Auditions

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

October 21, 2023 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Calliope [MA]: A NIght at the Theater. A theatrical party: Music from Pinafore to Traviata. Stephanie Beatrice, Music Director. For more information, call 617-759-2057 or email moreinfo@calliopemusic.org. First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

February 8, 2020 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Calliope [MA]: Dreams and Visions. Morten Lauridsen: "Sure on this Shining Night" from Nocturnes; Patrick Valentino: "Dream of a Blessed Spirit" from Yeats Songs; Gabriel Fauré: Apres un Reve; Arbo/Valentino: Crossing the Bar (world premiere); Richard Wagner: "Traume" from Wesendonck Lieder; Terryu Riley: Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector; Edward Elgar: Finale from The Dream of Gerontius; Gustav Mahler: "Der trunkene im Fruhling" from Das Lied von der Erde; Johannes Brahms: Schicksalslied; Franz Liszt: "Nuages Gris" from Transcendental Etudes; Sergei Prokofiev: Excerpts from Visions Fugitives (arr. Valentino); Ralph Vaughan Williams: Toward the Unknown Regions; André Thomas: "I Dream a World". Tickets: $35 adult, $45 premium, $25 student. For more information, call 617-759-2057 or email moreinfo@calliopemusic.org. First Church In Boston, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

September 7, 2019 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Calliope Inc. [MA]: American Milestones. Chadwick: The Pilgrims; Belcher: The Power of Music; C. Pachelbel: Magnificat; Hewitt: Star Spangled Banner ; Paine: Centennial Hymn ; Beach: The Chambered Nautilus; Ives: Fugue in Four Keys ; Ives: The Circus Band ; Ives: Country Band March; Thompson: God’s Bottles from Americana; Grofe: On the Trail from Grand Canyon Suite ; Copland: Quiet City; Bates: "From the Book of Matthew" from Sirens; MacDowell: Excerpts from New England, op 62; Dvorak: The American Flag; Joplin: Excerpts from Treemonisha. For more information, call 978-376-1098 or email moreinfo@calliopemusic.org. First Church, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

September 8, 2018 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Calliope Inc. [MA]: American Battlefield. Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West/Act I: Introduction; Amy Beach: The Canticle of the Sun; Wolfang A. Mozart: Divertimento in D Major, K. 136; William Billings: Lamentation over Boston; William Schuman: New England Triptych; Stephen Chatman: "Remember" from Two Rossetti Songs; Jay Unger: Ashokan Farewell; Randall Thompson: Alleluia; George W. Chadwick: Phoenix Expirans. Tickets: $25 general admission, $35 premium; $15 student/senior with ID. For more information, call 978-376-1098 or email moreinfo@calliopemusic.org. First Church, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

February 10, 2018 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Calliope Inc. [MA]: With Heart, In Time. Gabriel Fauré: Pavane; Liza Lehmann: "Queen of Hearts" from Nonsense Songs from Alice in Wonderland; Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: "The Watchman" and "Shall We Dance" from Bon-Bon Suite; Pauline Viardot: Bonjour, mon coeur; Gioachino Rossini: Overture from La Cenerentola; Fanny Hensel: "Morgengruss" from Gartenlieder; Charles Gounod: "L'Heure s'envole" from Romeo et Juliette. A benefit for Waltham-based Project Pacer. Tickets: $35 general admission, $45 premium, $25 student/senior with ID. For more information, call 617-759-2057 or email moreinfo@calliopemusic.org. First Church, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

September 9, 2017 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Calliope Inc. [MA]: Hours of the Day. Lili Boulanger: Hymne au Soleil; Henry F. Gilbert: Give Me the Splendid Silent Sun; Amy Beach: Dusk in June; Billy Joel: "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)"; Augusta Read Thomas: Silent Moon; Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: Le Sommeil d'Ulisse (Symphonie sommeil); Ethel Smyth: Sleepless Dreams; Johannes Brahms: In Stiller Nacht; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no. 45, IV - Adagio; Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Endymion's Dream; Aleksandr Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia; Augusta Read Thomas: The Rewaking; Franz Joseph Haydn: Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons) #12: The Sun Ascends. Tickets: $25 general admission, $35 premium; $15 student/senior with ID. For more information, call 617-759-2057 or email moreinfo@calliopemusic.org. First Church, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

