Concert Calendar
The choral calendar is once again filling up with concerts and other activities! We list both live and virtual (and archived) events. Please note that most live concert venues have strict health requirements, usually including mask mandates and often requiring proof of vaccination. Check with the venue or the performer before going.
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March 24, 2023 (Friday)
1:30 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Perséphone. Igor Stravinsky: Perséphone; Thomas Adès: Inferno Suite. Thomas Adès, conductor; Edgaras Montvidas, tenor; Danielle DeNiese, narrator. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ
7:30 PM. Counterpoint [VT]: Rivers of Living Water. Christian Sacred Music by composers of the African Disapora. Trevor Weston: Rivers of Living Water; Jose Mauricio Nunes Garcia: Mass of St Peter Alcantara; Ulysses Kay: Pastorale and Finale from Organ Suite no. 1; Florence Price: Mass (Communion Service) in F; Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Now Late on the Sabbath Day. Admission: $20 adults, $15 seniors, $5 students and limited means. For more information, call 802-540-1784 or email contact@counterpointchorus.org. First Church Unitarian Universalist, 19 Church St, Barre VT 05641 ⓘ
8:00 PM. Oriana Consort [MA]: Troubled Waters: Choral Songs of Conflict and Resilience. Saint Hildegard von Bingen: Sed diabolus in invidia; Felix Mendelssohn: Warum toben die Heiden? Thomas Tallis: Lamentations of Jeremiah (Part 1); Raffaella Aleotti: Exurgat Deus (Psalm 68); Ēriks Ešenvalds: "There Will Come Soft Rains"; Moses Hogan (arr.): "Deep River"; "Wade in the Water"; Edwin Fissinger: "Dover Beach"; Heinrich Schütz: O Herr, hilf; Heinrich Schütz: Mein Sohn, warum hast du uns das getan? Leonard Bernstein: Hineh mah tov. Walter Chapin and Andrea Hart, directors; masks encouraged. Tickets: $25 and $20. For more information, call 617-547-1798 or email director@orianaconsort.org. Park Avenue Congregational Church, 50 Paul Revere Road, Arlington MA 02476 (View flier) ⓘ
March 25, 2023 (Saturday)
3:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Ockeghem@600 Concert 13: Missa Mi mi. Johannes Ockeghem: Missa Mi mi; Intemerata dei mater; Presque transi; Josquin Desprez: Nymphes des bois. Free pre-concert talk 45 minutes prior to the performance. Tickets $10–$87. For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier)
3:30 PM. Gloriæ Dei Cantores [MA]: Gloriæ Dei Cantores Lenten Concert: Renaissance Masters. Works by Byrd, Palestrina, Tallis, and di Lasso, at the Church of the Transfiguration surrounded by frescoes, mosaics, glass, sculpture, and other works of art. FREE tickets for students and youth 18 & under. In-Person or via Livestream. For more information, call 508-240-2400 or email publicity@artsempoweringlife.org. Church of the Transfiguration, 5 Bayview Drive, Orleans MA 02653 (View flier)
7:00 PM. Boston Choral Ensemble [MA]: For the Beauty of the Earth. Antonín Dvořák: “Songs of Nature”; Joe Twist: “Hymn of Ancient Lands”; Matthew Orlovich: “Tides of Ocean”; and Jake Runestad: “We Can Mend the Sky”. For more information, email info@bostonchoral.org. University Lutheran Church, 66 Winthrop Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ
7:30 PM. Amare Cantare [NH]: Solace. Eleanor Daley: Requiem for unaccompanied chorus; Ēriks Ešenvalds: Only in Sleep; Joan Szymko: Until; Frank Ticheli: Earth Song; with sacred music by Heinrich Schütz, Orlandus Lassus, and Hans Leo Hassler. Tickets: $18. For more information, call 603-365-6727 or email info@amarecantare.org. Phillips Church, Tan Lane, Exeter NH 03833 (View flier) ⓘ
7:30 PM. Counterpoint [VT]: Rivers of Living Water. Christian Sacred Music by composers of the African Disapora. Trevor Weston: Rivers of Living Water; Jose Mauricio Nunes Garcia: Mass of St Peter Alcantara; Ulysses Kay: Pastorale and Finale from Organ Suite no. 1; Florence Price: Mass (Communion Service) in F; Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Now Late on the Sabbath Day. Admission: $20 adults, $15 seniors, $5 students and limited means. For more information, call 802-540-1784 or email contact@counterpointchorus.org. First Congregational Church, 15 Church St, Norwich VT 05055 ⓘ
8:00 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Perséphone. Igor Stravinsky: Perséphone; Thomas Adès: Inferno Suite. Thomas Adès, conductor; Edgaras Montvidas, tenor; Danielle DeNiese, narrator. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ
March 26, 2023 (Sunday)
3:00 PM. Amare Cantare [NH]: Solace. Eleanor Daley: Requiem for unaccompanied chorus; Ēriks Ešenvalds: Only in Sleep; Joan Szymko: Until; Frank Ticheli: Earth Song; with sacred music by Heinrich Schütz, Orlandus Lassus, and Hans Leo Hassler. Tickets: $18. For more information, call 603-365-6727 or email info@amarecantare.org. Dover City Hall, 288 Central Avenue, Dover NH 03820 (View flier) ⓘ
3:00 PM. Counterpoint [VT]: Rivers of Living Water. Christian Sacred Music by composers of the African Disapora. Trevor Weston: Rivers of Living Water; Jose Mauricio Nunes Garcia: Mass of St Peter Alcantara; Ulysses Kay: Pastorale and Finale from Organ Suite no. 1; Florence Price: Mass (Communion Service) in F; Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Now Late on the Sabbath Day. Admission: $20 adults, $15 seniors, $5 students and limited means. For more information, call 802-540-1784 or email contact@counterpointchorus.org. First Congregational Church, 3624 Main Street, Manchester VT 05254 ⓘ
3:30 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers [MA]: Coronation Celebration. W.A. Mozart: Coronation Mass; G.F. Handel: Coronation Anthems. Erin Smith, soprano; Catherine Hedberg, mezzo soprano; Charley Blandy, tenor; John Salvi, baritone. For more information, call 508-361-5484 or email info@avmsingers.org. Algonquin Regional High School, 79 Bartlett Street, Northborough MA 01532 ⓘ
5:00 PM. Oriana Consort [MA]: Troubled Waters: Choral Songs of Conflict and Resilience. Saint Hildegard von Bingen: Sed diabolus in invidia; Felix Mendelssohn: Warum toben die Heiden? Thomas Tallis: Lamentations of Jeremiah (Part 1); Raffaella Aleotti: Exurgat Deus (Psalm 68); Ēriks Ešenvalds: "There Will Come Soft Rains"; Moses Hogan (arr.): "Deep River"; "Wade in the Water"; Edwin Fissinger: "Dover Beach"; Heinrich Schütz: O Herr, hilf; Heinrich Schütz: Mein Sohn, warum hast du uns das getan? Leonard Bernstein: Hineh mah tov. Walter Chapin and Andrea Hart, directors; masks encouraged. Tickets: $25 and $20. For more information, call 617-547-1798 or email director@orianaconsort.org. First Lutheran Church Of Boston, 299 Berkeley Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ
5:30 PM. Voices21C [RI]: Bridging & Breaking. A series of performances on the impact of mass incarceration in our communities with collaborators Truth (2rüTh) & Onyx White. Each performance will conclude with a talk back to reflect on what the audience has experienced and to hear from the artists regarding their personal experience. For more information, email voices21c@gmail.com. URI Fine Arts Center, 105 Upper College Rd, Kingston RI 02881 (View flier) ⓘ
March 29, 2023 (Wednesday)
7:30 PM. Amare Cantare [NH]: Solace. Eleanor Daley: Requiem for unaccompanied chorus; Ēriks Ešenvalds: Only in Sleep; Joan Szymko: Until; Frank Ticheli: Earth Song; with sacred music by Heinrich Schütz, Orlandus Lassus, and Hans Leo Hassler. Tickets: $18. For more information, call 603-365-6727 or email info@amarecantare.org. Middle Street Baptist Church, 18 Court Street, Portsmouth NH 03801 (View flier) ⓘ
March 31, 2023 (Friday)
