Sunday, June 1
Selfie Cantata
Silentwoods Collective
An eclectic variety of music spanning the Renaissance period to today. Hear works by Castaldi, Cazzati, J.S. Bach and a newly composed work, Nathan Mondry’s “Selfie Cantata”. This parody on J.S. Bach’s “Coffee Cantata” (composed in 1735) tells the tale of a young woman’s addiction to taking selfies with her phone. Explore and handle facsimile manuscripts and first editions at this event and meet the composer, Mr. Mondry following the performance!
12:30-1:30 PM - Village Art Cafe 17 West Main Street, Hillsborough, NH
Silentwoods Collective
An eclectic variety of music spanning the Renaissance period to today. Hear works by Castaldi, Cazzati, J.S. Bach and a newly composed work, Nathan Mondry’s “Selfie Cantata”. This parody on J.S. Bach’s “Coffee Cantata” (composed in 1735) tells the tale of a young woman’s addiction to taking selfies with her phone. Explore and handle facsimile manuscripts and first editions at this event and meet the composer, Mr. Mondry following the performance!
12:30-1:30 PM - Village Art Cafe 17 West Main Street, Hillsborough, NH
Sacred Songs and Rituals: Secret Worship Under the Tudors
Kendra Comstock, soprano, and Charles Iner, lute
The duo explores Catholic persecution during the English Renaissance and the forms of secret musical resistance Catholic musicians created during this time. Sacred Songs and Rituals is a Cambridge Public Library music series celebrating the divine in the many cultures found in Cambridge.
2pm - Cathedral of the Holy Cross, 1400 Washington St. Boston, MA
Frewill offering
https://bostoncathedral.com/concert-series
Kendra Comstock, soprano, and Charles Iner, lute
The duo explores Catholic persecution during the English Renaissance and the forms of secret musical resistance Catholic musicians created during this time. Sacred Songs and Rituals is a Cambridge Public Library music series celebrating the divine in the many cultures found in Cambridge.
2pm - Cathedral of the Holy Cross, 1400 Washington St. Boston, MA
Frewill offering
https://bostoncathedral.com/concert-series
A Concert of Choral Gems
Jameson Singers
The Jameson Singers is delighted to treat you to a free performance of favorite a cappella choral works spanning six centuries. The concert will include works by composers as varied as Palestrina and Mendelssohn, Schütz and Higdon (precise program to be determined). Come enjoy their special vocal blend and sophisticated sound in A Concert of Choral Gems.
This Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts program is supported by Newton Community Pride in partnership with The City of Newton.
3:00pm - War Memorial Auditorium, Newton City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Ave. Newton, MA
Free Admission
https://www.jamesonsingers.org/
Jameson Singers
The Jameson Singers is delighted to treat you to a free performance of favorite a cappella choral works spanning six centuries. The concert will include works by composers as varied as Palestrina and Mendelssohn, Schütz and Higdon (precise program to be determined). Come enjoy their special vocal blend and sophisticated sound in A Concert of Choral Gems.
This Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts program is supported by Newton Community Pride in partnership with The City of Newton.
3:00pm - War Memorial Auditorium, Newton City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Ave. Newton, MA
Free Admission
https://www.jamesonsingers.org/
Heavenly, Heavenly Harmony!
Silentwoods Collective
Our Spring event series ends with a bang at Deering Community Church (DCC) in a performance showcasing the glory of the baroque period! Silentwoods Collective joins forces with choir members of DCC, Henniker Congregational Church, Smith Memorial Church, Antrim Songsters and community volunteer singers under the directorship of DCC Music Director, Lucinda Ellert. Join us for a special sing along and enjoy refreshments and fellowship following the performance!
4:00-5:30 PM - Deering Community Church, 763 Deering Center Road, Deering NH
silentwoodscollective.com
Silentwoods Collective
Our Spring event series ends with a bang at Deering Community Church (DCC) in a performance showcasing the glory of the baroque period! Silentwoods Collective joins forces with choir members of DCC, Henniker Congregational Church, Smith Memorial Church, Antrim Songsters and community volunteer singers under the directorship of DCC Music Director, Lucinda Ellert. Join us for a special sing along and enjoy refreshments and fellowship following the performance!
4:00-5:30 PM - Deering Community Church, 763 Deering Center Road, Deering NH
silentwoodscollective.com
From Plimoth to Yorktown
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, alto; Daniel Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion, baritone; Josh Schreiber, viola da gamba, cello, bass; Matthew Wright, lute, guitar, tenor
This year marks the 250th anniversary of the “shot heard round the world." The historic events at Lexington and Concord on the morning of April 19, 1775 sparked the beginning of the Revolutionary War and the eventual creation of the United States. Our musical tour of early America traces a lineage from the first settlers at Plimoth to their descendants on the eve of the Revolution and eventual victory at Yorktown. You’ll hear English catches, early shape note hymns, songs of liberty and taxation, wartime laments, and even some of George Washington's favorite dance tunes! The program includes works by Ravenscroft, Arne, and Billings, selections from the Bay Psalm Book, and a variety of dance tunes from 18th-c. manuscripts.
