Sunday, April 1
Solemn High Mass
The Choir of the Church of the Advent with brass quintet
Franck: Chorale in A Minor, no. 3
Strauss: Feierlicher Einzug
Lister: Kyrie “Euge Bone”
Tye: The Mass “Euge bone”
Victoria: Regina cœli à 7
Lassus: Regina cœli à 6
Howells: Paean
11:15am - The Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer St., Boston, MA
Free! For more information: http://www.theadventboston.org
The Choir of the Church of the Advent with brass quintet
Franck: Chorale in A Minor, no. 3
Strauss: Feierlicher Einzug
Lister: Kyrie “Euge Bone”
Tye: The Mass “Euge bone”
Victoria: Regina cœli à 7
Lassus: Regina cœli à 6
Howells: Paean
11:15am - The Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer St., Boston, MA
Free! For more information: http://www.theadventboston.org
Monday, April 2
Slavic Baroque Music: The Convergence of European Culture East and West
Mark Bailey, speaker
A presentation that will show not only how Russian and Eastern Europe jumped from their own medieval period into the baroque – skipping the Renaissance altogether – but how they integrated western European musical influences and forms with their own indigenous traditions to create a unique musical hybrid. Sponsored by the Collegium Musicum (Early Music Ensemble).
5-6 PM - Pendleton West 101 Music Salon; Wellesley College
Mark Bailey, speaker
A presentation that will show not only how Russian and Eastern Europe jumped from their own medieval period into the baroque – skipping the Renaissance altogether – but how they integrated western European musical influences and forms with their own indigenous traditions to create a unique musical hybrid. Sponsored by the Collegium Musicum (Early Music Ensemble).
5-6 PM - Pendleton West 101 Music Salon; Wellesley College
Tuesday, April 3
Slavic Baroque Music: The Convergence of European Culture East and West
Collegium Musicum (Andrew Arceci, Director)
7:30pm - Houghton Chapel; Wellesley College
Collegium Musicum (Andrew Arceci, Director)
7:30pm - Houghton Chapel; Wellesley College
Saturday, April 7
Tenebrae Responsories of Tomas Luis de Victoria
Stile Antico
The singers of Stile Antico have firmly established themselves as one of the world’s most vibrant and expressive vocal ensembles. These superb singers return to BEMF in a program of Spanish Renaissance master Tomás Luis de Victoria’s intense settings of the Tenebrae Responsories. Arguably the finest works of the Spanish Renaissance, these emotionally charged motets follow the passion story and display a composer at the height of his powers. Pre-concert talk at 7pm.
8pm - St. Paul Church, Bow & Arrow Streets, Cambridge, MA
$20-$70
http://www.bemf.org/pages/concerts/17-18/stile.htm
Stile Antico
The singers of Stile Antico have firmly established themselves as one of the world’s most vibrant and expressive vocal ensembles. These superb singers return to BEMF in a program of Spanish Renaissance master Tomás Luis de Victoria’s intense settings of the Tenebrae Responsories. Arguably the finest works of the Spanish Renaissance, these emotionally charged motets follow the passion story and display a composer at the height of his powers. Pre-concert talk at 7pm.
8pm - St. Paul Church, Bow & Arrow Streets, Cambridge, MA
$20-$70
http://www.bemf.org/pages/concerts/17-18/stile.htm
Sunday, April 8
Solemn High Mass
The Parish Choir
Bach: Toccata in F, BWV 540
Thompson: Alleluia
Hurford: Magdalen, cease from sobs
Farnum: Toccata on “O filii et filiæ”
11:15am - The Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer St., Boston, MA
Free! For more information: http://www.theadventboston.org
The Parish Choir
Bach: Toccata in F, BWV 540
Thompson: Alleluia
Hurford: Magdalen, cease from sobs
Farnum: Toccata on “O filii et filiæ”
11:15am - The Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer St., Boston, MA
Free! For more information: http://www.theadventboston.org
Regency Ball
Blue Pearmain: Kateri Chambers, flute; Karen Burciaga, violin; Rebecca Shaw, cello; Alastair Thompson, harpsichord
The Commonwealth Vintage Dancers will close their Regency Dance Weekend with a Grand Ball at Hamilton Hall, an exquisite 1805 hall with a sprung floor. Join us for an hour-long reception at 6pm to see and be seen, sip sparkling cider, and watch a demonstration of a champagne bottle being opened with a saber. Then put on your dancing shoes for the opening minuet. Put your new Regency dance skills to good use, or take a break to nibble some Regency desserts or sip a cup of punch. Marvel at the dresses, listen to the beautiful music on period instruments, and be part of the best party in the past 200 years!
7-10pm - Hamilton Hall, 9 Chestnut Street, Salem, MA
Advance registration required.
http://vintagedancers.org/events/event/regency-dance-weekend-2018/
Blue Pearmain: Kateri Chambers, flute; Karen Burciaga, violin; Rebecca Shaw, cello; Alastair Thompson, harpsichord
The Commonwealth Vintage Dancers will close their Regency Dance Weekend with a Grand Ball at Hamilton Hall, an exquisite 1805 hall with a sprung floor. Join us for an hour-long reception at 6pm to see and be seen, sip sparkling cider, and watch a demonstration of a champagne bottle being opened with a saber. Then put on your dancing shoes for the opening minuet. Put your new Regency dance skills to good use, or take a break to nibble some Regency desserts or sip a cup of punch. Marvel at the dresses, listen to the beautiful music on period instruments, and be part of the best party in the past 200 years!
