Tuesday, June 2
On the Move: Italian Style Beyond Borders
Nova Vetera: Nate Kim, violin: Thomas Conrad, traverso, viol: Luping Robyn Xu, harpsichord
SoHIP opens our 40th season with the debut of Nova Vetera. Their program juxtaposes two Italian Baroque composers whose travels, fame, and (mis)fortune played a crucial role in the dissemination of Italian style throughout Europe. Pietro Locatelli’s life and work encouraged a radical exploration of the Italian violin style’s technical and expressive possibilities—past Italian borders his work became a strong influence, particularly on the development of the virtuosic French violin school. Johann Rosenmüller’s move was markedly shaped by his scandalous exile from Germany. Forging a distinctive synthesis of foreign and native musical elements, he helped shape an Italianate turn in German composition upon his ultimate return. Both exemplify how musical migration shaped the European landscape, allowing their native or adopted styles to take root beyond borders.
7:30pm - St. Anne's Episcopal Church, 147 Concord Rd. Lincoln, MA
$5-35
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Nova Vetera: Nate Kim, violin: Thomas Conrad, traverso, viol: Luping Robyn Xu, harpsichord
SoHIP opens our 40th season with the debut of Nova Vetera. Their program juxtaposes two Italian Baroque composers whose travels, fame, and (mis)fortune played a crucial role in the dissemination of Italian style throughout Europe. Pietro Locatelli’s life and work encouraged a radical exploration of the Italian violin style’s technical and expressive possibilities—past Italian borders his work became a strong influence, particularly on the development of the virtuosic French violin school. Johann Rosenmüller’s move was markedly shaped by his scandalous exile from Germany. Forging a distinctive synthesis of foreign and native musical elements, he helped shape an Italianate turn in German composition upon his ultimate return. Both exemplify how musical migration shaped the European landscape, allowing their native or adopted styles to take root beyond borders.
7:30pm - St. Anne's Episcopal Church, 147 Concord Rd. Lincoln, MA
$5-35
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Wednesday, June 3
On the Move: Italian Style Beyond Borders
Nova Vetera: Nate Kim, violin: Thomas Conrad, traverso, viol: Luping Robyn Xu, harpsichord
SoHIP opens our 40th season with the debut of Nova Vetera. Their program juxtaposes two Italian Baroque composers whose travels, fame, and (mis)fortune played a crucial role in the dissemination of Italian style throughout Europe. Pietro Locatelli’s life and work encouraged a radical exploration of the Italian violin style’s technical and expressive possibilities—past Italian borders his work became a strong influence, particularly on the development of the virtuosic French violin school. Johann Rosenmüller’s move was markedly shaped by his scandalous exile from Germany. Forging a distinctive synthesis of foreign and native musical elements, he helped shape an Italianate turn in German composition upon his ultimate return. Both exemplify how musical migration shaped the European landscape, allowing their native or adopted styles to take root beyond borders.
7:30pm - Chapel at West Parish, 210 Lowell St. Andover, MA
$5-35
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Nova Vetera: Nate Kim, violin: Thomas Conrad, traverso, viol: Luping Robyn Xu, harpsichord
SoHIP opens our 40th season with the debut of Nova Vetera. Their program juxtaposes two Italian Baroque composers whose travels, fame, and (mis)fortune played a crucial role in the dissemination of Italian style throughout Europe. Pietro Locatelli’s life and work encouraged a radical exploration of the Italian violin style’s technical and expressive possibilities—past Italian borders his work became a strong influence, particularly on the development of the virtuosic French violin school. Johann Rosenmüller’s move was markedly shaped by his scandalous exile from Germany. Forging a distinctive synthesis of foreign and native musical elements, he helped shape an Italianate turn in German composition upon his ultimate return. Both exemplify how musical migration shaped the European landscape, allowing their native or adopted styles to take root beyond borders.
7:30pm - Chapel at West Parish, 210 Lowell St. Andover, MA
$5-35
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Thursday, June 4
Music from Restoration-era London
In Stile Moderno: Agnes Coakley Cox, soprano; Nathaniel Cox, theorbo, guitar; Julia Glenn, violin;
Cameron Welke, archlute, guitar
London in the last decades of the 17th century: an era of cultural renaissance. After the restoration of the monarchy and the lifting of Puritan bans on theater and music, artists breathed a collective sigh of relief. Bawdy comedies and over-the-top stage spectaculars quickly came into fashion, and for the first time women were permitted to perform on stage — and to become celebrities in their own right. In our new program, we will explore the music of this fruitful era, including theatrical songs for soprano and works for violin, guitar, and archlute by Henry Purcell, John Eccles, Nicola Matteis and Thomas Mace.
7:00 pm - Brattleboro Music Center, Brattleboro, VT
https://www.instilemoderno.com/coming-up
In Stile Moderno: Agnes Coakley Cox, soprano; Nathaniel Cox, theorbo, guitar; Julia Glenn, violin;
Cameron Welke, archlute, guitar
London in the last decades of the 17th century: an era of cultural renaissance. After the restoration of the monarchy and the lifting of Puritan bans on theater and music, artists breathed a collective sigh of relief. Bawdy comedies and over-the-top stage spectaculars quickly came into fashion, and for the first time women were permitted to perform on stage — and to become celebrities in their own right. In our new program, we will explore the music of this fruitful era, including theatrical songs for soprano and works for violin, guitar, and archlute by Henry Purcell, John Eccles, Nicola Matteis and Thomas Mace.
