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/
Revolutionary Renaissance
Crescendo Vocal Ensemble (Christine Gevert, director) with Jennifer Tyo and Sarah Fay, sopranos, Laura Evans, alto, Igor Ferreira, tenor, Christa Patton, harp and recorder, Juan Mesa, organ
This program features motets by the Portuguese composer Vicente Lusitano, one of the earliest known mixed-race composers of African descent, whose works were published in his lifetime. Lusitano’s style resembles Josquin des Prez’, and is highly complex and of extraordinary beauty. We still know very little about female composers of those times, as it was stigmatised for women to perform in public, or be known as composers. We present sacred and secular vocal and instrumental works by Maddalena Casulana (Madrigali 1570), Raffaella Aleotti (Sacrae cantiones, Venice 1593), Claudia Sessa (Canti sacri), and Claudia Francesca Rusca (Sacri Concerti), an Italian nun composer, singer, and organist.
4pm - Trinity Church, Lakeville, CT
$10 students; $40 general admission; $75 premium seating
https://crescendomusic.org/
Crescendo Vocal Ensemble (Christine Gevert, director) with Jennifer Tyo and Sarah Fay, sopranos, Laura Evans, alto, Igor Ferreira, tenor, Christa Patton, harp and recorder, Juan Mesa, organ
This program features motets by the Portuguese composer Vicente Lusitano, one of the earliest known mixed-race composers of African descent, whose works were published in his lifetime. Lusitano’s style resembles Josquin des Prez’, and is highly complex and of extraordinary beauty. We still know very little about female composers of those times, as it was stigmatised for women to perform in public, or be known as composers. We present sacred and secular vocal and instrumental works by Maddalena Casulana (Madrigali 1570), Raffaella Aleotti (Sacrae cantiones, Venice 1593), Claudia Sessa (Canti sacri), and Claudia Francesca Rusca (Sacri Concerti), an Italian nun composer, singer, and organist.
4pm - Trinity Church, Lakeville, CT
$10 students; $40 general admission; $75 premium seating
https://crescendomusic.org/
Great Baroque Duets
Upper Valley Baroque with Paul Max Tipton, bass, Paulina Francisco, soprano
Beautiful Baroque duets accompanied by a virtuosic trio on period instruments.
7pm -St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Hanover NH
https://www.uppervalleybaroque.org/concerts
Upper Valley Baroque with Paul Max Tipton, bass, Paulina Francisco, soprano
Beautiful Baroque duets accompanied by a virtuosic trio on period instruments.
7pm -St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Hanover NH
https://www.uppervalleybaroque.org/concerts
As the Deer Cries: Settings of the Book of Psalms
Convivium Musicum (Allegra Martin, director)
Join Convivium Musicum as we explore a sublime program focusing on musical settings of Psalms, primarily by Franco-Flemish composers.
7pm - First Unitarian Church, 90 Main St. Worcester, MA
$15-$25
https://convivium.org/
Convivium Musicum (Allegra Martin, director)
Join Convivium Musicum as we explore a sublime program focusing on musical settings of Psalms, primarily by Franco-Flemish composers.
7pm - First Unitarian Church, 90 Main St. Worcester, MA
$15-$25
https://convivium.org/
Sunday, March 2
Great Baroque Duets
Upper Valley Baroque with Paul Max Tipton, bass, Paulina Francisco, soprano
Beautiful Baroque duets accompanied by a virtuosic trio on period instruments.
2pm - North Chapel, Woodstock VT
https://www.uppervalleybaroque.org/concerts
Upper Valley Baroque with Paul Max Tipton, bass, Paulina Francisco, soprano
Beautiful Baroque duets accompanied by a virtuosic trio on period instruments.