4pm - Church of St. Andrew, 135 Lafayette St. Marblehead, MA
$10 suggested donation at the door
https://www.seventimessalt.com/concerts
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, alto; Daniel Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion, baritone; Josh Schreiber, viola da gamba, cello, bass; Matthew Wright, lute, guitar, tenor
This year marks the 250th anniversary of the “shot heard round the world." The historic events at Lexington and Concord on the morning of April 19, 1775 sparked the beginning of the Revolutionary War and the eventual creation of the United States. Our musical tour of early America traces a lineage from the first settlers at Plimoth to their descendants on the eve of the Revolution and eventual victory at Yorktown. You’ll hear English catches, early shape note hymns, songs of liberty and taxation, wartime laments, and even some of George Washington's favorite dance tunes! The program includes works by Ravenscroft, Arne, and Billings, selections from the Bay Psalm Book, and a variety of dance tunes from 18th-c. manuscripts.
4pm - Church of St. Andrew, 135 Lafayette St. Marblehead, MA
$10 suggested donation at the door
https://www.seventimessalt.com/concerts
Birds, Bells, and Battles: Sounds of a Renaissance World
Convivium Musicum
Sometimes, art imitates life! In this lively program, Convivium Musicum will be exploring the many ways in which Renaissance composers used the concept of word-painting to describe anything and everything, including frolicking animals, ringing bells, sounds of battle, celestial instruments, deep darkness, sunny hills, and more. Included on the program will be "Das Glaut zu Speyer" by Senfl and "Or soit loué l’Eternel" by Sweelinck. And of course our featured composer will be the most famous word-painter of the period, Clément Janequin. Don't miss this whimsical concordance!
7pm - Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church, 1555 Massachusetts Ave
$25
https://convivium.org/concert-season/tickets/
Convivium Musicum
Sometimes, art imitates life! In this lively program, Convivium Musicum will be exploring the many ways in which Renaissance composers used the concept of word-painting to describe anything and everything, including frolicking animals, ringing bells, sounds of battle, celestial instruments, deep darkness, sunny hills, and more. Included on the program will be "Das Glaut zu Speyer" by Senfl and "Or soit loué l’Eternel" by Sweelinck. And of course our featured composer will be the most famous word-painter of the period, Clément Janequin. Don't miss this whimsical concordance!
7pm - Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church, 1555 Massachusetts Ave
$25
https://convivium.org/concert-season/tickets/
Saturday, June 7
Bach & Handel
Ian Watson conducts the Connecticut Early Music Ensemble.
G.F. Handel: Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline conducted by James Burton
J. S. Bach: Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052 with Ian Watson, harpsichord
J.S. Bach: Motet Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV 226
5pm - Harkness Chapel, Connecticut College, New London, CT
$40 general, $20 under age 40, students free
https://www.ctearlymusic.org/tickets
Ian Watson conducts the Connecticut Early Music Ensemble.
G.F. Handel: Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline conducted by James Burton
J. S. Bach: Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052 with Ian Watson, harpsichord
J.S. Bach: Motet Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV 226
5pm - Harkness Chapel, Connecticut College, New London, CT
$40 general, $20 under age 40, students free
https://www.ctearlymusic.org/tickets
June 8-15
Boston Early Music Festival - "Love and Power"
Our 23rd biennial Festival will be an spectacular week of concerts, opera, masterclasses, Exhibition, fringe concerts, dance, lectures and more every day near Boston's historic Copley Square.
Schedule of Events
Fringe Concert Schedule
www.bemf.org
Our 23rd biennial Festival will be an spectacular week of concerts, opera, masterclasses, Exhibition, fringe concerts, dance, lectures and more every day near Boston's historic Copley Square.
Schedule of Events
Fringe Concert Schedule
www.bemf.org
Sunday, June 8
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), so please bring some slippers or socks.
2-5pm Newton Highlands Congregational Church, 54 Lincoln St. Newton, MA
Free; we'll take a collection to defray the expenses.
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), so please bring some slippers or socks.
2-5pm Newton Highlands Congregational Church, 54 Lincoln St. Newton, MA
Free; we'll take a collection to defray the expenses.
Baroque Gems for Flute and Cello
Emi Ferguson, flute; Guy Fishman, cello
C.P.E. Bach: Sonata for Flute in D Major
C.P.E. Bach: Sonata for Flute in A Minor
J.S. Bach: Partita for Solo Flute in A minor, BWV 1013
Frederick the Great: Sonata for Flute in E Minor
Carl Heinrich Graun: Sonata for Cello in C Major
5pm - St. Ann’s Parish; 82 Shore Road, Old Lyme, CT
$40 general, $20 under age 40, students free
https://www.ctearlymusic.org/tickets
Emi Ferguson, flute; Guy Fishman, cello
C.P.E. Bach: Sonata for Flute in D Major
C.P.E. Bach: Sonata for Flute in A Minor
J.S. Bach: Partita for Solo Flute in A minor, BWV 1013
Frederick the Great: Sonata for Flute in E Minor
Carl Heinrich Graun: Sonata for Cello in C Major
5pm - St. Ann’s Parish; 82 Shore Road, Old Lyme, CT
$40 general, $20 under age 40, students free
https://www.ctearlymusic.org/tickets
Saturday, June 14
Baroque Organ Masterworks
Ian Watson
This concert honors the memory of John P. Anthony, longtime Board President of Connecticut Early Music Society, as well as organist and choir director at St. John’s.
