November 1-30
Exhibit: Strong Women in Renaissance Italy
Through more than 100 works from the 14th to the early 17th century, this exhibition explores the lives and experiences of women in Renaissance Italy and offers new perspectives on female creativity, power, and agency. Learn about Sofonisba Anguissola, who served at the court of King Phillip II of Spain and painted more self-portraits than any other artist in Renaissance Italy. One of her self-portraits shows her holding a large shield-like object inscribed with her signature, declaring she painted it. See Renaissance interpretations of historical figures, like a bronze bust of Cleopatra showing the Egyptian queen as pensive and noble rather than seductive and dangerous—a work likely commissioned by Isabella d’Este, one of Renaissance Italy’s most influential patrons of the arts. Get to know the story of Gracia Nasi, a Jewish woman from a powerful family, through the portrait medal cast to celebrate her marriage. Women in Renaissance Italy faced challenges and barriers to equity, education, and influence. But they often found ways to work around or overcome the institutional structures of their time. The mix of sculpture, paintings, ceramics, textiles, fashion accessories, illustrated books, and prints in this exhibition reveals the material lives of Renaissance women and tells empowering and inspiring stories that have long gone untold.
Daily admission - Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
https://www.mfa.org/exhibition/strong-women-in-renaissance-italy
Through more than 100 works from the 14th to the early 17th century, this exhibition explores the lives and experiences of women in Renaissance Italy and offers new perspectives on female creativity, power, and agency. Learn about Sofonisba Anguissola, who served at the court of King Phillip II of Spain and painted more self-portraits than any other artist in Renaissance Italy. One of her self-portraits shows her holding a large shield-like object inscribed with her signature, declaring she painted it. See Renaissance interpretations of historical figures, like a bronze bust of Cleopatra showing the Egyptian queen as pensive and noble rather than seductive and dangerous—a work likely commissioned by Isabella d’Este, one of Renaissance Italy’s most influential patrons of the arts. Get to know the story of Gracia Nasi, a Jewish woman from a powerful family, through the portrait medal cast to celebrate her marriage. Women in Renaissance Italy faced challenges and barriers to equity, education, and influence. But they often found ways to work around or overcome the institutional structures of their time. The mix of sculpture, paintings, ceramics, textiles, fashion accessories, illustrated books, and prints in this exhibition reveals the material lives of Renaissance women and tells empowering and inspiring stories that have long gone untold.
Daily admission - Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
https://www.mfa.org/exhibition/strong-women-in-renaissance-italy
Friday, November 3
Exodus & Evolution
Ashley Mulcahy, mezzo-soprano, James Perretta, viol, Judah Coffman, viol, Jacob Jahiel, viol
One family, a hundred years of musical excellence! A multigenerational family of Jewish musicians, the Lupo’s exodus from Iberia, migration to Northern Italy, and recruitment to England coincided with key developments in the evolution of the viol and the flourishing of its associated repertoire. Join us in celebrating the Lupos with music spanning over a century, including pieces composed by members of the Lupo family! We’ll begin in Iberia with heartfelt medieval and renaissance selections connected to the Lupo’s Sephardic roots. Then we’ll migrate to Northern Italy, where the Lupos established themselves as accomplished viol players, and enjoy a handful of lighthearted and witty pieces from the early 16th century. Finally, we’ll end in England, where in 1540 the Lupos were recruited for King Henry VIII’s first viol consort.
7:30pm - United First Parish Church, 1306 Hancock St Quincy, MA 02169
$15, general admission; $10, students & seniors, free for EBT/WIC recipients
https://www.lyraclemusic.com/event/exodus-evolution-2/
Ashley Mulcahy, mezzo-soprano, James Perretta, viol, Judah Coffman, viol, Jacob Jahiel, viol
One family, a hundred years of musical excellence! A multigenerational family of Jewish musicians, the Lupo’s exodus from Iberia, migration to Northern Italy, and recruitment to England coincided with key developments in the evolution of the viol and the flourishing of its associated repertoire. Join us in celebrating the Lupos with music spanning over a century, including pieces composed by members of the Lupo family! We’ll begin in Iberia with heartfelt medieval and renaissance selections connected to the Lupo’s Sephardic roots. Then we’ll migrate to Northern Italy, where the Lupos established themselves as accomplished viol players, and enjoy a handful of lighthearted and witty pieces from the early 16th century. Finally, we’ll end in England, where in 1540 the Lupos were recruited for King Henry VIII’s first viol consort.
7:30pm - United First Parish Church, 1306 Hancock St Quincy, MA 02169
$15, general admission; $10, students & seniors, free for EBT/WIC recipients
https://www.lyraclemusic.com/event/exodus-evolution-2/
Saturday, November 4
Dancing Bridges
Rumbarroco: Adriana Ruiz, soprano; Daniela Tosic, mezzo-soprano ; Fausto Miro, tenor; Julia Connor, violin; Eduardo Betancourt, harp & percussion; Juan Sebastian Sanchez, percussion; Katherine Shao, keyboards; Laury Gutiérrez, viola da gamba & Venezuelan cuatro
In these concerts, Rumbarroco focuses on the intercultural fusion between musical traditions, including early European music of the Renaissance and Baroque and its confluence with African, Amerindian, and Latin-American genres. Our multicultural ensemble of world-class musicians converses in Renaissance, Baroque, and Afro-Latin music from Iberia and Latin America. The ensemble showcases the connection and parallels between Spanish and Portuguese music of the past and Latin America’s indigenous, African, and contemporary popular and folk music. Rumbarroco will share its Latin-Baroque sound with the audience: Dominican merengues, Spanish recercadas, and Puerto Rican plenas blend into a toe-tapping whole that teaches the audience about both these rich styles and cultures.Besides the early composers Murcia, Narváez, Ortiz, and Velázquez, the music will feature examples of Venezuelan Joropo and Mexican son styles, especially in the selections La Lloroncita, and Fandanguito, Prepare to be shaken and stirred by this lively performance.
