Auditions

Auditions are open for Assabet Valley Mastersingers. See the auditions page for more information.

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) ⓘ 🔗

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 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) ⓘ 🔗

November 17, 2024 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Music to Lighten the Darkness. Music by Anna Clyne, Alma Mahler and others; Francis Poulenc: Soir de Neige.. Music to reflect on light and darkness - physical and emotional - and the challenges that we all face during this cold and lonely time. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email manager@clausura.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

November 16, 2024 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Music to Lighten the Darkness. Music by Anna Clyne, Alma Mahler and others; Francis Poulenc: Soir de Neige.. Music to reflect on light and darkness - physical and emotional - and the challenges that we all face during this cold and lonely time. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email manager@clausura.org. Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton MA 02458 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

September 22, 2024 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Songs That Enchant. Music by Clara Faisst, Alma Mahler, Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, Clara Schumann, and Julia Schwartz, with music that transports the listener to a world that blurs the line between dreams and reality. In this magic world, mermaids lure innocent people to their deaths, people are haunted by the ghosts of their dead lovers, the wind carries countless messages, and the most interesting things happen at night. Lois Shapiro, piano. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email manager@clausura.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

September 21, 2024 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Songs That Enchant. Music by Clara Faisst, Alma Mahler, Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, Clara Schumann, and Julia Schwartz, with music that transports the listener to a world that blurs the line between dreams and reality. In this magic world, mermaids lure innocent people to their deaths, people are haunted by the ghosts of their dead lovers, the wind carries countless messages, and the most interesting things happen at night. Lois Shapiro, piano. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email manager@clausura.org. Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton MA 02458 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

April 28, 2024 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Cozzolani Vespers. Chiara Margarita Cozzolani: Music of the Italian Convent. With Handel & Haydn’s Chorus of Sopranos and Altos, For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

April 27, 2024 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Cozzolani Vespers. Chiara Margarita Cozzolani: Music of the Italian Convent. With Handel & Haydn’s Chorus of Sopranos and Altos, For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ 🔗

March 3, 2024 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Smyth: Mass in D. Ethel Smyth: Mass in D, premiere of a new edition by Amelia LeClair. With Shift Orchestra Project. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

November 19, 2023 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Das Jahr. Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Das Jahr (The Year); with vocal quartets by Hensel and Clara Schumann. Lois Shapiro, piano. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

November 18, 2023 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Das Jahr. Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Das Jahr (The Year); with vocal quartets by Hensel and Clara Schumann. Lois Shapiro, piano. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. First Unitarian Society in Newton, 1325 Washington Street, West Newton MA 02465 ⓘ 🔗

October 15, 2023 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Exultet Terra. Hilary Tann: Exultet Terra, for double reed quintet and double choir. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

October 14, 2023 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Exultet Terra. Hilary Tann: Exultet Terra, for double reed quintet and double choir. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ 🔗

May 7, 2023 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Three Women. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Boston Women's Memorial, featuring world premieres of music by Melika Fitzhugh, Emily Lau, and Ines Velasco inspired by the Memorial's subjects (Abigail Adams, Lucy Stone, and Phyllis Wheatley). With presentations by Meredith Bergmann, sculptor, and Susan Wilson, public historian. Free admission. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

March 12, 2023 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Blood Water Paint. Contemporary theatre combined with 17th-century music create interwoven narratives about female resilience. Featuring a play by Joy McCullough, cantatas by Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, and paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi. Content warning: This program contains descriptions of gore and sexual violence. It is not suitable for audiences under the age of 12. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email manager@clausura.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

March 11, 2023 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Blood Water Paint. Contemporary theatre combined with 17th-century music create interwoven narratives about female resilience. Featuring a play by Joy McCullough, cantatas by Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, and paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi. Content warning: This program contains descriptions of gore and sexual violence. It is not suitable for audiences under the age of 12. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email manager@clausura.org. War Memorial Auditorium at Newton City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Ave, Newton Centre MA 02459 ⓘ 🔗

January 22, 2023 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Singers' Choice. A diverse assortment of works by women, ranging from Renaissance hymnals to contemporary compositions. Dr. Carolina Flores, guest conductor. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

January 21, 2023 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Singers' Choice. A diverse assortment of works by women, ranging from Renaissance hymnals to contemporary compositions. Dr. Carolina Flores, guest conductor. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. War Memorial Auditorium at Newton City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Ave, Newton Centre MA 02459 ⓘ 🔗

November 13, 2022 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Renaissance Portraits. Join Cappella Clausura for the opening of its 2022-2023 season! This November, expand your understanding of music and visual arts from the Renaissance. With reimagined classical portraits by Fran Forman presented alongside Baroque music by women, this program will transport you to a world of rich innovation and inclusivity. Featuring music by Barbara Strozzi, Madalena Casulana, Vittoria/ Raffaella Aleotti, and Francesca Caccini. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email abbylass@clausura.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

