The longest-running museum music program in the nation, the Gardner Museum’s concert series enters its 84th consecutive season this September. Concerts are held in the museum’s intimate and atmospheric Tapestry Room gallery and feature performances by world-renowned chamber music groups and soloists alongside some of today's most talented emerging artists.

Under the direction of Scott Nickrenz, the Sunday Concert Series fills the Gardner with music nearly every Sunday afternoon from September through May.  
The museum also hosts jazz and new music concerts in the Jazz at the Gardner and Avant Gardner series on select Thursday evenings as part of Gardner After Hours.

Since 2006, the Gardner’s free classical podcast The Concert has attracted an international audience for its high-caliber programs of music recorded live in the Tapestry Room. In addition, the museum’s extensive online music library offers a great way to get a taste of the concert series, enjoy favorite performances from years past, or preview some of the upcoming season’s artists.

For more information, join our email list, or request a print brochure by contacting the Music Department at concerts@isgm.org.   Come enjoy an afternoon or evening of music in the museum and discover what makes the Gardner "an invaluable chamber music destination" (The Boston Globe).

NEW! Click here to view performances from 2009’s Composer Portraits concert in celebration of Leon Kirchner’s 90th birthday.

Concert Highlights

SEPTEMBER 16, 7:00 – AVANT GARDNER
LEFT COAST
Music by John Adams, James Tenney, Lou Harrison, and Terry Riley

A new way of thinking about music-making—intuitive, experimental, embracing repetition and a return to tonality—has marked much of the music coming from America’s other coastline. We sample three generations of composers from Alaska to California who put old and familiar sounds to new and unfamiliar uses, highlighting that über-classic of American Minimalism, Terry Riley’s In C.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 1:30 – SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES
A FAR CRY
Introducing the Gardner’s new resident chamber orchestra
. Xenakis: Analogique A et B
. Mozart: Serenata Notturna, K. 239
. Cornell: New work (world premiere)
. Purcell: The Old Bachelor, Z.607

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 6:30 – MUSICKITCHEN@THE GARDNER
Bach’s Electric Chords:
Guitar-Pedal Counterpoint for String Quartet

Nicholas Kitchen and the Borromeo String Quartet present a radical new take on J.S. Bach’s magnificent organ music. Aided by modern technology, the renowned quartet translates complex layered counterpoint into electronic sound. Bach himself was at the cutting edge of the music technology of his day. Would he embrace our new world of electronic sounds? Come and decide for yourself.

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OCTOBER 21, 7:00 JAZZ AT THE GARDNER
MARK WHITFIELD JR. QUARTET
Billy Buss, trumpet
Takeshi Obayashi, piano
Noam Weisenberg, bass
Mark Whitfield, Jr., drums

This group of exceptional young jazz artists from Berklee and beyond makes a return appearance at the museum performing original compositions written by Whitfield and band members Buss and Obayashi.

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For more information, or for a concert brochure, please contact the Music Department at 617 278 5150 or concerts@isgm.org.
 

Ticket Prices

Adults $23
Seniors $18
Members $15
College Students $10
Children ages 5-17 $5
(Children under 5 not admitted to concerts)

Tickets include museum admission.
 
How to Purchase Tickets

Online:
Tickets are available through MuseumTix.com.
$4 average ticketing fee applies


By Phone:
Call the Gardner Box Office at 617 278 5156.
Hours: Tues–Sun, 11am–4pm
$2 flat ticketing fee applies


At the Door:
Tickets may be purchased at the front entrance of the museum, 280 The Fenway.
Hours: Tues–Sun, 11am–4pm

Along with free museum admission and other benefits, Gardner members receive ticket discounts for concerts, lectures, and other programs. Become a member today!

Please Note:
• Tickets purchased online or by phone within 10 days of the concert are held at the door.
• No refunds or exchanges will be made.

• Programs are subject to change.
Please call 617 278 5156 to request accessible or wheelchair seating.
 
 
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