J.S. Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 542
D. Buxtehude: Chaconne in E Minor
J.P. Sweelinck: Variations on “Mein junges Leben hat ein End”
5pm - St. John’s Episcopal Church; 400 Main Street, Niantic, CT
$40 general, $20 under age 40, students free
https://www.ctearlymusic.org/tickets
Ian Watson
This concert honors the memory of John P. Anthony, longtime Board President of Connecticut Early Music Society, as well as organist and choir director at St. John’s.
J.S. Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 542
D. Buxtehude: Chaconne in E Minor
J.P. Sweelinck: Variations on “Mein junges Leben hat ein End”
5pm - St. John’s Episcopal Church; 400 Main Street, Niantic, CT
$40 general, $20 under age 40, students free
https://www.ctearlymusic.org/tickets
Sunday, June 15
Concerto delle Donne
Corrine Byrne, soprano, Teresa Wakim, soprano, Sarah Yanovitch-Vitale, soprano, Ian Watson. harpsichord
Concerti delle donne (consorts of ladies) were groups of professional female singers that flourished in late 16th century Italy. Duc Alfonso II d’Este featured these ensembles at the court’s regular chamber music concerts. This is a rare opportunity to hear this virtuosic, highly ornamented style of singing. Works for one, two and three voices by L. Rossi, L. Luzzaschi, D. Mazzocchi and C. Monteverdi
5pm - Chester Meeting House; 4 Liberty Street, Chester, CT
$40 general, $20 under age 40, students free
https://www.ctearlymusic.org/tickets
Corrine Byrne, soprano, Teresa Wakim, soprano, Sarah Yanovitch-Vitale, soprano, Ian Watson. harpsichord
Concerti delle donne (consorts of ladies) were groups of professional female singers that flourished in late 16th century Italy. Duc Alfonso II d’Este featured these ensembles at the court’s regular chamber music concerts. This is a rare opportunity to hear this virtuosic, highly ornamented style of singing. Works for one, two and three voices by L. Rossi, L. Luzzaschi, D. Mazzocchi and C. Monteverdi
5pm - Chester Meeting House; 4 Liberty Street, Chester, CT
$40 general, $20 under age 40, students free
https://www.ctearlymusic.org/tickets
Tuesday, June 17
Buzzing Baroque! Duets for keyboard and lute/mandolin
Le Note Diverse: Juan A. Mesa, keyed lyre, Hideki Yamaya, lute and Baroque mandolin
Early music group Le Note Diverse is coming back to the UUSGS to present a concert entitled 'Buzzing Baroque', featuring music by the greatest and best-known composers of the Baroque: Bach, Handel, Scarlatti, and Vivaldi. It will be a rare opportunity to hear the music of the masters performed on unusual historical instruments by Juan A. Mesa (keyed lyre) and Hideki Yamaya (lute and Baroque mandolin).
7pm - Unitarian Universalist Society of Greater Springfield, 245 Porter Lake Dr. Springfield, MA
Free admission; freewill offering accepted via cash, check, or Venmo.
https://www.facebook.com/share/195qEUF3nV/
Le Note Diverse: Juan A. Mesa, keyed lyre, Hideki Yamaya, lute and Baroque mandolin
Early music group Le Note Diverse is coming back to the UUSGS to present a concert entitled 'Buzzing Baroque', featuring music by the greatest and best-known composers of the Baroque: Bach, Handel, Scarlatti, and Vivaldi. It will be a rare opportunity to hear the music of the masters performed on unusual historical instruments by Juan A. Mesa (keyed lyre) and Hideki Yamaya (lute and Baroque mandolin).
7pm - Unitarian Universalist Society of Greater Springfield, 245 Porter Lake Dr. Springfield, MA
Free admission; freewill offering accepted via cash, check, or Venmo.
https://www.facebook.com/share/195qEUF3nV/
Equal the Stars in Number: On the Cusp of the 16th Century
Ampersand: Madeline Apple Healey, soprano & co-director, Timothy Parsons, countertenor & co-director, Hannah Baslee, contralto, Jacob Perry, tenor, Andrew Padgett, bass-baritone
Vocal ensemble Ampersand explores the astonishing creativity on display in the Chigi Codex and the Eton Choirbook, both compiled in the waning years of the 15th century. Their program highlights the floridity and inventiveness of the counterpoint found in these works as well as the curious style of combinative myth-making on display–many of the texts mix imagery from ancient Greek and Roman mythology with flowery exhortations to Mary, the mother of Jesus. The Eton Choirbook is represented by English composers William Horewud, Walter Lambe and William Cornysh; and the Chigi Codex by Franco-Flemish masters Johannes Regis, Gaspar van Weerbeke, and Loyset Compere.
7:30pm - St. Anne's Episcopal Church, 147 Concord Rd. Lincoln, MA
$15-35 general, $5 Card to Culture
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Ampersand: Madeline Apple Healey, soprano & co-director, Timothy Parsons, countertenor & co-director, Hannah Baslee, contralto, Jacob Perry, tenor, Andrew Padgett, bass-baritone
Vocal ensemble Ampersand explores the astonishing creativity on display in the Chigi Codex and the Eton Choirbook, both compiled in the waning years of the 15th century. Their program highlights the floridity and inventiveness of the counterpoint found in these works as well as the curious style of combinative myth-making on display–many of the texts mix imagery from ancient Greek and Roman mythology with flowery exhortations to Mary, the mother of Jesus. The Eton Choirbook is represented by English composers William Horewud, Walter Lambe and William Cornysh; and the Chigi Codex by Franco-Flemish masters Johannes Regis, Gaspar van Weerbeke, and Loyset Compere.
