Tuesday, February 3
Open Baroque Dance
Ken Pierce, instructor
Each weekly class includes a warmup followed by practice of basic steps and step sequences typical of different dance types (such as bourrée, gavotte, sarabande, gigue, or menuet). Classes are designed for adults or older teens. Choose from online or in person at the studio, duration 90 minutes.
Tuesdays at 7pm - Northeast Arts, 4 Hyde Park Ave. Jamaica Plain, MA
$20 per session
https://northeastartspace.org/baroque
Ken Pierce, instructor
Each weekly class includes a warmup followed by practice of basic steps and step sequences typical of different dance types (such as bourrée, gavotte, sarabande, gigue, or menuet). Classes are designed for adults or older teens. Choose from online or in person at the studio, duration 90 minutes.
Tuesdays at 7pm - Northeast Arts, 4 Hyde Park Ave. Jamaica Plain, MA
$20 per session
https://northeastartspace.org/baroque
Friday, February 6
Bach's Forbearers
Schola Cantorum (Fred Jodry, director)
Our spring concert includes works by Heinrich Schutz, Dietrich Buxtehude, Johann Schein, and Johann Christoph Bach.
8:00 pm - First Lutheran Church, 299 Berkeley Street, Boston MA
February 7, 7:30 pm - St. Martin's Church, 50 Orchard Ave, Providence RI
http://scholacantorumboston.com/concerts.html
Schola Cantorum (Fred Jodry, director)
Our spring concert includes works by Heinrich Schutz, Dietrich Buxtehude, Johann Schein, and Johann Christoph Bach.
8:00 pm - First Lutheran Church, 299 Berkeley Street, Boston MA
February 7, 7:30 pm - St. Martin's Church, 50 Orchard Ave, Providence RI
http://scholacantorumboston.com/concerts.html
Saturday, February 7
The Secret of Sound
Saskia Coolen, recorder
Everything you always wanted to know about sound but were too afraid to ask! With the help of a glass of water, a straw, and two different recorders from your own collection, we are going to explore how to improve our sound production. What is a good sound? As early as 1535, Sylvestro Ganassi tells us the recorder should imitate the human voice. The recorder was considered the instrument closest to the voice and the breath. In this set of exercises, our recorder makes the breath audible while the water makes the breath visible! Open to: all recorder players, all levels. Pitch: A=440, 415
1:00-2:30 pm - online (Zoom link sent to registrants)
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Saskia Coolen, recorder
Everything you always wanted to know about sound but were too afraid to ask! With the help of a glass of water, a straw, and two different recorders from your own collection, we are going to explore how to improve our sound production. What is a good sound? As early as 1535, Sylvestro Ganassi tells us the recorder should imitate the human voice. The recorder was considered the instrument closest to the voice and the breath. In this set of exercises, our recorder makes the breath audible while the water makes the breath visible! Open to: all recorder players, all levels. Pitch: A=440, 415
1:00-2:30 pm - online (Zoom link sent to registrants)
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Mattheson Trios
Héloïse Degrugillier, recorder
Johann Mattheson believed music should speak. Through gesture, affect, and rhetorical figures, we will shape phrasing and dialogue so the music persuades, questions, and sings. The recorder trio becomes a conversation—eloquent, expressive, and alive. Open to: recorder players, upper intermediate to advanced. Pitch: A=440
3:00-4:30 pm - online (Zoom link sent to registrants)
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Héloïse Degrugillier, recorder
Johann Mattheson believed music should speak. Through gesture, affect, and rhetorical figures, we will shape phrasing and dialogue so the music persuades, questions, and sings. The recorder trio becomes a conversation—eloquent, expressive, and alive. Open to: recorder players, upper intermediate to advanced. Pitch: A=440
3:00-4:30 pm - online (Zoom link sent to registrants)
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Sounds from Spain
Boston Baroque’s February concert explores the vibrant, dance-driven musical traditions of Spain, from the Baroque to contemporary compositions. The program features songs performed by tenor Karim Sulayman, works by Barcelona-born composer Olivia Pérez-Collellmir, and instrumental selections highlighting Spanish Baroque forms with baroque guitar and percussion. The repertoire journeys through emotional extremes and infectious rhythms, centering on Folias, Tarantellas, and love songs, while showcasing both historical masterpieces and modern interpretations. Highlights include Vivaldi’s La Follia, Boccherini’s “Fandango” Quintet, Durón’s passionate arias, and Pérez-Collellmir’s contemporary “Tangos a Mompou” and “Granada”. Traditional Sephardic folk songs and festive Spanish dances interweave throughout, creating a rich tapestry of Iberian music past and present. Curated by Christina Day Martinson, Boston Baroque’s Associate Artistic Director, this program celebrates the expressive spirit, rhythmic vitality, and cross-cultural and cross-generational resonance of Spain's musical heritage, brought to life by Boston Baroque’s chamber ensemble.
