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Auditions are open for The Stamford Chorale. See the auditions page for more information.

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. Eliot Church Of Newton, 474 Centre Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ

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. Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Ensemble Lyrae [MA]: Expressions of Light & Dark. Works by Felix Mendelssohn, Zoltán Kodály, Gustav Holst, Adam Guettel, Ola Gjeilo, and others, including new music for women’s voices through Brian John's commissioned setting of “You, Darkness” with text by Rainer Maria Rilke, and a fresh interpretation of Disney’s “All in the Golden Afternoon” by Eva Kendrick. Shirley Meeting House, 41 Brown Road, Shirley MA 01464 (View flier)

4:00 PM. Montpelier Community Gospel Choir [VT]: A Cappella Gospel Concert. With the small choir. Greensboro UCC, 165 E. Craftsbury Rd, Greensboro VT 05841 ⓘ

5:00 PM. Yale Recital Chorus [CT]: Yale Recital Chorus. Samuel Barber: Summer of Knoxville, 1915; Owain Park: Foosteps; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Le Reniement de St. Pierre; Dominick DiOrio: You Do Not Walk Alone; Francis Poulenc: Un Soir de Neige. Margaret Burk, conductor. Marquand Chapel, Yale University, 409 Prospect Street, New Haven CT 06511

7:00 PM. Zamir Chorale of Boston [MA]: Concert. Temple Reyim, 1860 Washington Street, Newton MA 02466 (View flier) ⓘ

October 25, 2018 (Thursday)

7:00 PM. GMChorale's Alchemy [CT]: Come to the Music. A cappella and accompanied choral music by Schumann, Brahms, Bruckner, Duruflé, Fauré, Siegfried, Vaughan Williams, Britten, Thompson, Vierne, and Clausen. Joseph D'Eugenio, conductor. Free admission, no tickets required (free-will offering accepted) First Church of Christ, 366 Main Street, Old Saybrook CT 06475 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Saga. With Sarah Walker, storyteller. Tickets $30 general admission; $10 tickets for students & music educators available at the door (except 10/27). Simon Center for the Arts, Falmouth Academy, 7 Highfield Drive, Falmouth MA 02045

8:00 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra/Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Einfelde and Mahler. Maija Einfelde: Lux aeterna (for unaccompanied chorus); Mahler Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection". Ying Fang, soprano; Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano; Andris Nelsons, conductor. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston MA 02115

October 26, 2018 (Friday)

1:30 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra/Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Einfelde and Mahler. Maija Einfelde: Lux aeterna (for unaccompanied chorus); Mahler Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection". Ying Fang, soprano; Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano; Andris Nelsons, conductor. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston MA 02115

7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Saga. With Sarah Walker, storyteller. Tickets $30 general admission; $10 tickets for students & music educators available at the door (except 10/27). St Paul's Episcopal Church, 166 High Street, Newburyport MA 01950

October 27, 2018 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Chatham Chorale [MA]: Mystery and Majesty. Ralph Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs; G.F. Handel: Highlights from Parts 1 & 2 of Messiah. Thomas Jones, baritone. With chamber orchestra. First United Methodist Church, 569 Main St, Chatham MA 02633 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Saga. With Sarah Walker, storyteller. Tickets $30 general admission; $10 tickets for students & music educators available at the door (except 10/27). Nordic Hall, Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham Street, West Newton MA 02465

7:30 PM. Ensemble Lyrae [MA]: Expressions of Light & Dark. Works by Felix Mendelssohn, Zoltán Kodály, Gustav Holst, Adam Guettel, Ola Gjeilo, and others, including new music for women’s voices through Brian John's commissioned setting of “You, Darkness” with text by Rainer Maria Rilke, and a fresh interpretation of Disney’s “All in the Golden Afternoon” by Eva Kendrick. St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 838 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge MA 02139 (View flier)

7:30 PM. Voce [CT]: Unity – Choral Harmony Through the Ages. Music of Tallis, Bruckner, Lauridsen and Whitacre, and others. St. Patrick - St. Anthony Church, 285 Church Street, Hartford CT 06103

8:00 PM. Commonwealth Chorale/New England Philharmonic [MA]: Spirit of the Bells. Sergei Rachmaninoff: The Bells (Sarah Pelletier, soprano; Yeghishe Manucharyan, tenor; David Kravitz, baritone); Lachlan Skipworth: Spiritus (U.S. premiere); John Harbison Symphony No. 1. Richard Pittman, Music Director. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

October 28, 2018 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Saga. With Sarah Walker, storyteller. Tickets $30 general admission; $10 tickets for students & music educators available at the door (except 10/27). Houghton Memorial Chapel, Wellesley College, Wellesley MA 02482

3:00 PM. Boston Cecilia [MA]: Armistice: The Journey for Peace. Jeffrey Van: A Procession Winding Around Me (text by Walt Whitman); Herbert Howell: Requiem. George Case, conductor. All Saints Church, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Chatham Chorale [MA]: Mystery and Majesty. Ralph Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs; G.F. Handel: Highlights from Parts 1 & 2 of Messiah. Thomas Jones, baritone. With chamber orchestra. 569 Main St, Chatham MA 02633 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Boston Camerata [MA]: The Tale of Fauvel: A Political Fable from Medieval France. The malevolent animal Fauvel is the protagonist of this acerbic and witty fable satirizing religious and political life in the fourteenth century and laden with implications for our own time and place. A semi-staged production including music, text, and images. Anne Azéma, Timothy Leigh Evans, Michael Barrett, voices; Shira Kammen, vielle; Steven Lundahl, winds; Joel Cohen, narrator. First Church In Boston, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier)

6:00 PM. Worcester Chorus [MA]: Chris Shepard 10th Anniversary Celebration. Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring; Martin Sedek: Nature Has a Thousand Choirs (premiere, commission); G.F. Handel: Zadok the Priest; Ludwig van Beethoven: Choral Fantasy (Simone Dinnerstein, piano); Symphony No. 9 (mvt. 4) "Ode to Joy". Featuring the Worcester Chamber Music Society. Tickets: adults $49, students $17.50, youths $7.50. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ

October 30, 2018 (Tuesday)

November 1, 2018 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Yale Schola Cantorum [CT]: Songs of Farewell. Ildebrando Pizzetti: Requiem; Charles Hubert Hastings Parry: Songs of Farewell. David Hill, conductor. Christ Church, 84 Broadway, New Haven CT 06511

November 3, 2018 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Cape Symphony [MA]: Magnificent Mozart. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem; Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. With Musica Sacra. Jung-Ho Pak, conductor. Barnstable Performing Arts Center, 744 W Main St, Hyannis MA 02601 (View flier)

7:30 PM. CONCORA (Connecticut Choral Artists) [CT]: Considering Matthew Shepard. Craig Hella Johnson: Considering Matthew Shepard. Jamie Spillane, conductor; Chris Shepard, piano. With the UConn Chamber Singers. Marking the 20th anniversary of the Wyoming college student's brutal murder. This concert is the first in CONCORA's new Music with a Mission Project. St. John's Episcopal Church, 682 Main Street, Stamford CT 06901 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Fairfield County Chorale [CT]: Carmina Burana. Carl Orff: Carmina Burana; Adolphus Hailstork: I will lift up mine eyes. With the New Haven Symphony Orchestra. David Rosenmeyer, conductor. Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Avenue, Norwalk CT 06851 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Maine Music Society Battle of the Blends XXV Anniversary Celebration [ME]: Battle of the Blends XXV Anniversary Celebration. Battle of the Blends features 7 extraordinary a cappella singing groups from around New England who will present their energetic vocal renditions of jazz, barbershop, pop, rock ‘n’ roll, and Renaissance music. Coming together to benefit MMS are: Edward Little High School’s Fermata Nowhere, the Bowdoin College Meddiebempsters, the Bates College Crosstones, None of the Above, The Royal River Chorus, Vocal Solution and the Maine Music Society Chamber Singers. Gendron Franco Center, 46 Cedar Street, Lewiston ME 04240 (View flier)

8:00 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: Bach and Harbison. J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 140, "Sleepers, awake"; John Harbison: Sacred Trilogy (The Flight Into Egypt, But Mary Stood, The Supper at Emmaus), presented in honor of the composer's 80th birthday. The three cantatas that form Harbison's Trilogy were all commissioned by Cantata Singers, but have never before been heard together in one concert. Composer John Harbison and composer and writer Robert Kirzinger will give a pre-concert talk, free to all ticketholders, at 7 p.m. in Williams Hall. Following the performance, all are invited to attend a free post-concert reception. Single Tickets: $25-$75; Choral Arts New England get 20% discount with code CANE1819. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Master Singers of Lexington [MA]: Psalms and Sonnets. Franz Schubert: Psalm 23; Felix Mendelssohn: Psalm 43; Jean Berger: Brazilian Psalm; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Sonnet 71; David Rakowski: Sonnet 22; George Shearing: Songs and Sonnets. Tickets: $25 general admission/$20 seniors/students. Pilgrim Congregational Church, 55 Coolidge Avenue, Lexington MA 02421 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Seraphim Singers [MA]: Divine Encounters. Works by Renaissance, Romantic, and modern composers (including Vaughan Williams, Frank Ferko, Christina Whitten Thomas) Eliot Church Of Newton, 474 Centre Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ

November 4, 2018 (Sunday)

2:30 PM. Choir Matrix and Consonare Youth Choirs [CT]: Music Still Speaks. Choral works with compelling texts, many by living composers, to encourage and empower silenced voices to speak and sing. With the new women’s choir, Choir Matrix, and Consonare Youth Choirs, hosted by the Eastern Concert Chorale, in collaboration with Thread City Classical Dance. The mission of our community choirs is to cultivate consonance and build community through choral music in Connecticut for all, regardless of financial constraints. Eastern Connecticut State University, Fine Arts Instructional Center Concert Hall, 83 Windham Street, Willimantic CT 06226 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Cape Symphony [MA]: Magnificent Mozart. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem; Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. With Musica Sacra. Jung-Ho Pak, conductor. Barnstable Performing Arts Center, 744 W Main St, Hyannis MA 02601 (View flier)

3:00 PM. Seraphim Singers [MA]: Divine Encounters. Works by Renaissance, Romantic, and modern composers (including Vaughan Williams, Frank Ferko, Christina Whitten Thomas) First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

4:00 PM. CONCORA (Connecticut Choral Artists) [CT]: Considering Matthew Shepard. Craig Hella Johnson: Considering Matthew Shepard. Jamie Spillane, conductor; Chris Shepard, piano. With the UConn Chamber Singers. Marking the 20th anniversary of the Wyoming college student's brutal murder. This concert is the first in CONCORA's new Music with a Mission Project. Asylum Hill Congregational Church, 814 Asylum Ave, Hartford CT 06105 ⓘ

7:00 PM. Zamir Chorale of Boston [MA]: Concert. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 842 Tremont St., Duxbury MA 02331 ⓘ

November 8, 2018 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. New Haven Symphony Orchestra [CT]: Carmina Burana. Carl Orff: Carmina Burana; Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Music from Sleeping Beauty; Carl Maria von Weber: Overture to Oberon. Fairfield County Chorale; The Chorus of Westerly; New Haven Chorale; Lisa Williamson, soprano; Zachary Johnson, baritone; William Boughton, conductor. Woolsey Hall, 500 College Street, New Haven CT 06511

November 9, 2018 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Chorus pro Musica [MA]: Audubon. James Kallembach: Audubon (world premiere). Sumner Thompson, baritone. With full orchestra and video-graphic images by Kathy Wittman of Ball Square Films. Preceded by a short presentation by Mass Audubon and an introduction by the composer. Tickets: $27-$97 ($12 under age 30) Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

November 10, 2018 (Saturday)

2:00 PM. Ensemble Lyrae [MA]: Expressions of Light & Dark. Works by Felix Mendelssohn, Zoltán Kodály, Gustav Holst, Adam Guettel, Ola Gjeilo, and others, including new music for women’s voices through Brian John's commissioned setting of “You, Darkness” with text by Rainer Maria Rilke, and a fresh interpretation of Disney’s “All in the Golden Afternoon” by Eva Kendrick. Morse Institute Library, 14 E. Central Street, Natick MA 01760 (View flier)

6:00 PM. Crescendo [MA]: The Sound of the Trumpet—Celebrating Life in England & New England. This program features two “Requiems” and two “Jubilates” of different eras. Henry Purcell: Funeral Sentences and Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary; Jubilate Deo; Scott Perkins: A New England Requiem; Jubilate Deo; John Taverner: A Song for Athene. Nicholas Tamagna, countertenor. With period brass, strings, basso continuo and organ. Christine Gevert, conductor. Saint James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington MA 01230 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Oratorio Chorale [ME]: Claudio Monteverdi Vespers of 1610. Molly Quinn, soprano; Virginia Warnken, mezzo-sopprano; Jason McStoots, tenor; Sumner Thompson, bass. With the Blue Heron Ensemble. Tickets: adults $25 advance, $30 at the door; students half price; children under 12 free if accompanied by a ticketed adult. St. Luke’s Cathedral, 143 State St, Portland ME 04101 ⓘ

7:00 PM. Ridgefield Chorale [CT]: Always Something Sings. About the connection of life and human experience, of the presence of music all around us, from the chirping of crickets to the music of the spheres. “Every day, in all creation, always something sings.” Veronica Hagman Concert Hall, Western Connecticut State University, 43 Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury CT 06811 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. IMILONJI KaNtu [MA]: Concert and Workshop, South African music and dance. The Soweto chorus Imilonji KaNtu was honored to sing at the inauguration of President Nelson Mandela and the elevation of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The 7:30 concert shares songs of protest and peace as well as costumes and dance from many of the different tribes of South Africa. The performance is preceded by a workshop from 2–4 pm showcasing songs, dances, costumes and the different cultures of many tribes of South Africa. You will have an opportunity to learn some songs and dance moves if you choose! Workshop tickets $40, concert $20, full day $50. Presented by Sharing a New Song. Arlington Town Hall, 730 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington MA 02476 (View flier)

7:30 PM. Salisbury Singers [MA]: Glorious Light – The Music Of Dan Forrest And Bob Chilcott. Dan Forrest: Lux (Worcester premiere); Bob Chilcott: Requiem. Tickets: $30 adults, $25 senior, $10 students with ID, children under 12 free. Cathedral of St. Paul, 15 Chatham St., Worcester MA 01609 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers [MA]: Praise from the Royal Courts. G.F. Handel: Israel in Egypt. Catherine Hedberg, mezzo soprano; Matthew Anderson, tenor. With orchestra. Congregation B'nai Shalom, 117 E. Main Street, Westborough MA 01581 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Back Bay Chorale [MA]: Unfinished Masterpieces. Caroline Shaw: Seven Joys (Boston premiere, BBC co-commission). Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Masterworks Chorale [MA]: Mozart Requiem. Michael Schachter: Uriel (Boston premiere, text by Ralph Waldo Emerson); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem, K.626 (Robert Levin completion). Susan Consoli, soprano; Roselin Osser, mezzo-soprano; Charles Blandy, tenor; Thomas Jones, baritone; Kevin Leong, conductor. Pre-concert talk at 7:30. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy St, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut [CT]: Armistice and Triumph. Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; George Butterworth: "On the Idle Hill of Summer"; Charles Ives: "In Flanders Field"; George M. Cohan: "Over There"; Irving Berlin: "God Bless America"; Edward Elgar: Serenade for Strings. With the Norwalk Symphony. Helena Brown, soprano; Ned Tipton, organ. St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 111 Oeneke Ridge, New Canaan CT 06840 ⓘ

November 11, 2018 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Metropolitan Chorale and Commonwealth Chorale [MA]: Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem. The combined voices of the Metropolitan and Commonwealth Chorales (180+ voices) present Verdi's titanic masterpiece under the baton of Lisa Graham. Antonia Tamer, soprano; Vera Savage, mezzo-soprano; Yeghishe Manucharyan, tenor; James Harrington, bass. Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Boston Choral Ensemble [MA]: Rachmaninoff Vespers. Sergei Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37; Arvo Pärt: Ja ma kuulsin hääle (And I heard a voice) (American premiere). Mission Church (Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help), 1545 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02120 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Coro Allegro [MA]: Vivaldi/Pärt. Antonio Vivaldi, Magnificat (RV 610); Gloria (RV 589); Arvo Pärt, Adam’s Lament; Magnificat. Dana Varga, soprano; Margaret Lias, mezzo-soprano. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy St, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Oratorio Chorale [ME]: Claudio Monteverdi Vespers of 1610. Molly Quinn, soprano; Virginia Warnken, mezzo-sopprano; Jason McStoots, tenor; Sumner Thompson, bass. With the Blue Heron Ensemble. Tickets: adults $25 advance, $30 at the door; students half price; children under 12 free if accompanied by a ticketed adult. St. John the Baptist Church, 39 Pleasant St, Brunswick ME 04011 ⓘ