7:00 pm - Brattleboro Music Center, Brattleboro, VT
https://www.instilemoderno.com/coming-up
On the Move: Italian Style Beyond Borders
Nova Vetera: Nate Kim, violin: Thomas Conrad, traverso, viol: Luping Robyn Xu, harpsichord
SoHIP opens our 40th season with the debut of Nova Vetera. Their program juxtaposes two Italian Baroque composers whose travels, fame, and (mis)fortune played a crucial role in the dissemination of Italian style throughout Europe. Pietro Locatelli’s life and work encouraged a radical exploration of the Italian violin style’s technical and expressive possibilities—past Italian borders his work became a strong influence, particularly on the development of the virtuosic French violin school. Johann Rosenmüller’s move was markedly shaped by his scandalous exile from Germany. Forging a distinctive synthesis of foreign and native musical elements, he helped shape an Italianate turn in German composition upon his ultimate return. Both exemplify how musical migration shaped the European landscape, allowing their native or adopted styles to take root beyond borders.
7:30pm - Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St. Boston, MA
$5-35
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Nova Vetera: Nate Kim, violin: Thomas Conrad, traverso, viol: Luping Robyn Xu, harpsichord
SoHIP opens our 40th season with the debut of Nova Vetera. Their program juxtaposes two Italian Baroque composers whose travels, fame, and (mis)fortune played a crucial role in the dissemination of Italian style throughout Europe. Pietro Locatelli’s life and work encouraged a radical exploration of the Italian violin style’s technical and expressive possibilities—past Italian borders his work became a strong influence, particularly on the development of the virtuosic French violin school. Johann Rosenmüller’s move was markedly shaped by his scandalous exile from Germany. Forging a distinctive synthesis of foreign and native musical elements, he helped shape an Italianate turn in German composition upon his ultimate return. Both exemplify how musical migration shaped the European landscape, allowing their native or adopted styles to take root beyond borders.
7:30pm - Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St. Boston, MA
$5-35
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Friday, June 5
Music from Restoration-era London
In Stile Moderno: Agnes Coakley Cox, soprano; Nathaniel Cox, theorbo, guitar; Julia Glenn, violin;
Cameron Welke, archlute, guitar
London in the last decades of the 17th century: an era of cultural renaissance. After the restoration of the monarchy and the lifting of Puritan bans on theater and music, artists breathed a collective sigh of relief. Bawdy comedies and over-the-top stage spectaculars quickly came into fashion, and for the first time women were permitted to perform on stage — and to become celebrities in their own right. In our new program, we will explore the music of this fruitful era, including theatrical songs for soprano and works for violin, guitar, and archlute by Henry Purcell, John Eccles, Nicola Matteis and Thomas Mace.
7:30 pm - Grace Church, 14 Boltwood Ave. Amherst, MA
https://www.instilemoderno.com/coming-up
In Stile Moderno: Agnes Coakley Cox, soprano; Nathaniel Cox, theorbo, guitar; Julia Glenn, violin;
Cameron Welke, archlute, guitar
London in the last decades of the 17th century: an era of cultural renaissance. After the restoration of the monarchy and the lifting of Puritan bans on theater and music, artists breathed a collective sigh of relief. Bawdy comedies and over-the-top stage spectaculars quickly came into fashion, and for the first time women were permitted to perform on stage — and to become celebrities in their own right. In our new program, we will explore the music of this fruitful era, including theatrical songs for soprano and works for violin, guitar, and archlute by Henry Purcell, John Eccles, Nicola Matteis and Thomas Mace.
