FILAMENT is a chamber ensemble, formed in 2019, of Philadelphia-based period-instrument soloists. Comprising a core trio of violin, viola da gamba, and keyboards, our respective founding members are Evan Few, Elena Kauffman, and John Walthausen. As a collective, our mission is to be the bright connective thread — that eponymous filament — linking the world of our audience with that of our repertoire, illuminating the delightful, sometimes uncanny familiarity of the emotions and images it evokes.

 The Broad Street Review praised Filament for a “fervor and delight that make early music seem current, and easy, joyful communication,” and the Lancaster News noted its “profound understanding.” 2023-2024 season highlights include concerts exploring unpublished music by anonymous composers, original transcriptions by Filament, and music by female composers as well as the release of our first album.