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Fri, Jan 11, 8:00 PM
“Baroque Jewels for the English Theater” presented by the Handel and Haydn Society |
| Distinguished British conductor Philip Pickett conducts engaging Baroque instrumental and vocal works for the stage and Artistic Director of the Huntington Theater Company Nicholas Martin directs scenes from great moments in English theatre. 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, Jan 13, 7:00 PM
“Baroque Jewels for the English Theater” presented by the Handel and Haydn Society |
| Distinguished British conductor Philip Pickett conducts engaging Baroque instrumental and vocal works for the stage and Artistic Director of the Huntington Theater Company Nicholas Martin directs scenes from great moments in English theatre. 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. |
Tue, January 15, 7:15 pm
Somerville Community Chorus, David Giessow, Music Director |
| OPEN REHEARSALS! Try us out!! We will be singing Franz Joseph Haydn's, Mass No.9 in C Major "Paukenmesse", Missa in tempore belli. Our performance will be on May 17 (Armed Forces Day)with orchestra! The Somerville Council on Aging, 167 Holland Street, Somerville, MA. Couple-minute walk from the Davis Square T, parking available. Enter through the Holland Street entrance. Anyone who loves to sing can join the Somerville Community Chorus! There are NO AUDITIONS and the membership dues are only $65 per season (including music). All voices are welcome, especially Tenors and Basses!!!! |
Fri, Jan 18, 8:00 pm
Cantata Singers & Ensemble, David Hoose, Music Director |
| Kurt Weill: Propheten, from The Eternal Road First Boston performance Lior Navok: Slavery Documents 3: And the trains kept coming . . . World Premiere, commissioned by Cantata Singers with support from the Argosy Foundation Contemporary Music Fund “I seem to have a very strong awareness of the suffering of underprivileged people; of the oppressed, the persecuted. I can see that when my music involves human suffering, it is, for better or worse, pure Weill.” KW.
Giving voice to the unspeakable, Israeli-American composer Lior Navok confronts the tragedy of the Allies' refusal to destroy the railroad tracks leading to the concentration camps. Weill's Die Propheten, from his colossal pageant The Eternal Road, takes a dark turn in the prophecies of the Book of Jeremiah. New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston 617-868-5885; www.cantatasingers.org. Tickets $15-$54 |
Fri, Jan 18, 8:00 pm
Lexington Pops Chorus, Robert A. Lague, Music Director and Conductor |
| Annual Winter Concert with Mozart's Missa Brevis in F Major, medley from The Fantasticks and a special Salute to America, honoring and remembering the men and women who have and continue to serve our Country. Hancock Church, 1912 Mass. Ave., Lexington Center, handicapped accessible. #76 bus from Alewife Red Line Station. Tickets $12 in advance from chorus member or on line; at door $15 adults, $5 children under 13. Free admission to service personnel from Hanscom Air Force Base and their families. |
Sat, Jan 19, 7:00 pm
Concord Chorus, Michael McGaghie, Interim Music Director |
| Ain't Love Grand! - Broadway Cabaret and Silent Auction to benefit The Concord Chorus. Susan Consoli, Soprano and Ryan Turner, Tenor; George Lopez, Piano. 51 Walden Street, Concord, MA.
Tickets: $30 (Call 978-443-8407).
Please bring cash or check. |
Sat, Jan 19, 8:00 pm
Lexington Pops Chorus, Robert A. Lague, Music Director and Conductor |
| Annual Winter Concert with Mozart's Missa Brevis in F Major, medley from The Fantasticks and a special Salute to America, honoring and remembering the men and women who have and continue to serve our Country. Hancock Church, 1912 Mass. Ave., Lexington Center, handicapped accessible. #76 bus from Alewife Red Line Station. Tickets $12 in advance from chorus member or on line; at door $15 adults, $5 children under 13. Free admission to service personnel from Hanscom Air Force Base and their families. |
Sun, Jan 20, 3:00 pm
Cantata Singers & Ensemble, David Hoose, Music Director |
| Kurt Weill: Propheten, from The Eternal Road First Boston performance Lior Navok: Slavery Documents 3: And the trains kept coming . . . World Premiere, commissioned by Cantata Singers with support from the Argosy Foundation Contemporary Music Fund “I seem to have a very strong awareness of the suffering of underprivileged people; of the oppressed, the persecuted. I can see that when my music involves human suffering, it is, for better or worse, pure Weill.” KW. Giving voice to the unspeakable, Israeli-American composer Lior Navok confronts the tragedy of the Allies' refusal to destroy the railroad tracks leading to the concentration camps. Weill's Die Propheten, from his colossal pageant The Eternal Road, takes a dark turn in the prophecies of the Book of Jeremiah. New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston 617-868-5885; www.cantatasingers.org. Tickets $15-$54 |
Tue, January 22, 7:15 pm
Somerville Community Chorus, David Giessow, Music Director |
| OPEN REHEARSALS! Try us out!! We will be singing Franz Joseph Haydn's, Mass No.9 in C Major "Paukenmesse", Missa in tempore belli. Our performance will be on May 17 (Armed Forces Day)with orchestra! The Somerville Council on Aging, 167 Holland Street, Somerville, MA. Couple-minute walk from the Davis Square T, parking available. Enter through the Holland Street entrance. Anyone who loves to sing can join the Somerville Community Chorus! There are NO AUDITIONS and the membership dues are only $65 per season (including music). All voices are welcome, especially Tenors and Basses!!!! |
Fri, Jan 25, 8:00 PM
“Royal Fireworks!” Presented by the Handel and Haydn Society |
| Sir Roger Norrington conducts a program of Baroque favorites inspired by or composed for the Royal Court including Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks, Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 4, and Purcell's The Fairy Queen. 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, Jan 26, 8:00 pm
Halalisa Singers, Mary Neumann, Artistic Director |
"One Wold Singing":The pure universal joy, the sensational
power, the transformational experience of singing! Our concert
celebrates singing from around the world including "It Don't Mean
Thing", "River in Judea", Cuban "Son de Camaguey", Ysaye Barnwell's "In Unity", Nick Page's "Gwaza Universe" and works from India, South
