Friday, October 3
Handel: Saul
Handel + Haydn (Jonathan Cohen, conductor), Neal Davies, bass-baritone (Saul), Christopher Lowrey, countertenor (David), Sarah Brady, soprano (Merab), Julie Roset, soprano (Michal), Linard Vrielink, tenor (Jonathan), H+H Orchestra and Chorus
7:30pm - Symphony Hall, Huntington Ave. Boston, MA
https://handelandhaydn.org/
Handel + Haydn (Jonathan Cohen, conductor), Neal Davies, bass-baritone (Saul), Christopher Lowrey, countertenor (David), Sarah Brady, soprano (Merab), Julie Roset, soprano (Michal), Linard Vrielink, tenor (Jonathan), H+H Orchestra and Chorus
7:30pm - Symphony Hall, Huntington Ave. Boston, MA
https://handelandhaydn.org/
Orlando di Lasso: Prince of Music
Schola Cantorum of Boston (Frederick Jodry, Director)
Missa Puisque j'ai perdu, Magnificat Ancor che col partire, bawdy French chansons, and exquisite settings of Petrach along with some German drinking songs!
8pm - First Lutheran Church, Boston, MA
Tickets at the door - $30 General, $10 students and starving artists, or in advance via Eventbrite
http://scholacantorumboston.com/concerts.html
Schola Cantorum of Boston (Frederick Jodry, Director)
Missa Puisque j'ai perdu, Magnificat Ancor che col partire, bawdy French chansons, and exquisite settings of Petrach along with some German drinking songs!
8pm - First Lutheran Church, Boston, MA
Tickets at the door - $30 General, $10 students and starving artists, or in advance via Eventbrite
http://scholacantorumboston.com/concerts.html
Saturday, October 4
The Queen's Favorites
SaSa, soprano, Renaissance lute
Online premiere of SaSa’s recital on the music of John Dowland at the BEMF Fringe; filmed June 9, 2025 at Old South Church in Boston, MA.
1pm
FREE to watch on YouTube
SaSa, soprano, Renaissance lute
Online premiere of SaSa’s recital on the music of John Dowland at the BEMF Fringe; filmed June 9, 2025 at Old South Church in Boston, MA.
1pm
FREE to watch on YouTube
Voce mea ad Dominum: Music for St Francis of Assisi's Feast Day
Karen Cook, recorder and early notation
October 4 is the feast day for St Francis of Assisi, the famous founder of the Franciscan order. In the medieval and early modern periods, a significant amount of music was written for celebrations of his feast day. This class will focus on works dedicated to or referring to him, ranging from thirteenth-century lauda to motets written by composers as far-ranging as Du Fay, Willaert, Palestrina, Porta, and Tollius. Other works reflecting his love of the environment and in particular animals will also be included. All instruments/voices welcome; intermediate and up. Facsimiles available for those wishing to read from original notation. Pitch: A=440 Hz.
1-2:30pm - online (Zoom link sent to participants)
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Karen Cook, recorder and early notation
October 4 is the feast day for St Francis of Assisi, the famous founder of the Franciscan order. In the medieval and early modern periods, a significant amount of music was written for celebrations of his feast day. This class will focus on works dedicated to or referring to him, ranging from thirteenth-century lauda to motets written by composers as far-ranging as Du Fay, Willaert, Palestrina, Porta, and Tollius. Other works reflecting his love of the environment and in particular animals will also be included. All instruments/voices welcome; intermediate and up. Facsimiles available for those wishing to read from original notation. Pitch: A=440 Hz.
1-2:30pm - online (Zoom link sent to participants)
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Making Connections: Bow-strokes, phrasing, speech, and song
Sarah Mead, viola da gamba
Beginning with the teacher modeling a variety of bowing shapes, we will move on to listening to and imitating each other's bowing, experimenting with repeated notes, adjacent notes, and string changes. As a group we will explore the shapes of a variety of texted and non-texted phrases, ending with a group madrigal play-along with the teacher's recording. Open to: viol players, all levels. Pitch: A= 415 Hz.
3-4:30pm - online (Zoom link sent to participants)
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Sarah Mead, viola da gamba
Beginning with the teacher modeling a variety of bowing shapes, we will move on to listening to and imitating each other's bowing, experimenting with repeated notes, adjacent notes, and string changes. As a group we will explore the shapes of a variety of texted and non-texted phrases, ending with a group madrigal play-along with the teacher's recording. Open to: viol players, all levels. Pitch: A= 415 Hz.
3-4:30pm - online (Zoom link sent to participants)
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Vanderbilt Vampire Ball 2025
Music by Spare Parts, prompting by Barbara Menard Pugliese and Antonia Pugliese
Join the Commonwealth Vintage Dancers for a deliciously spooky ball to kick off the Halloween season. Imagine that the Vanderbilts, Astors, and other Gilded Age wealthy families have found a way to keep dancing forever, and we are invited to join them in the ballroom. All dances will be taught during the course of the evening. Beginners are welcome, and it is not necessary to have a partner to attend. Our music and dance will be from the 1890s. To create an immersive environment, please wear a costume from the late 19th century or modern formal dress. The aesthetic for the ball is spooky and faded elegance. Please avoid obvious blood and gore – it is simply not polite in the ballroom. Please note: this is not a lifestyle vampire event.
2:00-4:00pm Optional free dance class
6:00pm Hall opens
7:00-10:00pm Ball at Holliston Town Hall, Holliston, MA
$45
http://vintagedancers.org/events/event/vanderbilt-vampires-ball-2025/
Music by Spare Parts, prompting by Barbara Menard Pugliese and Antonia Pugliese
Join the Commonwealth Vintage Dancers for a deliciously spooky ball to kick off the Halloween season. Imagine that the Vanderbilts, Astors, and other Gilded Age wealthy families have found a way to keep dancing forever, and we are invited to join them in the ballroom. All dances will be taught during the course of the evening. Beginners are welcome, and it is not necessary to have a partner to attend. Our music and dance will be from the 1890s. To create an immersive environment, please wear a costume from the late 19th century or modern formal dress. The aesthetic for the ball is spooky and faded elegance. Please avoid obvious blood and gore – it is simply not polite in the ballroom. Please note: this is not a lifestyle vampire event.
2:00-4:00pm Optional free dance class
6:00pm Hall opens
7:00-10:00pm Ball at Holliston Town Hall, Holliston, MA
$45
http://vintagedancers.org/events/event/vanderbilt-vampires-ball-2025/
Nuestra Señora
Ampersand
Works by Hellinck, Gombert, Andreas de Silva, and Victoria — drawing inspiration from a 1589 document detailing the contents of the musical collection in the Mexico City Cathedral.
