From September 25-28, Colonial Williamsburg presents the Early Music Festival – four days of concerts, films, and lectures about 18^th century instruments and music. There will be lively afternoon demonstrations and lectures in the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum and evening concerts in the Governor’s Palace.

Here’s a sampling of some of the program offerings:

• Music in Colonial Williamsburg: the First 50 Years
• Film: Music of Williamsburg
• “Musicks of Various and Sundrie Kinds”: the Musical Soundscape of Williamsburg in the late 18th Century
• From Ear to Ear: Over 30 years of African American Music at Colonial Williamsburg
• Music for Trumpet, Organ and Timpani
• The Art of Military Music
• Evening at the Theater: The Walking Statue

View the complete schedule of events online.

The featured guest artists of the festival are Paige Whitley-Bauguess and Barry Bauguess. Paige Whitley-Bauguess, a Baroque dancer, interprets, recreates, and performs Baroque theatre dance in venues all over the world. Barry Bauguess is one of North America’s most sought-after baroque trumpet soloists and frequently appears as a guest artist with many of today’s finest period instrument ensembles. 

Registration for the entire event is available online and costs $175 per person.