Friday, November 1
Revels Presents: Secret Byrd
The Gesualdo Six and Abendmusik
Revels joins forces with Concert Theatre Works to create an immersive musical experience celebrating the music and activism of William Byrd. Witness this extraordinary theatrical concert, which celebrates the 400 year legacy of William Byrd, one of England’s finest composers, through an immersive performance by candlelight. Byrd was a recusant Catholic writing secret masses to be sung by worshippers during the Reformation. These masses were held in people’s homes with smuggled priests and hidden Catholic artifacts. Byrd’s courage in using his art to allow people the freedom of belief inspires us today, when three quarters of the world’s population still live in countries engaging in some form of religious intolerance. Help us celebrate Byrd’s activism by entering a living museum – a concert experience like never before. Created and Directed by Bill Barclay, produced by Concert Theatre Works.
6pm - Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 138 Tremont Street, Boston
$70-90
https://revels.org/event/secretbyrd/
The Gesualdo Six and Abendmusik
Revels joins forces with Concert Theatre Works to create an immersive musical experience celebrating the music and activism of William Byrd. Witness this extraordinary theatrical concert, which celebrates the 400 year legacy of William Byrd, one of England’s finest composers, through an immersive performance by candlelight. Byrd was a recusant Catholic writing secret masses to be sung by worshippers during the Reformation. These masses were held in people’s homes with smuggled priests and hidden Catholic artifacts. Byrd’s courage in using his art to allow people the freedom of belief inspires us today, when three quarters of the world’s population still live in countries engaging in some form of religious intolerance. Help us celebrate Byrd’s activism by entering a living museum – a concert experience like never before. Created and Directed by Bill Barclay, produced by Concert Theatre Works.
6pm - Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 138 Tremont Street, Boston
$70-90
https://revels.org/event/secretbyrd/
Les Bostonades with Reginald Mobley, Countertenor
Les Bostonades: Emily Dahl Irons & Anna Griffis, violins, Rebecca Shaw, viola da gamba & cello, Akiko Sato, harpsichord
Enjoy the music of Purcell, Handel, & Sancho in our season opener. Grammy-nominated, world-renowned countertenor Reginald Mobley will delight audiences with Baroque favorites by Purcell and Handel as well as vocal and instrumental music by Ignatius Sancho, a composer and polymath who was the first person of African descent to vote in a British Parliamentary election.
7:30pm - Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St. Boston, MA
Tickets $20-30
https://www.bostonades.org/
Les Bostonades: Emily Dahl Irons & Anna Griffis, violins, Rebecca Shaw, viola da gamba & cello, Akiko Sato, harpsichord
Enjoy the music of Purcell, Handel, & Sancho in our season opener. Grammy-nominated, world-renowned countertenor Reginald Mobley will delight audiences with Baroque favorites by Purcell and Handel as well as vocal and instrumental music by Ignatius Sancho, a composer and polymath who was the first person of African descent to vote in a British Parliamentary election.
7:30pm - Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St. Boston, MA
Tickets $20-30
https://www.bostonades.org/
The X-tet at the Allen Center
Christina Day Martinson, assistant concertmaster Jesse Irons, and principal players Sarah Darling, violin, Jason Fisher, viola, and Michael Unterman, cello, with Soprano Sonja DuToit Tengblad
Prepare to be captivated by a diverse selection of works by many rarely-heard female composers of the 17th century. This program will also include other notable 17th-century works by Biber, Castello, Marini, Uccellini, Buonamente, Strozzi, Bembo, and de la Guerre.
7:30pm - Nathaniel Allen House, Newton, MA
https://baroque.boston/xtet
Christina Day Martinson, assistant concertmaster Jesse Irons, and principal players Sarah Darling, violin, Jason Fisher, viola, and Michael Unterman, cello, with Soprano Sonja DuToit Tengblad
Prepare to be captivated by a diverse selection of works by many rarely-heard female composers of the 17th century. This program will also include other notable 17th-century works by Biber, Castello, Marini, Uccellini, Buonamente, Strozzi, Bembo, and de la Guerre.
7:30pm - Nathaniel Allen House, Newton, MA
https://baroque.boston/xtet
Saturday, November 2
Beyond The Drone Zone
Niccolo Seligmann, vielle
To engage with medieval monody & chant as an instrumentalist, you have to make choices. But what choices are out there? How does one know which choices suit which repertoires? This class demystifies "arrangement," giving versatile tools to players who are curious about medieval music but daunted by how little information is on the page. We'll put special focus on "accompanying" medieval monody as a means of sharing rich storytelling with modern audiences. Open to: all instruments, all levels, pitch: A=440Hz
1-2:30pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
$25
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Niccolo Seligmann, vielle
To engage with medieval monody & chant as an instrumentalist, you have to make choices. But what choices are out there? How does one know which choices suit which repertoires? This class demystifies "arrangement," giving versatile tools to players who are curious about medieval music but daunted by how little information is on the page. We'll put special focus on "accompanying" medieval monody as a means of sharing rich storytelling with modern audiences. Open to: all instruments, all levels, pitch: A=440Hz
1-2:30pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
$25
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Percussion in Medieval, Renaissance, and Traditional Music (part I of II)
Peter Maund, percussion
We know that a wide variety of percussion instruments were used in medieval and renaissance music, e.g., drums of all shapes and sizes, bells, cymbals, rattles, etc. We don't know what the musicians actually played on these instruments. In this class we'll explore how to add percussion to medieval and renaissance European music. We will examine different approaches and styles in playing monophonic vs. polyphonic music and how percussion can enliven (or, uh, deaden) a piece. Participants may play percussion, a melody instrument, switch from one to the other or just listen! Those who don't own a drum can use any handy percussion instrument you have at home, such as a pot, pan, cardboard box or wastebasket (preferably empty). Tuning for this class is A=440. NB: This class builds and expands on the concepts presented in Peter's previous AEM classes on "Percussion in Medieval and Renaissance Music”, presented in early 2023. Everyone is welcome. Open to: all. Pitch: A=440 Hz
3-4:30pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
$25
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Peter Maund, percussion
We know that a wide variety of percussion instruments were used in medieval and renaissance music, e.g., drums of all shapes and sizes, bells, cymbals, rattles, etc. We don't know what the musicians actually played on these instruments. In this class we'll explore how to add percussion to medieval and renaissance European music. We will examine different approaches and styles in playing monophonic vs. polyphonic music and how percussion can enliven (or, uh, deaden) a piece. Participants may play percussion, a melody instrument, switch from one to the other or just listen! Those who don't own a drum can use any handy percussion instrument you have at home, such as a pot, pan, cardboard box or wastebasket (preferably empty). Tuning for this class is A=440. NB: This class builds and expands on the concepts presented in Peter's previous AEM classes on "Percussion in Medieval and Renaissance Music”, presented in early 2023. Everyone is welcome. Open to: all. Pitch: A=440 Hz
3-4:30pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
$25
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Hidden Virtuosa: How Music and Literacy empowered women and girls in Baroque Venice’s Social Welfare Institutions
Gwyn Roberts, presenter
True stories of the female musicians who drew audiences from all over Europe to hear them, the four institutions where they lived and worked, and the music they sang and played. It’s so much more than just “Vivaldi taught music to girls at an orphanage!” Attendance is free, but you must register to receive the zoom link to join!
5-6:30pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
FREE
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Gwyn Roberts, presenter
True stories of the female musicians who drew audiences from all over Europe to hear them, the four institutions where they lived and worked, and the music they sang and played. It’s so much more than just “Vivaldi taught music to girls at an orphanage!” Attendance is free, but you must register to receive the zoom link to join!
5-6:30pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
FREE
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Revels Presents: Secret Byrd
The Gesualdo Six and Abendmusik
Revels joins forces with Concert Theatre Works to create an immersive musical experience celebrating the music and activism of William Byrd. Witness this extraordinary theatrical concert, which celebrates the 400 year legacy of William Byrd, one of England’s finest composers, through an immersive performance by candlelight. Byrd was a recusant Catholic writing secret masses to be sung by worshippers during the Reformation. These masses were held in people’s homes with smuggled priests and hidden Catholic artifacts. Byrd’s courage in using his art to allow people the freedom of belief inspires us today, when three quarters of the world’s population still live in countries engaging in some form of religious intolerance. Help us celebrate Byrd’s activism by entering a living museum – a concert experience like never before. Created and Directed by Bill Barclay, produced by Concert Theatre Works.
