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Sat, Dec 1, 3:00 PM
“Handel: Messiah” presented by the Handel and Haydn Society |
| Handel and Haydn joyfully celebrates the holiday season with its 154 th annual performance of Handel's Messiah, led by esteemed conductor Harry Christophers. Venue is Symphony Hall. Tickets range from $25-$83. For more information visit http://www.handelandhaydn.org or call the Box Office at (617) 266-3605. |
Sat, Dec 1, 7:00 PM
Reading Community Singers, Beth Mosier, Conductor |
| "Winter Wonders" will feature holiday favorites ranging from British carols to Christmas on Broadway.Will also feature works from John Rutter and selections Handels Messiah. Plus fetaure guest artist from the community. Old South United Methodist Church,6 Salem St (Rt 129), Reading Center, MBTA Handicap Accessible. Tickets $15 adults, $10 student/seniors Free light refreshments with reception. Tickets call 781-944-5905 www.readingcommunitysingers.org |
Sat, Dec 1, 7:30 pm
Polymnia Choral Society, Murray Kidd, Music Director |
Holiday Concert: "Midnight Mass for Christmas" by Marc-Antoine Charpentier. Also "There is Sweet Music Here" by Stephen Chatman, featureing oboist Jennifer Slowik, and "Three Madrigals" by Emma Lou Diemer.First Congregational Church, 121 West Foster St, Melrose. Tickets: Adults $18, Students/Seniors $13, Children $5. Call Eileen at 617-429-4026 for more information. Festive goodies after concert.
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Sat, Dec 1, 8:00 PM
Harvard-Radcliffe Chorus, Kevin Leong, Conductor
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| "The King Shall Rejoice" The 175-voice Harvard-Radcliffe Chorus, conducted by Kevin Leong, presents three festive works that George Frideric Handel composed for English royalty: "Zadok the priest," "The King shall rejoice" and "O praise the Lord with one consent." The Harvard-Radcliffe Chorus will be joined by professional orchestra and soloists Kate Woolf (soprano), Lawrence Jones (tenor), and Donald Wilkinson (baritone). Sanders Theatre, Memorial Hall, Harvard University. $16 for adults, $8 for students and seniors. Tickets available through the Harvard Box Office, (617) 496-2222 or www.fas.harvard.edu/~tickets. For more information, please visit our website: www.hcs.harvard.edu/~hrc. |
Sat, Dec 1, 8:00 pm
Musica Sacra, Mary Beekman, Director |
| Season Opening: J.S. Bach's Magnificat and Cantata 191: Gloria in Excelsis Deo. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA (on Cambridge Common near Harvard Square). Tickets are $40, $25, $15 (for students and srs only). We also offer a group discount of 5 tickets for $15 each or 10 tickets for $10 each. FREE PARKING is available at University Place Garage, 124 Mt. Auburn, for all non-group* ticket purchases. *Group ticket holders will receive a parking validation sticker for $4 off. Call (617) 349-3400 or visit www.musicasacra.org for more information |
Sun, Dec 2, 2:00 pm
Boston Choral Ensemble, Miguel Felipe, Music Director |
| Madrigalia: a lively selection of madrigals that explores some of the more creative and unique examples of the genre. Featuring Ross Lee Finney's Spherical Madrigals. St. John the Evangelist, 35 Bowdoin St., Boston MA. General Admission is FREE Visit www.BostonChoral.org for more information. |
Sun, Dec 2, 2:00 PM
Reading Community Singers, Beth Mosier, Conductor |
| "Winter Wonders" will feature holiday favorites ranging from British carols to Christmas on Broadway.We'll also be performing works from John Rutter and selections from Handels "Messiah". Will also feature guest artist from the community. Old South United Methodist Church, 6 Salem Street (RT 129), Reading Center MBTA, Handicap Accessible. Tickets $15 adults,$10 student/senior call 781-944-5905. Free light refreshments will be provided with reception to follow. www.readingcommunitysingers.org |
Sun, Dec 2, 3:00 pm
Dedham Choral Society, Jonathan Barnhart,, Director |
Christmas concert: A German Christmas: GP Telemann Advent Cantata, Fling Wide the Gates; Mozart Vesperae de Dominica; newly arranged traditional German Christmas music by Bach and Brahms, Biebl Ave Maria & sing along carols. Come welcome the holidays with us and our full orchestra. St. Mary's, 420 High St. Dedham. Tickets: $25, $20 for senior and students and $5 at the door for children under 12. Call 781 326 1520 for more information. |
Sun, Dec 2, 3:00 PM
“Handel: Messiah” presented by the Handel and Haydn Society |