4:00 PM. CONCORA (Connecticut Choral Artists) [MA]: Considering Matthew Shepard. Craig Hella Johnson: Considering Matthew Shepard. Jamie Spillane, conductor; Chris Shepard, piano. With the UConn Chamber Singers. Marking the 20th anniversary of the Wyoming college student's brutal murder. This concert is the first in CONCORA's new Music with a Mission Project. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Crescendo [CT]: The Sound of the Trumpet—Celebrating Life in England & New England. This program features two “Requiems” and two “Jubilates” of different eras. Henry Purcell: Funeral Sentences and Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary; Jubilate Deo; Scott Perkins: A New England Requiem; Jubilate Deo; John Taverner: A Song for Athene. Nicholas Tamagna, countertenor. With period brass, strings, basso continuo and organ. Christine Gevert, conductor. Trinity Church Lime Rock, 484 Lime Rock Road, Lakeville CT 01230 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. GMChorale [CT]: Dream with Me Tonight, Dear Friends. Leonard Bernstein: choral selections from Mass, West Side Story, Peter Pan, and Candide; Touches for solo piano; Aaron Copland: “At the River"; other spirituals; Randall Thompson: Frostiana; Alleluia. MHS Performing Arts Center, 200 La Rosa Lane, Middletown CT 06457 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Wellesley Choral Society [MA]: Magnificent Magnificats. Settings of the Magnificat from the 16th to the 20th centuries. Unitarian Universalist Society, 309 Washington Street, Wellesley MA 02481 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Yale Camerata [CT]: "Bless the living, bless the dead". Herbert Howells: Take Him, Earth; John Tavener: Requiem Fragments; Carol Barnett: The World Beloved (A Bluegrass Mass). Marguerite L. Brooks, conductor. Church of the Redeemer, 185 Cold Spring Street, New Haven CT 06511 (View flier)

November 12, 2018 (Monday)

5:00 PM. Yale Repertory Chorus [CT]: Fall Recital. First-year choral conducting students lead the Yale Repertory Chorus in a one hour program. Battell Chapel, 400 College Street, New Haven CT 06511

November 13, 2018 (Tuesday)

7:00 PM. Handel Society of Dartmouth College [NH]: Brahms Requiem. Johannes Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem. Spaulding Auditorium at the Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, 2 E Wheelock Street, Hanover NH 03755 ⓘ

November 17, 2018 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Burlington Choral Society [VT]: Birthday Odes. Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; G.F. Handel: Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne; Henry Purcell: Ode for the Birthday of Queen Mary, “Come Ye Sons of Art”. College Street Congregational Church, 265 College Street, Burlington VT 05401 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Eastern Connecticut Symphony and Chorus [CT]: Verdi Stabat Mater. Giuseppe Verdi: Stabat Mater; Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite; Joan Towner: Purple Rhapsody (Barbara Wiggin, viola); Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian". Garde Arts Center, 325 State Street, New London CT 06320

7:30 PM. Mystic Chorale [MA]: LOVE! 175 Mystic Chorale voices sing out about the many dimensions of love, from the sweet blush of a new crush to the misery of a break-up, to the tenderness we feel with a baby in our arms. The music will range from the gentle caress of a Celtic ballad to the rock-out glory of the classic “Why Do Fools Fall In Love?” from Katy Perry’s “Firework” to an early John Lennon love song, from a rousing hit from the musical Hamilton to a Doo-Wop medley. The women will belt out Aretha Franklin’s “Respect,” and the men will move hearts with “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling.” Guitarist extraordinaire Gary Backstrom leads the band. Tickets: $20 general admission, children under 5 free. Converse Hall at Tremont Temple, 88 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02108 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Yale Voxtet [CT]: A. Scarlatti: Il Primo Omicidio. Nicholas McGegan, guest conductor. Sprague Memorial Hall, 470 College Street, New Haven CT 06511 (View flier)

8:00 PM. Providence Singers/R.I. Philharmonic [RI]: Armistice Centennial. Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona nobis pacem; Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3; Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto (Colin Carr, cello); Mary Wilson, soprano; Andrew Garland, baritone; Christopher Warren-Green, conductor. Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 1 Avenue of The Arts, Providence RI 02903 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: Music of the (German) Night. Choral masterworks by Rheinberger, Brahms, Schubert, Reger, Schumann, and Zimmerman celebrating evening, nighttime, and the emotions stirred therein. Tickets: $15-$45. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

November 18, 2018 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Fine Arts Chorale [MA]: Fall concert. Franz Schubert: Mass in G; F.J. Haydn: Harmoniemesse. Tickets: $20/$15 for students and seniors. Old South Union Church, 25 Columbian Street, Weymouth MA 02190 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Connecticut Master Chorale [CT]: Holiday Prelude Concert. Featuring "A Russian Christmas" and a diverse selection of distinctive music for Winter, Advent, Hanukkah, and Christmas - with timeless yuletide melodies, joyous carols, lullabies, big band, gospel, and more. First Congregational Church, 164 Deer Hill Ave., Danbury CT 06810 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Kearsarge Chorale [NH]: All of Us. Ola Gjeilo: Sunrise Mass (with string orchestra); Craig Hella Johnson:Considering Matthew Shepard (final movement); Jonathan Larson: “Seasons of Love” from Rent. Sawyer Center Theater, Colby-Sawyer College, 541 Main Street, New London NH 03257 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Sounds of Stow [MA]: Samson. G.F. Handel: Samson. Jessica Cooper, soprano; Deborah Rentz-Moore,mezzo-soprano; Charles Blandy, tenor; Mark Cleveland, bass-baritone; Ulysses Thomas, bass-baritone. With full orchestra. Hale School, 55 Hartley Road, Stow MA 01775

3:30 PM. Mystic Chorale [MA]: LOVE! 175 Mystic Chorale voices sing out about the many dimensions of love, from the sweet blush of a new crush to the misery of a break-up, to the tenderness we feel with a baby in our arms. The music will range from the gentle caress of a Celtic ballad to the rock-out glory of the classic “Why Do Fools Fall In Love?” from Katy Perry’s “Firework” to an early John Lennon love song, from a rousing hit from the musical Hamilton to a Doo-Wop medley. The women will belt out Aretha Franklin’s “Respect,” and the men will move hearts with “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling.” Guitarist extraordinaire Gary Backstrom leads the band. Tickets: $20 general admission, children under 5 free. Converse Hall at Tremont Temple, 88 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02108 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Heritage Chorale [MA]: Leonard Bernstein: a Centennial Celebration. Leonard Bernstein: Mass (selections); West Side Story suite; selections from Peter Pan; selection's from Candide; and more. John Finney, conductor. Tickets: $25 adult, $20 student/senior, $10 ages 6-17. St. Mark's School Putnam Family Arts Center, 25 Marlboro Road, Southborough MA 01772 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Pioneer Valley Symphony Chorus [MA]: Night and Day. Monteverdi: Ecco mormorar l’onde; Cole Porter: "Night & Day"; David Von Kampen: Afternoon on a Hill; and other works that evoke, or are inspired by, the times of day. The Episcopal Church of St. James and Andrew, : 8 Church St, Greenfield MA 01301 ⓘ

November 24, 2018 (Saturday)

5:30 PM. Crescendo [MA]: Music in the Museum: Paintings in Song. John Myers: Paintings in Song, (a multimedia composition of nine choral pieces based on Norman Rockwell’s paintings, including "The Four Freedoms"). With the Berkshire Children’s Chorus and instrumentalists, including the composer, all directed by Christine Gevert. One highlight is “Freedom from Want,” which portrays the American values associated with the Thanksgiving celebration. A collaboration between the Norman Rockwell Museum, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Berkshire Children’s Chorus and Crescendo. Norman Rockwell Museum, 9 Glendale Road / Route 183, Stockbridge MA 01262 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Rhode Island Civic Chorale & Orchestra [RI]: Magnificent Bach! J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 191 (Gloria in excelsis Deo); Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068; Magnificat in D, BWV 243. Dana Varga, soprano; Teresa Buchholz, mezzo-soprano; Christon Carney, tenor; Matt Chastain, bass-baritone. McVinney Auditorium, 43 Dave Gavitt Way, Providence RI 02903 ⓘ

November 25, 2018 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Rhode Island Civic Chorale & Orchestra [RI]: Magnificent Bach! J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 191 (Gloria in excelsis Deo); Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068; Magnificat in D, BWV 243. Dana Varga, soprano; Teresa Buchholz, mezzo-soprano; Christon Carney, tenor; Matt Chastain, bass-baritone. St. Ann Arts and Cultural Center, 84 Cumberland Street, Woonsocket RI 02895 ⓘ

November 29, 2018 (Thursday)

8:00 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra/Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Christmas Oratorio. J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio. Carolyn Sampson, soprano; Christine Rice, mezzo-soprano; Sebastian Kohlhepp, tenor; Andrè Schuen, baritone; Andris Nelsons, conductor. Part of Leipzig Week in Boston. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston MA 02115

November 30, 2018 (Friday)

1:30 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra/Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Christmas Oratorio. J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio. Carolyn Sampson, soprano; Christine Rice, mezzo-soprano; Sebastian Kohlhepp, tenor; Andrè Schuen, baritone; Andris Nelsons, conductor. Part of Leipzig Week in Boston. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston MA 02115

4:00 PM. Cape Symphony [MA]: Holiday on the Cape. Holiday songs, carols, and a Celtic Christmas celebration, with the Chatham Choraleand the Vintage Vocal Quartet. Barnstable Performing Arts Center, 744 W Main St, Hyannis MA 02601

7:30 PM. CONCORA (Connecticut Choral Artists) [CT]: Handel – Messiah. G.F. Handel: Messiah, complete. With CONCORA soloists and chamber ensemble. St. James's Episcopal Church, 1018 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford CT 06107

7:30 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: G.F. Handel: Messiah. Lucy Crowe, soprano; Iestyn Davies, countertenor; James Gilchrist, tenor; Philippe Sly, bass-baritone; Bernard Labadie, conductor. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Boston Cecilia [MA]: Radiant Dawn: Music for Christmas. Eric Whitacre: Lux aeterna; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols; other joyful music of the season. Kevin Neel, organ. Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer Street, Boston MA ⓘ

8:00 PM. Cape Symphony [MA]: Holiday on the Cape. Holiday songs, carols, and a Celtic Christmas celebration, with the Chatham Choraleand the Vintage Vocal Quartet. Barnstable Performing Arts Center, 744 W Main St, Hyannis MA 02601

December 1, 2018 (Saturday)

12:00 PM. ChoralArt [ME]: Christmas at the Cathedral. Paul Halley: Freedom Trilogy; Eric Whitacre: Lux Aurumque; and other choral music with brass and organ accompaniment., including a unique setting of “Twelve Days of Christmas,” made popular by The Canadian Brass. With the Portland Brass Quintet. Tickets, in advance: $37 premium/$25 regular; student rates available, children 12 and under are free. (Dress Rehearsal, December 2 at noon, features general admission only at $15 for that performance date and time only.) Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 307 Congress St, Portland ME 04101 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Cape Symphony [MA]: Holiday on the Cape. Holiday songs, carols, and a Celtic Christmas celebration, with the Chatham Choraleand the Vintage Vocal Quartet. Barnstable Performing Arts Center, 744 W Main St, Hyannis MA 02601

3:00 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: G.F. Handel: Messiah. Lucy Crowe, soprano; Iestyn Davies, countertenor; James Gilchrist, tenor; Philippe Sly, bass-baritone; Bernard Labadie, conductor. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Greenwich Choral Society [CT]: Joyeux Noël: From the Eiffel Tower to Notre Dame. Francis Poulenc: Gloria, BWV 243; works by Charpentier, Fauré, Gounod and Saint-Saëns and others, with solos for harp and organ. With the premiere of a new commissioned choral anthem by Ola Gjeilo. Christ Church, 254 E. Putnam Avenue, Greenwich CT 06830 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Acadia Choral Society [ME]: Fall Concert. J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D; John Rutter Songs; other holiday songs, and audience sing-along. Tickets: $15 general admission. St. Saviour's Church, 41 Mt Desert St, Bar Harbor ME 04609 ⓘ

7:00 PM. Exsultet! [MA]: Sing Heigh-Ho! Unto the Green Holly! Christmas and Hanukkah favorites as well as songs celebrating the winter solstice. Featured will be the premiere of Eva Kendrick's “Aspects of Yule.” 725 Washington Street, Holliston MA 01746

7:30 PM. Bella Voce Women's Chorus of Vermont [VT]: Holiday Concerts with the Inora Brass Quintet. Randol Alan Bass: Gloria; Ēriks Ešenvalds: Stars (performed with tuned water glasses); plus a selection of carols and holiday selections for women’s voices and brass. McCarthy Arts Center, Saint Michael's College, 18 Campus Road, Colchester VT 05439 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Berkshire Lyric Chorus [MA]: A Stockbridge Main Street Christmas. Performance with Berkshire Lyric Chamber Chorus, Melodious Accord, and the Blafield Children’s Chorus. Purchase tickets directly from Stockbridge Chamber of Commerce. First Church Stockbridge, 4 Main St, Stockbridge MA 01262 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Christmas in 15th-Century France & Burgundy. Music by the greatest French and Flemish musicians of the fifteenth century—Guillaume Du Fay, Johannes Regis, Josquin Desprez, Jacob Obrecht, Antoine Brumel, and others. Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church, 79 Denton Road, Wellesley MA 02482 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Cantemus [MA]: A Season of Gloria! A festive concert of brass music by John Rutter, Giovanni Gabrieli and Randol Bass — all based on “Gloria" texts and all scored for large brass ensemble, percussion, organ and chorus. Tickets: $25 adults, $20 seniors, 21 and under free. St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 4 Ocean Street, Beverly MA 01915 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Cape Symphony [MA]: Holiday on the Cape. Holiday songs, carols, and a Celtic Christmas celebration, with the Chatham Choraleand the Vintage Vocal Quartet. Barnstable Performing Arts Center, 744 W Main St, Hyannis MA 02601

7:30 PM. ChoralArt [ME]: Christmas at the Cathedral. Paul Halley: Freedom Trilogy; Eric Whitacre: Lux Aurumque; and other choral music with brass and organ accompaniment., including a unique setting of “Twelve Days of Christmas,” made popular by The Canadian Brass. With the Portland Brass Quintet. Tickets, in advance: $37 premium/$25 regular; student rates available, children 12 and under are free. (Dress Rehearsal, December 2 at noon, features general admission only at $15 for that performance date and time only.) Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 307 Congress St, Portland ME 04101 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Hartford Chorale [CT]: Messiah. G.F. Handel: Messiah. With the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra. Leif Bjaland, Conductor St. Anthony of Padua Church, 49 South St, Litchfield CT 06759 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Manchester Symphony Orchestra & Chorale [CT]: Gloria! Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; Francis Guentner: Villancico infantil; Louis Lewandowski: Hal’luyah; Felix Mendelssohn: There Shall a Star Come Out of Jacob; Anna Laura Page: Creation Will be at Peace; Michael Praetorius: Psallite; Sergei Rachmaninoff: Bogoroditse Dyevo; Camille Saint-Saëns: Tollite hostias from Oratorio de Noel; Larry Shackley: What a Wonderful Child; Audrey Snyder: Three Spanish Carols; Traditional: Dadme Albricia Hijos d’Eva; Arthur Warrell: A Merry Christmas. Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 60 Church St, Manchester CT 06040 ⓘ

7:30 PM. North Country Chorus [NH]: Fall concert. Ottorino Respighi: Laud to the Nativity; Morten Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna. First Congregational Church, 189 Main Street, Littleton NH 03561 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Pilgrim Festival Chorus [MA]: Carols for the 21st century. James Whitbourn: Missa Carolae; short works by John Rutter, Bob Chilcott, and Alan Bullard, among others, all in the spirit of the season. The program spotlights some of the best contemporary British choral composers for a concert of both arrangements of traditional carols and original compositions. St. Bonaventure Church, 803 State Road, Plymouth MA 02360 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Jameson Singers [MA]: Wondrous Light. Sacred works of Britten, Schütz, Josquin, Rheinberger, Marvin, Rindfleisch and Victoria, with audience carol singing. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA ⓘ

8:00 PM. Worcester Chorus [MA]: Bach's Magnificat. J. S. Bach: Magnificat (BWV 243); "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" (BWV 1); "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen" (BWV 51). Susan Consoli, soprano; Krista River, mezzo-soprano; Charles Blandy, tenor; Stephan Barnicle, bass. Tickets: adults $49, students $17.50, youths $7.50. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ

December 2, 2018 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Cape Symphony [MA]: Holiday on the Cape. Holiday songs, carols, and a Celtic Christmas celebration, with the Chatham Choraleand the Vintage Vocal Quartet. Barnstable Performing Arts Center, 744 W Main St, Hyannis MA 02601

2:30 PM. ChoralArt [ME]: Christmas at the Cathedral. Paul Halley: Freedom Trilogy; Eric Whitacre: Lux Aurumque; and other choral music with brass and organ accompaniment., including a unique setting of “Twelve Days of Christmas,” made popular by The Canadian Brass. With the Portland Brass Quintet. Tickets, in advance: $37 premium/$25 regular; student rates available, children 12 and under are free. (Dress Rehearsal, December 2 at noon, features general admission only at $15 for that performance date and time only.) Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 307 Congress St, Portland ME 04101 (View flier) ⓘ