7:30pm - St. Anne's Episcopal Church, 147 Concord Rd. Lincoln, MA
$15-35 general, $5 Card to Culture
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Wednesday, June 18
Bach Virtuosi presents Bach, from Cöthen to Leipzig
Ariadne Daskalakis, violin, Arthur Haas, harpsichord, Hentus van Rooyen, organ, Nacole Palmer, Sarah Bailey, sopranos, Andrea Graichen, alto, Jay Carter, countertenor, Steven Caldicott Wilson, Ben McVety, tenors, Paul Max Tipton, Paul Jessen, basses, Renée Jolles, violin, John Ferrillo, Amanda Hardy, oboes, John Thiessen, trumpet, Lewis Kaplan, conductor
St Alban’s Church, Portland, ME
$50
https://bachvirtuosifestival.org/maine/
Ariadne Daskalakis, violin, Arthur Haas, harpsichord, Hentus van Rooyen, organ, Nacole Palmer, Sarah Bailey, sopranos, Andrea Graichen, alto, Jay Carter, countertenor, Steven Caldicott Wilson, Ben McVety, tenors, Paul Max Tipton, Paul Jessen, basses, Renée Jolles, violin, John Ferrillo, Amanda Hardy, oboes, John Thiessen, trumpet, Lewis Kaplan, conductor
St Alban’s Church, Portland, ME
$50
https://bachvirtuosifestival.org/maine/
Equal the Stars in Number: On the Cusp of the 16th Century
Ampersand: Madeline Apple Healey, soprano & co-director, Timothy Parsons, countertenor & co-director, Hannah Baslee, contralto, Jacob Perry, tenor, Andrew Padgett, bass-baritone
Vocal ensemble Ampersand explores the astonishing creativity on display in the Chigi Codex and the Eton Choirbook, both compiled in the waning years of the 15th century. Their program highlights the floridity and inventiveness of the counterpoint found in these works as well as the curious style of combinative myth-making on display–many of the texts mix imagery from ancient Greek and Roman mythology with flowery exhortations to Mary, the mother of Jesus. The Eton Choirbook is represented by English composers William Horewud, Walter Lambe and William Cornysh; and the Chigi Codex by Franco-Flemish masters Johannes Regis, Gaspar van Weerbeke, and Loyset Compere.
7:30pm - Chapel at West Parish, 210 Lowell St. Andover, MA
$15-35 general, $5 Card to Culture
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Ampersand: Madeline Apple Healey, soprano & co-director, Timothy Parsons, countertenor & co-director, Hannah Baslee, contralto, Jacob Perry, tenor, Andrew Padgett, bass-baritone
Vocal ensemble Ampersand explores the astonishing creativity on display in the Chigi Codex and the Eton Choirbook, both compiled in the waning years of the 15th century. Their program highlights the floridity and inventiveness of the counterpoint found in these works as well as the curious style of combinative myth-making on display–many of the texts mix imagery from ancient Greek and Roman mythology with flowery exhortations to Mary, the mother of Jesus. The Eton Choirbook is represented by English composers William Horewud, Walter Lambe and William Cornysh; and the Chigi Codex by Franco-Flemish masters Johannes Regis, Gaspar van Weerbeke, and Loyset Compere.
7:30pm - Chapel at West Parish, 210 Lowell St. Andover, MA
$15-35 general, $5 Card to Culture
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Thursday, June 19
Buzzing Baroque! Duets for keyboard and lute/mandolin
Le Note Diverse: Juan A. Mesa, keyed lyre, Hideki Yamaya, lute and Baroque mandolin
Early music group Le Note Diverse is coming back to the UUSGS to present a concert entitled 'Buzzing Baroque', featuring music by the greatest and best-known composers of the Baroque: Bach, Handel, Scarlatti, and Vivaldi. It will be a rare opportunity to hear the music of the masters performed on unusual historical instruments by Juan A. Mesa (keyed lyre) and Hideki Yamaya (lute and Baroque mandolin).
7pm - United Congregational Church of Holyoke, Skinner Chapel, 300 Appleton St. (entrance on Maple St. Holyoke MA
Free admission; freewill offering accepted via cash, check, or Venmo
https://www.facebook.com/share/19qna5BXCg/
Le Note Diverse: Juan A. Mesa, keyed lyre, Hideki Yamaya, lute and Baroque mandolin
Early music group Le Note Diverse is coming back to the UUSGS to present a concert entitled 'Buzzing Baroque', featuring music by the greatest and best-known composers of the Baroque: Bach, Handel, Scarlatti, and Vivaldi. It will be a rare opportunity to hear the music of the masters performed on unusual historical instruments by Juan A. Mesa (keyed lyre) and Hideki Yamaya (lute and Baroque mandolin).
