’s beloved St. Matthew Passion. Renowned tenor Rufus Müller sings the Evangelist.
Pro Musica Rara String Quartets by Haydn, Boccherini, and Saint-Georges. Pre-concert talk one hour before performance. For more information, call 410-728-2820. March 25 at 8:00 PM Armonia Nova Armonia Nova explores the medieval world of the miraculous, of allegorical thought and hidden meanings, interwoven through songs of the natural world and the people and animals that inhabit it. A nightingale, a panther in league with Jupiter and Mars, a unicorn, a turtle dove flying over a meadow, music written in the shape of a harp, a marvelous serpent – evoke images full of meaning and wonder for the inhabitants of this world. Armonia Nova invites you to see the world through medieval eyes, to experience the marvelous. This concert is in honor of Early Music America’s 25th Anniversary. For more information, call 571-482-9052.
March 26 at 11:00 AM and 5:30 PM Tanya Tomkins, Baroque cello A traversal of Bach’s technically demanding works for unaccompanied cello, the last Suite on a rare 6-stringed instrument. (Please note: Tickets required for each concert). 11:00am Program: 5:30pm Program: 3:15 pm – Whittall Pavilion (no tickets required) For more information, call (202) 707-5503.
March 27 at 3:00 PM The Washington Bach Consort Concerto in C Major for 2 Harpsichords, BWV 1061 J. Reilly Lewis and Scott Dettra join forces for an afternoon of virtuoso music performed on harpsichord and National Presbyterian Church’s magnificent pipe organ. Bach was the consummate keyboard artist and this program highlights many of the different genres of great works he penned for solo harpsichord, two harpsichords and, of course, the instrument on which Bach’s preeminence as both a composer and performer was indisputable, the pipe organ, the “King of Instruments.” For more information, call (202) 429-2121. March 29 at 8:00 PM Trevor Pinnock, harpsichord One of the world’s foremost early music specialists, founder and for three decades conductor of the English Concert, is heard in a unique concert playing two instruments, one of which is Wanda Landowska’s Pleyel, part of the Library’s instrument collections. In addition to works by William Byrd, John Bull, and Giles Farnaby, the program includes: HANDEL: Chaconne in G Major, HWV 435 For more information, call (202) 707-5503.
March 30 at 7:30 PM Illuminare at Strathmore: Art After Hours The ladies of Illuminare will display their musical versatility, presenting a varied program of sacred and secular masterpieces, including works by Guerrero and Victoria. Pianist Steven Silverman joins us for a set of enchanting songs by Brahms. For more information, call (301) 581-5100.
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