Friday, May 2
Musique en Plein Air
Five College Early Music Ensembles (Allison Monroe, director)
The ensembles of the Five College Early Music Program plus special guests, Mount Holyoke’s Chamber Singers, offer tunes in celebration of springtime, dance, birdsong, and love! We feature music from England, France, Italy, and Germany from the medieval, Renaissance, and baroque eras. Replete with voices, recorders, harp, psaltery, rebec, vielle, percussion, lutes, oboe, harpsichord, and baroque strings, students from the Five College Early Music Program re-sound vibrant texts and melodies of the past. Join us for a joyous spring!
"Medieval Music for Spring" - Collegium
"Love Springs Eternal" - Lutes
"A Spring in Their Step" - Recorders
"The Winter is Past" - Chamber Singers
"Printemps" - Baroque Band and Early Voices
5:30pm - Pratt Music Hall, McCulloch Auditorium, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
Five College Early Music Ensembles (Allison Monroe, director)
The ensembles of the Five College Early Music Program plus special guests, Mount Holyoke’s Chamber Singers, offer tunes in celebration of springtime, dance, birdsong, and love! We feature music from England, France, Italy, and Germany from the medieval, Renaissance, and baroque eras. Replete with voices, recorders, harp, psaltery, rebec, vielle, percussion, lutes, oboe, harpsichord, and baroque strings, students from the Five College Early Music Program re-sound vibrant texts and melodies of the past. Join us for a joyous spring!
"Medieval Music for Spring" - Collegium
"Love Springs Eternal" - Lutes
"A Spring in Their Step" - Recorders
"The Winter is Past" - Chamber Singers
"Printemps" - Baroque Band and Early Voices
5:30pm - Pratt Music Hall, McCulloch Auditorium, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
Beethoven, Mozart + The Bear
Handel + Hayden (Jonathan Cohen, conductor) with Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano, and the H+H Orchestra and HHYC Chorus
End the 2024–25 Season on a high note with three showstopping surprises—music from the back catalogs of much-loved composers that just might become your new favorites. Kristian Bezuidenhout, known worldwide as one of today’s most exciting fortepianists, opens with Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4; Gramophone calls his recording “one of the finest, most deeply perceptive and thrilling performances of [the piece] on record.” Next, incidental music from Mozart tells a stirring story of power, betrayal, and revenge. And finally, Jonathan Cohen takes you to the carnival with a Haydn symphony nicknamed for dancing bears: ferocious majesty meets unexpected delight.
7:30pm - Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
https://handelandhaydn.org/concerts/2024-25/beethoven-mozart-the-bear/
Handel + Hayden (Jonathan Cohen, conductor) with Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano, and the H+H Orchestra and HHYC Chorus
End the 2024–25 Season on a high note with three showstopping surprises—music from the back catalogs of much-loved composers that just might become your new favorites. Kristian Bezuidenhout, known worldwide as one of today’s most exciting fortepianists, opens with Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4; Gramophone calls his recording “one of the finest, most deeply perceptive and thrilling performances of [the piece] on record.” Next, incidental music from Mozart tells a stirring story of power, betrayal, and revenge. And finally, Jonathan Cohen takes you to the carnival with a Haydn symphony nicknamed for dancing bears: ferocious majesty meets unexpected delight.
7:30pm - Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
https://handelandhaydn.org/concerts/2024-25/beethoven-mozart-the-bear/
Saturday, May 3
"Ordo Virtutum" Hildegard von Bingen’s sacred masterpiece
Lisa Solomon, voice
Get ready for this summer’s Amherst Early Music festival theme “Music of the German Lands” with a dive into the Ordo Virtutum, Hildegard von Bingen’s most ambitious composition and the earliest surviving music-drama attributed to a single individual. We will set the stage for this 12 th century allegorical drama, a total art-work of poetry, music, and dramatic scenes that pits more than a dozen singing “virtues” against the devil in a battle over the human soul. Together, we’ll look at some connections between the Ordo and Hildegard’s dazzling illustrations, follow along with the original manuscript to some transcendently beautiful recordings, and get a feel for the immersive drama with video excerpts from past performances. This is a listening and viewing class rather than a playing or singing class. All are welcome to learn about and enjoy the captivating music and drama from this highlight of the Middle Ages! Open to all.
1:00-2:30pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Lisa Solomon, voice
Get ready for this summer’s Amherst Early Music festival theme “Music of the German Lands” with a dive into the Ordo Virtutum, Hildegard von Bingen’s most ambitious composition and the earliest surviving music-drama attributed to a single individual. We will set the stage for this 12 th century allegorical drama, a total art-work of poetry, music, and dramatic scenes that pits more than a dozen singing “virtues” against the devil in a battle over the human soul. Together, we’ll look at some connections between the Ordo and Hildegard’s dazzling illustrations, follow along with the original manuscript to some transcendently beautiful recordings, and get a feel for the immersive drama with video excerpts from past performances. This is a listening and viewing class rather than a playing or singing class. All are welcome to learn about and enjoy the captivating music and drama from this highlight of the Middle Ages! Open to all.
1:00-2:30pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
In Nomine
Anne Timberlake, recorder
In Nomine: How did a chant melody become the foundation for hundreds of works by some of England’s most famous composers? In this class we’ll explore the flowering of the In Nomine in 16th and 17th-century Britain, as well as what playing the In Nomine part can teach us! Designed for recorders but open to other instruments. Pitch = 440. The In Nomine parts are playable by players of most levels; other parts are more suitable for players who are higher intermediate and above.
3:00-4:30pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Anne Timberlake, recorder
In Nomine: How did a chant melody become the foundation for hundreds of works by some of England’s most famous composers? In this class we’ll explore the flowering of the In Nomine in 16th and 17th-century Britain, as well as what playing the In Nomine part can teach us! Designed for recorders but open to other instruments. Pitch = 440. The In Nomine parts are playable by players of most levels; other parts are more suitable for players who are higher intermediate and above.
3:00-4:30pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Through the Listening Glass
Musicians of the Old Post Road with glass armonica virtuoso Dennis James
Escape with the ethereal, other-worldly sound of the Glass Armonica, an invention of Ben Franklin! The instrument is paired with flute and strings in Mozart’s famous Adagio and Rondo alongside exotic gems by J.F. Reichardt, J.G. Naumann, and early American composers John Antes, Pierre Landrin Duport, and Samuel Holyoke. American ingenuity at its finest!
4pm - Museum of Worcester (formerly Worcester Historical Museum) 30 Elm St, Worcester, MA
General $55, Senior $50, Age 35 and under: $35, Kids 17 and under with adult, free
https://oldpostroad.org/
Musicians of the Old Post Road with glass armonica virtuoso Dennis James
Escape with the ethereal, other-worldly sound of the Glass Armonica, an invention of Ben Franklin! The instrument is paired with flute and strings in Mozart’s famous Adagio and Rondo alongside exotic gems by J.F. Reichardt, J.G. Naumann, and early American composers John Antes, Pierre Landrin Duport, and Samuel Holyoke. American ingenuity at its finest!
4pm - Museum of Worcester (formerly Worcester Historical Museum) 30 Elm St, Worcester, MA
General $55, Senior $50, Age 35 and under: $35, Kids 17 and under with adult, free
https://oldpostroad.org/
Gala: Renaissance Reimagined
Nightingale Vocal Ensemble
Have you ever wondered what it would be like if Nightingale had existed 400 years ago? Come and find out by joining us for this year’s NightinGALA: Renaissance Reimagined, a performance of new compositions based on early sources paired directly with the pieces that informed them. Inspired by Roderick Williams’ Ave Verum Corpus (Reimagined), an inventive reworking of the Byrd classic, the concert will feature premieres by Nightingale composers Nathan Halbur, Kelvyn Koning, and Ben Perry, as well as contemporary compositions by Kerensa Briggs, Caroline Shaw, and local composer Richard J Clark all showcased alongside works of the Renaissance greats. Join us for food, drink, a silent auction, and a concert you won’t soon forget! Project Produced by Elijah Botkin and Barbara Hill.
