🔆 The summer programs page lists 9 programs (last change 3/31/25).

Auditions

Auditions are open for Boston Jazz Voices and Gloriae Dei Cantores. See the auditions page for more information.

April 25, 2025 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Ariodante. G.F. Handel: Ariodante. Megan Moore, Ariodante; Amanda Forsythe, Ginevra; Ann McMahon Quintero Polinesso. For more information, call 617-987-8600 or email info@bostonbaroque.org. GBH Calderwood Studio, 1 Guest Street, Boston MA 02135 ⓘ 🔗

April 26, 2025 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Pioneer Valley Symphony [MA]: Ancient Burlesque: 86th Season Finale. Carl Orff: Carmina Burana; John Adams: Lollapalooza. Maggie Finnegan, soprano; Patrick Dailey, countertenor; Bradford Gleim, baritone. With Illumine Vocal Arts Ensemble and the Hampshire Young People’s Chorus. Pre-concert talk at 6 pm by Dr. David Schneider, Georges Lurcy Professor of Music & History at Amherst College. For more information, call 413-773-3664 or email boxoffice@pvso.org. Greenfield High School Auditorium, 21 Barr Avenue, Greenfield MA 01301 (View flier) 🔗

7:30 PM. Ensemble Companio [MA]: (Un)Common Ground. Forrest Pierce: Fire in the Meadow (premiere, commissioned; fuses mystical texts by Hildegard von Bingen with the 20th-century Sufi poetry of Inayat Khan); with choral works by Reena Esmail, Kerry Andrew, Andrew Balfour, Laura Jēkabsone, Russell Wallace, and others. For more information, email treasurer@ensemblecompanio.org. The Substation, 4228 Washington Street, Roslindale MA 02131 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Metropolitan Chorale [MA]: April Fools: Music and Humor. P.D.Q. Bach: The Seasonings, "My Bonnie Lass She Smelleth"; Anders Edenroth: "Words"; Nathan Howe: "I Want to Stare at My Phone with You"; Tom Lehrer: "Pollution"; "Chanukah in Santa Monica"; Nathan Howe: "All Star" (an English Madrigal); Jaakko Mäntyjärvi: "Announcements"; Henry Mollicone: "National Weather Forecast". For more information, email admin@metropolitanchorale.org. The Strand Theatre, 543 Columbia Road, Boston MA 02125 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. New World Chorale / Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Silver Anniversary Triumph. Carl Orff: Carmina Burana. For more information, call 508-478-5924 or email boxoffice@claflinhill.org. Milford Town Hall, 52 Main Street, Milford MA 01757 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Decoding Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6 & Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms. Igor Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms; Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6; Aleksandra Vrebalov: New work for chorus and orchestra (world premiere; BSO commission). Andris Nelsons, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1492 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

April 27, 2025 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Decoding Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6 & Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms. Igor Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms; Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6; Aleksandra Vrebalov: New work for chorus and orchestra (world premiere; BSO commission). Andris Nelsons, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1492 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Ariodante. G.F. Handel: Ariodante. Megan Moore, Ariodante; Amanda Forsythe, Ginevra; Ann McMahon Quintero Polinesso. For more information, call 617-987-8600 or email info@bostonbaroque.org. GBH Calderwood Studio, 1 Guest Street, Boston MA 02135 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Chorus pro Musica / Boston Civic Symphony [MA]: Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Patrice Tiedemann, soprano; Emily Harmon, alto; Neal Ferreira, tenor; Paul LaRosa, bass; Francisco Noya, conductor. For more information, call 617-923-6333 or email manager@choruspromusica.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Nashoba Valley Chorale [MA]: Johannes Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem. "London" version for piano four-hands. Deborah Selig, soprano; David McFerrin, baritone; Shawn McCann & Abigail Charbeneau, piano. For more information, call 978-540-5022 or email info@nashobachorale.org. Groton-Dunstable Performing Arts, 344 Main Street, Groton MA 01450 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. The Common Voice: Community Chorus at UMass Lowell [MA]: UMass Lowell Spring Choral Concert. Kyle Pederson: A Vision Unfolding, a new extended work on a theme of social justice. With spoken word artist, solo trumpet, solo violin, and solo snare drum. Also on the program are UML's Chamber Singers, University Choir, and the Alumni Chorus. For more information, email owenkelly@alliesinmusicedu.org. Moloney Performing Arts Center, 35 Wilder St, Lowell MA 🔗