7:30 pm - Grace Church, 14 Boltwood Ave. Amherst, MA
https://www.instilemoderno.com/coming-up
Saturday, June 6
Music of Bach, Handel, and Muffat - 20th Season Celebration
Les Bostonades: Gaia Saetermoe-Howard, oboe, Sarah Darling, Anna Griffis, Emily Dahl Irons, Abigail Karr, Scott Metcalfe, Allison Monroe, violin, Emily Rideout, Jason Fisher, Sarah Darling, viola, Rebecca Shaw, Emily Walhout, Jacques Lee Wood, cello
Nathaniel Chase, bass, Akiko Sato, harpsichord, with special guest Zachary Wilder, tenor
Celebrate with Les Bostonades as the ensemble concludes our twentieth season! Our beloved local musicians reunite with colleagues from afar including tenor Zachary Wilder in a festive program designed to showcase some of our favorite works:
J.S. Bach: Harpsichord Concerto in A Major, BWV 1055
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G Major, BWV 1048
G. Muffat: "Armonico Tributo" Sonata No.5 in G Major
G.F. Handel: arias and scenes for tenor with Zachary Wilder
3:30pm - Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury St. Boston, MA
$20-60, under 18 free
https://www.bostonades.org/concerts
Les Bostonades: Gaia Saetermoe-Howard, oboe, Sarah Darling, Anna Griffis, Emily Dahl Irons, Abigail Karr, Scott Metcalfe, Allison Monroe, violin, Emily Rideout, Jason Fisher, Sarah Darling, viola, Rebecca Shaw, Emily Walhout, Jacques Lee Wood, cello
Nathaniel Chase, bass, Akiko Sato, harpsichord, with special guest Zachary Wilder, tenor
Celebrate with Les Bostonades as the ensemble concludes our twentieth season! Our beloved local musicians reunite with colleagues from afar including tenor Zachary Wilder in a festive program designed to showcase some of our favorite works:
J.S. Bach: Harpsichord Concerto in A Major, BWV 1055
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G Major, BWV 1048
G. Muffat: "Armonico Tributo" Sonata No.5 in G Major
G.F. Handel: arias and scenes for tenor with Zachary Wilder
3:30pm - Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury St. Boston, MA
$20-60, under 18 free
https://www.bostonades.org/concerts
Saravanda! Dances of New Spain
Ensemble Origo
Though the sarabande and the chaconne were stylized sections of courtly suites by Baroque composers such as Scarlatti and Bach, their origins are far removed from any European court, stemming instead from New Spain. In a book about the Spanish colony in 1579, a Dominican friar described the sarabande as a lascivious dance and identified it with the indigenous population. However, at least one surviving song — a villancico for Christmas — links it with enslaved Africans, suggesting that both populations were involved in the creation of the genre. A dancer joins the ensemble’s instrumentalists to demonstrate both of these 17-century courtly dances in relation to early dances from New Spain. The concert sketches the printing history of both genres (which were related at one time) from simple guitar strumming patterns to the stylized instrumental works adopted by hundreds of European composers in the centuries that followed. The program aims to bring what is known of the genres’ lost—or suppressed—histories to light, thus rethinking Eurocentric notions of these distinctive musical genres, their history, and their trajectory.
5pm - Chester Meeting House, 4 Liberty Street, Chester, CT
$40 general, $20 under 40, students free
https://www.ctearlymusic.org/
Ensemble Origo
Though the sarabande and the chaconne were stylized sections of courtly suites by Baroque composers such as Scarlatti and Bach, their origins are far removed from any European court, stemming instead from New Spain. In a book about the Spanish colony in 1579, a Dominican friar described the sarabande as a lascivious dance and identified it with the indigenous population. However, at least one surviving song — a villancico for Christmas — links it with enslaved Africans, suggesting that both populations were involved in the creation of the genre. A dancer joins the ensemble’s instrumentalists to demonstrate both of these 17-century courtly dances in relation to early dances from New Spain. The concert sketches the printing history of both genres (which were related at one time) from simple guitar strumming patterns to the stylized instrumental works adopted by hundreds of European composers in the centuries that followed. The program aims to bring what is known of the genres’ lost—or suppressed—histories to light, thus rethinking Eurocentric notions of these distinctive musical genres, their history, and their trajectory.
5pm - Chester Meeting House, 4 Liberty Street, Chester, CT
$40 general, $20 under 40, students free
https://www.ctearlymusic.org/
Music from Restoration-era London
In Stile Moderno: Agnes Coakley Cox, soprano; Nathaniel Cox, theorbo, guitar; Julia Glenn, violin;
Cameron Welke, archlute, guitar
London in the last decades of the 17th century: an era of cultural renaissance. After the restoration of the monarchy and the lifting of Puritan bans on theater and music, artists breathed a collective sigh of relief. Bawdy comedies and over-the-top stage spectaculars quickly came into fashion, and for the first time women were permitted to perform on stage — and to become celebrities in their own right. In our new program, we will explore the music of this fruitful era, including theatrical songs for soprano and works for violin, guitar, and archlute by Henry Purcell, John Eccles, Nicola Matteis and Thomas Mace.
7:00 pm - Church of the Good Shepherd, 9 Russell Ave. Watertown, MA
https://www.instilemoderno.com/coming-up
In Stile Moderno: Agnes Coakley Cox, soprano; Nathaniel Cox, theorbo, guitar; Julia Glenn, violin;
Cameron Welke, archlute, guitar
London in the last decades of the 17th century: an era of cultural renaissance. After the restoration of the monarchy and the lifting of Puritan bans on theater and music, artists breathed a collective sigh of relief. Bawdy comedies and over-the-top stage spectaculars quickly came into fashion, and for the first time women were permitted to perform on stage — and to become celebrities in their own right. In our new program, we will explore the music of this fruitful era, including theatrical songs for soprano and works for violin, guitar, and archlute by Henry Purcell, John Eccles, Nicola Matteis and Thomas Mace.
7:00 pm - Church of the Good Shepherd, 9 Russell Ave. Watertown, MA
https://www.instilemoderno.com/coming-up
Sunday, June 7
Reimagining Bach and Pergolesi
Sonja Tengblad, soprano and David McFerrin, baritone
Baroque Remix recreates a performance in Leipzig’s Cafe Zimmermann. While retaining the bones of the original libretti, the subject matter has been reimagined to resonate for a 21st century audience, featuring overbearing bosses, frazzled administrative assistants, and…Alexa! The program includes J.S. Bach's Peasant Cantata, BWV 212, and G.B. Pergolesi's La Serva Padrona.
