Tuesday, May 1
King's Chapel Tuesday Recitals
Michele Pinet, harp
Works by Bach, Corelli, Salzedo, and more
12:15pm - King's Chapel 58 Tremont Street, Boston, MA. Doors open at 4:30pm. Validated discount parking available at One Beacon Garage, across the street from the Chapel. King's Chapel is wheelchair accessible.
$5 suggested donation (all proceeds support the performers)
Info 617/227-2155 www.kings-chapel.org/tuesday-recitals.html
Michele Pinet, harp
Works by Bach, Corelli, Salzedo, and more
12:15pm - King's Chapel 58 Tremont Street, Boston, MA. Doors open at 4:30pm. Validated discount parking available at One Beacon Garage, across the street from the Chapel. King's Chapel is wheelchair accessible.
$5 suggested donation (all proceeds support the performers)
Info 617/227-2155 www.kings-chapel.org/tuesday-recitals.html
Saturday, May 5
Dixit Dominus--The Voices of Order Over Chaos
Crescendo Chorus and Period Instrument Ensemble
Crescendo presents “Dixit Dominus: Voices of Order Over Chaos,” two settings by Handel and Vivaldi of Dixit Dominus, a profound message of the triumph of good over evil. Among the soloists are natural trumpet player Chris Belluscio, early music specialists soprano Michele Kennedy and tenor David Vanderwal and the internationally-acclaimed countertenor Nicholas Tamagna. Artistic director Christine Gevert conducts.
6pm - Saint James Place, 352 Main St., Great Barrington, MA
$35 general; $60 premium; $10 under 18
worldclassmusic.org
Crescendo Chorus and Period Instrument Ensemble
Crescendo presents “Dixit Dominus: Voices of Order Over Chaos,” two settings by Handel and Vivaldi of Dixit Dominus, a profound message of the triumph of good over evil. Among the soloists are natural trumpet player Chris Belluscio, early music specialists soprano Michele Kennedy and tenor David Vanderwal and the internationally-acclaimed countertenor Nicholas Tamagna. Artistic director Christine Gevert conducts.
6pm - Saint James Place, 352 Main St., Great Barrington, MA
$35 general; $60 premium; $10 under 18
worldclassmusic.org
Songs of Love and Death
Blue Heron: Margot Rood, Martin Near, Owen McIntosh, Jason McStoots, Sumner Thompson, Paul Guttry, voices
Sonnets by Petrarch and others set by Cipriano de Rore in I madrigali a cinque voci (Venice, 1542)
7:30pm - Concord Free Public Library, 129 Main Street, Concord, MA 01742
FREE, but advance reservations are required. Beginning April 21 at 9 PM, tickets can be reserved online at www.concordlibrary.org or by calling (978) 318-3301
Blue Heron: Margot Rood, Martin Near, Owen McIntosh, Jason McStoots, Sumner Thompson, Paul Guttry, voices
Sonnets by Petrarch and others set by Cipriano de Rore in I madrigali a cinque voci (Venice, 1542)
7:30pm - Concord Free Public Library, 129 Main Street, Concord, MA 01742
FREE, but advance reservations are required. Beginning April 21 at 9 PM, tickets can be reserved online at www.concordlibrary.org or by calling (978) 318-3301
Renowned Soprano Maria Cristina Kiehr with Newton Baroque
Maria Cristina Kiehr, soprano; Alison Gangler, oboe; Andrus Madsen, harpsichord
The Swiss/Argentinian Grammy Award-winning Baroque specialist will perform cantatas by Telemann and Mancini with oboist Alison Gangler and Newton Baroque director/harpsichordist Andrus Madsen. In 1997 her recording of Caldara’s "Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo" earned her a coveted Grammy.
7:30pm - Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland St., West Newton MA 02465
Adults - $30, Seniors - $25, Students - $10, Under 18 free admission)
http://newtonbaroque.org
Maria Cristina Kiehr, soprano; Alison Gangler, oboe; Andrus Madsen, harpsichord
The Swiss/Argentinian Grammy Award-winning Baroque specialist will perform cantatas by Telemann and Mancini with oboist Alison Gangler and Newton Baroque director/harpsichordist Andrus Madsen. In 1997 her recording of Caldara’s "Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo" earned her a coveted Grammy.
7:30pm - Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland St., West Newton MA 02465
Adults - $30, Seniors - $25, Students - $10, Under 18 free admission)
http://newtonbaroque.org
Sunday, May 6
Solemn High Mass
The Choir of the Church of the Advent
Bach: Toccata in F major BWV 540
Padilla: Missa “Ego Flos Campi”
Clemens non Papa: Ego Flos Campi
Clemens non Papa: Ave Maria
William Lloyd Webber: Solemn Procession
11:15am - The Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer St., Boston, MA
Free! For more information: http://www.theadventboston.org
The Choir of the Church of the Advent
Bach: Toccata in F major BWV 540
Padilla: Missa “Ego Flos Campi”
Clemens non Papa: Ego Flos Campi
Clemens non Papa: Ave Maria
William Lloyd Webber: Solemn Procession
11:15am - The Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer St., Boston, MA
Free! For more information: http://www.theadventboston.org
In Winter Cold
The Calderwood Consort
The Calderwood Consort presents In Winter Cold, a program of early music from medieval chant to Renaissance dances, sung and played on replica instruments.
