through January 5
Baroque Cello and Continuo Bootcamp
Phoebe Carrai, cello; Peter Sykes, keyboards
Start the new year with your best resolution: more Baroque Cello and Continuo! Registration is now open for cellists, bassists, keyboard players and auditors. Apply now! Only 9 Full Participant Slots for Cello/Bass and 5 Full Participant Slots for Keyboard.
Dec. 31 - Jan. 5 at Harvard’s Memorial Church and First Church in Cambridge or Online
Participant (In-person or Online) $450. Auditor (In-person or Online) $225
Register
Phoebe Carrai, cello; Peter Sykes, keyboards
Start the new year with your best resolution: more Baroque Cello and Continuo! Registration is now open for cellists, bassists, keyboard players and auditors. Apply now! Only 9 Full Participant Slots for Cello/Bass and 5 Full Participant Slots for Keyboard.
Dec. 31 - Jan. 5 at Harvard’s Memorial Church and First Church in Cambridge or Online
Participant (In-person or Online) $450. Auditor (In-person or Online) $225
Register
Wednesday, January 1
New Year's Celebration
Boston Baroque with Angela Yam, soprano; David Kravitz, baritone; Aldo Abreu, recorder; Christina Day Martinson, Sarah Darling, violin; Joseph Monticello, flute
Ring in the New Year with us at our annual celebration of music and new beginnings! Music Director Martin Pearlman leads Boston Baroque in a sparkling program featuring Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins with Christina Day Martinson and Sarah Darling, his Coffee Cantata, Vivaldi’s Recorder Concerto in C major with Aldo Abreu, and much more.
3pm - Sanders Theatre, Harvard University
https://baroque.boston/2425-new-years-celebration
Boston Baroque with Angela Yam, soprano; David Kravitz, baritone; Aldo Abreu, recorder; Christina Day Martinson, Sarah Darling, violin; Joseph Monticello, flute
Ring in the New Year with us at our annual celebration of music and new beginnings! Music Director Martin Pearlman leads Boston Baroque in a sparkling program featuring Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins with Christina Day Martinson and Sarah Darling, his Coffee Cantata, Vivaldi’s Recorder Concerto in C major with Aldo Abreu, and much more.
3pm - Sanders Theatre, Harvard University
https://baroque.boston/2425-new-years-celebration
An Evening of Mozart and Beethoven
Daniel Adam Maltz, fortepiano
The Marblehead Arts Association will be hosting Vienna-based pianist Daniel Adam Maltz, who will play the music of Mozart, Beethoven and Haydn on a reproduction fortepiano based on Mozart's own instrument. Daniel studied historical performance at the Royal Academy of Music in London and at Vienna’s University for Music and Performing Arts, and he made his Carnegie Hall debut at age 22. He is stopping in Marblehead as part of a national concert tour. The Aspen Daily News called Maltz, "the foremost player of the fortepiano in the world." This program is generously sponsored by Marblehead Collision, The Mariner, Flatrock Digital, Cleary Insurance, and Mary Stewart/Heather Kaznoski Real Estate.
7pm - Marblehead Arts Association, 8 Hooper Street, Marblehead, MA
$35
https://marbleheadmuseum.org/upcoming-programs-page/
Daniel Adam Maltz, fortepiano
The Marblehead Arts Association will be hosting Vienna-based pianist Daniel Adam Maltz, who will play the music of Mozart, Beethoven and Haydn on a reproduction fortepiano based on Mozart's own instrument. Daniel studied historical performance at the Royal Academy of Music in London and at Vienna’s University for Music and Performing Arts, and he made his Carnegie Hall debut at age 22. He is stopping in Marblehead as part of a national concert tour. The Aspen Daily News called Maltz, "the foremost player of the fortepiano in the world." This program is generously sponsored by Marblehead Collision, The Mariner, Flatrock Digital, Cleary Insurance, and Mary Stewart/Heather Kaznoski Real Estate.
7pm - Marblehead Arts Association, 8 Hooper Street, Marblehead, MA
$35
https://marbleheadmuseum.org/upcoming-programs-page/
Saturday, January 4
Feeling Obbligated: Sonatas for Oboe, Viola da Gamba and Obbligato Keyboard
Newton Baroque: Kim Leeds, mezzo-soprano, Alison Gangler, oboe, Douglas Kelley, viola da gamba, Andrus Madsen, fortepiano
While continuo players typically enjoy a lot of freedom in their playing, this concert features works from the Bach circle with obbligato (obligatory) keyboard or viola da gamba lines. One might even think of these written parts as constraints that replace the traditionally improvised continuo part in the bass. Many of these works with obbligato parts were adaptations or arrangements from other works. This concert will feature some 18th-century arrangements as well as several of our own inspired by 18th-century models. The program will include a performance of Bach’s cantata Ich habe genug, with mezzo-soprano, oboe, fortepiano, and gamba, in the kind of prescriptive version C.P.E. Bach would have created for a performance at home instead of in church.