7-10pm - Hamilton Hall, 9 Chestnut Street, Salem, MA
Advance registration required.
http://vintagedancers.org/events/event/regency-dance-weekend-2018/
Friday, April 13
Mascharada! Musical Surprises from 17th-century Germany
El Dorado Ensemble: Carol Lewis, Janet Haas, Paul Johnson, Mai-Lan Broekman & Alice Mroszczyk, viols; Olav Chris Henriksen, baroque lute & theorbo
Canzonas, sonatas, suites & music with special effects by Hammerschmidt, Scheidt, Rosenmueller, Becker, Reusner, Bittner & Martell.
8pm - Lindsay Chapel, First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden St. (entrance on Mason St.), Cambridge MA 02138
$25/$20
www.duomaresienne.com or 617-776-0692
El Dorado Ensemble: Carol Lewis, Janet Haas, Paul Johnson, Mai-Lan Broekman & Alice Mroszczyk, viols; Olav Chris Henriksen, baroque lute & theorbo
Canzonas, sonatas, suites & music with special effects by Hammerschmidt, Scheidt, Rosenmueller, Becker, Reusner, Bittner & Martell.
8pm - Lindsay Chapel, First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden St. (entrance on Mason St.), Cambridge MA 02138
$25/$20
www.duomaresienne.com or 617-776-0692
Saturday, April 14
Family Concert: Spanish Songs & Dances, 1450-1600
Blue Heron: Margot Rood, Martin Near, Jason McStoots, Mark Sprinkle, Sumner Thompson & Paul Guttry, voices; Scott Metcalfe, Johanna Novom, Anna Griffis, Laura Jeppesen & Emily Walhout, violin consort; Simon Martyn-Ellis & Daniel Zuluaga, vihuelas; Jonathan Hess, percussion; Ken Pierce & Camilla Finlay, dancers
A special short program geared toward families with children. Blue Heron will present an engaging assortment of songs and dances from 15th- and 16th-century Spain performed by a colorful array of musicians: six singers, a five-part Renaissance violin consort, two vihuelas, percussion, and a pair of dancers.
3pm - First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA
$25 (under 18 Free)
blueheron.org
Blue Heron: Margot Rood, Martin Near, Jason McStoots, Mark Sprinkle, Sumner Thompson & Paul Guttry, voices; Scott Metcalfe, Johanna Novom, Anna Griffis, Laura Jeppesen & Emily Walhout, violin consort; Simon Martyn-Ellis & Daniel Zuluaga, vihuelas; Jonathan Hess, percussion; Ken Pierce & Camilla Finlay, dancers
A special short program geared toward families with children. Blue Heron will present an engaging assortment of songs and dances from 15th- and 16th-century Spain performed by a colorful array of musicians: six singers, a five-part Renaissance violin consort, two vihuelas, percussion, and a pair of dancers.
3pm - First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA
$25 (under 18 Free)
blueheron.org
Spanish Songs & Dances, 1450-1600
Blue Heron: Margot Rood, Martin Near, Jason McStoots, Mark Sprinkle, Sumner Thompson & Paul Guttry, voices; Scott Metcalfe, Johanna Novom, Anna Griffis, Laura Jeppesen & Emily Walhout, violin consort; Simon Martyn-Ellis & Daniel Zuluaga, vihuelas; Jonathan Hess, percussion; Ken Pierce & Camilla Finlay, dancers
Songs and dances from 15th- and 16th-century Spain performed by a colorful array of musicians: six singers, a five-part Renaissance violin consort, two vihuelas, percussion, and a pair of dancers. Music by Johannes Cornago, Francisco de Peñalosa, Juan Vásquez, Francisco Guerrero, Juan Blas de Castro, and others.
8pm - First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Advance tickets: $65 Sec. A / $45 Sec. B / $32 Sec. C (General) / $27 Senior (General) / $10 Student/Low Income (General)
blueheron.org
Blue Heron: Margot Rood, Martin Near, Jason McStoots, Mark Sprinkle, Sumner Thompson & Paul Guttry, voices; Scott Metcalfe, Johanna Novom, Anna Griffis, Laura Jeppesen & Emily Walhout, violin consort; Simon Martyn-Ellis & Daniel Zuluaga, vihuelas; Jonathan Hess, percussion; Ken Pierce & Camilla Finlay, dancers
Songs and dances from 15th- and 16th-century Spain performed by a colorful array of musicians: six singers, a five-part Renaissance violin consort, two vihuelas, percussion, and a pair of dancers. Music by Johannes Cornago, Francisco de Peñalosa, Juan Vásquez, Francisco Guerrero, Juan Blas de Castro, and others.
8pm - First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Advance tickets: $65 Sec. A / $45 Sec. B / $32 Sec. C (General) / $27 Senior (General) / $10 Student/Low Income (General)
blueheron.org
A Shakespeare Miscellany
Robin Blaze, countertenor; Elizabeth Kenny, lutenist; Patrick Swanson, actor
The late–16th-century English lute song represents one of the great fusions of words and music. When the words are Shakespeare’s, the results are transcendent. English countertenor Robin Blaze is renowned for his interpretations of this beautiful music, and his “exquisitely controlled expressiveness ensures that the tiniest nuance in text and music makes its best effect” (The Telegraph, UK). One of the foremost lutenists of the day, Elizabeth Kenny joins Blaze for an afternoon of deeply moving music, brought together by the theatrics of Boston’s own Shakespearean treasure, Paddy Swanson.
