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November 23, 2024 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Another Octave [CT]: Here's to the Women! Tickets: $25 general, $18 senior/student/child ($2 more at the door). For more information, call 203-645-7022 or email women@anotheroctave.org. Unitarian Society Of New Haven, 700 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden CT 06517 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

November 24, 2024 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Sounds of Stow Chorus and Orchestra [MA]: Baroque Brilliance. Giovanni Gabrieli: Jubilate Deo for double chorus accompanied by brass ensemble; Domenico Scarlatti: Iste confessor; Cibavit eos; G.F. Handel: selections from Solomon; J.S. Bach: Der Gerechte kommt um; “Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring”. Barbara Jones, director. With brass, winds and strings. For more information, call 978-562-2620 or email barbjonz@me.com. Maynard High School, 1 Tiger Dive, Maynard MA (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Connecticut Master Chorale [CT]: CT Master Chorale Holiday Prelude Concert. Music for Winter, Advent and Hanukkah, festive, joyous carols, big band, spirituals, gospel and more! A special segment will be "Christmas in South America", with selections from Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela. Tina Johns Heidrich, conductor. With the CT Master Chorale Holiday Brass and Joseph Jacovino, keyboards. For more information, call 203-740-9533 or email info@cmchorale.org. First Congregational Church, 164 Deer Hill Avenue, Danbury CT 06810 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Commonwealth Chorale [MA]: Commonwealth Chorale Presents "Reverent Praise". Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat; Jonathan Dove: Köthener Messe; Cecilia McDowall: Laudate. Julia Soojin Cavallaro, mezzo-soprano; Maria Whitcomb, soprano; Laura Beth Couch, mezzo-soprano; Leo Balkovetz, tenor; Matthew McGinnis, tenor; William Farrell, baritone; Alexander Cook, bass. With professional orchestra. Dove and McDowall’s compositions both pay tribute to Bach and, with the Magnificat, provide respite for uncertain times. For more information, call 617-527-7464 or email marketing@CommonwealthChorale.com. Church of the Holy Name, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury MA 02132 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Farmington Valley Chorale [CT]: Pedal Points: Haydn's Great Organ Mass with contemporary Mass Settings. Music of Haydn, Bernstein and McClure in the beautiful acoustics of St. James's Church in West Hartford. Mary Hubbell, soprano; Meredith Ziegler, mezzo-soprano; Connor Vigeant, tenor; Greg Rizzo-Flower, bass-baritone; Nathaniel Gumbs, organ; Ellen Gilson Voth, director. Tickets: $25, free for students. For more information, call 860-729-9784 or email admin@farmingtonvalleychorale.org. St. James's Episcopal Church, 1018 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford CT 06107 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Heritage Chorale [MA]: A Glorious Journey: Vienna & Paris. Music that takes us from classical to modern periods, from two style-defining cities. With professional instrumentalists and vocal soloists. For more information, call 978-590-2747 or email marketing@heritagechorale.org. St. Mark's School, 25 Marlboro Road, Southboro MA 01772 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

November 29, 2024 (Friday)

4:30 PM. Gloriae Dei Cantores [MA]: Services of Advent Lessons & Carols. Candlelit services with uplifting readings, prayers, and carols—a cherished tradition for over thirty years. Doors will open one hour before the service; no tickets required. For more information, call 774-722-2443 or email pamj@artsempoweringlife.org. Church Of The Transfiguration, 5 Bay View Dr., Orleans MA 02653 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Messiah. G.F. Handel: Messiah. Jeanine De Bique, soprano; Reginald Mobley, countertenor; Nicholas Phan, tenor; Sumner Thompson, baritone; Jonathan Cohen, conductor. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

November 30, 2024 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Messiah. G.F. Handel: Messiah. Jeanine De Bique, soprano; Reginald Mobley, countertenor; Nicholas Phan, tenor; Sumner Thompson, baritone; Jonathan Cohen, conductor. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Boston Early Music Festival [MA]: Telemann’s Don Quichotte. Georg Philipp Telemann: Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Comacho, staged performance; Burlesque de Don Quichotte orchestral suite. Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, Musical Directors; Gilbert Blin, Stage Director. Part of the BEMF Chamber Opera Series. For more information, call 617-661-1812 or email bemf@bemf.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) 🔗

December 1, 2024 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Boston Early Music Festival [MA]: Telemann’s Don Quichotte. Georg Philipp Telemann: Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Comacho, staged performance; Burlesque de Don Quichotte orchestral suite. Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, Musical Directors; Gilbert Blin, Stage Director. Part of the BEMF Chamber Opera Series. For more information, call 617-661-1812 or email bemf@bemf.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) 🔗

4:00 PM. CONCORA [CT]: Handel's Messiah & Carol Sing. George Friderich Handel: Messiah, Christmas portion and “Hallelujah” Chorus; and a carol sing. With chamber orchestra. Tickets $30/40. For more information, call 860-293-0567 or email contact@concora.org. Church of St. Peter Claver, 47 Pleasant Street, , West Hartford CT 06107 ⓘ 🔗

December 6, 2024 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Connecticut Yankee Chorale [CT]: Rejoice & Be Merry! A holiday celebration, including a specially commissioned piece in honor of the 40th anniversary year. Dr. William Atwood, conductor. Tickets: $15, $5 for children 12 and under. For more information, call 860-482-5743 or email connecticutyankeechorale@gmail.com. Terryville Congregational Church, 233 Main Street, Terryville CT 06786 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Cantemus Chamber Chorus [MA]: The Peace of Wild Things. Music by Josquin des Prez, Felix Mendelssohn, Joan Szymko, Abbie Betines and Eric Whitacre. The program reveals the beauty, resilience and humor to be found within the animal kingdom. For more information, email Info@cantemus.org. St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 4 Ocean Street, Beverly MA 01985 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Music on the Hill Festival Chorus [CT]: Carols & Lullabies. Conrad Susa: Carols & Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest; other holiday music. Festival Chorus & Children’s Chorus with guitar, harp, & percussion. For more information, call 203-414-9037 or email info@musiconthehillct.org. Unitarian Universalist Congregation In Westport, 10 Lyons Plain Road, Westport CT 06880 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Pilgrim Festival Chorus [MA]: A Basically British Christmas - Seasonal Favorites From Across The Pond. PFC is celebrating with four works by giants Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst, John Rutter, and the late James Whitbourn. With the added drama of brass, timpani, cello, and flute, this will be a magnificent concert ushering in the holiday season. For more information, email info@pilgrimfestivalchorus.org. St. Bonaventure Parish, 803 State Road, Plymouth MA 02360 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Westborough Community Chorus [MA]: Winter Festival. An array of wintertime and holiday favorites, past and present, including classic arrangements of “Sleigh Ride,” “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch,” and “Grown-Up Christmas List,” newer songs such as Pentatonix’s “That’s Christmas to Me,” Megan Trainor’s “Kid on Christmas,” and “A Marshmallow World”, as well as a medley of songs from A Muppet Christmas Carol and "Sparklejollytwinklejingley" from Elf, the Musical. Tickets: $15, $10 for seniors/children/students. For more information, call 508-485-4469 or email tickets@westborocommunitychorus.com. Sarah W. Gibbons Middle School, 20 Fisher Street, Westborough MA 01581 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Boston Cecilia [MA]: Comfort & Joy. Finding joy and solace in the face of life's challenges with music of Johannes Brahms, William Byrd, Isabella Leonarda, Salamone Rossi and others. Eduardo Betancourt, harp. For more information, call 617-232-4540 or email info@bostoncecilia.org. Church Of The Advent, 30 Brimmer Street, Boston MA 02108 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. The Tallis Scholars [MA]: In dulci Jubilo: Music of Praetorius, von Bingen, Lassus, Victoria, and others. Chant music and the polyphony constructed from it, from boundary-pushing chants composed by 12th-century abbess Hildegard von Bingen, to Renaissance works including chant-based motets such as Nunc dimittus by Lassus and Salve regina by Obrecht, Victoria, and Franco, to the medieval In dulci jubilo melody set by Praetorius and Pearsall, and to Arvo Pärt’s reconceptualizing of the chant tradition, inspired in part by Eastern Orthodox practices. For more information, call 617-661-1812 or email bemf@bemf.org. St. Paul's Church, 29 Mt Auburn Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) 🔗

December 7, 2024 (Saturday)

2:00 PM. Nashoba Valley Chorale [MA]: A Christmas Spectacular. Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria (selections); G.F. Handel's "Hallelujah" from Messiah; other holiday music. With the Northern Worcester County Symphony Orchestra, Jared Bloch, Conductor, and the Fitchburg State Choirs, Jonathan Harvey, Conductor. For more information, call 978-540-5022 or email info@nashobachorale.org. Weston Auditorium, 353 North Street, Fitchburg MA 01420 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

