Saturday, February 1
A La Mode - a class for singers
Pamela Dellal, voice
In this class we'll walk through the basics of medieval chant, focusing on the special sound and technique of modal singing. We'll learn the eight medieval modes and how the resonance and tuning of each creates a universe of color and emotion! No prior experience required; simple chant tunes will be studied with an emphasis on how the mode informs the pacing and character of each piece. Singers are encouraged; instrumentalists welcome, but wind players are cautioned that we will be utilizing Just Intonation. All participants will be asked to sing as well as play, since the repertoire is based on the voice. Open to: singers (singing instrumentalists are welcome to join!) Pitch: A= 440Hz.
1:00-2:30pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Pamela Dellal, voice
In this class we'll walk through the basics of medieval chant, focusing on the special sound and technique of modal singing. We'll learn the eight medieval modes and how the resonance and tuning of each creates a universe of color and emotion! No prior experience required; simple chant tunes will be studied with an emphasis on how the mode informs the pacing and character of each piece. Singers are encouraged; instrumentalists welcome, but wind players are cautioned that we will be utilizing Just Intonation. All participants will be asked to sing as well as play, since the repertoire is based on the voice. Open to: singers (singing instrumentalists are welcome to join!) Pitch: A= 440Hz.
1:00-2:30pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
The Armed Archangel: Johannes Regis, Missa L’homme armé
Blue Heron: Michael Barrett, Jonas Budris, Steven Hrycelak, Kim Leeds, David McFerrin, Jason McStoots, Sophie Michaux, Timothy Parsons, Sumner Thompson
Regis’s Mass based on the song L’homme armé is one of the very first in a series of L’homme arméworks stretching across musical generations – and the only one whose origins are clearly understood. Written for the celebration of the feast of St. Michael at Cambrai Cathedral in 1462, the Mass is a tour de force setting multiple plainchant cantus firmi and featuring Regis’s brilliant and unique sense of sonority.
3pm - First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge
Tickets $10-$90
https://www.blueheron.org/concerts/season26/armed-archangel/
Blue Heron: Michael Barrett, Jonas Budris, Steven Hrycelak, Kim Leeds, David McFerrin, Jason McStoots, Sophie Michaux, Timothy Parsons, Sumner Thompson
Regis’s Mass based on the song L’homme armé is one of the very first in a series of L’homme arméworks stretching across musical generations – and the only one whose origins are clearly understood. Written for the celebration of the feast of St. Michael at Cambrai Cathedral in 1462, the Mass is a tour de force setting multiple plainchant cantus firmi and featuring Regis’s brilliant and unique sense of sonority.
3pm - First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge
Tickets $10-$90
https://www.blueheron.org/concerts/season26/armed-archangel/
Musical Promises
Miyo Aoki, recorder
February is just about the time when all those well-intentioned New Year’s resolutions start to go awry. In this playing session, we’ll explore resolve and promises in Renaissance music and how they are upheld or broken in both texted and untexted pieces. Works by Morley, Ferrabosco, and others.
3-4:30pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Miyo Aoki, recorder
February is just about the time when all those well-intentioned New Year’s resolutions start to go awry. In this playing session, we’ll explore resolve and promises in Renaissance music and how they are upheld or broken in both texted and untexted pieces. Works by Morley, Ferrabosco, and others.
3-4:30pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
February 1-2
Renaissance Flute Consort Weekend Workshop
Na'ama Lion and Amanda Markwick, instructors
Join Amanda Markwick and Na’ama Lion for a weekend workshop focusing exclusively on the Renaissance flute consort. Celebrating Palestrina’s 500th birthday in 2025, the repertoire chosen for this weekend workshop will include his secular madrigals, as well as instrumental works by his contemporary Orlando di Lasso. This year we will build on the experience from last year, and will provide playing opportunities for more advanced players as well as Renaissance-flute newcomers. Everyone is welcome! Workshop extras include two mini-lectures on topics specifically related to the Renaissance flute, guided instruction on reading from 16th-century notation, and opportunities to try instruments by various makers. Open to flutists with all levels of experience, from beginners on the Renaissance flute to already existing flute consorts. COVID-19 testing policy tba.
9:30-5pm on Sat/Sun - Longy School of Music of Bard College, Cambridge, MA
Tuition: $240, Work Study Tuition: $120
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/workshops/renaissance-flute-consort
Na'ama Lion and Amanda Markwick, instructors
Join Amanda Markwick and Na’ama Lion for a weekend workshop focusing exclusively on the Renaissance flute consort. Celebrating Palestrina’s 500th birthday in 2025, the repertoire chosen for this weekend workshop will include his secular madrigals, as well as instrumental works by his contemporary Orlando di Lasso. This year we will build on the experience from last year, and will provide playing opportunities for more advanced players as well as Renaissance-flute newcomers. Everyone is welcome! Workshop extras include two mini-lectures on topics specifically related to the Renaissance flute, guided instruction on reading from 16th-century notation, and opportunities to try instruments by various makers. Open to flutists with all levels of experience, from beginners on the Renaissance flute to already existing flute consorts. COVID-19 testing policy tba.