7:30pm - Harvard’s Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138
https://baroque.boston/sounds-from-spain
Boston Baroque’s February concert explores the vibrant, dance-driven musical traditions of Spain, from the Baroque to contemporary compositions. The program features songs performed by tenor Karim Sulayman, works by Barcelona-born composer Olivia Pérez-Collellmir, and instrumental selections highlighting Spanish Baroque forms with baroque guitar and percussion. The repertoire journeys through emotional extremes and infectious rhythms, centering on Folias, Tarantellas, and love songs, while showcasing both historical masterpieces and modern interpretations. Highlights include Vivaldi’s La Follia, Boccherini’s “Fandango” Quintet, Durón’s passionate arias, and Pérez-Collellmir’s contemporary “Tangos a Mompou” and “Granada”. Traditional Sephardic folk songs and festive Spanish dances interweave throughout, creating a rich tapestry of Iberian music past and present. Curated by Christina Day Martinson, Boston Baroque’s Associate Artistic Director, this program celebrates the expressive spirit, rhythmic vitality, and cross-cultural and cross-generational resonance of Spain's musical heritage, brought to life by Boston Baroque’s chamber ensemble.
7:30pm - Harvard’s Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138
https://baroque.boston/sounds-from-spain
Bach's Forbearers
Schola Cantorum (Fred Jodry, director)
Our spring concert includes works by Heinrich Schutz, Dietrich Buxtehude, Johann Schein, and Johann Christoph Bach.
7:30 pm - St. Martin's Church, 50 Orchard Ave, Providence RI
http://scholacantorumboston.com/concerts.html
Schola Cantorum (Fred Jodry, director)
Our spring concert includes works by Heinrich Schutz, Dietrich Buxtehude, Johann Schein, and Johann Christoph Bach.
7:30 pm - St. Martin's Church, 50 Orchard Ave, Providence RI
http://scholacantorumboston.com/concerts.html
Bach & Khayyam
Constantinople (Kiya Tabassian, director) with Hana Blazikova, soprano
Even if more than 600 years separate the lives of John-Sebastien Bach (1685–1750) and Omar Khayyam (1048–1131), these two geniuses were made to meet each other. Their visions of the world—as a perfect match of mathematical mastery and a profoundly high level of spirituality—bring them into a delightful dialogue and trace a clear path toward the sublime. In this program, Constantinople brings these two artists into conversation, where the sacred and spirituality transcend borders. For this new creation, Constantinople proposes arrangements of some of Johann Sebastian Bach’s most beautiful spiritual songs and arias, placed in dialogue with poems by Omar Khayyam, sung in Persian and responding to Bach’s music.
8pm - Emmanuel Church in the City of Boston, 15 Newbury Street
$30-45
Constantinople (Kiya Tabassian, director) with Hana Blazikova, soprano
Even if more than 600 years separate the lives of John-Sebastien Bach (1685–1750) and Omar Khayyam (1048–1131), these two geniuses were made to meet each other. Their visions of the world—as a perfect match of mathematical mastery and a profoundly high level of spirituality—bring them into a delightful dialogue and trace a clear path toward the sublime. In this program, Constantinople brings these two artists into conversation, where the sacred and spirituality transcend borders. For this new creation, Constantinople proposes arrangements of some of Johann Sebastian Bach’s most beautiful spiritual songs and arias, placed in dialogue with poems by Omar Khayyam, sung in Persian and responding to Bach’s music.
