Auditions

Auditions are open for Tanglewood Festival Chorus. See the auditions page for more information.

May 18, 2024 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Spectrum Singers [MA]: Time, Space, Peace, Music, God. Ralph Vaughan Williams: Toward the Unknown Region; Serenade to Music, Arnold Schoenberg: Friede auf Erden; Charles Ives: Psalm 90. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

March 16, 2024 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: A Brilliant Spectrum of Repertoire! A concert of John Ehrlich’s favorites from the chorus’s 44-year history, including Johannes Brahms’s Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes, Béla Bartòk’s Four Slovak Songs, Gabriel Fauré’s Cantique de Jean Racine, and more. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

November 18, 2023 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Spectrum Singers [MA]: A Christmas Prelude. Ottorino Respighi: Laud to the Nativity, plus works by Mouton, Bach, Handel, Bruckner, Holst, Britten, and Lauridsen. Sarah Yanovitch Vitale, soprano; Katherine Maysek, mezzo-soprano; Marcio de Oliveira, tenor; John W. Ehrlich, conductor. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

May 20, 2023 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Spectrum Singers [MA]: Magnificent Mozart. W.A. Mozart: Coronation Mass, K. 317; Dominican Vespers, K. 321, Sarah Yanovitch Vitale, soprano; Katherine Maysek, mezzo-soprano; Charles Blandy, tenor; Mark Andrew Cleveland, bass. With full orchestra. Thrilling and inspiring! For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

March 18, 2023 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Spectrum Singers [MA]: American Diversity. Music written by women and people of color along with other works emblematic of the broad diversity of American poetry and composition, including works by Carol Barnett, William Bolcom, Florence Price, William Schuman, Debra Scroggins, Randall Thompson, and others. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

November 19, 2022 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Spectrum Singers [MA]: A Holiday Celebration! A cappella and accompanied holiday-themed choral works with brass ensemble, oboe, harp, piano, and organ. Works range from the early Renaissance to the present day. Also available via live stream. Tickets available on our web site. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

May 21, 2022 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Spectrum Singers [MA]: Haydn’s Final Masterpiece. F.J. Haydn: Harmoniemesse; Igor Stravinsky: Mass. Sarah Yanovitch Vitale, soprano; Thea Lobo, alto; Charles Blandy, tenor; Sumner Thompson, bass. With full orchestra and wind ensemble. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

March 19, 2022 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Spectrum Singers [MA]: The American Muse. American music set to American poetry, including works by William Bolcom, William Schuman and Florence Price. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

November 20, 2021 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Spectrum Singers [MA]: Spectrum Singers at 40! Clément Janequin: Le Chant des Oiseaux; Anton Bruckner: Ave Maria; Virga Jesse Floruit; Johannes Brahms: Waldesnacht; Der Abend; Gustav Holst: Come to Me; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge (Mark Andrew Cleveland, Baritone; Richard Kelley, Trumpet; Heinrich Christensen, organ); Virgil Thomson: Rose Cheek’d Laura, Come; There is a Garden in Her Face; Carol Barnett: McKay; Irving Fine: The Hour-Glass; Cole Porter: "In The Still of the Night"; Aaron Copland: "Long Time Ago"; "The Promise of Living" (James Barkovic and Terry Halco, piano). Performance in-person and live streaming. No ticket sales at the door. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

May 22, 2021 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: The Promise of Living. Gerald Finzi: My Spirit Sang All Day; Maurice Duruflé: Ubi Caritas; Virgil Thomson: Rose Cheek’d Laura, Come; Matthew Harris: O Mistress Mine; Norman Dello Joio: A Jubilant Song; Aaron Copland: The Promise of Living. Talkback/Q&A with music director and selected performers after the concert. Admission is free, donations are encouraged (you must reserve your ticket in advance). For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. Cambridge MA 02138 Online ⓘ 🔗

