Auditions

Auditions are open for Assabet Valley Mastersingers. See the auditions page for more information.

April 27, 2024 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Halalisa Singers [MA]: Great American Songbook. A treasury of songs, including "Gershwin! A Concert Panorama" (including "Fascinating Rhythm"; "I’ve Got a Crush on You"; and "I Got Rhythm"); Duke Ellington’s "It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)"; Harold Arlen’s "I’ve Got the World on a String"; Kirby Shaw’s "Beyond the Sea"; Sholom Secunda's (arr. Joshua Jacobson and Art Bailey), "Bai Mir Bisti Sheyn"; Russell Robinson (arr.)'s "Java Jive"; Irving Berlin's "God Bless America"; Woody Guthrie’s "This Land Is Your Land"; Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg's "Over the Rainbow"; Rodgers & Hammerstein’s "My Favorite Things" and "Quién Será?/Sway"; Norman Luboff’s lilting "Yellow Bird"; Kurt Weill’s "Mack the Knife"; and more. Trevor Berens, piano; Bertram Lehmann, percussion; Glenn Dickson, clarinet; Keala Kaumeheiwa, bass. Tickets: $25 For more information, email themilva@hotmail.com. 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ 🔗

January 27, 2024 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Halalisa Singers [MA]: Be the Change: Songs of Courage and Inspiration. Music exploring legacies of important change agents such as Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Bob Dylan, James Weldon Johnson, and Naomi Judd. Ken Steven, arr.: “Hela Rotan” (Indonesian folk song); Rollo Dilworth, arr.: “Let Me Fly”; Dr. Brandon A. Boyd, arr.: “Sign Me Up”; Reena Esmail: “TaReKita” (written for a choir comprised of homeless individuals); Sergio Ortega Alvarado, arr. Gene Glickman: “El Pueblo Unido (The People United)”; Marques L.A. Garrett: “My Heart Be Brave” (words by James Weldon Johnson); Bob Dylan: “The Times They Are A’Changin’”; the Judds: “Love Can Build a Bridge”; Nick Page: “Choose to Bless the World”; Shlomo Carlbach, arr. Elizabeth Norton: “Return Again / Hashivenu (Return Us)”; Troy Robertson: “In Meeting We Are Blessed”; Sten Kallman, arr.: “Wangol” (Haitian folk song); Laura Farnell: “Be the Change”, and more. Jessica Tunick Berens, soprano; Trevor Berens, pianist; Bertram Lehmann, percussion. Tickets: $25. For more information, call 781-648-5579 or email themilva@hotmail.com. First Parish Arlington, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Medford MA 02155 ⓘ 🔗

October 15, 2023 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Halalisa Singers [MA]: Concert for the Earth. Paul Winter, Paul Halley, Jim Scott, Oscar Castro-Neves, and Kim Oler: Missa Gaia/Earth Mass; works by Arnesen, Hogan, Saez, and Walker. Jim Scott, saxophone; Stan Strickland, saxopohone. Tickets: $25 general admission. For more information, email info@halalisa.org. First Unitarian of Worcester, 90 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ 🔗

October 14, 2023 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Halalisa Singers [MA]: Concert for the Earth. Paul Winter, Paul Halley, Jim Scott, Oscar Castro-Neves, and Kim Oler: Missa Gaia/Earth Mass; works by Arnesen, Hogan, Saez, and Walker. Jim Scott, saxophone; Stan Strickland, saxopohone. Tickets: $25 general admission. For more information, email info@halalisa.org. First Parish Arlington, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ 🔗

November 12, 2022 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. The Halalisa Singers [MA]: Shine On! The Music of Nick Page. Repertoire includes “And The Trees Stood Like Beautiful Buildings,” “Anu Sharim,” “In The Presence of the Past,” “Say Amen, Somebody,” “Thula S’Thandwa” and more. For more information, call 781-862-6353 or email info@halalisa.org. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ 🔗