7PM - Gordon Chapel at Old South Church, 645 Boylston St. Boston, MA
https://www.nightingalevocalensemble.com/season-6.html
Nightingale Vocal Ensemble
Have you ever wondered what it would be like if Nightingale had existed 400 years ago? Come and find out by joining us for this year’s NightinGALA: Renaissance Reimagined, a performance of new compositions based on early sources paired directly with the pieces that informed them. Inspired by Roderick Williams’ Ave Verum Corpus (Reimagined), an inventive reworking of the Byrd classic, the concert will feature premieres by Nightingale composers Nathan Halbur, Kelvyn Koning, and Ben Perry, as well as contemporary compositions by Kerensa Briggs, Caroline Shaw, and local composer Richard J Clark all showcased alongside works of the Renaissance greats. Join us for food, drink, a silent auction, and a concert you won’t soon forget! Project Produced by Elijah Botkin and Barbara Hill.
7PM - Gordon Chapel at Old South Church, 645 Boylston St. Boston, MA
https://www.nightingalevocalensemble.com/season-6.html
Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine
Green Mountain Monteverdi Ensemble of Vermont
The first weekend of May, GMMEV will be performing perhaps the greatest piece of music composed before the time of Bach: Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine, more commonly known as the Vespers of 1610. Monteverdi was a true innovator, combining virtuoso instrumental and vocal lines over a foundation of plainchant melodies in a way never done before. The result is astonishingly beautiful music. Unlike other recent performances of this piece, GMMEV features an all-Vermont cast of vocalists. GMMEV's soloists are joined by Counterpoint, Vermont's professional vocal ensemble. The world-class orchestra comprises brass and string players from the Montreal area, supported by top-notch continuo players from Vermont and the Boston area.
7pm - Christ Episcopal Church, 64 State Street, Montpelier, VT
$35 adults, $30 age 65 and over, $20 students
https://www.gmmev.org/contact.html
Green Mountain Monteverdi Ensemble of Vermont
The first weekend of May, GMMEV will be performing perhaps the greatest piece of music composed before the time of Bach: Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine, more commonly known as the Vespers of 1610. Monteverdi was a true innovator, combining virtuoso instrumental and vocal lines over a foundation of plainchant melodies in a way never done before. The result is astonishingly beautiful music. Unlike other recent performances of this piece, GMMEV features an all-Vermont cast of vocalists. GMMEV's soloists are joined by Counterpoint, Vermont's professional vocal ensemble. The world-class orchestra comprises brass and string players from the Montreal area, supported by top-notch continuo players from Vermont and the Boston area.
7pm - Christ Episcopal Church, 64 State Street, Montpelier, VT
$35 adults, $30 age 65 and over, $20 students
https://www.gmmev.org/contact.html
Dona nobis pacem
Jameson Singers with Dana Lynne Varga, soprano, Paul Max Tipton, bass-baritone
Join the Jameson Singers in a call for peace through music at its choral orchestral spring concert featuring Ralph Vaughan Williams’ iconic cantata, Dona nobis pacem. Vaughan Williams’ stunning masterpiece features words selected from the Mass and Bible, an excerpt from a historical anti-war speech and poetry by the legendary Walt Whitman, all performed by a full choir, two soloists and an orchestra. The concert will also include the poignant Agnus Dei by Samuel Barber alongside the contemplative Da pacem Domine by Arvo Pärt and the compelling Dona nobis pacem by Pēteris Vasks.
8:00pm - First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St. Cambridge, MA
$10-$50
https://www.jamesonsingers.org/
Jameson Singers with Dana Lynne Varga, soprano, Paul Max Tipton, bass-baritone
Join the Jameson Singers in a call for peace through music at its choral orchestral spring concert featuring Ralph Vaughan Williams’ iconic cantata, Dona nobis pacem. Vaughan Williams’ stunning masterpiece features words selected from the Mass and Bible, an excerpt from a historical anti-war speech and poetry by the legendary Walt Whitman, all performed by a full choir, two soloists and an orchestra. The concert will also include the poignant Agnus Dei by Samuel Barber alongside the contemplative Da pacem Domine by Arvo Pärt and the compelling Dona nobis pacem by Pēteris Vasks.
8:00pm - First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St. Cambridge, MA
$10-$50
https://www.jamesonsingers.org/
Latinoamérica Barroca
Harvard Baroque Orchestra
Celebrating baroque and traditional repertoire from Latin America, in collaboration with Mariachi Veritas!
An anonymous work from a Bolivian convent for oboe and strings, curated by our oboist Gaia Saetermoe-Howard. A fantastic potpourri of Honduran folk melodies curated by our bassist Nelson Molina. A fierce fandango from the Spanish court by Luigi Boccherini. And a wonderful suite of Mexican early music, curated by our cellist Sol Gutierrez-Lara and violinist Alex Fortes, featuring the music of Juan Gutierrez de Padilla, Gaspar Fernandes and Juan Garcia de Zespedes, intermingled with traditional "sones" from Veracruz and Guerrero. Plus a rocking solo set from Mariachi Veritas and a crossover collaboration featuring some iconic songs that just might have you singing along.
8pm - Harvard's Memorial Church, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA
Harvard Baroque Orchestra
Celebrating baroque and traditional repertoire from Latin America, in collaboration with Mariachi Veritas!
An anonymous work from a Bolivian convent for oboe and strings, curated by our oboist Gaia Saetermoe-Howard. A fantastic potpourri of Honduran folk melodies curated by our bassist Nelson Molina. A fierce fandango from the Spanish court by Luigi Boccherini. And a wonderful suite of Mexican early music, curated by our cellist Sol Gutierrez-Lara and violinist Alex Fortes, featuring the music of Juan Gutierrez de Padilla, Gaspar Fernandes and Juan Garcia de Zespedes, intermingled with traditional "sones" from Veracruz and Guerrero. Plus a rocking solo set from Mariachi Veritas and a crossover collaboration featuring some iconic songs that just might have you singing along.
8pm - Harvard's Memorial Church, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA
Sunday, May 4
A la française - An Introduction to French Baroque Ornamentation
Rainer Beckmann, recorder
French Baroque music is renowned for its elegance, grace, and expressive nuance. But what gives it that unmistakable style? Ornamentation—or les agréments—is key to transforming simple melodies into a language of refinement, sweetness, and vigor. In this class, we’ll explore the art of ornamentation through Hotteterre’s invaluable examples before applying these techniques to undecorated works by Lully and others. Discover how to bring finesse and expressive depth to your playing. Allons-y! This class is geared towards recorder players. Other instrumentalists are most welcome. Pre-recorded materials will make use of SATB recorders. Open to recorder players, other instrumentalists are welcome. Pitch: A= 440Hz.
1:00-2:30pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Rainer Beckmann, recorder
French Baroque music is renowned for its elegance, grace, and expressive nuance. But what gives it that unmistakable style? Ornamentation—or les agréments—is key to transforming simple melodies into a language of refinement, sweetness, and vigor. In this class, we’ll explore the art of ornamentation through Hotteterre’s invaluable examples before applying these techniques to undecorated works by Lully and others. Discover how to bring finesse and expressive depth to your playing. Allons-y! This class is geared towards recorder players. Other instrumentalists are most welcome. Pre-recorded materials will make use of SATB recorders. Open to recorder players, other instrumentalists are welcome. Pitch: A= 440Hz.
1:00-2:30pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Beethoven, Mozart + The Bear
Handel + Hayden (Jonathan Cohen, conductor) with Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano, and the H+H Orchestra and HHYC Chorus
End the 2024–25 Season on a high note with three showstopping surprises—music from the back catalogs of much-loved composers that just might become your new favorites. Kristian Bezuidenhout, known worldwide as one of today’s most exciting fortepianists, opens with Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4; Gramophone calls his recording “one of the finest, most deeply perceptive and thrilling performances of [the piece] on record.” Next, incidental music from Mozart tells a stirring story of power, betrayal, and revenge. And finally, Jonathan Cohen takes you to the carnival with a Haydn symphony nicknamed for dancing bears: ferocious majesty meets unexpected delight.
