Enjoy an afternoon concert of baroque sonatas and small ensemble works. Reception to follow.

Music House 415 presents a concert from The Prussian Palace of Sanssouci, including Twin Cities premier of the Quantz Double Flute Concerto and rarely performed trumpet and soprano arias by Melani and Scarlatti.  

This program beautifully bridges the experimental 17th-century Italian Stil Moderno with the polished refinement of the High Baroque with music by Cima, Fontana, Castello, Antonio Vivaldi and François Couperin.

New works by Green, Weiss and Whitman combine with Renaissance masters William Byrd, Thomas Tomkins and John Dowland in a compelling fusion that honors the past while reshaping it through fresh perspectives.

Experience the drama and elegance of the Baroque with violinist Bojan Čičić. Featuring Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor, Tartini’s virtuosic Il Trillo del Diavolo, a graceful sonata by Roman, and the poignant lyricism of Pergolesi.

Class of Spring, 2026, Conducted by Charles Asch

Featuring works by Widmann, J.S. Bach, Handel, and Georg Muffat.

Step into the opulent world of Versailles with this captivating program bringing Lully’s timeless masterpiece together with the first ever Orchestral Suite published in Germany by one of his students J.S. Kusser.

Music by Lambert, Boësset, de Visée, and others for voice, theorbo, and viola da gamba. 

Join baroque violinist Louella Alatiit for an intimate solo violin recital celebrating the genius of J. S. Bach and the rich sound world of his time.

Explore both light and darkness in the Suites for Unaccompanied Cello Nos. 4 and 5 by J.S. Bach under the fingers of Dr. Charles Asch.

This concert – titled using Biber's personal motto – traces the development of Biber's style in a joyful program of works exploring the full range of the violin's potential in the latter 17th century.

Renowned Dutch harpsichordist Jacques Ogg presents his own transcriptions of Marin Marais’s richly ornamented works originally written for viola da gamba.

From variations over folia bass lines, to improvisatory tarantellas that could supposedly cure spider-induced insanity, to mad songs and rage scenes, Sospiri will explore the gamut of madness in music.

Music from the English courts c. 1590, including tunes by her virtuoso court lutenist John Johnson, as well as the perennially disappointed court aspirant John Dowland, and other of their esteemed contemporaries. 

This concert features pairings of pieces, in which the modern composition is directly placed with its historical inspiration, providing a rare opportunity for audience members to experience and reflect on the evolution of music over time. 

Music from the English courts c. 1590, including tunes by her virtuoso court lutenist John Johnson, as well as the perennially disappointed court aspirant John Dowland, and other of their esteemed contemporaries. 

Stephen Gamboa-Diaz performs Book One of J.S. Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier.

The unlikely collaboration of two very different instruments. Lute/theorbo and chamber organ. Works by Kapsberger CPE Bach, and Weiss.

Experience the elegance and fire of the baroque trio sonata, where melody, harmony, and counterpoint meet in lively dialogue.

Music of Domenico Scarlatti, Francesco Geminani and Turlough O’Carolan, one of the last Irish harpist-composers and the only one whose songs survive in both words and music in significant number.

Celebrate the grand finale of the Twin Cities Early Music Festival with an electrifying program of multiple harpsichord concerti by Johann Sebastian Bach.