January 19, 2020 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Halalisa Singers [MA]: Up to the Mountain. Music embracing Martin Luther King Jr.’s themes of equality and inclusion, including gospel numbers and spirituals. The program includes Billy Taylor and Dick Dalla: “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free”; Anthony Trecek-King (arr.): “I’m on My Way”; Woody Guthrie and Lisa Gutkin: “Gonna Get Through This World” (arrangement inspired by the Klezmatics); Brian Tate: “We Are One”; James Taylor: “Shed a Little Light”; Patty Griffin: “Up to the Mountain”; John Leavitt (arr.): “Ani Ma’amin (I Believe)”; Christopher Tin/Chris Kiagiri: “Baby Yetu”; Violeta Parra: “Gracias a la Vida”; Andrew-John Bethke/Simthembile Xekatwana: “Graduation Song”; Kentaro Sato: “Tsunangari”. Trevor Berens, piano; Bertram Lehmann, percussion; Glenn Dickson, clarinet; Rick McLaughlin, bass; Mary Cunningham, Artistic Director. With high school vocalists of the Boston City Singers. Admission: $20. For more information, call 781-648-5579 or email info@halalisa.org. Unitarian Universalist Church Of Reading, 239 Woburn Street, Reading MA 01867 ⓘ 🔗

January 18, 2020 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Halalisa Singers [MA]: Up to the Mountain. Music embracing Martin Luther King Jr.’s themes of equality and inclusion, including gospel numbers and spirituals. The program includes Billy Taylor and Dick Dalla: “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free”; Anthony Trecek-King (arr.): “I’m on My Way”; Woody Guthrie and Lisa Gutkin: “Gonna Get Through This World” (arrangement inspired by the Klezmatics); Brian Tate: “We Are One”; James Taylor: “Shed a Little Light”; Patty Griffin: “Up to the Mountain”; John Leavitt (arr.): “Ani Ma’amin (I Believe)”; Christopher Tin/Chris Kiagiri: “Baby Yetu”; Violeta Parra: “Gracias a la Vida”; Andrew-John Bethke/Simthembile Xekatwana: “Graduation Song”; Kentaro Sato: “Tsunangari”. Trevor Berens, piano; Bertram Lehmann, percussion; Glenn Dickson, clarinet; Rick McLaughlin, bass; Mary Cunningham, Artistic Director. With high school vocalists of the Boston City Singers. Admission: $20. For more information, call 781-648-5579 or email info@halalisa.org. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ 🔗

April 28, 2019 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Halalisa Singers [MA]: Halalisa Singers: Voices of Hope and Heart. A wide range of music, from choral classics to spirituals and folk songs to international selections, showcasing American values of inclusiveness and justice. Selections include Ola Gjeilo: The Ground; Peter Anglea: Jubilate Deo; Martin Lauridsen: Sure on This Shining Night; Rollo Dilworth I Sing Because I’m Happy; Brian Tate (arr.): “Soon Ah Will Be Done”; Ysaye Barnwell: “Hope”; Ryan O’Connell (arr.): “Down by the Riverside”; James Erb (arr.): “Shenandoah”; Andy Beck (arr.): “Over the Rainbow”; Joshua Jacobson (arr.): Ale Brider; Mark Templeton: “Abun D’bash’maiyo”; Roger Emerson: O Sifuni Mungu (All Creatures of Our God and King); Steven Fisher: Three South African Songs; Peter Hill (arr.): “Preab San Ol” and “The Parting Glass”. With Trevor Berens, piano; Bertram Lehmann, percussion. Tickets: $20 general admission. For more information, call 781-648-5579 or email themilva@hotmail.com. First Parish Church, 35 Church St., Watertown MA 02472 ⓘ 🔗

April 27, 2019 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Halalisa Singers [MA]: Halalisa Singers: Voices of Hope and Heart. A wide range of music, from choral classics to spirituals and folk songs to international selections, showcasing American values of inclusiveness and justice. Selections include Ola Gjeilo: The Ground; Peter Anglea: Jubilate Deo; Martin Lauridsen: Sure on This Shining Night; Rollo Dilworth I Sing Because I’m Happy; Brian Tate (arr.): “Soon Ah Will Be Done”; Ysaye Barnwell: “Hope”; Ryan O’Connell (arr.): “Down by the Riverside”; James Erb (arr.): “Shenandoah”; Andy Beck (arr.): “Over the Rainbow”; Joshua Jacobson (arr.): Ale Brider; Mark Templeton: “Abun D’bash’maiyo”; Roger Emerson: O Sifuni Mungu (All Creatures of Our God and King); Steven Fisher: Three South African Songs; Peter Hill (arr.): “Preab San Ol” and “The Parting Glass”. With Trevor Berens, piano; Bertram Lehmann, percussion. Tickets: $20 general admission. For more information, call 781-862-6353 or email info@halalisa.org. Unitarian Universalist Church Of Reading, 239 Woburn Street, Reading MA 01867 ⓘ 🔗

