The Musicians In Ordinary Renaissance Violin Band plays The King of Denmark's Galliard from John Dowland's Lachrimae or Seven Tears, The Fairy Round from Anthony Holborne's Pavans, Galliards etc., Sir Henry Umpton's Funeral (Dowland) and Paradizo, or The Countess of Pembroke's Paradise (Holborne). Special guest Felix Deak, (viola da gamba) plays Deth by Tobias Hume. The MIO Violin Band is Matt Antal, Brandon Chui, Sheila Smyth, violas, Laura Jones, bass violin, John Edwards, lute, led by Christopher Verrette, violin.

Prof. Tom Bishop (Univ. of Auckland) talks about Shakespeare’s Pericles. Prof. Linda Austern (Northwestern U.) talks about music and medicine in the 17th century.

The Musicians In Ordinary Renaissance String Band, (Matt Antal, Brandon Chui and Sheila Smyth, violas, Laura Jones, bass violin, John Edwards, lute, led by Christopher Verrette, violin) plays John Coprario's dances from The Lord's Masque in versions published in 1617 by William Brade, The Tempest from Squires’ Masque and The Haymakers' Dance (both anon.) with viola parts by Christopher Verrette after Brade), and The Nymphs' Dance from Masque of the Inner Temple and Gray's Inn (Coprario/Brade).

Stephen Orgel, Professor Emeritus at Stanford Univ. talks to John Edwards about the Stuart court masque, its performers, its expressions of power and the meaning of the masque conjured by the triumphant Prospero in The Tempest.

Delyght Pavan and Delyght Gallyard by John Johnson and the ballad tune I Can not keepe my wife at home from Margaret Board's Lutebook, played by John Edwards

George Torres, Prof. in Music at Lafayette College, Deanne Williams, Prof. in English at York University, and John Edwards discuss correspondences between lute instruction manuals and manuals on civility from 16th and 17th century in France & England, how lute lessons were also decorum lessons, & the lute lesson in Taming of the Shrew. We hear Delyght Pavan & Gallyard (Johnson) & I Cannot keepe my wyfe at howme (anon.) from Margaret Board’s lutebook.

Music from court masques arranged for lute played by John Edwards: Antiq Masque per Mr. Confesso set by Mr. Taylor, originally by John Coprario, Witches Daunce by Robert Johnson, Lady Phillyes Masque, Anon. La: Elyza her Masque, The Prince his Almayne and The Prince his Coranto all by Johnson and from Margaret Board's Lutebook.

Deanne Williams on the Masque and its players with Antiq Masque-Witches Daunce-Lady Phillyes Masque-La: Elyza her Masque-The Prince his Almayne-The Prince his Coranto (arr. Robert Taylor, Robert Johnson, anon. Johnson, Johnson, Johnson)

Lachrymae by John Dowland, anonymous settings of the ballads Poore Tome and Bony Sweete Robyn, and Richard Allison's setting of Goe from my Wyndowe, all from Margaret Board's Lutebook, played by John Edwards.

Tom Bishop on plays, playhouses and playgoers with Lachrymae, Poore Tome, Bony Sweete Robyn, Goe from my Wyndowe (John Dowland, anonymous, anonymous, Richard Allison)

The anonymous Delacourt Pavin, Markanthonyes Gallyard, probably by Mark Anthony Galliardello or Mark Anthony Bassano, and Orlando by John Dowland, from Margaret Board's Lutebook, played by John Edwards, lute.

John Edwards on the book and its contents with Delacourt Pavin-Markanthonyes Gallyard-Orlando (Anon. Mark Anthony Galliardello?, John Dowland)

The basse dance set La Magdalena probably by Pierre Blondeau, published in Attaingnant's 'Dixhuit Basses Dances garnie de Recoupe et Tordions' of 1529, played by John Edwards, lute.

Profs. Matt Kavaler and Deanne Williams talk with John Edwards about the paintings of the Master of the Female Half-lengths and their shared context with Anne Boleyn's songbook. We hear the Basse Danse La Magdalena by Pierre Blondeau played by John Edwards.

Performed by Julia Morson, sop. Whitney O'Hearn, ms, singing the alto, Katherine Anderson, singing the bass, John Edwards, lute, led by Hallie Fishel, also singing the tenor.

Lisa Wang on the theology of the Song of Songs with Sicut Lilium (Antoine Brumel)

Performed by Julia Morson, sop. Whitney O'Hearn, MS, Katherine Anderson singing the tenor with Eleanor Verrette, vielle, and John Edwards, lute, led by Hallie Fishel, also singing the tenor.

John Edwards talks to Prof. Deanne Williams about performance practice questions thrown up by the Anne Boleyn Songbook. We hear Alma Redemptoris Mater composed by Jacob Obrecht performed by Julia Morson, sop. Whitney O'Hearn, mezzo, Katherine Anderson alto, Eleanor Verrette, vielle, John Edwards, lute all led by Hallie Fishel, singing alto.

Performed by Julia Morson, sop. Whitney O'Hearn, MS, led by Hallie Fishel, singing alto.

Prof. Deanne Williams talks to John Edwards about Anne Boleyn's Songbook. We hear the anonymous Gabrielem Archangelum sung by Julia Morson, Whitney O'Hearn and Hallie Fishel.