3:00pm - Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
https://handelandhaydn.org/concerts/2024-25/beethoven-mozart-the-bear/
Handel + Hayden (Jonathan Cohen, conductor) with Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano, and the H+H Orchestra and HHYC Chorus
End the 2024–25 Season on a high note with three showstopping surprises—music from the back catalogs of much-loved composers that just might become your new favorites. Kristian Bezuidenhout, known worldwide as one of today’s most exciting fortepianists, opens with Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4; Gramophone calls his recording “one of the finest, most deeply perceptive and thrilling performances of [the piece] on record.” Next, incidental music from Mozart tells a stirring story of power, betrayal, and revenge. And finally, Jonathan Cohen takes you to the carnival with a Haydn symphony nicknamed for dancing bears: ferocious majesty meets unexpected delight.
3:00pm - Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
https://handelandhaydn.org/concerts/2024-25/beethoven-mozart-the-bear/
The Artistry of Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
Tina Chancey, viola da gamba
Talented organist and virginalist, versatile composer, Gibbons wrote consort music for two-six viols that’s a perfect blend of imagination and contrapuntal skill. We’ll take a look at his daring F major duo, one of the lyrical viol trios, and an energetic quartet with great bass. For I-A viols. Open to viol players, intermediate and up. Pitch: A=415.
3:00-4:30pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Tina Chancey, viola da gamba
Talented organist and virginalist, versatile composer, Gibbons wrote consort music for two-six viols that’s a perfect blend of imagination and contrapuntal skill. We’ll take a look at his daring F major duo, one of the lyrical viol trios, and an energetic quartet with great bass. For I-A viols. Open to viol players, intermediate and up. Pitch: A=415.
3:00-4:30pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine
Green Mountain Monteverdi Ensemble of Vermont
The first weekend of May, GMMEV will be performing perhaps the greatest piece of music composed before the time of Bach: Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine, more commonly known as the Vespers of 1610. Monteverdi was a true innovator, combining virtuoso instrumental and vocal lines over a foundation of plainchant melodies in a way never done before. The result is astonishingly beautiful music. Unlike other recent performances of this piece, GMMEV features an all-Vermont cast of vocalists. GMMEV's soloists are joined by Counterpoint, Vermont's professional vocal ensemble. The world-class orchestra comprises brass and string players from the Montreal area, supported by top-notch continuo players from Vermont and the Boston area.
4pm - Cathedral of St. Paul, 2 Cherry Street, Burlington, VT
$35 adults, $30 age 65 and over, $20 students
https://www.cathedralarts.org/
Green Mountain Monteverdi Ensemble of Vermont
The first weekend of May, GMMEV will be performing perhaps the greatest piece of music composed before the time of Bach: Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine, more commonly known as the Vespers of 1610. Monteverdi was a true innovator, combining virtuoso instrumental and vocal lines over a foundation of plainchant melodies in a way never done before. The result is astonishingly beautiful music. Unlike other recent performances of this piece, GMMEV features an all-Vermont cast of vocalists. GMMEV's soloists are joined by Counterpoint, Vermont's professional vocal ensemble. The world-class orchestra comprises brass and string players from the Montreal area, supported by top-notch continuo players from Vermont and the Boston area.
4pm - Cathedral of St. Paul, 2 Cherry Street, Burlington, VT
$35 adults, $30 age 65 and over, $20 students
https://www.cathedralarts.org/
Through the Listening Glass
Musicians of the Old Post Road with glass armonica virtuoso Dennis James
Escape with the ethereal, other-worldly sound of the Glass Armonica, an invention of Ben Franklin! The instrument is paired with flute and strings in Mozart’s famous Adagio and Rondo alongside exotic gems by J.F. Reichardt, J.G. Naumann, and early American composers John Antes, Pierre Landrin Duport, and Samuel Holyoke. American ingenuity at its finest!
4pm - Old South Church, 645 Boylston St, Boston, MA
General $55, Senior $50, Age 35 and under: $35, Kids 17 and under with adult, free
https://oldpostroad.org/
Musicians of the Old Post Road with glass armonica virtuoso Dennis James
Escape with the ethereal, other-worldly sound of the Glass Armonica, an invention of Ben Franklin! The instrument is paired with flute and strings in Mozart’s famous Adagio and Rondo alongside exotic gems by J.F. Reichardt, J.G. Naumann, and early American composers John Antes, Pierre Landrin Duport, and Samuel Holyoke. American ingenuity at its finest!
4pm - Old South Church, 645 Boylston St, Boston, MA
General $55, Senior $50, Age 35 and under: $35, Kids 17 and under with adult, free
https://oldpostroad.org/
Benefit Event: 14th-Century Avant-garde
Blue Heron: Sophie Michaux, mezzo-soprano, James Reese, tenor, Scott Metcalfe, vielle & gothic harp, Debra Nagy, recorders, douçaines, harp, voice
Medieval music sounded remarkably modern in the hands of forward-thinking composers like Guillaume de Machaut, Jacob Senleches and Johannes Suzoy. Their music displayed freedom of thought, fearlessly explored rhythmic complexity, and pushed the limits of what was possible to both notate and perform. Don’t miss this intimate, mesmerizing program featuring stellar singers Sophie Michaux and James Reese, joined by multi-instrumentalists Debra Nagy and Artistic Director Scott Metcalfe at The Allen Center in Newton. After the performance, join the musicians and your fellow guests for an elegant toast to the future of Blue Heron, made possible by your generous support!
7:00pm - The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, Newton, MA
Tickets $100–$500 *The fair market value of goods and services received for each ticket is $20; all but $20 of every ticket tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
https://www.blueheron.org/concerts/25benefit/
Blue Heron: Sophie Michaux, mezzo-soprano, James Reese, tenor, Scott Metcalfe, vielle & gothic harp, Debra Nagy, recorders, douçaines, harp, voice
Medieval music sounded remarkably modern in the hands of forward-thinking composers like Guillaume de Machaut, Jacob Senleches and Johannes Suzoy. Their music displayed freedom of thought, fearlessly explored rhythmic complexity, and pushed the limits of what was possible to both notate and perform. Don’t miss this intimate, mesmerizing program featuring stellar singers Sophie Michaux and James Reese, joined by multi-instrumentalists Debra Nagy and Artistic Director Scott Metcalfe at The Allen Center in Newton. After the performance, join the musicians and your fellow guests for an elegant toast to the future of Blue Heron, made possible by your generous support!
7:00pm - The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, Newton, MA
Tickets $100–$500 *The fair market value of goods and services received for each ticket is $20; all but $20 of every ticket tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
https://www.blueheron.org/concerts/25benefit/
Friday, May 9
Bach's Coffee Cantata
North Star Baroque
North Star Baroque will close its debut season with a program that features Bach's Coffee Cantata, a comedy from a time when coffee and coffee houses were first becoming all the rage in Europe. It tells the story of a comical dispute between a young girl who loves her coffee and her strict, blustery father who feels it isn't proper for a girl to be drinking it. With three singers plus instruments, this little drama is the closest Bach ever came to writing an opera. The concert will also include a brilliant Vivaldi Concerto for Two Violins, as well as music of Corelli and Rameau.
7pm - Woodfords Church, 202 Woodford St. Portland, ME
https://www.northstarbaroque.org/season
North Star Baroque
North Star Baroque will close its debut season with a program that features Bach's Coffee Cantata, a comedy from a time when coffee and coffee houses were first becoming all the rage in Europe. It tells the story of a comical dispute between a young girl who loves her coffee and her strict, blustery father who feels it isn't proper for a girl to be drinking it. With three singers plus instruments, this little drama is the closest Bach ever came to writing an opera. The concert will also include a brilliant Vivaldi Concerto for Two Violins, as well as music of Corelli and Rameau.
