🔆 The summer programs page lists 15 programs.

August 21, 2023 (Monday)

7:30 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers [MA]: Summer Sing: Vaughn Williams Dona Nobis Pacem. Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem. Monica Music, soprano; Ron Williams, baritone. Admission: $10 at the door. For more information, call 508-361-5484 or email info@avmsingers.org. Congregation B'nai Shalom, 117 East Main Street, Westborough MA 01581 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Chorus pro Musica [MA]: Summer Sing. Our Summer Sing is an opportunity for singers of any level to learn and sing through a few pieces of music! We will provide an air-conditioned hall and refreshments. There will be piano accompaniment, and our director Jamie Kirsch will be conducting! Tickets are $15 and can be purchased either ahead of time using the Eventbrite link or at the door. For more information, call 617-267-7442 or email manager@choruspromusica.org. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

August 22, 2023 (Tuesday)

7:00 PM. Pioneer Valley Symphony [MA]: Summer Sing: Bonds Credo with Allegra Martin. The PVS' Summer Sings are open, community events, an informal and musically rewarding experience. Each is led by a different conductor, who will share comments, work on tricky sections, and then conduct a sing-and-play-through. Singers of all experience levels are welcome. You need not have performed the work before, but will probably get the most out of the experience if you enjoy sight reading or are familiar with the work. Bring your own score or borrow a copy at the door. Instrumentalists are invited to join a pick-up chamber orchestra, accompanied by pianist Larry Picard. Parts are available on IMSLP or in our music library. Entry is by donation ($15 suggested). For more information, call 413-773-3664 or email admin@pvso.org. Most Holy Redeemer Parish Hall, 120 Russell Street, Hadley MA 01035 (View flier)

7:30 PM. Cantemus Chamber Chorus [MA]: Cantemus Season Preview - the public is invited! Cantemus Artistic Director Jason Iannuzzi says, “Whether you want to pick up a music score and sing some of the season’s music with us, or just relax and listen as we take our first steps toward building great performances, it’s always a lively and fun evening.” All Cantemus members are required to be vaccinated. As the Fall season begins, masks are optional, but subject to change. For more information, call 978-914-2013 or email mjebinger@comcast.net. First Church Ipswich, 1 Meetinghouse Green, Ipswich, Ma., Ipswich MA 01938 (View flier) ⓘ

August 23, 2023 (Wednesday)

6:30 PM. Choral Arts of the Upper Valley [NH]: Summer Sing: Choral Classics & Contemporary Favorites 2.0. Jane Woods, director (leads Bel Canto). Come sing! Just for fun! All singers welcome. Scores available to borrow. Attend any or all sessions. Suggested donation $10. Masks are optional. Selections will include: classics like Mozart/Lacrimosa, Bach/Dona Nobis and Sicut Locutus Est, Victoria/O Magnum; contemporary favorites like Thompson/Road Not Taken and Alleluia, Paulus/Road Home, Lauridsen/Sure on this Shining Night, Whitacre/Seal Lullaby; and folk/spirituals such as "Shenandoah", "Walk Together Children", and "Like a River". For more information, call 203-984-3126 or email info@choralartsuv.org. Church of Christ at Dartmouth, 40 College St, Hanover NH 03755 (View flier)

August 29, 2023 (Tuesday)

7:00 PM. Falmouth Chorale [MA]: Community Sing. W.A. Mozart: Requiem. Read-through with members of the Falmouth Chorale and Falmouth Chamber Players Orchestra. Andrew Jonathan Welch, director. Bring your own score or borrow at the door. Listeners welcome. Suggested donation: $5. For more information, call 774-392-2383 or email info@falmouthchorale.org. John Wesley United Methodist Church, 270 Gifford Street, Falmouth MA 02540 (View flier) ⓘ

August 30, 2023 (Wednesday)

6:30 PM. Choral Arts of the Upper Valley [NH]: Summer Sing: Two Luscious Contemporary Works. Mark Nelson, director (leads Harmony Night; Bach Study Group). Featuring Paul Mealor’s She Walks in Beauty and Joan Szymko’s River. Come sing! Just for fun! All singers welcome. Scores available to borrow. Attend any or all sessions. Suggested donation $10. Masks are optional. For more information, call 203-984-3126 or email info@choralartsuv.org. Church of Christ at Dartmouth, 40 College St, Hanover NH 03755 (View flier)

September 5, 2023 (Tuesday)

7:00 PM. In Choro Novo [MA]: Open rehearsals. Like to sing? Come and see what In Choro Novo has to offer! Directed by Dr. Therese Provenzano, the group sings all genres of a cappella and accompanied music, from Mozart, Charpentier, and Handel as well as Eric Whitacre and Morten Lauridsen; jazz artists such as Louis Prima, Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, and Irving Berlin; and pop artists like the Beatles, Sting, Paul Simon, and Cold Play. For more information, call 617-469-3705 or email info@inchoronovo.org. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 150 Brown Street, Weston MA 02493 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Heritage Chorale [MA]: Open Rehearsals. Come to an Open Rehearsal, schedule an audition, and see for yourself the energy, talent, and dedication of Heritage Chorale singers, our inspired music director, and expert accompanist. See heritagechorale.org for more information. For more information, call 978-590-2747 or email marketing@heritagechorale.org. Scott Hall, First Parish in Framingham, 24 Vernon St., Framingham MA 01701 (View flier) ⓘ

September 10, 2023 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Counterpoint [VT]: Turn the World Around. A celebration of a cappella folksongs and the Great American Songbook, featuring both new works and classic Robert De Cormier arrangements from Counterpoint’s early years. Tickets: $5 general admission. For more information, call 802-540-1784 or email contact@counterpointchorus.org. Old Parish Church, 100 Main Street, Weston VT 05161 ⓘ

September 11, 2023 (Monday)

6:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: Manchester Choral Society Open Sing. Join MCS for Season 63! All interested singers are welcome! Potluck, bring a dish to share! Repertoire Stella Natalis Karl Jenkins, and Holiday Pops. For more information, call 603-472-6627 or email info@mcsnh.org. Bethany Covenant Church Pavilion, 1 Covenant Way, Bedford NH 03110 (View flier) ⓘ

6:30 PM. Pilgrim Festival Chorus [MA]: Sing with Pilgrim Festival Chorus - Open Rehearsals. Pilgrim Festival Chorus seeks new members for our upcoming concert season. PFC is a welcoming, volunteer, not-for-profit choral ensemble dedicated to presenting diverse choral works that educate, enrich, and engage both its members and its audiences. Levels of musicianship range from amateur to professional. Auditions are laid back, friendly and fun. With about 80 current members from 18 South Shore communities, the group is seeking voices in all sections. If you’re interested in joining Pilgrim Festival Chorus, please attend our open rehearsals at Faith Community Church in Plymouth on one of our first two rehearsals for the season (9/11 or 9/18). PFC typically offers three major choral performances during each year. These include our holiday concert in early December, a spring concert which often features a larger work with orchestra and soloists, and a lighter summer concert series. PFC also has smaller volunteer groups that engage in appearances at local community events. For more information, call 617-407-4414 or email info@pilgrimfestivalchorus.org. Faith Community Church, 29 Carver Road, Plymouth MA 02360 (View flier) ⓘ

September 12, 2023 (Tuesday)

7:00 PM. In Choro Novo [MA]: Open rehearsals. Like to sing? Come and see what In Choro Novo has to offer! Directed by Dr. Therese Provenzano, the group sings all genres of a cappella and accompanied music, from Mozart, Charpentier, and Handel as well as Eric Whitacre and Morten Lauridsen; jazz artists such as Louis Prima, Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, and Irving Berlin; and pop artists like the Beatles, Sting, Paul Simon, and Cold Play. For more information, call 617-469-3705 or email info@inchoronovo.org. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 150 Brown Street, Weston MA 02493 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Heritage Chorale [MA]: Open Rehearsals. Come to an Open Rehearsal, schedule an audition, and see for yourself the energy, talent, and dedication of Heritage Chorale singers, our inspired music director, and expert accompanist. See heritagechorale.org for more information. For more information, call 978-590-2747 or email marketing@heritagechorale.org. Scott Hall, First Parish in Framingham, 24 Vernon St., Framingham MA 01701 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Lexington Pops Chorus [MA]: Non-Audition Open Rehearsals. Sing with Lexington Pops Chorus in Its 42nd Season! Free open rehearsals will be held on Tuesdays, September 12th and 19th. Singers must be able to read music. Now beginning its 42nd year, the chorus enjoys the enthusiasm of members from over 15 area towns. We sing a wide variety of music, including classical, Broadway, jazz, folk and gospel. Our winter concerts on January 19 and 20, 2024, will be dedicated to Bob Lague, who directed the chorus for 41 years since its inception in 1982. The program will feature Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem, Randall Thompson’s “Alleluia”, “How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place” from Johannes Brahms’ A German Requiem, “Goin' Home”, adapted from the Largo of Dvorak’s “New World" Symphony, and more. We look forward to welcoming you! For more information, call 781-365-0576 or email info@lexpops.org. Clark Hall, Hancock Church, 1912 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington MA 02421 (View flier) ⓘ

September 18, 2023 (Monday)

6:30 PM. Pilgrim Festival Chorus [MA]: Sing with Pilgrim Festival Chorus - Open Rehearsals. Pilgrim Festival Chorus seeks new members for our upcoming concert season. PFC is a welcoming, volunteer, not-for-profit choral ensemble dedicated to presenting diverse choral works that educate, enrich, and engage both its members and its audiences. Levels of musicianship range from amateur to professional. Auditions are laid back, friendly and fun. With about 80 current members from 18 South Shore communities, the group is seeking voices in all sections. If you’re interested in joining Pilgrim Festival Chorus, please attend our open rehearsals at Faith Community Church in Plymouth on one of our first two rehearsals for the season (9/11 or 9/18). PFC typically offers three major choral performances during each year. These include our holiday concert in early December, a spring concert which often features a larger work with orchestra and soloists, and a lighter summer concert series. PFC also has smaller volunteer groups that engage in appearances at local community events. For more information, call 617-407-4414 or email info@pilgrimfestivalchorus.org. Faith Community Church, 29 Carver Road, Plymouth MA 02360 (View flier) ⓘ

September 19, 2023 (Tuesday)

7:30 PM. Lexington Pops Chorus [MA]: Non-Audition Open Rehearsals. Sing with Lexington Pops Chorus in Its 42nd Season! Free open rehearsals will be held on Tuesdays, September 12th and 19th. Singers must be able to read music. Now beginning its 42nd year, the chorus enjoys the enthusiasm of members from over 15 area towns. We sing a wide variety of music, including classical, Broadway, jazz, folk and gospel. Our winter concerts on January 19 and 20, 2024, will be dedicated to Bob Lague, who directed the chorus for 41 years since its inception in 1982. The program will feature Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem, Randall Thompson’s “Alleluia”, “How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place” from Johannes Brahms’ A German Requiem, “Goin' Home”, adapted from the Largo of Dvorak’s “New World" Symphony, and more. We look forward to welcoming you! For more information, call 781-365-0576 or email info@lexpops.org. Clark Hall, Hancock Church, 1912 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington MA 02421 (View flier) ⓘ

September 21, 2023 (Thursday)

8:00 PM. Nightingale Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Poe & Gesualdo: The Cask of Amontillado. A choral dramatization of Boston-born author Edgar Allan Poe’s short story "The Cask of Amontillado", featuring the music of Carlo Gesualdo, who was infamous for murdering his wife and her lover (and well known for his dissonant Italian Renaissance polyphonic music). For more information, call 941-228-3543 or email nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com. Old North Church, 193 Salem Street, Boston MA 02113 (View flier)

September 23, 2023 (Saturday)

5:00 PM. Revels, Inc [MA]: Revels RiverSing–Two Dragons Dancing. At sunset of the autumnal equinox on September 23rd, when daytime and nighttime are equal, Revels celebrates the 18th annual Revels RiverSing. Nigel the Night Dragon and Desmond the Day Dragon will meet on the footbridge over the river to lead everybody over the bridge in the Equinox Waltz. David Coffin will lead the singing in this family-friendly event, alongside performances by incredible musicians, Morris dance teams, activist street bands, and choirs. For more information, call 617-972-8300 or email info@revels.org. John W. Weeks Footbridge, Harvard Square, Cambridge MA 02163 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Nightingale Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Poe & Gesualdo: The Cask of Amontillado. A choral dramatization of Boston-born author Edgar Allan Poe’s short story "The Cask of Amontillado", featuring the music of Carlo Gesualdo, who was infamous for murdering his wife and her lover (and well known for his dissonant Italian Renaissance polyphonic music). For more information, call 941-228-3543 or email nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com. Old North Church, 193 Salem Street, Boston MA 02113 (View flier)

September 30, 2023 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Portland Symphony Orchestra / ChoralArt [ME]: Opening Night: Visual Sounds. Ralph Vaughan-Williams: "Serenade to Music"; Giuseppe Verdi: "Va, Penierso"(Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) From Nabucco; George Gershwin: An American in Paris; Giuseppe Verdi: Anvil Chorus from The Troubadour; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Maurice Ravel). For more information, call 207-828-0043 or email info@choralart.org. Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle Street, Portland ME 04101 (View flier) ⓘ

October 1, 2023 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Cape Ann Symphony / New World Chorale [MA]: French Spectacular Concert. Claude Debussy: Nocturnes; Lili Boulanger: D’un matin printemps (Of a Spring Morning). Maurice Ravel: Mother Goose Suite; Bolero. Yoichi Udagawa, conductor. For more information, call 978-281-0543 or email info@capeannsymphony.org. Manchester Essex RHS, 36 Lincoln Street, Manchester-by-the-Sea MA 01944 (View flier) ⓘ

2:30 PM. Portland Symphony Orchestra / ChoralArt [ME]: Opening Night: Visual Sounds. Ralph Vaughan-Williams: "Serenade to Music"; Giuseppe Verdi: "Va, Penierso"(Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) From Nabucco; George Gershwin: An American in Paris; Giuseppe Verdi: Anvil Chorus from The Troubadour; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Maurice Ravel). For more information, call 207-828-0043 or email info@choralart.org. Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle Street, Portland ME 04101 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Harwich Women’s Chorus [MA]: Benefit Concert. Folk music from Canada, James Taylor, Eric Whitacre, original song by Meg Hunter, Bruno Mars, Fred Rogers and more. All donations will go to Hands of Hope Food Pantry and Outreach Center. For more information, email hempelm@earthlink.net. West Parish of Barnstable, 2049 Meetinghouse Way, West Barnstable MA 02668 (View flier)

October 4, 2023 (Wednesday)

1:00 PM. Nightingale Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Exploratory Choral Meditations. Improvised vocal music as the ensemble in Residence at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston. Monthly, 1–3 p.m. Free admission. For more information, call 941-228-3543 or email nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com. The Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 138 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02111 (View flier)

October 6, 2023 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Israel in Egypt. G.F. Handel: Israel in Egypt. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

October 8, 2023 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Israel in Egypt. G.F. Handel: Israel in Egypt. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

October 13, 2023 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Voices of Concinnity [CT]: Hearth: on finding home. Music by Eric Whitacre, Billie Ellish, Susan LaBarr, B.E. Boykin, Nico Gutierrez, and a premiere of a new work by Brian Jones. Proceeds will benefit F.O.S.T.E.R. Independence Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization that helps Connecticut “independent students” (students experiencing family estrangement, housing insecurity, or foster care) to successfully graduate from college. Tickets: $10 (students free). For more information, email consonare.sing@gmail.com. Storrs Congregational Church, 2 N. Eagleville Road, Storrs CT 06250 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Ode To Joy. Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9; “Coriolan” Overture; “Elegiac Song.” Heidi Stober, soprano; Daniela Mack, mezzo-soprano; William Burden, tenor; Eric Owens, bass; Martin Pearlman, conductor. For more information, call 617-987-8600 or email info@bostonbaroque.org. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