November 12, 2022 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Renaissance Portraits. Join Cappella Clausura for the opening of its 2022-2023 season! This November, expand your understanding of music and visual arts from the Renaissance. With reimagined classical portraits by Fran Forman presented alongside Baroque music by women, this program will transport you to a world of rich innovation and inclusivity. Featuring music by Barbara Strozzi, Madalena Casulana,Vittoria/ Raffaella Aleotti, and Francesca Caccini. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. War Memorial Auditorium, City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton MA 02459 ⓘ 🔗

September 11, 2022 (Sunday)

5:30 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Mass for the Endangered. Sarah Kirkland Snider: “Mass for the Endangered”, a moving composition for choir and orchestra. Vibrant images pair with breathtaking music to create a celebration of the natural world—and humanity’s place within it. With the Shift Orchestra Project. Tickets available now at https://www.clausura.org/tickets For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

May 15, 2022 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Psalms & Requiems. Lili Boulanger: Du fond de l’abîme (Out of the Depths), Psalm 130; Elena Ruehr: Requiem. With 14-piece string orchestra. With rarely performed works on an epic scale, this program is not to be missed. All audience members will be required to present proof of full vaccination, including one booster shot, and will be required to wear a mask for the entirety of the program. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

May 14, 2022 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Psalms & Requiems. Lili Boulanger: Du fond de l’abîme (Out of the Depths), Psalm 130; Elena Ruehr: Requiem. With 14-piece string orchestra. With rarely performed works on an epic scale, this program is not to be missed. All audience members will be required to present proof of full vaccination, including one booster shot, and will be required to wear a mask for the entirety of the program. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Church of the Redeemer, 379 Hammond St, Chestnut Hill MA 02467 ⓘ 🔗

March 20, 2022 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: HERSTORY. A cappella works by Kassia, Clara Schumann, Fanny Hensel, Florence Price, Joan Tower, Gabriela Lena Frank, Hilary Tann, Juana Inés de la Cruz, Rebecca Clarke, and Dorothy Crawford. Featuring guest conductor Dr. Ellen Gilson Voth and guest performers Burcu Güleç and George Lernis. In honor of Women’s History Month, these concerts are a reminder that female excellence in music spans continents and centuries. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email manager@clausura.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

March 19, 2022 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: HERSTORY. A cappella works by Kassia, Clara Schumann, Fanny Hensel, Florence Price, Joan Tower, Gabriela Lena Frank, Hilary Tann, Juana Inés de la Cruz, Rebecca Clarke, and Dorothy Crawford. Featuring guest conductor Dr. Ellen Gilson Voth and guest performers Burcu Güleç and George Lernis. In honor of Women’s History Month, these concerts are a reminder that female excellence in music spans continents and centuries. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email manager@clausura.org. Eliot Church Of Newton, 474 Centre Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ 🔗

January 16, 2022 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Renaissance Portraits. Event canceled due to the COVID surge. Secular works by Raffaella Aleotti, Rosa Badalla, Francesca Caccini, Madalena Casulana, Barbara Strozzi, and Margaret of Austria presented with reimagined Renaissance portraits by Fran Forman. With Catherine Liddell, Charles Iner and Pablo Kennedy, theorbo; Jane Hershey, viola de Gamba. Tickets $10–35. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

January 15, 2022 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Renaissance Portraits. Event canceled due to the COVID surge. Secular works by Raffaella Aleotti, Rosa Badalla, Francesca Caccini, Madalena Casulana, Barbara Strozzi, and Margaret of Austria presented with reimagined Renaissance portraits by Fran Forman. With Catherine Liddell, Charles Iner and Pablo Kennedy, theorbo; Jane Hershey, viola de Gamba. Tickets $10–35. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Eliot Church Of Newton, 474 Centre Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ 🔗

November 13, 2021 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: The Troubadours. Live performances of last summer's video series, combining poetry by Medieval female troubadours with new music by contemporary composers to create a remarkable genre-bending event. Featuring works by Elena Ruehr, Patricia Van Ness, Tal Shalom-Kobi, Be Steadwell, and Maitreyee Chakraborty (Sunday only). For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Eliot Church Of Newton, 474 Centre Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: The Troubadours. Live performances of last summer's video series, combining poetry by Medieval female troubadours with new music by contemporary composers to create a remarkable genre-bending event. Featuring works by Elena Ruehr, Patricia Van Ness, Tal Shalom-Kobi, Be Steadwell, and Maitreyee Chakraborty (Sunday only). For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

June 13, 2021 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Mary Stuart: A Collaboration of Song and Text. Co-Produced by Cappella Clausura and Newton Theatre Company. Play by Friedrich Schiller with music by Lady Mary Dering, Miss Harriet Abrams, and Queen Elizabeth I's mother, Anne Boleyn; performed by Barbara Hill (soprano), Charles Iner (lute), and Frankie Campofelice (tenor), and directed by Amelia LeClair. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Hyde Community Bandshell, 90 Lincoln St, Newton Highlands MA 02461 ⓘ 🔗