8pm - Emmanuel Church in the City of Boston, 15 Newbury Street
$30-45
Sunday, February 8
Be My Valentine
Na'ama Lion, flute
Little known duets arranged by a great master: Hotteterre's arrangements of (violin?) duets by Robert Valentine for 2 flutes. Some of these duets work well on recorders too! Beautiful music, and also an opportunity to review Hotteterre's French ornaments, as these duets are less heavily ornamented than Hotteterre's own music and provide a great opportunity to ease into the language of French ornaments. Open to: flutes and recorders. Pitch: A=415
1:00-2:30 pm - online (Zoom link sent to registrants)
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Na'ama Lion, flute
Little known duets arranged by a great master: Hotteterre's arrangements of (violin?) duets by Robert Valentine for 2 flutes. Some of these duets work well on recorders too! Beautiful music, and also an opportunity to review Hotteterre's French ornaments, as these duets are less heavily ornamented than Hotteterre's own music and provide a great opportunity to ease into the language of French ornaments. Open to: flutes and recorders. Pitch: A=415
1:00-2:30 pm - online (Zoom link sent to registrants)
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Music of Van Eyck
Rainer Beckmann, recorder
On pleasant summer evenings in mid-17th-century Utrecht, visitors strolling through the Janskerkhof (St. John’s Churchyard) could often enjoy Jacob van Eyck’s remarkable recorder playing. He performed elaborate sets of variations on popular tunes and psalm melodies of his time. Nearly 150 of these solo pieces survive in the two volumes of Der Fluyten Lust-hof (“The Flute’s Garden of Delight”), printed in Amsterdam between 1644 and 1649. This class focuses on the English tunes included in Der Fluyten Lust-hof. We will explore consort settings of songs and dances by William Lawes, John Dowland, Robert Jones, and others that bear witness to the popularity of these melodies. Selected variations by van Eyck on the same tunes will further offer insight into his art of variation and compositional process. Open to: recorder players (and all instrumentalists/singers reading treble clef), intermediate and up. Pitch: A= 440Hz
3:00-4:30 pm - online (Zoom link sent to registrants)
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Rainer Beckmann, recorder
On pleasant summer evenings in mid-17th-century Utrecht, visitors strolling through the Janskerkhof (St. John’s Churchyard) could often enjoy Jacob van Eyck’s remarkable recorder playing. He performed elaborate sets of variations on popular tunes and psalm melodies of his time. Nearly 150 of these solo pieces survive in the two volumes of Der Fluyten Lust-hof (“The Flute’s Garden of Delight”), printed in Amsterdam between 1644 and 1649. This class focuses on the English tunes included in Der Fluyten Lust-hof. We will explore consort settings of songs and dances by William Lawes, John Dowland, Robert Jones, and others that bear witness to the popularity of these melodies. Selected variations by van Eyck on the same tunes will further offer insight into his art of variation and compositional process. Open to: recorder players (and all instrumentalists/singers reading treble clef), intermediate and up. Pitch: A= 440Hz
3:00-4:30 pm - online (Zoom link sent to registrants)
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Monday, February 9
Rescheduled:
Thin Places and Narrow Passages: Musical Pathways to the Unbound Spirit
Eudaimonia Voices (Vivian Montgomery, director)
"Thin Places and Narrow Passages: Musical Pathways to the Unbound Spirit" features the bold expression of Eudaimonia Voices in an entirely vocal and choral concert that transports and transcends--to the mystical realm, to ecstasy, to a sweet safe haven. With Eudaimonia’s characteristic diversity of repertoire from the 16th century through the current day, this program centers around Benjamin Britten’s Hymn to St. Cecilia, while also encompassing otherworldly period works by Byrd, Blow, and Billings, and dipping into contemporary and Appalachian song. Eudaimonia’s Social Action Partnership for this event will highlight the freeing work of Lesley University’s program for Dance and Movement Therapy, which teaches the power of dance as a channel for trauma recovery and community repair. Eudaimonia continues their connection with the social justice initiatives and music program of First Parish in Cambridge where Eudaimonia is Ensemble-in-Residence.
7:00pm (snow date Monday January 26) - First Parish in Cambridge, 3 Church Street, Cambridge, MA
Pay what you decide ($20 suggested)
https://www.eudaimonia-music.org/index.html
Thin Places and Narrow Passages: Musical Pathways to the Unbound Spirit
Eudaimonia Voices (Vivian Montgomery, director)
"Thin Places and Narrow Passages: Musical Pathways to the Unbound Spirit" features the bold expression of Eudaimonia Voices in an entirely vocal and choral concert that transports and transcends--to the mystical realm, to ecstasy, to a sweet safe haven. With Eudaimonia’s characteristic diversity of repertoire from the 16th century through the current day, this program centers around Benjamin Britten’s Hymn to St. Cecilia, while also encompassing otherworldly period works by Byrd, Blow, and Billings, and dipping into contemporary and Appalachian song. Eudaimonia’s Social Action Partnership for this event will highlight the freeing work of Lesley University’s program for Dance and Movement Therapy, which teaches the power of dance as a channel for trauma recovery and community repair. Eudaimonia continues their connection with the social justice initiatives and music program of First Parish in Cambridge where Eudaimonia is Ensemble-in-Residence.
7:00pm (snow date Monday January 26) - First Parish in Cambridge, 3 Church Street, Cambridge, MA
Pay what you decide ($20 suggested)
https://www.eudaimonia-music.org/index.html
Tuesday, February 10
Open Baroque Dance
Ken Pierce, instructor
Each weekly class includes a warmup followed by practice of basic steps and step sequences typical of different dance types (such as bourrée, gavotte, sarabande, gigue, or menuet). Classes are designed for adults or older teens. Choose from online or in person at the studio, duration 90 minutes.
