10/10/2026
About Ensemble Galilei
The principal is simple and exquisite: put four, brilliant, and collaborative musicians in a room, empower them equally, and then set them free. And when they choose a piece of music, it is not the tune’s provenance that matters, not its musicological era, nor its country of origin. It is the story being told, leading to the journey that the musicians embark upon, together.
Irish pipers may bring slow airs, jigs and reels. The guitarist brings a breathtaking solo. The gamba player brings a drone that apparently has its origins at the center of the earth, and after 32 years of being an instrumental ensemble, someone starts to sing.
A new melody shows up, written in grief. Another, written in love. The connective tissue is not a genre, it is a passion. Theirs is commitment to remarkable music making, and indeed, this is where Ensemble Galilei dwells, sharing the journey with audiences, decade after decade.
That’s the spirit of Galilei—a commitment to remarkable music-making and to sharing the journey with audiences, decade after decade.
In The Twelve Wild Geese, that journey begins with an ancient story: a princess and her twelve brothers, told for hundreds of years across cultures from Ireland to Norway, Myanmar to Denmark.
But this is more than a story. Music, storytelling, and art created before your eyes come together to create a shared experience filled with wonder, humor, beauty, and heart.
At its core are questions that belong to all of us: What does it mean to be loyal? To be courageous? To love? To hope?
Join us for their presentation of The Twelve Wild Geese
Saturday, October 17 at 3pm
Tickets available at: camdenoperahouse.com