4pm - The Old Round Church, Richmond, VT
https://www.weareampersand.net/events
Ampersand
Works by Hellinck, Gombert, Andreas de Silva, and Victoria — drawing inspiration from a 1589 document detailing the contents of the musical collection in the Mexico City Cathedral.
4pm - The Old Round Church, Richmond, VT
https://www.weareampersand.net/events
The Biblical Reordering of Power: An Organ Recital
Erica Johnson, organ
Experience an unforgettable evening of music and meaning as Wellesley College organist Erica Johnson presents an organ recital on the renowned Fisk organ, exploring "The Biblical Reordering of Power." From a stirring Magnificat setting to a vivid musical telling of David and Goliath, the program features works that challenge and inspire. The concert will also include the world premiere of Versets on "Salve Regina" by local composer James Woodman, and a special appearance by Baroque violinist Jane Starkman. Don't miss this unique blend of historical and contemporary sounds in a beautiful setting.
7:00pm - Houghton Chapel, Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA
Free
https://www.wellesley.edu/events/organ-recital-erica-johnson
Erica Johnson, organ
Experience an unforgettable evening of music and meaning as Wellesley College organist Erica Johnson presents an organ recital on the renowned Fisk organ, exploring "The Biblical Reordering of Power." From a stirring Magnificat setting to a vivid musical telling of David and Goliath, the program features works that challenge and inspire. The concert will also include the world premiere of Versets on "Salve Regina" by local composer James Woodman, and a special appearance by Baroque violinist Jane Starkman. Don't miss this unique blend of historical and contemporary sounds in a beautiful setting.
7:00pm - Houghton Chapel, Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA
Free
https://www.wellesley.edu/events/organ-recital-erica-johnson
Orlando di Lasso: Prince of Music
Schola Cantorum of Boston (Frederick Jodry, Director)
Missa Puisque j'ai perdu, Magnificat Ancor che col partire, bawdy French chansons, and exquisite settings of Petrach along with some German drinking songs!
7:30pm - St. Martin's Church, Providence, RI
Tickets at the door - $30 General, $10 students and starving artists, or in advance via Eventbrite
http://scholacantorumboston.com/concerts.html
Schola Cantorum of Boston (Frederick Jodry, Director)
Missa Puisque j'ai perdu, Magnificat Ancor che col partire, bawdy French chansons, and exquisite settings of Petrach along with some German drinking songs!
7:30pm - St. Martin's Church, Providence, RI
Tickets at the door - $30 General, $10 students and starving artists, or in advance via Eventbrite
http://scholacantorumboston.com/concerts.html
Sunday, October 5
Musical Palindromes and Rhythmic Games - Mind bending Music from the Medieval and Renaissance
Sarah Jeffery, recorder
Composers have always enjoyed musical jokes and rhythmic games - writing compositions back to front and upside down, until your brain is inside out! We will get to understand pieces by composers including Guillame de Machaut, Johannes Ciconia, Josquin Deprez, and more. A fun intellectual exercise, but most importantly, beautiful music. Open to all recorders, or any instrument reading in C. Parts will be a mixture of treble and bass clef. Pitch: A=440Hz.
1-2:30pm - online (Zoom link sent to participants)
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Sarah Jeffery, recorder
Composers have always enjoyed musical jokes and rhythmic games - writing compositions back to front and upside down, until your brain is inside out! We will get to understand pieces by composers including Guillame de Machaut, Johannes Ciconia, Josquin Deprez, and more. A fun intellectual exercise, but most importantly, beautiful music. Open to all recorders, or any instrument reading in C. Parts will be a mixture of treble and bass clef. Pitch: A=440Hz.
1-2:30pm - online (Zoom link sent to participants)
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Boston Recorder Society Members' Meeting
BRS is back! Sarah Cantor will coach the recorders (and string friends) and Dan Meyers will coach the loud group. If you play recorders, baroque flute, early winds (including reeds and brass), or early strings, we look forward to making music with you!
Please visit our membership page to sign up.
1-3:30pm - Lesley University building at 1815 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA (Porter Square)
bostonrecorders.org
BRS is back! Sarah Cantor will coach the recorders (and string friends) and Dan Meyers will coach the loud group. If you play recorders, baroque flute, early winds (including reeds and brass), or early strings, we look forward to making music with you!
Please visit our membership page to sign up.
1-3:30pm - Lesley University building at 1815 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA (Porter Square)
bostonrecorders.org
Handel: Saul
Handel + Haydn (Jonathan Cohen, conductor), Neal Davies, bass-baritone (Saul), Christopher Lowrey, countertenor (David), Sarah Brady, soprano (Merab), Julie Roset, soprano (Michal), Linard Vrielink, tenor (Jonathan), H+H Orchestra and Chorus
3pm - Symphony Hall, Huntington Ave. Boston, MA
https://handelandhaydn.org/
Handel + Haydn (Jonathan Cohen, conductor), Neal Davies, bass-baritone (Saul), Christopher Lowrey, countertenor (David), Sarah Brady, soprano (Merab), Julie Roset, soprano (Michal), Linard Vrielink, tenor (Jonathan), H+H Orchestra and Chorus
3pm - Symphony Hall, Huntington Ave. Boston, MA
https://handelandhaydn.org/
The Sweet Marriage of Voice and Lute
Agnes Coakley Cox, voice, Nathaniel Cox, lute, theorbo
Agnes Coakley Cox and Nathaniel Cox have been directing their ensemble for 17th-century music, In Stile Moderno, since 2012. In this lecture-demonstration, they will share solo song repertoire from Italy and England, and discuss the most significant elements of performance practice and rehearsal technique that they have discovered and refined as a duo over the years. Topics will include: tactus as a practical tool for setting a tempo, staying together, and finding rhythmic freedom; working with foreign languages and historical pronunciation of English; ornamentation; using facsimiles; considerations for lutenists; and tips for how to communicate to your duo partner. There will also be time for a Q&A. This is a lecture demo style class, open to all but aimed specifically towards singers and plucked instrumentalists/continuo players. Pitch: A=440.
3-4:30pm - online (Zoom link sent to participants)
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Agnes Coakley Cox, voice, Nathaniel Cox, lute, theorbo
Agnes Coakley Cox and Nathaniel Cox have been directing their ensemble for 17th-century music, In Stile Moderno, since 2012. In this lecture-demonstration, they will share solo song repertoire from Italy and England, and discuss the most significant elements of performance practice and rehearsal technique that they have discovered and refined as a duo over the years. Topics will include: tactus as a practical tool for setting a tempo, staying together, and finding rhythmic freedom; working with foreign languages and historical pronunciation of English; ornamentation; using facsimiles; considerations for lutenists; and tips for how to communicate to your duo partner. There will also be time for a Q&A. This is a lecture demo style class, open to all but aimed specifically towards singers and plucked instrumentalists/continuo players. Pitch: A=440.