Africa, and the Philippines. The Halalisa Singers will be directed by
Mary Cunningham Neuman and accompanied by Alla Vishnevetsky on piano
and Bertram Lehman on percussion. First Parish in Bedford, MA,
75 Great Road (on the Common) in Bedford.
Tickets:
General Admission:
$15 in advance, $17 at the door;
Seniors and Students:
$12 in advance, $14 at the door; To Order:
By email: info@halalisa.org;
By phone: 781-862-6353; www.halalisa.org |
Sat, Jan 26, 8:00 pm
Westford Chorus, Dan Rowntree, Music Director |
| Verdi Requiem. Westford Chorus will perform the beautiful and inspiring 'Requiem' by Guiseppe Verdi. The performance of this challenging choral work will feature multiple local soloists, and at times, double choruses. Stony Brook Middle School Auditorium, 9 Farmer Way, Westford, MA. Tickets are $20, $15 seniors, $5 students/child, and can be purchased online at http://westfordchorus.org/ConcertSchedule.html or reserved by calling 978-392-4662. The concert is dedicated to the Daniel Pearl Foundation. A portion of all ticket sales will be donated to the Foundation, which was formed to promote peace and understanding through the universal language of music. |
Sun, Jan 27, 3:00 pm
Halalisa Singers, Mary Neumann, Artistic Director |
"One Wold Singing":The pure universal joy, the sensational
power, the transformational experience of singing! Our concert
celebrates singing from around the world including "It Don't Mean
Thing", "River in Judea", Cuban "Son de Camaguey", Ysaye Barnwell's "In Unity", Nick Page's "Gwaza Universe" and works from India, South
Africa, and the Philippines. The Halalisa Singers will be directed by
Mary Cunningham Neuman and accompanied by Alla Vishnevetsky on piano
and Bertram Lehman on percussion. First Church Unitarian in Littleton.
19 Foster Street, Littleton, MA.
Tickets:
General Admission:
$15 in advance, $17 at the door;
Seniors and Students:
$12 in advance, $14 at the door. To Order:
By email: info@halalisa.org;
By phone: 781-862-6353; www.halalisa.org
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Sun, Jan 27, 3:00 PM
“Royal Fireworks!” Presented by the Handel and Haydn Society |
| Sir Roger Norrington conducts a program of Baroque favorites inspired by or composed for the Royal Court including Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks, Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 4, and Purcell's The Fairy Queen. 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, Jan 27, 3:00 pm
Westford Chorus, Dan Rowntree, Music Director |
| Verdi Requiem. Westford Chorus will perform the beautiful and inspiring 'Requiem' by Guiseppe Verdi. The performance of this challenging choral work will feature multiple local soloists, and at times, double choruses. Stony Brook Middle School Auditorium, 9 Farmer Way, Westford, MA. Tickets are $20, $15 seniors, $5 students/child, and can be purchased online at http://westfordchorus.org/ConcertSchedule.html or reserved by calling 978-392-4662. The concert is dedicated to the Daniel Pearl Foundation. A portion of all ticket sales will be donated to the Foundation, which was formed to promote peace and understanding through the universal language of music. |
Sun, Jan 27, 5 PM
King’s Chapel Choir, Heinrich Christensen, director |
"New England Poetry" King’s Chapel Choir and Soloists. Barbara Poeschl-Edrich, harp; Triton Brass. Heinrich Christensen, director. Daniel Pinkham: “Getting to Heaven” (Dickinson), Randall Thompson: selections from “Frostiana” (Frost), Scott Wheeler: “Prospects” (Anthony Hecht). Newly commissioned: Carson Cooman (Elizabeth Kirschner), Kevin Siegfried (H.D. Thoureau). King's Chapel, 58 Tremont St., Boston www.kings-chapel.org. Suggested donation $12/8 |
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