This program is over. Hope you didn't miss it! Browse other programs we offer Masterworks of Three Centuries Series Smithsonian Chamber Music Society In-Person Concert Weekend Performance Sunday, October 5, 2025 - 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. ET Code: 1P0895 Location: National Museum of American HistoryNicholas and Eugenia Taubman Hall of Music14th St & Constitution Ave NW Select your Registration $32 Member $36 Gen. Admission Save when you purchase this program as a part of one of these series! 8 Program Series: Masterworks of Three Centuries View series details Resize text The 49th season of the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society features musical masterpieces from the early 17th century to the middle of the 20th, played on some of the world’s most highly prized musical instruments. The repertoire ranges from acclaimed masterpieces to undeservedly obscure gems by frequently overlooked composers. Veteran SCMS musicians will be joined on many of the programs by emerging artists in this 8-concert series. 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 October with the first of two appearances by the Smithsonian Consort of Viols, playing music by the Elizabethan composer Alfonso Ferrabosco the Younger and William Lawes, a favorite of Charles I. Music of Alfonso Ferrabosco the Younger and William Lawes The Smithsonian Consort of Viols Kenneth Slowik, Arnie Tanimoto, Ryan Cheng, Catherine Slowik, and Chelsea Bernstein, viols; with Webb Wiggins, organ Additional Masterworks of Three Centuries Series Concerts November 2, 2025 - CANCELED November 16, 2025 - CANCELED January 25, 2026 February 21, 2026 March 15, 2026 April 19, 2026 May 17, 2026 Other Smithsonian Chamber Music Society Performances The Axelrod String Quartet 2025-2026 Saturday concert series The Axelrod String Quartet 2025-2026 Sunday concert series 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 check-in at the Will Call table in the Constitution Ave lobby then proceed to the 3rd floor to the venue. Advanced sales will close at 2 p.m. on Friday, October 3, 2025. 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.
