December 5, 2025 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Messiah. G.F. Handel: Messiah. Amanda Forsythe, soprano; Paula Murrihy, mezzo-soprano; Thomas Cooley, tenor; Roderick Williams, baritone; Filippo Ciabatti, conductor. For more information, call 617-987-8600 or email info@bostonbaroque.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 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. Church Of The Advent, 30 Brimmer Street, Boston MA 02108 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

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)

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) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 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. Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

December 7, 2025 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Messiah. G.F. Handel: Messiah. Amanda Forsythe, soprano; Paula Murrihy, mezzo-soprano; Thomas Cooley, tenor; Roderick Williams, baritone; Filippo Ciabatti, conductor. For more information, call 617-987-8600 or email info@bostonbaroque.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (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) ⓘ 🔗

December 11, 2025 (Thursday)

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)

7:30 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)

4:00 PM. Cantemus Chamber Chorus [MA]: Shared Breath, Shared Song: Sacred Music Across Faiths. A rich variety of choral music representing Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Sufism, Buddhism and Hinduism. Ariel Ramírez: Misa Criolla; Sergei Rachmaninoff: Bogoroditse Devo; Marurice Duruflé: Ubi Caritas; a Hebrew song, “Prayer Before Sleep”; an Islamic chant, “Zikr”; and more. Josaphat Contreras, tenor. With guitar and percussion. For more information, email Info@cantemus.org. First Church in Swampscott, 40 Monument Avenue, Swampscott MA 01907 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Chorus pro Musica [MA]: Holidays. Harmony. Hope. Kim André Arnesen: "I Will Light Candles"; Cristian Grases: Abreme la Puerta; Katerina Gimon: "All Together We Are Love"; Reena Esmail: Tarekita; Michael Larkin (arr.): Ose Shalom;; André Thomas: "The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy"; Ralph Vaughan Williams: "Lord, Thou Hast Been our Refuge"; Natalie Hemby, Lori McKenna and Brandi Carlili: "Crowded Table"; and other seasonal music. Tickets: Pay-What-You-Want. Reception following the performance. For more information, call 617-267-7442 or email manager@choruspromusica.org. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Emmanuel Music [MA]: Christmas Oratorio. J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio. Charles Blandy, Evangelist. For more information, call 617-536-3356 or email music@emmanuelmusic.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

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) 🔗

7:30 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. Emmanuel Music [MA]: Christmas Oratorio. J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio. Charles Blandy, Evangelist. For more information, call 617-536-3356 or email music@emmanuelmusic.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

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 18, 2025 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Baroque Christmas. Christoph Graupner: Magnificat in C Major; J.L. Bach: Uns ist ein Kind geboren; Sanctus in C Major, BWV 237; Cantata 63, Christen, ätzet diesen Tag. Scott Allen Jarrett, conductor. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

December 19, 2025 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Back Bay Chorale [MA]: A Boston Christmas. Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols. With beloved Carols for choir and audience. Justin T. Blackwell, organ. With brass and percussion. For more information, call 617-648-3885 or email info@bbcboston.org. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

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 ⓘ 🔗

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 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Back Bay Chorale [MA]: A Boston Christmas. Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols. With beloved Carols for choir and audience. Justin T. Blackwell, organ. With brass and percussion. For more information, call 617-648-3885 or email info@bbcboston.org. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

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. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Baroque Christmas. Christoph Graupner: Magnificat in C Major; J.L. Bach: Uns ist ein Kind geboren; Sanctus in C Major, BWV 237; Cantata 63, Christen, ätzet diesen Tag. Scott Allen Jarrett, conductor. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

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 8, 2026 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Vanessa | E Pluribus Unum: From Many, One. Samuel Barber: Vanessa. Samantha Hankey, mezzo-soprano (Erika); Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano (The Old Baroness); Pavel Černoch, tenor (Anatol); Thomas Hampson, baritone (The Old Doctor); Wei Wu, bass (Major Domo/Footman); Andris Nelsons, conductor. With the Boston Lyric Opera Chorus. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

January 10, 2026 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Vanessa | E Pluribus Unum: From Many, One. Samuel Barber: Vanessa. Samantha Hankey, mezzo-soprano (Erika); Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano (The Old Baroness); Pavel Černoch, tenor (Anatol); Thomas Hampson, baritone (The Old Doctor); Wei Wu, bass (Major Domo/Footman); Andris Nelsons, conductor. With the Boston Lyric Opera Chorus. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