January 13, 2019 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Halalisa Singers [MA]: Come Fly With Me: Songs of Travel from Around the World. "Come Fly With Me," "Take the A Train," "Somos El Barco," "Rocky Road to Dublin," "Geographical Fugue for Speaking Chorus," "Adijo, Kerida," "Freedom Train," Let the River Run," "Walk Together Children," "Bionn Siulach Scealach," "Ndiyende Nijrayi," "Diu Diu Deng," "Over the Sea to Skye," and "Song for the Mira." Mary Cunningham, director; Trevor Berens, piano; Fabio Pirozzolo, percussion; Dustin Chung, clarinet; A.J. Heidkamp, guitar. For more information, call 781-862-6353 or email info@halalisa.org. First Church in Littleton, 19 Foster St, Littleton MA 01460 ⓘ 🔗

January 12, 2019 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Halalisa Singers [MA]: Come Fly With Me: Songs of Travel from Around the World. "Come Fly With Me," "Take the A Train," "Somos El Barco," "Rocky Road to Dublin," "Geographical Fugue for Speaking Chorus," "Adijo, Kerida," "Freedom Train," Let the River Run," "Walk Together Children," "Bionn Siulach Scealach," "Ndiyende Nijrayi," "Diu Diu Deng," "Over the Sea to Skye," and "Song for the Mira." Mary Cunningham, director; Trevor Berens, piano; Fabio Pirozzolo, percussion; Dustin Chung, clarinet; A.J. Heidkamp, guitar. For more information, call 781-862-6353 or email info@halalisa.org. Unitarian Universalist Church Of Reading, 239 Woburn Street, Reading MA 01867 ⓘ 🔗

April 8, 2018 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Halalisa Singers [MA]: Best of the Halalisa Singers: Favorites from 25 years of singing. For more information, call 781-862-6353 or email info@halalisa.org. Unitarian Universalist Church of Reading, 239 Woburn Street Reading, MA 01867 ⓘ 🔗

April 7, 2018 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Halalisa Singers [MA]: Best of the Halalisa Singers: Favorites from 25 years of singing. For more information, call 781-862-6353 or email info@halalisa.org. Follen Community Church, 755 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 ⓘ 🔗

January 21, 2018 (Sunday)

8:00 PM. The Halalisa Singers [MA]: Draw the Circle Wide: Songs of Justice and Inclusion. Mark Miller: “Draw the Circle Wide”; Brian Tate: “Take Down These Walls”; Moses Hogan: “Joshua Fought the Battle”; Curtis Mayfield: “People Get Ready”; Ysaye Barnwell: “Spiritual”; Seth Houston: “Emerald Stream”; Dolly Parton (arr. Craig Hella Johnson): “Light of a Clear Blue Morning”; Peter Amidon (arr.): “By the Waters of Babylon”. Also, from Kenya, “Wana Baraka”; from South Africa, “Ukuthula”; from India, “Song of Kabir” (text by Rabindranath Tagore, music by Elizabeth Alexander); “Ukrainian Alleluia”; “Entre El Espanto y la Tenura (Between Terror and Tenderness)” (text by Silvio Rodríguez, music by Beatriz Corona); and the Hebrew folk song “Hine Ma Tov” (arranged for choir and flute by Neil Ginsburg). For more information, call 781-862-6353 or email info@halalisa.org. Unitarian Universalist Church of Reading, 239 Woburn Street, Reading MA 01867 ⓘ 🔗

