Celebrate Native American Heritage Month at the National Music Museum and the Institute of American Indian Studies at the University of South Dakota on Saturday, November 1, with a morning of storytelling, music, and dance featuring Lakota elder Jerome Kills Small (Sisoka Luta) and the Sungmanitu Oyate drum group and dancers.

Featuring the Cancelosi Collection at the NMM.

USD Music Department Rawlins Ensemble with Drs. Sonja Kraus and Eun-Hee Park, featuring the NMM's Mason & Hamlin grand piano (15722).

USD Music Department Rawlins Guest Artists Micheal Baron and Priscilla Navarro, featuring the NMM's Mason & Hamlin grand piano (NMM 15722).

USD Music Department Cello and Bass Studios will be joined by world-renowned cellists Prof. Emilio Colón and Cara Colón. This performance will feature instruments from the Cancelosi Collection at the NMM.

Join us for A Victorian Christmas with Curtis & Loretta on Friday, December 5 at noon in the Janet Lucille Wanzek Performance Hall at the National Music Museum. This festive concert features the beloved folk duo performing in Victorian costumes with sweet vocal harmonies, audience sing-alongs, and a delightful mix of traditional instruments including folk harp, mandolin, mandocello, harmonica, and celeste. With over 40 years of professional performance together, Curtis & Loretta bring warmth, humor, and holiday spirit to a show that charms audiences of all ages.

The National Music Museum presents organist Marie Rubis Bauer, Archdiocesan Director of Music and Cathedral Organist at Saint Cecilia Cathedral in Omaha, in a special performance on the Museum’s rare 1808 Dieffenbach organ (NMM 04905). The concert will take place in the Richard Cutler Gallery, where the instrument is featured as part of the NMM’s Music & Spirituality exhibition. Audiences are invited to experience the remarkable sound of this historic organ in the hands of a distinguished performer whose career has spanned major concert venues in the U.S. and Europe, with performances hailed for their artistry and depth of interpretation.

Join us on Friday, November 7 at Noon in the Janet Lucille Wanzek Performance Hall for Simply Sonatas, featuring saxophonist Jason T. Laczkoski and pianist Brett Cooper performing works by DeCruck, Worley, Harbisson, and Lunde. This noontime program will also showcase the NMM’s historic 1901 Mason & Hamlin CC Concert Grand Piano (NMM 15723), a monumental instrument renowned for its resonant tone and place in American piano history.

We hope you can join us at 12:30 for a lecture and a live demonstration of the shofar, one of the world’s oldest instruments in continued usage.

Experience the brilliance of the Roman Baroque as harpsichordists Nathan Mondry and Nicola Canzano perform music by Pasquini, Corelli, and new works inspired by the era—on the NMM’s historic Ridolfi Harpsichord and Anonymous Italian Harpsichord.

Experience the dazzling sound of the charango and hatun charango with Peruvian-born musician Alejandro Ataucusi—a performer praised internationally for his artistry and innovation. Founder of the Afro-Peruvian jazz group Forbidden Tropics and recognized as one of the top interpreters of the hatun charango, Ataucusi brings Andean tradition to life in a rare noontime concert at the NMM.

Join us at the National Music Museum (NMM) on Saturday, September 6, for an “Ex-STRAD-vaganza” celebrating the NMM’s 1693 ‘Harrison’ Stradivari violin and its newly completed replica.

A once-in-a-generation opportunity to hear two of the world’s finest violins performed by one of the world’s premiere artists.

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An Evening at Home: Music on the Octave Virginal

Experience the delicate, sparkling sound of the National Music Museum’s rare 1694 Guarracino octave virginal as harpsichordist Faythe Vollrath transports audiences to the intimate musical salons of 17th-century Italy. Featuring the NMM’s Guarracino virginal (NMM06041) and Ridolfi harpsichord (NMM04657).

Cancelosi Chamber Music Series 

Step back in time as world-class early music specialists Cléa Galhano (recorder), Elisabeth Wright (harpsichord), and Tulio Rondón (baroque cello) bring the elegance and drama of 17th-century Italy and French Baroque to life on the NMM’s historic Neapolitan and 1785 Germain harpsichords and1683 Ruggeri cello.

Father–Son Duo: Eric & Sasha Grossman – Acclaimed violinist Eric Grossman joins his award-winning son, pianist Sasha Grossman, for an unforgettable program of virtuosity and artistry. Sasha will perform on the National Music Museum’s historic 1901 Mason & Hamlin Grand piano (NMM15722).

Your favorite summer music series returns in one month. That's right, Thursdays On The Platz is back July 10th, and we're making 2025 the best season yet with seven weeks of live music, local beer, food trucks, vendors, games, inflatables, and family fun!