7:30 pm - Nathaniel Allen House, 35 Webster St., West Newton, MA
https://www.newtonbaroque.org/concerts.html
Newton Baroque: Kim Leeds, mezzo-soprano, Alison Gangler, oboe, Douglas Kelley, viola da gamba, Andrus Madsen, fortepiano
While continuo players typically enjoy a lot of freedom in their playing, this concert features works from the Bach circle with obbligato (obligatory) keyboard or viola da gamba lines. One might even think of these written parts as constraints that replace the traditionally improvised continuo part in the bass. Many of these works with obbligato parts were adaptations or arrangements from other works. This concert will feature some 18th-century arrangements as well as several of our own inspired by 18th-century models. The program will include a performance of Bach’s cantata Ich habe genug, with mezzo-soprano, oboe, fortepiano, and gamba, in the kind of prescriptive version C.P.E. Bach would have created for a performance at home instead of in church.
7:30 pm - Nathaniel Allen House, 35 Webster St., West Newton, MA
https://www.newtonbaroque.org/concerts.html
Sunday, January 5
Feeling Obbligated: Sonatas for Oboe, Viola da Gamba and Obbligato Keyboard
Newton Baroque: Kim Leeds, mezzo-soprano, Alison Gangler, oboe, Douglas Kelley, viola da gamba, Andrus Madsen, fortepiano
While continuo players typically enjoy a lot of freedom in their playing, this concert features works from the Bach circle with obbligato (obligatory) keyboard or viola da gamba lines. One might even think of these written parts as constraints that replace the traditionally improvised continuo part in the bass. Many of these works with obbligato parts were adaptations or arrangements from other works. This concert will feature some 18th-century arrangements as well as several of our own inspired by 18th-century models. The program will include a performance of Bach’s cantata Ich habe genug, with mezzo-soprano, oboe, fortepiano, and gamba, in the kind of prescriptive version C.P.E. Bach would have created for a performance at home instead of in church.
4:00 pm - Goethe-Institut, 170 Beacon St., Boston, MA
https://www.newtonbaroque.org/concerts.html
Newton Baroque: Kim Leeds, mezzo-soprano, Alison Gangler, oboe, Douglas Kelley, viola da gamba, Andrus Madsen, fortepiano
While continuo players typically enjoy a lot of freedom in their playing, this concert features works from the Bach circle with obbligato (obligatory) keyboard or viola da gamba lines. One might even think of these written parts as constraints that replace the traditionally improvised continuo part in the bass. Many of these works with obbligato parts were adaptations or arrangements from other works. This concert will feature some 18th-century arrangements as well as several of our own inspired by 18th-century models. The program will include a performance of Bach’s cantata Ich habe genug, with mezzo-soprano, oboe, fortepiano, and gamba, in the kind of prescriptive version C.P.E. Bach would have created for a performance at home instead of in church.
4:00 pm - Goethe-Institut, 170 Beacon St., Boston, MA
https://www.newtonbaroque.org/concerts.html
Messe de Minuit pour Noël
A Joyful Noyse
Midnight Mass for Christmas with motets written for the convents of Paris by Marc-Antoine Charpentier. Performed on period instruments.
2:00pm - Hancock Church, 1912 Mass. Ave., Lexington, MA
$15 donation for Hancock Music Program
https://www.hancockchurch.org/ajn/
A Joyful Noyse
Midnight Mass for Christmas with motets written for the convents of Paris by Marc-Antoine Charpentier. Performed on period instruments.
2:00pm - Hancock Church, 1912 Mass. Ave., Lexington, MA
$15 donation for Hancock Music Program
https://www.hancockchurch.org/ajn/
Monday, January 6
The Long Night's Watch - virtual premiere
Seven Times Salt: Carrie Cheron, mezzo-soprano; Karen Burciaga, violin, harp, guitar, alto; Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, bagpipes, percussion, baritone; Josh Schreiber, bass viol, bass; Matthew Wright, lute, bandora, tenor
Enjoy our beloved annual concert celebrating the winter solstice and the return of the unconquered sun. We offer seasonal music from across the British Isles, Europe, and the New World, including familiar carols, wintry consort tunes, festive wassailing songs, Renaissance dances, Irish reels, and always a surprise or two. Brew yourself a warm beverage and say hello in the chat! The video will stay up for later viewing.
