Auditions

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

May 8, 2022 (Sunday)

3:30 PM. New England Federation of Men's Glee Clubs, Sponsor [MA]: Brothers Sing On! Celebrate the Apollo Club of Boston's 150th Anniversary with Boston Saengerfest Men's Chorus, Highland Glee Club, Apollo Club of Boston, and Renaissance Men in a Festival of Men's Voices. For more information, call 508-613-5450 or email r-djantzen@comcast.net. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘⓘⓘⓘ 🔗

December 11, 2019 (Wednesday)

7:00 PM. Renaissance Men [MA]: A Very RenMen Christmas. Seasonal classical selections, original compositions, and carols, including Paul John Rudoi’s “Cantate Domino,” Daniel E Gawthrop’s “The Longest Night,” Saunder Choi's arrangement of “Angels We Have Heard On High”, and favorites such as “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” The performance will be professionally recorded for later release. Tickets: $40 adults, $30 seniors, $20 students, $10 children ages 12 and under. For more information, call 832-216-6158 or email anthony@renaissance-men.com. St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 258 Concord Street, Newton MA 02462 ⓘ 🔗

November 16, 2019 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Renaissance Men [MA]: Late Night at Emmanuel. Benjamin Britten: Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard and others. Traditional folk tunes serve as incipits for beloved choral works of Britten, Holst, Vaughan Williams and others, as well as contemporary composers Paul Mealor and Hillary Tann. Tickets: $30 general, $55 patron; $10 student. For more information, call 617-536-3356 or email music@emmanuelmusic.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

February 22, 2018 (Thursday)

3:00 PM. Renaissance Men [MA]: RenMen Branches. For as long as man has worshipped his God of choice, so too has he worshipped the joys of inebriation, singing in praise of the almighty grape throughout the ages and across the globe. This concert includes variety of repertoire, including German Männerchor, Estonian folk tunes, English part songs, barbershop quartet standards, pop tunes, classic rock and roll, daring new commissions, and much more. Part of the Ashmont Hill Chamber Music 2017-18 Series. For more information, call 832-216-6158 or email anthony@renaissance-men.com. All Saints' Church Ashmont, 209 Ashmont Street, Dorchester Center MA 02124 ⓘ 🔗

October 21, 2017 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Renaissance Men [MA]: RenMen On This Island. Benjamin Britten: The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard; English part songs by Vaughan Williams, Bairstow, and Bantock; contemporary Irish and Welsh composers, including Michael McGlynn, Paul Mealor, and Hilary Tann; folk songs from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man, Shetland Islands and Guernsey, sung in the traditional Sean-nós style. Free admission. For more information, call 832-216-6158 or email anthony@renaissance-men.com. St. Mary's Episcopal Church of Lower Newton Falls, 258 Concord St, Newton MA 02462 ⓘ 🔗

11:00 AM. Renaissance Men [CT]: RenMen On This Island. Benjamin Britten: The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard; English part songs by Vaughan Williams, Bairstow, and Bantock; contemporary Irish and Welsh composers, including Michael McGlynn, Paul Mealor, and Hilary Tann; folk songs from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man, Shetland Islands and Guernsey, sung in the traditional Sean-nós style. At the Connecticut American Choral Directors Association Fall Conference. For more information, call 832-216-6158 or email anthony@renaissance-men.com. Manchester High School, 134 Middle Turnpike E, Manchester CT 06040 ⓘ 🔗

November 30, 2016 (Wednesday)

7:30 PM. Renaissance Men [MA]: A Very RenMen Christmas: Annual Concert and Gala. For more information, call 832-216-6158 or email anthony@renaissance-men.com. St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, 15 St Paul St, Brookline, MA 02446 ⓘ

October 20, 2016 (Thursday)

1:30 PM. Renaissance Men [MA]: RenMen 1965. Music written in the year 1965 (a cappella classical works and pop tunes with live instruments); and a new work by 17-year-old Charles Stacy III using texts from the Boston Globe in 1965. Tickets include Museum admission: adults $27, seniors $24, members $17, students and children 7–17 $12 (children under 7 not admitted). For more information, call 832-216-6158 or email anthony@renaissance-men.com. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Calderwood Hall, 25 Evans Way, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

