Friday, March 1
Women's Perspectives
The Seraphim Singers with Heinrich Christian, organ; Anna Ward, soprano
This concert will present choral works exploring the voices of women as composers, subjects, storytellers, and poets. James Woodman's The Midwife's Tale is based on an account of the Nativity tale in the Arundel manuscript, told in the voice of the apocryphal midwife Zachel. Heinrich Schütz’s Deutsches Magnificat sets Mary’s song of praise and liberation; Tom Vignieri’s work for womens’ voices and organ sets a text of Sara Teasdale reflecting on the possibility of mankind’s annihilation in World War I. Edie Hill sets the words of St Teresa of Avila, and Gwyneth Walker sets the poetry of Thomas Merton. The highlight of the concert will be the world premiere of a new work by Richard Clark, Woman of No Distinction, a setting of a poem by Chris Kinsley, that tells the story of the Samaritan Woman at the Well in her own voice.
8pm - St. Cecilia Parish, 18 Belvidere St., Boston, MA
Advance tickets: $22 adults/$18 students & seniors. Door prices: $25 adults/$20 students & seniors
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/the-seraphim-singers-7260468993
The Seraphim Singers with Heinrich Christian, organ; Anna Ward, soprano
This concert will present choral works exploring the voices of women as composers, subjects, storytellers, and poets. James Woodman's The Midwife's Tale is based on an account of the Nativity tale in the Arundel manuscript, told in the voice of the apocryphal midwife Zachel. Heinrich Schütz’s Deutsches Magnificat sets Mary’s song of praise and liberation; Tom Vignieri’s work for womens’ voices and organ sets a text of Sara Teasdale reflecting on the possibility of mankind’s annihilation in World War I. Edie Hill sets the words of St Teresa of Avila, and Gwyneth Walker sets the poetry of Thomas Merton. The highlight of the concert will be the world premiere of a new work by Richard Clark, Woman of No Distinction, a setting of a poem by Chris Kinsley, that tells the story of the Samaritan Woman at the Well in her own voice.
8pm - St. Cecilia Parish, 18 Belvidere St., Boston, MA
Advance tickets: $22 adults/$18 students & seniors. Door prices: $25 adults/$20 students & seniors
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/the-seraphim-singers-7260468993
Fortunate Isles
El Dorado Ensemble: Carol Lewis, Karen Burciaga, Hannah Davidson, Mai-Lan Broekman, Alice Mroszczyk, viols; Olav Chris Henriksen, lute, bandora, cittern
Glorious English Renaissance music by Allison, Dowland, Morley, Holborne, Cutting and others performed by a consort of five viols with a variety of plucked instruments.
8pm - Lindsey Chapel, First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St. Cambridge MA
$25/$20 at the door
https://www.duomaresienne.com/music-for-viols-and-friends-2018-19 or 617-776-0692
El Dorado Ensemble: Carol Lewis, Karen Burciaga, Hannah Davidson, Mai-Lan Broekman, Alice Mroszczyk, viols; Olav Chris Henriksen, lute, bandora, cittern
Glorious English Renaissance music by Allison, Dowland, Morley, Holborne, Cutting and others performed by a consort of five viols with a variety of plucked instruments.
8pm - Lindsey Chapel, First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St. Cambridge MA
$25/$20 at the door
https://www.duomaresienne.com/music-for-viols-and-friends-2018-19 or 617-776-0692
Saturday, March 2
Alta Trinita Beata: Music and Art of the Italian Trecento
Meravelha: Teri Kowiak, director, voice, hurdy-gurdy; Barbara Allen Hill, voice, percussion; Jaya Lakshminarayanan, harp, voice; Dan Meyers, voice, recorders, percussion; Giovanni Spanu, voice; Cathy Meyer Stein, voice, recorders
The arts and music of the Trecento exhibit a cultural crossroads between the ideals of the Middle Ages and those of the Renaissance. Musically considered the end of the medieval era, music of the trecento retains medieval tuning and style while the subject matter, written in the vernacular, tended more towards the secular. Our program features music from the Rossi and Squarcialupi Codeces, and by composers Jacopo da Bologna, Francesco Landini, and Lorenzo da Firenze, among others, performed on winds, percussion, harp, hurdy-gurdy, and voices.
8pm - MIT Chapel, 50 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
$20 suggested donation
http://www.meravelha.com/events/
Meravelha: Teri Kowiak, director, voice, hurdy-gurdy; Barbara Allen Hill, voice, percussion; Jaya Lakshminarayanan, harp, voice; Dan Meyers, voice, recorders, percussion; Giovanni Spanu, voice; Cathy Meyer Stein, voice, recorders
The arts and music of the Trecento exhibit a cultural crossroads between the ideals of the Middle Ages and those of the Renaissance. Musically considered the end of the medieval era, music of the trecento retains medieval tuning and style while the subject matter, written in the vernacular, tended more towards the secular. Our program features music from the Rossi and Squarcialupi Codeces, and by composers Jacopo da Bologna, Francesco Landini, and Lorenzo da Firenze, among others, performed on winds, percussion, harp, hurdy-gurdy, and voices.
8pm - MIT Chapel, 50 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
$20 suggested donation
http://www.meravelha.com/events/
Sunday, March 3
Women's Perspectives
The Seraphim Singers with Heinrich Christian, organ; Anna Ward, soprano
This concert will present choral works exploring the voices of women as composers, subjects, storytellers, and poets. James Woodman's The Midwife's Tale is based on an account of the Nativity tale in the Arundel manuscript, told in the voice of the apocryphal midwife Zachel. Heinrich Schütz’s Deutsches Magnificat sets Mary’s song of praise and liberation; Tom Vignieri’s work for womens’ voices and organ sets a text of Sara Teasdale reflecting on the possibility of mankind’s annihilation in World War I. Edie Hill sets the words of St Teresa of Avila, and Gwyneth Walker sets the poetry of Thomas Merton. The highlight of the concert will be the world premiere of a new work by Richard Clark, Woman of No Distinction, a setting of a poem by Chris Kinsley, that tells the story of the Samaritan Woman at the Well in her own voice.
