Auditions

Auditions are open for Shir Joy Community Chorus. See the auditions page for more information.

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 ⓘ 🔗

October 12, 2025 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Voce [MA]: Radiant Dawn. For more information, email info@voceinc.org. St Andrews Episcopal Church, 335 Longmeadow Street, Longmeadow MA 01106 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

October 14, 2025 (Tuesday)

7:30 PM. Mystic Chorale [MA]: Mystic Outside the Box: weekly sing-alongs this fall. ach week from September 9 - November 11, a different dynamic leader will lead a Sing with a unique theme, including Broadway, Gospel, Africa, Pop, Songs of Justice, Folk, Beatles and Paul Simon, and more. Guest leaders include Nick Page, Mike Pfitzer, Jonathan Singleton, Donnell Patterson, Mary Cunningham, Louise Grasmere and Linda Shoemaker, Linda Brown-San Martin, Gary Backstrom, and Quinn Eastburn and Arlea Forbes-Prater. Singers are invited to attend one, a few, or all events in the series. A discounted pass to the full series is $115. Tickets for individual Sings in advance are $15 or $20 at the door. For more information, call 781-316-2500 or email info@mysticchorale.org. First Parish Arlington, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

October 17, 2025 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: Boston Choral Festival: To the Hands. Caroline Shaw: To the Hands; C. Hubert H. Parry’: I Was Glad When They Said Unto Me; Shawn Kirchner: Unclouded Day; Dieterich Buxtehude: Ad manus from Membra Jesu Nostri. The festival includes a special collaboration with students from Westborough, Arlington, and Lexington High School choirs, who join Cantata Singers on stage after a day of immersive workshops. For more information, call 617-868-5885 or email mrush@cantatasingers.org. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

October 18, 2025 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Back Bay Chorale [MA]: The Back Bay Chorale at Fifty. Sergei Rachmaninoff: Bogoroditse Djevo; Maurice Duruflé: Tota Pulchra Es; Franz Biebl: Ave Maria; Alice Parker: "Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal"; Johannes Brahms: Geistliches Lied; Florence Price: "Desire / Winter Idyl"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem, I. Introitus; Johannes Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, IV & V; Guiseppe Verdi: Macbeth: Patria oppressa; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro: Dove sono; Guiseppe Verdi: La traviata: Brindisi; Nabucco: Va, pensiero; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly: Tu, tu; Margaret Bonds: "I Wish I Knew"; "Set Down, Servant". Karen Slack, soprano; Stephen Spinelli, conductor. With chamber orchestra. For more information, call 617-648-3885 or email info@bbcboston.org. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Emmanuel Music [MA]: Dido's Ghost. Errollyn Wallen: Dido's Ghost. Virgil's epic. A modern chamber opera that sets the entirety of Purcell’s original Dido and Aeneas as a dream sequence. Carley DeFranco, Anna/Dido; David Thomas Mather, Aeneas; Jonathan Woody, Elymas/Sorceress; Katherine Maysek, Lavinia/Spirit; Morgan Mastrangelo, Ascanius/First Sailor; Mara Riley, Belinda; Rebecca Miller Kratzer, Director. With the MIT Chamber Chorus. For more information, call 617-536-3356 or email music@emmanuelmusic.org. Thomas Tull Concert Hall at MIT, 201 Amherst Street, Cambridge MA 02142 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Musica Sacra [MA]: The Requiem Masses of Gabriel Fauré and Eustache du Caurroy. You may know the sublimely beautiful Requiem by the 19th century composer Gabriel Fauré, but did you know that his predecessor by 300 years, Eustache de Caurroy, wrote a Requiem for the death of King Henry IV which was then used at the funerals of French kings for the next 200 years? For more information, call 617-349-3400 or email info@musicasacra.org. 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

October 19, 2025 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Cantilena Chamber Choir [MA]: Rutter and Tchaikovsky. John Rutter: Requiem; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: All Night Vigil Opus 52 (selections); Cherubic Hymn and other sacred choruses and traditional Russian folksong arrangements. General Admission: $35, $25 seniors, free for children under 18 with ID. For more information, call 518-791-0185 or email satbchoir@yahoo.com. Trinity Church, 88 Walker Street, Lenox MA 01240 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

October 21, 2025 (Tuesday)

7:30 PM. Mystic Chorale [MA]: Mystic Outside the Box: weekly sing-alongs this fall. ach week from September 9 - November 11, a different dynamic leader will lead a Sing with a unique theme, including Broadway, Gospel, Africa, Pop, Songs of Justice, Folk, Beatles and Paul Simon, and more. Guest leaders include Nick Page, Mike Pfitzer, Jonathan Singleton, Donnell Patterson, Mary Cunningham, Louise Grasmere and Linda Shoemaker, Linda Brown-San Martin, Gary Backstrom, and Quinn Eastburn and Arlea Forbes-Prater. Singers are invited to attend one, a few, or all events in the series. A discounted pass to the full series is $115. Tickets for individual Sings in advance are $15 or $20 at the door. For more information, call 781-316-2500 or email info@mysticchorale.org. First Parish Arlington, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

October 23, 2025 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. NEC Chamber Singers [MA]: Great Music for a Great Space: Beyond Boundaries and Borders. Hildegard von Bingen (arr. Gimon): O Virtus Sapientiae; Lili Boulanger: Pour les funérailles d'un soldat; Joel Thompson: The Seven Last Words of the Unarmed; Evelyn Curenton-Simpson (arr.): "Lord, How Come Me Here"; Michael Bussewitz-Quarm: My Name is Lamiya: Don't Call Me "Refugee"; Caroline Shaw: To the Hands. Erica J. Washburn, conductor. For more information, call 617-585-1100 or email home@pulsifer.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 🔗

October 24, 2025 (Friday)

8:00 PM. CONCORA (Connecticut Choral Artists) [MA]: CONCORA & Baroklyn. J.S. Bach: Cantata, Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, BWV 9; Chorale-Preludes from Cantatas BWV 99, 22 & 182; Keyboard Concerto in E Major, BWV 1053. Simone Dinnerstein, piano and conductor, with her chamber ensemble Baroklyn. For more information, call 860-293-0567 or email contact@concora.org. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ 🔗

October 25, 2025 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: A Celebration of German Poetry & Song, c. 1150-1450. Poetry and music by Walther von der Vogelweide, Neidhart, the Monk of Salzburg, and Oswald von Wolkenstein, as well as anonymous works from the Glogauer and Lochamer songbooks and the Buxheimer organ book. Priscilla Herreid, director. With winds, brass, and strings from the Philadelphia ensemble Piffaro. For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

October 26, 2025 (Sunday)

5:00 PM. King’s Chapel Concert Series [MA]: 20 for 25. Twenty a cappella favorites by Britten, Duruflé, Vaughan Williams, and more performed by the King’s Chapel Choir. For more information, call 617-227-2155 or email hchristensen@kings-chapel.org. Kings Chapel, 58 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02108 ⓘ 🔗

October 29, 2025 (Wednesday)

7:30 PM. Mystic Chorale [MA]: Mystic Outside the Box: weekly sing-alongs this fall. ach week from September 9 - November 11, a different dynamic leader will lead a Sing with a unique theme, including Broadway, Gospel, Africa, Pop, Songs of Justice, Folk, Beatles and Paul Simon, and more. Guest leaders include Nick Page, Mike Pfitzer, Jonathan Singleton, Donnell Patterson, Mary Cunningham, Louise Grasmere and Linda Shoemaker, Linda Brown-San Martin, Gary Backstrom, and Quinn Eastburn and Arlea Forbes-Prater. Singers are invited to attend one, a few, or all events in the series. A discounted pass to the full series is $115. Tickets for individual Sings in advance are $15 or $20 at the door. For more information, call 781-316-2500 or email info@mysticchorale.org. First Parish Arlington, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