3-4:30pm - online (Zoom link sent to participants)
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Mondays, October 6-27
Percussion in Early Music
Peter Maund, percussion
In this series of classes we'll learn how to play percussion instruments commonly used in medieval, renaissance, and baroque music. We will explore how to create ‘percussion parts’ for early music, the different approaches and styles in playing monophonic vs. polyphonic music, and how even a simple percussion part can enliven a performance. The series of classes enable us to delve deeper into playing techniques on hand drums (frame drums, tambourines, goblet drums) as well as drums played with sticks (tabor and side drums). 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. All levels welcome.
5:30-6:45pm (four Monday sessions October 6, 13, 20, and 27) online (Zoom link sent to participants)
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Peter Maund, percussion
In this series of classes we'll learn how to play percussion instruments commonly used in medieval, renaissance, and baroque music. We will explore how to create ‘percussion parts’ for early music, the different approaches and styles in playing monophonic vs. polyphonic music, and how even a simple percussion part can enliven a performance. The series of classes enable us to delve deeper into playing techniques on hand drums (frame drums, tambourines, goblet drums) as well as drums played with sticks (tabor and side drums). 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. All levels welcome.
5:30-6:45pm (four Monday sessions October 6, 13, 20, and 27) online (Zoom link sent to participants)
$30
https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/online-classes
Mondays, October 6 - November 10
Beacon Hill Seminars Course on Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber
Andrus Madsen, instructor
Andrus Madsen teach a seminar style online course through the Beacon Hill Seminars. The course will spend six weeks looking closely at the Mystery Sonatas by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, including a live performance with Andrus Madsen and Susanna Ogata on October 27. The Mystery Sonatas by Biber are a set of 15 sonatas and a Passacaglia for unaccompanied solo violin, dedicated to the Prince Bishop in Salzburg, Max Gandalph von Kuenberg. Each sonata in the set is a musical meditation upon the fifteen mysteries meant to be pondered during the practice of rosary devotion. During the 17th century the mysteries were divided into three sets of five, the "Joyful Mysteries," the "Sorrowful Mysteries," and the "Glorious Mysteries." It was not uncommon to arrange visual depictions of the fifteen mysteries in churches during the 13th-17th centuries as visual aids to Rosary meditation. Biber's Mystery Sonatas tackle the same mysteries with musical rather than visual depictions. Given its enigmatic nature, it may be that musical depictions come closer to the true spirit of mystery. The course will explore rosary devotion and meditative practice, and how it connects to Biber's music. It will also look closely at some of the unusual extended techniques, including scordatura, that Biber applies to the violin to evoke each mystery.
10am - online
617-523-0970 or [email protected]
Andrus Madsen, instructor
Andrus Madsen teach a seminar style online course through the Beacon Hill Seminars. The course will spend six weeks looking closely at the Mystery Sonatas by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, including a live performance with Andrus Madsen and Susanna Ogata on October 27. The Mystery Sonatas by Biber are a set of 15 sonatas and a Passacaglia for unaccompanied solo violin, dedicated to the Prince Bishop in Salzburg, Max Gandalph von Kuenberg. Each sonata in the set is a musical meditation upon the fifteen mysteries meant to be pondered during the practice of rosary devotion. During the 17th century the mysteries were divided into three sets of five, the "Joyful Mysteries," the "Sorrowful Mysteries," and the "Glorious Mysteries." It was not uncommon to arrange visual depictions of the fifteen mysteries in churches during the 13th-17th centuries as visual aids to Rosary meditation. Biber's Mystery Sonatas tackle the same mysteries with musical rather than visual depictions. Given its enigmatic nature, it may be that musical depictions come closer to the true spirit of mystery. The course will explore rosary devotion and meditative practice, and how it connects to Biber's music. It will also look closely at some of the unusual extended techniques, including scordatura, that Biber applies to the violin to evoke each mystery.
10am - online
617-523-0970 or [email protected]
Tuesdays, October 7 - November 11
Practical Music Theory – Full Series, 2025 edition
Emily O'Brien, instructor
This series contains the following sessions, held on Tuesday evenings at 7PM ET. All sessions will be recorded, with recordings made available to registered participants after each session.
Oct. 7: 1. Intervals
Oct. 14: 2. Scales, Modes, and Keys
Oct. 21: 3. Chords and Arpeggios
Oct. 28: 4. Counterpoint
Nov. 4: 5. Harmony and Chord Relationships
Nov. 11: 6. Cadences, Phrases, Form, and the Power of Expectation (plus extra Q&A)
7pm - online, link sent to registrants
$110.00 for 6 sessions
https://www.emilysdomain.org/Recorderland/product/practical-music-theory-full-series-2025-edition/
Emily O'Brien, instructor
This series contains the following sessions, held on Tuesday evenings at 7PM ET. All sessions will be recorded, with recordings made available to registered participants after each session.
Oct. 7: 1. Intervals
Oct. 14: 2. Scales, Modes, and Keys
Oct. 21: 3. Chords and Arpeggios
Oct. 28: 4. Counterpoint
Nov. 4: 5. Harmony and Chord Relationships
Nov. 11: 6. Cadences, Phrases, Form, and the Power of Expectation (plus extra Q&A)
7pm - online, link sent to registrants
$110.00 for 6 sessions
https://www.emilysdomain.org/Recorderland/product/practical-music-theory-full-series-2025-edition/
Friday, October 10
Machaut: Mostly Motets
Elm City Consort: Michael Rigsby, vielle and director, Rosamund Morley, vielle, Sylvia Leith, mezzo-soprano, Clifton Massey, countertenor, Edmund Milly, bass-baritone, Kevin Payne, lute
The Elm City Consort kicks off the season with a concert of music by the 14th century composer and poet, Guillaume de Machaut (1300-1377). The undisputed master of the Ars nova style, Machaut composed in a wide range of musical forms and styles. This performance will feature selections from the twenty-three surviving isorhythmic motets, with additional selections of music from Machaut’s epic poem, Le Remede de Fortune.
5pm - First Presbyterian Church, 704 Whitney Ave., New Haven
Free; no tickets required
https://www.elmcityconsort.org/machaut-mostly-motets
Elm City Consort: Michael Rigsby, vielle and director, Rosamund Morley, vielle, Sylvia Leith, mezzo-soprano, Clifton Massey, countertenor, Edmund Milly, bass-baritone, Kevin Payne, lute
The Elm City Consort kicks off the season with a concert of music by the 14th century composer and poet, Guillaume de Machaut (1300-1377). The undisputed master of the Ars nova style, Machaut composed in a wide range of musical forms and styles. This performance will feature selections from the twenty-three surviving isorhythmic motets, with additional selections of music from Machaut’s epic poem, Le Remede de Fortune.
