Folger Consort’s Golden Jubilee

Folger Consort’s Golden Jubilee closes the ensemble’s 50th anniversary season with a program that returns to the music performed in its very first season, much of which has become canonical in the early-music repertory. Featuring the Consort’s original configuration of an instrumental quartet with voice, the concert traces a journey from 13th-century Spain and Portugal through 14th-century Italy, then into 15th-century Paris and Vienna, and concludes with the music of Elizabethan and Jacobean England—the era of Shakespeare. The performance is a celebration of the Consort’s founders and co‑artistic directors, Robert Eisenstein and Christopher Kendall.

When: May 7–9, 2027.

Showtimes: Friday evening at 8:00 p.m.; Saturday matinee at 2:00 p.m. and Saturday evening at 8:00 p.m.; Sunday matinee at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets: Price not available. Single‑ticket prices are not listed in the provided material. The venue offers subscription packages and a flexible 6Tix bundle for the season, but no individual ticket price for this event is stated.

Lineup: Folger Consort, with Robert Eisenstein and Christopher Kendall as co‑artistic directors.

Run time: Not specified in the source text.

Ages: No age restrictions or recommendations are mentioned.

Venue: Folger Theatre, part of the Folger Shakespeare Library.

Note: The program is described as a “50th anniversary fête” and marks the Consort’s return to the music of its debut season, performed by an instrumental quartet and voice. For box‑office inquiries, contact (202) 544‑7077 or folgerboxoffice@folger.edu.