January 15, 2026 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Chichester Psalms. Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Allison Loggins-Hull: Rhapsody on a Theme by Joni, for flute and orchestra (BSO co-commission); Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1. Seong-Jin Cho, piano; Lorna McGhee, flute; Andris Nelsons, conductor. Program repeats without Chichester Psalms on Friday 1/16 at 7:30 pm). For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

January 17, 2026 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Chichester Psalms. Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Allison Loggins-Hull: Rhapsody on a Theme by Joni, for flute and orchestra (BSO co-commission); Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1. Seong-Jin Cho, piano; Lorna McGhee, flute; Andris Nelsons, conductor. Program repeats without Chichester Psalms on Friday 1/16 at 7:30 pm). For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

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 ⓘ 🔗

January 25, 2026 (Sunday)

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. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

5:00 PM. King’s Chapel Concert Series [MA]: A Festival of Psalms. A journey through music history and the Book of Psalms by the King’s Chapel Choir. For more information, call 617-227-2155 or email hchristensen@kings-chapel.org. Kings Chapel, 58 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02108 ⓘ 🔗

January 29, 2026 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / The Crossing [MA]: poor hymnal and Good News Mass. David Lang Selections from poor hymnal; Carlos Simon: Good News Mass (with video by Melina Matsoukas; BSO co-commission). Jekalyn Carr, soprano; Melvin Crispell III, alto; Zebulon Ellis, tenor; Marc Bamuthi Joseph, librettist and spoken word artist; Thomas Wilkins, conductor. With The Crossing, Donald Nally, Artistic Director, and gospel choruses. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 🔗

January 31, 2026 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / The Crossing [MA]: poor hymnal and Good News Mass. David Lang Selections from poor hymnal; Carlos Simon: Good News Mass (with video by Melina Matsoukas; BSO co-commission). Jekalyn Carr, soprano; Melvin Crispell III, alto; Zebulon Ellis, tenor; Marc Bamuthi Joseph, librettist and spoken word artist; Thomas Wilkins, conductor. With The Crossing, Donald Nally, Artistic Director, and gospel choruses. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 🔗

February 8, 2026 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Back Bay Chorale [MA]: A Masterwork Sing-in Series: Fauré Requiem. Gabriel Fauré: Requiem. In collaboration with the Choir of Trinity Church, Copley, with organ and violin. Stephen Spinelli and Colin Lynch, conductors. Members of the public are welcome to join in rehearsing and performing (please bring a score). Free admission. For more information, call 617-648-3885 or email info@bbcboston.org. Trinity Church, Copley Square, 206 Clarendon Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

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 22, 2026 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. The Boston Cecilia [MA]: Feast of Remembrance. JS Bach: Gloria, BWV 191; Cantata, Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille, BWV 120.1; and famous choruses from Handel’s oratorios. For more information, call 617-232-4540 or email info@bostoncecilia.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (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 5, 2026 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Brahms with Herbert Blomstedt. Johannes Brahms: Nänie; Schicksalslied; Symphony No. 4. Herbert Blomstedt, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

March 6, 2026 (Friday)

1:30 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Brahms with Herbert Blomstedt. Johannes Brahms: Nänie; Schicksalslied; Symphony No. 4. Herbert Blomstedt, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

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) 🔗

8:00 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Lord Nelson Mass. F.J. Haydn: Missa in Angustiis (Lord Nelson Mass); W.A. Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor. Lauren Snouffer, soprano; Alex Hetherington, mezzo-soprano; Andrew Haji, tenor; Philippe Sly, bass-baritone; Bernard Labadie, conductor. For more information, call 617-987-8600 or email info@bostonbaroque.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

March 7, 2026 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Back Bay Chorale [MA]: A Masterwork Sing-in Series: Mozart Requiem. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem. Henry Weinberger, piano; Stephen Spinelli, conductor. Members of the public are welcome to join in rehearsing and performing (please bring a score). Free admission. For more information, call 617-648-3885 or email info@bbcboston.org. Church Of The Covenant, 67 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Castle of Our Skins / Boston Children's Chorus [MA]: The Dream the Dreamers Dreamed. A program inspired by Langston Hughes’ epic poem Let America Be America Again. Derrick Skye: American Mirror for string quartet and vocalists, incorporating African, European, classical Indian, and American folk styles. Free admission, part of the Celebrity Series Neighborhood Arts program. For more information, call 857-506-1517 or email info@castleskins.org. Salvation Army Kroc Center, 650 Dudley Street, Boston MA 02125 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

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. Gordon Chapel, Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) 🔗

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 ⓘⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Brahms with Herbert Blomstedt. Johannes Brahms: Nänie; Schicksalslied; Symphony No. 4. Herbert Blomstedt, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