7:30pm - on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SevenTimesSalt
Free to watch. Donations to support the musicians are encouraged and welcome!
https://www.seventimessalt.com/concerts
Seven Times Salt: Carrie Cheron, mezzo-soprano; Karen Burciaga, violin, harp, guitar, alto; Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, bagpipes, percussion, baritone; Josh Schreiber, bass viol, bass; Matthew Wright, lute, bandora, tenor
Enjoy our beloved annual concert celebrating the winter solstice and the return of the unconquered sun. We offer seasonal music from across the British Isles, Europe, and the New World, including familiar carols, wintry consort tunes, festive wassailing songs, Renaissance dances, Irish reels, and always a surprise or two. Brew yourself a warm beverage and say hello in the chat! The video will stay up for later viewing.
7:30pm - on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SevenTimesSalt
Free to watch. Donations to support the musicians are encouraged and welcome!
https://www.seventimessalt.com/concerts
Friday, January 10
Color Burst
Sarasa Ensemble: Elizabeth Blumenstock, Jesse Irons, violins; Jason Fisher, viola; Timothy Merton, Jennifer Morsches, cellos
Warmth, beauty, humour, and pathos from Haydn and Boccherini, including rarely-heard music by 18th-century Moravian composer Pavel Vranicky, adding to a gorgeous palette of colors in this program for string quartet and cello quintet.
7pm - Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro, VT
$20
www.bmcvt.org
Sarasa Ensemble: Elizabeth Blumenstock, Jesse Irons, violins; Jason Fisher, viola; Timothy Merton, Jennifer Morsches, cellos
Warmth, beauty, humour, and pathos from Haydn and Boccherini, including rarely-heard music by 18th-century Moravian composer Pavel Vranicky, adding to a gorgeous palette of colors in this program for string quartet and cello quintet.
7pm - Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro, VT
$20
www.bmcvt.org
Faculty Concert Series: Historical Performance Faculty
Mary Cicconetti, oboe; Sarah Freiberg Ellison, cello; Job Salazar Fonseca, violin; Ruth McKay, harpsichord
Join Powers Music School for the next concert in A New Lens, our Faculty Concert Series! The Powers Historical Performance Faculty will present an evening of 18th century solo and chamber music from throughout Europe on period instruments.
7pm - Tracy Powers Concert Hall at Powers Music School, 160 Lexington St. Belmont, MA
Free; $20 suggested donation
https://powersmusic.org/event/facultyconcertseries/
Mary Cicconetti, oboe; Sarah Freiberg Ellison, cello; Job Salazar Fonseca, violin; Ruth McKay, harpsichord
Join Powers Music School for the next concert in A New Lens, our Faculty Concert Series! The Powers Historical Performance Faculty will present an evening of 18th century solo and chamber music from throughout Europe on period instruments.
7pm - Tracy Powers Concert Hall at Powers Music School, 160 Lexington St. Belmont, MA
Free; $20 suggested donation
https://powersmusic.org/event/facultyconcertseries/
Saturday, January 11
Color Burst
Sarasa Ensemble: Elizabeth Blumenstock, Jesse Irons, violins; Jason Fisher, viola; Timothy Merton, Jennifer Morsches, cellos
Warmth, beauty, humour, and pathos from Haydn and Boccherini, including rarely-heard music by 18th-century Moravian composer Pavel Vranicky, adding to a gorgeous palette of colors in this program for string quartet and cello quintet.
7pm - Friends Meeting at Cambridge, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge, MA
$25
www.bmcvt.org
Sarasa Ensemble: Elizabeth Blumenstock, Jesse Irons, violins; Jason Fisher, viola; Timothy Merton, Jennifer Morsches, cellos
Warmth, beauty, humour, and pathos from Haydn and Boccherini, including rarely-heard music by 18th-century Moravian composer Pavel Vranicky, adding to a gorgeous palette of colors in this program for string quartet and cello quintet.
7pm - Friends Meeting at Cambridge, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge, MA
$25
www.bmcvt.org
Sunday, January 12
Music Sunday: Palestrina
Follen Church choir and soloists; Karen Burciaga, Jane Hershey, Sarah Mead, viola da gamba; Shaylor Lindsey, harpsichord.
The Follen choir, soloists, and early music instrumentalists will present a Panoply of Palestrina (1525-1594): An interwoven offering of choral pieces, instrumentals and songs. In this his quincentenary year of his birth, we celebrate the music of G.P. da Palestrina. He is widely considered one of the greatest contrapuntal composers of all time, whose music is still widely studied as the apex of Renaissance polyphony.