7pm - Woodfords Church, 202 Woodford St. Portland, ME
https://www.northstarbaroque.org/season
Harmonia artificioso-ariosa: Music for two violins and continuo by Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
Newton Baroque: Susanna Ogata, Christina Day Martinson, violins, Cullen O'Niel, cello, Andrus Madsen, keyboard
The day is fast approaching when Newton Baroque will take a huge leap and play our first concert at a major international festival. On June 9, we will play an all-Biber program at the Tage Alter Musik in Regensburg, Germany. Before we leave for Germany, we’ll play the concert for our friends in Boston and Newton. The program consists entirely of Partie for two violins and continuo from Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber’s Harmonia artificioso-ariosa. Each of the four Partie on the concert requires a different scordatura tuning, and they are arguably the most astounding works for two violins and continuo from the 17th century.
7:30pm - Goethe-Institut, 170 Beacon St., Boston
General admission - $35.00, Senior - $30.00, Student/Low Income - $10.00, Under 18 - $0.00
https://www.newtonbaroque.org/concerts.html
Newton Baroque: Susanna Ogata, Christina Day Martinson, violins, Cullen O'Niel, cello, Andrus Madsen, keyboard
The day is fast approaching when Newton Baroque will take a huge leap and play our first concert at a major international festival. On June 9, we will play an all-Biber program at the Tage Alter Musik in Regensburg, Germany. Before we leave for Germany, we’ll play the concert for our friends in Boston and Newton. The program consists entirely of Partie for two violins and continuo from Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber’s Harmonia artificioso-ariosa. Each of the four Partie on the concert requires a different scordatura tuning, and they are arguably the most astounding works for two violins and continuo from the 17th century.
7:30pm - Goethe-Institut, 170 Beacon St., Boston
General admission - $35.00, Senior - $30.00, Student/Low Income - $10.00, Under 18 - $0.00
https://www.newtonbaroque.org/concerts.html
Brushstrokes
Arpeggione Ensemble: Thomas Carroll, basset clarinet, Andrea LeBlanc, flute, Anna Griffis & Emily Hale, violins, Lauren Nelson, viola, Jacques Wood, cello, Guinevere Fridley, bass, April Sun, piano
“Brushstrokes” explores the shared inspiration between visual art and music,through the lens and experiences of Deaf and hearing impaired artists. How can music be expressed in color and line? How can painting be translated into sound? How can hearing audiences and musicians experience music through embracing the visual, spatial, and sensory richness that Deaf culture naturally values? Nancy Rourke, a Deaf, Indigenous artist and activist, will begin the program by creating a painting live. The musicians of Arpeggione will interpret Rourke’s art through Soundpainting, a method of group improvisation using gestures based on ASL. The program will continue with chamber arrangements of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto and Haydn’s Symphony 104,performed on historical instruments. Hearing artist Stephen Bates, a musician and synesthete, will create a live painting inspired by the music, and we will feature artwork by students from the Beverly School for the Deaf. Specialized ASL music interpreters will be signing throughout the performance.
7:30pm - Marran Theater, Lesley University, 34 Mellen St. Cambridge, MA
$35 general/$25 student/$5 Card to Culture
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/brushstrokes
Arpeggione Ensemble: Thomas Carroll, basset clarinet, Andrea LeBlanc, flute, Anna Griffis & Emily Hale, violins, Lauren Nelson, viola, Jacques Wood, cello, Guinevere Fridley, bass, April Sun, piano
“Brushstrokes” explores the shared inspiration between visual art and music,through the lens and experiences of Deaf and hearing impaired artists. How can music be expressed in color and line? How can painting be translated into sound? How can hearing audiences and musicians experience music through embracing the visual, spatial, and sensory richness that Deaf culture naturally values? Nancy Rourke, a Deaf, Indigenous artist and activist, will begin the program by creating a painting live. The musicians of Arpeggione will interpret Rourke’s art through Soundpainting, a method of group improvisation using gestures based on ASL. The program will continue with chamber arrangements of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto and Haydn’s Symphony 104,performed on historical instruments. Hearing artist Stephen Bates, a musician and synesthete, will create a live painting inspired by the music, and we will feature artwork by students from the Beverly School for the Deaf. Specialized ASL music interpreters will be signing throughout the performance.
7:30pm - Marran Theater, Lesley University, 34 Mellen St. Cambridge, MA
$35 general/$25 student/$5 Card to Culture
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/brushstrokes
Appenzeller’s Requiem
Vox Lucens (Holly Druckman, Director)
Benedictus Appenzeller’s Requiem performed from a new edition by Holly Druckman.
8pm - Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church, 838 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Suggested donation of $25 (students and seniors $20) accepted at the door
https://www.voxlucens.org/
Vox Lucens (Holly Druckman, Director)
Benedictus Appenzeller’s Requiem performed from a new edition by Holly Druckman.
8pm - Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church, 838 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Suggested donation of $25 (students and seniors $20) accepted at the door
https://www.voxlucens.org/
Saturday, May 10
Brushstrokes
Arpeggione Ensemble: Thomas Carroll, clarinet, Andrea LeBlanc, flute, Anna Griffis, viola, Emily Hale, violin, Lauren Nelson, viola, Jacques Wood, cello, Guinevere Fridley, bass April Sun, fortepiano
“Brushstrokes” explores the shared inspiration between visual art and music, through the lens and experiences of Deaf and hearing impaired artists. How can music be expressed in color and line? How can painting be translated into sound? How can hearing audiences and musicians experience music through embracing the visual, spatial, and sensory richness that Deaf culture naturally values? Nancy Rourke, a Deaf, Indigenous artist and activist, will begin the program by creating a painting live. The musicians of Arpeggione will interpret Rourke’s art through Soundpainting, a method of group improvisation using gestures based on ASL. The program will continue with chamber arrangements of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto and Haydn's Symphony 104, performed on historical instruments. Hearing artist Stephen Bates, a musician and synesthete, will create a live painting inspired by the music, and we will feature artwork by students from the Beverly School for the Deaf. Specialized ASL music interpreters will be signing throughout the performance.
4pm - Peabody's Black Box, 22 Foster St. Peabody, MA
https://www.arpeggione-ensemble.com/
Arpeggione Ensemble: Thomas Carroll, clarinet, Andrea LeBlanc, flute, Anna Griffis, viola, Emily Hale, violin, Lauren Nelson, viola, Jacques Wood, cello, Guinevere Fridley, bass April Sun, fortepiano
“Brushstrokes” explores the shared inspiration between visual art and music, through the lens and experiences of Deaf and hearing impaired artists. How can music be expressed in color and line? How can painting be translated into sound? How can hearing audiences and musicians experience music through embracing the visual, spatial, and sensory richness that Deaf culture naturally values? Nancy Rourke, a Deaf, Indigenous artist and activist, will begin the program by creating a painting live. The musicians of Arpeggione will interpret Rourke’s art through Soundpainting, a method of group improvisation using gestures based on ASL. The program will continue with chamber arrangements of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto and Haydn's Symphony 104, performed on historical instruments. Hearing artist Stephen Bates, a musician and synesthete, will create a live painting inspired by the music, and we will feature artwork by students from the Beverly School for the Deaf. Specialized ASL music interpreters will be signing throughout the performance.
4pm - Peabody's Black Box, 22 Foster St. Peabody, MA
https://www.arpeggione-ensemble.com/
Body & Soul: Cavalieri’s Rappresentatione – A Turning Point in Musical Drama
Crescendo Chorus and Period Instrument Orchestra, with Paulina Francisco, soprano, Anicet Castel, baritone, Paul Max Tipton, bass-baritone, Pablo Bustos, tenor, Jermaine Woodard Jr., baritone, Benjamin Rauch, countertenor, Salome Sandoval, soprano, Jennifer Tyo Oberto, soprano
Roman composer Emilio Cavalieri wrote and premiered his groundbreaking work Rappresentatione del alma e di corpo with great success in 1600. The subject, an allegorical drama, is a lively debate over worldly vanities versus a spiritual life. It features six allegorical figures: the Soul, the Body, Good Counsel, Intellect, Time, Pleasure, and a chorus that comments on the action, accompanied by a chamber orchestra. Arias, recitativos, ensemble pieces, and dance alternate to create a varied, entertaining representation – something we take for granted now, as we are so used to this format in operas, cantatas, oratorios, and popular contemporary musicals.