6pm - Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 138 Tremont Street, Boston
$70-90
https://revels.org/event/secretbyrd/
The Gesualdo Six and Abendmusik
Revels joins forces with Concert Theatre Works to create an immersive musical experience celebrating the music and activism of William Byrd. Witness this extraordinary theatrical concert, which celebrates the 400 year legacy of William Byrd, one of England’s finest composers, through an immersive performance by candlelight. Byrd was a recusant Catholic writing secret masses to be sung by worshippers during the Reformation. These masses were held in people’s homes with smuggled priests and hidden Catholic artifacts. Byrd’s courage in using his art to allow people the freedom of belief inspires us today, when three quarters of the world’s population still live in countries engaging in some form of religious intolerance. Help us celebrate Byrd’s activism by entering a living museum – a concert experience like never before. Created and Directed by Bill Barclay, produced by Concert Theatre Works.
6pm - Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 138 Tremont Street, Boston
$70-90
https://revels.org/event/secretbyrd/
The X-tet at the Allen Center
Christina Day Martinson, assistant concertmaster Jesse Irons, and principal players Sarah Darling, violin, Jason Fisher, viola, and Michael Unterman, cello, with Soprano Sonja DuToit Tengblad
Prepare to be captivated by a diverse selection of works by many rarely-heard female composers of the 17th century. This program will also include other notable 17th-century works by Biber, Castello, Marini, Uccellini, Buonamente, Strozzi, Bembo, and de la Guerre.
7:30pm - St. John's Episcopal Church, Jamaica Plain, MA
https://baroque.boston/xtet
Christina Day Martinson, assistant concertmaster Jesse Irons, and principal players Sarah Darling, violin, Jason Fisher, viola, and Michael Unterman, cello, with Soprano Sonja DuToit Tengblad
Prepare to be captivated by a diverse selection of works by many rarely-heard female composers of the 17th century. This program will also include other notable 17th-century works by Biber, Castello, Marini, Uccellini, Buonamente, Strozzi, Bembo, and de la Guerre.
7:30pm - St. John's Episcopal Church, Jamaica Plain, MA
https://baroque.boston/xtet
A Venetian Duel of Bows: Music of Vivaldi, Tartini, Veracini, and Locatelli
Venice Baroque Orchestra (Andrea Marcon, Conductor) with Chouchane Siranossian, violin
Thrill to a program of audacious theatricality from the four musketeers of the Venetian Baroque—Vivaldi, Veracini, Tartini, and Locatelli—as the Venice Baroque Orchestra and violinist Chouchane Siranossian imagine a “battle of the bows” among these celebrated masters. On this battlefield, the violin is the weapon of choice, ideal for demonstrating virtuosity and technical prowess as the performer strives to astonish the listener with compelling artistry and bravura. Don’t miss the spectacular fireworks of this electrifying collaboration between world-class soloist and ensemble performing some of the most brilliantly invigorating concertos from the Venetian Baroque.
8pm - NEC's Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Friday, November 15, 2024 at 8pm (ET). Available to watch until November 29, 2024 at 11:59pm (ET)
https://bemf.org/
Venice Baroque Orchestra (Andrea Marcon, Conductor) with Chouchane Siranossian, violin
Thrill to a program of audacious theatricality from the four musketeers of the Venetian Baroque—Vivaldi, Veracini, Tartini, and Locatelli—as the Venice Baroque Orchestra and violinist Chouchane Siranossian imagine a “battle of the bows” among these celebrated masters. On this battlefield, the violin is the weapon of choice, ideal for demonstrating virtuosity and technical prowess as the performer strives to astonish the listener with compelling artistry and bravura. Don’t miss the spectacular fireworks of this electrifying collaboration between world-class soloist and ensemble performing some of the most brilliantly invigorating concertos from the Venetian Baroque.
8pm - NEC's Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Friday, November 15, 2024 at 8pm (ET). Available to watch until November 29, 2024 at 11:59pm (ET)
https://bemf.org/
Revels Presents: Secret Byrd
The Gesualdo Six and Abendmusik
Revels joins forces with Concert Theatre Works to create an immersive musical experience celebrating the music and activism of William Byrd. Witness this extraordinary theatrical concert, which celebrates the 400 year legacy of William Byrd, one of England’s finest composers, through an immersive performance by candlelight. Byrd was a recusant Catholic writing secret masses to be sung by worshippers during the Reformation. These masses were held in people’s homes with smuggled priests and hidden Catholic artifacts. Byrd’s courage in using his art to allow people the freedom of belief inspires us today, when three quarters of the world’s population still live in countries engaging in some form of religious intolerance. Help us celebrate Byrd’s activism by entering a living museum – a concert experience like never before. Created and Directed by Bill Barclay, produced by Concert Theatre Works.
9pm - Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 138 Tremont Street, Boston
$70-90
https://revels.org/event/secretbyrd/
The Gesualdo Six and Abendmusik
Revels joins forces with Concert Theatre Works to create an immersive musical experience celebrating the music and activism of William Byrd. Witness this extraordinary theatrical concert, which celebrates the 400 year legacy of William Byrd, one of England’s finest composers, through an immersive performance by candlelight. Byrd was a recusant Catholic writing secret masses to be sung by worshippers during the Reformation. These masses were held in people’s homes with smuggled priests and hidden Catholic artifacts. Byrd’s courage in using his art to allow people the freedom of belief inspires us today, when three quarters of the world’s population still live in countries engaging in some form of religious intolerance. Help us celebrate Byrd’s activism by entering a living museum – a concert experience like never before. Created and Directed by Bill Barclay, produced by Concert Theatre Works.
9pm - Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 138 Tremont Street, Boston
$70-90
https://revels.org/event/secretbyrd/
Sunday, November 3
Lamentations - Exploring Musical Tributes on the Death Of…
Annette Bauer, recorder
Composing a musical tribute upon the death of a famous person is a long-standing tradition in music history. Among these, the musical tributes for influential composers, often written by those composers’ students, are especially moving. We will explore several late 14th-early 16th century musical tributes following the deaths of Guillaume de Machaut († 1377), Gilles Binchois († 1460), Johannes Ockeghem († 1497), and Josquin Des Prez († 1521) in four compositions by F. Andrieu, Johannes Ockeghem, Josquin Des Prez, and Nicolas Gombert. Open to: recorder players, all levels, and other instruments/singers (please note: play-along files are made on recorders, i.e. sound an octave higher than written pitch). Pitch: A= 440 Hz.
1-2:30pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
$25
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Annette Bauer, recorder
Composing a musical tribute upon the death of a famous person is a long-standing tradition in music history. Among these, the musical tributes for influential composers, often written by those composers’ students, are especially moving. We will explore several late 14th-early 16th century musical tributes following the deaths of Guillaume de Machaut († 1377), Gilles Binchois († 1460), Johannes Ockeghem († 1497), and Josquin Des Prez († 1521) in four compositions by F. Andrieu, Johannes Ockeghem, Josquin Des Prez, and Nicolas Gombert. Open to: recorder players, all levels, and other instruments/singers (please note: play-along files are made on recorders, i.e. sound an octave higher than written pitch). Pitch: A= 440 Hz.
1-2:30pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
$25
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Villancicos for Viols (and more)
Amy Domingues, viola da gamba
Explore villancicos by Juan del Encina (1468-1529/30), who was a master of this popular vocal form based on rustic themes. His works, as found in the early 16th-century Cancionero de Palacio, feature infectious melodies and rhythms that are a joy to play (and to sing!). This class is geared to viols of low to intermediate level but also open to singers and other instruments who want to explore this repertoire along with us, through custom play-along tracks. Open to: viols, low and intermediate levels, as well as other instruments and singers. Pitch: A=415.