2:00 PM. Westborough Community Chorus [MA]: Winter Festival. An array of wintertime and holiday favorites, past and present, including classic arrangements of “Sleigh Ride,” “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch,” and “Grown-Up Christmas List,” newer songs such as Pentatonix’s “That’s Christmas to Me,” Megan Trainor’s “Kid on Christmas,” and “A Marshmallow World”, as well as a medley of songs from A Muppet Christmas Carol and "Sparklejollytwinklejingley" from Elf, the Musical. Tickets: $15, $10 for seniors/children/students. For more information, call 508-485-4469 or email tickets@westborocommunitychorus.com. Sarah W. Gibbons Middle School, 20 Fisher Street, Westborough MA 01581 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: A Holiday Concert. The Arlington-Belmont Chamber Chorus, Stephanie Beatrice, Music Director. Benjamin Britten: "A Ceremony of Carols" (SSA); Dan Forrest: "The Work of Christmas"; John Gardner: "Tomorrow Will Be My Dancing Day"; Mack Wilberg: "Dong, Dong, Merrily On High"; Henry Percell: "Soul of the World"; Mark Sirett: "Thou Shalt Know Him"; Sarah Quartel: "Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind"; Austin Schend: "The Great Clear Twilight"; William Walton: "What Cheer"; Terre Johnson: "Of the Father’s Love Begotten". For more information, call 617-240-1240 or email chorale@psarlington.org. 20 Payson Park Church, 365 Belmont Street, Belmont MA 02478 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Highland Glee Club [MA]: A Holiday Feast of Song. Music for the holidays, featuring violinist Keila Wakao, 2024 Highland Glee Club Music Award Winner. For more information, call 508-641-9985 or email highlandgleeclub@gmail.com. Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. CitySingers of Hartford [CT]: Hearth and Tapestry. A concert that binds the musical fabric of cultures from around the globe to remind us of our shared human experience. It sews together vibrant pieces of patchwork, hailing from the isles of Indonesia to the foothills of France, into one festive wintry quilt. For more information, email cregeurstudio@gmail.com. South Congregational Church, 1301 Forbes Street, East Hartford CT 06118 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Concord Women's Chorus [MA]: The Harper’s Song: A Ceremony of Carols. Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols; David Conte: The Harper’s Song; Elaine Hagenberg: O Come, Emmanuel; Ed Henderson: The Huron Carol. Carrie Kourkoumelis, harp. For more information, call 978-369-6341 or email contact@concordwomenschorus.org. Trinity Episcopal Church, 81 Elm Street, Concord MA 01742 ⓘ 🔗

6:00 PM. Boston Choral Ensemble [MA]: Northern Light. Part Uusberg: Valgusele (For light); Ola Gjelio: “Northern Light”; Eric Barnum: “Sweeter Still”; and other Nordic-inspired works. With traditional holiday carols as well. For more information, email info@bostonchoral.org. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. The A Cappella Singers [MA]: Holiday Concert. Holiday and winter music for accompanied chorus of high voices, plus a sing-a-long. Randy McGee, A.D., director; Simonida Spasojevic, accompanist. Tickets: $20 general admission, $15 students/seniors. For more information, call 774-231-8508 or email info@theacappellasingers.org. Fisk Memorial United Methodist Church, 106 Walnut Street, Natick MA 01760 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Choral Art Society of the South Shore [MA]: Magnificat! a Celtic Christmas. For more information, call 781-925-6095 or email choralartsociety@yahoo.com. Hingham House of Prayer, 916 Main Street, Hingham MA 02043 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Bella Voce Women's Chorus of Vermont [VT]: Glorious Season. Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria for women’s voices with trumpet, oboe, strings and continuo; and jubilant songs of the season by Robert De Cormier, Dan Forrest, Randol Bass and others. With the University of Vermont String Ensemble. For more information, call 802-879-1218 or email willisdawn@aol.com. McCarthy Arts Center, Saint Michael's College, 18 Campus Road, Colchester VT 05439 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Messiah. G.F. Handel: Messiah. Maya Kherani, soprano; Avery Amereau, mezzo-soprano; Omar Najmi, tenor; Jesse Blumberg, baritone. For more information, call 617-987-8600 or email info@bostonbaroque.org. GBH Calderwood Studio, 1 Guest Street, Boston MA 02135 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Norwalk Community Chorale [CT]: Snowflakes in the Air, a free Christmas concert. The seventy-member mixed chorus is led by Conductor and Artistic Director Brian Muller. Will Duchon, piano. For more information, call 203-853-9842 or email norwalkcc3@gmail.com. 125 East Avenue, Norwalk CT 06851 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: A Glorious Sight: Four Centuries of Music by Italian Women. Discover the beautiful, yet little known, music of Renaissance, Baroque, and contemporary Italian women! Overlooked for the last 400 years, this music has come to light due to the recent scholarship of a few dedicated musicologists. Composers include Sulpitia Cesis, Raphaella Aleotti, Maddalena Casulana, Chiara Cozzolani, Leonora D’Este, Isabella Leonarda, and the contemporary Biancamaria Furgeri. With Alleluia (The Rose), by Cole Reyes, winner of the 2024 international composition competition. Special early bird offer, Saturday 12/7 only: Priority Seating and an exclusive Wine & Cheese Reception with a talk from the conductor for just $25! Use code EARLYBIRD before November 15. Regular tickets: $40 priority seating, $25 general admission, $20 student/Senior. For more information, call 617-504-8155 or email Cambridgechambersingers@gmail.com. Lindsey Chapel At Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. The Jameson Singers [MA]: Serenity & Splendor. Josquin des Prez: Benedicta es; Jennifer Higdon: A Quiet Moment; Anton Bruckner: Christus factus est; Joseph Rheinberger: Abendlied; and other delights by Mendelssohn, Busto, Schütz, and Bloch. For more information, call 617-209-9290 or email info@jamesonsingers.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