June 12, 2021 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Mary Stuart: A Collaboration of Song and Text. Co-Produced by Cappella Clausura and Newton Theatre Company. Play by Friedrich Schiller with music by Lady Mary Dering, Miss Harriet Abrams, and Queen Elizabeth I's mother, Anne Boleyn; performed by Barbara Hill (soprano), Charles Iner (lute), and Frankie Campofelice (tenor), and directed by Amelia LeClair. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Hyde Community Bandshell, 90 Lincoln St, Newton Highlands MA 02461 ⓘ 🔗

June 11, 2021 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Mary Stuart: A Collaboration of Song and Text. Co-Produced by Cappella Clausura and Newton Theatre Company. Play by Friedrich Schiller with music by Lady Mary Dering, Miss Harriet Abrams, and Queen Elizabeth I's mother, Anne Boleyn; performed by Barbara Hill (soprano), Charles Iner (lute), and Frankie Campofelice (tenor), and directed by Amelia LeClair. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Hyde Community Bandshell, 90 Lincoln St, Newton Highlands MA 02461 ⓘ 🔗

December 13, 2020 (Sunday)

12:00 AM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Cozzolani “Magnificat” VIRTUAL CONCERT on Youtube. 19 musicians: conductor, theorbo-ist, and 16 singers join together virtually to perform Donna Chiara Margarita Cozzolani’s “Magnificat” from her Vespers of 1650. Sumptuous, grand, gorgeous. Join us on YouTube at your leisure and experience what women composers have done. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Newton MA 02460 Online ⓘ 🔗

February 23, 2020 (Sunday)

5:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Hildegard von Bingen's "Ordo Virtutum". What Director LeClair calls the very first opera, written around 1150 by Abbess and now St. Hildegard von Bingen, fully staged for modern audiences with 18 women and men lending gender fluidity to the various ancient roles; with Na'ama Lion, flute, Nancy Hurrell, harp, Laura Jeppesen, vielle, and Mike Williams, percussion. Tickets: $35 adult, $30 senior, $20 student. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. St. Paul's Church, 15 St. Paul Street, Brookline MA 02446 ⓘ 🔗

February 22, 2020 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Hildegard von Bingen's "Ordo Virtutum". What Director LeClair calls the very first opera, written around 1150 by Abbess and now St. Hildegard von Bingen, fully staged for modern audiences with 18 women and men lending gender fluidity to the various ancient roles; with Na'ama Lion, flute, Nancy Hurrell, harp, Laura Jeppesen, vielle, and Mike Williams, percussion. Tickets: $35 adult, $30 senior, $20 student. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Eliot Church Of Newton, 474 Centre Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ 🔗

October 20, 2019 (Sunday)

5:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Illuminations. Immerse yourself in an ancient illuminated manuscript: CC's women clothed in Cistercian habit chant the hours in the medieval monastic day in 1554, Belgium; in between each "hour" explore, inspect, read, listen to scholars, eat and drink as we display HighRes reproductions of the pages from the Salzinnes Antiphonal, bookmaking tools, food and drink from that time and place. Scholar Judith Dietz, discoverer of the Salzinnes Antiphonal, will be present for Q&A's. Tickets: $35 adult, $30 senior, $20 student. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. St. Paul's Church, 15 St. Paul Street, Brookline MA 02446 ⓘ 🔗

October 19, 2019 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Illuminations. Immerse yourself in an ancient illuminated manuscript: CC's women clothed in Cistercian habit chant the hours in the medieval monastic day in 1554, Belgium; in between each "hour" explore, inspect, read, listen to scholars, eat and drink as we display HighRes reproductions of the pages from the Salzinnes Antiphonal, bookmaking tools, food and drink from that time and place. Scholar Judith Dietz, discoverer of the Salzinnes Antiphonal, will be present for Q&A's. Tickets: $35 adult, $30 senior, $20 student. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Eliot Church Of Newton, 474 Centre Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ 🔗

March 31, 2019 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel. Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Hiob; Lobegesang; Oratorium nach Bildung der Bibel ("The Cholera Cantata"). With full orchestra. Tickets: $35 adult, $30 senior, $20 student. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Eliot Church of Newton, 474 Centre St, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ 🔗

March 30, 2019 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel. Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Hiob; Lobegesang; Oratorium nach Bildung der Bibel ("The Cholera Cantata"). With full orchestra. Tickets: $35 adult, $30 senior, $20 student. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

January 20, 2019 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: ReSoundings IV: Sit inside the music! In this dance-theater experience disguised as a concert, we will chant, sing and dance around you with a parade of music from the 9th to the 21st centuries by Hildegard von Bingen, Isabella Leonarda, Raffaella Aleotti, Sulpitia Cesis, and Chiara Margarita Cozzolani . We'll also premiere new works by Patricia Van Ness and Suzanne Sheppard. Tickets: $29 adult, $25 senior, $15 student. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Eliot Church of Newton, 474 Centre St, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ 🔗