6:00pm - Trinity Church, Lakeville, CT
$10 - $75
A pre-concert talk will be held on Saturday, April 26 at 2:00 PM at Trinity Church. Crescendo’s Founding Artistic Director Christine Gevert will explain the background of Cavalieri’s Rappresentatione. The talk will also be live streamed on Zoom. www.crescendomusic.org.
Crescendo Chorus and Period Instrument Orchestra, with Paulina Francisco, soprano, Anicet Castel, baritone, Paul Max Tipton, bass-baritone, Pablo Bustos, tenor, Jermaine Woodard Jr., baritone, Benjamin Rauch, countertenor, Salome Sandoval, soprano, Jennifer Tyo Oberto, soprano
Roman composer Emilio Cavalieri wrote and premiered his groundbreaking work Rappresentatione del alma e di corpo with great success in 1600. The subject, an allegorical drama, is a lively debate over worldly vanities versus a spiritual life. It features six allegorical figures: the Soul, the Body, Good Counsel, Intellect, Time, Pleasure, and a chorus that comments on the action, accompanied by a chamber orchestra. Arias, recitativos, ensemble pieces, and dance alternate to create a varied, entertaining representation – something we take for granted now, as we are so used to this format in operas, cantatas, oratorios, and popular contemporary musicals.
6:00pm - Trinity Church, Lakeville, CT
$10 - $75
A pre-concert talk will be held on Saturday, April 26 at 2:00 PM at Trinity Church. Crescendo’s Founding Artistic Director Christine Gevert will explain the background of Cavalieri’s Rappresentatione. The talk will also be live streamed on Zoom. www.crescendomusic.org.
Harmonia artificioso-ariosa: Music for two violins and continuo by Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
Newton Baroque: Susanna Ogata, Christina Day Martinson, violins, Cullen O'Niel, cello, Andrus Madsen, keyboard
The day is fast approaching when Newton Baroque will take a huge leap and play our first concert at a major international festival. On June 9, we will play an all-Biber program at the Tage Alter Musik in Regensburg, Germany. Before we leave for Germany, we’ll play the concert for our friends in Boston and Newton. The program consists entirely of Partie for two violins and continuo from Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber’s Harmonia artificioso-ariosa. Each of the four Partie on the concert requires a different scordatura tuning, and they are arguably the most astounding works for two violins and continuo from the 17th century.
7:30 pm - Nathaniel Allen House, 35 Webster St., West Newton
https://www.newtonbaroque.org/concerts.html
Newton Baroque: Susanna Ogata, Christina Day Martinson, violins, Cullen O'Niel, cello, Andrus Madsen, keyboard
The day is fast approaching when Newton Baroque will take a huge leap and play our first concert at a major international festival. On June 9, we will play an all-Biber program at the Tage Alter Musik in Regensburg, Germany. Before we leave for Germany, we’ll play the concert for our friends in Boston and Newton. The program consists entirely of Partie for two violins and continuo from Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber’s Harmonia artificioso-ariosa. Each of the four Partie on the concert requires a different scordatura tuning, and they are arguably the most astounding works for two violins and continuo from the 17th century.
7:30 pm - Nathaniel Allen House, 35 Webster St., West Newton
https://www.newtonbaroque.org/concerts.html
Appenzeller’s Requiem
Vox Lucens (Holly Druckman, Director)
Benedictus Appenzeller’s Requiem performed from a new edition by Holly Druckman.
8pm - Saint Anne’s Episcopal Church, 147 Concord Road, Lincoln, MA 01773
Suggested donation of $25 (students and seniors $20) accepted at the door
https://www.voxlucens.org/
Vox Lucens (Holly Druckman, Director)
Benedictus Appenzeller’s Requiem performed from a new edition by Holly Druckman.
8pm - Saint Anne’s Episcopal Church, 147 Concord Road, Lincoln, MA 01773
Suggested donation of $25 (students and seniors $20) accepted at the door
https://www.voxlucens.org/
Sunday, May 11
Affetti Musicali: Virtuoso of the Italian Early Baroque
Duo Maresienne: Michael Collver, countertenor & cornetto, Carol Lewis, viola da gamba, Olav Chris Henriksen, archlute and Baroque guitar
Come hear the best of early 17th-century Italian music! Virtuoso countertenor and cornettist Michael Collver joins Duo Maresienne for music by Monteverdi, Frescobaldi, d'India, Kapsberger, Sanchez, Uccellini, and Cima. The program features the beautiful "Lamento di Giasone" by d'India,
3pm - Somerville Museum, One Westwood Rd Somerville, MA
$30 general, $25 students, seniors, Museum members
(617) 666-9810 or https://www.somervillemuseum.org/duo-maresienne
Duo Maresienne: Michael Collver, countertenor & cornetto, Carol Lewis, viola da gamba, Olav Chris Henriksen, archlute and Baroque guitar
Come hear the best of early 17th-century Italian music! Virtuoso countertenor and cornettist Michael Collver joins Duo Maresienne for music by Monteverdi, Frescobaldi, d'India, Kapsberger, Sanchez, Uccellini, and Cima. The program features the beautiful "Lamento di Giasone" by d'India,
3pm - Somerville Museum, One Westwood Rd Somerville, MA
$30 general, $25 students, seniors, Museum members
(617) 666-9810 or https://www.somervillemuseum.org/duo-maresienne
Body & Soul: Cavalieri’s Rappresentatione – A Turning Point in Musical Drama
Crescendo Chorus and Period Instrument Orchestra, with Paulina Francisco, soprano, Anicet Castel, baritone, Paul Max Tipton, bass-baritone, Pablo Bustos, tenor, Jermaine Woodard Jr., baritone, Benjamin Rauch, countertenor, Salome Sandoval, soprano, Jennifer Tyo Oberto, soprano
Roman composer Emilio Cavalieri wrote and premiered his groundbreaking work Rappresentatione del alma e di corpo with great success in 1600. The subject, an allegorical drama, is a lively debate over worldly vanities versus a spiritual life. It features six allegorical figures: the Soul, the Body, Good Counsel, Intellect, Time, Pleasure, and a chorus that comments on the action, accompanied by a chamber orchestra. Arias, recitativos, ensemble pieces, and dance alternate to create a varied, entertaining representation – something we take for granted now, as we are so used to this format in operas, cantatas, oratorios, and popular contemporary musicals.
4:00pm - St James Place, Great Barrington, MA
$10-$75
A pre-concert talk will be held on Saturday, April 26 at 2:00 PM at Trinity Church in Lakeville CT. Crescendo’s Founding Artistic Director Christine Gevert will explain the background of Cavalieri’s Rappresentatione. The talk will also be live streamed on Zoom. www.crescendomusic.org.
Crescendo Chorus and Period Instrument Orchestra, with Paulina Francisco, soprano, Anicet Castel, baritone, Paul Max Tipton, bass-baritone, Pablo Bustos, tenor, Jermaine Woodard Jr., baritone, Benjamin Rauch, countertenor, Salome Sandoval, soprano, Jennifer Tyo Oberto, soprano
Roman composer Emilio Cavalieri wrote and premiered his groundbreaking work Rappresentatione del alma e di corpo with great success in 1600. The subject, an allegorical drama, is a lively debate over worldly vanities versus a spiritual life. It features six allegorical figures: the Soul, the Body, Good Counsel, Intellect, Time, Pleasure, and a chorus that comments on the action, accompanied by a chamber orchestra. Arias, recitativos, ensemble pieces, and dance alternate to create a varied, entertaining representation – something we take for granted now, as we are so used to this format in operas, cantatas, oratorios, and popular contemporary musicals.