5pm - Harkness Chapel, Connecticut College
$40 general, $20 under 40, students free
https://www.ctearlymusic.org/
Sonja Tengblad, soprano and David McFerrin, baritone
Baroque Remix recreates a performance in Leipzig’s Cafe Zimmermann. While retaining the bones of the original libretti, the subject matter has been reimagined to resonate for a 21st century audience, featuring overbearing bosses, frazzled administrative assistants, and…Alexa! The program includes J.S. Bach's Peasant Cantata, BWV 212, and G.B. Pergolesi's La Serva Padrona.
5pm - Harkness Chapel, Connecticut College
$40 general, $20 under 40, students free
https://www.ctearlymusic.org/
Tuesday, June 9
The Fire Within Her: An American Folktale About Women’s Liberation
Pandora Consort: Kendra Comstock, soprano, director, Angie Tyler, soprano, harmonium, Gina Marie Falk, soprano, Laura Thomas, soprano, banjo, guitar, Riley Mullany, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar
Pandora Consort returns to the SoHIP series with a powerful folk opera that weaves together the voices of trailblazing women across centuries. From Anne Hutchinson’s defiance in Puritan Boston to Susan B. Anthony’s fight for women’s suffrage to Betty Friedan’s challenge to the “feminine mystique,” their stories unfold through shape-note songs, Shaker hymns, protest anthems, and contemporary folk music. Through resilience, courage, and song, “The Fire Within Her” ignites the voices of the past to inspire today’s changemakers.
7:30pm - St. Anne's Episcopal Church, 147 Concord Rd. Lincoln, MA
$5-35
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Pandora Consort: Kendra Comstock, soprano, director, Angie Tyler, soprano, harmonium, Gina Marie Falk, soprano, Laura Thomas, soprano, banjo, guitar, Riley Mullany, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar
Pandora Consort returns to the SoHIP series with a powerful folk opera that weaves together the voices of trailblazing women across centuries. From Anne Hutchinson’s defiance in Puritan Boston to Susan B. Anthony’s fight for women’s suffrage to Betty Friedan’s challenge to the “feminine mystique,” their stories unfold through shape-note songs, Shaker hymns, protest anthems, and contemporary folk music. Through resilience, courage, and song, “The Fire Within Her” ignites the voices of the past to inspire today’s changemakers.
7:30pm - St. Anne's Episcopal Church, 147 Concord Rd. Lincoln, MA
$5-35
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Wednesday, June 10
The Fire Within Her: An American Folktale About Women’s Liberation
Pandora Consort: Kendra Comstock, soprano, director, Angie Tyler, soprano, harmonium, Gina Marie Falk, soprano, Laura Thomas, soprano, banjo, guitar, Riley Mullany, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar
Pandora Consort returns to the SoHIP series with a powerful folk opera that weaves together the voices of trailblazing women across centuries. From Anne Hutchinson’s defiance in Puritan Boston to Susan B. Anthony’s fight for women’s suffrage to Betty Friedan’s challenge to the “feminine mystique,” their stories unfold through shape-note songs, Shaker hymns, protest anthems, and contemporary folk music. Through resilience, courage, and song, “The Fire Within Her” ignites the voices of the past to inspire today’s changemakers.
7:30pm - Chapel at West Parish, 210 Lowell St. Andover, MA
$5-35
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Pandora Consort: Kendra Comstock, soprano, director, Angie Tyler, soprano, harmonium, Gina Marie Falk, soprano, Laura Thomas, soprano, banjo, guitar, Riley Mullany, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar
Pandora Consort returns to the SoHIP series with a powerful folk opera that weaves together the voices of trailblazing women across centuries. From Anne Hutchinson’s defiance in Puritan Boston to Susan B. Anthony’s fight for women’s suffrage to Betty Friedan’s challenge to the “feminine mystique,” their stories unfold through shape-note songs, Shaker hymns, protest anthems, and contemporary folk music. Through resilience, courage, and song, “The Fire Within Her” ignites the voices of the past to inspire today’s changemakers.
7:30pm - Chapel at West Parish, 210 Lowell St. Andover, MA
$5-35
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Thursday, June 11
The Fire Within Her: An American Folktale About Women’s Liberation
Pandora Consort: Kendra Comstock, soprano, director, Angie Tyler, soprano, harmonium, Gina Marie Falk, soprano, Laura Thomas, soprano, banjo, guitar, Riley Mullany, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar
Pandora Consort returns to the SoHIP series with a powerful folk opera that weaves together the voices of trailblazing women across centuries. From Anne Hutchinson’s defiance in Puritan Boston to Susan B. Anthony’s fight for women’s suffrage to Betty Friedan’s challenge to the “feminine mystique,” their stories unfold through shape-note songs, Shaker hymns, protest anthems, and contemporary folk music. Through resilience, courage, and song, “The Fire Within Her” ignites the voices of the past to inspire today’s changemakers.
7:30pm - Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St. Boston, MA
$5-35
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Pandora Consort: Kendra Comstock, soprano, director, Angie Tyler, soprano, harmonium, Gina Marie Falk, soprano, Laura Thomas, soprano, banjo, guitar, Riley Mullany, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar
Pandora Consort returns to the SoHIP series with a powerful folk opera that weaves together the voices of trailblazing women across centuries. From Anne Hutchinson’s defiance in Puritan Boston to Susan B. Anthony’s fight for women’s suffrage to Betty Friedan’s challenge to the “feminine mystique,” their stories unfold through shape-note songs, Shaker hymns, protest anthems, and contemporary folk music. Through resilience, courage, and song, “The Fire Within Her” ignites the voices of the past to inspire today’s changemakers.
