Muzyka~Music

Peace Through Music “In Our Age” Concert

The Archdiocese of Washington along with Georgetown University;the ambassadors of Poland, Italy and Argentina; and PBS invite you to historic musical celebration of the canonizations of Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII in the spirit of Pope Francis.

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Muzyka~Music

A Polish Renaissance: Music of Poland’s Golden Age

The rarely heard, extraordinary musical art of Poland, Europe’s largest kingdom during the 16th- and 17th-centuries. Folger Shakespeare Library, Folger Elizabethan Theatre, April 11-13, 2014,
201 East Capitol Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003
Folger Consort performs the rich repertoire of songs and sacred music of the Polish Renaissance, including works by composers Mikolaj Zielenski and Waclaw z Szamotul. With bagpipe, viols, cornetto, lute, harpsichord, organ, and trombone accompanying vocal ensemble The Western Wind–in a program designed by Polish American musician Tomasz Zajac.

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