Friday, January 9
Patron Lobkowitz
Sarasa: Jesse Irons, Julia Glenn, violins; Anna Griffis, Emily Dahl, violas; Timothy Merton, Jennifer Morsches, cellos
“This Prince was as kindhearted as a child and the most foolish music enthusiast. He played music from dusk to dawn and spent a fortune on musicians. Innumerable musicians gathered in his house, whom he treated regally.” Chamber music by Beethoven, Haydn & Förster, all patronized by Lobkowitz.
7pm - Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro, VT
$25
www.bmcvt.org
Sarasa: Jesse Irons, Julia Glenn, violins; Anna Griffis, Emily Dahl, violas; Timothy Merton, Jennifer Morsches, cellos
“This Prince was as kindhearted as a child and the most foolish music enthusiast. He played music from dusk to dawn and spent a fortune on musicians. Innumerable musicians gathered in his house, whom he treated regally.” Chamber music by Beethoven, Haydn & Förster, all patronized by Lobkowitz.
7pm - Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro, VT
$25
www.bmcvt.org
The Modal Mosaic: Exploring Connections Through Musical Cultures
Ellery Klein, fiddle, Karl Orvik, violin, James Perretta, viola da gamba, Tev Stevig, plucked/bowed strings
Modal music--music that focuses on scales and rhythms instead of chords and harmony--is often associated with Middle Eastern music. While it is common in the Middle East, modal music is actually a part of a wide range of traditions. The program will include modal–inspired music from a variety of cultures, including Celtic dances and airs, Medieval European music, Scandinavian tunes, Bartok’s Romanian folk dances, and modern music drawing from Greek, Turkish, Arab, and Persian tradition. Come listen to the similarities for yourself, and enjoy the reminder that we’re less different from one another than we sometimes think.
7:00pm - Tracy Powers Concert Hall, Powers Music School, 160 Lexington Street, Belmont, MA
FREE; reserve tickets at https://powersmusic.org/event/modal-mosaic/
Ellery Klein, fiddle, Karl Orvik, violin, James Perretta, viola da gamba, Tev Stevig, plucked/bowed strings
Modal music--music that focuses on scales and rhythms instead of chords and harmony--is often associated with Middle Eastern music. While it is common in the Middle East, modal music is actually a part of a wide range of traditions. The program will include modal–inspired music from a variety of cultures, including Celtic dances and airs, Medieval European music, Scandinavian tunes, Bartok’s Romanian folk dances, and modern music drawing from Greek, Turkish, Arab, and Persian tradition. Come listen to the similarities for yourself, and enjoy the reminder that we’re less different from one another than we sometimes think.
7:00pm - Tracy Powers Concert Hall, Powers Music School, 160 Lexington Street, Belmont, MA
FREE; reserve tickets at https://powersmusic.org/event/modal-mosaic/
Rheinberger Revealed: Trios and Solo Lieder by Josef Rheinberger
Newton Baroque: Shiba Nemat Nasser, Teresa Wakim, Kim Leeds, voice, Andrus Madsen, April Sun, piano
Josef Rheinberger’s Lieder are among the finest of the late nineteenth century. His wife, Franziska von Hoffnaß, a brilliant poet and mezzo soprano, was the inspiration for a collection of Lieder that rivals Schumann in both quantity and quality. This concert centers on a set of Lieder for three women’s voices, Zeiten und Stimmungen, op. 41, setting poetry by Franziska. The program includes lieder by Rheinberger, Brahms, Robert Schumann, and Clara Schumann. These performances also offer the rare opportunity to hear 19th-c. Lieder accompanied on pianos from the second half of that century, instruments built by Streicher in Vienna in the 1860s and 70s.
7:30pm - St. Elizabeth’s Church, 1 Morse Rd, Sudbury
General $35.00, Senior $30.00, Student/Low Income $10.00, under 18 free
https://www.newtonbaroque.org/concerts.html
Newton Baroque: Shiba Nemat Nasser, Teresa Wakim, Kim Leeds, voice, Andrus Madsen, April Sun, piano
Josef Rheinberger’s Lieder are among the finest of the late nineteenth century. His wife, Franziska von Hoffnaß, a brilliant poet and mezzo soprano, was the inspiration for a collection of Lieder that rivals Schumann in both quantity and quality. This concert centers on a set of Lieder for three women’s voices, Zeiten und Stimmungen, op. 41, setting poetry by Franziska. The program includes lieder by Rheinberger, Brahms, Robert Schumann, and Clara Schumann. These performances also offer the rare opportunity to hear 19th-c. Lieder accompanied on pianos from the second half of that century, instruments built by Streicher in Vienna in the 1860s and 70s.
