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Sat, Nov 3, 8:00 pm
Back Bay Chorale, Scott Allen Jarrett, Music Director |
| Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass plus instrumental and choral works by Finzi, Holst, and Herbert Howells' "Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing", an elegy dedicated to the memory of John F. Kennedy. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston. Tickets: $20 to $45 ($5 discount for students and seniors). Tickets available on line at: www.bbcboston.org Phone 617-648-3885. Emmanuel Church is situated close to Artlington St. Nearby parking is at the Boston Common and Back Bay garages. The T (Green Line) is only one block away. |
Sun, Nov 4, 3:00 pm
Masterworks Chorale, Steven Karidoyanes, Conductor |
| Rediscovered Treasure Robert Schumann Mass, Op. 147 & Requiem Op. 148. Undeniably one of the great German Romantic composers, few knew Schumann turned to the familiar Latin texts of the Mass and Requiem towards the end of his compositional life. Be the first to rediscover this music. You'll be richly rewarded for it.
Sanders Theatre, Quincy Street, Cambridge MA Tickets $42, $30, $20 - contact tickets@masterworkschorale.org. Accessible seating available. Call the Harvard Box Office at 617-496-2222 for more information. |
Fri, Nov 9, 8:00 pm
Boston Secession, Jane Ring Frank, Artistic Director |
| The Big Oh!: A let-‘er-rip romp through the sexier strains of music from 999 to today. This is a seductively silly, positively PG-13 program that explores the earthier mechanics of 'friction to heat' conjugal counterpoint, tests the tortured romanticism of Wagnerian love-death, and takes a humorous look at love “from both sides, now.” Repertoire highlights run the gamut—from Pergolesi to Verdi, Barber, Schoenberg, Bruckner and more. Heineman Ecumenical and Cultural Center, Framingham State College. 24-voice professional chorus, string quartet, piano. Ticket information: Preferred Seating, $40, $35 in advance; General Admission, $25; Seniors, $15; Students, $10. Please visit www.bostonsecession.org or call 617-499-4860 for further information. |
Fri, Nov 9, 8:00 pm
Cantata Singers & Ensemble, David Hoose, Music Director |
| Kurt Weill: Legend of the Dead Soldiers First Boston performance Luigi Dallapiccola: Canti di Prigionia Carl Orff: Carmina Burana; Janet Brown, soprano; Rockland Osgood, tenor; David Kravitz, baritone.
Weill's eloquent post Great War ballad, Legend of the Dead Soldiers, and Dallapiccola's passionate 1939 anti-Fascist political protest unleash the social force of music. Together, they push against Orff's provocative playing with the fickleness of fortune and wealth, the ephemeral nature of life, and the pleasures (and perils) of drinking, gluttony, gambling and lust. Hypnotic. Primal. Seductive. New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston 617-868-5885; www.cantatasingers.org. Tickets $15-$54 |
Fri, Nov 9, 8:00 pm
Chorus pro Musica, Jeffrey Rink, Artistic Director |
| ROGER AMES: Requiem for Our Time; GABRIEL FAURE: Requiem.
Premiered in 1985 as Requiem for Unbelievers, Ames's Requiem combines the Latin text of the Mass for the Dead with the modern poetry of Anne Sexton. This will be its first New England performance. Roger Ames is a noted composer of operas and vocal works including Amistad and In Memoriam: Warsaw 1943.
Faure's Requiem, premiered in 1893, is a profound testament of faith with an ethereal beauty that has made it one of the most-beloved Requiem settings of our time.
