December 5, 2025 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale / Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra [MA]: Holiday Concert. Margaret Bonds: The Ballad of the Brown King; George Frederick Handel: Concerto a Due Cori No. 2; Charles Ives: Three Places in New England. For more information, call 617-489-1231 or email chorale@psarlington.org. First Parish Arlington, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. The Tallis Scholars [MA]: Mother & Child: English music for the Virgin Mary. Music from the English repertoire about the Virgin Mary, including Thomas Tallis’s Missa Puer natus, Benjamin Britten’s A Hymn to the Virgin, and a newly commissioned piece by Matthew Martin. For more information, call 617-661-1812 or email satbchoir@yahoo.com. St. Paul's Church, 29 Mt Auburn Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Vox Lucens [MA]: Sing We Nowell. Large, late-Renaissance polyphonic motets and intimate Medieval carols that reflect the subtle mysteries and boisterous joys of the Christmas story. For more information, call 978-897-5372 or email voxlucens.info@gmail.com. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 838 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA 02139 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

December 6, 2025 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Highland Glee Club [MA]: Holiday Angelsong. Holiday music by Palestrina, Franck, Schubert, Praetorius, Mendelssohn, Rubinstein, and Dan Wulf. Jessica Erving, mezzo-soprano; Connor Vigeant, tenor; Eleanor Markey, violin; Jonathan Reddix, accompanist; Sarah Robinson Seeber, Music Director. Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at the door, free for children. Complimentary reception following concert. For more information, call 508-641-9985 or email highlandgleeclub@gmail.com. Christ Episcopal Church, 1132 Highland Avenue, Needham MA 02494 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Concord Women's Chorus [MA]: Radiant Light: A Celebration of the Season. Dan Forrest: Lux: The Dawn from on High; Shalom; Ruth Morris Gray: "What Child Is This"; Siyahamba; Elaine Hagenberg: "O Come, Emmanuel". For more information, call 978-369-6341 or email contact@concordwomenschorus.org. Trinitarian Congregational Church, 54 Walden Street, Concord MA 01742 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Westborough Community Chorus [MA]: Winter in the Woods. Family-friendly performances of songs about the quintessential experience of life during wintertime in New England. Tickets: $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, students, and children. For more information, call 508-614-8081 or email president@westborocommunitychorus.com. Sarah Gibbons Middle School, 20 Fisher Street, Westborough MA 01581 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Jameson Singers [MA]: Reflections. Johannes Brahms: Warum ist das Licht gegeben; works by Palestrina and Poulenc; and other beautiful, meditative and inspirational music, including the folk favorite "Shenandoah". For more information, call 617-209-9290 or email info@jamesonsingers.org. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Reading Community Singers [MA]: Hope for the Holidays. A family friendly concert of songs about light, hope and dreams as the days grow darker. Featuring "A Muppet Christmas Carol Medley", "What the World Needs Now is Love", "The Chanukah Song (We Are Lights)", the Hallelujah Chorus and much more. Joe Beninati, accompanist; Beth Mosier, Artistic Director & conductor. Tickets: $25/adult, $20/students/seniors, children 5 and under are free. For more information, email info@readingcommunitysingers.org. Reading High School, 62 Oakland Road, Reading MA 01867 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Vox Lucens [MA]: Sing We Nowell. Large, late-Renaissance polyphonic motets and intimate Medieval carols that reflect the subtle mysteries and boisterous joys of the Christmas story. For more information, call 978-897-5372 or email voxlucens.info@gmail.com. St. Anne's in-the-Fields, 147 Concord Road, Lincoln MA 01773 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