7:30pm - St. Elizabeth’s Church, 1 Morse Rd, Sudbury
General $35.00, Senior $30.00, Student/Low Income $10.00, under 18 free
https://www.newtonbaroque.org/concerts.html
Saturday, January 10
Patron Lobkowitz
Sarasa: Jesse Irons, Julia Glenn, violins; Anna Griffis, Emily Dahl, violas; Timothy Merton, Jennifer Morsches, cellos
“This Prince was as kindhearted as a child and the most foolish music enthusiast. He played music from dusk to dawn and spent a fortune on musicians. Innumerable musicians gathered in his house, whom he treated regally.” Chamber music by Beethoven, Haydn & Förster, all patronized by Lobkowitz.
7pm - Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge, MA
$30
https://www.sarasamusic.org/lobkowitz
Sarasa: Jesse Irons, Julia Glenn, violins; Anna Griffis, Emily Dahl, violas; Timothy Merton, Jennifer Morsches, cellos
“This Prince was as kindhearted as a child and the most foolish music enthusiast. He played music from dusk to dawn and spent a fortune on musicians. Innumerable musicians gathered in his house, whom he treated regally.” Chamber music by Beethoven, Haydn & Förster, all patronized by Lobkowitz.
7pm - Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge, MA
$30
https://www.sarasamusic.org/lobkowitz
Sunday, January 11
West Gallery Music Workshop
Bruce Randall, leader
Please join us for the first West Gallery Music session of 2026. West Gallery music is sacred music from rural England, from the time of Thomas Hardy, Jane Austen, and King George III. The music is suitable for all voices and most melodic instruments (flutes, bowed strings, trombones, concertinas, bassoons, and others). Music books will be provided. Masking is optional; shoes are not permitted (it's a dance floor), so please bring slippers or socks.
2pm - Newton Highlands Congregational Church, 54 Lincoln St. Newton Highlands, MA
FREE, but a collection will be taken to help pay for the expenses.
Bruce Randall, leader
Please join us for the first West Gallery Music session of 2026. West Gallery music is sacred music from rural England, from the time of Thomas Hardy, Jane Austen, and King George III. The music is suitable for all voices and most melodic instruments (flutes, bowed strings, trombones, concertinas, bassoons, and others). Music books will be provided. Masking is optional; shoes are not permitted (it's a dance floor), so please bring slippers or socks.
2pm - Newton Highlands Congregational Church, 54 Lincoln St. Newton Highlands, MA
FREE, but a collection will be taken to help pay for the expenses.
Rheinberger Revealed: Trios and Solo Lieder by Josef Rheinberger
Newton Baroque: Shiba Nemat Nasser, Teresa Wakim, Kim Leeds, voice, Andrus Madsen, April Sun, piano
Josef Rheinberger’s Lieder are among the finest of the late nineteenth century. His wife, Franziska von Hoffnaß, a brilliant poet and mezzo soprano, was the inspiration for a collection of Lieder that rivals Schumann in both quantity and quality. This concert centers on a set of Lieder for three women’s voices, Zeiten und Stimmungen, op. 41, setting poetry by Franziska. The program includes lieder by Rheinberger, Brahms, Robert Schumann, and Clara Schumann. These performances also offer the rare opportunity to hear 19th-c. Lieder accompanied on pianos from the second half of that century, instruments built by Streicher in Vienna in the 1860s and 70s.
3:00pm - Private home, 941 Centre St., Newton Center
General $35.00, Senior $30.00, Student/Low Income $10.00, under 18 free
https://www.newtonbaroque.org/concerts.html
Newton Baroque: Shiba Nemat Nasser, Teresa Wakim, Kim Leeds, voice, Andrus Madsen, April Sun, piano
Josef Rheinberger’s Lieder are among the finest of the late nineteenth century. His wife, Franziska von Hoffnaß, a brilliant poet and mezzo soprano, was the inspiration for a collection of Lieder that rivals Schumann in both quantity and quality. This concert centers on a set of Lieder for three women’s voices, Zeiten und Stimmungen, op. 41, setting poetry by Franziska. The program includes lieder by Rheinberger, Brahms, Robert Schumann, and Clara Schumann. These performances also offer the rare opportunity to hear 19th-c. Lieder accompanied on pianos from the second half of that century, instruments built by Streicher in Vienna in the 1860s and 70s.
