May 19, 2024 (Sunday)

7:00 PM. Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Rejoice in the Lamb: Benjamin Britten and His World. Benjamin Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb; Matthew Brown: A Red, Red Rose (winner of the Cambridge Chamber Singers International Composition Competition); works by Purcell, Ireland, Granger, Tippett, Bridge, and Delius. Chris Porter, organ. For more information, call 617-953-1853 or email ctroosevelt@gmail.com. Pilgrim Congregational Church, 55 Coolidge Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 ⓘ

May 18, 2024 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Rejoice in the Lamb: Benjamin Britten and His World. Benjamin Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb; Matthew Brown: A Red, Red Rose (winner of the Cambridge Chamber Singers International Composition Competition); works by Purcell, Ireland, Granger, Tippett, Bridge, and Delius. Chris Porter, organ. For more information, call 617-953-1853 or email ctroosevelt@gmail.com. Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church,, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

December 10, 2023 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. The Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Resonet in Laudibus: Five Centuries of Germanic Music. Four Renaissance motets, Romantic works by Josef Rheinberger and Anton Bruckner (including Virga Jesse Floruit and two other motets, in honor of Bruckner's 200th birthday), twentieth century pieces by Kerstin Thieme, Hugo Distler, and Franz Biebl, and a world premiere by Ray Fahrner. For more information, call 617-504-8155 or email information@cambridgemadrigals.org. Pilgrim Congregational Church, 55 Coolidge Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 (View flier) ⓘ

December 9, 2023 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Resonet in Laudibus: Five Centuries of Germanic Music. Four Renaissance motets, Romantic works by Josef Rheinberger and Anton Bruckner (including Virga Jesse Floruit and two other motets, in honor of Bruckner's 200th birthday), twentieth century pieces by Kerstin Thieme, Hugo Distler, and Franz Biebl, and a world premiere by Ray Fahrner. For more information, call 617-504-8155 or email information@cambridgemadrigals.org. Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ

May 21, 2023 (Sunday)

7:00 PM. The Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Predominantly Women. Spotlighting the all-too-often hidden talents of women composers over the last 400 years, including Maddalena Casulana and Vittoria Aleotti; Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel and Clara Weick Schumann; Imogen Holst and Amy Cheney Beach; and contemporary Stacy Garrop. Also, Ily Matthew Maniano: Creations Crescendo, the winner of the 2022 Cambridge Chamber Singers International Composition Composition. For more information, call 617-504-8155 or email cambridgechambersingers@gmail.com. Pilgrim Congregational Church, 55 Coolidge Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 (View flier) ⓘ

May 20, 2023 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Predominantly Women. Spotlighting the all-too-often hidden talents of women composers over the last 400 years, including Maddalena Casulana and Vittoria Aleotti; Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel and Clara Weick Schumann; Imogen Holst and Amy Cheney Beach; and contemporary Stacy Garrop. Also, Ily Matthew Maniano: Creations Crescendo, the winner of the 2022 Cambridge Chamber Singers International Composition Composition. For more information, call 617-504-8155 or email cambridgechambersingers@gmail.com. Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ

December 4, 2022 (Sunday)

7:00 PM. Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Ave Regina Coelorum: Hail, Queen of Heaven. Guillaume Dufay: Missa Ave Regina Coelorum; with works by Hildegard von Bingen, Sweelinck, Schütz, Rheinberger, and contemporary composer Cecilia McDowell. Tickets: $25 adult, $20 students and seniors. For more information, call 617-521-2075 or email information@cambridgemadrigals.org. Pilgrim Congregational Church, 55 Coolidge Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 (View flier) ⓘ

December 3, 2022 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Ave Regina Coelorum: Hail, Queen of Heaven. Guillaume Dufay: Missa Ave Regina Coelorum; with works by Hildegard von Bingen, Sweelinck, Schütz, Rheinberger, and contemporary composer Cecilia McDowell. Tickets: $25 adult, $20 students and seniors. For more information, call 617-521-2075 or email information@cambridgemadrigals.org. Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ

August 18, 2022 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. The Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Benefit Concert for St Augustine’s African Orthodox Church. Note change of venue! Songs of protest, African-American music, and Renaissance music, including spirituals, madrigals, and works by Duke Ellington, Claudio Monteverdi, Amy Beach and others, spanning 16th to the 21st century. Ray Fahrner, conductor. All are welcome. No tickets are necessary, attendance is by free-will donation, in support of the renovation of St. Augustine's African Orthodox Church. For more information, call 617-521-2075 or email information@cambridgemadrigals.org. Cambridge Community Center, 5 Callendar Street, Cambridge MA 02139 (View flier) ⓘ

March 20, 2022 (Sunday)

7:00 PM. The Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: 40th Anniversary Concert - Rescheduled for March 19-20, 2022. Heironymous Praetorius: Magnificat quinti toni; Tomas Luis de Victoria: O Magnum Mysterium, Jean Mouton: Reges terrae; Claudio Monteverdi: Si ch’io vorrei morire; with English partsongs by Parry, Stanford and Finzi, new acappella works by Borishansky and Wyers, and the premiere of Raymond Fahrner’s Set Me as a Seal. Due to COVID restrictions at the venues, the audience is required to provide proof of vaccination and to be masked. For more information, call 617-504-8155 or email information@cambridgemadrigals.org. Pilgrim Congregational Church, 55 Coolidge Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 (View flier) ⓘ

March 19, 2022 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: 40th Anniversary Concert - Rescheduled for March 19-20, 2022. Heironymous Praetorius: Magnificat quinti toni; Tomas Luis de Victoria: O Magnum Mysterium, Jean Mouton: Reges terrae; Claudio Monteverdi: Si ch’io vorrei morire; with English partsongs by Parry, Stanford and Finzi, new acappella works by Borishansky and Wyers, and the premiere of Raymond Fahrner’s Set Me as a Seal. Due to COVID restrictions at the venues, the audience is required to provide proof of vaccination and to be masked. For more information, call 617-504-8155 or email information@cambridgemadrigals.org. Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02166 (View flier) ⓘ

December 12, 2021 (Sunday)

7:00 PM. The Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: 40th Anniversary Concerts. Heironymous Praetorius: Magnificat quinti toni; Tomás Luis de Victoria: O Magnum Mysterium; Jean Mouton: Reges terrae; Claudio Monteverdi: Si ch’io vorrei morire; Raymond Fahrner: Set Me as a Seal (premiere); English partsongs by Parry, Stanford and Finzi; new a cappella works by Borishansky and Wyers; and other holiday music and CCS favorites from the past. Tickets are available at https://ticketpeak.co/cambridgechambersingers/events. Due to COVID restrictions, proof of vaccination and masks are required for admission to the concerts. For more information, call 617-905-5534 or email cambridgechambersingers@gmail.com. Pilgrim Congregational Church, 55 Coolidge Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 ⓘ

December 11, 2021 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: 40th Anniversary Concerts. Heironymous Praetorius: Magnificat quinti toni; Tomás Luis de Victoria: O Magnum Mysterium; Jean Mouton: Reges terrae; Claudio Monteverdi: Si ch’io vorrei morire; Raymond Fahrner: Set Me as a Seal (premiere); English partsongs by Parry, Stanford and Finzi; new a cappella works by Borishansky and Wyers; and other holiday music and CCS favorites from the past. Tickets are available at https://ticketpeak.co/cambridgechambersingers/events. Due to COVID restrictions, proof of vaccination and masks are required for admission to the concerts. For more information, call 617-905-5534 or email cambridgechambersingers@gmail.com. Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02166 ⓘ

June 19, 2021 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Sweet Sounds of Spring! The fully vaccinated Cambridge Chamber Singers welcomes the return of spring, of singing, of live concerts, and of audiences! Featured works include moving Italian madrigals by Monteverdi and Rore, exciting English madrigals by Byrd and Purcell, and a selection of English Romantic Songs of Farewell by Charles H. H. Parry. No tickets or reservations required. Donations are welcome. The concert will also be live-streamed. For more information, call 617-953-1853 or email CTRoosevelt@gmail.com. Old West Church, 131 Cambridge Street, Boston MA 02114 (View flier) ⓘ