4 PM - St. John’s Church, 1 Roanoke Ave., Jamaica Plain, MA
$5-35
https://ladm.org/
Rumbarroco: Adriana Ruiz, soprano; Daniela Tosic, mezzo-soprano ; Fausto Miro, tenor; Julia Connor, violin; Eduardo Betancourt, harp & percussion; Juan Sebastian Sanchez, percussion; Katherine Shao, keyboards; Laury Gutiérrez, viola da gamba & Venezuelan cuatro
In these concerts, Rumbarroco focuses on the intercultural fusion between musical traditions, including early European music of the Renaissance and Baroque and its confluence with African, Amerindian, and Latin-American genres. Our multicultural ensemble of world-class musicians converses in Renaissance, Baroque, and Afro-Latin music from Iberia and Latin America. The ensemble showcases the connection and parallels between Spanish and Portuguese music of the past and Latin America’s indigenous, African, and contemporary popular and folk music. Rumbarroco will share its Latin-Baroque sound with the audience: Dominican merengues, Spanish recercadas, and Puerto Rican plenas blend into a toe-tapping whole that teaches the audience about both these rich styles and cultures.Besides the early composers Murcia, Narváez, Ortiz, and Velázquez, the music will feature examples of Venezuelan Joropo and Mexican son styles, especially in the selections La Lloroncita, and Fandanguito, Prepare to be shaken and stirred by this lively performance.
4 PM - St. John’s Church, 1 Roanoke Ave., Jamaica Plain, MA
$5-35
https://ladm.org/
Exodus & Evolution
Ashley Mulcahy, mezzo-soprano, James Perretta, viol, Judah Coffman, viol, Jacob Jahiel, viol
One family, a hundred years of musical excellence! A multigenerational family of Jewish musicians, the Lupo’s exodus from Iberia, migration to Northern Italy, and recruitment to England coincided with key developments in the evolution of the viol and the flourishing of its associated repertoire. Join us in celebrating the Lupos with music spanning over a century, including pieces composed by members of the Lupo family! We’ll begin in Iberia with heartfelt medieval and renaissance selections connected to the Lupo’s Sephardic roots. Then we’ll migrate to Northern Italy, where the Lupos established themselves as accomplished viol players, and enjoy a handful of lighthearted and witty pieces from the early 16th century. Finally, we’ll end in England, where in 1540 the Lupos were recruited for King Henry VIII’s first viol consort. Presented in partnership with Center Makor.
7:30pm - Hebrew Senior Life Skyline Cafe, 100 Centre St., Brookline, MA 02446
$15, general admission; $10, students & seniors, free for EBT/WIC recipients
https://www.lyraclemusic.com/event/exodus-evolution-2/
Ashley Mulcahy, mezzo-soprano, James Perretta, viol, Judah Coffman, viol, Jacob Jahiel, viol
One family, a hundred years of musical excellence! A multigenerational family of Jewish musicians, the Lupo’s exodus from Iberia, migration to Northern Italy, and recruitment to England coincided with key developments in the evolution of the viol and the flourishing of its associated repertoire. Join us in celebrating the Lupos with music spanning over a century, including pieces composed by members of the Lupo family! We’ll begin in Iberia with heartfelt medieval and renaissance selections connected to the Lupo’s Sephardic roots. Then we’ll migrate to Northern Italy, where the Lupos established themselves as accomplished viol players, and enjoy a handful of lighthearted and witty pieces from the early 16th century. Finally, we’ll end in England, where in 1540 the Lupos were recruited for King Henry VIII’s first viol consort. Presented in partnership with Center Makor.
7:30pm - Hebrew Senior Life Skyline Cafe, 100 Centre St., Brookline, MA 02446
$15, general admission; $10, students & seniors, free for EBT/WIC recipients
https://www.lyraclemusic.com/event/exodus-evolution-2/
Songs of the Sephardim
Trio Sefardi: Howard Bass, lute, guitar, percussion; Tina Chancey, bowed string, percussion, backup vocals; Susan Gaeta, vocals, guitar, percussion; with 4 Heart Harmony, an elite student vocal ensemble.
This Northern Virginia-based ensemble performs traditional songs of the Sephardim, the descendants of Jews exiled from Spain in 1492. Their repertoire draws on the song traditions of Sephardic communities from the former Yugoslavia, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, and North Africa, with a special emphasis on traditional and original songs they learned from their mentor, Bosnian-born singer/ composer and 2002 National Heritage awardee Flory Jagoda.
8pm - Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Sacred Heart University, 5151 Park Avenue, Fairfield, CT
Trio Sefardi: Howard Bass, lute, guitar, percussion; Tina Chancey, bowed string, percussion, backup vocals; Susan Gaeta, vocals, guitar, percussion; with 4 Heart Harmony, an elite student vocal ensemble.
This Northern Virginia-based ensemble performs traditional songs of the Sephardim, the descendants of Jews exiled from Spain in 1492. Their repertoire draws on the song traditions of Sephardic communities from the former Yugoslavia, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, and North Africa, with a special emphasis on traditional and original songs they learned from their mentor, Bosnian-born singer/ composer and 2002 National Heritage awardee Flory Jagoda.
8pm - Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Sacred Heart University, 5151 Park Avenue, Fairfield, CT
Sunday, November 5
The Founder of the Feast: Harvest Time in Old England
Seven Times Salt: Ari Nieh - baritone, Karen Burciaga - violin, guitar, Dan Meyers - recorder, flute, bagpipes, percussion, Josh Schreiber - bass viol, Matthew Wright - lute, bandora
On Bonfire Night, join us for a musical journey through autumn in 17th-century England. As the nights grew longer, farmers brought in their harvest and turned their thoughts towards the many delights of Fall. Our program features a warming mix of songs about Martinmas and Guy Fawkes, autumnal tunes by Baldwin, Peerson, and Byrd, and high-spirited selections from Henry VIII’s music book, all performed on period instruments. You'll also enjoy (and even sing along with) rousing ballads of hunting, harvest, and beer!
3:30pm - St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 399 Hope St, Bristol, RI
www.seventimessalt.com
Seven Times Salt: Ari Nieh - baritone, Karen Burciaga - violin, guitar, Dan Meyers - recorder, flute, bagpipes, percussion, Josh Schreiber - bass viol, Matthew Wright - lute, bandora
On Bonfire Night, join us for a musical journey through autumn in 17th-century England. As the nights grew longer, farmers brought in their harvest and turned their thoughts towards the many delights of Fall. Our program features a warming mix of songs about Martinmas and Guy Fawkes, autumnal tunes by Baldwin, Peerson, and Byrd, and high-spirited selections from Henry VIII’s music book, all performed on period instruments. You'll also enjoy (and even sing along with) rousing ballads of hunting, harvest, and beer!