October 14, 2023 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Le Rossignol musical / The Musical Nightingale. Songs about love & freedom, nightingales & other musical birds from Le Rossignol musical (Antwerp, 1597), by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Claude Le Jeune, Andreas Pevernage, Cipriano De Rore & others. Pre-concert talk by Kate van Orden (Harvard University) at 2:15 pm. For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Ode To Joy. Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9; “Coriolan” Overture; “Elegiac Song.” Heidi Stober, soprano; Daniela Mack, mezzo-soprano; William Burden, tenor; Eric Owens, bass; Martin Pearlman, conductor. For more information, call 617-987-8600 or email info@bostonbaroque.org. GBH Calderwood Studio, 1 Guest Street, Boston MA 02135 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Exultet Terra. Hilary Tann: Exultet Terra, for double reed quintet and double choir. 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. Halalisa Singers [MA]: Concert for the Earth. Paul Winter, Paul Halley, Jim Scott, Oscar Castro-Neves, and Kim Oler: Missa Gaia/Earth Mass; works by Arnesen, Hogan, Saez, and Walker. Jim Scott, saxophone; Stan Strickland, saxopohone. Tickets: $25 general admission. For more information, email info@halalisa.org. First Parish Arlington, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 (View flier) ⓘ

October 15, 2023 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Ode To Joy. Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9; “Coriolan” Overture; “Elegiac Song.” Heidi Stober, soprano; Daniela Mack, mezzo-soprano; William Burden, tenor; Eric Owens, bass; Martin Pearlman, 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. Voce [CT]: Little Wing. An event designed to create an experience that will awaken wonder, touch your heart, and leave you with a profound sense of healing. For more information, email info@voceinc.org. Immanuel Congregational Church, 10 Woodland Street, Hartford CT 06105 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Exultet Terra. Hilary Tann: Exultet Terra, for double reed quintet and double choir. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Halalisa Singers [MA]: Concert for the Earth. Paul Winter, Paul Halley, Jim Scott, Oscar Castro-Neves, and Kim Oler: Missa Gaia/Earth Mass; works by Arnesen, Hogan, Saez, and Walker. Jim Scott, saxophone; Stan Strickland, saxopohone. Tickets: $25 general admission. For more information, email info@halalisa.org. First Unitarian of Worcester, 90 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 (View flier) ⓘ

October 17, 2023 (Tuesday)

6:30 PM. Post Road Chorus [MA]: Ladies Night Out: "Sing, Laugh, Love!". Women of all ages with a passion for music are invited to join Post Road Chorus for sips, snacks, and a “behind the scenes” view of the Post Road Chorus a cappella four-part harmony sound. Post Road Chorus features full chorus and small ensemble four part harmony with a healthy dose of weekly fun. For more information, call 508-769-2841 or email faithkes@charter.net. Briarwood Auditorium, Briarwood Community Center, 65 Briarwood Circle, Worcester MA 01607 (View flier) ⓘ

October 21, 2023 (Saturday)

11:00 AM. Boston Choral Ensemble [MA]: PopUp Boston! A 30-minute family-friendly program with joyful music from the many diverse communities that call Boston home. Pieces include “Kalinda” in Haitian Creole; “Balelaikka,” a Tamil tongue-twister from India; “Salseo,”a Venezuelan song with a salsa beat; and the stirring “Song for the People” by Melissa Dunphy. For more information, email info@bostonchoral.org. Thomas Crane Public Library, 40 Washington Street, Quincy MA 02169 (View flier) ⓘ

1:30 PM. Boston Choral Ensemble [MA]: PopUp Boston! A 30-minute family-friendly program with joyful music from the many diverse communities that call Boston home. Pieces include “Kalinda” in Haitian Creole; “Balelaikka,” a Tamil tongue-twister from India; “Salseo,”a Venezuelan song with a salsa beat; and the stirring “Song for the People” by Melissa Dunphy. For more information, email info@bostonchoral.org. MassArt Art Museum, 621 Huntington Avenue, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Boston Choral Ensemble [MA]: PopUp Boston! A 30-minute family-friendly program with joyful music from the many diverse communities that call Boston home. Pieces include “Kalinda” in Haitian Creole; “Balelaikka,” a Tamil tongue-twister from India; “Salseo,”a Venezuelan song with a salsa beat; and the stirring “Song for the People” by Melissa Dunphy. For more information, email info@bostonchoral.org. Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Falmouth Chorale [MA]: Is Not His Word Like a Fire: The Cry of Jeremiah and Five Mystical Songs. Richard Giarruso, baritone. With strings and percussion. For more information, call 774-392-2383 or email info@falmouthchorale.org. First Congregational Church, 68 Main Street, Falmouth MA 02540 ⓘ

5:00 PM. Boston Camerata [MA]: We'll Be There! American Spirituals, Black and White, 1800-1900. Folk hymns derived from English and Celtic folklore, African-derived call-and-shout group songs, links in the Black tradition to the experience of slavery, reminiscences of the Civil War, and shared celebrations of striving, freedom, and salvation. For more information, call 617-262-2092. Trinity Church, 206 Clarendon Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier)

7:00 PM. Upper Valley Baroque [NH]: Choral Gems. J.S. Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225; Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227; Giacomo Carissimi: Jephte. For more information, email baroqueuv@gmail.com. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 9 West Wheelock Street, Hanover NH 03755 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Calliope [MA]: A NIght at the Theater. A theatrical party: Music from Pinafore to Traviata. Stephanie Beatrice, Music Director. For more information, call 617-759-2057 or email moreinfo@calliopemusic.org. First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Solaris Vocal Ensemble [VT]: Solaris 10th Anniversary Celebration Concert. Mack Wilberg: Bound For the Promised Land; James Stewart (arr.): "May the Circle be Unbroken". Sung by Solaris and 7 invited choirs, including Bella Voce, Counterpoint, Aurora, the UVM Catamount Singers, and 3 church choirs. Each group will also perform one of their favorite pieces. With Joe’s Big Band, a dynamic 17-piece jazz band. Freewill Donations at the door. For more information, email director@solarisensemble.org. First Unitarian Universalist Society of Burlington, 152 Pearl Street, Burlington VT 05401 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Musica Sacra [MA]: From the Old World to the New World. Tomás Luis de Victoria: Requiem Mass for Six Voices; Juan de Lienas: Salve Regina; Lamentatio. For more information, call 617-349-3400 or email info@musicasacra.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

October 22, 2023 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Cantilena Chamber Choir [MA]: Galileo & His World. Works by Monteverdi, Marenzio, Caccini, Fescobaldi and more. With Galileo’s Daughters (Sarah Pillow, soprano; Mary Anne Ballard, viola da gamba; Dulsan Balerin, lute). Aaron Likness, harpsichord. Pre-concert lecture by Steven Ledbetter on Galileo and his world. 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. Falmouth Chorale [MA]: Is Not His Word Like a Fire: The Cry of Jeremiah and Five Mystical Songs. Richard Giarruso, baritone. With strings and percussion. For more information, call 774-392-2383 or email info@falmouthchorale.org. First Congregational Church, 68 Main Street, Falmouth MA 02540 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Sängerchor Boston [MA]: Vienna to Berlin - a Magical Journey. An afternoon of German folk songs. Doors open at 2 pm; concert begins at 3:00, coffee and cakes at 3:50. Admission: $25 adults, $10 children 12 years and under; includes refreshments. For more information, call 978-468-6192 or email info.saengerchor@germanclub.org. Boylston Schul-Verein, 8 County Street, Walpole MA 02081 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Upper Valley Baroque [NH]: Choral Gems. J.S. Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225; Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227; Giacomo Carissimi: Jephte. For more information, email baroqueuv@gmail.com. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 9 West Wheelock Street, Hanover NH 03755 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Viva Bach Peterborough [NH]: Cantatas Festival Concert. J.S. Bach: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230; Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben, BWV 102; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140; Komm Jesu, komm, BWV 229. Mary Bonhag, soprano; Wee Kiat Chia, countertenor; William Hite, tenor; Alan Cline, dramatic baritone; Colin Mann, conductor. Children attend free. Part of a 3 day festival featuring the works of J.S. Bach. For more information, call 603-513-8818 or email vivabachpbro@gmail.com. Peterborough Town House, 1 Grove Street, Peterborough NH 03458 (View flier)

4:00 PM. Boston Camerata [MA]: We'll Be There! American Spirituals, Black and White, 1800-1900. Folk hymns derived from English and Celtic folklore, African-derived call-and-shout group songs, links in the Black tradition to the experience of slavery, reminiscences of the Civil War, and shared celebrations of striving, freedom, and salvation. For more information, call 617-262-2092. Twelfth Baptist Church, 160 Warren St., Roxbury MA 02119 (View flier)

5:00 PM. King's Chapel Choir [MA]: When Britten met Poulenc. Tickets $25, 20 students/seniors ($5 discount in advance). ​Validated discount parking is available at One Beacon Garage, across the street from the Chapel. For more information, call 617-227-2155 or email hchristensen@kings-chapel.org. Kings Chapel, 58 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02108 (View flier) ⓘ

October 24, 2023 (Tuesday)

5:00 PM. Boston Camerata [MA]: We'll Be There! American Spirituals, Black and White, 1800-1900. Folk hymns derived from English and Celtic folklore, African-derived call-and-shout group songs, links in the Black tradition to the experience of slavery, reminiscences of the Civil War, and shared celebrations of striving, freedom, and salvation. For more information, call 617-262-2092. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier)

October 27, 2023 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: A Night at the Theatre. Music from Broadway. Our talented Skylarks will make you laugh, cry, and send you home feeling like you stepped out of a Broadway theatre. For more information, call 918-688-2236 or email info@skylarkensemble.org. First Parish Church of Weston, 349 Boston Post Road, Weston MA 02493 (View flier) ⓘ

October 28, 2023 (Saturday)

2:00 PM. Back Bay Chorale [MA]: La Dolce Vita. Alessandro Scarlatti: Exultate Deo adjutori; Rafaella Aleotti: Ego Flos Campi; Surge Propera Mea; Claudio Monteverdi: Si ch'io vorrei morire; Ah! Dolente partita; Antonio Vivaldi: Domine ad adiuvandum me festina; Alessandro Scarlatti: Dixit Dominus; Domenico Scarlatti: Te Deum; Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Confitebor tibi Domine, P. 66; Antonio Vivaldi: Laetatus sum; Giuseppe Verdi: Ave Maria from “Quattro Pezzi Sacri”; Gioachino Rossini: Giunone, cantata for the birthday of Ferdinando IV. Robert Duff, conductor. For more information, call 617-648-3885 or email info@bbcboston.org. Saint Leonard's Church, 320 Hanover Street, Boston MA 02113 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Hartford Symphony / Hartford Chorale [CT]: Tales of Halloween. Chilling favorites from Hocus Pocus, Jurassic Park, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and more. Guests are encouraged to wear Halloween costumes as The Bushnell transforms into a spooktacular theater with spellbinding decorations, festive activities, and tons of tricks and treats! John Jesensky, director. For more information, call 860-246-8742 or email info@hartfordsymphony.org. Mortensen Hall, The Bushnell, 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford CT 06106 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Highland Glee Club [MA]: HOOK'D on Gilbert & Sullivan. Selections from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story, Skin of Our Teeth and Peter Pan; and Gilbert & Sullivan's Iolanthe, Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado, and HMS Pinafore. Lonnie Powell, John Ficarelli, Ben Morse, Connor Vigeant, Tom Frates and Paul Barrett, soloists; Sarah Robinson Seeber, director. For more information, call 508-613-5450 or email r-djantzen@comcast.net. War Memorial Auditorium, Newton City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton Centre MA 02459 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Crescendo [MA]: Sacred Poly-Choral Works and Opera Choruses from the early Baroque to the early Classical periods in Latin America and Europe. Motets, villancicos and choruses by Manuel de Zumaya, Domenico Zipoli, Antonio Vivaldi, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Georg Philipp Telemann, and Johann Sebastian Bach; Baroque opera excerpts by Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco (composer of the first Latin American opera), Henry Purcell, Jean-Philippe Rameau, and Christoph Willibald Gluck among others. For more information, call 860-435-4866 or email crescendo@crescendomusic.org. St. James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington MA 01230 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: A Night at the Theatre. Music from Broadway. Our talented Skylarks will make you laugh, cry, and send you home feeling like you stepped out of a Broadway theatre. For more information, call 918-688-2236 or email info@skylarkensemble.org. John Wesley United Methodist Church, 270 Gifford Street, Falmouth MA 02540 (View flier) ⓘ

October 29, 2023 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: A Night at the Theatre. Music from Broadway. Our talented Skylarks will make you laugh, cry, and send you home feeling like you stepped out of a Broadway theatre. 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) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: Duruflé Requiem. Maurice Duruflé: Requiem; Zachary Wadsworth: commissioned work, premiere. For more information, call 617-868-5885 or email mrush@cantatasingers.org. Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Collegium Ancora [RI]: Byrd Songs. Cebrating 400 years of William Byrd. Tickets $20, available at the door. For more information, email collegiumancora@gmail.com. St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 50 Orchard Avenue, Providence RI 02906 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Crescendo [CT]: Sacred Poly-Choral Works and Opera Choruses from the early Baroque to the early Classical periods in Latin America and Europe. Motets, villancicos and choruses by Manuel de Zumaya, Domenico Zipoli, Antonio Vivaldi, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Georg Philipp Telemann, and Johann Sebastian Bach; Baroque opera excerpts by Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco (composer of the first Latin American opera), Henry Purcell, Jean-Philippe Rameau, and Christoph Willibald Gluck among others. For more information, call 860-435-4866 or email crescendo@crescendomusic.org. Trinity Church Lime Rock, 484 Lime Rock Road, Lakeville CT 06039 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Falmouth Chorale [MA]: Songs of Remembrance, Songs of Thanksgiving. The Falmouth Chorale Chamber Singers present an a cappella concert. For more information, call 774-392-2383 or email info@falmouthchorale.org. Highfield Hall, 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth MA 02540 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Illuminati Vocal Arts Ensemble [MA]: Martin Mass. Frank Martin: Mass; J.S. Bach: Singet dem Herrn, BWV 225; works by Alice Parker. E. Wayne Abercrombie, guest conductor. For more information, email illuminatiensemble@gmail.com. Grace Episcopal Church, 14 Boltwood Avenue, Amherst MA 01002 (View flier) ⓘ

November 1, 2023 (Wednesday)

1:00 PM. Nightingale Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Exploratory Choral Meditations. Improvised vocal music as the ensemble in Residence at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston. Monthly, 1–3 p.m. Free admission. For more information, call 941-228-3543 or email nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com. The Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 138 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02111 (View flier)

November 3, 2023 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale [CT]: Music Brings Us Together. Elaine Hagenberg: Illuminare; W.A. Mozart: Magic Flute Overture; Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis; Jean Sibelius: Finlandia. A collaboration with MCC Choir, Manchester, and Middletown High School Choirs. For more information, call 860-559-2967 or email info@msoc.org. Bailey Auditorium, Manchester High School, 134 Middle Turnpike E, Manchester CT 06040 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Chorus pro Musica [MA]: Changes. Works that explore the inevitability of change over time—physical, emotional, spiritual. Margaret Bonds: St. Francis’s Prayer; Christopher Tin: The Saddest Noise; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Three Shakespeare Songs; Michael Gilbertson: Migration (Boston premiere); Eslon Hindundu (arr.): Jesu Weja; Dominick Argento: Dover Beach Revisited. For more information, call 617-267-7442 or email manager@choruspromusica.org. Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Lorelei Ensemble [MA]: Look Up. Meredith Monk: "Other Worlds Revealed", from Atlas; "Earth Seen from Above", from Atlas; Molly Herron: Stellar Atmospheres; Elena Ruehr: Not from the stars; Elijah Daniel Smith: Suspended in Spin (World Premiere); Christopher Cerrone: Beaufort Scales (World Premiere). For more information, call 605-354-3723 or email lorelei.ensemble@gmail.com. MASS MoCA, 1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams MA 01247 (View flier) ⓘ