December 8, 2019 (Sunday)

7:00 PM. The Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Uncertain Light. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Ave Regina Caelorum (two versions); Heinrich Schütz: Deutsches Magnificat; Robert Schumann: An die Sterne; Ungewisses Licht; and other two-chorus works. For more information, call 617-521-2075 or email information@cambridgemadrigals.org. Pilgrim Congregational Church, 55 Coolidge Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 ⓘ

December 7, 2019 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Uncertain Light. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Ave Regina Caelorum (two versions); Heinrich Schütz: Deutsches Magnificat; Robert Schumann: An die Sterne; Ungewisses Licht; and other two-chorus works. For more information, call 617-521-2075 or email information@cambridgemadrigals.org. Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

May 12, 2019 (Sunday)

7:00 PM. Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Music, When Soft Voices Die: Renaissance, Romantic and Contemporary Gems. Madrigals by William Byrd and Claudio Monteverdi; compositions by Franck Bridge and Charles Parry; and Gilad Hochman's Beyond Nine Lakes, winner of the 19th Annual International Composition Competition. Tickets: $25 general admission, $20 students/seniors. For more information, call 617-521-2075 or email information@cambridgemadrigals.org. Pilgrim Congregational Church, 55 Coolidge Avenue, Lexington MA 02421 (View flier) ⓘ

May 11, 2019 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Music, When Soft Voices Die: Renaissance, Romantic and Contemporary Gems. Madrigals by William Byrd and Claudio Monteverdi; compositions by Franck Bridge and Charles Parry; and Gilad Hochman's Beyond Nine Lakes, winner of the 19th Annual International Composition Competition. Tickets: $25 general admission, $20 students/seniors. For more information, call 617-521-2075 or email information@cambridgemadrigals.org. Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ

December 16, 2018 (Sunday)

7:00 PM. Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: O Splendor Gloriae. John Taverner: O Splendor Gloriae; John Tavener: God Is With Us (A Christmas Proclamation); Charles Villiers Stanford: Beati quorum via; and a flourish of favorite carols. For more information, call 617-521-2075 or email information@cambridgemadrigals.org. Pilgrim Congregational Church, 55 Coolidge Avenue, Lexington MA 02421 ⓘ

December 15, 2018 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: O Splendor Gloriae. John Taverner: O Splendor Gloriae; John Tavener: God Is With Us (A Christmas Proclamation); Charles Villiers Stanford: Beati quorum via; and a flourish of favorite carols. For more information, call 617-521-2075 or email information@cambridgemadrigals.org. Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

May 20, 2018 (Sunday)

7:00 PM. The Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Spem in Alium: A Tribute to Hope. Thomas Tallis: Spem in Alium (40-part motet); Claudio Monteverdi: Zefiro torno; Charles Villiers Stanford: The Blue Bird; Paul Hindemith: Six Chansons; Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II: "All The Things You Are"; David von Kampen: Here Among the Flowers (winner of the CCS 19th Annual International Composition Competition). This special concert celebrates 30 years of music under the direction of Ray Fahrner. For more information, call 617-504-8155 or email information@cambridgemadrigals.org. Pilgrim Congregational Church, 55 Coolidge Avenue, Lexington MA (View flier) ⓘ

May 19, 2018 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Spem in Alium: A Tribute to Hope. Thomas Tallis: Spem in Alium (40-part motet); Claudio Monteverdi: Zefiro torno; Charles Villiers Stanford: The Blue Bird; Paul Hindemith: Six Chansons; Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II: "All The Things You Are"; David von Kampen: Here Among the Flowers (winner of the CCS 19th Annual International Composition Competition). This special concert celebrates 30 years of music under the direction of Ray Fahrner. For more information, call 617-504-8155 or email information@cambridgemadrigals.org. Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA (View flier) ⓘ

December 3, 2017 (Sunday)

7:00 PM. The Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: A Ceremony of Carols. Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols (Juli Miller, harp); Johannes Brahms: Marienlieder; with a selection of popular English carols. For more information, call 617-504-8155 or email information@cambridgemadrigals.org. Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church, 155 Powderhouse Blvd, Somerville MA 02144 (View flier) ⓘ