January 20, 2018 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Halalisa Singers [MA]: Draw the Circle Wide: Songs of Justice and Inclusion. Mark Miller: “Draw the Circle Wide”; Brian Tate: “Take Down These Walls”; Moses Hogan: “Joshua Fought the Battle”; Curtis Mayfield: “People Get Ready”; Ysaye Barnwell: “Spiritual”; Seth Houston: “Emerald Stream”; Dolly Parton (arr. Craig Hella Johnson): “Light of a Clear Blue Morning”; Peter Amidon (arr.): “By the Waters of Babylon”. Also, from Kenya, “Wana Baraka”; from South Africa, “Ukuthula”; from India, “Song of Kabir” (text by Rabindranath Tagore, music by Elizabeth Alexander); “Ukrainian Alleluia”; “Entre El Espanto y la Tenura (Between Terror and Tenderness)” (text by Silvio Rodríguez, music by Beatriz Corona); and the Hebrew folk song “Hine Ma Tov” (arranged for choir and flute by Neil Ginsburg). For more information, call 781-862-6353 or email info@halalisa.org. Follen Community Church, 755 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 ⓘ 🔗

April 9, 2017 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Halalisa Singers [MA]: Music Down in my Soul! Songs of hope and spirit from around the world. Spirituals, Gospel, and Contemporary music from the Americas, Yemen, China, Tanzania, and South Africa including Leonard Cohen’s "Hallelujah", "His Eye is On the Sparrow", "Soon Love, Soon" by Vienna Teng, "The Storm Is Passing Over", and George Emlen and Paul Stookey’s new arrangement of "America the Beautiful". Tickets: $20 adults, $15 students and senior citizens. For more information, call 781-862-6353 or email info@halalisa.org. First Parish of Watertown, 35 Church Street, Watertown MA 02472 ⓘ 🔗

April 8, 2017 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Halalisa Singers [MA]: Music Down in my Soul! Songs of hope and spirit from around the world. Spirituals, Gospel, and Contemporary music from the Americas, Yemen, China, Tanzania, and South Africa including Leonard Cohen’s "Hallelujah", "His Eye is On the Sparrow", "Soon Love, Soon" by Vienna Teng, "The Storm Is Passing Over", and George Emlen and Paul Stookey’s new arrangement of "America the Beautiful". Tickets: $20 adults, $15 students and senior citizens. For more information, call 781-862-6353 or email info@halalisa.org. Follen Community Church, 755 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 ⓘ 🔗

December 4, 2016 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. The Halalisa Singers [MA]: Stars of Wonder. Ola Gjello: “Northern Lights”; Eric Whitacre: “Glow”; Erik Esenvalds: “Stars”; Randall Thompson: “Choose Something Like a Star”; Morton Lauridsen: “Sure on This Shining Night”; Andre Thomas: “Rise Up Shepherd, and Follow”; Trevor Berens: “Winter Stars” (world premiere); and more. For more information, call 781-862-6353 or email info@halalisa.org. First Parish in Sudbury, 327 Concord Rd. Sudbury, MA 01776 ⓘ

December 3, 2016 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Halalisa Singers [MA]: Stars of Wonder. Ola Gjello: “Northern Lights”; Eric Whitacre: “Glow”; Erik Esenvalds: “Stars”; Randall Thompson: “Choose Something Like a Star”; Morton Lauridsen: “Sure on This Shining Night”; Andre Thomas: “Rise Up Shepherd, and Follow”; Trevor Berens: “Winter Stars” (world premiere); and more. For more information, call 781-862-6353 or email info@halalisa.org. First Parish in Lexington, 7 Harrington Rd, Lexington, MA 02421 ⓘ

May 6, 2016 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Halalisa Singers [MA]: Halalisa Goes Broadway: Songs from Stage and Screen. Music from stage musicals and major motion pictures, including “Magic to Do” from Pippin; the title song from Cabaret; “Send in the Clowns” from A Little Night Music; “For Good” and “Defying Gravity” from Wicked; choruses and solos from Fiddler on the Roof, Les Miserables and The Lion King. Featured movie music includes “The Journey Home” and “Shakalaka Baby” from Bombay Dreams; “Jai Ho” from Slumdog Millionaire; and solos and an audience sing along with from The Sound of Music. Tickets: in advance $15 adults, $12 students and senior citizens; at the door $18 adults, $15 students and senior citizens. For more information, call 781-862-6353 or email info@halalisa.org. Follen Community Church, 755 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington MA 02420 ⓘ