3pm - First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St. Cambridge, MA
Advance tickets: $22 adults/$18 students & seniors. Door prices: $25 adults/$20 students & seniors
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/the-seraphim-singers-7260468993
The Seraphim Singers with Heinrich Christian, organ; Anna Ward, soprano
This concert will present choral works exploring the voices of women as composers, subjects, storytellers, and poets. James Woodman's The Midwife's Tale is based on an account of the Nativity tale in the Arundel manuscript, told in the voice of the apocryphal midwife Zachel. Heinrich Schütz’s Deutsches Magnificat sets Mary’s song of praise and liberation; Tom Vignieri’s work for womens’ voices and organ sets a text of Sara Teasdale reflecting on the possibility of mankind’s annihilation in World War I. Edie Hill sets the words of St Teresa of Avila, and Gwyneth Walker sets the poetry of Thomas Merton. The highlight of the concert will be the world premiere of a new work by Richard Clark, Woman of No Distinction, a setting of a poem by Chris Kinsley, that tells the story of the Samaritan Woman at the Well in her own voice.
3pm - First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St. Cambridge, MA
Advance tickets: $22 adults/$18 students & seniors. Door prices: $25 adults/$20 students & seniors
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/the-seraphim-singers-7260468993
Fortunate Isles
El Dorado Ensemble: Carol Lewis, Karen Burciaga, Hannah Davidson, Mai-Lan Broekman, Alice Mroszczyk, viols; Olav Chris Henriksen, lute, bandora, cittern
Glorious English Renaissance music by Allison, Dowland, Morley, Holborne, Cutting and others performed by a consort of five viols with a variety of plucked instruments.
3pm - Somerville Museum, Central St. at Westwood Rd. Somerville, MA
$20/$15 at the door
https://www.duomaresienne.com/music-for-viols-and-friends-2018-19 or 617-666-9810
El Dorado Ensemble: Carol Lewis, Karen Burciaga, Hannah Davidson, Mai-Lan Broekman, Alice Mroszczyk, viols; Olav Chris Henriksen, lute, bandora, cittern
Glorious English Renaissance music by Allison, Dowland, Morley, Holborne, Cutting and others performed by a consort of five viols with a variety of plucked instruments.
3pm - Somerville Museum, Central St. at Westwood Rd. Somerville, MA
$20/$15 at the door
https://www.duomaresienne.com/music-for-viols-and-friends-2018-19 or 617-666-9810
Alta Trinita Beata: Music and Art of the Italian Trecento
Meravelha: Teri Kowiak, director, voice, hurdy-gurdy; Barbara Allen Hill, voice, percussion; Jaya Lakshminarayanan, harp, voice; Dan Meyers, voice, recorders, percussion; Giovanni Spanu, voice; Cathy Meyer Stein, voice, recorders
The arts and music of the Trecento exhibit a cultural crossroads between the ideals of the Middle Ages and those of the Renaissance. Musically considered the end of the medieval era, music of the trecento retains medieval tuning and style while the subject matter, written in the vernacular, tended more towards the secular. Our program features music from the Rossi and Squarcialupi Codeces, and by composers Jacopo da Bologna, Francesco Landini, and Lorenzo da Firenze, among others, performed on winds, percussion, harp, hurdy-gurdy, and voices.
4pm - Church of Our Saviour, 25 Monmouth St, Brookline, MA
$20 general/$15 students, seniors & military/ Children 12 and under: $10, 2 for $15, 3 for $20/ Children 3 and under: Free
http://www.meravelha.com/events/
Meravelha: Teri Kowiak, director, voice, hurdy-gurdy; Barbara Allen Hill, voice, percussion; Jaya Lakshminarayanan, harp, voice; Dan Meyers, voice, recorders, percussion; Giovanni Spanu, voice; Cathy Meyer Stein, voice, recorders
The arts and music of the Trecento exhibit a cultural crossroads between the ideals of the Middle Ages and those of the Renaissance. Musically considered the end of the medieval era, music of the trecento retains medieval tuning and style while the subject matter, written in the vernacular, tended more towards the secular. Our program features music from the Rossi and Squarcialupi Codeces, and by composers Jacopo da Bologna, Francesco Landini, and Lorenzo da Firenze, among others, performed on winds, percussion, harp, hurdy-gurdy, and voices.
4pm - Church of Our Saviour, 25 Monmouth St, Brookline, MA
$20 general/$15 students, seniors & military/ Children 12 and under: $10, 2 for $15, 3 for $20/ Children 3 and under: Free
http://www.meravelha.com/events/
Wednesday, March 6
Solemn High Mass for Ash Wednesday
The Choir of the Church of the Advent
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Missa “Emendemus in melius”
William Byrd: Emendemus in melius
Henry Purcell: Hear my prayer
Gregorio Allegri: Miserere mei, Deus
6:30pm - The Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer St., Boston, MA
Free!
http://www.theadventboston.org
The Choir of the Church of the Advent
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Missa “Emendemus in melius”
William Byrd: Emendemus in melius
Henry Purcell: Hear my prayer
Gregorio Allegri: Miserere mei, Deus
6:30pm - The Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer St., Boston, MA
Free!
http://www.theadventboston.org
Saturday, March 9
Newton Baroque: The Suitest Thing
Andrus Madsen, harpsichord, performs harpsichord suites by Bach, Madsen, Fischer and Froberger
7:30pm - Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland St., West Newton MA
$30-$10
http//newtonbaroque.org
Andrus Madsen, harpsichord, performs harpsichord suites by Bach, Madsen, Fischer and Froberger
7:30pm - Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland St., West Newton MA
$30-$10
http//newtonbaroque.org
Missa Prolationum (Ockeghem@600, Concert 9)
Blue Heron (Scott Metcalfe, director) Margot Rood & Martin Near, cantus; Owen McIntosh, Jason McStoots, Mark Sprinkle & Sumner Thompson, tenor & contratenor; Paul Guttry & Peter Walker, bass
One of Ockeghem's most celebrated works, the astoundingly complex yet captivatingly beautiful Missa Prolationum, constructed (like Bach’s Goldberg Variations) as a series of canons at different intervals—but Ockeghem’s are double canons, in which four sung parts are generated from two written ones. A truly mind-expanding musical experience! Pre-concert talk by Sean Gallagher at 7:15 pm.