November 1, 2025 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Seraphim Singers [MA]: Danse Macabre. Maurice Duruflé: Requiem, Op. 9 (1948 version); with similar works by 20th and 21st century French composers that connect Charles Baudelaire's Danse macabre to music’s own dance between life and death. Heinrich Christensen, organ; Paul Mattal, cello; Eric Christopher Perry, Music Director. Sunday performance available online. Tickets: $30, $25 senior, $15 student. For those who grieve and long for loved ones at this time of the year, we hope this commemoration of the departed will bring comfort. For more information, call 617-312-8328 or email darylbichel@aol.com. Holy Name Church, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury MA 02132 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

November 2, 2025 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Zamir Chorale of Boston / Nashirah [MA]: Two choirs together in a musical immersion. A collaboration with Nashirah, The Jewish Chorale of Philadelphia, featuring music from a variety of traditions, including Hebrew, Yiddish, and Ladino songs, as well as tributes to America’s semiquincentennial and an ode to Kyiv, the birthplace of Nashirah’s conductor, Julia Zavadsky. Tickets: $20 advance, $30 at the door. For more information, call 617-916-9469 or email manager@zamir.org. Temple Reyim, 1860 Washington Street, Auburndale MA 02466 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. The Seraphim Singers [MA]: Danse Macabre. Maurice Duruflé: Requiem, Op. 9 (1948 version); with similar works by 20th and 21st century French composers that connect Charles Baudelaire's Danse macabre to music’s own dance between life and death. Heinrich Christensen, organ; Paul Mattal, cello; Eric Christopher Perry, Music Director. Sunday performance available online. Tickets: $30, $25 senior, $15 student. For those who grieve and long for loved ones at this time of the year, we hope this commemoration of the departed will bring comfort. For more information, call 617-312-8328 or email darylbichel@aol.com. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

5:00 PM. Nightingale Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Renaissance Reimagined. New compositions based on early sources paired directly with the pieces that informed them. Inspired by Roderick Williams’ Ave Verum Corpus (Reimagined), the concert will feature pieces by Nightingale composers Nathan Halbur, Kelvyn Koning, and Ben Perry, as well as by Kerensa Briggs, Caroline Shaw, and Richard J Clark, together with the Renaissance originals. For more information, call 941-228-3543 or email nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com. The Cathedral Church Of St. Paul, 138 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02111 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

November 4, 2025 (Tuesday)

7:30 PM. Mystic Chorale [MA]: Mystic Outside the Box: weekly sing-alongs this fall. ach week from September 9 - November 11, a different dynamic leader will lead a Sing with a unique theme, including Broadway, Gospel, Africa, Pop, Songs of Justice, Folk, Beatles and Paul Simon, and more. Guest leaders include Nick Page, Mike Pfitzer, Jonathan Singleton, Donnell Patterson, Mary Cunningham, Louise Grasmere and Linda Shoemaker, Linda Brown-San Martin, Gary Backstrom, and Quinn Eastburn and Arlea Forbes-Prater. Singers are invited to attend one, a few, or all events in the series. A discounted pass to the full series is $115. Tickets for individual Sings in advance are $15 or $20 at the door. For more information, call 781-316-2500 or email info@mysticchorale.org. First Parish Arlington, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

November 5, 2025 (Wednesday)

7:30 PM. NEC Symphonic Choir / NEC Philharmonia [MA]: An Evening in Paris. Francis Poulenc: Gloria; Lili Boulanger: Psaume 129: "Ils m'ont assez opprimé dès ma jeunesse"; W.A. Mozart: Symphony No. 31 in D Major, K. 297/300a "Paris"; Claude Debussy: Nocturnes. Free admission; ticket required. For more information, call 617-585-1100. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 🔗

November 7, 2025 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: Chamber Series — Zemlinsky’s World: Brahms, Berg, Schoenberg, and Korngold. Works illustrating the influence and legacy of Alexander Zemlinsky, with music by his mentors, contemporaries, and protégés—Johannes Brahms, Alban Berg, Arnold Schoenberg, and Erich Korngold. For more information, call 617-868-5885 or email mrush@cantatasingers.org. Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington MA 02420 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Stile Antico [MA]: The Prince of Music: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. Motets by Palestrina and other leading composers active in Rome, and a new work by Cheryl Frances-Hoad written especially for Stile Antico and this program. Part of the Boston Early Music Festival. 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) 🔗

November 11, 2025 (Tuesday)

7:30 PM. Mystic Chorale [MA]: Mystic Outside the Box: weekly sing-alongs this fall. ach week from September 9 - November 11, a different dynamic leader will lead a Sing with a unique theme, including Broadway, Gospel, Africa, Pop, Songs of Justice, Folk, Beatles and Paul Simon, and more. Guest leaders include Nick Page, Mike Pfitzer, Jonathan Singleton, Donnell Patterson, Mary Cunningham, Louise Grasmere and Linda Shoemaker, Linda Brown-San Martin, Gary Backstrom, and Quinn Eastburn and Arlea Forbes-Prater. Singers are invited to attend one, a few, or all events in the series. A discounted pass to the full series is $115. Tickets for individual Sings in advance are $15 or $20 at the door. For more information, call 781-316-2500 or email info@mysticchorale.org. First Parish Arlington, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

November 15, 2025 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: The Fall of a Sparrow: Contemporary Classics. Music by Caroline Shaw, Evelin Seppar, Melinda Wagner, Patricia Van Ness, and others. What is it about the natural world that makes us reflect on our humanity? This program features music about nature, identity, and grief—and how these three themes seem to go together naturally in music and art. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email manager@clausura.org. Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ 🔗

4:30 PM. Nashoba Valley Chorale [MA]: Common Voice Community Choir Festival. For more information, call 978-540-5022 or email info@nashobachorale.org. Moloney Performing Arts Center at UMass Lowell, 35 Wilder Street, Lowell MA 01854 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Metropolitan Chorale [MA]: Sacred Place. Alex Berko: Sacred Place; Felix Mendelssohn: Selections from Sechs Lieder, op. 59; works by Alberto Grau, Elaine Hagenberg, Benjamin Britten, Keith Hampton, Anton Bruckner. Hana Cai, Guest Director. For more information, email admin@metropolitanchorale.org. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ 🔗

November 16, 2025 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Coro Allegro [MA]: Eternal Light. Louis Vierne: Messe solennelle; Morten Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna; Ilyas Iliya: Avoonan Dbishmayy (a cappella setting of the Lord’s Prayer in Aramaic); Brenda Portman: Scherzo (for organ). Jerrick Cavangaro, organ; Jerrick Cavangaro, organ. For more information, call 781-929-3707 or email rmiller@coroallegro.org. Church Of The Covenant, 67 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Masterworks Chorale [MA]: Lord Nelson Mass. F.J. Haydn: Lord Nelson Mass (Missa in angustiis), Hob. XXII:11; Franz Schubert: Mass No. 2 in G, D 167. Deborah Selig, soprano; Deborah Rentz-Moore, mezzo-soprano; Jonas Budris, tenor; David McFerrin, baritone. For more information, call 617-858-6785 or email info@masterworkschorale.org. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:30 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers, Inc [MA]: Spirit of the Heart. Ludwig van Beethoven: Mass in C; Maurice Duruflé: Requiem in D. Malinda Haslett, soprano; Catherine Hedberg, mezzosoprano. For more information, email manager@avmsingers.org. Pilgrim Congregational Church, 15 Common Street, Southborough MA 01772 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: The Fall of a Sparrow: Contemporary Classics. Music by Caroline Shaw, Evelin Seppar, Melinda Wagner, Patricia Van Ness, and others. What is it about the natural world that makes us reflect on our humanity? This program features music about nature, identity, and grief—and how these three themes seem to go together naturally in music and art. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email manager@clausura.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Koleinu / A Besere Velt [MA]: Tikkun Olam ~ Together in Song. A collaborative concert offering healing and hope to the Jewish Community during these challenging times. With multi-instrumentalist Yoni Avi Battat. For more information, email info@koleinu.org. Congregation Kehilath Israel, 384 Harvard Street, Brookline MA 02446 ⓘⓘ 🔗