With soloists David Murray, baritone, and Ilana Davidson, soprano. OLD SOUTH CHURCH, 645 Boylston Street, BOSTON. MBTA: Green Line to Copley, or Orange Line to Back Bay. 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. |
Sat., Nov 10, 8:00 pm
Boston Secession, Jane Ring Frank, Artistic Director |
| The Big Oh!: A let-‘er-rip romp through the sexier strains of music from 999 to today. This is a seductively silly, positively PG-13 program that explores the earthier mechanics of 'friction to heat' conjugal counterpoint, tests the tortured romanticism of Wagnerian love-death, and takes a humorous look at love “from both sides, now.” Repertoire highlights run the gamut—from Pergolesi to Verdi, Barber, Schoenberg, Bruckner and more. First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge. Accessible by Harvard Square T stop, Red Line. 24-voice professional chorus, string quartet, piano. Ticket information: Preferred Seating, $40, $35 in advance; General Admission, $25; Seniors, $15; Students, $10. Please visit www.bostonsecession.org or call 617-499-4860 for further information. There will be a reception following the concert to celebrate the opening of Boston Secession's 11th season. |
Sun, Nov 11, 3:00 pm
Coro Allegro, David Hodgkins, Artistic Director |
| Maurice Duruflé's Requiem. Written in homage to Gabriel Fauré's well-known Requiem Mass, the ethereally beautiful Duruflé Requiem brilliantly combines Gregorian chant with 20th century tonality, and is considered Duruflé's greatest artistic achievement. The performance will feature Susan DeSelms, organist, and Thomas Jones, baritone. Additional music includes Irving Fine's The Hour-Glass, a cycle of songs on the poems of Ben Jonson, and Ken Neufeld's Three Songs of Innocence, a cycle of songs on the poems of William Blake. Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury St., Boston, MA. Tickets are $36, $28, and $18. Call 617-236-4011 for further information, or visit our website at www.coroallegro.org. |
Sat, Nov 17, 7:30 pm
Cantemus Chamber Chorus, Gary Wood, Music Director |
Our 25th Anniversary Year! In honor of All Saints' Day and All Hallows Eve, the 31 singers will perform "Epitaph: Music of Remembrance & Celebration," songs of inspiration and joy by Pfautsch, Bass, Bach, Górecki, Schuman and more, with guest percussionists on drums, handbells, and chimes! Christ Church, 149 Asbury Street, Hamilton, MA; Adults: $20; Seniors, $17. Reduced-price tickets: see www.cantemus.org. |
Saturday Nov 17, 8 pm
Brookline Chorus, Lisa Graham, Music Director |
| Carmina Burana, Carl Orff’s 1936 dramatic masterwork continues to thrill audiences with its primitive and spellbinding music. Sung in medieval German and Latin, the poetry depicts tales of the pleasures of nature, love, lust, and the tavern. Performed in Orff’s evocative version for two pianos and percussion. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline, MA. Handicap and T accessible. Green Line, C branch at the Dean Road stop. Street parking. Tickets available online at www.brooklinechorus.org or at Brookline Booksmith. David Kravitz, baritone; Kristen Watson, soprano; Matthew DiBattista, tenor; Handel and Haydn Youth Chorus |
Sat, Nov 17, 8:00 pm
The Mystic Chorale,
Nick Page |
| "The Sun Will Never Go Down" led by Nick Page. Our Fall and Spring concerts are celebrations of the Earth- Come join us! The Fall season will feature a rich variety of music from the Italian Renaissance to Bulgarian, to folk (Jewish, Contemporary, Traditional). The highlight of the concert will be a setting of Beatitudes ("Blessed are the peacemakers...") that we have commissioned Jonathan Singleton to compose.
Cary Memorial Hall; 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA. Write to info@mysticchorale.org or visit www.mysticchorale.org for ticket information. |
Sat, Nov 17, 8.00 pm
Newton Choral Society, David Carrier, director |
| The Music of Daniel Pinkham: Advent Cantata, with wind ensemble and harp; The Nativity Madrigals (poems by Norma Farber)with Ben Green, piano; The Christmas Cantata,with double brass quintet. Special guest performance by acclaimed woodwind quintet Arcadian Winds. Our Lady Help of Christians Church, 573 Washington Street, Newton MA
Handicapped accessible.
Tickets $25 (senior or student $21).