3-4:30pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
$25
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Amy Domingues, viola da gamba
Explore villancicos by Juan del Encina (1468-1529/30), who was a master of this popular vocal form based on rustic themes. His works, as found in the early 16th-century Cancionero de Palacio, feature infectious melodies and rhythms that are a joy to play (and to sing!). This class is geared to viols of low to intermediate level but also open to singers and other instruments who want to explore this repertoire along with us, through custom play-along tracks. Open to: viols, low and intermediate levels, as well as other instruments and singers. Pitch: A=415.
3-4:30pm - online, Zoom link sent to participants
$25
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
The Glorious Ones
Ensemble Chaconne (Peter H. Bloom, baroque flute; Carol Lewis, viola da gamba; Olav Chris Henriksen, baroque lute) continues its 39th season with a concert in the beautiful sanctuary of St Stephens, featuring masterworks by J.S. Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Telemann, François Couperin, and Silvius Leopold Weiss.
3pm - St. Stephen's Cohasset, 16 Highland Ave. Cohasset, MA
Ensemble Chaconne (Peter H. Bloom, baroque flute; Carol Lewis, viola da gamba; Olav Chris Henriksen, baroque lute) continues its 39th season with a concert in the beautiful sanctuary of St Stephens, featuring masterworks by J.S. Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Telemann, François Couperin, and Silvius Leopold Weiss.
3pm - St. Stephen's Cohasset, 16 Highland Ave. Cohasset, MA
Saturday, November 9
At Home in Sweden
Lyracle: Ashley Mulcahy, mezzo soprano, James Perretta, lyra viol, Julia Bengtsson, baroque dance, Lindsey Clark, nyckelharpa
Welcome the sweater weather and cozy up with tea and cookies to enjoy music and dance for a Swedish living room! We’ll explore how music from 17th-c. Europe’s courts, theatres, churches, and street corners all made its way into the very same pages where it delighted communities of friends and family in Sweden’s living rooms.
3pm - United First Parish Church (Parish Hall) 1306 Hancock St, Quincy MA
$10-20
www.lyraclemusic.com
Lyracle: Ashley Mulcahy, mezzo soprano, James Perretta, lyra viol, Julia Bengtsson, baroque dance, Lindsey Clark, nyckelharpa
Welcome the sweater weather and cozy up with tea and cookies to enjoy music and dance for a Swedish living room! We’ll explore how music from 17th-c. Europe’s courts, theatres, churches, and street corners all made its way into the very same pages where it delighted communities of friends and family in Sweden’s living rooms.
3pm - United First Parish Church (Parish Hall) 1306 Hancock St, Quincy MA
$10-20
www.lyraclemusic.com
Worlds Collide Showcase
This performance will be a concert, competition, and fundraising event focused on cross-genre collaboration. Artists from different musical backgrounds are teamed up to perform original songs and original covers combining different genres of music and fundraise for a charity of their choice. This event has been a key part of the Pandora Consort mission to bring early music to new audiences and collaborate with musicians and artists from all genres. Come enjoy an evening of world premieres featuring Boston's most talented up and coming musicians! This event is 21+ as alcohol will be served at the venue.
8:30pm - The Lilypad, 1353 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA
Suggested donation of $20, with no one turned away for lack of funds
https://www.thepandoraconsort.com/
This performance will be a concert, competition, and fundraising event focused on cross-genre collaboration. Artists from different musical backgrounds are teamed up to perform original songs and original covers combining different genres of music and fundraise for a charity of their choice. This event has been a key part of the Pandora Consort mission to bring early music to new audiences and collaborate with musicians and artists from all genres. Come enjoy an evening of world premieres featuring Boston's most talented up and coming musicians! This event is 21+ as alcohol will be served at the venue.
8:30pm - The Lilypad, 1353 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA
Suggested donation of $20, with no one turned away for lack of funds
https://www.thepandoraconsort.com/
Sunday, November 10
West Gallery Music workshop
Bruce Randall, leader
West Gallery Music is suitable for all voices and melodic instruments (bowed strings, bassoons, concertinas, trombones, &c.). Most of it is not particularly difficult, and is great fun to sing and play! Music books will be provided. Masking is optional, but shoes are not permitted (it's a dance floor); please bring some slippers or socks.
2-5pm - Newton Highlands Congregational Church, 54 Lincoln St. Newton, MA
Free; donations to defray expenses are warmly welcomed.
Bruce Randall, leader
West Gallery Music is suitable for all voices and melodic instruments (bowed strings, bassoons, concertinas, trombones, &c.). Most of it is not particularly difficult, and is great fun to sing and play! Music books will be provided. Masking is optional, but shoes are not permitted (it's a dance floor); please bring some slippers or socks.
2-5pm - Newton Highlands Congregational Church, 54 Lincoln St. Newton, MA
Free; donations to defray expenses are warmly welcomed.
At Home in Sweden
Lyracle: Ashley Mulcahy, mezzo soprano, James Perretta, lyra viol, Julia Bengtsson, baroque dance, Lindsey Clark, nyckelharpa
Welcome the sweater weather and cozy up with tea and cookies to enjoy music and dance for a Swedish living room! We’ll explore how music from 17th-c. Europe’s courts, theatres, churches, and street corners all made its way into the very same pages where it delighted communities of friends and family in Sweden’s living rooms.
3pm - Somerville Music Spaces, 1060 Broadway, Somerville
$10-20
www.lyraclemusic.com
Lyracle: Ashley Mulcahy, mezzo soprano, James Perretta, lyra viol, Julia Bengtsson, baroque dance, Lindsey Clark, nyckelharpa
Welcome the sweater weather and cozy up with tea and cookies to enjoy music and dance for a Swedish living room! We’ll explore how music from 17th-c. Europe’s courts, theatres, churches, and street corners all made its way into the very same pages where it delighted communities of friends and family in Sweden’s living rooms.
3pm - Somerville Music Spaces, 1060 Broadway, Somerville
$10-20
www.lyraclemusic.com
A Confluence of Cultures: Chamber Music and the Immigrant Experience
Renee Hemsing, violin, Guy Fishman, cello, Ian Watson, harpsichord
Step into a transcendent afternoon of chamber music that resonates with the rich tapestry of immigrant experiences and the universal language of music. This concert, thoughtfully curated around the theme of immigration, showcases the profound contributions of immigrant composers to the world of classical music. Each piece performed is a testament to the journeys, trials, and triumphs of those who have ventured far from their homelands in pursuit of their artistic passions. Throughout the afternoon, you will be transported through a diverse repertoire that spans continents and centuries, featuring works by luminaries such as George Frederic Handel, Luigi Boccherini, Jean Baptiste Lully, and Dietrich Buxtehude. Their music not only reflects their personal struggles and aspirations but also celebrates the universality of human experience. As you immerse yourself in the exquisite harmonies and intricate melodies, you'll embark on a journey that transcends geographical boundaries and speaks directly to the heart. Join us for an unforgettable exploration of how music, in the hands of immigrant composers, has the power to bridge cultures, evoke emotions, and inspire profound connections across time and place.
4pm - West End Museum, 150 Staniford St. Suite 7 (on Lomasney Way) Boston, MA
FREE
https://www.crescendoproductions-arts.com/
Renee Hemsing, violin, Guy Fishman, cello, Ian Watson, harpsichord
Step into a transcendent afternoon of chamber music that resonates with the rich tapestry of immigrant experiences and the universal language of music. This concert, thoughtfully curated around the theme of immigration, showcases the profound contributions of immigrant composers to the world of classical music. Each piece performed is a testament to the journeys, trials, and triumphs of those who have ventured far from their homelands in pursuit of their artistic passions. Throughout the afternoon, you will be transported through a diverse repertoire that spans continents and centuries, featuring works by luminaries such as George Frederic Handel, Luigi Boccherini, Jean Baptiste Lully, and Dietrich Buxtehude. Their music not only reflects their personal struggles and aspirations but also celebrates the universality of human experience. As you immerse yourself in the exquisite harmonies and intricate melodies, you'll embark on a journey that transcends geographical boundaries and speaks directly to the heart. Join us for an unforgettable exploration of how music, in the hands of immigrant composers, has the power to bridge cultures, evoke emotions, and inspire profound connections across time and place.
