🔆 The summer programs page lists 15 programs.

April 25, 2024 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Don Giovanni. W.A. Mozart: Don Giovanni. Sidney Outlaw, Don Giovanni; Patrick Carfizzi, Leporello; Susanna Phillips, Donna Anna; Michelle Bradley, Donna Elvira; Maya Kherani, Zerlina; David Mcferrin, Masetto; Nicholas Phan, Don Ottavio; Kevin Deas, Commendatore. For more information, call 617-987-8600 or email info@bostonbaroque.org. The Huntington Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

April 26, 2024 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Don Giovanni. W.A. Mozart: Don Giovanni. Sidney Outlaw, Don Giovanni; Patrick Carfizzi, Leporello; Susanna Phillips, Donna Anna; Michelle Bradley, Donna Elvira; Maya Kherani, Zerlina; David Mcferrin, Masetto; Nicholas Phan, Don Ottavio; Kevin Deas, Commendatore. For more information, call 617-987-8600 or email info@bostonbaroque.org. The Huntington Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. The Harvard Choruses [MA]: A Light in April. Combined concert of the Harvard Choruses featuring guest conductor Sydney Guillaume, who will lead performances of his works and of others. His intricate and spirited musical language, often calling on his roots in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, inspires the rest of the program, and calls us to celebrate our human connection and capacity for joy. Part of Harvard’s annual ARTS FIRST Festival. 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. The Seraphim Singers [MA]: Stars and Planets. Between the movements of Holst's The Planets choral pieces will illuminate a glorious journey through the heavens. Gustav Holst: The Planets, transcribed by Peter Sykes; Timothy Takach: Helios (selections); Jonathan Dove: Seek Him that Maketh the Seven Stars; Patricia Van Ness: Stars (premiere, commission, poetry by Sarah Teasdale); Robert Schumann: An die Sterne; Elliott Gyger: Wie schön leuchtet die Morgenstern. Peter Sykes (assisted by Victoria Wagner) organ. Jennifer Lester, director. With the Youth Choir, First Church in Belmont; in collaboration with the Boston Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Tickets: $22 advance/$25 at the door; senior $17 in advance/$20 at the door; students: $10; virtual: $15. First-timers: purchase a $25 ticket and receive a gift ticket to a planetarium show at the Museum of Science. For more information, call 617-312-8328 or email darylbichel@aol.com. Church of the Redeemer, 379 Hammond Street, Chestnut Hill MA 02467 (View flier) ⓘ

April 27, 2024 (Saturday)

1:00 PM. Boston Universirty Symphony Orchestra and Chorus [MA]: BU at Symphony Hall. Ēriks Ešenvalds: War–A Soldier’s Grave; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona nobis pacem (Madeleine Lew, soprano; Libang Wang, baritone); Benjamin Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations. Conducted by Daniel Parsley and James Burton. For more information, call 617-353-3350 or email visitsom@bu.edu. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115

7:30 PM. Halalisa Singers [MA]: Great American Songbook. A treasury of songs, including "Gershwin! A Concert Panorama" (including "Fascinating Rhythm"; "I’ve Got a Crush on You"; and "I Got Rhythm"); Duke Ellington’s "It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)"; Harold Arlen’s "I’ve Got the World on a String"; Kirby Shaw’s "Beyond the Sea"; Sholom Secunda's (arr. Joshua Jacobson and Art Bailey), "Bai Mir Bisti Sheyn"; Russell Robinson (arr.)'s "Java Jive"; Irving Berlin's "God Bless America"; Woody Guthrie’s "This Land Is Your Land"; Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg's "Over the Rainbow"; Rodgers & Hammerstein’s "My Favorite Things" and "Quién Será?/Sway"; Norman Luboff’s lilting "Yellow Bird"; Kurt Weill’s "Mack the Knife"; and more. Trevor Berens, piano; Bertram Lehmann, percussion; Glenn Dickson, clarinet; Keala Kaumeheiwa, bass. Tickets: $25 For more information, email themilva@hotmail.com. 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Cozzolani Vespers. Chiara Margarita Cozzolani: Music of the Italian Convent. With Handel & Haydn’s Chorus of Sopranos and Altos, For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton MA 02458 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Highland Glee Club [MA]: A SCHUBERTIADE - An Evening of Music by Franz Schubert. An elegant evening of Old World charm and sophistication; Schubert choral works interspersed with piano solos by Jonathan Reddix and Schubert's rarely heard “Arpeggione” Sonata performed on double bass. For more information, call 978-443-3267 or email highlandgleeclub@gmail.com. Newton Highlands Congregational Church, Newton Highlands MA 02461 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Seraphim [MA]: Stars and Planets. Gustav Holst: The Planets, transcribed and performed by organist Peter Sykes, assisted by Victoria Wagner; Timothy Takach: Helios (selections); Patricia Van Ness: Stars (premiere, commission, poetry by Sarah Teasdale); works by Dove and Schumann. In collaboration with the Boston Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. For more information, call 617-312-8328 or email info@seraphimsingers.org. Church of the Redeemer, 379 Hammond Street, Chestnut Hill MA 02467 (View flier) ⓘ