4pm - Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA
Pay-what-you-decide
vivian.musicdirector@gmail.com
Robin Blaze, countertenor; Elizabeth Kenny, lutenist; Patrick Swanson, actor
The late–16th-century English lute song represents one of the great fusions of words and music. When the words are Shakespeare’s, the results are transcendent. English countertenor Robin Blaze is renowned for his interpretations of this beautiful music, and his “exquisitely controlled expressiveness ensures that the tiniest nuance in text and music makes its best effect” (The Telegraph, UK). One of the foremost lutenists of the day, Elizabeth Kenny joins Blaze for an afternoon of deeply moving music, brought together by the theatrics of Boston’s own Shakespearean treasure, Paddy Swanson.
4pm - Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA
Pay-what-you-decide
vivian.musicdirector@gmail.com
Sunday, April 15
English Country Dance
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, fiddle; Dan Meyers, recorders, percussion; Josh Schreiber Shalem, bass viol; Matthew Wright, lute; with caller Rich Jackson
Seven Times Salt will play for Monadnock Folklore Society's third Sunday dance series. English Country Dance is a form of social dance that harkens back to the days of Jane Austen and “Pride and Prejudice”, but its roots extend further back; its traditions and innovations continue up to the present. Hauntingly beautiful tunes, elegant yet simple steps, friendly people and beautiful surroundings combine to make an English Country Dance a pleasant and energizing experience. No special clothing is required, but comfortable clothes and shoes are recommended. Beginners and singles are welcome and all dances are taught throughout the session.
2-5pm - Dublin Town Hall, Dublin, NH
$10
Monadnock Folklore Society
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, fiddle; Dan Meyers, recorders, percussion; Josh Schreiber Shalem, bass viol; Matthew Wright, lute; with caller Rich Jackson
Seven Times Salt will play for Monadnock Folklore Society's third Sunday dance series. English Country Dance is a form of social dance that harkens back to the days of Jane Austen and “Pride and Prejudice”, but its roots extend further back; its traditions and innovations continue up to the present. Hauntingly beautiful tunes, elegant yet simple steps, friendly people and beautiful surroundings combine to make an English Country Dance a pleasant and energizing experience. No special clothing is required, but comfortable clothes and shoes are recommended. Beginners and singles are welcome and all dances are taught throughout the session.
2-5pm - Dublin Town Hall, Dublin, NH
$10
Monadnock Folklore Society
10th Anniversary Gala and Wine Tasting
St Mary Schola
St Mary Schola presents a festive 10th Anniversary Gala to celebrate the ten years of offering quality early music to Maine audiences by Maine singers and instrumentalists, with a concert and wine tasting featuring Erica Archer, Sommelier. The concert will feature some of the favorite pieces the ensemble has enjoyed over the years including works by LeJeune, Tallis, Rameau, Hammerschmidt, Handel, Charpentier, Monteverdi, and Purcell.
Tickets are $50 in advance. We strongly encourage advance ticket sales, at door ticket sales will not be available.
2pm - Church of Saint Mary, 43 Foreside Rd, Falmouth, ME 04105
$50
www.stmaryschola.org
St Mary Schola
St Mary Schola presents a festive 10th Anniversary Gala to celebrate the ten years of offering quality early music to Maine audiences by Maine singers and instrumentalists, with a concert and wine tasting featuring Erica Archer, Sommelier. The concert will feature some of the favorite pieces the ensemble has enjoyed over the years including works by LeJeune, Tallis, Rameau, Hammerschmidt, Handel, Charpentier, Monteverdi, and Purcell.
Tickets are $50 in advance. We strongly encourage advance ticket sales, at door ticket sales will not be available.
2pm - Church of Saint Mary, 43 Foreside Rd, Falmouth, ME 04105
$50
www.stmaryschola.org
Spanish Songs & Dances, 1450-1600
Blue Heron: Margot Rood, Martin Near, Jason McStoots, Mark Sprinkle, Sumner Thompson & Paul Guttry, voices; Scott Metcalfe, Johanna Novom, Anna Griffis, Laura Jeppesen & Emily Walhout, violin consort; Simon Martyn-Ellis & Daniel Zuluaga, vihuelas; Jonathan Hess, percussion; Ken Pierce & Camilla Finlay, dancers
Songs and dances from 15th- and 16th-century Spain performed by a colorful array of musicians: six singers, a five-part Renaissance violin consort, two vihuelas, percussion, and a pair of dancers. Music by Johannes Cornago, Francisco de Peñalosa, Juan Vásquez, Francisco Guerrero, Juan Blas de Castro, and others.
4pm - Peabody Hall at All Saints Parish - Ashmont, 209 Ashmont Street, Dorchester Center, MA
FREE admission
blueheron.org
Blue Heron: Margot Rood, Martin Near, Jason McStoots, Mark Sprinkle, Sumner Thompson & Paul Guttry, voices; Scott Metcalfe, Johanna Novom, Anna Griffis, Laura Jeppesen & Emily Walhout, violin consort; Simon Martyn-Ellis & Daniel Zuluaga, vihuelas; Jonathan Hess, percussion; Ken Pierce & Camilla Finlay, dancers
Songs and dances from 15th- and 16th-century Spain performed by a colorful array of musicians: six singers, a five-part Renaissance violin consort, two vihuelas, percussion, and a pair of dancers. Music by Johannes Cornago, Francisco de Peñalosa, Juan Vásquez, Francisco Guerrero, Juan Blas de Castro, and others.