10:30am - Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Ave. Lexington, MA
https://follen.org/music-sunday-palestrina/
Follen Church choir and soloists; Karen Burciaga, Jane Hershey, Sarah Mead, viola da gamba; Shaylor Lindsey, harpsichord.
The Follen choir, soloists, and early music instrumentalists will present a Panoply of Palestrina (1525-1594): An interwoven offering of choral pieces, instrumentals and songs. In this his quincentenary year of his birth, we celebrate the music of G.P. da Palestrina. He is widely considered one of the greatest contrapuntal composers of all time, whose music is still widely studied as the apex of Renaissance polyphony.
10:30am - Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Ave. Lexington, MA
https://follen.org/music-sunday-palestrina/
Twelfth Night: Music for the New Year
Shira Kammen, vielle, fiddle, harp, voice
This session will explore an array of seasonal music celebrating the New Year and Winter. The music will range from the delicious elegance of Guillaume Dufay's New Year's compositions to traditional British Isles Solstice songs and tunes, music from Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night', and much more! Open to: all instrumentalists and singers. Pitch: A= 440. *Please note that the class will run from 1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Eastern Time (75 minutes).
1:00-2:15 pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Shira Kammen, vielle, fiddle, harp, voice
This session will explore an array of seasonal music celebrating the New Year and Winter. The music will range from the delicious elegance of Guillaume Dufay's New Year's compositions to traditional British Isles Solstice songs and tunes, music from Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night', and much more! Open to: all instrumentalists and singers. Pitch: A= 440. *Please note that the class will run from 1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Eastern Time (75 minutes).
1:00-2:15 pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Dances of Bridgerton: George & Charlotte
Dearest Gentle Reader,
You are cordially invited to learn to dance like the Bridgertons! This time we are encouraging people to dress in costume and plan to take some videos of the dances, though costume is not required and all are welcome to attend in whatever is comfortable for dancing. Join dance mistress Susan de Guardiola for a class on authentic dances from the fabulous TV series! This workshop's focus dance will be George and Charlotte's lovely dance from the Queen Charlotte prequel series. We will also review (at least) Simon & Daphne's dance from Season 1 and the "Harmony" dance from Season 2. Plus, time permitting: a little bit of authentic Regency dancing for comparison. No previous dance experience is required and no partner is necessary. Please bring clean shoes to protect the dance floor. Flat shoes with leather soles will be easiest to dance in--no spike heels, please.
$15.00 advance (card or PayPal), $18.00 at the door (cash) -- no pre-registration needed; just show up!
2-4pm - Vinnie's Jump & Jive, 635 Main Street, Middletown, CT. Snow date January 19th.
https://www.kickery.com/bridgerton-vinnies-2025-01.html
Dearest Gentle Reader,
You are cordially invited to learn to dance like the Bridgertons! This time we are encouraging people to dress in costume and plan to take some videos of the dances, though costume is not required and all are welcome to attend in whatever is comfortable for dancing. Join dance mistress Susan de Guardiola for a class on authentic dances from the fabulous TV series! This workshop's focus dance will be George and Charlotte's lovely dance from the Queen Charlotte prequel series. We will also review (at least) Simon & Daphne's dance from Season 1 and the "Harmony" dance from Season 2. Plus, time permitting: a little bit of authentic Regency dancing for comparison. No previous dance experience is required and no partner is necessary. Please bring clean shoes to protect the dance floor. Flat shoes with leather soles will be easiest to dance in--no spike heels, please.
$15.00 advance (card or PayPal), $18.00 at the door (cash) -- no pre-registration needed; just show up!
2-4pm - Vinnie's Jump & Jive, 635 Main Street, Middletown, CT. Snow date January 19th.
https://www.kickery.com/bridgerton-vinnies-2025-01.html
West Gallery Workshop
Please join us for this month's West Gallery Music workshop. 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. Masking is optional, but shoes are not permitted (it's a dance floor); please bring some slippers or socks.
2-5pm - Newton Highland Congregational Church, 54 Lincoln St, Newton Highlands, MA
Admission is free; there will be an opportunity to make a donation to help defray the expenses.
https://www.facebook.com/events/s/west-gallery-music-workshop/1115945276657845/?rdid=E9fwGsEDUaE6yG4P
Please join us for this month's West Gallery Music workshop. 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. Masking is optional, but shoes are not permitted (it's a dance floor); please bring some slippers or socks.