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. Boston Baroque [MA]: Lord Nelson Mass. F.J. Haydn: Missa in Angustiis (Lord Nelson Mass); W.A. Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor. Lauren Snouffer, soprano; Alex Hetherington, mezzo-soprano; Andrew Haji, tenor; Philippe Sly, bass-baritone; Bernard Labadie, conductor. For more information, call 617-987-8600 or email info@bostonbaroque.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

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 ⓘⓘ 🔗

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. 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 20, 2026 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Lorelei Ensemble [MA]: Look Up. Christopher Cerrone: Beaufort Scales, oratorio for chorus and live electronics; Meredith Monk: “Other Worlds Revealed” and “Earth Seen from Above,” from Atlas; Molly Herron: Stellar Atmospheres,; Elijah Daniel Smith: Suspended in Spin (Lorelei commission). For more information, call 605-354-3723 or email lorelei.ensemble@gmail.com. Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Drive, Boston MA 02210 (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 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Lorelei Ensemble [MA]: Look Up. Christopher Cerrone: Beaufort Scales, oratorio for chorus and live electronics; Meredith Monk: “Other Worlds Revealed” and “Earth Seen from Above,” from Atlas; Molly Herron: Stellar Atmospheres,; Elijah Daniel Smith: Suspended in Spin (Lorelei commission). For more information, call 605-354-3723 or email lorelei.ensemble@gmail.com. Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Drive, Boston MA 02210 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

March 22, 2026 (Sunday)

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. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

5:00 PM. King’s Chapel Concert Series [MA]: Solomon. G.F. Handel: Solomon. The King's Chapel Choir, soloists, and orchestra. For more information, call 617-227-2155 or email hchristensen@kings-chapel.org. Kings Chapel, 58 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02108 ⓘ 🔗

March 26, 2026 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Dvořák Symphony No. 9 and Excerpts from Nixon in China. Renée Fleming, soprano (Pat Nixon); Thomas Hampson, baritone (Richard Nixon); Andris Nelsons, conductor. John Adams: The Chairman Dances (March 26 & 28 only); Excerpts from Nixon in China; Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, From the New World. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

March 27, 2026 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Chorus pro Musica [MA]: Haydn’s The Seasons. Joseph Haydn: The Seasons For more information, call 617-267-7442 or email manager@choruspromusica.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Dvořák Symphony No. 9 and Excerpts from Nixon in China. Renée Fleming, soprano (Pat Nixon); Thomas Hampson, baritone (Richard Nixon); Andris Nelsons, conductor. John Adams: The Chairman Dances (March 26 & 28 only); Excerpts from Nixon in China; Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, From the New World. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Dvořák Symphony No. 9 and Excerpts from Nixon in China. Renée Fleming, soprano (Pat Nixon); Thomas Hampson, baritone (Richard Nixon); Andris Nelsons, conductor. John Adams: The Chairman Dances (March 26 & 28 only); Excerpts from Nixon in China; Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, From the New World. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

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 11, 2026 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Boston Children’s Chorus / Boston City Singers / Handel and Haydn Chamber Choir [MA]: Langston Hughes and Phillis Wheatley: I Dream a World. A U.S. 250th anniversary concert sponsored by Celebrity Series of Boston. Each youth choir presents a unique musical setting of Langston Hughes’ poem “I Dream A World,” by composers Rollo Dilworth, Mike Block, Andre Thomas, Dan Welcher, and others. With the world premiere of a work by B.E. Boykin setting text by Phillis Wheatley, and an arrangement for two cellos of Wheatley’s “A Farewell to America.” Mike Block and Francesca McNeeley, cello. For more information, call 617-778-2242 or email info@bostonchildrenschorus.org. Roxbury Community College Media Arts Center, 1234 Columbus Avenue, Roxbury Crossing MA 02120 (View flier) ⓘⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Chorus pro Musica / Boston Philharmonic Orchestra [MA]: Mahler Symphony #3. Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 3. Dame Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano. With Radcliffe Choral Society and the Choristers of Saint Paul's Choir School. For more information, call 617-236-0999 or email boxoffice@bostonphil.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