7:30 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Easter Oratorio. Antonio Bononcini: Stabat Mater; J.S. Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249. Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ
8:00 PM. Boston Conservatory Brass Ensemble / New World Chorale [MA]: Hindemith in Brass. Paul Hindemith: Apparebit repentina dies. With the Boston Conservatory Brass Ensemble, Larry Isaacson, director. This work, for mixed chorus and brass instruments, was written for the Symposium on Music Criticism at Harvard University in May 1947. For more information, call 617-544-7464. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ
April 1, 2023 (Saturday)
3:00 PM. Boston Saengerfest Men's Chorus [MA]: Saengerfest at 30 Years. The Boston Saengerfest Men’s Chorus celebrates 30 years by collaborating with the Harvard Glee Club! For more information, call 781-789-9054 or email info@saengerfest.org. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ
4:00 PM. Pioneer Valley Symphony [MA]: Spring Choral Festival. A gathering of regional choirs, celebrating choral music through a shared performance. 150 singers from across the Valley gather to celebrate the joy of community singing. This concert features the Brattleboro Concert Choir, directed by Dr. Jonathan Harvey; the Mount Holyoke Glee Club, directed by Rachel Feldman; and the Pioneer Valley Symphony Chorus and Chamber Chorus, directed by Dr. Allegra Martin. Proceeds will benefit the Stone Soup Café. Face masks are required in the auditorium. Tickets: $5 to $25. For more information, call 413-773-3664 or email admin@pvso.org. Greenfield High School, 21 Barr Avenue, Greenfield MA 01301 (View flier)
7:00 PM. Voices21C [MA]: Bridging & Breaking. A series of performances on the impact of mass incarceration in our communities with collaborators Truth (2rüTh) & Onyx White. Each performance will conclude with a talk back to reflect on what the audience has experienced and to hear from the artists regarding their personal experience. For more information, email voices21c@gmail.com. Curtis Performance Hall, Assumption University, 500 Salisbury Street, Worcester MA 01609 (View flier) ⓘ
7:30 PM. Manchester Symphony Orchestra & Chorale [CT]: Chorale/Orchestra – Concert 4. Robert Nathaniel Dett: “The Chariot Jubilee”; Marianna von Martines: “Dixit Dominus” from concerto #2; José Mauricio Nuñez García: “Requiem”. For more information, call 860-559-2967 or email info@msoc.org. Manchester High School, 134 Middle Turnpike E, Manchester CT 06040 ⓘ
April 2, 2023 (Sunday)
3:00 PM. Chorus pro Musica [MA]: Bruckner Mass. Anton Bruckner: Mass in E minor. With works of Maniano, Bonds, and Bernstein. For more information, call 617-267-7442 or email manager@choruspromusica.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ
3:00 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Easter Oratorio. Antonio Bononcini: Stabat Mater; J.S. Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249. Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ
3:00 PM. Sounds of Stow [MA]: Joyous Voices - Winsome Winds. F.J. Haydn: Harmoniemesse; W.A.Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Winds. Jessica Cooper, soprano; Krista River, mezzo; Jason Wang, tenor; Mark Cleveland, bass/baritone. For more information, call 978-562-2620 or email barbjonz@me.com. Hale School, 55 Hartley Road, Stow MA 01775 (View flier)
3:00 PM. Voices21C [MA]: Bridging & Breaking. A series of performances on the impact of mass incarceration in our communities with collaborators Truth (2rüTh) & Onyx White. Each performance will conclude with a talk back to reflect on what the audience has experienced and to hear from the artists regarding their personal experience. For more information, email voices21c@gmail.com. Bunker Hill Community College, A300 Lobby, 250 Rutherford Ave, Boston, MA 02129, Worcester MA 01609 (View flier) ⓘ
4:00 PM. Arcadia Players / Illuminati Vocal Arts Ensemble [MA]: St. Matthew Passion. Johann Theile: St. Matthew Passion. Theile’s elegant setting of the Passion text predates that of Johann Sebastian Bach and is a hidden masterpiece of the German Baroque. For more information, call 413-586-8742 or email info@arcadiaplayers.org. Bombyx Center, 130 Pine St, Northampton MA 01062 ⓘ
4:00 PM. Con Brio [CT]: Mozart Requiem. W. A. Mozart: Requiem in D minor K.626 (Süssmayr completion). And selections from Con Brio’s upcoming 2023 concert tour to Italy and southern France. Dr. Stephen Bruce, conductor. For more information, call 860-304-1399 or email webmaster@conbrio.org. Christ The King Church, 1 Mccurdy Road, Old Lyme CT 06371 (View flier)
April 14, 2023 (Friday)
7:30 PM. Solaris Vocal Ensemble [VT]: Deep River – A Spiritual Journey. Spiritual arrangements by Andre Thomas, Jacqueline Hairston, Undine Moore and Robert De Cormier and settings of early American folk hymns by Mack Wilberg. Guest artist: Clayton Hamilton, saxophone. For more information, email director@solarisensemble.org. Bethany Church UCC, 115 Main Street, Montpelier VT 05602 (View flier) ⓘ
8:00 PM. Dedham Choral Society [MA]: The Classical Style: Mozart, Coronation Mass and Haydn, Te Deum. F.J. Haydn: Te Deum; W.A. Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Coronation Mass, KV 317; Sonata for organ solo and string orchestra. Tickets: $35, seniors $30, students $20, children $5 online or at door. For more information, call 781-326-1520 or email info@dedhamchoral.org. Holy Name Church, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury MA 02132 (View flier) ⓘ
April 15, 2023 (Saturday)
7:30 PM. Lexington Symphony / New World Chorale [MA]: Speak to Me. Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 3. Emily Marvosh, contralto. Tickets $15-$65. For more information, call 781-523-9009 or email info@lexingtonsymphony.org. Cary Memorial Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 ⓘ
7:30 PM. Solaris Vocal Ensemble [VT]: Deep River – A Spiritual Journey. Spiritual arrangements by Andre Thomas, Jacqueline Hairston, Undine Moore and Robert De Cormier and settings of early American folk hymns by Mack Wilberg. Guest artist: Clayton Hamilton, saxophone. For more information, email director@solarisensemble.org. St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 11 Church Street, St. Albans VT 05478 (View flier) ⓘ
7:30 PM. Unicorn Singers [MA]: The British are Coming. We honor the passing of Queen Elizabeth with a concert of British music, from the sublime to the ridiculous. Music of Handel, Tallis, and Britten, and a concert version of selections from Gilbert & Sullivan's HMS Pinafore. Tickets: $30. For more information, call 781-749-0162 or email info@bcc-us.org. House of Prayer, 916 Main Street, Hingham MA 02043 (View flier)
April 16, 2023 (Sunday)
4:00 PM. Solaris Vocal Ensemble [VT]: Deep River – A Spiritual Journey. Spiritual arrangements by Andre Thomas, Jacqueline Hairston, Undine Moore and Robert De Cormier and settings of early American folk hymns by Mack Wilberg. Guest artist: Clayton Hamilton, saxophone. For more information, email director@solarisensemble.org. College Street Congregational Church, 265 College Street, Burlington VT 05401 (View flier) ⓘ
4:00 PM. Unicorn Singers [MA]: The British are Coming. We honor the passing of Queen Elizabeth with a concert of British music, from the sublime to the ridiculous. Music of Handel, Tallis, and Britten, and a concert version of selections from Gilbert & Sullivan's HMS Pinafore. Tickets: $30. For more information, call 781-749-0162 or email info@bcc-us.org. House of Prayer, 916 Main Street, Hingham MA 02043 (View flier)
April 20, 2023 (Thursday)