November 22, 2025 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Convivium Musicum [MA]: Mysteries and Deceit: Misattributed Masterpieces. Repertoire that has been credited, either through accident or deception, to the wrong composer. The centerpiece will be Bauldeweyn’s Missa da Pacem, formerly attributed to Josquin; and we will share other works misattributed to Obrecht, Isaac, Victoria, and Palestrina. For more information, call 617-720-3445 or email mdettelb@gmail.com. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Master Singers of Worcester [MA]: Loss And Transcendence. Choral works spanning different periods and cultures, each selected to evoke the profound emotions connected to grief, remembrance, and ultimately, the ascent toward hope and healing. For more information, call 508-842-1349 or email letoc622@gmail.com. Trinity Lutheran Church, 73 Lancaster Street, Worcester MA 01609 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Spectrum Singers [MA]: To Saint Cecilia. A celebration of St. Cecilia on her feast day, highlighting music written for her by female composers who epitomized her spirit and by composers who revered her. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

November 23, 2025 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: Handel’s Messiah. G.F. Handel: Messiah. For more information, call 617-868-5885 or email mrush@cantatasingers.org. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Chorus pro Musica / Boston Philharmonic Orchestra [MA]: Verdi Requiem. Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem. Ailyn Perez, soprano; Daniela Mack, mezzo-soprano; John Osborn, tenor; Maharram Huseynov, bass; Donald Palumbo, guest choral coach and artistic advisor; Benjamin Zander, conductor. For more information, call 617-236-0999 or email boxoffice@bostonphil.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Commonwealth Chorale [MA]: Celebration – Fanfares, Awe, and Passion. Flor Peeters: Entrata Festiva, Op. 93; Magnificat; Lili Boulanger: Psalm 24; Vieille prière bouddhique (“Old Buddhist Prayer”); Daniel Pinkham: Christmas Cantata; Max Janowski: Sim Shalom (“Grant Us Peace”). Omar Naji, tenor; Susan DeSelms, organ. With organ, brass quintet, and timpani. Tickets: $40, students $10. For more information, call 617-527-7464 or email info@commonwealthchorale.com. St. John’s Church, 9 Ledyard Street, Wellesley MA 02481 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Convivium Musicum [MA]: Mysteries and Deceit: Misattributed Masterpieces. Repertoire that has been credited, either through accident or deception, to the wrong composer. The centerpiece will be Bauldeweyn’s Missa da Pacem, formerly attributed to Josquin; and we will share other works misattributed to Obrecht, Isaac, Victoria, and Palestrina. For more information, call 617-720-3445 or email mdettelb@gmail.com. First Unitarian Church, 90 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ 🔗

November 28, 2025 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Messiah. G.F. Handel: Messiah. Lauren Snouffer, soprano; Avery Amereau, mezzo-soprano; Ben Bliss, tenor; Nicholas Newton, bass-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 29, 2025 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Messiah. G.F. Handel: Messiah. Lauren Snouffer, soprano; Avery Amereau, mezzo-soprano; Ben Bliss, tenor; Nicholas Newton, bass-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, 2025 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Messiah. G.F. Handel: Messiah. Lauren Snouffer, soprano; Avery Amereau, mezzo-soprano; Ben Bliss, tenor; Nicholas Newton, bass-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) ⓘ 🔗

December 5, 2025 (Friday)

TBD. The Boston Cecilia [MA]: Blessed Cecilia. Benjamin Britten: Hymn to Saint Cecilia; Daniel Pinkham: Christmas Cantata for chorus, brass ensemble, and organ. For more information, call 617-232-4540 or email info@bostoncecilia.org. Church Of The Advent, 30 Brimmer Street, Boston MA 02108 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Messiah. G.F. Handel: Messiah. Amanda Forsythe, soprano; Paula Murrihy, mezzo-soprano; Thomas Cooley, tenor; Roderick Williams, baritone; Filippo Ciabatti, conductor. For more information, call 617-987-8600 or email info@bostonbaroque.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale / Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra [MA]: Holiday Concert. Margaret Bonds: The Ballad of the Brown King; George Frederick Handel: Concerto a Due Cori No. 2; Charles Ives: Three Places in New England. For more information, call 617-489-1231 or email chorale@psarlington.org. First Parish Arlington, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. The Tallis Scholars [MA]: Mother & Child: English music for the Virgin Mary. Music from the English repertoire about the Virgin Mary, including Thomas Tallis’s Missa Puer natus, Benjamin Britten’s A Hymn to the Virgin, and a newly commissioned piece by Matthew Martin. For more information, call 617-661-1812 or email satbchoir@yahoo.com. St. Paul's Church, 29 Mt Auburn Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

December 6, 2025 (Saturday)

TBD. Choral Art Society of the South Shore [MA]: Winter Light. We celebrate both tradition and discovery, including Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus, Bach’s Gloria in excelsis Deo, with carols and contemporary gems including "Deck the Halls", "Night of Silence", "Light in the Heart of Winter", and many more. For more information, call 781-925-6095 or email choralartsociety@yahoo.com. TBD, Scituate MA 02066 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Concord Women's Chorus [MA]: Radiant Light: A Celebration of the Season. Dan Forrest: Lux: The Dawn from on High; Siyahamba; Ruth Morris Gray: "What Child Is This"; Elaine Hagenberg: "O Come, Emmanuel". For more information, call 978-369-6341 or email contact@concordwomenschorus.org. Trinitarian Congregational Church, 54 Walden Street, Concord MA 01742 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Crescendo [MA]: The Bach Experience–Choral Music for the Spirit. J.S. Bach: Christmas Cantata “Sweet Comfort“, BWV 151; Mass in G minor, BWV 235; and 16th century double choir motets including works by Schröter, Weissensee, Otto, and Schein. With period orchestra. For more information, call 860-435-4866 or email crescendo@crescendomusic.org. St. James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington MA 01230 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Pilgrim Festival Chorus [MA]: Rejoice! Festive Music for the Festive Season. Alice Parker: Seven Carols for Christmas; Shawn Kirchner: Behold New Joy: Ancient Carols for Christmas (Latin carols from the Piae Cantiones of 1582); Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in Excelsis Deo. With organ and orchestra. For more information, email info@pilgrimfestivalchorus.org. The Church of the Pilgrimage, 8 Town Square, Plymouth MA 02360 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

December 7, 2025 (Sunday)

TBD. The Boston Cecilia [MA]: Blessed Cecilia. Benjamin Britten: Hymn to Saint Cecilia; Daniel Pinkham: Christmas Cantata for chorus, brass ensemble, and organ. For more information, call 617-232-4540 or email info@bostoncecilia.org. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