4:00pm - St James Place, Great Barrington, MA
$10-$75
A pre-concert talk will be held on Saturday, April 26 at 2:00 PM at Trinity Church in Lakeville CT. Crescendo’s Founding Artistic Director Christine Gevert will explain the background of Cavalieri’s Rappresentatione. The talk will also be live streamed on Zoom. www.crescendomusic.org.
Silver Swans and Lame Oxen
Tactus Ensemble Cambridge (Hugh Hinton, director) will perform a free concert of Renaissance a cappella vocal music including works by Marenzio, Casulana, Morley, Monteverdi, Gibbons, and others.
7:30pm - St Peter’s Episcopal Church, 838 Mass Ave. Cambridge, MA
https://www.tactusensemble.com/
Tactus Ensemble Cambridge (Hugh Hinton, director) will perform a free concert of Renaissance a cappella vocal music including works by Marenzio, Casulana, Morley, Monteverdi, Gibbons, and others.
7:30pm - St Peter’s Episcopal Church, 838 Mass Ave. Cambridge, MA
https://www.tactusensemble.com/
Tuesday, May 13
A Health to the Company
Seven Times Salt: Elise Groves, soprano; Corey Dalton Hart, tenor; Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, alto; Dan Meyers, recorders, flutes, bagpipes, percussion, baritone; David H. Miller, bass viol, baritone; Matthew Wright, lute, cittern, tenor
17th-century London roars to life in this convivial program of tunes for the tavern including jovial drinking songs, love ballads both naughty and nice, and rustic catches for carousing with friends. We imagine an evening in good company at the tavern, by the fireplace, with a favorite beverage in hand. We share tales of pickpockets and punks, wise maids and goodfellows, the wonders of tobacco, the pitfalls of gambling, and the delights of good ale. Between toasts, we contemplate the meaning of life and reflect on unrequited love. Rounding out the evening’s merriment are works by Wilbye, Ravenscroft, and Sumarte, along with our original settings of lively country dances. In this spirit of cheerful musical camaraderie, our program celebrates the joys of gathering with friends.
7:30pm - Church of the Good Shepherd, 9 Russell Ave. Watertown, MA
By Donation ($20 suggested)
https://www.seventimessalt.com/concerts
Seven Times Salt: Elise Groves, soprano; Corey Dalton Hart, tenor; Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, alto; Dan Meyers, recorders, flutes, bagpipes, percussion, baritone; David H. Miller, bass viol, baritone; Matthew Wright, lute, cittern, tenor
17th-century London roars to life in this convivial program of tunes for the tavern including jovial drinking songs, love ballads both naughty and nice, and rustic catches for carousing with friends. We imagine an evening in good company at the tavern, by the fireplace, with a favorite beverage in hand. We share tales of pickpockets and punks, wise maids and goodfellows, the wonders of tobacco, the pitfalls of gambling, and the delights of good ale. Between toasts, we contemplate the meaning of life and reflect on unrequited love. Rounding out the evening’s merriment are works by Wilbye, Ravenscroft, and Sumarte, along with our original settings of lively country dances. In this spirit of cheerful musical camaraderie, our program celebrates the joys of gathering with friends.
7:30pm - Church of the Good Shepherd, 9 Russell Ave. Watertown, MA
By Donation ($20 suggested)
https://www.seventimessalt.com/concerts
Thursday, May 15
The Weimar Social Club
Guts Baroque: Sylvia Schwartz, baroque violin, Rebecca Shaw, baroque cello
Imagine that famous portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach, wig-adorned, career-established, in middle age. Now imagine what he might have looked like years earlier as a spry twentysomething, looking for work and community as twentysomethings do. When Sebastian Bach accepted his first big job at the court of Weimar, he crossed paths with Telemann, who was working in nearby Eisenach. The two quickly became friends and exchanged letters and musical ideas for decades. (Telemann became godfather to Bach’s son Carl Philipp Emmanuel.) When Pisendel passed through town around the same time, two friends became three. We like to imagine them hanging out together being people in their 20s trying to figure it all out, swapping jokes (both musical and German), playing and composing music together as they each launched their careers. Our concert includes a sonata Bach wrote for Pisendel, a sonata Pisendel likely wrote in collaboration with (and maybe poking fun at??) Bach, and a sonata by Telemann that Bach and Pisendel both likely owned a copy of.
12:15pm - Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, ME
FREE with RSVP
https://porttix.com/whats-on/noonday-guts-baroque
Guts Baroque: Sylvia Schwartz, baroque violin, Rebecca Shaw, baroque cello
Imagine that famous portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach, wig-adorned, career-established, in middle age. Now imagine what he might have looked like years earlier as a spry twentysomething, looking for work and community as twentysomethings do. When Sebastian Bach accepted his first big job at the court of Weimar, he crossed paths with Telemann, who was working in nearby Eisenach. The two quickly became friends and exchanged letters and musical ideas for decades. (Telemann became godfather to Bach’s son Carl Philipp Emmanuel.) When Pisendel passed through town around the same time, two friends became three. We like to imagine them hanging out together being people in their 20s trying to figure it all out, swapping jokes (both musical and German), playing and composing music together as they each launched their careers. Our concert includes a sonata Bach wrote for Pisendel, a sonata Pisendel likely wrote in collaboration with (and maybe poking fun at??) Bach, and a sonata by Telemann that Bach and Pisendel both likely owned a copy of.
12:15pm - Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, ME
FREE with RSVP
https://porttix.com/whats-on/noonday-guts-baroque
Friday, May 16
Affetti Musicali: Virtuoso of the Italian Early Baroque
Duo Maresienne: Michael Collver, countertenor & cornetto, Carol Lewis, viola da gamba, Olav Chris Henriksen, archlute and Baroque guitar
Come hear the best of early 17th-century Italian music! Virtuoso countertenor and cornettist Michael Collver joins Duo Maresienne for music by Monteverdi, Frescobaldi, d'India, Kapsberger, Sanchez, Uccellini, and Cima. The program features the beautiful "Lamento di Giasone" by d'India,
8pm - Lindsay Chapel, First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden St. (entrance on Mason St.), Cambridge MA
$30 general, $25 students, seniors, Museum members
(617) 666-9810 or https://www.duomaresienne.com/
Duo Maresienne: Michael Collver, countertenor & cornetto, Carol Lewis, viola da gamba, Olav Chris Henriksen, archlute and Baroque guitar
Come hear the best of early 17th-century Italian music! Virtuoso countertenor and cornettist Michael Collver joins Duo Maresienne for music by Monteverdi, Frescobaldi, d'India, Kapsberger, Sanchez, Uccellini, and Cima. The program features the beautiful "Lamento di Giasone" by d'India,
8pm - Lindsay Chapel, First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden St. (entrance on Mason St.), Cambridge MA
$30 general, $25 students, seniors, Museum members
(617) 666-9810 or https://www.duomaresienne.com/
Saturday, May 17
The Waking Sun: Carissimi & Smith
Back Bay Chorale with Rebecca Myers, soprano, Pablo Kennedy, theorbo, David Miller, viola da gamba
The Back Bay Chorale brings together two stunning works of sacred music that span nearly 400 years: Carissimi's Jephte and Kile Smith's The Waking Sun.
7:30pm - Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
$10+
bbcboston.org
Back Bay Chorale with Rebecca Myers, soprano, Pablo Kennedy, theorbo, David Miller, viola da gamba
The Back Bay Chorale brings together two stunning works of sacred music that span nearly 400 years: Carissimi's Jephte and Kile Smith's The Waking Sun.
7:30pm - Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
$10+
bbcboston.org
Wednesday, May 21
Mill Talk: Living the Harpsichord Life; Building and Breathing the Instrument
presented by Hendrik Broekman
Join us for a night at the Charles River Museum with Henrik Broekman where the small talk question of “What do you do for work?” will be expanded into a curiosity-driven discussion of what it is like to pursue your bliss and fully immerse yourself in the world of harpsichords. Throughout his decades of experience in this industry, Hendrik has found himself constantly asked about the craftmanship behind these exquisite instruments, how they are manufactured, and more. He will be answering these questions while sharing what it is like to build and create a career centered around harpsichords.
