February 28, 2026 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Mystic Chorale [MA]: Mystic Gospel 2026: Resilience! Led by music director Jonathan Singleton, 150 singers perform a spirit-filled concert presenting a mix of music rooted in the African American gospel tradition through songs such as "Stand"; Doris Akers’ "Sweet Spirit"; Kenny Loggins’ "If You Believe" and "That’s When I Find You"; Mavis Staples’ "Far Celestial Shore"; CeCe Winans’ "My Life Belongs to You"; and the powerful spiritual "Glorify the Lord". With Patrice Williamson, Professor of Voice at Berklee College of Music. Tickets: $25 live or $15 live stream. For more information, call 781-316-2500 or email info@mysticchorale.org. Cary Hall, 1605 Mass Ave., Lexington, MA, Lexington MA 02420 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Masterworks Chorale [MA]: Schumann | Requiem. Heinrich von Herzogenberg: War’s dunkel, ich lage im Walde, Op. 22 No. 1; Nachtlied, Op. 73 No. 1; Johannes Brahms: Der Gang zum Liebchen, Op. 31 No. 3; Robert Schumann: Requiem, Op. 148. Susan Consoli, soprano; Roselin Osser, mezzo-soprano; Omar Najmi, tenor; and Richard Giarusso, baritone. For more information, call 617-858-6785 or email info@masterworkschorale.org. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

March 1, 2026 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Harvard University Choir & Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra [MA]: George Frideric Handel's Dixit Dominus. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 617-495-5508 or email uchoir@gmail.com. The Memorial Church of Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge MA 02138 🔗

March 6, 2026 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Nightingale Vocal Ensemble / The Pandora Consort [MA]: Il Nuovo Suono ("The New Sound"). A portrait of Claudio Monteverdi through performances of his madrigals and selections of his personal letters. For more information, call 941-228-3543 or email nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com. Museum of Modern Renaissance, 115 College Avenue, Somerville MA 02144 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

March 7, 2026 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Metropolitan Chorale [MA]: The Splendor of Grace. Stacy Garrop: David Lang: The Little Match Girl Passion; J.S. Bach: Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4; Benjamin Britten: Five Flower Songs, op. 47. Andrew Altenbach, Guest Music Director. The program brings three works from different centuries that meditate on loss, compassion, and the possibility of transformation through suffering. For more information, email admin@metropolitanchorale.org. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Musica Sacra [MA]: The Heart’s Reflection; Choral music of love and longing echoed in nature, with guest conductor Rebecca Blum. An evening of music exploring the connection between our human emotions and the beautiful, though sometimes harsh, natural world—from the intricate polyphony of Palestrina and Monteverdi to the lush landscapes of Daniel Elder and Morten Lauridsen. For more information, call 617-349-3400 or email info@musicasacra.org. 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. The Seraphim Singers / Renaissance Men [MA]: All Night Vigil. Sergei Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Op. 47; and Russian, Ukrainian, and other regional folk songs. Eric Christopher Perry, Interim Music Director. Tickets: $30, $25 senior, $15 student (see website for special promotions). In collaboration with The Icon Museum in Clinton MA, which will host an exhibit of about a dozen icons from their collection before and after each concert. Sunday's performance is also live streamed. Powerful interpolations of Russian, Ukrainian, and other regional folk songs will bring into dialogue distinct musical legacies. With songs of joy, love, and salvation, we’ll cry for an end to violence in Ukraine and throughout the world with one strong voice. For more information, call 617-312-8328 or email president@seraphimsingers.org. Holy Name Church, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury MA 02132 (View flier) ⓘⓘ 🔗

March 8, 2026 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: An Almost Spring Concert. With the Arlington-Belmont Chamber Chorus. For more information, call 617-489-1231 or email chorale@psarlington.org. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. The Seraphim Singers / Renaissance Men [MA]: All Night Vigil. Sergei Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Op. 47; and Russian, Ukrainian, and other regional folk songs. Eric Christopher Perry, Interim Music Director. Tickets: $30, $25 senior, $15 student (see website for special promotions). In collaboration with The Icon Museum in Clinton MA, which will host an exhibit of about a dozen icons from their collection before and after each concert. Sunday's performance is also live streamed. Powerful interpolations of Russian, Ukrainian, and other regional folk songs will bring into dialogue distinct musical legacies. With songs of joy, love, and salvation, we’ll cry for an end to violence in Ukraine and throughout the world with one strong voice. For more information, call 617-312-8328 or email president@seraphimsingers.org. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘⓘ 🔗

