Saturday, January 11
Musica Napoletana: The Glory of Naples
Newton Baroque: Nicole Estima, soprano; Daniel Lee, Emily Dahl, violins; Laura Gulley, viola; Sarah Freiberg Ellison, cello, Andrus Madsen, harpsichord & music director
Newton Baroque revives the musical beauty of 18th century Naples when composers Francesco Durante, Nicolo Porpora, and Giovanni Battista Pergolesi were the stars. Newton Baroque will play fiery concerti, a joyous sinfonia, and arias from the Neapolitan opera to melt your heart.
7:30pm - Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland St., West Newton MA 02465
$10-30
http://NewtonBaroque.org
Newton Baroque: Nicole Estima, soprano; Daniel Lee, Emily Dahl, violins; Laura Gulley, viola; Sarah Freiberg Ellison, cello, Andrus Madsen, harpsichord & music director
Newton Baroque revives the musical beauty of 18th century Naples when composers Francesco Durante, Nicolo Porpora, and Giovanni Battista Pergolesi were the stars. Newton Baroque will play fiery concerti, a joyous sinfonia, and arias from the Neapolitan opera to melt your heart.
7:30pm - Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland St., West Newton MA 02465
$10-30
http://NewtonBaroque.org
La Cetra: Musical Masterpieces from the Italian Baroque
Aldo Abreu, recorder, with Duo Maresienne: Carol Lewis, viola da gamba; Olav Chris Henriksen, theorbo & baroque guitar
Come hear a canzona by Frescobaldi, a toccata for guitar by Granata, sonatas by Legrenzi, Pandolfi Mealli and Castrucci, a theorbo sonata by Brescianello, a virtuosic solo for viola da gamba by Zuccari, and a spectacular chaconne by Vitali!
8pm - Lindsay Chapel, First Church in Cambridge Congregational, 11 Garden St. (entrance on Mason St.), Cambridge MA 02138
$25/$20
www.duomaresienne.com or 617-776-0692
Aldo Abreu, recorder, with Duo Maresienne: Carol Lewis, viola da gamba; Olav Chris Henriksen, theorbo & baroque guitar
Come hear a canzona by Frescobaldi, a toccata for guitar by Granata, sonatas by Legrenzi, Pandolfi Mealli and Castrucci, a theorbo sonata by Brescianello, a virtuosic solo for viola da gamba by Zuccari, and a spectacular chaconne by Vitali!
8pm - Lindsay Chapel, First Church in Cambridge Congregational, 11 Garden St. (entrance on Mason St.), Cambridge MA 02138
$25/$20
www.duomaresienne.com or 617-776-0692
Sunday, January 12
La Cetra: Musical Masterpieces from the Italian Baroque
Aldo Abreu, recorder, with Duo Maresienne: Carol Lewis, viola da gamba; Olav Chris Henriksen, theorbo & baroque guitar
Come hear a canzona by Frescobaldi, a toccata for guitar by Granata, sonatas by Legrenzi, Pandolfi Mealli and Castrucci, a theorbo sonata by Brescianello, a virtuosic solo for viola da gamba by Zuccari, and a spectacular chaconne by Vitali!
3pm - Somerville Museum, One Westwood Road (at Central St.). Somerville MA
$20/$15; children free
www.somervillemuseum.org or call (617) 666-9810
Aldo Abreu, recorder, with Duo Maresienne: Carol Lewis, viola da gamba; Olav Chris Henriksen, theorbo & baroque guitar
Come hear a canzona by Frescobaldi, a toccata for guitar by Granata, sonatas by Legrenzi, Pandolfi Mealli and Castrucci, a theorbo sonata by Brescianello, a virtuosic solo for viola da gamba by Zuccari, and a spectacular chaconne by Vitali!