November 4, 2023 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Oratorio Chorale [ME]: Messiah. Multiplied. What is “Messiah?” Handel’s Messiah tells the story of one man’s work to make his world a better place. But what if “Messiah” is not someone but something: an ethic of care, a movement of inclusivity? Using Handel’s original work, Messiah. Multiplied. tells a story of struggle, transformation, and affirmation in our modern world, asking “What if ‘Messiah' is a change we can bring about together?” With soloists from ChamberQUEER. Pre-concert lecture at 2 pm, and post-concert Q&A. For more information, call 207-725-4258 or email oratoriochorale@gmail.com. First Parish Church, 9 Cleaveland Street, Brunswick ME 04011 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Pioneer Valley Symphony Chorus and Chamber Choir [MA]: Here at Home: Choral Concert. The PVS Chorus and Chamber Choir present a program inspired by the theme of "home," including music from local composers and a new commission to the words of Emily Dickinson. Dr. Allegra Martin, Chorus Director, Larry Picard, Accompanist. Concert length is approximately 1 hour 30 minutes without intermission. Join us for the post-concert reception! For more information, call 413-773-3664 or email admin@pvso.org. Episcopal Church of Saints James & Andrew, 8 Church St, Greenfield MA 01301 (View flier)

7:00 PM. Maine Music Society [ME]: Battle of the Blends XXVIII. With MMS's Artistic Director, Dr. Richard Nickerson, as emcee, this always sold-out event will feature spectacular groups raising their voices in exuberant renditions of jazz, barbershop, rock’n’roll, spiritual and renaissance vocal music. Performers include The Maine Music Society Chamber Singers, The Royal River Chorus, Acapetal (from Brunswick High School), and the Bates College Deansmen. For more information, call 207-333-3386 or email info@mainemusicsociety.org. Franco Center, 46 Cedar Street, Lewiston ME 04240 (View flier)

7:30 PM. Nashoba Valley Chorale [MA]: That Glad Night. J.S. Bach: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden; Samuel Barber: Reincarnations; John Corigliano: Fern Hill; John Kramer: Let Your Love Flow; Ola Gjeilo: Dark Night of the Soul. With UMass Lowell Concert Choir. For more information, call 978-540-5022 or email info@nashobachorale.org. Acton Congregational Church, 12 Concord Road, Acton MA 01720 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Sine Nomine [RI]: Music of the 17th Century. Featuring the Magnificat from Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610, with works by Peter Philips and others. For more information, call 508-245-8476 or email info@sinenominechoir.org. Church of the Redeemer, 655 Hope Street, Providence RI 02906 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Master Singers of Lexington [MA]: Music of the Season, Harvest and Thanksgiving. Felix Mendelssohn: Herbstlied; Robert Schumann: Herbstlied; Johannes Brahms: Im Herbs; Robert Sund: Herbst; Alphons Diepenbrock: Chanson d’automne; Irving Fine: "Design for October" from Choral New Yorker; Astor Piazzola: Ottono Porteno; Jean Berger: "Harvesters Song"; Carol Barnett: "McKay" from An American Thanksgiving; Aaron Copland: "The Promise Of Living"; Joseph Kosma: "Autumn Leaves". For more information, call 781-729-7975 or email msingers@themastersingers.org. First Parish Church, 7 Harrington Road, Lexington MA 02421 ⓘ

November 5, 2023 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Nashoba Valley Chorale [MA]: That Glad Night. J.S. Bach: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden; Samuel Barber: Reincarnations; John Corigliano: Fern Hill; John Kramer: Let Your Love Flow; Ola Gjeilo: Dark Night of the Soul. With UMass Lowell Concert Choir. For more information, call 978-540-5022 or email info@nashobachorale.org. St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, 8 Kirk Street, Lowell MA 01852 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Oratorio Chorale [ME]: Messiah. Multiplied. What is “Messiah?” Handel’s Messiah tells the story of one man’s work to make his world a better place. But what if “Messiah” is not someone but something: an ethic of care, a movement of inclusivity? Using Handel’s original work, Messiah. Multiplied. tells a story of struggle, transformation, and affirmation in our modern world, asking “What if ‘Messiah' is a change we can bring about together?” With soloists from ChamberQUEER. Pre-concert lecture at 2 pm, and post-concert Q&A. For more information, call 207-725-4258 or email oratoriochorale@gmail.com. Temple Beth El 400 Deering Avenue Portland, ME, 04103, Brunswick ME 04011 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Sine Nomine [MA]: Music of the 17th Century. Featuring the Magnificat from Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610, with works by Peter Philips and others. For more information, call 508-245-8476 or email info@sinenominechoir.org. Grace Episcopal Church, 133 School Street, New Bedford MA 02740 (View flier) ⓘ

November 10, 2023 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Connecticut Choral Society [CT]: The Breath of Life. Dan Forrest: The Breath of Life; Light Beyond Shadow; Alway Something Sings, Astor Piazzolla: Four Seasons of Buenos Aires; Amy Beach: Two Songs. Francesca Federico, soprano; Miriam Liske-Doorandish, cello; Max Vladimiroff, piano; Linda Sweetman-Waters, organ and piano; Eric Dale Knapp, director. With ORCHESTRANEXUS and the Nexus Choral Artists. Tickets $25, available online or at the door. For more information, call 888-927-2933 or email info@ctchoralsociety.com. Trinity Episcopal Church, 36 Main Street, Newtown CT 06470 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. CONCORA [MA]: Esmail & Bach. Reena Esmail: This Love Between Us; J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D, BWV 243. For more information, call 860-839-6480 or email admin@concora.org. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: BSO Postlude Concert. Roxanna Panufnik: Love Endureth; Randall Thompson: The Peaceable Kingdom; William Byrd: Ave Verum Corpus; Roderick Williams: Ave Verum Corpus re-imagined. James Burton, conductor. A cappella choral concert following a Boston Symphony Orchestra; admission included with regular concert ticket. For more information, call 617-638-9311 or email tfc@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

November 11, 2023 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: Celebrating Walt Whitman Through Song. Chamber Series recital. Allison Voth, director. For more information, call 617-868-5885 or email hello@cantatasingers.org. Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Connecticut Choral Society [CT]: The Breath of Life. Dan Forrest: The Breath of Life; Light Beyond Shadow; Alway Something Sings, Astor Piazzolla: Four Seasons of Buenos Aires; Amy Beach: Two Songs. Francesca Federico, soprano; Miriam Liske-Doorandish, cello; Max Vladimiroff, piano; Linda Sweetman-Waters, organ and piano; Eric Dale Knapp, director. With ORCHESTRANEXUS and the Nexus Choral Artists. Tickets $25, available online or at the door. For more information, call 888-927-2933 or email info@ctchoralsociety.com. North Congregational Church, 11 Main Street North, Woodbury CT 06798 (View flier) ⓘ

6:00 PM. Boston Children's Chorus [MA]: Kaleidoscope. Norman Dello Joio: A Jubilant Song; Come to me, my love; Felix Mendelssohn: Kyrie in d minor; Josef Rheinberger: Abendlied; Johannes Brahms: "O Schöne Nacht" from Vier Quartette; Anton Bruckner: Locus iste; Dominic Diorio: Every Given Light; Jacob Naverud: Ad Astra; Barbara Baker (arr.): "Storm is Passing Over"; J. David Moore (arr.): "Will the Circle Be Unbroken". Boston University School of Music Singers & Boston Children’s Chorus Premier Choir. For more information, call 617-778-2242 or email info@bostonchildrenschorus.org. Marsh Chapel, Boston University, 735 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston MA 02215 ⓘ

7:00 PM. VOICES21C [MA]: How it Would Feel to Be Free. A collaboration with artists and activists Eric Anderson, Wayland X Coleman, Truth, and Onyx White to present a performance of music and spoken word from voices of the current and formerly incarcerated. Focusing on the Massachusetts incarceration system specifically, this event explores the impacts of the 13th Amendment, lynching, and racial violence, the wars on drugs, the impact of prison on women, and other intersecting social issues to reflect on the continued harm done to Massachusetts residents through the prison industrial complex. The event will feature a talkback following the performance. Free admission. For more information, email voices21c@gmail.com. Jean McDonough Arts Center, Blackbox Theater, 20b Franklin Street, Worcester MA 01608 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Aurora Chamber Singers [VT]: Lord Nelson Mass. Franz Joseph Haydn: Lord Nelson Mass; Georg Philipp Telemann: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden. For more information, email info@aurorachambersingers.org. College Street Congregational Church, 265 College Street, Burlington VT 05401 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Mystic Chorale [MA]: There Will Always Be Singing. Visiting music director Mike Pfitzer leads more than 150 singers in a concert of music from a variety of locations, styles, cultures, and time periods, including Linda Hirschhorn’s There Will Always Be Singing; the South African protest song Akanamandla; Trilo, a Swedish prayer song for the safe return of boats; Simon and Garfunkel’s "Bridge Over Troubled Water"; and popular modern folk songs - the Wailin’ Jennys’ "One Voice" and Brandi Carlile and Alicia Keys’ "A Beautiful Noise". The concert will be live streamed. Tickets: $25 live, $15 virtual. For more information, call 781-316-2500 or email info@mysticchorale.org. Cary Memorial Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Oriana Consort [MA]: A New Gladness: Choral music from five centuries. Leonel Power: Ave Regina Caelorum; Johannes Ockeghem: Alma Redemptoris Mater; Heinrich Schütz: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, SWV 35; Paul Hindemith: La Biche; Igor Stravinsky: The Dove Descending; Aaron Copland: "Lark"; Ralph Vaughan Williams: "Loch Lomond"; Abbie Betinis: "Prayer for Peace"; Reena Esmail: "The Unexpected Early Hour"; Iryna Aleksiychuk: "My Voice to the Lord"; Eric Whitacre: All Seems Beautiful to Me. For more information, call 617-547-1798 or email director@orianaconsort.org. University Lutheran Church, 66 Winthrop Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

November 12, 2023 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Lorelei Ensemble [MA]: Ligeti 100: BSO Presents. György Ligeti: Négy lakodalmi tánc; Ricercare for organ; 2 Etudes for organ; Volumina for orga; Johannes Okeghem: Kyrie from Missa prolacionum; Prenez sur moi vostre exemple amoureux; Agnus dei from Missa prolacionum; Guillaume Dufay: Rite maiorem iacobum canamus; Idegen Földön; O proles Hispanie; Flos florum; Apostolo glorioso. Heinrich Christensen, organ. Free, no ticket required. For more information, call 605-354-3723 or email lorelei.ensemble@gmail.com. St. Cecilia Parish, 18 Belvidere Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Bella Voce Women's Chorus [VT]: Cantiamo Concert. “A Musical Feast,” including spirituals, folk songs and a dance tune from Quebec. Part of the "Community Concerts at First" Concert Series For more information, call 802-879-1218 or email willisdawn@aol.com. First Congregational Church, 39 Main Street, Essex VT 05452 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Connecticut Choral Society [CT]: The Breath of Life. Dan Forrest: The Breath of Life; Light Beyond Shadow; Alway Something Sings, Astor Piazzolla: Four Seasons of Buenos Aires; Amy Beach: Two Songs. Francesca Federico, soprano; Miriam Liske-Doorandish, cello; Max Vladimiroff, piano; Linda Sweetman-Waters, organ and piano; Eric Dale Knapp, director. With ORCHESTRANEXUS and the Nexus Choral Artists. Tickets $25, available online or at the door. For more information, call 888-927-2933 or email info@ctchoralsociety.com. Valley Presbyterian Church, 21 West Whisconier Road, Brookfield CT 06804 (View flier) ⓘ

3:30 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers [MA]: A Choral Tapestry. Treasures and smaller masterpieces from the European and American traditions, including works by Bach, Mozart, Biebl, Brahms, and Bruckner, as well as Spirituals and contemporary choral treasures. For more information, call 508-361-5484 or email info@avmsingers.org. Pilgrim Church, 15 Common Street, Southborough MA 01772 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. CONCORA [CT]: Esmail & Bach. Reena Esmail: This Love Between Us; J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D, BWV 243. For more information, call 860-839-6480 or email admin@concora.org. St. James Episcopal Church, 1018 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford CT 06107 ⓘ

4:00 PM. GMChorale [CT]: Festa Exultate! Music from the Renaissance (featuring Alchemy); G.F. Handel: Zadok the Priest Coronation Anthem, HWV 258; "Let Their Celestial Concerts All Unite"; Hallelujah Chorus; J.S. Bach: Magnificat, BWV 243; Henry Purcell: Jubilate Deo in D Major. With Alchemy, the Chorale’s vocal chamber music choir, the Elm City Girls’ Choir and Orchestra New England. For more information, call 860-316-4854 or email info@gmchorale.org. Santo Fragilio Performing Arts Center at Middletown High School, 200 La Rosa Lane, Middletown CT 06457 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Ridgefield Chorale [CT]: Ridgefield Chorale in Concert. Elaine Hagenberg: Illuminare; Adam Guettel: music from The Light in the Piazza; Craig Courtney: Ukrainian Alleluia; Craig Hella Johnson: "All of Us" from Considering Matthew Shepard and Ola Gjeilo: Across the Vast Eternal Sky. Carol Spaulding, piano. With the RC Chamber Orchestra. Please note, tickets will not be sold at the door. For more information, call 877-815-5635 or email info@ridgefieldchorale.org. First Congregational Church, 164 Deer Hill Avenue, Danbury CT 06810 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Salisbury Singers [MA]: Duruflé Requiem. In two parts, the first examining writings on war, peace, and the personal struggle that soldiers, families, and communities grapple with during conflict, and the second will be the complete Duruflé Requiem for choir and organ. For more information, call 508-799-3848. All Saints Episcopal Church, 10 Irving Street, Worcester MA 01609 ⓘ

November 16, 2023 (Thursday)

7:00 PM. Nightingale Vocal Esemble [MA]: Journey of Seasons. Andrew List: "Journey of Seasons" for vocal quartet, clarinet, and piano (words by May Sarton). Rose Hegele, director. For more information, email nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com. David Friend Recital Hall, Berklee College of Music, 921 Boylston St, Boston MA 02115 (View flier)

November 17, 2023 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Oriana Consort [MA]: A New Gladness: Choral music from five centuries. Leonel Power: Ave Regina Caelorum; Johannes Ockeghem: Alma Redemptoris Mater; Heinrich Schütz: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, SWV 35; Paul Hindemith: La Biche; Igor Stravinsky: The Dove Descending; Aaron Copland: "Lark"; Ralph Vaughan Williams: "Loch Lomond"; Abbie Betinis: "Prayer for Peace"; Reena Esmail: "The Unexpected Early Hour"; Iryna Aleksiychuk: "My Voice to the Lord"; Eric Whitacre: All Seems Beautiful to Me. For more information, call 617-547-1798 or email director@orianaconsort.org. Trinity Episcopal Church, 81 Elm Street, Concord MA 01742 (View flier) ⓘ

November 18, 2023 (Saturday)

1:00 PM. Nightingale Vocal Esemble [ME]: Journey of Seasons. Andrew List: "Journey of Seasons" for vocal quartet, clarinet, and piano (words by May Sarton). Rose Hegele, director. For more information, email nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com. York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Rd, York ME 03909 (View flier)

2:00 PM. Chatham Chorale [MA]: The Best of Bach and Shubert. Johann Sebastian Bach: Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme; Franz Schubert: Mass in G Major; Magnificat. For more information, call 774-212-9333 or email info@chathamchorale.org. First Congregational Church of Chatham, 650 Main Street, Chatham MA 02633 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Kearsarge Chorale [NH]: The Road Home. Randall Thompson: "Frostiana"; Bob Chilcott: "Five Days that Changed the World"; and a lovely setting of "Good Night Moon". Alex Ager, director. Tickets: $10 adult, $5 student. For more information, call 603-526-4391 or email kearsargechorale@gmail.com. Kearsarge Regional High School, 457 N Road, North Sutton NH 03260 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Another Octave [CT]: Women's Work. Whether your Mondays are manic, or the 9 to 5 routine is all too familiar, or you've dreamed of playing for the major leagues - we'll be telling your stories in song in Woman's Work. For more information, call 203-645-7022 or email women@anotheroctave.org. Unitarian Society of New Haven, ​700 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden CT 06517 (View flier)

7:00 PM. Choir Matrix / Consonare Youth Choir [CT]: Firelight. Music of Katerina Gimon, Andrea Ramsey, Samuel Barber, Eva Ugalde, and more, evoking the experience of singing around the fire at night with music of community, mystery, and storytelling. There will be an opportunity for the audience to join in the sing. Admission is free (donations welcome). For more information, email consonare.sing@gmail.com. Saint Mary's Church, 46 Valley Street, Willimantic CT 06226 (View flier) ⓘⓘ

