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Fri, Apr 4, 8:00 PM
“Sir Roger's Haydn!” Presented by the Handel and Haydn Society |
Come experience Sir Roger Norrington's acclaimed interpretations of Haydn in a moving season finale featuring Haydn's “Trauer” Symphony and the last of his six great masses, the “Harmony.” Venue is Symphony Hall. Tickets range from $15-$67. For more information visit http://www.handelandhaydn.org or call the Box Office at (617) 266-3605. |
Sat, Apr 5, 3:00 pm
Master Singers, Adam Grossman, conductor |
| “Eleventh Annual Children's Concert” presented by the Master Singers. A FREE concert for audiences of all ages with Choruses from Clarke Middle School. Our children's concerts have become popular with listeners of all ages. Venue is Clarke Middle School, 17 Stedman Road, Lexington, MA 02421. For more information visit http://www.themastersingers.org or call (781)-862-6459. Free refreshments will be provided with reception to follow. |
Sun, Apr 6, 3:00 pm
Cantata Singers & Ensemble, David Hoose, Music Director |
| In Berlin, on Broadway: A Kurt Weill Cabaret Allison Voth, Director.
“Slowly I'm beginning to advance toward ‘my real self.' My music is getting to be much freer, looser, and simpler.”
Travel from pre-war Germany to Broadway's golden age, from Weill's sardonic The Threepenny Opera to the swing of Lady in the Dark and the heartbreak of Lost in the Stars and The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny.
Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center, 333 Nahanton Street, Newton Center 617-868-5885; www.cantatasingers.org. Tickets $22-$26 |
Sun, Apr 6, 3:00 PM
“Sir Roger's Haydn!” Presented by the Handel and Haydn Society |
| Come experience Sir Roger Norrington's acclaimed interpretations of Haydn in a moving season finale featuring Haydn's “Trauer” Symphony and the last of his six great masses, the “Harmony.” Venue is Symphony Hall. Tickets range from $15-$67. For more information visit http://www.handelandhaydn.org or call the Box Office at (617) 266-3605. |
Sun, Apr 6, 5:30 pm
The Oriana Consort, Walter Chapin, Director |
| The Oriana Consort, a 26-voice chorale, presents “Baroque
Legacies: Innovations in choral music of the Baroque era—and their
echoes in choral music of the 20th century”. The program will include
motets by Palestrina, Andrea Gabrieli, Giovanni Gabrieli, and Claudio
Monteverdi; J. S. Bach’s cantata “Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich” (BWV
150); Randall Thompson’s “Ye shall have a song”, Irving Fine’s “Have you
seen the white lily grow?”, James MacMillan’s “A Child’s Prayer”, and
Jean Berger’s “Psalmo Brasileiro”. The Bach and Monteverdi will be
accompanied by an ensemble of period instruments. Swedenborg Chapel, Kirkland and Quincy Streets, Cambridge.
Admission $15, or $10 for students and seniors. GBCC VIP Discount Card
applies. Please call 617-547-1798 or visit www.theorianaconsort.org for
further information. |
Fri, Apr 11, 8:00 pm
Boston Secession, Jane Ring Frank, Artistic Director |
| Boston Secession presents: Justina Golden and The Amiable Consort: Boston Secession is pleased to welcome guest artist Justina Golden and her new ensemble, The Amiable Consort, featuring the best of Boston Secession’s early music voices and Robert Eisenstein, medieval fiddle (founding member of the Folger Consort). Specializing in Hildegard von Bingen and solo and multi-part chant, this early music ensemble presents deeply moving performances of exceptional quality, imbued with a rare accessibility both for those in the know and those who are new to this music. Praised for her “honey rich, deep voice” and the “lush richness” of her expressive vocal work, Justina brings to her performance a boldness and passion rarely heard in this form.
