The 48th season of the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society features musical masterpieces from the late-16th to the early 21st century, played on some of the world’s most highly prized musical instruments. The repertoire ranges from acclaimed masterpieces to undeservedly obscure gems by all-but-forgotten composers during this 6-concert series held mostly on Saturdays.
Kenneth Slowik, SCMS artistic director and recipient of the Smithsonian Distinguished Scholar Award, again curates a series of pre-concert talks one hour prior to each concert, shedding light on the glorious music and the lives and times of the featured composers.
Concert Program
This chronologically wide-ranging series begins in early November with the first of two appearances by the Smithsonian Consort of Viols, playing works by Elizabethan composers Orlando Gibbons and William Byrd.
Music of Orlando Gibbons and William Byrd
The Smithsonian Consort of Viols
Kenneth Slowik, Arnie Tanimoto, Ryan Cheng, Catherine Slowik, and Chelsea Bernstein
Additional Masterworks of Five Centuries Saturday Series Concerts
Other Smithsonian Chamber Music Society Performances
General Information
- This program and its artists are subject to change.
- This concert takes place at the Nicholas and Eugenia Taubman Hall of Music, National Museum of American History, 14th St. and Constitution Ave., NW (Metro: Federal Triangle). Upon arrival at the museum, please check-in at the Will Call table in Constitution Ave lobby, then proceed upstairs to the 3rd floor to the Taubman Hall of Music.
- Advanced sales will close at 2 p.m. on Friday, November 1, 2024. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door. Mobile device and credit card only. No cash transactions.
- Within 24 hours of the concert, this page will be updated if tickets will be available for purchase at the door. If available, mobile device and credit card transactions will apply (no cash allowed).
- Refer to our health and safety information for in-person programs.