January 19, 2019 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: ReSoundings IV: Sit inside the music! In this dance-theater experience disguised as a concert, we will chant, sing and dance around you with a parade of music from the 9th to the 21st centuries by Hildegard von Bingen, Isabella Leonarda, Raffaella Aleotti, Sulpitia Cesis, and Chiara Margarita Cozzolani . We'll also premiere new works by Patricia Van Ness and Suzanne Sheppard. Tickets: $29 adult, $25 senior, $15 student. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

October 21, 2018 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: First Ladies. Amy Beach: Kyrie from Mass in E flat, Op.5; Quartet For Strings (In One Movement), Op.89 (1929); Rebecca Clarke: He That Dwelleth for double choir a cappella; Comodo e Amabile (1924) for string quartet; Marianna von Martines: Miserere for chorus and continuo; Francesca Caccini: Duets for voices and continuo; Ethel Smyth: Kyrie from Mass in D; Patricia Van Ness: New work for string quartet and soprano (premiere). With the Clerici Quartet. Tickets: $29 adult, $25 senior, $15 student. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

October 20, 2018 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: First Ladies. Amy Beach: Kyrie from Mass in E flat, Op.5; Quartet For Strings (In One Movement), Op.89 (1929); Rebecca Clarke: He That Dwelleth for double choir a cappella; Comodo e Amabile (1924) for string quartet; Marianna von Martines: Miserere for chorus and continuo; Francesca Caccini: Duets for voices and continuo; Ethel Smyth: Kyrie from Mass in D; Patricia Van Ness: New work for string quartet and soprano (premiere). With the Clerici Quartet. Tickets: $29 adult, $25 senior, $15 student. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Eliot Church Of Newton, 474 Centre Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ 🔗

April 29, 2018 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Eve and Adam – a new take on a very old story. Elena Ruehr: Eve; Arvo Pärt: Adam’s Lament. For 16 singers and string orchestra. Tickets: $24 adult, $20 student. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Eliot Church of Newton, 474 Centre St, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ 🔗

April 28, 2018 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Eve and Adam – a new take on a very old story. Elena Ruehr: Eve; Arvo Pärt: Adam’s Lament. For 16 singers and string orchestra. Tickets: $24 adult, $20 student. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

March 11, 2018 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: The Dinner Party: Barbara Strozzi meets Claudio Monteverdi. Our small group of singers and players will transport you to a Venetian palazzo, in a relaxed atmosphere of friendly competition during an imagined meeting of two great musical minds: Barbara Strozzi and Claudio Monteverdi. With 6 singers, and special guests on baroque violin and gamba, and our own Catherine Liddell, theorbo/baroque guitar. Tickets: $24 adult, $20 student. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Eliot Church of Newton, 474 Centre Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ 🔗

March 10, 2018 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: The Dinner Party: Barbara Strozzi meets Claudio Monteverdi. Our small group of singers and players will transport you to a Venetian palazzo, in a relaxed atmosphere of friendly competition during an imagined meeting of two great musical minds: Barbara Strozzi and Claudio Monteverdi. With 6 singers, and special guests on baroque violin and gamba, and our own Catherine Liddell, theorbo/baroque guitar. Tickets: $24 adult, $20 student. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

January 28, 2018 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: ReSoundings IV: Sit inside the music! In this dance-theater experience disguised as a concert, we will chant, sing and dance around you with a parade of music from the 9th to the 21st centuries by Hildegard von Bingen, Kassia, Vittoria Aleotti, the Florentine Laudario and short world premiere pieces written especially for this occasion by Boston composer Marti Epstein. For 12 singers, with Na'ama Lion, flute, Nancy Hurrell, harps, Carol Lewis, vielle and Mike Williams, percussion. Tickets: $24 adult, $20 student. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Eliot Church of Newton, 474 Centre St, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ 🔗

January 27, 2018 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: ReSoundings IV: Sit inside the music! In this dance-theater experience disguised as a concert, we will chant, sing and dance around you with a parade of music from the 9th to the 21st centuries by Hildegard von Bingen, Kassia, Vittoria Aleotti, the Florentine Laudario and short world premiere pieces written especially for this occasion by Boston composer Marti Epstein. For 12 singers, with Na'ama Lion, flute, Nancy Hurrell, harps, Carol Lewis, vielle and Mike Williams, percussion. Tickets: $24 adult, $20 student. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

November 19, 2017 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: From Machaut's Mass to Van Ness's Psalms. Guillaume de Machaut: Messe de Nostre Dame; Patricia Van Ness: Birds of the Psalms. Tickets: $24 adult, $20 student. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Eliot Church of Newton, 474 Centre St, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ 🔗

November 18, 2017 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: From Machaut's Mass to Van Ness's Psalms. Guillaume de Machaut: Messe de Nostre Dame; Patricia Van Ness: Birds of the Psalms. Tickets: $24 adult, $20 student. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