2pm - North Chapel, Woodstock VT
https://www.uppervalleybaroque.org/concerts
A Celebration of Palestrina (1525-1585)
Schola Cantorum (Fred Jodry, director)
Missa Sine Nomine a 6, Magnificat Septimi toni, Madrigals: Vestiva e colle, Alla riva del Tebro, Hymn: Ave Maris stella
3:00pm - First Lutheran Church, 299 Berkeley Street, Boston MA
$30 general / $10 Students, Starving Artists. Tickets at the door: cash, check, or Venmo.
http://scholacantorumboston.com/concerts.html
Schola Cantorum (Fred Jodry, director)
Missa Sine Nomine a 6, Magnificat Septimi toni, Madrigals: Vestiva e colle, Alla riva del Tebro, Hymn: Ave Maris stella
3:00pm - First Lutheran Church, 299 Berkeley Street, Boston MA
$30 general / $10 Students, Starving Artists. Tickets at the door: cash, check, or Venmo.
http://scholacantorumboston.com/concerts.html
Revolutionary Renaissance
Crescendo Vocal Ensemble (Christine Gevert, director) with Jennifer Tyo and Sarah Fay, sopranos, Laura Evans, alto, Igor Ferreira, tenor, Christa Patton, harp and recorder, Juan Mesa, organ
This program features motets by the Portuguese composer Vicente Lusitano, one of the earliest known mixed-race composers of African descent, whose works were published in his lifetime. Lusitano’s style resembles Josquin des Prez’, and is highly complex and of extraordinary beauty. We still know very little about female composers of those times, as it was stigmatised for women to perform in public, or be known as composers. We present sacred and secular vocal and instrumental works by Maddalena Casulana (Madrigali 1570), Raffaella Aleotti (Sacrae cantiones, Venice 1593), Claudia Sessa (Canti sacri), and Claudia Francesca Rusca (Sacri Concerti), an Italian nun composer, singer, and organist.
4pm - Saint James Place, Great Barrington, MA
$10 students; $40 general admission; $75 premium seating
https://crescendomusic.org/
Crescendo Vocal Ensemble (Christine Gevert, director) with Jennifer Tyo and Sarah Fay, sopranos, Laura Evans, alto, Igor Ferreira, tenor, Christa Patton, harp and recorder, Juan Mesa, organ
This program features motets by the Portuguese composer Vicente Lusitano, one of the earliest known mixed-race composers of African descent, whose works were published in his lifetime. Lusitano’s style resembles Josquin des Prez’, and is highly complex and of extraordinary beauty. We still know very little about female composers of those times, as it was stigmatised for women to perform in public, or be known as composers. We present sacred and secular vocal and instrumental works by Maddalena Casulana (Madrigali 1570), Raffaella Aleotti (Sacrae cantiones, Venice 1593), Claudia Sessa (Canti sacri), and Claudia Francesca Rusca (Sacri Concerti), an Italian nun composer, singer, and organist.
4pm - Saint James Place, Great Barrington, MA
$10 students; $40 general admission; $75 premium seating
https://crescendomusic.org/
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
As the Deer Cries - Settings of the Book of Psalms
Convivium Musicum (Allegra Martin, director)
The emotional range of the Book of Psalms, from the heights of praise and joy to the depths of despair, is unmatched. Join Convivium Musicum as we explore a sublime program focusing primarily on Franco-Flemish composers. We will be sharing the effervescent Psalm settings of Sweelinck, the stately flow of Brumel, the raw sorrow of Champion, and the somber grandeur of one of Lassus's profound settings of the Penitential Psalms. We will end with the most famous Renaissance psalm setting of all, Palestrina's "Sicut Cervus," for which we will invite all alumni of the group to sing with us. Please join us as we explore feelings of despair and hope from past centuries.
7pm - First Unitarian Church, Worcester MA
https://convivium.org/concert-season/upcoming-concerts/
Convivium Musicum (Allegra Martin, director)
The emotional range of the Book of Psalms, from the heights of praise and joy to the depths of despair, is unmatched. Join Convivium Musicum as we explore a sublime program focusing primarily on Franco-Flemish composers. We will be sharing the effervescent Psalm settings of Sweelinck, the stately flow of Brumel, the raw sorrow of Champion, and the somber grandeur of one of Lassus's profound settings of the Penitential Psalms. We will end with the most famous Renaissance psalm setting of all, Palestrina's "Sicut Cervus," for which we will invite all alumni of the group to sing with us. Please join us as we explore feelings of despair and hope from past centuries.
