Oct. 10, 7:30 PM – Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse

Oct. 11, 7:30 PM – Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill

Oct. 12, 3:00 PM – Christ Church Christiana Hundred

Oct 24-Nov 6 | Streaming online

Get an inside look at the instruments that shaped the sound of the era - the perfect introduction for new listeners and a chance for longtime fans to discover something new. Highlighting the heavy hitters and bringing out some of the less familiar gems, this concert is a musical tour through the rich, surprising world of Renaissance instruments.

Piffaro breathes life into the sounds of the past with its collection of carefully crafted period instruments: shawms, dulcians, sackbuts, recorders, krumhorns, bagpipes, lutes, guitars, and a variety of percussion.“Widely regarded as North America's masters of music for Renaissance wind band” (St Paul Pioneer Press), Piffaro delights audiences throughout the world with highly polished recreations of the rustic music of the peasantry and the elegant sounds of the official wind bands of the late Medieval and Renaissance periods.