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Sun, Apr 11, 3:30 pm
The Oriana Consort, Walter Chapin, Director |
| The Oriana Consort, a 29-voice chorale, presents “From France:
Choral Celebrations ... in chants, motets, choral songs, and Requiems”.
The program includes Gabriel Fauré’s immortal “Requiem”; selections from
“Missa pro defunctis” of Antoine Brumel, circa 1500; “Quatre motets sur
des thèmes grégoriens” of Maurice Duruflé; the “Trois Chansons” of both
Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel; and selections from Francis Poulenc’s
“Motets pour un temps de pénitence” and “Prières de Saint François
d’Assise”. Soloists from the chorale are featured, and the organ
accompaniment to the Fauré will be played by the award-winning organist
Balint Karosi. Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church, 1555 Massachusetts
Avenue, Cambridge (just north of Cambridge Common). Admission $15; $12
for students and seniors. Call 617-547-1798 for advance discount tickets
at $12.50 and $10.00. Further information at www.theorianaconsort.org. |
Fri, Apr 16, 8:00 PM
The Boston Cecilia, Donald Teeters, conductor |
| When Britten Met Haydn - Haydn: Missa brevis St. Joannis de Deo.
Haydn: Salve Regina in g minor; Britten: Cantata Misericordium; Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings.
When Britten Met Haydn, Cecilia’s final concert of the season, presents a comparison in style and substance of works by both composers. Haydn’s St. John of God Mass—also known as the Little Organ Mass because of its obbligato organ part—and his rarely performed Salve Regina in g minor, a three-movement work for soloists, chorus and chamber orchestra, will be matched with Benjamin Britten’s Cantata Misericordium and the Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, featuring young Boston tenor Aaron Sheehan. All Saints Church, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline, MA 02445, Tickets are $15, $27, $42, $62. Order tickets online at www.BostonCecilia.org or through the Boston Cecilia Box Office at 617.232.4540. |
Sat, Apr 17, 8:00 pm
The Oriana Consort, Walter Chapin, Director |
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The Oriana Consort, a 29-voice chorale, presents “From France:
Choral Celebrations ... in chants, motets, choral songs, and Requiems”.
The program includes Gabriel Fauré’s immortal “Requiem”; selections from
“Missa pro defunctis” of Antoine Brumel, circa 1500; “Quatre motets sur
des thèmes grégoriens” of Maurice Duruflé; the “Trois Chansons” of both
Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel; and selections from Francis Poulenc’s
“Motets pour un temps de pénitence” and “Prières de Saint François
d’Assise”. Soloists from the chorale are featured, and the accompaniment
to the Fauré will be played by the award-winning organist Balint Karosi.
venueinfo=First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston (at the
corner of Berkeley Street). Admission $15; $12 for students and seniors.
Call 617-547-1798 for advance discount tickets at $12.50 and $10.00.
Further information at www.theorianaconsort.org. |
Sat, Apr 24, 8:00 PM
Nashoba Valley Chorale,
Anne Watson Born, Music Director |
| Spring Concert: Mozart Coronation Mass, Schubert Mass in E-Flat, Schubert Mirjams Siegesgesang (Miriam's Song of Triumph). Congregational Church of Littleton, 330 King St., Littleton, MA.
Tickets $20/adults, $15/students & seniors, $5/children under 10.
Call (978) 486-4036 for more information, or visit www.nashobachorale.org. |
Sat, Apr 24, 8:00 PM
The Orpheus Singers, James Olesen, Music Director
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| Music of Elgar and Weelkes. A cappella part-songs by Edward Elgar. Madrigals and ballets, dance-like pieces, by Thomas Weelkes. Both composers, separated by 300 years and several changes in musical style, depict the inner life of humans with the mastery of musical materials we associate with the greatest of composers. Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston, MA. General admission $20 at the door. Seniors and students $10. Call 617-666-4617 www.orpheussingers.org |
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