9:30-5pm on Sat/Sun - Longy School of Music of Bard College, Cambridge, MA
Tuition: $240, Work Study Tuition: $120
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/workshops/renaissance-flute-consort
Sunday, February 2
The Napoli Session with FR2
Tom Beets and Joris Van Goethem, recorder
If you are searching for a winter escape, then look no further than a musical trip to Napoli. Tom and Joris share their advice on performing Sonata IV by Francesco Mancini, Maestro di Capella at the Neapolitan court. Our objective is to balance music and technique and to boost your playing skills. Your place in the sun will be assured when you tackle this fascinating sonata. Energy, musical rhetoric, spicy harmonies, Vitamin “D”ouble tonguing and Italian passion. This session is geared towards upper intermediate and advanced players. Practice the top part on an alto 440. Open to: upper intermediate and advanced recorder players. Pitch: A= 440Hz.
1:00-2:30pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Tom Beets and Joris Van Goethem, recorder
If you are searching for a winter escape, then look no further than a musical trip to Napoli. Tom and Joris share their advice on performing Sonata IV by Francesco Mancini, Maestro di Capella at the Neapolitan court. Our objective is to balance music and technique and to boost your playing skills. Your place in the sun will be assured when you tackle this fascinating sonata. Energy, musical rhetoric, spicy harmonies, Vitamin “D”ouble tonguing and Italian passion. This session is geared towards upper intermediate and advanced players. Practice the top part on an alto 440. Open to: upper intermediate and advanced recorder players. Pitch: A= 440Hz.
1:00-2:30pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
1775 Dance Party
Winston Tao, dance caller, with Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, fiddle, Dan Meyers, winds, percussion, Josh Schreiber, bass viol, Matthew Wright, lute
As part of “Celebrate Lincoln 250”, join us for an afternoon of immersion in the Lincoln of 1775. The event will include musket demonstrations by the Minute Men, music by 4-H Fife & Drum, and re-enactors who will tell you about the attire, food, and amusements of the day. At 2pm, a dance party will begin with dancing in the style of 1775, with live 18th-century music by Seven Times Salt and dance instruction for all who wish to join in. Refreshments will be served.
2-5pm - Bemis Hall, 15 Bedford Rd. Lincoln, MA
Free and open to all. Co-hosted by the Bemis Free Lecture Series, Lincoln Historical Society, Lincoln Minute Men, Middlesex County 4-H Fife & Drum, and Lincoln250. Brochure here.
Winston Tao, dance caller, with Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, fiddle, Dan Meyers, winds, percussion, Josh Schreiber, bass viol, Matthew Wright, lute
As part of “Celebrate Lincoln 250”, join us for an afternoon of immersion in the Lincoln of 1775. The event will include musket demonstrations by the Minute Men, music by 4-H Fife & Drum, and re-enactors who will tell you about the attire, food, and amusements of the day. At 2pm, a dance party will begin with dancing in the style of 1775, with live 18th-century music by Seven Times Salt and dance instruction for all who wish to join in. Refreshments will be served.
2-5pm - Bemis Hall, 15 Bedford Rd. Lincoln, MA
Free and open to all. Co-hosted by the Bemis Free Lecture Series, Lincoln Historical Society, Lincoln Minute Men, Middlesex County 4-H Fife & Drum, and Lincoln250. Brochure here.
Candlemas Evensong and Benediction
All Saints' Choir of Men and boys (Andrew Sheranian, organist, Master of Choristers)
Music of Byrd, Buxtehude, Bach, Howells, and Franck.
3pm - Parish of All Saints, 209 Ashmont St. Dorchester, MA
https://allsaints.net/42-feasts-fasts-events/749-candlemas-2025
All Saints' Choir of Men and boys (Andrew Sheranian, organist, Master of Choristers)
Music of Byrd, Buxtehude, Bach, Howells, and Franck.
3pm - Parish of All Saints, 209 Ashmont St. Dorchester, MA
https://allsaints.net/42-feasts-fasts-events/749-candlemas-2025
CUPID'S BOW: Love Songs of the English Renaissance
Emily Eagen, voice
3:00-4:30pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Emily Eagen, voice
3:00-4:30pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Wednesday, February 5
18th-century Dance Class
Barbara Pugliese, instructor
Have you been wishing for the chance to dance? Craving classes? Seeking community? Join Barbara Pugliese for a series of 18th-century dance classes being offered in partnership with the Medford Public Library! Dust off your dancing shoes and sign up at the library website to join the fun! Each class will include basic instruction – so feel free to sign up for any single class, or come to more than one if you want more chances to practice! (You don’t need a library card to participate, but preference may be given to local library patrons, so have your library card number ready if you have one). Four sessions on Wednesday evenings January 29, February 5, 12, 19.
7-8pm - Medford Public Library, 111 High St. Medford, MA
FREE; registration required at http://vintagedancers.org/events/event/18th-century-dance-medford-library-2025/
Barbara Pugliese, instructor
Have you been wishing for the chance to dance? Craving classes? Seeking community? Join Barbara Pugliese for a series of 18th-century dance classes being offered in partnership with the Medford Public Library! Dust off your dancing shoes and sign up at the library website to join the fun! Each class will include basic instruction – so feel free to sign up for any single class, or come to more than one if you want more chances to practice! (You don’t need a library card to participate, but preference may be given to local library patrons, so have your library card number ready if you have one). Four sessions on Wednesday evenings January 29, February 5, 12, 19.