7:30pm - Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St. Boston, MA
$5-35
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Saturday, June 13
A French Songbook, c. 1350-1470
Blue Heron: Sophie Michaux, mezzo-soprano, Jason McStoots, tenor, Charles Weaver, lute, Scott Metcalfe, fiddle & harp, artistic director
Blue Heron presents a recital of medieval French song--ballades, rondeaux, and virelais by the 14th-century poet and composer Guillaume de Machaut and his successors through the mid-15th century, including Gilles Binchois, Guillaume Du Fay, and Johannes Okeghem. The program includes songs in praise of Love and My Lady, songs of heartbreak, a song of spring, a drinking song, and a virtuosic instrumental arrangement of a famous song by Binchois.
5pm - St. Ann’s Parish; 82 Shore Road, Old Lyme
$40 general, $20 under 40, students free
https://www.ctearlymusic.org/
Blue Heron: Sophie Michaux, mezzo-soprano, Jason McStoots, tenor, Charles Weaver, lute, Scott Metcalfe, fiddle & harp, artistic director
Blue Heron presents a recital of medieval French song--ballades, rondeaux, and virelais by the 14th-century poet and composer Guillaume de Machaut and his successors through the mid-15th century, including Gilles Binchois, Guillaume Du Fay, and Johannes Okeghem. The program includes songs in praise of Love and My Lady, songs of heartbreak, a song of spring, a drinking song, and a virtuosic instrumental arrangement of a famous song by Binchois.
5pm - St. Ann’s Parish; 82 Shore Road, Old Lyme
$40 general, $20 under 40, students free
https://www.ctearlymusic.org/
Sunday, June 14
From Plimoth to Yorktown
Seven Times Salt: Julia Soojin Cavallaro, mezzo-soprano; Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, alto; Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion, baritone; Josh Schreiber, viol, cello, bass; Matthew Wright, lute, guitar, tenor
Seven Times Salt marks the 250th anniversary of the nation with music The historic events at Lexington and Concord in 1775 sparked the beginnings of the Revolutionary War, the Declaration of Independence signed on July 4, 1776, 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.
5pm - Red Barn, 629-A Montauk Ave. Mitchell College, New London, CT
$40 general, $20 under 40, students free
https://www.ctearlymusic.org/
Seven Times Salt: Julia Soojin Cavallaro, mezzo-soprano; Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, alto; Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion, baritone; Josh Schreiber, viol, cello, bass; Matthew Wright, lute, guitar, tenor
Seven Times Salt marks the 250th anniversary of the nation with music The historic events at Lexington and Concord in 1775 sparked the beginnings of the Revolutionary War, the Declaration of Independence signed on July 4, 1776, 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.
5pm - Red Barn, 629-A Montauk Ave. Mitchell College, New London, CT
$40 general, $20 under 40, students free
https://www.ctearlymusic.org/
Tuesday, June 16
The Wild Kingdom: A Book of Beasts
HESPERUS: Tina Chancey, viol, vielle, rebec, Renaissance fiddle, recorder, dumbek; Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, sackbut, bagpipes, percussion; Brian Kay, Medieval and Renaissance lutes; Spiff Wiegand, narrator, percussion
HESPERUS presents an irreverent exploration of the animal kingdom. The program features a quartet of multi-instrumentalists along with spirited narration in a concert meant for anyone who ever had a pet turtle, gerbil or snake. The mysterious cat, slithering panther, mythical phoenix, and majestic lion all come alive in texts from Medieval and Renaissance bestiaries (illuminated books of beasts) and music by Machaut, Vaillant, Isaac, Arbeau, Ciconia, and Morley. Thrill to the original story of Androcles and the lion, and the tale of the dog who unearthed a murderer!
7:30pm - St. Anne's Episcopal Church, 147 Concord Rd. Lincoln, MA
$5-35
https://www.sohipboston.org/
HESPERUS: Tina Chancey, viol, vielle, rebec, Renaissance fiddle, recorder, dumbek; Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, sackbut, bagpipes, percussion; Brian Kay, Medieval and Renaissance lutes; Spiff Wiegand, narrator, percussion
HESPERUS presents an irreverent exploration of the animal kingdom. The program features a quartet of multi-instrumentalists along with spirited narration in a concert meant for anyone who ever had a pet turtle, gerbil or snake. The mysterious cat, slithering panther, mythical phoenix, and majestic lion all come alive in texts from Medieval and Renaissance bestiaries (illuminated books of beasts) and music by Machaut, Vaillant, Isaac, Arbeau, Ciconia, and Morley. Thrill to the original story of Androcles and the lion, and the tale of the dog who unearthed a murderer!
