May 8, 2026 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Pioneer Valley Cappella [MA]: The Fruit of Silence: Choral Meditations on Peace. Peteris Vasks: The Fruit of Silence (setting a prayer by Mother Teresa: “The fruit of silence is prayer, the fruit of prayer is faith, the fruit of faith is love, the fruit of love is service, the fruit of service is peace”); Undine Smith Moore: “Bound for Canaan’s Land”; “Striving After God”; “We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace”; Louis Lewandowski: Psalm 84 for chorus and organ; Geoffrey Hudson: Four Sacred Pieces (premiere); Osbert Parsley: Haec dies; Sergei Rachmaninoff: Ave Maria from All Night Vigil; William Byrd: Dona nobis pacem from Mass for Four Voices; Henry Purcell: “Alleluia”; Te Deum and Jubilate in D. With string quartet, organ, and two trumpets. Geoffrey Hudson, Music Director. For more information, email pioneervalleycappella@gmail.com. All Saints Church, 7 Woodbridge St, South Hadley MA 01075 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Tactus Ensemble Cambridge [MA]: Ahi Lasso. Music from the Renaissance master Orlando di Lasso and some other contemporary ladies and gentlemen, from the liturgical, to the non-liturgical sacred, from “high” secular music (motets in Latin through Italian madrigals), all the way to the most profane (drinking and lewd songs). All in 5 different languages and in style spanning from simple chordal settings to the most complex polyphony. Hugh Hinton, director. Free admission. For more information, email tactusensemble@gmail.com. St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 838 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA 02139 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Cantilena Women's Chorus / Worcester Chorus [MA]: I Rise: Women in Song. Reena Esmail: I Rise: Women in Song. With the Worcester Chorus Women’s Ensemble. Tickets: $30 adult, $20 student, $10 youth (18 & under). For more information, call 339-298-7730 or email info@cantilena.org. Trinity Lutheran Church, 73 Lancaster Street, Worcester MA 01609 ⓘⓘ 🔗

May 9, 2026 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Highland Glee Club / Apollo Club / Boston Saengerfest Men's Chorus [MA]: Let Freedom Sing! Put on some red, white, and blue and join us for a celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of our country! Three choruses combine in a 100 MAN MEGA CHORUS to serenade you with traditional patriotic songs, as well as a triptych of Union songs from the Civil War and Randal Thompson's Testament of Freedom. Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at the door; children free. For more information, call 978-443-3267 or email highlandgleeclub@gmail.com. Newton Presbyterian Church, 75 Vernon St., Newton MA 02458 (View flier) ⓘⓘⓘ 🔗

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

7:30 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers [MA]: The Time Has Come. Ēriks Ešenvalds: The Time Has Come; Randall Thompson: The Peaceable Kingdom; Margaret Bonds: Credo; Jake Runestad: The Hope of Loving. With string quartet. Tickets: $25, $20 for seniors/students, free for children under 12 with adult. For more information, call 314-495-2258 or email manager@avmsingers.org. Algonquin Regional High School, 79 Bartlett Street, Northborough MA 01532 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

