Saturday, August 1
Semper Dowland, Semper Dolens
Hideki Yamaya, lute
The Lute Society of America New England Chapter presents a special matinee house concert of lute music by the most celebrated English lutenist, John Dowland (1563-1626), whose 400th anniversary of his death is this year. The program will include some of his most famous works, such as 'Lachrimae' and 'Can She Excuse My Wrongs', as well as some rarely-heard gems. The concert will be one hour long without intermission. There will be explanations of the instrument, music, and the composer throughout, and there will be time for a Q and A session at the end. There is very limited seating. Please RSVP to [email protected] to reserve a seat.
4pm - 31 Princess Eve. Dr. Quincy, MA
Free admission; freewill donation gratefully accepted
Hideki Yamaya, lute
The Lute Society of America New England Chapter presents a special matinee house concert of lute music by the most celebrated English lutenist, John Dowland (1563-1626), whose 400th anniversary of his death is this year. The program will include some of his most famous works, such as 'Lachrimae' and 'Can She Excuse My Wrongs', as well as some rarely-heard gems. The concert will be one hour long without intermission. There will be explanations of the instrument, music, and the composer throughout, and there will be time for a Q and A session at the end. There is very limited seating. Please RSVP to [email protected] to reserve a seat.
4pm - 31 Princess Eve. Dr. Quincy, MA
Free admission; freewill donation gratefully accepted
Sunday, August 2
Semper Dowland, Semper Dolens
Hideki Yamaya, lute
A special lunchtime concert of lute music by the most celebrated English lutenist, John Dowland (1563-1626), whose 400th anniversary of his death is this year. The program will include some of his most famous works, such as 'Lachrimae' and 'Can She Excuse My Wrongs', as well as some rarely-heard gems. The concert will be one hour long without intermission. There will be explanations of the instrument, music, and the composer throughout, and there will be time for a Q and A session at the end.
12pm - Porter Hall, First Church of Christ, Congregational, Farmington, CT
Free admission; freewill donation gratefully accepted
Hideki Yamaya, lute
A special lunchtime concert of lute music by the most celebrated English lutenist, John Dowland (1563-1626), whose 400th anniversary of his death is this year. The program will include some of his most famous works, such as 'Lachrimae' and 'Can She Excuse My Wrongs', as well as some rarely-heard gems. The concert will be one hour long without intermission. There will be explanations of the instrument, music, and the composer throughout, and there will be time for a Q and A session at the end.
12pm - Porter Hall, First Church of Christ, Congregational, Farmington, CT
Free admission; freewill donation gratefully accepted
Music from Less Expected Places
Julia Glenn (guest director) and Daniel Stepner, violins, Nathaniel Cox, theorbo/guitar, Andrew Koutroubas, cello, Andrus Madsen, harpsichord
Music from South America, Scotland, China and more.
3:00pm - Saint James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA
$50 in advance, $60 at the door. Under 30s: $15 with ID; full time students (with ID) and children Free; Card to Culture $2.
https://astonmagna.org/
Julia Glenn (guest director) and Daniel Stepner, violins, Nathaniel Cox, theorbo/guitar, Andrew Koutroubas, cello, Andrus Madsen, harpsichord
Music from South America, Scotland, China and more.
3:00pm - Saint James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA
$50 in advance, $60 at the door. Under 30s: $15 with ID; full time students (with ID) and children Free; Card to Culture $2.
https://astonmagna.org/
August 3-8
Western Wind Ensemble Singing Workshop
Join us for 3, 5, or 8 days of ensemble singing coached by The Western Wind Ensemble and guest specialists. All genres of a cappella music for all age ranges. Small groups tailored to your level of experience. Opportunities to sing vocal jazz & Early Music with continuo. Scholarships available.
Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
https://www.westernwind.org/workshops
Join us for 3, 5, or 8 days of ensemble singing coached by The Western Wind Ensemble and guest specialists. All genres of a cappella music for all age ranges. Small groups tailored to your level of experience. Opportunities to sing vocal jazz & Early Music with continuo. Scholarships available.
Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
https://www.westernwind.org/workshops
Thursday, August 6
From Biber to Bach
Works for violin and harpsichord. Part of the First Thursdays Concert Series, half-hour lunchtime concerts running June to December.
12pm - St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 166 High St, Newburyport, MA
Pay-What-You-Will; proceeds go to the musicians
Works for violin and harpsichord. Part of the First Thursdays Concert Series, half-hour lunchtime concerts running June to December.
12pm - St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 166 High St, Newburyport, MA
Pay-What-You-Will; proceeds go to the musicians
Gems from 17th Century Venice: Music of Monteverdi, Salamone Rossi, and Barbara Strozzi
Sophie Michaux, mezzo-soprano, Catherine Liddell, theorbo, Laura Jeppesen, viola da gamba, Daniel Stepner and Julie Leven, violins
7:00pm - Slosberg Auditorium, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA
$50 in advance, $60 at the door. Under 30s: $15 with ID; full time students (with ID) and children Free; Card to Culture $2.
https://astonmagna.org/
Sophie Michaux, mezzo-soprano, Catherine Liddell, theorbo, Laura Jeppesen, viola da gamba, Daniel Stepner and Julie Leven, violins
7:00pm - Slosberg Auditorium, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA
$50 in advance, $60 at the door. Under 30s: $15 with ID; full time students (with ID) and children Free; Card to Culture $2.
https://astonmagna.org/
Friday, August 7
May the Fours Be With You - Virtual Premiere
The Berry Collective: Keats Dieffenbach, violin, Emily Rideout, violin, viola, Rebecca Shaw, cello, Sylvia Berry, Viennese five-octave fortepiano
To celebrate SoHIP’s 40th anniversary, The Berry Collective plays chamber music from the final four decades of the 18th century, featuring four players in varying configurations. Between the 1760’s and 1790’s the domestic music-making scene was buoyed by a burgeoning middle class, a rapid rise in the number of music publishers, and a proliferation of piano builders. The “accompanied keyboard sonatas” of the 60’s and 70’s, in which the string instruments mostly played supporting roles, increasingly morphed into works in which everyone played an integral part. The keyboard quartets of Schobert and Mozart that bookend the program clearly illustrate this seismic shift. Ernst Eichner’s Op. 10 Duos for Violin and Viola require two virtuosos, as do Beethoven’s Op. 5 Cello Sonatas, which were vehicles for himself and cellist Jean-Louis Duport. Performing and hearing this repertoire with period instruments reveals the intimacy and collegial nature of the music. Join us for a modern-day salon and delight in these musical conversations!
7:30pm - on YouTube. Video remains available for later viewing.
Free to watch; donations encouraged.
https://www.sohipboston.org/
The Berry Collective: Keats Dieffenbach, violin, Emily Rideout, violin, viola, Rebecca Shaw, cello, Sylvia Berry, Viennese five-octave fortepiano
To celebrate SoHIP’s 40th anniversary, The Berry Collective plays chamber music from the final four decades of the 18th century, featuring four players in varying configurations. Between the 1760’s and 1790’s the domestic music-making scene was buoyed by a burgeoning middle class, a rapid rise in the number of music publishers, and a proliferation of piano builders. The “accompanied keyboard sonatas” of the 60’s and 70’s, in which the string instruments mostly played supporting roles, increasingly morphed into works in which everyone played an integral part. The keyboard quartets of Schobert and Mozart that bookend the program clearly illustrate this seismic shift. Ernst Eichner’s Op. 10 Duos for Violin and Viola require two virtuosos, as do Beethoven’s Op. 5 Cello Sonatas, which were vehicles for himself and cellist Jean-Louis Duport. Performing and hearing this repertoire with period instruments reveals the intimacy and collegial nature of the music. Join us for a modern-day salon and delight in these musical conversations!
7:30pm - on YouTube. Video remains available for later viewing.
Free to watch; donations encouraged.