7:00 PM. Chorus of Westerly [RI]: Bach & Britten. J.S. Bach: Magnificat; Benjamin Britten: St. Nicolas. For more information, call 401-596-8663 or email jodie@chorusofwesterly.org. George Kent Performance Hall, 119 High Street, Westerly RI 02891 ⓘ

7:00 PM. Master Singers of Worcester [MA]: A Woman’s Voice. Music by women composers, including Fanny Mendelssohn, Lili Boulanger, Florence Price, Amy Bernon, Gwyneth Walker, and Ellen Gilson Voth, and many others. For more information, call 508-842-1349 or email info@mswma.org. Salem Covenant Church, 215 East Mountain Street, Worcester MA 01606 ⓘ

7:00 PM. New Hampshire Master Chorale [NH]: Season 21 opening. Works by Brahms, Runestad, Whitacre and others. For more information, call 855-642-4672 or email info@nhmasterchorale.org. South Church, 27 Pleasant St, Concord NH 03301 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Rhode Island Civic Chorale & Orchestra [RI]: Mendelssohn: Prelude to Greatness. Felix Mendelssohn: The First Walpurgis Night; "Hear My Prayer"; Psalm 42; String Octet. Soloists are the 2023 Collegiate Vocal Competition Winners. For more information, call 401-521-5670 or email info@ricco.org. Church of St. Sebastian, 67 Cole Avenue, Providence RI 02906 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Amare Cantare [NH]: More Love. Eric Whitacre: Five Hebrew Love Songs. Catherine York, piano; Ryan Shannon, violin. For more information, call 603-365-6727 or email info@amarecantare.org. Middle Street Baptist Church, 18 Court Street, Portsmouth NH 03801 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Beethoven and Schubert / Nashua Choral Society [NH]: Beethoven and Schubert. Franz Schubert: Mass in G; Franz Schubert: Overture in the Italian Style; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 2. Reagan G. Paras, conductor. All veterans admitted free. For more information, email info@nco-music.org. Nashua Community College, 505 Amherst Street, Nashua NH 03063 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Burlington Choral Society [VT]: Beethoven: Mass in C Major and Choral Fantasy. Ludwig van Beethoven: Mass in C Major; Choral Fantasy (Claire Black, piano); Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage. For more information, call 802-461-6626 or email bcssingerz@gmail.com. Elley-Long Music Center at St. Michael's College, 223 Ethan Allen Avenue, Colchester VT 05446 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Providence Singers [RI]: Rachmaninoff Vespers. Sergei Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil (Vespers). For more information, call 401-751-5700 or email executive@providencesingers.org. St. Mary of the Bay Church, 645 Main Street, Warren RI 02903 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Spectrum Singers [MA]: A Christmas Prelude. Ottorino Respighi: Laud to the Nativity, plus works by Mouton, Bach, Handel, Bruckner, Holst, Britten, and Lauridsen. Sarah Yanovitch Vitale, soprano; Katherine Maysek, mezzo-soprano; Marcio de Oliveira, tenor; John W. Ehrlich, 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. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Das Jahr. Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Das Jahr (The Year); with vocal quartets by Hensel and Clara Schumann. Lois Shapiro, piano. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. First Unitarian Society in Newton, 1325 Washington Street, West Newton MA 02465 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Commonwealth Chorale [MA]: Glory and Praise. Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Francis Poulenc: Gloria; Salomon Sulzer: Psalm 111; César Franck: Psalm 150. Sonja DuToit Tengblad, soprano; Leo Balkovetz, tenor; Susan DeSelms, organ. With organ, harp, percussion, and bass. Premiered in the 1960s, both Chichester Psalms and Poulenc’s Gloria were influenced by jazz and popular music, and both exemplify the power of ancient sacred texts to express timeless desires for peace and spiritual transcendence. For more information, call 617-527-7464 or email marketing@CommonwealthChorale.com. Church of the Holy Name, 1689 Center Street, West Roxbury MA 02132 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Harvard-Radcliffe Chorus [MA]: Fire and Ice: Cool, Cool Jazz and Spiritual Fervor. Will Todd: Mass in Blue; Margaret Bonds: Credo; Melissa Dunphy: Canticle of Hannah. Sarah Joyce Cooper, soprano; Dana Whiteside, baritone; and John Sullivan, piano; Edward Elwyn Jones, conductor. With jazz trio. Tickets: $25, $15 seniors, free for students. Free parking for concertgoers available in the Oxford St. Garage, 52 Oxford Street, and the Broadway Garage on Felton Street. For more information, call 617-496-2222 or email info@hrcsings.org. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

November 19, 2023 (Sunday)

12:00 PM. Emmanuel Music [MA]: Chorale Sing. Emmanuel Music Engagement and The Bach Institute invite one and all to an open chorale sing. Artistic Director Ryan Turner and Bach Institute Director Pamela Dellal will introduce a handful of chorales from the cantata repertoire and lead in singing and learning these pieces together. Participation is free of charge, but we ask that people register and let us know what voice part (soprano, alto, tenor bass) they would like to sing. We will provide all scores in advance and there will be support from organ and professional singers as well. Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTfFIStY5KBdZ6nzdWR5Y0M4yA2PfQqF5cQVHySVCWeHVyaQ/viewform For more information, call 617-536-3356 or email music@emmanuelmusic.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

1:00 PM. Merrimack Valley Chorus [MA]: Let's Get Cooking with MVA. A barbershop spectacular featuring all-women's 4-part harmony, featuring the spiciest of guests, Saffron! For more information, call 800-928-6151 or email contact@merrimackvalleychorus.com. Temple Emanuel, 7 Haggetts Pond Rd, Andover MA 01810 (View flier) ⓘ

2:00 PM. Chatham Chorale [MA]: The Best of Bach and Shubert. Johann Sebastian Bach: Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme; Franz Schubert: Mass in G Major; Magnificat. For more information, call 774-212-9333 or email info@chathamchorale.org. First Congregational Church of Chatham, 650 Main Street, Chatham MA 02633 (View flier) ⓘ

2:00 PM. The Fine Arts Chorale [MA]: Mozart and Handel. W.A. Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore; G.F. Handel: Dettingen Te Deum. For more information, call 800-230-7555 or email fineartschorale1@gmail.com. Old South Union Church, 25 Columbian Street, Weymouth MA 02190 ⓘ

2:00 PM. Sounds of Stow [MA]: Beauty in Birdsong. Christopher Tin: The Lost Birds; Antonio Vivaldi: “The Goldfinch” Concerto for Flute in D; Camille Saint-Saens: “The Swan” arranged for harp and cello; Margaret Lowe: “Dawn Carol” for multiple flutes; Ralph Vaughan Williams: “The Lark Ascending.” For more information, call 978-562-2620 or email barbjonz@me.com. Littleton High School Performing Arts Center, 56 King Street, Littleton MA 01460 (View flier) ⓘ

2:30 PM. The Shoreline Chorale [CT]: Always Something Sings. Mary Lynn Lightfoot: Cantate Hodie; Stepghen Chatman: Songs of a Prospector; Andrea Ramsey: There Has To Be A Song; John Leavitt: Fesitval Sanctus; Jan Garrett: I Dreamed of Rain; Bryan Sharpe: I Will Sing Til You Hear; Victor Johnson: My Lord, What A Mornin'; Felix Mendelssohn: On Wings of Song; Dan Forrest: Always Something Sings. Admission: $20. For more information, call 949-874-4400 or email info@shorelinechorale.org. First Congregational Church of Madison, 26 Meeting House Lane, Madison CT 06443 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Amare Cantare [NH]: More Love. Eric Whitacre: Five Hebrew Love Songs. Catherine York, piano; Ryan Shannon, violin. For more information, call 603-365-6727 or email info@amarecantare.org. Oyster River Middle School Concert Hall, 1 Coe Drive, Durham NH 03824 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Beethoven and Schubert / Nashua Choral Society [NH]: Beethoven and Schubert. Franz Schubert: Mass in G; Franz Schubert: Overture in the Italian Style; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 2. Reagan G. Paras, conductor. All veterans admitted free. For more information, email info@nco-music.org. Milford United Methodist Church, 327 North River Road, Milford NH 03055 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Das Jahr. Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Das Jahr (The Year); with vocal quartets by Hensel and Clara Schumann. Lois Shapiro, piano. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Chorus of Westerly [RI]: Bach & Britten. J.S. Bach: Magnificat; Benjamin Britten: St. Nicolas. For more information, call 401-596-8663 or email jodie@chorusofwesterly.org. George Kent Performance Hall, 119 High Street, Westerly RI 02891 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Connecticut Master Chorale [CT]: Annual Holiday Prelude Concert. An eclectic program of choral music that includes old favorites as well as exciting new compositions for Winter, Advent, Hannukah and Christmas and a new a composition by Tina Johns Heidrich. “A Calypso Christmas” features the return of the ever-popular steel drums! Joseph Jacovino, piano and organ; Tina Johns Heidrich, director. With the Connecticut Master Chorale Holiday Brass and Steel. Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at the door. For more information, call 203-775-2602 or email info@cmchorale.org. First Congregational Church, 164 Deer Hill Avenue, Danbury CT 06810 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Coro Allegro [MA]: IDENTITY: reclaimed. Alberto Ginastera: The Lamentations of Jeremiah; James MacMillan: Cantos Sagrados; Maurice Duruflé: Requiem. Clare McNamara, mezzo-soprano; Taras Leschishin, baritone; Eugene Kim, cello; Heinrich Christensen, 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) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Global Arts Live [MA]: Ndlovu Youth Choir. Since its inception as part of an after-school program for vulnerable youth in 2009, the inspiring Ndlovu Youth Choir has become one of South Africa’s most treasured choral groups, recognized globally for its unique musical arrangements, vocal talents, and infectious energy. From their home base in the Moutse Valley in rural Limpopo to the finals of America’s Got Talent (season 14), the choir has given performances that thrill audiences around the world, sharing profound messages of hope, love, and togetherness. For more information, call 617-876-4275 or email info@globalartslive.org. Berklee Performance Center, Boston MA 02115 (View flier)

3:00 PM. Masterworks Chorale [MA]: Haydn, Mendelssohn and More. F.J. Haydn: Missa Cellensis (Mariazellermesse), Hob. XXII:8; Felix Mendelssohn: Jesu, meine Freude, MWV A 6; Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten, MWV A 7; Georg Philipp Telemann: Lehre mich tun nach deinem Wohlgefallen. Susan Consoli, soprano; Roselin Osser, mezzo-soprano; Omar Najmi, tenor; Sumner Thompson, baritone. Free parking available for concert-goers at the Broadway Garage, 7 Felton Street. For more information, call 617-858-6782 or email info@masterworkschorale.org. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Metropolitan Chorale [MA]: Monteverdi Vespers. Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine. Sonja DuToit Tengblad and Corrine Byrne, sopranos; Lisa Barone, mezzo-soprano; Jonas Budris, Ethan DePuy, Michael Merullo, tenors; Bradford Gleim and Dana Whiteside, baritones. With musicians from several of the nation’s leading period instrument ensembles, including Boston Baroque, Dark Horse Consort, and Handel and Haydn Society. For more information, email admin@metropolitanchorale.org. Artists for Humanity Epicenter, 100 W 2nd Street, Boston MA 02127 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Providence Singers [RI]: Rachmaninoff Vespers. Sergei Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil (Vespers). For more information, call 401-751-5700 or email executive@providencesingers.org. Grace Episcopal Church, 300 Westminster Street, Providence RI 02903 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Rhode Island Civic Chorale & Orchestra [RI]: Mendelssohn: Prelude to Greatness. Felix Mendelssohn: The First Walpurgis Night; "Hear My Prayer"; Psalm 42; String Octet. Soloists are the 2023 Collegiate Vocal Competition Winners. For more information, call 401-521-5670 or email info@ricco.org. St. James Church, 33 Division Street, Manville RI 02838 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Wellesley Choral Society [MA]: Romantic Classics for Chorus and Piano. Music of Brahms, Elgar, McDowell, and Sullivan. For more information, call 781-237-6593 or email lindaderezinski@yahoo.com. Wellesley Hills Congregational Church, 207 Washington Street, Wellesley MA 02481 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Boston Cecilia [MA]: Prophecy. During his time here, Antonin Dvořák forecast that the US would produce a classical music tradition that was truly its own. This concert explores the complex history of how that prophecy came to be heeded by some and shunned by others. Works by Dvorak and his mentor Brahms form the backdrop, followed by music from Black and white composers, including Amy Beach, Aaron Copland, Nathaniel Dett, Charles Ives, Rosephayne Powell, Zanaida Robles, George Walker, and others. For more information, call 617-232-4540 or email info@bostoncecilia.org. St. John's Episcopal Church, 705 Hale St, Beverly Farms MA 01915 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Convivium Musicum [MA]: O Quam Gloriosum: Music of the Late Spanish Renaissance. Works by Victoria, Morales, and Guerrero. For more information, call 617-320-7445 or email info@convivium.org. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Heritage Chorale [MA]: Fall 2023 Concert: Voices of Joy and Thanksgiving. Join us for choral music of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Libby Larsen, Nurit Hirsch, Morten Lauridsen (80th birthday!), Benjamin Britten; Goudimel, Tallis, Palestrina, Handel, Haydn. Kevin Neel, soloist in Haydn's "Little Organ Mass." With string orchestra and handbell choir. For more information, call 978-590-2747 or email marketing@heritagechorale.org. St. Mark's School, 25 Marlboro Rd., Southboro MA 01772 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. New Hampshire Master Chorale [NH]: Season 21 opening. Works by Brahms, Runestad, Whitacre and others. For more information, call 855-642-4672 or email info@nhmasterchorale.org. Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ, 4 Post Office Square, Plymouth NH 03264 (View flier) ⓘ

5:00 PM. Oriana Consort [MA]: A New Gladness: Choral music from five centuries. Leonel Power: Ave Regina Caelorum; Johannes Ockeghem: Alma Redemptoris Mater; Heinrich Schütz: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, SWV 35; Paul Hindemith: La Biche; Igor Stravinsky: The Dove Descending; Aaron Copland: "Lark"; Ralph Vaughan Williams: "Loch Lomond"; Abbie Betinis: "Prayer for Peace"; Reena Esmail: "The Unexpected Early Hour"; Iryna Aleksiychuk: "My Voice to the Lord"; Eric Whitacre: All Seems Beautiful to Me. For more information, call 617-547-1798 or email director@orianaconsort.org. First Lutheran Church of Boston, 299 Berkeley Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ

November 24, 2023 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Messiah. G.F. Handel: Messiah. Joélle Harvey, soprano; John Holiday, countertenor; Stuart Jackson, tenor; José Coca Loza, bass-baritone; Jonathan Cohen, conductor. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

November 25, 2023 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Messiah. G.F. Handel: Messiah. Joélle Harvey, soprano; John Holiday, countertenor; Stuart Jackson, tenor; José Coca Loza, bass-baritone; Jonathan Cohen, conductor. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Boston Early Music Festival [MA]: The Dragon of Wantley. John Frederick Lampe: The Dragon of Wantley. In the most popular operatic production of the entire 18th century in England, Lampe deftly lampoons the excesses of Handelian opera. Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, musical directors; Gilbert Blin, stage director; Robert Mealy, concertmaster; Melinda Sullivan, choreographer. For more information, call 617-661-1812 or email bemf@bemf.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier)

8:00 PM. Orchestra New England / GMChorale [CT]: Colonial Concert XLIV. A performance in colonial garb of "the latest pieces brought over from across the Atlantic" to be performed by orchestra and organist. With a choral finale featuring the professional chorus Alchemy, prepared by Joseph D’Eugenio. For more information, call 203-777-4690 or email info@orchestranewengland.org. United Church on the Green, 270 Temple Street, New Haven CT 06511 (View flier) ⓘ

November 26, 2023 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Boston Early Music Festival [MA]: The Dragon of Wantley. John Frederick Lampe: The Dragon of Wantley. In the most popular operatic production of the entire 18th century in England, Lampe deftly lampoons the excesses of Handelian opera. Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, musical directors; Gilbert Blin, stage director; Robert Mealy, concertmaster; Melinda Sullivan, choreographer. For more information, call 617-661-1812 or email bemf@bemf.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier)