| Handel and Haydn joyfully celebrates the holiday season with its 154th annual performance of Handel's Messiah, led by esteemed conductor Harry Christophers. Venue is Symphony Hall. Tickets range from $25-$83. For more information visit http://www.handelandhaydn.org or call the Box Office at (617) 266-3605. |
Sun, Dec. 2, 3:00 PM
Zamir Chorale of Boston |
| The Zamir Chorale of Boston will present an Open Sing of Handel's oratorio JUDAS MACCABAEUS, and Leonard Bernstein¢s Chichester Psalms, featuring boy Soprano Frederick Metzger; and Joshua R. Jacobson, conductor. Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007, 3 pm, at Temple Reyim, 1860 Washington Street, Newton, MA. Admission: $10; $8 for students and seniors. Vocal scores, included in the cost of admission, will be available at the door. Join us as a singer or just a listener. For further information, visit www.zamir.org or call 617-244-6333. |
Sun, Dec 2, 5:00 pm
The Oriana Consort, Walter Chapin, Director |
| The Oriana Consort, a 26-voice chorale, presents “In This Tyme of Chrystmas: Advent and Christmas choral music from the 17th, 20th, and 21st centuries”. The program will include three motets for Christmas Day by William Byrd, Ralph Vaughan Williams' “Mass in G Minor”, and three Christmas choruses by Abbie Betinis. Baroque violins and continuo will accompany the Consort for Dietrich Buxtehude's “Magnificat” and his cantata “Das Neugebor'ne Kindelein”. 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. |
Tue, Dec 4, 7:30-10 PM
Masterworks Chorale, Steven Karidoyanes, Conductor |
Open rehearsal for prospective new members with auditions held during the rehearsals. Please call or email for information regarding audition requirements and to reserve an audition time. Clark Hall, Hancock Church, 1912 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA. Tel: 781-235-6210 E-mail: membership@masterworkschorale.org The ‘07-'08 season continues. Includes Sanders Theatre performances of Bach's “St. John Passion” and a 50th anniversary tribute concert to Ralph Vaughan Williams. For more information, log onto www.MasterworksChorale.org |
Fri, Dec 7, 8:00 pm
Boston Secession, Jane Ring Frank, Artistic Director |
Cabaret Noel: Singalong Secession: Join us for Boston’s new holiday tradition, a joyous cabaret performance overflowing with seasonal favorites, featuring renowned soprano Nancy Armstrong and Artists of Boston Secession. Croon along or wail away on all your holiday favorites, from White Christmas to Silent Night and through the top tunes from Handel’s Messiah. Lift your voice in song with Jane Ring Frank and the professional singers of Boston Secession and enjoy a few funny, heartwarming and poignant Secession solo surprises along the way. …and if you have a Messiah score, don’t leave home without it! St Paul’s Church, 15 St. Paul Street, Brookline. Ticket information: Preferred Seating, $20 in advance; General Admission, $25; Seniors, $15; Students, $10. Please visit www.bostonsecession.org or call 617-499-4860 for further information. |
Sat, Dec 8, 3:00 PM
“Holiday Sing” presented by the Handel and Haydn Society |
| The Handel and Haydn Society Chorus presents its third annual jubilant Holiday Sing led by Associate Conductor John Finney featuring special guests the Handel and Haydn Society Youth Chorus and the Back Bay Ringers handbell ensemble. Venue is Symphony Hall. Tickets range from $25-$67, children $15. For more information visit http://www.handelandhaydn.org or call the Box Office at (617) 266-3605. |
Sat, Dec 8, 4:00 pm
The Concord Chorus, Michael McGaghie, Music Director |
| Ring in the Holidays: Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb, Bernstein's Chichester Psalms; works by Byrd, Chesnokov, Vaughan Williams; carol sing-along. Vince Yi, counter-tenor and Stuart Forster, organ. Trinity Episcopal Church, 81 Elm Street, Concord, MA. Tickets: Adults $20; 65+ or Students $16; Children under 12 $5. Group rates available. More information: 978-287-0978; www.concordchorus.org. |
Sat, Dec 8, 7:00 pm
The A Cappella Singers, Sharon Brown, Artistic Director |
| Holiday Concert; Featuring a diverse group of holiday pieces ranging from classical to contemporary, A Cappella and some accompanied. Included are Folk Songs of the Four Seasons by Vaughan Williams, Alleluia by Thompson, and Christmas on Broadway arr. Higgins. St Andrews Episcopal Church, 79 Denton Road, Wellesley, MA., accessible by Route 16. Parking across the street from Church(Denton is a side street off of Route 16 and the church faces Route 16. Tickets to participate are $12 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. $3 more at the door. A reception will follow. Call 781 738 7800 for further information.
