Sunday, January 7
Ave Maria
Vox Lucens
Composers through the centuries have written some of their most beautiful sacred music in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This Christmas season, join Vox Luens for masterpieces by Josquin and other Franco-Flemish masters, from Ockeghem’s austere “Ave redemptoris mater” to Josquin’s soaring “Gaude virgo,” to Gombert’s grand 12-part “Regina caeli.” A concert not to be missed!
4pm - First Religious Society, 26 Pleasant St., Newburyport, MA
$20 suggested donation
voxlucens.net
Vox Lucens
Composers through the centuries have written some of their most beautiful sacred music in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This Christmas season, join Vox Luens for masterpieces by Josquin and other Franco-Flemish masters, from Ockeghem’s austere “Ave redemptoris mater” to Josquin’s soaring “Gaude virgo,” to Gombert’s grand 12-part “Regina caeli.” A concert not to be missed!
4pm - First Religious Society, 26 Pleasant St., Newburyport, MA
$20 suggested donation
voxlucens.net
Thursday, January 18
That's Bohemian villages to me
Trio Amaranti: Maria Gabriela Alvarado, traverso; Adam Buttyan, traverso; Kyle Collins, harpsichord
This trio will show that Bohemian music of the 18th Century displayed both vibrant dance music as well as academically intriguing pieces.
2pm - Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston Street
FREE
trioamaranti@gmail.com
Trio Amaranti: Maria Gabriela Alvarado, traverso; Adam Buttyan, traverso; Kyle Collins, harpsichord
This trio will show that Bohemian music of the 18th Century displayed both vibrant dance music as well as academically intriguing pieces.
2pm - Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston Street
FREE
trioamaranti@gmail.com
Friday, January 19
How Sweet the Torment: Madrigals of Monteverdi and his Contemporaries
In Stile Moderno: Agnes Coakley, voice; Nathaniel Cox, cornetto, theorbo; Simon Martyn-Ellis, theorbo, baroque guitar
The ensemble for 17th-century music In Stile Moderno presents a concert of virtuosic madrigals for one and two voices by Claudio Monteverdi and some of his less-known contemporaries. Come hear the unique sound of the cornetto intertwining with the soprano voice in some of the most beautiful music from 17th-century Italy.
7:30pm - Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Place, Cambridge MA
$10-25
www.instilemoderno.com
In Stile Moderno: Agnes Coakley, voice; Nathaniel Cox, cornetto, theorbo; Simon Martyn-Ellis, theorbo, baroque guitar
The ensemble for 17th-century music In Stile Moderno presents a concert of virtuosic madrigals for one and two voices by Claudio Monteverdi and some of his less-known contemporaries. Come hear the unique sound of the cornetto intertwining with the soprano voice in some of the most beautiful music from 17th-century Italy.
7:30pm - Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Place, Cambridge MA
$10-25
www.instilemoderno.com
Having a Bash with Bach & Telemann
Newton Baroque: Vincent Monaco, trumpet; Alison Gangler, oboe; Lisa Brooke, violin; Joyce Alper, recorder and oboe; Andrus Madsen, harpsichord
Program: J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, BWV 1047; Harpsichord Concerto in G minor, BWV 1058; Telemann: Oboe Concerto in C minor; an overture for Trumpets and Strings; and “Hipochondrie” by Zelenka.
7:30pm - Phillips Academy, 180 Ames St., Andover, MA
Free Admission
http://newtonbaroque.org
Newton Baroque: Vincent Monaco, trumpet; Alison Gangler, oboe; Lisa Brooke, violin; Joyce Alper, recorder and oboe; Andrus Madsen, harpsichord
Program: J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, BWV 1047; Harpsichord Concerto in G minor, BWV 1058; Telemann: Oboe Concerto in C minor; an overture for Trumpets and Strings; and “Hipochondrie” by Zelenka.
7:30pm - Phillips Academy, 180 Ames St., Andover, MA
Free Admission
http://newtonbaroque.org
Saturday, January 20
A Musical Banquet
Arcadia Viols and Frances Conover Fitch, harpsichord
17th-century German music for viols and harpsichord.
5pm - La Grua Center, 32 Water St., Stonington, CT 06373
Tickets $10 (age 18 and under are free).
Arcadia Viols and Frances Conover Fitch, harpsichord
17th-century German music for viols and harpsichord.
5pm - La Grua Center, 32 Water St., Stonington, CT 06373
Tickets $10 (age 18 and under are free).
Having a Bash with Bach & Telemann
Newton Baroque: Vincent Monaco, trumpet; Alison Gangler, oboe; Lisa Brooke, violin; Joyce Alper, recorder and oboe; Andrus Madsen, harpsichord
Program: J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, BWV 1047; Harpsichord Concerto in G minor, BWV 1058; Telemann: Oboe Concerto in C minor; an overture for Trumpets and Strings; and “Hipochondrie” by Zelenka.