2pm - St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 42 Sweden Road (Route 93), Bridgton, ME 04009
$10.00
207-797-0212
The Calderwood Consort
The Calderwood Consort presents In Winter Cold, a program of early music from medieval chant to Renaissance dances, sung and played on replica instruments.
2pm - St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 42 Sweden Road (Route 93), Bridgton, ME 04009
$10.00
207-797-0212
Dixit Dominus--The Voices of Order Over Chaos
Crescendo Chorus and Period Instrument Ensemble
Crescendo presents “Dixit Dominus: Voices of Order Over Chaos,” two settings by Handel and Vivaldi of Dixit Dominus, a profound message of the triumph of good over evil. Among the soloists are natural trumpet player Chris Belluscio, early music specialists soprano Michele Kennedy and tenor David Vanderwal and the internationally-acclaimed countertenor Nicholas Tamagna. Artistic director Christine Gevert conducts.
4pm - Trinity Church Lime Rock, 484 Lime Rock Rd., Lakeville, CT
$35 general; $60 premium; $10 under 18
worldclassmusic.org
Crescendo Chorus and Period Instrument Ensemble
Crescendo presents “Dixit Dominus: Voices of Order Over Chaos,” two settings by Handel and Vivaldi of Dixit Dominus, a profound message of the triumph of good over evil. Among the soloists are natural trumpet player Chris Belluscio, early music specialists soprano Michele Kennedy and tenor David Vanderwal and the internationally-acclaimed countertenor Nicholas Tamagna. Artistic director Christine Gevert conducts.
4pm - Trinity Church Lime Rock, 484 Lime Rock Rd., Lakeville, CT
$35 general; $60 premium; $10 under 18
worldclassmusic.org
Monday, May 7
La Rhétorique des Dieux
Catherine Liddell, baroque lute
A program of 17th century French lute music that explores the echoes of ancient Greek mythology in the lute repertoire of the Parisian salons; one golden age mirrored in another!
7:30pm - The Greek Institute, 1038 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
Donations welcome
Tel. 617-547-4770
Catherine Liddell, baroque lute
A program of 17th century French lute music that explores the echoes of ancient Greek mythology in the lute repertoire of the Parisian salons; one golden age mirrored in another!
7:30pm - The Greek Institute, 1038 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
Donations welcome
Tel. 617-547-4770
Tuesday, May 8
King's Chapel Tuesday Recitals
Kate Kayaian, cello
Works by Bach & others
12:15pm - King's Chapel 58 Tremont Street, Boston, MA. Doors open at 4:30pm. Validated discount parking available at One Beacon Garage, across the street from the Chapel. King's Chapel is wheelchair accessible.
$5 suggested donation (all proceeds support the performers)
Info 617/227-2155 www.kings-chapel.org/tuesday-recitals.html
Kate Kayaian, cello
Works by Bach & others
12:15pm - King's Chapel 58 Tremont Street, Boston, MA. Doors open at 4:30pm. Validated discount parking available at One Beacon Garage, across the street from the Chapel. King's Chapel is wheelchair accessible.
$5 suggested donation (all proceeds support the performers)
Info 617/227-2155 www.kings-chapel.org/tuesday-recitals.html
Friday, May 11
Pärt, Victoria, and Harris in Cambridge
Cantata Singers
Cantata Singers presents Pärt, Victoria, and Harris on Mother’s Day weekend! You have two chances to hear this stunning program! Contemporary Estonian composer Arvo Pärt sets the Berliner Messe to hauntingly lush and beautiful music for chorus and organ, while Spanish Renaissance composer Tomás Luis de Victoria’s a cappella Officium defunctorum, a Requiem mass, contrasts with themes of mourning and remembrance. English composer William Harris’ elegant Faire is the Heaven rounds out the final concert of Cantata Singers’ 54th season. William Cutter, Director of Choral Programs at MIT, will give the pre-concert talk at 7pm. Following the performances, all are welcome at free post-concert receptions.
8pm - First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA
Tickets: $25-$75 | Discounts available for students, seniors, and groups
http://www.cantatasingers.org/May-2018/
Cantata Singers
Cantata Singers presents Pärt, Victoria, and Harris on Mother’s Day weekend! You have two chances to hear this stunning program! Contemporary Estonian composer Arvo Pärt sets the Berliner Messe to hauntingly lush and beautiful music for chorus and organ, while Spanish Renaissance composer Tomás Luis de Victoria’s a cappella Officium defunctorum, a Requiem mass, contrasts with themes of mourning and remembrance. English composer William Harris’ elegant Faire is the Heaven rounds out the final concert of Cantata Singers’ 54th season. William Cutter, Director of Choral Programs at MIT, will give the pre-concert talk at 7pm. Following the performances, all are welcome at free post-concert receptions.