3:30pm - St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 399 Hope St, Bristol, RI
www.seventimessalt.com
Dancing Bridges
Rumbarroco: Adriana Ruiz, soprano; Daniela Tosic, mezzo-soprano ; Fausto Miro, tenor; Julia Connor, violin
Eduardo Betancourt, harp & percussion; Juan Sebastian Sanchez, percussion; Katherine Shao, keyboards; Laury Gutiérrez, viola da gamba & Venezuelan cuatro
In these concerts, Rumbarroco focuses on the intercultural fusion between musical traditions, including early European music of the Renaissance and Baroque and its confluence with African, Amerindian, and Latin-American genres. Our multicultural ensemble of world-class musicians converses in Renaissance, Baroque, and Afro-Latin music from Iberia and Latin America. The ensemble showcases the connection and parallels between Spanish and Portuguese music of the past and Latin America’s indigenous, African, and contemporary popular and folk music. Rumbarroco will share its Latin-Baroque sound with the audience: Dominican merengues, Spanish recercadas, and Puerto Rican plenas blend into a toe-tapping whole that teaches the audience about both these rich styles and cultures.Besides the early composers Murcia, Narváez, Ortiz, and Velázquez, the music will feature examples of Venezuelan Joropo and Mexican son styles, especially in the selections La Lloroncita, and Fandanguito, Prepare to be shaken and stirred by this lively performance.
4 PM -Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury St., Boston, MA
$5-35
https://ladm.org/
Rumbarroco: Adriana Ruiz, soprano; Daniela Tosic, mezzo-soprano ; Fausto Miro, tenor; Julia Connor, violin
Eduardo Betancourt, harp & percussion; Juan Sebastian Sanchez, percussion; Katherine Shao, keyboards; Laury Gutiérrez, viola da gamba & Venezuelan cuatro
In these concerts, Rumbarroco focuses on the intercultural fusion between musical traditions, including early European music of the Renaissance and Baroque and its confluence with African, Amerindian, and Latin-American genres. Our multicultural ensemble of world-class musicians converses in Renaissance, Baroque, and Afro-Latin music from Iberia and Latin America. The ensemble showcases the connection and parallels between Spanish and Portuguese music of the past and Latin America’s indigenous, African, and contemporary popular and folk music. Rumbarroco will share its Latin-Baroque sound with the audience: Dominican merengues, Spanish recercadas, and Puerto Rican plenas blend into a toe-tapping whole that teaches the audience about both these rich styles and cultures.Besides the early composers Murcia, Narváez, Ortiz, and Velázquez, the music will feature examples of Venezuelan Joropo and Mexican son styles, especially in the selections La Lloroncita, and Fandanguito, Prepare to be shaken and stirred by this lively performance.
4 PM -Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury St., Boston, MA
$5-35
https://ladm.org/
Songs of the Sephardim - Sundays at 4 Concert Series
Trio Sefardi: Howard Bass, lute, guitar, percussion; Tina Chancey, bowed string, percussion, backup vocals; Susan Gaeta, vocals, guitar, percussion
This Northern Virginia-based ensemble performs traditional songs of the Sephardim, the descendants of Jews exiled from Spain in 1492. Their repertoire draws on the song traditions of Sephardic communities from the former Yugoslavia, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, and North Africa, with a special emphasis on traditional and original songs they learned from their mentor, Bosnian-born singer/ composer and 2002 National Heritage awardee Flory Jagoda.
4pm - Unitarian Society of New Haven, 700 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden, CT
http://www.uunewhaven.org
Trio Sefardi: Howard Bass, lute, guitar, percussion; Tina Chancey, bowed string, percussion, backup vocals; Susan Gaeta, vocals, guitar, percussion
This Northern Virginia-based ensemble performs traditional songs of the Sephardim, the descendants of Jews exiled from Spain in 1492. Their repertoire draws on the song traditions of Sephardic communities from the former Yugoslavia, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, and North Africa, with a special emphasis on traditional and original songs they learned from their mentor, Bosnian-born singer/ composer and 2002 National Heritage awardee Flory Jagoda.
4pm - Unitarian Society of New Haven, 700 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden, CT
http://www.uunewhaven.org
Special Event: Exodus & Evolution at La Voile
Lyracle: Ashley Mulcahy, mezzo-soprano, James Perretta, viol, Judah Coffman, viol, Jacob Jahiel, viol
One family, a hundred years of musical excellence! A multigenerational family of Jewish musicians, the Lupo’s exodus from Iberia, migration to Northern Italy, and recruitment to England coincided with key developments in the evolution of the viol and the flourishing of its associated repertoire. Join us in celebrating the Lupos with music spanning over a century, including pieces composed by members of the Lupo family! We’ll begin in Iberia with heartfelt medieval and renaissance selections connected to the Lupo’s Sephardic roots. Then we’ll migrate to Northern Italy, where the Lupos established themselves as accomplished viol players, and enjoy a handful of lighthearted and witty pieces from the early 16th century. Finally, we’ll end in England, where in 1540 the Lupos were recruited for King Henry VIII’s first viol consort. Cost of admission includes a glass of wine and two hors d’oeuvres. Please arrive at 6pm to order a meal from La Voile’s full menu.
7:00pm - La Voile, Brookline, 1627 Beacon St Brookline, MA 02445
$50. Cost of admission includes a glass of wine and two hors d’oeuvres.
https://www.lyraclemusic.com/event/exodus-evolution-3/
Lyracle: Ashley Mulcahy, mezzo-soprano, James Perretta, viol, Judah Coffman, viol, Jacob Jahiel, viol
One family, a hundred years of musical excellence! A multigenerational family of Jewish musicians, the Lupo’s exodus from Iberia, migration to Northern Italy, and recruitment to England coincided with key developments in the evolution of the viol and the flourishing of its associated repertoire. Join us in celebrating the Lupos with music spanning over a century, including pieces composed by members of the Lupo family! We’ll begin in Iberia with heartfelt medieval and renaissance selections connected to the Lupo’s Sephardic roots. Then we’ll migrate to Northern Italy, where the Lupos established themselves as accomplished viol players, and enjoy a handful of lighthearted and witty pieces from the early 16th century. Finally, we’ll end in England, where in 1540 the Lupos were recruited for King Henry VIII’s first viol consort. Cost of admission includes a glass of wine and two hors d’oeuvres. Please arrive at 6pm to order a meal from La Voile’s full menu.
7:00pm - La Voile, Brookline, 1627 Beacon St Brookline, MA 02445
$50. Cost of admission includes a glass of wine and two hors d’oeuvres.
https://www.lyraclemusic.com/event/exodus-evolution-3/
Monday, November 6
The Founder of the Feast: Harvest Time in Old England
Seven Times Salt: Ari Nieh - baritone, Karen Burciaga - violin, guitar, Dan Meyers - recorder, flute, bagpipes, percussion, Josh Schreiber - bass viol, Matthew Wright - lute, bandora
We mark Bonfire Night with a musical journey through autumn in 17th-century England. As the nights grew longer, farmers brought in their harvest and turned their thoughts towards the many delights of Fall. Our program features a warming mix of songs about Martinmas and Guy Fawkes, autumnal tunes by Baldwin, Peerson, and Byrd, and high-spirited selections from Henry VIII’s music book, all performed on period instruments. You'll also enjoy (and even sing along with) rousing ballads of hunting, harvest, and beer!
