Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments

Upcoming Events

February 15 | 11:00 am

The Breath of Ancient Trees: European Flutes, Recorders, and Music from the 17th and 18th Centuries

Watkins Lecture Hall
Earl V. Moore Building

Free - no tickets required

Recorder and flute virtuoso, as well as professor, scholar, and instrument collector, Michael Lynn presents a lecture and demonstration of original 17th and 18th century flutes and recorders from the Stearns Collection as well as his own instruments. Stearns director Joseph Gascho will join him on harpsichord, and other guest artists include recent alumna Ellen Sauer and current undergraduate Chasten Musenda. Works by Boismortier, Hotteterre, and Schop will be performed. Presented as part of the Virginia Martin Howard Lecture Series.

Alumni Free Lecture Talk Scholarship North Campus
February 27 | 8:00 pm

Baroque Chamber Orchestra

Britton Recital Hall
Earl V. Moore Building

Free - no tickets required

The University of Michigan’s Baroque Chamber Orchestra studies and performs repertoire from the late Renaissance, Baroque, and the early Classical periods, using period instruments and replicas from SMTD’s growing Stearns Collection.

Concert Free North Campus