November 23, 2019 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: Bravura Bach! J.S. Bach: Cantata No 50: Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft; No 130: Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir; Magnificat in D, BWV 243. Sarah Yanovitch, soprano; Kaitlyn Hess, soprano; William Hite, tenor; Sumner Thompson, bass. With full Baroque orchestra. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

May 18, 2019 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: Haydn Choral Masterworks. F.J. Haydn: Theresienmesse; Te Deum No. 2 in C major. Tickets: $15-$45. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

March 2, 2019 (Saturday)

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. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

November 17, 2018 (Saturday)

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. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

May 19, 2018 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Spectrum Singers [MA]: Compelling Calls to Worship. Antonìn Dvořák: Mass in D major, op. 86 (original version); Frank Martin: Mass for Double Choir a cappella. Heinrich Christensen, Organ. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

March 17, 2018 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: Haydn and Schubert Masterworks. F.J. Haydn: Mass in Time of War (“Paukenmesse”); Franz Schubert: Magnificat in C. Teresa Wakim, soprano; Thea Lobo, alto; Charles Blandy, tenor; Sumner Thompson, bass; full classical orchestra. Tickets: $15-$45. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

November 18, 2017 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: A Baroque Christmas Prelude. Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe de Minuit pour Noël; works by Schütz, Buxtehude, and Hammerschmidt. With Soloists and a consort of Baroque instruments. Tickets: $25-$45. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

May 20, 2017 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: Celebrating America! Music by Irving Fine, William Schuman, Aaron Copland, Jerome Kern, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Gershwin, and others. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

March 18, 2017 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: Britannia Rules! Great British Choral Music. Henry Purcell: Funeral Music for Queen Mary; “Rejoice in the Lord Alway”; additional anthems; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mass; works by Holst, Bairstow, and Howells. With strings, brass, organ and a cappella For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

November 19, 2016 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: A Christmas Prelude. Schütz: Psalm 150; Praetorius: In Dulci Jubilo; Pinkham: Christmas Cantata; Dello Joio: To Saint Cecilia; Mathias: Bell Carol; plus an audience sing of Handel’s “Hallelujah” chorus. With brass and organ. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

May 21, 2016 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: Contemplations and Consolations. Alfred Descenclos: Requiem; Gabriel Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11; Benedictus; Maurice Duruflé: Quartre Motets sur des Themès Gregoriens; Olivier Messiaen: O Sacrum Convivium!. Justin Blackwell, guest organist. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

March 19, 2016 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: Handelfest! – Brilliant Anthems and Choruses. G.F. Handel: Dixit Dominus; Coronation Anthem from Zadok the Priest; "From the Censer Curling Rise" from Solomon; Gloria in B-flat Major for solo soprano and strings. Jessica Cooper, soprano; Thea Lobo, alto; Thomas A. Best, tenor; Sumner Thompson, bass; full orchestra of Baroque instruments. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

January 30, 2016 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: Joyce Mekeel: Toward the Source... (Concord, Massachusetts 1635-1775). With the Concord (MA) Orchestra, Richard Pittman, Conductor. Performing Arts Center, 51 Walden Street, Concord, MA 01742

January 29, 2016 (Friday)

8:00 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: Joyce Mekeel: Toward the Source... (Concord, Massachusetts 1635-1775). With the Concord (MA) Orchestra, Richard Pittman, Conductor. Performing Arts Center, 51 Walden Street, Concord, MA 01742

November 21, 2015 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: Praises and Prayers. Mohammed Fairouz: Different Ways to Pray (World premiere); Lukas Foss: Behold I Build an House; Charles Ives: Psalm 90; Ralph Vaughn Williams: Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge. Donald Wilkinson, bass-baritone; Paul Perfetti, trumpet; Heinrich Christensen, organ For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

May 16, 2015 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: What is This Thing Called Love? Torch songs, happy and sad songs of love by George Gershwin, Vernon Duke, Harold Arlen, Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, Guillaume de Machaut, Heinrich Schütz, Schubert, Brahms, and others. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