7-8pm - Medford Public Library, 111 High St. Medford, MA
FREE; registration required at http://vintagedancers.org/events/event/18th-century-dance-medford-library-2025/
Friday, February 7
In the Salon of Fanny von Arnstein: Lieder by C. P. E Bach, Mozart and Schubert
Newton Baroque: Jason McStoots, Tenor, Andrus Madsen, Fortepiano
Lieder and Keyboard works by C.P.E. Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Mozart, Meyerbeer, and Schubert. Fanny von Arnstein was one of the most remarkable women in early 19th-century Vienna. Her connections made her well positioned as host of a prominent salon: she was a student of W.F. Bach, friends with C.P.E. Bach and Haydn, and a supporter of Mozart and Meyerbeer. She played a leading role in founding the Gesellschaft der Musik Freunde in Vienna, and during the Congress at Vienna, she hosted many of the greatest world leaders. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about this amazing woman and enjoy music from her salon, performed in two remarkable and intimate salon venues.
7:30 pm - Goethe-Institut, 170 Beacon St., Boston
General $35.00, Senior $30.00, Student/Low Income $10.00, Under 18 free
https://www.newtonbaroque.org/concerts.html
Newton Baroque: Jason McStoots, Tenor, Andrus Madsen, Fortepiano
Lieder and Keyboard works by C.P.E. Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Mozart, Meyerbeer, and Schubert. Fanny von Arnstein was one of the most remarkable women in early 19th-century Vienna. Her connections made her well positioned as host of a prominent salon: she was a student of W.F. Bach, friends with C.P.E. Bach and Haydn, and a supporter of Mozart and Meyerbeer. She played a leading role in founding the Gesellschaft der Musik Freunde in Vienna, and during the Congress at Vienna, she hosted many of the greatest world leaders. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about this amazing woman and enjoy music from her salon, performed in two remarkable and intimate salon venues.
7:30 pm - Goethe-Institut, 170 Beacon St., Boston
General $35.00, Senior $30.00, Student/Low Income $10.00, Under 18 free
https://www.newtonbaroque.org/concerts.html
Saturday, February 8
The Best of Bach—The Great Organ Works
Renée Anne Louprette, organ
Hear Bach's works on the historic Johnson organ. George Stauffer, PhD, provides commentary about Bach’s life and music.
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 541
J.S. Bach: Transcriptions from Cantatas, BWV 106, 137, 140, 147, 208
J.S. Bach: Fugue in G minor (“Little”), BWV 578
J.S. Bach: Toccata in D minor, BWV 565
2:00 pm - UU Meeting House, Housatonic, MA
Tickets: $45 Nonmembers | $40 BBS Members | $10 Card-to-Culture | Children/Students FREE
https://berkshirebach.org/concerts
Renée Anne Louprette, organ
Hear Bach's works on the historic Johnson organ. George Stauffer, PhD, provides commentary about Bach’s life and music.
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 541
J.S. Bach: Transcriptions from Cantatas, BWV 106, 137, 140, 147, 208
J.S. Bach: Fugue in G minor (“Little”), BWV 578
J.S. Bach: Toccata in D minor, BWV 565
2:00 pm - UU Meeting House, Housatonic, MA
Tickets: $45 Nonmembers | $40 BBS Members | $10 Card-to-Culture | Children/Students FREE
https://berkshirebach.org/concerts
A Winter Regency Ball
Come get your Bridgerton on and dance like Jane Austen, as Gore Place hosts a Winter Regency Ball. Get dressed in your Regency finest and dance the night away in the Great Hall of the Gore Mansion. Live musicians will play English country dances from the Regency Period. Social Dance Historian Ruth Benson Levin will guide you through dances, involving simple, repeated step patterns. Bring your significant other, a group of friends, or come on your own. All the dances are group dances with gender neutral roles. As you and your partner move down the line, you will find yourselves dancing with nearly everyone else at the Ball. Regency ballroom attire is not required but will be much admired. We strongly advise, however, that participants wear comfortable, flat shoes and cloth gloves to make hand holding more comfortable (Gore Place will have gloves available to borrow for those who do not own any). Dance cards and refreshments will be provided.
7pm-10pm - Gore Place, 52 Gore St. Waltham, MA
$75
https://goreplace.org/whats-on/winter-regency-ball
Come get your Bridgerton on and dance like Jane Austen, as Gore Place hosts a Winter Regency Ball. Get dressed in your Regency finest and dance the night away in the Great Hall of the Gore Mansion. Live musicians will play English country dances from the Regency Period. Social Dance Historian Ruth Benson Levin will guide you through dances, involving simple, repeated step patterns. Bring your significant other, a group of friends, or come on your own. All the dances are group dances with gender neutral roles. As you and your partner move down the line, you will find yourselves dancing with nearly everyone else at the Ball. Regency ballroom attire is not required but will be much admired. We strongly advise, however, that participants wear comfortable, flat shoes and cloth gloves to make hand holding more comfortable (Gore Place will have gloves available to borrow for those who do not own any). Dance cards and refreshments will be provided.