3:00 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Messiah. G.F. Handel: Messiah. Joélle Harvey, soprano; John Holiday, countertenor; Stuart Jackson, tenor; José Coca Loza, bass-baritone; Jonathan Cohen, conductor. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. New England Chamber Choir [CT]: Messiah, Part one. For more information, call 860-635-5414 or email NECC2000@aol.com. Haddam Neck Congregational Church, 408 Quarry Hill Road, Haddam Neck CT 06424 (View flier) ⓘ

December 1, 2023 (Friday)

4:30 PM. Gloriae Dei Cantores [MA]: Advent Lessons and Carols. Candle-lit services with readings, prayers, and carols, a beloved tradition for over thirty-five years. All are welcome — no tickets required. The service will also be livestreamed on Saturday, Dec. 2 For more information, call 508-255-3999 or email info@artsempoweringlife.org. Church of the Transfiguration, 5 Bay View Dr., Orleans MA 02653 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. CONCORA [CT]: Messiah. George Friderich Handel: Messiah, HWV56. For more information, call 860-839-6480 or email admin@concora.org. St. Paul's Church (SS Isidore and Maria), 2577 Main Street, Glastonbury CT 06033 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Portland Community Chorus [ME]: A Holiday of Peace. Featuring music from Dan Forrest. Camille Saucier, conductor. Tickets: $15 (suggested donation), free for children age 12 and under. For more information, email portlandcommunitychorus@gmail.com. Gorham High School, 41 Morrill Avenue, Gorham ME 04038 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Da Camera Singers [MA]: December in New England: 1673 – 2015. Music that would have been sung in New England from the late 1600s (material from the Bay Psalm Book, the first book published in the United States), including work by New England poets, through to the twenty-first century. With songs from the New England Singing schools (Billings, Lowell, Swan, Holyoke, and more), a female Shaker music composer, Edward MacDowell, and Amy Beach; music of Nathaniel Dett and Ulysses Kay, arrangements of carols by Alice Parker, arrangements by Robert DeCormier, and the Christmas Cantata by Daniel Pinkham. For more information, call 413-253-2589 or email dacamerasingersMA@gmail.com. Wesley United Church, 98 N. Maple Street, Hadley MA 01035 (View flier) ⓘ

December 2, 2023 (Saturday)

2:00 PM. Grand Monadnock Youth Choirs [NH]: To the STARS! GMYC’s premier high school choir, Cecilia Ensemble & Elm City Singers (grades 3-8), Esther Rhoades, director. Tickets: $20 adults, $5 children 5-18 years, free age 4 years and under. For more information, call 603-499-3505 or email grandmonadnockyouthchoirs@gmail.com. Keene Public Library, Cohen Hall, 60 Winter Street, Keene NH 03431 (View flier) ⓘ

2:00 PM. Portland Community Chorus [ME]: A Holiday of Peace. Featuring music from Dan Forrest. Camille Saucier, conductor. Tickets: $15 (suggested donation), free for children age 12 and under. For more information, email portlandcommunitychorus@gmail.com. Cathedral Church of St. Luke, 143 State Street, Portland ME 04101 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Acadia Choral Society [ME]: We Sing the Great Mystery. Settings of O magnum mysterium (O great mystery) from Gregorian chant through the Renaissance up to the 21st century, by Adrian Willaert, Tomás Luis da Victoria, Francis Poulenc, Morten Lauridsen, and Sally Herman. With Christmas carols, some well-known and some not, including works by John Rutter, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Zoltán Kodály, and Elizabeth Poston. For more information, call 207-288-4884 or email info@acadiachoralsociety.org. St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 175 Douglas Hwy, Ellsworth ME 04605 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Cumberland-Lincoln Community Chorus [RI]: Holiday Concert. Free admission - donations are accepted. For more information, call 609-800-2522 or email info@clccmusic.org. Georgiaville Baptist Church, 100 Farnum Pike, Smithfield RI 02917 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Rockingham Choral Society [NH]: A Star Still Shines. Sarah Quartel: A Winter Day. Conrad Susa: Carols and Lullabies (Christmas in the Southwest); Michael Fink: "What Sweeter Music"; other holiday music. Tickets: $20, $18 seniors and students, free for children under 12. For more information, email webmaster@rockinghamchoralsociety.org. Christ Church, 43 Pine Street, Exeter NH 03833 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Sheepscot Valley Chorus [ME]: Christmas Pops. Holiday Pops favorites accompanied by a chamber orchestra. For more information, call 207-380-2768. Boothbay Harbor Congregational Church, 125 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor ME 04538 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Cambridge Community Chorus [MA]: Messiah Open Sing. Singers and non-singers are invited to join in singing a selection of favorite choruses from G.F. Handel's oratorio Messiah. Scores provided, or bring your own. Reception with refreshments follows. Free admission (donations welcome). For more information, call 617-517-3169 or email admin@cambridgechorus.org. St. Bartholomew's Church, 239 Harvard Street, Cambridge MA 02139 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. CitySingers of Hartford [CT]: Impressions of Winter. An untraditional collection of sacred pieces about the nativity of Jesus, and texts from Shakespeare and 14-15th century poets about the joys and hardships of winter through John Rutter’s “When Icicles Hang”. Jeff Cregeur, guest conductor. Suggested donation: $20. For more information, call 860-989-3600 or email info@citysingers.org. South Congregational Church, 1301 Forbes Street, East Hartford CT 06118 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Da Camera Singers [MA]: December in New England: 1673 – 2015. Music that would have been sung in New England from the late 1600s (material from the Bay Psalm Book, the first book published in the United States), including work by New England poets, through to the twenty-first century. With songs from the New England Singing schools (Billings, Lowell, Swan, Holyoke, and more), a female Shaker music composer, Edward MacDowell, and Amy Beach; music of Nathaniel Dett and Ulysses Kay, arrangements of carols by Alice Parker, arrangements by Robert DeCormier, and the Christmas Cantata by Daniel Pinkham. For more information, call 413-253-2589 or email dacamerasingersMA@gmail.com. Trinitarian Congregational Church, 147 Main Street, Northfield MA 01360 (View flier) ⓘ

4:30 PM. Gloriae Dei Cantores [MA]: Advent Lessons and Carols. Candle-lit services with readings, prayers, and carols, a beloved tradition for over thirty-five years. All are welcome — no tickets required. The service will also be livestreamed on Saturday, Dec. 2 For more information, call 508-255-3999 or email info@artsempoweringlife.org. Church of the Transfiguration, 5 Bay View Dr., Orleans MA 02653 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Chorus North Shore [MA]: Holiday Concert. John Rutter: Gloria; Daniel Pinkham: Christmas Cantata; holiday carols; and more. With "Presto!" Festival Orchestra. Abigail Frost, conductor. For more information, email info@chorusnorthshore.org. Our Lady of Hope Church, 1 Pineswamp Road, Ipswich MA 01938 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Upper Valley Voices [NH]: The Hallowed Heart. An evening of holiday-inspired music from the Renaissance to current day, sung in English, Latin, Haitian, and German. Music composed by William L. Dawson, Michael Praetorious, Charles Ives, Felix Mendelssohn, Joan Szymko, John Rutter, Andreas Hammerschmidt, and others. For more information, call 802-870-6362 or email thetfordchambersingers@gmail.com. Church of Christ at Dartmouth, 40 College Street, Hanover NH 03755 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. A Cappella Singers [MA]: Holiday Concert. Let us inspire you for the season with a mix of sacred and secular, classical and pop pieces, including Angelus Ad Virginem (Willcocks), Bashana Haba'ah (Leavitt) and "Cold and Fugue Season" (Foncannon). George Sargeant, director; Andrew Larson, accompanist. Tickets $20/$15. For more information, call 774-231-1963 or email info@theacappellasingers.org. Fisk Memorial United Methodist Church, 106 Walnut Street, Natick MA 01760 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Bella Voce Women's Chorus [VT]: Holiday Concerts. Benjamin Britten: "A Ceremony of Carols"; and other Holiday Favorites. Rebecca Kauffman, harp. For more information, call 802-879-1218 or email willisdawn@aol.com. College Street Congregational Church, 265 College Street, Burlington VT 05401 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Messiah. G.F. Handel: Messiah. Amanda Forsythe, soprano; Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano; Karim Sulayman, tenor; Roderick Williams, bass. For more information, call 617-987-8600 or email info@bostonbaroque.org. GBH Calderwood Studio, 1 Guest Street, Boston MA 02135 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Clearlakes Chorale [NH]: Noel Sing We Clear. More than two dozen holiday songs and carols. Tickets: $20, students and children free. For more information, email info@clchorale.org. First Congregational Church, 115 S Main Street, Wolfeboro NH 03894 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Community Chorus at South Berwick [NH]: Holiday Light. Choral works by Rutter, Esenvalds, and Pinkzebra, with the Esenvalds piece being uniquely accompanied by a Glass Harp. The finale of the concert will be a lively community sing. Christoper Pelonzi, conductor. Tickets: $14 advance, $17 at the door ($14 seniors and students). For more information, email ndosman@ccsb-sing.org. Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 22 Fox Run Road, Newington NH 03801 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. New Hampshire Gay Men's Chorus [NH]: Holly Jolly Folly—A festive holiday concert series. Tickets: $25, free for children age 12 and under. We strongly advise advance ticket purchases. Applicable masking requirements will follow each venue’s policy in accordance with guidelines outlined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). For more information, call 603-263-4333 or email chorus@nhgmc.com. Christ The King Lutheran Church, 3 Lutheran Drive, Nashua NH 03063 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Polymnia Choral Society [MA]: A Seriously Fun Holiday Concert. For more information, call 781-662-9381. St. Mary of the Annunciation Church, 46 Myrtle Street, Melrose MA 02176 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Vernon Chorale [CT]: Love and Light. For more information, call 203-216-8224 or email info@vernonchorale.org. St. Bernard Church, 25 St. Bernard's Terrace, Vernon CT 06066 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: A Holiday Concert. Gian-Carlo Menotti: Choruses from Amahl and the Night Visitors; P.D.Q.Bach: A Consort of Christmas Carols; John Rutter: "Tomorrow Will Be My Dancing Day"; John Rutter: "What Sweeter Music"; Robert Applebaum: Haneirot Halalu; Thomas Bold: A Lullaby; Tomàs Luis de Victoria: O Magnum Mysterium; Jackson Berkey: "Still, Still Night". For more information, call 617-240-1240 or email chorale@psarlington.org. Payson Park Church, 365 Belmont Street, Belmont MA 02478 ⓘ

8:00 PM. The Jameson Singers [MA]: BEAUTIES JOYND TOGETHER: Music of the British Isles. William Byrd: Ne irascaris, Domine,; William Harris: "Faire Is the Heaven"; Jonathan Dove: "Ring Out, Wild Bells"; plus an array of pieces by Vaughan Williams, Purcell, Goss, Bairstow, Poston, and O’Regan. 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. Old North Festival Chorus [MA]: Christmas Concerts. Felix Mendelssohn: Magnificat in D; Christus, Part 1; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols; Gary Fry: "World of Joy"; Dan Forrest: "O Little Town of Bethlehem"; arrangements of seasonal music for chorus and orchestra with audience participation. Holly Cameron, soprano; Gabriela Fagen, mezzo-soprano; Kevin Hayden, tenor; Andrew Scoglio, baritone; Michael Galvin, bass; Maria van Kalken, director. With the Old North Festival Orchestra. Tickets: $35. Wearing masks is encouraged but is optional. For more information, call 781-608-2782 or email vankalken@gmail.com. Old North Church, 35 Washington Street, Marblehead MA 01945 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. The Seraphim Singers [MA]: A Seraphim Christmas (and Winter Wear Clothing Drive). A joyous celebration of the Christmas season with choral works by Betinis, Bichel, Biebl, Daquin, Margetson, Mendelssohn, Rutter, Schütz, Talley, Villette, Wangenheim, and Woodman, plus carol sing. Jennifer Lester, music director; Louise Mundinger, organ. Bring new and gently used winter wear donations to benefit those experiencing homelessness. Items for men are preferred (details on website). Season tickets available until December 3: $65, $50 senior, $30 student. Individual tickets: $22 advance/$25 at the door, senior $17 advance/$20 at the door; student $10; virtual $15 plus. Special offer for first time ticket purchasers on website. For more information, call 617-312-8328 or email darylbichel@aol.com. Holy Name Parish, 1689 Centre St, West Roxbury MA 02132 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. The Worcester Chorus [MA]: Messiah. G.F. Handel: Messiah. Carley DeFranco, soprano; Allison Messier, mezzo-soprano; Travis Benoit, tenor; John Salvi, baritone. Chris Shepard, conductor. For more information, call 508-754-3231. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 (View flier) ⓘ

December 3, 2023 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Clearlakes Chorale [NH]: Noel Sing We Clear. More than two dozen holiday songs and carols. Tickets: $20, students and children free. For more information, email info@clchorale.org. First Congregational Church, 115 S Main Street, Wolfeboro NH 03894 (View flier) ⓘ

2:00 PM. Grand Monadnock Youth Choirs [NH]: To the STARS! GMYC’s premier high school choir, Cecilia Ensemble & Elm City Singers (grades 3-8), Esther Rhoades, director. Tickets: $20 adults, $5 children 5-18 years, free age 4 years and under. For more information, call 603-499-3505 or email grandmonadnockyouthchoirs@gmail.com. Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Church, 25 Main Street, Peterborough NH 03458 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Acadia Choral Society [ME]: We Sing the Great Mystery. Settings of O magnum mysterium (O great mystery) from Gregorian chant through the Renaissance up to the 21st century, by Adrian Willaert, Tomás Luis da Victoria, Francis Poulenc, Morten Lauridsen, and Sally Herman. With Christmas carols, some well-known and some not, including works by John Rutter, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Zoltán Kodály, and Elizabeth Poston. For more information, call 207-288-4884 or email info@acadiachoralsociety.org. St. Saviour's Church, 41 Mt Desert Street, Bar Harbor ME 04609 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Messiah. G.F. Handel: Messiah. Amanda Forsythe, soprano; Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano; Karim Sulayman, tenor; Roderick Williams, bass. 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. Cantilena Chamber Choir [MA]: Christmas at Trinity. Benedict Sheehan: A Christmas Carol (text by Charles Dickens), for narrator, choir and soloists; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Cherubic Hymn; Sergei Rachmaninov: Ave Maria; Nathanial Dett: Ave Maria; new carols by Erik Esenvalds and traditional music for Christmas by J.S. Bach, Gregg Smith and Alice Parker. There will be an audience sing-along with your favorite must-sing carols too! Ticket: $35 general admission, $25 seniors, free for students. 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. Cappella Cantorum Masterworks Chorus [CT]: Winter concert. John Rutter: Magnificat; Robert Shaw (arr.): The Many Moods of Christmas. Abigail Paschke, soprano. For more information, call 860-532-0454 or email info@cappellacantorum.org. Valley Regional High School, 256 Kelsey Hill Road, Deep River CT 06417 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Chorus North Shore [MA]: Holiday Concert. John Rutter: Gloria; Daniel Pinkham: Christmas Cantata; holiday carols; and more. With "Presto!" Festival Orchestra. Abigail Frost, conductor. For more information, email info@chorusnorthshore.org. Our Lady of Hope Church, 1 Pineswamp Road, Ipswich MA 01938 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Community Chorus at South Berwick [ME]: Holiday Light. Choral works by Rutter, Esenvalds, and Pinkzebra, with the Esenvalds piece being uniquely accompanied by a Glass Harp. The finale of the concert will be a lively community sing. Christoper Pelonzi, conductor. Tickets: $14 advance, $17 at the door ($14 seniors and students). For more information, email ndosman@ccsb-sing.org. Noble High School, 100 Noble Way, North Berwick ME 03906 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Cumberland-Lincoln Community Chorus [RI]: Holiday Concert. Free admission - donations are accepted. For more information, call 609-800-2522 or email info@clccmusic.org. Wesley United Methodist Church, 55 Woodland Street, Lincoln RI 02865 ⓘ