7pm - United Congregational Church of Holyoke, Skinner Chapel, 300 Appleton St. (entrance on Maple St. Holyoke MA
Free admission; freewill offering accepted via cash, check, or Venmo
https://www.facebook.com/share/19qna5BXCg/
Bach Virtuosi presents Great Performances: The Artistry of BVF
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano, Jay Carter, countertenor, Ariadne Daskalakis, Renée Jolles, violins, Sebastian Gottschick, viola, Nathan Whittaker, cello, Arthur Haas, harpsichord, Renée Jolles, Ariadne Daskalakis, violins, Bach Festival Orchestra
Etz Chaim, Portland, ME
$50
https://bachvirtuosifestival.org/maine/
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano, Jay Carter, countertenor, Ariadne Daskalakis, Renée Jolles, violins, Sebastian Gottschick, viola, Nathan Whittaker, cello, Arthur Haas, harpsichord, Renée Jolles, Ariadne Daskalakis, violins, Bach Festival Orchestra
Etz Chaim, Portland, ME
$50
https://bachvirtuosifestival.org/maine/
Equal the Stars in Number: On the Cusp of the 16th Century
Ampersand: Madeline Apple Healey, soprano & co-director, Timothy Parsons, countertenor & co-director, Hannah Baslee, contralto, Jacob Perry, tenor, Andrew Padgett, bass-baritone
Vocal ensemble Ampersand explores the astonishing creativity on display in the Chigi Codex and the Eton Choirbook, both compiled in the waning years of the 15th century. Their program highlights the floridity and inventiveness of the counterpoint found in these works as well as the curious style of combinative myth-making on display–many of the texts mix imagery from ancient Greek and Roman mythology with flowery exhortations to Mary, the mother of Jesus. The Eton Choirbook is represented by English composers William Horewud, Walter Lambe and William Cornysh; and the Chigi Codex by Franco-Flemish masters Johannes Regis, Gaspar van Weerbeke, and Loyset Compere.
7:30pm - Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St. Boston, MA
$15-35 general, $5 Card to Culture
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Ampersand: Madeline Apple Healey, soprano & co-director, Timothy Parsons, countertenor & co-director, Hannah Baslee, contralto, Jacob Perry, tenor, Andrew Padgett, bass-baritone
Vocal ensemble Ampersand explores the astonishing creativity on display in the Chigi Codex and the Eton Choirbook, both compiled in the waning years of the 15th century. Their program highlights the floridity and inventiveness of the counterpoint found in these works as well as the curious style of combinative myth-making on display–many of the texts mix imagery from ancient Greek and Roman mythology with flowery exhortations to Mary, the mother of Jesus. The Eton Choirbook is represented by English composers William Horewud, Walter Lambe and William Cornysh; and the Chigi Codex by Franco-Flemish masters Johannes Regis, Gaspar van Weerbeke, and Loyset Compere.
7:30pm - Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St. Boston, MA
$15-35 general, $5 Card to Culture
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Saturday, June 21
Rêves Musicaux
Caroline Nicolas, viola da gamba, Kevin Payne, lute, theorbo
A celebration of French baroque masterworks, featuring virtuosic repertoire for viola da gamba and theorbo, including compositions by Marin Marais, Antoine Forqueray, Le Sieur de Machy, Monsieur de Sainte Colombe, Robert de Visée and Étienne le Moine.
5pm - La Grua Center; 32 Water Street, Stonington, CT
$40 general, $20 under age 40, students free
https://www.ctearlymusic.org/tickets
Caroline Nicolas, viola da gamba, Kevin Payne, lute, theorbo
A celebration of French baroque masterworks, featuring virtuosic repertoire for viola da gamba and theorbo, including compositions by Marin Marais, Antoine Forqueray, Le Sieur de Machy, Monsieur de Sainte Colombe, Robert de Visée and Étienne le Moine.
5pm - La Grua Center; 32 Water Street, Stonington, CT
$40 general, $20 under age 40, students free
https://www.ctearlymusic.org/tickets
Sunday, June 22
Music on the Square presents Buzzing Baroque
Juan A. Mesa, keyed lyre, Hideki Yamaya, lute and Baroque mandolin
Early music group Le Note Diverse is coming back to Music on the Square to present a concert entitled 'Buzzing Baroque!', featuring music by the greatest and best-known composers of the Baroque: Bach, Handel, Scarlatti, and Vivaldi. It will be a rare opportunity to hear the music of the masters performed on unusual historical instruments.
4pm - Roslindale Congregational Church, 25 Cummins Hwy
Free admission; suggested donation $25 via cash, check, or Venmo
https://www.facebook.com/share/16ZRdesUGr/
Juan A. Mesa, keyed lyre, Hideki Yamaya, lute and Baroque mandolin
Early music group Le Note Diverse is coming back to Music on the Square to present a concert entitled 'Buzzing Baroque!', featuring music by the greatest and best-known composers of the Baroque: Bach, Handel, Scarlatti, and Vivaldi. It will be a rare opportunity to hear the music of the masters performed on unusual historical instruments.