7pm - First Unitarian Church, Worcester MA
https://convivium.org/concert-season/upcoming-concerts/
Vermeer's "The Concert"
Sophie Michaux, Douglas Kelley, viola da gamba, Nathaniel Cox, lute, cittern, Andrus Madsen, harpsichord
In 1664 Johannes Vermeer painted a domestic music scene in which a singer is joined by a harpsichordist and a lutenist, with a viola da gamba on the floor and a bandora or a cittern on the table. (The painting was stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990 and has never been recovered.) This concert will be a reproduction of the music these musicians might have played, sampling from works widely available in Rotterdam in the 1650s, including then-popular Roman cantatas written for the instruments and voice depicted in the painting. This program will be performed twice in the Warbeke Room, an ideal space for this intimate repertoire. Presented in cooperation with the Mount Holyoke College Music Department.
7:30pm - Warbeke Room, Pratt Hall, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley MA
$35 general, S$10 students and Card to Culture
https://www.arcadiaplayers.org/next-concert.html
Sophie Michaux, Douglas Kelley, viola da gamba, Nathaniel Cox, lute, cittern, Andrus Madsen, harpsichord
In 1664 Johannes Vermeer painted a domestic music scene in which a singer is joined by a harpsichordist and a lutenist, with a viola da gamba on the floor and a bandora or a cittern on the table. (The painting was stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990 and has never been recovered.) This concert will be a reproduction of the music these musicians might have played, sampling from works widely available in Rotterdam in the 1650s, including then-popular Roman cantatas written for the instruments and voice depicted in the painting. This program will be performed twice in the Warbeke Room, an ideal space for this intimate repertoire. Presented in cooperation with the Mount Holyoke College Music Department.
7:30pm - Warbeke Room, Pratt Hall, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley MA
$35 general, S$10 students and Card to Culture
https://www.arcadiaplayers.org/next-concert.html
A Celebration of Palestrina (1525-1585)
Schola Cantorum (Fred Jodry, director)
Missa Sine Nomine a 6, Magnificat Septimi toni, Madrigals: Vestiva e colle, Alla riva del Tebro, Hymn: Ave Maris stella
8:00pm - St. Martin's Church, 50 Orchard Ave, Providence RI
$30 general / $10 Students, Starving Artists. Tickets at the door: cash, check, or Venmo.
http://scholacantorumboston.com/concerts.html
Schola Cantorum (Fred Jodry, director)
Missa Sine Nomine a 6, Magnificat Septimi toni, Madrigals: Vestiva e colle, Alla riva del Tebro, Hymn: Ave Maris stella
8:00pm - St. Martin's Church, 50 Orchard Ave, Providence RI
$30 general / $10 Students, Starving Artists. Tickets at the door: cash, check, or Venmo.
http://scholacantorumboston.com/concerts.html
Saturday, March 8
Vermeer's "The Concert"
Sophie Michaux, Douglas Kelley, viola da gamba, Nathaniel Cox, lute, cittern, Andrus Madsen, harpsichord
In 1664 Johannes Vermeer painted a domestic music scene in which a singer is joined by a harpsichordist and a lutenist, with a viola da gamba on the floor and a bandora or a cittern on the table. (The painting was stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990 and has never been recovered.) This concert will be a reproduction of the music these musicians might have played, sampling from works widely available in Rotterdam in the 1650s, including then-popular Roman cantatas written for the instruments and voice depicted in the painting. This program will be performed twice in the Warbeke Room, an ideal space for this intimate repertoire. Presented in cooperation with the Mount Holyoke College Music Department.
