🔆 The summer programs page lists 26 programs (last change 8/3/25).

Auditions

Auditions are open for Back Bay Chorale, Brattleboro Camerata, Brattleboro Concert Choir, The Cambridge Chamber Singers , Cantemus Chamber Chorus, Cantilena, Coro Allegro, Crescendo Music, GM Chorale, Jameson Singers, Lexington Pops Chorus, Masterworks Chorale, Mystic River Chorale, New England Classical Singers, The Oriana Consort and Zamir Chorale of Boston. See the auditions page for more information.

August 20, 2025 (Wednesday)

7:00 PM. Convivium Musicum [MA]: Summer Sing. This free summer sing features repertoire for our November concerts, all works that have been misattributed (composers include Heinrich Isaac and Ludwig Senfl). This is a laid-back sight-reading event. There will be snacks! We'll have music, but it is a good idea to bring a 3-ring binder. For more information, call 617-320-7445 or email info@convivium.org. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ 🔗

August 22, 2025 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Camberville Somerchoir [MA]: Duruflé and Mäntyjärvi. Maurice Duruflé: Requiem; Jaakko Mäntyjärvi: Canticum Calamitatis Maritimae. Soloists: Naomi Levine, Robert Allen, Aimee Yermish, Bradley Dunkin (Friday); Maria Ivanova, Bradley Dunkin, Rachel Benjamin, Paul Hoffman (Saturday). Kevin Lyczak, organ; Lorraine Fitzmaurice, conductor (Friday); Holly Druckman, conductor (Saturday). Tickets: pay what you can, suggested donation $25. Camberville Somerchoir is an auditioned ensemble comprised of local choral musicians from a variety of ensembles who come together every summer for the joy of communal music making. For more information, email cambervillesomerchoir@gmail.com. Church Of The Covenant, 67 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 🔗

August 23, 2025 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Camberville Somerchoir [MA]: Duruflé and Mäntyjärvi. Maurice Duruflé: Requiem; Jaakko Mäntyjärvi: Canticum Calamitatis Maritimae. Soloists: Naomi Levine, Robert Allen, Aimee Yermish, Bradley Dunkin (Friday); Maria Ivanova, Bradley Dunkin, Rachel Benjamin, Paul Hoffman (Saturday). Kevin Lyczak, organ; Lorraine Fitzmaurice, conductor (Friday); Holly Druckman, conductor (Saturday). Tickets: pay what you can, suggested donation $25. Camberville Somerchoir is an auditioned ensemble comprised of local choral musicians from a variety of ensembles who come together every summer for the joy of communal music making. For more information, email cambervillesomerchoir@gmail.com. St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 838 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA 02139 🔗

8:00 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Poulenc, Holst. Francs Poulenc: Gloria; Gustav Holst: The Planets. Raquel González, soprano; Kazuki Yamada, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1492 or email customerservice@bso.org. Music Shed at Tanglewood, 297 West Street, Lenox MA 01240 ⓘ 🔗

August 24, 2025 (Sunday)

2:30 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Beethoven's 9th, and Carlos Simon. Carlos Simon: Words and Prayers of My Fathers (world premiere); Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9. Federica Lombardi, soprano; Isabel Signoret, mezzo-soprano; Pene Pati, tenor; Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone; Zubin Mehta, conductor; James Burton, conductor (Simon). For more information, call 617-266-1492 or email customerservice@bso.org. Music Shed at Tanglewood, 297 West Street, Lenox MA 01240 ⓘ 🔗

August 25, 2025 (Monday)

7:00 PM. Nashoba Valley Chorale [MA]: Nashoba Valley Chorale Summer Sings. Two joyful sings: On August 18, Mozart Requiem; on August 25, Beethoven Mass in C. Anne Watson Born, conductor; Shawn McCann, piano. 7 pm vocal warmup and some information about the music; 7:30 pm sing. Admission: $10 at the door for each event. Bring your own score or borrow one for the night. No advance registration required. All are welcome, no experience necessary. For more information, call 978-604-2007 or email president@nvcsings.org. Acton Congregational Church, 12 Concord Road, Acton MA 01720 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