8pm - First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Advance tickets: $75 / $49 / $35 / $27 / $10 / Under 18 Free
www.blueheron.org
Blue Heron (Scott Metcalfe, director) Margot Rood & Martin Near, cantus; Owen McIntosh, Jason McStoots, Mark Sprinkle & Sumner Thompson, tenor & contratenor; Paul Guttry & Peter Walker, bass
One of Ockeghem's most celebrated works, the astoundingly complex yet captivatingly beautiful Missa Prolationum, constructed (like Bach’s Goldberg Variations) as a series of canons at different intervals—but Ockeghem’s are double canons, in which four sung parts are generated from two written ones. A truly mind-expanding musical experience! Pre-concert talk by Sean Gallagher at 7:15 pm.
8pm - First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Advance tickets: $75 / $49 / $35 / $27 / $10 / Under 18 Free
www.blueheron.org
Sunday, March 10
Missa Prolationum (Ockeghem@600, Concert 9)
Blue Heron (Scott Metcalfe, director) Margot Rood & Martin Near, cantus; Owen McIntosh, Jason McStoots, Mark Sprinkle & Sumner Thompson, tenor & contratenor; Paul Guttry & Peter Walker, bass
One of Ockeghem's most celebrated works, the astoundingly complex yet captivatingly beautiful Missa Prolationum, constructed (like Bach’s Goldberg Variations) as a series of canons at different intervals—but Ockeghem’s are double canons, in which four sung parts are generated from two written ones. A truly mind-expanding musical experience!
4pm - S. Stephen's Church, 114 George Street, Providence, RI 02706
Advance tickets: $40 / $35 / $10 / Under 18 admitted free
www.blueheron.org
Blue Heron (Scott Metcalfe, director) Margot Rood & Martin Near, cantus; Owen McIntosh, Jason McStoots, Mark Sprinkle & Sumner Thompson, tenor & contratenor; Paul Guttry & Peter Walker, bass
One of Ockeghem's most celebrated works, the astoundingly complex yet captivatingly beautiful Missa Prolationum, constructed (like Bach’s Goldberg Variations) as a series of canons at different intervals—but Ockeghem’s are double canons, in which four sung parts are generated from two written ones. A truly mind-expanding musical experience!
4pm - S. Stephen's Church, 114 George Street, Providence, RI 02706
Advance tickets: $40 / $35 / $10 / Under 18 admitted free
www.blueheron.org
Friday, March 15
Music for Peace: Bach Sonatas, Arias and a Partita
Dana Maiben, baroque violin; Kay Ueyama, harpsichord; Junko Watanabe, soprano
In the second concert of our 2018- 2019 Music for Peace series we present an All Bach program including violin sonatas, and arias, and a partita. This concert benefits Massachusetts Peace Action Education Fund; part of the Music for Peace Series. The audience is invited to join the musicians and Peace Action members at a reception after the concert.
7:30pm - Harvard Epworth Church, 1555 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA
$25 in advance Mass. Peace Action members, $35 non-members, $10 students; $35 at the door
617-354-2169 or info@masspeaceaction.org
Dana Maiben, baroque violin; Kay Ueyama, harpsichord; Junko Watanabe, soprano
In the second concert of our 2018- 2019 Music for Peace series we present an All Bach program including violin sonatas, and arias, and a partita. This concert benefits Massachusetts Peace Action Education Fund; part of the Music for Peace Series. The audience is invited to join the musicians and Peace Action members at a reception after the concert.
7:30pm - Harvard Epworth Church, 1555 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA
$25 in advance Mass. Peace Action members, $35 non-members, $10 students; $35 at the door
617-354-2169 or info@masspeaceaction.org
Johann Sebastian Bach: The Traveller
Benjamin Alard, harpichord & organ
Before settling in Leipzig, Bach spent much of his early life traveling across Germany, gaining fame for his virtuosic keyboard playing. Bach immersed himself in the local German styles but just as eagerly exposed himself to music from Italy, France, and England. Experience the vivid contrasts of a youthful Bach’s intense keyboard writing, at turns electrifying and serene, as he explored (and often tried to surpass) these diverse influences.
8pm - First Lutheran Church
299 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA
$20-$70
http://www.bemf.org/pages/concerts/18-19/alard.htm
Benjamin Alard, harpichord & organ
Before settling in Leipzig, Bach spent much of his early life traveling across Germany, gaining fame for his virtuosic keyboard playing. Bach immersed himself in the local German styles but just as eagerly exposed himself to music from Italy, France, and England. Experience the vivid contrasts of a youthful Bach’s intense keyboard writing, at turns electrifying and serene, as he explored (and often tried to surpass) these diverse influences.
