Arcadia Players - Early Music Performances in the Pioneer Valley
Live local performances of the diverse musical legacy of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries.
Our Next Concert
English Music for Voice and Viols
Dowland, Purcell and more performed by voice and Arcadia Viols
Saturday, November 7 at 5 PM
Edwards Church, Northampton, MA
This concert highlights Arcadia Viols playing fantasies, consort music, and consort songs by Byrd, Dowland, Gibbons, Tomkins, Jenkins, and Purcell. You are in for a feast for the mind and the senses, as you engage in the rich poetry and lush expressivity of this incredible music. It will take you to regions both melancholy and sublime.
Featuring
Arcadia Viols: Robert Eisenstein, Jane Hershey, Douglas Kelley, Anne Legêne, Alice Robbins
Andrus Madsen – harpsichord
Elise Groves – soprano
More This Season
Handel & Porpora — Rivals Paired
Handel's mighty Messiah comes up against the work of his main rival, Nicola Porpora -- in two locations!
Friday, Dec. 11 at 7:30 (Longmeadow) and Saturday, Dec. 12 at 3:00 (South Hadley)
17th Century Masterworks by Hans Leo Hassler
Featuring the Fisk Organ at Abbey Chapel, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
Saturday, January 30, 2027 at 3:00
Tenebrae in Austria circa 1690
A concert reenactment of a Tenebrae ritual as one might have witnessed it in 17th-century Salzburg or Vienna.
Friday, March 19 at 7:30 PM
About Arcadia Players
Arcadia Players presents the broad and diverse heritage of 16th, 17th and 18th century vocal and instrumental music through public performance with period instruments and historical performance practices.
The professional ensemble presents live concerts and programs at venues throughout the Connecticut Valley in western Massachusetts. Programs include chamber music, opera, orchestral and vocal repertoire from the Renaissance to the Classical eras.
Check out the 2026-27 concert season - five amazing musical programs in six local locations!