September 2, 2025 (Tuesday)

6:45 PM. GMChorale [CT]: Sing with GMChorale! Claim your seat! Sing with GMChorale. We invite YOU to sing with us for our fall concert on November 9th, which will feature Brahm’s “Liebeslieder Waltzes,” as well as contemporary pieces by James Mulholland, Morton Lauridsen and Shawn Kirchner. The first two rehearsals, on September 2nd and 9th, are open rehearsals, with no commitment to register. Please visit our website for more information and to fill out an inquiry form. For more information, call 860-316-4854 or email info@gmchorale.org. Bethany Lutheran Church, 50 Court Street, Cromwell CT 06416 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Lexington Pops Chorus [MA]: Come Sing With Us! Lexington Pops Chorus will hold three free open rehearsals, September 2nd, 9th and 16th in Clark Hall at Hancock Church, 1912 Mass Ave Lexington (on the Green). We welcome new singers in September and January. Auditions are not required, but singers must be able to read music. For more information, call 781-801-0503 or email info@LexPops.org. Hancock United Church of Christ (rear of building), 1912 Mass Ave, Lexington MA 02421 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

September 9, 2025 (Tuesday)

6:45 PM. GMChorale [CT]: Sing with GMChorale! Claim your seat! Sing with GMChorale. We invite YOU to sing with us for our fall concert on November 9th, which will feature Brahm’s “Liebeslieder Waltzes,” as well as contemporary pieces by James Mulholland, Morton Lauridsen and Shawn Kirchner. The first two rehearsals, on September 2nd and 9th, are open rehearsals, with no commitment to register. Please visit our website for more information and to fill out an inquiry form. For more information, call 860-316-4854 or email info@gmchorale.org. Bethany Lutheran Church, 50 Court Street, Cromwell CT 06416 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Lexington Pops Chorus [MA]: Come Sing With Us! Lexington Pops Chorus will hold three free open rehearsals, September 2nd, 9th and 16th in Clark Hall at Hancock Church, 1912 Mass Ave Lexington (on the Green). We welcome new singers in September and January. Auditions are not required, but singers must be able to read music. For more information, call 781-801-0503 or email info@LexPops.org. Hancock United Church of Christ (rear of building), 1912 Mass Ave, Lexington MA 02421 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

September 12, 2025 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Ensemble Altera [MA]: The Four Elements. Music by John Taverner, Eric Whitacre, Kenneth Leighton, Morten Lauridsen, Ivo Antognini, Owain Park, John Rutter, Ēriks Ešenvalds, and Charles Villiers Stanford inspired by the primal forces that shape our world: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. For more information, call 401-575-8504 or email ensemblealtera@gmail.com. Church Of The Redeemer, 379 Hammond Street, Chestnut Hill MA 02467 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

September 13, 2025 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Ensemble Altera [CT]: The Four Elements. Music by John Taverner, Eric Whitacre, Kenneth Leighton, Morten Lauridsen, Ivo Antognini, Owain Park, John Rutter, Ēriks Ešenvalds, and Charles Villiers Stanford inspired by the primal forces that shape our world: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. For more information, call 401-575-8504 or email ensemblealtera@gmail.com. First Congregational Church, 2 Ferry Road, Old Lyme CT 06371 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

September 14, 2025 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Ensemble Altera [RI]: The Four Elements. Music by John Taverner, Eric Whitacre, Kenneth Leighton, Morten Lauridsen, Ivo Antognini, Owain Park, John Rutter, Ēriks Ešenvalds, and Charles Villiers Stanford inspired by the primal forces that shape our world: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. For more information, call 401-575-8504 or email ensemblealtera@gmail.com. George Kent Performance Hall, 119 High Street, Westerly RI 02891 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

September 16, 2025 (Tuesday)

7:30 PM. Lexington Pops Chorus [MA]: Come Sing With Us! Lexington Pops Chorus will hold three free open rehearsals, September 2nd, 9th and 16th in Clark Hall at Hancock Church, 1912 Mass Ave Lexington (on the Green). We welcome new singers in September and January. Auditions are not required, but singers must be able to read music. For more information, call 781-801-0503 or email info@LexPops.org. Hancock United Church of Christ (rear of building), 1912 Mass Ave, Lexington MA 02421 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