3:00pm - Private home, 941 Centre St., Newton Center
General $35.00, Senior $30.00, Student/Low Income $10.00, under 18 free
https://www.newtonbaroque.org/concerts.html
Patron Lobkowitz
Sarasa: Jesse Irons, Julia Glenn, violins; Anna Griffis, Emily Dahl, violas; Timothy Merton, Jennifer Morsches, cellos
“This Prince was as kindhearted as a child and the most foolish music enthusiast. He played music from dusk to dawn and spent a fortune on musicians. Innumerable musicians gathered in his house, whom he treated regally.” Chamber music by Beethoven, Haydn & Förster, all patronized by Lobkowitz.
3:30pm - Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington MA
$30
https://www.sarasamusic.org/lobkowitz
Sarasa: Jesse Irons, Julia Glenn, violins; Anna Griffis, Emily Dahl, violas; Timothy Merton, Jennifer Morsches, cellos
“This Prince was as kindhearted as a child and the most foolish music enthusiast. He played music from dusk to dawn and spent a fortune on musicians. Innumerable musicians gathered in his house, whom he treated regally.” Chamber music by Beethoven, Haydn & Förster, all patronized by Lobkowitz.
3:30pm - Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington MA
$30
https://www.sarasamusic.org/lobkowitz
Tuesday, January 13
Open Baroque Dance
Ken Pierce, instructor
Each weekly class includes a warmup followed by practice of basic steps and step sequences typical of different dance types (such as bourrée, gavotte, sarabande, gigue, or menuet). Classes are designed for adults or older teens. Choose from online or in person at the studio, duration 90 minutes.
Tuesdays at 7pm - Northeast Arts, 4 Hyde Park Ave. Jamaica Plain, MA
$20 per session
https://northeastartspace.org/baroque
Ken Pierce, instructor
Each weekly class includes a warmup followed by practice of basic steps and step sequences typical of different dance types (such as bourrée, gavotte, sarabande, gigue, or menuet). Classes are designed for adults or older teens. Choose from online or in person at the studio, duration 90 minutes.
Tuesdays at 7pm - Northeast Arts, 4 Hyde Park Ave. Jamaica Plain, MA
$20 per session
https://northeastartspace.org/baroque
Friday, January 16
Schein, Scheidt & Schmelzer: Collections from 17th-century Germany
The Fooles
In this program, the group will explore the instrumental works of three of Germany’s greatest composers from the 17th century: Schein, Scheidt, and Schmelzer. These pieces come from important publications and collections of instrumental music, including the Kromeriz archive in the Czech Republic, which serves as one of the greatest sources of instrumental and vocal music from Germany in the 17th century.
5pm - Bethesda Lutheran Church, 450 Whitney Ave., New Haven, CT
Free; no tickets required
https://www.elmcityconsort.org/2025-2026-season
The Fooles
In this program, the group will explore the instrumental works of three of Germany’s greatest composers from the 17th century: Schein, Scheidt, and Schmelzer. These pieces come from important publications and collections of instrumental music, including the Kromeriz archive in the Czech Republic, which serves as one of the greatest sources of instrumental and vocal music from Germany in the 17th century.
5pm - Bethesda Lutheran Church, 450 Whitney Ave., New Haven, CT
Free; no tickets required
https://www.elmcityconsort.org/2025-2026-season
Tuesday, January 20
Open Baroque Dance
Ken Pierce, instructor
Each weekly class includes a warmup followed by practice of basic steps and step sequences typical of different dance types (such as bourrée, gavotte, sarabande, gigue, or menuet). Classes are designed for adults or older teens. Choose from online or in person at the studio, duration 90 minutes.
Tuesdays at 7pm - Northeast Arts, 4 Hyde Park Ave. Jamaica Plain, MA
$20 per session
https://northeastartspace.org/baroque
Ken Pierce, instructor
Each weekly class includes a warmup followed by practice of basic steps and step sequences typical of different dance types (such as bourrée, gavotte, sarabande, gigue, or menuet). Classes are designed for adults or older teens. Choose from online or in person at the studio, duration 90 minutes.