4pm - Roslindale Congregational Church, 25 Cummins Hwy
Free admission; suggested donation $25 via cash, check, or Venmo
https://www.facebook.com/share/16ZRdesUGr/
Four Seasons and More
Ian Watson conducts the Connecticut Early Music Ensemble, with Susanna Ogata, violin, Guy Fishman, cello
A. Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
A. Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in D Minor
F. Geminiani: Concerto grosso in E Minor
5pm - Harkness Chapel; Connecticut College, New London, CT
$40 general, $20 under age 40, students free
https://www.ctearlymusic.org/tickets
Ian Watson conducts the Connecticut Early Music Ensemble, with Susanna Ogata, violin, Guy Fishman, cello
A. Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
A. Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in D Minor
F. Geminiani: Concerto grosso in E Minor
5pm - Harkness Chapel; Connecticut College, New London, CT
$40 general, $20 under age 40, students free
https://www.ctearlymusic.org/tickets
Bach Virtuosi Festival presents: Bach by Candlelight
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano, Jay Carter, countertenor, Dušan Balarin, lute, Nathan Whittaker, cello, Arthur Haas, harpsichord
St Alban’s Church, Portland, ME
$75
https://bachvirtuosifestival.org/maine/
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano, Jay Carter, countertenor, Dušan Balarin, lute, Nathan Whittaker, cello, Arthur Haas, harpsichord
St Alban’s Church, Portland, ME
$75
https://bachvirtuosifestival.org/maine/
Tuesday, June 24
From Plimoth to Yorktown
Seven Times Salt: Julia Soojin Cavallaro, mezzo-soprano, Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, alto, Daniel Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion, baritone, Josh Schreiber, viola da gamba, cello, bass, Matthew Wright, lute, guitar, tenor
This year marks the 250th anniversary of the “shot heard round the world." The historic events at Lexington and Concord on the morning of April 19, 1775 sparked the beginning of the Revolutionary War and the eventual creation of the United States. This tour of early New England traces a musical lineage from the first settlers at Plimoth to their descendants on the eve of the Revolution and eventual victory at Yorktown. English catches and early shape note hymns lead to songs of liberty, rants against taxation and tyranny, wartime laments, and even some of George Washington's favorite dance tunes. The program includes works by Thomas Arne and William Billings, selections from the Ainsworth Psalter and the Bay Psalm Book, and a pleasing variety of dance tunes from 18th-c. American manuscripts.
7:30pm - St. Anne's Episcopal Church, 147 Concord Rd. Lincoln, MA
$15-35 general, $5 Card to Culture
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Seven Times Salt: Julia Soojin Cavallaro, mezzo-soprano, Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, alto, Daniel Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion, baritone, Josh Schreiber, viola da gamba, cello, bass, Matthew Wright, lute, guitar, tenor
This year marks the 250th anniversary of the “shot heard round the world." The historic events at Lexington and Concord on the morning of April 19, 1775 sparked the beginning of the Revolutionary War and the eventual creation of the United States. This tour of early New England traces a musical lineage from the first settlers at Plimoth to their descendants on the eve of the Revolution and eventual victory at Yorktown. English catches and early shape note hymns lead to songs of liberty, rants against taxation and tyranny, wartime laments, and even some of George Washington's favorite dance tunes. The program includes works by Thomas Arne and William Billings, selections from the Ainsworth Psalter and the Bay Psalm Book, and a pleasing variety of dance tunes from 18th-c. American manuscripts.
7:30pm - St. Anne's Episcopal Church, 147 Concord Rd. Lincoln, MA
$15-35 general, $5 Card to Culture
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Bach Virtuosi Festival presents: A Baroque Finale
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano, Jay Carter, countertenor, Bo Pang, Jessica Wu, Renée Jolles, violin, Sebastian Gottschick, Elijah Spies, viola, Kelcey Howell, Nathan Whittaker, cello, Na’ama Lion, flute, Arthur Haas, harpsichord, Bach Festival Orchestra
St. Alban’s, Portland, ME
$50
https://bachvirtuosifestival.org/maine/
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano, Jay Carter, countertenor, Bo Pang, Jessica Wu, Renée Jolles, violin, Sebastian Gottschick, Elijah Spies, viola, Kelcey Howell, Nathan Whittaker, cello, Na’ama Lion, flute, Arthur Haas, harpsichord, Bach Festival Orchestra
St. Alban’s, Portland, ME
$50
https://bachvirtuosifestival.org/maine/
Wednesday, June 25
Organ Recital
Fred Jodry, organ
Works by Mendelssohn, De Grigny and Bach.
12pm - St. Christopher's Episcopal Church, 625 Main St. Chatham, MA
FREE
www.stchristopherschatham.org
Fred Jodry, organ
Works by Mendelssohn, De Grigny and Bach.
12pm - St. Christopher's Episcopal Church, 625 Main St. Chatham, MA
FREE
www.stchristopherschatham.org
From Plimoth to Yorktown
Seven Times Salt: Julia Soojin Cavallaro, mezzo-soprano, Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, alto, Daniel Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion, baritone, Josh Schreiber, viola da gamba, cello, bass, Matthew Wright, lute, cittern, tenor
This year marks the 250th anniversary of the “shot heard round the world." The historic events at Lexington and Concord on the morning of April 19, 1775 sparked the beginning of the Revolutionary War and the eventual creation of the United States. This tour of early New England traces a musical lineage from the first settlers at Plimoth to their descendants on the eve of the Revolution and eventual victory at Yorktown. English catches and early shape note hymns lead to songs of liberty, rants against taxation and tyranny, wartime laments, and even some of George Washington's favorite dance tunes. The program includes works by Thomas Arne and William Billings, selections from the Ainsworth Psalter and the Bay Psalm Book, and a pleasing variety of dance tunes from 18th-c. American manuscripts.