September 27, 2025 (Saturday)

12:00 PM. Greater Boston Chapter, Barbershop Harmony Society [MA]: 2025 Boston A Cappella Festival. A free, public, outdoor arts event that celebrates the human voice and its ability to produce high-quality and genuine musical experiences. Genres include barbershop, madrigals, modern, jazz, oldies, and more. The festival showcases community ensembles from high schoolers to seniors, from Springfield to Providence to Boston Metro West. Festival date Sept. 27, rain date Sept. 28. For more information, call 339-970-8720 or email festival@vocalrevolution.org. Herter Park Amphitheatre, 1175 Soldiers Field Rd, Boston MA 02134 🔗

September 28, 2025 (Sunday)

12:00 PM. Greater Boston Chapter, Barbershop Harmony Society [MA]: 2025 Boston A Cappella Festival. A free, public, outdoor arts event that celebrates the human voice and its ability to produce high-quality and genuine musical experiences. Genres include barbershop, madrigals, modern, jazz, oldies, and more. The festival showcases community ensembles from high schoolers to seniors, from Springfield to Providence to Boston Metro West. Festival date Sept. 27, rain date Sept. 28. For more information, call 339-970-8720 or email festival@vocalrevolution.org. Herter Park Amphitheatre, 1175 Soldiers Field Rd, Boston MA 02134 🔗

October 2, 2025 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Lorelei Ensemble [MA]: Debussy and Mahler. Claude Debussy: Nocturnes; Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4. Nikola Hillebrand, soprano; Andris Nelsons, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1492 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

October 3, 2025 (Friday)

1:30 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Lorelei Ensemble [MA]: Debussy and Mahler. Claude Debussy: Nocturnes; Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4. Nikola Hillebrand, soprano; Andris Nelsons, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1492 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

October 4, 2025 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Lorelei Ensemble [MA]: Debussy and Mahler. Claude Debussy: Nocturnes; Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4. Nikola Hillebrand, soprano; Andris Nelsons, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1492 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

October 9, 2025 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Beethoven Missa Solemnis. Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa Solemnis. Eleanor Lyons, soprano; Wiebeke Lehmkuhl, mezzo-soprano; Klaus Florian Vogt, tenor; Franz-Josef Selig, bass; Andris Nelsons, conductor. Celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the Opening of Symphony Hall. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

October 10, 2025 (Friday)

1:30 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Beethoven Missa Solemnis. Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa Solemnis. Eleanor Lyons, soprano; Wiebeke Lehmkuhl, mezzo-soprano; Klaus Florian Vogt, tenor; Franz-Josef Selig, bass; Andris Nelsons, conductor. Celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the Opening of Symphony Hall. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

October 11, 2025 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Beethoven Missa Solemnis. Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa Solemnis. Eleanor Lyons, soprano; Wiebeke Lehmkuhl, mezzo-soprano; Klaus Florian Vogt, tenor; Franz-Josef Selig, bass; Andris Nelsons, conductor. Celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the Opening of Symphony Hall. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

January 8, 2026 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Vanessa | E Pluribus Unum: From Many, One. Samuel Barber: Vanessa. Samantha Hankey, mezzo-soprano (Erika); Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano (The Old Baroness); Pavel Černoch, tenor (Anatol); Thomas Hampson, baritone (The Old Doctor); Wei Wu, bass (Major Domo/Footman); Andris Nelsons, conductor. With the Boston Lyric Opera Chorus. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

January 10, 2026 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Vanessa | E Pluribus Unum: From Many, One. Samuel Barber: Vanessa. Samantha Hankey, mezzo-soprano (Erika); Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano (The Old Baroness); Pavel Černoch, tenor (Anatol); Thomas Hampson, baritone (The Old Doctor); Wei Wu, bass (Major Domo/Footman); Andris Nelsons, conductor. With the Boston Lyric Opera Chorus. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