5pm - First Presbyterian Church, 704 Whitney Ave., New Haven
Free; no tickets required
https://www.elmcityconsort.org/machaut-mostly-motets
Masters of the Harpsichord, vol. 7
Miyuki Tsurutani, harpsichord
The series features works by masters of the Baroque era Couperin and Bach.
8pm - Lindsay Chapel, First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St. Cambridge, MA
FREE; donations welcome
[email protected]
Miyuki Tsurutani, harpsichord
The series features works by masters of the Baroque era Couperin and Bach.
8pm - Lindsay Chapel, First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St. Cambridge, MA
FREE; donations welcome
[email protected]
Saturday, October 11
Hildegard Reanimated: Vision in Vision
Pandora Consort
Vermont Public Classical and the Otter Creek Music Festival present the Pandora Consort in a musical experience that inspires calm and peace as autumn sets in. In their program, “Hildegard Reanimated,” you’ll learn about the life of Hildegard von Bingen, a 12th century nun, poet, healer, artist, and composer, whose devout faith guided her throughout her life. Her hypnotic, reverent music, accompanied by animations of her own paintings, will carry you into a world far removed from the 24-hour news cycle and preoccupations of the present day. The performance will be preceded with a Q&A and reception with hot mulled cider & ‘Hildegard’s Cookies of Joy’.
5:30pm: Doors open
6pm: Introductory talk about Hildegard and her journey through music
6:30pm: Hot mulled cider & ‘Hildegard’s Cookies of Joy’
7pm: Musical concert performed by the Pandora Consort
8pm: Event ends
Champlain Valley UU Society, 18 Duane Ct. Middlebury, VT
$23.18
https://www.thepandoraconsort.com/upcoming
Pandora Consort
Vermont Public Classical and the Otter Creek Music Festival present the Pandora Consort in a musical experience that inspires calm and peace as autumn sets in. In their program, “Hildegard Reanimated,” you’ll learn about the life of Hildegard von Bingen, a 12th century nun, poet, healer, artist, and composer, whose devout faith guided her throughout her life. Her hypnotic, reverent music, accompanied by animations of her own paintings, will carry you into a world far removed from the 24-hour news cycle and preoccupations of the present day. The performance will be preceded with a Q&A and reception with hot mulled cider & ‘Hildegard’s Cookies of Joy’.
5:30pm: Doors open
6pm: Introductory talk about Hildegard and her journey through music
6:30pm: Hot mulled cider & ‘Hildegard’s Cookies of Joy’
7pm: Musical concert performed by the Pandora Consort
8pm: Event ends
Champlain Valley UU Society, 18 Duane Ct. Middlebury, VT
$23.18
https://www.thepandoraconsort.com/upcoming
Baroque Masterworks
Boston Baroque with Christian Curnyn, conductor
Bach: Sinfonia to Cantata 42
Giovanni Battista Ferrandini: Il Pianto di Maria
Rameau: Suite from Les Boreades
Handel: Water Music Suite in F Major
8pm - Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough, Boston MA
https://baroque.boston/
Boston Baroque with Christian Curnyn, conductor
Bach: Sinfonia to Cantata 42
Giovanni Battista Ferrandini: Il Pianto di Maria
Rameau: Suite from Les Boreades
Handel: Water Music Suite in F Major
8pm - Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough, Boston MA
https://baroque.boston/
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror with live score
Arpeggione
Experience the 1922 silent film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror with a live performance of the original score for theater orchestra at Cinema Salem. Arpeggione will be performing on historical instruments from the early 20th century, including harmonium, flute, clarinet, and strings. From the eerily corpse-like appearance of Max Schreck as Orlok to the oft parodied staircase camera shot at the film’s climax, Nosferatu set the standard for the modern horror film as well as the genre of vampire films. As the earliest adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula for film, Nosferatu is the source of several of the most enduring aspects of modern day vampire lore. Fans of horror, music enthusiasts, vintage aficionados… see and hear Nosferatu as it would have sounded when it was first screened. Hurry–-these tickets expire at dawn!
7:30pm - Majestic Theatre, Conway, NH
$35
https://www.arpeggione-ensemble.com/concerts
Arpeggione
Experience the 1922 silent film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror with a live performance of the original score for theater orchestra at Cinema Salem. Arpeggione will be performing on historical instruments from the early 20th century, including harmonium, flute, clarinet, and strings. From the eerily corpse-like appearance of Max Schreck as Orlok to the oft parodied staircase camera shot at the film’s climax, Nosferatu set the standard for the modern horror film as well as the genre of vampire films. As the earliest adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula for film, Nosferatu is the source of several of the most enduring aspects of modern day vampire lore. Fans of horror, music enthusiasts, vintage aficionados… see and hear Nosferatu as it would have sounded when it was first screened. Hurry–-these tickets expire at dawn!
7:30pm - Majestic Theatre, Conway, NH
$35
https://www.arpeggione-ensemble.com/concerts
Sunday, October 12
West Gallery Music Workshop
Bruce Randall, organizer
Please join us at the next West Gallery Music workshop! Sing and play music from rural English churches, from the time of Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy, and King George III! 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. Admission is free; there will be an opportunity to make a donation to help defray the expenses. 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 welcome
Bruce Randall, organizer
Please join us at the next West Gallery Music workshop! Sing and play music from rural English churches, from the time of Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy, and King George III! 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. Admission is free; there will be an opportunity to make a donation to help defray the expenses. 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 welcome
Baroque Masterworks
Boston Baroque with Christian Curnyn, conductor
Bach: Sinfonia to Cantata 42
Giovanni Battista Ferrandini: Il Pianto di Maria
Rameau: Suite from Les Boreades
Handel: Water Music Suite in F Major
3pm - Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough, Boston MA
https://baroque.boston/
Boston Baroque with Christian Curnyn, conductor
Bach: Sinfonia to Cantata 42
Giovanni Battista Ferrandini: Il Pianto di Maria
Rameau: Suite from Les Boreades
Handel: Water Music Suite in F Major
3pm - Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough, Boston MA
https://baroque.boston/
Monday, October 13
Fantasticus
Daniel Lee, violin; Arthur Haas, harpsichord; Martha McGaughey, viola da gamba
The Stylus Fantasticus, an early style of instrumental Baroque music, strived to astonish the listener with unexpected harmonies, dramatic contrasts, and free, improvisatory writing rather than logical and expected musical ideas. This concert explores some of the virtuoso works of Biber, Buxtehude, Castello, Jenkins, and Corelli.
3:30pm - St. Martin's Church, 50 Orchard Avenue, Providence, RI
$30
MuseumConcerts.org
Daniel Lee, violin; Arthur Haas, harpsichord; Martha McGaughey, viola da gamba
The Stylus Fantasticus, an early style of instrumental Baroque music, strived to astonish the listener with unexpected harmonies, dramatic contrasts, and free, improvisatory writing rather than logical and expected musical ideas. This concert explores some of the virtuoso works of Biber, Buxtehude, Castello, Jenkins, and Corelli.