December 8, 2024 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. The A Cappella Singers [MA]: Holiday Concert. Holiday and winter music for accompanied chorus of high voices, plus a sing-a-long. Randy McGee, A.D., director; Simonida Spasojevic, accompanist. Tickets: $20 general admission, $15 students/seniors. For more information, call 774-231-8508 or email info@theacappellasingers.org. First Congregational Church, 100 Winter Street, Norwood MA 02062 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Bella Voce Women's Chorus of Vermont [VT]: Glorious Season. Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria for women’s voices with trumpet, oboe, strings and continuo; and jubilant songs of the season by Robert De Cormier, Dan Forrest, Randol Bass and others. With the University of Vermont String Ensemble. For more information, call 802-879-1218 or email willisdawn@aol.com. McCarthy Arts Center, Saint Michael's College, 18 Campus Road, Colchester VT 05439 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Messiah. G.F. Handel: Messiah. Maya Kherani, soprano; Avery Amereau, mezzo-soprano; Omar Najmi, tenor; Jesse Blumberg, baritone. For more information, call 617-987-8600 or email info@bostonbaroque.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Cantilena Chamber Choir [MA]: Christmas at Trinity. Traditional music for Christmas by Parsons, Bach, Kodaly, Bruckner and new carols by Ola Gjeilo. There will be an audience sing-along with your favorite must sing carols too! Tickets: $35 general admission, $25 seniors, free for students. For more information, call 518-791-0185 or email satbchoir@yahoo.com. Trinity Church, 88 Walker Street, Lenox MA 01240 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Franklin County Community Chorus [MA]: Winter Concert. 60+ singers backed by local musicians perform a program of spiritual and seasonal favorites, from Gregorian chant to fresh takes on classic carols, plus holiday-themed pop and show tunes. Directed by Paul J. Calcari, founder, and retired Greenfield School District music director. For more information, call 503-780-6061 or email smfwrites@gmail.com. Greenfield H.S., 21 Barr Ave, Greenfield MA 01301 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Hartford Chorale / Waterbury Symphony Orchestra [CT]: Messiah and Magnificat. G.F. Handel: Messiah (part 1); J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D. Leif Bjaland & Jack Anthony Pott, conductors. For more information, call 860-547-1982 or email contact@hartfordchorale.org. Naugatuck Valley Community College, 750 Chase Pkwy, Waterbury CT 06708 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. The Jameson Singers [MA]: Serenity & Splendor. Josquin des Prez: Benedicta es; Jennifer Higdon: A Quiet Moment; Anton Bruckner: Christus factus est; Joseph Rheinberger: Abendlied; and other delights by Mendelssohn, Busto, Schütz, and Bloch. For more information, call 617-209-9290 or email info@jamesonsingers.org. Second Church In Newton, 60 Highland Street, West Newton MA 02465 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. New England Classical Singers [MA]: Joyeux Noël! Francis Poulenc: Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe de minuit pour Noël. Pre-concert lecture by Andrew Shryock at 2:00. For more information, call 978-474-6090 or email info@newenglandclassical.org. Christ Church Andover, 33 Central Street, Andover MA 01810 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. The Stamford Chorale [CT]: "Wolcum!" Winter Concert. Benjamin Britten: Ceremony of Carols, with a selection of Stephen Paulus carols. Billy Janiszewski, Music Director; Eilidh McRae, harp; Melanie Feldman, oboe. Tickets: $25 at the door, $20 pre-sale, $10 student (18+), free for under age 18. For more information, call 203-359-0659 or email carol@thestamfordchorale.org. St. Leo Parish, 24 Roxbury Road, Stamford CT 06902 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Worcester Children's Chorus [MA]: A Worcester Holiday. A magical concert to celebrate the holidays and showcase the hard work of this year’s singers. Experience singers from 3rd grade to high school ushering in the season of giving. For more information, call 508-767-7077 or email info@worcesterchildrenschorus.org. TBD, Worcester MA 01608 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: A Glorious Sight: Four Centuries of Music by Italian Women. Discover the beautiful, yet little known, music of Renaissance, Baroque, and contemporary Italian women! Overlooked for the last 400 years, this music has come to light due to the recent scholarship of a few dedicated musicologists. Composers include Sulpitia Cesis, Raphaella Aleotti, Maddalena Casulana, Chiara Cozzolani, Leonora D’Este, Isabella Leonarda, and the contemporary Biancamaria Furgeri. With Alleluia (The Rose), by Cole Reyes, winner of the 2024 international composition competition. Special early bird offer, Saturday 12/7 only: Priority Seating and an exclusive Wine & Cheese Reception with a talk from the conductor for just $25! Use code EARLYBIRD before November 15. Regular tickets: $40 priority seating, $25 general admission, $20 student/Senior. For more information, call 617-504-8155 or email Cambridgechambersingers@gmail.com. Parish of the Epiphany, 70 Church St, Winchester MA 01890 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Cantemus Chamber Chorus [MA]: The Peace of Wild Things. Music by Josquin des Prez, Felix Mendelssohn, Joan Szymko, Abbie Betines and Eric Whitacre. The program reveals the beauty, resilience and humor to be found within the animal kingdom. For more information, email Info@cantemus.org. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 166 High Street, Newburyport MA 01950 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Cantilena [MA]: Deeply Rooted. Kenneth Seitz: “Velvet Shoes”; “Silent Night”; “Dona Nobis Pacem”; and others; Margaret Bonds: “O Sing of a King Who Was Tall and Brown” from Ballad of the Brown King; Ellen Gilson Voth: “Longest Shadow of the Year”; Brian Holmes: “Let Evening Come”; Joan Szymko: “The Peace of Wild Things”; Benjamin Britten: Ceremony of Carols (selections); and other seasonal favorites. A reception follows the performance. For more information, call 339-298-7730 or email info@cantilena.org. First Parish Arlington, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Choral Art Society of the South Shore [MA]: Magnificat! a Celtic Christmas. For more information, call 781-925-6095 or email choralartsociety@yahoo.com. St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 465 First Parish Road, Scituate MA 02066 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Connecticut Yankee Chorale [CT]: Rejoice & Be Merry! A holiday celebration, including a specially commissioned piece in honor of the 40th anniversary year. Dr. William Atwood, conductor. Tickets: $15, $5 for children 12 and under. For more information, call 860-482-5743 or email connecticutyankeechorale@gmail.com. St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 837 Charles Street, Torrington CT 06790 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. New Haven Chorale [CT]: Holiday Concert: Music for the Soul. Ola Gjeilo: A Spotless Rose; The Ground (Pleni sunt caeli); Elaine Hagenberg: The Wexford Carol; Christopher Theofanidis: November Song; Kim Arnesen: Flight Song; Adam Paltrowitz: Peace Flows into Me; Rosephanye Powell: I Dream a World; Noah Stein: Yo Lisa Goy; and choruses by Handel, Haydn, and Mozart. With orchestra, and the Gospel choir "New Praise". Audience sing-along as well. For more information, call 203-776-7664 or email business@newhavenchorale.org. East Haven High School, 35 Wheelbarrow Lane, East Haven CT 06513 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Pilgrim Festival Chorus [MA]: A Basically British Christmas - Seasonal Favorites From Across The Pond. PFC is celebrating with four works by giants Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst, John Rutter, and the late James Whitbourn. With the added drama of brass, timpani, cello, and flute, this will be a magnificent concert ushering in the holiday season. For more information, email info@pilgrimfestivalchorus.org. St. Bonaventure Parish, 803 State Road, Plymouth MA 02360 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Boston Cecilia [MA]: Comfort & Joy. Finding joy and solace in the face of life's challenges with music of Johannes Brahms, William Byrd, Isabella Leonarda, Salamone Rossi and others. Eduardo Betancourt, harp. For more information, call 617-232-4540 or email info@bostoncecilia.org. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ 🔗

December 12, 2024 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Counterpoint [VT]: Christmas with Counterpoint and the Vermont Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet. For more information, call 802-540-1784 or email contact@counterpointchorus.org. Warren United Church, 339 Main Street, Warren VT 05674 ⓘ 🔗

December 13, 2024 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Con Brio Choral Society [CT]: Christmas Concerts 2024. W.A. Mozart: Vesperae solennes de Confessore, K 339; J.S. Bach: Sanctus, from Mass in B minor; Hugo Distler: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme; Felix Mendelssohn: "Then shall a Star from Jacob come forth" from Christus; Morten Lauridsen: "Sure on this shining night"; and other seasonal songs and carols. Louise Fauteux, soprano; Allison Messier, mezzo-soprano; Ransom Bruce, and Christopher Grundy, tenor; bass. With orchestra. Tickets: $40, $15 for students. For more information, call 860-526-5399 or email webmaster@conbrio.org. Christ The King Church, 1 Mccurdy Road, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Counterpoint [VT]: Christmas with Counterpoint and the Vermont Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet. For more information, call 802-540-1784 or email contact@counterpointchorus.org. United Church Of Newport, 63 Third Street, Newport VT 05855 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Voce [CT]: Lumen. For more information, email info@voceinc.org. St. Alban's Episcopal Church, 197 Bushy Hill Road, Simsbury CT 06070 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Chorus pro Musica [MA]: Holidays. Harmony. Hope. J.S. Bach: Singet dem Herrn, BWV 225; Sally Beamish: "In the stillness"; Reena Esmail: "The Unexpected Early Hour"; Tomás Luis de Victoria: O magnum mysterium; John Goss: "See amid the winter’s snow"; Elizabeth Alexander: "When the Song of the Angels is Stilled"; Marques L.A. Garrett: "Ring out, ye Bells!" For more information, call 617-267-7442 or email manager@choruspromusica.org. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Dedham Choral Society [MA]: A Tuscan Christmas. Giacomo Puccini: Messa di Gloria, for soloists, chorus, and orchestra; Giacomo Puccini, "Senior" (the younger composer's great-great-grandfather): Magnificat. As is tradition, our audience will have the opportunity to raise their voices in traditional carols, accompanied by full chorus and orchestra. For more information, call 781-326-1520 or email info@dedhamchoral.org. Holy Name Church, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury MA 02132 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

December 14, 2024 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Boston Saengerfest Men's Chorus [MA]: An Alice Parker Christmas. With Boston Low Brass. For more information, call 781-269-1133 or email info@saengerfest.org. Unitarian Universalist Society Of Wellesley Hills, 309 Washington Street, Wellesley MA 02481 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. CitySingers of Hartford [CT]: Hearth and Tapestry. A concert that binds the musical fabric of cultures from around the globe to remind us of our shared human experience. It sews together vibrant pieces of patchwork, hailing from the isles of Indonesia to the foothills of France, into one festive wintry quilt. For more information, email cregeurstudio@gmail.com. First Church West Hartford, 12 S. Main Street, West Hartford CT 06107 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Pioneer Valley Symphony [MA]: Home Alone! Annual Holiday Pops Concert. This family-friendly annual tradition unites the 150+ musicians of the PVS Orchestra, Chorus, and Youth Orchestra on stage for big holiday fun! This year features music from the movie Home Alone and new singalong arrangements by Anthony Ferreira of “Deck the Hall”, “Jingle Bells”, and others. Pre-show festivities begin at 3 pm. Tickets: $15-$35, $5 for students and youth. For more information, call 413-773-3664 or email boxoffice@pvso.org. Greenfield High School Auditorium, 21 Barr Avenue, Greenfield MA 01301 (View flier) 🔗

5:00 PM. Counterpoint [VT]: Christmas with Counterpoint and the Vermont Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet. For more information, call 802-540-1784 or email contact@counterpointchorus.org. Grafton Community Church, 55 Main Street, Grafton VT 05146 ⓘ 🔗