4pm - Peabody Hall at All Saints Parish - Ashmont, 209 Ashmont Street, Dorchester Center, MA
FREE admission
blueheron.org
Mascharada! Musical Surprises from 17th-century Germany
El Dorado Ensemble: Carol Lewis, Janet Haas, Paul Johnson, Mai-Lan Broekman & Alice Mroszczyk, viols; Olav Chris Henriksen, baroque lute & theorbo
Canzonas, sonatas, suites & music with special effects by Hammerschmidt, Scheidt, Rosenmueller, Becker, Reusner, Bittner & Martell.
8pm - Somerville Museum, One Westwood Road (at Central St.), Somerville, MA
$20/$15; children free
www.somervillemuseum.org
El Dorado Ensemble: Carol Lewis, Janet Haas, Paul Johnson, Mai-Lan Broekman & Alice Mroszczyk, viols; Olav Chris Henriksen, baroque lute & theorbo
Canzonas, sonatas, suites & music with special effects by Hammerschmidt, Scheidt, Rosenmueller, Becker, Reusner, Bittner & Martell.
8pm - Somerville Museum, One Westwood Road (at Central St.), Somerville, MA
$20/$15; children free
www.somervillemuseum.org
Monday, April 16
Courtiers & Costermongers: Consorts and Ballads of 17th-century London
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, renaissance violin, voice; Dan Meyers - flutes, recorders, bagpipes, percussion, voice; Josh Schreiber Shalem, bass viol, voice; Matthew Wright, lute, bandora, voice; with Matthew Leese, baritone
Join us at beautiful Aldworth Manor for a tour of 17th-century London’s taverns, markets and well-appointed homes with music for the broken consort, a favored ensemble during Queen Elizabeth I’s reign. The program includes splendid music from Thomas Morley’s First Booke of Consort Lessons; boisterous country dance tunes; and broadside ballads about epic battles, musicians making trouble, and that most perennial of all subjects...beer. This is a potluck event--BYOB and snacks to share!
7:30pm - The Headmaster's House at Aldworth Manor, 184 Aldworth Manor Rd, Harrisville, NH
$15-20 suggested donation
www.seventimessalt.com
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, renaissance violin, voice; Dan Meyers - flutes, recorders, bagpipes, percussion, voice; Josh Schreiber Shalem, bass viol, voice; Matthew Wright, lute, bandora, voice; with Matthew Leese, baritone
Join us at beautiful Aldworth Manor for a tour of 17th-century London’s taverns, markets and well-appointed homes with music for the broken consort, a favored ensemble during Queen Elizabeth I’s reign. The program includes splendid music from Thomas Morley’s First Booke of Consort Lessons; boisterous country dance tunes; and broadside ballads about epic battles, musicians making trouble, and that most perennial of all subjects...beer. This is a potluck event--BYOB and snacks to share!
7:30pm - The Headmaster's House at Aldworth Manor, 184 Aldworth Manor Rd, Harrisville, NH
$15-20 suggested donation
www.seventimessalt.com
Wednesday, April 18
Music from Old and New Iberia
Tufts Early Music Ensemble (Jane Hershey, director)
Spanish colonization of the New World created a musical culture that melded High Renaissance style with the colorful and lively music of indigenous peoples of Central and South America. Focusing on secular songs and instrumental music, EME will explore works from Spain, Portugal, Mexico, and Peru for voices, violas da gamba, harp, lute, keyboard, and a variety of Renaissance wind instruments.
8pm - Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, 20 Talbot Ave. Medford, MA
Free; no tickets required
go.tufts.edu/musicevents
Tufts Early Music Ensemble (Jane Hershey, director)
Spanish colonization of the New World created a musical culture that melded High Renaissance style with the colorful and lively music of indigenous peoples of Central and South America. Focusing on secular songs and instrumental music, EME will explore works from Spain, Portugal, Mexico, and Peru for voices, violas da gamba, harp, lute, keyboard, and a variety of Renaissance wind instruments.
8pm - Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, 20 Talbot Ave. Medford, MA
Free; no tickets required
go.tufts.edu/musicevents
Friday, April 20
Purcell's The Fairy Queen
Students of the Keene State College Opera Workshop (Matthew Leese, director) and Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, violin, viola, guitar; Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion; Josh Schreiber Shalem, bass viol; Matthew Wright, archlute; with Daniel Carberg, harpsichord
In collaboration with Keene State College’s Opera Workshop, Seven Times Salt will be the pit band for Henry Purcell’s beloved semi-opera of 1692, adapted from Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” This updated version features select scenes arranged by Matthew Leese for voices with English consort and harpsichord.
7:30pm - Redfern Arts Center, 90 Wyman Way, Keene NH
$10-$5, $5 KSC students
Presented by Keene State College
Students of the Keene State College Opera Workshop (Matthew Leese, director) and Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, violin, viola, guitar; Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion; Josh Schreiber Shalem, bass viol; Matthew Wright, archlute; with Daniel Carberg, harpsichord
In collaboration with Keene State College’s Opera Workshop, Seven Times Salt will be the pit band for Henry Purcell’s beloved semi-opera of 1692, adapted from Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” This updated version features select scenes arranged by Matthew Leese for voices with English consort and harpsichord.