Gordon Chapel, Old South Church, Boston. Ticket information: $20 in advance; $25 at the door; Seniors, $15; Students, $10. Please visit www.bostonsecession.org or call 617-499-4860 for further information. |
Sat, Apr 12, 7:30 pm
Pilgrim Festival Chorus, William Richter, Music Director |
Spring Concert, featuring music of Ralph Vaughan Williams: "Dona Nobis Pacem" and "Five Mystical Songs" with Orchestra and Soloists. Church of the Pilgrimage, Town Square (Leyden & Main Streets) Plymouth, MA. Rte 3 to Rte 44 East. South on 3A to Leyden. Tickets: $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Available from members and at various outlets. Call 781-447-4865 or 508-746-5314 for info. A 'Social hour' with refreshments will follow the concerts. Parking available in lots and on the street, but fees may be in effect till 7pm. Weekends, too. |
Sun, Apr 13. 3:00 pm
Pilgrim Festival Chorus, William Richter, Music Director |
Spring Concert, featuring music of Ralph Vaughan Williams: "Dona Nobis Pacem" and "Five Mystical Songs" with Orchestra and Soloists. Church of the Pilgrimage, Town Square (Leyden & Main Streets) Plymouth, MA. Rte 3 to Rte 44 East. South on 3A to Leyden. Tickets: $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Available from members and at various outlets. Call 781-447-4865 or 508-746-5314 for info. A 'Social hour' with refreshments will follow the concerts. Parking available in lots and on the street, but fees may be in effect till 7pm. Sundays, too. |
Sun, Apr 13, 5:00 PM
King’s Chapel Choir, Heinrich Christensen, director |
American Choral Classics. King’s Chapel Choir and Soloists. Richard Conrad, narrator; Ross Wood, organ; Barbara Poeschl-Edrich, harp; John Grimes, percussion. Heinrich Christensen, director. Leonard Bernstein: “Chichester Psalms”; Aaron Copland: “In the Beginning”; Samuel Barber: “Agnus Dei”; Daniel Pinkham: “The Creation of the World”. King's Chapel, 58 Tremont St., Boston www.kings-chapel.org. Suggested donation $12/8 |
Sun, Apr 13, 5:30 pm
The Oriana Consort, Walter Chapin, Director |
| The Oriana Consort, a 26-voice chorale, presents “Baroque
Legacies: Innovations in choral music of the Baroque era—and their
echoes in choral music of the 20th century”. The program will include
motets by Palestrina, Andrea Gabrieli, Giovanni Gabrieli, and Claudio
Monteverdi; J. S. Bach’s cantata “Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich” (BWV
150); Randall Thompson’s “Ye shall have a song”, Irving Fine’s “Have you
seen the white lily grow?”, James MacMillan’s “A Child’s Prayer”, and
Jean Berger’s “Psalmo Brasileiro”. The Bach and Monteverdi will be
accompanied by an ensemble of period instruments. First Lutheran Church, Berkeley and Marlborough Streets,
Boston. Admission $15, or $10 for students and seniors. GBCC VIP
Discount Card applies. Please call 617-547-1798 or visit
www.theorianaconsort.org for further information. |
Sun, Apr 13, 7:30 pm
Belmont Open Sings, Mary Beekman, Artistic Director |
Mozart, Mass in C Major
(Coronation) K. 317. All
Belmont Open Sings concerts take place at Payson Park Church, 365 Belmont
Street, Belmont, MA 02478. Featuring Patrice Tiedemann, First place winner, Opera Division, 3rd
Annual Peter Elvins Vocal Competition. Individual concert tickets: $ 7 per ticket for all ages. |
Apr 19-Apr 26
Braintree Choral Society, Danica A. Buckley, Director |
| Mendelssohn's Hymn of Praise, Vaughn William's Five Mystical Songs and Parry's I was Glad. Braintree Choral Society is traveling to perform with our sister chorus, Braintree Choral Society of Essex, England. We're helping them celebrate their 40th anniversary. Become a member of BCS to be eligible for this wonderful opportunity! 781-848-7544, www.braintreesings.org. |
Sun, Apr 20, 3:00 pm
Dedham Choral Society, Jonathan Barnhart, Music Director |
| DCS Spring concert will be the New England premier of Karl Jenkins The Armed Man - A Mass for Peace, and the accompanying film. This work has had a profound effect on audiences -- "staggered by the effect on the audiences ...one of the most amazing pieces of music I have ever heard." The performance is a fundraiser for Massachusetts based "Homes for Our Troops,” See below for links to The Armed Man and Homes for Our Troops.
Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston, MA. Accessible from the Symphony Green Line T-stop and the Mass Ave bus, No. 1. The accompanying film for The Armed Man will be shown. We will perform with a full orchestra and sing with the Handel & Haydn Children's Chorus (Grant Llewellyn led the premier of The Armed Man) Tickets to participate are $45, $35, and $20. Go to our website www.dedhamchoral.org for more info. |
Sat, Apr 26, 8:00 pm
Halalisa Singers,
Mary Neumann, Artistic Director
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"For the Love of Spring" - Music from around the globe,
from Folk wedding songs of the Georgian Mountains,
to English Madrigals & Jerome Kern's 20th-century jazz stylings.
Follen Community Church, 755 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington
Tickets: $17 general admission; $14 seniors & students
Advance purchase saves $2/ticket! Call 781-862-6353 to reserve
The Halalisa Singers (halalisa, Zulu for "celebration") share their joy with audience favorites such as "All the Things You Are," "Amazing Grace," "Bei Mir Bisti Sheyn," and "Ye Banks and Braes." There is music for every occasion and celebration ranging from folk wedding songs of the Georgian Mountains to English madrigals, from Yiddish show tunes to Jerome Kern's 20th-century jazz stylings - all delivered with elan and zest by Halalisa's 24 vocalists. |
Sun, Apr 27, 3:00 pm
Halalisa Singers,
Mary Neumann, Artistic Director |
"For the Love of Spring" - Music from around the globe,
from Folk wedding songs of the Georgian Mountains,
to English Madrigals & Jerome Kern's 20th-century jazz stylings.
Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church, 70 West Emerson St, Melrose
Tickets: $17 general admission; $14 seniors & students
Advance purchase saves $2/ticket! Call 781-862-6353 to reserve
The Halalisa Singers (halalisa, Zulu for "celebration") share their joy with audience favorites such as "All the Things You Are," "Amazing Grace," "Bei Mir Bisti Sheyn," and "Ye Banks and Braes." There is music for every occasion and celebration ranging from folk wedding songs of the Georgian Mountains to English madrigals, from Yiddish show tunes to Jerome Kern's 20th-century jazz stylings - all delivered with elan and zest by Halalisa's 24 vocalists.
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