January 15, 2026 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Chichester Psalms. Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Allison Loggins-Hull: Rhapsody on a Theme by Joni, for flute and orchestra (BSO co-commission); Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1. Seong-Jin Cho, piano; Lorna McGhee, flute; Andris Nelsons, conductor. Program repeats without Chichester Psalms on Friday 1/16 at 7:30 pm). For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

January 17, 2026 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Chichester Psalms. Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Allison Loggins-Hull: Rhapsody on a Theme by Joni, for flute and orchestra (BSO co-commission); Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1. Seong-Jin Cho, piano; Lorna McGhee, flute; Andris Nelsons, conductor. Program repeats without Chichester Psalms on Friday 1/16 at 7:30 pm). For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

January 29, 2026 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / The Crossing [MA]: poor hymnal and Good News Mass. David Lang Selections from poor hymnal; Carlos Simon: Good News Mass (with video by Melina Matsoukas; BSO co-commission). Jekalyn Carr, soprano; Melvin Crispell III, alto; Zebulon Ellis, tenor; Marc Bamuthi Joseph, librettist and spoken word artist; Thomas Wilkins, conductor. With The Crossing, Donald Nally, Artistic Director, and gospel choruses. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 🔗

January 31, 2026 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / The Crossing [MA]: poor hymnal and Good News Mass. David Lang Selections from poor hymnal; Carlos Simon: Good News Mass (with video by Melina Matsoukas; BSO co-commission). Jekalyn Carr, soprano; Melvin Crispell III, alto; Zebulon Ellis, tenor; Marc Bamuthi Joseph, librettist and spoken word artist; Thomas Wilkins, conductor. With The Crossing, Donald Nally, Artistic Director, and gospel choruses. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 🔗

March 5, 2026 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Brahms with Herbert Blomstedt. Johannes Brahms: Nänie; Schicksalslied; Symphony No. 4. Herbert Blomstedt, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

March 6, 2026 (Friday)

1:30 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Brahms with Herbert Blomstedt. Johannes Brahms: Nänie; Schicksalslied; Symphony No. 4. Herbert Blomstedt, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

March 7, 2026 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Brahms with Herbert Blomstedt. Johannes Brahms: Nänie; Schicksalslied; Symphony No. 4. Herbert Blomstedt, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

March 26, 2026 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Dvořák Symphony No. 9 and Excerpts from Nixon in China. Renée Fleming, soprano (Pat Nixon); Thomas Hampson, baritone (Richard Nixon); Andris Nelsons, conductor. John Adams: The Chairman Dances (March 26 & 28 only); Excerpts from Nixon in China; Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, From the New World. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

March 27, 2026 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Dvořák Symphony No. 9 and Excerpts from Nixon in China. Renée Fleming, soprano (Pat Nixon); Thomas Hampson, baritone (Richard Nixon); Andris Nelsons, conductor. John Adams: The Chairman Dances (March 26 & 28 only); Excerpts from Nixon in China; Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, From the New World. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Dvořák Symphony No. 9 and Excerpts from Nixon in China. Renée Fleming, soprano (Pat Nixon); Thomas Hampson, baritone (Richard Nixon); Andris Nelsons, conductor. John Adams: The Chairman Dances (March 26 & 28 only); Excerpts from Nixon in China; Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, From the New World. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

April 30, 2026 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Adams Harmonium. John Adams: Harmonium; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9. Andrea Carroll, soprano; Zoie Reams, mezzo-soprano; Andrew Haji, tenor; Morris Robinson, bass; Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

May 1, 2026 (Friday)

1:30 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Adams Harmonium. John Adams: Harmonium; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9. Andrea Carroll, soprano; Zoie Reams, mezzo-soprano; Andrew Haji, tenor; Morris Robinson, bass; Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

May 2, 2026 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Adams Harmonium. John Adams: Harmonium; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9. Andrea Carroll, soprano; Zoie Reams, mezzo-soprano; Andrew Haji, tenor; Morris Robinson, bass; Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

May 3, 2026 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Adams Harmonium. John Adams: Harmonium; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9. Andrea Carroll, soprano; Zoie Reams, mezzo-soprano; Andrew Haji, tenor; Morris Robinson, bass; Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

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