3:00 PM. The Jameson Singers [MA]: BEAUTIES JOYND TOGETHER: Music of the British Isles. William Byrd: Ne irascaris, Domine,; William Harris: "Faire Is the Heaven"; Jonathan Dove: "Ring Out, Wild Bells"; plus an array of pieces by Vaughan Williams, Purcell, Goss, Bairstow, Poston, and O’Regan. For more information, call 617-209-9290 or email info@jamesonsingers.org. Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland Street, West Newton MA 02465 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Nashua Choral Society [NH]: Gloria! a Chrisrtmas Festival. Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria, Ola Gjeilo: Winter Songs (selections); other holiday favorites. For more information, email nashuachoralsociety@gmail.com. Immaculate Conception Church, 216 East Dunstable Road, Nashua NH 03062 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. New Hampshire Gay Men's Chorus [NH]: Holly Jolly Folly—A festive holiday concert series. Tickets: $25, free for children age 12 and under. We strongly advise advance ticket purchases. Applicable masking requirements will follow each venue’s policy in accordance with guidelines outlined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). For more information, call 603-263-4333 or email chorus@nhgmc.com. Stratham Community Church UCC, 6 Emery Lane, Stratham NH 03885 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Rhode Island Civic Chorale & Orchestra [RI]: Messiah Open Sing. G.F. Handel: Messiah. Bring your own score or borrow one from us as we sing selections of Handel’s Messiah with the Chorale, soloists, and instruments. Everyone is welcome! For more information, call 401-521-5670 or email info@ricco.org. Church of St. Sebastian, 67 Cole Avenue, Providence RI 02906 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Rockingham Choral Society [NH]: A Star Still Shines. Sarah Quartel: A Winter Day. Conrad Susa: Carols and Lullabies (Christmas in the Southwest); Michael Fink: "What Sweeter Music"; other holiday music. Tickets: $20, $18 seniors and students, free for children under 12. For more information, email webmaster@rockinghamchoralsociety.org. Christ Church, 43 Pine Street, Exeter NH 03833 ⓘ

3:00 PM. The Seraphim Singers [MA]: A Seraphim Christmas (and Winter Wear Clothing Drive). A joyous celebration of the Christmas season with choral works by Betinis, Bichel, Biebl, Daquin, Margetson, Mendelssohn, Rutter, Schütz, Talley, Villette, Wangenheim, and Woodman, plus carol sing. Jennifer Lester, music director; Louise Mundinger, organ. Bring new and gently used winter wear donations to benefit those experiencing homelessness. Items for men are preferred (details on website). Season tickets available until December 3: $65, $50 senior, $30 student. Individual tickets: $22 advance/$25 at the door, senior $17 advance/$20 at the door; student $10; virtual $15 plus. Special offer for first time ticket purchasers on website. For more information, call 617-312-8328 or email darylbichel@aol.com. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Sheepscot Valley Chorus [ME]: Christmas Pops. Holiday Pops favorites accompanied by a chamber orchestra. For more information, call 207-380-2768. Boothbay Harbor Congregational Church, 125 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor ME 04538 ⓘ

3:00 PM. The Stamford Chorale [CT]: Song for Snow. A celebration of choral music exclusively by female composers. Florence Price: "Song for Snow" Suite; Rosephayne Powell: Christmas Give; Betty Bertaux: S’Vivon; Elaine Broad-Ginsberg: Oseh Shalom; Susan LaBarr: Quem Pastores Laudavere; Margaret Bonds: "No Man has seen his Face"; Audrey Snyder: Coventry Carol. Billy Janiszewski, Music Director; Jessica Marino, accompanist. Tickets: $25 at the door, $20 adult pre-sale, $10 student, free under age 18. For more information, call 914-391-6987 or email sarah@thestamfordchorale.org. St. Francis Episcopal Church, 2810 Long Ridge Road, Stamford CT 06903 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Bella Voce Women's Chorus [VT]: Holiday Concerts. Benjamin Britten: "A Ceremony of Carols"; and other Holiday Favorites. Rebecca Kauffman, harp. For more information, call 802-879-1218 or email willisdawn@aol.com. College Street Congregational Church, 265 College Street, Burlington VT 05401 ⓘ

4:00 PM. CONCORA [CT]: Messiah. George Friderich Handel: Messiah, HWV56. For more information, call 860-839-6480 or email admin@concora.org. St. Peter Claver Church, 47 Pleasant Street, West Hartford CT 06107 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Convivium Musicum [MA]: O Quam Gloriosum: Music of the Late Spanish Renaissance. Works by Victoria, Morales, and Guerrero. For more information, call 617-320-7445 or email info@convivium.org. First Unitarian of Worcester, 90 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ

4:00 PM. New Haven Chorale [CT]: Season of Peace and Joy. An annual, family-friendly holiday concert featuring choruses for choir and orchestra from masterworks by Bach, Haydn, and Vivaldi, a cappella works by works by Kim Arnesen, Anton Bruckner, Eleanor Daley, Eriks Esenvalds, Mark Miller, and Undine Smith Moore, and seasonal works and carols—with audience participation, of course! For more information, call 203-776-7664 or email business@newhavenchorale.org. St. Joseph's Church, 129 Edwards Street, New Haven CT 06511 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Upper Valley Voices [VT]: The Hallowed Heart. An evening of holiday-inspired music from the Renaissance to current day, sung in English, Latin, Haitian, and German. Music composed by William L. Dawson, Michael Praetorious, Charles Ives, Felix Mendelssohn, Joan Szymko, John Rutter, Andreas Hammerschmidt, and others. For more information, call 802-870-6362 or email thetfordchambersingers@gmail.com. First Congregational Church of Thetford Hill, 2596 VT-113, Thetford VT 05074 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Old North Festival Chorus [MA]: Christmas Concerts. Felix Mendelssohn: Magnificat in D; Christus, Part 1; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols; Gary Fry: "World of Joy"; Dan Forrest: "O Little Town of Bethlehem"; arrangements of seasonal music for chorus and orchestra with audience participation. Holly Cameron, soprano; Gabriela Fagen, mezzo-soprano; Kevin Hayden, tenor; Andrew Scoglio, baritone; Michael Galvin, bass; Maria van Kalken, director. With the Old North Festival Orchestra. Tickets: $35. Wearing masks is encouraged but is optional. For more information, call 781-608-2782 or email vankalken@gmail.com. Old North Church, 35 Washington Street, Marblehead MA 01945 (View flier) ⓘ

December 5, 2023 (Tuesday)

1:00 PM. Nightingale Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Exploratory Choral Meditations. Improvised vocal music as the ensemble in Residence at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston. Monthly, 1–3 p.m. Free admission. For more information, call 941-228-3543 or email nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com. The Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 138 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02111 (View flier)

December 6, 2023 (Wednesday)

7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: On Christmas Night. Seasonal favorites and evocative choral settings will shepherd you into the magic and mystery of Christmas. 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) ⓘ

December 7, 2023 (Thursday)

3:00 PM. Boston Camerata [ME]: A Medieval Christmas: Hodie Christus Natus Est. The sounds of Christmas spirituality from Medieval France, Italy, England, and Provence, including music of the church and songs of private devotion around the joyous theme of the Nativity. Included are songs to the Virgin Mary, processionals from Saint Martial of Limoges, hymns, lyrics, and miracle ballads sung in Latin, Old French, Old Provençal, and Saxon, interlaced with Medieval English texts of the Nativity. For more information, call 617-262-2092. Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St., Damariscotta ME 04543 (View flier)

7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: On Christmas Night. Seasonal favorites and evocative choral settings will shepherd you into the magic and mystery of Christmas. 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) ⓘ

December 8, 2023 (Friday)

4:00 PM. Boston Camerata [MA]: A Medieval Christmas: Hodie Christus Natus Est. The sounds of Christmas spirituality from Medieval France, Italy, England, and Provence, including music of the church and songs of private devotion around the joyous theme of the Nativity. Included are songs to the Virgin Mary, processionals from Saint Martial of Limoges, hymns, lyrics, and miracle ballads sung in Latin, Old French, Old Provençal, and Saxon, interlaced with Medieval English texts of the Nativity. For more information, call 617-262-2092. First Parish Church of Newbury, 20 High Road, Newbury MA 01951 (View flier)

7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: On Christmas Night. Seasonal favorites and evocative choral settings will shepherd you into the magic and mystery of Christmas. 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) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Down East Singers [ME]: Winter concert. Marianna Filippi: To Maine, With Love, Delmar Small: Wreathe the Holly, Twine the Bay; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria. Multi-media performances with Halcyon String Quartet and Delmar Dustin Small, accordion. Admission $25; free for students 18 and younger, but all must have a ticket. For more information, call 207-619-0413 or email downeastsingers@gmail.com. Watts Hall, 174 Main Street, Thomaston ME 04861 ⓘ

7:30 PM. North Worcester County Symphony Orchestra / Nashoba Valley Chorale [MA]: A Symphonic Christmas Carol. Music of Christmas Past, Present & Future. With the Fitchburg State Concert Choir, Fitchburg State Chamber Choir, Greater Gardner Community Choir and The Westford Chorus, as well as The Fitchburg State Concert Band and the Rock Band Perfect Alibi. For more information, call 978-540-5022 or email info@nwcsorchestra.org. Weston Auditorium, 353 North Street, Fitchburg MA 01420 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Snug Harbor Community Chorus [MA]: Christmas Concert. For more information, call 781-834-7041. Duxbury Performing Arts Center, 73 Alden Street, Duxbury MA 02332 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Boston Camerata [MA]: A Medieval Christmas: Hodie Christus Natus Est. The sounds of Christmas spirituality from Medieval France, Italy, England, and Provence, including music of the church and songs of private devotion around the joyous theme of the Nativity. Included are songs to the Virgin Mary, processionals from Saint Martial of Limoges, hymns, lyrics, and miracle ballads sung in Latin, Old French, Old Provençal, and Saxon, interlaced with Medieval English texts of the Nativity. For more information, call 617-262-2092. Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 (View flier)

8:00 PM. The Boston Cecilia [MA]: Bach Illuminated. The J.S. Bach motet Jesu, Meine Freude, will be at the center of a concert presenting the music of composers who influenced Bach and those who were powerfully influenced by him. Those composers include Palestrina, Sweelinck, J.M. Bach, J.C. Bach, Buxtehude, Brahms, both Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn, Nystedt, Hailstork and Robles. Michael Barrett, conductor. Pre-concert talk by Michael Barrett at 2:30 on Dec. 10. That concert is available for live streaming and will be available online through December 30. 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. Boston Early Music Festival [MA]: The Tallis Scholars: While Shepherds Watched. The Christmas story from the perspective of the shepherds who came to the manger, based on a Mass by Clemens non Papa based on his motet Pastores quidnam vidistis? with the parts interspersed with works by Victoria, Croce, and Christo; and settings of the Salve Regina by Philips and Obrecht. Peter Phillips, director. For more information, call 617-661-1812 or email bemf@bemf.org. St. Paul's Church, 29 Mt Auburn Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier)

8:00 PM. Boston Saengerfest Men's Chorus [MA]: A Choral Alleluia. With Boston Low Brass and organist Jay Lane. For more information, call 781-789-9054 or email info@saengerfest.org. Unitarian Universalist Society of Wellesley Hills, 309 Washington Street, Wellesley MA 02481 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Chorus pro Musica [MA]: Holidays. Harmony. Hope. A festive holiday program that brings together the warmth of choral voices and the majestic resonance of Old South Church’s Skinner organ for an evening of music, hope and light in the dark of winter. James Kallembach: The Tryal and Examination of Old Father Christmas (Craig Juricka, baritone, as the Judge); works by John Rutter, Gwyneth Walker, and others; a candlelight processional and sing-along carols. Mitchell Crawford, organ. For more information, email operations@choruspromusica.org. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ

December 9, 2023 (Saturday)

1:00 PM. CODA Chorus [ME]: Oh Come, Oh Come! For more information, email codachorus.winthrop@gmail.com. Hope Baptist Church, 726 Western Avenue, Manchester ME 04351 (View flier) ⓘ

1:00 PM. Oratorio Chorale [ME]: Sing We Noël. A family-friendly concert including sing-along carols and a cookie and cocoa reception. For more information, call 207-725-4258 or email oratoriochorale@gmail.com. St. Albans Church 885 Shore Road, Cape Elizabeth ME 04107 (View flier) ⓘ

2:00 PM. Concord Chorus [MA]: Winter Holiday Concerts. J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, Parts 1-3. Janet Ross, soprano; Roselin Osser, mezzo-soprano; Jonas Budris, tenor; Richard Giarusso, baritone; Jonathan Wessler, organ. Tickets: $30, $25 seniors, $10 students and children. For more information, call 978-808-5741 or email pstevens625@gmail.com. Middlesex School Memorial Chapel, 1400 Lowell Road, Concord MA 01742 (View flier) ⓘ

2:00 PM. Greenwich Choral Society [CT]: Truth, Light, and Serenity. Annual holiday performances featuring music of Vivaldi, Mozart, Hagenberg, Jacobson, Powell, and Rudoi, and two newly commissioned carols by James Fitzwilliam. For more information, call 203-622-5136 or email admin@greenwichchoralsociety.org. Christ Church Greenwich, 254 E Putnam Avenue, Greenwich CT 06830 ⓘ

2:00 PM. Hartford Gay Men's Chorus [CT]: Holiday Concert. For more information, email info@hgmc.org. Aetna Theater, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main Street, Hartford CT 06103 ⓘ

2:00 PM. Snug Harbor Community Chorus [MA]: Christmas Concert. For more information, call 781-834-7041. Laura's Center for the Arts, 97 Mill Street, Hanover MA 02339 (View flier) ⓘ

2:00 PM. Sounds of Stow [MA]: Christmas Magic. Holiday pops concert with the Vista Philharmonic Orchestra. For more information, call 978-562-2620 or email barbjonz@me.com. Groton Hill Music Center, 122 Old Ayer Road, Groton MA 01450 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Boston Choral Ensemble [MA]: Silent Night, Silent Light. Arvo Pärt: Seven Magnificat-Antiphons (selections); Jake Runestad: “Winter Star”; Kim Baryluk: “Solstice Carol”; with traditional holiday music and carols. For more information, email info@bostonchoral.org. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Highland Glee Club [MA]: Holiday Feast of Song! "It's that time of year..." Classical and Traditional music for Christmas and Hanukkah, reception to follow. Sarah Robinson Seeber, Music Director. General admission $20; youth and children under 19 are free! Parking is available. For more information, call 508-613-5450 or email r-djantzen@comcast.net. 1132 Highland Avenue, Needham Heights MA 02494 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Kent Singers [CT]: Holiday Concert. For more information, call 860-619-8110 or email info@kentsingers.org. St. Andrew's Church, 1 N Main Street, Kent CT 06757 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Oratorio Chorale [ME]: Sing We Noël. A family-friendly concert including sing-along carols and a cookie and cocoa reception. For more information, call 207-725-4258 or email oratoriochorale@gmail.com. St. Albans Church 885 Shore Road, Cape Elizabeth ME 04107 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Somerville Community Chorus [MA]: Vivaldi Gloria and other Holiday Favorites. For more information, call 617-741-4053 or email somervillechorus@gmail.com. First Church Somerville UCC, 89 College Avenue, Somerville MA 02144 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Boston Saengerfest Men's Chorus [MA]: A Choral Alleluia. With Boston Low Brass and organist Jay Lane. For more information, call 781-789-9054 or email info@saengerfest.org. Unitarian Universalist Society of Wellesley Hills, 309 Washington Street, Wellesley MA 02481 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. CitySingers of Hartford [CT]: Impressions of Winter. An untraditional collection of sacred pieces about the nativity of Jesus, and texts from Shakespeare and 14-15th century poets about the joys and hardships of winter through John Rutter’s “When Icicles Hang”. Jeff Cregeur, guest conductor. Suggested donation: $20. For more information, call 860-989-3600 or email info@citysingers.org. South Congregational Church, 1301 Forbes Street, East Hartford CT 06118 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. CODA Chorus [ME]: Oh Come, Oh Come! For more information, email codachorus.winthrop@gmail.com. Hope Baptist Church, 726 Western Avenue, Manchester ME 04351 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Falmouth Chorale [MA]: For Unto Us a Child is Born. G.F. Handel: Messiah. With chamber orchestra. For more information, call 774-392-2383 or email info@falmouthchorale.org. John Wesley United Methodist Church, 270 Gifford Street, Falmouth MA 02540 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Monadnock Chorus [NH]: Holiday Choral Compositions—both old and new—by favorite composers. For more information, call 603-513-8818 or email monadnockchorus@gmail.com. Peterborough Town House, 1 Grove Street, Peterborough NH 03458 ⓘ