2:30 PM. Greenwich Choral Society [CT]: Joyeux Noël: From the Eiffel Tower to Notre Dame. Francis Poulenc: Gloria, BWV 243; works by Charpentier, Fauré, Gounod and Saint-Saëns and others, with solos for harp and organ. With the premiere of a new commissioned choral anthem by Ola Gjeilo. Christ Church, 254 E. Putnam Avenue, Greenwich CT 06830 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Acadia Choral Society [ME]: Fall Concert. J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D; John Rutter Songs; other holiday songs, and audience sing-along. Tickets: $15 general admission. St. Saviour's Church, 41 Mt Desert St, Bar Harbor ME 04609 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Bella Voce Women's Chorus of Vermont [VT]: Holiday Concerts with the Inora Brass Quintet. Randol Alan Bass: Gloria; Ēriks Ešenvalds: Stars (performed with tuned water glasses); plus a selection of carols and holiday selections for women’s voices and brass. McCarthy Arts Center, Saint Michael's College, 18 Campus Road, Colchester VT 05439 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Boston Cecilia [MA]: Radiant Dawn: Music for Christmas. Eric Whitacre: Lux aeterna; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols; other joyful music of the season. Kevin Neel, organ. All Saints Church, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA ⓘ

3:00 PM. Cantilena Chamber Choir [MA]: Christmas at Trinity. Traditional carols and some new settings of old favorites by Stephen Paulus for harp and oboe, a capella settings by Ola Gjeilo, Alice Parker and more. With the Lenox Memorial High School Choir under the direction of Jonathan Cade. Trinity Church, 88 Walker St, Lenox MA 01240 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Hartford Chorale [CT]: Messiah. G.F. Handel: Messiah. With the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra. Leif Bjaland, Conductor Naugatuck Valley Community College Fine Arts Center, 750 Chase Pkwy, Waterbury CT 06708 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Mishawum Choral Society [MA]: Winter Concert. Tickets: $20, $15 for students/seniors. Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church, 34 Dix Street, Winchester MA 01890 ⓘ

3:00 PM. New England Classical Singers [MA]: Magnificat! J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D major; plus music of the season and carol sing. Dana Varga, soprano; Sophie Michaux, alto; Matthew Anderson, tenor; Thomas Jones, bass. Pre-concert lecture at 2 p.m. Christ Church Andover, 33 Central Street, Andover MA 01810 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. North Country Chorus [VT]: Fall concert. Ottorino Respighi: Laud to the Nativity; Morten Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna. Peacham Congregational Church, Church Street, Peacham VT 05862 ⓘ

3:30 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: Not-Quite Winter Concert. Henry Purcell: Te Deum; Jubilate Deo. The Arlington-Belmont Chamber Chorus, Barry Singer, Music Director. Payson Park Church, 365 Belmont Street, Belmont MA 02478 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Cantemus [MA]: A Season of Gloria! A festive concert of brass music by John Rutter, Giovanni Gabrieli and Randol Bass — all based on “Gloria" texts and all scored for large brass ensemble, percussion, organ and chorus. Tickets: $25 adults, $20 seniors, 21 and under free. Central Congregational Church, 14 Titcomb Street, Newburyport MA 01950 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Cantilena [MA]: Luminosa: Seasonal Works for Women's Voices by Women Composers. Abbie Betinis: Jerusalem Luminosa; Emma Lou Diemer: Four Carols; Joan Szymko: The Peace of Wild Things; Frances McCollin: In the Bleak Midwinter; and others. Tickets: $20 general, $15 students & seniors, $18 in advance, available at The Book Rack in Arlington Center. First Parish Of Arlington, 630 Mass Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Pilgrim Festival Chorus [MA]: Carols for the 21st century. James Whitbourn: Missa Carolae; short works by John Rutter, Bob Chilcott, and Alan Bullard, among others, all in the spirit of the season. The program spotlights some of the best contemporary British choral composers for a concert of both arrangements of traditional carols and original compositions. St. Bonaventure Church, 803 State Road, Plymouth MA 02360 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Zamir Chorale of Boston [MA]: A Light through the Ages. A spiritual celebration of Chanukah in story and song. Central Reform Temple at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

5:00 PM. Cape Symphony [MA]: Holiday on the Cape. Holiday songs, carols, and a Celtic Christmas celebration, with the Chatham Choraleand the Vintage Vocal Quartet. Barnstable Performing Arts Center, 744 W Main St, Hyannis MA 02601

5:00 PM. Greenwich Choral Society [CT]: Joyeux Noël: From the Eiffel Tower to Notre Dame. Francis Poulenc: Gloria, BWV 243; works by Charpentier, Fauré, Gounod and Saint-Saëns and others, with solos for harp and organ. With the premiere of a new commissioned choral anthem by Ola Gjeilo. Christ Church, 254 E. Putnam Avenue, Greenwich CT 06830 (View flier) ⓘ

December 7, 2018 (Friday)

TBD. Portsmouth Pro Musica [NH]: Chichester Psalms. With other seasonal selections. First Parish Church, 218 Central Ave, Dover NH 03820 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Bella Voce Women's Chorus of Vermont [VT]: Cantiamo Concert at Williston’s Historic Brick Church. Selections of joyful holiday music, sing-alongs, and candlelit Christmas carols. Tickets: $13 advance/$15 at the door. Proceeds benefit Williston Food Shelf. Old Brick Church, 100 Library Lane, Williston VT 05495 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Handel: Messiah. Layla Claire, soprano; Eric Jurenas, countertenor; Norman Shankle, tenor; Nathan Stark, bass-baritone. NEC’s Jordan Hall, Boston MA ⓘ

7:30 PM. Monadnock Chorus [NH]: Symphony of Psalms. Igor Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms. With Keene State College. Tickets: $20 General Admission / $5 Students Redfern Center, Keene State College, 90 Wyman Way, Keene NH 03435 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Boston Camerata [MA]: Puer Natus Est: A Medieval Christmas. Christmas spirituality from Medieval France, Italy, England, and Provence, including music of the church and songs of private devotion. Included are songs to the Virgin Mary, processionals from Saint Martial of Limoges, hymns, lyrics, and miracle ballads sung in Latin, Old French, Old Provençal, and Saxon, interlaced with Medieval English texts of the Nativity. Anne Azéma, Camila Parias, Deborah Rentz-Moore, voices; Christa Patton, winds, harp; Allison Monroe, vielle Hancock Church, 1912 Massachusetts Avenue (on The Green), Lexington MA 02421 (View flier)

8:00 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: A Renaissance Christmas. Motets by Heinrich Schütz, Michael Praetorius, Tomás Luis de Victoria, and Orlande de Lassus for eighteen singers and chamber ensemble. Following the performance, all are invited to attend a free post-concert reception. Single Tickets: $25-$75; 20% discount with code CANE1819. First Lutheran Church of Boston, 299 Berkeley Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Con Brio [CT]: Christmas Concerts. Jan Zelenka: Te Deum in D, ZWV 146; J.S. Bach: Christen ätzet diesen Tag, (BWV 63 – first movement); Ola Gjeilo: Serenity (O Magnum Mysterium); William Matthias: Sir Christèmas; other holiday music. With soloists, double chorus and orchestra, Stephen Bruce, conductor. Christ the King Church, 1 McCurdy Rd, Old Lyme CT 06371 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Dedham Choral Society [MA]: Behold New Joy. Shawn Kirchner: Behold New Joy: Carols Ancient and Modern; Karl Jenkins: Ave Maria; Cecilia McDowall: A Winter’s Night (Christmas Cantata); Gaude et laetare; Bob Chilcott: Gloria; The Face of Peace. With sing-along carols, brass, organ, and percussion. Holy Name Church, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury MA 02132 ⓘ

December 8, 2018 (Saturday)

1:00 PM. Berkshire Lyric Chorus [MA]: Angel Voices. Christmas concert of the Blafield Children’s Chorus. Richmond Congregational Church, 1515 State Road, Richmond MA 01254 ⓘ

2:00 PM. Concord Chorus [MA]: Winter Holiday Concert. Music of Palestrina, Bach, Barber, and Lauridsen. Kevin Leong, conductor. Middlesex School Memorial Chapel, 1400 Lowell Rd, Concord MA 01742 ⓘ

5:00 PM. Concord Chorus [MA]: Winter Holiday Concert. Music of Palestrina, Bach, Barber, and Lauridsen. Kevin Leong, conductor. Middlesex School Memorial Chapel, 1400 Lowell Rd, Concord MA 01742 ⓘ

7:00 PM. Montpelier Community Gospel Choir [VT]: Fall concert. First Presbyterian Church, 19 South Seminary Street, Barre VT 05641 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Amare Cantare [NH]: Winter Concerts. A holiday concert celebrating the beauty of unaccompanied choral singing, including selections from Josef Rheinberger’s Advent motets and pieces by Josquin des Prez, Cecilia McDowall, Sally Herman, and Juan Garcia de Salazar. We will also feature a set of spirituals, including two Christmas spirituals arranged by David Blackwell and Rosephanye Powell’s “Be Glad in the Lord.” Lastly, we will invite you to raise your voices with ours to sing some beloved seasonal carols. Immaculate Conception Church, 98 Summer Street, Portsmouth NH 03801 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Handel: Messiah. Layla Claire, soprano; Eric Jurenas, countertenor; Norman Shankle, tenor; Nathan Stark, bass-baritone. NEC’s Jordan Hall, Boston MA ⓘ

7:30 PM. Mad River Chorale [VT]: Holiday Concert. Waitsfield United Church of Christ Village Meeting House, 4335 Main St, Waitsfield VT 05673 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Neponset Choral Society [MA]: Winter Reflections. Gabriel Faure: Requiem; James Mulholland: ; Franklin Gallo: Streets of Snow; David Willcocks: Carols for Choirs; Matthew Harris: Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind; Dan Forrest: See, Amid the Winter Snow; Robert Shaw: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". St. Mark’s Church, 116 South St, Foxborough MA 02035 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Springfield Symphony Orchestra and Chorus [MA]: Holiday Extravaganza with The Grinch. Pops concert. Nicholas Palmer, Guest Conductor; with Cantor Elise Barber. Springfield Symphony Hall, 34 Court St, Springfield MA 01103 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Boston Camerata [MA]: Puer Natus Est: A Medieval Christmas. Christmas spirituality from Medieval France, Italy, England, and Provence, including music of the church and songs of private devotion. Included are songs to the Virgin Mary, processionals from Saint Martial of Limoges, hymns, lyrics, and miracle ballads sung in Latin, Old French, Old Provençal, and Saxon, interlaced with Medieval English texts of the Nativity. Anne Azéma, Camila Parias, Deborah Rentz-Moore, voices; Christa Patton, winds, harp; Allison Monroe, vielle First Religious Society Unitarian Universalist, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport MA 01950 (View flier)

8:00 PM. Jameson Singers [MA]: Wondrous Light. Sacred works of Britten, Schütz, Josquin, Rheinberger, Marvin, Rindfleisch and Victoria, with audience carol singing. Hancock United Church of Christ, 1912 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA ⓘ

8:00 PM. Stamford Symphony Orchestra [CT]: Messiah. G.F. Handel: Messiah, Part I & Hallelujah Chorus. MasterVoices Chorus. Ted Sperling, conductor. Basilica of St. John the Evangelist, 279 Atlantic St, Stamford CT 06901 (View flier)

December 9, 2018 (Sunday)

TBD. Portsmouth Pro Musica [NH]: Chichester Psalms. With other seasonal selections. North Church, Market Square, 2 Congress Street, Portsmouth NH 03801 (View flier) ⓘ

2:00 PM. Keene Chorale [NH]: My Soul Doth Magnify. Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat; Robert Russell Bennett (arr.): The Many Moods of Christmas, Suites One and Two. Iris Fairfax, soprano; Pamela Stevens, mezzo-soprano; Thomas Gregg, tenor; Nicholas Tocci, baritone. St. Bernard Church, 185 Main Street, Keene NH 03431 ⓘ

2:00 PM. Salisbury Singers [MA]: Holiday Concert at Worcester Art Museum. Free with Museum admission. Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury Street, Worcester MA 01609 ⓘ

2:30 PM. Neponset Choral Society [MA]: Winter Reflections. Gabriel Faure: Requiem; James Mulholland: ; Franklin Gallo: Streets of Snow; David Willcocks: Carols for Choirs; Matthew Harris: Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind; Dan Forrest: See, Amid the Winter Snow; Robert Shaw: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". St. Mark’s Church, 116 South St, Foxborough MA 02035 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Acadia Choral Society [ME]: Fall Concert. J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D; John Rutter Songs; other holiday songs, and audience sing-along. Tickets: $15 general admission. St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 175 Douglas Hwy, Ellsworth ME 04605 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Amare Cantare [NH]: Winter Concerts. A holiday concert celebrating the beauty of unaccompanied choral singing, including selections from Josef Rheinberger’s Advent motets and pieces by Josquin des Prez, Cecilia McDowall, Sally Herman, and Juan Garcia de Salazar. We will also feature a set of spirituals, including two Christmas spirituals arranged by David Blackwell and Rosephanye Powell’s “Be Glad in the Lord.” Lastly, we will invite you to raise your voices with ours to sing some beloved seasonal carols. Saint Joseph’s Church, 150 Central Avenue, Dover NH 03820 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Aurora Chamber Singers [VT]: Holiday Concert. J.S. Bach: Cantata #140, "Wachet Auf, Ruft uns die Stimme"; F.J. Haydn: Missa Sancti Nicolai (Nicolaimesse); and Holiday music from the Canterbury, NH Shaker Community. Tickets: $25, $10 for students. First Congregational Church, 38 S Winooski Ave, Burlington VT 05401 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Boston Camerata [MA]: Puer Natus Est: A Medieval Christmas. Christmas spirituality from Medieval France, Italy, England, and Provence, including music of the church and songs of private devotion. Included are songs to the Virgin Mary, processionals from Saint Martial of Limoges, hymns, lyrics, and miracle ballads sung in Latin, Old French, Old Provençal, and Saxon, interlaced with Medieval English texts of the Nativity. Anne Azéma, Camila Parias, Deborah Rentz-Moore, voices; Christa Patton, winds, harp; Allison Monroe, vielle Gordon Chapel At Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier)

3:00 PM. Boston Gay Men's Chorus [MA]: Brass & Bows & Boys. It’s the most wonderful time of the year! 10-piece brass orchestra. Bows and gay apparel. 200 members of the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus singing traditional favorites and modern classics. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: A Renaissance Christmas. Motets by Heinrich Schütz, Michael Praetorius, Tomás Luis de Victoria, and Orlande de Lassus for eighteen singers and chamber ensemble. Following the performance, all are invited to attend a free post-concert reception. Single Tickets: $25-$75; 20% discount with code CANE1819. First Lutheran Church of Boston, 299 Berkeley Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Con Brio [CT]: Christmas Concerts. Jan Zelenka: Te Deum in D, ZWV 146; J.S. Bach: Christen ätzet diesen Tag, (BWV 63 – first movement); Ola Gjeilo: Serenity (O Magnum Mysterium); William Matthias: Sir Christèmas; other holiday music. With soloists, double chorus and orchestra, Stephen Bruce, conductor. Christ the King Church, 1 McCurdy Rd, Old Lyme CT 06371 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Mad River Chorale [VT]: Holiday Concert. Waterbury Congregational Church, 8 N Main Street, Waterbury VT 05676 ⓘ

3:30 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: Holiday Concert. Charles Gounod: Messe solennelle (Saint Cecilia Mass); Robert Shaw: The Many Moods of Christmas, Suite 1; Javier Busto: Ave Maria; Nino Rota: Sinfonia sopra una canzona d’amore. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Cantemus [MA]: A Season of Gloria! A festive concert of brass music by John Rutter, Giovanni Gabrieli and Randol Bass — all based on “Gloria" texts and all scored for large brass ensemble, percussion, organ and chorus. Tickets: $25 adults, $20 seniors, 21 and under free. First Church in Swampscott, 40 Monument Ave., Swampscott MA 01907 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Master Singers of Lexington [MA]: A Master Singers Christmas. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Missa brevis in D; Francesco Durante: Magnificat. We close with a selection of festive Christmas carols. TicketsL: $25 general admission, $20 students/seniors. First Parish Church, 7 Harrington Road, Lexington MA 02421 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Montpelier Community Gospel Choir [VT]: Fall concert. Bethany Church UCC, 115 Main Street, Montpelier VT 05602 ⓘ

5:00 PM. Boston Camerata [MA]: Puer Natus Est: A Medieval Christmas. Christmas spirituality from Medieval France, Italy, England, and Provence, including music of the church and songs of private devotion. Included are songs to the Virgin Mary, processionals from Saint Martial of Limoges, hymns, lyrics, and miracle ballads sung in Latin, Old French, Old Provençal, and Saxon, interlaced with Medieval English texts of the Nativity. Anne Azéma, Camila Parias, Deborah Rentz-Moore, voices; Christa Patton, winds, harp; Allison Monroe, vielle Gordon Chapel At Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier)

7:00 PM. Boston Gay Men's Chorus [MA]: Brass & Bows & Boys. It’s the most wonderful time of the year! 10-piece brass orchestra. Bows and gay apparel. 200 members of the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus singing traditional favorites and modern classics. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

December 10, 2018 (Monday)

7:00 PM. Yale Recital Chorus [CT]: Yale Recital Chorus. Andrew Hon, conductor. This recital is one hour in length. Battell Chapel, 400 College Street, New Haven CT 06511