April 30, 2025 (Wednesday)

7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Rachmaninoff Vespers. Fotina Naumenko, soprano; Eric Alatorre, basso profundo;Matthew Guard, director. For more information, call 918-688-2236 or email info@skylarkensemble.org. Corpus Christi Parish, 324 Quaker Meetinghouse Road, East Sandwich MA 02537 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

May 1, 2025 (Thursday)

7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Rachmaninoff Vespers. Fotina Naumenko, soprano; Eric Alatorre, basso profundo;Matthew Guard, director. 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) ⓘ 🔗

May 2, 2025 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Rachmaninoff Vespers. Fotina Naumenko, soprano; Eric Alatorre, basso profundo;Matthew Guard, director. For more information, call 918-688-2236 or email info@skylarkensemble.org. St. Paul's Parish, 29 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: Path of Miracles. Joby Talbot: Path of Miracles. A journey in sound along the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route. For more information, call 617-868-5885 or email mrush@cantatasingers.org. St. Cecilia Parish, 18 Belvidere Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Pioneer Valley Cappella [MA]: Last Words of the Unarmed, and Heavenly Hurt. Joel Thompson: "Last Words of the Unarmed" Black Men before they were killed by police officers; Alice Parker: "Heavenly Hurt: Songs of Love and Loss", a setting of 7 poems of Emily Dickinson. Hanif Lawrence, tenor; Gregory Hayes, piano; Karl Knapp, cello. For more information, call 413-341-0214 or email pioneervalleycappella@gmail.com. Edwards Church, 297 Main Street, Northampton MA 01060 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Westborough Community Chorus [MA]: Be Our Guest. A selection of Disney favorites, from “When You Wish Upon a Star” to “Circle of Life,” with songs from Cinderella, Pinocchio, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Hercules, Tangled, Encanto, Coco, Frozen I and II, and Wish, plus many more! Children of all ages are welcome, and costumes are encouraged! Tickets: $15, $10 seniors/children/students. For more information, call 508-614-8081 or email president@westborocommunitychorus.com. Gibbons Middle School, 20 Fisher Street, Westborough MA 01581 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

May 3, 2025 (Saturday)