June 11, 2017 (Sunday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Crafting the Bonds (a reading). Elena Ruehr: Crafting the Bonds, a new opera with libretto by Gretchen Henderson (based on the first novel written by a former slave, Hannah Crafts/Bond,as discovered and edited by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.). Farah Darliette, Author; Stephen Salters, Historian; Lisa Hadley, Teacher; Jennifer Webb, Mistress; Chris Carbin, Slave Trader; Fausto Miro, Master; Aliana de la Guardia, Mrs. Master; chorus made up of Cappella Clausura and friends. Directed by Amelia LeClair. Free admission. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Killian Hall, MIT (Building 14), 160 Memorial Drive, Cambridge MA 02142 ⓘ 🔗

May 14, 2017 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Music for Louie Q! Featuring an entertainment by Mlle. Laurent, a cantata by Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, a grand Te Deum by Antonia Bembo, and the Litanies of Charpentier; with solo guitar pieces by Francesco Corbetta and music for viol consort by Leonora Duarte. With El Dorado (Carol Lewis, viola da gamba), and Olav Chris Henriksen, theorbo; and Baroque dancer Ken Pierce. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Eliot Church of Newton, 474 Centre St, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ 🔗

May 13, 2017 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Music for Louie Q! Featuring an entertainment by Mlle. Laurent, a cantata by Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, a grand Te Deum by Antonia Bembo, and the Litanies of Charpentier; with solo guitar pieces by Francesco Corbetta and music for viol consort by Leonora Duarte. With El Dorado (Carol Lewis, viola da gamba), and Olav Chris Henriksen, theorbo; and Baroque dancer Ken Pierce. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

March 19, 2017 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: A Caravan of Song. Abbie Betinis: From Behind the Caravan: Songs of Hâfez; Countess of Dia: A Chantar. With Duo Maresienne (Carol Lewis, vielle and Olav Chris Henriksen, lute); Na’ama Lion, medieval flutes; George Lernis, percussion. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Eliot Church of Newton, 474 Centre St, Newton, MA 02458 ⓘ

March 18, 2017 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: A Caravan of Song. Abbie Betinis: From Behind the Caravan: Songs of Hâfez; Countess of Dia: A Chantar. With Duo Maresienne (Carol Lewis, vielle and Olav Chris Henriksen, lute); Na’ama Lion, medieval flutes; George Lernis, percussion. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116 ⓘ

January 22, 2017 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: ReSound: Immerse yourself in chant. Music from the 9th to the 21st centuries, including Hildegard von Bingen, Kassia, the Salzinnes Manuscript, the Sarum and Anglican Rites — and chant as pop tune from the Florentine and Cortona Laudarios. With guest artists on medieval/renaissance instruments: Nancy Hurrell, harps, Carol Lewis, vielle, Na’ama Lion, flutes, Mike Williams, percussion.and Mike Williams, percussion. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Eliot Church of Newton, 474 Centre St, Newton, MA 02458 ⓘ

January 21, 2017 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: ReSound: Immerse yourself in chant. Music from the 9th to the 21st centuries, including Hildegard von Bingen, Kassia, the Salzinnes Manuscript, the Sarum and Anglican Rites — and chant as pop tune from the Florentine and Cortona Laudarios. With guest artists on medieval/renaissance instruments: Nancy Hurrell, harps, Carol Lewis, vielle, Na’ama Lion, flutes, Mike Williams, percussion.and Mike Williams, percussion. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116 ⓘ

November 20, 2016 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Music of the Spheres. Music of Sulpitia Cesis, Arvo Pärt, and John Tavener. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Eliot Church of Newton, 474 Centre St, Newton, MA 02458 ⓘ

November 19, 2016 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Music of the Spheres. Music of Sulpitia Cesis, Arvo Pärt, and John Tavener. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116 ⓘ

May 8, 2016 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Without End. Patricia Van Ness: Music for the Psalms (world premiere); compositions by Tomas Luis de Victoria, Thomas Weelkes, Thomas Tallis, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piotr Tchaikovsky, and the ancient Greek composer known as Kassia. Join us after the performances for a talk-back with Patricia Van Ness. Eliot Church of Newton, 474 Centre St, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ

May 7, 2016 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Without End. Patricia Van Ness: Music for the Psalms (world premiere); compositions by Tomas Luis de Victoria, Thomas Weelkes, Thomas Tallis, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piotr Tchaikovsky, and the ancient Greek composer known as Kassia. Join us after the performances for a talk-back with Patricia Van Ness. Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

March 13, 2016 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Madrigalia: Strozzi, Lasso, Casulana and Gesualdo. Madrigals by Barbara Strozzi, Carlo Gesualdo, Madalena Casulana, and Orlando di Lasso. (Madalena Casulana, in 1568, published the first printed work by a woman in western music history; Orlando di Lasso conducted one of her madrigals at the court of Albert V, Duke of Bavaria in Munich.) Eliot Church of Newton, 474 Centre St, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ

March 12, 2016 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Madrigalia: Strozzi, Lasso, Casulana and Gesualdo. Madrigals by Barbara Strozzi, Carlo Gesualdo, Madalena Casulana, and Orlando di Lasso. (Madalena Casulana, in 1568, published the first printed work by a woman in western music history; Orlando di Lasso conducted one of her madrigals at the court of Albert V, Duke of Bavaria in Munich.) Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