3:30pm - St. Martin's Church, 50 Orchard Avenue, Providence, RI
$30
MuseumConcerts.org
Thursday, October 16
Solo Cello Through the Ages: A Lecture-Recital
Sarah Freiburg, cello
4:30pm - Marshall Room, College of Rine Arts, Boston University
Sarah Freiburg, cello
4:30pm - Marshall Room, College of Rine Arts, Boston University
Friday, October 17
Grand Tour: Virtuosic Music of the Galant
Opera Prima with Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Celebrated viola da gamba virtuoso Cristiano Contadin and his renowned ensemble Opera Prima return to BEMF with a program of music exploring the Galant style that was in vogue across western Europe during the middle of the 18th century. The complexity and formal structure of the Baroque gives way to a charismatic beauty and captivating elegance that was still grounded by a virtuosic basso continuo. The magnificent soprano Amanda Forsythe—a favorite of BEMF audiences and longtime collaborator with Contadin—is showcased in sparkling arias alongside charming concertos and sinfonias from such Galant masters as Hasse, Tartini, C. P. E. Bach, the brothers Johann Gottlieb and Carl Heinrich Graun, Alessandro Scarlatti, and Abel.
8pm - NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St. Boston, MA
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Friday, October 31, 2025 at 8pm (ET) Available to watch until November 14, 2025 at 11:59pm (ET)
https://bemf.org/concert-season/
Opera Prima with Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Celebrated viola da gamba virtuoso Cristiano Contadin and his renowned ensemble Opera Prima return to BEMF with a program of music exploring the Galant style that was in vogue across western Europe during the middle of the 18th century. The complexity and formal structure of the Baroque gives way to a charismatic beauty and captivating elegance that was still grounded by a virtuosic basso continuo. The magnificent soprano Amanda Forsythe—a favorite of BEMF audiences and longtime collaborator with Contadin—is showcased in sparkling arias alongside charming concertos and sinfonias from such Galant masters as Hasse, Tartini, C. P. E. Bach, the brothers Johann Gottlieb and Carl Heinrich Graun, Alessandro Scarlatti, and Abel.
8pm - NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St. Boston, MA
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Friday, October 31, 2025 at 8pm (ET) Available to watch until November 14, 2025 at 11:59pm (ET)
https://bemf.org/concert-season/
A Celebration of German Poetry & Song, c. 1150-1450
Blue Heron and Piffaro
Guest artistic director Priscilla Herreid leads Blue Heron singers and members of Philadelphia’s Piffaro, playing woodwinds, reeds, brass, and strings, in a program of three hundred years of German music from the Minnesingers to Oswald von Wolkenstein. All ticket holders to this performance will also receive complimentary online access to Piffaro’s fall concert, Tools of the Trade, streaming October 24–November 6.
3pm - First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA
Tickets $10-$93
https://www.blueheron.org/concerts/
Blue Heron and Piffaro
Guest artistic director Priscilla Herreid leads Blue Heron singers and members of Philadelphia’s Piffaro, playing woodwinds, reeds, brass, and strings, in a program of three hundred years of German music from the Minnesingers to Oswald von Wolkenstein. All ticket holders to this performance will also receive complimentary online access to Piffaro’s fall concert, Tools of the Trade, streaming October 24–November 6.
3pm - First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA
Tickets $10-$93
https://www.blueheron.org/concerts/
Celebrating Bach
Ensemble Chaconne: Peter Bloom, baroque flute; Carol Lewis, viola da gamba; Olav Chris Henriksen, baroque lute
Trios and solos by Johann Sebastian Bach including three flute sonatas, a prelude and fugue for baroque lute, and part of Bach’s second cello suite (in d minor) transcribed for bass viol.
8:00pm - Lindsay Chapel, First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden St. (entrance on Mason St.), Cambridge, MA. Information (617)776-0692 or www.duomaresienne.com
Ensemble Chaconne: Peter Bloom, baroque flute; Carol Lewis, viola da gamba; Olav Chris Henriksen, baroque lute
Trios and solos by Johann Sebastian Bach including three flute sonatas, a prelude and fugue for baroque lute, and part of Bach’s second cello suite (in d minor) transcribed for bass viol.
8:00pm - Lindsay Chapel, First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden St. (entrance on Mason St.), Cambridge, MA. Information (617)776-0692 or www.duomaresienne.com
Saturday, October 18
The South’s Breath: Latin American Instruments on a Musical Heritage Journey
Carlos Boltes, charango and viola, Gonzalo Cortés, quena, zampoña, and flute, and Christine Gevert, virginal and percussion.
Crescendo's award-winning Andean Instrumentalists Carlos Boltes, charango and viola, and Gonzalo Cortés, quena, zampoña, and flute, are joined by Artistic Director Christine Gevert, virginal and percussion, in a unique chamber music concert of Latin American Music. Explore South America’s music through a blend of indigenous, European, and African musical elements. The ensemble presents transcriptions and arrangements of early compositions and folk themes, alongside contemporary fusion pieces by composers and artists such as Manuel de Zumaya, Antonio Sarrier, Illapu, Los Kjarkas, and others.
4pm - Saint James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA
$15-80
https://crescendomusic.org/
Carlos Boltes, charango and viola, Gonzalo Cortés, quena, zampoña, and flute, and Christine Gevert, virginal and percussion.
Crescendo's award-winning Andean Instrumentalists Carlos Boltes, charango and viola, and Gonzalo Cortés, quena, zampoña, and flute, are joined by Artistic Director Christine Gevert, virginal and percussion, in a unique chamber music concert of Latin American Music. Explore South America’s music through a blend of indigenous, European, and African musical elements. The ensemble presents transcriptions and arrangements of early compositions and folk themes, alongside contemporary fusion pieces by composers and artists such as Manuel de Zumaya, Antonio Sarrier, Illapu, Los Kjarkas, and others.
4pm - Saint James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA
$15-80
https://crescendomusic.org/
Continental Connections
Parthenia Viol Consort: Beverly Au, Lawrence Lipnik, Rosamund Morley and Lisa Terry, viols; with Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
This ravishing program features Renaissance and Baroque dances, folk songs, and vocal masterworks from England, France, and Italy. Music by Claudio Monteverdi, John Dowland, Henry Purcell, Pierre Bonnet, and more. Brought to you by the Music & Arts program of Christ & Holy Trinity Church of Westport CT. The concert will be followed by a hospitality reception.
