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Fri, Jan 13, 8:00 PM
Lexington Pops Chorus, Robert A. Lague, Conductor |
| Celebrating our 30th season singing Poulenc's "Gloria," Whitacre's "The Seal Lullaby," a choral medley from "Les Mis," and other songs in the great variety that the Chorus has become noted for. Hancock Church (on the Green), 1912 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington, MA. Tickets: $12 advance purchase on line or from Chorus member, $15 at door; children under 13 years old, $5. Full details www.LexingtonPopsChorus.org or call 508-481-6554.
Busses 72 and 76 from Red Line Alewife Station to Depot Square, Lexington. Ample parking on street and in near-by public lots. The church's handicapped-accessible entrance is through the side entrance in the left (enter) driveway. http://www.hancockchurch.org/visitors/directions-parking |
Sat, Jan 14, 8:00 PM
Lexington Pops Chorus, Robert A. Lague, Conductor |
| Celebrating our 30th season singing Poulenc's "Gloria," Whitacre's "The Seal Lullaby," a choral medley from "Les Mis," and other songs in the great variety that the Chorus has become noted for. Hancock Church (on the Green), 1912 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington, MA. Tickets: $12 advance purchase on line or from Chorus member, $15 at door; children under 13 years old, $5. Full details www.LexingtonPopsChorus.org or call 508-481-6554.
Busses 72 and 76 from Red Line Alewife Station to Depot Square, Lexington. Ample parking on street and in near-by public lots. The church's handicapped-accessible entrance is through the side entrance in the left (enter) driveway. http://www.hancockchurch.org/visitors/directions-parking |
Sun, Jan 15, 4:00 PM
Convivium Musicum, Michael Barrett, Musical Director |
| Orlandissimo: A Renaissance Prodigy.
For his feats of composition and the beauty of his voice, Orlandus Lassus (1532-94) gained unparalleled fame at an early age. Convivium begins its year-long survey of Lassus’ polyphony with a winter program featuring work from his early career in Italy and the Low Countries, revealing a young composer steeped in the musical traditions of his homeland and with a penchant for adventurous harmonies. In addition to an early mass setting and excerpts from the Sybilline Prophecies, we include works by two of the major musical influences on the young composer, Clemens non Papa and Nicolas Gombert. Christ Church, 25 Central Street, Andover, MA. Tickets $20 general, $12 students and seniors, available at the door or at our online store http://www.convivium.org/Store.aspx. See http://www.convivium.org/Season/Current.aspx for directions, accessibility, and other info, or call 617-320-7445. |
Sun, Jan 22, 5:00 PM
King's Chapel Choir, Heinrich Christensen, director |
| A Baltic Cruise" - Choral a cappella gems from Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Poland. Suggested donation $15/10. King's Chapel, 58 Tremont Street, Boston. For more information call (617) 227-2155 or visit www.kings-chapel.org |
Sat, Jan 28, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Greater Boston Choral Consortium |
| "Connecting the Dots: a Workshop on Singing Chant and Composers' Connections to It." Please join us for our annual choral workshop, led this year by Amelia LeClair, with guest composer Patricia Van Ness. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline.
Materials fee: $10.00. To register: please e-mail Gina at GinaPoole@Verizon.net with your name, chorus name, e-mail address and voice part. |
Sat, Jan 28, 7:00 PM
Convivium Musicum, Michael Barrett, Musical Director |
| Orlandissimo: A Renaissance Prodigy. For his feats of composition and the beauty of his voice, Orlandus Lassus (1532-94) gained unparalleled fame at an early age. Convivium begins its year-long survey of Lassus’ polyphony with a winter program featuring work from his early career in Italy and the Low Countries, revealing a young composer steeped in the musical traditions of his homeland and with a penchant for adventurous harmonies. In addition to an early mass setting and excerpts from the Sybilline Prophecies, we include works by two of the major musical influences on the young composer, Clemens non Papa and Nicolas Gombert. Cambridge Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge, MA. Tickets $20 general, $12 students and seniors, available at the door or at our online store http://www.convivium.org/Store.aspx. See http://www.convivium.org/Season/Current.aspx for directions, accessibility, and other info, or call 617-320-7445. |
Sat, Jan 28, 7:00 PM
Wellesley Choral Society Ted Whalen, Director |
| Mid-winter concert: A Folk Song Feast. This pops/cabaret-style concert will feature songs from around the world (USA, Mexico, Israel, South Africa, Germany, Hungary, the British Isles and others) arranged by Copland, Brahms, Bartok, Vaughan Willams and Britten. This is a casual event. The audience will be seated at tables and complimentary refreshments will be served. A raffle and sing-along add to the evening's entertainment. Wellesley Hills Congregational Church, 207 Washington Street (near the intersection of routes 9 and 16). Directions to the church can be found on the WCS website, www.wellesleychoralsociety.org. The church is handicapped accessible and there is ample free parking. Tickets will be sold at the door: $15 regular admission, $12 seniors, $5 students. |
Sat, Jan 28, 7:30 PM
Peter Elvins Vocal Competition presented by Powers Music School |
| Enjoy glorious singing as vocalists ages 15 - 39 compete for cash
prizes in the Finals Concert of Powers Music School's 7th Annual Peter
Elvins Vocal Competition. Also meet this year's adjudicators: Richard
Dyer, former Music Critic for The Boston Globe; Sondra Kelly, world-renowned
Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano; and Lloyd Schwartz, classical Music Editor
for The Boston Phoenix, commentator on music and the arts on NPR's program
Fresh Air, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for criticism. Free event, no
reservations required. Saturday, Jan. 29, 7:30 pm. First Church in Belmont, Unitarian Universalist, 404 Concord Ave., Belmont, MA. Free admission. For more information call (617) 484-4696. Free, no reservations required. |
Sun, Jan 29, 4:00 PM
Andover Choral Society, Allen Combs Music Director |
| Ein Deutches Requiem by Brahms with full orchestra and Allen Combs conducting. Rogers Center at Merrimack College, North Andover Mass |
Sun, Jan 29, 4:00 PM
Convivium Musicum, Michael Barrett, Musical Director |
| Orlandissimo: A Renaissance Prodigy. For his feats of composition and the beauty of his voice, Orlandus Lassus (1532-94) gained unparalleled fame at an early age. Convivium begins its year-long survey of Lassus’ polyphony with a winter program featuring work from his early career in Italy and the Low Countries, revealing a young composer steeped in the musical traditions of his homeland and with a penchant for adventurous harmonies. In addition to an early mass setting and excerpts from the Sybilline Prophecies, we include works by two of the major musical influences on the young composer, Clemens non Papa and Nicolas Gombert. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 15 St. Paul Street, Brookline, MA. Tickets $20 general, $12 students and seniors, available at the door or at our online store http://www.convivium.org/Store.aspx. See http://www.convivium.org/Season/Current.aspx for directions, accessibility, and other info, or call 617-320-7445. |
Mon, Jan 30, 7:30-9:30 PM
Wellesley Choral Society, Ted Whalen, Music Director |
| Open Rehearsal; Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington St. (Route 16); Please park in the open lot, not underneath the building. We are a non-audition group welcoming singers in all vocal parts. Please join us during our exciting 65th season. Our May 6 concert will be an exploration of The Bach Family Tree with music by J.S. Bach and his ancestors and descendants. For further information, visit our website www.wellesleychoralsociety.org or contact Nancy Nichols, President nich4555@aol.com |
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