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

7:30 PM. Musica Sacra [MA]: Music for this May Evening: Choral Music for the Season and the Times. Spring is a time of rebirth and regeneration, but the events of this spring have highlighted the many divisions in our country and world right now. Musica Sacra welcomes in this spring with works depicting the natural wonders of the season and with heartfelt pleas to consider our commonalities from such diverse voices as a 19th century Moravian preacher and a 20th century South African folksong. For more information, call 617-349-3400 or email info@musicasacra.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Pilgrim Festival Chorus [MA]: Evening and Morning - Music To Lighten Our Darkness. Ola Gjeilo: Sunrise Mass; W. A. Mozart: Solemn Vespers (Vesperae solennes de confessore). With orchestra and The Church of the Pilgrimage’s three-manual Roche pipe organ. For more information, call 617-407-4414 or email info@pilgrimfestivalchorus.org. The Church of the Pilgrimage, 15 Town Square, Plymouth MA 02360 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Pioneer Valley Cappella [MA]: The Fruit of Silence: Choral Meditations on Peace. Peteris Vasks: The Fruit of Silence (setting a prayer by Mother Teresa: “The fruit of silence is prayer, the fruit of prayer is faith, the fruit of faith is love, the fruit of love is service, the fruit of service is peace”); Undine Smith Moore: “Bound for Canaan’s Land”; “Striving After God”; “We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace”; Louis Lewandowski: Psalm 84 for chorus and organ; Geoffrey Hudson: Four Sacred Pieces (premiere); Osbert Parsley: Haec dies; Sergei Rachmaninoff: Ave Maria from All Night Vigil; William Byrd: Dona nobis pacem from Mass for Four Voices; Henry Purcell: “Alleluia”; Te Deum and Jubilate in D. With string quartet, organ, and two trumpets. Geoffrey Hudson, Music Director. For more information, email pioneervalleycappella@gmail.com. Edwards Church, 297 Main Street, Northampton MA 01060 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Reading Community Singers [MA]: As The Seasons Turn. Broadway, Jazz and popular music celebrating time and the passing of seasons including: Wicked (Choral Highlights), Stephen Schwartz; Yesterday, John Lennon & Paul McCartney; Seasons of Love, Jonathan Larson; Blue Skies, Irving Berlin; Over the Rainbow, arr. Mark Hayes; Turn! Turn! Turn!, Pete Seeger; Circle of Life, Elton John & Tim Rice; I'll Be Seeing You, arr. Kirby Shaw; As Time Goes By, Herman Hupfeld; Corner of the Sky, Stephen Schwartz; Time After Time, Cyndi Lauper & Rob Hyman. Elijah Botkni, Artistic Director; Joe Beninati, accompanist. Tickets: $25, $20 for students/seniors, free for children 5 and under. For more information, email info@readingcommunitysingers.org. Reading High School, 62 Oakland Road, Reading MA 01867 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: The American Patchwork: 250 Years of Choral Music. Colonial, Romantic, jazz, and contempory music reflecting the wonderful variety of American music, including works by Justin Morgan (who “had a horse”) and the maverick Charles Ives, a sample spiritual: "Keep Your Hand on that Plow, Hold On", Gershwin’s "Summertime", Jerome Kern’s "All the Things You Are", "Tuxedo Junction", and Samuel Barber’s Agnus Dei. Tickets on Saturday: $25, or $20 students/seniors. On Sunday, free and open to the public. For more information, call 617-521-2075 or email information@cambridgemadrigals.org. Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Cantilena Women's Chorus / Worcester Chorus [MA]: I Rise: Women in Song. Reena Esmail: I Rise: Women in Song. With the Worcester Chorus Women’s Ensemble. Tickets: $30 adult, $20 student, $10 youth (18 & under). For more information, call 339-298-7730 or email info@cantilena.org. First Parish Arlington, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘⓘ 🔗

May 10, 2026 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: The American Patchwork: 250 Years of Choral Music. Colonial, Romantic, jazz, and contempory music reflecting the wonderful variety of American music, including works by Justin Morgan (who “had a horse”) and the maverick Charles Ives, a sample spiritual: "Keep Your Hand on that Plow, Hold On", Gershwin’s "Summertime", Jerome Kern’s "All the Things You Are", "Tuxedo Junction", and Samuel Barber’s Agnus Dei. Tickets on Saturday: $25, or $20 students/seniors. On Sunday, free and open to the public. For more information, call 617-521-2075 or email information@cambridgemadrigals.org. Medford Public Library, 111 High Street, Medford MA 02155 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Pilgrim Festival Chorus [MA]: Evening and Morning - Music To Lighten Our Darkness. Ola Gjeilo: Sunrise Mass; W. A. Mozart: Solemn Vespers (Vesperae solennes de confessore). With orchestra and The Church of the Pilgrimage’s three-manual Roche pipe organ. For more information, call 617-407-4414 or email info@pilgrimfestivalchorus.org. The Church of the Pilgrimage, 15 Town Square, Plymouth MA 02360 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

May 15, 2026 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Arts Empowering Life [MA]: BYU A Cappella Groups: Noteworthy & Vocal Point. The fourteen young voices of the Brigham Young University a cappella groups Vocal Point and Noteworthy captivate audiences throughout the world with their stunning, high-energy performances in genres including rock, pop, country, jazz and R&B. Free admission for students & youth. For more information, call 508-240-2400 or email publicity@artsempoweringlife.org. Performing Arts Center, 95 Southern Eagle Cartway, Brewster MA 02631 (View flier) 🔗

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

7:30 PM. Lexington Pops Chorus [MA]: Around the World in Song. A.R. Rahman's "Barso Re" (from India); "Doluri (Drum Dance)" (from the Republic of Georgia); "MI-YO-TA" (from Japan); "Llwyn Onn" from Wales); Jim Croce's "Time in a Bottle; J. Erb's arrangement of "Shenandoah". Tickets: $20, $5 for children 12 and under. Music is the universal language that connects people and cultures around the world! For more information, call 781-365-0576 or email info@LexPops.org. Pilgrim Church, 55 Coolidge Ave, Lexington MA 02420 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

