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Sat, Mar 1, 8:00 pm
Master Singers, Adam Grossman, conductor |
| “Pops! Heroes & Villains” presented by the Master Singers. Adam Grossman conducting. Songs and choruses of Heroes, Villains, Outlaws, Brigands and more! An eclectic mix of villainous and heroic songs and choruses by Lionel Bart, Reginald De Koven, Gilbert & Sullivan, Victor Herbert, Tom Lehrer, Lerner & Loewe, Cole Porter, Stephen Sondheim, Giuseppe Verdi and others. 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, Mar 2, 2:00 pm
Newton Community Chorus, Richard Travers, Artistic Director |
| The Newton Community Chorus has rescheduled its Sunday, December 16, 2007 snowed out concert for Sunday, March 2, 2008 at 2:00 PM. They will perform George Fredric Handel "Messiah" Part 1 and Part 2 at Our Lady's Help of Christians Church, Washington St., Newton, MA. 100+ mixed voices, full orchestra, and guest soloists. Handicapped seating provided. NOTE: Tickets purchased for the original December 16, 2007 concert will be honored (if you still have them) or call (781) 274-9737 to have them replaced. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling (781) 274-9737 or obtained at the door 45 minutes before the concert. Ticket prices are $15 in advance, $10 for seniors and students. Please visit our website at www.newtoncommunitychorus.org transportation, maps, and other information. |
Sun, Mar 2, 5:00 PM
King’s Chapel, Heinrich Christensen, organ |
Organ and Brass. Triton Brass; Heinrich Christensen, organ. Pinkham: “Morning Music.” Arrangements of popular classics by Handel, Brahms, Saint-Saëns, and more. King's Chapel, 58 Tremont St., Boston www.kings-chapel.org. Suggested donation 12/8 |
Fri, Mar 7, 8:00 pm
Boston Choral Ensemble, Miguel Felipe, Music Director |
Come experience the moving beauty of Orlande de Lassus' "Lagrime de
San Pietro" ("The Tears of St. Peter") and see why this heart-rending
piece is considered "one of the most remarkable artistic testaments in
the history of music" (Haar). First Church Cambridge UCC, 11 Garden
St., Cambridge, MA. General Admission is $20 advance, $22 at door.
Student/senior admission is $16 advance, $18 at door. Visit
www.BostonChoral.org for more information. Enter code "BCE Insider"
when purchasing tickets online and receive 50% off the advance ticket
price!
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Fri, Mar 7, 8:00 pm
Chorus pro Musica, David Hodgkins, Conductor |
| A celebration of New England Composers.
Featuring a musical tribute to Daniel Pinkham
The New England choral tradition is broad and deep, reflecting a love of singing and a recognition pf the expressive power of the chorus. The tradition stretches from William Billings and Charles Ives to a new generation of cosmopolitan New England composers such as Kenneth Fuchs. Throroughly Yankee yet inherently innovative, Daniel Pinkham was first among the great modern Boston composers, with a legacy of major works, many commissioned or premiered by Chorus pro Musica. The concert includes works both a cappella and with instrumental accompaniment. Cathedral Church of St Paul, 138 Tremont Street, Boston;
Red/Green Line to Park Street. Tickets $25-$45. 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. |
Fri, Mar 7, 8:00 PM
“Classical Masters” Presented by the Handel and Haydn Society |
| Christopher Hogwood returns this season to conduct symphonies and concertos by Haydn and Mozart in a program featuring Jamie Sommerville, Boston Symphony Orchestra Principal Horn. 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, Mar 8, 7:30 PM
New England Classical Singers, David Hodgkins, Artistic Director |
| "Requiem" by Gabriel Faure,"Rejoice in the Lamb" by Benjamin Britten with full orchestra accompaniment. St. Augustines Church,Essex St.,Andover, Ma. Tickets are $20 adult, $15 senior, $5 student,20% discount for groups of 10 prior to concert. Visit our website www.newenglandclassical.org, or call 978 470-0769 for further information. Joining us for this concert will be the widely acclaimed Girls Choir from Lawrence High School. |
Sat, Mar 8, 8:00 pm
Chorus North Shore, Sonja Dahlgren Pryor, Conductor |
American Choral Quilt: Music by American Composers including
Bernstein, Billings, Copland, Getchell, Thompson and others. Our Lady of Hope Church, Linebrook Rd.,
Ipswich, MA.