4pm - West End Museum, 150 Staniford St. Suite 7 (on Lomasney Way) Boston, MA
FREE
https://www.crescendoproductions-arts.com/
starting Monday, November 11
Practical Musicianship and Music Theory for Early Musicians
Shira Kammen, instructor
This online class is designed as a musical workout, using the music of the Medieval & Renaissance periods, as well as varied modal music such as Celtic, Eastern European and other traditional and high art styles to exercise and strengthen our musical language and experience. We'll have adventures with pitch and rhythm, modes, improvisation, intervals, ensemble techniques, music theory, arranging and more. We’ll study rhythm with the eccentric composers of the Ars Subtilior, dance music of Eastern Europe, musical imitation with Josquin des Pres and Palestrina, musical forms with the likes of Guillaume Dufay and Francesco Landini, among many other esteemed musical guides and subjects) Open to all singers and instrumentalists, 440Hz.
5:30-6:45 p.m. ET - Online
Four sessions $100. Mondays, November 11, 18, 25 & December 2
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Shira Kammen, instructor
This online class is designed as a musical workout, using the music of the Medieval & Renaissance periods, as well as varied modal music such as Celtic, Eastern European and other traditional and high art styles to exercise and strengthen our musical language and experience. We'll have adventures with pitch and rhythm, modes, improvisation, intervals, ensemble techniques, music theory, arranging and more. We’ll study rhythm with the eccentric composers of the Ars Subtilior, dance music of Eastern Europe, musical imitation with Josquin des Pres and Palestrina, musical forms with the likes of Guillaume Dufay and Francesco Landini, among many other esteemed musical guides and subjects) Open to all singers and instrumentalists, 440Hz.
5:30-6:45 p.m. ET - Online
Four sessions $100. Mondays, November 11, 18, 25 & December 2
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Tuesday, November 12
Banchetto Musicale
Tufts Early Music Ensemble: Jane Hershey, Director, with guest Dan Meyers, recorders, sackbut
Lieder and instrumental music by Henry Isaac and Ludwig Senfl for Renaissance ensemble including krummhorns, violas da gamba, recorders, lute, harp, table organ, baroque flute and voices.
8pm - Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, 20 Talbot Ave. Medford, MA
FREE
Link to stream event: go.tufts.edu/musiclivestream
go.tufts.edu/musicevents
Tufts Early Music Ensemble: Jane Hershey, Director, with guest Dan Meyers, recorders, sackbut
Lieder and instrumental music by Henry Isaac and Ludwig Senfl for Renaissance ensemble including krummhorns, violas da gamba, recorders, lute, harp, table organ, baroque flute and voices.
8pm - Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, 20 Talbot Ave. Medford, MA
FREE
Link to stream event: go.tufts.edu/musiclivestream
go.tufts.edu/musicevents
Friday, November 15
East-West
Sarasa Ensemble: Elicia Silverstein, Rebecca Nelson, Danilo Bonina, violins; Jenny Stirling, viola; Jennifer Morsches, Timothy Merton, cellos; John McKean, harpsichord
Music from the West inspired by Eastern traditions, including Lully, Kodály, Bartók, Vivaldi, and Ali Ufkî Bey
7pm - Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro, VT
$20
https://www.sarasamusic.org/east-west
Sarasa Ensemble: Elicia Silverstein, Rebecca Nelson, Danilo Bonina, violins; Jenny Stirling, viola; Jennifer Morsches, Timothy Merton, cellos; John McKean, harpsichord
Music from the West inspired by Eastern traditions, including Lully, Kodály, Bartók, Vivaldi, and Ali Ufkî Bey
7pm - Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro, VT
$20
https://www.sarasamusic.org/east-west
Pandora at Mort's Resort
The Pandora Consort will perform a new program of Hildegard von Bingen and historical and contemporary folk music at Mort’s Resort, Somerville’s premier subterranean acoustic venue/prison/place of worship! This program features folk favorites from past programs as well as brand new vocal arrangements of folk and contemporary songs. There may even be a singalong or two!
7:30pm - Mort's Resort, Raymond Ave. Somerville, MA
https://www.thepandoraconsort.com/upcoming
The Pandora Consort will perform a new program of Hildegard von Bingen and historical and contemporary folk music at Mort’s Resort, Somerville’s premier subterranean acoustic venue/prison/place of worship! This program features folk favorites from past programs as well as brand new vocal arrangements of folk and contemporary songs. There may even be a singalong or two!
7:30pm - Mort's Resort, Raymond Ave. Somerville, MA
https://www.thepandoraconsort.com/upcoming
Saturday, November 16
Music to Lighten the Darkness
Cappella Clausura
As the winter deepens and the days become shorter, we take this time to reflect on light and darkness - physical and emotional - and the challenges that we all face during this cold and lonely time. Cappella Clausura offers a performance on these subjects as a spiritual balm, and a call to celebrate love, life, and connection. Please join us for this journey, as we bring you through darkness to light. Music by Anna Clyne, Alma Mahler and others. Including a performance of Francis Poulenc’s epic and rarely-heard “Soir de Neige”.
4pm - Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge St. Newton, MA
Buy Tickets: https://cappellaclausura.thundertix.com/
Cappella Clausura
As the winter deepens and the days become shorter, we take this time to reflect on light and darkness - physical and emotional - and the challenges that we all face during this cold and lonely time. Cappella Clausura offers a performance on these subjects as a spiritual balm, and a call to celebrate love, life, and connection. Please join us for this journey, as we bring you through darkness to light. Music by Anna Clyne, Alma Mahler and others. Including a performance of Francis Poulenc’s epic and rarely-heard “Soir de Neige”.
4pm - Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge St. Newton, MA
Buy Tickets: https://cappellaclausura.thundertix.com/
Harmonies of Majesty: Music from the Court of King George III
Daniel Adam Maltz, fortepiano
The contrast between the musical traditions of Colonial America and those of Great Britain during the reign of George III is striking. While the colonists were embracing folk songs and ballads to express their frustrations and aspirations for independence, British loyalists and the Monarchy remained avid patrons of classical music. Performed in the country estate of a prominent Loyalist family, Harmonies of Majesty: Music from the Court of George III provides a glimpse into the cultural and ideological landscape of the time when music echoed the hopes, dreams, and conflicts of those loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution. Through compositions by Mozart and Haydn performed by acclaimed fortepianist Daniel Adam Maltz, and context provided by historian Robert Allison, this program offers a nuanced understanding of the social and political dynamics of the American Revolutionary era through the lens of music. Program includes Haydn: Sonata in A Major, Hob. XVI:30 and Mozart Sonata in F Major, K. 533/494. Reception to follow.
5pm - 33 Shirley Street Boston, MA
$35
https://www.crescendoproductions-arts.com/
Daniel Adam Maltz, fortepiano
The contrast between the musical traditions of Colonial America and those of Great Britain during the reign of George III is striking. While the colonists were embracing folk songs and ballads to express their frustrations and aspirations for independence, British loyalists and the Monarchy remained avid patrons of classical music. Performed in the country estate of a prominent Loyalist family, Harmonies of Majesty: Music from the Court of George III provides a glimpse into the cultural and ideological landscape of the time when music echoed the hopes, dreams, and conflicts of those loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution. Through compositions by Mozart and Haydn performed by acclaimed fortepianist Daniel Adam Maltz, and context provided by historian Robert Allison, this program offers a nuanced understanding of the social and political dynamics of the American Revolutionary era through the lens of music. Program includes Haydn: Sonata in A Major, Hob. XVI:30 and Mozart Sonata in F Major, K. 533/494. Reception to follow.