7:30pm - Church of the Good Shepherd, 9 Russell Ave. Watertown, MA
By donation ($20 suggested)
www.seventimessalt.com
Seven Times Salt: Ari Nieh - baritone, Karen Burciaga - violin, guitar, Dan Meyers - recorder, flute, bagpipes, percussion, Josh Schreiber - bass viol, Matthew Wright - lute, bandora
We mark Bonfire Night with a musical journey through autumn in 17th-century England. As the nights grew longer, farmers brought in their harvest and turned their thoughts towards the many delights of Fall. Our program features a warming mix of songs about Martinmas and Guy Fawkes, autumnal tunes by Baldwin, Peerson, and Byrd, and high-spirited selections from Henry VIII’s music book, all performed on period instruments. You'll also enjoy (and even sing along with) rousing ballads of hunting, harvest, and beer!
7:30pm - Church of the Good Shepherd, 9 Russell Ave. Watertown, MA
By donation ($20 suggested)
www.seventimessalt.com
Songs of the Sephardim
Trio Sefardi: Howard Bass, lute, guitar, percussion; Tina Chancey, bowed string, percussion, backup vocals; Susan Gaeta, vocals, guitar, percussion
This Northern Virginia-based ensemble performs traditional songs of the Sephardim, the descendants of Jews exiled from Spain in 1492. Their repertoire draws on the song traditions of Sephardic communities from the former Yugoslavia, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, and North Africa, with a special emphasis on traditional and original songs they learned from their mentor, Bosnian-born singer/ composer and 2002 National Heritage awardee Flory Jagoda.
7:30pm - Congregation Beth El, Sudbury, MA
https://bethelsudbury.org
Trio Sefardi: Howard Bass, lute, guitar, percussion; Tina Chancey, bowed string, percussion, backup vocals; Susan Gaeta, vocals, guitar, percussion
This Northern Virginia-based ensemble performs traditional songs of the Sephardim, the descendants of Jews exiled from Spain in 1492. Their repertoire draws on the song traditions of Sephardic communities from the former Yugoslavia, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, and North Africa, with a special emphasis on traditional and original songs they learned from their mentor, Bosnian-born singer/ composer and 2002 National Heritage awardee Flory Jagoda.
7:30pm - Congregation Beth El, Sudbury, MA
https://bethelsudbury.org
Tuesday, November 7
Sephardic Roots and Branches
Trio Sefardi: Howard Bass, lute, guitar, percussion; Tina Chancey, bowed string, percussion, backup vocals; Susan Gaeta, vocals, guitar, percussion
This Northern Virginia-based ensemble performs traditional songs of the Sephardim, the descendants of Jews exiled from Spain in 1492. Their repertoire draws on the song traditions of Sephardic communities from the former Yugoslavia, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, and North Africa, with a special emphasis on traditional and original songs they learned from their mentor, Bosnian-born singer/ composer and 2002 National Heritage awardee Flory Jagoda.
6pm - The Vilna Shul, Boston, MA
https://vilnashul.org
Trio Sefardi: Howard Bass, lute, guitar, percussion; Tina Chancey, bowed string, percussion, backup vocals; Susan Gaeta, vocals, guitar, percussion
This Northern Virginia-based ensemble performs traditional songs of the Sephardim, the descendants of Jews exiled from Spain in 1492. Their repertoire draws on the song traditions of Sephardic communities from the former Yugoslavia, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, and North Africa, with a special emphasis on traditional and original songs they learned from their mentor, Bosnian-born singer/ composer and 2002 National Heritage awardee Flory Jagoda.
6pm - The Vilna Shul, Boston, MA
https://vilnashul.org
Wednesday, November 8
Begotten, Not Made
Begotten, Not Made explores what the words and music of the Christian Mass have to say to the 21st century, and how future generations might respond to those ideas. The New Consort has paired movements from William Byrd’s landmark Masses (honoring the 400th anniversary of his passing) with settings of texts from other faith traditions and from scientists & philosophers, including works by Shireen Abu Khader, Salamone Rossi, David Shapiro, Judith Weir, and Gregory Brown. At the heart of this program is a world premiere by Hope Littwin, a current PhD student in composition at Princeton: Stations of the Credo, a staged work exploring a core belief held by each singer of the ensemble.
7:30pm - Bernhard Music Center at Williams College, Williamstown, MA
https://www.thenewconsort.org
Begotten, Not Made explores what the words and music of the Christian Mass have to say to the 21st century, and how future generations might respond to those ideas. The New Consort has paired movements from William Byrd’s landmark Masses (honoring the 400th anniversary of his passing) with settings of texts from other faith traditions and from scientists & philosophers, including works by Shireen Abu Khader, Salamone Rossi, David Shapiro, Judith Weir, and Gregory Brown. At the heart of this program is a world premiere by Hope Littwin, a current PhD student in composition at Princeton: Stations of the Credo, a staged work exploring a core belief held by each singer of the ensemble.
7:30pm - Bernhard Music Center at Williams College, Williamstown, MA
https://www.thenewconsort.org
Thursday, November 9
Songs of the Sephardim
Trio Sefardi: Howard Bass, lute, guitar, percussion; Tina Chancey, bowed string, percussion, backup vocals; Susan Gaeta, vocals, guitar, percussion
This Northern Virginia-based ensemble performs traditional songs of the Sephardim, the descendants of Jews exiled from Spain in 1492. Their repertoire draws on the song traditions of Sephardic communities from the former Yugoslavia, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, and North Africa, with a special emphasis on traditional and original songs they learned from their mentor, Bosnian-born singer/ composer and 2002 National Heritage awardee Flory Jagoda.
7pm - Mayo Street Arts, Portland, ME
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts/982775
Trio Sefardi: Howard Bass, lute, guitar, percussion; Tina Chancey, bowed string, percussion, backup vocals; Susan Gaeta, vocals, guitar, percussion
This Northern Virginia-based ensemble performs traditional songs of the Sephardim, the descendants of Jews exiled from Spain in 1492. Their repertoire draws on the song traditions of Sephardic communities from the former Yugoslavia, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, and North Africa, with a special emphasis on traditional and original songs they learned from their mentor, Bosnian-born singer/ composer and 2002 National Heritage awardee Flory Jagoda.