TBD. Choral Art Society of the South Shore [MA]: Winter Light. We celebrate both tradition and discovery, including Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus, Bach’s Gloria in excelsis Deo, with carols and contemporary gems including "Deck the Halls", "Night of Silence", "Light in the Heart of Winter", and many more. For more information, call 781-925-6095 or email choralartsociety@yahoo.com. TBD, Hingham MA 02043 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Messiah. G.F. Handel: Messiah. Amanda Forsythe, soprano; Paula Murrihy, mezzo-soprano; Thomas Cooley, tenor; Roderick Williams, baritone; Filippo Ciabatti, conductor. For more information, call 617-987-8600 or email info@bostonbaroque.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Cantilena Chamber Choir [MA]: Christmas at Trinity: Music for Choir and Handebells. Carols and instrumental music from the Renaissance to contemporary, by Paul Halley, Gregg Smith, Eric Esenvalds, and others. 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. Pilgrim Festival Chorus [MA]: Rejoice! Festive Music for the Festive Season. Alice Parker: Seven Carols for Christmas; Shawn Kirchner: Behold New Joy: Ancient Carols for Christmas (Latin carols from the Piae Cantiones of 1582); Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in Excelsis Deo. With organ and orchestra. For more information, email info@pilgrimfestivalchorus.org. The Church of the Pilgrimage, 8 Town Square, Plymouth MA 02360 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:30 PM. Boston Choral Ensemble [MA]: All is Bright. Celebrate the light and warmth of the holiday season with a program including holiday classics and soon-to-be favorites. For more information, email info@bostonchoral.org. United Parish In Brookline, 210 Harvard Street, Brookline MA 02446 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

6:00 PM. Pilgrim Festival Chorus [MA]: Rejoice! Festive Music for the Festive Season. Alice Parker: Seven Carols for Christmas; Shawn Kirchner: Behold New Joy: Ancient Carols for Christmas (Latin carols from the Piae Cantiones of 1582); Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in Excelsis Deo. With organ and orchestra. For more information, email info@pilgrimfestivalchorus.org. The Church of the Pilgrimage, 8 Town Square, Plymouth MA 02360 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

December 10, 2025 (Wednesday)

7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Illuminations. A holiday program designed for and inspired by the medieval spaces of The Met Cloisters. Illuminations celebrates the interplay between light and sound—candlelight illuminating ancient stone, music illuminating sacred art, and artistic vision illuminating the human spirit. For more information, call 918-688-2236 or email info@skylarkensemble.org. Corpus Christi Parish, 324 Quaker Meetinghouse Road, East Sandwich MA 02537 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

December 11, 2025 (Thursday)

7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Illuminations. A holiday program designed for and inspired by the medieval spaces of The Met Cloisters. Illuminations celebrates the interplay between light and sound—candlelight illuminating ancient stone, music illuminating sacred art, and artistic vision illuminating the human spirit. For more information, call 918-688-2236 or email info@skylarkensemble.org. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 166 High Street, Newburyport MA 01950 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Lorelei Ensemble [MA]: Frost and Fire. Scott Ordway: North Woods; arrangements by Laura Jobin-Acosta, Greg Brown, and Jocelyn Hagen; a new work chosen from a call for scores from rising women, trans, and nonbinary composers; and medieval chant, early-renaissance polyphony, and American folk tunes and hymnody. For more information, call 605-354-3723 or email lorelei.ensemble@gmail.com. St. Cecilia Parish, 18 Belvidere Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

December 12, 2025 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Illuminations. A holiday program designed for and inspired by the medieval spaces of The Met Cloisters. Illuminations celebrates the interplay between light and sound—candlelight illuminating ancient stone, music illuminating sacred art, and artistic vision illuminating the human spirit. For more information, call 918-688-2236 or email info@skylarkensemble.org. Wellesley Village Church, 2 Central Street, Wellesley MA 02482 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

December 13, 2025 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Boston Saengerfest Men's Chorus [MA]: Christmas in the British Isles. With Fischer Biederman, violin; Laura Murray, voice; Jay Lane, organ. 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. Emmanuel Music [MA]: Christmas Oratorio. J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio. Charles Blandy, Evangelist. For more information, call 617-536-3356 or email music@emmanuelmusic.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: Not-Quite-Winter Concert. The Arlington-Belmont Chamber Chorus. Johann Sebastian Bach – Cantata 140, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme; Cantata 61, Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (first and last movements); Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; Magnificat (last two movements). For more information, call 617-489-1231 or email chorale@psarlington.org. Payson Park Congregational Church, 365 Belmont Street, Belmont MA 02478 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Chorus pro Musica [MA]: Holiday Concert. For more information, call 617-267-7442 or email manager@choruspromusica.org. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

December 14, 2025 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Emmanuel Music [MA]: Christmas Oratorio. J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio. Charles Blandy, Evangelist. For more information, call 617-536-3356 or email music@emmanuelmusic.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

3:30 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers, Inc [MA]: Messiah Sing. Open sing with the Assabet Valley Mastersingers. Emma Robertson, soprano; Katherine Lerner Lee, mezzosoprano; Brendan Buckley, tenor; Stephan Barnicle, Bass. For more information, email manager@avmsingers.org. Congregational Church Of Westborough, 57 W Main Street, Westborough MA 01581 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Cantilena Women's Chorus [MA]: SHINE! Celebrating resilience through song. Rebecca Sacks: “Come, Ye Lovers of Art" (world premiere); Lea Morris: “Be the Light”; Ayrian Norman: “Keep Singing”; Daniel Gawthrop: “There Is Sweet Music”; Mari Esabel Valverde: “Cantares”. For more information, call 339-298-7730 or email info@cantilena.org. First Parish Arlington, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

December 17, 2025 (Wednesday)

7:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Christmas in 16th-Century Spain concert and conversation with Meghna Chakrabarti. A celebration of Christmas in 16th-century Spain, featuring motets by Cristóbal de Morales, villancicos by Francisco Guerrero and Mateo Flecha’s “La Bomba.” Also, Artistic director Scott Metcalfe will discuss the music with On Point host Meghna Chakrabarti. Tickets: $20, $30 premiere, $10 student. For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. WBUR CitySpace, 890 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston MA 02215 ⓘ 🔗

December 18, 2025 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Baroque Christmas. Christoph Graupner: Magnificat in C Major; J.L. Bach: Uns ist ein Kind geboren; Sanctus in C Major, BWV 237; Cantata 63, Christen, ätzet diesen Tag. Scott Allen Jarrett, 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 19, 2025 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Pilgrim Festival Chorus [MA]: Celebrate! Messiah and Carol Sing. Community sing of G.F. Handel's Messiah, Part I, and "Hallelujah" Chorus, and a singalong of seasonal favorites. With volunteer soloists & instrumentalists. Scores are available to borrow. Come to sing or to listen! 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. Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols. With beloved Carols for choir and audience. Justin T. Blackwell, organ. With brass and percussion. For more information, call 617-648-3885 or email info@bbcboston.org. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Christmas in 16th-Century Spain. mystical motets by Morales, vivacious villancicos by Guerrero, and a dash of comedy—Mateo Flecha’s rollicking tale of a shipwreck on Christmas Day, La Bomba. Tickets $11.50-$95.50. For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

December 20, 2025 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Christmas in 16th-Century Spain. mystical motets by Morales, vivacious villancicos by Guerrero, and a dash of comedy—Mateo Flecha’s rollicking tale of a shipwreck on Christmas Day, La Bomba. Tickets $11.50-$95.50. For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Back Bay Chorale [MA]: A Boston Christmas. Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols. With beloved Carols for choir and audience. Justin T. Blackwell, organ. With brass and percussion. For more information, call 617-648-3885 or email info@bbcboston.org. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Christmas in 16th-Century Spain. mystical motets by Morales, vivacious villancicos by Guerrero, and a dash of comedy—Mateo Flecha’s rollicking tale of a shipwreck on Christmas Day, La Bomba. Tickets $11.50-$95.50. For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Seraphim Singers [MA]: A Seraphim Christmas. With The Bitumen Brass Quartet. Tickets: $30, $25 senior, $15 student. For more information, call 617-312-8328 or email info@seraphimsingers.org. Holy Name Church, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury MA 02132 ⓘ 🔗