8pm - First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA
Tickets: $25-$75 | Discounts available for students, seniors, and groups
http://www.cantatasingers.org/May-2018/
Thirty Years of War: Music of Henrich Schütz
Joshua Rifkin, director
This performance features vocal and instrumental music of Henrich Schütz, including "Saul, Saul, was verfolgst du mich" and "Da pacem Domine," directed by Joshua Rifkin. Part of the 2-day conference at Boston University; see website for more information.
8pm - Marsh Chapel at Boston University, 735 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215
Free admission
http://www.bu.edu/earlymusic/
Joshua Rifkin, director
This performance features vocal and instrumental music of Henrich Schütz, including "Saul, Saul, was verfolgst du mich" and "Da pacem Domine," directed by Joshua Rifkin. Part of the 2-day conference at Boston University; see website for more information.
8pm - Marsh Chapel at Boston University, 735 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215
Free admission
http://www.bu.edu/earlymusic/
Saturday, May 12
Bach Magnificat
Masterworks Chorale (Kevin Leong, conductor) with Sonja DuToit Tengblad, soprano; Sarah Yanovitch, soprano; Julia Soojin Cavallaro, mezzo-soprano; Stefan Reed, tenor; Sumner Thompson, baritone
The 78th season of the Masterworks Chorale concludes with an all-Bach program featuring the glorious Magnificat. The Chorale will be accompanied by a period orchestra of some of the best Baroque instrumentalists in Boston. Works include Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten!, BWV 214; O Jesus Christ, meins Lebens Licht, BWV 118; and Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230. Pre-Concert Talk at 7:30pm.
8pm - Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA
http://www.MasterworksChorale.org / 617-858-6785
Masterworks Chorale (Kevin Leong, conductor) with Sonja DuToit Tengblad, soprano; Sarah Yanovitch, soprano; Julia Soojin Cavallaro, mezzo-soprano; Stefan Reed, tenor; Sumner Thompson, baritone
The 78th season of the Masterworks Chorale concludes with an all-Bach program featuring the glorious Magnificat. The Chorale will be accompanied by a period orchestra of some of the best Baroque instrumentalists in Boston. Works include Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten!, BWV 214; O Jesus Christ, meins Lebens Licht, BWV 118; and Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230. Pre-Concert Talk at 7:30pm.
8pm - Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA
http://www.MasterworksChorale.org / 617-858-6785
Veni Creator Spiritus: Medieval Musical Depictions of the Holy Spirit
Meravelha: Barbara Allen Hill, voice; Teri Kowiak, director, voice; Jaya Lakshminarayanan, harp, voice; Josh Schreiber Shalem, vielle, voice; Giovanni Maria Spanu, voice; Cathy Meyer Stein, voice, recorders.
In the Christian tradition, God consists of three distinct Persons—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Reflection on the nature and activity of the Holy Spirit is a subject often left to theologians, but Spirit is invoked in every Christian liturgy and is the object of much devotion among Christians of Eastern and Western traditions. Our program explores medieval musical depictions of the Holy Spirit as a source of divine creativity, inspiration, and illumination. Music for voice, vielle, hurdy-gurdy, harp, and recorder.
$20 general admission $15 students, seniors & military
8pm - Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lynn, 101 Forest Ave. Swampscott, MA
www.meravelha.com
Meravelha: Barbara Allen Hill, voice; Teri Kowiak, director, voice; Jaya Lakshminarayanan, harp, voice; Josh Schreiber Shalem, vielle, voice; Giovanni Maria Spanu, voice; Cathy Meyer Stein, voice, recorders.
In the Christian tradition, God consists of three distinct Persons—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Reflection on the nature and activity of the Holy Spirit is a subject often left to theologians, but Spirit is invoked in every Christian liturgy and is the object of much devotion among Christians of Eastern and Western traditions. Our program explores medieval musical depictions of the Holy Spirit as a source of divine creativity, inspiration, and illumination. Music for voice, vielle, hurdy-gurdy, harp, and recorder.
$20 general admission $15 students, seniors & military
8pm - Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lynn, 101 Forest Ave. Swampscott, MA
www.meravelha.com
Sunday, May 13
Pärt, Victoria, and Harris in Cambridge
Cantata Singers
Cantata Singers presents Pärt, Victoria, and Harris on Mother’s Day weekend! You have two chances to hear this stunning program! Contemporary Estonian composer Arvo Pärt sets the Berliner Messe to hauntingly lush and beautiful music for chorus and organ, while Spanish Renaissance composer Tomás Luis de Victoria’s a cappella Officium defunctorum, a Requiem mass, contrasts with themes of mourning and remembrance. English composer William Harris’ elegant Faire is the Heaven rounds out the final concert of Cantata Singers’ 54th season. William Cutter, Director of Choral Programs at MIT, will give the pre-concert talk at 2pm. Following the performances, all are welcome at free post-concert receptions.
