Weekend Concert Series
Castle of Our Skins with Daniel Bernard Roumain, electric violin and Val-Inc, sound chemist
Sunday
March 29, 2026
1:30 - 3:30 pm
Calderwood Hall
Our longtime collaborators, Castle of Our Skins, perform a portrait concert of violinist, composer, and musical firebrand Daniel Bernard Roumain. This concert presents three string quartets from his cycle of musical portraits of major Black figures. Roumain’s music thrillingly mixes classical American music, jazz, and hip-hop, all transformed through his own unique voice. This will be an exciting concert.
Photo credits: Robert Torres and Julieta Cervantes
Works
Daniel Bernard Roumain String Quartet No. 1, “X” (1993)
String Quartet No. 2, “King” (2001)
String Quartet No. 4, “Angelou” (2004)
Program subject to change.
Artists
Castle of Our Skins, violin
Daniel Bernard Roumain, electric violin
Val-Inc, sound chemist
Seating Sections and Rates
Performance Level and First Balcony:
Members $65, Adults $85, Seniors $75, Students & Children ages 5–17 $20
Second Balcony:
Members $50, Adults $65, Seniors $55, Students & Children 5-17 $20
Third Balcony:
Members $40, Adults $50, Seniors $45, Students & Children ages 5–17 $20
Member Concert Ticket Presale
November 19-25
Beginning on Wednesday, November 19 at 10 am, members and patrons enjoy exclusive, early access and member savings on ticket purchases to 2026 Winter/Spring Weekend Concert Series.
Member Concert Ticket Presale runs through Tuesday, November 25 before they become available to the public on Wednesday, November 26 at 10 AM. Once presale begins, log in to your online account, call the Box Office at 617 278 5156, the membership office at 617 566 5643 or visit the Admissions Desk to purchase concert tickets. Please note: The Box Office is open Wednesday through Monday from 10 am to 4 pm. The Admissions desk will open early, at 10 am, on Wednesday, November 19.
Tickets
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Music at the Gardner is supported by Nora McNeely Hurley / Manitou Fund. The Museum thanks its generous concert donors: The Coogan Concert in memory of Peter Weston Coogan; Fitzpatrick Family Concert; James Lawrence Memorial Concert; Alford P. Rudnick Memorial Concert; David Scudder in memory of his wife, Marie Louise Scudder; Wendy Shattuck Young Artist Concert; and Willona Sinclair Memorial Concert. The piano is dedicated as the Alex d’Arbeloff Steinway. The harpsichord was generously donated by Dr. Robert Barstow in memory of Marion Huse, and its care is endowed in memory of Dr. Barstow by The Barstow Fund. Music at the Gardner is also supported in part by Barbara and Amos Hostetter, Nicie and Jay Panetta, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which is supported by the state of Massachusetts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