5pm - Christ & Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 75 Church Ln. Westport, CT
$20-90
https://parthenia.org/
Parthenia Viol Consort: Beverly Au, Lawrence Lipnik, Rosamund Morley and Lisa Terry, viols; with Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
This ravishing program features Renaissance and Baroque dances, folk songs, and vocal masterworks from England, France, and Italy. Music by Claudio Monteverdi, John Dowland, Henry Purcell, Pierre Bonnet, and more. Brought to you by the Music & Arts program of Christ & Holy Trinity Church of Westport CT. The concert will be followed by a hospitality reception.
5pm - Christ & Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 75 Church Ln. Westport, CT
$20-90
https://parthenia.org/
Made in the Valley: 19th-century Music for Viols and Voices from the Connecticut River Valley
Tim Eriksen, voice, Loren Ludwig, Alice Robbins, Allison Monroe, Nate Steele, New England viols
Music was everywhere in New England in the decades before and after the Revolution. By 1800, Northampton was a regional hub of music printing, and Connecticut Valley instrument makers worked to meet the new demand for musical instruments. While there were few professional musicians, almost everyone–rich or poor, Black or white–learned to sing and many learned to play New England viols (similar to modern cellos and violas), fiddles, flutes, “clarionets,” bassoons, and more. To celebrate this early music, Historic Northampton will present a concert featuring voices and viols of the Early Republic period, including works by Sawney Freeman, a formerly enslaved composer from Connecticut as well as music that Freeman would have played and heard. Other selections will include hymns, fiddle tunes, songs, and dance music, some of which haven’t been heard for more than two centuries. The music will be performed on New England viols made in and around Northampton. Daphne Lamothe, Smith College Provost, will moderate the program.
7pm - Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence, 220 Main Street, Northampton, MA
$0 Card to Culture; $15 limited income; $25 regular; $50 stretch
https://www.historicnorthampton.org/music-for-viols-and-voices-from-the-connecticut-river-valley.html
Tim Eriksen, voice, Loren Ludwig, Alice Robbins, Allison Monroe, Nate Steele, New England viols
Music was everywhere in New England in the decades before and after the Revolution. By 1800, Northampton was a regional hub of music printing, and Connecticut Valley instrument makers worked to meet the new demand for musical instruments. While there were few professional musicians, almost everyone–rich or poor, Black or white–learned to sing and many learned to play New England viols (similar to modern cellos and violas), fiddles, flutes, “clarionets,” bassoons, and more. To celebrate this early music, Historic Northampton will present a concert featuring voices and viols of the Early Republic period, including works by Sawney Freeman, a formerly enslaved composer from Connecticut as well as music that Freeman would have played and heard. Other selections will include hymns, fiddle tunes, songs, and dance music, some of which haven’t been heard for more than two centuries. The music will be performed on New England viols made in and around Northampton. Daphne Lamothe, Smith College Provost, will moderate the program.
7pm - Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence, 220 Main Street, Northampton, MA
$0 Card to Culture; $15 limited income; $25 regular; $50 stretch
https://www.historicnorthampton.org/music-for-viols-and-voices-from-the-connecticut-river-valley.html
Solo, Duo, and Trio Sonatas of Telemann
Les Bostonades: Héloïse Degrugillier, recorder, Sarah Darling, violin, Rebecca Shaw, cello, Akiko Sato, harpsichord
Program:
Trio Sonata in A-minor, TWV 42: a4
Fantasia for Harpsichord in D-Major, TWV 33: 1
Cello Sonata in D-Major, TWV 41: D6
Trio Sonata in B-flat Major for recorder, harpsichord and
continuo, TWV 42: B4
Fantasia for Violin, No.1 in B-flat Major, TWV 40: 14
Sonata for recorder and violin in B-flat Major, TWV 40: 111
Fantasia for recorder, No.7 in F-Major, TWV 40; 8
Trio Sonatas in d -minor, TWV 42: d10
7:30pm - Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston, MA
https://www.bostonades.org/concerts
Les Bostonades: Héloïse Degrugillier, recorder, Sarah Darling, violin, Rebecca Shaw, cello, Akiko Sato, harpsichord
Program:
Trio Sonata in A-minor, TWV 42: a4
Fantasia for Harpsichord in D-Major, TWV 33: 1
Cello Sonata in D-Major, TWV 41: D6
Trio Sonata in B-flat Major for recorder, harpsichord and
continuo, TWV 42: B4
Fantasia for Violin, No.1 in B-flat Major, TWV 40: 14
Sonata for recorder and violin in B-flat Major, TWV 40: 111
Fantasia for recorder, No.7 in F-Major, TWV 40; 8
Trio Sonatas in d -minor, TWV 42: d10
7:30pm - Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston, MA
https://www.bostonades.org/concerts
Sunday, October 19
So Let Our Social Powers Combine: Music for New England Viols and Voices
Music was everywhere in New England during the decades following the American Revolution. By 1800, Northampton was a regional hub of music printing, and instrument makers in communities up and down the Connecticut river worked to meet the new demand for musical instruments. Nearly everyone (rich and poor, enslaved and free) sang and many played New England viols (stringed instruments similar to modern cellos and violas, fiddles, flutes, 'clarionets,' bassoons and other locally-made wind instruments. In this companion event to the concert presented by Historic Northampton on Oct. 18 at 7pm at the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence, you are invited to learn more about the context behind this repertoire and to lift your own voices and hands in making music. Bring instruments!
Loren Ludwig, Tim Eriksen & Friends
1-3pm - Sweeney Concert Hall, Smith College, Northampton, MA
FREE and open to the public
Music was everywhere in New England during the decades following the American Revolution. By 1800, Northampton was a regional hub of music printing, and instrument makers in communities up and down the Connecticut river worked to meet the new demand for musical instruments. Nearly everyone (rich and poor, enslaved and free) sang and many played New England viols (stringed instruments similar to modern cellos and violas, fiddles, flutes, 'clarionets,' bassoons and other locally-made wind instruments. In this companion event to the concert presented by Historic Northampton on Oct. 18 at 7pm at the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence, you are invited to learn more about the context behind this repertoire and to lift your own voices and hands in making music. Bring instruments!
Loren Ludwig, Tim Eriksen & Friends
1-3pm - Sweeney Concert Hall, Smith College, Northampton, MA
FREE and open to the public
Celebrating Bach
Ensemble Chaconne: Peter Bloom, baroque flute; Carol Lewis, viola da gamba; Olav Chris Henriksen, baroque lute
Trios and solos by Johann Sebastian Bach including three flute sonatas, a prelude and fugue for baroque lute, and part of Bach’s second cello suite (in d minor) transcribed for bass viol.
3pm - Somerville Museum, Central St. at Westwood Road (entrance on Westwood Road), Somerville, MA
information (617)666-9810 or www.somervillemuseum.org
Ensemble Chaconne: Peter Bloom, baroque flute; Carol Lewis, viola da gamba; Olav Chris Henriksen, baroque lute
Trios and solos by Johann Sebastian Bach including three flute sonatas, a prelude and fugue for baroque lute, and part of Bach’s second cello suite (in d minor) transcribed for bass viol.