3pm - Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury Street, Boston
Tickets: $25-$75 | Discounts available for students, seniors, and groups
http://www.cantatasingers.org/May-2018/
Cantata Singers
Cantata Singers presents Pärt, Victoria, and Harris on Mother’s Day weekend! You have two chances to hear this stunning program! Contemporary Estonian composer Arvo Pärt sets the Berliner Messe to hauntingly lush and beautiful music for chorus and organ, while Spanish Renaissance composer Tomás Luis de Victoria’s a cappella Officium defunctorum, a Requiem mass, contrasts with themes of mourning and remembrance. English composer William Harris’ elegant Faire is the Heaven rounds out the final concert of Cantata Singers’ 54th season. William Cutter, Director of Choral Programs at MIT, will give the pre-concert talk at 2pm. Following the performances, all are welcome at free post-concert receptions.
3pm - Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury Street, Boston
Tickets: $25-$75 | Discounts available for students, seniors, and groups
http://www.cantatasingers.org/May-2018/
Tuesday, May 15
King's Chapel Tuesday Recitals
Boston Organ Studio
Federico Coppo & Dor Amram play the C.B. Fisk Organ. Works by Buxtehude, Scarlatti & others
12:15pm - King's Chapel 58 Tremont Street, Boston, MA. Doors open at 4:30pm. Validated discount parking available at One Beacon Garage, across the street from the Chapel. King's Chapel is wheelchair accessible.
$5 suggested donation (all proceeds support the performers)
Info 617/227-2155 www.kings-chapel.org/tuesday-recitals.html
Boston Organ Studio
Federico Coppo & Dor Amram play the C.B. Fisk Organ. Works by Buxtehude, Scarlatti & others
12:15pm - King's Chapel 58 Tremont Street, Boston, MA. Doors open at 4:30pm. Validated discount parking available at One Beacon Garage, across the street from the Chapel. King's Chapel is wheelchair accessible.
$5 suggested donation (all proceeds support the performers)
Info 617/227-2155 www.kings-chapel.org/tuesday-recitals.html
Veni Creator Spiritus: Medieval Musical Depictions of the Holy Spirit
Meravelha: Barbara Allen Hill, voice; Teri Kowiak, director, voice; Jaya Lakshminarayanan, harp, voice; Josh Schreiber Shalem, vielle, voice; Giovanni Maria Spanu, voice; Cathy Meyer Stein, voice, recorders.
In the Christian tradition, God consists of three distinct Persons—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Reflection on the nature and activity of the Holy Spirit is a subject often left to theologians, but Spirit is invoked in every Christian liturgy and is the object of much devotion among Christians of Eastern and Western traditions. Our program explores medieval musical depictions of the Holy Spirit as a source of divine creativity, inspiration, and illumination. Music for voice, vielle, hurdy-gurdy, harp, and recorder.
$20 general admission $15 students, seniors & military
8pm - MIT Chapel, 48 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA
www.meravelha.com
Meravelha: Barbara Allen Hill, voice; Teri Kowiak, director, voice; Jaya Lakshminarayanan, harp, voice; Josh Schreiber Shalem, vielle, voice; Giovanni Maria Spanu, voice; Cathy Meyer Stein, voice, recorders.
In the Christian tradition, God consists of three distinct Persons—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Reflection on the nature and activity of the Holy Spirit is a subject often left to theologians, but Spirit is invoked in every Christian liturgy and is the object of much devotion among Christians of Eastern and Western traditions. Our program explores medieval musical depictions of the Holy Spirit as a source of divine creativity, inspiration, and illumination. Music for voice, vielle, hurdy-gurdy, harp, and recorder.
$20 general admission $15 students, seniors & military
8pm - MIT Chapel, 48 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA
www.meravelha.com
Wednesday, May 16
Middays in May -- Recitals on the Magnificent C.B. Fisk Organ, Op. 55
Minsun Chung plays the C.B. Fisk Organ.
works of Bach & Walcha
12:15pm - Old West Church, 131 Cambridge Street, Boston MA
FREE -- donations gratefully received
www.OldWestOrganSociety.org
Minsun Chung plays the C.B. Fisk Organ.
works of Bach & Walcha
12:15pm - Old West Church, 131 Cambridge Street, Boston MA
FREE -- donations gratefully received
www.OldWestOrganSociety.org
Saturday, May 19
The Master Himself
Janet Fink, recorder; Alastair Thompson, harpischord
Bach sonatas BWV 997, 1032, 1035 transposed for alto recorder.
1pm - South End branch of Boston Public Library, 685 Tremont Street, Boston MA
Free - donations welcome
617-820-9006
Janet Fink, recorder; Alastair Thompson, harpischord
Bach sonatas BWV 997, 1032, 1035 transposed for alto recorder.
1pm - South End branch of Boston Public Library, 685 Tremont Street, Boston MA
Free - donations welcome
617-820-9006
Berkshire Bach Society presents "Go For B’roque!"
John Thiessen – trumpet; Christopher Krueger – flute; Anca Nicolau – violin; Laura Lutzke – violin; Jessica Troy- viola; Myron Lutzke – ‘cello; Anne Trout – bass; Robert Wolinsky – harpsichord
Myron Lutzke, Early Music Specialist and Principal Cellist of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, performs with Fellow OSL Members in a program designed to compare the distinctive sounds of period and modern instruments side by side. The debate about the “right” instruments for Baroque music takes a back seat to the delights of the repertoire presented--works by Corelli, Vivaldi, Telemann, & others--rewarding listeners with virtuosic playing from all eight members of the ensemble, including five strings, flute, trumpet and harpsichord.