7pm-10pm - Gore Place, 52 Gore St. Waltham, MA
$75
https://goreplace.org/whats-on/winter-regency-ball
In the Salon of Fanny von Arnstein: Lieder by C. P. E Bach, Mozart and Schubert
Newton Baroque: Jason McStoots, Tenor, Andrus Madsen, Fortepiano
Lieder and Keyboard works by C.P.E. Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Mozart, Meyerbeer, and Schubert. Fanny von Arnstein was one of the most remarkable women in early 19th-century Vienna. Her connections made her well positioned as host of a prominent salon: she was a student of W.F. Bach, friends with C.P.E. Bach and Haydn, and a supporter of Mozart and Meyerbeer. She played a leading role in founding the Gesellschaft der Musik Freunde in Vienna, and during the Congress at Vienna, she hosted many of the greatest world leaders. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about this amazing woman and enjoy music from her salon, performed in two remarkable and intimate salon venues.
7:30 pm - Nathaniel Allen House, 35 Webster St., West Newton
General $35.00, Senior $30.00, Student/Low Income $10.00, Under 18 free
https://www.newtonbaroque.org/concerts.html
Newton Baroque: Jason McStoots, Tenor, Andrus Madsen, Fortepiano
Lieder and Keyboard works by C.P.E. Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Mozart, Meyerbeer, and Schubert. Fanny von Arnstein was one of the most remarkable women in early 19th-century Vienna. Her connections made her well positioned as host of a prominent salon: she was a student of W.F. Bach, friends with C.P.E. Bach and Haydn, and a supporter of Mozart and Meyerbeer. She played a leading role in founding the Gesellschaft der Musik Freunde in Vienna, and during the Congress at Vienna, she hosted many of the greatest world leaders. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about this amazing woman and enjoy music from her salon, performed in two remarkable and intimate salon venues.
7:30 pm - Nathaniel Allen House, 35 Webster St., West Newton
General $35.00, Senior $30.00, Student/Low Income $10.00, Under 18 free
https://www.newtonbaroque.org/concerts.html
Keyboard Masterpieces by Handel
Francesco Corti, harpsichord & organ with the BEMF Chamber Ensemble (Robert Mealy, Director)
Join us for a one-of-a-kind event featuring the stunning virtuoso Francesco Corti performing a solo work for harpischord and joining with our own all-star BEMF Chamber Ensemble and director Robert Mealy to present two Organ Concertos by Handel on the magnificent Richards, Fowkes & Co. Opus 10 organ at Boston’s First Lutheran Church. Celebrating the biennial conference of the American Handel Society—February 6–9, 2025 in Boston—the program will showcase two selections (No. 1 and No. 4) from Handel’s innovative Opus 4, which first established the form of the organ concerto.
8pm - First Lutheran Church, Boston, MA
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 8pm (ET)
Available to watch until March 8, 2025 at 11:59pm (ET)
https://bemf.org/concert-season/
Francesco Corti, harpsichord & organ with the BEMF Chamber Ensemble (Robert Mealy, Director)
Join us for a one-of-a-kind event featuring the stunning virtuoso Francesco Corti performing a solo work for harpischord and joining with our own all-star BEMF Chamber Ensemble and director Robert Mealy to present two Organ Concertos by Handel on the magnificent Richards, Fowkes & Co. Opus 10 organ at Boston’s First Lutheran Church. Celebrating the biennial conference of the American Handel Society—February 6–9, 2025 in Boston—the program will showcase two selections (No. 1 and No. 4) from Handel’s innovative Opus 4, which first established the form of the organ concerto.
8pm - First Lutheran Church, Boston, MA
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 8pm (ET)
Available to watch until March 8, 2025 at 11:59pm (ET)
https://bemf.org/concert-season/
Sunday, February 9
West Gallery Music workshop
Bruce Randall, leader
West Gallery Music is suitable for all voices and melodic instruments (bowed strings, bassoons, concertinas, trombones, &c.). Most of it is not particularly difficult, and is great fun to sing and play! Music books will be provided. This month, we'll celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Clark, the Shoemaker of Canterbury (1775-1859), composer of much music found in the West Gallery tradition, including the famous tune "Cranbrook," the source of the Lancashire folksong "On Ilkley Moor." He can be seen playing the clarinet in the painting "The Village Choir" by Thomas Webster, who was a resident of the town of Cranbrook. Masking is optional, but shoes are not permitted (it's a dance floor); please bring some slippers or socks.
2-5pm - Newton Highlands Congregational Church, 54 Lincoln St. Newton. MA
Free; there will be an opportunity to make a donation to help defray the expenses.
Bruce Randall, leader
West Gallery Music is suitable for all voices and melodic instruments (bowed strings, bassoons, concertinas, trombones, &c.). Most of it is not particularly difficult, and is great fun to sing and play! Music books will be provided. This month, we'll celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Clark, the Shoemaker of Canterbury (1775-1859), composer of much music found in the West Gallery tradition, including the famous tune "Cranbrook," the source of the Lancashire folksong "On Ilkley Moor." He can be seen playing the clarinet in the painting "The Village Choir" by Thomas Webster, who was a resident of the town of Cranbrook. Masking is optional, but shoes are not permitted (it's a dance floor); please bring some slippers or socks.
