Saturday, November 1
Find Your Treble Viol Voice
Annalisa Pappano, treble viol
Do you play treble viol but feel under-served beyond practicing your consort parts? This course is designed just for you! We'll work on achieving a beautifully resonant tone, while exploring repertoire that moves beyond the typical bass-viol focus. Sound Foundations: Short, effective exercises and tips to help you craft a clear, focused treble sound. Repertoire Discovery: Delve into material tailored to the treble.
Open to: Intermediate and above level treble viol players with music provided in advance. Pitch: A=415.
1-2:30pm - online (Zoom link sent to participants)
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Annalisa Pappano, treble viol
Do you play treble viol but feel under-served beyond practicing your consort parts? This course is designed just for you! We'll work on achieving a beautifully resonant tone, while exploring repertoire that moves beyond the typical bass-viol focus. Sound Foundations: Short, effective exercises and tips to help you craft a clear, focused treble sound. Repertoire Discovery: Delve into material tailored to the treble.
Open to: Intermediate and above level treble viol players with music provided in advance. Pitch: A=415.
1-2:30pm - online (Zoom link sent to participants)
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Music at the Court of Maximilian I: Isaac, Senfl, Paul Hofhaimer, and others
Miyo Aoki, recorder
Music at the Court of Maximilian I: When we read today about Emperor Maximilian I in history books, we mostly learn of his military conquests and political negotiations, but he was also a great patron of the arts. He employed skilled composers such as Heinrich Isaac and also commissioned works by composers who were not specifically employed. In turn, Isaac shared his skills with his own pupils, among them Ludwig Senfl. We’ll explore music by Isaac, Senfl, Paul Hofhaimer and others. Open to recorders, other early winds, viols, intermediate level and up. Pitch A=440.
3-4:30pm - online (Zoom link sent to participants)
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Miyo Aoki, recorder
Music at the Court of Maximilian I: When we read today about Emperor Maximilian I in history books, we mostly learn of his military conquests and political negotiations, but he was also a great patron of the arts. He employed skilled composers such as Heinrich Isaac and also commissioned works by composers who were not specifically employed. In turn, Isaac shared his skills with his own pupils, among them Ludwig Senfl. We’ll explore music by Isaac, Senfl, Paul Hofhaimer and others. Open to recorders, other early winds, viols, intermediate level and up. Pitch A=440.
3-4:30pm - online (Zoom link sent to participants)
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Mozart's Requiem in D minor
The Vermont Choral Union and Ensemble L'Harmonie des saisons directed by Eric Milnes, featuring Myriam Leblanc, soprano; Rocky Duval, alto; Philippe Gagné, tenor; Sumner Thompson, baritone
The Vermont Choral Union presents an unprecedented event in Vermont, Mozart’s Requiem in D Minor with internationally acclaimed soloists and orchestra of baroque instruments.
Ticket prices: Prestige seating $80, Preferred seating $60, General seating $40, Students $10, Children under 18 Free
4pm - Holy Angels Church, 265 Lake Street, St Albans, VT
$40 - $80
https://sevendaystickets.com/e/vcu-mozarts-requiem-st-albans
The Vermont Choral Union and Ensemble L'Harmonie des saisons directed by Eric Milnes, featuring Myriam Leblanc, soprano; Rocky Duval, alto; Philippe Gagné, tenor; Sumner Thompson, baritone
The Vermont Choral Union presents an unprecedented event in Vermont, Mozart’s Requiem in D Minor with internationally acclaimed soloists and orchestra of baroque instruments.
Ticket prices: Prestige seating $80, Preferred seating $60, General seating $40, Students $10, Children under 18 Free
4pm - Holy Angels Church, 265 Lake Street, St Albans, VT
$40 - $80
https://sevendaystickets.com/e/vcu-mozarts-requiem-st-albans
An 18th Century Tavern Night
Silentwoods Collective: Soprano Adrienne Lotto, Violinist Rafa Prendergast, Flutist Kelsey Burnham, Cellist Andrew Koutroubas, Lutenist/Guitarist Dani Zanuttini-Frank, Harpsichordist, Hanbyeol Lee, Double-Bassist Jonathan Luik
Join Silentwoods Collective for a mischief filled night of music and fun! A two hour evening event consisting of an all you can eat roasted dinner, beer, wine and n/a drinks, acting, and live music from the 17th and 18th centuries performed on period instruments. Stagecraft by Nancy Knowles, and Jackie Davis, musical direction by Andrew Koutroubas and Silentwoods Collective.
7-9pm - Vestry Hall, 43 Main St, Hancock, NH
$50 includes dinner and one drink, additional drinks for purchase
https://silentwoodscollective.org/event/tavern-night/
Silentwoods Collective: Soprano Adrienne Lotto, Violinist Rafa Prendergast, Flutist Kelsey Burnham, Cellist Andrew Koutroubas, Lutenist/Guitarist Dani Zanuttini-Frank, Harpsichordist, Hanbyeol Lee, Double-Bassist Jonathan Luik
Join Silentwoods Collective for a mischief filled night of music and fun! A two hour evening event consisting of an all you can eat roasted dinner, beer, wine and n/a drinks, acting, and live music from the 17th and 18th centuries performed on period instruments. Stagecraft by Nancy Knowles, and Jackie Davis, musical direction by Andrew Koutroubas and Silentwoods Collective.
7-9pm - Vestry Hall, 43 Main St, Hancock, NH
$50 includes dinner and one drink, additional drinks for purchase
https://silentwoodscollective.org/event/tavern-night/
Sunday, November 2
Modus! An Introduction to Medieval Modes
Shira Kammen, violin & vielle
To kick start your day of medieval music, we will introduce you or reintroduce you to the beautiful musical classification system known as the Medieval modes, via medieval compositions and improvisation exercises. Open to all voices and instruments. Pitch=A440.
1-2:30pm - online (Zoom link sent to participants)
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Shira Kammen, violin & vielle
To kick start your day of medieval music, we will introduce you or reintroduce you to the beautiful musical classification system known as the Medieval modes, via medieval compositions and improvisation exercises. Open to all voices and instruments. Pitch=A440.
1-2:30pm - online (Zoom link sent to participants)
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Amar e Trobar - Sing with the Troubadours (12th-13th centuries)!
Rebecca Bain, voice
Picture this: ornately dressed noble people seated at long tables full of food and drink in a fire-lit hall. In a corner sits someone playing harp and singing. The medieval costumes we can imagine, the taste of the roasted pig, the spiced wine even — harder to conjure is the sound of the troubadour’s song. Luckily, many of these songs were notated in manuscripts that survived to this day. So we can do better than imagine the songs of the troubadours, we can sing them! And they are beautiful, tragic and sometimes playful. While the troubadours most often sang of the same heartache we hear when we turn on the radio, the repertoire seems otherwise to have little in common with most post-medieval Western music. It can indeed be challenging for the novice interpreter, but understanding and learning to sing troubadour songs can be extremely rewarding. All levels of musicians, in particular singers, can develop their technique and overall musicality and gain valuable insight into the medieval world and its legacy. This workshop will introduce participants to the troubadours and their exceptional contribution to the musical (and literary) history of Europe. Together we will explore the components of troubadour song, namely lyrics, melody and “rhythm”, and their interaction. Participants will be led step-by-step from manuscript to performance. As the troubadour repertoire is centered around lyrics, this workshop is mostly geared towards singers. Instrumentalists are however welcome; troubadour song accompaniment will be covered. Pitch: A=440.
3-4:30pm - online (Zoom link sent to participants)
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Rebecca Bain, voice
Picture this: ornately dressed noble people seated at long tables full of food and drink in a fire-lit hall. In a corner sits someone playing harp and singing. The medieval costumes we can imagine, the taste of the roasted pig, the spiced wine even — harder to conjure is the sound of the troubadour’s song. Luckily, many of these songs were notated in manuscripts that survived to this day. So we can do better than imagine the songs of the troubadours, we can sing them! And they are beautiful, tragic and sometimes playful. While the troubadours most often sang of the same heartache we hear when we turn on the radio, the repertoire seems otherwise to have little in common with most post-medieval Western music. It can indeed be challenging for the novice interpreter, but understanding and learning to sing troubadour songs can be extremely rewarding. All levels of musicians, in particular singers, can develop their technique and overall musicality and gain valuable insight into the medieval world and its legacy. This workshop will introduce participants to the troubadours and their exceptional contribution to the musical (and literary) history of Europe. Together we will explore the components of troubadour song, namely lyrics, melody and “rhythm”, and their interaction. Participants will be led step-by-step from manuscript to performance. As the troubadour repertoire is centered around lyrics, this workshop is mostly geared towards singers. Instrumentalists are however welcome; troubadour song accompaniment will be covered. Pitch: A=440.