7pm - Mayo Street Arts, Portland, ME
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts/982775
Saturday, November 11
La Nona Kanta: The Remarkable Life of Flory Jagoda
Trio Sefardi: Howard Bass, lute, guitar, percussion; Tina Chancey, bowed string, percussion, backup vocals; Susan Gaeta, vocals, guitar, percussion
This Northern Virginia-based ensemble performs traditional songs of the Sephardim, the descendants of Jews exiled from Spain in 1492. Their repertoire draws on the song traditions of Sephardic communities from the former Yugoslavia, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, and North Africa, with a special emphasis on traditional and original songs they learned from their mentor, Bosnian-born singer/ composer and 2002 National Heritage awardee Flory Jagoda.
7pm - Maine Jewish Museum, Portland, ME
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts/982832
Trio Sefardi: Howard Bass, lute, guitar, percussion; Tina Chancey, bowed string, percussion, backup vocals; Susan Gaeta, vocals, guitar, percussion
This Northern Virginia-based ensemble performs traditional songs of the Sephardim, the descendants of Jews exiled from Spain in 1492. Their repertoire draws on the song traditions of Sephardic communities from the former Yugoslavia, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, and North Africa, with a special emphasis on traditional and original songs they learned from their mentor, Bosnian-born singer/ composer and 2002 National Heritage awardee Flory Jagoda.
7pm - Maine Jewish Museum, Portland, ME
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/mayostreetarts/982832
Sunday, November 12
Sacroprofana--Music for Church and Chamber
Hope Collective for Early Music: Samuel Breene, baroque violin, Timmothy Burris, theorbo, Todd Borgerding, viol
Music of Vitali, Viviani, Mealli, Leonarda, and more.
2:00pm - St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 55 Main St. N.Kingston RI 02852
retiring collection
http://www.stpaulswickford.org/music-at-st-pauls.html
Hope Collective for Early Music: Samuel Breene, baroque violin, Timmothy Burris, theorbo, Todd Borgerding, viol
Music of Vitali, Viviani, Mealli, Leonarda, and more.
2:00pm - St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 55 Main St. N.Kingston RI 02852
retiring collection
http://www.stpaulswickford.org/music-at-st-pauls.html
Heart of the Sea: Ocean Music from Five Centuries
Eudaimonia, A Purposeful Period Band (Julia McKenzie and Vivian Montgomery, co-directors)
Eudaimonia: Carrie Cheron, mezzo soprano, Pamela Murray, soprano, Alison Gangler, baroque oboe, Na’ama Lion, baroque flute, Dana Maiben, baroque violin, Julia McKenzie, baroque violin, Emily Rideout, baroque viola,; Rebecca Shaw, viola da gamba, Vivian Montgomery, harpsichord
An engulfing program flowing through two ocean-themed cantatas by Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre and swirling around music by Telemann, Martin Codax, and Antonio Jobim. The Social Action Partner for this concert is Ocean River Institute (oceanriver.org), a Cambridge-based organization for savvy stewardship of a greener and bluer planet Earth.
4:00pm - First Parish in Cambridge Unitarian Universalist Church, 3 Church Street, Harvard Square
Admission is Pay What You Decide ($20 recommended).
eudaimonia-music.org
Eudaimonia, A Purposeful Period Band (Julia McKenzie and Vivian Montgomery, co-directors)
Eudaimonia: Carrie Cheron, mezzo soprano, Pamela Murray, soprano, Alison Gangler, baroque oboe, Na’ama Lion, baroque flute, Dana Maiben, baroque violin, Julia McKenzie, baroque violin, Emily Rideout, baroque viola,; Rebecca Shaw, viola da gamba, Vivian Montgomery, harpsichord
An engulfing program flowing through two ocean-themed cantatas by Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre and swirling around music by Telemann, Martin Codax, and Antonio Jobim. The Social Action Partner for this concert is Ocean River Institute (oceanriver.org), a Cambridge-based organization for savvy stewardship of a greener and bluer planet Earth.
4:00pm - First Parish in Cambridge Unitarian Universalist Church, 3 Church Street, Harvard Square
Admission is Pay What You Decide ($20 recommended).
eudaimonia-music.org
Thursday, November 16
Third Thursdays @Twelve: What's a Psalterio? 200 Golden Strings
Marc Armitano Domingo, salterio; Fred Jodry, continuo organ/harpsichord
Discover the psaltery sounds of a unique psaltery, the salterio! This interesting instrument is a type of dulcimer and usually has 24 sets of 4 strings. It will be played by early stringed-instrument musician Marc Armitano Domingo, an accomplished Viola da gamba and Pardessus de Viole player who was educated at Peabody Conservatory. In addition to his musical talents, Marc is an accomplished ceramics artist, crafting by hand all manner of art using porcelain. He will be accompanied by one of New England’s most expressive and wide-ranging musicians, Fred Jodry, who is equally at home on stage as conductor, singer, or keyboard artist. Fred is among the leaders of the early music community in Boston and Providence and has conducted the Brown University Choir for the past 30 years, having led this acclaimed group in concert on five continents. He also serves as Co-Music Director at the historic Trinity Church in Newport, RI.
12pm - Grace Episcopal Church, 300 Westminster Street, Providence RI
https://www.gracechurchprovidence.org/music-at-grace/thursday-concerts/
Marc Armitano Domingo, salterio; Fred Jodry, continuo organ/harpsichord
Discover the psaltery sounds of a unique psaltery, the salterio! This interesting instrument is a type of dulcimer and usually has 24 sets of 4 strings. It will be played by early stringed-instrument musician Marc Armitano Domingo, an accomplished Viola da gamba and Pardessus de Viole player who was educated at Peabody Conservatory. In addition to his musical talents, Marc is an accomplished ceramics artist, crafting by hand all manner of art using porcelain. He will be accompanied by one of New England’s most expressive and wide-ranging musicians, Fred Jodry, who is equally at home on stage as conductor, singer, or keyboard artist. Fred is among the leaders of the early music community in Boston and Providence and has conducted the Brown University Choir for the past 30 years, having led this acclaimed group in concert on five continents. He also serves as Co-Music Director at the historic Trinity Church in Newport, RI.