7:30 PM. ChoralArt [ME]: Handel’s “Messiah” Sing-Along. A festive Messiah sing-along with fun group-format solos and accompanied by the Southern Maine Symphony Orchestra. Food and cash donations for Portland’s emergency food pantry, Project FEED, will be accepted at the door. All of the event proceeds will be donated to Project FEED. Tickets: $5, student free. Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodford Street, Portland ME 04103 (View flier) ⓘ

December 11, 2018 (Tuesday)

7:30 PM. Yale Voxtet [CT]: Latin Vespers. Chant and polyphony from the European continent. Susan Hellauer and James Taylor, artistic directors. Dwight Chapel, 67 High Street, New Haven CT 06511 (View flier)

December 12, 2018 (Wednesday)

December 13, 2018 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: A Bach Christmas. J.S. Bach: Cantata 51, Jauchzet Gott in allen Länden; A. Scarlatti: Cantata pastorale per la natività di nostro Signore Gesu Cristo; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, Christmas Concerto; C. Graupner: Overture in D Major, GWV 424; Joseph Dall’Abaco: Sinfonia in D Major, Op. 6, No. 12; Antonio Vivaldi: “Winter” from The Four Seasons. Vocal Arts Program Concert Choir; Amanda Forsythe, soprano; Aisslinn Nosky, violin; Ian Watson, director. Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

December 14, 2018 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Oratorio Chorale [ME]: Sing We Noël. Holiday music, sing-along Christmas carols, inspiring performance, and homemade cookies and hot chocolate. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 27 Pleasant St, Brunswick ME 04011 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Bagaduce Chorale [ME]: Angels Among Us. W.A. Mozart: Mass in C, KV 167 "Trinitatis" in Honor of the Holy Trinity; John Rutter: Mass Of The Children. With orchestra and youth chorus. First Congregational Church of Blue Hill, 22 Tenney Hill, Blue Hill ME 04614 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Pilgrim Festival Chorus [MA]: Annual Messiah and Carol Sing-Along. PFC director William B. Richter leads the audience in carols and the familiar choruses from Part I of Handel’s Messiah, concluding with the Hallelujah Chorus. With local soloists. Scores are available to borrow on site, or attendees are welcome to bring their own. First Congregational Church, 6 Plympton St, Middleborough MA 02346 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Vermont Symphony Orchestra Chorus [VT]: Holiday Pops. José Daniel Flores-Caraballo leads the Orchestra and Chorus in a festive program that ranges from an a cappella version of “Jingle Bells” to the blockbuster “Many Moods of Christmas.” We pay tribute to the late great Robert De Cormier with three of his iconic arrangements, and present the Vermont premiere of a sweet ballad, “Little Tree” by Steve Murray Barre Opera House, 6 N Main St #4, Barre VT 05641 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Boston Gay Men's Chorus [MA]: Brass & Bows & Boys. It’s the most wonderful time of the year! 10-piece brass orchestra. Bows and gay apparel. 200 members of the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus singing traditional favorites and modern classics. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Chorus pro Musica [MA]: Candlelight Christmas at Old South. Holiday music and selected carols with audience participation. Tickets: $25-$45, $10 for those under age 30. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

December 15, 2018 (Saturday)

2:00 PM. Oratorio Chorale [ME]: Sing We Noël. Holiday music, sing-along Christmas carols, inspiring performance, and homemade cookies and hot chocolate. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 27 Pleasant St, Brunswick ME 04011 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Bagaduce Chorale [ME]: Angels Among Us. W.A. Mozart: Mass in C, KV 167 "Trinitatis" in Honor of the Holy Trinity; John Rutter: Mass Of The Children. With orchestra and youth chorus. First Congregational Church of Blue Hill, 22 Tenney Hill, Blue Hill ME 04614 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Boston Choral Ensemble [MA]: Christmas Concert. Britten: Ceremony of Carols. Old South Church, 645 Boylston St, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Chatham Chorale [MA]: A Cadlelight Christmas. Traditional carols arranged by Bach, Schubert and Rutter, with chamber orchestra. First United Methodist Church, 569 Main St, Chatham MA 02633 ⓘ

4:00 PM. City Singers [CT]: Nowell! a blend of exuberant and heartwarming carol settings and motets from many periods in history including selections from the Renaissance to current compositions. In addition to a cappella choral works and selections accompanied by harp, woodwinds, bells, percussion and pipe organ, our audience will be invited to join us in singing unique arrangements of familiar carols and celebrate this most festive season of “Nowell!” … “Now well!” … “All is Well! Enfield Congregational Church, 1295 Enfield Street, Enfield CT 06082

4:00 PM. Concord Women's Chorus [MA]: ‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime. Unique settings of carols and new works by Ola Gjeilo, Kim André Arnesen, Andrew Carter, Carol Barnett, and more. Tickets: $25 adults, $20 seniors/students, $5 for children 12 and under. Trinity Episcopal Church, 81 Elm Street, Concord MA 01742 (View flier) ⓘ

5:00 PM. Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut [CT]: Bach to Pops: Magnificat and More. J.S. Bach: Magnificat; Piotr Tchaikovsky: "Waltz of the Snowflakes"; Georges Bizet: Farandole from L'Arlésienne; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; Christmas and Chanukah favorites and Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus. With the Norwalk Symphony. Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Avenue, Norwalk CT 06851 ⓘ

5:00 PM. Oratorio Chorale [ME]: Sing We Noël. Holiday music, sing-along Christmas carols, inspiring performance, and homemade cookies and hot chocolate. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 27 Pleasant St, Brunswick ME 04011 ⓘ

6:00 PM. Chorus of Westerly [RI]: Christmas Pops. George Kent Performance Hall, 119 High Street, Westerly RI 02891 ⓘ

7:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: Holiday Pops Concert. Saint Joseph Cathedral, 145 Lowell Street, Manchester NH 03104 ⓘ

7:00 PM. Musica Sacra [MA]: A Baroque Christmas. Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe de Minuit; Francesco Durante: Magnificat; and motets by Heinrich Schütz. With singing of carols and a reception for all following the concert. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

7:00 PM. Pioneer Valley Symphony Chorus [MA]: A Harry Potter Holiday. Leroy Anderson: Christmas Festival; John Williams: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone; Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; Saunder Choi: Susanni; Dale Warland: Somerset Carol. PVS Orchestra, Chorus, Chamber Choir, and Youth Orchestra Greenfield High School Auditorium, 1 Lenox Avenue, Greenfield MA 01301

7:00 PM. Providence Singers [RI]: G.F. Handel: Messiah. Sonja Tengblad, soprano; Margaret Lias, mezzo soprano; Marc Molomot, tenor; Nicholas Laroche, baritone. With the Rhode Island Philharmonic and soloists, Christine Noel, conductor. Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 1 Avenue of The Arts, Providence RI 02903 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Voce [CT]: Rejoice: Handel’s Messiah (Christmas Portion). With chamber orchestra. St. Alban's Episcopal Church, 197 Bushy Hill Road, Simsbury CT 06070

7:30 PM. Berkshire Lyric Chorus [MA]: The First Noel. Holiday music. The Berkshire Lyric Chorus, Melodious Accord, and The Blafield Children's Chorus. Andrea Bargabos, soprano; John Demler, baritone. St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 67 East St, Pittsfield MA 01201 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Vermont Symphony Orchestra Chorus [VT]: Holiday Pops. José Daniel Flores-Caraballo leads the Orchestra and Chorus in a festive program that ranges from an a cappella version of “Jingle Bells” to the blockbuster “Many Moods of Christmas.” We pay tribute to the late great Robert De Cormier with three of his iconic arrangements, and present the Vermont premiere of a sweet ballad, “Little Tree” by Steve Murray Flynn Center For The Performing Arts, 153 Main Street, Burlington VT 05401 ⓘ

December 16, 2018 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Chatham Chorale [MA]: A Cadlelight Christmas. Traditional carols arranged by Bach, Schubert and Rutter, with chamber orchestra. First United Methodist Church, 569 Main St, Chatham MA 02633 ⓘ

2:00 PM. Chorus of Westerly [RI]: Christmas Pops. George Kent Performance Hall, 119 High Street, Westerly RI 02891 ⓘ

2:00 PM. Kent Singers [CT]: Make We Merry. A festive program of contemporary and traditional carols. St. Andrew's Church, 1 N Main St, Kent CT 06757 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Bagaduce Chorale [ME]: Angels Among Us. W.A. Mozart: Mass in C, KV 167 "Trinitatis" in Honor of the Holy Trinity; John Rutter: Mass Of The Children. With orchestra and youth chorus. Ellsworth High School, 299 State St, Ellsworth ME 04605 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Berkshire Lyric Chorus [MA]: The First Noel. Holiday music. The Berkshire Lyric Chorus, Melodious Accord, and The Blafield Children's Chorus. Andrea Bargabos, soprano; John Demler, baritone. St. Mark's Place, 352 Main St, Great Barrington MA 01230 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Fairfield County Chorale [CT]: Holiday Concert. Martín Palmeri: Misa Tango; Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Romancero Gitano; plus a selection of your holiday favorites. Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Avenue, Norwalk CT 06851 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: A Bach Christmas. J.S. Bach: Cantata 51, Jauchzet Gott in allen Länden; A. Scarlatti: Cantata pastorale per la natività di nostro Signore Gesu Cristo; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, Christmas Concerto; C. Graupner: Overture in D Major, GWV 424; Joseph Dall’Abaco: Sinfonia in D Major, Op. 6, No. 12; Antonio Vivaldi: “Winter” from The Four Seasons. Vocal Arts Program Concert Choir; Amanda Forsythe, soprano; Aisslinn Nosky, violin; Ian Watson, director. Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: Holiday Pops Concert. LaBelle Winery, 345 NH Route 101, Amherst NH 03031 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Vermont Symphony Orchestra Chorus [VT]: Holiday Pops. José Daniel Flores-Caraballo leads the Orchestra and Chorus in a festive program that ranges from an a cappella version of “Jingle Bells” to the blockbuster “Many Moods of Christmas.” We pay tribute to the late great Robert De Cormier with three of his iconic arrangements, and present the Vermont premiere of a sweet ballad, “Little Tree” by Steve Murray Paramount Theater, 30 Center Street, Rutland VT 05701 ⓘ

3:30 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers [MA]: Messiah Sing. G.F. Handel: Messiah (Christmas portion and Hallelujah Chorus), sing-along. Featuring: Brett Maguire, organ. An annual holiday tradition. First Church Congregational, 37 High Street, Marlborough MA 01752 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Boston Camerata [MA]: Gloria! An Italian Christmas. Italian works of the Renaissance and early Baroque by Monteverdi, Gabrieli, Cipriano, Marenzio and others performed by voices, cornetto, viola da gamba, harp, brass and organ. United Parish In Brookline, 210 Harvard Street, Brookline MA 02446

4:00 PM. Boston Saengerfest Men's Chorus [MA]: A Boston Saengerfest Christmas. Annual Christmas concert. With Soprano Ute Gfrerer. Regis College, 235 Wellesley Street, Weston MA 02493 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Chorus of Westerly [RI]: Christmas Pops. George Kent Performance Hall, 119 High Street, Westerly RI 02891 ⓘ

4:00 PM. City Singers [CT]: Nowell! a blend of exuberant and heartwarming carol settings and motets from many periods in history including selections from the Renaissance to current compositions. In addition to a cappella choral works and selections accompanied by harp, woodwinds, bells, percussion and pipe organ, our audience will be invited to join us in singing unique arrangements of familiar carols and celebrate this most festive season of “Nowell!” … “Now well!” … “All is Well! First Church of Christ, 12 South Main Street, West Hartford CT 06107

4:00 PM. Voce [CT]: Rejoice: Handel’s Messiah (Christmas Portion). With chamber orchestra. Asylum Hill Congregational Church, 814 Asylum Ave, Hartford CT 06105

5:00 PM. Chatham Chorale [MA]: A Cadlelight Christmas. Traditional carols arranged by Bach, Schubert and Rutter, with chamber orchestra. First United Methodist Church, 569 Main St, Chatham MA 02633 ⓘ

7:00 PM. Ridgefield Chorale [CT]: Holiday Pops. Suggested donation: $15 adults, $10 seniors and students. Proceeds will be donated to a local charity. Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E Ridge Rd, Ridgefield CT 06877 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Belmont Open Sings, hosted by Powers Music School [MA]: G.F. Handel: Messiah. Open sing. Tickets: $10 per person; No reservations needed. First timers are welcome. Accompanied by a professional-level orchestra, with some of Boston's finest soloists. Mary Beekman, Artistic Director. Vocal scores and a choral warm-up are provided. Payson Park Church, 365 Belmont Street, Belmont MA 02478 ⓘ

December 17, 2018 (Monday)

8:00 PM. Boston Camerata [MA]: Gloria! An Italian Christmas. Italian works of the Renaissance and early Baroque by Monteverdi, Gabrieli, Cipriano, Marenzio and others performed by voices, cornetto, viola da gamba, harp, brass and organ. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138

December 18, 2018 (Tuesday)

7:30 PM. ChoralArt [ME]: Christmas with Kennerley. ChoralArt Singers with James Kennerley, Municipal Organist and Kotzschmar Festival Brass. Tickets are sold exclusively by PortTIX (http://www.porttix.com/kotzschmar-organ). Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle Street, Portland ME 04101 ⓘ

December 19, 2018 (Wednesday)

6:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: A Century of Carols. In celebration of the 100th anniversary of "A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols," held annually at King's College Chapel in Cambridge, England, Skylark will explore the history of this service. Tickets $30 general admission; $10 tickets for students & music educators available at the door. First Congregational Church, 68 Main Street, Falmouth MA 02540

7:30 PM. Counterpoint [VT]: Christmas with Counterpoint and the Vermont Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet. Classic Christmas carols arranged by Robert De Cormier, seasonal works for choir and brass, a new setting by Travis M. Ramsey of Nancy Tillman’s children’s book On the Night You Were Born, and a world premiere by composer Erik Nielsen. The Warren United Church, Warren VT 05674 (View flier) ⓘ

December 20, 2018 (Thursday)

6:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: A Century of Carols. In celebration of the 100th anniversary of "A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols," held annually at King's College Chapel in Cambridge, England, Skylark will explore the history of this service. Tickets $30 general admission; $10 tickets for students & music educators available at the door. St. Christopher's Episcopal Church, 625 Main Street, Chatham MA 02633

7:30 PM. Back Bay Chorale [MA]: A Boston Christmas. With Majestic Brass Ensemble; Justin T. Blackwell, organ. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

7:30 PM. New Haven Symphony Orchestra [CT]: Handel: Messiah. Christ Church Choir; Allegra Devita, alto; William Boughton, conductor. Woolsey Hall, 500 College Street, New Haven CT 06511

December 21, 2018 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Oratorio Chorale [ME]: Sing We Noël. Holiday music, sing-along Christmas carols, inspiring performance, and homemade cookies and hot chocolate. St. Mary's Church, 43 Foreside Rd, Falmouth ME 04105 ⓘ

7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: A Century of Carols. In celebration of the 100th anniversary of "A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols," held annually at King's College Chapel in Cambridge, England, Skylark will explore the history of this service. Tickets $30 general admission; $10 tickets for students & music educators available at the door. Unitarian Universalist Society, 309 Washington Street, Wellesley MA 02481

7:30 PM. Arcadia Players [MA]: Messiah. Ian Watson, Artistic Director. Single tickets: $40 general admission ($37.50 advance purchase), $10 student; group discounts. Abbey Memorial Chapel, Mount Holyoke College, College Street, South Hadley MA 01075

7:30 PM. Counterpoint [VT]: Christmas with Counterpoint and the Vermont Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet. Classic Christmas carols arranged by Robert De Cormier, seasonal works for choir and brass, a new setting by Travis M. Ramsey of Nancy Tillman’s children’s book On the Night You Were Born, and a world premiere by composer Erik Nielsen. United Church of Newport, 63 Third St, Newport VT 05855 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Christmas in 15th-Century France & Burgundy. Music by the greatest French and Flemish musicians of the fifteenth century—Guillaume Du Fay, Johannes Regis, Josquin Desprez, Jacob Obrecht, Antoine Brumel, and others. First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

December 22, 2018 (Saturday)

2:00 PM. Oratorio Chorale [ME]: Sing We Noël. Holiday music, sing-along Christmas carols, inspiring performance, and homemade cookies and hot chocolate. St. Mary's Church, 43 Foreside Rd, Falmouth ME 04105 ⓘ

2:30 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Christmas in 15th-Century France & Burgundy. Music by the greatest French and Flemish musicians of the fifteenth century—Guillaume Du Fay, Johannes Regis, Josquin Desprez, Jacob Obrecht, Antoine Brumel, and others. First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Back Bay Chorale [MA]: A Boston Christmas. With Majestic Brass Ensemble; Justin T. Blackwell, organ. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

4:00 PM. City Singers [CT]: Nowell! a blend of exuberant and heartwarming carol settings and motets from many periods in history including selections from the Renaissance to current compositions. In addition to a cappella choral works and selections accompanied by harp, woodwinds, bells, percussion and pipe organ, our audience will be invited to join us in singing unique arrangements of familiar carols and celebrate this most festive season of “Nowell!” … “Now well!” … “All is Well! First Church of Christ, 12 South Main Street, West Hartford CT 06107