3-4:30pm - online (Zoom link sent to participants)
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Mozart's Requiem in D minor
The Vermont Choral Union and Ensemble L'Harmonie des saisons directed by Eric Milnes, featuring Myriam Leblanc, soprano; Rocky Duval, alto; Philippe Gagné, tenor; Sumner Thompson, baritone
The Vermont Choral Union presents an unprecedented event in Vermont, Mozart’s Requiem in D Minor with internationally acclaimed soloists and orchestra of baroque instruments.
Ticket prices: Prestige seating $80, Preferred seating $60, General seating $40, Students $10, Children under 18 Free
4pm - College Street Congregational Church, 265 College Street, Burlington, VT
$40 - $80
https://sevendaystickets.com/e/vcu-mozarts-requiem-burlington
The Vermont Choral Union and Ensemble L'Harmonie des saisons directed by Eric Milnes, featuring Myriam Leblanc, soprano; Rocky Duval, alto; Philippe Gagné, tenor; Sumner Thompson, baritone
The Vermont Choral Union presents an unprecedented event in Vermont, Mozart’s Requiem in D Minor with internationally acclaimed soloists and orchestra of baroque instruments.
Ticket prices: Prestige seating $80, Preferred seating $60, General seating $40, Students $10, Children under 18 Free
4pm - College Street Congregational Church, 265 College Street, Burlington, VT
$40 - $80
https://sevendaystickets.com/e/vcu-mozarts-requiem-burlington
November 3 - December 1
Practical Musicianship and Music Theory for Early Musicians
Shira Kammen, violin & vielle
Designed as a musical workout, this class will use 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. Open to all voices and instruments, pitch 440.
5:30pm-6:45pm - online (Zoom link sent to participants) 4 sessions on Mondays, November 3, 17, 24, and December 1
$100
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Shira Kammen, violin & vielle
Designed as a musical workout, this class will use 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. Open to all voices and instruments, pitch 440.
5:30pm-6:45pm - online (Zoom link sent to participants) 4 sessions on Mondays, November 3, 17, 24, and December 1
$100
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Thursday, November 6
Salt in the Kitchen
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, voice; Dan Meyers, recorders, percussion, voice; Josh Schreiber, bass viol, voice; Matthew Wright, lute, guitar, voice
…Foundation Kitchen, that is! Join us for an evening at Foundation’s new wine and craft beer bar. We’ll play familiar Renaissance tunes and English country dances, and you’ll hear some of your favorite 17th-century drinking songs. Raise your glass and voice and sing along! The bar offers a fine list of beers, wines, and sakes, and dinner is available from the Foundation food hall.
FREE admission (food and drink for sale)
7pm - Foundation Kitchen, 32 Cambridge St. Charlestown, MA
https://www.seventimessalt.com/
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, voice; Dan Meyers, recorders, percussion, voice; Josh Schreiber, bass viol, voice; Matthew Wright, lute, guitar, voice
…Foundation Kitchen, that is! Join us for an evening at Foundation’s new wine and craft beer bar. We’ll play familiar Renaissance tunes and English country dances, and you’ll hear some of your favorite 17th-century drinking songs. Raise your glass and voice and sing along! The bar offers a fine list of beers, wines, and sakes, and dinner is available from the Foundation food hall.
FREE admission (food and drink for sale)
7pm - Foundation Kitchen, 32 Cambridge St. Charlestown, MA
https://www.seventimessalt.com/
Friday, November 7
Solemn Mass for the Feast of St Willibrord, Bishop and Confessor
Choir of the Church of the Advent
Join us at the Advent for a Solemn Mass sung by the Full Choir. The Mass setting is Tomás Luis de Victoria's magisterial Missa "Gaudeamus"; his festive setting of "Ecce sacerdos" will also be sung, as well as William Byrd's splendid motet, "Gaudeamus omnes." Organ Voluntaries will include the first Psalm-Prelude of Herbert Howells, and "Procession" by Francis Jackson. This Mass is offered at the close of our annual Anglo-Catholic Conference, but is open to the general public, regardless of conference registration. All are most welcome, the service will be approximately one hour and 20 minutes long.
6pm - Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer St. Boston, MA
Free
https://theadventboston.org/music
Choir of the Church of the Advent
Join us at the Advent for a Solemn Mass sung by the Full Choir. The Mass setting is Tomás Luis de Victoria's magisterial Missa "Gaudeamus"; his festive setting of "Ecce sacerdos" will also be sung, as well as William Byrd's splendid motet, "Gaudeamus omnes." Organ Voluntaries will include the first Psalm-Prelude of Herbert Howells, and "Procession" by Francis Jackson. This Mass is offered at the close of our annual Anglo-Catholic Conference, but is open to the general public, regardless of conference registration. All are most welcome, the service will be approximately one hour and 20 minutes long.
6pm - Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer St. Boston, MA
Free
https://theadventboston.org/music
The Fire Within Her
The Pandora Consort: Kendra Comstock, Angie Tyler, Gina Marie Falk, Erin Hogan, Hannah O'Brien, voices, violin, guitar, and harmonium
The Pandora Consort presents an original folk opera about the fight for women's liberation in the United States.
The Fire Within Her: An American Folktale About Women’s Liberation is a powerful folk opera that weaves together the voices of trailblazing women across centuries. From Anne Hutchinson’s defiance in Puritan Boston to Susan B. Anthony’s fight for women’s suffrage to Betty Friedan’s challenge to the “feminine mystique,” their stories unfold through shape-note songs, Shaker hymns, protest anthems, and contemporary folk music. Through resilience, courage, and song, The Fire Within Her ignites the voices of the past to inspire today’s changemakers.
By donation
7pm - Music Mansion, Providence, RI
https://www.thepandoraconsort.com/upcoming
The Pandora Consort: Kendra Comstock, Angie Tyler, Gina Marie Falk, Erin Hogan, Hannah O'Brien, voices, violin, guitar, and harmonium
The Pandora Consort presents an original folk opera about the fight for women's liberation in the United States.
The Fire Within Her: An American Folktale About Women’s Liberation is a powerful folk opera that weaves together the voices of trailblazing women across centuries. From Anne Hutchinson’s defiance in Puritan Boston to Susan B. Anthony’s fight for women’s suffrage to Betty Friedan’s challenge to the “feminine mystique,” their stories unfold through shape-note songs, Shaker hymns, protest anthems, and contemporary folk music. Through resilience, courage, and song, The Fire Within Her ignites the voices of the past to inspire today’s changemakers.
By donation
7pm - Music Mansion, Providence, RI
https://www.thepandoraconsort.com/upcoming
The Prince of Music: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Stile Antico
Stile Antico marks its 20th season by honoring the quincentenary of the undisputed master of the style which gives the group its name: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. In an era when even the most celebrated composer could be forgotten in a single generation, Palestrina was an emphatic exception as his legend as “the prince and father of music” only grew after his death. Palestrina’s stellar career was inextricably linked with the Papacy and the great churches of Rome for which he composed. One of the world’s most vibrant and expressive vocal ensembles, the intensely collaborative singers of Stile Antico explore the music Palestrina himself would have sung at the Sistine Chapel, the changes in his style demanded by the Counter-Reformation, his tragic personal life, and his influence on his successors. The repertoire is sumptuous, including several of Palestrina’s most beloved and timeless motets, gems by other leading composers active in Rome, and a new work by leading British composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad, written especially for Stile Antico and this program.
8pm - St. Paul Church, Cambridge, MA
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 8pm (ET). Available to watch until December 6, 2025 at 11:59pm (ET)
https://bemf.org/
Stile Antico
Stile Antico marks its 20th season by honoring the quincentenary of the undisputed master of the style which gives the group its name: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. In an era when even the most celebrated composer could be forgotten in a single generation, Palestrina was an emphatic exception as his legend as “the prince and father of music” only grew after his death. Palestrina’s stellar career was inextricably linked with the Papacy and the great churches of Rome for which he composed. One of the world’s most vibrant and expressive vocal ensembles, the intensely collaborative singers of Stile Antico explore the music Palestrina himself would have sung at the Sistine Chapel, the changes in his style demanded by the Counter-Reformation, his tragic personal life, and his influence on his successors. The repertoire is sumptuous, including several of Palestrina’s most beloved and timeless motets, gems by other leading composers active in Rome, and a new work by leading British composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad, written especially for Stile Antico and this program.