5:00 PM. GMChorale [CT]: Festival of Carols. With the Chancel Choir of First Congregational Church. For more information, call 860-316-4854 or email gmcmedia@gmchorale.org. First Congregational Church, 111 Church Drive, Cheshire CT 06410 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Voices of Concinnity [CT]: Candlelight Concinnity: illuminating the holidays. An evening of luminescent sound and atmosphere to help celebrate and reflect during the holiday season… together For more information, email consonare.sing@gmail.com. Emanuel Lutheran Church, 60 Church Street, Manchester CT 06040 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: A Cantata Christmas. For more information, call 617-868-5885 or email mrush@cantatasingers.org. St. Paul's Parish, 29 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Musica Sacra [MA]: Christmas Double Takes: One Text, Two Choral Interpretations. For more information, call 617-349-3400 or email info@musicasacra.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Newburyport Choral Society [MA]: Luminous Night. The program includes a contemporary Norwegian piece on the beauty and mystery of a winter night, Christmas carols arranged with rich textures by Alice Parker, Norman Dello Joio's "A Jubilant Song", and Latin American, Chanuka, and seasonal favorites. For more information, call 978-462-0650 or email info@newburyportchoralsociety.org. Rupert A. Nock Middle School, 70 Low Street, Newburyport MA 01950 ⓘ 🔗

December 15, 2024 (Sunday)

2:30 PM. Newburyport Choral Society [MA]: Luminous Night. The program includes a contemporary Norwegian piece on the beauty and mystery of a winter night, Christmas carols arranged with rich textures by Alice Parker, Norman Dello Joio's "A Jubilant Song", and Latin American, Chanuka, and seasonal favorites. For more information, call 978-462-0650 or email info@newburyportchoralsociety.org. Rupert A. Nock Middle School, 70 Low Street, Newburyport MA 01950 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: An Almost-Winter Concert. Ralph Vaughan William: Fantasia on Christmas Carols; John Rutter: Requiem; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Selections from The Nutcracker. With The Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra. For more information, call 617-240-1240 or email chorale@psarlington.org. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Con Brio Choral Society [CT]: Christmas Concerts 2024. W.A. Mozart: Vesperae solennes de Confessore, K 339; J.S. Bach: Sanctus, from Mass in B minor; Hugo Distler: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme; Felix Mendelssohn: "Then shall a Star from Jacob come forth" from Christus; Morten Lauridsen: "Sure on this shining night"; and other seasonal songs and carols. Louise Fauteux, soprano; Allison Messier, mezzo-soprano; Ransom Bruce, and Christopher Grundy, tenor; bass. With orchestra. Tickets: $40, $15 for students. For more information, call 860-526-5399 or email webmaster@conbrio.org. Christ The King Church, 1 Mccurdy Road, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ 🔗

3:30 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers [MA]: Messiah Sing. Singers of all levels and music enthusiasts are invited to join in a performance of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own scores. With organ and soloists. For more information, email manager@avmsingers.org. Congregational Church Of Westborough, 57 W Main Street, Westborough MA 01581 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Cantemus Chamber Chorus [MA]: The Peace of Wild Things. Music by Josquin des Prez, Felix Mendelssohn, Joan Szymko, Abbie Betines and Eric Whitacre. The program reveals the beauty, resilience and humor to be found within the animal kingdom. For more information, email Info@cantemus.org. Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church, 10 Church Street, Gloucester MA 01930 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Counterpoint [VT]: Christmas with Counterpoint and the Vermont Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet. For more information, call 802-540-1784 or email contact@counterpointchorus.org. First Congregational Church, 3624 Main Street, Manchester VT 05254 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Emmanuel Music [MA]: Christmas at Emmanuel. J.S .Bach: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BWV 91; ‍Evan Williams: Little Mass for Christmas (New England premiere; Sam Higgins, countertenor); J.S. Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147. For more information, call 617-536-3356 or email music@emmanuelmusic.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Fairfield County Chorale [CT]: Yuletide Harmonies. Zoltán Kodály: Veni, Veni, Emmanuel; Benjamin Britten: Te Deum in C major; William Matthias: Sir Christemas; R.R. Terry: Myn Liking; Gustav Holst: Lullay my liking, Op 34; Christmas Day; J.DS. Bach: Magnificat. Samarie Alicea, soprano; Claire Coven, mezzo soprano; David Freides, tenor; Gustavo Feullien, baritone. With orchestra. For more information, call 203-254-1333 or email info@fairfieldcountychorale.org. Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Avenue, Norwalk CT 06851 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Master Singers of Lexington [MA]: A Master Singers Christmas. Dieterich Buxtehude: Magnificat; Francesco Durante:Magnificat; William Byrd: Ave Maria; Chris Majoros: Veni Redemptor/O Beautiful Child; and a selection of Christmas Carols. For more information, call 781-729-7975 or email msingers@themastersingers.org. First Parish Church in Lexington, 7 Harrington Road, Lexington MA 02421 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Voce [CT]: Lumen. For more information, email info@voceinc.org. Immanuel Congregational Church, 10 Woodland Street, Hartford CT 06105 ⓘ 🔗

December 17, 2024 (Tuesday)

7:00 PM. Music on the Hill Festival Chorus [CT]: Community Messiah Sing. Tbe audience is the chorus! With guest conductors, soloists, & string quartet. Suggested donation: $15 For more information, call 203-414-9037 or email info@musiconthehillct.org. United Church Of Rowayton, 210 Rowayton Avenue, Norwalk CT 06853 ⓘ 🔗

December 19, 2024 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Baroque Christmas. J.S. Bach: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 62; Christoph Graupner: Overture in F Major; Antonio de Salazar: Conceptio Gloriosae; Francisco Lopez Capillas: Cui Luna, Sol et omnia; Francisco Lopez Capillas: Canticum Beatae Mariae Virginis: Magnificat a 8; Juan de Araujo: Ay andar, a tocar, a cantar, a baylar. Ruben Valenzuela, conductor. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

December 20, 2024 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Pilgrim Festival Chorus [MA]: Celebrate! Messiah and Carol Sing. Join us to sing (or listen to) G.F. Handel's Messiah, Part I (and the "Hallelujah" Chorus), in a collaborative undertaking of PFC singers, community members, and volunteer soloists & instrumentalists. The event includes a singalong of seasonal favorites. For more information, email info@pilgrimfestivalchorus.org. First Congregational Church at the Green, 6 Plympton Street, Middleborough MA 02346 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Back Bay Chorale [MA]: A Boston Christmas. Featuring brass, organ, and Boston's favorite carol sing-along. For more information, call 617-648-3885 or email info@bbcboston.org. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Blue Heron Renaissance Choir [MA]: Christmas in 15th-Century France & Burgundy. Music for Christmas and New Year’s by Guillaume Du Fay, Nicolas Grenon, Johannes Ciconia, Johannes Regis, Jacob Obrecht, Antoine Brumel, Josquin Desprez, Adrian Willaert, and others. Featuring a chancel lit by candles. Tickets: $10-$90 For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

December 21, 2024 (Saturday)

2:00 PM. Music on the Hill Festival Chorus [CT]: Jingle All The Way! Holiday Handbells & Children’s Chorus. With audience sing-a-long & Santa’s jingle bell bracelet craft! Free and open to all, with donations welcome. (Rain/snow date, Sunday, December 22.) For more information, call 203-414-9037 or email info@musiconthehillct.org. Wilton Historical Society, 224 Danbury Road, Wilton CT 06897 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Blue Heron Renaissance Choir [MA]: Christmas in 15th-Century France & Burgundy. Music for Christmas and New Year’s by Guillaume Du Fay, Nicolas Grenon, Johannes Ciconia, Johannes Regis, Jacob Obrecht, Antoine Brumel, Josquin Desprez, Adrian Willaert, and others. Featuring a chancel lit by candles. Tickets: $10-$90 For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Back Bay Chorale [MA]: A Boston Christmas. Featuring brass, organ, and Boston's favorite carol sing-along. For more information, call 617-648-3885 or email info@bbcboston.org. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Nashoba Valley Chorale / Worcester Youth Orchestra [MA]: Annual Family Holiday Pops. Jonathan Colby, conductor. For more information, call 508-281-9976 or email info@worcesteryouthorchestras.org. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ 🔗

5:00 PM. Nightingale Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Solstice. New music and sound installations by Angela Yam and Nicholas Ford that invite you to dissolve the boundaries between audience and performer and embrace a collective act of creation with the members of Nightingale. For more information, email nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com. Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 138 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02111 (View flier) 🔗

8:00 PM. Nightingale Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Solstice. New music and sound installations by Angela Yam and Nicholas Ford that invite you to dissolve the boundaries between audience and performer and embrace a collective act of creation with the members of Nightingale. For more information, email nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com. Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 138 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02111 (View flier) 🔗

December 22, 2024 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Baroque Christmas. J.S. Bach: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 62; Christoph Graupner: Overture in F Major; Antonio de Salazar: Conceptio Gloriosae; Francisco Lopez Capillas: Cui Luna, Sol et omnia; Francisco Lopez Capillas: Canticum Beatae Mariae Virginis: Magnificat a 8; Juan de Araujo: Ay andar, a tocar, a cantar, a baylar. Ruben Valenzuela, conductor. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