2-5pm - Newton Highlands Congregational Church, 54 Lincoln St. Newton. MA
Free; there will be an opportunity to make a donation to help defray the expenses.
Sunday Concert Series: Anticipation
Rescheduled to February 16
Pamela Dellal, voice, Catherine Liddell, Baroque lute and theorbo, Frances Conover Fitch, harpsichord, Jane Hershey, viola da gamba
Music by Jacob Kremberg, Johann Schenk, and J.P. Rameau.
3pm - Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, 20 Talbot Ave. Medford, MA
Free; no tickets required
Info and streaming: https://as.tufts.edu/music/news-events/events/calendar?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D179622327
Rescheduled to February 16
Pamela Dellal, voice, Catherine Liddell, Baroque lute and theorbo, Frances Conover Fitch, harpsichord, Jane Hershey, viola da gamba
Music by Jacob Kremberg, Johann Schenk, and J.P. Rameau.
3pm - Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, 20 Talbot Ave. Medford, MA
Free; no tickets required
Info and streaming: https://as.tufts.edu/music/news-events/events/calendar?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D179622327
Wednesday, February 12
18th-century Dance Class
Barbara Pugliese, instructor
Have you been wishing for the chance to dance? Craving classes? Seeking community? Join Barbara Pugliese for a series of 18th-century dance classes being offered in partnership with the Medford Public Library! Dust off your dancing shoes and sign up at the library website to join the fun! Each class will include basic instruction – so feel free to sign up for any single class, or come to more than one if you want more chances to practice! (You don’t need a library card to participate, but preference may be given to local library patrons, so have your library card number ready if you have one). Four sessions on Wednesday evenings January 29, February 5, 12, 19.
7-8pm - Medford Public Library, 111 High St. Medford, MA
FREE; registration required at http://vintagedancers.org/events/event/18th-century-dance-medford-library-2025/
Barbara Pugliese, instructor
Have you been wishing for the chance to dance? Craving classes? Seeking community? Join Barbara Pugliese for a series of 18th-century dance classes being offered in partnership with the Medford Public Library! Dust off your dancing shoes and sign up at the library website to join the fun! Each class will include basic instruction – so feel free to sign up for any single class, or come to more than one if you want more chances to practice! (You don’t need a library card to participate, but preference may be given to local library patrons, so have your library card number ready if you have one). Four sessions on Wednesday evenings January 29, February 5, 12, 19.
7-8pm - Medford Public Library, 111 High St. Medford, MA
FREE; registration required at http://vintagedancers.org/events/event/18th-century-dance-medford-library-2025/
Friday, February 14
Rum and Rebellion
Agave with Reginald Mobley, countertenor
Explore the turbulent crossroads of revolution, the rum industry, and the transatlantic slave trade in the Caribbean, South America, and Europe in a fascinating program with the San Francisco–based Agave in the string ensemble’s BEMF début alongside star countertenor Reginald Mobley. These GRAMMY-nominated collaborators explore works by Black British composer, rum merchant, and abolitionist Ignatius Sancho as well as Brazilian master José Mauricio Nuñes Garcia, grandson of sugar cane plantation slaves. Discover the unique and compelling voice of Cuban composer and music historian Esteban Salas and hear Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s setting of the earliest published text in Haitian Creole. From heartbreaking love songs to elegant chamber works and joyous expressions of faith, experience the music of a changing world through the eyes of composers whose stories are finally being told.
8pm - First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Friday, February 28, 2025 at 8pm (ET)
Available to watch until March 14, 2025 at 11:59pm (ET)
www.bemf.org
Agave with Reginald Mobley, countertenor
Explore the turbulent crossroads of revolution, the rum industry, and the transatlantic slave trade in the Caribbean, South America, and Europe in a fascinating program with the San Francisco–based Agave in the string ensemble’s BEMF début alongside star countertenor Reginald Mobley. These GRAMMY-nominated collaborators explore works by Black British composer, rum merchant, and abolitionist Ignatius Sancho as well as Brazilian master José Mauricio Nuñes Garcia, grandson of sugar cane plantation slaves. Discover the unique and compelling voice of Cuban composer and music historian Esteban Salas and hear Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s setting of the earliest published text in Haitian Creole. From heartbreaking love songs to elegant chamber works and joyous expressions of faith, experience the music of a changing world through the eyes of composers whose stories are finally being told.
8pm - First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Friday, February 28, 2025 at 8pm (ET)
Available to watch until March 14, 2025 at 11:59pm (ET)
www.bemf.org
Saturday, February 15
All About Love
Cappella Clausura
“Sappho begins with a sweet apple and ends in infinite hunger.” (From "Eros the Bittersweet", by Anne Carson) Too often throughout history, we've seen women's love and desire depicted through a male gaze, while authentic expressions of love and desire by women in art have been considered taboo. Cappella Clausura challenges this by centering the voices of women and gender non-binary composers in this program on the topic of love in all its forms. Featuring music by Evelin Seppar, Modesta Bor, Rafaella Aleotti, Laura Nevitt, and others.