2:00 PM. Boston Lyric Opera / Boston Children's Chorus [MA]: Noah’s Flood. Benjamin Britten: Noah’s Flood. Based on a 15th-century play recounting the story of one family’s resilience in the face of an earth-shattering storm; now, climate resilience has taken an even greater importance. David Angus, conductor. With Boston Children’s Chorus, Boston String Academy, Back Bay Ringers, Boston Symphony Orchestra, New England Conservatory Preparatory School, and others. For more information, call 617-542-4912 or email boxoffice@blo.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Chorus pro Musica/ New England Philharmonic [MA]: Paths of Peace. John Adams: Harmonium; Eric Nathan: Open again a turn of light (Boston Premiere); Roxanna Panufnik, Abraham(Boston Premiere, Dani Maddon, violin); Paul Hindemith, Mathis der Maler (7 pm concert only). For more information, call 855-463-7445 or email manager@choruspromusica.org. United Parish in Brookline, 210 Harvard St, Brookline MA 02446 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Highland Glee Club [MA]: Cream of American Folk. A musical state-by-state tour of the USA, via gorgeous mid-century folk music for men's vocals. Brian Middleton, guitar; Bob Salitsky, upright bass; and Don Shulsinger, banjo. Attendees are invited to bring along a can of soup to help The Highland Glee Club support the Newton Food Pantry. Tickets: $20 advance, $25 at the door, free for children. For more information, call 508-641-9985 or email highlandgleeclub@gmail.com. War Memorial Auditorium, Newton City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton MA 02459 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Choral Art Society of the South Shore / Cape Cod Chorale [MA]: Harmony for Hope & Resilience. Johannes Brahms: Nanie; Florence Price “Song of Hope” (South Shore premiere); Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem. Danica A. Buckley, conductor. All three pieces balance somber text with the eternal beauty of art and nature. The lush orchestration and flowing choral lines depart a sense of wonder. It’s a tribute not only to those who have passed but also to the enduring power of music and the hope for peace. For more information, call 781-925-6095 or email board@choralartsociety.org. Sandwich High School, 365 Quaker Meetinghouse Road, Sandwich MA 02537 (View flier) ⓘⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Concord Women's Chorus [MA]: Concord Fragments: A Celebration of Music Written by and for Women. Libby Larsen: Concord Fragments; Melissa Dunphy: Grown Wild (text by Concord poet Melissa Apperson); Rosephanye Powell: To Sit and Dream (text by Langston Hughes); Tara Traxler: Birds of Passage; Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Concord Hymn (new arrangement). With piano, oboe, clarinet, and violin. 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 pro Musica/ New England Philharmonic [MA]: Paths of Peace. John Adams: Harmonium; Eric Nathan: Open again a turn of light (Boston Premiere); Roxanna Panufnik, Abraham(Boston Premiere, Dani Maddon, violin); Paul Hindemith, Mathis der Maler (7 pm concert only). For more information, call 855-463-7445 or email manager@choruspromusica.org. United Parish in Brookline, 210 Harvard St, Brookline MA 02446 ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Nightingale Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Gala: Renaissance Reimagined. New compositions based on early sources paired directly with the pieces that informed them. Inspired by Roderick Williams’ Ave Verum Corpus (Reimagined), an inventive reworking of the Byrd classic, the concert will feature premieres by Nightingale composers Nathan Halbur, Kelvyn Koning, and Ben Perry, as well as contemporary compositions by Kerensa Briggs, Caroline Shaw, and local composer Richard J Clark, alongside works of the Renaissance. A gala event with food, drink, a silent auction, and the performance. For more information, email nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) 🔗

7:30 PM. Emmanuel Music [MA]: Mass in B Minor. J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor. For more information, call 617-536-3356 or email music@emmanuelmusic.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Halalisa Singers [MA]: Halalisa! Roots and Wings. A concert honoring artistic director Mary Cunningham’s 20 years as artistic director. Vocalist Nthabiseng Thakadu is featured in pieces reflecting a founding inspiration for Halalisa, the South African anti-apartheid movement. With Trevor Berens, piano; Bertram Lehmann, percussion; Benjamin Green, bass guitar. Tickets: $25, livestream $15. For more information, email themilva@hotmail.com. First Parish, 7 Harrington Road, Lexington, MA, Lexington MA 02124 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Westborough Community Chorus [MA]: Be Our Guest. A selection of Disney favorites, from “When You Wish Upon a Star” to “Circle of Life,” with songs from Cinderella, Pinocchio, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Hercules, Tangled, Encanto, Coco, Frozen I and II, and Wish, plus many more! Children of all ages are welcome, and costumes are encouraged! Tickets: $15, $10 seniors/children/students. For more information, call 508-614-8081 or email president@westborocommunitychorus.com. Gibbons Middle School, 20 Fisher Street, Westborough MA 01581 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers [MA]: Come Together: Songs of Hope and Inspiration. Olla Gjeilo: Sunrise Mass; Elaine Hagenberg: Illuminare; Christopher Tin: Walayo Yamoni (sung in Swahili); Jake Runestad: “We Can Mend the Sky”. Caitlin Felsman, mezzo-soprano; Christon Carney, tenor. With string orchestra. Tickets: $25, $20 senior/students, free for children under 12 with accompanying adult. For more information, call 314-495-2258 or email manager@avmsingers.org. 1LT Charles W. Whitcomb Middle School, 25 Union Street, Marlborough MA 01752 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Jameson Singers [MA]: Dona nobis pacem. Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona nobis pacem; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Arvo Pärt: Da pacem Domine; Pēteris Vasks: Dona nobis pacem. Dana Lynne Varga, soprano; Paul Max Tipton, bass-baritone. With orchestra. For more information, email info@jamesonsingers.org. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. The Seraphim Singers [MA]: Light in the Treasure Trove. Sacred masterpieces from the Middle Ages to today, including the ancient chants of Hildegard von Bingen and the intricate harmonies of Britten, Ducasse, and Boulanger, as well as music by Bach, Dickinson/Maiben, Gibson, Hagenberg, Henderson, and Lusitano. Joshua Lawton and Maria Gajraj, organ; Miranda Loud, piano; Jessie Pierpont, conductor. Tickets: $25, $20 senior, $10 student, $15 virtual (Sunday 3 pm concert, view live or later at your convenience). For more information, call 617-312-8328 or email darylbichel@aol.com. Holy Name Church, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury MA 02132 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