Tickets: General admission $20; Senior/Student $17.
Tickets available online at www.chorusnorthshore.org or call (978)
927-3755
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Sun, Mar 9, 2:00 pm
Boston Choral Ensemble, Miguel Felipe, Music Director |
| Come experience the moving beauty of Orlande de Lassus' "Lagrime de
San Pietro" ("The Tears of St. Peter") and see why this heart-rending
piece is considered "one of the most remarkable artistic testaments in
the history of music" (Haar). St. John the Evangelist, 35 Bowdoin
St., Boston MA. General Admission is FREE Visit www.BostonChoral.org for more information. |
Sun, Mar 9, 3:00 pm
Chorus North Shore, Sonja Dahlgren Pryor, Conductor |
American Choral Quilt: Music by American Composers including
Bernstein, Billings, Copland, Getchell, Thompson and others.
First Parish Church, 225 Cabot St., Beverly, MA.
Tickets: General admission $20; Senior/Student $17.
Tickets available online at www.chorusnorthshore.org or call (978)
927-3755
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Sun, Mar 9, 4:00 pm
Polymnia Choral Society, Murray Kidd, Music Director |
Romantic Revolution featurning Requiem in c minor by Luigi Cherubini. St. Mary's Church, 46 Myrtle St., Melrose. Come join conductor Murray Kidd for a talk on this extraordinary requiem at 3:30 p.m., prior to the start of the show.
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Sun, Mar 9, 7:30 PM
“Classical Masters” Presented by the Handel and Haydn Society |
| Christopher Hogwood returns this season to conduct symphonies and concertos by Haydn and Mozart in a program featuring Jamie Sommerville, Boston Symphony Orchestra Principal Horn. 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. |
Fri, Mar 14, 8:00 pm
Cantata Singers & Ensemble, David Hoose, Music Director |
| Kurt Weill: Concerto for Violin and Wind Instruments. Jennifer Koh, violin Johannes Brahms: A German Requiem. Jennifer Foster, soprano; Dana Whiteside, baritone.
Nostalgic, jazzy, and bittersweet, Weill's only concerto brilliantly reflects his sweeping genius. Brahms' life-affirming, spirit-sustaining German Requiem is the very essence of beauty.
“... a powerful, intense performance... [The Brahms Requiem] was one of the Cantata chorus's most glorious successes...” -- Lloyd Schwartz, The Boston Phoenix. New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston 617-868-5885; www.cantatasingers.org. Tickets $15-$54 |
Sat, Mar 15, 7:30 pm
Cantemus Chamber Chorus, Gary Wood, Music Director |
| It’s swingtime! In the third of four concerts celebrating our
25th Anniversary Year, Cantemus is branching out with “Voice of Jazz:
Cantemus Swings!” Lots of favorites from the Great American Songbook
and elsewhere, all performed in Jazz style: lots of swing, a bit of
Latin funk, a few beautiful ballads, even a bit of the blues. Our 6- man jazz back-up band will accompany the 29 singers and do some riffs
of their own in this upbeat concert! Saturday, March 15, Pingree School, 537 Highland Street,
South Hamilton. Tickets at the door, $20 adults, $17 seniors.
Admission free for students 21 and under. Reduced-price ticket info
and details at www.cantemus.org. |
Sat, Mar 15, 8:00 pm
Back Bay Chorale, Scott Allen Jarrett, Music Director |
Frank Martin: Mass for Double Choir. Olivier Messiaen: O Sacrum
Convivium and Poem pour mi. Francis Poulenc: Exultate Deo
Shannon Salyards, Soprano
Henry Weinberger, Piano. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston.