December 7, 2025 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Westborough Community Chorus [MA]: Winter in the Woods. Family-friendly performances of songs about the quintessential experience of life during wintertime in New England. Tickets: $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, students, and children. For more information, call 508-614-8081 or email president@westborocommunitychorus.com. Sarah Gibbons Middle School, 20 Fisher Street, Westborough MA 01581 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. The Boston Cecilia [MA]: Blessed Cecilia. Benjamin Britten: Hymn to Saint Cecilia; Daniel Pinkham: Christmas Cantata for chorus, brass ensemble, and organ. For more information, call 617-232-4540 or email info@bostoncecilia.org. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Jameson Singers [MA]: Reflections. Johannes Brahms: Warum ist das Licht gegeben; works by Palestrina and Poulenc; and other beautiful, meditative and inspirational music, including the folk favorite "Shenandoah". For more information, call 617-209-9290 or email info@jamesonsingers.org. Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton MA 02458 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:30 PM. Boston Choral Ensemble [MA]: All is Bright. Celebrate the light and warmth of the holiday season with a program including holiday classics and soon-to-be favorites. For more information, email info@bostonchoral.org. United Parish In Brookline, 210 Harvard Street, Brookline MA 02446 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Alleluia, Behold the Star1. Francis Poulenc: Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël, paired with Renaissance pieces with the same texts; Einojuhani Rautavaara: Canticum Mariae virginis; and seasonal carols–spiritual, jazzy and traditional. For more information, call 617-504-8155 or email cambridgechambersingers@gmail.com. Pilgrim Congregational Church, 55 Coolidge Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

December 11, 2025 (Thursday)

5:00 PM. Hopkinton Center for the Arts Choral Ensembles [MA]: HCA Jr. Choirs Showcase. Performances featuring HCA Tiny Trebles, HCA Jr. Treblemakers, and HCA Middle Choir. There will also be displays from the HCA Youth Arts Department. For more information, call 508-435-9222 or email emily@hopartscenter.org. 98 Hayden Rowe Street, Main Building, Second Floor Loft, Hopkinton MA, Hopkinton MA 01748 🔗

7:30 PM. Lorelei Ensemble [MA]: Frost and Fire. Themes of solstice and advent - seasons of stillness and waiting, including medieval chant, early-renaissance polyphony, and American folk tunes and hymnody. Scott Ordway: North Woods; Eliza Bagg: Whiteout (winner of our recent call for scores for women, trans, and nonbinary composers); contemporary works by Amy Beth Kirsten, Jessica Meyer, and Björk; arrangements by Laura Jobin-Acosta, Greg Brown, and Jocelyn Hagen. For more information, call 605-354-3723 or email lorelei.ensemble@gmail.com. The Memorial Church of Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

December 12, 2025 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Illuminations. A holiday program designed for and inspired by the medieval spaces of The Met Cloisters. Illuminations celebrates the interplay between light and sound—candlelight illuminating ancient stone, music illuminating sacred art, and artistic vision illuminating the human spirit. For more information, call 918-688-2236 or email info@skylarkensemble.org. Wellesley Village Church, 2 Central Street, Wellesley MA 02482 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. All Saints Parish [MA]: Messiah Sing for Project Bread. All are welcome to sing or listen to Handel's Messiah. Anne Watson Born, conductor; soloists Karen Wemhoener, Cannon McClure, Nathan Snyder, Aidan Capaldi. With Festival Orchestra. Tickets: $15, all proceeds go to Project Bread to support food insecure children and families. A limited number of scores are available to borrow. For more information, call 617-584-7550 or email hem1@verizon.net. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 (View flier) 🔗

7:30 PM. Tactus Ensemble Cambridge [MA]: O Western Wind. John Sheppard: “Western Wind” Mass (composed upon a popular 16th century folk tune); Renaissance Christmas music by Victoria, Handl, Mouton and Gabrieli, and others, as well as the original 1591 version of the Coventry Carol. Hugh Hinton, director. For more information, email tactusensemble@gmail.com. Saint Peter's Episcopal Church, 838 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA 02139 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Dedham Choral Society [MA]: Instruments of Peace: A Christmas Celebration. DCS commemorates the legacy of St. Francis of Assisi and honors the memory of his namesake, the late Pope Francis. Michael Haydn: Mass of St. Francis; Jakub Jan Ryba: choruses from the Czech Christmas Mass. With audience carol sing-alongs. Tickets: $35, $30 senior (65+), $20 student, $5 child (5-12). For more information, call 781-326-1520 or email info@dedhamchoral.org. Holy Name Church, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury MA 02132 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

December 13, 2025 (Saturday)

2:00 PM. Concord Chorus [MA]: Winter Concerts 2025. Works by Brahms, Gjeilo, Gounod, Palestrina, Still, Stainer, and Vaughan Williams, along with a selection of traditional carols. John Sullivan, piano; Jonathan Wessler, organ; Dr. Kevin Leong, director. Tickets: $30 general admission, $25 age 65+, $10 for children and students. For more information, email marketing@concordchorus.org. Middlesex School Memorial Chapel, 1400 Lowell Rd, Concord MA 01742 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