www.theacappellasingers.org |
Sat, Dec 8, 8:00 pm
The Concord Chorus, Michael McGaghie, Music Director |
| Ring in the Holidays: Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb, Bernstein's Chichester Psalms; works by Byrd, Chesnokov, Vaughan Williams; carol sing-along. Vince Yi, counter-tenor and Stuart Forster, organ. Trinity Episcopal Church, 81 Elm Street, Concord, MA. Tickets: Adults $20; 65+ or Students $16; Children under 12 $5. Group rates available. More information: 978-287-0978; www.concordchorus.org. |
Sat, Dec 8, 2007, 8:00 pm
In Choro Novo, Thérèse Provenzano, Music Director |
Winter Rhapsody: featuring selections from Requiem by John Rutter, Ride the Chariot, arr. by William Henry Smith, Bohemian Rhapsody, by Freddie Mercury and Queen, Mack the Knife, arr. by Russ Robinson, and our typical lively mix of classical pieces, madrigals, fold songs and spirituals. Marsh Chapel, on the campus of Boston University, 735 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA. Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door. Call 781-775-4038 for further information.
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Sat, Dec 8, 8:00 pm
The Oriana Consort, Walter Chapin, Director |
| The Oriana Consort, a 26-voice chorale, presents “In This Tyme of Chrystmas: Advent and Christmas choral music from the 17th, 20th, and 21st centuries”. The program will include three motets for Christmas Day by William Byrd, Ralph Vaughan Williams' “Mass in G Minor”, and three Christmas choruses by Abbie Betinis. Baroque violins and continuo will accompany the Consort for Dietrich Buxtehude's “Magnificat” and his cantata “Das Neugebor'ne Kindelein”. 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, Dec 9, 4:00 pm
Master Singers, Adam Grossman, conductor |
“Christmas: Magnificat” presented by the Master Singers. A celebration of the season with Adam Grossman conducting Magnificat by Buxtehude, Rorem and Pergolesi. Venue is First Parish Church, 7 Harrington Road, on the Battle Green, Lexington, MA 02421.The church is wheelchair accessible. Tickets: $22 (Regular), $18 (Seniors/Students), $18 (WGBH Member Card Holders). For more information visit http://www.themastersingers.org or call (781)-862-6459. Free refreshments will be provided with reception to follow. |
Sun, Dec 9, 4:00 pm
Somerville Community Chorus, David Giessow, Music Director |
Holiday Concert: Music for organ and choir. Includes traditional Christmas and Hanukah music, as well as organ works by Parry, Sowerby, and Vierne. Featuring accomplished organist, Joshua Lawton. First Church Somerville, 89 College Ave, Somerville, MA. Accessible by Davis Square T, four blocks. Suggested donation is $15/ adult, $10/ seniors and students, $5/ child under 12. Reception following concert in church hall. Call 617-741-4053 or visit www.somervillechorus.com for more details.
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Tue, Dec 11, 7:30-10 PM
Masterworks Chorale, Steven Karidoyanes, Conductor |
Open rehearsal for prospective new members with auditions held during the rehearsals. Please call or email for information regarding audition requirements and to reserve an audition time. Clark Hall, Hancock Church, 1912 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA. Tel: 781-235-6210 E-mail: membership@masterworkschorale.org The ‘07-'08 season continues. Includes Sanders Theatre performances of Bach's “St. John Passion” and a 50th anniversary tribute concert to Ralph Vaughan Williams. For more information, log onto www.MasterworksChorale.org |
Fri, Dec 14, 8:00 PM
Masterworks Chorale, Steven Karidoyanes, Conductor |
Masterworks Chorale presents their annual ‘Messiah’ Sings. Steven Karidoyanes conducts vocal soloists and orchestra in sing-along performances of Handel’s magnificent oratorio – where the audience is the chorus! An annual tradition since 1962. Cary Hall, 1605 Mass. Ave., Lexington. Suggested admission donation: $10. Vocal scores are loaned without charge or bring your own. Cary Hall is fully accessible. For more information call (781) 235-6210 or visit www.MasterworksChorale.org |
Fri, Dec 14, 8:00 pm
The Paul Madore Chorale, L. Paul Madore |
A Concert for Christmas: Gabrieli, Charpentier and Pinkham, plus a selection of seasonal music and carols; accompanied by a double brass quartet. Tabernacle Church, corner of Washington and Federal Streets, Salem, MA; accessible to handicapped attendees; tickets: $20 for adults, $15 for seniors (over 60) and students (under 19); for further information, call 781-592-7284. |
Sat., Dec. 15, 7:30 PM
New England Classical Singers, David Hodgkins, Artistic Director |