8pm - First Lutheran Church
299 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA
$20-$70
http://www.bemf.org/pages/concerts/18-19/alard.htm
Saturday, March 16
Venetian Baroque: Celebrating Barbara Strozzi
Daniela Tosic, Camila Parias, voice; Job Salazar Fonseca, Myles McKeown, Baroque violin; Laury Gutiérrez, viola da gamba; Christine Gevert, harpsichord, organ
This concert celebrates Women’s History Month. Born four centuries ago, Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677) was at the heart of the unique and thriving musical culture of Venice. Taught by Francesco Cavalli, the city's most prominent composer, she and Antonia Bembo (ca. 1640-1720) found distinctive ways to sing and to create extraordinarily passionate music. The program includes captivating songs and powerful laments by Barbara Strozzi from several of her eight published books, as well as arias from Antonia Bembo’s book Produzione armoniche and from Francesco Cavalli’s L’Artemisia. Combining stirring performances with groundbreaking scholarship, this award-winning ensemble, led by 2009 Radcliffe Institute Fellow and Brandeis University Resident Scholar Laury Gutiérrez, brings to life music by female composers nearly forgotten by history, vibrant works that have either been long overlooked or only recently discovered - passionate arias, moving laments, and delightful instrumental music.
4pm - Old South Church, Gordon Chapel, 645 Boylston St, Boston, MA
Tickets: $35 reserved, $25 general, $5 low income
For more information, please visit www.ladm.org or call us at 617-461-6973
Daniela Tosic, Camila Parias, voice; Job Salazar Fonseca, Myles McKeown, Baroque violin; Laury Gutiérrez, viola da gamba; Christine Gevert, harpsichord, organ
This concert celebrates Women’s History Month. Born four centuries ago, Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677) was at the heart of the unique and thriving musical culture of Venice. Taught by Francesco Cavalli, the city's most prominent composer, she and Antonia Bembo (ca. 1640-1720) found distinctive ways to sing and to create extraordinarily passionate music. The program includes captivating songs and powerful laments by Barbara Strozzi from several of her eight published books, as well as arias from Antonia Bembo’s book Produzione armoniche and from Francesco Cavalli’s L’Artemisia. Combining stirring performances with groundbreaking scholarship, this award-winning ensemble, led by 2009 Radcliffe Institute Fellow and Brandeis University Resident Scholar Laury Gutiérrez, brings to life music by female composers nearly forgotten by history, vibrant works that have either been long overlooked or only recently discovered - passionate arias, moving laments, and delightful instrumental music.
4pm - Old South Church, Gordon Chapel, 645 Boylston St, Boston, MA
Tickets: $35 reserved, $25 general, $5 low income
For more information, please visit www.ladm.org or call us at 617-461-6973
Sunday, March 17
Night Song
Angeli Custodiant: Leah Costlow, Soprano; Beth Spaulding, Soprano; Alison Larosa Montez, Alto and Cantor; Ben Schwendener, Piano; Daryl Bichel, Artistic Director; Megan Harrington, Sacristan
Lenten Abjection. Gregorian chant from The Liber Usualis; Latin setting for compline by Daryl Bichel; Psalm 61, set by Patricia Van Ness; Hymn: Te lucis ante terminum, set by Daryl Bichel; Ego flos campi by Jacob Clemens non Papa; Ave Regina caelorum by Carlotta Ferrari; contemplative instrumental improvisations
7:30pm - First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St., Cambridge, MA
Free
www.nightsong.org
Angeli Custodiant: Leah Costlow, Soprano; Beth Spaulding, Soprano; Alison Larosa Montez, Alto and Cantor; Ben Schwendener, Piano; Daryl Bichel, Artistic Director; Megan Harrington, Sacristan
Lenten Abjection. Gregorian chant from The Liber Usualis; Latin setting for compline by Daryl Bichel; Psalm 61, set by Patricia Van Ness; Hymn: Te lucis ante terminum, set by Daryl Bichel; Ego flos campi by Jacob Clemens non Papa; Ave Regina caelorum by Carlotta Ferrari; contemplative instrumental improvisations
7:30pm - First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St., Cambridge, MA
Free
www.nightsong.org
Friday, March 22
J.S. Bach Birthday Celebration with Les Bostonades
Les Bostonades: Akiko Sato, artistic director & harpsichord, with guest artist Shirley Hunt, viola da gamba
Join Les Bostonades for a Birthday Celebration for J.S. Bach, featuring his complete Sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord performed by Shirley Hunt (viola da gamba) and Akiko Sato (harpsichord). Party favors included!
7:30pm - Gordon Chapel, Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116
$30 General; $25 Senior; $15 Student; 17 and under FREE
www.bostonades.org
Les Bostonades: Akiko Sato, artistic director & harpsichord, with guest artist Shirley Hunt, viola da gamba
Join Les Bostonades for a Birthday Celebration for J.S. Bach, featuring his complete Sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord performed by Shirley Hunt (viola da gamba) and Akiko Sato (harpsichord). Party favors included!
7:30pm - Gordon Chapel, Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116
$30 General; $25 Senior; $15 Student; 17 and under FREE
www.bostonades.org
Purcell & Friends: The Tempest
Ian Watson: harpsichord and musical director; Paula Chateauneuf: theorbo and early guitar; Susannah Foster, Amy Rawstron: violins; Emily Dahl: viola; Guy Fishman, cello; Charles Blandy, Jacob Cooper, Jessica Cooper, Wei En Chan, Douglas Dodson, Nicole Estima, Katherine Growdon, MaryRuth Lown, Shannon Rose McAuliffe, David McFerrin, Eric Christopher Perry, Deborah Selig, Sumner Thompson, Sarah Yanovitch, and Gregory Zavracky, voices; with actors Benjamin Evett, Esme Allen
The Henry Purcell Society of Boston is excited to present an original adaptation of Shakespeare's The Tempest in collaboration with our friends at the Poets' Theatre. John Dryden and William Davenant's 1667 version for the London stage was the inspiration for the composition of music by Baroque era composers Matthew Locke, John Banister and Pelham Humfrey. Our presentation has added selections from Purcell's incidental theatre music as well as the familiar and exciting tunes misattributed to Purcell, but most likely written by John Weldon in 1695. The score will be performed on historical instruments alongside newly created narration by renowned scholar and poet, Laurence Senelick, who has also written narrations for Purcell's King Arthur, Indian Queen, Fairy Queen and Dioclesian. Actors Benjamin Evett and Esme Allen will serve as both narrators and performers in the beloved and familiar stage roles from The Tempest, while some of our singers also perform lines from some of Shakespeare's other brilliant characters!