2:00 PM. Lowell's Gentlemen Songsters Chorus [MA]: Holiday Cabaret. Our annual Holiday Cabaret includes performances by The Four Town Sound, Sweet Life, and Synchrony Quartets. Special guests are Chelmsford High School’s The Thursdays. Both holiday and non-holiday song, and the opportunity for a free picture with Santa. Light refreshments served. For more information, call 978-692-6335 or email paul-f@verizon.net. Mt. Pleasant Golf Club, 141 Staples St., Lowell, MA, Lowell MA 01851 (View flier) 🔗

4:00 PM. Boston Saengerfest Men's Chorus [MA]: Christmas in the British Isles. With Fischer Biederman, violin; Laura Murray, voice; Jay Lane, organ. 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) ⓘ 🔗

5:00 PM. Concord Chorus [MA]: Winter Concerts 2025. Works by Brahms, Gjeilo, Gounod, Palestrina, Still, Stainer, and Vaughan Williams, along with a selection of traditional carols. John Sullivan, piano; Jonathan Wessler, organ; Dr. Kevin Leong, director. Tickets: $30 general admission, $25 age 65+, $10 for children and students. For more information, email marketing@concordchorus.org. Middlesex School Memorial Chapel, 1400 Lowell Rd, Concord MA 01742 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Holy Name Parish [MA]: Messiah Sing. You are warmly invited to join Archbishop Richard G. Henning for an uplifting Messiah Sing, featuring Handel’s Messiah as part of an Advent evening of prayer and music. Bring a score and sing — or simply come to listen, pray, and rejoice in this beautiful tradition. Barbara Hill, soprano; Jaime Korkos, mezzo-soprano; Michael Gonzáles, tenor; Taras Leschishin, baritone; Frederick MacArthur, organ. With members of the Archdiocesan Festival Choir, Richard J. Clark, conductor. For more information, email info@evangelizeboston.com. Holy Name Parish, 1689 Centre Street, Boston MA 02132 (View flier) 🔗

7:00 PM. The Treblemakers Community Chorus [MA]: Songs of Joy and Peace. Classic holiday favorites alongside international carols and seasonal pieces that might be delightful discoveries. More than just a concert, this gathering is a celebration of community and connection. Sharon Broadley-Martin, director. For more information, call 508-435-9222 or email info@hopartscenter.org. 98 Hayden Rowe Street, Hopkinton MA 01748 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. In Choro Novo [MA]: Sing Joyfully. For more information, call 617-469-3705 or email info@inchoronovo.org. Marsh Chapel, Boston University, 735 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston MA 02215 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Musica Sacra [MA]: ¡Feliz Navidad! Choral Music for Christmas. An array of motets and villancicos from past and present, including Conrad Susa’s Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest for marimba, guitar and harp; plus villancicos, carols, and motets from the New World and the Old. In light of recent targeting of our immigrant communities by the federal government, Musica Sacra is donating a portion of the ticket proceeds to the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA). For more information, call 617-349-3400 or email info@musicasacra.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: Not-Quite-Winter Concert. The Arlington-Belmont Chamber Chorus. Johann Sebastian Bach – Cantata 140, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme; Cantata 61, Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (first and last movements); Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; Magnificat (last two movements). For more information, call 617-489-1231 or email chorale@psarlington.org. Payson Park Congregational Church, 365 Belmont Street, Belmont MA 02478 ⓘ 🔗

December 14, 2025 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. The Treblemakers Community Chorus [MA]: Songs of Joy and Peace. Classic holiday favorites alongside international carols and seasonal pieces that might be delightful discoveries. More than just a concert, this gathering is a celebration of community and connection. Sharon Broadley-Martin, director. For more information, call 508-435-9222 or email info@hopartscenter.org. 98 Hayden Rowe Street, Hopkinton MA 01748 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:30 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers, Inc [MA]: Messiah Sing. Open sing with the Assabet Valley Mastersingers. Emma Robertson, soprano; Katherine Lerner Lee, mezzosoprano; Brendan Buckley, tenor; David Small, baritone; Brett Maguire, organ; Dr. Robert Eaton, director. For more information, email manager@avmsingers.org. Congregational Church Of Westborough, 57 W Main Street, Westborough MA 01581 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Cantilena [MA]: SHINE! Celebrating Resilience through Song. Rebecca Sacks: “Come, Ye Lovers of Art" (world premiere); Lea Morris: “Be the Light”; Ayrian Norman: “Keep Singing”; Daniel Gawthrop: “There Is Sweet Music”; Mari Esabel Valverde: “Cantares”. Marking 45 years as a treble chorus and 25 years performing as "Cantilena." Join us for light refreshments after the performance! For more information, call 339-298-7730 or email info@cantilena.org. First Parish of Arlington, Arlington MA 02476 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