December 2, 2017 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: A Ceremony of Carols. Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols (Juli Miller, harp); Johannes Brahms: Marienlieder; with a selection of popular English carols. For more information, call 617-504-8155 or email information@cambridgemadrigals.org. Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ

September 10, 2017 (Sunday)

7:30 PM. The Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Joining Our Voices to Stop Poverty. A Benefit Concert in Support of the 60th Anniversary of ATD Fourth World, featuring spirituals, Randall Thompson’s Alleluia, and international selections, including the winner of the Cambridge Chamber Singers 2017 International Composition Competition. Tickets are by donation, at https://ticketpeak.com/cambridgechambersingers/. For over 50 years, ATD Fourth World USA has been working in under-served communities in the United States to overcome the injustices of persistent poverty by learning from those who face poverty every day and by mobilizing people from all walks of life to stop poverty. Joining our Voices concerts are being held around the world to raise awareness, to mobilize the general public to act together to #StopPoverty, and to raise funds for music and cultural projects in under-served communities. All contributions will go directly towards the programs and work of ATD Fourth World USA (http://4thworldmovement.org). For more information, call 617-521-2075 or email cambridgechambersingers@gmail.com. Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ

May 7, 2017 (Sunday)

7:00 PM. The Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Musica Erotica. A festival of 500 years of playful and provocative music about erotic love, including madrigals of Josquin, Gesualdo and Cipriano de Rore; various interpretations of “dying” by Willaert and Monteverdi; and prurient Romantic and contemporary a cappella pieces such as Peggy Lee’s “Fever” and The Drifters’ “Under the Boardwalk”. Also included: the winner of our 2017 International Composition Competition, “Konus Kale” (The Medlar Garden), by Iranian composer Hamid Mardkhanjari. The concert is rated PG. For more information, call 617-521-2075 or email information@cambridgemadrigals.org. Lindsey Chapel of Emmanuel Church
, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

May 6, 2017 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Musica Erotica. A festival of 500 years of playful and provocative music about erotic love, including madrigals of Josquin, Gesualdo and Cipriano de Rore; various interpretations of “dying” by Willaert and Monteverdi; and prurient Romantic and contemporary a cappella pieces such as Peggy Lee’s “Fever” and The Drifters’ “Under the Boardwalk”. Also included: the winner of our 2017 International Composition Competition, “Konus Kale” (The Medlar Garden), by Iranian composer Hamid Mardkhanjari. The concert is rated PG. For more information, call 617-521-2075 or email information@cambridgemadrigals.org. Grace Episcopal Church
, 76 Eldredge Street 
, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ

December 4, 2016 (Sunday)

7:00 PM. Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Hail, Queen of Heaven: Christmas Music by Rore, Rorem, Rautavaara, and Brahms. Renaissance, Romantic, and modern Christmas music, in commemoration of Cipriano de Rore (b. 1516) and Einojuhani Rautavaara (d. 2016). Also, Johannes Brahms: "Es ist das Heil uns kommen her"; and classic Christmas carols. For more information, call 617-521-2075 or email cambridgechambersingers@gmail.com. Pilgrim Congregational Church, 55 Coolidge Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 ⓘ

December 3, 2016 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Hail, Queen of Heaven: Christmas Music by Rore, Rorem, Rautavaara, and Brahms. Renaissance, Romantic, and modern Christmas music, in commemoration of Cipriano de Rore (b. 1516) and Einojuhani Rautavaara (d. 2016). Also, Johannes Brahms: "Es ist das Heil uns kommen her"; and classic Christmas carols. For more information, call 617-521-2075 or email cambridgechambersingers@gmail.com. Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church,, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

May 22, 2016 (Sunday)