7:30pm - Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland St., West Newton MA 02465
Tickets: Adults - $30, Seniors - $25, Students - $10, Under 18 free admission
http://newtonbaroque.org
Newton Baroque: Vincent Monaco, trumpet; Alison Gangler, oboe; Lisa Brooke, violin; Joyce Alper, recorder and oboe; Andrus Madsen, harpsichord
Program: J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, BWV 1047; Harpsichord Concerto in G minor, BWV 1058; Telemann: Oboe Concerto in C minor; an overture for Trumpets and Strings; and “Hipochondrie” by Zelenka.
7:30pm - Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland St., West Newton MA 02465
Tickets: Adults - $30, Seniors - $25, Students - $10, Under 18 free admission
http://newtonbaroque.org
Sunday, January 21
Solemn High Mass
The Choir of the Church of the Advent
Buxtehude: Praeludium in D minor BuxWV 140
Buttstett: Wie Schön Leuchtet der Morgenstern
Bennett: Missa Brevis
Guerrero: Sicut cervus desiderat
Isaac: O esca viatorum
Buxtehude: Praeludium in A minor BuxWV 153
11:15am - The Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer St., Boston, MA
Free! For more information: http://www.theadventboston.org
The Choir of the Church of the Advent
Buxtehude: Praeludium in D minor BuxWV 140
Buttstett: Wie Schön Leuchtet der Morgenstern
Bennett: Missa Brevis
Guerrero: Sicut cervus desiderat
Isaac: O esca viatorum
Buxtehude: Praeludium in A minor BuxWV 153
11:15am - The Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer St., Boston, MA
Free! For more information: http://www.theadventboston.org
That's Bohemian villages to me
Trio Amaranti: Maria Gabriela Alvarado, traverso; Adam Buttyan, traverso; Kyle Collins, harpsichord
This trio will show that Bohemian music of the 18th Century displayed both vibrant dance music as well as academically intriguing pieces.
3pm - Central Congregational Church in Chelmsford, 1 Worthen St, Chelmsford, Massachusetts
Suggested donation $10
trioamaranti@gmail.com
Trio Amaranti: Maria Gabriela Alvarado, traverso; Adam Buttyan, traverso; Kyle Collins, harpsichord
This trio will show that Bohemian music of the 18th Century displayed both vibrant dance music as well as academically intriguing pieces.
3pm - Central Congregational Church in Chelmsford, 1 Worthen St, Chelmsford, Massachusetts
Suggested donation $10
trioamaranti@gmail.com
Viols and Voices of the German Baroque
Arcadia Viols with soprano Sarah Yanovitch, baritone David Tinervia, and harpsichordist Frances Conover Fitch
Music of Heinrich Schütz, Johann Hermann Schein and other German composers of the 17th century
4pm - Wesley Methodist Church, 98 N. Maple Street, Hadley, MA
Tickets purchased in advance are $37.50 ($40 at the door), students with I.D. $10
info@arcadiaplayers.org
Arcadia Viols with soprano Sarah Yanovitch, baritone David Tinervia, and harpsichordist Frances Conover Fitch
Music of Heinrich Schütz, Johann Hermann Schein and other German composers of the 17th century
4pm - Wesley Methodist Church, 98 N. Maple Street, Hadley, MA
Tickets purchased in advance are $37.50 ($40 at the door), students with I.D. $10
info@arcadiaplayers.org
Organ Recital, Evensong and Benediction
Robert McCormick, Organist will perform M. Searle Wright: Introduction, Passacaglia, & Fugue; Elgar: Sonata in G, op 28: Andante Espressivo; Improvisation, followed by the evensong service.
Victoria: Jesu, dulcis memoria
Victoria: Magnificat primi toni
Victoria: Nunc dimittis tertii toni
Smith: Responses
Bruckner: Os justi meditabitur, WAB 30
Ollive: Petite Fantaisie, op 42 no
4:30pm - The Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer St., Boston, MA
Free! For more information: http://www.theadventboston.org
Robert McCormick, Organist will perform M. Searle Wright: Introduction, Passacaglia, & Fugue; Elgar: Sonata in G, op 28: Andante Espressivo; Improvisation, followed by the evensong service.
Victoria: Jesu, dulcis memoria
Victoria: Magnificat primi toni
Victoria: Nunc dimittis tertii toni
Smith: Responses
Bruckner: Os justi meditabitur, WAB 30
Ollive: Petite Fantaisie, op 42 no
4:30pm - The Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer St., Boston, MA
Free! For more information: http://www.theadventboston.org
Friday, January 26
English Country Dance
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, fiddle; Dan Meyers, recorders; Josh Schreiber Shalem, bass viol; Matthew Wright, lute; with Alastair Thompson, harpsichord; and Christine Robb, caller
Seven Times Salt will provide splendid live music for the Harvard Square English 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. Caller Christine Robb will teach all the dances–beginners are welcome! Dancers take a different partner for each dance of the evening, and join a “set” of couples. Each couple dances a series of figures with another couple, then repeats the same with each pair in the set. Come dance with us!