December 21, 2025 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Baroque Christmas. Christoph Graupner: Magnificat in C Major; J.L. Bach: Uns ist ein Kind geboren; Sanctus in C Major, BWV 237; Cantata 63, Christen, ätzet diesen Tag. Scott Allen Jarrett, 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) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Seraphim Singers [MA]: A Seraphim Christmas. With The Bitumen Brass Quartet. Tickets: $30, $25 senior, $15 student. For more information, call 617-312-8328 or email info@seraphimsingers.org. Trinity Parish, 11 Homer Street, Newton Centre MA 02459 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Crescendo [MA]: A Tapestry of Traditions: Unraveling the History of Christmas Carols. An exploration of the origins and development of Carols and Christmas songs that evolved over centuries, and were adapted to different cultures. Audience members will be invited to participate in singing some of the familiar Holiday Songs For more information, call 860-435-4866 or email crescendo@crescendomusic.org. St. James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington MA 01230 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Nashoba Valley Chorale [MA]: Annual Family Holiday Pops. With Worcester Youth Symphony Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble, and Worcester Children's Chorus. Jonathan Colby, Artistic Director. For more information, call 978-540-5022 or email info@nashobachorale.org. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Seraphim Singers [MA]: A Seraphim Christmas. With The Bitumen Brass Quartet. Tickets: $30, $25 senior, $15 student. For more information, call 617-312-8328 or email info@seraphimsingers.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

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 18, 2026 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Nashoba Valley Chorale [MA]: Beethoven's Mass in C. 50th Anniversary Concert. For more information, call 978-540-5022 or email info@nashobachorale.org. Groton-Dunstable Performing Arts, 344 Main Street, Groton MA 01450 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

January 19, 2026 (Monday)

3:00 PM. Cantilena Chamber Choir [MA]: Martin Luther King Concert. Spirituals made famous by Marian Anderson (arranged by Hall Johnson), and a spirituals sing along. With The Spirituals of Boston Arts Academy. For more information, call 518-791-0185 or email satbchoir@yahoo.com. Trinity Church, 88 Walker Street, Lenox MA 01240 ⓘ 🔗

January 24, 2026 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: In tongues: Ruehr’s “Cassandra”. Elena Ruehr" Cassandra; music by Julia Wolfe, Alissa Voth, and Isaac Roth Blumfield. Magic spells, prophecies, secrets, prayers; what happens when words mean more than what they say? Speech has the power to persuade, clarify, distort, and to move. In myth, Cassandra’s blessing is that she can see the future; her curse is that no one believes or understands her prophecies. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email manager@clausura.org. Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ 🔗

January 25, 2026 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: In tongues: Ruehr’s “Cassandra”. Elena Ruehr" Cassandra; music by Julia Wolfe, Alissa Voth, and Isaac Roth Blumfield. Magic spells, prophecies, secrets, prayers; what happens when words mean more than what they say? Speech has the power to persuade, clarify, distort, and to move. In myth, Cassandra’s blessing is that she can see the future; her curse is that no one believes or understands her prophecies. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email manager@clausura.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

5:00 PM. King’s Chapel Concert Series [MA]: A Festival of Psalms. A journey through music history and the Book of Psalms by the King’s Chapel Choir. For more information, call 617-227-2155 or email hchristensen@kings-chapel.org. Kings Chapel, 58 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02108 ⓘ 🔗

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 🔗

February 7, 2026 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: Les Noces. Igor Stravinsky: Les Noces; Garth Neustadter: Memory of Water, ft. the Percussion Collective. For more information, call 617-868-5885 or email mrush@cantatasingers.org. Houghton Chapel, Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley MA 02481 ⓘ 🔗

February 8, 2026 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Back Bay Chorale [MA]: A Masterwork Sing-in Series: Fauré Requiem. Gabriel Fauré: Requiem. In collaboration with the Choir of Trinity Church, Copley, with organ and violin. Stephen Spinelli and Colin Lynch, conductors. Members of the public are welcome to join in rehearsing and performing (please bring a score). Free admission. For more information, call 617-648-3885 or email info@bbcboston.org. Trinity Church, Copley Square, 206 Clarendon Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

February 14, 2026 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. ACRONYM [MA]: Seelenbräutigam: The Drese Effect. Nearly all of the extant works by Adam Drese and Johann Samuel Drese, with several of J.S. Bach’s arrangements of their music. Including Adam Drese’s funeral motet, Wie selig sind die Toten, the earliest-known work written for slide trumpet. For more information, call 617-661-1812 or email satbchoir@yahoo.com. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

February 20, 2026 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: In Praise of Laura Peverara: Madrigals for the Concerto delle donne. Madrigals from two anthologies compiled in the 1580s by Laura Peverara, including music by Wert, Marenzio, Luzzaschi, and others. For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. Edwards Church, 297 Main Street, Northampton MA 01060 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

February 21, 2026 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: In Praise of Laura Peverara: Madrigals for the Concerto delle donne. Madrigals from two anthologies compiled in the 1580s by Laura Peverara, including music by Wert, Marenzio, Luzzaschi, and others. For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

February 22, 2026 (Sunday)

TBD. The Boston Cecilia [MA]: Feast of Remembrance. JS Bach: Gloria, BWV 191; Cantata, Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille, BWV 120.1; and famous choruses from Handel’s oratorios. For more information, call 617-232-4540 or email info@bostoncecilia.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

February 28, 2026 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Rhode Island Civic Chorale and Orchestra [MA]: We Are Phoenix. Timothy C. Takach: We Are Phoenix (R.I. premiere). For more information, call 401-521-5670 or email info@ricco.org. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester MA 01609 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Masterworks Chorale [MA]: Schumann | Requiem. Heinrich von Herzogenberg: War’s dunkel, ich lage im Walde, Op. 22 No. 1; Nachtlied, Op. 73 No. 1; Johannes Brahms: Der Gang zum Liebchen, Op. 31 No. 3; Robert Schumann: Requiem, Op. 148. Susan Consoli, soprano; Roselin Osser, mezzo-soprano; Omar Najmi, tenor; and Richard Giarusso, baritone. For more information, call 617-858-6785 or email info@masterworkschorale.org. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

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 ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Nightingale Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Il Nuovo Suono ("The New Sound"). A portrait of Claudio Monteverdi through performances of his madrigals and selections of his personal letters. With The Pandora Consort. For more information, email nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com. Museum of Modern Renaissance, 115 College Avenue, Somerville MA 02144 (View flier) 🔗

8:00 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Lord Nelson Mass. F.J. Haydn: Missa in Angustiis (Lord Nelson Mass); W.A. Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor. Lauren Snouffer, soprano; Alex Hetherington, mezzo-soprano; Andrew Haji, tenor; Philippe Sly, bass-baritone; Bernard Labadie, conductor. For more information, call 617-987-8600 or email info@bostonbaroque.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

March 7, 2026 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Back Bay Chorale [MA]: A Masterwork Sing-in Series: Mozart Requiem. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem. Henry Weinberger, piano; Stephen Spinelli, conductor. Members of the public are welcome to join in rehearsing and performing (please bring a score). Free admission. For more information, call 617-648-3885 or email info@bbcboston.org. Church Of The Covenant, 67 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Castle of Our Skins / Boston Children's Chorus [MA]: The Dream the Dreamers Dreamed. A program inspired by Langston Hughes’ epic poem Let America Be America Again. Derrick Skye: American Mirror for string quartet and vocalists, incorporating African, European, classical Indian, and American folk styles. Free admission, part of the Celebrity Series Neighborhood Arts program. For more information, call 857-506-1517 or email info@castleskins.org. Salvation Army Kroc Center, 650 Dudley Street, Boston MA 02125 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Nightingale Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Il Nuovo Suono ("The New Sound"). A portrait of Claudio Monteverdi through performances of his madrigals and selections of his personal letters. With The Pandora Consort. For more information, email nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com. Gordon Chapel, Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) 🔗