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Saturday, August 8
Gems from 17th Century Venice: Music of Monteverdi, Salamone Rossi, and Barbara Strozzi
Sophie Michaux, mezzo-soprano, Catherine Liddell, theorbo, Laura Jeppesen, viola da gamba, Daniel Stepner and Julie Leven, violins
3:00pm - Saint James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA
$50 in advance, $60 at the door. Under 30s: $15 with ID; full time students (with ID) and children Free; Card to Culture $2.
https://astonmagna.org/
Sophie Michaux, mezzo-soprano, Catherine Liddell, theorbo, Laura Jeppesen, viola da gamba, Daniel Stepner and Julie Leven, violins
3:00pm - Saint James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA
$50 in advance, $60 at the door. Under 30s: $15 with ID; full time students (with ID) and children Free; Card to Culture $2.
https://astonmagna.org/
From Plimoth to Yorktown
Seven Times Salt: Julia Soojin Cavallaro, mezzo-soprano, percussion, Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, alto, Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion, baritone, Josh Schreiber, viol, cello, bass, Matthew Wright, lute, guitar, tenor
Seven Times Salt marks the 250th anniversary of our nation with music. This tour of early America traces a musical lineage from the settlers at Plimoth to their descendants on the eve of the Revolution and eventual victory at Yorktown. English catches and early shape note hymns lead to songs of liberty, rants against taxation and tyranny, wartime laments, and even some of George Washington's favorite dances! The program includes selections from Catch That Catch Can and the Bay Psalm Book, dance tunes from 18th-c. American manuscripts, and a rousing Yankee Doodle singalong.
7:30pm - Monadnock Center for History and Culture, 19 Grove St. Peterborough, NH
$23 general, $22 MC members. Presented by Music at Bass Hall
https://www.seventimessalt.com/concerts
Seven Times Salt: Julia Soojin Cavallaro, mezzo-soprano, percussion, Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, alto, Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion, baritone, Josh Schreiber, viol, cello, bass, Matthew Wright, lute, guitar, tenor
Seven Times Salt marks the 250th anniversary of our nation with music. This tour of early America traces a musical lineage from the settlers at Plimoth to their descendants on the eve of the Revolution and eventual victory at Yorktown. English catches and early shape note hymns lead to songs of liberty, rants against taxation and tyranny, wartime laments, and even some of George Washington's favorite dances! The program includes selections from Catch That Catch Can and the Bay Psalm Book, dance tunes from 18th-c. American manuscripts, and a rousing Yankee Doodle singalong.
7:30pm - Monadnock Center for History and Culture, 19 Grove St. Peterborough, NH
$23 general, $22 MC members. Presented by Music at Bass Hall
https://www.seventimessalt.com/concerts
Sunday, August 9
Summer at the Chapel
Newton Baroque
Join Newton Baroque for three short concerts in a beautiful rendering of a 12th century Norman chapel, Ralph Adams Cram built in in 1914 as his personal chapel. In between the concerts we will serve refreshments, and there are restrooms at the nearby church. Parking is available on Concord Rd, and also at 1 Morse Rd.
2:00pm Fantasy Setts by William Lawes (Susanna Ogata, violin, Douglas Kelly, viola da gamba, Andrus Madsen, organ)
3:00 pm Biblical Sonatas by Johann Kuhnau (Andrus Madsen, harpsichord)
4:00pm Sonatas by Biber, Schmelzer and Muffat (Susanna Ogata, violin, Andrus Madsen, organ)
2-5pm - St. Elizabeth’s Chapel, 435 Concord Rd., Sudbury, MA
$15-50
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/summer-at-st-elizabeths-chapel
Newton Baroque
Join Newton Baroque for three short concerts in a beautiful rendering of a 12th century Norman chapel, Ralph Adams Cram built in in 1914 as his personal chapel. In between the concerts we will serve refreshments, and there are restrooms at the nearby church. Parking is available on Concord Rd, and also at 1 Morse Rd.