7:30pm - First Congregational Church, 251 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA
$30-$50. Children and Full-Time Students free with ID.
https://berkshirebach.org/?page_id=5793
John Thiessen – trumpet; Christopher Krueger – flute; Anca Nicolau – violin; Laura Lutzke – violin; Jessica Troy- viola; Myron Lutzke – ‘cello; Anne Trout – bass; Robert Wolinsky – harpsichord
Myron Lutzke, Early Music Specialist and Principal Cellist of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, performs with Fellow OSL Members in a program designed to compare the distinctive sounds of period and modern instruments side by side. The debate about the “right” instruments for Baroque music takes a back seat to the delights of the repertoire presented--works by Corelli, Vivaldi, Telemann, & others--rewarding listeners with virtuosic playing from all eight members of the ensemble, including five strings, flute, trumpet and harpsichord.
7:30pm - First Congregational Church, 251 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA
$30-$50. Children and Full-Time Students free with ID.
https://berkshirebach.org/?page_id=5793
Mirrors
Sarasa: Haldan Martinson and Christina Day Martinson, violins; Jenny Stirling and Marka Gustavsson, violas; Timothy Merton and Jennifer Morsches, cellos; Rip Jackson, harpsichord
Sarasa’s concluding concert set of the season, “Mirrors,” will illuminate new perspectives on Johannes Brahms through two important musical role models from the Baroque and early classical eras, François Couperin and Franz Joseph Haydn.
8pm - Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge, MA 02138
$10-$25
http://www.sarasamusic.org/concerts
Sarasa: Haldan Martinson and Christina Day Martinson, violins; Jenny Stirling and Marka Gustavsson, violas; Timothy Merton and Jennifer Morsches, cellos; Rip Jackson, harpsichord
Sarasa’s concluding concert set of the season, “Mirrors,” will illuminate new perspectives on Johannes Brahms through two important musical role models from the Baroque and early classical eras, François Couperin and Franz Joseph Haydn.
8pm - Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge, MA 02138
$10-$25
http://www.sarasamusic.org/concerts
Magnificat: Music of Warsaw & Dresden
Exsultemus: Shannon Canavin & Sarah Yanovitch, soprano; Carrie Cheron & Catherine Hedberg, mezzo-soprano; Jason McStoots & Alexander Nishibun, tenor; Ulysses Thomas, bass-baritone; with instrumentalists from Newton Baroque (Andrus Madsen, director)
Join the exquisite voices of Exsultemus with instrumentalists from Newton Baroque for a glorious setting of the Magnificat by Polish composer Marcin Józef Żebrowski. A dazzling and dynamic work for choir and chamber orchestra, this little-known piece perfectly captures Mary’s joyous canticle of praise. Additional music from the 18th-century Polish capitals of Warsaw and Dresden will include works by Heinichen, Zelenka, Homilius, Gorczycki, and Pękiel.
8pm - Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland Street, West Newton, MA
$25 & $45; $5 off for students & seniors
www.exsultemus.org or 857-998-0219
Exsultemus: Shannon Canavin & Sarah Yanovitch, soprano; Carrie Cheron & Catherine Hedberg, mezzo-soprano; Jason McStoots & Alexander Nishibun, tenor; Ulysses Thomas, bass-baritone; with instrumentalists from Newton Baroque (Andrus Madsen, director)
Join the exquisite voices of Exsultemus with instrumentalists from Newton Baroque for a glorious setting of the Magnificat by Polish composer Marcin Józef Żebrowski. A dazzling and dynamic work for choir and chamber orchestra, this little-known piece perfectly captures Mary’s joyous canticle of praise. Additional music from the 18th-century Polish capitals of Warsaw and Dresden will include works by Heinichen, Zelenka, Homilius, Gorczycki, and Pękiel.
8pm - Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland Street, West Newton, MA
$25 & $45; $5 off for students & seniors
www.exsultemus.org or 857-998-0219
Veni Creator Spiritus: Medieval Musical Depictions of the Holy Spirit
Meravelha: Barbara Allen Hill, voice; Teri Kowiak, director, voice; Jaya Lakshminarayanan, harp, voice; Josh Schreiber Shalem, vielle, voice; Giovanni Maria Spanu, voice; Cathy Meyer Stein, voice, recorders.
In the Christian tradition, God consists of three distinct Persons—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Reflection on the nature and activity of the Holy Spirit is a subject often left to theologians, but Spirit is invoked in every Christian liturgy and is the object of much devotion among Christians of Eastern and Western traditions. Our program explores medieval musical depictions of the Holy Spirit as a source of divine creativity, inspiration, and illumination. Music for voice, vielle, hurdy-gurdy, harp, and recorder.
$20 general admission $15 students, seniors & military
8pm - Church of the Good Shepherd, 9 Russell Ave, Watertown, MA
www.meravelha.com
Meravelha: Barbara Allen Hill, voice; Teri Kowiak, director, voice; Jaya Lakshminarayanan, harp, voice; Josh Schreiber Shalem, vielle, voice; Giovanni Maria Spanu, voice; Cathy Meyer Stein, voice, recorders.