12pm - Grace Episcopal Church, 300 Westminster Street, Providence RI
https://www.gracechurchprovidence.org/music-at-grace/thursday-concerts/
Friday, November 17
Tendrils of the Soul
Sarasa: Zenas Hsu, Amy Galluzzo, violins; Marka Gustavsson, viola; Timothy Merton, Jennifer Morsches, cellos
In a special anniversary program that demonstrates the depth and power of the First Viennese School’s masters, Sarasa performs Beethoven’s soul-searching Cavatina from his late Op. 130 string quartet, revels in Haydn’s unstoppable inventiveness in his Op. 54 No. 2 quartet, and exalts in Schubert’s sublime cello quintet in C major.
7pm - Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro VT
$25
https://www.sarasamusic.org/tendrils
Sarasa: Zenas Hsu, Amy Galluzzo, violins; Marka Gustavsson, viola; Timothy Merton, Jennifer Morsches, cellos
In a special anniversary program that demonstrates the depth and power of the First Viennese School’s masters, Sarasa performs Beethoven’s soul-searching Cavatina from his late Op. 130 string quartet, revels in Haydn’s unstoppable inventiveness in his Op. 54 No. 2 quartet, and exalts in Schubert’s sublime cello quintet in C major.
7pm - Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro VT
$25
https://www.sarasamusic.org/tendrils
Saturday, November 18
Three plus Three
Timothy Burris, Baroque Lute & Classical Guitar
Prince Memorial Library Concert Series. The first half of the program consists of works by three baroque lutenists: the Austro-Bohemian Jacob Büttner; the greatest of all lutenists Silvius Leopold Weiss; and the Belgian master Laurent de Saint-Luc. The second half will focus on three masters of the classical guitar spanning the years 1895 to 1978: Jacques Bosch–a Catalonian who moved to Paris, where he was known as the ‘lion of the guitar’; Daniel Fortea, pupil of the great Franciso Tàrrega and founder of a music publishing house that is still in existence, the Biblioteca Forteana; James McGuire, whose three-part career has included college guitar teaching, composition of works he calls ‘in the popular style’, and that of a jobbing jazz guitarist.
10am - North Yarmouth Community Center, 10 Village Square Road, North Yarmouth ME
https://princememorial.libcal.com/event/11274896
Timothy Burris, Baroque Lute & Classical Guitar
Prince Memorial Library Concert Series. The first half of the program consists of works by three baroque lutenists: the Austro-Bohemian Jacob Büttner; the greatest of all lutenists Silvius Leopold Weiss; and the Belgian master Laurent de Saint-Luc. The second half will focus on three masters of the classical guitar spanning the years 1895 to 1978: Jacques Bosch–a Catalonian who moved to Paris, where he was known as the ‘lion of the guitar’; Daniel Fortea, pupil of the great Franciso Tàrrega and founder of a music publishing house that is still in existence, the Biblioteca Forteana; James McGuire, whose three-part career has included college guitar teaching, composition of works he calls ‘in the popular style’, and that of a jobbing jazz guitarist.
10am - North Yarmouth Community Center, 10 Village Square Road, North Yarmouth ME
https://princememorial.libcal.com/event/11274896
A Christmas Prelude
Spectrum Singers
Launch your holiday revelry with this festive offering of superb choral music celebrating the Christmas Season! Music Director John W. Ehrlich has created an arresting assemblage of Christmas music that spans from the 1500s to the present day. Composers include Bach, Handel, Bruckner, Holst, Britten, Lauridsen, and Respighi, whose delightful and moving Laud to the Nativity is enhanced by a sparkling ensemble of instruments and vocal soloists Sarah Yanovitch Vitale, Katherine Maysek, and Marcio de Oliveira.
7:30 pm - First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
https://www.spectrumsingers.org/
Spectrum Singers
Launch your holiday revelry with this festive offering of superb choral music celebrating the Christmas Season! Music Director John W. Ehrlich has created an arresting assemblage of Christmas music that spans from the 1500s to the present day. Composers include Bach, Handel, Bruckner, Holst, Britten, Lauridsen, and Respighi, whose delightful and moving Laud to the Nativity is enhanced by a sparkling ensemble of instruments and vocal soloists Sarah Yanovitch Vitale, Katherine Maysek, and Marcio de Oliveira.
7:30 pm - First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
https://www.spectrumsingers.org/
Tendrils of the Soul
Sarasa: Zenas Hsu, Amy Galluzzo, violins; Marka Gustavsson, viola; Timothy Merton, Jennifer Morsches, cellos
In a special anniversary program that demonstrates the depth and power of the First Viennese School’s masters, Sarasa performs Beethoven’s soul-searching Cavatina from his late Op. 130 string quartet, revels in Haydn’s unstoppable inventiveness in his Op. 54 No. 2 quartet, and exalts in Schubert’s sublime cello quintet in C major.
7:30pm - Follen Community Church, 755 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington MA
$10-$25
https://www.sarasamusic.org/tendrils
Sarasa: Zenas Hsu, Amy Galluzzo, violins; Marka Gustavsson, viola; Timothy Merton, Jennifer Morsches, cellos
In a special anniversary program that demonstrates the depth and power of the First Viennese School’s masters, Sarasa performs Beethoven’s soul-searching Cavatina from his late Op. 130 string quartet, revels in Haydn’s unstoppable inventiveness in his Op. 54 No. 2 quartet, and exalts in Schubert’s sublime cello quintet in C major.
7:30pm - Follen Community Church, 755 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington MA
$10-$25
https://www.sarasamusic.org/tendrils
A Room of Mirrors: Music by d’India, Marini, Frescobaldi, Calestani, and Gregori
Ensemble I Gemelli (Emiliano Gonzalez Toro, Director & tenor) with Zachary Wilder, tenor
8pm - NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St, Boston, MA
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 8pm (ET)
Available to watch until December 16, 2023 at 11:59pm (ET)
bemf.org
Ensemble I Gemelli (Emiliano Gonzalez Toro, Director & tenor) with Zachary Wilder, tenor
8pm - NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St, Boston, MA
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 8pm (ET)
Available to watch until December 16, 2023 at 11:59pm (ET)
bemf.org
A Room of Mirrors
I Gemelli (Emiliano Gonzalez Toro, Director & tenor) Yoko Nakamura, harpsichord; Marie-Domitille Murez, harp; Nacho Laguna, theorbo & Baroque guitar; Pablo FitzGerald, archlute; Louise Pierrard & Annabelle Luis, viola da gamba; Stéphanie Paulet & Leonor de Lera, violin; with Zachary Wilder, tenor
Join a duo of ideally matched tenors as Emiliano Gonzalez Toro and Zachary Wilder bring their racy and voluptuous timbres to some of the most beautiful songs and duets of the early Italian Baroque repertoire. Making their BEMF début in collaboration with these stunning singers will be eight instrumentalists from I Gemelli, an ensemble that specializes in 17th-century vocal repertoire and was founded in 2018 by Toro and soprano Mathilde Étienne. Voices and instruments engage in a lively and richly contrasting dialogue in this dazzlingly varied program featuring music by d’India, Frescobaldi, Calestani, Marini, Castello, and many others.