May 16, 2026 (Saturday)

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

4:00 PM. Master Singers of Worcester [MA]: 50 Years- A Look Back. A look back through MSW's storied history with performances of great works from our first 50 years. For more information, call 508-842-1349 or email info@mswma.org. Trinity Lutheran Church, 73 Lancaster Street, Worcester MA 01609 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

5:00 PM. Voices United Mixed Chorus [MA]: 4th Annual Community Showcase. This event will bring together our local singing and barbershop community, featuring multiple musical guests and the award-winning quartet, Tres Leches! Voices United provides a welcoming, fun, and high-quality a cappella singing experience. As the Southern New England Chapter of the national Barbershop Harmony Society, we are dedicated to the growth of our members and appreciation of the a cappella craft. For more information, call 651-332-0495 or email rmoelders@gmail.com. Walpole Middle School, 625 Washington Street, Walpole MA 02081 (View flier) 🔗

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

7:00 PM. Cantata Singers / Brockton Symphony [MA]: Beethoven 9. Gardner Read: Vernal Equinox; Joel Thompson: A Prayer for Deliverance; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, "Ode to Joy". Holly Cameron, soprano; Annie Rosen, mezzo-soprano; Matthew Arnold, tenor; Ron Williams, baritone; John Masko, conductor. For more information, call 617-868-5885 or email hello@cantatasingers.org. Stoughton High School, 232 Pearl Street, Stoughton MA 02072 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Commonwealth Chorale [MA]: Spirit, Passion, Defiance - Let's Tango! Alberto Ginastera: Lamentations of the Prophet Jeremiah; Various: Tango works with tango orchestra and dancers; Martín Palmeri: Misa a Buenos Aires (“Misatango”). With strings, piano, bandoneon, and tango dancers. Laura Beth Couch, mezzo-soprano; Alex Roitman, bandoneon. Tickets: $40, students $10. For more information, call 617-527-7464 or email marketing@CommonwealthChorale.com. Michael Driscoll School Auditorium, 725 Washington Street, Brookline MA 02446 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. South Coast Community Chorale [MA]: Spring Concert. W.A. Mozart: Mass in C Minor, K.427; medleys from The Phantom of the Opera, Jersey Boys, Chicago, and Gershwin, along with "Babu Yetu" from Civilization 4, and more. Tickets: $15 advance/$20 at the door; free for students 12 and under. For more information, call 508-678-9649 or email fwmozart@aol.com. St. Thomas More Church, 386 Luther Avenue, Somerset MA 02726 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Southeastern Massachusetts Festival Chorus [MA]: The Wonderful World of Stage and Screen. Music from The Lion King, Les Misérables, Little Shop of Horrors, The Greatest Showman, The Little Mermaid, and Wicked, along with additional stage and cinematic hits. From powerful ballads to energetic ensemble numbers, the program promises an entertaining show for audiences of all ages. For more information, call 508-245-0277 or email marketing@smfconline.org. Taunton High School Auditorium, 50 Williams Street, Taunton MA 02780 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. The Boston Cecilia [MA]: A New Song. Featuring a commissioned premiere and premieres from Cecilia's past. For more information, call 617-232-4540 or email info@bostoncecilia.org. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ 🔗

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

7:30 PM. Spectrum Singers [MA]: A New Era. Michael Gilbertson: Always Beginning, poem by Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah (commission, premiere performance); Johann Sebastian Bach: Der Herr denket an uns, BWV 196; Edward Bairstow: Blessed City, Heavenly Salem; Samuel Barber: Heaven-Haven; Eleanor Daley: Come, Renew Us; Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Song of Proserpine; Johannes Brahms: Schicksalslied, Op. 54; Elaine Hagenberg: Measure Me, Sky!; Jessie Montgomery: Strum; Jan Van der Roost: Of Moon and Sun. Max Holman, Music Director; Karen Harvey, piano & organ. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

May 17, 2026 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. The Boston Cecilia [MA]: A New Song. Featuring a commissioned premiere and premieres from Cecilia's past. For more information, call 617-232-4540 or email info@bostoncecilia.org. Methuen Memorial Music Hall, 192 Broadway, Methuen MA 01844 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Cantata Singers / Brockton Symphony [MA]: Beethoven 9. Gardner Read: Vernal Equinox; Joel Thompson: A Prayer for Deliverance; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, "Ode to Joy". Holly Cameron, soprano; Annie Rosen, mezzo-soprano; Matthew Arnold, tenor; Ron Williams, baritone; John Masko, conductor. For more information, call 617-868-5885 or email hello@cantatasingers.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Cantilena Chamber Choir [MA]: Handel, Maelor, and Holst. G.F. Handel: Utrecht Jubilate; Paul Maelor: Stabat Mater; Gustav Holst: Two Psalms (Psalm 86 and 148). With full orchestra. Andrea Goodman, conductor. Tickets: $35, $25 for seniors, free for children under 18 with ID. For more information, call 518-791-0185 or email satbchoir@yahoo.com. Trinity Church, 88 Walker Street, Lenox MA 01240 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