April 12, 2026 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Jordi Savall, with Hespèrion XXI, Tembembe Ensamble Continuo & La Capella Reial de Catalunya [MA]: Un mar de músicas (A sea of music): 1440 to 1880. An ensemble of more than 30 singers, dancers, and instrumentalists representing Cuba, Haiti, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico, Mali, and others, engage in a dialogue that honors the more than 25 million people from across the sea enslaved by European colonial powers over more than four centuries, celebrating their heritage with readings, traditional music from many countries, and works by Gaspar Fernandes and others. For more information, call 617-661-1812 or email info@bostoncecilia.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (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) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Idomeneo. W.A. Mozart: Idomeneo. David Portillo, Idomeneo; Hera Hyesang Park, Ilia; Valerie Eickhoff, Idamante; Wendy Bryn Harmer, Elettra; Omar Najmi, Arbace; Joel Clemens, Il Voce; David Bates, conductor. For more information, call 617-987-8600 or email info@bostonbaroque.org. Paramount Center, 559 Washington Street, Boston MA 02111 (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. Boston Baroque [MA]: Idomeneo. W.A. Mozart: Idomeneo. David Portillo, Idomeneo; Hera Hyesang Park, Ilia; Valerie Eickhoff, Idamante; Wendy Bryn Harmer, Elettra; Omar Najmi, Arbace; Joel Clemens, Il Voce; David Bates, conductor. For more information, call 617-987-8600 or email info@bostonbaroque.org. Paramount Center, 559 Washington Street, Boston MA 02111 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

April 30, 2026 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Adams Harmonium. John Adams: Harmonium; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9. Andrea Carroll, soprano; Zoie Reams, mezzo-soprano; Andrew Haji, tenor; Morris Robinson, bass; Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

May 1, 2026 (Friday)

1:30 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Adams Harmonium. John Adams: Harmonium; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9. Andrea Carroll, soprano; Zoie Reams, mezzo-soprano; Andrew Haji, tenor; Morris Robinson, bass; Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

6:00 PM. Nikghtingale Vocal Ensemble [MA]: A New Way to Breathe. Juhi Bansal: A New Way to Breathe, a choral cycle for SATB chorus and cello with poetry by linguist, poet, aphasia, and stroke-survivor Farzana Marie. A premiere performance and recording, in collaboration with Nightingale producer Rose Hegele. For more information, email nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com. Gordon Chapel, Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Back Bay Chorale [MA]: O Fortuna: A Carmina Burana Spectacular. Carl Orff: Carmina Burana. With Choirs of Boston Conservatory at Berklee; Boston Conservatory at Berklee Orchestra; the Dance Division at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Stephen Spinelli, conductor. For more information, call 617-648-3885 or email info@bbcboston.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

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. Blue Heron [MA]: Candlelight Concerts: Messe de Nostre Dame. Guillaume de Machaut: Messe de Nostre Dame, in a chapel lit entirely by candles. Part of Machaut Weekend (May 1–3, 2026), a mini-festival of events (see https://www.blueheron.org/machaut-weekend/). For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (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 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Adams Harmonium. John Adams: Harmonium; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9. Andrea Carroll, soprano; Zoie Reams, mezzo-soprano; Andrew Haji, tenor; Morris Robinson, bass; Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

8:30 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Candlelight Concerts: Messe de Nostre Dame. Guillaume de Machaut: Messe de Nostre Dame, in a chapel lit entirely by candles. Part of Machaut Weekend (May 1–3, 2026), a mini-festival of events (see https://www.blueheron.org/machaut-weekend/). For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

May 3, 2026 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Adams Harmonium. John Adams: Harmonium; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9. Andrea Carroll, soprano; Zoie Reams, mezzo-soprano; Andrew Haji, tenor; Morris Robinson, bass; Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor. For more information, call 617-266-1200 or email customerservice@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

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 ⓘ 🔗

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 ⓘⓘⓘ 🔗

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 15, 2026 (Friday)

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. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

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) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 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. Coro Allegro [MA]: Luminous Rescue: Psalms of Protest and Reconciliation. Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Charles Ives: Psalm 90; Patricia Van Ness: Psalms of Luminous Rescue. Janet Stone, soprano; Jerrick Cavagnaro, organ. For more information, call 617-236-4011 or email executivedirector@coroallegro.org. Church Of The Covenant, 67 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

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. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

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 29, 2026 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Voices Carry. Heinrich Schütz: Deutsches Magnificat, SWV 494; Johann Kuhnau: Tristis est anima mea; J.S. Bach: Komm, Jesu, Komm, BWV 229; Johannes Brahms: Warum ist das licht gegeben; Carlo Gesualdo: Miserere Mei; Alessandro Scarlatti: Stabat Mater. James Burton, conductor. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

May 31, 2026 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Voices Carry. Heinrich Schütz: Deutsches Magnificat, SWV 494; Johann Kuhnau: Tristis est anima mea; J.S. Bach: Komm, Jesu, Komm, BWV 229; Johannes Brahms: Warum ist das licht gegeben; Carlo Gesualdo: Miserere Mei; Alessandro Scarlatti: Stabat Mater. James Burton, conductor. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

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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