Tuesdays at 7pm - Northeast Arts, 4 Hyde Park Ave. Jamaica Plain, MA
$20 per session
https://northeastartspace.org/baroque
Friday, January 23
Vivaldi's The Four Seasons
Upper Valley Baroque with Nola Richardson, soprano
One of the most prolific composers of the Baroque era, Vivaldi transformed sonnets about The Four Seasons into vivid musical colors. This program also features works for strings and soprano, including his stunning "In furore" performed by the “exemplary, impassioned” Nola Richardson.
6pm - Grace Congregational Church, Rutland VT
https://www.uppervalleybaroque.org/concerts-2
Upper Valley Baroque with Nola Richardson, soprano
One of the most prolific composers of the Baroque era, Vivaldi transformed sonnets about The Four Seasons into vivid musical colors. This program also features works for strings and soprano, including his stunning "In furore" performed by the “exemplary, impassioned” Nola Richardson.
6pm - Grace Congregational Church, Rutland VT
https://www.uppervalleybaroque.org/concerts-2
Bach's Christmas Oratorio
Winchendon Music Festival, The Worcester Chorus, and soloists
WMF joins the Worcester Chorus for a performance of three sections from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio – written for chamber orchestra, chorus, and soloists. Despite its name, the Christmas Oratorio is a collection of six cantatas historically performed at different points throughout the Advent/Christmas season, and is divided into different sections that tell the story of the Christmas season. There will be a 6pm pre-concert talk with Claire Fontijn on J.S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio Cantatas.
7pm - Unitarian Universalist Church, 126 Central Street, Winchendon, MA 01475
FREE but reservations required
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wmf-worcester-chorus-soloists-classical-tickets-1392088457049
Winchendon Music Festival, The Worcester Chorus, and soloists
WMF joins the Worcester Chorus for a performance of three sections from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio – written for chamber orchestra, chorus, and soloists. Despite its name, the Christmas Oratorio is a collection of six cantatas historically performed at different points throughout the Advent/Christmas season, and is divided into different sections that tell the story of the Christmas season. There will be a 6pm pre-concert talk with Claire Fontijn on J.S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio Cantatas.
7pm - Unitarian Universalist Church, 126 Central Street, Winchendon, MA 01475
FREE but reservations required
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wmf-worcester-chorus-soloists-classical-tickets-1392088457049
La Folia
Très Maresienne: Lisa Brooke, violin, Carol Lewis, viola da gamba, Olav Chris Henriksen, vihuela, guitar; with Carrie Cheron, mezzo-soprano
Renaissance and baroque masterpieces from Spain including pasacalles, recercadas, romances, and tones humanos by Ortiz, Cabezón, Milan, Sanz, Durón, and Hidalgo.
8pm - Lindsay Chapel, First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St. Cambridge, MA
$25-35
www.duomaresienne.com
Très Maresienne: Lisa Brooke, violin, Carol Lewis, viola da gamba, Olav Chris Henriksen, vihuela, guitar; with Carrie Cheron, mezzo-soprano
Renaissance and baroque masterpieces from Spain including pasacalles, recercadas, romances, and tones humanos by Ortiz, Cabezón, Milan, Sanz, Durón, and Hidalgo.
8pm - Lindsay Chapel, First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St. Cambridge, MA
$25-35
www.duomaresienne.com
Saturday, January 24
BBS Portals: Why Bach Matters
Berkshire Bach
BBS Portals presents Why Bach Matters, a fun and insightful multi-media program by music historian and Bach scholar George Stauffer that runs the musical gamut from Baroque to modern rock and everything in between. Artistic Director Eugene Drucker plays live and hosts a conversation following the presentation. Learn how Bach’s music and method are embedded in surprising places in the music world today—and marvel anew at the amazing staying power of one of the greatest musical minds of all time.
3pm - Lenox Town Hall, Lenox, MA
https://berkshirebach.org/events
Berkshire Bach
BBS Portals presents Why Bach Matters, a fun and insightful multi-media program by music historian and Bach scholar George Stauffer that runs the musical gamut from Baroque to modern rock and everything in between. Artistic Director Eugene Drucker plays live and hosts a conversation following the presentation. Learn how Bach’s music and method are embedded in surprising places in the music world today—and marvel anew at the amazing staying power of one of the greatest musical minds of all time.