8pm - St. Paul Church, Cambridge, MA
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 8pm (ET). Available to watch until December 6, 2025 at 11:59pm (ET)
https://bemf.org/
Saturday, November 8
BBS Portals: Bach & Friends
Berkshire Bach collaborates with the Tanglewood Learning Institute to present the film Bach & Friends, featuring interviews with all-stars from across the musical spectrum. Pianist Simone Dinnerstein and BBS Artistic Director and violinist Eugene Drucker introduce the film with a live performance and share thoughts about their own journeys with Bach’s music in a conversation after the screening. Bring your questions and take part in the conversation hosted by Eugene Drucker.
3pm - Studio E, Linde Center for Music and Learning, Tanglewood, Lenox/Stockbridge, MA
https://berkshirebach.org/events
Berkshire Bach collaborates with the Tanglewood Learning Institute to present the film Bach & Friends, featuring interviews with all-stars from across the musical spectrum. Pianist Simone Dinnerstein and BBS Artistic Director and violinist Eugene Drucker introduce the film with a live performance and share thoughts about their own journeys with Bach’s music in a conversation after the screening. Bring your questions and take part in the conversation hosted by Eugene Drucker.
3pm - Studio E, Linde Center for Music and Learning, Tanglewood, Lenox/Stockbridge, MA
https://berkshirebach.org/events
The Fire Within Her
The Pandora Consort: Kendra Comstock, Angie Tyler, Gina Marie Falk, Erin Hogan, Hannah O'Brien, voices, violin, guitar, and harmonium
The Pandora Consort presents an original folk opera about the fight for women's liberation in the United States.
The Fire Within Her: An American Folktale About Women’s Liberation is a powerful folk opera that weaves together the voices of trailblazing women across centuries. From Anne Hutchinson’s defiance in Puritan Boston to Susan B. Anthony’s fight for women’s suffrage to Betty Friedan’s challenge to the “feminine mystique,” their stories unfold through shape-note songs, Shaker hymns, protest anthems, and contemporary folk music. Through resilience, courage, and song, The Fire Within Her ignites the voices of the past to inspire today’s changemakers.
By donation
8pm - First Church in Cambridge, 1 Garden St. Cambridge, MA
https://www.thepandoraconsort.com/upcoming
The Pandora Consort: Kendra Comstock, Angie Tyler, Gina Marie Falk, Erin Hogan, Hannah O'Brien, voices, violin, guitar, and harmonium
The Pandora Consort presents an original folk opera about the fight for women's liberation in the United States.
The Fire Within Her: An American Folktale About Women’s Liberation is a powerful folk opera that weaves together the voices of trailblazing women across centuries. From Anne Hutchinson’s defiance in Puritan Boston to Susan B. Anthony’s fight for women’s suffrage to Betty Friedan’s challenge to the “feminine mystique,” their stories unfold through shape-note songs, Shaker hymns, protest anthems, and contemporary folk music. Through resilience, courage, and song, The Fire Within Her ignites the voices of the past to inspire today’s changemakers.
By donation
8pm - First Church in Cambridge, 1 Garden St. Cambridge, MA
https://www.thepandoraconsort.com/upcoming
Sunday, November 9
West Gallery Music Workshop
Bruce Randall, leader
West Gallery music is the sacred music of rural England, from the time of Thomas Hardy, Jane Austen, and King George III. It's suitable for all voices and for most melodic instruments (violins, concertinas, bassoons, flutes, and such). We'll sing some seasonably-appropriate music, including pieces for Halloween and Election day; also some Harvest- and Thanksgiving-themed pieces, including an Anthem in which "the valleys stand so think with corn that they laugh and sing," as well as several other seasonal favorites. We'll also start taking a look at some of the Christmas pieces, including "Rejoice, ye Tenants of the Earth" complete with its 'meteor shining bright." Masking is optional, but shoes are not permitted (it's a dance floor), so please bring some slippers or socks.
2-5pm - Newton Highlands Congregational Church, 54 Lincoln St. Newton, MA
Admission is free, but we'll take a collection to defray the expenses.
Bruce Randall, leader
West Gallery music is the sacred music of rural England, from the time of Thomas Hardy, Jane Austen, and King George III. It's suitable for all voices and for most melodic instruments (violins, concertinas, bassoons, flutes, and such). We'll sing some seasonably-appropriate music, including pieces for Halloween and Election day; also some Harvest- and Thanksgiving-themed pieces, including an Anthem in which "the valleys stand so think with corn that they laugh and sing," as well as several other seasonal favorites. We'll also start taking a look at some of the Christmas pieces, including "Rejoice, ye Tenants of the Earth" complete with its 'meteor shining bright." Masking is optional, but shoes are not permitted (it's a dance floor), so please bring some slippers or socks.
2-5pm - Newton Highlands Congregational Church, 54 Lincoln St. Newton, MA
Admission is free, but we'll take a collection to defray the expenses.
The Fire Within Her
The Pandora Consort: Kendra Comstock, Angie Tyler, Gina Marie Falk, Erin Hogan, Hannah O'Brien, voices, violin, guitar, and harmonium
The Pandora Consort presents an original folk opera about the fight for women's liberation in the United States.
The Fire Within Her: An American Folktale About Women’s Liberation is a powerful folk opera that weaves together the voices of trailblazing women across centuries. From Anne Hutchinson’s defiance in Puritan Boston to Susan B. Anthony’s fight for women’s suffrage to Betty Friedan’s challenge to the “feminine mystique,” their stories unfold through shape-note songs, Shaker hymns, protest anthems, and contemporary folk music. Through resilience, courage, and song, The Fire Within Her ignites the voices of the past to inspire today’s changemakers.
By donation
4pm - St. Peter's-San Pedro Episcopal Church, Salem, MA
https://www.thepandoraconsort.com/upcoming
The Pandora Consort: Kendra Comstock, Angie Tyler, Gina Marie Falk, Erin Hogan, Hannah O'Brien, voices, violin, guitar, and harmonium
The Pandora Consort presents an original folk opera about the fight for women's liberation in the United States.
The Fire Within Her: An American Folktale About Women’s Liberation is a powerful folk opera that weaves together the voices of trailblazing women across centuries. From Anne Hutchinson’s defiance in Puritan Boston to Susan B. Anthony’s fight for women’s suffrage to Betty Friedan’s challenge to the “feminine mystique,” their stories unfold through shape-note songs, Shaker hymns, protest anthems, and contemporary folk music. Through resilience, courage, and song, The Fire Within Her ignites the voices of the past to inspire today’s changemakers.
By donation
4pm - St. Peter's-San Pedro Episcopal Church, Salem, MA
https://www.thepandoraconsort.com/upcoming
Friday, November 14
Sweet Sleep
Sarasa: Kristen Watson, soprano, Elizabeth Blumenstock, Rebecca Nelson, violins; Jenny Stirling, viola; Jennifer Morsches, Timothy Merton, cellos; Michael Leopold, lute/theorbo; Michael Beattie, organ
Music inspired by the many states of everlasting sleep. Works for soprano, strings, lute and organ by Dowland, Arne, Bembo, Muffat, JB Bach & JS Bach.
7:00pm - Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro, VT
$25
https://www.sarasamusic.org/sleep
Sarasa: Kristen Watson, soprano, Elizabeth Blumenstock, Rebecca Nelson, violins; Jenny Stirling, viola; Jennifer Morsches, Timothy Merton, cellos; Michael Leopold, lute/theorbo; Michael Beattie, organ
Music inspired by the many states of everlasting sleep. Works for soprano, strings, lute and organ by Dowland, Arne, Bembo, Muffat, JB Bach & JS Bach.
7:00pm - Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro, VT
$25
https://www.sarasamusic.org/sleep
Escape to the Stage
Lyracle: Julie Nelson, actor, Ashley Mulcahy, mezzo, James Perretta, viol, and Nathaniel Cox, plucked instruments
Escape to the stage with Ann Ford (1737-1824)! When British socialite Ann Ford’s father demanded that she marry a man 30-years her senior (who had attempted to pay for her hand in marriage), she was desperate to find a way out. With money she borrowed from her well-to-do friends, Ann rented out some of London’s most prestigious concert venues and launched a concert series to fund her own independence. Despite her father’s attempt to have her arrested for performing in public, Ann’s 1760 and 1761 concert series were a huge success. Hear some of the music that Ann sang and played on the viol and plucked instruments, including a few of her own compositions! Actor Julie Nelson joins the musicians of Lyracle to frame musical selections with narrated excerpts from surviving letters, articles, and books by and about Ann. Community Sing & Play to immediately follow the concert! Stick around for tea and cookies and join the Lyracle musicians to sing/play through a few short English pieces composed during Ann’s lifetime. All voices, instruments, and levels welcome.