7:30-9:30pm - Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church, 1555 Mass. Ave. Cambridge MA
$7 general, $6 members, $4 students
https://www.cds-boston.org/harvard-sq-english-dance
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, fiddle; Dan Meyers, recorders; Josh Schreiber Shalem, bass viol; Matthew Wright, lute; with Alastair Thompson, harpsichord; and Christine Robb, caller
Seven Times Salt will provide splendid live music for the Harvard Square English 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. Caller Christine Robb will teach all the dances–beginners are welcome! Dancers take a different partner for each dance of the evening, and join a “set” of couples. Each couple dances a series of figures with another couple, then repeats the same with each pair in the set. Come dance with us!
7:30-9:30pm - Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church, 1555 Mass. Ave. Cambridge MA
$7 general, $6 members, $4 students
https://www.cds-boston.org/harvard-sq-english-dance
Balli e Lamenti
El Dorado Ensemble: Carol Lewis, Janet Haas, Paul Johnson, Mai-Lan Broekman, Alice Mroszczyk, viols; Olav Chris Henriksen, lute & theorbo; with Burcu Gulec, mezzo-soprano; George Lernis, percussion
Italian dances, florid music & laments for voice, viols & percussion. with music by Striggio, Kapsperger & Piccinini, and a special performance of Monteverdi’s “Lamento d’Arianna”.
8pm - Lindsay Chapel, First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden St. (entrance on Mason St.), Cambridge, MA
www.duomaresienne.com
El Dorado Ensemble: Carol Lewis, Janet Haas, Paul Johnson, Mai-Lan Broekman, Alice Mroszczyk, viols; Olav Chris Henriksen, lute & theorbo; with Burcu Gulec, mezzo-soprano; George Lernis, percussion
Italian dances, florid music & laments for voice, viols & percussion. with music by Striggio, Kapsperger & Piccinini, and a special performance of Monteverdi’s “Lamento d’Arianna”.
8pm - Lindsay Chapel, First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden St. (entrance on Mason St.), Cambridge, MA
www.duomaresienne.com
Saturday, January 27
VdGS-NE Winter Workshop: William White and Shades of White – William White and his Contemporaries
Patricia Ann Neely, director; Jane Hershey, Sarah Mead, Emily Walhout, coaches
The workshop explores the 5 and 6 part fantasies of White and compares his style with that of his contemporaries who worked together as “Coprario’s Music” and under the Royal Patronage of Charles I, Prince of Wales, later King. We will consider White’s place as a composer with his contemporaries and how their work contributed to an indigenous English compositional style. A beginner's class will be offered if there is enough interest.
9am-4pm - Slosberg Music Building, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
$85 general, $70 members; scholarships available
Registration information http://vdgsne.org/workshops/vdgs-ne-winter-workshop/
Deadline Dec. 31; late applicants accepted only if space is available.
Patricia Ann Neely, director; Jane Hershey, Sarah Mead, Emily Walhout, coaches
The workshop explores the 5 and 6 part fantasies of White and compares his style with that of his contemporaries who worked together as “Coprario’s Music” and under the Royal Patronage of Charles I, Prince of Wales, later King. We will consider White’s place as a composer with his contemporaries and how their work contributed to an indigenous English compositional style. A beginner's class will be offered if there is enough interest.
9am-4pm - Slosberg Music Building, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
$85 general, $70 members; scholarships available
Registration information http://vdgsne.org/workshops/vdgs-ne-winter-workshop/
Deadline Dec. 31; late applicants accepted only if space is available.
Sunday, January 28
Solemn High Mass
The Choir of the Church of the Advent and guest instrumentalists
Reincken: Toccata in G
Alain: Messe Modale en septuor, JA 136
Anonymous: Alleluia psallat
Snow: Give peace in our time
Reincken: Fuga in G
11:15am - The Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer St., Boston, MA
Free! For more information: http://www.theadventboston.org
The Choir of the Church of the Advent and guest instrumentalists
Reincken: Toccata in G
Alain: Messe Modale en septuor, JA 136
Anonymous: Alleluia psallat
Snow: Give peace in our time
Reincken: Fuga in G
11:15am - The Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer St., Boston, MA
Free! For more information: http://www.theadventboston.org
Balli e Lamenti
El Dorado Ensemble: Carol Lewis, Janet Haas, Paul Johnson, Mai-Lan Broekman, Alice Mroszczyk, viols; Olav Chris Henriksen, lute & theorbo; with Burcu Gulec, mezzo-soprano; George Lernis, percussion
Italian dances, florid music & laments for voice, viols & percussion. with music by Striggio, Kapsperger & Piccinini, and a special performance of Monteverdi’s “Lamento d’Arianna”.
3pm - Somerville Museum, Central St. at Westwood Road (entrance on Westwood Road), Somerville, MA
www.somervillemuseum.org
El Dorado Ensemble: Carol Lewis, Janet Haas, Paul Johnson, Mai-Lan Broekman, Alice Mroszczyk, viols; Olav Chris Henriksen, lute & theorbo; with Burcu Gulec, mezzo-soprano; George Lernis, percussion
Italian dances, florid music & laments for voice, viols & percussion. with music by Striggio, Kapsperger & Piccinini, and a special performance of Monteverdi’s “Lamento d’Arianna”.
3pm - Somerville Museum, Central St. at Westwood Road (entrance on Westwood Road), Somerville, MA
www.somervillemuseum.org