3pm - Lenox Town Hall, Lenox, MA
https://berkshirebach.org/events
Vivaldi's The Four Seasons
Upper Valley Baroque with Nola Richardson, soprano
One of the most prolific composers of the Baroque era, Vivaldi transformed sonnets about The Four Seasons into vivid musical colors. This program also features works for strings and soprano, including his stunning "In furore" performed by the “exemplary, impassioned” Nola Richardson.
3pm - Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, VT
https://www.uppervalleybaroque.org/concerts-2
Upper Valley Baroque with Nola Richardson, soprano
One of the most prolific composers of the Baroque era, Vivaldi transformed sonnets about The Four Seasons into vivid musical colors. This program also features works for strings and soprano, including his stunning "In furore" performed by the “exemplary, impassioned” Nola Richardson.
3pm - Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, VT
https://www.uppervalleybaroque.org/concerts-2
Bach's Christmas Oratorio
Winchendon Music Festival, The Worcester Chorus, and soloists
WMF joins the Worcester Chorus for a performance of three sections from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio – written for chamber orchestra, chorus, and soloists. Despite its name, the Christmas Oratorio is a collection of six cantatas historically performed at different points throughout the Advent/Christmas season, and is divided into different sections that tell the story of the Christmas season. There will be a 7pm pre-concert talk with Claire Fontijn on J.S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio Cantatas.
8pm - Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester, MA
$10-$56
https://www.musicworcester.org/event/bach-christmas-oratorio/
Winchendon Music Festival, The Worcester Chorus, and soloists
WMF joins the Worcester Chorus for a performance of three sections from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio – written for chamber orchestra, chorus, and soloists. Despite its name, the Christmas Oratorio is a collection of six cantatas historically performed at different points throughout the Advent/Christmas season, and is divided into different sections that tell the story of the Christmas season. There will be a 7pm pre-concert talk with Claire Fontijn on J.S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio Cantatas.
8pm - Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester, MA
$10-$56
https://www.musicworcester.org/event/bach-christmas-oratorio/
Sunday, January 25
La Folia
Très Maresienne: Lisa Brooke, violin, Carol Lewis, viola da gamba, Olav Chris Henriksen, vihuela, guitar; with Carrie Cheron, mezzo-soprano
Renaissance and baroque masterpieces from Spain including pasacalles, recercadas, romances, and tones humanos by Ortiz, Cabezón, Milan, Sanz, Durón, and Hidalgo.
3pm - Somerville Museum, One Westwood Road, Somerville, MA
$20-30
https://www.somervillemuseum.org/duo-maresienne-1
Très Maresienne: Lisa Brooke, violin, Carol Lewis, viola da gamba, Olav Chris Henriksen, vihuela, guitar; with Carrie Cheron, mezzo-soprano
Renaissance and baroque masterpieces from Spain including pasacalles, recercadas, romances, and tones humanos by Ortiz, Cabezón, Milan, Sanz, Durón, and Hidalgo.
3pm - Somerville Museum, One Westwood Road, Somerville, MA
$20-30
https://www.somervillemuseum.org/duo-maresienne-1
Vivaldi's The Four Seasons
Upper Valley Baroque with Nola Richardson, soprano
One of the most prolific composers of the Baroque era, Vivaldi transformed sonnets about The Four Seasons into vivid musical colors. This program also features works for strings and soprano, including his stunning "In furore" performed by the “exemplary, impassioned” Nola Richardson.
3pm - Lebanon Opera House, Lebanon, NH
https://www.uppervalleybaroque.org/concerts-2
Upper Valley Baroque with Nola Richardson, soprano
One of the most prolific composers of the Baroque era, Vivaldi transformed sonnets about The Four Seasons into vivid musical colors. This program also features works for strings and soprano, including his stunning "In furore" performed by the “exemplary, impassioned” Nola Richardson.