December 17, 2025 (Wednesday)

7:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Christmas in 16th-Century Spain concert and conversation with Meghna Chakrabarti. A celebration of Christmas in 16th-century Spain, featuring motets by Cristóbal de Morales, villancicos by Francisco Guerrero and Mateo Flecha’s “La Bomba.” Also, Artistic director Scott Metcalfe will discuss the music with On Point host Meghna Chakrabarti. Tickets: $20, $30 premiere, $10 student. For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. WBUR CitySpace, 890 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston MA 02215 ⓘ 🔗

December 19, 2025 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Christmas in 16th-Century Spain. mystical motets by Morales, vivacious villancicos by Guerrero, and a dash of comedy—Mateo Flecha’s rollicking tale of a shipwreck on Christmas Day, La Bomba. 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 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Masterworks Chorale [MA]: Messiah Sings. The public is invited to bring their score or borrow ours and enjoy this annual holiday tradition. Conducted by Music Director Kevin Leong with full orchestra and soloists. This is the 65th Messiah Sing! For more information, call 978-204-5452 or email dbhempstead@gmail.com. Cary Hall, 1605 Mass Ave., Lexington, MA, Lexington MA 02420 ⓘ 🔗

December 20, 2025 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Christmas in 16th-Century Spain. mystical motets by Morales, vivacious villancicos by Guerrero, and a dash of comedy—Mateo Flecha’s rollicking tale of a shipwreck on Christmas Day, La Bomba. 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 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Masterworks Chorale [MA]: Messiah Sings. The public is invited to bring their score or borrow ours and enjoy this annual holiday tradition. Conducted by Music Director Kevin Leong with full orchestra and soloists. This is the 65th Messiah Sing! For more information, call 978-204-5452 or email dbhempstead@gmail.com. Cary Hall, 1605 Mass Ave., Lexington, MA, Lexington MA 02420 ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Cambridge Chamber Ensemble [MA]: Messiah Sing-Along. Come and sing! Aurora Martin, soprano; Sara Mitnik, alto; Michael González, tenor; Junhan Choi, bass; Stephanie Beatrice, conductor; Libor Dudas, piano. Dress up in your finest holiday attire — prizes for the best holiday outfits! We'll supply you with the chorus music. Tickets: $30, $8 with Card-To-Culture, or pay what you can. For more information, call 617-510-1920 or email cambchame@gmail.com. The Lilypad, 1353 Cambridge Street, Cambridge MA 02139 (View flier) 🔗

8:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Christmas in 16th-Century Spain. mystical motets by Morales, vivacious villancicos by Guerrero, and a dash of comedy—Mateo Flecha’s rollicking tale of a shipwreck on Christmas Day, La Bomba. 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 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. The Seraphim Singers [MA]: A Seraphim Christmas. Eric Christopher Perry, Music Director; Heinrich Christensen, organ. With the Bitumen Brass Quartet. Seasonal music, carol singing, and serene joy and jubilant good tidings. Join in Seraphim's community outreach project by bringing donations of sturdy winter wear to the concerts to help those facing housing insecurity. Tickets: $30, $25 senior, $15 student. First Time Promo: two for the price of one ($30). Virtual: $20 per viewer. Sunday evening concert is in person and streamed. For more information, call 617-312-8328 or email darylbichel@aol.com. Holy Name Parish, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury MA 02132 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