7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Sauntering Songs. Nell Shaw Cohen: World premiere performance, a cantata on the theme of walking, with Influences from rock, folk, and musical theatre. For more information, call 918-688-2236 or email info@skylarkensemble.org. Simon Center For The Arts, Falmouth Academy, 7 Highfield Drive, Falmouth MA 02045 (View flier) ⓘ
8:00 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Iphigénie en Tauride. Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride. Wendy Bryn Harmer, Iphigénie; William Burden, Pylade; Jesse Blumberg, Oreste; David McFerrin, Thoas; Mo Zhou, Stage Director. April 21 performance streamed live on IDAGIO and available on-demand for 30 days. For more information, call 617-987-8600 or email info@bostonbaroque.org. GBH Calderwood Studio, 1 Guest Street, Boston MA 02135 (View flier) ⓘ
April 21, 2023 (Friday)
7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Sauntering Songs. Nell Shaw Cohen: World premiere performance, a cantata on the theme of walking, with Influences from rock, folk, and musical theatre. For more information, call 918-688-2236 or email info@skylarkensemble.org. Church Of The Redeemer, 379 Hammond Street, Chestnut Hill MA 02467 (View flier) ⓘ
7:30 PM. Portsmouth Pro Musica [NH]: The Creation. F.J. Haydn: HAYDN – THE CREATION. With soloists and orchestra. For more information, call 603-436-8154 or email info@ppmnh.org. Christ Church, 43 Pine Street, Exeter NH 03833 (View flier) ⓘ
8:00 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Iphigénie en Tauride. Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride. Wendy Bryn Harmer, Iphigénie; William Burden, Pylade; Jesse Blumberg, Oreste; David McFerrin, Thoas; Mo Zhou, Stage Director. April 21 performance streamed live on IDAGIO and available on-demand for 30 days. For more information, call 617-987-8600 or email info@bostonbaroque.org. GBH Calderwood Studio, 1 Guest Street, Boston MA 02135 (View flier) ⓘ
April 22, 2023 (Saturday)
3:00 PM. CONCORA [CT]: A Passion for the Planet. Geoffrey Hudson: A Passion for the Planet (oratorio). Performed on Earth Day 2023. For more information, call 860-293-0567 or email contact@concora.org. Asylum Hill Congregational Church, 814 Asylum Avenue, Hartford CT 06105 (View flier) ⓘ
4:00 PM. Greenwich Choral Society [CT]: Stabat Mater. Antonín Dvořák: Stabat Mater, Op. 58 (B. 71). For more information, call 203-622-5136 or email admin@greenwichchoralsociety.org. Greenwich High School, Performing Arts Center, 10 Hillside Road, Greenwich CT 06830 ⓘ
7:00 PM. Chorus of Westerly [RI]: Spring Symphonic Concert. Kareem Roustom: Ice, Wind, War and Spring (premiere); Tarik O'Regan: And there was great calm; Ralph Vaughan William: Dona Nobis Pacem.Tickets $15–60. For more information, call 401-596-8663 or email jodie@chorusofwesterly.org. George Kent Performance Hall, 119 High Street, Westerly RI 02891 ⓘ
7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Sauntering Songs. Nell Shaw Cohen: World premiere performance, a cantata on the theme of walking, with Influences from rock, folk, and musical theatre. For more information, call 918-688-2236 or email info@skylarkensemble.org. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 166 High Street, Newburyport MA 01950 (View flier) ⓘ
7:30 PM. Farmington Valley Chorale [CT]: Singing Darkness to Light. Music by living composers Kyle Pederson, Ralph Johnson, James Macmillan and Ellen Gilson Voth; and Cecilia McDowall: Everyday Wonders: The Girl from Aleppo. With Chorus Angelicus youth choir. Ellen Gilson Voth, Artistic Director; Stephen Scarlato, accompanist. For more information, call 860-651-8177 or email admin@farmingtonvalleychorale.org. First Church of Christ, 689 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury CT 06070 ⓘ
8:00 PM. Nightingale Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Magic. A celebration of music, magic, and mysticism, including Hildegard von Bingen, arr. Nicholas Ford: Spiritus Sanctus Vivificans Vita; Meredith Monk: "Earth Seen from Above", from Atlas; Nicholas Ford: radiant bodies; R. Murray Schaefer: Magic Songs; from the New England Psalm-Singer: "Chesterfield" (Death May Dissolve My Body Now). Nicholas Ford, Project Lead; Benjamin Perry, Artistic Director. Tickets $25 at the door. For more information, email nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com. St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 838 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA 02139 (View flier)
April 23, 2023 (Sunday)
3:00 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Iphigénie en Tauride. Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride. Wendy Bryn Harmer, Iphigénie; William Burden, Pylade; Jesse Blumberg, Oreste; David McFerrin, Thoas; Mo Zhou, Stage Director. April 21 performance streamed live on IDAGIO and available on-demand for 30 days. For more information, call 617-987-8600 or email info@bostonbaroque.org. GBH Calderwood Studio, 1 Guest Street, Boston MA 02135 (View flier) ⓘ
3:00 PM. Chorus of Westerly [RI]: Spring Symphonic Concert. Kareem Roustom: Ice, Wind, War and Spring (premiere); Tarik O'Regan: And there was great calm; Ralph Vaughan William: Dona Nobis Pacem.Tickets $15–60. For more information, call 401-596-8663 or email jodie@chorusofwesterly.org. George Kent Performance Hall, 119 High Street, Westerly RI 02891 ⓘ
3:00 PM. Portsmouth Pro Musica [NH]: The Creation. F.J. Haydn: HAYDN – THE CREATION. With soloists and orchestra. For more information, call 603-436-8154 or email info@ppmnh.org. South Church, 292 State Street, Portsmouth NH 03801 (View flier) ⓘ
3:30 PM. ChoralArt [ME]: In Praise of Music. G.F. Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 1; Norman Dello Joio: To Saint Cecilia; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music; Keven Siegfried: Cadenza (premiere), a sonic composition (wordless) inspired by J. Barrie Shepherd’s poem. ChoralArt Singers. For more information, call 207-828-0043 or email info@choralart.org. Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodford Street, Portland ME 04103 (View flier) ⓘ
4:00 PM. Farmington Valley Chorale [CT]: Singing Darkness to Light. Music by living composers Kyle Pederson, Ralph Johnson, James Macmillan and Ellen Gilson Voth; and Cecilia McDowall: Everyday Wonders: The Girl from Aleppo. With Chorus Angelicus youth choir. Ellen Gilson Voth, Artistic Director; Stephen Scarlato, accompanist. For more information, call 860-651-8177 or email admin@farmingtonvalleychorale.org. St. James Episcopal Church, 1018 Farmington Ave, West Hartford CT 06107 ⓘ
4:00 PM. Nightingale Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Magic. A celebration of music, magic, and mysticism, including Hildegard von Bingen, arr. Nicholas Ford: Spiritus Sanctus Vivificans Vita; Meredith Monk: "Earth Seen from Above", from Atlas; Nicholas Ford: radiant bodies; R. Murray Schaefer: Magic Songs; from the New England Psalm-Singer: "Chesterfield" (Death May Dissolve My Body Now). Nicholas Ford, Project Lead; Benjamin Perry, Artistic Director. Tickets $25 at the door. For more information, email nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier)
April 28, 2023 (Friday)
7:30 PM. Crescendo [CT]: In Search of the Bridge. John Myers: Premiere of a new work for chorus, soloists and instruments with music of diverse musical styles from traditional Western, to Latin American salsa and Andean themes, to rap-like rhythmic electronic elements, and texts by Carole Boston Weatherford, Circe Maia, Marilou Awiakta, and Emily Dickinson. With William Grant Still: Plainchant for America); Nathaniel Dett: The Chariot Jubilee); Luis Advis: Canto para una semilla (Song for a seed), in memory of the Chilean composer, singer-songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and visual artist Violeta Parra. For more information, call 860-435-4866 or email crescendo@crescendomusic.org. Trinity Church Lime Rock, 484 Lime Rock Road, Lakeville CT 06039 (View flier) ⓘ