3pm - Somerville Museum, Central St. at Westwood Road (entrance on Westwood Road), Somerville, MA
information (617)666-9810 or www.somervillemuseum.org
The South’s Breath: Latin American Instruments on a Musical Heritage Journey
Carlos Boltes, charango and viola, Gonzalo Cortés, quena, zampoña, and flute, and Christine Gevert, virginal and percussion.
Crescendo's award-winning Andean Instrumentalists Carlos Boltes, charango and viola, and Gonzalo Cortés, quena, zampoña, and flute, are joined by Artistic Director Christine Gevert, virginal and percussion, in a unique chamber music concert of Latin American Music. Explore South America’s music through a blend of indigenous, European, and African musical elements. The ensemble presents transcriptions and arrangements of early compositions and folk themes, alongside contemporary fusion pieces by composers and artists such as Manuel de Zumaya, Antonio Sarrier, Illapu, Los Kjarkas, and others.
4pm - Trinity Church, 484 Lime Rock Rd. Lakeville, CT
$15-80
https://crescendomusic.org/
Carlos Boltes, charango and viola, Gonzalo Cortés, quena, zampoña, and flute, and Christine Gevert, virginal and percussion.
Crescendo's award-winning Andean Instrumentalists Carlos Boltes, charango and viola, and Gonzalo Cortés, quena, zampoña, and flute, are joined by Artistic Director Christine Gevert, virginal and percussion, in a unique chamber music concert of Latin American Music. Explore South America’s music through a blend of indigenous, European, and African musical elements. The ensemble presents transcriptions and arrangements of early compositions and folk themes, alongside contemporary fusion pieces by composers and artists such as Manuel de Zumaya, Antonio Sarrier, Illapu, Los Kjarkas, and others.
4pm - Trinity Church, 484 Lime Rock Rd. Lakeville, CT
$15-80
https://crescendomusic.org/
Hildegard Reanimated: Vision in Vision
Pandora Consort: Kendra Comstock, Angie Tyler, and Gina Marie Falk, voices & harmonium
Hildegard is an impressive figure in many regards; she was a theologian, philosopher, botanist, doctor, magistra (mother superior), and one of the first named composers of music. Hildegard experienced visions (“umbra viventis lucis” or “the reflection of the living light”) from the age of three up to her death, and many of her writings and illuminations are a result of these visions. Hildegard’s writings, visions, and music are inextricably linked in her life and philosophy. Taking inspiration from her life, the musicians weave them together in a voice and harmonium concert program focused on four of her most famous visions that influenced her spiritual philosophy. Working with visual artist Cate Duckwall to bring these visions to life, this concert features music from Hildegard’s vast oeuvre accompanied by artistic animations of key illuminations, creating a multimedia experience. We will be offering refreshments such as Hildegard's "Cookies of Joy" to “calm all bitterness of the heart and mind, open your heart and impaired senses, and make your mind cheerful.” GRRLS TO THE FRONT showcases empowering work by groundbreaking women composers, filmmakers, and culinary artists.
7:30pm - Epsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT
https://www.epsilonspires.org/event-info/hildegard-reanimated-vision-in-vision-1
Pandora Consort: Kendra Comstock, Angie Tyler, and Gina Marie Falk, voices & harmonium
Hildegard is an impressive figure in many regards; she was a theologian, philosopher, botanist, doctor, magistra (mother superior), and one of the first named composers of music. Hildegard experienced visions (“umbra viventis lucis” or “the reflection of the living light”) from the age of three up to her death, and many of her writings and illuminations are a result of these visions. Hildegard’s writings, visions, and music are inextricably linked in her life and philosophy. Taking inspiration from her life, the musicians weave them together in a voice and harmonium concert program focused on four of her most famous visions that influenced her spiritual philosophy. Working with visual artist Cate Duckwall to bring these visions to life, this concert features music from Hildegard’s vast oeuvre accompanied by artistic animations of key illuminations, creating a multimedia experience. We will be offering refreshments such as Hildegard's "Cookies of Joy" to “calm all bitterness of the heart and mind, open your heart and impaired senses, and make your mind cheerful.” GRRLS TO THE FRONT showcases empowering work by groundbreaking women composers, filmmakers, and culinary artists.
7:30pm - Epsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT
https://www.epsilonspires.org/event-info/hildegard-reanimated-vision-in-vision-1
Saturday, October 25
Brilliant Borrowings
Musicians of the Old Post Road
Witness the magic of inspiration and influence among Baroque luminaries! Program includes one of Telemann’s Corelli sonatas, Chedeville’s reimagining of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, a Telemann concerto reinterpreted by Handel, a string concerto by Avison after Scarlatti, and the ensemble’s arrangement for chamber ensemble of Bach’s Italian Concerto, created in the spirit of how Bach reworked many of his pieces into new instrumental combinations.
4pm - First Parish Sudbury, 327 Concord Rd. Sudbury, MA
$35-55
www.oldpostroad.org
Musicians of the Old Post Road
Witness the magic of inspiration and influence among Baroque luminaries! Program includes one of Telemann’s Corelli sonatas, Chedeville’s reimagining of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, a Telemann concerto reinterpreted by Handel, a string concerto by Avison after Scarlatti, and the ensemble’s arrangement for chamber ensemble of Bach’s Italian Concerto, created in the spirit of how Bach reworked many of his pieces into new instrumental combinations.
4pm - First Parish Sudbury, 327 Concord Rd. Sudbury, MA
$35-55
www.oldpostroad.org
Medieval Songs of Rule and Misrule
Boston Camerata (Anne Azéma, director)
Satirical works from medieval France, Provençe, and Germany provide a sharply-etched and astonishingly contemporary perspective on our own nation’s current travails. The concert will include songs of the great Provençal troubadour and satirist Peire Cardenal, as well as pungent excerpts from Carmina Burana and the Roman de Fauvel.
4pm - Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge, MA
https://bostoncamerata.org/
Boston Camerata (Anne Azéma, director)
Satirical works from medieval France, Provençe, and Germany provide a sharply-etched and astonishingly contemporary perspective on our own nation’s current travails. The concert will include songs of the great Provençal troubadour and satirist Peire Cardenal, as well as pungent excerpts from Carmina Burana and the Roman de Fauvel.