April 28, 2024 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Don Giovanni. W.A. Mozart: Don Giovanni. Sidney Outlaw, Don Giovanni; Patrick Carfizzi, Leporello; Susanna Phillips, Donna Anna; Michelle Bradley, Donna Elvira; Maya Kherani, Zerlina; David Mcferrin, Masetto; Nicholas Phan, Don Ottavio; Kevin Deas, Commendatore. For more information, call 617-987-8600 or email info@bostonbaroque.org. The Huntington Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Cantata Singers / New England Philharmonic [MA]: Sändstrom: Messiah. Sven-David Sandström: Messiah (Boston premiere; commissioned by the Oregon Bach Festival and the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart). Maggie Finnegan, soprano; Maria Dominique Lopez, mezzo-soprano; Dylan Morrongiello, tenor; Leroy Davis, bass-baritone; Noah Horn and Tianhui Ng, co-conductors. For more information, call 617-868-5885 or email hello@cantatasingers.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Cozzolani Vespers. Chiara Margarita Cozzolani: Music of the Italian Convent. With Handel & Haydn’s Chorus of Sopranos and Altos, For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ

May 1, 2024 (Wednesday)

7:30 PM. Nightingale Vocal Esemble [MA]: Ecliptic. Aaron Copland: In The Beginning; music by Nightingale composers Laura Nevitt, Michal Nissimoff, Nicholas Ford, and Nathan Halbur. Felicia Gavilanes, mezzo-soprano. With string quartet and electronics. Chad Dorsey, visual collaborator. With Juventas New Music Ensemble. For more information, email nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com. Charles Hayden Planetarium, Museum of Science, 1 Museum of Science Driveway, Boston MA 02114 (View flier)

May 2, 2024 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Roméo and Juliette. Hector Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette. Andris Nelsons, conductor; J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano; Lawrence Brownlee, tenor; John Relyea, bass-baritone. For more information, call 617-638-9311 or email tfc@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

May 3, 2024 (Friday)

1:30 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Roméo and Juliette. Hector Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette. Andris Nelsons, conductor; J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano; Lawrence Brownlee, tenor; John Relyea, bass-baritone. For more information, call 617-638-9311 or email tfc@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

May 4, 2024 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Goodnight Moon. Eric Whitacre: "Goodnight Moon"; Dan Tepfer: new commission; and other reflections on childhood, parenting, and unconditional love. 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) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Roméo and Juliette. Hector Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette. Andris Nelsons, conductor; J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano; Lawrence Brownlee, tenor; John Relyea, bass-baritone. For more information, call 617-638-9311 or email tfc@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

8:00 PM. The Jameson Singers [MA]: Music for Double Choir. Frank Martin: Mass for double choir; J.S. Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied; Raffaella Aleotti: Surge, propera amica mea; J. Andrés Ballesteros: Ave Maria (World premiere). For more information, call 617-209-9290 or email info@jamesonsingers.org. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA (View flier) ⓘ

May 5, 2024 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: Sponsors’ Concert. Joaquin Rodrigo: Oratorio: La Azucena de Quito; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaokovsky: Marche slave; Lili Boulanger: Vielle priêre bouddhique; Kinley Lang: Esto les Digo; Stephen Chatman: "In Flanders Field"; Anton Bruckner: Motets. With the Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra. For more information, call 617-240-1240 or email chorale@psarlington.org. First Parish Arlington, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ

5:00 PM. Boston Camerata [MA]: Celestial VIsions of Medieval Britain. Wind player and composer Mara Winter will lead Camerata through musings on humankind’s relationship to the universe, the mystery of creation, and the magic of the natural world, sung in all three of medieval Britain’s literary languages: Latin, English and French. The essential role of instruments in the musical fabric of medieval Britain will also featured, with originally composed instrumental monophony performed in the high medieval style, blending playfully from traditional forms of instrumental music that survive today in the British Isles. For more information, call 617-262-2092. Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier)

May 10, 2024 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Back Bay Chorale [MA]: Fragile Freedoms. David Lang: The National Anthems; Reena Esmail: When the Violin; F.J. Haydn: Missa in Angustiis (Nelson Mass) Hob. XXII/11. Caron Daley, conductor. With orchestra For more information, call 617-648-3885 or email info@bbcboston.org. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

