Folger Consort Celebrates Monteverdi in 50th Anniversary Opening
Folger Consort launches its 50th anniversary season with music by Claudio Monteverdi and Italian Baroque composers, returning to its debut program.
The Folger Consort is launching its significant 50th anniversary with a concert series featuring 17th-century Italian Baroque music. The program includes works by Claudio Monteverdi alongside compositions by other Italian composers of the era.
This concert series, held in Washington, marks a return to the ensemble's roots. The repertoire was specifically chosen to reflect the music performed during the Folger Consort's inaugural season, highlighting its long history and dedication to Baroque music.
The Folger Shakespeare Library is hosting these tribute concerts. The ensemble is known for its historically informed interpretations of Baroque music and has received multiple accolades over the decades. Audiences will experience music that has shaped Western musical history.
The opening concerts of the anniversary year offer an opportunity to experience Monteverdi and his contemporaries' music performed on period instruments and in a historically informed style, setting an elegant and musically rich tone for the Folger Consort's next decade.