4:00 PM. Seraphim Singers [MA]: Christmas Concert. First ever! Church Of Our Saviour, 25 Monmouth Street, Brookline MA 02446 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: A Century of Carols. In celebration of the 100th anniversary of "A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols," held annually at King's College Chapel in Cambridge, England, Skylark will explore the history of this service. Tickets $30 general admission; $10 tickets for students & music educators available at the door. St Paul's Episcopal Church, 166 High Street, Newburyport MA 01950

5:00 PM. Counterpoint [VT]: Christmas with Counterpoint and the Vermont Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet. Classic Christmas carols arranged by Robert De Cormier, seasonal works for choir and brass, a new setting by Travis M. Ramsey of Nancy Tillman’s children’s book On the Night You Were Born, and a world premiere by composer Erik Nielsen. The White Church, 55 Main St, Grafton VT 05146 (View flier) ⓘ

December 23, 2018 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Blue Heron [RI]: Christmas in 15th-Century France & Burgundy. Music by the greatest French and Flemish musicians of the fifteenth century—Guillaume Du Fay, Johannes Regis, Josquin Desprez, Jacob Obrecht, Antoine Brumel, and others. St. Stephen’s Church, 114 George Street, Providence RI 02906 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Counterpoint [VT]: Christmas with Counterpoint and the Vermont Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet. Classic Christmas carols arranged by Robert De Cormier, seasonal works for choir and brass, a new setting by Travis M. Ramsey of Nancy Tillman’s children’s book On the Night You Were Born, and a world premiere by composer Erik Nielsen. First Congregational Church, 3624 Main St, Manchester VT 05254 (View flier) ⓘ

December 24, 2018 (Monday)

7:30 PM. Zamir Chorale of Boston [MA]: Hanukah Happens – Liturgical Masterworks of the last 100 years. Temple Emmanuel, 385 Ward St., Newton MA 02459 ⓘ

December 28, 2018 (Friday)

6:00 PM. Crescendo [MA]: Sublime Love: The life of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz in 17th century Latin American Music, Poetry and Image. Sor Juana Inés De la Cruz is considered one of the finest poets of the Spanish New World Golden Age. She was also a philosopher, scholar and composer. Her life will be depicted through music, artwork and poetry readings, including sacred and secular cantatas from the 1600s New World Colonies, featuring vocal compositions by Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco and his contemporaries. With the early music ensemble "El Fuego" from North Carolina, in a program designed by their Artistic Director, Salomé Sandoval. Salomé Sandoval, voice, baroque guitar and archlute; Malina Rauschenfels, voice and violoncello; Christine Gevert, organ and direction. St. James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington MA 01230 (View flier) ⓘ

December 29, 2018 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Crescendo [CT]: Sublime Love: The life of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz in 17th century Latin American Music, Poetry and Image. Sor Juana Inés De la Cruz is considered one of the finest poets of the Spanish New World Golden Age. She was also a philosopher, scholar and composer. Her life will be depicted through music, artwork and poetry readings, including sacred and secular cantatas from the 1600s New World Colonies, featuring vocal compositions by Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco and his contemporaries. With the early music ensemble "El Fuego" from North Carolina, in a program designed by their Artistic Director, Salomé Sandoval. Salomé Sandoval, voice, baroque guitar and archlute; Malina Rauschenfels, voice and violoncello; Christine Gevert, organ and direction. Trinity Church Lime Rock, 484 Lime Rock Road, Lakeville CT 01230 (View flier) ⓘ

January 5, 2019 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Boston Saengerfest Men's Chorus [MA]: Joint Concert with the Cornell Glee Club and the Cornell Hangovers. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

January 6, 2019 (Sunday)

2:30 PM. ChoralArt [ME]: An Epiphany Celebration. ChoralArt Camerata with Rev. Barrie Shepherd, poet and reader. The winning entry of the annual New England Carol Contest will be premiered at this concert. Williston-Immanuel United Church, 156 High Street, Portland ME 04101 (View flier) ⓘ

January 11, 2019 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Brattleboro Concert Choir [VT]: Mozart, Beginnings and Endings. Gregorio Allegri: Miserere mei, Deus; W.A. Mozart: Requiem. Latchis Theater, 50 Main Street, Brattleboro VT 05301 ⓘ

January 12, 2019 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Brattleboro Concert Choir [VT]: Mozart, Beginnings and Endings. Gregorio Allegri: Miserere mei, Deus; W.A. Mozart: Requiem. Latchis Theater, 50 Main Street, Brattleboro VT 05301 ⓘ

January 13, 2019 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Cantilena Chamber Choir [MA]: Martin Luther King in This Time: a Concert of Spirituals and Open Sing. Dr. King will be remembered in poems and speeches and a special performance of Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concerto. With the Baltimore Urban Choral Arts Society. There will be an open sing, with words and music provided. Bring your voice! The winner of the Berkshire Eagle’s Martin Luther King essay contest will be present to read the winning entry. Trinity Church, 88 Walker St, Lenox MA 01240 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Connecticut Chamber Choir [CT]: The Hope of Loving. Gustav Holst: Two Psalms; Herbert Howells: An English Mass; Jake Runestad: The Hope of Loving. First Church Congregational, 148 Beach Road, Fairfield CT 06824 (View flier) ⓘ

January 18, 2019 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Lexington Pops Chorus [MA]: Winter Concert. Ludwig van Beethoven: Mass in C, Opus 86; Kirby Shaw (arr.): "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"; Roger Emerson (arr.): "Stand By Me"; Douglas Townsend (arr.): Three Sea Chanties; Paul McCartney/Jacob Narverud: "Yesterday"; Roger Emerson (arr.): The Carole King Musical. Hancock Church, 1912 Massachusetts Avenue (on The Green), Lexington MA 02421 ⓘ

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. Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Nashoba Valley Chorale [MA]: Revelations of Divine Love. Carson Cooman: Revelations of Divine Love (Metaphors from Sea And Sky). Featuring our winners for the Emerging Artist Contest. Pre-concert talk at 7:15. Littleton High School Performing Arts Center, 56 King Street, Littleton MA 01460 ⓘ

January 20, 2019 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Mystic River Chorale [CT]: Beatitude Mass. Henry Mollicone: Beatitude Mass: For the Homeless. Tickets: adults $25, seniors $20, students $15. Harkness Chapel, Connecticut College, 270 Mohegan Avenue, New London CT 06320 ⓘ

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. Eliot Church of Newton, 474 Centre St, Newton MA 02458 (View flier) ⓘ

January 25, 2019 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Mozart + Haydn. F.J. Haydn: Mass in B-Flat Major, Harmoniemesse; Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, Turkish; Haydn: Symphony No. 99. Mireille Asselin, soprano; Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo-soprano; Jeremy Budd, tenor; Sumner Thompson, baritone; Aisslinn Nosky, violin and leader; Harry Christophers, conductor Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: Primosch, Bartók, and Pärt. James Primosch: Matins (Cantata Singers and Winsor Music 2003 co-commission) for solo oboe, chorus, and string orchestra (Peggy Pearson, oboe); Arvo Pärt: Te Deum for three choirs, prepared piano, strings, and tape; Bela Bartók: Divertimento for Strings. Pre-conert talk by James Primosch, free to all ticketholders, at 7 p.m. in Williams Hall. Free post-concert reception. Single Tickets: $25-$75; get 20% discount with code CANE1819. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

January 26, 2019 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Westford Chorus [MA]: The Killer B's. Music of Bernstein, Bacharach, Beethoven and more. TicketsL $20 adults, $10 seniors & students, $5 children 12 & under. United Methodist Church, 10 Church Street, Westford MA 01742 ⓘ

January 27, 2019 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Andover Choral Society [MA]: Messa di Gloria. Giacomo Puccini: Messa di Gloria; Johannes Brahms: Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny); Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem (selected movements). Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 50 Bartlet Street, Andover MA 01810 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Mozart + Haydn. F.J. Haydn: Mass in B-Flat Major, Harmoniemesse; Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, Turkish; Haydn: Symphony No. 99. Mireille Asselin, soprano; Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo-soprano; Jeremy Budd, tenor; Sumner Thompson, baritone; Aisslinn Nosky, violin and leader; Harry Christophers, conductor Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Westford Chorus [MA]: The Killer B's. Music of Bernstein, Bacharach, Beethoven and more. TicketsL $20 adults, $10 seniors & students, $5 children 12 & under. Trinity Lutheran Church, 170 Old Westford Road, Chelmsford MA 01742 ⓘ

January 29, 2019 (Tuesday)

8:00 PM. Newton Community Chorus [MA]: Schubert and Haydn. Franz Shubert: Mass #5 in A Flat Major; Franz Joseph Haydn: Mass in B-flat Major, "Harmoniemesse". Tickets: $20 general admission, $15 students/seniors. First Baptist Church, 848 Beacon Street, Newton MA 02459 ⓘ

February 8, 2019 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: The Lost Music of Canterbury. Hugh Aston: O baptista vates Christi; Arthur Chamberlayne: Ave gratia plena Maria; Robert Fayrfax: O Albane deo grate; Nicholas Ludford: Salve regina; John Taverner: O Christe Jesu, pastor bone. The Parish of All Saints – Ashmont, 209 Ashmont Street, Dorchester Center MA 02124

7:30 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: Chamber Series: Women Composers of Europe. Chamber music by Fanny Mendelssohn, Francesca Caccini, Pauline Viardot, Dora Pejačević, and Clara Schumann. Pre-concert talk at 6:30 p.m. by Elizabeth Seitz, professor of musicology at New England Conservatory. Free post-concert reception. Single Tickets: $30; 20% discount with code CANE1819. American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Cambridge, 200 Beacon Street, Somerville MA 02143 ⓘ

February 9, 2019 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: The Lost Music of Canterbury. Hugh Aston: O baptista vates Christi; Arthur Chamberlayne: Ave gratia plena Maria; Robert Fayrfax: O Albane deo grate; Nicholas Ludford: Salve regina; John Taverner: O Christe Jesu, pastor bone. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138

8:00 PM. Stamford Symphony Orchestra/Greenwich Choral Society [CT]: A Night At the Opera: From Italy to Catfish Row. Choruses and duets from beloved Italian operas; George Gershwin: Porgy & Bess, Concert Version. Donita Volkwijn, soprano; John Fulton, baritone; Greenwich Choral Society; Lucas Richman, conductor. Tickets: $25–75. The Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic Street, Stamford CT 06901 (View flier)

February 10, 2019 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. CONCORA (Connecticut Choral Artists) [CT]: Dieterich Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostris, BuxWV75. Christopher Houlihan, organ. In this hauntingly beautiful work by Buxtehude, the feet, knees, hands, side, chest, heart and face of the crucified Christ are interpreted allegorically. Trinity Chapel At Trinity College, 300 Summit Street, Hartford CT 06106

February 16, 2019 (Saturday)

6:00 PM. Crescendo [MA]: Concerto delle Donne—Consort of Ladies: Revolutionary Italian Vocal music of the late Renaissance. Sopranos Catherine Hancock, Rebecca Palmer and Jennifer Tyo, accompanied and directed by Christine Gevert on the organ and harpsichord, will perform works by the Ferrara court composer, Luzzascho Luzzaschi, as well as early Italian Baroque arias and duets by Monteverdi, Barbara Strozzi and others. Saint James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington MA 01230 (View flier) ⓘ

February 17, 2019 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Crescendo [CT]: Concerto delle Donne—Consort of Ladies: Revolutionary Italian Vocal music of the late Renaissance. Sopranos Catherine Hancock, Rebecca Palmer and Jennifer Tyo, accompanied and directed by Christine Gevert on the organ and harpsichord, will perform works by the Ferrara court composer, Luzzascho Luzzaschi, as well as early Italian Baroque arias and duets by Monteverdi, Barbara Strozzi and others. Trinity Church Lime Rock, 484 Lime Rock Road, Lakeville CT 01230 (View flier) ⓘ

February 21, 2019 (Thursday)

8:00 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra/Lorelei Ensemble [MA]: Suor Angelica. Puccini: Suor Angelica (in Italian with English supertitles); Lili Boulanger: D’un Soir triste; Claude Debussy: Nocturnes. Kristine Opolais, soprano (Sister Angelica); Violeta Urmana, mezzo-soprano (The Princess); Andris Nelsons, conductor. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston MA 02115

February 23, 2019 (Saturday)

February 28, 2019 (Thursday)

8:00 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra/Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Dvorak: Stabat Mater. Anton Dvořák: Stabat Mater. Kristine Opolais, soprano; Violeta Urmana, mezzo-soprano; Dmytro Popov, tenor; Ain Anger, bass; Andris Nelsons, conductor. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston MA 02115

March 1, 2019 (Friday)

1:30 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra/Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Dvorak: Stabat Mater. Anton Dvořák: Stabat Mater. Kristine Opolais, soprano; Violeta Urmana, mezzo-soprano; Dmytro Popov, tenor; Ain Anger, bass; Andris Nelsons, conductor. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston MA 02115

8:00 PM. Seraphim Singers [MA]: Women’s Perspectives. Works by Edie Hill, Hilary Tann, James Woodman; as well as Renaissance works St. Cecilia Parish, 18 Belvidere Street, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

March 2, 2019 (Saturday)

6:00 PM. Chorus of Westerly [RI]: The Chorus: No Strings Attached. Choral music unaccompanied and music with light instrumentation based on settings of Psalm texts. Andrew Howell, conductor. George Kent Performance Hall, 119 High Street, Westerly RI 02891 ⓘ

7:00 PM. Oratorio Chorale [ME]: Gioachino Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle. Rossini’s original version with two pianos and harmonium. Reginald Mobley, counter-tenor. Tickets: adults $25 advance, $30 at the door; students half-price; children under 12 free if accompanied by a ticketed adult. Cathedral Church Of St. Luke, 143 State Street, Portland ME 04101 ⓘ

8:00 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: Be Glad Then, America! Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Irving Fine: The Hour Glass; and works by Stephen Foster, Charles Ives, Ernst Bacon. Tickets: $15-$45. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

March 3, 2019 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Chorus of Westerly [RI]: The Chorus: No Strings Attached. Choral music unaccompanied and music with light instrumentation based on settings of Psalm texts. Andrew Howell, conductor. George Kent Performance Hall, 119 High Street, Westerly RI 02891 ⓘ

2:00 PM. Oratorio Chorale [ME]: Gioachino Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle. Rossini’s original version with two pianos and harmonium. Reginald Mobley, counter-tenor. Tickets: adults $25 advance, $30 at the door; students half-price; children under 12 free if accompanied by a ticketed adult. Unitarian Universalist Church Of Brunswick, 1 Middle Street, Brunswick ME 04011 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Masterworks Chorale [MA]: Rutter Gloria. Ralph Vaughan Williams: O Clap Your Hands; Randall Thompson: The Lord Is My Shepherd; Henry Purcell: Funeral Music For Queen Mary, Z 27/17B/58C/860; Dominick Argento: "Sanctus" from The Masque of Angels; Hubert Parry: I Was Glad; Charles Villiers Stanford: Beati Quorum Via; Steven Sametz: Munus (A Gift), No.1 from Amo!; John Rutter: Gloria. Ross Wood, organ. Pre-Concert talk at 2:30 pm. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

3:00 PM. New England Classical Singers (NECS) [MA]: NECS Golden Anniversary Concert. Ron Perera: Merrimack (world premiere, commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of NECS); Why I Wake Early. Pre-concert lecture at 2 p.m. Christ Church Andover, 33 Central Street, Andover MA 01810 (View flier)

3:00 PM. Seraphim Singers [MA]: Women’s Perspectives. Works by Edie Hill, Hilary Tann, James Woodman; as well as Renaissance works First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Voce [CT]: Light Eternal: The Music of Thomas LaVoy. Thomas LaVoy, emerging as one of the finest composers of our era, will join Voce as Composer-in-Residence. St. Patrick - St. Anthony Church, 285 Church Street, Hartford CT 06103

4:00 PM. City Singers [CT]: Celtic Fire! Chant, folk melodies and compositions by Irish composers such as Turlough O'Carolan, Sean O'Riada, and Michael McGlynn, as well as music originating in the Celtic region of Galicia (northern Spain), Norway and other parts of Europe. Instrumental tunes and accompaniments (including reels and jigs) will feature Celtic musicians known throughout our region for their mastery of Irish harp, wooden flute, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, concertina, bodhrán, double bass, pipe organ and highland pipes. Wapping Community Church, 1790 Ellington Road, South Windsor CT 06074

4:00 PM. GMChorale's Alchemy [CT]: Come to the Music. A cappella and accompanied choral music by Schumann, Brahms, Bruckner, Duruflé, Fauré, Siegfried, Vaughan Williams, Britten, Thompson, Vierne, and Clausen. Joseph D'Eugenio, conductor. Free admission, no tickets required (free-will offering accepted) Bethany Lutheran Church, 50 Court Street, Cromwell CT 06410 (View flier) ⓘ