4:00 PM. St. Cecilia Chamber Choir [ME]: Lessons and Carols for the Christmas Season. Seasonal music by Christopher Moore ("Balulalow"), Bob Chilcott ("Good King Wenceslas"), Richard Francis ("People, Look East"), John Rutter ("King Jesus Hath A Garden"), and Eric Whitacre ("Glow"), and audience sing-along to carols. Sean Fleming, piano; Linda Blanchard, conductor. With string quartet. Tickets: $25 Saturday (Bowdoin Chapel), $20 for (Damariscotta), free for students and 18-and-under. For more information, call 207-380-2768 or email info@ceciliachoir.org. Bowdoin Chapel, 14 North Campus Drive, Brunswick ME 04011 (View flier) ⓘ

5:00 PM. Concord Chorus [MA]: Winter Holiday Concerts. J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, Parts 1-3. Janet Ross, soprano; Roselin Osser, mezzo-soprano; Jonas Budris, tenor; Richard Giarusso, baritone; Jonathan Wessler, organ. Tickets: $30, $25 seniors, $10 students and children. For more information, call 978-808-5741 or email pstevens625@gmail.com. Middlesex School Memorial Chapel, 1400 Lowell Road, Concord MA 01742 (View flier) ⓘ

5:00 PM. Greenwich Choral Society [CT]: Truth, Light, and Serenity. Annual holiday performances featuring music of Vivaldi, Mozart, Hagenberg, Jacobson, Powell, and Rudoi, and two newly commissioned carols by James Fitzwilliam. For more information, call 203-622-5136 or email admin@greenwichchoralsociety.org. Christ Church Greenwich, 254 E Putnam Avenue, Greenwich CT 06830 ⓘ

5:00 PM. Oratorio Chorale [ME]: Sing We Noël. A family-friendly concert including sing-along carols and a cookie and cocoa reception. For more information, call 207-725-4258 or email oratoriochorale@gmail.com. St. Albans Church 885 Shore Road, Cape Elizabeth ME 04107 (View flier) ⓘ

5:00 PM. Souhegan Valley Chorus [NH]: Holiday concert. For more information, email milfordchorus@gmail.com. First Congregational Church, 10 Union Street, Milford NH 03055 ⓘ

5:00 PM. Voices of Concinnity [CT]: Candlelight Concert. A holiday concert experience featuring songs to bring light and peace composed by Judith Weir, Ola Gjeilo, Eleanor Daley, Reena Esmail, and many more, including the premiere of a new arrangement by Gregory Brown. Options for the audience to sing with Concinnity will be interspersed throughout. Admission is free, but donations are welcome for Hands on Hartford, a social service nonprofit organization that serves Hartford’s most economically challenged residents in the areas of food, housing, and health.  For more information, email consonare.sing@gmail.com. Asylum Hill Congregational Church, 814 Asylum Avenue, Hartford CT 06105 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Concord Chorale [NH]: A Testiment To Peace. Featuring The Purple Finches youth choir. With brass, organ, piano and percussion. Sunday's performance will be live-streamed. For more information, call 603-333-5211 or email info@concordchorale.org. South Congregational Church, 27 Pleasant Street, Concord NH 03301 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Ensemble Altera [MA]: A Christmas Present. Music written in the new millennium, mixing enchanting modern classics with sumptuous arrangements of timeless favorites. For more information, call 401-575-8504 or email ensemblealtera@gmail.com. Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer Street, Boston MA 02108 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Greater Freeport Community Chorus [ME]: Frost in the Air. Randall Thompson: Frostiana (musical settings of Robert Frost's poetry). Tickets: $10 adults, free under age 18. For more information, call 207-504-4628 or email gfccsings@gmail.com. North Yarmouth Congregational Church, 3 Gray Road, North Yarmouth ME 04097 ⓘ

7:00 PM. Maine Music Society Chorale [ME]: A Season of Celebration. A family friendly concert with both new and familiar works, including Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols (Suki Flanagan, harp), G.F. Handel's Hallelujah Chorus, and a special interpretation of "The Night Before Christmas". The audience will be invited to join the chorale for the traditional sing-along. Dr. Richard Nickerson, director; Morgan Lee, piano. Reserved seating tickets (including fees): $27 adult, $25 senior, $15 student, free for children under 12 when accompanied by an adult. For more information, call 207-333-3386 or email info@mainemusicsociety.org. Franco Center, 46 Cedar Street, Lewiston ME 04240 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Musica Sacra [MA]: The Christmas Story in Carols: Four centuries of European choral music celebrating the season. Tomás Luis de Victoria: O magnum mysterium; Francisco Guerrero: Villancico Los Reyes; Guillaume Costeley: Sus debout, gentilz pasteurs; Adolphe Adam: "O Holy Night"; Heinrich Schütz: Deutsches Magnificat, SWV 426; Franz Gruber: "Silent Night"; Robert Parsons: Ave Maria; with the Gaelic carol Tàladh Chrìosda, carols from the Czech Republic, Poland, Latvia, and Sweden, as well as the Ukrainian "Carol of the Bells". The 7:00 PM start time allows families to attend with their children, and you can catch it live in the concert hall or streaming in your living room. For more information, call 617-349-3400 or email info@musicasacra.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Payson Park Church [MA]: Messiah Sing Along. Bring your scores! Julie Wu, soprano; Heather Gallagher, mezzo-soprano; Michael González, tenor; Raphaël Laden-Guindon , baritone; Leah Kosch, director. Freewill donation to benefit The Outdoor Church, walking with the homeless. For more information, call 617-484-1542 or email office@paysonpark.org. Payson Park Church, 365 Belmont Street, Belmont MA 02478 (View flier)

7:00 PM. Sippican Choral Society [MA]: Gloria. Annual Winter Concert with brass and sing-along. John Rutter: Gloria; Felix Mendelssohn: “Behold a Star from Jacob Shining”; Howard Helvey: O Lux Beatissima; Mack Wilberg: “The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy”; and much more. Tickets: $20 general admission, $10 students, free for children 14 and under. For more information, call 508-942-4955 or email kellimcs@icloud.com. Wickenden Chapel, Tabor Academy, 86 Spring Street, Marion MA 02738 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Bel Canto Chamber Singers [NH]: Winter concert. For more information, call 603-448-1889 or email belcantochambersingers@gmail.com. First Congregational Church, 10 S. Park Street, Lebanon NH 03766 ⓘ

7:30 PM. The Chorus of East Providence [RI]: Winter Concert: Sing a Christmas Carol. Tickets $20 adults, $17 seniors/advance sales, children under 12 complimentary For more information, email thechorusofep@gmail.com. East Providence High School, 2000 Pawtucket Avenue, East Providence RI 02914 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut [CT]: MCC Celebrates the Holidays ​. For more information, call 800-663-9018 or email mccctwebmaster@gmail.com. St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 1719 Post Road, Fairfield CT 06824 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Newburyport Choral Society / Greater Newburyport Children's Chorus [MA]: A Celebration of Unity. Holiday music from around the world. Minji Kim., director. With local student readings and a small chamber orchestra ensemble including harp. Choral selections include a Spanish lullaby, a Moroccan Chanukah composition, an African Kwanzaa song of celebration, a Filipino Christmas carol and Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols. For more information, call 978-462-0650 or email info@newburyportchoralsociety.org. Belleville Congregational Church, 300 High Street, Newburyport MA 01950 (View flier) ⓘⓘ

7:30 PM. New Hampshire Gay Men's Chorus [NH]: Holly Jolly Folly—A festive holiday concert series. Tickets: $25, free for children age 12 and under. We strongly advise advance ticket purchases. Applicable masking requirements will follow each venue’s policy in accordance with guidelines outlined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). For more information, call 603-263-4333 or email chorus@nhgmc.com. Park Theater, 19 Main Street, Jaffrey NH 03452 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. North Worcester County Symphony Orchestra / Nashoba Valley Chorale [MA]: A Symphonic Christmas Carol. Music of Christmas Past, Present & Future. With the Fitchburg State Concert Choir, Fitchburg State Chamber Choir, Greater Gardner Community Choir and The Westford Chorus, as well as The Fitchburg State Concert Band and the Rock Band Perfect Alibi. For more information, call 978-540-5022 or email info@nwcsorchestra.org. Weston Auditorium, 353 North Street, Fitchburg MA 01420 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Renaissance Voices [ME]: Christmas With Renaissance Voices. Luminous, seasonal choral music from medieval and Renaissance England through 19th-century Germany through to 20th-century America, by Heinrich Isaac, William, Byrd, Franz Biebl, and Igor Stravinsky, plus a premiere performance of a piece by Harold Stover. Tickets: $20 advance, $25 at the door, $10 students with ID, free for children under 10. For more information, call 207-766-0059 or email vocesrenacentistasme@gmail.com. St. Luke's Cathedral, 143 State Street, Portland ME 04101 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Sounds of Stow [MA]: Christmas Magic. Holiday pops concert with the Vista Philharmonic Orchestra. For more information, call 978-562-2620 or email barbjonz@me.com. Groton Hill Music Center, 122 Old Ayer Road, Groton MA 01450 ⓘ

8:00 PM. The Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Resonet in Laudibus: Five Centuries of Germanic Music. Four Renaissance motets, Romantic works by Josef Rheinberger and Anton Bruckner (including Virga Jesse Floruit and two other motets, in honor of Bruckner's 200th birthday), twentieth century pieces by Kerstin Thieme, Hugo Distler, and Franz Biebl, and a world premiere by Ray Fahrner. For more information, call 617-504-8155 or email information@cambridgemadrigals.org. Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Con Brio [CT]: Christmas Concerts 2023. Jan Dismas Zelenka: Missa Gratias agimus tibi (13th Mass); and other songs of gthe season by Stroope, Bach, Mendelssohn, Tavener, Holst, and others, including much-loved Christmas music and Carols, some with audience participation. For more information, call 860-304-1399 or email webmaster@conbrio.org. Christ The King Church, 1 McCurdy Road, Old Lyme CT 06371 (View flier)

8:00 PM. Con Brio Choral Society [CT]: Christmas Concerts 2023. Jan Dismas Zelenka: Missa Gratias agimus tibi (13th Mass); seasonal music by Z. Randall Stroope, J.S. Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, Gustav Holst, David Willcocks (with audience), John Tavener, Donald McCullough, Peter-Anthony Togni, and others. Carley DeFranco, soprano; Gigi Mitchell-Velasco, alto; Terrence Fay, tenor; Christopher Grundy, bass. For more information, call 860-304-1399 or email webmaster@conbrio.org. Christ The King Church, 1 McCurdy Road, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Hartford Gay Men's Chorus [CT]: Holiday Concert. For more information, email info@hgmc.org. Aetna Theater, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main Street, Hartford CT 06103 ⓘ

December 10, 2023 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Down East Singers [ME]: Winter concert. Marianna Filippi: To Maine, With Love, Delmar Small: Wreathe the Holly, Twine the Bay; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria. Multi-media performances with Halcyon String Quartet and Delmar Dustin Small, accordion. Admission $25; free for students 18 and younger, but all must have a ticket. For more information, call 207-619-0413 or email downeastsingers@gmail.com. Rockport Opera House, 6 Central Street, Rockport ME 04856 ⓘ

2:00 PM. Keene Chorale [NH]: Rejoice! Carols With Brass. Medieval music by Tomás Luis de Victoria, music from the baroque period by Handel, Christmas music by Daniel Pinkham, and popular holiday music by Leroy Anderson. Maestro Cailin Marcel Manson, conductor. With the New England Repertory Orchestra brass and timpani. For more information, email keenechoralesingers@gmail.com. St. Bernard Church, 185 Main Street, Keene NH 03431 (View flier) ⓘ

2:00 PM. Maine Music Society Chorale [ME]: A Season of Celebration. A family friendly concert with both new and familiar works, including Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols (Suki Flanagan, harp), G.F. Handel's Hallelujah Chorus, and a special interpretation of "The Night Before Christmas". The audience will be invited to join the chorale for the traditional sing-along. Dr. Richard Nickerson, director; Morgan Lee, piano. Reserved seating tickets (including fees): $27 adult, $25 senior, $15 student, free for children under 12 when accompanied by an adult. For more information, call 207-333-3386 or email info@mainemusicsociety.org. Franco Center, 46 Cedar Street, Lewiston ME 04240 (View flier) ⓘ

2:00 PM. Renaissance Voices [ME]: Christmas With Renaissance Voices. Luminous, seasonal choral music from medieval and Renaissance England through 19th-century Germany through to 20th-century America, by Heinrich Isaac, William, Byrd, Franz Biebl, and Igor Stravinsky, plus a premiere performance of a piece by Harold Stover. Tickets: $20 advance, $25 at the door, $10 students with ID, free for children under 10. For more information, call 207-766-0059 or email vocesrenacentistasme@gmail.com. St. Luke's Cathedral, 143 State Street, Portland ME 04101 (View flier) ⓘ

2:30 PM. Ensemble Altera [RI]: A Christmas Present. Music written in the new millennium, mixing enchanting modern classics with sumptuous arrangements of timeless favorites. For more information, call 401-575-8504 or email ensemblealtera@gmail.com. St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 50 Orchard Avenue, Providence RI 02906 (View flier) ⓘ

2:30 PM. Newburyport Choral Society / Greater Newburyport Children's Chorus [MA]: A Celebration of Unity. Holiday music from around the world. Minji Kim., director. With local student readings and a small chamber orchestra ensemble including harp. Choral selections include a Spanish lullaby, a Moroccan Chanukah composition, an African Kwanzaa song of celebration, a Filipino Christmas carol and Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols. For more information, call 978-462-0650 or email info@newburyportchoralsociety.org. Belleville Congregational Church, 300 High Street, Newburyport MA 01950 (View flier) ⓘⓘ

3:00 PM. The Boston Cecilia [MA]: Bach Illuminated. The J.S. Bach motet Jesu, Meine Freude, will be at the center of a concert presenting the music of composers who influenced Bach and those who were powerfully influenced by him. Those composers include Palestrina, Sweelinck, J.M. Bach, J.C. Bach, Buxtehude, Brahms, both Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn, Nystedt, Hailstork and Robles. Michael Barrett, conductor. Pre-concert talk by Michael Barrett at 2:30 on Dec. 10. That concert is available for live streaming and will be available online through December 30. 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. Boston Gay Men's Chorus [MA]: Green & Gleeful. A world of festive delight, where the Grinch takes flight! A magical journey, filled with whimsy and glee, as the Grinch brings holiday cheer, for all to see. With singing Who’s and dazzling lights, this show will steal your heart, on wintery nights. For more information, call 617-542-7464 or email info@bgmc.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. The Chorus of East Providence [RI]: Winter Concert: Sing a Christmas Carol. Tickets $20 adults, $17 seniors/advance sales, children under 12 complimentary For more information, email thechorusofep@gmail.com. East Providence High School, 2000 Pawtucket Avenue, East Providence RI 02914 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Con Brio [CT]: Christmas Concerts 2023. Jan Dismas Zelenka: Missa Gratias agimus tibi (13th Mass); and other songs of gthe season by Stroope, Bach, Mendelssohn, Tavener, Holst, and others, including much-loved Christmas music and Carols, some with audience participation. For more information, call 860-304-1399 or email webmaster@conbrio.org. Christ The King Church, 1 McCurdy Road, Old Lyme CT 06371 (View flier)