| Wassail! Wassail! A program of traditional English Carols, Renaissance Works, and Christmas Spirituals. Love and Joy come to you in this musical celebration of the Yuletide Season. Rogers Center for the Arts, Merrimack College, North Andover, Mass. $20 adult, $15 senior, $5 student. Tickets available at the door. For more information, call 978 474 6090, or visit out website: newenglandclassical.org |
Sat, Dec 15, 8:00 pm
Back Bay Chorale, Scott Allen Jarrett, Artistic Director |
| A Boston Christmas; The Christmass Cantata by Daniel Pinkham plus holiday selections, joining the audience for caroling thus creating Boston's largest Christmas choir! Majestic Brass and organist Justin Thomas Blackwell to lead the celebration. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston Tickets: $35/$25 seniors and students $30/20. Call 617-648-3885 or purchase on line at www.bbcboston.org Program will be repeated Sun, Dec. 16, 3:00 pm Marsh Chapel, Boston University, 735 Commonwealth Ave., Boston |
Sat, Dec 15, 8:00 PM
Masterworks Chorale, Steven Karidoyanes, Conductor |
Masterworks Chorale presents their annual ‘Messiah’ Sings. Steven Karidoyanes conducts vocal soloists and orchestra in sing-along performances of Handel’s magnificent oratorio – where the audience is the chorus! An annual tradition since 1962. Cary Hall, 1605 Mass. Ave., Lexington. Suggested admission donation: $10. Vocal scores are loaned without charge or bring your own. Cary Hall is fully accessible. For more information call (781) 235-6210 or visit www.MasterworksChorale.org |
Sun, Dec 16, 3:00 PM
“Bach: Christmas Oratorio” presented by the Handel and Haydn Society |
| Join Grant Llewellyn in celebrating the holidays as he conducts Bach's Christmas Oratorio brimming with festive brass, kettledrums, and rousing arias and choruses. Venue is New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall. Tickets range from $34-$67. For more information visit http://www.handelandhaydn.org or call the Box Office at (617) 266-3605. |
Sun, Dec 16, 3:00 pm
Newton Community Chorus, Richard Travers, Artistic Director |
| George Fredric Handel "Messiah". Our Lady's Help of Christians Church, Washington St., Newton, MA. 100+ mixed voices, full orchestra, soloists. Advanced tickets, ticket prices, seniors and students discounts, transportation information, maps, etc. available on our website at www.newtoncommunitychorus.org. Tickets also available at the door and handicapped seating provided. |
Sun, Dec 16, 4:00 pm
Boston Saengerfest Men's Chorus, Michael T. Driscoll, Music Director |
| Christmas Concert: Regis College Fine Arts Center, 235 Wellesley St., Weston, MA. With the Worcester Brass Consort. Regular and seasonal repertoire, and sing-a-long carols. Reception for the audience and Chorus after the concert in the atrium. Tickets are $20. Tickets sold in advance if the concert is not sold out. Call 508-376-2834. 77 men's voices. Wheelchair accessible. |
Tues, Dec 18, 7:00 pm
Treble Chorus of New England, Valerie Becker, Artistic Director; Heather Chu, Director of Schola |
The Treble Chorus of New England will be performing in
collaboration with The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra ensemble in their annual
Holiday Concert, Home for the Holidays. Selections will include old<
standards such as The Christmas Song by Mel Torme, Caroling Caroling by
Alfred Burt and Christmastime is Here by Vince Guaraldi.
Rogers Center for the Arts, Merrimack College, North Andover,
MA. Adults: $16.00, Seniors: $8, Students/Children: $8. Tickets are
available on line at www.treblechorus.com or by calling the TCNE office
at 978-837-5461.For further information please visit our website at
www.treblechorus.com. |
Wed, Dec 19, 8:00 PM
“Bach: Christmas Oratorio” presented by the Handel and Haydn Society |
| Join Grant Llewellyn in celebrating the holidays as he conducts Bach's Christmas Oratorio brimming with festive brass, kettledrums, and rousing arias and choruses. Venue is New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall. Tickets range from $34-$67. For more information visit http://www.handelandhaydn.org or call the Box Office at (617) 266-3605. |
Fri, Dec 21, 8:00 PM
Chorus pro Musica, Lisa Graham, Conductor |
| Holiday Concert.
Celebrate the mystery and joy of the season with elegant and festive music, including Christmas Cantata by Boston composer Daniel Pinkham for chorus and brilliant brass. The program includes the breathtaking 'Let all mortal flesh keep silence' and Morten Lauridsen's 'O Magnum mysterium,' among other seasonal favorites. With traditional candlelight procession, brass chorale, and carol sing-along. OLD SOUTH CHURCH, 645 Boylston Street, BOSTON. MBTA: Green Line to Copley, or Orange Line to Back Bay. Tickets $20-$40. Reserve seats by pew and purchase tickets online: www.choruspromusica.org or call toll-free at anytime: 800-658-4276. For handicap accessible seats, call 617-267-7442, Weds or Fri, 10-1. |
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