3:30 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers [MA]: Lest We Forget. James Whitbourn: Annelies (based on Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl). Jess Huetteman, soprano. With full orchestra. This concert stands as a tribute to Holocaust survivors honoring voices of resilience, memory, and hope. Tickets: $25 general admission, $20 senior/student, children under 12 free with accompanying adult. For more information, call 314-495-2258 or email manager@avmsingers.org. Robert R. Jay Performing Arts Center, 378 Main St, Shrewsbury MA 01545 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Commonwealth Chorale [MA]: Comfort, Awe, and Hope. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem (new arrangement by Howard Arman); Jose Maricio Nunes Garcia: Two Psalm Settings (Psalms 112 and 116, “Laudate Pueri” and “Laudate Dominum”). Maria Whitcomb, soprano; Laura Beth Couch, mezzo-soprano; Mathew McGinnis, tenor; William Farrell, baritone. With full orchestra. Tickets: $40, students $10. For more information, call 617-527-7464 or email info@commonwealthchorale.com. Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland Street, West Newton MA 02465 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Convivium Musicum [MA]: Discovering Anonymous. We explore some of the many Renaissance pieces that were published with no composer listed, with the premiere of a lost mass from a Cambrai Cathedral manuscript, rediscovered by Boston musicologist Sam Bradley, and other works ranging from French chansons to English anthems; Anonymous was prolific! For more information, call 617-320-7445 or email info@convivium.org. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

5:00 PM. Boston Saengerfest Men's Chorus [MA]: Through Her Song: Music For International Women's Day. Works by Abbie Betinis, Reena Esmail, Dale Trumbore, Andrea Ramsay, and Elizabeth Alexander. Sharon Chen, percussion; Gaeun Ban, piano. For more information, call 781-269-1133 or email info@saengerfest.org. Unitarian Universalist Society Of Wellesley Hills, 309 Washington Street, Wellesley MA 02481 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

March 13, 2026 (Friday)

7:00 PM. The Concordia Choir [MA]: On Tour in Cambridge, MA. The nationally-known 68-voice a cappella Concordia Choir performs under the direction of Michael Culloton. Tickets: $25-40, free for students of all ages. For more information, email concordiachoir@gmail.com. 66 Winthrop Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) 🔗

7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Seven Words From the Cross. An exploration of the scriptural seven last words of Christ in American choral works and music from around the globe, including William Billings and the Sacred Harp tradition and the modern compositions of Anna Thorvaldsdottir and Jaakko Mäntyjärvi. 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) ⓘ 🔗

March 14, 2026 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Highland Glee Club [MA]: Enchanted. A concert of chant and chant-inspired music by Holst, Hildegard von Bingen, Allegri, Di Lasso, Morley, Dowland, and more. With Lilium et Rosa, an enchanted women's vocal quartet in the style of Anonymous4. For more information, call 508-641-9985 or email highlandgleeclub@gmail.com. Newton Highlands Congregational Church, 54 Lincoln Street, Newton MA 02461 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Boston Choral Ensemble [MA]: Boundless. A concert that crosses international, cultural, and linguistic boundaries in celebration of the vibrant and universal human spirit. For more information, email info@bostonchoral.org. War Memorial Auditorium, Newton City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton MA 02459 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: Bach: St. John Passion. For more information, call 617-868-5885 or email hello@cantatasingers.org. Powers Hall at Needham Town Hall, 1471 Highland Avenue, Needham MA 02492 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Spectrum Singers [MA]: The Great Equalizer: Evocative music and poignant readings reflecting our shared human experiences. Works by Florence Price, Eleanor Daley, Jennifer Lucy Cook, Carlo Gesualdo, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Francis Poulenc, Anders Edenroth, Duke Ellington, Antonio Lotti, Shawn Kirchner, Claudio Monteverdi, and William Dawson. Max Holman, conductor. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

March 21, 2026 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Blood and Honey: Modern Visions of Hildegard. Hildegard von Bingen: music for Saint Ursula; with micro-commissions from five emerging composers from the Boston area that comment on and take inspiration from the Hildegard chants. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email manager@clausura.org. Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ 🔗

March 27, 2026 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: Chamber Series — The Russian-French Connection. A reciotal with works by Igor Stravinsky, Pyotr Illych Tchaikovsky, Hector Berlioz, Modest Mussorgsky, and Jacques Ibert. For more information, call 617-868-5885 or email hello@cantatasingers.org. Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 ⓘ 🔗

March 28, 2026 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Johannes Okeghem: Missa Cuiusvis toni. This Mass “in whatsoever mode” can be sung three ways, each with its own distinct scale and harmonic palette. We will sing the complete Mass in all three modes, in a two-part concert interpolating an explanatory presentation by Peter Urquhart and Scott Metcalfe. Tickets $11.50-$95.50. For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

April 12, 2026 (Sunday)