Tickets: $40, $30 and $20 ($5 discount for students and seniors) www.bbcboston.org or 617-648-3885 7:00 Pre-concert lecture by Music Director Scott Allen Jarrett |
Fri, Mar 15, 8:00 pm
Boston Secession, Jane Ring Frank, Artistic Director |
Handel in the Strand; In the Baroque period, JS Bach beetled away in Germany as the introverted, provincial genius, while George Frederic Handel took London by storm, becoming the era’s extroverted, cosmopolitan superstar. A German who wrote in the Italian style in England, Handel was wildly popular in his day – and it is his musical style that left an indelible mark on nearly all the greatest composers after his death in 1759. This concert traces the musical inheritance of Handel’s heirs – from the man himself to works by Mendelssohn, Brahms, Weill, Stravinsky and even Percy Grainger. First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Harvard Square. Ticket information: Preferred Seating, $35 in advance, $40 at the door; General Admission, $25; Seniors, $15; Students, $10. Please visit www.bostonsecession.org or call 617-499-4860 for further information. |
Sat, Mar 15, 8:00 pm
Brookline Chorus, Lisa Graham, Music Director |
Angels and Demons, J.S. Bach’s two cantatas BWV 19 and 149 depict the heavenly battle between St. Michael and Satan accompanied by his fiery attendants. Benjamin Britten’s cantata “The Company of Heaven” (1937) also honors St. Michael. Commissioned by the BBC as a radio feature for St. Michael’s Day, Britten’s music is combined with spoken texts, transporting the listener with soaring lyricism, dynamic rhythm, and inspiring lyrics. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline, MA. Handicap and T accessible. C branch of the Green Line at Dean Road stop. Tickets available online at www.brooklinechorus.org or at Brookline Booksmith.
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Sat, Mar 15, 8:00 pm
The Concord Chorus, Michael McGaghie, Music Director |
"Love Is in the Air".
Brahms Zigeunerlieder,
Monteverdi Lagrime d'amante al sepolcro dell'amata,
C.V. Stanford Quick! We Have but a Second.
Concord Academy Chapel, 166 Main 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.
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Sun, Mar 16, 3:00 pm
Cantata Singers & Ensemble, David Hoose, Music Director |
| Kurt Weill: Concerto for Violin and Wind Instruments. Jennifer Koh, violin Johannes Brahms: A German Requiem. Jennifer Foster, soprano; Dana Whiteside, baritone. Nostalgic, jazzy, and bittersweet, Weill's only concerto brilliantly reflects his sweeping genius. Brahms' life-affirming, spirit-sustaining German Requiem is the very essence of beauty. “... a powerful, intense performance... [The Brahms Requiem] was one of the Cantata chorus's most glorious successes...” -- Lloyd Schwartz, The Boston Phoenix. New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston 617-868-5885; www.cantatasingers.org. Tickets $15-$54 |
Sun, Mar 16, 3:00 PM
Masterworks Chorale, Steven Karidoyanes, Conductor |
A special Palm Sunday event! J.S. BACH’s “Saint John Passion.” Sanders Theatre, Harvard University. 2 PM pre-Concert Talk with Steven Ledbetter. Featuring tenor Jason McStoots (Evangelist), bass-baritone Ulysses Thomas (Jesus), soprano Teresa Wakim, mezzo-soprano Deborah Rentz-Moore, tenor Charles Blandy, and baritone Sumner Thompson. For more information call (781) 235-6210 or visit www.MasterworksChorale.org |
Sun, Mar 16, 4:00 pm
Cantemus Chamber Chorus, Gary Wood, Music Director |
| It’s swingtime! In the third of four concerts celebrating our
25th Anniversary Year, Cantemus is branching out with “Voice of Jazz:
Cantemus Swings!” Lots of favorites from the Great American Songbook
and elsewhere, all performed in Jazz style: lots of swing, a bit of
Latin funk, a few beautiful ballads, even a bit of the blues. Our 6- man jazz back-up band will accompany the 29 singers and do some riffs
of their own in this upbeat concert! Sunday, March 16, The Governor’s Academy, 1 Elm
Street, Byfield. Tickets at the door, $20 adults, $17 seniors.