7:30pm - Redfern Arts Center, 90 Wyman Way, Keene NH
$10-$5, $5 KSC students
Presented by Keene State College
J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations
Jean Rondeau, harpsichord
The thrilling young harpsichordist Jean Rondeau has quickly emerged as one of Early Music’s “must-see” artists for his captivating and passionate performances that have earned him accolades and acclaim the world over. He makes his solo début with BEMF in a recital of the Goldberg Variations by J. S. Bach. Among the truly iconic keyboard works in the history of classical music, the Goldberg Variations showcase Bach’s singular compositional invention and demand consummate virtuosity from the performer. Pre-Concert Talk at 7pm.
8pm - First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA
$20-$70
http://www.bemf.org/pages/concerts/17-18/rondeau.htm
Jean Rondeau, harpsichord
The thrilling young harpsichordist Jean Rondeau has quickly emerged as one of Early Music’s “must-see” artists for his captivating and passionate performances that have earned him accolades and acclaim the world over. He makes his solo début with BEMF in a recital of the Goldberg Variations by J. S. Bach. Among the truly iconic keyboard works in the history of classical music, the Goldberg Variations showcase Bach’s singular compositional invention and demand consummate virtuosity from the performer. Pre-Concert Talk at 7pm.
8pm - First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA
$20-$70
http://www.bemf.org/pages/concerts/17-18/rondeau.htm
Saturday, April 21
Banbury Ale: Party Music for Shakespeare's Birthday
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, voice; Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion, voice; Josh Schreiber Shalem, bass viol, voice; Matthew Wright, lute, voice; with Matthew Leese, baritone
Seven Times Salt brings the best of the Elizabethan tavern scene to the present day. In this program we present rousing drinking songs, love ballads both naughty and nice, rustic catches, and energetic country dances from around the British Isles, including plenty of opportunities for audience participation. (There are also some more refined selections to let you rest between bouts of revelry.) We'll also toast William Shakespeare on the occasion of his 454th birthday. Raise your glass and voice and help fill the hall with music!
7:30pm - Bass Hall, 19 Grove St, Peterborough, NH
$20/$15
Presented by Music in Bass Hall
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, voice; Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion, voice; Josh Schreiber Shalem, bass viol, voice; Matthew Wright, lute, voice; with Matthew Leese, baritone
Seven Times Salt brings the best of the Elizabethan tavern scene to the present day. In this program we present rousing drinking songs, love ballads both naughty and nice, rustic catches, and energetic country dances from around the British Isles, including plenty of opportunities for audience participation. (There are also some more refined selections to let you rest between bouts of revelry.) We'll also toast William Shakespeare on the occasion of his 454th birthday. Raise your glass and voice and help fill the hall with music!
7:30pm - Bass Hall, 19 Grove St, Peterborough, NH
$20/$15
Presented by Music in Bass Hall
Mozart and His Spheres of Influence
Musicians of the Old Post Road
Features works by Myslivecek, Wendling, Cannabich and other musicians with whom Mozart collaborated, competed, and socialized, as well as works by Wolfgang himself. WCRB’s Laura Carlo reads from the colorful letters that chart Mozart’s personal and professional circles!
8pm - Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston, MA
$35 preferred seating/ $30 general admission / $10 students Children admitted FREE with an adult.
https://oldpostroad.org/concert_series
Musicians of the Old Post Road
Features works by Myslivecek, Wendling, Cannabich and other musicians with whom Mozart collaborated, competed, and socialized, as well as works by Wolfgang himself. WCRB’s Laura Carlo reads from the colorful letters that chart Mozart’s personal and professional circles!
8pm - Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston, MA
$35 preferred seating/ $30 general admission / $10 students Children admitted FREE with an adult.
https://oldpostroad.org/concert_series
Tristan & Iseult: A Medieval Romance in Poetry and Music
The Boston Camerata: Anne Azéma as Iseult, Sumner Thompson as Tristan, Clare McNamara as Brangane, Jason McStoots as Mark; Joel Cohen, gittern, lauta, narration; Shira Kammen, vielle; lighting design by Peter Torpey
Since its creation in 1986, our retelling of the Tristan and Iseult legend using original medieval music and poetry has won numerous awards and distinctions and has toured around the globe. Now, in 2018, Anne Azéma brings this immortal lovers’ tale back to life, directing an all-star cast in Joel Cohen’s powerful scenario, complemented by her stunning new stage design. Camerata is joined by young professionals from the Longy School of Music of Bard College.
8pm - Pickman Hall, Longy School of Music of Bard College, 27 Garden St. Cambridge, MA
Tickets $25/$42/$60, students $10
www.bostoncamerata.org
The Boston Camerata: Anne Azéma as Iseult, Sumner Thompson as Tristan, Clare McNamara as Brangane, Jason McStoots as Mark; Joel Cohen, gittern, lauta, narration; Shira Kammen, vielle; lighting design by Peter Torpey
Since its creation in 1986, our retelling of the Tristan and Iseult legend using original medieval music and poetry has won numerous awards and distinctions and has toured around the globe. Now, in 2018, Anne Azéma brings this immortal lovers’ tale back to life, directing an all-star cast in Joel Cohen’s powerful scenario, complemented by her stunning new stage design. Camerata is joined by young professionals from the Longy School of Music of Bard College.