February 4, 2017 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Calliope Inc. [MA]: Benefit concert for Sacred Threads. The program reflects Sacred Thread's mission to nourish, connect and inspire women by weaving spirituality into everyday life. Works include Adria Stolk's Leaf to Leaf (world premiere), a choral/orchestral work written for Sacred Threads and this performance; an excerpt from Dvořák's oratorio St. Ludmila; "Kyrie" from James Whitbourn's Annelies; "Climb Ev'ry Mountain"; "You'll Never Walk Alone"; The Prayer (made famous by Andrea Bocelli); two settings of "The Rose of Sharon" from the Song of Solomon; and orchestral works by little-known women composers. Tickets: $45 (premium), $35 (general admission), $25 (seniors and students w/ ID); discounts for groups of 10 or more. More about Sacred Threads is at http://www.sacredthreadscenter.org. For more information, call 617-759-2057 or email moreinfo@calliopemusic.org. First Church, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

September 10, 2016 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Calliope Inc. [MA]: TEN! . . . Calliope celebrates 10 years of wonderful music making. A concert celebrating the opening of Calliope's 10th anniversary season, with 10 works, including of Mozart's Davide Penitente (10 movements); Sibelius's Karelia Overture (Opus 10); Yang's My Dream on January 20 composed for his wife's 10th death anniversary); J.S. Bach's cantata Meine Seel erhebt den Herren (BWV 10); Dvorak's Slavonic Dance #10; Saint-Saens's Carnival of the Animals—10th movement; Gorney's "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"; Fine's Design for October; the Clarinet Polka (for Oktoberfest); and Beethoven's Piano Sonata (Opus 10). For more information, call 617-759-2057 or email moreinfo@calliopemusic.org. First Church, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

April 24, 2016 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Calliope Inc. [MA]: Tapas: Small plates of beautiful music. Calliope members showcased in duets, trios, and other smaller ensembles in an intimate setting. Planned works include Faure duets, a Liszt work for flute and piano, a Mozart quintet for piano and winds, an a capella version of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," a duet from the musical Chess, Rossini's Duetto Buffo di Due Gatti (Cat Duet), and more! Tickets are $20 in advance, also available at the door; discounted rates for groups of 10 or more. For more information, call 617-759-2057 or email moreinfo@calliopemusic.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

February 6, 2016 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Calliope Inc. [MA]: Pasticcio! A benefit for the Alliance for Children Foundation. Pasticcio! is a "new" piece, written in collaboration with playwright Abbey Fenbert, compiled from a collection of Calliope members' favorite choruses, arias, duets, and scenes by Handel, Gluck, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Wagner, Dvořák, Loesser, Bernstein, and more. Tickets: $45 (premium), $35 (general admission), and $25 (seniors and students w/ ID). Discounts for groups of 10 or more. With journalist Delores Handy (narrator). For more about the Alliance for Children Foundation visit http://www.afcfoundation.org. For more information, call 617-759-2057 or email moreinfo@calliopemusic.org. First Church, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