3pm - Lebanon Opera House, Lebanon, NH
https://www.uppervalleybaroque.org/concerts-2
Cappella Alamire at Winchendon Festival
Alamire
The program will consist of three Glorias abstracted from masses by Heinrich Isaac (c.1450-1517), Antoine de Févin (c.1470-c.1512), and an anonymous composer from the French court. The ensemble's director, Peter Urquhart, has taught at Brandeis, Harvard, and Boston Universities, while based at the University of New Hampshire.
4pm - UU Church of Winchendon, 85 Summer St. Winchendon, MA
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/capella-alamire-classical-tickets-1770473537009?
Alamire
The program will consist of three Glorias abstracted from masses by Heinrich Isaac (c.1450-1517), Antoine de Févin (c.1470-c.1512), and an anonymous composer from the French court. The ensemble's director, Peter Urquhart, has taught at Brandeis, Harvard, and Boston Universities, while based at the University of New Hampshire.
4pm - UU Church of Winchendon, 85 Summer St. Winchendon, MA
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/capella-alamire-classical-tickets-1770473537009?
Thin Places and Narrow Passages: Musical Pathways to the Unbound Spirit
Eudaimonia Voices (Vivian Montgomery, director)
"Thin Places and Narrow Passages: Musical Pathways to the Unbound Spirit" features the bold expression of Eudaimonia Voices in an entirely vocal and choral concert that transports and transcends--to the mystical realm, to ecstasy, to a sweet safe haven. With Eudaimonia’s characteristic diversity of repertoire from the 16th century through the current day, this program centers around Benjamin Britten’s Hymn to St. Cecilia, while also encompassing otherworldly period works by Byrd, Blow, and Billings, and dipping into contemporary and Appalachian song. Eudaimonia’s Social Action Partnership for this event will highlight the freeing work of Lesley University’s program for Dance and Movement Therapy, which teaches the power of dance as a channel for trauma recovery and community repair. Eudaimonia continues their connection with the social justice initiatives and music program of First Parish in Cambridge where Eudaimonia is Ensemble-in-Residence.
7:00pm (snow date Monday January 26) - First Parish in Cambridge, 3 Church Street, Cambridge, MA
Pay what you decide ($20 suggested)
https://www.eudaimonia-music.org/index.html
Eudaimonia Voices (Vivian Montgomery, director)
"Thin Places and Narrow Passages: Musical Pathways to the Unbound Spirit" features the bold expression of Eudaimonia Voices in an entirely vocal and choral concert that transports and transcends--to the mystical realm, to ecstasy, to a sweet safe haven. With Eudaimonia’s characteristic diversity of repertoire from the 16th century through the current day, this program centers around Benjamin Britten’s Hymn to St. Cecilia, while also encompassing otherworldly period works by Byrd, Blow, and Billings, and dipping into contemporary and Appalachian song. Eudaimonia’s Social Action Partnership for this event will highlight the freeing work of Lesley University’s program for Dance and Movement Therapy, which teaches the power of dance as a channel for trauma recovery and community repair. Eudaimonia continues their connection with the social justice initiatives and music program of First Parish in Cambridge where Eudaimonia is Ensemble-in-Residence.
7:00pm (snow date Monday January 26) - First Parish in Cambridge, 3 Church Street, Cambridge, MA
Pay what you decide ($20 suggested)
https://www.eudaimonia-music.org/index.html
Tuesday, January 27
Open Baroque Dance
Ken Pierce, instructor
Each weekly class includes a warmup followed by practice of basic steps and step sequences typical of different dance types (such as bourrée, gavotte, sarabande, gigue, or menuet). Classes are designed for adults or older teens. Choose from online or in person at the studio, duration 90 minutes.
Tuesdays at 7pm - Northeast Arts, 4 Hyde Park Ave. Jamaica Plain, MA
$20 per session
https://northeastartspace.org/baroque
Ken Pierce, instructor
Each weekly class includes a warmup followed by practice of basic steps and step sequences typical of different dance types (such as bourrée, gavotte, sarabande, gigue, or menuet). Classes are designed for adults or older teens. Choose from online or in person at the studio, duration 90 minutes.