In the Christian tradition, God consists of three distinct Persons—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Reflection on the nature and activity of the Holy Spirit is a subject often left to theologians, but Spirit is invoked in every Christian liturgy and is the object of much devotion among Christians of Eastern and Western traditions. Our program explores medieval musical depictions of the Holy Spirit as a source of divine creativity, inspiration, and illumination. Music for voice, vielle, hurdy-gurdy, harp, and recorder.
$20 general admission $15 students, seniors & military
8pm - Church of the Good Shepherd, 9 Russell Ave, Watertown, MA
www.meravelha.com
Sunday, May 20
Something fishy going on here!
A Joyful Noyse
An early music concert with a creel-full of glees, rounds and songs about fish, fisherman, fishmongers, and fisheaters, a secular cantata by Reinhard Keiser titled "Der glückliche Fischer" and table music by Johann Fischer and J.C.F. Fischer. Performed on period instruments.
2pm - Hancock Church, 1912 Mass. Ave., Lexington, MA
$15 donation to support the Hancock Music Program
http://www.hancockchurch.org/hancockconcertseries/
A Joyful Noyse
An early music concert with a creel-full of glees, rounds and songs about fish, fisherman, fishmongers, and fisheaters, a secular cantata by Reinhard Keiser titled "Der glückliche Fischer" and table music by Johann Fischer and J.C.F. Fischer. Performed on period instruments.
2pm - Hancock Church, 1912 Mass. Ave., Lexington, MA
$15 donation to support the Hancock Music Program
http://www.hancockchurch.org/hancockconcertseries/
Magnificat: Music of Warsaw & Dresden
Exsultemus: Shannon Canavin & Sarah Yanovitch, soprano; Carrie Cheron & Catherine Hedberg, mezzo-soprano; Jason McStoots & Alexander Nishibun, tenor; Ulysses Thomas, bass-baritone; with instrumentalists from Newton Baroque (Andrus Madsen, director)
Join the exquisite voices of Exsultemus with instrumentalists from Newton Baroque for a glorious setting of the Magnificat by Polish composer Marcin Józef Żebrowski. A dazzling and dynamic work for choir and chamber orchestra, this little-known piece perfectly captures Mary’s joyous canticle of praise. Additional music from the 18th-century Polish capitals of Warsaw and Dresden will include works by Heinichen, Zelenka, Homilius, Gorczycki, and Pękiel.
3pm - First Lutheran Church of Boston, 299 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA
$25 & $45; $5 off for students & seniors
www.exsultemus.org or 857-998-0219
Exsultemus: Shannon Canavin & Sarah Yanovitch, soprano; Carrie Cheron & Catherine Hedberg, mezzo-soprano; Jason McStoots & Alexander Nishibun, tenor; Ulysses Thomas, bass-baritone; with instrumentalists from Newton Baroque (Andrus Madsen, director)
Join the exquisite voices of Exsultemus with instrumentalists from Newton Baroque for a glorious setting of the Magnificat by Polish composer Marcin Józef Żebrowski. A dazzling and dynamic work for choir and chamber orchestra, this little-known piece perfectly captures Mary’s joyous canticle of praise. Additional music from the 18th-century Polish capitals of Warsaw and Dresden will include works by Heinichen, Zelenka, Homilius, Gorczycki, and Pękiel.
3pm - First Lutheran Church of Boston, 299 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA
$25 & $45; $5 off for students & seniors
www.exsultemus.org or 857-998-0219
Berkshire Bach Society presents a "Home Concert and Fundraiser"
David Chan, Concertmaster, with fellow members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra: Quartet 212
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Concertmaster David Chin leads a stirring program of works by Haydn, Schubert, and Janacek, in a private home to benefit the Berkshire Bach Society. A reception follows the program and provides an opportunity to meet the performers and enjoy the lovely surroundings.
3pm - A Private Mountaintop Home, Hillsdale, NY. Directions will be emailed upon receipt of payment.
$75. ADVANCE RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.
https://berkshirebach.org/?page_id=5801
David Chan, Concertmaster, with fellow members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra: Quartet 212
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Concertmaster David Chin leads a stirring program of works by Haydn, Schubert, and Janacek, in a private home to benefit the Berkshire Bach Society. A reception follows the program and provides an opportunity to meet the performers and enjoy the lovely surroundings.
3pm - A Private Mountaintop Home, Hillsdale, NY. Directions will be emailed upon receipt of payment.
$75. ADVANCE RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.
https://berkshirebach.org/?page_id=5801
Mirrors
Sarasa: Haldan Martinson and Christina Day Martinson, violins; Jenny Stirling and Marka Gustavsson, violas; Timothy Merton and Jennifer Morsches, cellos; Rip Jackson, harpsichord
Sarasa’s concluding concert set of the season, “Mirrors,” will illuminate new perspectives on Johannes Brahms through two important musical role models from the Baroque and early classical eras, François Couperin and Franz Joseph Haydn.