2:00pm Fantasy Setts by William Lawes (Susanna Ogata, violin, Douglas Kelly, viola da gamba, Andrus Madsen, organ)
3:00 pm Biblical Sonatas by Johann Kuhnau (Andrus Madsen, harpsichord)
4:00pm Sonatas by Biber, Schmelzer and Muffat (Susanna Ogata, violin, Andrus Madsen, organ)
2-5pm - St. Elizabeth’s Chapel, 435 Concord Rd., Sudbury, MA
$15-50
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/summer-at-st-elizabeths-chapel
Friday, August 14
Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers of the Blessed Virgin
Incantare, Schola Ecclesia, and soloists
Italian composer CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI (1567-1643) wrote the magnificent 1610 Vespers displaying a genius which defined the beginning of the Baroque period—preserving old-style church music (Gregorian chant) while at the same time modernizing it with daring echo effects, inventive virtuosity, and unprecedented grandeur. The effect—then and now—is prayerful, exultant, dazzling, and timeless. Experience this powerful work scored for solo singers, chorus, and period instruments including recorders, cornetti, theorbo, sackbuts, chamber organ, and viola da gamba, performed in the stunning acoustic of the Church of the Transfiguration. Written for Marian holy days, these performances coincide with the Feast of the Assumption (August 15), traditionally associated in coastal towns, like Orleans, with the blessing of the sea and prayers for intercession. The work includes the ancient hymn Ave Maris stella—referencing Mary’s title Star of the Sea.
7:30 PM - Church of the Transfiguration, Orleans, MA
August 15, 2026, 3:30 PM - Church of the Transfiguration, Orleans, MA
$45 General; $40 Seniors; Free for Students & Youth
https://artsempoweringlife.org/monteverdis-vespers-2026/
Incantare, Schola Ecclesia, and soloists
Italian composer CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI (1567-1643) wrote the magnificent 1610 Vespers displaying a genius which defined the beginning of the Baroque period—preserving old-style church music (Gregorian chant) while at the same time modernizing it with daring echo effects, inventive virtuosity, and unprecedented grandeur. The effect—then and now—is prayerful, exultant, dazzling, and timeless. Experience this powerful work scored for solo singers, chorus, and period instruments including recorders, cornetti, theorbo, sackbuts, chamber organ, and viola da gamba, performed in the stunning acoustic of the Church of the Transfiguration. Written for Marian holy days, these performances coincide with the Feast of the Assumption (August 15), traditionally associated in coastal towns, like Orleans, with the blessing of the sea and prayers for intercession. The work includes the ancient hymn Ave Maris stella—referencing Mary’s title Star of the Sea.
7:30 PM - Church of the Transfiguration, Orleans, MA
August 15, 2026, 3:30 PM - Church of the Transfiguration, Orleans, MA
$45 General; $40 Seniors; Free for Students & Youth
https://artsempoweringlife.org/monteverdis-vespers-2026/
Saturday, August 15
Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers of the Blessed Virgin
Incantare, Schola Ecclesia, and soloists
Italian composer CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI (1567-1643) wrote the magnificent 1610 Vespers displaying a genius which defined the beginning of the Baroque period—preserving old-style church music (Gregorian chant) while at the same time modernizing it with daring echo effects, inventive virtuosity, and unprecedented grandeur. The effect—then and now—is prayerful, exultant, dazzling, and timeless. Experience this powerful work scored for solo singers, chorus, and period instruments including recorders, cornetti, theorbo, sackbuts, chamber organ, and viola da gamba, performed in the stunning acoustic of the Church of the Transfiguration. Written for Marian holy days, these performances coincide with the Feast of the Assumption (August 15), traditionally associated in coastal towns, like Orleans, with the blessing of the sea and prayers for intercession. The work includes the ancient hymn Ave Maris stella—referencing Mary’s title Star of the Sea.
3:30 PM - Church of the Transfiguration, Orleans, MA
$45 General; $40 Seniors; Free for Students & Youth
https://artsempoweringlife.org/monteverdis-vespers-2026/
Incantare, Schola Ecclesia, and soloists
Italian composer CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI (1567-1643) wrote the magnificent 1610 Vespers displaying a genius which defined the beginning of the Baroque period—preserving old-style church music (Gregorian chant) while at the same time modernizing it with daring echo effects, inventive virtuosity, and unprecedented grandeur. The effect—then and now—is prayerful, exultant, dazzling, and timeless. Experience this powerful work scored for solo singers, chorus, and period instruments including recorders, cornetti, theorbo, sackbuts, chamber organ, and viola da gamba, performed in the stunning acoustic of the Church of the Transfiguration. Written for Marian holy days, these performances coincide with the Feast of the Assumption (August 15), traditionally associated in coastal towns, like Orleans, with the blessing of the sea and prayers for intercession. The work includes the ancient hymn Ave Maris stella—referencing Mary’s title Star of the Sea.