7:30pm - Chapel at West Parish, 210 Lowell St. Andover, MA
$15-35 general, $5 Card to Culture
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Seven Times Salt: Julia Soojin Cavallaro, mezzo-soprano, Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, alto, Daniel Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion, baritone, Josh Schreiber, viola da gamba, cello, bass, Matthew Wright, lute, cittern, tenor
This year marks the 250th anniversary of the “shot heard round the world." The historic events at Lexington and Concord on the morning of April 19, 1775 sparked the beginning of the Revolutionary War and the eventual creation of the United States. This tour of early New England traces a musical lineage from the first settlers at Plimoth to their descendants on the eve of the Revolution and eventual victory at Yorktown. English catches and early shape note hymns lead to songs of liberty, rants against taxation and tyranny, wartime laments, and even some of George Washington's favorite dance tunes. The program includes works by Thomas Arne and William Billings, selections from the Ainsworth Psalter and the Bay Psalm Book, and a pleasing variety of dance tunes from 18th-c. American manuscripts.
7:30pm - Chapel at West Parish, 210 Lowell St. Andover, MA
$15-35 general, $5 Card to Culture
https://www.sohipboston.org/
June 25-July 23
Choral Repertoire Summer Session
Crescendo (Christine Gevert, director)
These summer sessions are an opportunity to sing with a small group, exploring the repertoire, understanding what is behind the music, how the composition is conceived, and what it means. In each session we will offer some tools of vocal technique, and also brief exercises to build or develop your practical musical skills. The workshop leader is Christine Gevert. Three levels are offered: easy, intermediate, or advanced. Sessions last for an hour and a half, for 5 weeks. Sessions will take place only if there is a minimum quorum of singers.
Session Themes:
1. Broadway Showtunes
2. Irish and English Folk songs
3. Latin American Music (Chile, Peru and Bolivia–Renaissance to Modern)
4. Baroque Opera Choruses (Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, Purcell’s King Arthur, Handel’s Theodora, and others)
5. Johann Sebastian Bach: Motets
6. Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespro della Beata Vergine SV 206
Wednesdays, June 25 - July 23, 2-3:30 PM and/or 3:30-5 PM - Great Barrington, MA
$75 per set of five sessions ($50 for active Singers of Crescendo Chorus or Vocal Ensemble); scholarships available upon request
Payments are due before the first session, and are non-refundable.
Apply by filling out your preferences at: https://forms.gle/pmAQFV2wbDG7aQhv7
[email protected]
Crescendo (Christine Gevert, director)
These summer sessions are an opportunity to sing with a small group, exploring the repertoire, understanding what is behind the music, how the composition is conceived, and what it means. In each session we will offer some tools of vocal technique, and also brief exercises to build or develop your practical musical skills. The workshop leader is Christine Gevert. Three levels are offered: easy, intermediate, or advanced. Sessions last for an hour and a half, for 5 weeks. Sessions will take place only if there is a minimum quorum of singers.
Session Themes:
1. Broadway Showtunes
2. Irish and English Folk songs
3. Latin American Music (Chile, Peru and Bolivia–Renaissance to Modern)
4. Baroque Opera Choruses (Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, Purcell’s King Arthur, Handel’s Theodora, and others)
5. Johann Sebastian Bach: Motets
6. Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespro della Beata Vergine SV 206
Wednesdays, June 25 - July 23, 2-3:30 PM and/or 3:30-5 PM - Great Barrington, MA
$75 per set of five sessions ($50 for active Singers of Crescendo Chorus or Vocal Ensemble); scholarships available upon request
Payments are due before the first session, and are non-refundable.
Apply by filling out your preferences at: https://forms.gle/pmAQFV2wbDG7aQhv7
[email protected]
Thursday, June 26
Blue Heron & DÜNYA Album Preview Party
Join Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol, Beth Bahia Cohen, Jason McStoots, and George Lernis, and Scott Metcalfe for a party to celebrate and support our upcoming release! Lessons from Nightingales: Songs of Sufi Mysteries features world premiere recordings of two pieces by Sanlıkol: the a cappella work Devran (2017) and The Triumph, for vocal ensemble and Turkish instruments (played by members of DÜNYA), composed for Blue Heron’s 25th birthday in 2024. Lessons from Nightingales: Songs of Sufi Mysteries will be released in August on the Blue Heron label. We just need to raise a few more thousand dollars to put it over the finish line. Join us in Wellesley Hills at the lovely home of our longtime supporter and gracious friend, John Carey, for a preview of the album (including videos), some music (Turkish and medieval), and light refreshments including Turkish treats. Ample free street parking is available.
7:00 PM - Private home in Wellesley Hills
Pay what you will to support production of the album; a minimum donation of $75 is suggested.
www.blueheron.org
Join Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol, Beth Bahia Cohen, Jason McStoots, and George Lernis, and Scott Metcalfe for a party to celebrate and support our upcoming release! Lessons from Nightingales: Songs of Sufi Mysteries features world premiere recordings of two pieces by Sanlıkol: the a cappella work Devran (2017) and The Triumph, for vocal ensemble and Turkish instruments (played by members of DÜNYA), composed for Blue Heron’s 25th birthday in 2024. Lessons from Nightingales: Songs of Sufi Mysteries will be released in August on the Blue Heron label. We just need to raise a few more thousand dollars to put it over the finish line. Join us in Wellesley Hills at the lovely home of our longtime supporter and gracious friend, John Carey, for a preview of the album (including videos), some music (Turkish and medieval), and light refreshments including Turkish treats. Ample free street parking is available.