7:30pm - St. Anne's Episcopal Church, 147 Concord Rd. Lincoln, MA
$5-35
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Wednesday, June 17
The Wild Kingdom: A Book of Beasts
HESPERUS: Tina Chancey, viol, vielle, rebec, Renaissance fiddle, recorder, dumbek; Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, sackbut, bagpipes, percussion; Brian Kay, Medieval and Renaissance lutes; Spiff Wiegand, narrator, percussion
HESPERUS presents an irreverent exploration of the animal kingdom. The program features a quartet of multi-instrumentalists along with spirited narration in a concert meant for anyone who ever had a pet turtle, gerbil or snake. The mysterious cat, slithering panther, mythical phoenix, and majestic lion all come alive in texts from Medieval and Renaissance bestiaries (illuminated books of beasts) and music by Machaut, Vaillant, Isaac, Arbeau, Ciconia, and Morley. Thrill to the original story of Androcles and the lion, and the tale of the dog who unearthed a murderer!
7:30pm - Chapel at West Parish, 210 Lowell St. Andover, MA
$5-35
https://www.sohipboston.org/
HESPERUS: Tina Chancey, viol, vielle, rebec, Renaissance fiddle, recorder, dumbek; Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, sackbut, bagpipes, percussion; Brian Kay, Medieval and Renaissance lutes; Spiff Wiegand, narrator, percussion
HESPERUS presents an irreverent exploration of the animal kingdom. The program features a quartet of multi-instrumentalists along with spirited narration in a concert meant for anyone who ever had a pet turtle, gerbil or snake. The mysterious cat, slithering panther, mythical phoenix, and majestic lion all come alive in texts from Medieval and Renaissance bestiaries (illuminated books of beasts) and music by Machaut, Vaillant, Isaac, Arbeau, Ciconia, and Morley. Thrill to the original story of Androcles and the lion, and the tale of the dog who unearthed a murderer!
7:30pm - Chapel at West Parish, 210 Lowell St. Andover, MA
$5-35
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Thursday, June 18
The Wild Kingdom: A Book of Beasts
HESPERUS: Tina Chancey, viol, vielle, rebec, Renaissance fiddle, recorder, dumbek; Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, sackbut, bagpipes, percussion; Brian Kay, Medieval and Renaissance lutes; Spiff Wiegand, narrator, percussion
HESPERUS presents an irreverent exploration of the animal kingdom. The program features a quartet of multi-instrumentalists along with spirited narration in a concert meant for anyone who ever had a pet turtle, gerbil or snake. The mysterious cat, slithering panther, mythical phoenix, and majestic lion all come alive in texts from Medieval and Renaissance bestiaries (illuminated books of beasts) and music by Machaut, Vaillant, Isaac, Arbeau, Ciconia, and Morley. Thrill to the original story of Androcles and the lion, and the tale of the dog who unearthed a murderer!
7:30pm - Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St. Boston, MA
$5-35
https://www.sohipboston.org/
HESPERUS: Tina Chancey, viol, vielle, rebec, Renaissance fiddle, recorder, dumbek; Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, sackbut, bagpipes, percussion; Brian Kay, Medieval and Renaissance lutes; Spiff Wiegand, narrator, percussion
HESPERUS presents an irreverent exploration of the animal kingdom. The program features a quartet of multi-instrumentalists along with spirited narration in a concert meant for anyone who ever had a pet turtle, gerbil or snake. The mysterious cat, slithering panther, mythical phoenix, and majestic lion all come alive in texts from Medieval and Renaissance bestiaries (illuminated books of beasts) and music by Machaut, Vaillant, Isaac, Arbeau, Ciconia, and Morley. Thrill to the original story of Androcles and the lion, and the tale of the dog who unearthed a murderer!
7:30pm - Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St. Boston, MA
$5-35
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Saturday, June 20
From Plimoth to Yorktown
Seven Times Salt: Julia Soojin Cavallaro, mezzo-soprano; Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, alto; Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion, baritone; Josh Schreiber, viol, cello, bass; Matthew Wright, lute, guitar, tenor
Seven Times Salt marks the 250th anniversary of the nation with music The historic events at Lexington and Concord in 1775 sparked the beginnings of the Revolutionary War, the Declaration of Independence signed on July 4, 1776, 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.
4pm - American Ancestors, 97 Newbury St. Boston, MA
https://www.seventimessalt.com/
Seven Times Salt: Julia Soojin Cavallaro, mezzo-soprano; Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, alto; Dan Meyers, recorders, flute, percussion, baritone; Josh Schreiber, viol, cello, bass; Matthew Wright, lute, guitar, tenor
Seven Times Salt marks the 250th anniversary of the nation with music The historic events at Lexington and Concord in 1775 sparked the beginnings of the Revolutionary War, the Declaration of Independence signed on July 4, 1776, 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.