December 28, 2024 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Crescendo Music [CT]: Bach-Circle: Christmas Oratorios and Contemporary Female Voices. J.S. Bach: Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen (Let honor be sung to you, O God), the fifth cantata of his Christmas Oratorio; Dietrich Buxtehude: New Year’s cantata; Johann Schelle: Advent Cantata; Johann Rosenmüller: Magnificat; Philipp Erlebach: Christmas Cantata; Jeremias du Grain: Cantata. With a cappella choral works by Emily Drum, MaryAnne Muglia, and Christine Donkin. Paulina Francisco, soprano; Nicholas Tamagna, countertenor; Gene Stenger, tenor; Douglas Williams, bass-baritone. With Crescendo Period Instrument Orchestra, led by Christine Gevert. For more information, call 860-435-4866 or email crescendo@crescendomusic.org. Trinity Church, 484 Lime Rock Rd., Lakeville CT 06039 (View flier) 🔗

December 29, 2024 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Crescendo Music [MA]: Bach-Circle: Christmas Oratorios and Contemporary Female Voices. J.S. Bach: Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen (Let honor be sung to you, O God), the fifth cantata of his Christmas Oratorio; Dietrich Buxtehude: New Year’s cantata; Johann Schelle: Advent Cantata; Johann Rosenmüller: Magnificat; Philipp Erlebach: Christmas Cantata; Jeremias du Grain: Cantata. With a cappella choral works by Emily Drum, MaryAnne Muglia, and Christine Donkin. Paulina Francisco, soprano; Nicholas Tamagna, countertenor; Gene Stenger, tenor; Douglas Williams, bass-baritone. With Crescendo Period Instrument Orchestra, led by Christine Gevert. For more information, call 860-435-4866 or email crescendo@crescendomusic.org. Saint James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington MA 01230 (View flier) 🔗

January 5, 2025 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. A Joyful Noyse [MA]: Messe de Minuit pour Noël by Charpentier. Midnight Mass for Christmas with motets written for the convents of Paris by Marc-Antoine Charpentier. Performed on period instruments by A Joyful Noyse. $15 donation to support the Hancock Music Program. For more information, call 781-326-7823 or email aldinsmartins@gmail.com. Hancock Church, 1912 Mass. Ave., Lexington MA 02421 (View flier) 🔗

January 17, 2025 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Crossing the Deep. A concert that explores the resonances and juxtapositions between sacred music by Handel and Negro spirituals by enslaved Africans in America, written at the same time and often using the same Biblical texts. Reginald Mobley, countertenor and co-creator; Regie Gibson, spoken word artist; Brianna Robinson, soprano; Anthony Trecek-King, conductor and co-creator. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

January 19, 2025 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Cantilena Chamber Choir [MA]: Annual Martin Luther King Celebration. Music by Aldophus Hailstork and others. With the Urban Choral Arts Society of Baltimore. For more information, call 518-791-0185 or email satbchoir@yahoo.com. Trinity Church, 88 Walker Street, Lenox MA 01240 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Crossing the Deep. A concert that explores the resonances and juxtapositions between sacred music by Handel and Negro spirituals by enslaved Africans in America, written at the same time and often using the same Biblical texts. Reginald Mobley, countertenor and co-creator; Regie Gibson, spoken word artist; Brianna Robinson, soprano; Anthony Trecek-King, conductor and co-creator. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

January 23, 2025 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Beethoven Symphonies No. 8 & 9: Beethoven & Romanticism. Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8; Symphony No. 9. Amanda Majeski, soprano; Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano; Pavel Černoch, tenor; Andrè Schuen, baritone; Andris Nelsons, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1492 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

January 24, 2025 (Friday)

1:30 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Beethoven Symphonies No. 8 & 9: Beethoven & Romanticism. Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8; Symphony No. 9. Amanda Majeski, soprano; Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano; Pavel Černoch, tenor; Andrè Schuen, baritone; Andris Nelsons, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1492 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

January 25, 2025 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Beethoven Symphonies No. 8 & 9: Beethoven & Romanticism. Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8; Symphony No. 9. Amanda Majeski, soprano; Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano; Pavel Černoch, tenor; Andrè Schuen, baritone; Andris Nelsons, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1492 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

January 30, 2025 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Die tote Stadt. Erich Korngold: Die tote Stadt. Christine Goerke, soprano (Marietta); Elisa Sunshine, soprano (Juliette); Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano (Brigitte); Brandon Jovanovich, tenor (Paul); Joshua Sanders, tenor (Victorin); Neal Ferreira, tenor (Gaston); Terrence Chin-Loy, tenor (Graf Albert); Andrzej Filończyk, baritone (Frank); Elliot Madore, baritone (Fritz); Andris Nelsons, conductor. With the Boston Lyric Opera Chorus. For more information, call 617-266-1492 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

February 1, 2025 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Blue Heron Renaissance Choir [MA]: The Armed Archangel. Johannes Regis, Missa L’homme armé (Written for the celebration of the feast of St. Michael at Cambrai Cathedral in 1462). Tickets: $10–90. For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Nashoba Valley Chorale [MA]: What Is This Thing Called Love? Morten Lauridsen: Les Chansons des Roses; compositions by Cole Porter, John Rutter, Duke Ellington, Bill Withers, and others. Featuring Sofia Santoro, 2025 Emerging Artist. For more information, call 978-540-5022 or email info@nashobachorale.org. Acton Congregational Church, 12 Concord Road, Acton MA 01720 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Die tote Stadt. Erich Korngold: Die tote Stadt. Christine Goerke, soprano (Marietta); Elisa Sunshine, soprano (Juliette); Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano (Brigitte); Brandon Jovanovich, tenor (Paul); Joshua Sanders, tenor (Victorin); Neal Ferreira, tenor (Gaston); Terrence Chin-Loy, tenor (Graf Albert); Andrzej Filończyk, baritone (Frank); Elliot Madore, baritone (Fritz); Andris Nelsons, conductor. With the Boston Lyric Opera Chorus. For more information, call 617-266-1492 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

February 2, 2025 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Andover Choral Society [MA]: Winter concert. F.J. Haydn: Missa in Tempore Belli in C (Mass in Time of War); Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem. For more information, call 603-893-5636 or email info@andoverchoralsociety.org. Universalist Unitarian Church, 15 Kenoza Avenue, Haverhill MA 01830 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Nashoba Valley Chorale [MA]: What Is This Thing Called Love? Morten Lauridsen: Les Chansons des Roses; compositions by Cole Porter, John Rutter, Duke Ellington, Bill Withers, and others. Featuring Sofia Santoro, 2025 Emerging Artist. For more information, call 978-540-5022 or email info@nashobachorale.org. Groton-Dunstable Performing Arts, 344 Main Street, Groton MA 01450 ⓘ 🔗

February 4, 2025 (Tuesday)

7:30 PM. St. Olaf Choir [MA]: 2025 Winter Tour. Composed of 75 mixed voices, the St. Olaf Choir is hailed as one of the nation’s premier a cappella ensembles, renowned for its artistry and beauty of sound. Tickets: $30-45, $10 students. For more information, call 508-752-5608 or email info@mechanicshall.org. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 (View flier) 🔗

February 9, 2025 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. New Haven Chorale / Fairfield County Chorale / New Haven Symphony Orchestra [CT]: The Ordering of Moses. Nathaniel Dett: The Ordering of Moses; Fela Sowande: "Go Down Moses"; Florence Price: Finale from Sonata No. 1; Carl Haywood: "We Shall Overcome". Albert Lee, tenor; Kenneth Overton, baritone; Nathaniel Gumbs, organ; Perry So, conductor. With the Heritage Chorale of New Haven. For more information, call 203-865-0831 or email Administration@NewHavenSymphony.org. Woolsey Hall, 500 College Street, New Haven CT 06511 ⓘ ⓘ 🔗

February 15, 2025 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: All About Love. Music by Evelin Seppar, Modesta Bor, Rafaella Aleotti, Hildegard von Bingen, and others. A concert centering the voices of women and gender non-binary composers in this program on the topic of love in all its forms. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email manager@clausura.org. Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton MA 02458 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. New World Chorale / Lexington Symphony [MA]: The Fight For Freedom. Ralph Vaughan Williams: Sea Symphony; Paul Hindemith: Mathis der Maler. Michelle Trainor, soprano; Aaron Engebreth, baritone; Jonathan McPhee, conductor. For more information, call 781-523-9009 or email info@lexingtonsymphony.org. Cary Memorial Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

February 16, 2025 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: All About Love. Music by Evelin Seppar, Modesta Bor, Rafaella Aleotti, Hildegard von Bingen, and others. A concert centering the voices of women and gender non-binary composers in this program on the topic of love in all its forms. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email manager@clausura.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

February 28, 2025 (Friday)