7:30 PM. Metropolitan Chorale [MA]: Terra Nostra. Stacy Garrop: Terra Nostra: An Oratorio. Dan Ryan, Guest Director For more information, email admin@metropolitanchorale.org. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Seraphim Singers / Renaissance Men [MA]: All Night Vigil. Sergei Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Op. 47; and Russian, Ukrainian, and other regional folk songs. Tickets: $30, $25 senior, $15 student. For more information, call 617-312-8328 or email info@seraphimsingers.org. Holy Name Church, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury MA 02132 ⓘⓘ 🔗

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 8, 2026 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: An Almost Spring Concert. With the Arlington-Belmont Chamber Chorus. For more information, call 617-489-1231 or email chorale@psarlington.org. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Lord Nelson Mass. F.J. Haydn: Missa in Angustiis (Lord Nelson Mass); W.A. Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor. Lauren Snouffer, soprano; Alex Hetherington, mezzo-soprano; Andrew Haji, tenor; Philippe Sly, bass-baritone; Bernard Labadie, conductor. For more information, call 617-987-8600 or email info@bostonbaroque.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Seraphim Singers / Renaissance Men [MA]: All Night Vigil. Sergei Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Op. 47; and Russian, Ukrainian, and other regional folk songs. Tickets: $30, $25 senior, $15 student. For more information, call 617-312-8328 or email info@seraphimsingers.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘⓘ 🔗

3:30 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers, Inc [MA]: Lest We Forget. James Whitbourn: Annelies. Jess Huetteman, soprano. This concert will include a tribute to Holocaust survivors honoring voices of resilience, memory, and hope. For more information, email manager@avmsingers.org. Robert R. Jay Performing Arts Center, 378 Main Street, Shrewsbury MA 01545 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Commonwealth Chorale [MA]: Comfort, Awe, and Hope. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem (new arrangement by Howard Arman); Jose Maricio Nunes Garcia: Two Psalm Settings. Maria Whitcomb, soprano; Laura Beth Couch, mezzo-soprano; Mathew McGinnis, tenor; William Farrell, baritone. With full orchestra. Tickets: $40, students $10. For more information, call 617-527-7464 or email info@commonwealthchorale.com. Second Church In Newton, 60 Highland Street, West Newton MA 02465 ⓘ 🔗

5:00 PM. Boston Saengerfest Men's Chorus [MA]: Through Her Song: Music For International Women's Day. Works by Abbie Betinis, Reena Esmail, Dale Trumbore, Andrea Ramsay, and Elizabeth Alexander. Sharon Chen, percussion; Gaeun Ban, piano. 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 11, 2026 (Wednesday)

7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Seven Words From the Cross. An exploration of the scriptural seven last words of Christ in American choral works and music from around the globe, including William Billings and the Sacred Harp tradition and the modern compositions of Anna Thorvaldsdottir and Jaakko Mäntyjärvi. For more information, call 918-688-2236 or email info@skylarkensemble.org. Corpus Christi Parish, 324 Quaker Meetinghouse Road, East Sandwich MA 02537 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

March 13, 2026 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Seven Words From the Cross. An exploration of the scriptural seven last words of Christ in American choral works and music from around the globe, including William Billings and the Sacred Harp tradition and the modern compositions of Anna Thorvaldsdottir and Jaakko Mäntyjärvi. For more information, call 918-688-2236 or email info@skylarkensemble.org. Church Of The Redeemer, 379 Hammond Street, Chestnut Hill MA 02467 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

March 14, 2026 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Seven Words From the Cross. An exploration of the scriptural seven last words of Christ in American choral works and music from around the globe, including William Billings and the Sacred Harp tradition and the modern compositions of Anna Thorvaldsdottir and Jaakko Mäntyjärvi. For more information, call 918-688-2236 or email info@skylarkensemble.org. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 166 High Street, Newburyport MA 01950 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Boston Choral Ensemble [MA]: Boundless. A concert that crosses international, cultural, and linguistic boundaries in celebration of the vibrant and universal human spirit. For more information, email info@bostonchoral.org. War Memorial Auditorium, Newton City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton MA 02459 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: Bach: St. John Passion. For more information, call 617-868-5885 or email hello@cantatasingers.org. Powers Hall at Needham Town Hall, 1471 Highland Avenue, Needham MA 02492 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Spectrum Singers [MA]: The Great Equalizer. Music that references natural equalizers such as love and death and man-made equalizers such as education and gun violence. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

March 15, 2026 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Coro Allegro [MA]: And Still They Vanish. James Whitbourn: Annelies. Sonja DuToit Tengblad, soprano. For more information, call 617-236-4011 or email executivedirector@coroallegro.org. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

March 20, 2026 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Lorelei Ensemble [MA]: Look Up. Christopher Cerrone: Beaufort Scales, oratorio for chorus and live electronics; Meredith Monk: “Other Worlds Revealed” and “Earth Seen from Above,” from Atlas; Molly Herron: Stellar Atmospheres,; Elijah Daniel Smith: Suspended in Spin (Lorelei commission). For more information, call 605-354-3723 or email lorelei.ensemble@gmail.com. Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Drive, Boston MA 02210 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

March 21, 2026 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Blood and Honey: Modern Visions of Hildegard. Hildegard von Bingen: music for Saint Ursula; with micro-commissions from five emerging composers from the Boston area that comment on and take inspiration from the Hildegard chants. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email manager@clausura.org. Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Lorelei Ensemble [MA]: Look Up. Christopher Cerrone: Beaufort Scales, oratorio for chorus and live electronics; Meredith Monk: “Other Worlds Revealed” and “Earth Seen from Above,” from Atlas; Molly Herron: Stellar Atmospheres,; Elijah Daniel Smith: Suspended in Spin (Lorelei commission). For more information, call 605-354-3723 or email lorelei.ensemble@gmail.com. Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Drive, Boston MA 02210 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

March 22, 2026 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Blood and Honey: Modern Visions of Hildegard. Hildegard von Bingen: music for Saint Ursula; with micro-commissions from five emerging composers from the Boston area that comment on and take inspiration from the Hildegard chants. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email manager@clausura.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

5:00 PM. King’s Chapel Concert Series [MA]: Solomon. G.F. Handel: Solomon. The King's Chapel Choir, soloists, and orchestra. For more information, call 617-227-2155 or email hchristensen@kings-chapel.org. Kings Chapel, 58 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02108 ⓘ 🔗

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)

7:00 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: Chamber Series — The Russian-French Connection. A reciotal with works by Igor Stravinsky, Pyotr Illych Tchaikovsky, Hector Berlioz, Modest Mussorgsky, and Jacques Ibert. For more information, call 617-868-5885 or email hello@cantatasingers.org. Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 ⓘ 🔗

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. Chorus pro Musica [MA]: Haydn’s The Seasons. Joseph Haydn: The Seasons For more information, call 617-267-7442 or email manager@choruspromusica.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, 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 ⓘ 🔗

March 28, 2026 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Johannes Okeghem: Missa Cuiusvis toni. This Mass “in whatsoever mode” can be sung three ways, each with its own distinct scale and harmonic palette. We will sing the complete Mass in all three modes, in a two-part concert interpolating an explanatory presentation by Peter Urquhart and Scott Metcalfe. Tickets $11.50-$95.50. For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

March 29, 2026 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Nashoba Valley Chorale / Worcester Youth Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Masterwork Concert: Bruckner's Te Deum. Anton Bruckner: Te Deum; music of Brahms and Tchaikovsky. Jonathan Colby, Artistic Director. For more information, call 508-281-9976 or email info@worcesteryouthorchestras.org. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ 🔗