4PM - Grace Church, Newton, MA
https://www.clausura.org/
Cappella Clausura
“Sappho begins with a sweet apple and ends in infinite hunger.” (From "Eros the Bittersweet", by Anne Carson) Too often throughout history, we've seen women's love and desire depicted through a male gaze, while authentic expressions of love and desire by women in art have been considered taboo. Cappella Clausura challenges this by centering the voices of women and gender non-binary composers in this program on the topic of love in all its forms. Featuring music by Evelin Seppar, Modesta Bor, Rafaella Aleotti, Laura Nevitt, and others.
4PM - Grace Church, Newton, MA
https://www.clausura.org/
Sunday, February 16
Sunday Concert Series: Anticipation
Rescheduled from February 9
Pamela Dellal, voice, Catherine Liddell, Baroque lute and theorbo, Frances Conover Fitch, harpsichord, Jane Hershey, viola da gamba
Music by Jacob Kremberg, Johann Schenk, and J.P. Rameau.
3pm - Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, 20 Talbot Ave. Medford, MA
Free; no tickets required
Info and streaming: https://as.tufts.edu/music/news-events/events/calendar?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D179622327
Rescheduled from February 9
Pamela Dellal, voice, Catherine Liddell, Baroque lute and theorbo, Frances Conover Fitch, harpsichord, Jane Hershey, viola da gamba
Music by Jacob Kremberg, Johann Schenk, and J.P. Rameau.
3pm - Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, 20 Talbot Ave. Medford, MA
Free; no tickets required
Info and streaming: https://as.tufts.edu/music/news-events/events/calendar?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D179622327
All About Love
Cappella Clausura
“Sappho begins with a sweet apple and ends in infinite hunger.” (From "Eros the Bittersweet", by Anne Carson) Too often throughout history, we've seen women's love and desire depicted through a male gaze, while authentic expressions of love and desire by women in art have been considered taboo. Cappella Clausura challenges this by centering the voices of women and gender non-binary composers in this program on the topic of love in all its forms. Featuring music by Evelin Seppar, Modesta Bor, Rafaella Aleotti, Laura Nevitt, and others.
4PM - Emmanuel Church, Boston, MA
https://www.clausura.org/
Cappella Clausura
“Sappho begins with a sweet apple and ends in infinite hunger.” (From "Eros the Bittersweet", by Anne Carson) Too often throughout history, we've seen women's love and desire depicted through a male gaze, while authentic expressions of love and desire by women in art have been considered taboo. Cappella Clausura challenges this by centering the voices of women and gender non-binary composers in this program on the topic of love in all its forms. Featuring music by Evelin Seppar, Modesta Bor, Rafaella Aleotti, Laura Nevitt, and others.
4PM - Emmanuel Church, Boston, MA
https://www.clausura.org/
Wednesday, February 19
18th-century Dance Class
Barbara Pugliese, instructor
Have you been wishing for the chance to dance? Craving classes? Seeking community? Join Barbara Pugliese for a series of 18th-century dance classes being offered in partnership with the Medford Public Library! Dust off your dancing shoes and sign up at the library website to join the fun! Each class will include basic instruction – so feel free to sign up for any single class, or come to more than one if you want more chances to practice! (You don’t need a library card to participate, but preference may be given to local library patrons, so have your library card number ready if you have one). Four sessions on Wednesday evenings January 29, February 5, 12, 19.
7-8pm - Medford Public Library, 111 High St. Medford, MA
FREE; registration required at http://vintagedancers.org/events/event/18th-century-dance-medford-library-2025/
Barbara Pugliese, instructor
Have you been wishing for the chance to dance? Craving classes? Seeking community? Join Barbara Pugliese for a series of 18th-century dance classes being offered in partnership with the Medford Public Library! Dust off your dancing shoes and sign up at the library website to join the fun! Each class will include basic instruction – so feel free to sign up for any single class, or come to more than one if you want more chances to practice! (You don’t need a library card to participate, but preference may be given to local library patrons, so have your library card number ready if you have one). Four sessions on Wednesday evenings January 29, February 5, 12, 19.
7-8pm - Medford Public Library, 111 High St. Medford, MA
FREE; registration required at http://vintagedancers.org/events/event/18th-century-dance-medford-library-2025/
Friday, February 21
L’Impromptu: Musical Surprises from the French Baroque
Très Maresienne: Lisa Brooke, violin; Carol Lewis, viola da gamba; Olav Chris Henriksen, theorbo, baroque guitar
Sonatas, dances, character pieces & a symphonia by Clérambault, Dornel, Forqueray, & Jacquet de la Guerre.
8pm - Lindsay Chapel, First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden St., Cambridge, MA (N.B.: entrance on Mason St.)
$35 general admission; $25 students, seniors, low income
https://duomaresienne.com/music-for-viols-and-friends-2024-25
Très Maresienne: Lisa Brooke, violin; Carol Lewis, viola da gamba; Olav Chris Henriksen, theorbo, baroque guitar
Sonatas, dances, character pieces & a symphonia by Clérambault, Dornel, Forqueray, & Jacquet de la Guerre.
8pm - Lindsay Chapel, First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden St., Cambridge, MA (N.B.: entrance on Mason St.)