6:00 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: Community Sing. An opportunity for musicians and non-musicians of all ages to come together and make music. Whether you read music or just love to sing, you're welcome to join in the fun. Enjoy delicious food and drinks, and take some time to mingle and share in the joy of singing together. Sophia Miller, Guest Artist. For more information, call 617-868-5885 or email mrush@cantatasingers.org. Somerville Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville MA 02143 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

March 1, 2025 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Blue Heron Renaissance Choir [MA]: A More Subtle Art: The Late 14th-Century Ars subtilior. Music of the generation after Machaut – stories of mythological characters and deities set to jazzy, intoxicating polyphony. Tickets: $10–90. For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Boston Cecilia [MA]: Stories in Song. Interactive music-making for kids of all ages and their families, in collaboration with members of the Boston City Singers, and featuring a newly commissioned piece by Ashi Day. For more information, call 617-232-4540 or email info@bostoncecilia.org. United Parish in Brookline, 210 Harvard St, Brookline MA 02446 ⓘ 🔗

March 2, 2025 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Masterworks Chorale [MA]: British works for Chorus and Organ. Morten Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna; Gerald Finzi: God Is Gone Up, Op. 27/2; Herbert Howells: "O Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem"; Charles Villiers Stanford: Magnificat (from Service in B-flat, Op. 10); John Rutter: "I Will Lift up Mine Eyes". Heinrich Christensen, organ For more information, call 617-858-6782 or email info@masterworkschorale.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Master Singers of Lexington [MA]: POPS! Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow. Works by Berlin, Bernstein, Elton John, Kern, Lennon & McCartney, Menken, Porter, Strouse and others. With the Community Children's Chorus. For more information, call 781-729-7975 or email msingers@themastersingers.org. First Parish Church in Lexington, 7 Harrington Road, Lexington MA 02421 ⓘ 🔗

March 8, 2025 (Saturday)

5:00 PM. Back Bay Chorale [MA]: Of Hope and Destiny. Florence Price: Song of Hope; Johannes Brahms: Schicksalslied. For more information, call 617-648-3885 or email info@bbcboston.org. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Boston Choral Ensemble [MA]: Earth Have Voice. Alberto Grau: Kasar mie la gahie; Joe Twist: “How Shall We Sing In A Strange Land?” that underscore our global and timeless relationship with the Earth. For more information, email info@bostonchoral.org. War Memorial Auditorium, Newton City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton MA 02459 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Commonwealth Chorale [MA]: Fate and Earthly Pleasures. Carl Orff: Carmina Burana. Alexandra Henderson, soprano; Morgan Mastrangelo, tenor; Nicholas Ottersberg, baritone. With Wellesley Middle School 6th Grade Treble Chorus, and Rivers Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Memoli, conductor. For more information, call 617-527-7464 or email info@commonwealthchorale.com. Casey Theater, Regis College, Casey Theater, 235 Wellesley St, Weston MA 02493 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Metropolitan Chorale [MA]: Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem. With the Brookline Symphony. Andrew Altenbach, conductor. For more information, email admin@metropolitanchorale.org. Michael Driscoll School, Auditorium, 725 Washington Street, Brookline MA 02446 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Musica Sacra [MA]: Winter concert. Featuring a guest conductor. For more information, call 617-349-3400 or email info@musicasacra.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Voce [CT]: Neverland. For more information, email info@voceinc.org. Immanuel Congregational Church, 10 Woodland Street, Hartford CT 06105 ⓘ 🔗

March 9, 2025 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: An Almost Spring Concert. For more information, call 617-240-1240 or email chorale@psarlington.org. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Coro Allegro [MA]: From Darkness to Light. Kareem Roustom: There Will Come Soft Rains; Greg Bullen: "The Orchard"; Shawn Kirchner: "Heavenly Home". For more information, call 617-236-4011 or email executivedirector@coroallegro.org. Church Of The Covenant, 67 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Highland Glee Club [MA]: Game of Tones. Songs of knighthood, valor, and derring-do. For more information, call 508-641-9985 or email highlandgleeclub@gmail.com. War Memorial Auditorium, Newton City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton MA 02459 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Metropolitan Chorale [MA]: Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem. With the Brookline Symphony. Andrew Altenbach, conductor. For more information, email admin@metropolitanchorale.org. Michael Driscoll School, Auditorium, 725 Washington Street, Brookline MA 02446 ⓘ 🔗

5:00 PM. Boston Saengerfest Men's Chorus [MA]: A little light within. With Southern Rail bluegrass band. For more information, call 781-269-1133 or email info@saengerfest.org. Unitarian Universalist Society Of Wellesley Hills, 309 Washington Street, Wellesley MA 02481 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

March 12, 2025 (Wednesday)

7:00 PM. Nightingale Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Voices of Water. Beginning with the creation of Cape Cod and the Islands as told by Massachusetts' indigenous communities, Nightingale also explores the geological formation before examining other important moments. The first Europeans from across the ocean to the waves of Irish immigration to Boston, the vast whaling and fishing industries that shaped local economies, and even present day ecological politics that will inform the Bay State's future - all of these and more come together to create a rich musical representation of our New England home. For more information, email nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com. Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main Street, Rockport MA 01966 (View flier) 🔗

March 13, 2025 (Thursday)

8:00 PM. New World Chorale / Boston Conservatory Brass Ensemble [MA]: The Fight For Freedom. Frank Martin: Ode à la Musique; John Williams: Hymn to the Fallen. Larry Isaacson, conductor. Free admission. For more information, call 781-523-9009 or email info@lexingtonsymphony.org. First Church In Boston, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

March 14, 2025 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Nightingale Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Voices of Water. Beginning with the creation of Cape Cod and the Islands as told by Massachusetts' indigenous communities, Nightingale also explores the geological formation before examining other important moments. The first Europeans from across the ocean to the waves of Irish immigration to Boston, the vast whaling and fishing industries that shaped local economies, and even present day ecological politics that will inform the Bay State's future - all of these and more come together to create a rich musical representation of our New England home. For more information, email nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com. Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 138 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02111 (View flier) 🔗

7:30 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: A Map to the Next World. Scott Perkins: A Map to the Next World (World premiere). Draws upon Indigenous American folklore and using words by seven celebrated poets, environmentalists, activists, and anthropologists—Tamiko Beyer, Rachel Carson, Harold Courlander, Joy Harjo, Rachel Morgan, Jay Parini, and Judith Wright. For more information, call 617-868-5885 or email mrush@cantatasingers.org. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Hartford Chorale / Hartford Symphony Orchestra [CT]: HSO Masterworks 6 – Mozart. W.A. Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K 626. Jack Anthony Pott, conductor. For more information, call 860-547-1982 or email contact@hartfordchorale.org. The Bushnell Belding Theater, 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford CT 06106 ⓘ 🔗

March 15, 2025 (Saturday)

March 16, 2025 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Hartford Chorale / Hartford Symphony Orchestra [CT]: HSO Masterworks 6 – Mozart. W.A. Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K 626. Jack Anthony Pott, conductor. For more information, call 860-547-1982 or email contact@hartfordchorale.org. The Bushnell Belding Theater, 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford CT 06106 ⓘ 🔗

3:30 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers [MA]: “Elijah”. Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah. With orchestra and soloists. For more information, email manager@avmsingers.org. St. John’s High School, 378 Main Street, Shrewsbury MA 01545 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. CONCORA [CT]: Path of Miracles. Joby Talbot: Path of Miracles, an exploration of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route. Ellen Gilson Voth, conductor.Tickets $30/40. For more information, call 860-293-0567 or email contact@concora.org. Trinity Chapel At Trinity College, 300 Summit Street, Hartford CT 06106 ⓘ 🔗

March 23, 2025 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Choir Matrix [CT]: Crossing Over. Choir Matrix & Consonare Youth Choirs. A moment in time to reflect how our stories may find similarities and connection with the stories of past generations. For more information, email consonare.sing@gmail.com. St. Mary's Church, 46 Valley Street, Willimantic CT 06226 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Connecticut Master Chorale [CT]: Illuminare and Stabat Mater. Elaine Hagenberg: Illuminare; Kim André Arnesen: Stabat Mater. With orchestra. For more information, call 203-775-2602 or email info@cmchorale.org. First Congregational Church, 164 Deer Hill Avenue, Danbury CT 06810 ⓘ 🔗

March 27, 2025 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Mozart Requiem. W.A. Mozart: Requiem; Arvo Pärt: Tabula Rasa. Erin Morley, soprano; Avery Amereau, mezzo-soprano; Anthony Gregory, tenor; Morris Robinson, bass; Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1492 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

March 28, 2025 (Friday)

1:30 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Mozart Requiem. W.A. Mozart: Requiem; Arvo Pärt: Tabula Rasa. Erin Morley, soprano; Avery Amereau, mezzo-soprano; Anthony Gregory, tenor; Morris Robinson, bass; Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1492 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Stile Antico [MA]: The Golden Renaissance: A journey through Stile Antico’s favorite music. Works by Byrd, Gibbons, Tomkins, and Praetorius; motets by Taverner, Clemens non Papa, and Tallis; Huw Watkins: The Phoenix and the Turtle; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere. For more information, call 617-661-1812 or email bemf@bemf.org. St. Paul's Church, 29 Mt Auburn Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) 🔗