October 9, 2016 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Renaissance Men [MA]: RenMen On This Island. Benjamin Britten: The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard; English part songs by Vaughan Williams, Bairstow, and Bantock; contemporary Irish and Welsh composers, including Michael McGlynn, Paul Mealor, and Hilary Tann; folk songs from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man, Shetland Islands and Guernsey, sung in the traditional Sean-nós style. With The Fellas, Boston City Singers young men’s ensemble. For more information, call 832-216-6158 or email anthony@renaissance-men.com. Old South Church, 645 Boylston St, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

October 7, 2016 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Renaissance Men [MA]: RenMen On This Island. Benjamin Britten: The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard; English part songs by Vaughan Williams, Bairstow, and Bantock; contemporary Irish and Welsh composers, including Michael McGlynn, Paul Mealor, and Hilary Tann; folk songs from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man, Shetland Islands and Guernsey, sung in the traditional Sean-nós style. With The Fellas, Boston City Singers young men’s ensemble. For more information, call 832-216-6158 or email anthony@renaissance-men.com. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 838 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge MA 02139 ⓘ 🔗

June 11, 2016 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Renaissance Men [MA]: Renmen Laments (featuring Daniel Gawthrup). Daniel Gawthrop: The Promises of Isaiah the Prophet (world premiere); Thomas Tallis: Lamentations of Jeremiah; Darius Milhaud: Psaume 121; Patricia Van Ness: Psalm 3; Pablo Casal: O Vos Omnes. Featuring a special post-concert talkback with Daniel Gawthrup. Tickets $22.50 general, $13.50 senior; $8.50 student, plus service fee. For more information, call 832-216-6158 or email anthony@renaissance-men.com. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 15 St. Paul Street, Brookline MA 02446 ⓘ 🔗

June 10, 2016 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Renaissance Men [MA]: Renmen Laments (featuring Daniel Gawthrup). Daniel Gawthrop: The Promises of Isaiah the Prophet (world premiere); Thomas Tallis: Lamentations of Jeremiah; Darius Milhaud: Psaume 121; Patricia Van Ness: Psalm 3; Pablo Casal: O Vos Omnes. Featuring a special post-concert talkback with Daniel Gawthrup. Tickets $22.50 general, $13.50 senior; $8.50 student, plus service fee. For more information, call 832-216-6158 or email anthony@renaissance-men.com. Gordon Chapel at Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

February 13, 2016 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Renaissance Men [MA]: RenMen 1965. A retrospective concert contrasting 1965 with the present day. The first set is traditional choral music for men's voices written in 1965, including rarely-heard drinking songs by Franz Biebl, Lennox Berkeley's chilling Three Songs for Four Men's Voices, and Estonian folk-songs by Veljo Tormis. The final set is pop hits from 1965, from American folk-rock to the British Invasion (with RenMen's signature in-house band). Includes Charles Stacy III: Five Clippings in 1965 (world premiere; musical settings of articles and advertisements published by the Boston Globe in 1965, addressing topics from the assassination of Malcolm X to the Vietnam War). For more information, call 832-216-6158 or email anthony@renaissance-men.com. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

February 11, 2016 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Renaissance Men [MA]: RenMen 1965. A retrospective concert contrasting 1965 with the present day. The first set is traditional choral music for men's voices written in 1965, including rarely-heard drinking songs by Franz Biebl, Lennox Berkeley's chilling Three Songs for Four Men's Voices, and Estonian folk-songs by Veljo Tormis. The final set is pop hits from 1965, from American folk-rock to the British Invasion (with RenMen's signature in-house band). Includes Charles Stacy III: Five Clippings in 1965 (world premiere; musical settings of articles and advertisements published by the Boston Globe in 1965, addressing topics from the assassination of Malcolm X to the Vietnam War). For more information, call 832-216-6158 or email anthony@renaissance-men.com. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 15 St Paul St, Brookline MA 02446 ⓘ

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