7:00 PM. The Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Tiffany in Song. A concert, in conjunction with the Covenant Boston Preservation Project and the Church of the Covenant, to support the preservation of the greatest collection of sacred Tiffany glass in the world with music that relates directly to the themes of the windows and the life of Tiffany. Music includes Renaissance motets by Josquin and Guerrero, Schubert’s Miriam’s Song of Joy, and spiritual and gospel favorites. Also, Kelly-Marie Murphy: Miserere, by the winner of the 16th Annual International Composition Competition. For more information, call 617-521-2075 or email information@cambridgemadrigals.org. Pilgrim Congregational Church UCC, 55 Coolidge Avenue, Lexington MA (View flier) ⓘ

May 21, 2016 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Tiffany in Song. A concert, in conjunction with the Covenant Boston Preservation Project and the Church of the Covenant, to support the preservation of the greatest collection of sacred Tiffany glass in the world with music that relates directly to the themes of the windows and the life of Tiffany. Music includes Renaissance motets by Josquin and Guerrero, Schubert’s Miriam’s Song of Joy, and spiritual and gospel favorites. Also, Kelly-Marie Murphy: Miserere, by the winner of the 16th Annual International Composition Competition. For more information, call 617-521-2075 or email information@cambridgemadrigals.org. Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury Street, Boston MA (View flier) ⓘ

December 6, 2015 (Sunday)

7:00 PM. Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Nova! Nowell. Tomás Luis de Victoria: Missa O Magnum Mysterium; Adam de la Halle: Dieus soit en cheste maison; Eric Whitacre: Lux Aurumque; other music of the Christmas season, Medieval and modern. $25 General admission, $20 Students/seniors. For more information, call 617-905-5534 or email information@cambridgemadrigals.org. Pilgrim Congregational Church UCC, 55 Coolidge Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 ⓘ

December 5, 2015 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Nova! Nowell. Tomás Luis de Victoria: Missa O Magnum Mysterium; Adam de la Halle: Dieus soit en cheste maison; Eric Whitacre: Lux Aurumque; other music of the Christmas season, Medieval and modern. $25 General admission, $20 Students/seniors. For more information, call 617-905-5534 or email information@cambridgemadrigals.org. Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

June 7, 2014 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Requiem. Maurice Duruflé: Requiem, Op. 9; J. S. Bach: motet, "Lobet den Hern, alle Heiden"; with chamber orchestra. Composed in 1947, Duruflé's Requiem is one of the choral masterpieces of the 20th century. The Cambridge Chamber Singers is pleased to present the rarely heard version that Duruflé created for chamber orchestra and organ. For more information, call 617-527-2191 or email information@cambridgemadrigals.org. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

December 15, 2013 (Sunday)

7:00 PM. Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: St. Cecilia & Friends: Byrd to Britten, Purcell to Howells. Benjamin Britten: Hymn to St. Cecilia; Randall Thompson: Alleluia; and beautiful Christmas works by William Byrd and Herbert Howells. TBA MA

December 13, 2013 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: St. Cecilia & Friends: Byrd to Britten, Purcell to Howells. Benjamin Britten: Hymn to St. Cecilia; Randall Thompson: Alleluia; and beautiful Christmas works by William Byrd and Herbert Howells. Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA

May 5, 2013 (Sunday)

7:00 PM. Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: A Garden of Musical Delights. Tomkins and Dinerstein: “When David Heard”, and pieces by Monteverdi, Josquin, Finzi and Fahrner. Celebrating music director Ray Fahrner’s 25th anniversary. Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church, 155 Powder House Boulevard, Somerville MA

May 4, 2013 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: A Garden of Musical Delights. Tomkins and Dinerstein: “When David Heard”, and pieces by Monteverdi, Josquin, Finzi and Fahrner. Celebrating music director Ray Fahrner’s 25th anniversary. TBC MA

December 9, 2012 (Sunday)

7:00 PM. Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Ikons of the Nativity. Josquin des Prez: Missa de la beata Virgine, Claude Debussy: Trois chansons de Charles d'Orléans, John Tavener: Ikon of the Nativity. Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church, 155 Powder House Boulevard, Somerville MA

December 8, 2012 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Ikons of the Nativity. Josquin des Prez: Missa de la beata Virgine, Claude Debussy: Trois chansons de Charles d'Orléans, John Tavener: Ikon of the Nativity. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA

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