May 1, 2016 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Halalisa Singers [MA]: Halalisa Goes Broadway: Songs from Stage and Screen. Music from stage musicals and major motion pictures, including “Magic to Do” from Pippin; the title song from Cabaret; “Send in the Clowns” from A Little Night Music; “For Good” and “Defying Gravity” from Wicked; choruses and solos from Fiddler on the Roof, Les Miserables and The Lion King. Featured movie music includes “The Journey Home” and “Shakalaka Baby” from Bombay Dreams; “Jai Ho” from Slumdog Millionaire; and solos and an audience sing along with from The Sound of Music. Tickets: in advance $15 adults, $12 students and senior citizens; at the door $18 adults, $15 students and senior citizens. For more information, call 781-862-6353 or email info@halalisa.org. St. John's Episcopal Church, 1 Roanoke Avenue, Jamaica Plain MA 02130 ⓘ

January 10, 2016 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Halalisa Singers [MA]: Over the Sea to Skye: Songs from Celtic Lands. Memorable music hailing from Scotland and the Hebrides, including “Wild Mountain Thyme”; “Wi’ A Hundred Pipers”; “Mouth Music”; “Over the Sea to Skye”; “Bells of Rhymney"; “Suo Gan”; “Calon Lan”; “Dulaman”; “Famine Lament”; “Shivna” from Riverdance; “My Gentle Harp” (sung to the tune of “Danny Boy”); and more. Withl folk songs from the Galicia region of Spain and Brittany, France. For more information, call 781-862-6353 or email info@halalisa.org. Memorial Church in Sudbury, 26 Concord Rd., Sudbury MA 01776 ⓘ

January 9, 2016 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Halalisa Singers [MA]: Over the Sea to Skye: Songs from Celtic Lands. Memorable music hailing from Scotland and the Hebrides, including “Wild Mountain Thyme”; “Wi’ A Hundred Pipers”; “Mouth Music”; “Over the Sea to Skye”; “Bells of Rhymney"; “Suo Gan”; “Calon Lan”; “Dulaman”; “Famine Lament”; “Shivna” from Riverdance; “My Gentle Harp” (sung to the tune of “Danny Boy”); and more. Withl folk songs from the Galicia region of Spain and Brittany, France. For more information, call 781-862-6353 or email info@halalisa.org. First Parish In Lexington, 7 Harrington Road, Lexington MA 02421 ⓘ

May 3, 2015 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Halalisa Singers [MA]: Vine and Fig Tree: Songs of the Mediterranean. Eric Whitacre: Five Hebrew Love Songs and other songs of passion and peace from Italy, Greece, Spain, Israel, Serbia, Turkey, Syria and Iraq. Tickets in advance at brown paper tickets: $15/$12; at the door: $18/$15. For more information, call 781-862-6353 or email info@halalisa.org. First Unitarian Society of Newton, 1326 Washington Street, West Newton MA 02465 ⓘ

May 2, 2015 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Halalisa Singers [MA]: Vine and Fig Tree: Songs of the Mediterranean. Eric Whitacre: Five Hebrew Love Songs and other songs of passion and peace from Italy, Greece, Spain, Israel, Serbia, Turkey, Syria and Iraq. Tickets in advance at brown paper tickets: $15/$12; at the door: $18/$15. For more information, call 781-862-6353 or email info@halalisa.org. First Parish in Lexington, 7 Harrington Rd, Lexington MA 02421 ⓘ

January 11, 2015 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. The Halalisa Singers [MA]: I Dream a World: Songs of Hope and Justice. Selections by Andre Thomas, Moses Hogan, Holly Near, U2, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Ben Allaway, Jason Shelton. TBD MA ⓘ

January 10, 2015 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Halalisa Singers [MA]: I Dream a World: Songs of Hope and Justice. Selections by Andre Thomas, Moses Hogan, Holly Near, U2, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Ben Allaway, Jason Shelton. First Parish in Lexington, 7 Harrington Rd, Lexington, MA 02421 ⓘ

December 8, 2013 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Halalisa Singers [MA]: All Hayle to the Days: Songs of the Season. Songs of Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Solstice and Christmas. Program includes Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols; the 16th-century French carol “Rise Up in Festive Song”; Elizabeth Norton (arr. ): “All Hayle to the Days”; the Sephardic lullaby “Durme, Durme”; Stanley Hoffman (arr.): “Mi Y’Maleil" (Who Can Recount); Hoffman: “Land of Crystal Dreams"; “Harambee” (Kwanzaa song); international carols including Nigerian Christmas song “Ogo Ni Fun Oluwa,” 16th-century Spanish carol “Riu, Riu, Chiu,” and Latvian carols “Mekletaja Cels” and “Ai, Nama Mamina.” For more information, call 781-862-6353 or email info@halalisa.org. First Parish of Sudbury, 327 Concord Rd., Sudbury MA 01776