May 4, 2025 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Westborough Community Chorus [MA]: Be Our Guest. A selection of Disney favorites, from “When You Wish Upon a Star” to “Circle of Life,” with songs from Cinderella, Pinocchio, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Hercules, Tangled, Encanto, Coco, Frozen I and II, and Wish, plus many more! Children of all ages are welcome, and costumes are encouraged! Tickets: $15, $10 seniors/children/students. For more information, call 508-614-8081 or email president@westborocommunitychorus.com. Gibbons Middle School, 20 Fisher Street, Westborough MA 01581 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Andover Choral Society [MA]: Songs of Love. Tickets: $25 in advance, $30 at the door, $10 for students. For more information, call 603-893-5636 or email info@andoverchoralsociety.org. UU Church of Haverhill, 15 Kenoza Avenue, Haverhill MA 01830 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: Sponsors’ Concert. With the Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra. For more information, call 617-240-1240 or email chorale@psarlington.org. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Cantilena Chamber Choir [MA]: Voices of Youth and Spirit. Ronald Perra: Golden Door, based on Immigrant Diaries from Ellis Island. With the Boston Arts Academy Spirituals Ensemble, who will perform African American spirituals and join in a joint concluding performance. Tickets: $35, $25 seniors, free for children under 18 with ID. For more information, call 518-791-0185 or email satbchoir@yahoo.com. Trinity Church, 88 Walker Street, Lenox MA 01240 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Central Massachusetts Festival Chorus [MA]: Vivaldi's Gloria. Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; and other songs to celebrate Spring. Sarah Callinan, soprano; Chihiro Asano, mezzo-soprano; Jane Shivick, director. With chamber ensemble. Tickets: $20. For more information, call 508-769-8116 or email jshivick@gmail.com. Bethel Lutheran Church, 90 Bryn Mawr Avenue, Auburn MA 01501 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. The Seraphim Singers [MA]: Light in the Treasure Trove. Sacred masterpieces from the Middle Ages to today, including the ancient chants of Hildegard von Bingen and the intricate harmonies of Britten, Ducasse, and Boulanger, as well as music by Bach, Dickinson/Maiben, Gibson, Hagenberg, Henderson, and Lusitano. Joshua Lawton and Maria Gajraj, organ; Miranda Loud, piano; Jessie Pierpont, conductor. Tickets: $25, $20 senior, $10 student, $15 virtual (Sunday 3 pm concert, view live or later at your convenience). For more information, call 617-312-8328 or email darylbichel@aol.com. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Choral Art Society of the South Shore / Cape Cod Chorale [MA]: Harmony for Hope & Resilience. Johannes Brahms: Nanie; Florence Price “Song of Hope” (South Shore premiere); Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem. Danica A. Buckley, conductor. All three pieces balance somber text with the eternal beauty of art and nature. The lush orchestration and flowing choral lines depart a sense of wonder. It’s a tribute not only to those who have passed but also to the enduring power of music and the hope for peace. For more information, call 781-925-6095 or email board@choralartsociety.org. Scituate Center for the Performing Arts, 606 Chief Justice Cushing Highway, Scituate MA 02066 (View flier) ⓘⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Zamir Chorale [MA]: Voices of Humanity. An interfaith concert that celebrates music from Jewish, Muslim, and Christian traditions. For more information, call 617-244-6333 or email manager@zamir.org. Vilna Shul, 18 Phillips Street, Boston MA 02114 ⓘ 🔗