Tuesdays at 7pm - Northeast Arts, 4 Hyde Park Ave. Jamaica Plain, MA
$20 per session
https://northeastartspace.org/baroque
Ken Pierce, instructor
Each weekly class includes a warmup followed by practice of basic steps and step sequences typical of different dance types (such as bourrée, gavotte, sarabande, gigue, or menuet). Classes are designed for adults or older teens. Choose from online or in person at the studio, duration 90 minutes.
Tuesdays at 7pm - Northeast Arts, 4 Hyde Park Ave. Jamaica Plain, MA
$20 per session
https://northeastartspace.org/baroque
Saturday, February 14
Seelenbräutigam: The Drese Effect
ACRONYM: Edwin Huizinga, Adriane Post & Johanna Novom, violin; Beth Wenstrom, violin & viola; Kyle Miller, viola; Loren Ludwig & Kivie Cahn-Lipman, viola da gamba; Doug Balliett, violone; Daniel Swenberg, theorbo & guitar; Elliot Figg, harpsichord & organ; with Guest Artists: Clara Rottsolk, soprano; Elisa Sutherland & Sylvia Leith, mezzo-soprano; Aaron Sheehan & Jacob Perry, tenor; Jonathan Woody, bass; Perry Sutton & Steven Marquardt, slide trumpet; Liza Malamut, Ben David Aronson & Garrett Lahr, trombone
Before “Bach” was synonymous with “musician” in the German state of Thuringia, the name “Drese” was already associated with the musical leadership of this region. Adam Drese and his cousin Johann Samuel Drese helped shaped the musical landscape that Johann Sebastian Bach entered into—Johann Samuel was even Kapellmeister in Weimar during Bach’s tenure in the city. While much of their repertoire has been lost to history, the Drese cousins were hugely influential, including on the young Bach. A mainstay of our June Festivals since 2019, the American chamber ensemble ACRONYM débuts on our annual concert series in a program that assembles for the first time nearly all of the extant works by the Drese cousins, along with several of Bach’s arrangements of them. Comprised of some of North America’s finest young Early Music specialists, ACRONYM is joined by an all-star roster of guest artists, including historical brass players, for the modern premiere of Adam Drese’s funeral motet, Wie selig sind die Toten, the earliest-known work written for slide trumpet.
8pm - First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Saturday, February 28, 2026at 8pm (ET) Available to watch until March 14, 2026 at 11:59pm (ET)
https://bemf.org/concert-season/acronym/
ACRONYM: Edwin Huizinga, Adriane Post & Johanna Novom, violin; Beth Wenstrom, violin & viola; Kyle Miller, viola; Loren Ludwig & Kivie Cahn-Lipman, viola da gamba; Doug Balliett, violone; Daniel Swenberg, theorbo & guitar; Elliot Figg, harpsichord & organ; with Guest Artists: Clara Rottsolk, soprano; Elisa Sutherland & Sylvia Leith, mezzo-soprano; Aaron Sheehan & Jacob Perry, tenor; Jonathan Woody, bass; Perry Sutton & Steven Marquardt, slide trumpet; Liza Malamut, Ben David Aronson & Garrett Lahr, trombone
Before “Bach” was synonymous with “musician” in the German state of Thuringia, the name “Drese” was already associated with the musical leadership of this region. Adam Drese and his cousin Johann Samuel Drese helped shaped the musical landscape that Johann Sebastian Bach entered into—Johann Samuel was even Kapellmeister in Weimar during Bach’s tenure in the city. While much of their repertoire has been lost to history, the Drese cousins were hugely influential, including on the young Bach. A mainstay of our June Festivals since 2019, the American chamber ensemble ACRONYM débuts on our annual concert series in a program that assembles for the first time nearly all of the extant works by the Drese cousins, along with several of Bach’s arrangements of them. Comprised of some of North America’s finest young Early Music specialists, ACRONYM is joined by an all-star roster of guest artists, including historical brass players, for the modern premiere of Adam Drese’s funeral motet, Wie selig sind die Toten, the earliest-known work written for slide trumpet.
8pm - First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Saturday, February 28, 2026at 8pm (ET) Available to watch until March 14, 2026 at 11:59pm (ET)
https://bemf.org/concert-season/acronym/
Sunday, February 15
Museum Concerts presents Siglo de Oro: I Call to Thee
Siglo de Oro, 9-Voice British Ensemble
Museum Concerts continues its 59th season as Rhode Island’s premier early music concert series with Siglo de Oro, one of Britain’s leading vocal ensembles. Praised for its golden tone, fresh interpretations, and innovative programming, Siglo de Oro has performed across the UK, in the U.S. and Canada, and at festivals throughout Europe for over a decade. Patrick Allies conducts the nine-voice group and the program features beloved early English composers Byrd, Taverner, and Tallis, in addition to contemporary composers Caroline Shaw, Cecilia McDowall, and Arvo Pärt.