$35 general admission; $25 students, seniors, low income
https://duomaresienne.com/music-for-viols-and-friends-2024-25
The Inevitability of Love
Filigree Ensemble: Christina Kay, soprano; Kim Leeds, mezzo-soprano; Andrus Madsen, harpsichord; Cullen O'Neill, cello
When Cupid strikes, lover's beware! Love is inevitable, but will it be mutual or unrequited? Join the Henry Purcell Society of Boston and Filigree Ensemble for a candlelit concert in the beautiful historic town of Lincoln probing the multifaceted nature of desire and love through a series of dramatic cantatas and duets by Scarlatti, Purcell, Morley, Henry Lawes, and more!
8pm - First Parish in Lincoln, 4 Bedford Rd. Lincoln, MA
$40 General Admission, $25 Lincoln Residents
https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/purcell-society-boston/the-inevitability-of-love
Filigree Ensemble: Christina Kay, soprano; Kim Leeds, mezzo-soprano; Andrus Madsen, harpsichord; Cullen O'Neill, cello
When Cupid strikes, lover's beware! Love is inevitable, but will it be mutual or unrequited? Join the Henry Purcell Society of Boston and Filigree Ensemble for a candlelit concert in the beautiful historic town of Lincoln probing the multifaceted nature of desire and love through a series of dramatic cantatas and duets by Scarlatti, Purcell, Morley, Henry Lawes, and more!
8pm - First Parish in Lincoln, 4 Bedford Rd. Lincoln, MA
$40 General Admission, $25 Lincoln Residents
https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/purcell-society-boston/the-inevitability-of-love
Sunday, February 23
Dances of Bridgerton + Real Regency
Susan de Guardiola, instructor
Dearest Gentle Reader, You are cordially invited to learn to dance like the Bridgertons! Bridgerton or Regency costume is welcome should you wish, but is not required - all are welcome to attend in whatever is comfortable for dancing. Join us for a class on the dances from the fabulous Bridgerton and Queen Charlotte TV series PLUS some authentic Regency dancing! This workshop we will review George and Charlotte's dance from the QC finale; Simon & Daphne's first dance from Season 1; and the "Harmony" circle mixer dance from Season 2, then do some authentic Regency dancing for comparison. No previous dance experience is required and no partner is necessary. You need not have attended any previous classes for this "review" - all dances will be fully taught! Please bring clean shoes to protect the dance floor. Flat shoes with leather soles will be easiest to dance in--no spike heels, please!
2-4pm - Vinnie's Jump 7 Jive, 635 Main St. Middletown, CT
$18.00 in cash at the door; or pay online in advance using Paypal or a credit/debit card for a special $15.00 advance rate at:
https://www.kickery.com/bridgerton-vinnies-2025-02.html
Susan de Guardiola, instructor
Dearest Gentle Reader, You are cordially invited to learn to dance like the Bridgertons! Bridgerton or Regency costume is welcome should you wish, but is not required - all are welcome to attend in whatever is comfortable for dancing. Join us for a class on the dances from the fabulous Bridgerton and Queen Charlotte TV series PLUS some authentic Regency dancing! This workshop we will review George and Charlotte's dance from the QC finale; Simon & Daphne's first dance from Season 1; and the "Harmony" circle mixer dance from Season 2, then do some authentic Regency dancing for comparison. No previous dance experience is required and no partner is necessary. You need not have attended any previous classes for this "review" - all dances will be fully taught! Please bring clean shoes to protect the dance floor. Flat shoes with leather soles will be easiest to dance in--no spike heels, please!
2-4pm - Vinnie's Jump 7 Jive, 635 Main St. Middletown, CT
$18.00 in cash at the door; or pay online in advance using Paypal or a credit/debit card for a special $15.00 advance rate at:
https://www.kickery.com/bridgerton-vinnies-2025-02.html
Revolutionary Renaissance: Female Italian Composers of the 16th Century
Laurie Stras and Karen Cook, presenters
In a conversation between two female musicologists who are experts in the field of Renaissance Music, we explore the background of the compositions on our March 1 & 2 concerts. The life, predicament, and circumstances of the Italian women who were the first ones in publishing, and performing their music, is illuminated by Dr. Laurie Stras, professor emerita of music, University of Southampton, UK, director of the ensemble Musica Secreta, and author of the book Women and Music in Sixteenth-Century Ferrara, and Dr. Karen Cook, Associate Professor of Music History and chair of Music History at the Hartt School of the University of Hartford.
2pm - on Zoom. Register in advance: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../register/EgkUM0SeRAmdkYdMXDZu0g After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Laurie Stras and Karen Cook, presenters
In a conversation between two female musicologists who are experts in the field of Renaissance Music, we explore the background of the compositions on our March 1 & 2 concerts. The life, predicament, and circumstances of the Italian women who were the first ones in publishing, and performing their music, is illuminated by Dr. Laurie Stras, professor emerita of music, University of Southampton, UK, director of the ensemble Musica Secreta, and author of the book Women and Music in Sixteenth-Century Ferrara, and Dr. Karen Cook, Associate Professor of Music History and chair of Music History at the Hartt School of the University of Hartford.
2pm - on Zoom. Register in advance: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../register/EgkUM0SeRAmdkYdMXDZu0g After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
L’Impromptu: Musical Surprises from the French Baroque
Très Maresienne: Lisa Brooke, violin; Carol Lewis, viola da gamba; Olav Chris Henriksen, theorbo, baroque guitar
Sonatas, dances, character pieces & a symphonia by Clérambault, Dornel, Forqueray, & Jacquet de la Guerre.