4pm - American Ancestors, 97 Newbury St. Boston, MA
https://www.seventimessalt.com/
Centuries in Concord
New England Baroque: Susanna Ogata, violin, Renée Hemsing, viola, Guy Fishman, cello, John McKean, Ian Watson, harpsichords
Saturday, June 20th
J.S. Bach, Concerto for Two Harpsichords in C Major, BWV 1016
C. Shaw, Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings
A. Vivaldi, Sinfonia “alla rustica”
A. Vivaldi, Cello Concerto in A Minor
5pm - St. John’s Episcopal Church; 400 Main Street, Niantic, CT
$40 general, $20 under 40, students free
https://www.ctearlymusic.org/
New England Baroque: Susanna Ogata, violin, Renée Hemsing, viola, Guy Fishman, cello, John McKean, Ian Watson, harpsichords
Saturday, June 20th
J.S. Bach, Concerto for Two Harpsichords in C Major, BWV 1016
C. Shaw, Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings
A. Vivaldi, Sinfonia “alla rustica”
A. Vivaldi, Cello Concerto in A Minor
5pm - St. John’s Episcopal Church; 400 Main Street, Niantic, CT
$40 general, $20 under 40, students free
https://www.ctearlymusic.org/
Sunday, June 21
Lux Aeterna
Connecticut Early Music Ensemble (Ian Watson, director)
W. A. Mozart, Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618
S. Rachmaninoff, Bogoroditse Devo
W.A. Mozart, Requiem, K. 626
5:00pm - Evans Hall; Connecticut College, New London
$40 general, $20 under 40, students free
https://www.ctearlymusic.org/
Connecticut Early Music Ensemble (Ian Watson, director)
W. A. Mozart, Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618
S. Rachmaninoff, Bogoroditse Devo
W.A. Mozart, Requiem, K. 626
5:00pm - Evans Hall; Connecticut College, New London
$40 general, $20 under 40, students free
https://www.ctearlymusic.org/
Tuesday, June 23
Lessons for a King
Silentwoods Collective: Howell Petty, soprano; Danilo Bonina, Nelli Herskovitz-Jabotinsky, violins; Andrew Koutroubas, cello; John McKean, harpsichord; Luce Burrell, theorbo
Silentwoods offers a new program showcasing the innovation and virtuosity that flourished in the middle years of France's ancien régime. French composers of the late 17th and early 18th centuries—and their English counterparts across the Channel—addressed the crushing authority and repression of their time through music. These humble and most obedient musical servants (as they were obliged to designate themselves on their publications’ title pages) wove cautionary tales and reflection into their work, implicitly reminding rulers of their own fragility, moral responsibility, and temporal existence. The works of Clérambault, Rameau, Rebel, Barriere, Purcell, and Locke draw on mythology and rhetoric to navigate an environment of social hegemony. Hidden within these gorgeous pieces, we find cryptic warnings to rulers on the dangers of hubris and greed, as well as messages of hope that humanity will triumph over cruelty.
7:30pm - St. Anne's Episcopal Church, 147 Concord Rd. Lincoln, MA
$5-35
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Silentwoods Collective: Howell Petty, soprano; Danilo Bonina, Nelli Herskovitz-Jabotinsky, violins; Andrew Koutroubas, cello; John McKean, harpsichord; Luce Burrell, theorbo
Silentwoods offers a new program showcasing the innovation and virtuosity that flourished in the middle years of France's ancien régime. French composers of the late 17th and early 18th centuries—and their English counterparts across the Channel—addressed the crushing authority and repression of their time through music. These humble and most obedient musical servants (as they were obliged to designate themselves on their publications’ title pages) wove cautionary tales and reflection into their work, implicitly reminding rulers of their own fragility, moral responsibility, and temporal existence. The works of Clérambault, Rameau, Rebel, Barriere, Purcell, and Locke draw on mythology and rhetoric to navigate an environment of social hegemony. Hidden within these gorgeous pieces, we find cryptic warnings to rulers on the dangers of hubris and greed, as well as messages of hope that humanity will triumph over cruelty.
7:30pm - St. Anne's Episcopal Church, 147 Concord Rd. Lincoln, MA
$5-35
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Wednesday, June 24
Lessons for a King
Silentwoods Collective: Howell Petty, soprano; Danilo Bonina, Nelli Herskovitz-Jabotinsky, violins; Andrew Koutroubas, cello; John McKean, harpsichord; Luce Burrell, theorbo
Silentwoods offers a new program showcasing the innovation and virtuosity that flourished in the middle years of France's ancien régime. French composers of the late 17th and early 18th centuries—and their English counterparts across the Channel—addressed the crushing authority and repression of their time through music. These humble and most obedient musical servants (as they were obliged to designate themselves on their publications’ title pages) wove cautionary tales and reflection into their work, implicitly reminding rulers of their own fragility, moral responsibility, and temporal existence. The works of Clérambault, Rameau, Rebel, Barriere, Purcell, and Locke draw on mythology and rhetoric to navigate an environment of social hegemony. Hidden within these gorgeous pieces, we find cryptic warnings to rulers on the dangers of hubris and greed, as well as messages of hope that humanity will triumph over cruelty.
7:30pm - Chapel at West Parish, 210 Lowell St. Andover, MA
$5-35
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Silentwoods Collective: Howell Petty, soprano; Danilo Bonina, Nelli Herskovitz-Jabotinsky, violins; Andrew Koutroubas, cello; John McKean, harpsichord; Luce Burrell, theorbo
Silentwoods offers a new program showcasing the innovation and virtuosity that flourished in the middle years of France's ancien régime. French composers of the late 17th and early 18th centuries—and their English counterparts across the Channel—addressed the crushing authority and repression of their time through music. These humble and most obedient musical servants (as they were obliged to designate themselves on their publications’ title pages) wove cautionary tales and reflection into their work, implicitly reminding rulers of their own fragility, moral responsibility, and temporal existence. The works of Clérambault, Rameau, Rebel, Barriere, Purcell, and Locke draw on mythology and rhetoric to navigate an environment of social hegemony. Hidden within these gorgeous pieces, we find cryptic warnings to rulers on the dangers of hubris and greed, as well as messages of hope that humanity will triumph over cruelty.