3:30pm - First Unitarian Church, 1 Benevolent Street, Providence, RI
$30
http://museumconcerts.org/museumconcerts/siglo-de-oro.html
Siglo de Oro, 9-Voice British Ensemble
Museum Concerts continues its 59th season as Rhode Island’s premier early music concert series with Siglo de Oro, one of Britain’s leading vocal ensembles. Praised for its golden tone, fresh interpretations, and innovative programming, Siglo de Oro has performed across the UK, in the U.S. and Canada, and at festivals throughout Europe for over a decade. Patrick Allies conducts the nine-voice group and the program features beloved early English composers Byrd, Taverner, and Tallis, in addition to contemporary composers Caroline Shaw, Cecilia McDowall, and Arvo Pärt.
3:30pm - First Unitarian Church, 1 Benevolent Street, Providence, RI
$30
http://museumconcerts.org/museumconcerts/siglo-de-oro.html
Farewell Unkind: Songs and Dances of John Dowland
The Boston Camerata with Nigel North, lute
To celebrate the anniversary of John Dowland, lutenist to Queen Elizabeth the First and the greatest English song writer until Purcell and Britten, we present a program of airs, dances, hymns and fantasies, for voices and instruments in collaboration with British lute virtuoso Nigel North. Preview the music for this program by listening to our album Farewell, Unkind: Songs & Dances of Dowland on Spotify.
4:00pm - Pickman Concert Hall, Longy School of Music, 27 Garden St. Cambridge, MA
https://bostoncamerata.org/performances/
The Boston Camerata with Nigel North, lute
To celebrate the anniversary of John Dowland, lutenist to Queen Elizabeth the First and the greatest English song writer until Purcell and Britten, we present a program of airs, dances, hymns and fantasies, for voices and instruments in collaboration with British lute virtuoso Nigel North. Preview the music for this program by listening to our album Farewell, Unkind: Songs & Dances of Dowland on Spotify.
4:00pm - Pickman Concert Hall, Longy School of Music, 27 Garden St. Cambridge, MA
https://bostoncamerata.org/performances/
Tuesday, February 17
Open Baroque Dance
Ken Pierce, instructor
Each weekly class includes a warmup followed by practice of basic steps and step sequences typical of different dance types (such as bourrée, gavotte, sarabande, gigue, or menuet). Classes are designed for adults or older teens. Choose from online or in person at the studio, duration 90 minutes.
Tuesdays at 7pm - Northeast Arts, 4 Hyde Park Ave. Jamaica Plain, MA
$20 per session
https://northeastartspace.org/baroque
Ken Pierce, instructor
Each weekly class includes a warmup followed by practice of basic steps and step sequences typical of different dance types (such as bourrée, gavotte, sarabande, gigue, or menuet). Classes are designed for adults or older teens. Choose from online or in person at the studio, duration 90 minutes.
Tuesdays at 7pm - Northeast Arts, 4 Hyde Park Ave. Jamaica Plain, MA
$20 per session
https://northeastartspace.org/baroque
Thursday, February 19
MYTH BUSTERS: What is “Baroque” style?
Harvard Baroque
This interactive listening and discussion session takes on some of the biggest myths surrounding Baroque music (no spoilers!)
Through short listening examples and live demonstration, we’ll explore how questions of tuning, taste, rhetoric, and national style shaped musical practice in the 17th and 18th centuries, and why Baroque music was far less standardized than we often imagine. Open to musicians and non-musicians alike, and food will be provided!
6pm - Harvard Hall 202, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA
Sign up at https://luma.com/bvw4gvky
Harvard Baroque
This interactive listening and discussion session takes on some of the biggest myths surrounding Baroque music (no spoilers!)
Through short listening examples and live demonstration, we’ll explore how questions of tuning, taste, rhetoric, and national style shaped musical practice in the 17th and 18th centuries, and why Baroque music was far less standardized than we often imagine. Open to musicians and non-musicians alike, and food will be provided!
6pm - Harvard Hall 202, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA
Sign up at https://luma.com/bvw4gvky
Friday, February 20
In Praise of Laura Peverara: Madrigals for the Concerto delle donne (Ferrara, 1580s)
Blue Heron
In the 1580s, Ferrara boasted one of the most famous vocal ensembles in Europe: a trio of women known as the Concerto delle donne. One member, Laura Peverara, was so admired and beloved that she inspired two madrigal anthologies, published in 1582 and 1583. We present a selection of this rich repertoire, including music by Wert, Marenzio, Luzzaschi, and others.
Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026
7:30pm - Edwards Church, 297 Main Street, Northampton, MA
$11.50-$95.50, Under 18 FREE
https://www.blueheron.org/
Blue Heron
In the 1580s, Ferrara boasted one of the most famous vocal ensembles in Europe: a trio of women known as the Concerto delle donne. One member, Laura Peverara, was so admired and beloved that she inspired two madrigal anthologies, published in 1582 and 1583. We present a selection of this rich repertoire, including music by Wert, Marenzio, Luzzaschi, and others.
Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026
7:30pm - Edwards Church, 297 Main Street, Northampton, MA
$11.50-$95.50, Under 18 FREE
https://www.blueheron.org/
Masters of the Harpsichord
Miyuki Tsurutani, harpsichord, John Tyson, recorder
Program:
François Couperin - Vingt-Deuxiéme Ordre
J.S. Bach - Partita in G BWV829
Johnathan Lovensterin - Fantasie
8pm - Lindsay Chapel, First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA
Donations welcome
[email protected]
Miyuki Tsurutani, harpsichord, John Tyson, recorder
Program:
François Couperin - Vingt-Deuxiéme Ordre
J.S. Bach - Partita in G BWV829
Johnathan Lovensterin - Fantasie
8pm - Lindsay Chapel, First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA
Donations welcome
[email protected]
Saturday, February 21
Monteverdi’s Selva morale e spirituale
Virtuoso vocal ensemble Ampersand joins Elm City Consort in a program of selections from Claudio Monteverdi’s “Moral and Spiritual Forest,” a compendium of Italian madrigals and liturgical works by the Renaissance master.
7pm - Bethesda Lutheran Church, 450 Whitney Ave., New Haven, CT
Free; donations welcome
https://www.elmcityconsort.org/2025-2026-season
Virtuoso vocal ensemble Ampersand joins Elm City Consort in a program of selections from Claudio Monteverdi’s “Moral and Spiritual Forest,” a compendium of Italian madrigals and liturgical works by the Renaissance master.
7pm - Bethesda Lutheran Church, 450 Whitney Ave., New Haven, CT
Free; donations welcome
https://www.elmcityconsort.org/2025-2026-season
In Praise of Laura Peverara: Madrigals for the Concerto delle donne (Ferrara, 1580s)
Blue Heron
In the 1580s, Ferrara boasted one of the most famous vocal ensembles in Europe: a trio of women known as the Concerto delle donne. One member, Laura Peverara, was so admired and beloved that she inspired two madrigal anthologies, published in 1582 and 1583. We present a selection of this rich repertoire, including music by Wert, Marenzio, Luzzaschi, and others.
Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026
8pm - First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge
$11.50-$95.50, Under 18 FREE
https://www.blueheron.org/
Blue Heron
In the 1580s, Ferrara boasted one of the most famous vocal ensembles in Europe: a trio of women known as the Concerto delle donne. One member, Laura Peverara, was so admired and beloved that she inspired two madrigal anthologies, published in 1582 and 1583. We present a selection of this rich repertoire, including music by Wert, Marenzio, Luzzaschi, and others.
Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026
8pm - First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge
$11.50-$95.50, Under 18 FREE
https://www.blueheron.org/
Sunday, February 22
A Feast of Remembrance
Boston Cecilia (Michael Barrett, director)
Join us for a very special performance at Jordan Hall! The program will include JS Bach’s Gloria, BWV 191, and Cantata Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille BWV 120.1, and selections from Handel oratorios previously performed by Cecilia.
3:00pm - New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall
https://www.bostoncecilia.org/season
Boston Cecilia (Michael Barrett, director)
Join us for a very special performance at Jordan Hall! The program will include JS Bach’s Gloria, BWV 191, and Cantata Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille BWV 120.1, and selections from Handel oratorios previously performed by Cecilia.
3:00pm - New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall
https://www.bostoncecilia.org/season
Lark Ascending: Emilie Mayer
Arpeggione: Eleanor Legault, violin; Thomas Carroll, clarinet; Andrea LeBlanc, flute; Guy Fishman, cello; April Sun, piano
Arpeggione’s Lark Ascending series tells the story of classical music through the stories, roles, and networks of women composers. This year’s installment features the music and influence of 19th century German composer Emilie Mayer. Mayer’s oeuvre frequently clashed with the gendered establishment of composition, including eight symphonies, large scale concertos, operas, and music dramas. Mayer’s music was frequently performed and acclaimed by audiences and critics during her life, only to be all but forgotten after her death. Arpeggione presents a selection of Emilie Mayer’s chamber works, illustrating the range and originality of Mayer’s voice. The program is guest curated by violinist, musicologist, and Mayer scholar Eleanor Legault.