7:30pm - Lyman Hall at First Churches 129 Main St, Northampton, MA
$10 – $20
https://www.lyraclemusic.com/events/
Lyracle: Julie Nelson, actor, Ashley Mulcahy, mezzo, James Perretta, viol, and Nathaniel Cox, plucked instruments
Escape to the stage with Ann Ford (1737-1824)! When British socialite Ann Ford’s father demanded that she marry a man 30-years her senior (who had attempted to pay for her hand in marriage), she was desperate to find a way out. With money she borrowed from her well-to-do friends, Ann rented out some of London’s most prestigious concert venues and launched a concert series to fund her own independence. Despite her father’s attempt to have her arrested for performing in public, Ann’s 1760 and 1761 concert series were a huge success. Hear some of the music that Ann sang and played on the viol and plucked instruments, including a few of her own compositions! Actor Julie Nelson joins the musicians of Lyracle to frame musical selections with narrated excerpts from surviving letters, articles, and books by and about Ann. Community Sing & Play to immediately follow the concert! Stick around for tea and cookies and join the Lyracle musicians to sing/play through a few short English pieces composed during Ann’s lifetime. All voices, instruments, and levels welcome.
7:30pm - Lyman Hall at First Churches 129 Main St, Northampton, MA
$10 – $20
https://www.lyraclemusic.com/events/
Loving Lusitano: Motets for 4 to 6 Voices by Vicente Lusitano and His Contemporaries
Newton Baroque: Tim Parsons, countertenor; Corey Hart, Jason Connell, altus; Jason McStoots, Sumner Thompson, tenor; Rozime Lindsey, bass; Andrus Madsen, director
Motets for five and six voices by Vicente Lusitano and his contemporaries Nicolas Gombert, Cristóbal Morales, and Adrian Willaert. Lusitano was among the first Black composers to publish music, and most of the works on this concert come from his Liber primus epigramatum, a 1551 collection of motets for five to eight voices. The concert will be performed, as in 1550s Rome, by an all-male vocal ensemble.
7:30pm - Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St. Boston, MA
General admission - $35.00, Senior - $30.00, Student/Low Income - $10.00, Under 18 - $0.00
https://www.newtonbaroque.org/
Newton Baroque: Tim Parsons, countertenor; Corey Hart, Jason Connell, altus; Jason McStoots, Sumner Thompson, tenor; Rozime Lindsey, bass; Andrus Madsen, director
Motets for five and six voices by Vicente Lusitano and his contemporaries Nicolas Gombert, Cristóbal Morales, and Adrian Willaert. Lusitano was among the first Black composers to publish music, and most of the works on this concert come from his Liber primus epigramatum, a 1551 collection of motets for five to eight voices. The concert will be performed, as in 1550s Rome, by an all-male vocal ensemble.
7:30pm - Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St. Boston, MA
General admission - $35.00, Senior - $30.00, Student/Low Income - $10.00, Under 18 - $0.00
https://www.newtonbaroque.org/
Saturday, November 15
Escape to the Stage
Lyracle: Julie Nelson, actor, Ashley Mulcahy, mezzo, James Perretta, viol, and Nathaniel Cox, plucked instruments
Escape to the stage with Ann Ford (1737-1824)! When British socialite Ann Ford’s father demanded that she marry a man 30-years her senior (who had attempted to pay for her hand in marriage), she was desperate to find a way out. With money she borrowed from her well-to-do friends, Ann rented out some of London’s most prestigious concert venues and launched a concert series to fund her own independence. Despite her father’s attempt to have her arrested for performing in public, Ann’s 1760 and 1761 concert series were a huge success. Hear some of the music that Ann sang and played on the viol and plucked instruments, including a few of her own compositions! Actor Julie Nelson joins the musicians of Lyracle to frame musical selections with narrated excerpts from surviving letters, articles, and books by and about Ann. Community Sing & Play to immediately follow the concert! Stick around for tea and cookies and join the Lyracle musicians to sing/play through a few short English pieces composed during Ann’s lifetime. All voices, instruments, and levels welcome.
3pm - United First Parish Church 1306 Hancock St, Quincy
$10 – $20
https://www.lyraclemusic.com/events/
Lyracle: Julie Nelson, actor, Ashley Mulcahy, mezzo, James Perretta, viol, and Nathaniel Cox, plucked instruments
Escape to the stage with Ann Ford (1737-1824)! When British socialite Ann Ford’s father demanded that she marry a man 30-years her senior (who had attempted to pay for her hand in marriage), she was desperate to find a way out. With money she borrowed from her well-to-do friends, Ann rented out some of London’s most prestigious concert venues and launched a concert series to fund her own independence. Despite her father’s attempt to have her arrested for performing in public, Ann’s 1760 and 1761 concert series were a huge success. Hear some of the music that Ann sang and played on the viol and plucked instruments, including a few of her own compositions! Actor Julie Nelson joins the musicians of Lyracle to frame musical selections with narrated excerpts from surviving letters, articles, and books by and about Ann. Community Sing & Play to immediately follow the concert! Stick around for tea and cookies and join the Lyracle musicians to sing/play through a few short English pieces composed during Ann’s lifetime. All voices, instruments, and levels welcome.
3pm - United First Parish Church 1306 Hancock St, Quincy
$10 – $20
https://www.lyraclemusic.com/events/
Vicente Lusitano and his Circle
Motets for 4, 5 and 6 male voices by Lusitano, Gombert, Willaert, and Clemens non Papa
Lusitano, a 16th-century Portuguese cleric, is considered the first classical composer of African ancestry ever to be published. His beautiful vocal music has only recently become known to modern performers and audiences. The sacred polyphony from this era is extraordinarily rich but is seldom performed. In addition to Lusitano's own works, this program offers music by three of the most influential composers of the day, masters whose music Lusitano certainly knew.
2pm - Music Room, Wistariahurst Museum, Holyoke
$10-40
https://www.arcadiaplayers.org/concert-season.html
Motets for 4, 5 and 6 male voices by Lusitano, Gombert, Willaert, and Clemens non Papa
Lusitano, a 16th-century Portuguese cleric, is considered the first classical composer of African ancestry ever to be published. His beautiful vocal music has only recently become known to modern performers and audiences. The sacred polyphony from this era is extraordinarily rich but is seldom performed. In addition to Lusitano's own works, this program offers music by three of the most influential composers of the day, masters whose music Lusitano certainly knew.
2pm - Music Room, Wistariahurst Museum, Holyoke
$10-40
https://www.arcadiaplayers.org/concert-season.html
Sweet Sleep
Sarasa: Kristen Watson, soprano, Elizabeth Blumenstock, Rebecca Nelson, violins; Jenny Stirling, viola; Jennifer Morsches, Timothy Merton, cellos; Michael Leopold, lute/theorbo; Michael Beattie, organ
Music inspired by the many states of everlasting sleep. Works for soprano, strings, lute and organ by Dowland, Arne, Bembo, Muffat, JB Bach & JS Bach.
7pm - Church of the Good Shepherd, 9 Russell Ave. Watertown, MA
$30
https://www.sarasamusic.org/sleep
Sarasa: Kristen Watson, soprano, Elizabeth Blumenstock, Rebecca Nelson, violins; Jenny Stirling, viola; Jennifer Morsches, Timothy Merton, cellos; Michael Leopold, lute/theorbo; Michael Beattie, organ
Music inspired by the many states of everlasting sleep. Works for soprano, strings, lute and organ by Dowland, Arne, Bembo, Muffat, JB Bach & JS Bach.
7pm - Church of the Good Shepherd, 9 Russell Ave. Watertown, MA
$30
https://www.sarasamusic.org/sleep
Sunday, November 16
Gallant Lutes: Duos from the German Baroque
A seldom-heard treat: lutenists Timothy Burris and Olav Chris Henriksen perform a fantasie, a suite, a concerto, a sonata and a “symphony” by Handel, Baron, Gleim, Lauffensteiner, and Falckenhagen.