September 12, 2015 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Calliope Inc. [MA]: Antonio and Amadeus: Music of Salieri and Mozart. Antonio Salieri: Coronation Te Deum; La Tempesta di Mare overture; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sequence Dies Irae from the Requiem; and other works by both composers. Tickets: $35 (premium), $25 (general admission), and $15 (seniors and students w/ ID), available on-line, by phone or at the door. Subscriptions for the entire 2015-2016 season are available for $50. Discounted rates are available for groups of 10 or more. Did Salieri kill Mozart? Calliope will offer one answer to this question by also presenting Scene II from the opera Mozart and Salieri by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakoff. “Am I no genius?” For more information, call 617-759-2057 or email moreinfo@calliopemusic.org. First Church, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Calliope [MA]: Antonio and Amadeus. Mozart: “Kyrie” from Mass in C minor, K427; Serenade for Winds; Overture to The Magic Flute; Sequentia from Requiem: Dies Irae, Tuba Mirum, Rex Tremendae, Recordare, Confutatis, Lacrimosa; Salieri: Coronation Te Deum; Salve Regina; Tempesta di mare; Rimsky-Korsakov: Mozart and Salieri, Op48 First Church In Boston, 66 Marlborough St., Boston, MA 02116

February 7, 2015 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Calliope Inc. [MA]: Finding a Home, a Benefit Concert for Bay State Animal Cooperative. G. Rossini: Stabat Mater; G. Gershwin: "Embraceable You"; "Someone to Watch Over Me"; and three new works by local composers—Amir Mahallati (Calliope member): Cantata No. 1: Reflections on Love and Spirituality; Brett Johnson: Watch Over Your Children, O Lord; Samuel Beebe: 12 Days in the Bywater. The performance will benefit the no-kill animal adoption organization Bay State Animal Cooperative. Tickets: $45 (premium seating), $35 (general admission), and $25 (seniors and students w/ ID). Discounted rates are available for groups of 10 or more. For more information, call 617-759-2057 or email moreinfo@calliopemusic.org. First Church, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

September 6, 2014 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Calliope [MA]: Images of Fate. Conducted by Jacques Dupuis. Brahms: Begräbnisgang; Beethoven: Elegischer Gesang; Bruckner: Te Deum; Brahms: Gesang der Parzen; Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs For more information, call 617-759-2057 or email moreinfo@calliopemusic.org. First Church In Boston, 66 Marlborough St., Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

February 16, 2013 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Calliope [MA]: Of Lords and Ladies: Musical Experiences That Unlock and Create Memories. RESCHEDULED from February 9 due to the snowstorm! Please join us for “Of Lords and Ladies: Musical Experiences to Unlock and Create Memories.” The program recalls the 1920s, ’30s, and ’40s and features well-known tunes from Broadway and other musical genres. The concert will benefit ARTZ - Artists for Alzheimer's and the I'm Still Here Foundation. Tickets can be purchased in advance by phone at 617-759-2057 or online at http://www.calliopemusic.org/purchase.php, or at the door on the day of the concert, pending availability. Tickets are $35 for general admission, $45 for premium seating, and $25 for students/seniors. For more information, call 617-759-2057 or email moreinfo@calliopemusic.org. First Church of Boston 66 Marlborough Street, Boston MA 02116

February 9, 2013 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Calliope [MA]: Of Lords and Ladies: Musical Experiences That Unlock and Create Memories. Calliope, Boston’s collaborative choral/orchestral ensemble, will close their sixth season with a benefit concert for ARTZ: Artists for Alzheimer’s. The program recalls the 1920s, '30s, and '40s and includes arrangements of "Singin' In the Rain," "When I'm 64," "Seventy-Six Trombones," the waltz from Tchaikovsky’s "Sleeping Beauty," "Baby, It's Cold Outside," "Strike Up the Band," "Good Ole Summertime," "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," "My Funny Valentine," and "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat," along with a My Fair Lady medley, a Cole Porter salute, the overture from Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, and selections from Die Fledermaus. Tickets: $45 (premium seating), $35 (general admission), $25 (seniors and students w/ ID). Purchase in advance through Calliope’s website, www.calliopemusic.org, or by calling 617-759-2057, as well as at the door on the day of the performance (pending availability). Discounted rates are available for groups of 10 or more. Please join us for a memorable evening of music! For more information, call 617-759-2057 or email moreinfo@calliopemusic.org. First Church in Boston 66 Marlborough Street, Boston MA 02130

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