4:00pm - St. John’s Church, 705 Hale St., Beverly Farms
by donation
https://www.arpeggione-ensemble.com/concerts
Arpeggione: Eleanor Legault, violin; Thomas Carroll, clarinet; Andrea LeBlanc, flute; Guy Fishman, cello; April Sun, piano
Arpeggione’s Lark Ascending series tells the story of classical music through the stories, roles, and networks of women composers. This year’s installment features the music and influence of 19th century German composer Emilie Mayer. Mayer’s oeuvre frequently clashed with the gendered establishment of composition, including eight symphonies, large scale concertos, operas, and music dramas. Mayer’s music was frequently performed and acclaimed by audiences and critics during her life, only to be all but forgotten after her death. Arpeggione presents a selection of Emilie Mayer’s chamber works, illustrating the range and originality of Mayer’s voice. The program is guest curated by violinist, musicologist, and Mayer scholar Eleanor Legault.
4:00pm - St. John’s Church, 705 Hale St., Beverly Farms
by donation
https://www.arpeggione-ensemble.com/concerts
Tuesday, February 24
Open Baroque Dance
Ken Pierce, instructor
Each weekly class includes a warmup followed by practice of basic steps and step sequences typical of different dance types (such as bourrée, gavotte, sarabande, gigue, or menuet). Classes are designed for adults or older teens. Choose from online or in person at the studio, duration 90 minutes.
Tuesdays at 7pm - Northeast Arts, 4 Hyde Park Ave. Jamaica Plain, MA
$20 per session
https://northeastartspace.org/baroque
Ken Pierce, instructor
Each weekly class includes a warmup followed by practice of basic steps and step sequences typical of different dance types (such as bourrée, gavotte, sarabande, gigue, or menuet). Classes are designed for adults or older teens. Choose from online or in person at the studio, duration 90 minutes.
Tuesdays at 7pm - Northeast Arts, 4 Hyde Park Ave. Jamaica Plain, MA
$20 per session
https://northeastartspace.org/baroque
Friday, February 27
'alla Bolognese'
Sarasa: Elicia Silverstein, Emily Hale, violin; Nathaniel Cox, cornetto, theorbo, guitar; Jennifer Morsches, cello; John McKean, organ
Not only renowned for its famous ragù, Bologna was the hotspot for many pioneering 17th-century musicians who paved the way for the flowering of instrumental music in Europe. Delectable works for cornetto, violin, cello and organ by Isabella Leonarda, Cazzati, Arresti, Gabrielli, Bononcini, Torelli, Piccinini, Ferrari & Montalbano.
7pm - Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro, VT
$30
https://www.sarasamusic.org/bolognese
Sarasa: Elicia Silverstein, Emily Hale, violin; Nathaniel Cox, cornetto, theorbo, guitar; Jennifer Morsches, cello; John McKean, organ
Not only renowned for its famous ragù, Bologna was the hotspot for many pioneering 17th-century musicians who paved the way for the flowering of instrumental music in Europe. Delectable works for cornetto, violin, cello and organ by Isabella Leonarda, Cazzati, Arresti, Gabrielli, Bononcini, Torelli, Piccinini, Ferrari & Montalbano.
7pm - Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro, VT
$30
https://www.sarasamusic.org/bolognese
English Country Dance with Seven Times Salt
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, fiddle, Dan Meyers, winds, percussion, Josh Schreiber, bass viol, Matthew Wright, lute, with Orly Krasner, dance caller
In our annual jaunt to the dance floor, STS will provide splendid live music for the Harvard Square English Country Dance. 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. Friendly, helpful dance caller Orly Krasner will teach all the dances; no experience is necessary. Come dance with us! Introductory session starts at 7:10pm for new dancers.
7:30-9:30pm - Harvard-Epworth Church, 1555 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA
$5-15 sliding scale, Presented by CDS-Boston
https://www.seventimessalt.com/
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, fiddle, Dan Meyers, winds, percussion, Josh Schreiber, bass viol, Matthew Wright, lute, with Orly Krasner, dance caller
In our annual jaunt to the dance floor, STS will provide splendid live music for the Harvard Square English Country Dance. 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. Friendly, helpful dance caller Orly Krasner will teach all the dances; no experience is necessary. Come dance with us! Introductory session starts at 7:10pm for new dancers.