3pm - Somerville Museum, One Westwood Road, Somerville, MA
$20-30
https://www.somervillemuseum.org/duo-maresienne-1
A seldom-heard treat: lutenists Timothy Burris and Olav Chris Henriksen perform a fantasie, a suite, a concerto, a sonata and a “symphony” by Handel, Baron, Gleim, Lauffensteiner, and Falckenhagen.
3pm - Somerville Museum, One Westwood Road, Somerville, MA
$20-30
https://www.somervillemuseum.org/duo-maresienne-1
Loving Lusitano: Motets for 4 to 6 Voices by Vicente Lusitano and His Contemporaries
Newton Baroque: Tim Parsons, countertenor; Corey Hart, Jason Connell, altus; Jason McStoots, Sumner Thompson, tenor; Rozime Lindsey, bass; Andrus Madsen, director
Motets for five and six voices by Vicente Lusitano and his contemporaries Nicolas Gombert, Cristóbal Morales, and Adrian Willaert. Lusitano was among the first Black composers to publish music, and most of the works on this concert come from his Liber primus epigramatum, a 1551 collection of motets for five to eight voices. The concert will be performed, as in 1550s Rome, by an all-male vocal ensemble.
3:00pm - St. Elizabeth's Church, 1 Morse Road, Sudbury, MA
General admission - $35.00, Senior - $30.00, Student/Low Income - $10.00, Under 18 - $0.00
https://www.newtonbaroque.org/
Newton Baroque: Tim Parsons, countertenor; Corey Hart, Jason Connell, altus; Jason McStoots, Sumner Thompson, tenor; Rozime Lindsey, bass; Andrus Madsen, director
Motets for five and six voices by Vicente Lusitano and his contemporaries Nicolas Gombert, Cristóbal Morales, and Adrian Willaert. Lusitano was among the first Black composers to publish music, and most of the works on this concert come from his Liber primus epigramatum, a 1551 collection of motets for five to eight voices. The concert will be performed, as in 1550s Rome, by an all-male vocal ensemble.
3:00pm - St. Elizabeth's Church, 1 Morse Road, Sudbury, MA
General admission - $35.00, Senior - $30.00, Student/Low Income - $10.00, Under 18 - $0.00
https://www.newtonbaroque.org/
Sweet Sleep
Sarasa: Kristen Watson, soprano, Elizabeth Blumenstock, Rebecca Nelson, violins; Jenny Stirling, viola; Jennifer Morsches, Timothy Merton, cellos; Michael Leopold, lute/theorbo; Michael Beattie, organ
Music inspired by the many states of everlasting sleep. Works for soprano, strings, lute and organ by Dowland, Arne, Bembo, Muffat, JB Bach & JS Bach.
3:30pm - Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Ave. Lexington, MA
$30
https://www.sarasamusic.org/sleep
Sarasa: Kristen Watson, soprano, Elizabeth Blumenstock, Rebecca Nelson, violins; Jenny Stirling, viola; Jennifer Morsches, Timothy Merton, cellos; Michael Leopold, lute/theorbo; Michael Beattie, organ
Music inspired by the many states of everlasting sleep. Works for soprano, strings, lute and organ by Dowland, Arne, Bembo, Muffat, JB Bach & JS Bach.
3:30pm - Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Ave. Lexington, MA
$30
https://www.sarasamusic.org/sleep
Providence Baroque: Bach’s Orchestra
Providence Baroque Orchestra with Gaia Satermoe-Howard, oboe, recorder; Maximilian St. George, traverso; Daniel Lee, David Rubin on violin.
Providence Baroque explores the riches of Bach’s orchestral music. The Bach double concerti on the program were likely performed from 1729 to 1737 at Zimmerman’s Coffee House in Leipzig by university students in the Leipzig Collegium Musicum at free, twice-weekly concerts led by Bach. Also featured is a double concerto by Georg Philipp Telemann, Bach's friend, occasional rival, and godfather to his second son. Led by Daniel S. Lee, Providence Baroque Orchestra performs on period-styled instruments.
3:30pm - St. Martin's Church, 50 Orchard Street, Providence, RI
$30
www.MuseumConcerts.org
Providence Baroque Orchestra with Gaia Satermoe-Howard, oboe, recorder; Maximilian St. George, traverso; Daniel Lee, David Rubin on violin.
Providence Baroque explores the riches of Bach’s orchestral music. The Bach double concerti on the program were likely performed from 1729 to 1737 at Zimmerman’s Coffee House in Leipzig by university students in the Leipzig Collegium Musicum at free, twice-weekly concerts led by Bach. Also featured is a double concerto by Georg Philipp Telemann, Bach's friend, occasional rival, and godfather to his second son. Led by Daniel S. Lee, Providence Baroque Orchestra performs on period-styled instruments.
3:30pm - St. Martin's Church, 50 Orchard Street, Providence, RI
$30
www.MuseumConcerts.org
The Arcadian Academy
Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra
Dazzling works by Bonocini, Scarlatti, Vivaldi, Corelli, and Handel.
4pm - Harvard Memorial Church, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA
Free
Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra
Dazzling works by Bonocini, Scarlatti, Vivaldi, Corelli, and Handel.
4pm - Harvard Memorial Church, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA
Free
Tuesday, November 18
The Genius of Josquin
Tufts Early Music Ensemble (Jane Hershey, director)
EME explores Josquin’s secular songs and ingenious and beautiful mass movements based on them, as well as music of his contemporaries, including Mouton and Isaac. For violas da gamba, lute, sackbut, recorders, harp, flute, harpsichord, krummhorn, and voices.
8pm - Distler Performance Hall at Granoff Music Center, Medford, MA
https://events.tufts.edu/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D189376955
Tufts Early Music Ensemble (Jane Hershey, director)
EME explores Josquin’s secular songs and ingenious and beautiful mass movements based on them, as well as music of his contemporaries, including Mouton and Isaac. For violas da gamba, lute, sackbut, recorders, harp, flute, harpsichord, krummhorn, and voices.
8pm - Distler Performance Hall at Granoff Music Center, Medford, MA
https://events.tufts.edu/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D189376955
Friday, November 21
Pombalino: Lisbon after the great earthquake of 1755
As the Crow Flies: Annemarie Schubert, violin and director, Ryan Cheng, violin, Eliana Estrada, violin, Ela Kodžas, violin, Nathan Mondry, harpsichord, Luka Stefanović, cello and gamba, Dani Zanuttini-Frank, lute and theorbo
Presented by instrumental chamber ensemble As the Crow Flies, “Pombalino” draws inspiration from the remarkable reconstruction of Lisbon following the devastating 1755 earthquake. Like Paris, Vienna, London, and Dresden, Lisbon was a thriving hub of music during the 17th and 18th centuries. This showcase takes its name from Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, the Marquês de Pombal, who oversaw the reconstruction. Works by Costa, Leite, Almeida, Avondano, and Nogueira encapsulate the musical richness of Portugal before and after the earthquake.
5pm - Bethesda Lutheran Church, 450 Whitney Ave., New Haven
Free; no tickets required
https://www.elmcityconsort.org/pombalino-lisbon-earthquake
As the Crow Flies: Annemarie Schubert, violin and director, Ryan Cheng, violin, Eliana Estrada, violin, Ela Kodžas, violin, Nathan Mondry, harpsichord, Luka Stefanović, cello and gamba, Dani Zanuttini-Frank, lute and theorbo
Presented by instrumental chamber ensemble As the Crow Flies, “Pombalino” draws inspiration from the remarkable reconstruction of Lisbon following the devastating 1755 earthquake. Like Paris, Vienna, London, and Dresden, Lisbon was a thriving hub of music during the 17th and 18th centuries. This showcase takes its name from Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, the Marquês de Pombal, who oversaw the reconstruction. Works by Costa, Leite, Almeida, Avondano, and Nogueira encapsulate the musical richness of Portugal before and after the earthquake.
5pm - Bethesda Lutheran Church, 450 Whitney Ave., New Haven
Free; no tickets required
https://www.elmcityconsort.org/pombalino-lisbon-earthquake
Weaving Music Threads: A Hispanic Celebration
Rumbarrocco: Adriana Ruiz, soprano, Daniela Tosic, mezzo-soprano, Fausto Miro, tenor, Danilo Bonina, violin, Eduardo Betancourt, harp, percussion, Katherine Shao, keyboards, Miguel Morales, percussion, Laury Gutierrez, viola da gamba, Venezuelan cuatro
This concert explores Renaissance and Baroque Spanish and Portuguese traditions in dialogue with Latin American folk and popular music, highlighting the rich synthesis of African, Amerindian, and European influences. Focusing on Nativity texts, the program features villancicos of tender devotion alongside exuberant choral works filled with rhythmic vitality. These pieces reflect centuries of cultural fusion, where European traditions intertwined with Indigenous and African voices to create something uniquely vibrant. Festive and joyful in spirit, the music invites not only listening but participation—a chorus of praise and celebration that has echoed across centuries. Music from the Coimbra and Trujillo manuscripts and others.