March 7, 2015 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: W.A. Mozart: Ave verum corpus, KV 618; Requiem, KV 626. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

November 22, 2014 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: Faith Joyously Affirmed! A Holiday Prelude. Celebrating end-of-year festivities: Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanzaa traditions. Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols (with Judy Saiki on harp); Alf Houkom: The Rune of Hospitality; Richard Zgodava: Out of the Orient Crystal Skies; William Mathias: Sir Christèmas; Zoltán Kodály (arr.): Veni, veni Emmanuel; Ralph Vaugh Williams: The Blessed Son of God; Michael Isaacson: Light the Legend; Sholom Sechunda: Pis'chu Li; Tom Lehrer: Chanukah in Santa Monica (with Glenn Dickson on klezmer clarinet); Nigerian Christmas Song: Betelehemu; William Dawson (arr.): Hail, Mary! (spiritual); Lewis Lewandowski: HaNeiros Halawlu (We Light the Menorah); Steve Barnett (arr.): Y'mei Chanukah (traditional); Carolyn Jennings (arr.): Go Tell It On The Mountain (spiritual); Steve Heitzeg: little tree (text by e.e. cummings); Anton Bruckner: Virge Jesse; Abe Ellstein & Moishe Oysher (Joshua Jacobson arr.): Drey Dreydeleh. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

May 17, 2014 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: Gilbert & Sullivan. Trial by Jury; and popular selections from other Gilbert & Sullivan operettas. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St., Cambridge MA 02138

March 15, 2014 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: Spectrum Singers Requiem Project. John Rutter: Requiem; Benjamin Britten: Antiphon; A Boy was Born (Variations III and V); A Wedding Anthem; Song of the Fisherman; Festival Te Deum; Ballad of Green Broom, in celebration of Benjamin Britten's centenary. Pre-concert lecture by Steven Ledbetter at 7:00 PM. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St., Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

November 23, 2013 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: Off the Beaten Path. Zoltán Kodály: Missa Brevis; Leoš Janáček: Six Moravian Choruses; The Wild Duck; Vaharny Organ Solo from Glagolitic Mass; Pēteris Vasks: Golgatas krists; Ēriks Ešenvalds: selected choruses. With Heinrich Christensen, organ; James Barkovic, piano First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St., Cambridge MA 02138

May 18, 2013 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: Un Rapport Francais—Gabriel Faure and Lili Boulanger. Faure's gorgeous Requiem, plus some of his lesser-known but equally compelling secular works: Les Djinns, Le Ruisseau, Madrigal, and Judy Saiki on harp in Une Chatelaine en sa Tour. Also gentle, emotional, reverent and beautifully crafted choral works by Lili Boulanger (a student of Faure): Pie Jesu, Renouveau, Les Sirenes and Sous-Bois. Pre-concert lecture at 7 PM by renown musicologist Steven Ledbetter. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church Congregational Cambridge, 11 Garden St., Harvard Sq. area., Cambridge MA 02138

March 23, 2013 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: ¡Fiesta Latina! Secular and Sacred Vibrant Works from Latin America. Heitor Villa-Lobos's Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 with Kristen Watson, soprano; his remarkable Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9 for Wordless Chorus; and his Mass in Honor of St. Sebastian. Alberto Ginastera's passionate Lamentations of Jeremiah. A dash of rhythm with the colorful Portenos and Tangos by Astor Piazzolla. With the added spice of world famous tango dancers Fernanda Ghi and Guillermo Merlo. Don't miss the opportunity to hear these rarely performed works. Plus a special pre-concert lecture at 7 PM by renowned musicologist Steven Ledbetter. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St., Harvard Sq. area, Cambridge MA 02138

November 17, 2012 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: “Buon Natale!” An Italian Christmas Prelude. Ottorino Respighi: Lauda per la Natività del Signore and other Italian works. Laura Serafino Harbert, soprano. First Church Congregational, Cambridge MA

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