3pm - Warbeke Room, Pratt Hall, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley MA
$35 general, S$10 students and Card to Culture
https://www.arcadiaplayers.org/next-concert.html
Sophie Michaux, Douglas Kelley, viola da gamba, Nathaniel Cox, lute, cittern, Andrus Madsen, harpsichord
In 1664 Johannes Vermeer painted a domestic music scene in which a singer is joined by a harpsichordist and a lutenist, with a viola da gamba on the floor and a bandora or a cittern on the table. (The painting was stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990 and has never been recovered.) This concert will be a reproduction of the music these musicians might have played, sampling from works widely available in Rotterdam in the 1650s, including then-popular Roman cantatas written for the instruments and voice depicted in the painting. This program will be performed twice in the Warbeke Room, an ideal space for this intimate repertoire. Presented in cooperation with the Mount Holyoke College Music Department.
3pm - Warbeke Room, Pratt Hall, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley MA
$35 general, S$10 students and Card to Culture
https://www.arcadiaplayers.org/next-concert.html
Tall Tales
Musicians of the Old Post Road
This program will enchant you with storytelling in narrative chamber works by three Baroque masters. Antonio Vivaldi tantalizes and surprises with a haunted soundscape in his Night Concerto for flute and strings. François Couperin’s Apotheosis of Corelli is his self-invented mythological tale of the ascension of his musical idol Corelli to the top of Mount Parnasus. The work is a trio sonata for violins and continuo with narration (read in English) preceding each movement. Bach’s Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved Brother is a poignant work revealing his early creativity and his ability to blend emotional depth with intricate musical forms. The piece was written as a farewell to his older brother, Johann Jacob Bach, who was moving away from their hometown. The concert closes with Part I of Francesco Geminiani’s rarely-performed epic composition The Enchanted Forest. This work for chamber orchestra in the form of a concerto grosso depicts the defense of a dark, wooded forest by a sorcerer and witches.
4pm - First Parish in Wayland, 225 Boston Post Rd. Wayland, MA
www.oldpostroad.org
Musicians of the Old Post Road
This program will enchant you with storytelling in narrative chamber works by three Baroque masters. Antonio Vivaldi tantalizes and surprises with a haunted soundscape in his Night Concerto for flute and strings. François Couperin’s Apotheosis of Corelli is his self-invented mythological tale of the ascension of his musical idol Corelli to the top of Mount Parnasus. The work is a trio sonata for violins and continuo with narration (read in English) preceding each movement. Bach’s Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved Brother is a poignant work revealing his early creativity and his ability to blend emotional depth with intricate musical forms. The piece was written as a farewell to his older brother, Johann Jacob Bach, who was moving away from their hometown. The concert closes with Part I of Francesco Geminiani’s rarely-performed epic composition The Enchanted Forest. This work for chamber orchestra in the form of a concerto grosso depicts the defense of a dark, wooded forest by a sorcerer and witches.
4pm - First Parish in Wayland, 225 Boston Post Rd. Wayland, MA
www.oldpostroad.org
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
Tall Tales
Musicians of the Old Post Road
This program will enchant you with storytelling in narrative chamber works by three Baroque masters. Antonio Vivaldi tantalizes and surprises with a haunted soundscape in his Night Concerto for flute and strings. François Couperin’s Apotheosis of Corelli is his self-invented mythological tale of the ascension of his musical idol Corelli to the top of Mount Parnasus. The work is a trio sonata for violins and continuo with narration (read in English) preceding each movement. Bach’s Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved Brother is a poignant work revealing his early creativity and his ability to blend emotional depth with intricate musical forms. The piece was written as a farewell to his older brother, Johann Jacob Bach, who was moving away from their hometown. The concert closes with Part I of Francesco Geminiani’s rarely-performed epic composition The Enchanted Forest. This work for chamber orchestra in the form of a concerto grosso depicts the defense of a dark, wooded forest by a sorcerer and witches.