7:30pm - Chapel at West Parish, 210 Lowell St. Andover, MA
$5-35
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Thursday, June 25
Lessons for a King
Silentwoods Collective: Howell Petty, soprano; Danilo Bonina, Nelli Herskovitz-Jabotinsky, violins; Andrew Koutroubas, cello; John McKean, harpsichord; Luce Burrell, theorbo
Silentwoods offers a new program showcasing the innovation and virtuosity that flourished in the middle years of France's ancien régime. French composers of the late 17th and early 18th centuries—and their English counterparts across the Channel—addressed the crushing authority and repression of their time through music. These humble and most obedient musical servants (as they were obliged to designate themselves on their publications’ title pages) wove cautionary tales and reflection into their work, implicitly reminding rulers of their own fragility, moral responsibility, and temporal existence. The works of Clérambault, Rameau, Rebel, Barriere, Purcell, and Locke draw on mythology and rhetoric to navigate an environment of social hegemony. Hidden within these gorgeous pieces, we find cryptic warnings to rulers on the dangers of hubris and greed, as well as messages of hope that humanity will triumph over cruelty.
7:30pm - Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St. Boston, MA
$5-35
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Silentwoods Collective: Howell Petty, soprano; Danilo Bonina, Nelli Herskovitz-Jabotinsky, violins; Andrew Koutroubas, cello; John McKean, harpsichord; Luce Burrell, theorbo
Silentwoods offers a new program showcasing the innovation and virtuosity that flourished in the middle years of France's ancien régime. French composers of the late 17th and early 18th centuries—and their English counterparts across the Channel—addressed the crushing authority and repression of their time through music. These humble and most obedient musical servants (as they were obliged to designate themselves on their publications’ title pages) wove cautionary tales and reflection into their work, implicitly reminding rulers of their own fragility, moral responsibility, and temporal existence. The works of Clérambault, Rameau, Rebel, Barriere, Purcell, and Locke draw on mythology and rhetoric to navigate an environment of social hegemony. Hidden within these gorgeous pieces, we find cryptic warnings to rulers on the dangers of hubris and greed, as well as messages of hope that humanity will triumph over cruelty.
7:30pm - Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St. Boston, MA
$5-35
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Saturday, June 27
Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610
Zenith Ensemble (Dr. Matthew Leese, director)
Widely considered one of the most extraordinary works of the early Baroque, Monteverdi’s Vespers blends soaring choral music, virtuosic solo writing, and brilliant instrumental color into a powerful and moving musical experience. This special performance will feature period instruments and a unique collaboration of professional, emerging professional, and community musicians, bringing this masterwork to life in a vibrant and historically informed way. Experience the drama, beauty, and brilliance of one of the most iconic choral works ever composed.
7pm - St Bernard Church, 173 Main St. Keene, NH
https://thezenithensemble.com/
Zenith Ensemble (Dr. Matthew Leese, director)
Widely considered one of the most extraordinary works of the early Baroque, Monteverdi’s Vespers blends soaring choral music, virtuosic solo writing, and brilliant instrumental color into a powerful and moving musical experience. This special performance will feature period instruments and a unique collaboration of professional, emerging professional, and community musicians, bringing this masterwork to life in a vibrant and historically informed way. Experience the drama, beauty, and brilliance of one of the most iconic choral works ever composed.
7pm - St Bernard Church, 173 Main St. Keene, NH
https://thezenithensemble.com/
Tuesday, June 30
An Outburst of Improvisors: The 17th-century Invention of Modern Music
Concerto Incognito: Dana Maiben, violin; Vivian Montgomery, harpsichord
Concerto Incognito unites two longtime collaborators in their SoHIP debut. This dynamic new program explores music of 17th-century Italy—a hotbed of musical experimentation, where musical improvisors were breaking old rules and inventing new ones to create a new expressive and virtuoso music for both singers and instrumentalists. Concerto Incognito dives into these improvisatory practices in an intimate program for two, featuring instrumental covers of songs by Frescobaldi, Monteverdi, and Strozzi, with diminutions and improvisations by the performers; compositions and mash-ups on grounds by S. Rossi and Frescobaldi; solo harpsichord music by Frescobaldi and M. Rossi; and violin sonatas by Castello, Marini, and Uccellini.
7:30pm - St. Anne's Episcopal Church, 147 Concord Rd. Lincoln, MA
$5-35
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Concerto Incognito: Dana Maiben, violin; Vivian Montgomery, harpsichord
Concerto Incognito unites two longtime collaborators in their SoHIP debut. This dynamic new program explores music of 17th-century Italy—a hotbed of musical experimentation, where musical improvisors were breaking old rules and inventing new ones to create a new expressive and virtuoso music for both singers and instrumentalists. Concerto Incognito dives into these improvisatory practices in an intimate program for two, featuring instrumental covers of songs by Frescobaldi, Monteverdi, and Strozzi, with diminutions and improvisations by the performers; compositions and mash-ups on grounds by S. Rossi and Frescobaldi; solo harpsichord music by Frescobaldi and M. Rossi; and violin sonatas by Castello, Marini, and Uccellini.
7:30pm - St. Anne's Episcopal Church, 147 Concord Rd. Lincoln, MA
$5-35
https://www.sohipboston.org/