Who needs a napkin, when you’re wearing a ruff? On today’s Noontime Concert on The Classical Network, we continue our partnership with Gotham Early Music Scene (GEMS) by enlivening your lunch hour with an Elizabethan serenade.

Abendmusik – New York’s Period Instrument String Band will perform consorts of William White and his contemporaries (Thomas Tomkins, William Byrd, and Orlando Gibbons). The program was recorded at St. Bartholomew’s Church, 50th Street and Park Avenue, in Midtown Manhattan. You’ll find a complete schedule of free lunchtime performances at midtownconcerts.org.

This Saturday at 3:30 p.m., Abendmusik will present “The Early Music Revival in Arts & Crafts London,” in conjunction with the closing day of the exhibition “John Lockwood Kipling: Arts & Crafts in the Punjab and London,” at Bard Graduate Center Gallery, 18 West 86th Street, 3rd Floor. The concert is free, but registration is required.

The next Midtown Concert will take place at St. Bart’s on Thursday at 1:15 p.m. The ensemble Alkemie will present “Noel Sing We: A Medieval Celebration,” inspired by Twelfth Night and Epiphany celebrations that officially mark the close of the Christmas season.

In addition, GEMS presents evening concerts, such as the one that will take place tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m., featuring Praetorius’ “Vespers.” The program will be performed by Tenet NYC (Vocal Ensemble) and friends at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 3 West 65th Street.

You’ll find more information about GEMS and a complete listing of events at gemsny.org.

Our afternoon will continue, then, with music by Sir Michael Tippett and Mily Balakirev, among others, between 12 and 4 p.m. EST. Settle in for a musical banquet with WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.