2-5pm - Newton Highland Congregational Church, 54 Lincoln St, Newton Highlands, MA
Admission is free; there will be an opportunity to make a donation to help defray the expenses.
https://www.facebook.com/events/s/west-gallery-music-workshop/1115945276657845/?rdid=E9fwGsEDUaE6yG4P
A Renaissance Three Kings Day Celebration: Spanish Motets and Villancicos by Victoria, Morales, and Guerrero
Rainer Beckmann, recorder
This class explores the rich textures and vibrant rhythms of Spanish Renaissance music, as it delves into Epiphany-themed works by three of Spain’s most celebrated composers. Experience the intricate polyphony of Tomás Luis de Victoria, the luminous melodies of Francisco Guerrero, and the heartfelt expressions of Cristóbal de Morales, all adapted for recorders of multiple sizes. Celebrate the journey of the Magi and the festive spirit of the season through playing music that blends devotional depth with lively charm. Open to: recorders, emerging ensemble players and up. Pitch: A=440Hz
3:00-4:30pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Rainer Beckmann, recorder
This class explores the rich textures and vibrant rhythms of Spanish Renaissance music, as it delves into Epiphany-themed works by three of Spain’s most celebrated composers. Experience the intricate polyphony of Tomás Luis de Victoria, the luminous melodies of Francisco Guerrero, and the heartfelt expressions of Cristóbal de Morales, all adapted for recorders of multiple sizes. Celebrate the journey of the Magi and the festive spirit of the season through playing music that blends devotional depth with lively charm. Open to: recorders, emerging ensemble players and up. Pitch: A=440Hz
3:00-4:30pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Color Burst
Sarasa Ensemble: Elizabeth Blumenstock, Jesse Irons, violins; Jason Fisher, viola; Timothy Merton, Jennifer Morsches, cellos
Warmth, beauty, humour, and pathos from Haydn and Boccherini, including rarely-heard music by 18th-century Moravian composer Pavel Vranicky, adding to a gorgeous palette of colors in this program for string quartet and cello quintet.
3:30pm - Follen Church - 755 Massachusetts Ave
$25
www.bmcvt.org
Sarasa Ensemble: Elizabeth Blumenstock, Jesse Irons, violins; Jason Fisher, viola; Timothy Merton, Jennifer Morsches, cellos
Warmth, beauty, humour, and pathos from Haydn and Boccherini, including rarely-heard music by 18th-century Moravian composer Pavel Vranicky, adding to a gorgeous palette of colors in this program for string quartet and cello quintet.
3:30pm - Follen Church - 755 Massachusetts Ave
$25
www.bmcvt.org
Night Song
Night Song Choral Ensembles, Holly Druckman and Jennifer Lester, Music Directors, Joshua Lawton, Cantor
Motet: Tribus miraculis by G.P. da Palestrina
Tritone Chant Setting for Compline by Daryl Bichel
Anthem: Divine Love by Patricia Van Ness
Chant: Omnes, qui in Christo baptizati estis
Motet: Vidi aquam by Tomás Luis de Victoria
Marian Motet: Alma Redemptoris Mater by Victoria
7:30pm - First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St. Cambridge, MA
FREE
https://www.nightsong.org/schedule
Night Song Choral Ensembles, Holly Druckman and Jennifer Lester, Music Directors, Joshua Lawton, Cantor
Motet: Tribus miraculis by G.P. da Palestrina
Tritone Chant Setting for Compline by Daryl Bichel
Anthem: Divine Love by Patricia Van Ness
Chant: Omnes, qui in Christo baptizati estis
Motet: Vidi aquam by Tomás Luis de Victoria
Marian Motet: Alma Redemptoris Mater by Victoria
7:30pm - First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St. Cambridge, MA
FREE
https://www.nightsong.org/schedule
Friday, January 17
Art of the Fugue
Viola da gambists Chelsea Bernstein, Cat Slowik, Kenneth Slowik, and Arnie Tanimoto. Johann Sebastian Bach’s final composition demonstrates his complete mastery of musical counterpoint in all its variety. Bach did not specify any particular instruments for these works, so many arrangements have been created and performed. Here, we will have excerpts from Bach’s work arranged for four-part viol consort by the performers.
5pm - Venue TBA, New Haven, CT
https://www.elmcityconsort.org/2024-2025-season
Viola da gambists Chelsea Bernstein, Cat Slowik, Kenneth Slowik, and Arnie Tanimoto. Johann Sebastian Bach’s final composition demonstrates his complete mastery of musical counterpoint in all its variety. Bach did not specify any particular instruments for these works, so many arrangements have been created and performed. Here, we will have excerpts from Bach’s work arranged for four-part viol consort by the performers.