3:30 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers, Inc [MA]: Chambersingers: Sing into Spring. An eclectic program of short works, ranging from Renaissance madrigals to vibrant vocal jazz. For more information, email manager@avmsingers.org. First Church Marlborough, 37 High Street, Marlborough MA 01752 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

April 17, 2026 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Dedham Choral Society [MA]: I Dream a World. Works featuring the words of Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes, set to dramatic and lyrical music by American composers, including Howard Hanson, Ola Gjeilo, and John Michael Trotta, and accompanied by an ensemble of piano, strings and percussion. Tickets:s $35, $30 seniors $20, students, $5 5hildren (5-12). For more information, call 781-326-1520 or email info@dedhamchoral.org. Holy Name Church, 1689 Centre St., West Roxbury MA (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

April 24, 2026 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Re-Imaginings. Works by Barber, Elgar, and Mahler alongside transformed songs from artists such as Joni Mitchell, Sarah Bareilles, and Jon Batiste. 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) ⓘ 🔗

April 25, 2026 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Chorus pro Musica / New England Philharmonic / Voices Boston [MA]: Songs for Peace. Krzysztof Penderecki: Credo; Carlos Carrillo: Cantares. For more information, call 855-463-7445 or email kwelter@nephilharmonic.org. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘⓘ 🔗

April 26, 2026 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Nashua Choral Society [NH]: Awake to Wonder. J.S. Bach: Cantata 76; Ola Gjeilo: Sunrise Mass. For more information, email nashuachoralsociety@gmail.com. Immaculate Conception Church, 216 East Dunstable Road, Nashua NH 03062 ⓘ 🔗

May 2, 2026 (Saturday)

2:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Le grant rhetorique: The Music & Poetry of Guillaume de Machaut. Songs and motets by the most famous poet and composer of the 14th century, part of Machaut Weekend (May 1–3, 2026), a mini-festival of events (see https://www.blueheron.org/machaut-weekend/). Tickets $11.50-$95.50 For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Westborough Community Chorus [MA]: Icons and Legends. Your favorite pop hits from the 1940's through today. Scholarship recipients will be performing. Tickets $15, $10 students & seniors. For more information, email president@westborocommunitychorus.com. Gibbons Middle School, 20 Fisher Street, Westborough MA 01581 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Seraphim Singers [MA]: To Look for America. Traditional American sacred and secular tunes, protest songs, jazz standards, and contemporary choral works from diverse perspectives, in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Tickets: $30, $25 senior, $15 student. For more information, call 617-312-8328 or email info@seraphimsingers.org. Trinity Parish, 11 Homer Street, Newton Centre MA 02459 ⓘ 🔗

May 3, 2026 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Westborough Community Chorus [MA]: Icons and Legends. Your favorite pop hits from the 1940's through today. Scholarship recipients will be performing. Tickets $15, $10 students & seniors. For more information, email president@westborocommunitychorus.com. Gibbons Middle School, 20 Fisher Street, Westborough MA 01581 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale / Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra [MA]: Sponsors’ Concert. Joaquin Rodrigo: La Azucena de Quito; Julius Eastman: Symphony No. 2. For more information, call 617-489-1231 or email chorale@psarlington.org. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Seraphim Singers [MA]: To Look for America. Traditional American sacred and secular tunes, protest songs, jazz standards, and contemporary choral works from diverse perspectives, in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Tickets: $30, $25 senior, $15 student. For more information, call 617-312-8328 or email info@seraphimsingers.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

6:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Cabaret Concert: Machaut & the Ars subtilior. A cabaret-style show featuring late-14th-century Ars subtilior (the “more subtle art”) composers, who followed Guillaume de Machaut, including projected texts and illustrations, a taste of French food & drink, and the opportunity to learn how to sing and dance a virelai! Part of Machaut Weekend (May 1–3, 2026), a mini-festival of events. For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. The Allen Center, 35 Webster Street, West Newton MA 02465 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