7:30 PM. Music on the Hill Festival Chorus [ME]: Songs Of Love & Springtime. With Wilton High School Madrigals. For more information, call 203-414-9037 or email info@musiconthehillct.org. Williston-Immanuel United Church, 156 High Street, Portland ME 04101 ⓘ
8:00 PM. The Worcester Chorus [MA]: Ellington Sacred Concert. Duke Ellington: Sacred Concert. For more information, call 508-754-3231. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ
April 29, 2023 (Saturday)
3:00 PM. Acadia Choral Society [ME]: The Sweet and Merry Month. Johannes Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes, opus 52 (in English); Thomas Morley: The Triumphs of Oriana (selections); with music by Gustav Holst. Tickets: $20. For more information, call 207-288-4884 or email info@acadiachoralsociety.org. Elm Street Congregational Church, 31 Elm St, Bucksport ME 04416 (View flier) ⓘ
3:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Songs & Dances for Isabella: Courtly music from Mantua & Ferrara, c. 1500. Music connected to the great patroness Isabella d’Este of Ferrara, Marchesa of Mantua. With an ensemble of medieval instrumentalists. Free pre-concert talk 45 minutes prior to the performance. Tickets $10–$87. For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier)
4:00 PM. Falmouth Chorale [MA]: Voices of Falmouth. For more information, call 774-392-2383 or email falmouthchoralemanager@gmail.com. John Wesley United Methodist Church, 270 Gifford Street, Falmouth MA 02540 (View flier) ⓘ
5:00 PM. Oratorio Chorale [ME]: Mass for the Endangered. Sarah Kirkland Snider: Mass for the Endangered. With the Bowdoin College Chorus. A luminous and arresting work with an urgent ecological message. Before the concert, join our environmental partners for activities and resources that protect our environment, and after the concert, come chat with the composer. Free admission, but advance registration required. For more information, call 207-725-4258 or email oratoriochorale@gmail.com. Williston-Immanuel United Church, 156 High Street, Portland ME 04101 ⓘ
7:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: Sponsors’ Concert. Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien, Op. 45; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Flos Campi; Antonin Dvorak: Te Deum, Op. 103. For more information, call 617-240-1240 or email chorale@psarlington.org. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ
7:00 PM. Upper Valley Baroque [NH]: Monteverdi Vespers. Claudio Monteverdi: Vespers. With period instrument orchestra. Filippo Ciabatti, director. For more information, email baroqueuv@gmail.com. St. Denis Catholic Church, 8 Sanborn Rd, Hanover NH 03755 ⓘ
7:30 PM. Cantemus [MA]: The Poet's Prism. Robert Schumann: Zigeunerleben; Morten Lauridsen: Chansons des Roses; Carlos Guastavino: Indianas; Veljo Tormis: Sügismaastikud (Autumn Landscapes); Carly Simon: Let The River Run. For more information, email Info@cantemus.org. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 225 Cabot Street, Beverly MA 01915 (View flier)
7:30 PM. Emmanuel Music [MA]: This Love Unbound. Benjamin Britten: Phaedra; Serenade; Les Illuminations. For more information, call 617-536-3356 or email music@emmanuelmusic.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ
8:00 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: Path of Miracles. Joby Talbot: Path of Miracles. Based on the Camino de Santiago in Spain. For more information, call 617-868-5885 or email mrush@cantatasingers.org. Saint Cecilia Parish, 18 Belvidere Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ
8:00 PM. Master Singers of Lexington [MA]: Pops! Wishes, Hopes and Dreams. Songs and choruses about wishes, hopes and dreamsby Leonard Bernstein, Rodgers and Hart, Marc Blitzstein, Cy Coleman, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Kurt Weill and others. For more information, call 781-729-7975 or email msingers@themastersingers.org. First Parish Church, 7 Harrington Road, Lexington MA 02421 ⓘ
April 30, 2023 (Sunday)
3:00 PM. Falmouth Chorale [MA]: Voices of Falmouth. For more information, call 774-392-2383 or email falmouthchoralemanager@gmail.com. John Wesley United Methodist Church, 270 Gifford Street, Falmouth MA 02540 (View flier) ⓘ
3:00 PM. Upper Valley Baroque [VT]: Monteverdi Vespers. Claudio Monteverdi: Vespers. With period instrument orchestra. Filippo Ciabatti, director. For more information, email baroqueuv@gmail.com. Chandler Center for the Arts, 71 N Main St, Randolph VT 05060 ⓘ
4:00 PM. Cantemus [MA]: The Poet's Prism. Robert Schumann: Zigeunerleben; Morten Lauridsen: Chansons des Roses; Carlos Guastavino: Indianas; Veljo Tormis: Sügismaastikud (Autumn Landscapes); Carly Simon: Let The River Run. For more information, email Info@cantemus.org. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 166 High Street, Newburyport MA 01950 (View flier)
4:00 PM. GMChorale [CT]: Brahms Requiem. Johannes Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem. Sherezade Panthaki, soprano; Mark Womack, baritone. Joe D'Eugenio, conductor. With Orchestra New England. For more information, call 860-316-4854 or email gmcmedia@gmchorale.org. Santo Fragilio Performing Arts Center, Middletown High School, 200 La Rosa Lane, Middletown CT 06457 (View flier) ⓘ
4:30 PM. Crescendo [MA]: In Search of the Bridge. John Myers: Premiere of a new work for chorus, soloists and instruments with music of diverse musical styles from traditional Western, to Latin American salsa and Andean themes, to rap-like rhythmic electronic elements, and texts by Carole Boston Weatherford, Circe Maia, Marilou Awiakta, and Emily Dickinson. With William Grant Still: Plainchant for America); Nathaniel Dett: The Chariot Jubilee); Luis Advis: Canto para una semilla (Song for a seed), in memory of the Chilean composer, singer-songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and visual artist Violeta Parra. For more information, call 860-435-4866 or email crescendo@crescendomusic.org. Saint James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington MA 01230 (View flier) ⓘ
5:00 PM. Oratorio Chorale [ME]: Mass for the Endangered. Sarah Kirkland Snider: Mass for the Endangered. With the Bowdoin College Chorus. A luminous and arresting work with an urgent ecological message. Before the concert, join our environmental partners for activities and resources that protect our environment, and after the concert, come chat with the composer. Free admission, but advance registration required. For more information, call 207-725-4258 or email oratoriochorale@gmail.com. Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick ME 04011 ⓘ
May 3, 2023 (Wednesday)
8:00 PM. Boston Philharmonic / Chorus pro Musica [MA]: Mahler: Symphony No. 2. Sonja Tengblad, soprano; Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano; Benjamin Zander, conductor; For more information, call 617-236-0999. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ
May 4, 2023 (Thursday)
7:30 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Dmitri Shostakovich: Babi Yar Symphony. Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13, "Babi Yar"; Benjamin Britten: Violin Concerto. Andris Nelsons, conductor; Augustin Hadelich, violin; Ildar Abdrazakov, bass; Men of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ
May 5, 2023 (Friday)