3:30pm - First Parish in Lexington, 7 Harrington Road, Lexington MA
$10-$25
http://www.sarasamusic.org/concerts
Sarasa: Haldan Martinson and Christina Day Martinson, violins; Jenny Stirling and Marka Gustavsson, violas; Timothy Merton and Jennifer Morsches, cellos; Rip Jackson, harpsichord
Sarasa’s concluding concert set of the season, “Mirrors,” will illuminate new perspectives on Johannes Brahms through two important musical role models from the Baroque and early classical eras, François Couperin and Franz Joseph Haydn.
3:30pm - First Parish in Lexington, 7 Harrington Road, Lexington MA
$10-$25
http://www.sarasamusic.org/concerts
Tudor Evensong for Pentecost
The All Saints' Choir of Men and Boys, Vox Equalis, Long & Away, and other musical friends will join forces to offer an Evensong following the form of the 1552 Book of Common Prayer. This service will feature Byrd's Great Service Magnificat and Nunc dimities plus works for viol consort. Tea will follow.
4pm - St. Margaret's Chapel, 30 Harden Hill Rd. Duxbury, MA
Free with a retiring collection
www.ssmbos.org
The All Saints' Choir of Men and Boys, Vox Equalis, Long & Away, and other musical friends will join forces to offer an Evensong following the form of the 1552 Book of Common Prayer. This service will feature Byrd's Great Service Magnificat and Nunc dimities plus works for viol consort. Tea will follow.
4pm - St. Margaret's Chapel, 30 Harden Hill Rd. Duxbury, MA
Free with a retiring collection
www.ssmbos.org
King's Chapel Concert Series
Choral Evensong with the King's Chapel Choir plus Organ Recital by Heinrich Christensen
5pm - King's Chapel 58 Tremont Street, Boston, MA. Doors open at 4:30pm. Validated discount parking available at One Beacon Garage, across the street from the Chapel. King's Chapel is wheelchair accessible.
FREE
617-227-2155 or www.kings-chapel.org/concert-series.html
Choral Evensong with the King's Chapel Choir plus Organ Recital by Heinrich Christensen
5pm - King's Chapel 58 Tremont Street, Boston, MA. Doors open at 4:30pm. Validated discount parking available at One Beacon Garage, across the street from the Chapel. King's Chapel is wheelchair accessible.
FREE
617-227-2155 or www.kings-chapel.org/concert-series.html
Tuesday, May 22
King's Chapel Tuesday Recitals
Yi Li Chang, violin, Nicholas Southwick, flute, Mary Jodice, organ
Works by J.S. Bach
12:15pm - King's Chapel 58 Tremont Street, Boston, MA. Doors open at 4:30pm. Validated discount parking available at One Beacon Garage, across the street from the Chapel. King's Chapel is wheelchair accessible.
$5 suggested donation (all proceeds support the performers)
Info 617/227-2155 www.kings-chapel.org/tuesday-recitals.html
Yi Li Chang, violin, Nicholas Southwick, flute, Mary Jodice, organ
Works by J.S. Bach
12:15pm - King's Chapel 58 Tremont Street, Boston, MA. Doors open at 4:30pm. Validated discount parking available at One Beacon Garage, across the street from the Chapel. King's Chapel is wheelchair accessible.
$5 suggested donation (all proceeds support the performers)
Info 617/227-2155 www.kings-chapel.org/tuesday-recitals.html
Wednesday, May 23
Middays in May -- Recitals on the Magnificent C.B. Fisk Organ, Op. 55
Patrick Walker plays the C.B. Fisk Organ
works of Bach, Couperin & Hindemith
12:15pm - Old West Church, 131 Cambridge Street, Boston MA
FREE -- donations gratefully received
www.OldWestOrganSociety.org
Patrick Walker plays the C.B. Fisk Organ
works of Bach, Couperin & Hindemith
12:15pm - Old West Church, 131 Cambridge Street, Boston MA
FREE -- donations gratefully received
www.OldWestOrganSociety.org
Thursday, May 24
Dome of the Church, Arc of the World
Ensemble Musica Humana:
Corrine Byrne, Johanna Bronk, Eric Christopher Perry, Ari Nieh, Lidia Chang, Laura Osterlund, Kevin Devine
"Dome of the Church, Arc of the World," a program of music by Guillaume Dufay, interweaves sacred music touting the power of the papacy during the reign of Eugenius IV (1431-47) and secular love songs from both a male and female perspective. Dufay's music represents a unique perspective and musical commentary on his time. Hear breathtaking sonorities and musical allegory in his motets Ecclesiae militantis, Nuper rosarum flores, and Juvenis qui puellam, all highlighting the majesty and decadence of the 15th-century Church Militant.
7pm - First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge, MA
$20 general, $10 students
www.ensemblemusicahumana.com
Ensemble Musica Humana:
Corrine Byrne, Johanna Bronk, Eric Christopher Perry, Ari Nieh, Lidia Chang, Laura Osterlund, Kevin Devine
"Dome of the Church, Arc of the World," a program of music by Guillaume Dufay, interweaves sacred music touting the power of the papacy during the reign of Eugenius IV (1431-47) and secular love songs from both a male and female perspective. Dufay's music represents a unique perspective and musical commentary on his time. Hear breathtaking sonorities and musical allegory in his motets Ecclesiae militantis, Nuper rosarum flores, and Juvenis qui puellam, all highlighting the majesty and decadence of the 15th-century Church Militant.