8pm - Pickman Hall, Longy School of Music of Bard College, 27 Garden St. Cambridge, MA
Tickets $25/$42/$60, students $10
www.bostoncamerata.org
Sunday, April 22
Tristan & Iseult: A Medieval Romance in Poetry and Music
The Boston Camerata: Anne Azéma as Iseult, Sumner Thompson as Tristan, Clare McNamara as Brangane, Jason McStoots as Mark, Joel Cohen gittern, lauta, narration; Shira Kammen, vielle; lighting design by Peter Torpey
Since its creation in 1986, our retelling of the Tristan and Iseult legend using original medieval music and poetry has won numerous awards and distinctions and has toured around the globe. Now, in 2018, Anne Azéma brings this immortal lovers’ tale back to life, directing an all-star cast in Joel Cohen’s powerful scenario, complemented by her stunning new stage design. Camerata is joined by young professionals from the Longy School of Music of Bard College.
4pm - Pickman Hall, Longy School of Music of Bard College, 27 Garden St. Cambridge, MA
Tickets $25/$42/$60, students $10
www.bostoncamerata.org
The Boston Camerata: Anne Azéma as Iseult, Sumner Thompson as Tristan, Clare McNamara as Brangane, Jason McStoots as Mark, Joel Cohen gittern, lauta, narration; Shira Kammen, vielle; lighting design by Peter Torpey
Since its creation in 1986, our retelling of the Tristan and Iseult legend using original medieval music and poetry has won numerous awards and distinctions and has toured around the globe. Now, in 2018, Anne Azéma brings this immortal lovers’ tale back to life, directing an all-star cast in Joel Cohen’s powerful scenario, complemented by her stunning new stage design. Camerata is joined by young professionals from the Longy School of Music of Bard College.
4pm - Pickman Hall, Longy School of Music of Bard College, 27 Garden St. Cambridge, MA
Tickets $25/$42/$60, students $10
www.bostoncamerata.org
Wednesday, April 25
Wednesday English Dance
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, fiddle; Dan Meyers, recorders, percussion; Josh Schreiber Shalem, bass viol; Matthew Wright, lute; with Emily O'Brien, recorders, flute; and Christine Robb, caller
Seven Times Salt will provide live music for CDS-Boston's Wednesday English Dance, this week celebrating with a post-NEFFA party at the Scout House. You’ll hear tunes popular from 1650 up to the present; some are elegant, some rowdy, some romantic, some playful. English Country Dance is social, community dancing. Caller Christine Robb will teach all the dances-–no experience is necessary, nor do you need to come with a partner. Please bring comfortable, non-street shoes.
7:30pm - Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA
$9 general, $4 students
www.cds-boston.org/english-wed-fullyear.html
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, fiddle; Dan Meyers, recorders, percussion; Josh Schreiber Shalem, bass viol; Matthew Wright, lute; with Emily O'Brien, recorders, flute; and Christine Robb, caller
Seven Times Salt will provide live music for CDS-Boston's Wednesday English Dance, this week celebrating with a post-NEFFA party at the Scout House. You’ll hear tunes popular from 1650 up to the present; some are elegant, some rowdy, some romantic, some playful. English Country Dance is social, community dancing. Caller Christine Robb will teach all the dances-–no experience is necessary, nor do you need to come with a partner. Please bring comfortable, non-street shoes.
7:30pm - Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA
$9 general, $4 students
www.cds-boston.org/english-wed-fullyear.html
Friday, April 27
Pilgrims’ Progress: Music of the Plimoth Colony Settlers
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, violin, voice; Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion, voice; Josh Schreiber Shalem, bass viol, voice; Matthew Wright, lute, voice
The Plimoth colonists, or “Pilgrims” as they were later called, were a diverse group of Separatists and Anglicans, religious zealots and irreverent opportunists, many of whom had lived in the Netherlands prior to their emigration. They brought with them music experiences as varied as their reasons for coming to the New World, and the Plimoth Colony heard not just solemn English psalms, but also catches, ballads, and dance tunes, to which we add instrumental music of the English court. Celebrate the Meetinghouse’s 300th anniversary with music of Morley and Ravenscroft, plus selections from the Dutch ‘t Uitnement Kabinet, Sternhold & Hopkins’ Whole Booke of Psalmes, and John Playford’s English Dancing Master.
7pm - The 1717 Meetinghouse, 2049 Meetinghouse Way, Barnstable MA
$20
Presented by The 1717 Meetinghouse Foundation
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, violin, voice; Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion, voice; Josh Schreiber Shalem, bass viol, voice; Matthew Wright, lute, voice
The Plimoth colonists, or “Pilgrims” as they were later called, were a diverse group of Separatists and Anglicans, religious zealots and irreverent opportunists, many of whom had lived in the Netherlands prior to their emigration. They brought with them music experiences as varied as their reasons for coming to the New World, and the Plimoth Colony heard not just solemn English psalms, but also catches, ballads, and dance tunes, to which we add instrumental music of the English court. Celebrate the Meetinghouse’s 300th anniversary with music of Morley and Ravenscroft, plus selections from the Dutch ‘t Uitnement Kabinet, Sternhold & Hopkins’ Whole Booke of Psalmes, and John Playford’s English Dancing Master.