1:30 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Dmitri Shostakovich: Babi Yar Symphony. Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13, "Babi Yar"; Benjamin Britten: Violin Concerto. Andris Nelsons, conductor; Augustin Hadelich, violin; Ildar Abdrazakov, bass; Men of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ
6:30 PM. Rhode Island Philharmonic / Providence Singers [RI]: Verdi Requiem. Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem. Laquita Mitchell, soprano; Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano; David Pomeroy, tenor; Kevin Deas, bass; Tania Miller, conductor. For more information, call 401-248-7000 or email info@riphil.org. Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 1 Avenue Of The Arts, Providence RI 02903 (View flier) ⓘ
May 6, 2023 (Saturday)
4:00 PM. Cape Cod Chorale / Choral Art Society [MA]: Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Mendelssohn. W.A. Mozart: Requiem; Franny Mendelssohn: Hiob (Jacof); Felix Mendelssohn: Verleih uns Frieden (Grant Us Peace). With soloistsand orchestra. For more information, call 508-362-4869 or email sopranocon@yahoo.com. Scituate High School, 606 Chief Justice Cushing Hwy, Scituate MA 02066 (View flier) ⓘⓘ
4:00 PM. Sweetest in the Gale [ME]: Her Voice. Featuring poems by Emily Dickinson, Christina Rossetti, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Sara Teasdale, Barbara Crooker, and May Swenson set to music by Ruth Morris Gray, Sarah Quartel, Elaine Hagenberg, Gwyneth Walker, and Dale Trumbore, with a brand new setting of Millay’s “Afternoon on a Hill,” written for this concert by David Vernier. Special guest Holly Wren Spaulding will weave her poetry throughout the song selections. Tickets: $25 advance, $30 at the door; students $10 advance, $12.50 at the door. For more information, call 207-725-4258 or email oratoriochorale@gmail.com. St. Albans Episcopal Church, 885 Shore Road, Cape Elizabeth ME 04107
7:00 PM. Acadia Choral Society [ME]: The Sweet and Merry Month. Johannes Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes, opus 52 (in English); Thomas Morley: The Triumphs of Oriana (selections); with music by Gustav Holst. Tickets: $20. For more information, call 207-288-4884 or email info@acadiachoralsociety.org. St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 175 Douglas Hwy, Ellsworth ME 04605 (View flier) ⓘ
7:30 PM. Bel Canto Chamber Singers [NH]: Journeys. Dan Forrest: A Bronze Triptych; works by Mendelssohn, Brahms, and Stanford; arrangements from folk, Native American and African American spiritual traditions. WQith the handbell choir of Church of Christ at Dartmouth College. Tickets: $15 adult, $10 student, free under 13. For more information, call 603-448-1889 or email belcantochambersingers@gmail.com. First Congregational Church, 10 S. Park Street, Lebanon NH 03766 (View flier) ⓘ
7:30 PM. North Country Chorus [VT]: Considering Matthew Shepard. Craig Hella Johnson: Considering Matthew Shepard, "a multihued meditation on mankind's predilection for cruelty towards those whom we view as different ...[that] resounds with a rousing affirmation of the redemptive power of love and gratitude as it encourages us to recognize the beauty of our underlying oneness." Admission by donation. For more information, call 802-748-5027 or email arowe@stjacademy.org. South Church Hall, 1052 Main St, St Johnsbury VT 05819 ⓘ
8:00 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Dmitri Shostakovich: Babi Yar Symphony. Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13, "Babi Yar"; Benjamin Britten: Violin Concerto. Andris Nelsons, conductor; Augustin Hadelich, violin; Ildar Abdrazakov, bass; Men of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ
8:00 PM. The Jameson Singers [MA]: Handel: Dixit Dominus. G. F. Handel: Dixit Dominus; J. S. Bach, Christ lag in Todesbanden. With professional soloists and period instrument ensemble. For more information, call 617-209-9290 or email info@jamesonsingers.org. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ
8:00 PM. Rhode Island Philharmonic / Providence Singers [RI]: Verdi Requiem. Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem. Laquita Mitchell, soprano; Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano; David Pomeroy, tenor; Kevin Deas, bass; Tania Miller, conductor. For more information, call 401-248-7000 or email info@riphil.org. Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 1 Avenue Of The Arts, Providence RI 02903 (View flier) ⓘ
May 7, 2023 (Sunday)
3:00 PM. Acadia Choral Society [ME]: The Sweet and Merry Month. Johannes Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes, opus 52 (in English); Thomas Morley: The Triumphs of Oriana (selections); with music by Gustav Holst. Tickets: $20. For more information, call 207-288-4884 or email info@acadiachoralsociety.org. St. Saviour's Church, 41 Mt Desert Street, Bar Harbor ME 04609 (View flier) ⓘ
3:00 PM. Coro Allegro [MA]: The White Raven / Music for Troubled Times. Daniel Pinkham: The White Raven; Franz Joseph Haydn: Missa In Angustiis ("Lord Nelson" Mass); Diane White-Clayton: Many Mansions. For more information, call 617-236-4011 or email executivedirector@coroallegro.org. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ
3:00 PM. North Country Chorus [VT]: Considering Matthew Shepard. Craig Hella Johnson: Considering Matthew Shepard, "a multihued meditation on mankind's predilection for cruelty towards those whom we view as different ...[that] resounds with a rousing affirmation of the redemptive power of love and gratitude as it encourages us to recognize the beauty of our underlying oneness." Admission by donation. For more information, call 802-748-5027 or email arowe@stjacademy.org. South Church Hall, 1052 Main St, St Johnsbury VT 05819 ⓘ
3:00 PM. Vilna Shul [MA]: Voices of Humanity. Three inter-faith choirs across Boston give voice to Jewish, Muslim, and Christian traditional songs to uplift and unite us. Featuring the Zamir Chorale of Boston, VOICES 21C, and the Boston Community Gospel Choir. Tickets: $25 adult, $18 student. For more information, call 617-523-2324 or email info@vilnashul.org. The Vilna Shul, 18 Phillips Street, Boston MA 02114 (View flier)
4:00 PM. Cantilena [MA]: Fired Up! A call for equality and activism. Joan Szymko: “Lifting as we Climb” (commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment's passage to the US Constitution); Kelvyn Koning: premiere of a commissioned work to highlight the stories of homeless LGBTQ+ youth through their own voices. For more information, call 339-298-7730 or email info@cantilena.org. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 (View flier) ⓘ
4:00 PM. Cape Cod Chorale / Choral Art Society [MA]: Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Mendelssohn. W.A. Mozart: Requiem; Franny Mendelssohn: Hiob (Jacof); Felix Mendelssohn: Verleih uns Frieden (Grant Us Peace). With soloistsand orchestra. For more information, call 508-362-4869 or email sopranocon@yahoo.com. Mashpee High School, 500 Old Barnstable Rd, Mashpee MA 02649 (View flier) ⓘⓘ
4:00 PM. New Haven Chorale [CT]: Music of Remembrance and Resilience. Maurice Duruflé: Requiem (Rebecca de Almeida, mezzo-soprano; Greg Flower, tenor); Sarah Quartel: Sing My Child; Jake Runestad: A Silence Haunts Me; Rollo Dilworth: I Sing Because I’m Happy; His Eye is on the Sparrow; Sam Cooke: "A Change is Gonna Come"; Lili Boulanger: Hymn to the Sun; Elaine Hagenberg: "The Music of Stillness" For more information, call 203-776-7664 or email business@newhavenchorale.org. Woolsey Hall, 500 College Street, New Haven CT 06511 (View flier) ⓘ