4pm - Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge, MA
https://bostoncamerata.org/
Grace and Grandeur: Masterpieces of French and German Baroque Chamber Music
Ensemble Amphion Baroque: Jesse Lepkoff, traverso, recorder, Na'ama Lion, traverso, Owen Watkins, oboe, recorder Carol Lewis, viola da gamba, Marina Minkin, harpsichord
France is represented in music by Couperin, Dornel, Rameau, and Marais and Germany is represented by Telemann, Janitsch and Fischer. “We have prepared a very interesting and beautiful program utilizing a varied palette of instrumental colors and styles which we are particularly excited to play at the BMAC," says Jesse Lepkoff, the group’s director. “The acoustics are perfect for the delicate and subtle sound of these 18th century instruments; they allow the nuance and the resonance of the music to just soar."
7pm - Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, 10 Vernon St. Brattleboro, VT
$25
brattleboromuseum.org BMAC is ADA compliant Information: 802-579-5943.
Ensemble Amphion Baroque: Jesse Lepkoff, traverso, recorder, Na'ama Lion, traverso, Owen Watkins, oboe, recorder Carol Lewis, viola da gamba, Marina Minkin, harpsichord
France is represented in music by Couperin, Dornel, Rameau, and Marais and Germany is represented by Telemann, Janitsch and Fischer. “We have prepared a very interesting and beautiful program utilizing a varied palette of instrumental colors and styles which we are particularly excited to play at the BMAC," says Jesse Lepkoff, the group’s director. “The acoustics are perfect for the delicate and subtle sound of these 18th century instruments; they allow the nuance and the resonance of the music to just soar."
7pm - Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, 10 Vernon St. Brattleboro, VT
$25
brattleboromuseum.org BMAC is ADA compliant Information: 802-579-5943.
Sunday, October 26
Demystifying the Harpsichord: A Day of Hands-on Immersion at Longy
John McKean and Vivian Montgomery, harpsichord
A one-day crash course in the exciting world of the harpsichord, led by Longy’s early keyboard faculty Drs. John McKean and Vivian Montgomery, featuring a performance-talk illuminating the instrument, individual instruction, independent practice time, and a collective masterclass. Student keyboardists will be exposed to the spectrum of liberating harpsichord practices, Baroque style, and improvised continuo accompaniment, getting their hands on Longy’s beautiful and varied instruments, with some attention to the fortepiano and chamber organ.
10am - Longy School of Music of Bard College, 27 Garden St, Cambridge, MA
Free, but registration is required
https://longy.edu/calendar/harpsichord-day/
John McKean and Vivian Montgomery, harpsichord
A one-day crash course in the exciting world of the harpsichord, led by Longy’s early keyboard faculty Drs. John McKean and Vivian Montgomery, featuring a performance-talk illuminating the instrument, individual instruction, independent practice time, and a collective masterclass. Student keyboardists will be exposed to the spectrum of liberating harpsichord practices, Baroque style, and improvised continuo accompaniment, getting their hands on Longy’s beautiful and varied instruments, with some attention to the fortepiano and chamber organ.
10am - Longy School of Music of Bard College, 27 Garden St, Cambridge, MA
Free, but registration is required
https://longy.edu/calendar/harpsichord-day/
All the Pleasures of Platti: Sonatas for Flute and Harpsichord by Giovanni Benedetto Platti
Newton Baroque: Christa Pehl Evans, flute; Andrus Madsen, harpsichord
Join us for a wonderful program of Sonatas for Flute and Harpsichord by Giovanni Benedetto Platti.
3pm - 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/
Newton Baroque: Christa Pehl Evans, flute; Andrus Madsen, harpsichord
Join us for a wonderful program of Sonatas for Flute and Harpsichord by Giovanni Benedetto Platti.
3pm - 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/
Brilliant Borrowings
Musicians of the Old Post Road
Witness the magic of inspiration and influence among Baroque luminaries! Program includes one of Telemann’s Corelli sonatas, Chedeville’s reimagining of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, a Telemann concerto reinterpreted by Handel, a string concerto by Avison after Scarlatti, and the ensemble’s arrangement for chamber ensemble of Bach’s Italian Concerto, created in the spirit of how Bach reworked many of his pieces into new instrumental combinations.
4pm - Old South Church, 645 Boylston St. Boston, MA; and online
$35-55
www.oldpostroad.org
Musicians of the Old Post Road
Witness the magic of inspiration and influence among Baroque luminaries! Program includes one of Telemann’s Corelli sonatas, Chedeville’s reimagining of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, a Telemann concerto reinterpreted by Handel, a string concerto by Avison after Scarlatti, and the ensemble’s arrangement for chamber ensemble of Bach’s Italian Concerto, created in the spirit of how Bach reworked many of his pieces into new instrumental combinations.
4pm - Old South Church, 645 Boylston St. Boston, MA; and online
$35-55
www.oldpostroad.org
Monday, October 27
All the Pleasures of Platti: Sonatas for Flute and Harpsichord by Giovanni Benedetto Platti
Newton Baroque: Christa Pehl Evans, flute; Andrus Madsen, harpsichord
Join us for a wonderful program of Sonatas for Flute and Harpsichord by Giovanni Benedetto Platti.
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/
Newton Baroque: Christa Pehl Evans, flute; Andrus Madsen, harpsichord
Join us for a wonderful program of Sonatas for Flute and Harpsichord by Giovanni Benedetto Platti.
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/
Thursday, October 30
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror with live score
Arpeggione
Experience the 1922 silent film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror with a live performance of the original score for theater orchestra at Cinema Salem. Arpeggione will be performing on historical instruments from the early 20th century, including harmonium, flute, clarinet, and strings. From the eerily corpse-like appearance of Max Schreck as Orlok to the oft parodied staircase camera shot at the film’s climax, Nosferatu set the standard for the modern horror film as well as the genre of vampire films. As the earliest adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula for film, Nosferatu is the source of several of the most enduring aspects of modern day vampire lore. Fans of horror, music enthusiasts, vintage aficionados… see and hear Nosferatu as it would have sounded when it was first screened. Hurry–-these tickets expire at dawn!
8pm - Marran Theater, 34 Mellen St. Cambridge, MA
$30
https://www.arpeggione-ensemble.com/concerts
Arpeggione
Experience the 1922 silent film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror with a live performance of the original score for theater orchestra at Cinema Salem. Arpeggione will be performing on historical instruments from the early 20th century, including harmonium, flute, clarinet, and strings. From the eerily corpse-like appearance of Max Schreck as Orlok to the oft parodied staircase camera shot at the film’s climax, Nosferatu set the standard for the modern horror film as well as the genre of vampire films. As the earliest adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula for film, Nosferatu is the source of several of the most enduring aspects of modern day vampire lore. Fans of horror, music enthusiasts, vintage aficionados… see and hear Nosferatu as it would have sounded when it was first screened. Hurry–-these tickets expire at dawn!
8pm - Marran Theater, 34 Mellen St. Cambridge, MA
$30
https://www.arpeggione-ensemble.com/concerts