May 11, 2024 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Boston Saengerfest Men's Chorus / Apollo Club of Boston / Highland Glee Club [MA]: Vive L’Amour! A festival of men's choral music. For more information, call 781-789-9054 or email info@saengerfest.org. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘⓘⓘ

7:00 PM. Cantilena [MA]: I Will Be Earth: The Poetry of Nature. A program interweaving a poetry readings with choral settings of poems about the natural world. Songs by Gwyneth Walker, Roger Bourland, Susan LaBarr, and Randall Thompson, settings of poems such as "Bird" by Francisco X. Alarcón; "This is the Garden" by e. e. cummings; "Cocoons" by Emily Dickinson; "A Girl's Garden" by Robert Frost; "In Autumn" by May Swenson; and "Dew" by Sara Teasdale. Poems selected by Arlington’s Poet Laureate, Jean Flanagan; meet her and other local poets at a post-concert reception. Tickets $25 or less; free for children 12 and under with an adult. For more information, call 339-298-7730 or email info@cantilena.org. First Parish Unitarian Universalist of Arlington, 630 Mass Ave, Arlington MA 02476 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. The Boston Cecilia [MA]: Mozart Requiem. W.A. Mozart: Requiem, Robert Levin completion. Michael Barrett, conductor (Lowell); Orlando Cela, conductor (Brookline). With the Lowell Chamber Orchestra. For more information, email info@bostoncecilia.org. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Commonwealth Chorale [MA]: The Dream Unfinished. Told through the voices of a diverse selection of composers, this concert celebrates the ideals of the American Dream, and explores racial injustice, hope, human resilience, and the possibility of realizing a world where people are not enslaved and where people of all backgrounds can coexist harmoniously. Florence Price: Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight; My Dream; William Grant Still: Plain Chant for America; Margaret Bonds: The Negro Speaks of Rivers; I, Too; Randall Thompson: The Testament of Freedom; Irving Berlin: Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor; André Thomas: I Dream a World; Dorothy Rudd Moore: Fourth of July Speech. Philip Lima, baritone; Valerie Becker, piano. Tickets: $40 general admission, $10 students, free with EBT/WIC cards. For more information, call 617-527-7464 or email marketing@CommonwealthChorale.com. Church of the Holy Name, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury MA 02132 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Longwood Symphony Orchestra / Longwood Chorus [MA]: Transfiguration. Johannes Brahms: Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny); Dai Wei: Invisible Portals; Nina Shekhar: Lumina; Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration). Jotaro Nakano, Music Director. Benefiting YWCA Cambridge. For more information, call 617-987-0100 or email info@longwoodsymphony.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Musica Sacra [MA]: In Music Is Such Art. Choral music set to texts of Shakespeare. For more information, call 617-349-3400 or email info@musicasacra.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

May 17, 2024 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: Music for a Spring Evening. The Arlington-Belmont Chamber Chorus. J.S. Bach: Cantata, “Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich” BWV 150; William Harris: "Bring Us O Lord"; Frank Warren: "The little house stood quietly by the beach"; John Kramer: "Set Me As A Seal"; Reprise of the Arlington Belmont Chorale commissioned work. For more information, call 617-240-1240 or email chorale@psarlington.org. First Parish Arlington, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Metropolitan Chorale [MA]: Ēriks Ešenvalds premiere. World premiere of a commissioned choral work by Ēriks Ešenvalds. For more information, email admin@metropolitanchorale.org. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

May 18, 2024 (Saturday)

6:30 PM. Nightingale Vocal Esemble [MA]: Tales. A walking tour through Forest Hills Cemetery featuring music and stories inspired by its many remarkable environments. Diane Edgecomb, story-teller. Tickets: $30 general, $15 student. For more information, email nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com. Forest Hills Cemetery, 95 Forest Hills Avenue, 1 Museum of Science Driveway, Jamaica Plain MA 02130 (View flier)

7:00 PM. Boston Choral Ensemble [MA]: Fauré Requiem. Gabriel Fauré: Requiem. Staged performance in collaboration with director Patrick Chiu. For more information, email info@bostonchoral.org. Lutheran Church of the Newtons, 1310 Centre Street, Newton Centre MA 02459 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Longwood Chorus [MA]: Spring concert. For more information, email thelongwoodchorus@gmail.com. Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Spectrum Singers [MA]: Time, Space, Peace, Music, God. Ralph Vaughan Williams: Toward the Unknown Region; Serenade to Music, Arnold Schoenberg: Friede auf Erden; Charles Ives: Psalm 90. 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. Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Rejoice in the Lamb: Benjamin Britten and His World. Benjamin Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb; Matthew Brown: A Red, Red Rose (winner of the Cambridge Chamber Singers International Composition Competition); works by Purcell, Ireland, Granger, Tippett, Bridge, and Delius. Chris Porter, organ. For more information, call 617-953-1853 or email ctroosevelt@gmail.com. Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church,, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