4:00 PM. Sweetest in the Gale [ME]: Her Voice. Featuring poems by Emily Dickinson, Christina Rossetti, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Sara Teasdale, Barbara Crooker, and May Swenson set to music by Ruth Morris Gray, Sarah Quartel, Elaine Hagenberg, Gwyneth Walker, and Dale Trumbore, with a brand new setting of Millay’s “Afternoon on a Hill,” written for this concert by David Vernier. Special guest Holly Wren Spaulding will weave her poetry throughout the song selections. Tickets: $25 advance, $30 at the door; students $10 advance, $12.50 at the door. For more information, call 207-725-4258 or email oratoriochorale@gmail.com. Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main Street, Freeport ME 04032
May 12, 2023 (Friday)
7:00 PM. Pioneer Valley Symphony [MA]: Mozart's Mass in C Minor. Coleridge-Taylor: Song of Hiawatha (Overture); W.A. Mozart: Great Mass. Pre-concert talk at 6 pm with David Schneider, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Music at Amherst College For more information, call 413-773-3664 or email admin@pvso.org. Greenfield High School Auditorium, 21 Barr Ave, Greenfield MA 01301 (View flier)
8:00 PM. Back Bay Chorale [MA]: Israel In Egypt. Georg Friedrich Händel: Israel In Egypt For more information, call 617-648-3885 or email info@bbcboston.org. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ
May 13, 2023 (Saturday)
TBD. Hartford Chorale [CT]: King of Instruments: Music of the Masses. For more information, call 860-547-1982 or email contact@hartfordchorale.org. Immanuel Congregational Church, 10 Woodland Street, Hartford CT 06105 ⓘ
4:00 PM. Boston Cecilia [MA]: Loaded Dice. The program will contrast the quasi-improvisatory work of composer Pauline Oliveros with the music of Arvo Pärt and other composers that is structurally fixed. It includes a selection of “pieces” that, to varying degrees and in various ways, are undetermined until the moment of performance, contrasted with music whose determined outcome is unusually apparent, at the core of the nature of the piece itself, most famously represented in works by Arvo Pärt. For more information, call 617-232-4540 or email info@bostoncecilia.org. MIT Media Lab, 77 Mass. Ave., E14/E15, Cambridge MA 02139 (View flier) ⓘ
4:00 PM. Concord Women’s Chorus [MA]: Come Day, Come Night. Emma Lou Diemer: “When You Wake”; Gwyneth Walker: “Love Shall Live Forever”; Z. Randall Stroope: Lux Aeterna; Dan Forrest: Ubi Caritas; Kevin Siegfried: “Boat Song,” Stephen Chatman: “Love Songs”. For more information, call 978-369-6341 or email contact@concordwomenschorus.org. Trinity Episcopal Church, 81 Elm Street, Concord MA 01742 ⓘ
7:00 PM. Chorus North Shore [MA]: Classicl Greats. W.A. Mozart: Coronation Mass; F.J. Haydn: Te Deum; and other selections. Holly Cameron, soprano; Stephanie Scarella, cintralto; Neil Ferreira, tenor; Nathan Halbur, bass; Sonja Dahlgren Pryor, conductor. With the Presto Festival Orchestra. For more information, call 978-468-3128 or email president@chorusnorthshore.org. Our Lady Of Hope Church, 1 Pineswamp Road, Ipswich MA 01938 (View flier) ⓘ
7:00 PM. Master Singers of Worcester [MA]: Fauré “Requiem” & Barnicle “Le Lac”. Gabriel Fauré: Requiem; Stephan Barnicle: Le Lac. For more information, call 508-842-1349 or email info@mswma.org. Salem Covenant Church, 215 East Mountain Street, Worcester MA 01606 ⓘ
7:00 PM. Ridgefield Chorale [CT]: This is Who I Am. Songs that reflect our diversity and our commonalities, from contemporary choral masterpieces to musicals to pop and jazz standards. Songs about love, friendship, personal struggle, triumphs and of joys and shared sorrows. For more information, call 877-815-5635 or email info@ridgefieldchorale.org. Ridgefield High School, 700 North Salem Road, Ridgefield CT 06877 ⓘ
7:30 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers [MA]: A Latin American Celebration. Ariel Ramírez: Misa Criolla; with selections from Brazil, Mexico, and other Latin American countries. For more information, call 508-361-5484 or email info@avmsingers.org. Whitcomb Middle School, 25 Union Street, Marlborough MA 01752 ⓘ
7:30 PM. Aurora Chamber Singers [VT]: Spring Concert. Gregorian Chants; Hildegard von Bingen: Ave Maria, O Auctrix Vitae; Heinrich Schütz: Magnificat anima mea; Sei gegrusset Maria; Anton Bruckner: Ave Maria; Sergei Rachmaninoff: Bogoroditsye Dyevo; Henryk Gorecki: Totus tuus, Maria; Franz Biebl: Ave Maria; David Neiweem: "But Mary Kept these Things and Pondered them in her Heart". For more information, email info@aurorachambersingers.org. College Street Congregational Church, 265 College Street, Burlington VT 05401 (View flier) ⓘ
7:30 PM. Fairfield County Chorale [CT]: Two Neo-Classic Masterworks. Zoltan Kodaly: Missa Brevis; Francis Poulenc: Gloria. David Rosenmeyer, conductor. With the Fairfield County Chorale Orchestra. For more information, call 203-254-1333 or email info@fairfieldcountychorale.org. Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Avenue, Norwalk CT 06851 ⓘ
7:30 PM. Maine Music Society Chorale [ME]: Broadway Meets Hollywood. A Pops concert of music from movie musicals. For more information, call 207-333-3386 or email info@mainemusicsociety.org. Franco Center, 46 Cedar St, Lewiston ME 04240 (View flier) ⓘ
7:30 PM. Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut [CT]: Choral Dimensions Old and New. For more information, call 800-663-9018 or email mccctwebmaster@gmail.com. First Presbyterian Church,, 2475 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield CT 06825 (View flier) ⓘ
7:30 PM. Renaissance Voices [ME]: Renaissance Voices Spring Concert: Eternal Light. Works from Tudor English and Renaissance Spain through to 20th-century American composers and modern-day Maine Composer John Newell. Tickets: $20 advance/senior, $25 at the door, $10 students with ID, children under 10 free. St. Luke's Cathedral, 143 State Street, Portland ME 04101 (View flier) ⓘ
8:00 PM. Commonwealth Chorale [MA]: Celebrating Harmony in Troubled Times. John Rutter: Requiem; Florence Price: Praise the Lord and settings from Communion Service in F. Sonja DuToit Tengblad, soprano; Susan DeSelms, organ. For more information, call 617-527-7464. Church Of The Holy Name, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury MA 02132 (View flier) ⓘ
8:00 PM. Masterworks Chorale [MA]: Mozart in Salzburg. W.A. Mozart: Missa Brevis in F; Vesperae solennes de confessore. For more information, call 617-858-6782 or email info@masterworkschorale.org. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ
8:00 PM. Seraphim Singers [MA]: Celebrating Seraphim and Other Angels. Benjamin Britten: The Company of Heaven and other works about angels. With orchestra. For more information, call 617-926-0126 or email info@seraphimsingers.org. All Saints Church, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ
May 14, 2023 (Sunday)
3:00 PM. Maine Music Society Chorale [ME]: Broadway Meets Hollywood. A Pops concert of music from movie musicals. For more information, call 207-333-3386 or email info@mainemusicsociety.org. Franco Center, 46 Cedar St, Lewiston ME 04240 (View flier) ⓘ
3:00 PM. Metropolitan Chorale [MA]: Carmina Burana. Carl Orff: Carmina Burana . For more information, email admin@metropolitanchorale.org. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ
May 18, 2023 (Thursday)
7:30 PM. Mystic Chorale [MA]: Mystic Spring 2023. Led by Mary Cunningham. For more information, call 781-316-2500 or email info@mysticchorale.org. Cary Memorial Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 ⓘ
8:00 PM. Handel Society [NH]: Requiem Masses. Gabriel Fauré: Requiem; Maurice Duruflé: Requiem. With the Dartmouth Glee Club. For more information, call 603-646-2530 or email handel.society@dartmouth.edu. Rollins Chapel of Dartmouth College, 29 College St, Hanover NH 03755