4:30 PM. Oratorio Chorale [ME]: Gioachino Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle. Rossini’s original version with two pianos and harmonium. Reginald Mobley, counter-tenor. Tickets: adults $25 advance, $30 at the door; students half-price; children under 12 free if accompanied by a ticketed adult. Unitarian Universalist Church Of Brunswick, 1 Middle Street, Brunswick ME 04011 ⓘ

March 8, 2019 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Jephtha. G.F. Handel: Jephtha. Nicholas Phan, tenor (Jeptha); Ava Pine, soprano (Iphis); Ann McMahon Quintero, mezzo-soprano (Storge); Dashon Burton, bass-baritone (Zebul); Sonja Tengblad, soprano (the Angel). NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

March 9, 2019 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. City Singers [CT]: Celtic Fire! Chant, folk melodies and compositions by Irish composers such as Turlough O'Carolan, Sean O'Riada, and Michael McGlynn, as well as music originating in the Celtic region of Galicia (northern Spain), Norway and other parts of Europe. Instrumental tunes and accompaniments (including reels and jigs) will feature Celtic musicians known throughout our region for their mastery of Irish harp, wooden flute, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, concertina, bodhrán, double bass, pipe organ and highland pipes. St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford CT 06119

7:30 PM. CONCORA (Connecticut Choral Artists) [CT]: Great Broadway Choruses. CONCORA is joined by high school singers for a program of ensemble numbers from Broadway shows, including West Side Story, Parade, Purlie, Anything Goes, and Titanic. Trinity on Main, 69 Main St, New Britain CT 06051

7:30 PM. Fairfield County Chorale [CT]: A Choral Journey. Works from Giovanni Palestrina, Francis Poulenc, Zoltán Kodály and more, plus a selection of American spirituals. Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Avenue, Norwalk CT 06851 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Providence Singers [RI]: What Sweeter Music: Songs of the Spirit. Julian Wachner: Alleluias, Intercessions, and Remembrances ; Johannes Brahms: Geistliches Lied; Edward Elgar: "There Is Sweet Music"; Josef Rheinberger: Mass in C; Daniel McDavitt (arr.): The Promised Land; William Hawley (arr.): "Not One Sparrow Is Forgotten"; Mack Wilberg (arr.): "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing"; Shawn Kirchner (arr.): "Unclouded Day". Immaculate Conception Church, 237 Garden Hills Dr, Cranston RI 02920 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Back Bay Chorale [MA]: Rachmaninoff Vespers. Sergei Rachmaninoff: Vespers. St. Paul's Church, 29 Mt Auburn Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Missa Prolationum (Ockeghem@600, Concert 9). Johannes Ockeghem: Missa Prolationum. The work is constructed (like Bach’s Goldberg Variations) as a series of canons at different intervals—but Ockeghem’s are double canons, in which four sung parts are generated from two written ones. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138

March 10, 2019 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Jephtha. G.F. Handel: Jephtha. Nicholas Phan, tenor (Jeptha); Ava Pine, soprano (Iphis); Ann McMahon Quintero, mezzo-soprano (Storge); Dashon Burton, bass-baritone (Zebul); Sonja Tengblad, soprano (the Angel). NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Commonwealth Chorale [MA]: Out from the Shadows: In the spotlight: Virtuosi eclipsed by genius. Antonio Salieri: Requiem; Johann Kuhnau, Magnificat. Celeste Godin, soprano; Vera Savage, mezzo-soprano; Gregory Zavracky, tenor; Thomas Jones, baritone. Church Of The Holy Name, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury MA 02132 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Metropolitan Chorale [MA]: The Creative Impulse. Plato warned that innovation in music posed a great danger to the State. In times of social and political strife, music has the lead the way to galvanize, unite, and advocate. Metropolitan Chorale explores these historical and contemporary moments when music gives voice to change. All Saints Church, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Providence Singers [RI]: What Sweeter Music: Songs of the Spirit. Julian Wachner: Alleluias, Intercessions, and Remembrances ; Johannes Brahms: Geistliches Lied; Edward Elgar: "There Is Sweet Music"; Josef Rheinberger: Mass in C; Daniel McDavitt (arr.): The Promised Land; William Hawley (arr.): "Not One Sparrow Is Forgotten"; Mack Wilberg (arr.): "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing"; Shawn Kirchner (arr.): "Unclouded Day". St. Michael's Episcopal Church, 399 Hope St., Bristol RI 02809 ⓘ

3:00 PM. South Hadley Chorale [MA]: Sing Me the Universal: Music of Life and Death. J.S. Bach: Magnificat (with full chorus and soloists); Joshua Hummel: In This Is Love (with chorus and piano); Kaeza Fearn, Geoff Hudson and Clifton Noble: Songs from the Spiritual Tradition; selections by The Michael E. Smith South Hadley Middle School Opus Singers. Abbey Memorial Chapel, Mount Holyoke College, College Street, South Hadley MA 01075 ⓘ

3:30 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: A Game of Pairs. W.A. Mozart: Missa brevis, K.194; Barry Singer: Missa brevis (premiere); and other pairs of works by different composers using the same texts. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Blue Heron [RI]: Missa Prolationum (Ockeghem@600, Concert 9). Johannes Ockeghem: Missa Prolationum. The work is constructed (like Bach’s Goldberg Variations) as a series of canons at different intervals—but Ockeghem’s are double canons, in which four sung parts are generated from two written ones. St. Stephen’s Church, 114 George Street, Providence RI 02706

4:00 PM. City Singers [CT]: Celtic Fire! Chant, folk melodies and compositions by Irish composers such as Turlough O'Carolan, Sean O'Riada, and Michael McGlynn, as well as music originating in the Celtic region of Galicia (northern Spain), Norway and other parts of Europe. Instrumental tunes and accompaniments (including reels and jigs) will feature Celtic musicians known throughout our region for their mastery of Irish harp, wooden flute, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, concertina, bodhrán, double bass, pipe organ and highland pipes. Bethany Covenant Church, 785 Mill Street, Berlin CT 06037

March 15, 2019 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Blanche Moyse Chorale [VT]: German Romantic Chamber Choral Music. Johannes Brahms: Op. 17, Four Songs for Women’s Chorus with two Horns and Harp. TBD, Brattleboro VT 05301 ⓘ

March 16, 2019 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Berkshire Lyric Chorus [MA]: Kick the Winter Blues. Berkshire Lyric's Annual Pop Concert with all of the choruses. Lenox Town Hall Auditorium, 6 Walker St, Lenox MA 01240 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Symphony pro Musica / New World Chorale [MA]: Carmina Burana. Antonin Dvořák: Te Deum; Carl Orff: Carmina Burana. Mark Churchill, conductor. Preconcert lecture 45 minutes before concert start. Hudson High School, 69 Brigham St, Hudson MA 01749

8:00 PM. Boston Gay Men's Chorus [MA]: Raise You Up. A selection of music from Kinky Boots; Joel Thompson: Seven Last Words of the Unarmed (text from the last words of seven African-American men–each killed by police or by authority figures). With Todrick Hall (star of Broadway and YouTube). NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Boston Saengerfest Men's Chorus [MA]: Brothers, Sing On! An afternoon of a cappella singing with the Morehouse College Glee Club, The Natick High School Men’s Chorus, The Wellesley High School Men’s Chorus and the Boston Saengerfest men’s Chorus. Natick High School Auditorium, 15 West St, Natick MA 01760 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Chorus pro Musica [MA]: Requiem. Johannes Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem; Henry Purcell: Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary; Diana Syrse: La Muerte Sonriente. Kristen Watson, soprano; Jesse Blumberg, baritone. Tickets: $25-$55 ($10 age under 30). First Baptist Church, 848 Beacon Street, Newton Centre MA 02459 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Musica Sacra [MA]: Stories in Song: Choral Settings of Tales Familiar and New. Aaron Copland: In the Beginning; Benjamin Britten: The Ballad of Lady Barnard and Little Musgrove; and everything in between! First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

March 17, 2019 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Kent Singers [CT]: Seek Out Light. Will Todd: Among Angels, for choir and two harps. St. Andrew's Church, 1 N Main St, Kent CT 06757 ⓘ

2:30 PM. Blanche Moyse Chorale [VT]: German Romantic Chamber Choral Music. Johannes Brahms: Op. 17, Four Songs for Women’s Chorus with two Horns and Harp. Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro VT 05301 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Berkshire Lyric Chorus [MA]: Kick the Winter Blues. Berkshire Lyric's Annual Pop Concert with all of the choruses. Lenox Town Hall Auditorium, 6 Walker St, Lenox MA 01240 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Boston Gay Men's Chorus [MA]: Raise You Up. A selection of music from Kinky Boots; Joel Thompson: Seven Last Words of the Unarmed (text from the last words of seven African-American men–each killed by police or by authority figures). With Todrick Hall (star of Broadway and YouTube). NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Cantilena Chamber Choir [MA]: New Sounds a Cappella. Both “classical” and contemporary music with an appeal to a general audience, intended to introduce new and innovative a cappella music to the general public in an unconventional performance venue. Includes new music with Latin rhythms and hip hop by traditionally "classical composers". TBD, Lenox MA 01240 ⓘ

3:30 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers [MA]: American Folk Songs. Gwyneth Walker: River Songs; Aaron Copland: American Folk Songs; and folk song arrangements by Mack Wilberg. St. Mark's School, 25 Marlboro Road, Southborough MA 01772 ⓘ

3:30 PM. Symphony pro Musica / New World Chorale [MA]: Carmina Burana. Antonin Dvořák: Te Deum; Carl Orff: Carmina Burana. Mark Churchill, conductor. Preconcert lecture 45 minutes before concert start. St. Mark's School, 25 Marlboro Road, Southborough MA 01772

March 22, 2019 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: The Creation. F.J. Haydn: The Creation. Amanda Forsythe, soprano,;William Hite, tenor; Mark Andrew Cleveland, bass. Conductor Martin Pearlman will give the pre-concert talk, free to all ticketholders, at 7 p.m. in Williams Hall. Free post-concert reception. Single Tickets: $25-$75; 20% discount with code CANE1819. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

March 23, 2019 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Chatham Chorale [MA]: Sings I Learned at the Movies. Benefit concert for Lower Cape Outreach Council and the Chatham Chorale. Larry Marsland, soloist. Brewster Baptist Church, 1848 Main Street, Brewster MA 02631 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Rhode Island Civic Chorale & Orchestra [RI]: Gifted Young Voices. Robert Schumann: Requiem, op. 148; Gerald Finzi: Eclogue for Piano and Strings, op. 10 (Nicholas Rocha, piano); W.A. Mozart: Regina Coeli in C Major, KV 27. Featuring the winners of the Collegiate Vocal Competition as soloists. McVinney Auditorium, 43 Dave Gavitt Way, Providence RI 02903 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Master Singers of Lexington [MA]: 50th Anniversary Concert! J.S. Bach: Singet dem Herrn; William Bolcom: Lady Liberty; Johannes Brahms: Five Songs, opus 104; Benjamin Britten: Two Part Songs; Michael Haydn: Te Deum; Thomas Stumpf: New work. First Parish Church, 7 Harrington Road, Lexington MA 02421 ⓘ

March 24, 2019 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Zamir Chorale of Boston [MA]: Voices of Freedom. A multicultural event featuring three choirs: the Zamir Chorale of Boston, VOICES 21C, and the Boston Community Gospel Choir, which often performs with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Each group will separately perform songs from the Jewish, Muslim, and Christian cultures, respectively, and then join together to perform music that transcends the collective cultures. Tickets: $36, $18 student/senior. Museum of African American History, 46 Joy St, Boston MA 02114 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Boston Cecilia [MA]: American Stories. John Corigliano: Fern Hill; Jake Runestad: Hope of Loving; Eric Whitacre: Five Hebrew Love Songs; Tarik O'Regan: Triptych. George Case, Conductor. All Saints Church, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Coro Allegro [MA]: America/We Need to Talk. William Grant Still: And They Lynched Him on a Tree; Fred Onovwerosuoke: A Triptych of American Voices: A Cantata of the People (text by Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, and Michael Castro); Caprice for piano and orchestra. Tai Oney, countertenor; Jonas Budris, tenor; Darryl Hollister, piano. With the Heritage Chorale of New Haven. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy St, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Sounds of Stow [MA]: Mozart Requiem. W.A. Mozart: Requiem; Concerto for Flute & Harp in C (Katherine Kleitz, flute; Deborah Feld-Fabisiewicz, harp). Margot Law, soprano; Martha Remington, mezzo-soprano; Ray Bauwens, tenor; Jason Jordan, baritone. Hale School, 55 Hartley Road, Stow MA 01775

4:00 PM. CONCORA (Connecticut Choral Artists) [CT]: J.S. Bach – Weimar Cantatas. J.S. Bach: Himmelskönig, sei willkommen, BWV182; Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, BWV12; Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, BWV21. Immanuel Congregational Church, 10 Woodland Street, Hartford CT 06105

March 29, 2019 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Purcell: Dido and Aeneas. Henry Purcell: Chaconne in G Minor; A new Irish tune in G Major; “God is gone up” (Canon a 7); A new Scotch tune in G Major; “Welcome to all the pleasures”; Dido and Aeneas. Susan Bickley, mezzo-soprano (Dido); Matthew Brook, bass-baritone (Sorceress/Sailor); Reginald Mobley, countertenor (Spirit); Sarah Yanovitch, soprano (Belinda); Sonja DuToit Tengblad, soprano (2nd Woman); Margot Rood, soprano (1st Witch); Sarah Brailey, soprano (2nd Witch); David McFerrin, baritone (Aeneas); Aidan Lang, director; Harry Christophers, conductor. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

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. Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ

March 31, 2019 (Sunday)

2:30 PM. ChoralArt [ME]: Duruflé Requiem. Maurice Duruflé: Requiem; Benjamin Britten: Festival Te Deum; Rejoice in the Lamb. Christy Comeau-Pierce, mezzo-soprano; Randall Mullin, organ. Tickets, advance: $30/$25 adult, $15/$10 student, children 12& under free. Cathedral Church Of St. Luke, 143 State Street, Portland ME 04101 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Purcell: Dido and Aeneas. Henry Purcell: Chaconne in G Minor; A new Irish tune in G Major; “God is gone up” (Canon a 7); A new Scotch tune in G Major; “Welcome to all the pleasures”; Dido and Aeneas. Susan Bickley, mezzo-soprano (Dido); Matthew Brook, bass-baritone (Sorceress/Sailor); Reginald Mobley, countertenor (Spirit); Sarah Yanovitch, soprano (Belinda); Sonja DuToit Tengblad, soprano (2nd Woman); Margot Rood, soprano (1st Witch); Sarah Brailey, soprano (2nd Witch); David McFerrin, baritone (Aeneas); Aidan Lang, director; Harry Christophers, conductor. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut [CT]: Carmina Burana. Carl Orff: Carmina Burana. With the Greater Bridgeport Youth Orchestras. Klein Memorial Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport CT 06605 ⓘ

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. Eliot Church of Newton, 474 Centre St, Newton MA 02458 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Con Brio [CT]: Mozart Great Mass. W.A. Mozart: Great Mass In C minor, K. 427. Christ The King Church, 1 McCurdy Road, Old Lyme CT 06371 (View flier)

4:00 PM. Worcester Chorus [MA]: Verdi Requiem. Robin Marie Lamp, soprano; Sahoko Sato Timpone, mezzo-soprano; Jorge Pita Carreras, tenor; Dashon Burton, bass; Chris Shepard, conductor. Tickets: adults $39–55, students & youths $25. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Belmont Open Sings, hosted by Powers Music School [MA]: G. F. Handel's "Utrecht Te Deum and Jubilate". Open sing. Tickets: $10 per person; No reservations needed. First timers are welcome. Accompanied by a professional-level orchestra, with some of Boston's finest soloists. Mary Beekman, Artistic Director. Vocal scores and a choral warm-up are provided. Payson Park Church, 365 Belmont Street, Belmont MA 02478

April 4, 2019 (Thursday)

7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Masterpiece. Musical reflections and reactions to the visual arts from the ancient to the modern. Includes the premiere of a commissioned work by Nell Shaw Cohen. Fitchburg State University, 160 Pearl St, Fitchburg MA 01420

April 5, 2019 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Masterpiece. Musical reflections and reactions to the visual arts from the ancient to the modern. Includes the premiere of a commissioned work by Nell Shaw Cohen. Gloucester Meetinghouse, 10 Church St, Gloucester MA 01930

8:00 PM. Boston Camerata [MA]: City on the Hill: Early Hymns and Spirituals of New England. Songs by the religious groups who came to New England, from the Puritans to the anthem-singing Universalists of the 18th century, to the utopian Shakers, performed by voices, fiddle, flute, guitar and cello. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier)

April 6, 2019 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Masterpiece. Musical reflections and reactions to the visual arts from the ancient to the modern. Includes the premiere of a commissioned work by Nell Shaw Cohen. Cole Memorial Chapel, Wheaton College, Norton MA 02766

4:00 PM. Greenwich Choral Society [CT]: In Praise of Music: Voices of Exuberance. Ralph Vaughan Williams: Toward the Unknown Region; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2, Op. 52, “Lobgesang” (Hymn of Praise). Performing Arts Center, Greenwich High School, 10 Hillside Road, Greenwich CT 06830 ⓘ