3pm - Somerville Museum, One Westwood Road (at Central St.). Somerville MA
$20/$15; children free
www.somervillemuseum.org or call (617) 666-9810
Friday, January 17
Boundary Issues III: The Third Annual Shindig de Chambre
Eudaimonia, A Purposeful Period Band: Pamela Murray, soprano; Carrie Cheron, mezzo-soprano; Na'ama Lion, flute; Diane Heffner, chalumeau, clarinete, saxophone; Julia McKenzie, violin & co-director; Elisabeth Westner, viola; Claire Garabedian, cello; Vivian Montgomery, harpsichord, accordion & co-director
Under the direction of early keyboardist Vivian Montgomery and violinist Julia McKenzie, the female members of the early music collective Eudaimonia, A Purposeful Period Band, will present “Boundary Issues III: The Third Annual Shindig de Chambre” at Follen Community Church in Lexington on Friday, January 17 at 8:00pm. Admission is Pay What You Decide —no advance tickets. The concert has as its social action partner On The Rise, Inc., a Cambridge nonprofit organization that provides safety, community, and advocacy for homeless and formerly-homeless women. For Boundary Issues III, Eudaimonia will again push the boundaries, this time through music evoking the freedom, fragility, honesty, power, and wisdom of birds and trees, spanning the early 17th century to new arrangements, with French cantatas and a bluesy romp in between. This concert is presented as part of Bridges: Follen’s Music Events Series.
8pm - Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Ave. Lexington, MA 02420
Pay what you decide
https://eudaimonia-music.org
Eudaimonia, A Purposeful Period Band: Pamela Murray, soprano; Carrie Cheron, mezzo-soprano; Na'ama Lion, flute; Diane Heffner, chalumeau, clarinete, saxophone; Julia McKenzie, violin & co-director; Elisabeth Westner, viola; Claire Garabedian, cello; Vivian Montgomery, harpsichord, accordion & co-director
Under the direction of early keyboardist Vivian Montgomery and violinist Julia McKenzie, the female members of the early music collective Eudaimonia, A Purposeful Period Band, will present “Boundary Issues III: The Third Annual Shindig de Chambre” at Follen Community Church in Lexington on Friday, January 17 at 8:00pm. Admission is Pay What You Decide —no advance tickets. The concert has as its social action partner On The Rise, Inc., a Cambridge nonprofit organization that provides safety, community, and advocacy for homeless and formerly-homeless women. For Boundary Issues III, Eudaimonia will again push the boundaries, this time through music evoking the freedom, fragility, honesty, power, and wisdom of birds and trees, spanning the early 17th century to new arrangements, with French cantatas and a bluesy romp in between. This concert is presented as part of Bridges: Follen’s Music Events Series.
8pm - Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Ave. Lexington, MA 02420
Pay what you decide
https://eudaimonia-music.org
Saturday, January 18
Viola, Viola! Mozart & Brahms Viola Quintets: Cambridge
Rodolfo Richter, Susannah Foster, violins; Jenny Stirling, Jason Fisher, violas; Timothy Merton, cello
Many classical composers seemed to prefer playing the viola in their chamber music gatherings— from Bach to Beethoven to Mozart to Schubert to Mendelssohn to Dvorak to Hindemith. This program indulges in the great instrumental combination of two violins, two violas and cello, highlighting the beauty of the middle voice; includes Mozart String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K. 516, Brahms String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111.
8pm - Harvard-Epworth Church, 1555 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA 02138
$10-$25
http://www.sarasamusic.org/events/viola
Rodolfo Richter, Susannah Foster, violins; Jenny Stirling, Jason Fisher, violas; Timothy Merton, cello
Many classical composers seemed to prefer playing the viola in their chamber music gatherings— from Bach to Beethoven to Mozart to Schubert to Mendelssohn to Dvorak to Hindemith. This program indulges in the great instrumental combination of two violins, two violas and cello, highlighting the beauty of the middle voice; includes Mozart String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K. 516, Brahms String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111.
8pm - Harvard-Epworth Church, 1555 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA 02138
$10-$25
http://www.sarasamusic.org/events/viola
Sunday, January 19
Viola, Viola! Mozart & Brahms Viola Quintets: Lexington
Rodolfo Richter, Susannah Foster, violins; Jenny Stirling, Jason Fisher, violas; Timothy Merton, cello
Many classical composers seemed to prefer playing the viola in their chamber music gatherings— from Bach to Beethoven to Mozart to Schubert to Mendelssohn to Dvorak to Hindemith. This program indulges in the great instrumental combination of two violins, two violas and cello, highlighting the beauty of the middle voice; includes Mozart String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K. 516, Brahms String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111.
3:30pm - First Parish in Lexington, 7 Harrington Rd. Lexington, MA 02421
$10-$25
http://www.sarasamusic.org/events/viola
Rodolfo Richter, Susannah Foster, violins; Jenny Stirling, Jason Fisher, violas; Timothy Merton, cello
Many classical composers seemed to prefer playing the viola in their chamber music gatherings— from Bach to Beethoven to Mozart to Schubert to Mendelssohn to Dvorak to Hindemith. This program indulges in the great instrumental combination of two violins, two violas and cello, highlighting the beauty of the middle voice; includes Mozart String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K. 516, Brahms String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111.