7pm - The 1717 Meetinghouse, 2049 Meetinghouse Way, Barnstable MA
$20
Presented by The 1717 Meetinghouse Foundation
Breathtaking: A Cornetto and a Voice Entwined
Hana Blažíková, soprano & Bruce Dickey, cornetto, with Monica Huggett & Tekla Cunninham, violin; Joanna Blendulf, viola da gamba; Michael Sponseller, keyboard; and Stephen Stubbs, theorbo & guitar
Perhaps no instrument has been more heralded over the centuries for replicating the luminous beauty of the human voice than the cornetto. Enjoy a “breathtaking” program of musical conversation between cornetto and voice featuring the world’s most renowned cornetto virtuoso Bruce Dickey and exquisite soprano Hana Blažíková. Joined by a star-studded ensemble, these exceptional performers present stunning masterpieces by Scarlatti, Merula, Carissimi, and more. Pre-concert talk at 7pm.
8pm - First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA
$20-$70
http://www.bemf.org/pages/concerts/17-18/breathtaking.htm
Hana Blažíková, soprano & Bruce Dickey, cornetto, with Monica Huggett & Tekla Cunninham, violin; Joanna Blendulf, viola da gamba; Michael Sponseller, keyboard; and Stephen Stubbs, theorbo & guitar
Perhaps no instrument has been more heralded over the centuries for replicating the luminous beauty of the human voice than the cornetto. Enjoy a “breathtaking” program of musical conversation between cornetto and voice featuring the world’s most renowned cornetto virtuoso Bruce Dickey and exquisite soprano Hana Blažíková. Joined by a star-studded ensemble, these exceptional performers present stunning masterpieces by Scarlatti, Merula, Carissimi, and more. Pre-concert talk at 7pm.
8pm - First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA
$20-$70
http://www.bemf.org/pages/concerts/17-18/breathtaking.htm
Saturday, April 28
Heavenly Harmony from Newton Baroque
Teresa Wakim, soprano; Andrus Madsen, organ
Grammy Award-winning soprano Teresa Wakim and organist Andrus Madsen perform Sacred Songs and Organ Voluntaries by Henry Purcell and John Blow from the Chapel Royal. The organ is a spectacular copy of an English Baroque Organ.
7:30pm - St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church, 1 Morse Rd., Sudbury MA 01776
Adults - $30, Seniors - $25, Students - $10, Under 18 free admission.
http://newtonbaroque.org
Teresa Wakim, soprano; Andrus Madsen, organ
Grammy Award-winning soprano Teresa Wakim and organist Andrus Madsen perform Sacred Songs and Organ Voluntaries by Henry Purcell and John Blow from the Chapel Royal. The organ is a spectacular copy of an English Baroque Organ.
7:30pm - St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church, 1 Morse Rd., Sudbury MA 01776
Adults - $30, Seniors - $25, Students - $10, Under 18 free admission.
http://newtonbaroque.org
Sunday, April 29
Solemn High Mass
The Choir of the Church of the Advent
A. Marcello: Oboe Concerto in D minor: Andante e Spiccato—Adagio (John Ferrillo, Oboe)
Lassus: Missa bel’ Amfitrit Altera
Mealor: Ubi Caritas
Byrd: Non vos Relinquam
B. Marcello (arr. E Power Biggs): Salmo Decimo-ottavo
11:15am - The Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer St., Boston, MA
Free! For more information: http://www.theadventboston.org
The Choir of the Church of the Advent
A. Marcello: Oboe Concerto in D minor: Andante e Spiccato—Adagio (John Ferrillo, Oboe)
Lassus: Missa bel’ Amfitrit Altera
Mealor: Ubi Caritas
Byrd: Non vos Relinquam
B. Marcello (arr. E Power Biggs): Salmo Decimo-ottavo
11:15am - The Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer St., Boston, MA
Free! For more information: http://www.theadventboston.org
Spring Workshop: Music of the Württemberg Court and Beyond
Long & Away: Karen Burciaga, James Williamson, Jane Hershey, Anne Legêne (viols) and Pamela Dellal (voice); Beginners' workshop: Hannah Davidson, Janet Haas
The Viola da Gamba Society-New England's spring workshop led by Long & Away is open to viol players of all levels, singers, Baroque violinists, and continuo instruments. We'll explore music of the 16-18th centuries by Capricornus, Lassus, Daser, Hoyul, Lechner, Hoffhaimer, Senfl, Pachelbel, and Schwartzkopf. Registration deadline: March 31, 2018.
9am-4pm - Slosberg Music Building, Brandeis University, 415 South St. Waltham, MA
$85/$70 members/$20 beginners' class. Scholarships available.
http://vdgsne.org/workshops/vdgs-ne-spring-workshop/
Long & Away: Karen Burciaga, James Williamson, Jane Hershey, Anne Legêne (viols) and Pamela Dellal (voice); Beginners' workshop: Hannah Davidson, Janet Haas
The Viola da Gamba Society-New England's spring workshop led by Long & Away is open to viol players of all levels, singers, Baroque violinists, and continuo instruments. We'll explore music of the 16-18th centuries by Capricornus, Lassus, Daser, Hoyul, Lechner, Hoffhaimer, Senfl, Pachelbel, and Schwartzkopf. Registration deadline: March 31, 2018.