For further info 617-527-SING www.newtonchoral.org
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Sat, Nov 17, 8:00 pm
The Spectrum Singers, John W. Ehrlich, Music Director |
| "Sound the Trumpets!": A festive celebration of the Christmas season with organ, brass, and percussion. Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms; Schutz's Psalm 150: Alleluia, Lobet dem Herrn, SWV 24; Boulanger's Psaume 24; Daniel Pinkham's Christmas Cantata -- plus some favorite carols and songs of the season. 1st Church Congregational, 11 Garden St., Cambridge, MA. Tickets at $45, $35, $15. For further information and tickets go to www.spectrumsingers.org or call 617-492-8902. The church is wheelchair-accessible. |
Sun, Nov 18, 3:00 pm
Sounds of Stow Festival Chorus & Orchestra, Barbara Jones, Director |
| Our Fall Concert presentation of Franz Josef Haydn's The Creation, featuring soprano Diana McVey, tenor Ray Bauwens and bass Mark Andrew Cleveland,with the chorus and orchestra under the baton of Director Barbara Jones. Also featuring our beloved pianist Ernest Goldman performing the Mozart Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, K238. 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. We are pleased to welcome bass Mark Andrew Cleveland in his Sounds of Stow debut. Experience the thrill of live performance at this opening program of our 2007-2008 season. |
Sun. Nov 18, 2007, 3:30pm
The Mystic Chorale, Nick Page |
| "The Sun Will Never Go Down" led by Nick Page. Our Fall and Spring concerts are celebrations of the Earth- Come join us! The Fall season will feature a rich variety of music from the Italian Renaissance to Bulgarian, to folk (Jewish, Contemporary, Traditional). The highlight of the concert will be a setting of Beatitudes ("Blessed are the peacemakers...") that we have commissioned Jonathan Singleton to compose. Cary Memorial Hall; 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA. Write to info@mysticchorale.org or visit www.mysticchorale.org for ticket information. |
Sun, Nov 18, 4:00 pm
Cantemus Chamber Chorus, Gary Wood, Music Director |
Our 25th Anniversary Year! In honor of All Saints' Day and All Hallows Eve, the 31 singers will perform "Epitaph: Music of Remembrance & Celebration," songs of inspiration and joy by Pfautsch, Bass, Bach, Górecki, Schuman and more, with guest percussionists on drums, handbells, and chimes! St.Paul's, 166 High Street, Newburyport, MA; Adults: $20; Seniors, $17. Reduced-price tickets: see www.cantemus.org. |
Sun, Nov. 18, 4:00 pm
Fine Arts Chorale, Libor Dudas, D.M.A., Music Director |
| Missa Brevis in A Major by Bach, Missa Brevis in F Major by Mozart, Mass in D Major by Dvorak. Old South Union Church in South Weymouth. Call: 800-230-7555 or Email: fineartschorale@aol.com. for further information. Visit the Fine Arts Chorale website at www.fineartschorale.org. |
Sun, Nov 18, 4:00 pm
Heritage Chorale, John Finney, Music Director |
| Our "Choral Splendor" concert will feature works for double chorus by the 17th-century Italian composer Giovanni Gabrieli, as well as sumptuous motets by the 19th-century Austrian composer Anton Bruckner. We'll also sing works by 20th-century composer Daniel Pinkam (including his beloved "Christmas Cantata"). We'll be accompanied by the incomparable Wurlitzer organ and a splendid brass ensemble. Babson College (in the Knight Auditorium), Forest Street, Wellesley (just one mile south of Wellesley Square). Our venue is accessible and parking is free. For further information, please call our Info-Line at 508-270-3999. |
Fri, Nov 30, 7:30 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 conducted 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. |
Fri, Nov 30, 8:00 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. 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! |
Fri, Nov 30, 8:00 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. Paul's Cathedral, 138 Tremont St., Boston. Across Tremont Street from Park Street Station. Tickets: $25, $20 for senior and students and $5 at the door for children under 12. Call 781 326 1520 for more information. |
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