Admission free for students 21 and under. Reduced-price ticket info
and details at www.cantemus.org. |
Sun, Mar 16, 7 pm
The Paul Madore Chorale, L. Paul Madore |
An All-Bach Program for the Easter Season: Brandenburg Concerto #5 with Robert Littlefield (harpsichord), Cantata #51 for soprano, trumpet and strings with Katja Schoenherr, Easter Cantata #4 "Christ Lag in Todesbanden" for chorus, trumpet and strings. First Parish Church, 225 Cabot Street, Beverly, 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. |
Fri, Mar 21, 8:00 PM
“Italian Virtuosi” Presented by the Handel and Haydn Society |
| Enjoy brilliant concertos by Italian Baroque masters directed by Concertmaster Daniel Stepner featuring principal players from the Handel and Haydn Period-Instrument Orchestra and glorious soprano Dominique Labelle. 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, Mar 23, 7:00 PM
“Italian Virtuosi” Presented by the Handel and Haydn Society |
| Enjoy brilliant concertos by Italian Baroque masters directed by Concertmaster Daniel Stepner featuring principal players from the Handel and Haydn Period-Instrument Orchestra and glorious soprano Dominique Labelle. 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. |
Sat, Mar 29, 8:00 pm
Musica Sacra, Mary Beekman, Director |
Vox Populi: Choral Works from Folk Music of the World.
Performed with soloists and orchestra. Featuring Ariel Ramirez's stunning Misa Criolla and other works from classical music's encounter with folk traditions. Ariel Ramirez astonished the world when his Missa Criolla premiered in 1964. Suddenly a new sound, a sound from the bustling globe, filled the concert hall. Now classical music, it seemed, could leap to an Indonesian dance or swoon in the heat of a Manila love affair. Join Musica Sacra as we sample charismatic works of Africa, Latin America, Asia—and discover new masterpieces that the world sings in its own voice. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge (includes FREE PARKING). Visit www.musicasacra.org if you have questions or require further assistance, or please call (617) 349 - 3400 or send an e-mail to tickets@musicasacra.org. All audience members are invited to join the chorus, Mary Beekman and the board of trustees for a post-concert reception.
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Sat, Mar 29, 8:00 pm
The Spectrum Singers, John W. Ehrlich, Music Director |
| "An American Sampler": A diverse and entertaining selection of the finest accompanied and a cappella American choral works. Aaron Copland's In the Beginning, with Krista River, mezzo-soprano; Irving Fine's The Choral New Yorker; Kurt Weill's Kiddush; other works by Ernst Bacon and Daniel Pinkham. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St., Boston Back Bay. Tickets at $40, $30, $15. For further information and tickets go to www.spectrumsingers.org or call 617-492-8902. The church is wheelchair-accessible. |
Sun, Mar 30, 3:00 pm
Sounds of Stow Festival Chorus & Orchestra, Barbara Jones, Director |
| Our Winter Concert presentation featuring the rarely performed Cherubini Requiem in C minor with chorus and orchestra under the baton of Director Barbara Jones. Rounding out the program will be Mozart's Concerto No. 8 in C major, K246, with pianist Ernest Goldman. Hale Middle School, Hartley Road @ JCT Rte.117/62 (behind the firehouse) in Stow Center. Refreshments after the concert. Fully handicapped accessible. Tickets at the door $20.00 general admission, $15.00 seniors/students, or ahead of time from your favorite chorister. Visit www.soundsofstow.com or call 978 562-0302 for more information. This gem of a mass from Cherubini will be a welcome addition to your listening repertoire. |
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