8pm - Cathedral Church of Saint Paul, 138 Tremont Street, Boston MA
$60/$40/$25 students/seniors
https://www.bostonpurcell.org/the-tempest.html
Ian Watson: harpsichord and musical director; Paula Chateauneuf: theorbo and early guitar; Susannah Foster, Amy Rawstron: violins; Emily Dahl: viola; Guy Fishman, cello; Charles Blandy, Jacob Cooper, Jessica Cooper, Wei En Chan, Douglas Dodson, Nicole Estima, Katherine Growdon, MaryRuth Lown, Shannon Rose McAuliffe, David McFerrin, Eric Christopher Perry, Deborah Selig, Sumner Thompson, Sarah Yanovitch, and Gregory Zavracky, voices; with actors Benjamin Evett, Esme Allen
The Henry Purcell Society of Boston is excited to present an original adaptation of Shakespeare's The Tempest in collaboration with our friends at the Poets' Theatre. John Dryden and William Davenant's 1667 version for the London stage was the inspiration for the composition of music by Baroque era composers Matthew Locke, John Banister and Pelham Humfrey. Our presentation has added selections from Purcell's incidental theatre music as well as the familiar and exciting tunes misattributed to Purcell, but most likely written by John Weldon in 1695. The score will be performed on historical instruments alongside newly created narration by renowned scholar and poet, Laurence Senelick, who has also written narrations for Purcell's King Arthur, Indian Queen, Fairy Queen and Dioclesian. Actors Benjamin Evett and Esme Allen will serve as both narrators and performers in the beloved and familiar stage roles from The Tempest, while some of our singers also perform lines from some of Shakespeare's other brilliant characters!
8pm - Cathedral Church of Saint Paul, 138 Tremont Street, Boston MA
$60/$40/$25 students/seniors
https://www.bostonpurcell.org/the-tempest.html
Saturday, March 23
Celebrating Robert Burns
Concordia Baroque: Eileen Cecelia Callahan, soprano; Sheila Beardslee, recorder; Douglas Freundlich, lute;
Alice Mroszczyk, viola da gamba
Our musical celebration of Scotland’s acclaimed poet Robert Burns featuring songs on poems written or collected by Burns, as well as instrumental Scottish airs, dances and lute solos. The program also features Arvo Pärt’s haunting setting of “My heart is in the the Highlands”, adapted for voice, lute, bass recorder, and viola da gamba. Light refreshments and conversation with the musicians follow this house concert. Tickets must be purchased in advance.
7:30pm - Musical Chairs House Concerts, Lexington, MA
Address provided upon ticket purchase
$20, $15 students, seniors
http://www.tessellation.com/musicalchairs/concerts_2019_03_23.html
Concordia Baroque: Eileen Cecelia Callahan, soprano; Sheila Beardslee, recorder; Douglas Freundlich, lute;
Alice Mroszczyk, viola da gamba
Our musical celebration of Scotland’s acclaimed poet Robert Burns featuring songs on poems written or collected by Burns, as well as instrumental Scottish airs, dances and lute solos. The program also features Arvo Pärt’s haunting setting of “My heart is in the the Highlands”, adapted for voice, lute, bass recorder, and viola da gamba. Light refreshments and conversation with the musicians follow this house concert. Tickets must be purchased in advance.
7:30pm - Musical Chairs House Concerts, Lexington, MA
Address provided upon ticket purchase
$20, $15 students, seniors
http://www.tessellation.com/musicalchairs/concerts_2019_03_23.html
Sunday, March 24
Leçons de ténèbres/Lessons of darkness
A Joyful Noyse
Music for the Lenten season by Marc-Antoine Charpentier set to the emotive texts of the Lamentations of Jeremiah. Readings and commentary by Acting Minister Emelia Attridge. Performed on period instruments.
2pm - Hancock Church, 1912 Mass. Ave., Lexington, MA
$15 donation to support the Hancock Music Program
https://www.hancockchurch.org
A Joyful Noyse
Music for the Lenten season by Marc-Antoine Charpentier set to the emotive texts of the Lamentations of Jeremiah. Readings and commentary by Acting Minister Emelia Attridge. Performed on period instruments.
2pm - Hancock Church, 1912 Mass. Ave., Lexington, MA
$15 donation to support the Hancock Music Program
https://www.hancockchurch.org
Rantin' Pipe and Tremblin' String: Music of 18th-century Scotland
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, fiddle, voice; Dan Meyers, bagpipes, recorder, flute, percussion, voice; Josh Schreiber Shalem, bass viol, voice; Matthew Wright, lute, voice
Our program explores the unique crossroads of 18th-century Scottish folk and classical traditions. In 1707, the nation's Union with England sparked a patriotic surge of interest in Scotland's own music tradition. As the Scottish Enlightenment swept the nation, Edinburgh became a hotbed of concerts, dances, and patronage of the arts. Professional musicians and country fiddlers crossed paths at the new coffeehouses and music salons that sprang up, while Scottish composers produced masterful settings of familiar folk tunes. You’ll hear traditional tunes for fiddle and pipes; virtuosic variations by James Oswald, William McGibbon, and Robert Bremner; songs of love, mourning and patriotism by revered poet Robert Burns; and the choicest jigs, reels, and strathspeys to set your toes tapping. We include selections from early Scots sources including the Balcarres lute book, the Dixon bagpipe manuscript, and the Scots Musical Museum. We’ll pay homage to 18th-century Scottish drawing rooms and dance halls where the only difference between a fiddler and a violinist was the music in front of him!