May 9, 2026 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Boston Saengerfest Men's Chorus / Highland Glee Club / Apollo Club of Boston [MA]: Let Freedom Sing: Celebrating 250 Years of the American Spirit. Works by Abbie Betinis, Reena Esmail, Dale Trumbore, Andrea Ramsay, and Elizabeth Alexander. Sharon Chen, percussion; Gaeun Ban, piano. For more information, call 781-269-1133 or email info@saengerfest.org. Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘⓘⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Concord Women's Chorus [MA]: A Light Exists in Spring. Beth Denisch: The Tree House (commissioned in 20117 and set for chorus, oboe, cello, and piano); Melissa Dunphy: Grown Wild; Emma Lou Diemer: Hope is the Thing; Tara Traxler: Birds of Passage; and more. For more information, call 978-369-6341 or email contact@concordwomenschorus.org. Trinity Episcopal Church, 81 Elm Street, Concord MA 01742 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers, Inc [MA]: The Time Has Come. Ēriks Ešenvalds: The Time Has Come; Randall Thompson: Peaceable Kingdom; Margaret Bonds, text by W.E.B. Du Bois: Credo; Jake Runestad: The Hope of Loving. With string quartet. For more information, email manager@avmsingers.org. Algonquin Regional High Schoo, 79 Bartlett St, Northborough MA 01532 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Metropolitan Chorale [MA]: Mass for the Endangered. Sara Kirkland Snider: Mass for the Endangered. Emily Howe, Guest Director For more information, email admin@metropolitanchorale.org. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Cantilena Women's Chorus / Worcester Chorus [MA]: I Rise: Women in Song. Reena Esmail: I Rise: Women in Song. With the Worcester Chorus Women’s Ensemble. Tickets: $30 adult, $20 student, $10 youth (18 & under). For more information, call 339-298-7730 or email info@cantilena.org. First Parish Arlington, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘⓘ 🔗

May 16, 2026 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Worthy of the Highest Praise: Bembo and Vivaldi. Antonia Bembo: Te Deum; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; with others. Bembo was nearly a contemporary of Vivaldi and also achieved renown as a composer, but is rarely performed today. This performance highlights two classical gems, one very well known and the other much less so. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email manager@clausura.org. Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Boston Choral Ensemble [MA]: Da Vinci. Jocelyn Hagen: The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci a multimedia concert experience for choir, chamber orchestra, and video projections, and other works inspired by scientific curiosity, ingenuity, and invention. For more information, email info@bostonchoral.org. Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue #1c, Somerville MA 02143 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Commonwealth Chorale [MA]: Spirit, Passion, Defiance – Let’s Tango! Alberto Ginastera: Lamentations of the Prophet Jeremiah; Various: Tango works with tango orchestra and dancers; Martín Palmeri: Misa a Buenos Aires (“Misatango”). With strings, piano, bandoneon, and tango dancers. Laura Beth Couch, mezzo-soprano; Alex Roitman, bandoneon. Tickets: $40, students $10. For more information, call 617-527-7464 or email info@commonwealthchorale.com. Michael Driscoll School Auditorium, 725 Washington Street, Brookline MA 02466 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. The Boston Cecilia [MA]: A New Song. Featuring a commissioned premiere and premieres from Cecilia's past. For more information, call 617-232-4540 or email info@bostoncecilia.org. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Bach and Telemann. J.S. Bach: Cantata 106, Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit; Cantata 4, Christ lag in Todesbanden; Brandenburg Concerto No. 6; Georg Philipp Telemann: Cantata, Du aber Daniel gehe hin. Robin Johannsen, soprano; Christopher Lowrey, countertenor; Guy Cutting, tenor; Dingle Yandell, bass-baritone; Jonathan Cohen, conductor. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Spectrum Singers [MA]: A New Era. Michael Gilbertson: New work (commissioned) to text by Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

May 17, 2026 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Cantata Singers / Brockton Symphony [MA]: Beethoven 9. For more information, call 617-868-5885 or email hello@cantatasingers.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Masterworks Chorale / Concord Chorus [MA]: Brahms Requiem. Jonathan Bailey Holland: The Nature of Lost Time (world premiere); Johannes Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45. Carley DeFranco, soprano; Dana Whiteside, baritone. With Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra. For more information, call 617-858-6785 or email info@masterworkschorale.org. Cary Memorial Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 (View flier) ⓘⓘ 🔗

May 22, 2026 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale / Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra [MA]: Music for a Spring Evening. The Arlington-Belmont Chamber Chorus For more information, call 617-489-1231 or email chorale@psarlington.org. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ 🔗

May 31, 2026 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Convivium Musicum [MA]: Deep Cuts. Works by Gerarde, Lusitano, and Manchincourt, as well as lesser-known gems by Raphaella Aleotti and Crecquillon. For more information, call 617-320-7445 or email info@convivium.org. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ 🔗

June 12, 2026 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale / Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra [MA]: Strawberry Festival and Pops! Concert. Strawberries and Ice Cream in the Public Gardens from 6:00–7:15 PM Pops Concert at 7:30 PM; concert follows. For more information, call 617-489-1231 or email chorale@psarlington.org. Arlington Town Hall, 730 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ 🔗

June 20, 2026 (Saturday)

TBD. Greater Boston Choral Consortium [MA]: GBCC Conference. A daylong administrative conference where choruses leaders can find practical, inspiring ideas to help in planning for the future. For more information, email info@bostonsings.org. Brimmer And May School, 69 Middlesex Road, Chestnut Hill MA 02467 (View flier) 🔗

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