May 19, 2024 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Boston Children's Chorus [MA]: Lift Every Voice: All Of Us. 20 years ago this weekend at Cambridge City Hall, Marcia Kadish and Tanya McCloskey became the first same-sex couple legally wed in the United States. This concert features these singers—coming together from across Greater Boston—as they demonstrate what true victory in love looks like. For more information, call 617-778-2242 or email info@bostonchildrenschorus.org. The Strand Theatre, 543 Columbia Rd, Boston MA 02125 (View flier) ⓘ

6:30 PM. Nightingale Vocal Esemble [MA]: Tales. A walking tour through Forest Hills Cemetery featuring music and stories inspired by its many remarkable environments. Diane Edgecomb, story-teller. Tickets: $30 general, $15 student. For more information, email nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com. Forest Hills Cemetery, 95 Forest Hills Avenue, 1 Museum of Science Driveway, Jamaica Plain MA 02130 (View flier)

May 31, 2024 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Boston Gay Men's Chorus [MA]: Friends of Dorothy. A glitter-filled extravaganza that celebrates the true spirit of the LGBTQ+ community. With a perfect blend of music, dance, and storytelling, this campy spectacle promises to be wickedly fabulous. We’ve got the perfect playlist, featuring hits from Elton John, Wicked, and The Wiz, to keep you grooving all night long. For more information, call 617-542-7464 or email info@bgmc.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

June 1, 2024 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Polymnia Choral Society [MA]: Mothers of Rock. Songs from some of the most famous female rock stars! This concert will be a celebration of the immense contribution women have made to the world of rock music. For more information, call 781-662-9381. Melrose Memorial Hall, 590 Main St, Melrose MA 02176 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Boston Gay Men's Chorus [MA]: Friends of Dorothy. A glitter-filled extravaganza that celebrates the true spirit of the LGBTQ+ community. With a perfect blend of music, dance, and storytelling, this campy spectacle promises to be wickedly fabulous. We’ve got the perfect playlist, featuring hits from Elton John, Wicked, and The Wiz, to keep you grooving all night long. For more information, call 617-542-7464 or email info@bgmc.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

June 2, 2024 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Convivium Musicum [MA]: Draw On Sweet Night. Music based on the thoughts and emotions that arise between dusk and dawn, including works by Wilbye, Lasso, Aleotti, Palestrina, and others. For more information, call 617-320-7445 or email info@convivium.org. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1 Homer St, Newton Centre MA 02459 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Boston Gay Men's Chorus [MA]: Friends of Dorothy. A glitter-filled extravaganza that celebrates the true spirit of the LGBTQ+ community. With a perfect blend of music, dance, and storytelling, this campy spectacle promises to be wickedly fabulous. We’ve got the perfect playlist, featuring hits from Elton John, Wicked, and The Wiz, to keep you grooving all night long. For more information, call 617-542-7464 or email info@bgmc.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

June 5, 2024 (Wednesday)

7:00 PM. Emmanuel Music [MA]: BachFest in Boston. A BachFest Leipzig Sendoff Concert. J.S. Bach: Was frag ich nach der Welt, BWV 94; Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott, BWV 101; Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut, BWV 113; Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren, BWV 137. With commissioned prelude motets by Marti Epstein, John Harbison (Fadensonnen), Elena Ruehr (Your Healing Word), and Errollyn Wallen. For more information, call 617-536-3356 or email music@emmanuelmusic.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ

June 8, 2024 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Cantata Singers / New England Philharmonic [MA]: Bonds: Credo. Margaret Bonds: Credo (text by W.E.B. Du Bois). For more information, call 617-868-5885 or email hello@cantatasingers.org. Epicenter at Artists for Humanity, 100 West 2nd Street, Boston MA 02127 (View flier) ⓘ

June 14, 2024 (Friday)

6:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: Strawberry Festival and Pops! Concert. 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 ⓘ

August 21, 2024 (Wednesday)

8:00 PM. Camberville Somerchoir [MA]: Rachmaninoff Vespers. Sergei Rachmaninoff: All Night Vigil. Lorraine Fitzmaurice and Holly Druckman, conductors. For more information, email cambervillesomerchoir@gmail.com. Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 514 Parker Street, Boston MA 02120

August 23, 2024 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Camberville Somerchoir [MA]: Rachmaninoff Vespers. Sergei Rachmaninoff: All Night Vigil. Lorraine Fitzmaurice and Holly Druckman, conductors. For more information, email cambervillesomerchoir@gmail.com. TBD, Cambridge MA 02138

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