May 9, 2025 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Vox Lucens [MA]: Rediscovering Appenzeller's Requiem. The first known modern performance of the requiem mass by Benedictus Appenzeller, in a newly transcribed edition by Vox Lucens’ director, Holly Druckman. For more information, email voxlucens.info@gmail.com. St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 838 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA 02139 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

May 10, 2025 (Saturday)

5:00 PM. Boston Saengerfest Men's Chorus [MA]: German Songs From the Heart. Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody; works by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel; Clara and Robert Schumann; Franz Schubert. Sylvia Leith, mezzo-soprano. With the Burbank String Quartet. 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) ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Cantilena [MA]: Maternal Figures: Reflections on Mothering and Being Mothered. Patricia van Ness, Lingbo Ma, and Laura Nevitt: a newly commissioned three-movement work for treble voices on the topic of motherhood. The composers will be invited to give either a pre-concert talk or a post-concert “talk-back” with audience members. With other musical works on mothering and mother/child relationships by Bobby McFerrin, Ysaye Barnwell, Zae Munn, and others. ​A reception follows the performance. For more information, call 339-298-7730 or email info@cantilena.org. First Parish Arlington, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Cantemus Chamber Chorus [MA]: I Hear America Singing. Aaron Copland: The Promise of Living; and other choral works by American composers based on words by America poets, including Walt Whitman, Robert Frost and Carl Sandburg. With guitar and oboe. For more information, email Info@cantemus.org. St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 4 Ocean Street, Beverly MA 01985 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Musica Sacra [MA]: From Screen to Stage: Settings of Movie and Video Game Music. Music from movies, TV, and video games, both previously composed and original to the medium, including movie music from Lord of the Rings and La Grande Bellezza; TV title themes from Game of Thrones and Outlander; and video game music from Civilization and Halo. Following the concert, there will be a reception in Margaret Jewett Hall celebrating Mary Beekman’s 45th year with Musica Sacra. For more information, call 617-349-3400 or email info@musicasacra.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Reading Community Singers [MA]: For the Beauty of the Earth. John Rutter: For the beauty of the earth; What Sweeter Music; Randall Thompson: Alleluia; Thomas Morley: "My bonny lass she smileth"; P.D.Q. Bach: "My Bonnie Lass She Smelleth"; Josef Zawinul: Birdland; Burton Lane: "On A Clear Day"; Kirby Shaw (arr): "Broadway Blast"; Len Thomas (arr): "Blowin' In the Wind/America"; Mark Hayes (arr): "Wade in the Water"; Roger Emerson (arr): "Forever Motown". Elijah Botkin, Music Director; Joe Beninati, accompanist. For more information, email info@readingcommunitysingers.org. Reading Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Road, Reading MA 01867 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Harvard-Radcliffe Chorus [MA]: For Our Common Home: Resounding Ecojustice. Linda J. Chase: For Our Common Home: Resounding Ecojustice (premiere). Edward Elwyn Jones, director. Text by Pope Francis; the music blends classical, jazz, gospel, and klezmer idioms. Tickets: $25, $15 for seniors, students free. Free parking available at the 52 Oxford Street Garage. For more information, call 617-496-2222 or email tickets@fas.harvard.edu. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Master Singers of Lexington [MA]: 30th Anniversary Concert. Clement Janequin: Le chant des oiseaux; Felix Mendelssohn: Die Nachtigal; Lerchengesang; Benjamin Britten: Five Flower Songs; J.S. Bach: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden; Adam Grossman: New Work. For more information, call 781-729-7975 or email msingers@themastersingers.org. Pilgrim Congregational Church, 55 Coolidge Ave, Lexington MA 02420 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Vox Lucens [MA]: Rediscovering Appenzeller's Requiem. The first known modern performance of the requiem mass by Benedictus Appenzeller, in a newly transcribed edition by Vox Lucens’ director, Holly Druckman. For more information, email voxlucens.info@gmail.com. St. Anne's in-the-Fields Episcopal Church, 147 Concord Road, Lincoln MA 01774 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