Henrik Broekman has been a pioneering craftsman, musician, and harpsichord builder for over 50 years. He worked with both Frank Hubbard and Eric Hertz, though most of his career was spent as Technical Director in the Hubbard Shop. He took over operations after the retirement of Diane Hubbard in 2000 and still plays, repairs, and builds harpsichords.
7PM - Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation, 154 Moody Street Waltham, MA
Free, but registration required.
presented by Hendrik Broekman
Join us for a night at the Charles River Museum with Henrik Broekman where the small talk question of “What do you do for work?” will be expanded into a curiosity-driven discussion of what it is like to pursue your bliss and fully immerse yourself in the world of harpsichords. Throughout his decades of experience in this industry, Hendrik has found himself constantly asked about the craftmanship behind these exquisite instruments, how they are manufactured, and more. He will be answering these questions while sharing what it is like to build and create a career centered around harpsichords.
Henrik Broekman has been a pioneering craftsman, musician, and harpsichord builder for over 50 years. He worked with both Frank Hubbard and Eric Hertz, though most of his career was spent as Technical Director in the Hubbard Shop. He took over operations after the retirement of Diane Hubbard in 2000 and still plays, repairs, and builds harpsichords.
7PM - Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation, 154 Moody Street Waltham, MA
Free, but registration required.
Thursday, May 22
Sweet Flutes of The Baroque: A Journey of Passion & Place
Jesse Lepkoff, traverso, recorders; John McKean, harpsichord
Immerse yourself in the elegance and charm of the high Baroque era with Sweet Flutes of the Baroque, featuring celebrated musicians Jesse Lepkoff and John McKean. The performance will take place in the intimate and acoustically superb Lindsay Chapel. Audiences will be transported through the refined musical landscapes of four nations, with works by Handel (Germany/England), Purcell (England), Leclair (France), Geminiani (Italy), and Loeillet (Belgium) and others. With a variety of recorder sizes and the warm, expressive tones of the Baroque flute (traverso), paired with the richly textured harpsichord, this recital promises a vibrant and historically informed interpretation of some of the 18th century’s most evocative chamber music.
7:00pm - First Church Cambridge (Lindsay Chapel) 11 Garden St. Cambridge, MA
$20
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sweet-flutes-of-the-baroque-a-musical-tour-of-passion-and-place-tickets-1324610879799?aff=oddtdtcreator
Jesse Lepkoff, traverso, recorders; John McKean, harpsichord
Immerse yourself in the elegance and charm of the high Baroque era with Sweet Flutes of the Baroque, featuring celebrated musicians Jesse Lepkoff and John McKean. The performance will take place in the intimate and acoustically superb Lindsay Chapel. Audiences will be transported through the refined musical landscapes of four nations, with works by Handel (Germany/England), Purcell (England), Leclair (France), Geminiani (Italy), and Loeillet (Belgium) and others. With a variety of recorder sizes and the warm, expressive tones of the Baroque flute (traverso), paired with the richly textured harpsichord, this recital promises a vibrant and historically informed interpretation of some of the 18th century’s most evocative chamber music.
7:00pm - First Church Cambridge (Lindsay Chapel) 11 Garden St. Cambridge, MA
$20
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sweet-flutes-of-the-baroque-a-musical-tour-of-passion-and-place-tickets-1324610879799?aff=oddtdtcreator
Hildegard Reanimated: Vision in Vision
The Pandora Consort
7:30pm - Chapel of St. Anne, 18-20 Claremont Ave. Arlington, MA
https://www.chapelofstanne.org/events
The Pandora Consort
7:30pm - Chapel of St. Anne, 18-20 Claremont Ave. Arlington, MA
https://www.chapelofstanne.org/events
Spring Concert
Boston Recorder Orchestra
Renaissance, Romantic, contemporary and popular music performed on nine sizes of handmade Renaissance recorders.
8pm - First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St Cambridge MA
Free; donations gratefully accepted.
https://www.bostonrecorderorchestra.com/
Boston Recorder Orchestra
Renaissance, Romantic, contemporary and popular music performed on nine sizes of handmade Renaissance recorders.
8pm - First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St Cambridge MA
Free; donations gratefully accepted.
https://www.bostonrecorderorchestra.com/
Saturday, May 24
Culinary Candlelight Concert: Sweet Flutes of the Baroque
Jesse Lepkoff, traverso, recorder, and chef, John McKean, harpsichord
Jesse Lepkoff and John McKean are hosting a very special event combining a gourmet buffet featuring an array of great hors d’oeuvres, tarts and gateau, and a selection of beverages, followed by a candlelight concert of baroque works for recorders and baroque flute and harpsichord. At 5:30 the buffet will be served. At 7:00 the candles will be lit and Jesse and John will play pieces from four nations including works by Leclair, Handel, Geminiani, Leclair, Dieupart and Loeillet. Thrush Hill Stage is an intimate space with lovely acoustics. Reserve early – it is expected to sell out.
5:30pm - Thrush Hill Stage, 314 Upper Houghton Rd. Marlboro, VT
Tickets for Buffet and Concert: $40.00. Limited to 32 people.
https://www.thrushhillstage.com/event-details/culinary-candlelight-concert
Jesse Lepkoff, traverso, recorder, and chef, John McKean, harpsichord
Jesse Lepkoff and John McKean are hosting a very special event combining a gourmet buffet featuring an array of great hors d’oeuvres, tarts and gateau, and a selection of beverages, followed by a candlelight concert of baroque works for recorders and baroque flute and harpsichord. At 5:30 the buffet will be served. At 7:00 the candles will be lit and Jesse and John will play pieces from four nations including works by Leclair, Handel, Geminiani, Leclair, Dieupart and Loeillet. Thrush Hill Stage is an intimate space with lovely acoustics. Reserve early – it is expected to sell out.
5:30pm - Thrush Hill Stage, 314 Upper Houghton Rd. Marlboro, VT
Tickets for Buffet and Concert: $40.00. Limited to 32 people.
https://www.thrushhillstage.com/event-details/culinary-candlelight-concert
Friday, May 30
Canto de bella bocca
Elm City Consort with Elisa Sutherland, mezzo-soprano, Madeline Healey, soprano, Adam Cockerham, theorbo,
Elm City Consort will perform Italian songs and duets from the 16th and 17th centuries, including works by Francesca Caccini, Barbara Strozzi, and Claudio Monteverdi. The opening lines of the title song, which Strozzi set to her father’s poetry, say it best: “How sweet it is to hear verses of love, joyfully sung by a beautiful mouth.”
5pm - First Presbyterian Church, 704 Whitney Ave., New Haven, CT
https://www.elmcityconsort.org/2024-2025-season
Elm City Consort with Elisa Sutherland, mezzo-soprano, Madeline Healey, soprano, Adam Cockerham, theorbo,
Elm City Consort will perform Italian songs and duets from the 16th and 17th centuries, including works by Francesca Caccini, Barbara Strozzi, and Claudio Monteverdi. The opening lines of the title song, which Strozzi set to her father’s poetry, say it best: “How sweet it is to hear verses of love, joyfully sung by a beautiful mouth.”
5pm - First Presbyterian Church, 704 Whitney Ave., New Haven, CT
https://www.elmcityconsort.org/2024-2025-season
Musical Journeys
Silentwoods Collective
Join SWC for a stirring musical narrative featuring virtuosic solos, explosive concerti, and dramatic arias performed by 10 extraordinary musicians of Silentwoods Collective. Discover enlightenment era composers Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Ignatius Sancho, Isabella Leonarda, Henry Purcell, Vivaldi, and Handel. Stick around after the show to share your impressions, for refreshments, and to meet the musicians!