Tuesdays at 7pm - Northeast Arts, 4 Hyde Park Ave. Jamaica Plain, MA
$20 per session
https://northeastartspace.org/baroque
January 30 - February 1
Renaissance Flute Consort Weekend Workshop
This year's workshop will explore the repertoire of Das Liederbuch des Arndt von Aich (1514/1516), with music by turn-of-the-century composers such as Adam von Fulda and Matthaeus Pipelare, and musicians from the court of Maximilian I, including Heinrich Isaac and Paul Hofhaimer. Much of the repertoire for Renaissance flutes was written for consorts. A typical consort of Renaissance flutes includes 3 tenor flutes and a bass flute, or a treble, 2 tenors and a bass. Larger ensembles are possible too: there is music for 5,6 and 8 Renaissance flutes. Workshop extras include 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. This year, we will meet on Friday evening, and workshop will end Sunday early afternoon. Exact schedule tba. Open to flutists with all levels of experience, from beginners on the Renaissance flute to already existing flute consorts.
Longy School of Music of Bard College, 11 Garden St. Cambridge, MA
Tuition: $250, Work Study Tuition: $125
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/workshops/renaissance-flute-consort-weekend-workshop
This year's workshop will explore the repertoire of Das Liederbuch des Arndt von Aich (1514/1516), with music by turn-of-the-century composers such as Adam von Fulda and Matthaeus Pipelare, and musicians from the court of Maximilian I, including Heinrich Isaac and Paul Hofhaimer. Much of the repertoire for Renaissance flutes was written for consorts. A typical consort of Renaissance flutes includes 3 tenor flutes and a bass flute, or a treble, 2 tenors and a bass. Larger ensembles are possible too: there is music for 5,6 and 8 Renaissance flutes. Workshop extras include 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. This year, we will meet on Friday evening, and workshop will end Sunday early afternoon. Exact schedule tba. Open to flutists with all levels of experience, from beginners on the Renaissance flute to already existing flute consorts.
Longy School of Music of Bard College, 11 Garden St. Cambridge, MA
Tuition: $250, Work Study Tuition: $125
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/workshops/renaissance-flute-consort-weekend-workshop
Saturday, January 31
New Discoveries: The extraordinary manuscripts of Orazio Albani da Urbino
Paul O'Dette, lute
Hailed as the “greatest living lutenist” (Stereophile), Paul O’Dette has amassed innumerable accolades and honors and a reputation as a virtuoso with singular technical skill matched by his ebullient charisma. While a regular presence on the BEMF Concert and Opera stages as our Artistic Co-Director, he makes his first solo appearance on BEMF’s annual concert series in over 26 years. Join him for a journey through a collection of recently discovered manuscripts copied out in the 1590s by Orazio Albani da Urbino (1576–1653), a nobleman who studied the lute in Rome as a child prodigy. The composers represented are among the most acclaimed lutenists of the time, whose groundbreaking music was studied and performed throughout Europe. The Albani manuscripts include a large number of previously unknown pieces by Lorenzino Tracetti and the “Knight of the Lute”, Vincenzo Pinti: outstanding works which run the gamut from soulful fantasias to flamboyant toccatas to kaleidoscopic variations on the Folia and Romanesca, containing passages that may have inspired Monteverdi. This collection represents one of the most important musical discoveries of the past thirty years.
8pm - First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St.
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Friday, February 13, 2026 at 8pm (ET) Available to watch until February 27, 2026 at 11:59pm (ET)
https://bemf.org/
Paul O'Dette, lute
Hailed as the “greatest living lutenist” (Stereophile), Paul O’Dette has amassed innumerable accolades and honors and a reputation as a virtuoso with singular technical skill matched by his ebullient charisma. While a regular presence on the BEMF Concert and Opera stages as our Artistic Co-Director, he makes his first solo appearance on BEMF’s annual concert series in over 26 years. Join him for a journey through a collection of recently discovered manuscripts copied out in the 1590s by Orazio Albani da Urbino (1576–1653), a nobleman who studied the lute in Rome as a child prodigy. The composers represented are among the most acclaimed lutenists of the time, whose groundbreaking music was studied and performed throughout Europe. The Albani manuscripts include a large number of previously unknown pieces by Lorenzino Tracetti and the “Knight of the Lute”, Vincenzo Pinti: outstanding works which run the gamut from soulful fantasias to flamboyant toccatas to kaleidoscopic variations on the Folia and Romanesca, containing passages that may have inspired Monteverdi. This collection represents one of the most important musical discoveries of the past thirty years.
8pm - First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St.
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Friday, February 13, 2026 at 8pm (ET) Available to watch until February 27, 2026 at 11:59pm (ET)
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