5pm - 33 Shirley Street Boston, MA
$35
https://www.crescendoproductions-arts.com/
East-West
Sarasa Ensemble: Elicia Silverstein, Rebecca Nelson, Danilo Bonina, violins; Jenny Stirling, viola; Jennifer Morsches, Timothy Merton, cellos; John McKean, harpsichord
Music from the West inspired by Eastern traditions, including Lully, Kodály, Bartók, Vivaldi, and Ali Ufkî Bey
7pm - Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Park
$20
https://www.sarasamusic.org/east-west
Sarasa Ensemble: Elicia Silverstein, Rebecca Nelson, Danilo Bonina, violins; Jenny Stirling, viola; Jennifer Morsches, Timothy Merton, cellos; John McKean, harpsichord
Music from the West inspired by Eastern traditions, including Lully, Kodály, Bartók, Vivaldi, and Ali Ufkî Bey
7pm - Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Park
$20
https://www.sarasamusic.org/east-west
London Rivals: Cantatas and Sonatas by Nicola Porpora and George Frederick Handel
Teresa Wakim, soprano, Jesse Irons, violin, Sarah Freiberg Ellison, cello, Andrus Madsen, harpsichord
In 1733 Frederick, Prince of Wales brought in the composer Nicola Porpora and founded the Opera of the Nobility to rival his father George II’s opera company, which was directed by George Frederick Handel. The two opera companies competed for singers, and for an audience, and by 1737 both opera companies were bankrupt. This concert features cantatas, violin sonatas, and keyboard fugues by the rival music directors Nicola Porpora and George Frederick Handel. While Handel is certainly the best known of the two composers today, you might just find Porpora a more capable rival to Handel than you would have guessed. We’ll help you compare them! Jesse Irons will play violin sonatas by both composers, Teresa Wakim will sing cantatas by each of them, and Andrus Madsen will play keyboard fugues by the rivals—all joined by continuo cellist Sarah Freiberg Ellison.
7:30pm - Nathaniel Allen House, 35 Webster St. Newton, MA
General admission - $35.00, Senior - $30.00, Student/Low Income - $10.00, Under 18 - $0.00
https://www.newtonbaroque.org/
Teresa Wakim, soprano, Jesse Irons, violin, Sarah Freiberg Ellison, cello, Andrus Madsen, harpsichord
In 1733 Frederick, Prince of Wales brought in the composer Nicola Porpora and founded the Opera of the Nobility to rival his father George II’s opera company, which was directed by George Frederick Handel. The two opera companies competed for singers, and for an audience, and by 1737 both opera companies were bankrupt. This concert features cantatas, violin sonatas, and keyboard fugues by the rival music directors Nicola Porpora and George Frederick Handel. While Handel is certainly the best known of the two composers today, you might just find Porpora a more capable rival to Handel than you would have guessed. We’ll help you compare them! Jesse Irons will play violin sonatas by both composers, Teresa Wakim will sing cantatas by each of them, and Andrus Madsen will play keyboard fugues by the rivals—all joined by continuo cellist Sarah Freiberg Ellison.
7:30pm - Nathaniel Allen House, 35 Webster St. Newton, MA
General admission - $35.00, Senior - $30.00, Student/Low Income - $10.00, Under 18 - $0.00
https://www.newtonbaroque.org/
Portraits in Song: A Choral Gallery
Oriana Consort
Join us to celebrate Oriana’s 30th season! Every piece on this program is associated with a persona of some kind--actual, fictional, historical, biblical, or metaphorical. This fall we encounter notable personae in the news every day, so we offer a choral concert populated by many notable and distinct personae, with music by Benjamin Britten, Claudio Monteverdi, Ivor Davies, Thomas Weelkes, Rosephanye Powell, and Oriana's own Walter Chapin.
8pm - University Lutheran Church, 66 Winthrop St. Cambridge, MA
http://orianaconsort.org
Oriana Consort
Join us to celebrate Oriana’s 30th season! Every piece on this program is associated with a persona of some kind--actual, fictional, historical, biblical, or metaphorical. This fall we encounter notable personae in the news every day, so we offer a choral concert populated by many notable and distinct personae, with music by Benjamin Britten, Claudio Monteverdi, Ivor Davies, Thomas Weelkes, Rosephanye Powell, and Oriana's own Walter Chapin.
8pm - University Lutheran Church, 66 Winthrop St. Cambridge, MA
http://orianaconsort.org
The Cask of Amontillado - A Choral Drama
Nightingale Vocal Ensemble
Barbara Allen Hill, Benjamin Perry, Nathan Halbur, Erin Hogan and Angela Yam, voices, David Elliott, narrator
Join us for a captivating and spine-tingling evening at First Parish In Lincoln as five vocalists and narrator bring Edgar Allan Poe's chilling tale to life through mesmerizing choral performances set to the haunting music of Gesualdo in The Cask of Amontillado - a Choral Drama. Most infamous for murdering his wife and her lover (and well known for his dissonant Italian Renaissance polyphonic music), Gesualdo pairs perfectly with the macabre writing for which Poe is most famous. Immerse yourself in the dramatic storytelling and powerful harmonies that will transport you to another world. Don't miss this unique fusion of literature and music.
8:00 PM - First Parish of Lincoln, 14 Bedford Road, Lincoln, MA
https://www.nightingalevocalensemble.com/
Nightingale Vocal Ensemble
Barbara Allen Hill, Benjamin Perry, Nathan Halbur, Erin Hogan and Angela Yam, voices, David Elliott, narrator
Join us for a captivating and spine-tingling evening at First Parish In Lincoln as five vocalists and narrator bring Edgar Allan Poe's chilling tale to life through mesmerizing choral performances set to the haunting music of Gesualdo in The Cask of Amontillado - a Choral Drama. Most infamous for murdering his wife and her lover (and well known for his dissonant Italian Renaissance polyphonic music), Gesualdo pairs perfectly with the macabre writing for which Poe is most famous. Immerse yourself in the dramatic storytelling and powerful harmonies that will transport you to another world. Don't miss this unique fusion of literature and music.
8:00 PM - First Parish of Lincoln, 14 Bedford Road, Lincoln, MA
https://www.nightingalevocalensemble.com/
Sunday, November 17
Vintage Recorder Trio in Concert
Vintage Recorder Trio: Aldo Abreu, Sarah Cantor and Martin Bernstein, recorders
The trio presents a program of recorder music throughout the ages.
2:00pm - Druker Auditorium, Newton Free Library, 330 Homer Street, Newton
https://newtonfreelibrary.libcal.com/event/13317022
Vintage Recorder Trio: Aldo Abreu, Sarah Cantor and Martin Bernstein, recorders
The trio presents a program of recorder music throughout the ages.
2:00pm - Druker Auditorium, Newton Free Library, 330 Homer Street, Newton
https://newtonfreelibrary.libcal.com/event/13317022
Of Trolls and Men
Duo Maresienne: Carol Lewis, bass, pardessus & lyra viols; Olav Chris Henriksen, baroque guitar & cittern
Music from 18th-century Norway. Come hear folk songs, fairytale tunes and dances from the mountains, plus sonatas & suites from the cities of Norway. There will be a sonata by Schenck, lyra viol music by Peter Bang, and even a "Folies d'Espagne" by Johanne Christine Winding. And many other treats!
3:00 pm - Somerville Museum, Central St. at Westwood Road (entrance on Westwood Road), Somerville, MA
For information, call (617)666-9810 or go to www.somervillemuseum.org
Duo Maresienne: Carol Lewis, bass, pardessus & lyra viols; Olav Chris Henriksen, baroque guitar & cittern
Music from 18th-century Norway. Come hear folk songs, fairytale tunes and dances from the mountains, plus sonatas & suites from the cities of Norway. There will be a sonata by Schenck, lyra viol music by Peter Bang, and even a "Folies d'Espagne" by Johanne Christine Winding. And many other treats!