December 7, 2013 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Halalisa Singers [MA]: All Hayle to the Days: Songs of the Season. Songs of Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Solstice and Christmas. Program includes Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols; the 16th-century French carol “Rise Up in Festive Song”; Elizabeth Norton (arr. ): “All Hayle to the Days”; the Sephardic lullaby “Durme, Durme”; Stanley Hoffman (arr.): “Mi Y’Maleil" (Who Can Recount); Hoffman: “Land of Crystal Dreams"; “Harambee” (Kwanzaa song); international carols including Nigerian Christmas song “Ogo Ni Fun Oluwa,” 16th-century Spanish carol “Riu, Riu, Chiu,” and Latvian carols “Mekletaja Cels” and “Ai, Nama Mamina.” For more information, call 781-862-6353 or email info@halalisa.org. First Parish in Lexington, 7 Harrington Rd., Lexington MA 02421

April 28, 2013 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. The Halalisa Singers [MA]: Together We Sing: 20 Years of Halalisa. With newly commissioned works by Brian Tate and Nick Page. Program includes: Randall Thompson’s choral classic “Allelulia”; Billy Joel’s “Longest Time"; Gwenyth Walker's “How Can I Keep from Singing”; The Wailin' Jennies’ “One Voice”; Rollo Dilworth's Gospel-tinged “Hand in Hand,” and traditional songs and tribal chants from Senegal, Japan, Israel, Venezuela, and the Congo. For more information, call 860-223-7555 or email claird@southchurch.org. First Church Unitarian, 19 Foster Street, Littleton MA 06051

April 27, 2013 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Halalisa Singers [MA]: Together We Sing: 20 Years of Halalisa. With newly commissioned works by Brian Tate and Nick Page. Program includes: Randall Thompson’s choral classic “Allelulia”; Billy Joel’s “Longest Time"; Gwenyth Walker's “How Can I Keep from Singing”; The Wailin' Jennies’ “One Voice”; Rollo Dilworth's Gospel-tinged “Hand in Hand,” and traditional songs and tribal chants from Senegal, Japan, Israel, Venezuela, and the Congo. For more information, call 860-223-7555 or email claird@southchurch.org. First Parish in Lexington, 7 Harrington Rd., Lexington MA 06051

January 27, 2013 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. The Halalisa Singers [MA]: To Reach the Golden Door: Songs of the Immigration Experience. Songs from the refugees, strivers, dreamers, and huddled masses yearning to breathe free. Including the Colonial era’s “Bound for the Promised Land,” from the Irish the “Isle of Hope, and “Isle of Tears,” Irving Berlin’s “Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor,” the tongue-in-cheek Yiddish, “Lebn Zol Columbus” (“Long Live Columbus!”), and Bollywood’s “Balleilakka,” as well as songs from Armenia, South Africa, Syria and Costa Rica, more contemporary pieces including: “Would You Harbor Me?” by Ysaye Barnwell of Sweet Honey in the Rock and “Hymn for a New Land” by Revels music director George Emlen. For more information, call 781-862-6353. First Church of Stow and Acton 353 Great Road, Stow MA

January 26, 2013 (Saturday)

7:30 AM. The Halalisa Singers [MA]: To Reach the Golden Door: Songs of the Immigration Experience. Songs from the refugees, strivers, dreamers, and huddled masses yearning to breathe free. Including the Colonial era’s “Bound for the Promised Land,” from the Irish the “Isle of Hope, and “Isle of Tears,” Irving Berlin’s “Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor,” the tongue-in-cheek Yiddish, “Lebn Zol Columbus” (“Long Live Columbus!”), and Bollywood’s “Balleilakka,” as well as songs from Armenia, South Africa, Syria and Costa Rica, more contemporary pieces including: “Would You Harbor Me?” by Ysaye Barnwell of Sweet Honey in the Rock and “Hymn for a New Land” by Revels music director George Emlen. For more information, call 781-862-6353. First Parish in Lexington 7 Harrington Rd., Lexington MA

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