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

3:00 PM. Lexington Pops Chorus [MA]: Around the World in Song. A.R. Rahman's "Barso Re" (from India); "Doluri (Drum Dance)" (from the Republic of Georgia); "MI-YO-TA" (from Japan); "Llwyn Onn" from Wales); Jim Croce's "Time in a Bottle; J. Erb's arrangement of "Shenandoah". Tickets: $20, $5 for children 12 and under. Music is the universal language that connects people and cultures around the world! For more information, call 781-365-0576 or email info@LexPops.org. Pilgrim Church, 55 Coolidge Ave, Lexington MA 02420 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

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

3:00 PM. South Coast Community Chorale [MA]: Spring Concert. W.A. Mozart: Mass in C Minor, K.427; medleys from The Phantom of the Opera, Jersey Boys, Chicago, and Gershwin, along with "Babu Yetu" from Civilization 4, and more. Tickets: $15 advance/$20 at the door; free for students 12 and under. For more information, call 508-678-9649 or email fwmozart@aol.com. St Joseph’s Church, 1335 North Main Street, Fall River MA 02720 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

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

4:00 PM. Ipswich River Community Chorus [MA]: One Nation, Many Voices: America at 250. A program tracing the American story through a vibrant tapestry of choral music—from folk traditions, spirituals and contemporary works, to familiar favorites. Katherine Foley, Artistic Director. Tickets: $25, $20 seniors, $15 ages 6-18, $5 Card to Culture and Wonderfund Access Card, free for children 5 and under. For more information, email ipswichrivercommunitychorus@gmail.com. Wilmington High School, 159 Church Street, Wilmington MA (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

May 22, 2026 (Friday)

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

May 25, 2026 (Monday)

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

May 28, 2026 (Thursday)

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

May 29, 2026 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Arts Empowering Life: Gloriae Dei Cantores [MA]: St. Matthew Passion. J. S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, for solo voices, double choir and double orchestra. Richard K. Pugsley, director. With Creare Symphonia and internationally acclaimed soloists. Free admission for students & youth. For more information, call 508-240-2400 or email publicity@artsempoweringlife.org. Church of the Transfiguration, 5 Bay View Drive, Orleans MA 02653 (View flier) 🔗

7:30 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Voices Carry. Heinrich Schütz: Deutsches Magnificat, SWV 494; Johann Kuhnau: Tristis est anima mea; J.S. Bach: Komm, Jesu, Komm, BWV 229; Johannes Brahms: Warum ist das licht gegeben; Carlo Gesualdo: Miserere Mei; Alessandro Scarlatti: Stabat Mater. James Burton, conductor. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Vox Lucens [MA]: Diamonds in the Darkness. Spotlighting Renaissance composer Josquin des Prez with works both joyful and somber, sacred and secular. For more information, call 978-897-5372 or email voxlucens.info@gmail.com. St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 838 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA 02139 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

May 30, 2026 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Crescendo [MA]: Baroque Brilliance: Bach’s Motets in Concert. J.S. Bach: six motets, BWV 225-230. They will be performed over two consecutive days, featuring three motets at each venue, with the repeat of Lobet den Herrn. As the repertoire is different on each day, reduced price tickets are available for attendees of both concerts. Performers: Crescendo Vocal Ensemble of twenty-two singers; Guinevere Fridley, basso continuo; Christine Gevert, organ and director. For more information, call 860-435-4866 or email crescendo@crescendomusic.org. Saint James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington MA 01230 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Convivium Musicum [MA]: Deep Cuts. Works by Gerarde, Lusitano, and Manchincourt, as well as lesser-known gems by Raphaella Aleotti and Crecquillon. For more information, call 617-320-7445 or email info@convivium.org. First Unitarian Church, 90 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Arts Empowering Life: Gloriae Dei Cantores [MA]: St. Matthew Passion. J. S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, for solo voices, double choir and double orchestra. Richard K. Pugsley, director. With Creare Symphonia and internationally acclaimed soloists. Free admission for students & youth. For more information, call 508-240-2400 or email publicity@artsempoweringlife.org. Church of the Transfiguration, 5 Bay View Drive, Orleans MA 02653 (View flier) 🔗