3:00 pm - Somerville Museum, Central St. at Westwood Road (entrance on Westwood Road), Somerville, MA
For information, call (617)666-9810 or go to www.somervillemuseum.org
The First Viennese School: Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven
Daniel Adam Maltz, fortepiano
Immerse yourself in the beautiful melodies and harmonies that defined the classical period of music as reknown fortepianist Daniel Adam Maltz brings to life the genius of Haydn, the brilliance of Mozart, and the revolutionary spirit of Beethoven; all in the beautiful and historic setting of Stonehurst, The Robert Treat Paine Estate. Called “a master of the Viennese fortepiano,” Daniel’s performances are praised for their extraordinary precision and lightness. Critics applaud his “very sensitive phrasing” and “marvelous dynamic contrasts” featuring “broad warmth” and “lavish but tasteful” playing. You won't want to miss this unique opporunity to experience the music of these three iconic masters the way it was meant to be heard; in a period setting on an instrument that would have been familiar to the composers themselves. Stonehurst will be open at 3:00 pm if you wish to arrive early and explore the house. Mozart: Rondo in A Minor, K. 511, Mozart: Sonata in F major K 533/494, Haydn: Sonata in A Major, Hob. XVI:30, Haydn: Sonata in D major Hob. XVI:37, Beethoven: Andante "favori" WoO 57
4pm - Stonehurst, 100 Robert Treat Paine Drive Waltham, MA
FREE, but your generous donation in any amount helps to support the artist and future programming. A reserved ticket is required due to limited seating.
https://www.crescendoproductions-arts.com/
Daniel Adam Maltz, fortepiano
Immerse yourself in the beautiful melodies and harmonies that defined the classical period of music as reknown fortepianist Daniel Adam Maltz brings to life the genius of Haydn, the brilliance of Mozart, and the revolutionary spirit of Beethoven; all in the beautiful and historic setting of Stonehurst, The Robert Treat Paine Estate. Called “a master of the Viennese fortepiano,” Daniel’s performances are praised for their extraordinary precision and lightness. Critics applaud his “very sensitive phrasing” and “marvelous dynamic contrasts” featuring “broad warmth” and “lavish but tasteful” playing. You won't want to miss this unique opporunity to experience the music of these three iconic masters the way it was meant to be heard; in a period setting on an instrument that would have been familiar to the composers themselves. Stonehurst will be open at 3:00 pm if you wish to arrive early and explore the house. Mozart: Rondo in A Minor, K. 511, Mozart: Sonata in F major K 533/494, Haydn: Sonata in A Major, Hob. XVI:30, Haydn: Sonata in D major Hob. XVI:37, Beethoven: Andante "favori" WoO 57
4pm - Stonehurst, 100 Robert Treat Paine Drive Waltham, MA
FREE, but your generous donation in any amount helps to support the artist and future programming. A reserved ticket is required due to limited seating.
https://www.crescendoproductions-arts.com/
Works by Bach
Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Museum, Harvard University Choir, Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra
Johan Sebastian Bach's BWV 115, 180, 1165. Pre-cocnert lecture at 3pm in Holden Chapel by Professor Daniel R. Melamed
4pm - Memorial Church of Harvard University, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA
FREE admission. Livestream at memorial church.harvard.edu
Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Museum, Harvard University Choir, Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra
Johan Sebastian Bach's BWV 115, 180, 1165. Pre-cocnert lecture at 3pm in Holden Chapel by Professor Daniel R. Melamed
4pm - Memorial Church of Harvard University, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA
FREE admission. Livestream at memorial church.harvard.edu
Shabbat Across Early Modern Europe: Baroque Jewish Music
Longy Viol Consort: Katja Pennypacker, Cannon McClure, voice, Julian Bernal, Guinevere Conner, Matthew Dunn, Kevin Lubin, Itzel Orellano Sierra, viols and violins
The Longy Viol Consort offers a concert exploring the rich growth of Jewish musical culture throughout continental Europe in the Baroque era. Music written for Shabbat services in the 17th and 18th centuries forms the core of this program. The concert includes music composed specifically for synagogue use in the Italian-Jewish community and the Sephardi community in Amsterdam, by composers such as Salamone Rossi, Leonora Duarte, Abraham Caceres, and Cristiano Lidarti. It also includes some new arrangements of contemporary and familiar Shabbat songs created for early music instruments, which transport those pieces into a different realm. Longy Viol Consort is a new ensemble of voices and viols formed by students and graduates of the Longy School of Music under the direction of Jane Hershey. It is a flexible ensemble and often features guest performers Longy Viol Consort loves to share rarely heard music with audiences, from fun English songs of the 16th century to gorgeous Jewish Baroque repertoire to premiering new operas about trees shaped like broccoli.
6pm - Congregation Kehillath Israel, 384 Harvard St. Brookline, MA
$18-40
https://jewishbaroque.eventbrite.com
Longy Viol Consort: Katja Pennypacker, Cannon McClure, voice, Julian Bernal, Guinevere Conner, Matthew Dunn, Kevin Lubin, Itzel Orellano Sierra, viols and violins
The Longy Viol Consort offers a concert exploring the rich growth of Jewish musical culture throughout continental Europe in the Baroque era. Music written for Shabbat services in the 17th and 18th centuries forms the core of this program. The concert includes music composed specifically for synagogue use in the Italian-Jewish community and the Sephardi community in Amsterdam, by composers such as Salamone Rossi, Leonora Duarte, Abraham Caceres, and Cristiano Lidarti. It also includes some new arrangements of contemporary and familiar Shabbat songs created for early music instruments, which transport those pieces into a different realm. Longy Viol Consort is a new ensemble of voices and viols formed by students and graduates of the Longy School of Music under the direction of Jane Hershey. It is a flexible ensemble and often features guest performers Longy Viol Consort loves to share rarely heard music with audiences, from fun English songs of the 16th century to gorgeous Jewish Baroque repertoire to premiering new operas about trees shaped like broccoli.
6pm - Congregation Kehillath Israel, 384 Harvard St. Brookline, MA
$18-40
https://jewishbaroque.eventbrite.com
London Rivals: Cantatas and Sonatas by Nicola Porpora and George Frederick Handel
Teresa Wakim, soprano, Jesse Irons, violin, Sarah Freiberg Ellison, cello, Andrus Madsen, harpsichord
In 1733 Frederick, Prince of Wales brought in the composer Nicola Porpora and founded the Opera of the Nobility to rival his father George II’s opera company, which was directed by George Frederick Handel. The two opera companies competed for singers, and for an audience, and by 1737 both opera companies were bankrupt. This concert features cantatas, violin sonatas, and keyboard fugues by the rival music directors Nicola Porpora and George Frederick Handel. While Handel is certainly the best known of the two composers today, you might just find Porpora a more capable rival to Handel than you would have guessed. We’ll help you compare them! Jesse Irons will play violin sonatas by both composers, Teresa Wakim will sing cantatas by each of them, and Andrus Madsen will play keyboard fugues by the rivals—all joined by continuo cellist Sarah Freiberg Ellison.
7:30pm - Goethe-Institut Boston, 170 Beacon St. Boston, MA
General admission - $35.00, Senior - $30.00, Student/Low Income - $10.00, Under 18 - $0.00
https://www.newtonbaroque.org/
Teresa Wakim, soprano, Jesse Irons, violin, Sarah Freiberg Ellison, cello, Andrus Madsen, harpsichord
In 1733 Frederick, Prince of Wales brought in the composer Nicola Porpora and founded the Opera of the Nobility to rival his father George II’s opera company, which was directed by George Frederick Handel. The two opera companies competed for singers, and for an audience, and by 1737 both opera companies were bankrupt. This concert features cantatas, violin sonatas, and keyboard fugues by the rival music directors Nicola Porpora and George Frederick Handel. While Handel is certainly the best known of the two composers today, you might just find Porpora a more capable rival to Handel than you would have guessed. We’ll help you compare them! Jesse Irons will play violin sonatas by both composers, Teresa Wakim will sing cantatas by each of them, and Andrus Madsen will play keyboard fugues by the rivals—all joined by continuo cellist Sarah Freiberg Ellison.
7:30pm - Goethe-Institut Boston, 170 Beacon St. Boston, MA
General admission - $35.00, Senior - $30.00, Student/Low Income - $10.00, Under 18 - $0.00
https://www.newtonbaroque.org/
Friday, November 22
Deux Violons: Music for Violin Duo
Elm City Consort: Daniel Lee and Mandy Wolman, violinists
This program explores musical gems written and arranged for two violins, including those by the eighteenth-century virtuoso violinists Jean-Marie Leclair and Jean-Pierre Guignon, the dueling rivals in the king’s orchestra in Paris.