4pm - Old South Church, 645 Boylston St. Boston, MA
www.oldpostroad.org
Musicians of the Old Post Road
This program will enchant you with storytelling in narrative chamber works by three Baroque masters. Antonio Vivaldi tantalizes and surprises with a haunted soundscape in his Night Concerto for flute and strings. François Couperin’s Apotheosis of Corelli is his self-invented mythological tale of the ascension of his musical idol Corelli to the top of Mount Parnasus. The work is a trio sonata for violins and continuo with narration (read in English) preceding each movement. Bach’s Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved Brother is a poignant work revealing his early creativity and his ability to blend emotional depth with intricate musical forms. The piece was written as a farewell to his older brother, Johann Jacob Bach, who was moving away from their hometown. The concert closes with Part I of Francesco Geminiani’s rarely-performed epic composition The Enchanted Forest. This work for chamber orchestra in the form of a concerto grosso depicts the defense of a dark, wooded forest by a sorcerer and witches.
4pm - Old South Church, 645 Boylston St. Boston, MA
www.oldpostroad.org
As the Deer Cries - Settings of the Book of Psalms
Convivium Musicum (Allegra Martin, director)
The emotional range of the Book of Psalms, from the heights of praise and joy to the depths of despair, is unmatched. Join Convivium Musicum as we explore a sublime program focusing primarily on Franco-Flemish composers. We will be sharing the effervescent Psalm settings of Sweelinck, the stately flow of Brumel, the raw sorrow of Champion, and the somber grandeur of one of Lassus's profound settings of the Penitential Psalms. We will end with the most famous Renaissance psalm setting of all, Palestrina's "Sicut Cervus," for which we will invite all alumni of the group to sing with us. Please join us as we explore feelings of despair and hope from past centuries.
4pm - All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon St. Brookline, MA
$15-$25
https://convivium.org/concert-season/upcoming-concerts/
Convivium Musicum (Allegra Martin, director)
The emotional range of the Book of Psalms, from the heights of praise and joy to the depths of despair, is unmatched. Join Convivium Musicum as we explore a sublime program focusing primarily on Franco-Flemish composers. We will be sharing the effervescent Psalm settings of Sweelinck, the stately flow of Brumel, the raw sorrow of Champion, and the somber grandeur of one of Lassus's profound settings of the Penitential Psalms. We will end with the most famous Renaissance psalm setting of all, Palestrina's "Sicut Cervus," for which we will invite all alumni of the group to sing with us. Please join us as we explore feelings of despair and hope from past centuries.
4pm - All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon St. Brookline, MA
$15-$25
https://convivium.org/concert-season/upcoming-concerts/
Friday, March 14
Lachrimae, or Seven Teares
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
Lachrimae, or Seven Teares
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/
Sunday, March 30
Lenten Meditations: Bach & His Predecessors
Burlington Baroque
This program, performed by the distinguished vocal soloists and instrumentalists of L'Harmonie des saisons and the Burlington Baroque Festival Singers, directed by Eric Milnes, features music written for the season of Lent by Johann Sebastian Bach, Dietrich Buxtehude, and Johann Christoph Bach. In presenting this program, Burlington Baroque offers listeners the rare opportunity to hear extraordinary sacred music from late 17th century Germany and to gain a greater appreciation for how a genius like Bach could emerge from his cultural heritage and attain the extraordinary acclaim the world would accord him.
4pm - Cathedral Church of St Paul, 2 Cherry Street, Burlington, VT
Students & Children $0, General Admission $40, Preferred Seating $60, Select Seating $80
https://sevendaystickets.com/events/meditations-and-lamentations-bach-buxtehude-3-30-2025
Burlington Baroque
This program, performed by the distinguished vocal soloists and instrumentalists of L'Harmonie des saisons and the Burlington Baroque Festival Singers, directed by Eric Milnes, features music written for the season of Lent by Johann Sebastian Bach, Dietrich Buxtehude, and Johann Christoph Bach. In presenting this program, Burlington Baroque offers listeners the rare opportunity to hear extraordinary sacred music from late 17th century Germany and to gain a greater appreciation for how a genius like Bach could emerge from his cultural heritage and attain the extraordinary acclaim the world would accord him.
4pm - Cathedral Church of St Paul, 2 Cherry Street, Burlington, VT
Students & Children $0, General Admission $40, Preferred Seating $60, Select Seating $80
https://sevendaystickets.com/events/meditations-and-lamentations-bach-buxtehude-3-30-2025