February 28, 2016 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Out of the Shadows: Women Composers Across Four Centuries. First Annual Alfredo and Demitra DiLuzio Concert, celebrating the musical achievements of women as composers and performers, with Cappella Clausura, La Donna Musicale, and others. Cappella Clausura performs madrigals by Maddalena Casulana, the first woman to publish music, and by Barbara Strozzi; and will premiere a new setting by Dana Maiben of a madrigal text by 16th-century poet Chiara Matraini, Tickets: $30 reserved seating, or general admission at the door: pay what you decide; advance tickets at http://www.rebeccaclarke.org/shop-rebecca-clarke/shop/tickets/. Toni Lester, For more information, call 617-776-1809 or email info@wammix.org. Slosberg Hall, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham MA 02453 ⓘ

February 1, 2016 (Monday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: ReSoundings: sit inside the chant. Music from the 9th to the 20th centuries by Hildegard von Bingen, Kassia, Arvo Pärt, Erna Woll, Raffaella Aleotti, Sulpitia Cesis, Francisco Guerrero, Tomàs Luis de Victoria, the Florentine Laudario, and more. With Nancy Hurrell, harps, Carol Lewis, vielle, Na’ama Lion, flutes, and Mike Williams, percussion. Eliot Church of Newton, 474 Centre St, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ

January 16, 2016 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: ReSoundings: sit inside the chant. Music from the 9th to the 20th centuries by Hildegard von Bingen, Kassia, Arvo Pärt, Erna Woll, Raffaella Aleotti, Sulpitia Cesis, Francisco Guerrero, Tomàs Luis de Victoria, the Florentine Laudario, and more. With Nancy Hurrell, harps, Carol Lewis, vielle, Na’ama Lion, flutes, and Mike Williams, percussion. Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

November 15, 2015 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Clarke, Copland and Cassandra. A cappella works by Rebecca Clarke and Aaron Copland; Elena Ruehr: Cassandra (an a cappella opera), with libretto by Gretchen Henderson, in a concert staging by Ruehr and Amelia LeClair. Eliot Church of Newton, 474 Centre St, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ

November 14, 2015 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Clarke, Copland and Cassandra. A cappella works by Rebecca Clarke and Aaron Copland; Elena Ruehr: Cassandra (an a cappella opera), with libretto by Gretchen Henderson, in a concert staging by Ruehr and Amelia LeClair. Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

May 3, 2015 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Exultet! Hilary Tann: Exultet Terra for double choir and double reed quintet, featuring guest artist Peggy Pearson, solo oboe; with music of Arvo Pärt, Eric Whitacre, and Hildegard von Bingen. Eliot Church of Newton, 474 Centre St, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ

May 2, 2015 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Exultet! Hilary Tann: Exultet Terra for double choir and double reed quintet, featuring guest artist Peggy Pearson, solo oboe; with music of Arvo Pärt, Eric Whitacre, and Hildegard von Bingen. Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

March 15, 2015 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Beautiful as a Dove. Raffaella Aleotti: Motets; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; works by Alessandro Scarlatti, Francisco Guerrero, Tomas Luis da Victoria, Giovanni da Palestrina, and Clemens non Papa. Eliot Church of Newton, 474 Centre St, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ

March 14, 2015 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Beautiful as a Dove. Raffaella Aleotti: Motets; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; works by Alessandro Scarlatti, Francisco Guerrero, Tomas Luis da Victoria, Giovanni da Palestrina, and Clemens non Papa. Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

February 1, 2015 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Soundings: Sit inside the chant. Experience both ancient chant and modern works inspired by chant: by Hildegard von Bingen, Kassia, Patricia van Ness, and of course Anonymous. Eliot Church of Newton, 474 Centre St, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ

January 31, 2015 (Saturday)

2:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Soundings: Sit inside the chant. Experience both ancient chant and modern works inspired by chant: by Hildegard von Bingen, Kassia, Patricia van Ness, and of course Anonymous. Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

November 2, 2014 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Masterworks by Dietrich Buxtehude & Chiara Cozzolani. Dietrich Buxtehude: Membra Jesu nostri (1680); Chiara Cozzolani: Vespers (1650), a rarely performed masterpiece by one of the leading female composers of the 17th century. With period ensemble featuring guest artists Carol Lewis, gamba, and Catherine Liddell and Olav Chris Henriksen, theorbos. Eliot Church of Newton, 474 Centre St, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ

November 1, 2014 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Masterworks by Dietrich Buxtehude & Chiara Cozzolani. Dietrich Buxtehude: Membra Jesu nostri (1680); Chiara Cozzolani: Vespers (1650), a rarely performed masterpiece by one of the leading female composers of the 17th century. With period ensemble featuring guest artists Carol Lewis, gamba, and Catherine Liddell and Olav Chris Henriksen, theorbos. Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

July 13, 2014 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: A Garland of Madrigals. Sensuous love songs by Renaissance teenager Vittoria Aleotti and madrigals by the young John Dowland and Italy's very bad boy, Carlo Gesualdo. For more information, call 508-362-3977 or email ccearlymusic@gmail.com. St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 3055 Route 6A, Barnstable Village MA 02630 ⓘ