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM - Washington Elementary School, 62 Wolf Way (aka 337 Millen Pond Rd)
silentwoodscollective.co
Silentwoods Collective
Join SWC for a stirring musical narrative featuring virtuosic solos, explosive concerti, and dramatic arias performed by 10 extraordinary musicians of Silentwoods Collective. Discover enlightenment era composers Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Ignatius Sancho, Isabella Leonarda, Henry Purcell, Vivaldi, and Handel. Stick around after the show to share your impressions, for refreshments, and to meet the musicians!
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM - Washington Elementary School, 62 Wolf Way (aka 337 Millen Pond Rd)
silentwoodscollective.co
Lady Tarquinia
Lyracle: Ashley Mulcahy, mezzo-soprano, James Perretta, viola da gamba, Margaret Carpenter Haigh, soprano, Craig Juricka, baritone
Lady Tarquinia! Italian polymath Tarquinia Molza (1542-1617) was one of few women of her time to be gainfully employed as a musician. Lyracle celebrates the musicianship that Molza cultivated her whole life, even after rumors of an affair crushed her glittering career as a court musician and confined her to making music at home. The program will include pieces that we know Tarquinia sang and played and musical settings of her poetry. Stick around after the concert and join the musicians of Lyracle for tea, cookies, and music-making! We’ll sing/play through an ensemble piece in English composed during Tarquinia’s lifetime. All voices and instruments welcome!
7:30pm - United First Parish Church, Parish Hall, 1306 Hancock St. Quincy, MA
$10-$20
https://events.humanitix.com/lady-tarquinia-may-30-quincy-7kydl9ew
Lyracle: Ashley Mulcahy, mezzo-soprano, James Perretta, viola da gamba, Margaret Carpenter Haigh, soprano, Craig Juricka, baritone
Lady Tarquinia! Italian polymath Tarquinia Molza (1542-1617) was one of few women of her time to be gainfully employed as a musician. Lyracle celebrates the musicianship that Molza cultivated her whole life, even after rumors of an affair crushed her glittering career as a court musician and confined her to making music at home. The program will include pieces that we know Tarquinia sang and played and musical settings of her poetry. Stick around after the concert and join the musicians of Lyracle for tea, cookies, and music-making! We’ll sing/play through an ensemble piece in English composed during Tarquinia’s lifetime. All voices and instruments welcome!
7:30pm - United First Parish Church, Parish Hall, 1306 Hancock St. Quincy, MA
$10-$20
https://events.humanitix.com/lady-tarquinia-may-30-quincy-7kydl9ew
Saturday, May 31
History Alive Festival
Silentwoods Collective
Lady Tarquinia
Lyracle: Ashley Mulcahy, mezzo-soprano, James Perretta, viola da gamba, Margaret Carpenter Haigh, soprano, Craig Juricka, baritone
Lady Tarquinia! Italian polymath Tarquinia Molza (1542-1617) was one of few women of her time to be gainfully employed as a musician. Lyracle celebrates the musicianship that Molza cultivated her whole life, even after rumors of an affair crushed her glittering career as a court musician and confined her to making music at home. The program will include pieces that we know Tarquinia sang and played and musical settings of her poetry.
3pm - Somerville Music Spaces - 1060 Broadway, Somerville, MA
$10-$20
https://events.humanitix.com/lady-tarquinia-may-31-somerville
Silentwoods Collective
- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM - 590 North Road, Hillsborough NH. Learn to Country Dance! - In colonial New England, the single most popular book was the Bible. Second most popular was John Playford’s “English Dancing Master,” first published in 1651. This rich and unbroken tradition of country dancing has indeed been alive and well in New Hampshire since the 1600’s, so join the fun by dropping in our outdoor workshop led by an expert country dance “caller” with live energetic dance music provided by SWC!
- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM - Congregational Church, 614 Center Road, Hillsborough NH. Reflections: Early American Music featuring three internationally renowned musicians: Baritone, Emery Kerekes, violinist, Alyssa Campbell and organist, Nicola Canzano perform selections from “The Songster’s Companion” (published: 1805, Exeter, New Hampshire) and “New England Psalm Singer” (published: 1770, Boston, MA).
- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM - Cemetery opposite Congregational Church, Hillsborough NH. Songs and Ballads of the Revolution: Love, Loss and Dreams of a Better Future - As you venture through Old Hillsborough Center, find your way to the old cemetery by the stables for haunting musical tales of generations past with soprano, Raha Mirzadegan, violinist, Ela Kodzas, and SWC Founder and cellist, Andrew Koutroubas. This 25 minute program will be repeated three times.
- 4:00 - 4:30 PM - Hillsborough Center Club, 27 East Washington Road, Hillsborough NH. Echoes across the Pond - Wrap up the day at History Alive Festival by joining all the musicians of Silentwoods for a 25 minute program of music by Ignatius Sancho, Henry Purcell, and our very own Nicola Canzano.
- 7:30 - 9:00 PM - Antrim Town Hall, 66 Main Street, Antrim NH. Journeys - Join Silentwoods Collective for “Journeys,” a revelatory period instrument performance! This tour of musicians of the age of enlightenment features Elisabeth Jaquet de la Guerre, Ignatius Sancho, Isabella Leonarda, Henry Purcell, explosive concerti of Vivaldi and dramatic arias by Handel.
Lady Tarquinia
Lyracle: Ashley Mulcahy, mezzo-soprano, James Perretta, viola da gamba, Margaret Carpenter Haigh, soprano, Craig Juricka, baritone
Lady Tarquinia! Italian polymath Tarquinia Molza (1542-1617) was one of few women of her time to be gainfully employed as a musician. Lyracle celebrates the musicianship that Molza cultivated her whole life, even after rumors of an affair crushed her glittering career as a court musician and confined her to making music at home. The program will include pieces that we know Tarquinia sang and played and musical settings of her poetry.
3pm - Somerville Music Spaces - 1060 Broadway, Somerville, MA
$10-$20
https://events.humanitix.com/lady-tarquinia-may-31-somerville
Winchendon Music Festival
Arpeggione Ensemble
Ludwig van Beethoven’s Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20, performed by Thomas Carroll (clarinet), Elisabeth Axtell (horn), Sally Merriman (bassoon), Rebecca Nelson (violin), Anna Griffis (viola), Cullen O’Neil (cello), and Andrew Arceci (bass).
7pm - Murdock-Whitney House, 151 Front St. Winchendon, MA
https://www.arpeggione-ensemble.co
Arpeggione Ensemble
Ludwig van Beethoven’s Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20, performed by Thomas Carroll (clarinet), Elisabeth Axtell (horn), Sally Merriman (bassoon), Rebecca Nelson (violin), Anna Griffis (viola), Cullen O’Neil (cello), and Andrew Arceci (bass).
7pm - Murdock-Whitney House, 151 Front St. Winchendon, MA
https://www.arpeggione-ensemble.co
Birds, Bells, and Battles: Sounds of a Renaissance World
Convivium Musicum
Sometimes, art imitates life! In this lively program, Convivium Musicum will be exploring the many ways in which Renaissance composers used the concept of word-painting to describe anything and everything, including frolicking animals, ringing bells, sounds of battle, celestial instruments, deep darkness, sunny hills, and more. Included on the program will be "Das Glaut zu Speyer" by Senfl and "Or soit loué l’Eternel" by Sweelinck. And of course our featured composer will be the most famous word-painter of the period, Clément Janequin. Don't miss this whimsical concordance!
7pm - Christ Church, 33 Central St. Andover, MA
$25
https://convivium.org/concert-season/tickets/
Convivium Musicum
Sometimes, art imitates life! In this lively program, Convivium Musicum will be exploring the many ways in which Renaissance composers used the concept of word-painting to describe anything and everything, including frolicking animals, ringing bells, sounds of battle, celestial instruments, deep darkness, sunny hills, and more. Included on the program will be "Das Glaut zu Speyer" by Senfl and "Or soit loué l’Eternel" by Sweelinck. And of course our featured composer will be the most famous word-painter of the period, Clément Janequin. Don't miss this whimsical concordance!
7pm - Christ Church, 33 Central St. Andover, MA
$25
https://convivium.org/concert-season/tickets/