7pm - Monadnock Center, 19 Grove St. Peterborough, NH
25$ General Admission, 20$ MC Member
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/monadnockcenterforhistoryandculture/1867638
Rumbarrocco: Adriana Ruiz, soprano, Daniela Tosic, mezzo-soprano, Fausto Miro, tenor, Danilo Bonina, violin, Eduardo Betancourt, harp, percussion, Katherine Shao, keyboards, Miguel Morales, percussion, Laury Gutierrez, viola da gamba, Venezuelan cuatro
This concert explores Renaissance and Baroque Spanish and Portuguese traditions in dialogue with Latin American folk and popular music, highlighting the rich synthesis of African, Amerindian, and European influences. Focusing on Nativity texts, the program features villancicos of tender devotion alongside exuberant choral works filled with rhythmic vitality. These pieces reflect centuries of cultural fusion, where European traditions intertwined with Indigenous and African voices to create something uniquely vibrant. Festive and joyful in spirit, the music invites not only listening but participation—a chorus of praise and celebration that has echoed across centuries. Music from the Coimbra and Trujillo manuscripts and others.
7pm - Monadnock Center, 19 Grove St. Peterborough, NH
25$ General Admission, 20$ MC Member
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/monadnockcenterforhistoryandculture/1867638
Saturday, November 22
Veni Redemptor Gentium
Concordian Dawn: Christopher Preston Thompson, tenor, harp; Daphna Mor, winds, voice; Nickolas Karageorgiou, haute-contre tenor; Michele Kennedy, soprano; Thomas McCargar, baritone, percussion; Amber Evans, soprano, percussion
CSEM and Concordian Dawn celebrate the release of CD’s third studio album, Veni Redemptor Gentium, with a program of both rarely-heard repertoire and more traditional gems from the medieval Christmas and Advent holidays. The program also includes two new compositions by Australian-born composer, David Yardley, both of which were premiered by Concordian Dawn and recorded on the album. We warmly invite audiences to ring in the holiday season and celebrate the release with us!
2:30pm - Village Church in Weston, 130 Newton Street, Weston MA
Pay-What-You-Can
https://csem.org/concerts/concordian-dawn/
Concordian Dawn: Christopher Preston Thompson, tenor, harp; Daphna Mor, winds, voice; Nickolas Karageorgiou, haute-contre tenor; Michele Kennedy, soprano; Thomas McCargar, baritone, percussion; Amber Evans, soprano, percussion
CSEM and Concordian Dawn celebrate the release of CD’s third studio album, Veni Redemptor Gentium, with a program of both rarely-heard repertoire and more traditional gems from the medieval Christmas and Advent holidays. The program also includes two new compositions by Australian-born composer, David Yardley, both of which were premiered by Concordian Dawn and recorded on the album. We warmly invite audiences to ring in the holiday season and celebrate the release with us!
2:30pm - Village Church in Weston, 130 Newton Street, Weston MA
Pay-What-You-Can
https://csem.org/concerts/concordian-dawn/
The Musical Journey of International Baroque Opera Star Nicholas Tamagna
Nicholas Tamagna, countertenor, Christine Gevert, harpsichord
Step into the world of internationally acclaimed countertenor Nicholas Tamagna as he presents a unique recital featuring highlights from his distinguished career. Through a carefully curated program including works by Handel, Vivaldi, Monteverdi, Purcell, and Broschi, Tamagna shares the story of his artistic evolution, from his beginnings as a young piano student to his flourishing career as a Baroque opera soloist across Europe and the U.S.
4pm - Trinity Church, 484 Lime Rock Rd. Lakeville, CT
$20–$100
https://crescendomusic.org/
Nicholas Tamagna, countertenor, Christine Gevert, harpsichord
Step into the world of internationally acclaimed countertenor Nicholas Tamagna as he presents a unique recital featuring highlights from his distinguished career. Through a carefully curated program including works by Handel, Vivaldi, Monteverdi, Purcell, and Broschi, Tamagna shares the story of his artistic evolution, from his beginnings as a young piano student to his flourishing career as a Baroque opera soloist across Europe and the U.S.
4pm - Trinity Church, 484 Lime Rock Rd. Lakeville, CT
$20–$100
https://crescendomusic.org/
Weaving Music Threads: A Hispanic Celebration
Rumbarrocco: Adriana Ruiz, soprano, Daniela Tosic, mezzo-soprano, Fausto Miro, tenor, Danilo Bonina, violin, Eduardo Betancourt, harp, percussion, Katherine Shao, keyboards, Miguel Morales, percussion, Laury Gutierrez, viola da gamba, Venezuelan cuatro
This concert explores Renaissance and Baroque Spanish and Portuguese traditions in dialogue with Latin American folk and popular music, highlighting the rich synthesis of African, Amerindian, and European influences. Focusing on Nativity texts, the program features villancicos of tender devotion alongside exuberant choral works filled with rhythmic vitality. These pieces reflect centuries of cultural fusion, where European traditions intertwined with Indigenous and African voices to create something uniquely vibrant. Festive and joyful in spirit, the music invites not only listening but participation—a chorus of praise and celebration that has echoed across centuries. Music from the Coimbra and Trujillo manuscripts and others.
7pm - Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury St. Boston, MA
$35 Reserved; $20 General entrance; $5 Low income
https://ladm.org/weavingen/
Rumbarrocco: Adriana Ruiz, soprano, Daniela Tosic, mezzo-soprano, Fausto Miro, tenor, Danilo Bonina, violin, Eduardo Betancourt, harp, percussion, Katherine Shao, keyboards, Miguel Morales, percussion, Laury Gutierrez, viola da gamba, Venezuelan cuatro
This concert explores Renaissance and Baroque Spanish and Portuguese traditions in dialogue with Latin American folk and popular music, highlighting the rich synthesis of African, Amerindian, and European influences. Focusing on Nativity texts, the program features villancicos of tender devotion alongside exuberant choral works filled with rhythmic vitality. These pieces reflect centuries of cultural fusion, where European traditions intertwined with Indigenous and African voices to create something uniquely vibrant. Festive and joyful in spirit, the music invites not only listening but participation—a chorus of praise and celebration that has echoed across centuries. Music from the Coimbra and Trujillo manuscripts and others.
7pm - Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury St. Boston, MA
$35 Reserved; $20 General entrance; $5 Low income
https://ladm.org/weavingen/
Mysteries and Deceit: Misattributed Masterpieces
Convivium Musicum
Join Convivium as we explore repertoire that has been credited, either through accident or deception, to the wrong composer. The centerpiece will be Bauldeweyn's Missa da Pacem, formerly attributed to Josquin; and we will share other works misattributed to Obrecht, Isaac, Victoria, and Palestrina.
7pm - All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon St. Brookline, MA
$25
https://convivium.org/concert-season/tickets/
Convivium Musicum
Join Convivium as we explore repertoire that has been credited, either through accident or deception, to the wrong composer. The centerpiece will be Bauldeweyn's Missa da Pacem, formerly attributed to Josquin; and we will share other works misattributed to Obrecht, Isaac, Victoria, and Palestrina.
7pm - All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon St. Brookline, MA
$25
https://convivium.org/concert-season/tickets/
Veni Redemptor Gentium
Concordian Dawn: Christopher Preston Thompson, tenor, harp; Daphna Mor, winds, voice; Nickolas Karageorgiou, haute-contre tenor; Michele Kennedy, soprano; Thomas McCargar, baritone, percussion; Amber Evans, soprano, percussion
CSEM and Concordian Dawn celebrate the release of CD’s third studio album, Veni Redemptor Gentium, with a program of both rarely-heard repertoire and more traditional gems from the medieval Christmas and Advent holidays. The program also includes two new compositions by Australian-born composer, David Yardley, both of which were premiered by Concordian Dawn and recorded on the album. We warmly invite audiences to ring in the holiday season and celebrate the release with us!