May 11, 2025 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cantemus Chamber Chorus [MA]: I Hear America Singing. Aaron Copland: The Promise of Living; and other choral works by American composers based on words by America poets, including Walt Whitman, Robert Frost and Carl Sandburg. With guitar and oboe. For more information, email Info@cantemus.org. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 166 High Street, Newburyport MA 01950 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Crescendo Music [MA]: Body & Soul: Cavalieri’s Rappresentatione – A Turning Point in Musical Drama. Emilio Cavalieri: Rappresentatione del alma e di corpo. An allegorical drama, the work is a lively debate over worldly vanities versus a spiritual life featuring six figures: the Soul, the Body, Good Counsel, Intellect, Time, Pleasure, and a chorus that comments on the action, accompanied by a chamber orchestra. Pre-concert talks by Christine Gevert on April 26 at 2:00 PM at Trinity Church in Lakeville, CT (also live-streamed via Zoom), and May 3 at 10:30 AM at Mason Library in Great Barrington, MA. For more information, call 860-435-4866 or email crescendo@crescendomusic.org. Saint James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington MA 01230 (View flier) 🔗

May 16, 2025 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Lexington Pops Chorus [MA]: Songs of Liberty: Echoes of 1775. Randall Thompson: Testament of Freedom; Mark Hayes (arr.): An American Trilogy; Joseph Haydn: Missa Brevis St.Joannis de Deo; Lin-Manuel Miranda: "Dear Theodosia” from Hamilton; Eric Whitacre: "Sleep"; Five Hebrew Love Songs; Ed Lojeski (arr.): Les Miserables. Tickets: $20 adults, $5 children 12 and under. For more information, call 781-365-0576 or email info@LexPops.org. Pilgrim Congregational Church, 55 Coolidge Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

May 17, 2025 (Saturday)