4pm - Amherst Town Library, 14 Main St., Amherst NH
FREE and open to the public. Presented by Amherst Town Library
www.seventimessalt.com
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, fiddle, voice; Dan Meyers, bagpipes, recorder, flute, percussion, voice; Josh Schreiber Shalem, bass viol, voice; Matthew Wright, lute, voice
Our program explores the unique crossroads of 18th-century Scottish folk and classical traditions. In 1707, the nation's Union with England sparked a patriotic surge of interest in Scotland's own music tradition. As the Scottish Enlightenment swept the nation, Edinburgh became a hotbed of concerts, dances, and patronage of the arts. Professional musicians and country fiddlers crossed paths at the new coffeehouses and music salons that sprang up, while Scottish composers produced masterful settings of familiar folk tunes. You’ll hear traditional tunes for fiddle and pipes; virtuosic variations by James Oswald, William McGibbon, and Robert Bremner; songs of love, mourning and patriotism by revered poet Robert Burns; and the choicest jigs, reels, and strathspeys to set your toes tapping. We include selections from early Scots sources including the Balcarres lute book, the Dixon bagpipe manuscript, and the Scots Musical Museum. We’ll pay homage to 18th-century Scottish drawing rooms and dance halls where the only difference between a fiddler and a violinist was the music in front of him!
4pm - Amherst Town Library, 14 Main St., Amherst NH
FREE and open to the public. Presented by Amherst Town Library
www.seventimessalt.com
Handel's Esther
King's Chapel Choir, Soloists & Orchestra
G.F. Handel's oratorio "Esther". This concert is presented in memory of Jay R Schochet by his family.
5pm - King's Chapel, 58 Tremont Street, Boston, MA
Suggested $20/$15 seniors/students
Info: 617-227-2155 or www.kings-chapel.org
King's Chapel Choir, Soloists & Orchestra
G.F. Handel's oratorio "Esther". This concert is presented in memory of Jay R Schochet by his family.
5pm - King's Chapel, 58 Tremont Street, Boston, MA
Suggested $20/$15 seniors/students
Info: 617-227-2155 or www.kings-chapel.org
Thursday, March 28
Léale Amie: Woman's Voice in Medieval Song (1200-1300)
Anne Azéma (voice, harp & hurdy gurdy), Shira Kammen (harp & vielle)
Medieval France is about as well known today as the dark side of the moon. For us to discover its cultural gems, nothing short of wizardry is called for — the means to waft us over the barriers of language and the historical chasm of 800 years. Anne Azéma, the French-born artistic director of the Boston Camerata, has that gift in spades: an angelic voice, a lively imagination, scholarly abilities, and just plain charisma. With over 25 CDs to her credit, she is at the height of her "formidable powers" (Toronto National Post). The concert explores "woman's spirit," her passions, joys, sorrows, and humor, through medieval French songs, from aristocratic graces, through the flow of daily life, to the street scene. Joining her will be Shira Kammen, her "soul mate," who also dazzles the critics. Ms. Azéma will also play the harp and hurdy gurdy— a string instrument with a keyboard, played with a crank! Twelfth-century technological improvements downsized it, so that wandering musicians could carry it about and play tunes and drones by themselves, like a one-man band. Among the composers on the program, one fascinating figure stands out: Thibaud de Champagne. He was the first French King of Navarre, a prolific poet, musician, and leader of the Barons' Crusade in 1239. He is sometimes credited with bringing the chardonnay grape (needed for champagne) back home to France. Don't miss the abundant pleasures of this concert! Visit the terra incognita of the thirteenth century, learn about ferocious unicorns (so rare in our day) and the power of pure and virtuous maidens to lure and subdue them. Enjoy a convivial reception afterwards, and take a peek at a real hurdy gurdy! Presented by the Cambridge Society for Early Music (CSEM).
8pm - First Religious Society in Carlisle, 27 School St., Carlisle, MA
Tickets at the door: cash or check only. $35 | $30 seniors | $10 students
www.csem.org
Anne Azéma (voice, harp & hurdy gurdy), Shira Kammen (harp & vielle)
Medieval France is about as well known today as the dark side of the moon. For us to discover its cultural gems, nothing short of wizardry is called for — the means to waft us over the barriers of language and the historical chasm of 800 years. Anne Azéma, the French-born artistic director of the Boston Camerata, has that gift in spades: an angelic voice, a lively imagination, scholarly abilities, and just plain charisma. With over 25 CDs to her credit, she is at the height of her "formidable powers" (Toronto National Post). The concert explores "woman's spirit," her passions, joys, sorrows, and humor, through medieval French songs, from aristocratic graces, through the flow of daily life, to the street scene. Joining her will be Shira Kammen, her "soul mate," who also dazzles the critics. Ms. Azéma will also play the harp and hurdy gurdy— a string instrument with a keyboard, played with a crank! Twelfth-century technological improvements downsized it, so that wandering musicians could carry it about and play tunes and drones by themselves, like a one-man band. Among the composers on the program, one fascinating figure stands out: Thibaud de Champagne. He was the first French King of Navarre, a prolific poet, musician, and leader of the Barons' Crusade in 1239. He is sometimes credited with bringing the chardonnay grape (needed for champagne) back home to France. Don't miss the abundant pleasures of this concert! Visit the terra incognita of the thirteenth century, learn about ferocious unicorns (so rare in our day) and the power of pure and virtuous maidens to lure and subdue them. Enjoy a convivial reception afterwards, and take a peek at a real hurdy gurdy! Presented by the Cambridge Society for Early Music (CSEM).