5pm - Venue TBA, New Haven, CT
https://www.elmcityconsort.org/2024-2025-season
Crossing the Deep
Handel + Haydn with Anthony Trecek-King, conductor and co-creator, Reginald Mobley, countertenor and co-creator, Regie Gibson, spoken word artist, Brianna Robinson, soprano, H+H Orchestra and Chorus
Parallel lives, shared stories, and transatlantic musical traditions intertwine in this revelatory choral drama. Premiered by H+H in 2023 to sold-out houses, Crossing the Deepexplores the resonances and juxtapositions between sacred music by Handel and Negro spirituals by enslaved Africans in America, written at the same time and often using the same Biblical texts. “There should be next performances and then some,” raved The Boston Globe, and we’re glad to deliver: Now, we’re inviting even more Bostonians to join us for this one-of-a-kind emotional journey.
7:30pm - NEC's Jordan Hall, Gainsborough St. Boston, MA
https://handelandhaydn.org/concerts/2024-25/crossing-the-deep-2024/
Handel + Haydn with Anthony Trecek-King, conductor and co-creator, Reginald Mobley, countertenor and co-creator, Regie Gibson, spoken word artist, Brianna Robinson, soprano, H+H Orchestra and Chorus
Parallel lives, shared stories, and transatlantic musical traditions intertwine in this revelatory choral drama. Premiered by H+H in 2023 to sold-out houses, Crossing the Deepexplores the resonances and juxtapositions between sacred music by Handel and Negro spirituals by enslaved Africans in America, written at the same time and often using the same Biblical texts. “There should be next performances and then some,” raved The Boston Globe, and we’re glad to deliver: Now, we’re inviting even more Bostonians to join us for this one-of-a-kind emotional journey.
7:30pm - NEC's Jordan Hall, Gainsborough St. Boston, MA
https://handelandhaydn.org/concerts/2024-25/crossing-the-deep-2024/
Sunday, January 19
Daniel: A Medieval Masterpiece Revisited
Boston Camerata
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 Longy School of Music of Bard College students, to make 1310 happen again in 2025. Our singers and musicians are supported by Peter Torpey’s deeply evocative lighting and special effects.
2:00pm - Trinity Church, 206 Clarendon St (Copley Square) Boston, MA
https://bostoncamerata.org/performances/
Boston Camerata
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 Longy School of Music of Bard College students, to make 1310 happen again in 2025. Our singers and musicians are supported by Peter Torpey’s deeply evocative lighting and special effects.
2:00pm - Trinity Church, 206 Clarendon St (Copley Square) Boston, MA
https://bostoncamerata.org/performances/
Crossing the Deep
Handel + Haydn with Anthony Trecek-King, conductor and co-creator, Reginald Mobley, countertenor and co-creator, Regie Gibson, spoken word artist, Brianna Robinson, soprano, H+H Orchestra and Chorus
Parallel lives, shared stories, and transatlantic musical traditions intertwine in this revelatory choral drama. Premiered by H+H in 2023 to sold-out houses, Crossing the Deepexplores the resonances and juxtapositions between sacred music by Handel and Negro spirituals by enslaved Africans in America, written at the same time and often using the same Biblical texts. “There should be next performances and then some,” raved The Boston Globe, and we’re glad to deliver: Now, we’re inviting even more Bostonians to join us for this one-of-a-kind emotional journey.
3:00pm - NEC's Jordan Hall, Gainsborough St. Boston, MA
https://handelandhaydn.org/concerts/2024-25/crossing-the-deep-2024/
Handel + Haydn with Anthony Trecek-King, conductor and co-creator, Reginald Mobley, countertenor and co-creator, Regie Gibson, spoken word artist, Brianna Robinson, soprano, H+H Orchestra and Chorus
Parallel lives, shared stories, and transatlantic musical traditions intertwine in this revelatory choral drama. Premiered by H+H in 2023 to sold-out houses, Crossing the Deepexplores the resonances and juxtapositions between sacred music by Handel and Negro spirituals by enslaved Africans in America, written at the same time and often using the same Biblical texts. “There should be next performances and then some,” raved The Boston Globe, and we’re glad to deliver: Now, we’re inviting even more Bostonians to join us for this one-of-a-kind emotional journey.
3:00pm - NEC's Jordan Hall, Gainsborough St. Boston, MA
https://handelandhaydn.org/concerts/2024-25/crossing-the-deep-2024/
Fandango and Other Dances
Salome Sandoval, soprano & guitar; Fausto Miro, tenor; Danilo Bonina, violin; Eduardo Betancourt, Venezuelan harp & percussion; Miguel Morales Lavado, percussion; Katherine Shao, keyboards; Kirsten Lamb, bass; Laury Gutiérrez, viola da gamba & cuatro
This program features Ibero-American dances and song-dances, including "folias", "jácaras", and "fandangos", from the Renaissance to the present. The music spans from the early Spanish "Cancioneros" (songbooks) in old Iberia to contemporary folk and popular music from Venezuela and Mexico. Included are dances such as "joropo" from Venezuela and Colombia and "fandanguito" from Mexico. Performers will switch from the European viola da gamba and Renaissance guitar to the Venezuelan "cuatro" and harp, illustrating the similar yet distinctively different sonorities and rhythmic and harmonic connections between the two continents, underlining Africa’s influence on them. The program will also include an aria by Jose de Nebra praising the Fandango for relieving fears. Music by Cascante, Coll, Encina, Gureau, Murcia, Soler and others.