March 29, 2025 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Voices of Concinnity [CT]: Unseen Hearts: giving voice to feeling. A music experience of syncing of heartbeats and the power of music performance to give voice to feeling. With string quartet. For more information, email consonare.sing@gmail.com. St. Peter's Church, 30 Church Street, Hebron CT 06248 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Fairfield County Chorale [CT]: A Night at the Opera. Featuring Kathryn Lewek and Zach Borichewsky. For more information, call 203-254-1333 or email info@fairfieldcountychorale.org. Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Avenue, Norwalk CT 06851 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Mozart Requiem. W.A. Mozart: Requiem; Arvo Pärt: Tabula Rasa. Erin Morley, soprano; Avery Amereau, mezzo-soprano; Anthony Gregory, tenor; Morris Robinson, bass; Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1492 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

March 30, 2025 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: Chamber Series: Our Composers Close to Home. Music by Amy Beach, Arthur Foote, Leonard Bernstein, Peter Child, John Harbison, Marti Epstein, and Elena Ruhr, as well as young up-and-coming composer Omar Najmi. Allison Voth, Music Director. For more information, call 617-868-5885 or email mrush@cantatasingers.org. French Library, 53 Marlborough Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

April 5, 2025 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Blue Heron Renaissance Choir [MA]: Song of Songs / Songs of Love. Sacred polyphony setting texts from the Song of Songs, Spanish love songs, and poetry in Spanish and Hebrew. Ohad Ashkenazi and Bella Cadena, actors. Tickets: $10–90. For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Con Brio Choral Society [CT]: Spring Concerts 2025. Puccini: Kyrie and Gloria from Messa di Gloria; Britten: Ordination in Myra (movement V) from St. Nicholas; Rheinberger: Kyrie from Mass in E flat, Op. 109; Biebl: Ave Maria, Brahms: Schaffe in mir Gott, ein rein Herz; Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Handel: "Worthy is the Lamb" and Amen from Messiah; Smith (arr.): "Ride the Chariot"; Hairston (arr.): "In that great"; Hampton (arr.): "Praise his Holy Name". Ransom Bruce, tenor. Tickets: $40 general, $15 students. For more information, call 860-526-5399 or email webmaster@conbrio.org. Christ The King Church, 1 Mccurdy Road, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ 🔗

April 6, 2025 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. New World Chorale / Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms Society [MA]: German Glow: Brahms’ Serenade & Mendelssohn’s Psalm. Felix Mendelssohn: Psalm 42; Brahms: Serenade No. 1 in D major; Emilie Mayer: Overture in D minor. Sonja Dutoit Tengblad, soprano; Steven Lipsitt, conductor. For more information, call 617-991-8721 or email bbbsocietyinfo@gmail.com. Faneuil Hall, 1 Faneuil Hall, Boston MA 02109 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Con Brio Choral Society [CT]: Spring Concerts 2025. Puccini: Kyrie and Gloria from Messa di Gloria; Britten: Ordination in Myra (movement V) from St. Nicholas; Rheinberger: Kyrie from Mass in E flat, Op. 109; Biebl: Ave Maria, Brahms: Schaffe in mir Gott, ein rein Herz; Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Handel: "Worthy is the Lamb" and Amen from Messiah; Smith (arr.): "Ride the Chariot"; Hairston (arr.): "In that great"; Hampton (arr.): "Praise his Holy Name". Ransom Bruce, tenor. Tickets: $40 general, $15 students. For more information, call 860-526-5399 or email webmaster@conbrio.org. Christ The King Church, 1 Mccurdy Road, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ 🔗

April 12, 2025 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Visions for a Kinder World. Music by Mattia Maurée, Ursula Kwong-Brown, Linda Chase, and others, about the better angels of our nature and how we can manifest a kinder world together. The proceeds from this program will be split with a local Boston charity. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email manager@clausura.org. Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton MA 02458 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

April 18, 2025 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Chorus pro Musica / Boston Philharmonic Orchestra [MA]: Mahler’s Second Symphony. Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2. Miah Persson, soprano; Dame Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano; Benjamin Zander, conductor. Concert will be live streamed. For more information, call 617-236-0999 or email manager@choruspromusica.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

April 24, 2025 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Ariodante. G.F. Handel: Ariodante. Megan Moore, Ariodante; Amanda Forsythe, Ginevra; Ann McMahon Quintero Polinesso. For more information, call 617-987-8600 or email info@bostonbaroque.org. GBH Calderwood Studio, 1 Guest Street, Boston MA 02135 ⓘ 🔗

April 25, 2025 (Friday)

April 26, 2025 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Metropolitan Chorale [MA]: April Fools: Music and Humor. Music by PDQ Bach, Tom Lehrer, Jaako Mäntyjärvi, and others. For more information, email admin@metropolitanchorale.org. The Strand Theatre, 543 Columbia Road, Boston MA 02125 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. New World Chorale / Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Silver Anniversary Triumph. Carl Orff: Carmina Burana. For more information, call 508-478-5924 or email boxoffice@claflinhill.org. Milford Town Hall, 52 Main Street, Milford MA 01757 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Decoding Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6 & Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms. Igor Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms; Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6; Aleksandra Vrebalov: New work for chorus and orchestra (world premiere; BSO commission). Andris Nelsons, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1492 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

April 27, 2025 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Decoding Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6 & Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms. Igor Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms; Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6; Aleksandra Vrebalov: New work for chorus and orchestra (world premiere; BSO commission). Andris Nelsons, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1492 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Ariodante. G.F. Handel: Ariodante. Megan Moore, Ariodante; Amanda Forsythe, Ginevra; Ann McMahon Quintero Polinesso. For more information, call 617-987-8600 or email info@bostonbaroque.org. GBH Calderwood Studio, 1 Guest Street, Boston MA 02135 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Chorus pro Musica / Boston Civic Symphony [MA]: Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Francisco Noya, conductor. For more information, call 617-923-6333 or email manager@choruspromusica.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Nashoba Valley Chorale [MA]: Johannes Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem. Wth two pianos. Deborah Selig, soprano; David McFerrin, baritone. For more information, call 978-540-5022 or email info@nashobachorale.org. Groton-Dunstable Performing Arts, 344 Main Street, Groton MA 01450 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. GMChorale [CT]: Mozart Requiem. W.A. Mozart: Requiem. With Orchestra New England and Saecula Singers. For more information, call 860-316-4854 or email gmcmedia@gmchorale.org. Santo Fragilio Performing Arts Center At Middletown High School, 200 La Rosa Lane, Middletown CT 06457 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

May 2, 2025 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: Path of Miracles. Joby Talbot: Path of Miracles. A journey in sound along the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route. For more information, call 617-868-5885 or email mrush@cantatasingers.org. St. Cecilia Parish, 18 Belvidere Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

May 3, 2025 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Concord Women's Chorus [MA]: Concord Fragments: A Celebration of Music Written by and for Women. Libby Larsen: Concord Fragments; Melissa Dunphy: Grown Wild (text by Concord poet Melissa Apperson); Rosephanye Powell: To Sit and Dream (text by Langston Hughes); Tara Traxler: Birds of Passage; Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Concord Hymn (new arrangement). With piano, oboe, clarinet, and violin. For more information, call 978-369-6341 or email contact@concordwomenschorus.org. Trinity Episcopal Church, 81 Elm Street, Concord MA 01742 ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Chorus pro Musica/ New England Philharmonic [MA]: Paths of Peace. John Adams: Harmonium; Eric Nathan: Open again a turn of light (Boston Premiere); Roxanna Panufnik, Abraham(Boston Premiere, Dani Maddon, violin); Paul Hindemith, Mathis der Maler. For more information, call 855-463-7445 or email manager@choruspromusica.org. Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston MA 02215 ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Nightingale Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Gala: Renaissance Reimagined. New compositions based on early sources paired directly with the pieces that informed them. Inspired by Roderick Williams’ Ave Verum Corpus (Reimagined), an inventive reworking of the Byrd classic, the concert will feature premieres by Nightingale composers Nathan Halbur, Kelvyn Koning, and Ben Perry, as well as contemporary compositions by Kerensa Briggs, Caroline Shaw, and local composer Richard J Clark, alongside works of the Renaissance. A gala event with food, drink, a silent auction, and the performance. For more information, email nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) 🔗

7:30 PM. Emmanuel Music [MA]: Mass in B Minor. J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor. For more information, call 617-536-3356 or email music@emmanuelmusic.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