May 3, 2014 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Illuminations. A performance/installation piece inviting audiences to immerse themselves in the world of a 1554 Belgian convent with chant from a recently discovered antiphonal, period costumes, period food, and reproductions of illuminated manuscripts. Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

March 9, 2014 (Sunday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Ghirlanda de Madrigali. Sampling some of the delicious madrigals of Renaissance teenager Vittoria Aleotti (published 1593), plus songs and madrigals of the young Dowland (1597) and the young Carlo Gesualdo (1594), Renaissance Italy's very bad boy. Following each concert, please join us for our CD release reception, celebrating Cappella Clausura's world premiere recording of the complete Ghirlanda de Madrigali. Eliot Church, 474 Centre St, Newton Corner MA 02458 ⓘ

March 2, 2014 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Ghirlanda de Madrigali. Sampling some of the delicious madrigals of Renaissance teenager Vittoria Aleotti (published 1593), plus songs and madrigals of the young Dowland (1597) and the young Carlo Gesualdo (1594), Renaissance Italy's very bad boy. Following each concert, please join us for our CD release reception, celebrating Cappella Clausura's world premiere recording of the complete Ghirlanda de Madrigali. St. Paul’s Church, 15 Saint Paul St, Brookline MA 02446 ⓘ

December 15, 2013 (Sunday)

6:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Gloria: Christmas Pageant of music that tells the story of the nativity from the point of view of Mary. Composers include Hildegard von Bingen, Sulpitia Cesis, Rafaella Aleotti, Chiara Cozzolani, and Patricia Van Ness. The program is ornamented by modern dance and puppetry. Scandinavian Cultural Center, 406 Waltham St, West Newton MA

December 14, 2013 (Saturday)

2:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Gloria: Christmas Pageant of music that tells the story of the nativity from the point of view of Mary. Composers include Hildegard von Bingen, Sulpitia Cesis, Rafaella Aleotti, Chiara Cozzolani, and Patricia Van Ness. The program is ornamented by modern dance and puppetry. First Parish Church, 349 Boston Post Rd, Weston MA 02493

December 7, 2013 (Saturday)

2:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Gloria: Christmas Pageant of music that tells the story of the nativity from the point of view of Mary. Composers include Hildegard von Bingen, Sulpitia Cesis, Rafaella Aleotti, Chiara Cozzolani, and Patricia Van Ness. The program is ornamented by modern dance and puppetry. St. Paul’s Church, 15 Saint Paul St, Brookline MA 02446

October 6, 2013 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Rebecca Clarke and her circle. All of Clarke’s a cappella works alongside pieces by her colleagues, and music she studied and sang by Palestrina. St. Paul’s Church, 15 Saint Paul St, Brookline MA 02446

October 5, 2013 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Rebecca Clarke and her circle. All of Clarke’s a cappella works alongside pieces by her colleagues, and music she studied and sang by Palestrina. Christ Church, Zero Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138

April 28, 2013 (Sunday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Martines, Hensel, Clarke & Woll. Marianna von Martines (1744–1812): Dixit Dominus for soloists, chorus and orchestra. Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805–1847): Hiob, Kantate für Soli, Chor und Orchester, and Lobegesang "Meine Seele ist Stille," Kantate für Sopran, Alt, gemischten Chor und Orchester. Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979): "Come, Oh Come, My Life's Delight" and "My Spirit Like a Charmed Bark Doth Float." Erna Woll (1917–2005): Deutsches Proprium vom Gründonnerstag. Three intermezzi by theorbo maestra Catherine Liddell: Adam Falckenhagen (Bayreuth) (1697–1754); David Kellner (1670–1748); Hanburg Stockholm.
\ \ Marianna von Martines was Mozart's contemporary, played in the same circles, and was the first woman to win membership in the Accademica Filarmonica of Bologna. Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel was Felix's sister, and colleague, playing concerts with him as well as running her own concert series. She wrote 3 cantatas in 1831. Composer and violist Rebecca Clarke achieved fame in 1919 with her viola sonata, and continued to compose challenging and powerful works. Erna Woll was a church organist, teacher, and choral director. She composed over 200 works, many of them sacred. For more information, call 617-964-6609 or email info@clausura.org. Parish of the Messiah, 1900 Commonwealth Ave, Auburndale MA 02466

