Auditions

Auditions are open for The Seraphim Singers. See the auditions page for more information.

March 27, 2026 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Chorus pro Musica [MA]: Haydn’s The Seasons. Joseph Haydn: The Seasons For more information, call 617-267-7442 or email manager@choruspromusica.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Dvořák Symphony No. 9 and excerpts from Nixon in China. Renée Fleming, soprano (Pat Nixon); Thomas Hampson, baritone (Richard Nixon); Andris Nelsons, conductor. John Adams: Excerpts from Nixon in China; The Chairman Dances (March 26 & 28 only); Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, From the New World. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

March 28, 2026 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Dvořák Symphony No. 9 and excerpts from Nixon in China. Renée Fleming, soprano (Pat Nixon); Thomas Hampson, baritone (Richard Nixon); Andris Nelsons, conductor. John Adams: Excerpts from Nixon in China; The Chairman Dances (March 26 & 28 only); Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, From the New World. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

April 11, 2026 (Saturday)

11:00 AM. Spectrum Singers [MA]: Walk with Spectrum 2026 - William Billings. Annual community walk and group sing, 11 am to 1 pm. Meet at the Billings Commemorative Plaque, Central Burial Ground on Boylston St. between Charles and Tremont, then walk to King's Chapel. We will learn about William Billings, composer, singing master, and patriot, and also enjoy singing favorites from his 300+ compositions. A minimum donation of $25/person is requested. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. King's Chapel, 58 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02108 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

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

April 12, 2026 (Sunday)

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

April 24, 2026 (Friday)

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

April 26, 2026 (Sunday)

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

April 30, 2026 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Adams Harmonium. John Adams: Harmonium; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9. Andrea Carroll, soprano; Zoie Reams, mezzo-soprano; Andrew Haji, tenor; Morris Robinson, bass; Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

May 1, 2026 (Friday)

1:30 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Adams Harmonium. John Adams: Harmonium; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9. Andrea Carroll, soprano; Zoie Reams, mezzo-soprano; Andrew Haji, tenor; Morris Robinson, bass; Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

6:00 PM. Nightingale Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Nightingale Vocal Ensemble presents A New Way to Breathe. Juhi Bansal: A New Way to Breathe (premiere), a choral cycle for SATB chorus and cello, text by linguist, poet, aphasia, and stroke-survivor Farzana Marie; Andrew List: I Believe in the Sun (premiere); works by Melissa Dunphy, Katerina Gimon, and Joan Szymko. For more information, email nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com. Gordon Chapel, Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

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

May 2, 2026 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Candlelight Concerts: Messe de Nostre Dame. Guillaume de Machaut: Messe de Nostre Dame, in a chapel lit entirely by candles. Part of Machaut Weekend (May 1–3, 2026), a mini-festival of events (see https://www.blueheron.org/machaut-weekend/). For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Adams Harmonium. John Adams: Harmonium; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9. Andrea Carroll, soprano; Zoie Reams, mezzo-soprano; Andrew Haji, tenor; Morris Robinson, bass; Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

8:30 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Candlelight Concerts: Messe de Nostre Dame. Guillaume de Machaut: Messe de Nostre Dame, in a chapel lit entirely by candles. Part of Machaut Weekend (May 1–3, 2026), a mini-festival of events (see https://www.blueheron.org/machaut-weekend/). For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

May 3, 2026 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Adams Harmonium. John Adams: Harmonium; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9. Andrea Carroll, soprano; Zoie Reams, mezzo-soprano; Andrew Haji, tenor; Morris Robinson, bass; Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

May 15, 2026 (Friday)

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

May 17, 2026 (Sunday)

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) ⓘ 🔗

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

May 29, 2026 (Friday)

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

May 31, 2026 (Sunday)

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

June 27, 2026 (Saturday)

TBD. 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 ⓘ 🔗

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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