10:00 AM. Gloriae Dei Cantores [MA]: Open Auditions to Sing Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony. Would you like to sing Mahler’s “Resurrection Symphony” with Gloriæ Dei Cantores this Summer? Performances are on August 1 and 2. For the audition, please prepare a solo of any type for your voice part. An accompanist will be provided for you. Auditions are held from 10 am to 3 pm. For more information, call 508-240-2400 or email info@gdcchoir.org. Performing Arts Center, 95 Southern Eagle Cartway, Brewster, Cape Cod MA 02631 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Boston Choral Ensemble [MA]: To the Hands. Tracy Wong: Antata (Between); Sarah Quartel: “I Will Be With You”; Caroline Shaw: “To Thy Hands”; and other works by predominantly women composers that celebrate strength, resilience, and grace through the powerful metaphor of human hands. For more information, email info@bostonchoral.org. University Lutheran Church, 66 Winthrop Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Back Bay Chorale [MA]: The Waking Sun. Kile Smith: The Waking Sun; Giacomo Carissimi: Jephte. For more information, call 617-648-3885 or email info@bbcboston.org. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Spectrum Singers [MA]: See, Hear, Speak [No Evil]. Adolphus Hailstork: I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes (Terrence Chin-Loy, tenor); Chiara Margarita Cozzolani: Psalmus 121; Johannes Brahms: Psalm 13; Bobby McFerrin: Psalm 21; Jean Belmont Ford: The Passionate Shepherd To His Love; Sydney Guillaume: Renmen, Renmen; Alice Parker: Hear Me, O God, nor Hide Thy Face; To God in Whom I Trust; Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal; Edward Elgar: Nimrod, from Enigma Variations. 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) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Boston Cecilia [MA]: Tipping Point. Reena Esmail: Tipping Point for chorus and tabla; works of Texu Kim, Kenneth Tay and others celebrating the rich and varied traditions of Asian and Asian-American choral music. For more information, call 617-232-4540 or email info@bostoncecilia.org. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ 🔗

May 18, 2025 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Coro Allegro [MA]: In the Clearing. W.A. Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore; Ave Verum Corpus; Kenneth Fuchs: In the Clearing (text by Robert Frost). Dana Varga, soprano; Clare McNamara, mezzo-soprano; Jonas Budris, tenor; Ron Williams, baritone. For more information, call 617-236-4011 or email executivedirector@coroallegro.org. Church Of The Covenant, 67 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Lexington Pops Chorus [MA]: Songs of Liberty: Echoes of 1775. Randall Thompson: Testament of Freedom; Mark Hayes (arr.): An American Trilogy; Joseph Haydn: Missa Brevis St.Joannis de Deo; Lin-Manuel Miranda: "Dear Theodosia” from Hamilton; Eric Whitacre: "Sleep"; Five Hebrew Love Songs; Ed Lojeski (arr.): Les Miserables. Tickets: $20 adults, $5 children 12 and under. For more information, call 781-365-0576 or email info@LexPops.org. Pilgrim Congregational Church, 55 Coolidge Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Masterworks Chorale [MA]: Mozart, Haydn...and George Washington? W.A. Mozart: Credo Mass, K. 257; Alma Dei creatoris, K. 277; Regina coeli, K. 276/321; Johann Michael Haydn: Te Deum, Hob. XXIIIc:1; F.J. Haydn: Ave regina, Hob. XXIIIb:3. Teresa Wakim, soprano; Emily Marvosh, contralto; Jason McStoots, tenor; Dana Whiteside, baritone; Kevin Leong, director. With Baroque ensemble. Why George Washington? Reenactor Web Tilney will welcome the audience, ‘revisiting’ First Church (as he did in 1775), drawing connections to his history training 15,000 militia on the Cambridge Common, and maintaining his headquarters in the George Vassall house on Brattle Street (now the Longfellow House). His appearance acknowledges connections with the 250th anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord, and the founding of Masterworks Chorale in 1940 as the Lexington Choral Society. For more information, call 617-858-6782 or email info@masterworkschorale.org. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Cambridge Community Chorus [MA]: Brahms Requiem. With professional orchestra and soloists. For more information, call 617-517-3169 or email admin@cambridgechorus.org. Kresge Auditorium at MIT, 48 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA 02139 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Commonwealth Chorale [MA]: Community and Connection. Aaron Copland: Selections from Old American Songs; Nathaniel Dett: The Chariot Jubilee; Alice Parker: folk song and spiritual arrangements. For more information, call 617-527-7464 or email info@commonwealthchorale.com. Church Of The Holy Name, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury MA 02132 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

June 1, 2025 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Boston Childrens Chorus [MA]: Leaders Among Us. Performance of all BCC choirs. For more information, call 617-778-2242 or email info@bostonchildrenschorus.org. The Strand Theatre, 543 Columbia Road, Boston MA 02125 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