April 27, 2013 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Martines, Hensel, Clarke & Woll. Marianna von Martines (1744–1812): Dixit Dominus for soloists, chorus and orchestra. Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805–1847): Hiob, Kantate für Soli, Chor und Orchester, and Lobegesang "Meine Seele ist Stille," Kantate für Sopran, Alt, gemischten Chor und Orchester. Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979): "Come, Oh Come, My Life's Delight" and "My Spirit Like a Charmed Bark Doth Float." Erna Woll (1917–2005): Deutsches Proprium vom Gründonnerstag. Three intermezzi by theorbo maestra Catherine Liddell: Adam Falckenhagen (Bayreuth) (1697–1754); David Kellner (1670–1748); Hanburg Stockholm.
\ \ Marianna von Martines was Mozart's contemporary, played in the same circles, and was the first woman to win membership in the Accademica Filarmonica of Bologna. Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel was Felix's sister, and colleague, playing concerts with him as well as running her own concert series. She wrote 3 cantatas in 1831. Composer and violist Rebecca Clarke achieved fame in 1919 with her viola sonata, and continued to compose challenging and powerful works. Erna Woll was a church organist, teacher, and choral director. She composed over 200 works, many of them sacred. For more information, call 617-964-6609 or email info@clausura.org. University Lutheran Church, 66 Winthrop St, Cambridge MA 02138

February 15, 2013 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: The Scandinavian Cultural Center Presents: Cappella Clausura in Concert. A musical journey through the history of female composers of a cappella: chant, motets, and madrigals, featuring compositions by Hildegard von Bingen, Vittoria/Rafaella Aleotti, Hilary Tann, Patricia Van Ness, and Dorothy Crawford. Tickets: $20 adult | $10 students/seniors. For more information, call 617-795-1914 or email akeresztes@slcenter.org. The Nordic Hall at the Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham Street, West Newton MA 02465

December 16, 2012 (Sunday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Gloria: A Renaissance Christmas Pageant. This ever-popular alternative Christmas Pageant features gorgeous Renaissance music written by women - cloistered nuns! A family-friendly treat, the concert is a magical presentation with dancers, giant puppets and a sing-along. The Boston Globe describes Clausura's performances: "...eavesdrop on paradise... personal and inviting, extravagant and intimate." For more information, call 617-964-6609 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Parish of the Messiah, 1900 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton MA

December 15, 2012 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Gloria: A Renaissance Christmas Pageant. This ever-popular alternative Christmas Pageant features gorgeous Renaissance music written by women - cloistered nuns! A family-friendly treat, the concert is a magical presentation with dancers, giant puppets and a sing-along. The Boston Globe describes Clausura's performances: "...eavesdrop on paradise... personal and inviting, extravagant and intimate." For more information, call 617-964-6609 or email aleclair@clausura.org. University Lutheran Church, 66 Winthrop Street, Cambridge MA

2:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Gloria: A Renaissance Christmas Pageant. This ever-popular alternative Christmas Pageant features gorgeous Renaissance music written by women - cloistered nuns! A family-friendly treat, the concert is a magical presentation with dancers, giant puppets and a sing-along. The Boston Globe describes Clausura's performances: "...eavesdrop on paradise... personal and inviting, extravagant and intimate." For more information, call 617-964-6609 or email aleclair@clausura.org. First Parish of Weston, 349 Boston Post Road, Weston MA

October 28, 2012 (Sunday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Outside the Walls (reprise). Kassia: “Leaving the Wealth of her Family”; Chiara Margarita Cozzolani: “Psallite, superi”, “Laetatus sum” (Psalm 121), “O Dulcis Iesu”; Lucretia Vizzana: “Protector Noster”, “O Invictissima Christi martyr”, “Ave Regina Coelorum”; Bianca Maria Meda: “Ardete, celestes flammae”, “Vibrate, fulmina”; Raffaella Aleotti: “Surge, propera amica mea”; Sulpitia Cesis: “Quest’è la bell’e santa Vincitrice”, “Sub Tuum Praesidium”; Raffaella Aleotti: “Ascendens Christus in Altum” Parish of the Messiah, Newton MA

October 27, 2012 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Outside the Walls (reprise). Kassia: “Leaving the Wealth of her Family”; Chiara Margarita Cozzolani: “Psallite, superi”, “Laetatus sum” (Psalm 121), “O Dulcis Iesu”; Lucretia Vizzana: “Protector Noster”, “O Invictissima Christi martyr”, “Ave Regina Coelorum”; Bianca Maria Meda: “Ardete, celestes flammae”, “Vibrate, fulmina”; Raffaella Aleotti: “Surge, propera amica mea”; Sulpitia Cesis: “Quest’è la bell’e santa Vincitrice”, “Sub Tuum Praesidium”; Raffaella Aleotti: “Ascendens Christus in Altum” University Lutheran Church, Cambridge MA

October 24, 2012 (Wednesday)

12:00 AM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Outside the Walls (reprise). Kassia: “Leaving the Wealth of her Family”; Chiara Margarita Cozzolani: “Psallite, superi”, “Laetatus sum” (Psalm 121), “O Dulcis Iesu”; Lucretia Vizzana: “Protector Noster”, “O Invictissima Christi martyr”, “Ave Regina Coelorum”; Bianca Maria Meda: “Ardete, celestes flammae”, “Vibrate, fulmina”; Raffaella Aleotti: “Surge, propera amica mea”; Sulpitia Cesis: “Quest’è la bell’e santa Vincitrice”, “Sub Tuum Praesidium”; Raffaella Aleotti: “Ascendens Christus in Altum” Mandel Center, Brandeis University, Waltham MA

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