May 19, 2023 (Friday)
8:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: Music for a Spring Evening. Johannes Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzer, Op. 52; Vincent Persichetti: Sam Was a Man; Vincent Persichetti: Dominic Has A Doll; Joshua Chai: since feeling is first; and other works to be determined. The Arlington-Belmont Chamber Chorus, Barry Singer, Music Director. For more information, call 617-240-1240 or email chorale@psarlington.org. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ
May 20, 2023 (Saturday)
7:30 PM. Bella Voce Women's Chorus of Vermont [VT]: Songs of the Night. Works for women’s voices that reflect powerful emotions of love and devotion, both sacred and secular, that are often associated with the moon and stars at night. Featured composers include Johannes Brahms, Randall Stroope, and Cole Porter. Cantiamo will perform Vuelie, a song based on an ancient traditional Scandinavian folk song heard in the movie Frozen, and an Arcadian folksong, Marie Madelein. With Mary Ann Samuels. For more information, call 802-879-1218 or email willisdawn@aol.com. College Street Congregational Church, 265 College Street, Burlington VT 05401 (View flier) ⓘ
7:30 PM. Illuminati Vocal Arts Ensemble [MA]: The Scythe and the Fountain. Herbert Howells: Requiem; John Tavener: Song for Athene; O do not move; Randall Thompson: Odes of Horace; Eric Whitacre: 5 Hebrew Love Songs; Ola Gjeilo: Ave Generosa; Gustav Holst: I Love My Love. For more information, email illuminatiensemble@gmail.com. Buckley Recital Hall, Amherst College, 53 College Street, Amherst MA 01002 (View flier) ⓘ
7:30 PM. Nashoba Valley Chorale [MA]: Voices Rising. Antonin Dvorak: Te Deum; Peter Boyer: On Music’s Wings (premiere). With Sounds of Stow and Lyricora. For more information, call 978-540-5022 or email info@nashobachorale.org. Groton Hill Music Center, 122 Old Ayer Rd, Groton MA 01450 ⓘ
8:00 PM. Concord Chorus [MA]: Maria Theresa Mass. For more information, call 978-808-5741 or email pstevens625@gmail.com. St. Camillus Church, 1185 Concord Turnpike, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ
8:00 PM. Spectrum Singers [MA]: Magnificent Mozart! W.A. Mozart: Coronation Mass, K. 317; Dominican Vespers, K. 321, With full orchestra For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ
May 21, 2023 (Sunday)
3:00 PM. Bella Voce Women's Chorus of Vermont [VT]: Songs of the Night. Works for women’s voices that reflect powerful emotions of love and devotion, both sacred and secular, that are often associated with the moon and stars at night. Featured composers include Johannes Brahms, Randall Stroope, and Cole Porter. Cantiamo will perform Vuelie, a song based on an ancient traditional Scandinavian folk song heard in the movie Frozen, and an Arcadian folksong, Marie Madelein. With Mary Ann Samuels. For more information, call 802-879-1218 or email willisdawn@aol.com. South Hero Congregational Church, 24 South Street, South Hero VT 05486 (View flier) ⓘ
3:00 PM. Da Camera Singers [MA]: Considering Matthew Shepard. For more information, call 413-253-2589 or email dacamerasingersMA@gmail.com. Greenfield High School Auditorium, 1 Lenox Avenue, Greenfield MA 01301 ⓘ
3:00 PM. Rhode Island Civic Chorale & Orchestra [RI]: New Voices. Featuring a diverse array of living composers. For more information, call 401-521-5670 or email info@ricco.org. Church of St. Sebastian, 67 Cole Ave, Providence RI 02906 ⓘ
7:30 PM. The Heritage Chorale [MA]: Let All the World Sing. Ralph Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs; Antonín Dvořák: Mass in D. David McFerrin, baritone. For more information, email membership@heritagechorale.org. Keefe Regional Technical School, 750 Winter Street, Framingham MA 01702 ⓘ
May 26, 2023 (Friday)
TBD. Thetford Chamber Singers [online]: Home. Compositions and arrangements by Peter Amidon, Dan Breslaw, Maureen Burford, Molly Caffry, Paul Cary, Meg Chittenden, Kathy Wonson Eddy, Mary Graham, Graham Lambert, Matt LaRocca, Diane Martin, Jeremiah McLane, Erik Nielsen, Patricia Norton, Kevin Quigley, Travis Ramsey, Gywnneth Walker, and Carol Wood featuring local poets Jim Schley and Jess Frey. Guest musicians Erin Lord, Judy Wild, and Mark van Gulden, plus accompanist, Henry Danaher. For more information, call 802-870-6362 or email thetfordchambersingers@gmail.com. ⓘ
May 27, 2023 (Saturday)
TBD. Thetford Chamber Singers [online]: Home. Compositions and arrangements by Peter Amidon, Dan Breslaw, Maureen Burford, Molly Caffry, Paul Cary, Meg Chittenden, Kathy Wonson Eddy, Mary Graham, Graham Lambert, Matt LaRocca, Diane Martin, Jeremiah McLane, Erik Nielsen, Patricia Norton, Kevin Quigley, Travis Ramsey, Gywnneth Walker, and Carol Wood featuring local poets Jim Schley and Jess Frey. Guest musicians Erin Lord, Judy Wild, and Mark van Gulden, plus accompanist, Henry Danaher. For more information, call 802-870-6362 or email thetfordchambersingers@gmail.com. ⓘ
May 28, 2023 (Sunday)
TBD. Thetford Chamber Singers [online]: Home. Compositions and arrangements by Peter Amidon, Dan Breslaw, Maureen Burford, Molly Caffry, Paul Cary, Meg Chittenden, Kathy Wonson Eddy, Mary Graham, Graham Lambert, Matt LaRocca, Diane Martin, Jeremiah McLane, Erik Nielsen, Patricia Norton, Kevin Quigley, Travis Ramsey, Gywnneth Walker, and Carol Wood featuring local poets Jim Schley and Jess Frey. Guest musicians Erin Lord, Judy Wild, and Mark van Gulden, plus accompanist, Henry Danaher. For more information, call 802-870-6362 or email thetfordchambersingers@gmail.com. ⓘ
May 29, 2023 (Monday)
3:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Clear Voices in the Dark. Francis Poulenc: Figure Humaine. Interspersed between Poulenc’s settings, Skylark offers musical images from the American Civil War era, both familisr and mostly forgotten. For more information, call 918-688-2236 or email info@skylarkensemble.org. Lawrence School, 113 Lakeview Avenue, Falmouth MA 02540 (View flier) ⓘ
June 1, 2023 (Thursday)
7:30 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Crossing the Deep. Spirituals; Handel: Selections from Chandos Anthems. A dramatic—and revelatory—journey exploring the shared wealth of Old and New World music. Anthony Trecek-King, conductor and co-creator; Reginald Mobley, countertenor and co-creator; Regie Gibson, narrator. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Columbia Point, Boston MA 02125 (View flier) ⓘ
June 3, 2023 (Saturday)
4:00 PM. Cantabile Women's Chorus [VT]: We Sing Her Song. Choral literature based on texts about historical, biblical, and ordinary women, women's lives, and women's experiences. Composers include Brahms, Legrenzi, Gwyneth Walker, Randal Thompson, David N. Childs, Alice Parker, Stephen Hatfield, Joan Szymko, and Rosephanye Powell. Texts include historical hymns and anthems from the Suffrage Movement and the words of Sojourner Truth from her speech at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention, 1851. Adults $15, Seniors $10, Students 13 and over $5, Children under 12 accompanied by an adult are free. For more information, email info@cantabilewomen.org. Norwich Congregational Church, 15 Church St, Norwich VT 05055
4:00 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: Voices, Shared. Bach: Der Herr denket an uns, BWV 196; Roark: Range of Light; Where Endless Ages Roll; premieres of Classroom Cantatas compositions; additional repertoire to be announced. Cantata Singers will join students from the Classroom Cantatas program to present their brand-new compositions, orchestrated and sung by the full ensemble. For more information, call 617-868-5885 or email mrush@cantatasingers.org. First Parish Dorchester, 10 Parish Street, Dorchester MA 02122 (View flier) ⓘ