7:30pm - University Lutheran Church, 66 Winthrop Street, Cambridge, MA
Pay-What-You-Can
https://csem.org/concerts/concordian-dawn/
Concordian Dawn: Christopher Preston Thompson, tenor, harp; Daphna Mor, winds, voice; Nickolas Karageorgiou, haute-contre tenor; Michele Kennedy, soprano; Thomas McCargar, baritone, percussion; Amber Evans, soprano, percussion
CSEM and Concordian Dawn celebrate the release of CD’s third studio album, Veni Redemptor Gentium, with a program of both rarely-heard repertoire and more traditional gems from the medieval Christmas and Advent holidays. The program also includes two new compositions by Australian-born composer, David Yardley, both of which were premiered by Concordian Dawn and recorded on the album. We warmly invite audiences to ring in the holiday season and celebrate the release with us!
7:30pm - University Lutheran Church, 66 Winthrop Street, Cambridge, MA
Pay-What-You-Can
https://csem.org/concerts/concordian-dawn/
Sunday, November 23
VdGS-NE Fall Play-in
Karen Burciaga, Judah Coffman, and Blake Logan, facilitators
Welcome, Fall! Join us for an informal afternoon of gently coached viol consort playing and socializing. At this Play-in, participants will be able to play in two sessions in different groupings. This event is suitable for all levels of viol players. Choose from Easy, Medium, or Challenging repertoire and be surprised! Doubling is a possibility depending on the makeup of the groups. Pitch is A=415. Please note that music will not be sent out ahead of time. Register ASAP to reserve a spot!
1:00-4:30pm - Powers Music School, 160 Lexington St. Belmont, MA
$40 members, $60 nonmembers (includes membership dues if you wish to join!)
https://vdgsne.org/workshops/fall-play-in-2025/. Register by November 16.
Karen Burciaga, Judah Coffman, and Blake Logan, facilitators
Welcome, Fall! Join us for an informal afternoon of gently coached viol consort playing and socializing. At this Play-in, participants will be able to play in two sessions in different groupings. This event is suitable for all levels of viol players. Choose from Easy, Medium, or Challenging repertoire and be surprised! Doubling is a possibility depending on the makeup of the groups. Pitch is A=415. Please note that music will not be sent out ahead of time. Register ASAP to reserve a spot!
1:00-4:30pm - Powers Music School, 160 Lexington St. Belmont, MA
$40 members, $60 nonmembers (includes membership dues if you wish to join!)
https://vdgsne.org/workshops/fall-play-in-2025/. Register by November 16.
Bach’s Brilliance, Telemann’s Charm
The Bach Project (Andrew Sheranian, director)
Violin Concertos and Chamber Music including Violin Concerto in A Major “Les Rainettes” — Georg Philipp Telemann, Orchestral Suite in G minor (BWV 1070), French Suite in G Major for Harpsichord (BWV 816), Violin Concerto in D minor (BWV 1052r)
4pm - Parish of All Saints in Ashmont, 209 Ashmont St. Boston, MA
$3-35
https://www.thebachprojectboston.org/
The Bach Project (Andrew Sheranian, director)
Violin Concertos and Chamber Music including Violin Concerto in A Major “Les Rainettes” — Georg Philipp Telemann, Orchestral Suite in G minor (BWV 1070), French Suite in G Major for Harpsichord (BWV 816), Violin Concerto in D minor (BWV 1052r)
4pm - Parish of All Saints in Ashmont, 209 Ashmont St. Boston, MA
$3-35
https://www.thebachprojectboston.org/
Veni Redemptor Gentium
Concordian Dawn: Christopher Preston Thompson, tenor, harp; Daphna Mor, winds, voice; Nickolas Karageorgiou, haute-contre tenor; Michele Kennedy, soprano; Thomas McCargar, baritone, percussion; Amber Evans, soprano, percussion
CSEM and Concordian Dawn celebrate the release of CD’s third studio album, Veni Redemptor Gentium, with a program of both rarely-heard repertoire and more traditional gems from the medieval Christmas and Advent holidays. The program also includes two new compositions by Australian-born composer, David Yardley, both of which were premiered by Concordian Dawn and recorded on the album. We warmly invite audiences to ring in the holiday season and celebrate the release with us!
4pm - St. John's Episcopal Church, 705 Hale Street, Beverly Farms, MA
Pay-What-You-Can
https://csem.org/concerts/concordian-dawn/
Concordian Dawn: Christopher Preston Thompson, tenor, harp; Daphna Mor, winds, voice; Nickolas Karageorgiou, haute-contre tenor; Michele Kennedy, soprano; Thomas McCargar, baritone, percussion; Amber Evans, soprano, percussion
CSEM and Concordian Dawn celebrate the release of CD’s third studio album, Veni Redemptor Gentium, with a program of both rarely-heard repertoire and more traditional gems from the medieval Christmas and Advent holidays. The program also includes two new compositions by Australian-born composer, David Yardley, both of which were premiered by Concordian Dawn and recorded on the album. We warmly invite audiences to ring in the holiday season and celebrate the release with us!
4pm - St. John's Episcopal Church, 705 Hale Street, Beverly Farms, MA
Pay-What-You-Can
https://csem.org/concerts/concordian-dawn/
Mysteries and Deceit: Misattributed Masterpieces
Convivium Musicum
Join Convivium as we explore repertoire that has been credited, either through accident or deception, to the wrong composer. The centerpiece will be Bauldeweyn's Missa da Pacem, formerly attributed to Josquin; and we will share other works misattributed to Obrecht, Isaac, Victoria, and Palestrina.
4pm - First Unitarian Church, 90 Main St. Worcester, MA
$25
https://convivium.org/concert-season/tickets/
Convivium Musicum
Join Convivium as we explore repertoire that has been credited, either through accident or deception, to the wrong composer. The centerpiece will be Bauldeweyn's Missa da Pacem, formerly attributed to Josquin; and we will share other works misattributed to Obrecht, Isaac, Victoria, and Palestrina.
4pm - First Unitarian Church, 90 Main St. Worcester, MA
$25
https://convivium.org/concert-season/tickets/
Play in the Parlor: Every Sort of Music for an Unbound Soiree
Eudaimonia, A Purposeful Period Band: Carrie Cheron, mezzo-soprano, Anna Griffis, violin, Diane Heffner, clarinet, Na’ama Lion, flute, Vivian Montgomery, harpsichord, and Rebecca Shaw, cello
Eudaimonia, A Purposeful Period Band plays around with the wild range of their styles, skills, and instruments, all in the easy intimacy of First Parish’s downstairs parlor. Drink, nosh, and take in spirited music from across the spectrum: Frescobaldi to Sephardic songs, Handel to Hélene Montgéroult, Pauline Viardot to Saint-Saens, Chava Albertstein to Baghdad Café, and other surprises.
7:00pm - First Parish in Cambridge (Yes, in the parlor!) 3 Church Street, Harvard Square
As always, admission is Pay-What-You-Decide ($20 recommended), but seating is limited, so advance admission payment is recommended in order to reserve a seat
https://www.eudaimonia-music.org/index.html
Eudaimonia, A Purposeful Period Band: Carrie Cheron, mezzo-soprano, Anna Griffis, violin, Diane Heffner, clarinet, Na’ama Lion, flute, Vivian Montgomery, harpsichord, and Rebecca Shaw, cello
Eudaimonia, A Purposeful Period Band plays around with the wild range of their styles, skills, and instruments, all in the easy intimacy of First Parish’s downstairs parlor. Drink, nosh, and take in spirited music from across the spectrum: Frescobaldi to Sephardic songs, Handel to Hélene Montgéroult, Pauline Viardot to Saint-Saens, Chava Albertstein to Baghdad Café, and other surprises.
7:00pm - First Parish in Cambridge (Yes, in the parlor!) 3 Church Street, Harvard Square
As always, admission is Pay-What-You-Decide ($20 recommended), but seating is limited, so advance admission payment is recommended in order to reserve a seat
https://www.eudaimonia-music.org/index.html
Saturday, November 29
Francesco Provenzale: Stellidaura's Revenge
Hannah De Priest, Stellidaura, Aaron Sheehan, Orismondo, Richard Pittsinger, Armidoro, Giuseppe Naviglio, Giampetro, Mara Riley, Armillo, and the BEMF Chamber Ensemble: Robert Mealy, concertmaster, Sarah Darling, violin, Kathryn Montoya & Gaia Saetermoe-Howard, recorder, David Morris, viola da gamba, Maxine Eilander, Baroque harp, Michael Sponseller, harpsichord, Paul O’Dette, theorbo, Stephen Stubbs, theorbo & Baroque guitar
A courtly love triangle is torn apart by violent passions in this sultry romp! When her beloved Armidoro is shot by the jealous Orismondo, beautiful Stellidaura is out for revenge! Provenzale was a hugely influential figure in Neapolitan opera and he wrote his zany tragicomedy to be performed at a prince's summer palazzo in 1674. Breathtaking laments combine with lively tarantellas to produce a wildly entertaining cavalcade of romance, murder, and intrigue. Follow our star-crossed lovers as they navigate mistaken identities, bumbling servants, and attempted assassinations to find out whether they are destined for a happy ending or an early grave. Enjoy this earthy Shakespearean drama full of twists and turns and set to one of the most beautiful musical scores of the 17th century. A must-see event!