7:30-9:30pm - Harvard-Epworth Church, 1555 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA
$5-15 sliding scale, Presented by CDS-Boston
https://www.seventimessalt.com/
Bringing it Home with Brescianello: Concerti a tre from the Stuttgart Court
Newton Baroque: Susanna Ogata, Jesse Irons, violin, Alison Gangler, oboe, Sarah Freiberg, cello, Andrus Madsen, harpsichord
Newton Baroque presents a program dedicated to the "extravagant" works of Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello (ca. 1690–1758). A Bolognese composer who built an illustrious career in the courts of Munich and Stuttgart, Brescianello was widely admired during his lifetime—particularly for his violin concerti—though he is less known to modern audiences. The program features his "Concerti a tre," unique trio sonatas composed with the virtuosic trappings of the concerto style. Each work functions essentially as a concerto for two violins without the traditional backup of a full orchestra, offering a rare look at the brilliance of an 18th-century Italian master who was once a staple of the German courts.
7:30pm, Nathaniel Allen House, 35 Webster St., Newton, MA
General admission - $35.00, Senior - $30.00, Student/Low Income - $10.00, Under 18 - $0.00
https://www.newtonbaroque.org/concerts.html
Newton Baroque: Susanna Ogata, Jesse Irons, violin, Alison Gangler, oboe, Sarah Freiberg, cello, Andrus Madsen, harpsichord
Newton Baroque presents a program dedicated to the "extravagant" works of Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello (ca. 1690–1758). A Bolognese composer who built an illustrious career in the courts of Munich and Stuttgart, Brescianello was widely admired during his lifetime—particularly for his violin concerti—though he is less known to modern audiences. The program features his "Concerti a tre," unique trio sonatas composed with the virtuosic trappings of the concerto style. Each work functions essentially as a concerto for two violins without the traditional backup of a full orchestra, offering a rare look at the brilliance of an 18th-century Italian master who was once a staple of the German courts.
7:30pm, Nathaniel Allen House, 35 Webster St., Newton, MA
General admission - $35.00, Senior - $30.00, Student/Low Income - $10.00, Under 18 - $0.00
https://www.newtonbaroque.org/concerts.html
Saturday, February 28
'alla Bolognese'
Sarasa: Elicia Silverstein, violin; Nathaniel Cox, cornetto/theorbo/guitar; Jennifer Morsches, cello; John McKean, organ
Delectable works from 17th-century Bologna by Isabella Leonarda, Cazzati, Arresti, Gabrielli, Bononcini, Torelli, Piccinini, Ferrari and Montalbano.
7pm - Cambridge Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge, MA
$30
https://www.sarasamusic.org/bolognese
Sarasa: Elicia Silverstein, violin; Nathaniel Cox, cornetto/theorbo/guitar; Jennifer Morsches, cello; John McKean, organ
Delectable works from 17th-century Bologna by Isabella Leonarda, Cazzati, Arresti, Gabrielli, Bononcini, Torelli, Piccinini, Ferrari and Montalbano.
7pm - Cambridge Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge, MA
$30
https://www.sarasamusic.org/bolognese
Bringing it Home with Brescianello: Concerti a tre from the Stuttgart Court
Newton Baroque: Susanna Ogata, Jesse Irons, violin, Alison Gangler, oboe, Sarah Freiberg, cello, Andrus Madsen, harpsichord
Newton Baroque presents a program dedicated to the "extravagant" works of Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello (ca. 1690–1758). A Bolognese composer who built an illustrious career in the courts of Munich and Stuttgart, Brescianello was widely admired during his lifetime—particularly for his violin concerti—though he is less known to modern audiences. The program features his "Concerti a tre," unique trio sonatas composed with the virtuosic trappings of the concerto style. Each work functions essentially as a concerto for two violins without the traditional backup of a full orchestra, offering a rare look at the brilliance of an 18th-century Italian master who was once a staple of the German courts.
7:30pm, Goethe-Institut, 170 Beacon St., Boston MA
General admission - $35.00, Senior - $30.00, Student/Low Income - $10.00, Under 18 - $0.00
https://www.newtonbaroque.org/concerts.html
Newton Baroque: Susanna Ogata, Jesse Irons, violin, Alison Gangler, oboe, Sarah Freiberg, cello, Andrus Madsen, harpsichord
Newton Baroque presents a program dedicated to the "extravagant" works of Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello (ca. 1690–1758). A Bolognese composer who built an illustrious career in the courts of Munich and Stuttgart, Brescianello was widely admired during his lifetime—particularly for his violin concerti—though he is less known to modern audiences. The program features his "Concerti a tre," unique trio sonatas composed with the virtuosic trappings of the concerto style. Each work functions essentially as a concerto for two violins without the traditional backup of a full orchestra, offering a rare look at the brilliance of an 18th-century Italian master who was once a staple of the German courts.
7:30pm, Goethe-Institut, 170 Beacon St., Boston MA
General admission - $35.00, Senior - $30.00, Student/Low Income - $10.00, Under 18 - $0.00
https://www.newtonbaroque.org/concerts.html