7:00 PM. Boston Choral Ensemble [MA]: This Is How We Love. Jocelyn Hagen and Timothy C. Takach: “This Is How You Love”; Lansing McLoskey: “You Have a Name and a Place” (New England premiere); with additional works by Saunder Choi, Edward Elgar, and others. For more information, email info@bostonchoral.org. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ
7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Clear Voices in the Dark. Francis Poulenc: Figure Humaine. Interspersed between Poulenc’s settings, Skylark offers musical images from the American Civil War era, both familisr and mostly forgotten. For more information, call 918-688-2236 or email info@skylarkensemble.org. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 166 High Street, Newburyport MA 01950 (View flier) ⓘ
7:30 PM. Coolidge Corner Community Chorus [MA]: Canciones de Medicina (Healing with Music). J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 4, "Christ lag in Todesbanden"; works by Lauridsen, Mendelssohn and Brahms. For more information, call 617-905-2268 or email crispin@cccchorus.org. All Saints Church, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 (View flier) ⓘ
7:30 PM. Polymnia Choral Society [MA]: Rocket Man - A Tribute to the Music of Elton John. For more information, call 781-662-9381. Memorial Hall, 590 Main Street, Melrose MA 02176 (View flier) ⓘ
June 4, 2023 (Sunday)
3:00 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Crossing the Deep. Spirituals; Handel: Selections from Chandos Anthems. A dramatic—and revelatory—journey exploring the shared wealth of Old and New World music. Anthony Trecek-King, conductor and co-creator; Reginald Mobley, countertenor and co-creator; Regie Gibson, narrator. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Columbia Point, Boston MA 02125 (View flier) ⓘ
3:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Clear Voices in the Dark. Francis Poulenc: Figure Humaine. Interspersed between Poulenc’s settings, Skylark offers musical images from the American Civil War era, both familisr and mostly forgotten. For more information, call 918-688-2236 or email info@skylarkensemble.org. Church Of The Redeemer, 379 Hammond Street, Chestnut Hill MA 02467 (View flier) ⓘ
4:00 PM. Cantabile Women's Chorus [NH]: We Sing Her Song. Choral literature based on texts about historical, biblical, and ordinary women, women's lives, and women's experiences. Composers include Brahms, Legrenzi, Gwyneth Walker, Randal Thompson, David N. Childs, Alice Parker, Stephen Hatfield, Joan Szymko, and Rosephanye Powell. Texts include historical hymns and anthems from the Suffrage Movement and the words of Sojourner Truth from her speech at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention, 1851. Adults $15, Seniors $10, Students 13 and over $5, Children under 12 accompanied by an adult are free. For more information, email info@cantabilewomen.org. First Congregational Church, 10 S Park St, Lebanon NH 03766
7:00 PM. Shir Joy [MA]: Spring Concert. For more information, call 508-366-7175 or email shirjoyMA@gmail.com. Congregation B’nai Shalom, 117 E. Main St, Westborough MA 01581 ⓘ
June 8, 2023 (Thursday)
7:30 PM. Zamir Chorale [MA]: Viva L’Italia. Celebrating four centuries of music by Italian Jews and the quatercentenary of the publication of Salamone Rossi’s “Ha-Shirim Asher Lishlomo”. Includes Italian Jewish music from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, including works by composers Giuseppe Vita Clava, Amadio Di Segni, and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. Accompanied by period instruments. For more information, call 617-244-6333 or email manager@zamir.org. Temple Emmanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton MA 02459 (View flier)
June 9, 2023 (Friday)
7:30 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: Strawberry Festival and Pops! Concert: “the Great American Songbook”. Strawberries and Ice Cream from 6:00 PM, Pops Concert at 7:30 PM. For more information, call 617-240-1240 or email chorale@psarlington.org. Arlington Town Hall, 730 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ
June 10, 2023 (Saturday)
TBD. Voices of Concinnity [CT]: Mirrored. Music of unheard composers from history together with the music of their contemporaries. For more information, email consonare.sing@gmail.com. TBD, Hartford CT 06105 (View flier) ⓘ
3:00 PM. Keene Chorale / Concord Chorale [NH]: Dvorak Stabat Mater. Antonín Dvořák: Stabat Mater. With the New England Repertory Orchestra. For more information, email keenechoralesingers@gmail.com. Redfern Arts Center, 90 Wyman Way, Keene NH 03431 ⓘⓘ
7:00 PM. Nashua Choral Society [NH]: A Night on Broadway. For more information, call 603-998-0443 or email info@nashuachoralsociety.org. Judd Gregg Auditorium, 505 Amherst Street, Nashua NH 03063 (View flier) ⓘ
June 11, 2023 (Sunday)
TBD. Voices of Concinnity [CT]: Mirrored. Music of unheard composers from history together with the music of their contemporaries. For more information, email consonare.sing@gmail.com. TBD, Hartford CT 06105 (View flier) ⓘ
3:00 PM. Keene Chorale / Concord Chorale [NH]: Dvorak Stabat Mater. Antonín Dvořák: Stabat Mater. With the New England Repertory Orchestra. For more information, email keenechoralesingers@gmail.com. Bow High School Auditorium, 55 Falcon Way, Bow NH 03304 ⓘⓘ
4:00 PM. Manchester Symphony Orchestra & Chorale [CT]: Pops Concert – Jazz Favorites. Bob Chilcott: Nidaros Jazz Mass; Ira and George Gershwin, arr. Tenna Chinn.: Embraceable You; arr. Jay Althouse: Jazz Trio by Cole Porter; arr. Kirby Shaw: And All That Jazz; MacHuff: A Gershwin Portrait, Lennon/McCartney: I Will; Joseph Kosma: Autumn Leaves.; Duke Ellington: It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing; Billy Strayhorn: Take The “A” Train; Ellington Medley; Marty Gold: “Tico Tico”; George Gershwin: An American in Paris. For more information, call 860-559-2967 or email info@msoc.org. Manchester High School, 134 Middle Turnpike E, Manchester CT 06040 ⓘ
June 16, 2023 (Friday)
8:00 PM. Boston Gay Men's Chorus [MA]: Whitney & Friends. Whitney Houston’s music changed the world. Celebrate Pride with her iconic music along with songs from friends like Maria Carey, Aretha Franklin and Alicia Keyes. For more information, call 617-542-7464 or email info@bgmc.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ
June 17, 2023 (Saturday)
8:00 PM. Boston Gay Men's Chorus [MA]: Whitney & Friends. Whitney Houston’s music changed the world. Celebrate Pride with her iconic music along with songs from friends like Maria Carey, Aretha Franklin and Alicia Keyes. For more information, call 617-542-7464 or email info@bgmc.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ
June 18, 2023 (Sunday)
3:00 PM. Boston Gay Men's Chorus [MA]: Whitney & Friends. Whitney Houston’s music changed the world. Celebrate Pride with her iconic music along with songs from friends like Maria Carey, Aretha Franklin and Alicia Keyes. For more information, call 617-542-7464 or email info@bgmc.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ
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Other Choral Calendars—Not Choral Arts New England
- CT: Association of Connecticut Choruses (ACC)
- MA (Boston): Greater Boston Choral Consortium (GBCC)
- MA (central): Central Massachusetts Choral Consortium
- NH: The Choral Arts Foundation of the Upper Valley
- Greater Boston: Boston Singers' Resource Vocal Music Calendar