Saturday, March 1
A more subtle art: the late 14th-century Ars subtilior
Blue Heron: Jason McStoots, Sophie Michaux, Aaron Sheehan, Orí Harmelin, lute, Scott Metcalfe, harp & fiddle, Debra Nagy, recorder & douçaine
A new program featuring the head-spinningly complex music of the generation after Machaut – stories of mythological characters and deities set to jazzy, intoxicating polyphony.
3pm - First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge
Tickets $10-$90
https://www.blueheron.org/concerts/season26/ars-subtilior/
Blue Heron: Jason McStoots, Sophie Michaux, Aaron Sheehan, Orí Harmelin, lute, Scott Metcalfe, harp & fiddle, Debra Nagy, recorder & douçaine
A new program featuring the head-spinningly complex music of the generation after Machaut – stories of mythological characters and deities set to jazzy, intoxicating polyphony.
3pm - First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge
Tickets $10-$90
https://www.blueheron.org/concerts/season26/ars-subtilior/
Friday, March 7
Night at the Opera
Sarasa Ensemble: Julia Glenn, Susanna Ogata, violins; Anna Griffis, viola; Jennifer Morsches, cello
Mozart’s uncanny ability to etch out human nature in his music is everywhere apparent in his string quartets as much as in his operas. This program features two contemporaries who also introduce dramatis personae in their instrumental music, including Carlo Monza’s rarely-performed “The rival lovers.” Works by Hyacinthe Jadin, Carlo Monza & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
7pm - Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro, VT
$20
www.bmcvt.org
Sarasa Ensemble: Julia Glenn, Susanna Ogata, violins; Anna Griffis, viola; Jennifer Morsches, cello
Mozart’s uncanny ability to etch out human nature in his music is everywhere apparent in his string quartets as much as in his operas. This program features two contemporaries who also introduce dramatis personae in their instrumental music, including Carlo Monza’s rarely-performed “The rival lovers.” Works by Hyacinthe Jadin, Carlo Monza & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
7pm - Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro, VT
$20
www.bmcvt.org
Saturday, March 8
Night at the Opera
Sarasa Ensemble: Julia Glenn, Susanna Ogata, violins; Anna Griffis, viola; Jennifer Morsches, cello
Mozart’s uncanny ability to etch out human nature in his music is everywhere apparent in his string quartets as much as in his operas. This program features two contemporaries who also introduce dramatis personae in their instrumental music, including Carlo Monza’s rarely-performed “The rival lovers.” Works by Hyacinthe Jadin, Carlo Monza & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
7pm - Friends Meeting at Cambridge, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge, MA
$25
https://www.sarasamusic.org/opera
Sarasa Ensemble: Julia Glenn, Susanna Ogata, violins; Anna Griffis, viola; Jennifer Morsches, cello
Mozart’s uncanny ability to etch out human nature in his music is everywhere apparent in his string quartets as much as in his operas. This program features two contemporaries who also introduce dramatis personae in their instrumental music, including Carlo Monza’s rarely-performed “The rival lovers.” Works by Hyacinthe Jadin, Carlo Monza & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
7pm - Friends Meeting at Cambridge, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge, MA
$25
https://www.sarasamusic.org/opera
Sunday, March 9
Night at the Opera
Sarasa Ensemble: Julia Glenn, Susanna Ogata, violins; Anna Griffis, viola; Jennifer Morsches, cello
Mozart’s uncanny ability to etch out human nature in his music is everywhere apparent in his string quartets as much as in his operas. This program features two contemporaries who also introduce dramatis personae in their instrumental music, including Carlo Monza’s rarely-performed “The rival lovers.” Works by Hyacinthe Jadin, Carlo Monza & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
3:30pm - Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Ave. Lexington, MA
https://www.sarasamusic.org/opera
Sarasa Ensemble: Julia Glenn, Susanna Ogata, violins; Anna Griffis, viola; Jennifer Morsches, cello
Mozart’s uncanny ability to etch out human nature in his music is everywhere apparent in his string quartets as much as in his operas. This program features two contemporaries who also introduce dramatis personae in their instrumental music, including Carlo Monza’s rarely-performed “The rival lovers.” Works by Hyacinthe Jadin, Carlo Monza & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
3:30pm - Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Ave. Lexington, MA
https://www.sarasamusic.org/opera
Friday, March 14
L’Impromptu: Musical Surprises from the French Baroque
El Dorado Ensemble: Carol Lewis, Karen Burciaga, Mai-Lan Broekman, James Peretta & Alice Mroszczyk, viols; Olav Chris Henriksen, lute & orpharion
Music of John Dowland, with pavans, galliards & almains by the great English Renaissance master.