8PM - NEC's Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 8pm (ET)
Available to watch until December 16, 2023 at 11:59pm (ET)
www.bemf.org
I Gemelli (Emiliano Gonzalez Toro, Director & tenor) Yoko Nakamura, harpsichord; Marie-Domitille Murez, harp; Nacho Laguna, theorbo & Baroque guitar; Pablo FitzGerald, archlute; Louise Pierrard & Annabelle Luis, viola da gamba; Stéphanie Paulet & Leonor de Lera, violin; with Zachary Wilder, tenor
Join a duo of ideally matched tenors as Emiliano Gonzalez Toro and Zachary Wilder bring their racy and voluptuous timbres to some of the most beautiful songs and duets of the early Italian Baroque repertoire. Making their BEMF début in collaboration with these stunning singers will be eight instrumentalists from I Gemelli, an ensemble that specializes in 17th-century vocal repertoire and was founded in 2018 by Toro and soprano Mathilde Étienne. Voices and instruments engage in a lively and richly contrasting dialogue in this dazzlingly varied program featuring music by d’India, Frescobaldi, Calestani, Marini, Castello, and many others.
8PM - NEC's Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 8pm (ET)
Available to watch until December 16, 2023 at 11:59pm (ET)
www.bemf.org
Sunday, November 19
Sacroprofano: Baroque String Music for Church and Chamber
Samuel Breene, violin, Todd Borgerding, gamba,Timothy Burris, lute
This celebration of sacred and profane works for violin–both unaccompanied and supported by basso continuo–will include works by Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi Mealli, Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani, Giovanni Battista Vital, Isabelle Leonarda, et alia will also feature a gamba sonata by August Kühnel and a lute passacaglia by Alessandro Piccinini.
2:30pm - St Luke’s Cathedral Chapel, 143 State Street, Portland, ME
Tickets at the door: $15; $10 for seniors
Samuel Breene, violin, Todd Borgerding, gamba,Timothy Burris, lute
This celebration of sacred and profane works for violin–both unaccompanied and supported by basso continuo–will include works by Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi Mealli, Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani, Giovanni Battista Vital, Isabelle Leonarda, et alia will also feature a gamba sonata by August Kühnel and a lute passacaglia by Alessandro Piccinini.
2:30pm - St Luke’s Cathedral Chapel, 143 State Street, Portland, ME
Tickets at the door: $15; $10 for seniors
Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine
Metropolitan Chorale with Sonja DuToit Tengblad and Corrine Byrne, sopranos; Lisa Barone, mezzo-soprano; Jonas Budris, Ethan DePuy, Michael Merullo, tenors; Bradford Gleim and Dana Whiteside, baritones
Transport yourself to Venice in 1610 for Monteverdi’s dedication to the Virgin Mary, featuring musicians from several of the nation’s leading period instrument ensembles, including Boston Baroque, Dark Horse Consort, and Handel and Haydn Society.
3:00pm - Artists for Humanity EpiCenter, 100 W 2nd Street, Boston
https://metropolitanchorale.org/
Metropolitan Chorale with Sonja DuToit Tengblad and Corrine Byrne, sopranos; Lisa Barone, mezzo-soprano; Jonas Budris, Ethan DePuy, Michael Merullo, tenors; Bradford Gleim and Dana Whiteside, baritones
Transport yourself to Venice in 1610 for Monteverdi’s dedication to the Virgin Mary, featuring musicians from several of the nation’s leading period instrument ensembles, including Boston Baroque, Dark Horse Consort, and Handel and Haydn Society.
3:00pm - Artists for Humanity EpiCenter, 100 W 2nd Street, Boston
https://metropolitanchorale.org/
O Quam Gloriosum: Music of the Late Spanish Renaissance
Convivium Musicum (Allegra Martin, director)
Convivium Musicum opens our 2023/24 season with "O Quam Gloriosum," an exploration of some of the greatest motets of Renaissance Spain, featuring works by Cristóbal de Morales, Francisco Guerrero, and Tomás Luis de Victoria. Guerrero's exquisite Ave Virgo Sanctissima was famous in its own time for being "the perfect Marian motet," thanks in part to the fluid, effortless manner in which the two soprano parts move in strict canon throughout the entire work. Victoria's tender and atmospheric O Magnum Mysterium may be his most famous piece today; but we will also be sharing Morales' lesser-known but equally evocative setting of the same text. Morales' Clamabat autem mulier and Guerrero's Maria Magdalena et altera Maria are two pieces that explore moments in the story of Jesus with warmth and drama. We will also be sharing one of Victoria's many inspired Magnificat settings; and of course no Spanish program would be complete without a few villançicos! Please join us for this glorious repertoire.
4:00pm - All Saints Parish Brookline, 1773 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02445
$25 full, $15 reduced / senior / student
www.convivium.org
Convivium Musicum (Allegra Martin, director)
Convivium Musicum opens our 2023/24 season with "O Quam Gloriosum," an exploration of some of the greatest motets of Renaissance Spain, featuring works by Cristóbal de Morales, Francisco Guerrero, and Tomás Luis de Victoria. Guerrero's exquisite Ave Virgo Sanctissima was famous in its own time for being "the perfect Marian motet," thanks in part to the fluid, effortless manner in which the two soprano parts move in strict canon throughout the entire work. Victoria's tender and atmospheric O Magnum Mysterium may be his most famous piece today; but we will also be sharing Morales' lesser-known but equally evocative setting of the same text. Morales' Clamabat autem mulier and Guerrero's Maria Magdalena et altera Maria are two pieces that explore moments in the story of Jesus with warmth and drama. We will also be sharing one of Victoria's many inspired Magnificat settings; and of course no Spanish program would be complete without a few villançicos! Please join us for this glorious repertoire.
4:00pm - All Saints Parish Brookline, 1773 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02445
$25 full, $15 reduced / senior / student
www.convivium.org
Tendrils of the Soul
Sarasa: Zenas Hsu, Amy Galluzzo, violins; Marka Gustavsson, viola; Timothy Merton, Jennifer Morsches, cellos
In a special anniversary program that demonstrates the depth and power of the First Viennese School’s masters, Sarasa performs Beethoven’s soul-searching Cavatina from his late Op. 130 string quartet, revels in Haydn’s unstoppable inventiveness in his Op. 54 No. 2 quartet, and exalts in Schubert’s sublime cello quintet in C major.