June 5, 2025 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Koleinu, Boston's Jewish Community Chorus [MA]: Spring Concert. For more information, call 617-433-7464 or email info@koleinu.org. Temple Ohabei Shalom, 1187 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02446 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

June 8, 2025 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Charles River Wind Ensemble / Andover Choral Society [MA]: The Ambiguity of Love. Christopher Marshall: Glimpses of Love (with chorus); Alexandre Kosmicki: Nitescence crépusculaire; Frank Ticheli: Concerto for Trumpet and Wind Ensemble (Jason Huffman, trumpet). Free admission, free parking. For more information, email info@crwe.org. 300 Hammond Pond Parkway, Chestnut Hill MA 02467 ⓘ 🔗

June 10, 2025 (Tuesday)

7:30 PM. Zamir Chorale [MA]: Concert in the Round—An Immersive Experience. A unique “surround-sound” concert event: Listeners will be placed inside a circle of singers for music by Gershwin, Rossi, Bernstein, Lewandowski, Schiller, Shemer, and others. Singers in rotating positions and arrangements will treat the audience to a range of polyphonic and, at times, interactive music from many traditions—from meditative to rousing, whimsical to mystical, jazzy to prayerful. For more information, call 617-244-6333 or email manager@zamir.org. Temple Reyim, 1860 Washington Street, Auburndale MA 02466 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

June 13, 2025 (Friday)

2:00 PM. Vox Lucens [MA]: Rediscovering Appenzeller's Requiem. The first known modern performance of the requiem mass by Benedictus Appenzeller, in a newly transcribed edition by Vox Lucens’ director, Holly Druckman. For more information, email voxlucens.info@gmail.com. Old West Church, 131 Cambridge Street, Boston MA 02118 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: Strawberry Festival and Pops! Concert. With the Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra. 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 14, 2025 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Metropolitan Chorale / Cape Cod Symphony [MA]: To The Sea. Ralph Vaughn Williams: Sea Symphony; Maurice Ravel: Une Barque sur l’Ocean from Miroirs; Toru Takemitsu: Towards the Sea ll. Sonja Tengblad, soprano; Bradford Gleim, baritone; James Blachly, conductor. For more information, call 508-362-1111 or email admin@metropolitanchorale.org. Branstable Performing Arts Center, 744 W Main Street, Hyannis MA 02601 ⓘ 🔗

June 15, 2025 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Metropolitan Chorale / Cape Cod Symphony [MA]: To The Sea. Ralph Vaughn Williams: Sea Symphony; Maurice Ravel: Une Barque sur l’Ocean from Miroirs; Toru Takemitsu: Towards the Sea ll. Sonja Tengblad, soprano; Bradford Gleim, baritone; James Blachly, conductor. For more information, call 508-362-1111 or email admin@metropolitanchorale.org. Branstable Performing Arts Center, 744 W Main Street, Hyannis MA 02601 ⓘ 🔗

June 21, 2025 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Pilgrim Festival Chorus [MA]: Opus 25 - A PFC Journey. Some of the best of the more than 500 choral works PFC has performed over the past 25 years, including selections from the Great American Songbook, contemporary masterpieces, and a medley from one of our favorite musicals. For more information, call 617-407-4414 or email info@pilgrimfestivalchorus.org. The Church of the Pilgrimage, 8 Town Square, Plymouth MA 02360 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

June 22, 2025 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Pilgrim Festival Chorus [MA]: Opus 25 - A PFC Journey. Some of the best of the more than 500 choral works PFC has performed over the past 25 years, including selections from the Great American Songbook, contemporary masterpieces, and a medley from one of our favorite musicals. For more information, call 617-407-4414 or email info@pilgrimfestivalchorus.org. St. Bonaventure Parish, 803 State Road, Plymouth MA 02360 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

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