8:00 PM. Vox Lucens [MA]: Diamonds in the Darkness. Spotlighting Renaissance composer Josquin des Prez with works both joyful and somber, sacred and secular. For more information, call 978-897-5372 or email voxlucens.info@gmail.com. St. Anne's in-the-Fields Episcopal Church, 147 Concord Road, Lincoln MA 01773 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

May 31, 2026 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Vocal Revolution and VocaMotion Choruses [MA]: Expedition Five: A Barbershop A Capella Space Opera. In a distant future, when Earth is nothing more than a hazy memory, humanity wanders the endless universe in search of a new home. There’s only one person left who can find it. Expedition Five will transform Somerville’s Arts At The Armory into a thrilling and heartfelt journey through space. Vocal Revolution is the highest-ranked men’s chorus ever in the Northeastern District of the Barbershop Harmony Society, with 20 District Championship titles. VocaMotion is the only treble voices chorus in the District. For more information, email marketing@vocalrevolution.org. Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue #1c, Somerville MA 02143 (View flier) 🔗

3:00 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Voices Carry. Heinrich Schütz: Deutsches Magnificat, SWV 494; Johann Kuhnau: Tristis est anima mea; J.S. Bach: Komm, Jesu, Komm, BWV 229; Johannes Brahms: Warum ist das licht gegeben; Carlo Gesualdo: Miserere Mei; Alessandro Scarlatti: Stabat Mater. James Burton, conductor. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Convivium Musicum [MA]: Deep Cuts. Works by Gerarde, Lusitano, and Manchincourt, as well as lesser-known gems by Raphaella Aleotti and Crecquillon. For more information, call 617-320-7445 or email info@convivium.org. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ 🔗

June 7, 2026 (Sunday)

5:00 PM. Zamir Chorale of Boston [MA]: Sacred Musical Majesty. A concert of the greatest synagogue compositions of the 19th and early 20th centuries, including premiere performances of rediscovered liturgical masterworks by Cantor Helman Lieber. Joshua Jacobson, Artistic Director; Josh Breitzer, Cantor; Edwin Swanborn, organ. For more information, call 617-916-9469 or email manager@zamir.org. Central Reform Temple at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

June 12, 2026 (Friday)

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

June 13, 2026 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Chorus North Shore [MA]: The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace. A stirring composition uses religious messages and themes in addition to 15th century music to counterpoint the extreme futility of war. For more information, call 978-356-3453 or email nancytougas223@gmail.com. Dolan Performing Arts Center, Ipswich MA 01938 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Coolidge Corner Community Chorus [MA]: Community. Jackson Alfrey: "Awake! Take Flight!" (a commissioned work for cello, piano & chorus); Johannes Brahms: Schicksalslied; with works by Byrd, Palestrina, Whitacre and Cook. Emma Campbell, piano; Celia Sieckert, cello; Anneliese Depenthal, conductor. For more information, call 617-905-2268 or email crispin@cccchorus.org. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ 🔗

June 14, 2026 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Boston Jazz Voices [MA]: Spring Into Summer. An afternoon of a cappella jazz in the beautiful Chapel Hill-Chauncey Hall Assembly hall. Tickets: $20, $15 students. For more information, email info@bostonjazzvoices.org. 375 Lexington Street, Waltham MA 02452 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

2:00 PM. Chorus North Shore [MA]: The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace. A stirring composition uses religious messages and themes in addition to 15th century music to counterpoint the extreme futility of war. For more information, call 978-356-3453 or email nancytougas223@gmail.com. Dolan Performing Arts Center, Ipswich MA 01938 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

June 20, 2026 (Saturday)

TBD. Greater Boston Choral Consortium [MA]: GBCC Conference. A daylong administrative conference where choruses leaders can find practical, inspiring ideas to help in planning for the future. For more information, email info@bostonsings.org. Brimmer And May School, 69 Middlesex Road, Chestnut Hill MA 02467 (View flier) 🔗

June 27, 2026 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Ensemble Altera [MA]: Declarations. Piers Connor Kennedy: Declarations (world premiere), a choral work that reexamines the ideals of the U.S. Declaration of Independence 250 years after its creation, using historical texts, American poetry, and newly commissioned writings from diverse voices. For more information, call 401-575-8504 or email ensemblealtera@gmail.com. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

July 11, 2026 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Chorus pro Musica / Boston Festival Orchestra [MA]: The Drop That Contained The Sea. Christopher Tin: The Drop That Contained the Sea, a ten-movement song cycle exploring humanity’s relationship with water that incorporates sacred texts and folk songs from cultures around the world. For more information, call 617-267-7442 or email manager@choruspromusica.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

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