Pajama Concerts

Pajama Concerts share classic children’s literature and live chamber music performed on period instruments, in a relaxed and inclusive setting.

Blankets, pillows, and favorite stuffed animals are welcome, and a bedtime snack follows!

These 45-minute programs are ideal for children ages 4-7 and their families.

Book: Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)

Music by Heinrich Biber

Instruments: baroque violin, cello, theorbo

Book: The Wreck of the Zephyr (Chris Van Allsburg)

Music by Georg Philip Telemann

Instruments: 2 baroque violins

Book: Ernest & Celestine (Gabrielle Vincent)

Music by Marin Marais

Instruments: baroque violin, transverse flute, viola da gamba and harpsichord

Many thanks to our hosts!

  • Newton Free Library (Newton, MA)

  • Little Amigos Early Learning Center (Boston, MA)

  • South Elementary School (Hingham, MA)

  • South Shore Conservatory (Hingham, MA)

  • Noah Webster Library (West Hartford, CT)

  • Clifton Park-Halfmoon Library (Clifton Park, NY)

  • Schlow Regional Library (State College, PA)