8PM - New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
Sunday, November 30, 2025 | 3PM - New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 8pm (ET), Available to watch until December 28, 2025 at 11:59pm (ET)
https://bemf.org/
Hannah De Priest, Stellidaura, Aaron Sheehan, Orismondo, Richard Pittsinger, Armidoro, Giuseppe Naviglio, Giampetro, Mara Riley, Armillo, and the BEMF Chamber Ensemble: Robert Mealy, concertmaster, Sarah Darling, violin, Kathryn Montoya & Gaia Saetermoe-Howard, recorder, David Morris, viola da gamba, Maxine Eilander, Baroque harp, Michael Sponseller, harpsichord, Paul O’Dette, theorbo, Stephen Stubbs, theorbo & Baroque guitar
A courtly love triangle is torn apart by violent passions in this sultry romp! When her beloved Armidoro is shot by the jealous Orismondo, beautiful Stellidaura is out for revenge! Provenzale was a hugely influential figure in Neapolitan opera and he wrote his zany tragicomedy to be performed at a prince's summer palazzo in 1674. Breathtaking laments combine with lively tarantellas to produce a wildly entertaining cavalcade of romance, murder, and intrigue. Follow our star-crossed lovers as they navigate mistaken identities, bumbling servants, and attempted assassinations to find out whether they are destined for a happy ending or an early grave. Enjoy this earthy Shakespearean drama full of twists and turns and set to one of the most beautiful musical scores of the 17th century. A must-see event!
8PM - New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
Sunday, November 30, 2025 | 3PM - New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 8pm (ET), Available to watch until December 28, 2025 at 11:59pm (ET)
https://bemf.org/
Sunday, November 30
Francesco Provenzale: Stellidaura's Revenge
Hannah De Priest, Stellidaura, Aaron Sheehan, Orismondo, Richard Pittsinger, Armidoro, Giuseppe Naviglio, Giampetro, Mara Riley, Armillo, and the BEMF Chamber Ensemble: Robert Mealy, concertmaster, Sarah Darling, violin, Kathryn Montoya & Gaia Saetermoe-Howard, recorder, David Morris, viola da gamba, Maxine Eilander, Baroque harp, Michael Sponseller, harpsichord, Paul O’Dette, theorbo, Stephen Stubbs, theorbo & Baroque guitar
A courtly love triangle is torn apart by violent passions in this sultry romp! When her beloved Armidoro is shot by the jealous Orismondo, beautiful Stellidaura is out for revenge! Provenzale was a hugely influential figure in Neapolitan opera and he wrote his zany tragicomedy to be performed at a prince's summer palazzo in 1674. Breathtaking laments combine with lively tarantellas to produce a wildly entertaining cavalcade of romance, murder, and intrigue. Follow our star-crossed lovers as they navigate mistaken identities, bumbling servants, and attempted assassinations to find out whether they are destined for a happy ending or an early grave. Enjoy this earthy Shakespearean drama full of twists and turns and set to one of the most beautiful musical scores of the 17th century. A must-see event!
3PM - New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 8pm (ET), Available to watch until December 28, 2025 at 11:59pm (ET)
https://bemf.org/
Hannah De Priest, Stellidaura, Aaron Sheehan, Orismondo, Richard Pittsinger, Armidoro, Giuseppe Naviglio, Giampetro, Mara Riley, Armillo, and the BEMF Chamber Ensemble: Robert Mealy, concertmaster, Sarah Darling, violin, Kathryn Montoya & Gaia Saetermoe-Howard, recorder, David Morris, viola da gamba, Maxine Eilander, Baroque harp, Michael Sponseller, harpsichord, Paul O’Dette, theorbo, Stephen Stubbs, theorbo & Baroque guitar
A courtly love triangle is torn apart by violent passions in this sultry romp! When her beloved Armidoro is shot by the jealous Orismondo, beautiful Stellidaura is out for revenge! Provenzale was a hugely influential figure in Neapolitan opera and he wrote his zany tragicomedy to be performed at a prince's summer palazzo in 1674. Breathtaking laments combine with lively tarantellas to produce a wildly entertaining cavalcade of romance, murder, and intrigue. Follow our star-crossed lovers as they navigate mistaken identities, bumbling servants, and attempted assassinations to find out whether they are destined for a happy ending or an early grave. Enjoy this earthy Shakespearean drama full of twists and turns and set to one of the most beautiful musical scores of the 17th century. A must-see event!
3PM - New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 8pm (ET), Available to watch until December 28, 2025 at 11:59pm (ET)
https://bemf.org/
Advent Carol and Organ Prelude Service
Jerrick Cavagnaro, organ; Choir of the Church of the Advent (Mark Dwyer, director)
4:30pm organ prelude to include Johann Sebastian Bach: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, Cecilia McDowall: ‘O Antiphon’ Sequence, Improvisation on Conditor alme siderum.
5pm Advent Carol Service followed by gala reception:
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Matin & Vesper Responsories
Randall Thompson: Howl ye; for the day of the Lord is at hand
Matthew Martin: Adam lay ybounden
arr Charles Wood: Twas in the year that King Uzziah died
Jakob Handl: Rorate cœli desuper
arr Barry Ferguson: People look east
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Богородице Дево, радуйся
William Byrd: Vigilate, vigilate
Clemens non Papa: Descendit angelus Domini
Colin Britt: There is no rose
Gabriel Jackson: Jesu, Rex admirabilis
Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer St. Boston, MA
FREE, with offerings gratefully received.
https://theadventboston.org/calendar/
Jerrick Cavagnaro, organ; Choir of the Church of the Advent (Mark Dwyer, director)
4:30pm organ prelude to include Johann Sebastian Bach: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, Cecilia McDowall: ‘O Antiphon’ Sequence, Improvisation on Conditor alme siderum.
5pm Advent Carol Service followed by gala reception:
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Matin & Vesper Responsories
Randall Thompson: Howl ye; for the day of the Lord is at hand
Matthew Martin: Adam lay ybounden
arr Charles Wood: Twas in the year that King Uzziah died
Jakob Handl: Rorate cœli desuper
arr Barry Ferguson: People look east
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Богородице Дево, радуйся
William Byrd: Vigilate, vigilate
Clemens non Papa: Descendit angelus Domini
Colin Britt: There is no rose
Gabriel Jackson: Jesu, Rex admirabilis
Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer St. Boston, MA
FREE, with offerings gratefully received.
https://theadventboston.org/calendar/
Gems of J.S. Bach
Ensemble Chaconne: Peter Bloom, flute; Carol Lewis, viola da gamba; Olav Chris Henriksen, lute
Repertoire includes Sonata in E Major BWV 1035, Prelude in c minor BWV 999 and Fugue in g minor BWV 1000, Sonata in C Major BWV 1033, Sonata in e minor BWV 1034, Selections from Cello Suite #2 in d minor BWV 1008 (transcribed for viola da gamba). Founded in 1985, Ensemble Chaconne marks its 40th season this year. Many thanks to Heinrich Christensen for directing the superb music program at King's Chapel and hosting the Concert Series.
5pm - King's Chapel, 58 Tremont St. Boston, MA
$15-25
https://www.kings-chapel.org/concert-series.html
Ensemble Chaconne: Peter Bloom, flute; Carol Lewis, viola da gamba; Olav Chris Henriksen, lute
Repertoire includes Sonata in E Major BWV 1035, Prelude in c minor BWV 999 and Fugue in g minor BWV 1000, Sonata in C Major BWV 1033, Sonata in e minor BWV 1034, Selections from Cello Suite #2 in d minor BWV 1008 (transcribed for viola da gamba). Founded in 1985, Ensemble Chaconne marks its 40th season this year. Many thanks to Heinrich Christensen for directing the superb music program at King's Chapel and hosting the Concert Series.
5pm - King's Chapel, 58 Tremont St. Boston, MA
$15-25
https://www.kings-chapel.org/concert-series.html