5pm - Dwight Chapel (Yale Old Campus), 67 High St., New Haven, CT
https://www.elmcityconsort.org/2024-2025-season
Elm City Consort: Daniel Lee and Mandy Wolman, violinists
This program explores musical gems written and arranged for two violins, including those by the eighteenth-century virtuoso violinists Jean-Marie Leclair and Jean-Pierre Guignon, the dueling rivals in the king’s orchestra in Paris.
5pm - Dwight Chapel (Yale Old Campus), 67 High St., New Haven, CT
https://www.elmcityconsort.org/2024-2025-season
Recital - Providence Baroque
Maximilian St. George, flute, Laura Gulley, violin, Daniel Rowe, cello, Frederick Jodry, harpsichord
Works by Bach, Telemann, and Loeillet
7:30pm - St. Stephen's Church, Lady Chapel, Providence, RI
Maximilian St. George, flute, Laura Gulley, violin, Daniel Rowe, cello, Frederick Jodry, harpsichord
Works by Bach, Telemann, and Loeillet
7:30pm - St. Stephen's Church, Lady Chapel, Providence, RI
Of Trolls and Men
Duo Maresienne: Carol Lewis, bass, pardessus & lyra viols; Olav Chris Henriksen, baroque guitar & cittern
Music from 18th-century Norway, with folk songs, dances, sonatas & suites by Schenck, Storm, Winding & others.
8:00 pm - Lindsay Chapel, First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden St. (entrance on Mason St.), Cambridge, MA
For information, call (617)776-0692 or go to www.duomaresienne.com
Duo Maresienne: Carol Lewis, bass, pardessus & lyra viols; Olav Chris Henriksen, baroque guitar & cittern
Music from 18th-century Norway, with folk songs, dances, sonatas & suites by Schenck, Storm, Winding & others.
8:00 pm - Lindsay Chapel, First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden St. (entrance on Mason St.), Cambridge, MA
For information, call (617)776-0692 or go to www.duomaresienne.com
Portraits in Song: A Choral Gallery
Oriana Consort
Join us to celebrate Oriana’s 30th season! Every piece on this program is associated with a persona of some kind--actual, fictional, historical, biblical, or metaphorical. This fall we encounter notable personae in the news every day, so we offer a choral concert populated by many notable and distinct personae, with music by Benjamin Britten, Claudio Monteverdi, Ivor Davies, Thomas Weelkes, Rosephanye Powell, and Oriana's own Walter Chapin.
8pm - Trinity Episcopal Church, 81 Elm St. Concord, MA
http://orianaconsort.org
Oriana Consort
Join us to celebrate Oriana’s 30th season! Every piece on this program is associated with a persona of some kind--actual, fictional, historical, biblical, or metaphorical. This fall we encounter notable personae in the news every day, so we offer a choral concert populated by many notable and distinct personae, with music by Benjamin Britten, Claudio Monteverdi, Ivor Davies, Thomas Weelkes, Rosephanye Powell, and Oriana's own Walter Chapin.
8pm - Trinity Episcopal Church, 81 Elm St. Concord, MA
http://orianaconsort.org
Saturday, November 23
Teacher and Student: Music of Heinrich Isaac and Ludwig Senfl
Allegra Martin, director
Join us for the finest polyphony of the early Renaissance, exploring the stunning and complex works of one of the most famous composers of his day, Heinrich Isaac, and his most notable pupil, Ludwig Senfl. Combined, their work at the court of the Holy Roman Emperor helped modernize the German musical world. We will perform some of their best-known pieces written for historical events, such as Isaac’s “Virgo Prudentissima,” and will also explore their sensitive and humorous sides.
7pm - All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon St. Brookline
https://convivium.org/
Allegra Martin, director
Join us for the finest polyphony of the early Renaissance, exploring the stunning and complex works of one of the most famous composers of his day, Heinrich Isaac, and his most notable pupil, Ludwig Senfl. Combined, their work at the court of the Holy Roman Emperor helped modernize the German musical world. We will perform some of their best-known pieces written for historical events, such as Isaac’s “Virgo Prudentissima,” and will also explore their sensitive and humorous sides.
7pm - All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon St. Brookline
https://convivium.org/
Sunday, November 24
Baroque Brilliance
Sounds of Stow
Join the Sounds of Stow Chorus & Orchestra for their 46th season opening concert: “Baroque Brilliance”. Under the direction of Barbara Jones, the chorus and orchestra open with Giovanni Gabrieli’s stunning “Jubilate Deo” for double chorus accompanied by brass ensemble of four trumpets, four trombones. This opener raises the curtain on music by three great Baroque composer, all born in 1685. Scarlatti -- “Iste confessor”, “Cibavit eos”; Handel -- delightful and sensuous selections from “Solomon”; and Bach – moving motet “Der Gerechte kommt um” and beloved “Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring” – some selections will be familiar, others less so, but all are interesting and rewarding. In addition, our instrumentalists: brass, winds and strings, will enhance the program with selections that will be sure to enhance this delightful program.
2pm - Maynard High School, 1 Tiger Dive in Maynard, MA
$10-30
https://soundsofstow.org/season/
Sounds of Stow
Join the Sounds of Stow Chorus & Orchestra for their 46th season opening concert: “Baroque Brilliance”. Under the direction of Barbara Jones, the chorus and orchestra open with Giovanni Gabrieli’s stunning “Jubilate Deo” for double chorus accompanied by brass ensemble of four trumpets, four trombones. This opener raises the curtain on music by three great Baroque composer, all born in 1685. Scarlatti -- “Iste confessor”, “Cibavit eos”; Handel -- delightful and sensuous selections from “Solomon”; and Bach – moving motet “Der Gerechte kommt um” and beloved “Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring” – some selections will be familiar, others less so, but all are interesting and rewarding. In addition, our instrumentalists: brass, winds and strings, will enhance the program with selections that will be sure to enhance this delightful program.
2pm - Maynard High School, 1 Tiger Dive in Maynard, MA
$10-30
https://soundsofstow.org/season/
Crossing the Channel
Courante: Jan Elliott, recorder; David Gable, violin; Molly Johnston, viola da gamba; Brittany Lord, harpsichord.
The program features music by composers who crossed the English Channel to further their careers. From Giovanni Coprario (John Cooper) to George Frideric Handel (Georg Friederich Händel), composers traveled both ways across the channel to apprentice, perform, teach or compose. Courante honors them with an offering of trio sonatas, fantasias and dances. Founded in 2016, Courante performs baroque music on historic instruments at baroque pitch (A=415). Members include
3:00pm - Church of the Messiah, 22 Church St., Woods Hole, MA
Doors open at 2:30pm. Admission is by donation, with $20 suggested; children free.
Courante: Jan Elliott, recorder; David Gable, violin; Molly Johnston, viola da gamba; Brittany Lord, harpsichord.
The program features music by composers who crossed the English Channel to further their careers. From Giovanni Coprario (John Cooper) to George Frideric Handel (Georg Friederich Händel), composers traveled both ways across the channel to apprentice, perform, teach or compose. Courante honors them with an offering of trio sonatas, fantasias and dances. Founded in 2016, Courante performs baroque music on historic instruments at baroque pitch (A=415). Members include
3:00pm - Church of the Messiah, 22 Church St., Woods Hole, MA
Doors open at 2:30pm. Admission is by donation, with $20 suggested; children free.
Teacher and Student: Music of Heinrich Isaac and Ludwig Senfl
Allegra Martin, director
Join us for the finest polyphony of the early Renaissance, exploring the stunning and complex works of one of the most famous composers of his day, Heinrich Isaac, and his most notable pupil, Ludwig Senfl. Combined, their work at the court of the Holy Roman Emperor helped modernize the German musical world. We will perform some of their best-known pieces written for historical events, such as Isaac’s “Virgo Prudentissima,” and will also explore their sensitive and humorous sides.
