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Masterworks of Five Centuries (Saturday series)

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Masterworks of Five Centuries (Saturday series)

Smithsonian Chamber Music Society In-Person Concert

Weekend Performance

Saturday, November 23, 2024 - 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET
Code: 1P0856
Location:
National Museum of American History
Nicholas and Eugenia Taubman Hall of Music
14th St & Constitution Ave NW
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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

In mid-November, the Smithsonian Chamber Players offers a feast of sumptuous late-17th-century Austrian music by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber and Johann Schmelzer.

Austrian Music from the Time of Leopold I

The Smithsonian Chamber Players
Edwin Huizinga and Manami Mizumoto, violins; Kenneth Slowik, Rebecca Landell, Catherine Slowik, Lily Schrantz, viols; Lucas Harris, theorbo; Webb Wiggins, organ and harpsichord

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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 proceed to the 3rd floor of the museum (West side) and check-in at the Will Call table outside Taubman Hall of Music.
  • Advanced sales will close at 2 p.m. on Friday, November 22, 2024.
  • 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.