9am-4pm - Slosberg Music Building, Brandeis University, 415 South St. Waltham, MA
$85/$70 members/$20 beginners' class. Scholarships available.
http://vdgsne.org/workshops/vdgs-ne-spring-workshop/
Boston Recorder Orchestra
Boston Recorder Orchestra (John Tyson, director) with special guests Aldo Abreu, Martin Bernstein, Sheila Bosworth, Emily O’Brien
America’s only Renaissance recorder orchestra playing 10 sizes of recorders from garklein through six 6-foot tall contrabasses! Sublime Renaissance madrigals, spirited dances and majestic triple choir music plus contemporary, African and popular music. Featuring the world premier of Melika Fitzhugh’s Septet for Greatbass and Contrabass recorders.
7:30pm - Old North Church, 193 Salem Street, Boston, MA
Donations accepted
tysontsurutani@gmail.com, 617 460 4653
Boston Recorder Orchestra (John Tyson, director) with special guests Aldo Abreu, Martin Bernstein, Sheila Bosworth, Emily O’Brien
America’s only Renaissance recorder orchestra playing 10 sizes of recorders from garklein through six 6-foot tall contrabasses! Sublime Renaissance madrigals, spirited dances and majestic triple choir music plus contemporary, African and popular music. Featuring the world premier of Melika Fitzhugh’s Septet for Greatbass and Contrabass recorders.
7:30pm - Old North Church, 193 Salem Street, Boston, MA
Donations accepted
tysontsurutani@gmail.com, 617 460 4653
Monday, April 30
Pilgrims’ Progress: Music of the Plimoth Colony Settlers
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, violin, voice; Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion, voice; Josh Schreiber Shalem, bass viol, voice; Matthew Wright, lute, voice
Contrary to what the history books may tell us, the “Pilgrims" were a highly diverse, sometime fractious group of Separatists and Anglicans, religious zealots and irreverent opportunists. In this hour-long concert-lecture, we'll follow the settlers from turbulent 1590s England to religious refuge in the Netherlands and onward to their challenging, though fulfilling, lives in 1620s Plimoth Colony. Includes music of Thomas Morley, John Dowland, and J.J. van Eyck; spirited catches by Thomas Ravenscroft; selections from the Dutch ‘t Uitnement Kabinet, stirring psalms from Sternhold & Hopkins' Whole Booke of Psalmes, and tunes from The English Dancing Master.
10am - Temple Shalom, 175 Temple St, West Newton, MA
$10 at the door
Presented by Newton Lifetime Learning Series
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, violin, voice; Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion, voice; Josh Schreiber Shalem, bass viol, voice; Matthew Wright, lute, voice
Contrary to what the history books may tell us, the “Pilgrims" were a highly diverse, sometime fractious group of Separatists and Anglicans, religious zealots and irreverent opportunists. In this hour-long concert-lecture, we'll follow the settlers from turbulent 1590s England to religious refuge in the Netherlands and onward to their challenging, though fulfilling, lives in 1620s Plimoth Colony. Includes music of Thomas Morley, John Dowland, and J.J. van Eyck; spirited catches by Thomas Ravenscroft; selections from the Dutch ‘t Uitnement Kabinet, stirring psalms from Sternhold & Hopkins' Whole Booke of Psalmes, and tunes from The English Dancing Master.
10am - Temple Shalom, 175 Temple St, West Newton, MA
$10 at the door
Presented by Newton Lifetime Learning Series
Salamone Rossi: Songs for the Shabbat of a 17th Century Mantuan Synagogue
Eudaimonia, A Purposeful Period Band, led by harpsichordist Vivian Montgomery and violinist Julia McKenzie
in collaboration with the Historical Performance Department of Longy School of Music
Eudaimonia, A Purposeful Period Band, presents the recreation of a 17th century Mantuan sabbath service with the music of Salamone Rossi blended with ancient chant from Roman synagogues. This concert, featuring a core of Boston's finest period instrumentalists from the ensemble, is a collaboration with the Longy School of Music's Historical Performance department, led by Eudaimonia's directors, harpsichordist Vivian Montgomery and violinist Juila McKenzie. In keeping with the ensemble's social action mission, the program will highlight the work of local humanitarian organizations that address issues of discrimination and marginalization in our immediate surroundings. Salamone Rossi himself faced those elements as a Jewish musician, living in the ghetto of Mantua but serving the court and struggling to be recognized amidst his Christian contemporaries. His elegant and expressive settings of Hebrew liturgy are a unique testament to the creative spirit rising above oppressive circumstances.
8pm - First Church Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge, MA
Pay-what-you-decide
information@eudaimonia-music.org or 617-223-1627
Eudaimonia, A Purposeful Period Band, led by harpsichordist Vivian Montgomery and violinist Julia McKenzie
in collaboration with the Historical Performance Department of Longy School of Music
Eudaimonia, A Purposeful Period Band, presents the recreation of a 17th century Mantuan sabbath service with the music of Salamone Rossi blended with ancient chant from Roman synagogues. This concert, featuring a core of Boston's finest period instrumentalists from the ensemble, is a collaboration with the Longy School of Music's Historical Performance department, led by Eudaimonia's directors, harpsichordist Vivian Montgomery and violinist Juila McKenzie. In keeping with the ensemble's social action mission, the program will highlight the work of local humanitarian organizations that address issues of discrimination and marginalization in our immediate surroundings. Salamone Rossi himself faced those elements as a Jewish musician, living in the ghetto of Mantua but serving the court and struggling to be recognized amidst his Christian contemporaries. His elegant and expressive settings of Hebrew liturgy are a unique testament to the creative spirit rising above oppressive circumstances.
8pm - First Church Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge, MA
Pay-what-you-decide
information@eudaimonia-music.org or 617-223-1627