7:00 PM - Private home in Wellesley Hills
Pay what you will to support production of the album; a minimum donation of $75 is suggested.
www.blueheron.org
From Plimoth to Yorktown
Seven Times Salt: Julia Soojin Cavallaro, mezzo-soprano, Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, alto, Daniel Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion, baritone, Josh Schreiber, viola da gamba, cello, bass, Matthew Wright, lute, cittern, tenor
This year marks the 250th anniversary of the “shot heard round the world." The historic events at Lexington and Concord on the morning of April 19, 1775 sparked the beginning of the Revolutionary War and the eventual creation of the United States. This tour of early New England traces a musical lineage from the first settlers at Plimoth to their descendants on the eve of the Revolution and eventual victory at Yorktown. English catches and early shape note hymns lead to songs of liberty, rants against taxation and tyranny, wartime laments, and even some of George Washington's favorite dance tunes. The program includes works by Thomas Arne and William Billings, selections from the Ainsworth Psalter and the Bay Psalm Book, and a pleasing variety of dance tunes from 18th-c. American manuscripts.
7:30pm - Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St. Boston, MA
$15-35 general, $5 Card to Culture
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Seven Times Salt: Julia Soojin Cavallaro, mezzo-soprano, Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, alto, Daniel Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion, baritone, Josh Schreiber, viola da gamba, cello, bass, Matthew Wright, lute, cittern, tenor
This year marks the 250th anniversary of the “shot heard round the world." The historic events at Lexington and Concord on the morning of April 19, 1775 sparked the beginning of the Revolutionary War and the eventual creation of the United States. This tour of early New England traces a musical lineage from the first settlers at Plimoth to their descendants on the eve of the Revolution and eventual victory at Yorktown. English catches and early shape note hymns lead to songs of liberty, rants against taxation and tyranny, wartime laments, and even some of George Washington's favorite dance tunes. The program includes works by Thomas Arne and William Billings, selections from the Ainsworth Psalter and the Bay Psalm Book, and a pleasing variety of dance tunes from 18th-c. American manuscripts.
7:30pm - Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St. Boston, MA
$15-35 general, $5 Card to Culture
https://www.sohipboston.org/
June 30-July 28
Choral Repertoire Summer Session
Crescendo (Christine Gevert, director)
These summer sessions are an opportunity to sing with a small group, exploring the repertoire, understanding what is behind the music, how the composition is conceived, and what it means. In each session we will offer some tools of vocal technique, and also brief exercises to build or develop your practical musical skills. The workshop leader is Christine Gevert. Three levels are offered: easy, intermediate, or advanced. Sessions last for an hour and a half, for 5 weeks. Sessions will take place only if there is a minimum quorum of singers.
Session Themes:
1. Broadway Showtunes
2. Irish and English Folk songs
3. Latin American Music (Chile, Peru and Bolivia–Renaissance to Modern)
4. Baroque Opera Choruses (Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, Purcell’s King Arthur, Handel’s Theodora, and others)
5. Johann Sebastian Bach: Motets
6. Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespro della Beata Vergine SV 206
Mondays, June 30 - July 28, 5-6:30PM and/or 6:30-8PM
OR Tuesdays, June 31 - July 29, 5-6:30PM and/or 6:30-8PM - Lakeville, CT
$75 per set of five sessions ($50 for active Singers of Crescendo Chorus or Vocal Ensemble); scholarships available upon request
Payments are due before the first session, and are non-refundable.
Apply by filling out your preferences at: https://forms.gle/pmAQFV2wbDG7aQhv7
[email protected]
Crescendo (Christine Gevert, director)
These summer sessions are an opportunity to sing with a small group, exploring the repertoire, understanding what is behind the music, how the composition is conceived, and what it means. In each session we will offer some tools of vocal technique, and also brief exercises to build or develop your practical musical skills. The workshop leader is Christine Gevert. Three levels are offered: easy, intermediate, or advanced. Sessions last for an hour and a half, for 5 weeks. Sessions will take place only if there is a minimum quorum of singers.
Session Themes:
1. Broadway Showtunes
2. Irish and English Folk songs
3. Latin American Music (Chile, Peru and Bolivia–Renaissance to Modern)
4. Baroque Opera Choruses (Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, Purcell’s King Arthur, Handel’s Theodora, and others)
5. Johann Sebastian Bach: Motets
6. Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespro della Beata Vergine SV 206
Mondays, June 30 - July 28, 5-6:30PM and/or 6:30-8PM
OR Tuesdays, June 31 - July 29, 5-6:30PM and/or 6:30-8PM - Lakeville, CT
$75 per set of five sessions ($50 for active Singers of Crescendo Chorus or Vocal Ensemble); scholarships available upon request
Payments are due before the first session, and are non-refundable.
Apply by filling out your preferences at: https://forms.gle/pmAQFV2wbDG7aQhv7
[email protected]