3:30pm - First Parish in Lexington, 7 Harrington Rd. Lexington, MA 02421
$10-$25
http://www.sarasamusic.org/events/viola
Friday, January 24
English Country Dance
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, fiddle; Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion; David H. Miller, 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, and 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, flute, percussion; David H. Miller, 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, and 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
Saturday, January 25
VdGS-NE Winter Workshop: English Composers on the Continent
Faculty: James Williamson (director); Sarah Mead, Karen Burciaga, David Miller, Hannah Davidson
The Viola da Gamba Society's winter workshop will lead participants through music associated with English composers who for various professional and personal reasons made their careers on the continent. Many of these musicians published music in German sources. One such collection is the Auserlesener Paduanen und Galliarden published by Christian Hildebrand, containing music by Dowland (in different arrangements from those he himself published), Holborne, and Brade. In addition to this repertoire we will also look at music by English Catholic composers who moved to the continent to openly practice their faith. Our workshop will look at this wide swathe of music by and in response to English composers who, for whatever reason, decided that the grass was greener on the other side of the North Sea. In addition to Pavans and Galliards, we'll look at sacred music by Phillips and Dering, fantasias, Phillips' madrigals, and Dowland’s most popular songs. We’ll start the day with a lecture demo giving an overview of the historical context with musical examples played by the faculty.
9am-4pm - Slosberg Music Building, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham MA 02454
$70 members/$90 non-members/$20 beginners' class/reduced fee available (please inquire)
Registration deadline December 28,2019
vdgsne.org/workshops/vdgs-ne-winter-workshop-2020/
Faculty: James Williamson (director); Sarah Mead, Karen Burciaga, David Miller, Hannah Davidson
The Viola da Gamba Society's winter workshop will lead participants through music associated with English composers who for various professional and personal reasons made their careers on the continent. Many of these musicians published music in German sources. One such collection is the Auserlesener Paduanen und Galliarden published by Christian Hildebrand, containing music by Dowland (in different arrangements from those he himself published), Holborne, and Brade. In addition to this repertoire we will also look at music by English Catholic composers who moved to the continent to openly practice their faith. Our workshop will look at this wide swathe of music by and in response to English composers who, for whatever reason, decided that the grass was greener on the other side of the North Sea. In addition to Pavans and Galliards, we'll look at sacred music by Phillips and Dering, fantasias, Phillips' madrigals, and Dowland’s most popular songs. We’ll start the day with a lecture demo giving an overview of the historical context with musical examples played by the faculty.
9am-4pm - Slosberg Music Building, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham MA 02454
$70 members/$90 non-members/$20 beginners' class/reduced fee available (please inquire)
Registration deadline December 28,2019
vdgsne.org/workshops/vdgs-ne-winter-workshop-2020/
Daniel: A Medieval Masterpiece Revisited
The Boston Camerata (Anne Azéma, director) with Jordan Weatherston Pitts, tenor, as Daniel
The fiery prophecies of Daniel, young captive in corrupt Babylon, ring forth again. This stunning, contemporary new production by Anne Azéma of the greatest musical play from the French Middle Ages involves lights, movement, urgent poetry, and a sterling cast including seasoned professionals, children, and Boston City Singers and Longy School of Music of Bard College students, to make 1310 happen again, in 2020. Our musicians are supported by Peter Torpey’s deeply evocative lighting and special effects.
8pm - First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St. Cambridge, MA
$63/44/26; $10 students
www.bostoncamerata.org
The Boston Camerata (Anne Azéma, director) with Jordan Weatherston Pitts, tenor, as Daniel
The fiery prophecies of Daniel, young captive in corrupt Babylon, ring forth again. This stunning, contemporary new production by Anne Azéma of the greatest musical play from the French Middle Ages involves lights, movement, urgent poetry, and a sterling cast including seasoned professionals, children, and Boston City Singers and Longy School of Music of Bard College students, to make 1310 happen again, in 2020. Our musicians are supported by Peter Torpey’s deeply evocative lighting and special effects.
8pm - First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St. Cambridge, MA
$63/44/26; $10 students
www.bostoncamerata.org