3:30 PM - Church of the Transfiguration, Orleans, MA
$45 General; $40 Seniors; Free for Students & Youth
https://artsempoweringlife.org/monteverdis-vespers-2026/
Sunday, August 16
From Plimoth to Yorktown
Seven Times Salt: Julia Soojin Cavallaro, mezzo-soprano, percussion, Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, alto, Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion, baritone, Josh Schreiber, viol, cello, bass, Matthew Wright, lute, guitar, tenor
Seven Times Salt marks the 250th anniversary of the nation with music. The historic events at Lexington and Concord in 1775 sparked the beginnings of the Revolutionary War, the Declaration of Independence signed on July 4, 1776, and the eventual creation of the United States. This tour of early New England traces a musical lineage from the first settlers at Plimoth to their descendants on the eve of the Revolution and eventual victory at Yorktown. English catches and early shape note hymns lead to songs of liberty, rants against taxation and tyranny, wartime laments, and even some of George Washington's favorite dance tunes. The program includes works by Thomas Arne and William Billings, selections from the Ainsworth Psalter and the Bay Psalm Book, and a pleasing variety of dance tunes from 18th-c. American manuscripts.
St. Ann’s-by-the-Sea, 167 Ocean Ave. Kennebunkport, ME
$45. Presented by St. Ann’s Benefit Concerts
https://www.seventimessalt.com/concerts
Seven Times Salt: Julia Soojin Cavallaro, mezzo-soprano, percussion, Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, alto, Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion, baritone, Josh Schreiber, viol, cello, bass, Matthew Wright, lute, guitar, tenor
Seven Times Salt marks the 250th anniversary of the nation with music. The historic events at Lexington and Concord in 1775 sparked the beginnings of the Revolutionary War, the Declaration of Independence signed on July 4, 1776, and the eventual creation of the United States. This tour of early New England traces a musical lineage from the first settlers at Plimoth to their descendants on the eve of the Revolution and eventual victory at Yorktown. English catches and early shape note hymns lead to songs of liberty, rants against taxation and tyranny, wartime laments, and even some of George Washington's favorite dance tunes. The program includes works by Thomas Arne and William Billings, selections from the Ainsworth Psalter and the Bay Psalm Book, and a pleasing variety of dance tunes from 18th-c. American manuscripts.
St. Ann’s-by-the-Sea, 167 Ocean Ave. Kennebunkport, ME
$45. Presented by St. Ann’s Benefit Concerts
https://www.seventimessalt.com/concerts
Wednesday, August 19
BOOM at Bar Harbor Music Festival
Heidi Powell & Sylvia Schwartz, violins, Raffael Scheck, cello, Phoebe Durand-McDonnell, baroque harp
Featuring Bach Double Concerto for 2 violins, Vivaldi Double Concerto for Violin & Cello, Vivaldi 'La Folia' for 2 violins, solos for harp, & more!
10:30am - St Saveur's Church, 41 Mt. Desert St. Bar Harbor, ME
https://www.barharbormusicfestival.org/
Heidi Powell & Sylvia Schwartz, violins, Raffael Scheck, cello, Phoebe Durand-McDonnell, baroque harp
Featuring Bach Double Concerto for 2 violins, Vivaldi Double Concerto for Violin & Cello, Vivaldi 'La Folia' for 2 violins, solos for harp, & more!
10:30am - St Saveur's Church, 41 Mt. Desert St. Bar Harbor, ME
https://www.barharbormusicfestival.org/
BOOM at Bar Harbor Music Festival
Heidi Powell & Sylvia Schwartz, violins, Raffael Scheck, cello, Phoebe Durand-McDonnell, baroque harp
Featuring Bach Double Concerto for 2 violins, Vivaldi Double Concerto for Violin & Cello, Vivaldi 'La Folia' for 2 violins, solos for harp, & more!