8pm - First Religious Society in Carlisle, 27 School St., Carlisle, MA
Tickets at the door: cash or check only. $35 | $30 seniors | $10 students
www.csem.org
Friday, March 29
Léale Amie: Woman's Voice in Medieval Song (1200-1300)
Anne Azéma (voice, harp & hurdy gurdy), Shira Kammen (harp & vielle)
Medieval France is about as well known today as the dark side of the moon. For us to discover its cultural gems, nothing short of wizardry is called for — the means to waft us over the barriers of language and the historical chasm of 800 years. Anne Azéma, the French-born artistic director of the Boston Camerata, has that gift in spades: an angelic voice, a lively imagination, scholarly abilities, and just plain charisma. With over 25 CDs to her credit, she is at the height of her "formidable powers" (Toronto National Post). The concert explores "woman's spirit," her passions, joys, sorrows, and humor, through medieval French songs, from aristocratic graces, through the flow of daily life, to the street scene. Joining her will be Shira Kammen, her "soul mate," who also dazzles the critics. Ms. Azéma will also play the harp and hurdy gurdy— a string instrument with a keyboard, played with a crank! Twelfth-century technological improvements downsized it, so that wandering musicians could carry it about and play tunes and drones by themselves, like a one-man band. Among the composers on the program, one fascinating figure stands out: Thibaud de Champagne. He was the first French King of Navarre, a prolific poet, musician, and leader of the Barons' Crusade in 1239. He is sometimes credited with bringing the chardonnay grape (needed for champagne) back home to France. Don't miss the abundant pleasures of this concert! Visit the terra incognita of the thirteenth century, learn about ferocious unicorns (so rare in our day) and the power of pure and virtuous maidens to lure and subdue them. Enjoy a convivial reception afterwards, and take a peek at a real hurdy gurdy! Presented by the Cambridge Society for Early Music (CSEM).
8pm - Congregational Church in Weston, 130 Newton St., Weston, MA
Tickets at the door: cash or check only. $35 | $30 seniors | $10 students
www.csem.org
Anne Azéma (voice, harp & hurdy gurdy), Shira Kammen (harp & vielle)
Medieval France is about as well known today as the dark side of the moon. For us to discover its cultural gems, nothing short of wizardry is called for — the means to waft us over the barriers of language and the historical chasm of 800 years. Anne Azéma, the French-born artistic director of the Boston Camerata, has that gift in spades: an angelic voice, a lively imagination, scholarly abilities, and just plain charisma. With over 25 CDs to her credit, she is at the height of her "formidable powers" (Toronto National Post). The concert explores "woman's spirit," her passions, joys, sorrows, and humor, through medieval French songs, from aristocratic graces, through the flow of daily life, to the street scene. Joining her will be Shira Kammen, her "soul mate," who also dazzles the critics. Ms. Azéma will also play the harp and hurdy gurdy— a string instrument with a keyboard, played with a crank! Twelfth-century technological improvements downsized it, so that wandering musicians could carry it about and play tunes and drones by themselves, like a one-man band. Among the composers on the program, one fascinating figure stands out: Thibaud de Champagne. He was the first French King of Navarre, a prolific poet, musician, and leader of the Barons' Crusade in 1239. He is sometimes credited with bringing the chardonnay grape (needed for champagne) back home to France. Don't miss the abundant pleasures of this concert! Visit the terra incognita of the thirteenth century, learn about ferocious unicorns (so rare in our day) and the power of pure and virtuous maidens to lure and subdue them. Enjoy a convivial reception afterwards, and take a peek at a real hurdy gurdy! Presented by the Cambridge Society for Early Music (CSEM).
8pm - Congregational Church in Weston, 130 Newton St., Weston, MA
Tickets at the door: cash or check only. $35 | $30 seniors | $10 students
www.csem.org
Saturday, March 30
Léale Amie: Woman's Voice in Medieval Song (1200-1300)
Anne Azéma (voice, harp & hurdy gurdy), Shira Kammen (harp & vielle)
Medieval France is about as well known today as the dark side of the moon. For us to discover its cultural gems, nothing short of wizardry is called for — the means to waft us over the barriers of language and the historical chasm of 800 years. Anne Azéma, the French-born artistic director of the Boston Camerata, has that gift in spades: an angelic voice, a lively imagination, scholarly abilities, and just plain charisma. With over 25 CDs to her credit, she is at the height of her "formidable powers" (Toronto National Post). The concert explores "woman's spirit," her passions, joys, sorrows, and humor, through medieval French songs, from aristocratic graces, through the flow of daily life, to the street scene. Joining her will be Shira Kammen, her "soul mate," who also dazzles the critics. Ms. Azéma will also play the harp and hurdy gurdy— a string instrument with a keyboard, played with a crank! Twelfth-century technological improvements downsized it, so that wandering musicians could carry it about and play tunes and drones by themselves, like a one-man band. Among the composers on the program, one fascinating figure stands out: Thibaud de Champagne. He was the first French King of Navarre, a prolific poet, musician, and leader of the Barons' Crusade in 1239. He is sometimes credited with bringing the chardonnay grape (needed for champagne) back home to France. Don't miss the abundant pleasures of this concert! Visit the terra incognita of the thirteenth century, learn about ferocious unicorns (so rare in our day) and the power of pure and virtuous maidens to lure and subdue them. Enjoy a convivial reception afterwards, and take a peek at a real hurdy gurdy! Presented by the Cambridge Society for Early Music (CSEM).