December 21, 2025 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. The Seraphim Singers [MA]: A Seraphim Christmas. Eric Christopher Perry, Music Director; Heinrich Christensen, organ. With the Bitumen Brass Quartet. Seasonal music, carol singing, and serene joy and jubilant good tidings. Join in Seraphim's community outreach project by bringing donations of sturdy winter wear to the concerts to help those facing housing insecurity. Tickets: $30, $25 senior, $15 student. First Time Promo: two for the price of one ($30). Virtual: $20 per viewer. Sunday evening concert is in person and streamed. For more information, call 617-312-8328 or email darylbichel@aol.com. Trinity Parish, 11 Homer Street, Newton Centre MA 02459 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. The Seraphim Singers [MA]: A Seraphim Christmas. Eric Christopher Perry, Music Director; Heinrich Christensen, organ. With the Bitumen Brass Quartet. Seasonal music, carol singing, and serene joy and jubilant good tidings. Join in Seraphim's community outreach project by bringing donations of sturdy winter wear to the concerts to help those facing housing insecurity. Tickets: $30, $25 senior, $15 student. First Time Promo: two for the price of one ($30). Virtual: $20 per viewer. Sunday evening concert is in person and streamed. For more information, call 617-312-8328 or email darylbichel@aol.com. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

January 18, 2026 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Nashoba Valley Chorale [MA]: Beethoven's Mass in C. 50th Anniversary Concert. For more information, call 978-540-5022 or email info@nashobachorale.org. Groton-Dunstable Performing Arts, 344 Main Street, Groton MA 01450 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

January 24, 2026 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: In tongues: Ruehr’s “Cassandra”. Elena Ruehr" Cassandra; music by Julia Wolfe, Alissa Voth, and Isaac Roth Blumfield. Magic spells, prophecies, secrets, prayers; what happens when words mean more than what they say? Speech has the power to persuade, clarify, distort, and to move. In myth, Cassandra’s blessing is that she can see the future; her curse is that no one believes or understands her prophecies. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email manager@clausura.org. Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ 🔗

February 7, 2026 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: Les Noces. Igor Stravinsky: Les Noces; Garth Neustadter: Memory of Water, ft. the Percussion Collective. For more information, call 617-868-5885 or email mrush@cantatasingers.org. Houghton Chapel, Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley MA 02481 ⓘ 🔗

February 14, 2026 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. ACRONYM [MA]: Seelenbräutigam: The Drese Effect. Nearly all of the extant works by Adam Drese and Johann Samuel Drese, with several of J.S. Bach’s arrangements of their music. Including Adam Drese’s funeral motet, Wie selig sind die Toten, the earliest-known work written for slide trumpet. For more information, call 617-661-1812 or email satbchoir@yahoo.com. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

February 21, 2026 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: In Praise of Laura Peverara: Madrigals for the Concerto delle donne. Madrigals from two anthologies compiled in the 1580s by Laura Peverara, including music by Wert, Marenzio, Luzzaschi, and others. For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

February 28, 2026 (Saturday)

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 6, 2026 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Nightingale Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Il Nuovo Suono ("The New Sound"). A portrait of Claudio Monteverdi through performances of his madrigals and selections of his personal letters. With The Pandora Consort. For more information, 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]: Terra Nostra. Stacy Garrop: Terra Nostra: An Oratorio. Dan Ryan, Guest Director For more information, email admin@metropolitanchorale.org. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Seraphim Singers / Renaissance Men [MA]: All Night Vigil. Sergei Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Op. 47; and Russian, Ukrainian, and other regional folk songs. Tickets: $30, $25 senior, $15 student. For more information, call 617-312-8328 or email info@seraphimsingers.org. Holy Name Church, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury MA 02132 ⓘⓘ 🔗

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. Seraphim Singers / Renaissance Men [MA]: All Night Vigil. Sergei Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Op. 47; and Russian, Ukrainian, and other regional folk songs. 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 ⓘⓘ 🔗

3:30 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers, Inc [MA]: Lest We Forget. James Whitbourn: Annelies. Jess Huetteman, soprano. This concert will include a tribute to Holocaust survivors honoring voices of resilience, memory, and hope. For more information, email manager@avmsingers.org. Robert R. Jay Performing Arts Center, 378 Main Street, 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. 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 ⓘ 🔗

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. 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)

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. Music that references natural equalizers such as love and death and man-made equalizers such as education and gun violence. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

March 15, 2026 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Coro Allegro [MA]: And Still They Vanish. James Whitbourn: Annelies. Sonja DuToit Tengblad, soprano. For more information, call 617-236-4011 or email executivedirector@coroallegro.org. First Church In Cambridge, 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 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 ⓘⓘ 🔗

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) ⓘ 🔗

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)

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 [MA]: I Rise: Women in Song. Reena Esmail: I Rise: Women in Song. With the Worcester Chorus Women’s Ensemble. 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 ⓘ 🔗

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 ⓘ 🔗

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