May 4, 2025 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: Sponsors’ Concert. With the Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra. For more information, call 617-240-1240 or email chorale@psarlington.org. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Cantilena Chamber Choir [MA]: Voices of Youth and Spirit. With the Boston Arts Academy Spirituals Ensemble. For more information, call 518-791-0185 or email satbchoir@yahoo.com. Trinity Church, 88 Walker Street, Lenox MA 01240 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. CONCORA [CT]: An American Requiem. Edward Tyler: An American Requiem (world premiere). A work that reflects on the school gun violence epidemic in America. Free admission. For more information, call 860-293-0567 or email contact@concora.org. Asylum Hill Congregational Church, 814 Asylum Avenue, Hartford CT 06105 ⓘ 🔗

May 10, 2025 (Saturday)

5:00 PM. Boston Saengerfest Men's Chorus [MA]: German Songs From the Heart. Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody; works by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel; Clara and Robert Schumann; Franz Schubert. Sylvia Leith, mezzo-soprano. With the Burbank String Quartet. For more information, call 781-269-1133 or email info@saengerfest.org. Unitarian Universalist Society Of Wellesley Hills, 309 Washington Street, Wellesley MA 02481 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Cantilena [MA]: Maternal Figures: Reflections on Mothering and Being Mothered. Patricia van Ness, Lingbo Ma, and Laura Nevitt: a newly commissioned three-movement work for treble voices on the topic of motherhood. The composers will be invited to give either a pre-concert talk or a post-concert “talk-back” with audience members. With other musical works on mothering and mother/child relationships by Bobby McFerrin, Ysaye Barnwell, Zae Munn, and others. A reception follows the performance. For more information, call 339-298-7730 or email info@cantilena.org. First Parish Arlington, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers [MA]: If We Come Together (Songs of Hope and Aspiration). Olla Gjeilo: Sunrise Mass; Elaine Hagenberg: Illuminare; Christopher Tin: Walayo Yamoni, (sung in Swahili); Jake Runestad: “We Can Mend the Sky”. With string orchestra. For more information, email manager@avmsingers.org. Algonquin Regional High School, 79 Bartlett Street, Northborough MA 01532 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Cantemus Chamber Chorus [MA]: I Hear America Singing. Aaron Copland: The Promise of Living; and other choral works by American composers based on words by America poets, including Walt Whitman, Robert Frost and Carl Sandburg. With guitar and oboe. For more information, email Info@cantemus.org. St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 4 Ocean Street, Beverly MA 01985 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Musica Sacra [MA]: Musica Sacra’s Got Game – and Popcorn! Settings of Movie & Video Console Music. For more information, call 617-349-3400 or email info@musicasacra.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Master Singers of Lexington [MA]: 30th Anniversary Concert. Clement Janequin: Le chant des oiseaux; Felix Mendelssohn: Die Nachtigal; Lerchengesang; Benjamin Britten: Five Flower Songs; J.S. Bach: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden; Adam Grossman: New Work. For more information, call 781-729-7975 or email msingers@themastersingers.org. Pilgrim Congregational Church, 55 Coolidge Ave, Lexington MA 02420 ⓘ 🔗

May 11, 2025 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cantemus Chamber Chorus [MA]: I Hear America Singing. Aaron Copland: The Promise of Living; and other choral works by American composers based on words by America poets, including Walt Whitman, Robert Frost and Carl Sandburg. With guitar and oboe. For more information, email Info@cantemus.org. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 166 High Street, Newburyport MA 01950 ⓘ 🔗

May 16, 2025 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Hartford Chorale [CT]: Vox Feminae. Rosephanye Powell: Cry of Jeremiah ; Jocelyn Hagen: The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci; and other works. Jack Anthony Pott, conductor. For more information, call 860-547-1982 or email contact@hartfordchorale.org. The Bushnell Belding Theater, 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford CT 06106 ⓘ 🔗

May 17, 2025 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Boston Choral Ensemble [MA]: To the Hands. Tracy Wong: Antata (Between); Sarah Quartel: “I Will Be With You”; Caroline Shaw: “To Thy Hands”; and other works by predominantly women composers that celebrate strength, resilience, and grace through the powerful metaphor of human hands. For more information, email info@bostonchoral.org. University Lutheran Church, 66 Winthrop Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Back Bay Chorale [MA]: The Waking Sun. Kile Smith: The Waking Sun; Giacomo Carissimi: Jephte. For more information, call 617-648-3885 or email info@bbcboston.org. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Bella Voce Women's Chorus of Vermont / Solaris Vocal Ensemble [VT]: Glorious Celebration. Francis Poulenc: Gloria; and works by Gwyneth Walker and Robert De Cormier, plus a variety of vibrant new works for women’s voices. With orchestra. For more information, call 802-879-1218 or email willisdawn@aol.com. McCarthy Arts Center, Saint Michael's College, 18 Campus Road, Colchester VT 05439 ⓘ ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Voce [CT]: West of Middle. For more information, email info@voceinc.org. Immanuel Congregational Church, 10 Woodland Street, Hartford CT 06105 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Boston Cecilia [MA]: Tipping Point. Reena Esmail: Tipping Point for chorus and tabla; works of Texu Kim, Kenneth Tay and others celebrating the rich and varied traditions of Asian and Asian-American choral music. For more information, call 617-232-4540 or email info@bostoncecilia.org. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ 🔗

May 18, 2025 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Bella Voce Women's Chorus of Vermont / Solaris Vocal Ensemble [VT]: Glorious Celebration. Francis Poulenc: Gloria; and works by Gwyneth Walker and Robert De Cormier, plus a variety of vibrant new works for women’s voices. With orchestra. For more information, call 802-879-1218 or email willisdawn@aol.com. McCarthy Arts Center, Saint Michael's College, 18 Campus Road, Colchester VT 05439 ⓘ ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Coro Allegro [MA]: Hope and Prayers. W.A. Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore; Kenneth Fuchs: In the Clearing (text by Robert Frost). For more information, call 617-236-4011 or email executivedirector@coroallegro.org. Church Of The Covenant, 67 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Masterworks Chorale [MA]: Mozart Credo Mass. W.A. Mozart: Credo Mass, K. 257; Alma Dei creatoris, K. 277; Mozart: Regina coeli, K. 276/321; F.J. Haydn: Te Deum, Hob. XXIIIc:1; Ave regina, Hob. XXIIIb:3. Teresa Wakim, soprano; Emily Marvosh, contralto; Jason McStoots, tenor; Dana Whiteside, baritone. For more information, call 617-858-6782 or email info@masterworkschorale.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Commonwealth Chorale [MA]: Community and Connection. Aaron Copland: Selections from Old American Songs; Nathaniel Dett: The Chariot Jubilee; Alice Parker: folk song and spiritual arrangements. For more information, call 617-527-7464 or email info@commonwealthchorale.com. Church Of The Holy Name, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury MA 02132 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

June 1, 2025 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Fairfield County Chorale [CT]: From Faure to Duruflé: The French Connection. Maurice Duruflé: Requiem; other works for chorus and organ. Heather Petrie, alto; Christopher Grundy, baritone. For more information, call 203-254-1333 or email info@fairfieldcountychorale.org. First Church Congregational, 148 Beach Road, Fairfield CT 06824 ⓘ 🔗

June 8, 2025 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. New Haven Chorale [CT]: 75th Anniversary Gala Concert. Elaine Hagenberg: Illuminare (excerpts, Carolina Flores, conductor); Jake Runestad: Wild Forces; Flower into Kindness (Blake Hansen, conductor); Jake Runestad: Proud Music of the Storm; Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms (Ed Bolkovac, conductor; Benjamin Rauch, countertenor); Nathan Scalise: new work (premiere). For more information, call 203-776-7664 or email business@newhavenchorale.org. Woolsey Hall, 500 College Street, New Haven CT 06511 ⓘ 🔗

June 13, 2025 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: Strawberry Festival and Pops! Concert. With the Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra. Strawberries and Ice Cream from 6:00 pm, Pops concert at 7:30 pm. For more information, call 617-240-1240 or email chorale@psarlington.org. Arlington Town Hall, 730 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ 🔗

June 14, 2025 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Metropolitan Chorale / Cape Cod Symphony [MA]: To The Sea. Ralph Vaughn Williams: Sea Symphony; Maurice Ravel: Une Barque sur l’Ocean from Miroirs; Toru Takemitsu: Towards the Sea ll. Sonja Tengblad, soprano; Bradford Gleim, baritone; James Blachly, conductor. For more information, call 508-362-1111 or email admin@metropolitanchorale.org. Branstable Performing Arts Center, 744 W Main Street, Hyannis MA 02601 ⓘ 🔗

June 15, 2025 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Metropolitan Chorale / Cape Cod Symphony [MA]: To The Sea. Ralph Vaughn Williams: Sea Symphony; Maurice Ravel: Une Barque sur l’Ocean from Miroirs; Toru Takemitsu: Towards the Sea ll. Sonja Tengblad, soprano; Bradford Gleim, baritone; James Blachly, conductor. For more information, call 508-362-1111 or email admin@metropolitanchorale.org. Branstable Performing Arts Center, 744 W Main Street, Hyannis MA 02601 ⓘ 🔗

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