8pm - Salem Athenaeum, 337 Essex St., Salem, MA
8pm - Congregational Church in Weston, 130 Newton St., Weston, MA
Tickets at the door: cash or check only. $35 | $30 seniors & Athenaeum Members | $10 students
www.csem.org
Anne Azéma (voice, harp & hurdy gurdy), Shira Kammen (harp & vielle)
Medieval France is about as well known today as the dark side of the moon. For us to discover its cultural gems, nothing short of wizardry is called for — the means to waft us over the barriers of language and the historical chasm of 800 years. Anne Azéma, the French-born artistic director of the Boston Camerata, has that gift in spades: an angelic voice, a lively imagination, scholarly abilities, and just plain charisma. With over 25 CDs to her credit, she is at the height of her "formidable powers" (Toronto National Post). The concert explores "woman's spirit," her passions, joys, sorrows, and humor, through medieval French songs, from aristocratic graces, through the flow of daily life, to the street scene. Joining her will be Shira Kammen, her "soul mate," who also dazzles the critics. Ms. Azéma will also play the harp and hurdy gurdy— a string instrument with a keyboard, played with a crank! Twelfth-century technological improvements downsized it, so that wandering musicians could carry it about and play tunes and drones by themselves, like a one-man band. Among the composers on the program, one fascinating figure stands out: Thibaud de Champagne. He was the first French King of Navarre, a prolific poet, musician, and leader of the Barons' Crusade in 1239. He is sometimes credited with bringing the chardonnay grape (needed for champagne) back home to France. Don't miss the abundant pleasures of this concert! Visit the terra incognita of the thirteenth century, learn about ferocious unicorns (so rare in our day) and the power of pure and virtuous maidens to lure and subdue them. Enjoy a convivial reception afterwards, and take a peek at a real hurdy gurdy! Presented by the Cambridge Society for Early Music (CSEM).
8pm - Salem Athenaeum, 337 Essex St., Salem, MA
8pm - Congregational Church in Weston, 130 Newton St., Weston, MA
Tickets at the door: cash or check only. $35 | $30 seniors & Athenaeum Members | $10 students
www.csem.org
Sunday, March 31
Lenten Concert: Biber, Pachelbel, Schmeltzer
Sam Breene, baroque Violin, Todd Borgerding, harpsichord
Concert of seasonal baroque music including Biber's Annunciation and Crucifixion Sonatas
3pm - St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 55 Main Street, Wickford RI
Free and open to the public
stpaulsmusicdirector@gmail.com
Sam Breene, baroque Violin, Todd Borgerding, harpsichord
Concert of seasonal baroque music including Biber's Annunciation and Crucifixion Sonatas
3pm - St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 55 Main Street, Wickford RI
Free and open to the public
stpaulsmusicdirector@gmail.com
Léale Amie: Woman's Voice in Medieval Song (1200-1300)
Anne Azéma (voice, harp & hurdy gurdy), Shira Kammen (harp & vielle)
Medieval France is about as well known today as the dark side of the moon. For us to discover its cultural gems, nothing short of wizardry is called for — the means to waft us over the barriers of language and the historical chasm of 800 years. Anne Azéma, the French-born artistic director of the Boston Camerata, has that gift in spades: an angelic voice, a lively imagination, scholarly abilities, and just plain charisma. With over 25 CDs to her credit, she is at the height of her "formidable powers" (Toronto National Post). The concert explores "woman's spirit," her passions, joys, sorrows, and humor, through medieval French songs, from aristocratic graces, through the flow of daily life, to the street scene. Joining her will be Shira Kammen, her "soul mate," who also dazzles the critics. Ms. Azéma will also play the harp and hurdy gurdy— a string instrument with a keyboard, played with a crank! Twelfth-century technological improvements downsized it, so that wandering musicians could carry it about and play tunes and drones by themselves, like a one-man band. Among the composers on the program, one fascinating figure stands out: Thibaud de Champagne. He was the first French King of Navarre, a prolific poet, musician, and leader of the Barons' Crusade in 1239. He is sometimes credited with bringing the chardonnay grape (needed for champagne) back home to France. Don't miss the abundant pleasures of this concert! Visit the terra incognita of the thirteenth century, learn about ferocious unicorns (so rare in our day) and the power of pure and virtuous maidens to lure and subdue them. Enjoy a convivial reception afterwards, and take a peek at a real hurdy gurdy! Presented by the Cambridge Society for Early Music (CSEM).
4pm - Ascension Memorial Church, 31 County St., Ipswich, MA
Tickets at the door: cash or check only. $35 | $30 seniors | $10 students
www.csem.org
Anne Azéma (voice, harp & hurdy gurdy), Shira Kammen (harp & vielle)
Medieval France is about as well known today as the dark side of the moon. For us to discover its cultural gems, nothing short of wizardry is called for — the means to waft us over the barriers of language and the historical chasm of 800 years. Anne Azéma, the French-born artistic director of the Boston Camerata, has that gift in spades: an angelic voice, a lively imagination, scholarly abilities, and just plain charisma. With over 25 CDs to her credit, she is at the height of her "formidable powers" (Toronto National Post). The concert explores "woman's spirit," her passions, joys, sorrows, and humor, through medieval French songs, from aristocratic graces, through the flow of daily life, to the street scene. Joining her will be Shira Kammen, her "soul mate," who also dazzles the critics. Ms. Azéma will also play the harp and hurdy gurdy— a string instrument with a keyboard, played with a crank! Twelfth-century technological improvements downsized it, so that wandering musicians could carry it about and play tunes and drones by themselves, like a one-man band. Among the composers on the program, one fascinating figure stands out: Thibaud de Champagne. He was the first French King of Navarre, a prolific poet, musician, and leader of the Barons' Crusade in 1239. He is sometimes credited with bringing the chardonnay grape (needed for champagne) back home to France. Don't miss the abundant pleasures of this concert! Visit the terra incognita of the thirteenth century, learn about ferocious unicorns (so rare in our day) and the power of pure and virtuous maidens to lure and subdue them. Enjoy a convivial reception afterwards, and take a peek at a real hurdy gurdy! Presented by the Cambridge Society for Early Music (CSEM).
4pm - Ascension Memorial Church, 31 County St., Ipswich, MA
Tickets at the door: cash or check only. $35 | $30 seniors | $10 students
www.csem.org