April 11, 2026 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Boston Children’s Chorus / Boston City Singers / Handel and Haydn Chamber Choir [MA]: Langston Hughes and Phillis Wheatley: I Dream a World. A U.S. 250th anniversary concert sponsored by Celebrity Series of Boston. Each youth choir presents a unique musical setting of Langston Hughes’ poem “I Dream A World,” by composers Rollo Dilworth, Mike Block, Andre Thomas, Dan Welcher, and others. With the world premiere of a work by B.E. Boykin setting text by Phillis Wheatley, and an arrangement for two cellos of Wheatley’s “A Farewell to America.” Mike Block and Francesca McNeeley, cello. For more information, call 617-778-2242 or email info@bostonchildrenschorus.org. Roxbury Community College Media Arts Center, 1234 Columbus Avenue, Roxbury Crossing MA 02120 (View flier) ⓘⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Chorus pro Musica / Boston Philharmonic Orchestra [MA]: Mahler Symphony #3. Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 3. Dame Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano. With Radcliffe Choral Society and the Choristers of Saint Paul's Choir School. For more information, call 617-236-0999 or email boxoffice@bostonphil.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

April 12, 2026 (Sunday)

3:30 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers, Inc [MA]: Chambersingers: Sing into Spring. An eclectic program of short works, ranging from Renaissance madrigals to vibrant vocal jazz. For more information, email manager@avmsingers.org. First Church Marlborough, 37 High Street, Marlborough MA 01752 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Jordi Savall, with Hespèrion XXI, Tembembe Ensamble Continuo & La Capella Reial de Catalunya [MA]: Un mar de músicas (A sea of music): 1440 to 1880. An ensemble of more than 30 singers, dancers, and instrumentalists representing Cuba, Haiti, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico, Mali, and others, engage in a dialogue that honors the more than 25 million people from across the sea enslaved by European colonial powers over more than four centuries, celebrating their heritage with readings, traditional music from many countries, and works by Gaspar Fernandes and others. For more information, call 617-661-1812 or email info@bostoncecilia.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

April 24, 2026 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Re-Imaginings. Works by Barber, Elgar, and Mahler alongside transformed songs from artists such as Joni Mitchell, Sarah Bareilles, and Jon Batiste. For more information, call 918-688-2236 or email info@skylarkensemble.org. Church Of The Redeemer, 379 Hammond Street, Chestnut Hill MA 02467 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Idomeneo. W.A. Mozart: Idomeneo. David Portillo, Idomeneo; Hera Hyesang Park, Ilia; Valerie Eickhoff, Idamante; Wendy Bryn Harmer, Elettra; Omar Najmi, Arbace; Joel Clemens, Il Voce; David Bates, conductor. For more information, call 617-987-8600 or email info@bostonbaroque.org. Paramount Center, 559 Washington Street, Boston MA 02111 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

April 25, 2026 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Chorus pro Musica / New England Philharmonic [MA]: Songs for Peace. Krzysztof Penderecki: Credo; Carlos Carrillo: Cantares. For more information, call 855-463-7445 or email kwelter@nephilharmonic.org. Strand Theatre, 543 Columbia Road, Dorchester MA 02125 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Re-Imaginings. Works by Barber, Elgar, and Mahler alongside transformed songs from artists such as Joni Mitchell, Sarah Bareilles, and Jon Batiste. For more information, call 918-688-2236 or email info@skylarkensemble.org. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 166 High Street, Newburyport MA 01950 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

April 26, 2026 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Idomeneo. W.A. Mozart: Idomeneo. David Portillo, Idomeneo; Hera Hyesang Park, Ilia; Valerie Eickhoff, Idamante; Wendy Bryn Harmer, Elettra; Omar Najmi, Arbace; Joel Clemens, Il Voce; David Bates, conductor. For more information, call 617-987-8600 or email info@bostonbaroque.org. Paramount Center, 559 Washington Street, Boston MA 02111 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Re-Imaginings. Works by Barber, Elgar, and Mahler alongside transformed songs from artists such as Joni Mitchell, Sarah Bareilles, and Jon Batiste. For more information, call 918-688-2236 or email info@skylarkensemble.org. John Wesley United Methodist Church, 270 Gifford Street, Falmouth MA 02540 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Crescendo [MA]: Stepping into Song: A Choral Performance of Tango’s Rhythmic Spirit. Martín Palmeri: Misatango; Jüdische Kantate (Jewish Cantata; U.S. premiere). Nadia Aguilar, soprano; Rodolfo Marcelo Zanetti, bandoneon, Christine Gevert, director. With clarinet, piano, and strings. For more information, call 860-435-4866 or email crescendo@crescendomusic.org. St. James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington MA 01230 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

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 ⓘ 🔗

6:00 PM. Nikghtingale Vocal Ensemble [MA]: A New Way to Breathe. Juhi Bansal: A New Way to Breathe, a choral cycle for SATB chorus and cello with poetry by linguist, poet, aphasia, and stroke-survivor Farzana Marie. A premiere performance and recording, in collaboration with Nightingale producer Rose Hegele. For more information, email nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com. Gordon Chapel, Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Back Bay Chorale [MA]: O Fortuna: A Carmina Burana Spectacular. Carl Orff: Carmina Burana. With Choirs of Boston Conservatory at Berklee; Boston Conservatory at Berklee Orchestra; the Dance Division at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Stephen Spinelli, conductor. For more information, call 617-648-3885 or email info@bbcboston.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

May 2, 2026 (Saturday)

2:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Le grant rhetorique: The Music & Poetry of Guillaume de Machaut. Songs and motets by the most famous poet and composer of the 14th century, part of Machaut Weekend (May 1–3, 2026), a mini-festival of events. Tickets $11.50-$95.50 For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Seraphim Singers [MA]: To Look for America. Traditional American sacred and secular tunes, protest songs, jazz standards, and contemporary choral works from diverse perspectives, in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Tickets: $30, $25 senior, $15 student. For more information, call 617-312-8328 or email info@seraphimsingers.org. Trinity Parish, 11 Homer Street, Newton Centre MA 02459 ⓘ 🔗

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 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale / Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra [MA]: Sponsors’ Concert. Joaquin Rodrigo: La Azucena de Quito; Julius Eastman: Symphony No. 2. For more information, call 617-489-1231 or email chorale@psarlington.org. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Seraphim Singers [MA]: To Look for America. Traditional American sacred and secular tunes, protest songs, jazz standards, and contemporary choral works from diverse perspectives, in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Tickets: $30, $25 senior, $15 student. For more information, call 617-312-8328 or email info@seraphimsingers.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

May 8, 2026 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Cantilena Women's Chorus [MA]: I Rise: Women in Song. Reena Esmail: I Rise: Women in Song. With the Worcester Chorus Women’s Ensemble. For more information, call 339-298-7730 or email info@cantilena.org. Trinity Lutheran Church, 73 Lancaster Street, Worcester MA 01609 ⓘ 🔗