6:00 PM. Crescendo [MA]: The Mystical 16: The 1616 Settings of Psalm 116, and Contemporary Versions. Settings of Psalm 116 by Heinrich Schütz, Christoph Demantius and Johann Hermann Schein, as well as Gregorian Chant and works by Benedictus Ducis and Orlando di Lasso and J.S. Bach; modern settings of the psalm Jonny Priano and others will use contemporary poetry written for Crescendo by Bruce McEver, Frances Roth and Juliet Mattila. Three works commissioned for Crescendo will be premiered. With period instruments orchestra, Christine Gevert, director. Saint James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington MA 01230 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut [CT]: Carmina Burana. Carl Orff: Carmina Burana. With the Greater Bridgeport Youth Orchestras. Quick Center For The Arts, 1073 N Benson Road, Fairfield CT 06824 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Salisbury Singers [MA]: Magnificent Mozart! W.A. Mozart: Great Mass In C Minor, K. 427; Regina Coeli In C Major, K. 276. Tickets: $30 adults, $25 senior, $10 students with ID, children under 12 free. Trinity Lutheran Church, 73 Lancaster Street, Worcester MA 01609 ⓘ

April 7, 2019 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Connecticut Master Chorale [CT]: Spring 2019 Concert. Kim André Arnesen: Requiem for Solace; Dan Forrest: Te Deum; In Paradisum; Psalm of Ascension. First Congregational Church, 164 Deer Hill Ave., Danbury CT 06810 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Dedham Choral Society [MA]: Spring Concert. Holy Name Church, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury MA 02132 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Crescendo [CT]: The Mystical 16: The 1616 Settings of Psalm 116, and Contemporary Versions. Settings of Psalm 116 by Heinrich Schütz, Christoph Demantius and Johann Hermann Schein, as well as Gregorian Chant and works by Benedictus Ducis and Orlando di Lasso and J.S. Bach; modern settings of the psalm Jonny Priano and others will use contemporary poetry written for Crescendo by Bruce McEver, Frances Roth and Juliet Mattila. Three works commissioned for Crescendo will be premiered. With period instruments orchestra, Christine Gevert, director. Trinity Church Lime Rock, 484 Lime Rock Road, Lakeville CT 01230 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Seraphim Singers [MA]: Highlights of the Seraphim Season. Trinity Episcopal Church, 81 Elm Street, Concord MA 01742 ⓘ

April 11, 2019 (Thursday)

8:00 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra/Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Cantata Criolla. Antonio Estévez: Cantata Criolla; Alberto Ginastera: Piano Concerto No. 1; Paul Desenne: El Caimán (April 11, 13). Aquiles Machado, tenor; Gustavo Castillo, baritone; Sergio Tiempo, piano; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston MA 02115

April 12, 2019 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Hartford Chorale [CT]: Vaughan Williams & Mendelssohn. Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; Dona Nobis Pacem; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2, “Lobgesang” (“Hymn of Praise”). With the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Carolyn Kuan, conductor. Belding Theater At The Bushnell, 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford CT 06106 ⓘ

April 13, 2019 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Nashoba Valley Chorale [MA]: Faure Requiem. J.S. Bach: Motet #1; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem. With Professional soloists and orchestra. Pre-concert talk at 7:15. Littleton High School Performing Arts Center, 56 King Street, Littleton MA 01460 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Worcester Chorus [MA]: Messiah. With a full orchestra, acclaimed vocal soloists. Tickets: $49 adult, $17.50 student, $7.50 youth. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ

April 14, 2019 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Boston Choral Ensemble [MA]: MacMillan and Allegri. James MacMillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere (new edition). Mission Church, 1545 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02120 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Hartford Chorale [CT]: Vaughan Williams & Mendelssohn. Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; Dona Nobis Pacem; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2, “Lobgesang” (“Hymn of Praise”). With the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Carolyn Kuan, conductor. Belding Theater At The Bushnell, 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford CT 06106 ⓘ

4:00 PM. ChoralArt [ME]: Songs of the Lights: A Salute to Canada. Imant Raminsh: Magnificat; Ave verum corpus; folksong settings of Stephan Chatman and Donald Patriquin. Anastasia Antonacos, piano. Tickets $20 advance $25 door, student $10 advance, $10 door, age 12 and under free. Williston-Immanuel United Church, 156 High Street, Portland ME 04101 (View flier) ⓘ

April 26, 2019 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Brattleboro Concert Choir [VT]: The Last Sunbeam: Music of Grief and Peace. Reena Esmail: White Key (text by Carol Muske-Dukes); Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona nobis pacem (text by Walt Whitman). Latchis Theater, 50 Main Street, Brattleboro VT 05301 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: L'incoronazione di Poppea. Claudio Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea (new performing version by Martin Pearlman). Amanda Forsythe, soprano (Poppea); Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor (Nero); Alessandra Visentin, contralto (Ottavia). Stage direction by Tara Faircloth. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: Chamber Series: Women Composers of America. Chamer music of twentieth and twenty-first century American women composers, including Ruth Crawford Seeger, Amy Beach, Missy Mazzoli, Katharine Parker, and Libby Larson. Musicologist Liane Curtis will give a pre-concert talk at 6:30 p.m., free to all ticketholders. Free post-concert reception. Single Tickets: $30; 20% discount with code CANE1819. American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Cambridge, 200 Beacon Street, Somerville MA 02143 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Guillaume de Machaut’s Remede de Fortune. Machaut’s Remede de Fortune tells the tale of a woebegone lover who is counseled by Lady Hope on how to be happy and persevere in the face of the ups and downs dished out by Fortune and her Wheel. We present a multimedia version of the Remede, with narration, projected surtitles and illustrations from manuscripts curated by Machaut, all of the music included in the poem, and more. Free pre-concert talk at 7:15 PM. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138

April 27, 2019 (Saturday)

TBD. Manchester Symphony Orchestra & Chorale [MA]: Mozart Requiem. W.A. Mozart: Ave Verum; Requiem; Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont Overture. With the Master Singers of Worcester. TBD, Worcester MA 01606 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Brattleboro Concert Choir [VT]: The Last Sunbeam: Music of Grief and Peace. Reena Esmail: White Key (text by Carol Muske-Dukes); Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona nobis pacem (text by Walt Whitman). Latchis Theater, 50 Main Street, Brattleboro VT 05301 ⓘ

7:00 PM. Oratorio Chorale [ME]: Sweetest in the Gale. Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, for treble voices and harp. Tickets: adults $20 advance, $25 at the door. Students half-price. Children under 12 free if accompanied by a ticketed adult. St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 43 Foreside Road, Falmouth ME 04105 ⓘ

7:00 PM. Ridgefield Chorale [CT]: Spring Concert. 21st Century Broadway. Ridgefield High School, 700 North Salem Road, Ridgefield CT 06877 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra / New World Chorale [MA]: Touchstone for Humanity. J.S. Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9. With the New World Chorale. Milford Town Hall, 52 Main St, Milford MA 01757

7:30 PM. Eastern Connecticut Symphony and Chorus [CT]: Titans. W.A. Mozart: Mass in C major, K 317 "Coronation"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43; Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major, "Titan". Garde Arts Center, 325 State Street, New London CT 06320

7:30 PM. Springfield Symphony Orchestra and Chorus [MA]: Mozart & Mahler 2. W. A. Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618; Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2, C minor (Resurrection; Auferstehungssymphonie). Luretta Bybee, mezzo-soprano; Kevin Rhodes, conductor. Springfield Symphony Hall, 34 Court St, Springfield MA 01103 (View flier)

8:00 PM. Emmanuel Music [MA]: Bach and Harbison. John Harbison: Abraham (U.S. premiere of reorchestration); The Supper at Emmaus; J.S. Bach: Easter Oratorio. Tickets: General $30; 2nd Tier $60; 1st Tier $95; Patron $150; Students $10. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

April 28, 2019 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: L'incoronazione di Poppea. Claudio Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea (new performing version by Martin Pearlman). Amanda Forsythe, soprano (Poppea); Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor (Nero); Alessandra Visentin, contralto (Ottavia). Stage direction by Tara Faircloth. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Chatham Chorale [MA]: Greatest Hits of Choral Music, Sacred and Secular. Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Brahms, Orff; with full orchestra. Monomoy Performing Arts Center At Monomoy Regional High School, 75 Oak Street, Harwich MA 02645 ⓘ

3:30 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: Sponsors’ Concert. Bedrich Smetana: Vltava (The Moldau) from Ma Vlast; Erich Stem: “Arlington” (written specifically for the Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra as a part of the composer’s project “America By: A Symphonic Tour”); John Bavicchi: Three Score Reflections, Op. 84; Francis Poulenc: Stabat Mater. With the Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ

4:00 PM. CONCORA (Connecticut Choral Artists) [CT]: Music & Art. American music inspired by pieces at the New Britain Museum of American Art, including the premiere of a commissioned work by Andrey Stolyarov, with music by Virgil Thomson, Norman Dinerstein, Michael Conley, Randall Thompson, and Gwyneth Walker. First Church of Christ, 830 Corbin Ave, New Britain CT 06052

4:00 PM. Manchester Symphony Orchestra & Chorale [CT]: Mozart Requiem. W.A. Mozart: Ave Verum; Requiem; Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont Overture. With the Master Singers of Worcester. Bailey Auditorium, Manchester High School, 134 Middle Turnpike E, Manchester CT 06040 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Oratorio Chorale [ME]: Sweetest in the Gale. Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, for treble voices and harp. Tickets: adults $20 advance, $25 at the door. Students half-price. Children under 12 free if accompanied by a ticketed adult. St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 43 Foreside Road, Falmouth ME 04105 ⓘ

May 2, 2019 (Thursday)

7:00 PM. Oratorio Chorale [ME]: What Binds Us Together: The Binding of Isaac Story in Music. Music by Carissimi, Britten, Aharon Harlap, Howard Franzen, and John Tavener. Tickets: adults $20 advance, $25 at the door; students half-price; children under 12 free if accompanied by a ticketed adult. Temple Beth-El, 400 Deering Ave, Portland ME 04103 ⓘ

7:30 PM. New Haven Symphony Orchestra [CT]: Mahler Symphony No. 3. Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 3, “What the Universe Tells Me”. Yale Philharmonia; Yale Glee Club; Elm City Girls’ Choir; William Boughton, conductor. Woolsey Hall, 500 College Street, New Haven CT 06511

May 3, 2019 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Mozart Requiem. W.A. Mozart: Masonic Funeral Music; Allegri: Miserere mei, Deus; Requiem; J.S. Bach: Singet dem Herrn. With the Young Men’s Chorus, Young Women’s Chamber Choir. Joélle Harvey, soprano; Sandra Piques Eddy, mezzo-soprano; Tom Randle, tenor; Soloman Howard, bass; Harry Christophers, conductor. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

May 4, 2019 (Saturday)

TBD. Cantilena [MA]: Carrying the Torch: Songs That Celebrate Remarkable Women. Sheldon Rose: In the Garden of Shushan; Walter Robinson, arr. Kathleen McGuire: Harriet Tubman; Susan Borwick: And Ain't I a Woman!; Margaret Dryburgh: The Captives' Hymn. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ

TBD. Westford Chorus [MA]: The Seven C's. Music of Aaron Copland, Hoagy Carmichael, Jim Croce and more. Tickets: $20 adults, $10 seniors & students, $5 children 12 & under. TBD, Westford MA 01742 ⓘ

2:00 PM. Oratorio Chorale [ME]: What Binds Us Together: The Binding of Isaac Story in Music. Music by Carissimi, Britten, Aharon Harlap, Howard Franzen, and John Tavener. Tickets: adults $20 advance, $25 at the door; students half-price; children under 12 free if accompanied by a ticketed adult. Unitarian Universalist Church Of Brunswick, 1 Middle Street, Brunswick ME 04011 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Andover Choral Society [MA]: Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight. Florence Price: Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight; George Gershwin: A Concert Panorama. Christ Church Andover, 33 Central Street, Andover MA 01810 ⓘ

5:00 PM. Oratorio Chorale [ME]: What Binds Us Together: The Binding of Isaac Story in Music. Music by Carissimi, Britten, Aharon Harlap, Howard Franzen, and John Tavener. Tickets: adults $20 advance, $25 at the door; students half-price; children under 12 free if accompanied by a ticketed adult. Unitarian Universalist Church Of Brunswick, 1 Middle Street, Brunswick ME 04011 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Cape Symphony [MA]: Legendary Love Stories. Maurice Ravel: Daphnis And Chloe Suite No. 2; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Romeo And Juliet; Sergei Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody On A Theme of Paganini. With the Chatham Chorale. Natasha Paremski, piano; Jung-Ho Pak, Conductor. Barnstable Performing Arts Center, 744 W Main St, Hyannis MA 02601 (View flier)

7:30 PM. Springfield Symphony Orchestra and Chorus [MA]: Movie Night with Maestro Rhodes. Music from Gone with the Wind, The Ten Commandments, Ben Hur, Cleopatra, Lawrence of Arabia, and other classics like Casablanca, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, How to Marry a Millionaire, Magnificent 7, All About Eve, Psycho, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, and many more! Springfield Symphony Hall, 34 Court St, Springfield MA 01103 (View flier)

8:00 PM. Master Singers of Lexington [MA]: Annual Pops Concert. Songs and choruses about the passage of time by Adler & Ross, Leroy Anderson, Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, Billy Joel, Frank Loesser, the Sherman Brothers and others. First Parish Church, 7 Harrington Rd, Lexington MA 02421 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Metropolitan Chorale [MA]: Fantastical Creatures. Gian Carlo Menotti: The Unicorn, the Gorgon and the Manticore; R. Murray Schafer: A Medieval Bestiary. With the Puppet Showplace Theater of Brookline. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

May 5, 2019 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Fine Arts Chorale [MA]: Spring Concert. If Music Be the Food of Love, Play On! Shakespeare and Music; Arvo Pärt: Te Deum. Old South Union Church, 25 Columbian Street, Weymouth MA 02190 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Cape Symphony [MA]: Legendary Love Stories. Maurice Ravel: Daphnis And Chloe Suite No. 2; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Romeo And Juliet; Sergei Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody On A Theme of Paganini. With the Chatham Chorale. Natasha Paremski, piano; Jung-Ho Pak, Conductor. Barnstable Performing Arts Center, 744 W Main St, Hyannis MA 02601 (View flier)

3:00 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Mozart Requiem. W.A. Mozart: Masonic Funeral Music; Allegri: Miserere mei, Deus; Requiem; J.S. Bach: Singet dem Herrn. With the Young Men’s Chorus, Young Women’s Chamber Choir. Joélle Harvey, soprano; Sandra Piques Eddy, mezzo-soprano; Tom Randle, tenor; Soloman Howard, bass; Harry Christophers, conductor. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Wellesley Symphony Orchestra / New World Chorale [MA]: Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op.125, ‘Choral’. Dana Varga, soprano; Rebecca Krouner, mezzo-soprano; Neal Ferreira, tenor; Ronald Williams, bass. Max Hobart, conductor. Tickets: $25 adult, $20 senior/student, children 12 and Under free; MassBay students, staff & faculty free with ID. Mass Bay Community College, 50 Oakland Street, Wellesley Hills MA 02481

4:00 PM. Connecticut Chamber Choir [CT]: The Road Home. Lukas Foss: Behold! I build a house; Dan Forrest: Abide; Erik Esenvalds: Only in Sleep; Randall Thompson: Frostiana; Stephen Paulus: The Road Home. Krista Adams Santilli, soprano. Nichols United Methodist Church, 35 Shelton Road, Trumbull CT 06611 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. GMChorale [CT]: Mass No. 2 in E Minor and Other Gems. Anton Bruckner: Mass No. 2 in E minor; motets by Bruckner and others. A pre-Concert talk Begins at 3:15 pm for ticket-holders. MHS Performing Arts Center, 200 La Rosa Lane, Middletown CT 06457 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. New England Classical Singers (NECS) [MA]: Bernstein Anniversary. Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms. Annual joint concert with Lawrence HS Girls Ensemble. Corpus Christi Parish at Holy Rosary Church, 35 Essex Street, Lawrence MA 01840 (View flier)

May 6, 2019 (Monday)

3:00 PM. Mystic River Chorale [CT]: Handel: Messiah, Parts II and III. Tickets: adults $25, seniors/military $20, students $15. St. Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Church, 69 Groton Long Point Rd, Groton CT 06340 ⓘ

May 9, 2019 (Thursday)

TBD. Keene Chorale [NH]: Mass. Leonard Bernstein: Mass. 40th Anniversary Concert. Redfern Center, Keene State College, 90 Wyman Way, Keene NH 03435 ⓘ

May 10, 2019 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: Music for a Spring Evening. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ

May 11, 2019 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Concord Women's Chorus [MA]: Searching Love. Ralph Vaughan Williams: Folk Songs of the Four Seasons ; choruses from In Windsor Forest; other music from the classical, contemporary and folk traditions. Tickets: $25 adults, $20 seniors/students, $5 for children 12 and under. Trinity Episcopal Church, 81 Elm Street, Concord MA 01742 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Heritage Chorale [MA]: A Festival of Psalms. Antonio Vivaldi: In exitu Israel, RV 604; Niccola Porpora: Lauda Jerusalem; Arvo Pärt: Zwei slawische Psalmen; Anton Bruckner: Psalm 23, WAB 34; Johannes Brahms: Schaffe in mir, Gott, op. 29, No 2; Salamone Rossi: Haleluya. Haleli nafshi; Simon Sargon: Psalm 8; Louis Lewandowski: Halalujoy, halalu el b'kod'sho ; Dave Brubeck: 23rd Psalm; Will Todd: Durham Jazz Psalms. Tickets: $25 adult, $20 student/senior, $10 ages 6-17. Nevins Hall, Memorial Building, 150 Concord Street, Framingham MA 01702 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Monadnock Chorus [NH]: Esther. G.F. Handel: Esther. With Baroque orchestra. TBD, Peterborough NH 03458 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Pioneer Valley Symphony Chorus [MA]: Call to Peace. Ludwig van Beethoven: Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt; Symphony No. 9. PVS Orchestra, Chorus, and Youth Orchestra, featuring members of choirs throughout the Pioneer Valley. Greenfield High School Auditorium, 1 Lenox Avenue, Greenfield MA 01301

7:30 PM. Voce [CT]: With One Voice. Music of Whitacre, Gjeilo, Mealor, Ešenvalds and others. St. Patrick - St. Anthony Church, 285 Church Street, Hartford CT 06103

8:00 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers [MA]: Across the Millennia. J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 80, "Ein Feste Burg"; Ola Gjeilo: Song of the Universal (mixed chorus arrangement); W.A. Mozart: Regina Coeli; Peteris Vasks: Dona Nobis Pacem. St. Mary’s Church, 640 Main St, Shrewsbury MA 01545 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Commonwealth Chorale [MA]: From the Fantastical to the Familiar: Menotti’s Fable and Thompson’s Frost. Gian Carlo Menotti: The Unicorn, The Gorgon and The Manticore; Randall Thompson, Frostiana. Second Church In Newton, 60 Highland Street, West Newton MA 02465 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Musica Sacra [MA]: Voices from the Village: Folksongs from Around the World. Guillaume Dufay: L'Homme Armé; Christian Hollander: Innsbruch, ich muss dich lassen; Arnold Schönberg: settings of German folk songs; and other composers' settings of Irish, British, American, Slavic, and Indonesian songs. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Newton Community Chorus [MA]: Handel, Copland, Whitacre. George Frideric Handel: Anthem for the Funeral of Queen Caroline; Aaron Copland: Old American Songs, Book 1; Eric Whitacre: Five Hebrew Love Songs. Tickets: $20 general admission, $15 students/seniors. First Baptist Church, 848 Beacon Street, Newton MA 02459 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Seraphim Singers [MA]: Mystical Numbers (especially 3, 7, and 21). 3 Masters of the Motet: Schutz, Bach, and Distler; also works celebrating the fruit of the vine – we’re 21, after all! Eliot Church Of Newton, 474 Centre Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ

May 12, 2019 (Sunday)

2:30 PM. ChoralArt [ME]: Rachmaninoff: The Bells. Sergei Rachmaninoff: The Bells; Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol. Portland Symphony Orchestra and ChoralArt Masterworks, Jeffrey Kahane, conductor; Inna Dukach, soprano; Craig Irvin, baritone. Tickets available via PortTIX (http://www.porttix.com/). Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle Street, Portland ME 04101 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Monadnock Chorus [MA]: Esther. G.F. Handel: Esther. With Baroque orchestra. TBD, Lenox MA 01240 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Wellesley Choral Society [MA]: A Musical Celebration for Mother's Day. Music of Rheinberger, Brahms, Grireg, Dvorak, Tavener, and Strauss. Unitarian Universalist Society, 309 Washington Street, Wellesley MA 02481 ⓘ

May 13, 2019 (Monday)

7:30 PM. ChoralArt [ME]: Rachmaninoff: The Bells. Sergei Rachmaninoff: The Bells; Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol. Portland Symphony Orchestra and ChoralArt Masterworks, Jeffrey Kahane, conductor; Inna Dukach, soprano; Craig Irvin, baritone. Tickets available via PortTIX (http://www.porttix.com/). Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle Street, Portland ME 04101 (View flier) ⓘ

May 17, 2019 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: Bruckner, Stravinsky, and Gabrieli. Anton Bruckner: Mass in E minor; Igor Stravinsky: Mass; Giovanni Gabrieli: Jubilate Deo. A pre-concert talk, free to all ticketholders, will be held at 7 p.m. Free post-concert reception. Single Tickets: $25-$75; 20% discount with code CANE1819. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

May 18, 2019 (Saturday)

6:00 PM. Chorus of Westerly [RI]: 60th Season May Concerts. G.F. Handel: Dettingen Te Deum (Highlights) (George Kent, conductor); Johannes Brahms: Nänie (Andrew Howell, conductor); Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Movements II and IV (Roderick MacDonald, conductor). With the New England Symphony Orchestra. George Kent Performance Hall, 119 High Street, Westerly RI 02891 ⓘ

6:00 PM. Crescendo [MA]: Prince of Light and Prince of Darkness: Motets and Madrigals by Monteverdi & Gesualdo. Sacred and secular motets and madrigals by Claudio Monteverdi and Carlo Gesualdo. Saint James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington MA 01230 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: Those Who Wait. William Grant Still: Those Who Wait; R. Nathaniel Dett: The Chariot Jubilee; Kirke Mechem: Songs of the Slave. With orchestra. Saint Joseph Cathedral, 145 Lowell Street, Manchester NH 03104 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Bella Voce Women's Chorus of Vermont [VT]: They Called Her Moses. Robert De Cormier: They Called Her Moses. Louise De Cormier, narrator; Tom Toner, percussion. A cantata about the life and work of Harriet Tubman through dramatic narration and spirituals. Stowe Community Church, 137 Main Street, Stowe VT 05672 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Providence Singers [RI]: The Heart of the Singer. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Inter Natos Mulierum (ca. 1777-80); Kim André Arnesen: The Wound in the Water (text by Euan Tait). Immaculate Conception Church, 237 Garden Hills Dr, Cranston RI 02920 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Handel Society of Dartmouth College [NH]: Messiah. G.F. Handel: Messiah. Spaulding Auditorium at the Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, 2 E Wheelock Street, Hanover NH 03755 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Masterworks Chorale [MA]: Handel Jubilate. Antonio Lotti: Crucifixus [a 8]; Johann Sebastian Bach: Der Gerechte Kommt Um, BC C 8; George Frideric Handel: "I Will Magnify Thee, O God", HWV 250b; Henry Purcell: O Sing Unto The Lord, Z 44; George Frideric Handel: Jubilate (“Utrecht”), HWV 279. Margaret Lias, mezzo-soprano. Pre-Concert talk at 7:30 pm. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut [CT]: Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. With the Norwalk Symphony, Jonathan Yates, conductor. Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Avenue, Norwalk CT 06851 ⓘ

8:00 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: Haydn Choral Masterworks. F.J. Haydn: Theresienmesse; Te Deum No. 2 in C major. Tickets: $15-$45. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

May 19, 2019 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Handel Society of Dartmouth College [NH]: Messiah. G.F. Handel: Messiah. Spaulding Auditorium at the Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, 2 E Wheelock Street, Hanover NH 03755 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Back Bay Chorale [MA]: Bach B Minor Mass. J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Bella Voce Women's Chorus of Vermont [VT]: They Called Her Moses. Robert De Cormier: They Called Her Moses. Louise De Cormier, narrator; Tom Toner, percussion. A cantata about the life and work of Harriet Tubman through dramatic narration and spirituals. McCarthy Arts Center, Saint Michael's College, 18 Campus Road, Colchester VT 05439 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Berkshire Lyric Chorus [MA]: Annual Young Singers Concert. The Blafield Children's Chorus, Melodious Accord, and The Berkshire Lyric Choral Scholars. First Congregational Church, 4 Main Street, Stockbridge MA 01262 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: Those Who Wait. William Grant Still: Those Who Wait; R. Nathaniel Dett: The Chariot Jubilee; Kirke Mechem: Songs of the Slave. With orchestra. Saint Joseph Cathedral, 145 Lowell Street, Manchester NH 03104 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Chorus of Westerly/New England Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Beethoven 9th. Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9. Roderick MacDonald, conductor. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Crescendo [CT]: Prince of Light and Prince of Darkness: Motets and Madrigals by Monteverdi & Gesualdo. Sacred and secular motets and madrigals by Claudio Monteverdi and Carlo Gesualdo. Trinity Church Lime Rock, 484 Lime Rock Road, Lakeville CT 01230 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Sounds of Stow [MA]: Songs of the Earth. Hale School, 55 Hartley Road, Stow MA 01775

5:00 PM. Fairfield County Chorale [CT]: Elijah. Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah. Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Avenue, Norwalk CT 06851 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Providence Singers [RI]: The Heart of the Singer. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Inter Natos Mulierum (ca. 1777-80); Kim André Arnesen: The Wound in the Water (text by Euan Tait). Saint Michael's Episcopal Church, 399 Hope Street, Bristol RI 02809 (View flier) ⓘ

May 24, 2019 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Remembrance. In honor of our veterans, and in remembrance of the many wars fought across the centuries. Tickets: $30 ($10 tickets for students & music educators will be available at the door). St Paul's Episcopal Church, 166 High Street, Newburyport MA 01950

May 25, 2019 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Remembrance. In honor of our veterans, and in remembrance of the many wars fought across the centuries. Tickets: $30 ($10 tickets for students & music educators will be available at the door). First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138

May 26, 2019 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Berkshire Lyric Chorus [MA]: Masterworks Concert: Franz Schubert: Mass in G; Morten Lauridson: Lux Aeterna. Berkshire Lyric Chorus and orchestra. With the Blafield Children's Chorus. Seiji Ozawa Hall At Tanglewood, 297 West Street, Lenox MA 01240 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Remembrance. In honor of our veterans, and in remembrance of the many wars fought across the centuries. Tickets: $30 ($10 tickets for students & music educators will be available at the door). St Christophers Episcopal Church, 625 Main Street, Chatham MA 02633

May 27, 2019 (Monday)

4:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Remembrance. In honor of our veterans, and in remembrance of the many wars fought across the centuries. Tickets: $30 ($10 tickets for students & music educators will be available at the door). First Congregational Church, 68 Main Street, Falmouth MA 02540

May 31, 2019 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Boston Gay Men's Chorus [MA]: God Save the Queens. Featuring music from The Beatles, Queen, Elton John, Sting, Coldplay, Adele and more. 200 BGMC members of the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus sing 50 years of rock and pop royalty, from the swinging ‘60s to today’s biggest hits from across the pond. New England Conservatory's, Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Chorus pro Musica [MA]: Eternity. Frank Martin: Mass for Double Choir; J.S. Bach: Lobet den Herrn; Hildegard von Bingen: O vis aeternitatis; Max Reger: Morgengesang; Gershwin: "Love is here to stay". Tickets: $25 general admission. Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University, 20 Talbot Avenue, Medford MA 02155 ⓘ

June 1, 2019 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Chatham Chorale [MA]: The Music of Johann Sebastian Bach. J.S. Bach: Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106. The Chatham Chorale Chamber Singers. With period instrument orchestra. Dennis Union Church, 713 Main St, Dennis MA 02638 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Cantilena Chamber Choir [MA]: Stravinsky Mass. Works by Igor Stravinsky, Ildebrando Pizzetti and Charles Hubert Parry, and a premiere of a new work to be announced. Trinity Church, 88 Walker St, Lenox MA 01240 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. GMChorale's Alchemy [CT]: Come to the Music. A cappella and accompanied choral music by Schumann, Brahms, Bruckner, Duruflé, Fauré, Siegfried, Vaughan Williams, Britten, Thompson, Vierne, and Clausen. Joseph D'Eugenio, conductor. Free admission, no tickets required (free-will offering accepted) First Church of Christ, Congregational,, 2183 Main St, Glastonbury CT 06033 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Rhode Island Civic Chorale & Orchestra [RI]: Gospel & Brubeck. Dave Brubeck: The Gates of Justice. Michael-Paul Krubitzer, tenor; Eric McKeever, baritone. With the Joe Parillo Trio. Immaculate Conception Church, 237 Garden Hills Dr, Cranston RI 02920 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Concord Chorus [MA]: Fauré Requiem. Gabriel Fauré: Requiem; Felix Mendelssohn: Psalm 42; Vom Himmel hoch. Kevin Leong, conductor. Cary Memorial Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Emmanuel Music [MA]: The Beggar's Opera. Benjamin Britten: The Beggar's Opera. Simon Dyer (Beggar); Michelle Trainor (Mrs. Peachum); David Cushing (Mr. Peachum); Margot Rood (Polly); Neal Ferreira (MacHeath); Carley DeFranco (Lucy Lockit); Omar Najmi (Filch); Katherine Growdon (Jenny Diver); Dana Whiteside (Lockit); Eric Christopher Perry (Harry Paddington); Will Prapestis (Ben Budge); Ryne Cherry (Mat of the Mint). Tickets: General $30; 2nd Tier $60; 1st Tier $95; Patron $150; Students $10. Pickman Hall, Longy School Of Music Of Bard College, 27 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

June 2, 2019 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Boston Choral Ensemble [MA]: Path of Miracles. Joby Talbot: Path of Miracles (four-movement work for choir and percussion). Mission Church, 1545 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02120 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Boston Gay Men's Chorus [MA]: God Save the Queens. Featuring music from The Beatles, Queen, Elton John, Sting, Coldplay, Adele and more. 200 BGMC members of the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus sing 50 years of rock and pop royalty, from the swinging ‘60s to today’s biggest hits from across the pond. New England Conservatory's, Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Coro Allegro [MA]: Rachmaninoff/Liturgy. Sergei Rachmaninoff, Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 31. Church Of The Covenant, 67 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Emmanuel Music [MA]: The Beggar's Opera. Benjamin Britten: The Beggar's Opera. Simon Dyer (Beggar); Michelle Trainor (Mrs. Peachum); David Cushing (Mr. Peachum); Margot Rood (Polly); Neal Ferreira (MacHeath); Carley DeFranco (Lucy Lockit); Omar Najmi (Filch); Katherine Growdon (Jenny Diver); Dana Whiteside (Lockit); Eric Christopher Perry (Harry Paddington); Will Prapestis (Ben Budge); Ryne Cherry (Mat of the Mint). Tickets: General $30; 2nd Tier $60; 1st Tier $95; Patron $150; Students $10. Pickman Hall, Longy School Of Music Of Bard College, 27 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

4:00 PM. GMChorale's Alchemy [CT]: Come to the Music. A cappella and accompanied choral music by Schumann, Brahms, Bruckner, Duruflé, Fauré, Siegfried, Vaughan Williams, Britten, Thompson, Vierne, and Clausen. Joseph D'Eugenio, conductor. Free admission, no tickets required (free-will offering accepted) United Congregational Church, 45 Tolland Green, Tolland CT 06084 (View flier) ⓘ

June 4, 2019 (Tuesday)

7:30 PM. Zamir Chorale of Boston [MA]: 50th anniversary concert honoring Josh Jacobson. Includes Hegyon Libi, a new commission by Jonathan Leshnoff. More details will follow. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

June 8, 2019 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Manchester Symphony Orchestra & Chorale [CT]: Pops: Beatles, Broadway and Beyond. Bailey Auditorium, Manchester High School, 134 Middle Turnpike E, Manchester CT 06040 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Salisbury Singers [MA]: D-Day Meets Broadway. Commemorating the 75th anniversary of D-Day, Salisbury Singers presents songs from Broadway musicals with wartime themes, such as South Pacific and On the Town, as well as a special salute to our veterans with classic patriotic and service songs. Tickets: $30 adults, $25 senior, $10 students with ID, children under 12 free. Tsotsis Family Academic Center Performance Hall, Assumption College, 500 Salisbury St., Worcester MA 01609 ⓘ

June 14, 2019 (Friday)

6:30 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: Strawberry Festival and Pops Concert. "The PSA Goes to Hollywood". With the Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra. Robbins Memorial Town Hall Auditorium, 730 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ

June 16, 2019 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Kent Singers [CT]: St. John Passion. J. S. Bach: St. John Passion. With professional soloists and period-instrument orchestra. Save St. John's Church, 7 Whittlesey Avenue, New Milford CT 06776 ⓘ

June 17, 2019 (Monday)

7:30 PM. ChoralArt [ME]: Summer Sing. This fun evening of community singing includes time to chat with other choral singers, refreshments, and a chance to win ChoralArt holiday concert tickets. Scores will be provided, or you may bring your own. Skills workshop at 7:00 pm. Admission: $5 at the door; no charge for students. Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodfords St, Portland ME 04103 (View flier) ⓘ

June 22, 2019 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Chorus of Westerly [RI]: Summer Pops. With the Pops Festival Orchestra. Free concert. Pre-show at 6 pm Wilcox Park, 44 Broad St., Westerly RI 02891 ⓘ

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Other Choral Calendars—Not Choral Arts New England

CT: Association of Connecticut Choruses (ACC)
MA (Boston): Greater Boston Choral Consortium (GBCC)
MA (central): Central Massachusetts Choral Consortium
RI: ChoirNews.org: Rhode Island calendar, directory, and further links.
NH: The Choral Arts Foundation of the Upper Valley

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