4pm - First Unitarian Church of Worcester, 2 State St. Worcester, MA
https://convivium.org/
Allegra Martin, director
Join us for the finest polyphony of the early Renaissance, exploring the stunning and complex works of one of the most famous composers of his day, Heinrich Isaac, and his most notable pupil, Ludwig Senfl. Combined, their work at the court of the Holy Roman Emperor helped modernize the German musical world. We will perform some of their best-known pieces written for historical events, such as Isaac’s “Virgo Prudentissima,” and will also explore their sensitive and humorous sides.
4pm - First Unitarian Church of Worcester, 2 State St. Worcester, MA
https://convivium.org/
Portraits in Song: A Choral Gallery
Oriana Consort
Join us to celebrate Oriana’s 30th season! Every piece on this program is associated with a persona of some kind--actual, fictional, historical, biblical, or metaphorical. This fall we encounter notable personae in the news every day, so we offer a choral concert populated by many notable and distinct personae, with music by Benjamin Britten, Claudio Monteverdi, Ivor Davies, Thomas Weelkes, Rosephanye Powell, and Oriana's own Walter Chapin.
5pm - First Lutheran Church, 299 Berkeley St. Boston, MA
http://orianaconsort.org
Oriana Consort
Join us to celebrate Oriana’s 30th season! Every piece on this program is associated with a persona of some kind--actual, fictional, historical, biblical, or metaphorical. This fall we encounter notable personae in the news every day, so we offer a choral concert populated by many notable and distinct personae, with music by Benjamin Britten, Claudio Monteverdi, Ivor Davies, Thomas Weelkes, Rosephanye Powell, and Oriana's own Walter Chapin.
5pm - First Lutheran Church, 299 Berkeley St. Boston, MA
http://orianaconsort.org
Sisters, Saints, and Goddesses: Women’s Music for Cecilia’s Day
Eudaimonia: soloists Pamela Murray and Pamela Dellal with Anna Griffis, Nelli Jabotinsky, Dana Maiben, Rebecca Nelson, violins; Emily Rideout, viola; Claire Garabedian, cello; Guinevere Conner, bass; Vivian Montgomery, harpsichord; and Eudaimonia Voices:Cameron Dobson, Nathan Halbur, Monty Hill, Jocelyn Limmer, Maverick, René Minalga-Rheault, Iris Pfrommer, David Smyth, Laura Thomas
This program honors female composers past and present who, in turn, honor biblical, mythical, and historical women through their music. A few of our composers include Barbara Strozzi, Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, Dana Maiben, and Rebecca Nelson. We will feature our wonderful instrumentalists and new vocal ensemble, Eudaimonia Voices. We are honored to be partnering with the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center and Our Bodies Ourselves Today - social action organizations doing the hard work of protecting and supporting women's bodies and rights.
7:30pm - First Parish in Cambridge, 3 Church Street in Harvard Square
Pay-What-You-Decide
http://eudaimonia-music.org/index.html
Eudaimonia: soloists Pamela Murray and Pamela Dellal with Anna Griffis, Nelli Jabotinsky, Dana Maiben, Rebecca Nelson, violins; Emily Rideout, viola; Claire Garabedian, cello; Guinevere Conner, bass; Vivian Montgomery, harpsichord; and Eudaimonia Voices:Cameron Dobson, Nathan Halbur, Monty Hill, Jocelyn Limmer, Maverick, René Minalga-Rheault, Iris Pfrommer, David Smyth, Laura Thomas
This program honors female composers past and present who, in turn, honor biblical, mythical, and historical women through their music. A few of our composers include Barbara Strozzi, Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, Dana Maiben, and Rebecca Nelson. We will feature our wonderful instrumentalists and new vocal ensemble, Eudaimonia Voices. We are honored to be partnering with the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center and Our Bodies Ourselves Today - social action organizations doing the hard work of protecting and supporting women's bodies and rights.
7:30pm - First Parish in Cambridge, 3 Church Street in Harvard Square
Pay-What-You-Decide
http://eudaimonia-music.org/index.html
Saturday, November 30
A Bard & A Mercenary
Thomas Conrad, viol and reader
This program is an exploration of two great artists of Elizabethan England: musician Tobias Hume, and poet William Shakespeare. These two creatives are each recognized as innovators of their respective crafts, and as uniquely expressive artists. The works of Hume and Shakespeare share a spirit that suggest autobiographical inspiration. Tobias Hume, having been a professional soldier and amateur viol player, led a life distinctly unique among most musicians, some of which is implied by the creative titles of his programmatic works. Regardless of medium, these two artists explore and express their worlds in striking styles, and share a poetic musicality in their works. The selections on this program juxtapose these two unique voices, and will include excerpts from Julius Caesar, Hamlet, and various sonnets, paired with popular solo pieces from Hume's "The First Part of Ayres, French, Pollish, and Others".
2pm - St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 39 East Central St. Natick, MA
$10 Suggested Donation
Contact [email protected]
Thomas Conrad, viol and reader
This program is an exploration of two great artists of Elizabethan England: musician Tobias Hume, and poet William Shakespeare. These two creatives are each recognized as innovators of their respective crafts, and as uniquely expressive artists. The works of Hume and Shakespeare share a spirit that suggest autobiographical inspiration. Tobias Hume, having been a professional soldier and amateur viol player, led a life distinctly unique among most musicians, some of which is implied by the creative titles of his programmatic works. Regardless of medium, these two artists explore and express their worlds in striking styles, and share a poetic musicality in their works. The selections on this program juxtapose these two unique voices, and will include excerpts from Julius Caesar, Hamlet, and various sonnets, paired with popular solo pieces from Hume's "The First Part of Ayres, French, Pollish, and Others".
2pm - St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 39 East Central St. Natick, MA
$10 Suggested Donation
Contact [email protected]
Telemann’s Don Quichotte
Christian Immler, Jason McStoots, Emily Siar, Michael Galvin, Cody Bowers, Richard Pittsinger, Jason Augustus Rober, voices, and BEMF's Vocal Ensemble, Dance Company, and Chamber Ensemble (Robert Mealy, Concertmaster); Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, Musical Directors, Gilbert Blin, Stage Director
Cervantes’s wayward knight is brought to life through the irresistible music of Georg Philipp Telemann! Join the singers, dancers, instrumentalists, and directors of the GRAMMY-winning BEMF Chamber Opera Series for a special presentation of two masterworks by Telemann. Enjoy a rare staged performance of Telemann’s lovely serenata, Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Comacho, which sees Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza stumble upon the wedding of wealthy sheep rancher Comacho to the beautiful Quiteria—but her childhood sweetheart Basilio is ready to disrupt the festivities even if it’s the last thing he ever does! Woven throughout the entertainment will be movements from Telemann’s delightful orchestral suite Burlesque de Don Quichotte, a work that uses strikingly evocative music to depict various episodes from the classic novel by Cervantes.
8PM - New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 8pm (ET)
Available to watch until December 29, 2024 at 11:59pm (ET)
https://bemf.org/concert-season/chamber-opera/
Christian Immler, Jason McStoots, Emily Siar, Michael Galvin, Cody Bowers, Richard Pittsinger, Jason Augustus Rober, voices, and BEMF's Vocal Ensemble, Dance Company, and Chamber Ensemble (Robert Mealy, Concertmaster); Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, Musical Directors, Gilbert Blin, Stage Director
Cervantes’s wayward knight is brought to life through the irresistible music of Georg Philipp Telemann! Join the singers, dancers, instrumentalists, and directors of the GRAMMY-winning BEMF Chamber Opera Series for a special presentation of two masterworks by Telemann. Enjoy a rare staged performance of Telemann’s lovely serenata, Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Comacho, which sees Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza stumble upon the wedding of wealthy sheep rancher Comacho to the beautiful Quiteria—but her childhood sweetheart Basilio is ready to disrupt the festivities even if it’s the last thing he ever does! Woven throughout the entertainment will be movements from Telemann’s delightful orchestral suite Burlesque de Don Quichotte, a work that uses strikingly evocative music to depict various episodes from the classic novel by Cervantes.
8PM - New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 8pm (ET)
Available to watch until December 29, 2024 at 11:59pm (ET)
https://bemf.org/concert-season/chamber-opera/