7pm - Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge MA
$10-$25
https://www.sarasamusic.org/tendrils
Sarasa: Zenas Hsu, Amy Galluzzo, violins; Marka Gustavsson, viola; Timothy Merton, Jennifer Morsches, cellos
In a special anniversary program that demonstrates the depth and power of the First Viennese School’s masters, Sarasa performs Beethoven’s soul-searching Cavatina from his late Op. 130 string quartet, revels in Haydn’s unstoppable inventiveness in his Op. 54 No. 2 quartet, and exalts in Schubert’s sublime cello quintet in C major.
7pm - Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge MA
$10-$25
https://www.sarasamusic.org/tendrils
Saturday, November 25
BEMF Chamber Opera Series: The Dragon of Wantley
BEMF Chamber Ensemble (Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, Musical Directors, Robert Mealy, Concertmaster) with Teresa Wakim as Margery, Hannah De Priest as Mauxalinda, Aaron Sheehan as Moore, John Taylor Ward as The Dragon, Douglas Williams as Gubbins
A fire-breathing dragon is terrorizing the Yorkshire countryside, and only the local squire, Moore of Moore Hall can save the day...if only he can be bothered to put down his beer. The Dragon of Wantley, the most popular operatic production of the entire 18th century in England, enjoyed a 45-year run. Composer John Lampe deftly lampoons the excesses of Handelian opera in this hilarious farce of 1736. This all-new production is led by BEMF’s GRAMMY-winning Musical Directors Paul O’Dette and Stephen Stubbs and acclaimed Stage Director Gilbert Blin—an all-star roster of 18 singers, dancers, and instrumentalists combined with period-inspired staging and lavish costumes, bring this rollicking masterpiece to life in a must-see operatic event!
8PM - NEC's Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 8pm (ET)
Available to watch until December 23, 2023 at 11:59pm (ET)
www.bemf.org
BEMF Chamber Ensemble (Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, Musical Directors, Robert Mealy, Concertmaster) with Teresa Wakim as Margery, Hannah De Priest as Mauxalinda, Aaron Sheehan as Moore, John Taylor Ward as The Dragon, Douglas Williams as Gubbins
A fire-breathing dragon is terrorizing the Yorkshire countryside, and only the local squire, Moore of Moore Hall can save the day...if only he can be bothered to put down his beer. The Dragon of Wantley, the most popular operatic production of the entire 18th century in England, enjoyed a 45-year run. Composer John Lampe deftly lampoons the excesses of Handelian opera in this hilarious farce of 1736. This all-new production is led by BEMF’s GRAMMY-winning Musical Directors Paul O’Dette and Stephen Stubbs and acclaimed Stage Director Gilbert Blin—an all-star roster of 18 singers, dancers, and instrumentalists combined with period-inspired staging and lavish costumes, bring this rollicking masterpiece to life in a must-see operatic event!
8PM - NEC's Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 8pm (ET)
Available to watch until December 23, 2023 at 11:59pm (ET)
www.bemf.org
Sunday, November 26
BEMF Chamber Opera Series: The Dragon of Wantley
BEMF Chamber Ensemble (Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, Musical Directors, Robert Mealy, Concertmaster) with Teresa Wakim as Margery, Hannah De Priest as Mauxalinda, Aaron Sheehan as Moore, John Taylor Ward as The Dragon, Douglas Williams as Gubbins
A fire-breathing dragon is terrorizing the Yorkshire countryside, and only the local squire, Moore of Moore Hall can save the day...if only he can be bothered to put down his beer. The Dragon of Wantley, the most popular operatic production of the entire 18th century in England, enjoyed a 45-year run. Composer John Lampe deftly lampoons the excesses of Handelian opera in this hilarious farce of 1736. This all-new production is led by BEMF’s GRAMMY-winning Musical Directors Paul O’Dette and Stephen Stubbs and acclaimed Stage Director Gilbert Blin—an all-star roster of 18 singers, dancers, and instrumentalists combined with period-inspired staging and lavish costumes, bring this rollicking masterpiece to life in a must-see operatic event!
3PM - NEC's Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 8pm (ET)
Available to watch until December 23, 2023 at 11:59pm (ET)
www.bemf.org
BEMF Chamber Ensemble (Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, Musical Directors, Robert Mealy, Concertmaster) with Teresa Wakim as Margery, Hannah De Priest as Mauxalinda, Aaron Sheehan as Moore, John Taylor Ward as The Dragon, Douglas Williams as Gubbins
A fire-breathing dragon is terrorizing the Yorkshire countryside, and only the local squire, Moore of Moore Hall can save the day...if only he can be bothered to put down his beer. The Dragon of Wantley, the most popular operatic production of the entire 18th century in England, enjoyed a 45-year run. Composer John Lampe deftly lampoons the excesses of Handelian opera in this hilarious farce of 1736. This all-new production is led by BEMF’s GRAMMY-winning Musical Directors Paul O’Dette and Stephen Stubbs and acclaimed Stage Director Gilbert Blin—an all-star roster of 18 singers, dancers, and instrumentalists combined with period-inspired staging and lavish costumes, bring this rollicking masterpiece to life in a must-see operatic event!
3PM - NEC's Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 8pm (ET)
Available to watch until December 23, 2023 at 11:59pm (ET)
www.bemf.org
Carols For Dancing
Renaissonics: John Tyson, recorders, pipe & tabor, crumhorn; Douglas Freundlich, lute & cuica; Laura Gulley, violin, viola; Miyuki Tsurutani, harpsichord, recorders, crumhorn; Daniel Rowe, cello
Our November 26 concert features a quintet of wonderful musicians from Providence and Boston, a veritable jazz band of Renaissance improvisation.The program called “Carols for Dancing” features some familiar carols treated in a very free, Renaissance manner. Dancing shoes are optional for this event!
3:30pm - First Unitarian Church, Providence RI
www.MuseumConcerts.org
Renaissonics: John Tyson, recorders, pipe & tabor, crumhorn; Douglas Freundlich, lute & cuica; Laura Gulley, violin, viola; Miyuki Tsurutani, harpsichord, recorders, crumhorn; Daniel Rowe, cello
Our November 26 concert features a quintet of wonderful musicians from Providence and Boston, a veritable jazz band of Renaissance improvisation.The program called “Carols for Dancing” features some familiar carols treated in a very free, Renaissance manner. Dancing shoes are optional for this event!
3:30pm - First Unitarian Church, Providence RI
www.MuseumConcerts.org