3pm - Somerville Museum, One Westwood Rd. Somerville, MA
$30 general, $25 students, seniors, Museum members
https://duomaresienne.com/music-for-viols-and-friends-2024-25 or call (617) 776-0692.
Très Maresienne: Lisa Brooke, violin; Carol Lewis, viola da gamba; Olav Chris Henriksen, theorbo, baroque guitar
Sonatas, dances, character pieces & a symphonia by Clérambault, Dornel, Forqueray, & Jacquet de la Guerre.
3pm - Somerville Museum, One Westwood Rd. Somerville, MA
$30 general, $25 students, seniors, Museum members
https://duomaresienne.com/music-for-viols-and-friends-2024-25 or call (617) 776-0692.
Choral Evensong & Benediction
S. Stephen’s Schola Cantorum
Experience glorious music, incense, and candlelight at this hour-long service. Music by Purcell, Haydn and a world premiere by Organist & Choirmaster Graham Schultz. A recital precedes the service at 3:30 played by renowned organist Kevin Kwan.
Come as you are; all are welcome. Food, drink, and fellowship follow.
4pm - St. Stephen's Church, 114 George Street. Providence, RI
https://www.sstephens.org/
S. Stephen’s Schola Cantorum
Experience glorious music, incense, and candlelight at this hour-long service. Music by Purcell, Haydn and a world premiere by Organist & Choirmaster Graham Schultz. A recital precedes the service at 3:30 played by renowned organist Kevin Kwan.
Come as you are; all are welcome. Food, drink, and fellowship follow.
4pm - St. Stephen's Church, 114 George Street. Providence, RI
https://www.sstephens.org/
Night Song
Canticum vespertinum, Jennifer Lester, Music Director, Heather Nolasco, Cantor
Anthem: O Gracious Light by Daryl Bichel
Chant Setting for Compline in the Lydian Mode by Bichel
Psalm 17: Keep Me as the Apple of Your Eye set by Patricia Van Ness
Chant: Esto mihi
Hymn: Te lucis ante terminum, plainchant
Marian Motet: Ave Regina caelorum by Alonso Lobo
7:30 PM - First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St. Cambridge, MA and livestreamed
https://www.nightsong.org/
Canticum vespertinum, Jennifer Lester, Music Director, Heather Nolasco, Cantor
Anthem: O Gracious Light by Daryl Bichel
Chant Setting for Compline in the Lydian Mode by Bichel
Psalm 17: Keep Me as the Apple of Your Eye set by Patricia Van Ness
Chant: Esto mihi
Hymn: Te lucis ante terminum, plainchant
Marian Motet: Ave Regina caelorum by Alonso Lobo
7:30 PM - First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St. Cambridge, MA and livestreamed
https://www.nightsong.org/
Thursday, February 27
Rediscovering Louise Farrenc
Arpeggione
Join us in celebrating Louise Farrenc, a trailblazing 19th-century composer and pianist whose extraordinary works are being rediscovered. Farrenc was an influential French composer, pianist, and educator who broke barriers as the only female professor of piano at the Paris Conservatoire during her time. Her remarkable contributions to classical music include her successful fight for equal pay, her role in managing a publishing house that shaped musical tastes, and her pioneering work in early music performance. The evening will feature a selection of Farrenc’s chamber works and piano pieces, showcasing her artistic depth and versatility. Highlights include trios for clarinet, flute, cello, and piano, a sonata for violin and piano, several short solo piano works, and an arrangement of Symphony No. 3’s fourth movement by Thomas Carroll. The Arpeggione Ensemble will enhance the performance with multimedia elements, including a slideshow of 19th-century art, readings from Farrenc’s letters and writings by other women of her time. These elements provide insight into the feminist context of her era and the cultural landscape that shaped her music. The concert will conclude with a reception, where guests can enjoy a glass of wine. Event in English.
6:00 PM - The French Library, 53 Marlborough St. Boston, MA
https://frenchlibrary.org/events/farrenc-ensemble-arpeggione/
Arpeggione
Join us in celebrating Louise Farrenc, a trailblazing 19th-century composer and pianist whose extraordinary works are being rediscovered. Farrenc was an influential French composer, pianist, and educator who broke barriers as the only female professor of piano at the Paris Conservatoire during her time. Her remarkable contributions to classical music include her successful fight for equal pay, her role in managing a publishing house that shaped musical tastes, and her pioneering work in early music performance. The evening will feature a selection of Farrenc’s chamber works and piano pieces, showcasing her artistic depth and versatility. Highlights include trios for clarinet, flute, cello, and piano, a sonata for violin and piano, several short solo piano works, and an arrangement of Symphony No. 3’s fourth movement by Thomas Carroll. The Arpeggione Ensemble will enhance the performance with multimedia elements, including a slideshow of 19th-century art, readings from Farrenc’s letters and writings by other women of her time. These elements provide insight into the feminist context of her era and the cultural landscape that shaped her music. The concert will conclude with a reception, where guests can enjoy a glass of wine. Event in English.
6:00 PM - The French Library, 53 Marlborough St. Boston, MA
https://frenchlibrary.org/events/farrenc-ensemble-arpeggione/