7:30pm - St Saveur's Church, 41 Mt. Desert St. Bar Harbor, ME
https://www.barharbormusicfestival.org/
Heidi Powell & Sylvia Schwartz, violins, Raffael Scheck, cello, Phoebe Durand-McDonnell, baroque harp
Featuring Bach Double Concerto for 2 violins, Vivaldi Double Concerto for Violin & Cello, Vivaldi 'La Folia' for 2 violins, solos for harp, & more!
7:30pm - St Saveur's Church, 41 Mt. Desert St. Bar Harbor, ME
https://www.barharbormusicfestival.org/
August 23-29
"Emperor of the Moon" - Early Music Week at Pinewoods
Karen Burciaga, director
Enjoy five days of classes for all levels including consorts for voices, recorders, viols, and double reeds; music with cosmological references; troubadour songs; Baroque ensembles; an English voices and viols project; and Medieval Collegium: “O Fortuna Velut Luna” explores the 13th-c. Carmina Burana manuscript. Daily English Country Dance classes for all, and events including Camper Night, madrigal singing, drop-in sessions, faculty concert, Skit Night, and more. Housing is in shared cabins or single rooms, the food is delicious, and the swimming is excellent.
Pinewoods Camp, 80Cornish Field Road, Plymouth, MA
https://camp.cdss.org/camp-sessions/early-music-week-at-pinewoods/
Karen Burciaga, director
Enjoy five days of classes for all levels including consorts for voices, recorders, viols, and double reeds; music with cosmological references; troubadour songs; Baroque ensembles; an English voices and viols project; and Medieval Collegium: “O Fortuna Velut Luna” explores the 13th-c. Carmina Burana manuscript. Daily English Country Dance classes for all, and events including Camper Night, madrigal singing, drop-in sessions, faculty concert, Skit Night, and more. Housing is in shared cabins or single rooms, the food is delicious, and the swimming is excellent.
Pinewoods Camp, 80Cornish Field Road, Plymouth, MA
https://camp.cdss.org/camp-sessions/early-music-week-at-pinewoods/
Thursday, August 27
Solo Recital
Judah Coffman, cello, viola da gamba
Works by Hume and Bach including the C-major Suite
7pm - Marsh Chapel at Boston University, 735 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA
$10 suggested donation
Judah Coffman, cello, viola da gamba
Works by Hume and Bach including the C-major Suite
7pm - Marsh Chapel at Boston University, 735 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA
$10 suggested donation
Friday, August 28
Solo Recital
Judah Coffman, cello, viola da gamba
Works by Hume and Bach including the C-major Suite
6:30pm - Waltham Public Library, 735 Main St. Waltham, MA
$10 suggested donation
Judah Coffman, cello, viola da gamba
Works by Hume and Bach including the C-major Suite
6:30pm - Waltham Public Library, 735 Main St. Waltham, MA
$10 suggested donation
Saturday, August 29
BOOM at Bar Harbor Music Festival
Heidi Powell & Sylvia Schwartz, violins, Raffael Scheck, cello, Phoebe Durand-McDonnell, baroque harp
Featuring Bach Double Concerto for 2 violins, Vivaldi Double Concerto for Violin & Cello, Vivaldi 'La Folia' for 2 violins, solos for harp, & more!
5m - Eagle Hill Institute, 59 Eagle Hill Road, Steuben, ME
https://www.barharbormusicfestival.org/
Heidi Powell & Sylvia Schwartz, violins, Raffael Scheck, cello, Phoebe Durand-McDonnell, baroque harp
Featuring Bach Double Concerto for 2 violins, Vivaldi Double Concerto for Violin & Cello, Vivaldi 'La Folia' for 2 violins, solos for harp, & more!
5m - Eagle Hill Institute, 59 Eagle Hill Road, Steuben, ME
https://www.barharbormusicfestival.org/