Free admission. This concert is sponsored by the Friends of the Robbins Library.
3pm - Robbins Library, Reading Room, 700 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA
Free admission
https://ladm.org/fandango/
Salome Sandoval, soprano & guitar; Fausto Miro, tenor; Danilo Bonina, violin; Eduardo Betancourt, Venezuelan harp & percussion; Miguel Morales Lavado, percussion; Katherine Shao, keyboards; Kirsten Lamb, bass; Laury Gutiérrez, viola da gamba & cuatro
This program features Ibero-American dances and song-dances, including "folias", "jácaras", and "fandangos", from the Renaissance to the present. The music spans from the early Spanish "Cancioneros" (songbooks) in old Iberia to contemporary folk and popular music from Venezuela and Mexico. Included are dances such as "joropo" from Venezuela and Colombia and "fandanguito" from Mexico. Performers will switch from the European viola da gamba and Renaissance guitar to the Venezuelan "cuatro" and harp, illustrating the similar yet distinctively different sonorities and rhythmic and harmonic connections between the two continents, underlining Africa’s influence on them. The program will also include an aria by Jose de Nebra praising the Fandango for relieving fears. Music by Cascante, Coll, Encina, Gureau, Murcia, Soler and others.
Free admission. This concert is sponsored by the Friends of the Robbins Library.
3pm - Robbins Library, Reading Room, 700 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA
Free admission
https://ladm.org/fandango/
English Lute Song In Harvard MA
Gina Marie Falk, voice, Charles Iner, lute
In a comfortable, relaxed house show setting, we'll be playing a program of English lute ayres of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods, featuring many popular and lesser known works by John Dowland, John Danyel, Robert Johnson and more. Themes of love found and lost, the despair of loneliness, and the sweet consolation of sleep are explored through the passionate words and music of the lute composers of early modern England.
3:30pm - House Concert at 33 Finn Rd. Harvard, MA
$20
https://www.groupmuse.com/events/14851-top-40-english-lute-song
Gina Marie Falk, voice, Charles Iner, lute
In a comfortable, relaxed house show setting, we'll be playing a program of English lute ayres of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods, featuring many popular and lesser known works by John Dowland, John Danyel, Robert Johnson and more. Themes of love found and lost, the despair of loneliness, and the sweet consolation of sleep are explored through the passionate words and music of the lute composers of early modern England.
3:30pm - House Concert at 33 Finn Rd. Harvard, MA
$20
https://www.groupmuse.com/events/14851-top-40-english-lute-song
The Angelic Viol
Caroline Nicolas, viola da gamba, and Kevin Payne, theorbo
A pop-up concert featuring works by Marin Marais and Antoine Forqueray. Presented by Elm City Consort.
4pm - Whitney Center, 200 Leader Hill Dr. Hamden, CT
Caroline Nicolas, viola da gamba, and Kevin Payne, theorbo
A pop-up concert featuring works by Marin Marais and Antoine Forqueray. Presented by Elm City Consort.
4pm - Whitney Center, 200 Leader Hill Dr. Hamden, CT
Friday, January 24
Berkshire Bach Portals: Bach and God—Troubling Voices
Michael Marissen, presenter
This program with distinguished musicologist Michael Marissen explores the foundation of Bach’s religious beliefs and the social norms of Lutheran Germany and includes readings from Dr. Marissen’s books Bach & God and Bach Against Modernity. In the session he identifies some of the revelations that helped shape his own understanding of Bach over the course of his scholarly career and uses recorded musical examples to illustrate his findings. Artistic Director Eugene Drucker hosts a discussion and audience Q&A with Dr. Marissen as part of the event.
7pm - Kellogg Music Center on the campus of Bard College at Simon’s Rock
Saturday, January 25 at The Koussevitsky Arts Center, Berkshire Community College (1350 West Street, Pittsfield, MA
https://berkshirebach.org/concerts
Michael Marissen, presenter
This program with distinguished musicologist Michael Marissen explores the foundation of Bach’s religious beliefs and the social norms of Lutheran Germany and includes readings from Dr. Marissen’s books Bach & God and Bach Against Modernity. In the session he identifies some of the revelations that helped shape his own understanding of Bach over the course of his scholarly career and uses recorded musical examples to illustrate his findings. Artistic Director Eugene Drucker hosts a discussion and audience Q&A with Dr. Marissen as part of the event.