May 9, 2026 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Boston Saengerfest Men's Chorus / Highland Glee Club / Apollo Club of Boston [MA]: Let Freedom Sing: Celebrating 250 Years of the American Spirit. Works by Abbie Betinis, Reena Esmail, Dale Trumbore, Andrea Ramsay, and Elizabeth Alexander. Sharon Chen, percussion; Gaeun Ban, piano. For more information, call 781-269-1133 or email info@saengerfest.org. Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘⓘⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Concord Women's Chorus [MA]: A Light Exists in Spring. Beth Denisch: The Tree House (commissioned in 20117 and set for chorus, oboe, cello, and piano); Melissa Dunphy: Grown Wild; Emma Lou Diemer: Hope is the Thing; Tara Traxler: Birds of Passage; and more. For more information, call 978-369-6341 or email contact@concordwomenschorus.org. Trinity Episcopal Church, 81 Elm Street, Concord MA 01742 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers, Inc [MA]: The Time Has Come. Ēriks Ešenvalds: The Time Has Come; Randall Thompson: Peaceable Kingdom; Margaret Bonds, text by W.E.B. Du Bois: Credo; Jake Runestad: The Hope of Loving. With string quartet. For more information, email manager@avmsingers.org. Algonquin Regional High Schoo, 79 Bartlett St, Northborough MA 01532 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Metropolitan Chorale [MA]: Mass for the Endangered. Sara Kirkland Snider: Mass for the Endangered. Emily Howe, Guest Director For more information, email admin@metropolitanchorale.org. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Cantilena Women's Chorus [MA]: I Rise: Women in Song. Reena Esmail: I Rise: Women in Song. With the Worcester Chorus Women’s Ensemble. For more information, call 339-298-7730 or email info@cantilena.org. First Parish Arlington, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ 🔗

May 15, 2026 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Bach and Telemann. J.S. Bach: Cantata 106, Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit; Cantata 4, Christ lag in Todesbanden; Brandenburg Concerto No. 6; Georg Philipp Telemann: Cantata, Du aber Daniel gehe hin. Robin Johannsen, soprano; Christopher Lowrey, countertenor; Guy Cutting, tenor; Dingle Yandell, bass-baritone; Jonathan Cohen, conductor. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

May 16, 2026 (Saturday)

TBD. The Boston Cecilia [MA]: A New Song. Featuring a commissioned premiere and premieres from Cecilia's past. For more information, call 617-232-4540 or email info@bostoncecilia.org. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Worthy of the Highest Praise: Bembo and Vivaldi. Antonia Bembo: Te Deum; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; with others. Bembo was nearly a contemporary of Vivaldi and also achieved renown as a composer, but is rarely performed today. This performance highlights two classical gems, one very well known and the other much less so. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email manager@clausura.org. Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Boston Choral Ensemble [MA]: Da Vinci. Jocelyn Hagen: The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci a multimedia concert experience for choir, chamber orchestra, and video projections, and other works inspired by scientific curiosity, ingenuity, and invention. For more information, email info@bostonchoral.org. Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue #1c, Somerville MA 02143 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Cantata Singers / Brockton Symphony [MA]: Beethoven 9. For more information, call 617-868-5885 or email hello@cantatasingers.org. TBA, Brockton MA 02303 ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Commonwealth Chorale [MA]: Spirit, Passion, Defiance – Let’s Tango! Alberto Ginastera: Lamentations of the Prophet Jeremiah; Various: Tango works with tango orchestra and dancers; Martín Palmeri: Misa a Buenos Aires (“Misatango”). With strings, piano, bandoneon, and tango dancers. Laura Beth Couch, mezzo-soprano; Alex Roitman, bandoneon. Tickets: $40, students $10. For more information, call 617-527-7464 or email info@commonwealthchorale.com. Michael Driscoll School Auditorium, 725 Washington Street, Brookline MA 02466 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Bach and Telemann. J.S. Bach: Cantata 106, Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit; Cantata 4, Christ lag in Todesbanden; Brandenburg Concerto No. 6; Georg Philipp Telemann: Cantata, Du aber Daniel gehe hin. Robin Johannsen, soprano; Christopher Lowrey, countertenor; Guy Cutting, tenor; Dingle Yandell, bass-baritone; Jonathan Cohen, conductor. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Spectrum Singers [MA]: A New Era. Michael Gilbertson: New work (commissioned) to text by Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

May 17, 2026 (Sunday)

TBD. The Boston Cecilia [MA]: A New Song. Featuring a commissioned premiere and premieres from Cecilia's past. For more information, call 617-232-4540 or email info@bostoncecilia.org. Methuen Memorial Music Hall, 192 Broadway, Methuen MA 01844 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Cantata Singers / Brockton Symphony [MA]: Beethoven 9. For more information, call 617-868-5885 or email hello@cantatasingers.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Cantilena Chamber Choir [MA]: The Company of Heaven. Benjamin Britten: The Company of Heaven. With string orchestra and guest actors from Shakespeare & Company. For more information, call 518-791-0185 or email satbchoir@yahoo.com. Trinity Church, 88 Walker Street, Lenox MA 01240 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Coro Allegro [MA]: Luminous Rescue: Psalms of Protest and Reconciliation. Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Charles Ives: Psalm 90; Patricia Van Ness: Psalms of Luminous Rescue. Janet Stone, soprano; Jerrick Cavagnaro, organ. For more information, call 617-236-4011 or email executivedirector@coroallegro.org. Church Of The Covenant, 67 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Masterworks Chorale / Concord Chorus [MA]: Brahms Requiem. Jonathan Bailey Holland: The Nature of Lost Time (world premiere); Johannes Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45. Carley DeFranco, soprano; Dana Whiteside, baritone. With Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra. For more information, call 617-858-6785 or email info@masterworkschorale.org. Cary Memorial Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 (View flier) ⓘⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Worthy of the Highest Praise: Bembo and Vivaldi. Antonia Bembo: Te Deum; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; with others. Bembo was nearly a contemporary of Vivaldi and also achieved renown as a composer, but is rarely performed today. This performance highlights two classical gems, one very well known and the other much less so. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email manager@clausura.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

May 22, 2026 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale / Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra [MA]: Music for a Spring Evening. The Arlington-Belmont Chamber Chorus For more information, call 617-489-1231 or email chorale@psarlington.org. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ 🔗

May 25, 2026 (Monday)

3:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Clear Voices in the Dark. Francis Poulenc: Figure Humaine; and songs from the American Civil War era (including recently-discoverd songs from the Duke University Historical Archives). Free admission. For more information, call 918-688-2236 or email info@skylarkensemble.org. Lawrence School Memorial Auditorium, 113 Lakeview Ave, Falmouth MA 02540 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

May 28, 2026 (Thursday)

7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Clear Voices in the Dark. Francis Poulenc: Figure Humaine; and songs from the American Civil War era (including recently-discoverd songs from the Duke University Historical Archives). Free admission. For more information, call 918-688-2236 or email info@skylarkensemble.org. Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main Street, Rockport MA 01966 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

May 29, 2026 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Voices Carry. Heinrich Schütz: Deutsches Magnificat, SWV 494; Johann Kuhnau: Tristis est anima mea; J.S. Bach: Komm, Jesu, Komm, BWV 229; Johannes Brahms: Warum ist das licht gegeben; Carlo Gesualdo: Miserere Mei; Alessandro Scarlatti: Stabat Mater. James Burton, 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) ⓘ 🔗

May 30, 2026 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Crescendo [MA]: Baroque Brilliance: Bach’s Motets in Concert. J.S. Bach: six motets BWV 225-230. For more information, call 860-435-4866 or email crescendo@crescendomusic.org. St. James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington MA 01230 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

May 31, 2026 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Voices Carry. Heinrich Schütz: Deutsches Magnificat, SWV 494; Johann Kuhnau: Tristis est anima mea; J.S. Bach: Komm, Jesu, Komm, BWV 229; Johannes Brahms: Warum ist das licht gegeben; Carlo Gesualdo: Miserere Mei; Alessandro Scarlatti: Stabat Mater. James Burton, 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) ⓘ 🔗

June 12, 2026 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale / Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra [MA]: Strawberry Festival and Pops! Concert. Strawberries and Ice Cream in the Public Gardens from 6:00–7:15 PM Pops Concert at 7:30 PM; concert follows. For more information, call 617-489-1231 or email chorale@psarlington.org. Arlington Town Hall, 730 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ 🔗

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