8pm - Lindsay Chapel, First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden St., Cambridge, MA (N.B.: entrance on Mason St.)
$35 general admission; $25 students, seniors, low income
https://www.duomaresienne.com/music-for-viols-and-friends-2024-25
El Dorado Ensemble: Carol Lewis, Karen Burciaga, Mai-Lan Broekman, James Peretta & Alice Mroszczyk, viols; Olav Chris Henriksen, lute & orpharion
Music of John Dowland, with pavans, galliards & almains by the great English Renaissance master.
8pm - Lindsay Chapel, First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden St., Cambridge, MA (N.B.: entrance on Mason St.)
$35 general admission; $25 students, seniors, low income
https://www.duomaresienne.com/music-for-viols-and-friends-2024-25
Saturday, March 15
Hildegard Reanimated: Vision in Vision
The Pandora Consort
7pm - Aviary Books, New Bedford, MA
https://www.thepandoraconsort.com/upcoming
The Pandora Consort
7pm - Aviary Books, New Bedford, MA
https://www.thepandoraconsort.com/upcoming
Sunday, March 16
L’Impromptu: Musical Surprises from the French Baroque
El Dorado Ensemble: Carol Lewis, Karen Burciaga, Mai-Lan Broekman, James Peretta & Alice Mroszczyk, viols; Olav Chris Henriksen, lute & orpharion
Music of John Dowland, with pavans, galliards & almains by the great English Renaissance master.
3pm - Somerville Museum, One Westwood Rd. Somerville MA
$30 general, $25 for students, seniors, and Museum members
https://www.somervillemuseum.org/calendar-events
El Dorado Ensemble: Carol Lewis, Karen Burciaga, Mai-Lan Broekman, James Peretta & Alice Mroszczyk, viols; Olav Chris Henriksen, lute & orpharion
Music of John Dowland, with pavans, galliards & almains by the great English Renaissance master.
3pm - Somerville Museum, One Westwood Rd. Somerville MA
$30 general, $25 for students, seniors, and Museum members
https://www.somervillemuseum.org/calendar-events
Friday, March 28
The Golden Renaissance: A journey through Stile Antico’s favorite music
Stile Antico
In this brilliant and vividly contrasted program, Stile Antico selects pieces from the ensemble’s award-winning discography to create a thrilling journey through some of the greatest music of the Renaissance. Renowned for their fresh, vibrant, and moving performances of Renaissance polyphony, join these accomplished singers as they celebrate their 20th anniversary and share this truly unique collection of some of their favorite pieces. Exuberant works by composers such as Byrd, Gibbons, Tomkins, and Praetorius rub shoulders with tranquil motets by Taverner, Clemens non Papa, and Tallis, as well as the alluring sounds of Huw Watkins’ virtuosic The Phoenix and the Turtle, written especially for the ensemble. Allegri’s timeless Miserere completes this mouthwatering program.
8pm - St. Paul Church, Cambridge, MA
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Friday, April 11, 2025 at 8pm (ET)
Available to watch until April 25, 2025 at 11:59pm (ET)
https://bemf.org/concert-season/stile-antico/
Stile Antico
In this brilliant and vividly contrasted program, Stile Antico selects pieces from the ensemble’s award-winning discography to create a thrilling journey through some of the greatest music of the Renaissance. Renowned for their fresh, vibrant, and moving performances of Renaissance polyphony, join these accomplished singers as they celebrate their 20th anniversary and share this truly unique collection of some of their favorite pieces. Exuberant works by composers such as Byrd, Gibbons, Tomkins, and Praetorius rub shoulders with tranquil motets by Taverner, Clemens non Papa, and Tallis, as well as the alluring sounds of Huw Watkins’ virtuosic The Phoenix and the Turtle, written especially for the ensemble. Allegri’s timeless Miserere completes this mouthwatering program.
8pm - St. Paul Church, Cambridge, MA
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Friday, April 11, 2025 at 8pm (ET)
Available to watch until April 25, 2025 at 11:59pm (ET)
https://bemf.org/concert-season/stile-antico/