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Early Music Seminar: Folktales and Storied Traditions

Wed, Feb 10 · 6:00 PM Folger Shakespeare Library · Capitol Hill

Folger Consort Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein leads a lively virtual seminar that offers a sneak peek at the music performed in the Folger Consort’s upcoming concert Folktales and Storied Traditions: Troubadours, Griots, and Hakawatis . Please note that this event will be presented via virtual platform in Eastern Time (ET). Access links will be included in a performance reminder email closer to the event.

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