7pm - Kellogg Music Center on the campus of Bard College at Simon’s Rock
Saturday, January 25 at The Koussevitsky Arts Center, Berkshire Community College (1350 West Street, Pittsfield, MA
https://berkshirebach.org/concerts
Saturday, January 25
Berkshire Bach Portals: Bach and God—Troubling Voices
Michael Marissen, presenter
This program with distinguished musicologist Michael Marissen explores the foundation of Bach’s religious beliefs and the social norms of Lutheran Germany and includes readings from Dr. Marissen’s books Bach & God and Bach Against Modernity. In the session he identifies some of the revelations that helped shape his own understanding of Bach over the course of his scholarly career and uses recorded musical examples to illustrate his findings. Artistic Director Eugene Drucker hosts a discussion and audience Q&A with Dr. Marissen as part of the event.
4pm - The Koussevitsky Arts Center, Berkshire Community College, 1350 West Street, Pittsfield, MA
https://berkshirebach.org/concerts
Michael Marissen, presenter
This program with distinguished musicologist Michael Marissen explores the foundation of Bach’s religious beliefs and the social norms of Lutheran Germany and includes readings from Dr. Marissen’s books Bach & God and Bach Against Modernity. In the session he identifies some of the revelations that helped shape his own understanding of Bach over the course of his scholarly career and uses recorded musical examples to illustrate his findings. Artistic Director Eugene Drucker hosts a discussion and audience Q&A with Dr. Marissen as part of the event.
4pm - The Koussevitsky Arts Center, Berkshire Community College, 1350 West Street, Pittsfield, MA
https://berkshirebach.org/concerts
Wednesday, January 29
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/
Thursday, January 30
L'El Eilim: Music for the Grand Synagogue in Amsterdam
Kevin Lubin, presenter
The Esnoga, the beautiful Portuguese synagogue in Amsterdam, was inaugurated in 1675 and inspired the creation of great works of art and music. Abraham Caceres served as the composer-in-residence at the beginning of the 18th century and wrote many works we still have preserved, including a cantata for two voices titled "L'El Eilim." We will discuss the context of these synagogue performances, hear the cantata sung with historic Spanish-Portuguese Hebrew pronunciation, and analyze Caceres' music both as Jewish music and its space in the Dutch Baroque tradition.
7:30-8:45pm - Lehrhaus, 425 Washington St. Somerville, MA
https://www.lehr.haus/classes/lel-eilim-music-for-the-grand-synagogue-in-amsterdam
Kevin Lubin, presenter
The Esnoga, the beautiful Portuguese synagogue in Amsterdam, was inaugurated in 1675 and inspired the creation of great works of art and music. Abraham Caceres served as the composer-in-residence at the beginning of the 18th century and wrote many works we still have preserved, including a cantata for two voices titled "L'El Eilim." We will discuss the context of these synagogue performances, hear the cantata sung with historic Spanish-Portuguese Hebrew pronunciation, and analyze Caceres' music both as Jewish music and its space in the Dutch Baroque tradition.
7:30-8:45pm - Lehrhaus, 425 Washington St. Somerville, MA
https://www.lehr.haus/classes/lel-eilim-music-for-the-grand-synagogue-in-amsterdam
Masters of the Harpsichord, Vol. 4
Miyuki Tsurutani, harpsichord, John Tyson, recorder
Miyuki Tsurutani performs works of two supreme Baroque masters.
8pm - Lindsay Chapel, First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA
Free - Donation
Renaissonics.com
Miyuki Tsurutani, harpsichord, John Tyson, recorder
Miyuki Tsurutani performs works of two supreme Baroque masters.
8pm - Lindsay Chapel, First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA
Free - Donation
Renaissonics.com
Friday, January 31
English Country Dance
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, fiddle; Dan Meyers, winds, percussion; Josh Schreiber, bass viol; Matthew Wright, lute
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 dance caller Marcie van Cleave will teach all the dances; no experience is necessary. Presented by CDS-Boston.
7:30-9:30pm - Harvard-Epworth Church, 1555 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA
$4 students, $6 members, $7 general.
www.seventimessalt.com
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, fiddle; Dan Meyers, winds, percussion; Josh Schreiber, bass viol; Matthew Wright, lute
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 dance caller Marcie van Cleave will teach all the dances; no experience is necessary. Presented by CDS-Boston.
7:30-9:30pm - Harvard-Epworth Church, 1555 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA
$4 students, $6 members, $7 general.
www.seventimessalt.com