7pm - First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge, MA
$20 general, $10 students
www.ensemblemusicahumana.com
Friday, May 25
Family Connection: Music of Johann Bernhard and Johann Sebastian Bach
Les Bostonades
Acclaimed early music ensemble Les Bostonades performs music of Johann Bernhard and Johann Sebastian Bach with guest harpsichordist and conductor Hank Knox.
7:30pm - Gordon Chapel, Old South Church, 645 Boylston St. Boston, MA 02116
$30 General; $25 Senior; $15 Student; 17 and under FREE
https://bostonadesfamilyconnection.brownpapertickets.com/
Les Bostonades
Acclaimed early music ensemble Les Bostonades performs music of Johann Bernhard and Johann Sebastian Bach with guest harpsichordist and conductor Hank Knox.
7:30pm - Gordon Chapel, Old South Church, 645 Boylston St. Boston, MA 02116
$30 General; $25 Senior; $15 Student; 17 and under FREE
https://bostonadesfamilyconnection.brownpapertickets.com/
Such Stuff as Dreams
Renaissonics: John Tyson, recorders, pipe & tabor, crumhorn; Laura Gulley, violin; Daniel Rowe, ‘cello; Miyuki Tsurutani, harpsichord, recorders
Gala CD Release Concert! Celebrating Renaissance imagination—chamber music, theater music, dance music, and improvisations.
8pm - First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA
Donations gratefully accepted
www.Renaissonics.com, 617 460 4653
Renaissonics: John Tyson, recorders, pipe & tabor, crumhorn; Laura Gulley, violin; Daniel Rowe, ‘cello; Miyuki Tsurutani, harpsichord, recorders
Gala CD Release Concert! Celebrating Renaissance imagination—chamber music, theater music, dance music, and improvisations.
8pm - First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA
Donations gratefully accepted
www.Renaissonics.com, 617 460 4653
Sunday, May 27
Solemn High Mass
The Choir of the Church of the Advent
Bairstow: Meditation
Francis Greir: Missa Trinitatis Sanctae
Tallis: Honor Virtus et Potestas
Tallis: O Sacrum Convivium
Vaughan Williams: Te Deum in G major
Elgar: Allegro Maestoso from Organ Sonata Op. 28
11:15am - The Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer St., Boston, MA
Free! For more information: http://www.theadventboston.org
The Choir of the Church of the Advent
Bairstow: Meditation
Francis Greir: Missa Trinitatis Sanctae
Tallis: Honor Virtus et Potestas
Tallis: O Sacrum Convivium
Vaughan Williams: Te Deum in G major
Elgar: Allegro Maestoso from Organ Sonata Op. 28
11:15am - The Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer St., Boston, MA
Free! For more information: http://www.theadventboston.org
Tuesday, May 29
King's Chapel Tuesday Recitals
Robert Simonds, violin
Works by Bach & others
12:15pm - King's Chapel 58 Tremont Street, Boston, MA. Doors open at 4:30pm. Validated discount parking available at One Beacon Garage, across the street from the Chapel. King's Chapel is wheelchair accessible.
$5 suggested donation (all proceeds support the performers)
Info 617/227-2155 www.kings-chapel.org/tuesday-recitals.html
Robert Simonds, violin
Works by Bach & others
12:15pm - King's Chapel 58 Tremont Street, Boston, MA. Doors open at 4:30pm. Validated discount parking available at One Beacon Garage, across the street from the Chapel. King's Chapel is wheelchair accessible.
$5 suggested donation (all proceeds support the performers)
Info 617/227-2155 www.kings-chapel.org/tuesday-recitals.html
Wednesday, May 30
Middays in May -- Recitals on the Magnificent C.B. Fisk Organ, Op. 55
Khristian Erich Bauer-Rowe plays the C.B. Fisk Organ
works of Tournemire & Widor
12:15pm - Old West Church, 131 Cambridge Street, Boston MA
FREE -- donations gratefully received
www.OldWestOrganSociety.org
Khristian Erich Bauer-Rowe plays the C.B. Fisk Organ
works of Tournemire & Widor
12:15pm - Old West Church, 131 Cambridge Street, Boston MA
FREE -- donations gratefully received
www.OldWestOrganSociety.org
Thursday, May 31
Procession and Benediction for Corpus Christi
The Choir of the Church of the Advent
Jongen: Chant de Mai
Byrd: Cibavit Eos
Byrd: Mass for Five Voices
Byrd: Ave Verum
Byrd: Cognoverunt Discipuli
6:30pm - The Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer St., Boston, MA
Free! For more information: http://www.theadventboston.org
The Choir of the Church of the Advent
Jongen: Chant de Mai
Byrd: Cibavit Eos
Byrd: Mass for Five Voices
Byrd: Ave Verum
Byrd: Cognoverunt Discipuli
6:30pm - The Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer St., Boston, MA
Free! For more information: http://www.theadventboston.org