3:00 PM. Con Brio Choral Society [CT]: Christmas Concerts 2023. Jan Dismas Zelenka: Missa Gratias agimus tibi (13th Mass); seasonal music by Z. Randall Stroope, J.S. Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, Gustav Holst, David Willcocks (with audience), John Tavener, Donald McCullough, Peter-Anthony Togni, and others. Carley DeFranco, soprano; Gigi Mitchell-Velasco, alto; Terrence Fay, tenor; Christopher Grundy, bass. For more information, call 860-304-1399 or email webmaster@conbrio.org. Christ The King Church, 1 McCurdy Road, Old Lyme CT 06371 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Concord Chorale [NH]: A Testiment To Peace. Featuring The Purple Finches youth choir. With brass, organ, piano and percussion. Sunday's performance will be live-streamed. For more information, call 603-333-5211 or email info@concordchorale.org. South Congregational Church, 27 Pleasant Street, Concord NH 03301 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. The Copley Singers [MA]: Christmas with the Copley Singers at the Cathedral! For more information, call 617-834-6731 or email info@copleysingers.org. Cathedral of The Holy Cross, 1400 Washington Street, Boston MA 02118 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Cumberland-Lincoln Community Chorus [MA]: Holiday Concert. Free admission - donations are accepted. For more information, call 609-800-2522 or email info@clccmusic.org. Trinity Episcopal Church, 47 East Street, Wrentham MA 02093 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Endicott College [MA]: Chamber Ensemble & Endicott Singers Holiday Program. Music for the holidays, with carols, music from around the world, and original arrangements of pieces you know and love for our unique blend of instruments and voices. Chorus selections include a Swedish Advent Carol, a Brazilian Carol, Ešenvalds’ Lux Aeterna, Pentatonix’s White Winter Hymnal, and selections from Handel’s Messiah, including the Hallelujah chorus. Chamber will play selections from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite and Beethoven’s 5th Symphony Finale. Led by Becca Kenneally, Nathan Cohen, Eric Christopher Perry, Sam Page, and Chris Lawnsby. For more information, call 978-232-2397 or email rkenneal@endicott.edu. Manninen Center for the Arts, 406 Hale St., Beverly MA 01915

3:00 PM. Falmouth Chorale [MA]: For Unto Us a Child is Born. G.F. Handel: Messiah. With chamber orchestra. For more information, call 774-392-2383 or email info@falmouthchorale.org. John Wesley United Methodist Church, 270 Gifford Street, Falmouth MA 02540 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Greater Freeport Community Chorus [ME]: Frost in the Air. Randall Thompson: Frostiana (musical settings of Robert Frost's poetry). Tickets: $10 adults, free under age 18. For more information, call 207-504-4628 or email gfccsings@gmail.com. Brunswick United Methodist Church, 320 Church Road, Brunswick ME 04011 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Hartford Gay Men's Chorus [CT]: Holiday Concert. For more information, email info@hgmc.org. Aetna Theater, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main Street, Hartford CT 06103 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Kent Singers [CT]: Holiday Concert. For more information, call 860-619-8110 or email info@kentsingers.org. St. Andrew's Church, 1 N Main Street, Kent CT 06757 ⓘ

3:00 PM. New Hampshire Gay Men's Chorus [NH]: Holly Jolly Folly—A festive holiday concert series. Tickets: $25, free for children age 12 and under. We strongly advise advance ticket purchases. Applicable masking requirements will follow each venue’s policy in accordance with guidelines outlined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). For more information, call 603-263-4333 or email chorus@nhgmc.com. Derryfield School, 2108 River Road, Manchester NH 03104 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Paul Madore Chorale [MA]: Winter concert. Ottorino Respighi: Lauda Per La Nativita del Signore; with a number of other smaller works and oratorios. For more information, email paulmadoresalem@gmail.com. First Baptist Church, 221 Cabot Street, Beverly MA 01915 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Rhode Island Philharmonic / Providence Singers [RI]: Messiah. G.F. Handel: Messiah. Kathryn Mueller, soprano; Emily Marvosh, mezzo-soprano; John Matthew Myers, tenor; Nicholas Newton, baritone; Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor. For more information, call 401-248-7000 or email boxoffice@riphil.org. Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 1 Avenue of The Arts, Providence RI 02903 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. St. Cecilia Chamber Choir [ME]: Lessons and Carols for the Christmas Season. Seasonal music by Christopher Moore ("Balulalow"), Bob Chilcott ("Good King Wenceslas"), Richard Francis ("People, Look East"), John Rutter ("King Jesus Hath A Garden"), and Eric Whitacre ("Glow"), and audience sing-along to carols. Sean Fleming, piano; Linda Blanchard, conductor. With string quartet. Tickets: $25 Saturday (Bowdoin Chapel), $20 for (Damariscotta), free for students and 18-and-under. For more information, call 207-380-2768 or email info@ceciliachoir.org. Damariscotta Baptist Church, 4 Bristol Rd, Damariscotta ME 04543 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Bel Canto Chamber Singers [NH]: Winter concert. For more information, call 603-448-1889 or email belcantochambersingers@gmail.com. First Congregational Church, 10 S. Park Street, Lebanon NH 03766 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Boston Camerata [MA]: A Medieval Christmas: Hodie Christus Natus Est. The sounds of Christmas spirituality from Medieval France, Italy, England, and Provence, including music of the church and songs of private devotion around the joyous theme of the Nativity. Included are songs to the Virgin Mary, processionals from Saint Martial of Limoges, hymns, lyrics, and miracle ballads sung in Latin, Old French, Old Provençal, and Saxon, interlaced with Medieval English texts of the Nativity. For more information, call 617-262-2092. Gorgon Chapel, Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier)

4:00 PM. The Cambridge Chamber Singers [MA]: Resonet in Laudibus: Five Centuries of Germanic Music. Four Renaissance motets, Romantic works by Josef Rheinberger and Anton Bruckner (including Virga Jesse Floruit and two other motets, in honor of Bruckner's 200th birthday), twentieth century pieces by Kerstin Thieme, Hugo Distler, and Franz Biebl, and a world premiere by Ray Fahrner. For more information, call 617-504-8155 or email information@cambridgemadrigals.org. Pilgrim Congregational Church, 55 Coolidge Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Cantilena [MA]: Peace Within, Peace Without. Bob Chilcott: “Peace Mass”; Donald Patriquin (arr.): “On the Mountain” (a traditional Ukrainian folk song); music by Ola Gjeilo, Joan Szymko and others that explores the idea of peace both as it relates to conflicts between nations and as it relates finding peace within ourselves as individuals. Elinor A. Armsby, director. Tickets: $25, $20 students and seniors, free for accompanied children 12 and under. We ask that all audience members wear a face mask for the duration of the concert. For more information, call 339-298-7730 or email info@cantilena.org. 630 Mass Ave, Arlington MA 02476 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Fairfield County Chorale [CT]: Christmas Oratorio. J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio; Zoltán Kodaly: Veni, Veni, Emmanuel; Adolphus Hailstork: Christmas Canticle. For more information, call 203-254-1333 or email info@fairfieldcountychorale.org. Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Avenue, Norwalk CT 06851 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Greenwich Choral Society [CT]: Truth, Light, and Serenity. Annual holiday performances featuring music of Vivaldi, Mozart, Hagenberg, Jacobson, Powell, and Rudoi, and two newly commissioned carols by James Fitzwilliam. For more information, call 203-622-5136 or email admin@greenwichchoralsociety.org. First Congregational Church of Greenwich, 108 Sound Beach Avenue, Old Greenwich CT 06870 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Monadnock Chorus [NH]: Holiday Choral Compositions—both old and new—by favorite composers. For more information, call 603-513-8818 or email monadnockchorus@gmail.com. Peterborough Town House, 1 Grove Street, Peterborough NH 03458 ⓘ

4:00 PM. New England Chamber Choir [CT]: Music for Christmas. For more information, call 860-635-5414 or email NECC2000@aol.com. Saint Colman Church, 170 Hubbard Street, Middlefield CT 06455 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Randolph Singers [VT]: Winter concert. Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; Gabriel Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine; W.A. Mozart: Laudate Dominum; with seasonal songs and carols. Chandler Center for the Arts, 71 N Main Street, Randolph VT 05060 (View flier) ⓘ

December 11, 2023 (Monday)

3:00 PM. Copley Singers [MA]: Holiday Concert. Works of Distler, Hess, Piccolo, and Bach, with popular Christmas hymns and Christmas carols. For more information, call 617-834-6731 or email info@copleysingers.org. Cathedral of The Holy Cross, 1400 Washington Street, Boston MA 02118 (View flier) ⓘ

December 12, 2023 (Tuesday)

7:30 PM. Community Chorus [MA]: Winter Concert. Ticket: $15 adults, $10 students and children. For more information, call 781-235-8632. Cambridge School of Weston, Mugar Center,, 45 Georgian Road, Weston MA 02493 ⓘ

December 13, 2023 (Wednesday)

7:00 PM. Counterpoint [VT]: Joint Concert with the Saint Michael’s College Singers. A free concert featuring Christmastime favorites and seasonal songs. For more information, call 802-540-1784 or email contact@counterpointchorus.org. McCarthy Arts Center, Saint Michael's College, 18 Campus Road, Colchester VT 05439 ⓘ

December 14, 2023 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Counterpoint Vocal Ensemble/The Vermont Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet [VT]: Christmas with Counterpoint and the VSO Brass Quintet. Each VSO Brass Quintet and Counterpoint concert features a perfect blend of brass and voices alongside the premiere of a Music-COMP student composition, traditional carols, a classic arrangement by Robert De Cormier, and a bit of seasonal fun. Nathaniel G. Lew, conductor. For more information, call 802-540-1784 or email contact@counterpointchorus.org. Warren United Church, 339 Main Street, Warren VT 05674 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Baroque Christmas. J.S. Bach: “Herr, ein Mitleid, dein Erbarmen” from Christmas Oratorio; “Nur ein Wink von seinen Händen” from Christmas Oratorio; “Grosser Herr” from Christmas Oratorio; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Noels pour les instruments; Domenico Scarlatti: Cantata pastorale per la Nativita do Signore Gesu Christo; Arcangelo Corelli: Christmas Concerto; Georg Philipp Telemann: Trumpet Sonata in D Major. Teresa Wakim, soprano; David McFerrin, baritone; Ian Watson, director. 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 15, 2023 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Falmouth Chorale [MA]: An Evening of Readings, Carols, and Songs. A community sing of holiday favorites along with lessons and stories. For more information, call 774-392-2383 or email info@falmouthchorale.org. First Congregational Church, 68 Main Street, Falmouth MA 02540 ⓘ

7:15 PM. Bagaduce Chorale [ME]: This Bright Morning. For more information, call 207-667-3555 or email bagaducechorale@gmail.com. Ellsworth High School, 299 State Street, Ellsworth ME 04605 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Back Bay Chorale [MA]: A Boston Christmas: Bright Star. A Christmas triptych, featuring musical "scenes" from Leipzig (J.S. Bach, Georg Telemann, and Christoph Graupner), the Harlem Renaissance (Florence Price and William Grant Still, and "Bright Star," a yet-unpublished Christmas carol by Margaret Bonds), and the present day (Eriks Esenvalds and John Tavener). With brass, timpani, and organ. Stephen Spinelli, conductor. For more information, call 617-648-3885 or email info@bbcboston.org. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Cathedral of Saint Joseph Choir, Diocesan Festival Choir and St. Matthew Episcopal Church Choir [NH]: Handel's Messiah and Menotti's Amhal. Gian Carlo Menotti: Amhal and the Night Visitors; G.F. Handel: Messiah (Christmas portion). Let your souls be stirred by the beauty of this 50-voice chorus, soloists and chamber orchestra. For more information, call 603-622-6404 or email EBermani@stjosephcathedralnh.org. Cathedral of St. Joseph, 145 Lowell Street, Manchester NH 03104

7:30 PM. Counterpoint Vocal Ensemble/The Vermont Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet [VT]: Christmas with Counterpoint and the VSO Brass Quintet. Each VSO Brass Quintet and Counterpoint concert features a perfect blend of brass and voices alongside the premiere of a Music-COMP student composition, traditional carols, a classic arrangement by Robert De Cormier, and a bit of seasonal fun. Nathaniel G. Lew, conductor. For more information, call 802-540-1784 or email contact@counterpointchorus.org. United Church Of Newport, 63 Third Street, Newport VT 05855 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Gloriae Dei Cantores [MA]: Handel's Messiah, Christmas Portion. G.F. Handel: Messiah (Christmas portion). With orchestra and guest soloists. Richard K. Pugsley, director.
\ \ Pre-concert lecture at 6:45 p.m. Admission is free for students and youth under 18. For more information, call 508-255-3999 or email info@artsempoweringlife.org. Church of the Transfiguration, 5 Bay View Dr., Orleans MA 02653 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Portsmouth Pro Musica [NH]: The Ballad of the Brown King. Margaret Bonds: The Ballad of the Brown King; plus seasonal selections. Fred VanNess, Jr., tenor; Priscilla Stevens French, conductor. For more information, call 603-436-8154 or email info@ppmnh.org. St. Mary Church, 25 Chestnut Street, Dover NH 03820 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. West Hartford Women's Chorale [CT]: Glorious Voices. Cecilia McDowall: Missa Mariae; with seasonal music, Hebrew music and familiar holiday pieces with some surprising musical arrangements. Tickets: $15 at the door. For more information, call 860-233-1974 or email info@whwchorale.org. St. James's Episcopal Church, 1018 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford CT 06107 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Christmas in Medieval England. English Christmas carols, chant & motets. For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Boston Gay Men's Chorus [MA]: Green & Gleeful. A world of festive delight, where the Grinch takes flight! A magical journey, filled with whimsy and glee, as the Grinch brings holiday cheer, for all to see. With singing Who’s and dazzling lights, this show will steal your heart, on wintery nights. For more information, call 617-542-7464 or email info@bgmc.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Dedham Choral Society [MA]: All is Bright. Festive Christmas music for choir, brass ensemble, organ and percussion. Daniel Pinkham: Fanfares; Christmas Cantata; Jonathan Willcocks: Magnificat; Randol Alan Bass: Gloria; Will Todd: Three Jazz Carols. Plus, Sing Along Carols! Tickets: adults $35, seniors $30, student (12 and above) $20, child $5. For more information, call 781-326-1520 or email info@dedhamchoral.org. Holy Name Church, 1689 Centre St., West Roxbury MA (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Masterworks Chorale [MA]: Messiah Sings. The rough places may not be plain, and the yoke may not always be easy, but singing Handel’s well-loved Oratorio is a great way to celebrate the season. Bring your score, your voice, and a suggested donation of $15 to support our 61st Messiah Sing, the oldest in the country. For more information, call 917-584-7519 or email eleanorcochrane@gmail.com. Grace Chapel, 59 Worthen Road, Lexington MA 02420 (View flier) ⓘ

December 16, 2023 (Saturday)

2:00 PM. Chatham Chorale [MA]: A Candlelight Christmas with Handel's Messiah. The Chorale and guest artists perform Messiah Part I plus the “Hallelujah Chorus” and beloved carols, including Dan Forrest’s arrangement of “Silent Night.” For more information, call 774-212-9333 or email info@chathamchorale.org. First Congregational Church of Chatham, 650 Main Street, Chatham MA 02633 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Bagaduce Chorale [ME]: This Bright Morning. For more information, call 207-667-3555 or email bagaducechorale@gmail.com. Blue Hill Congregational Church, 22 Tenney Hill, Blue Hill ME 04614 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Christmas in Medieval England. English Christmas carols, chant & motets. For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Masterworks Chorale [MA]: Messiah Sings. The rough places may not be plain, and the yoke may not always be easy, but singing Handel’s well-loved Oratorio is a great way to celebrate the season. Bring your score, your voice, and a suggested donation of $15 to support our 61st Messiah Sing, the oldest in the country. For more information, call 917-584-7519 or email eleanorcochrane@gmail.com. Grace Chapel, 59 Worthen Road, Lexington MA 02420 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Oratorio Chorale [ME]: Sing We Noël. A family-friendly concert including sing-along carols and a cookie and cocoa reception. For more information, call 207-725-4258 or email oratoriochorale@gmail.com. St. John The Baptist Church, 39 Pleasant Street, Brunswick ME 04011 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Back Bay Chorale [MA]: A Boston Christmas: Bright Star. A Christmas triptych, featuring musical "scenes" from Leipzig (J.S. Bach, Georg Telemann, and Christoph Graupner), the Harlem Renaissance (Florence Price and William Grant Still, and "Bright Star," a yet-unpublished Christmas carol by Margaret Bonds), and the present day (Eriks Esenvalds and John Tavener). With brass, timpani, and organ. Stephen Spinelli, conductor. For more information, call 617-648-3885 or email info@bbcboston.org. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Concord Women’s Chorus [MA]: A Celebration of Glorias: Vivaldi’s Signature and More. Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; Craig Courtney: Festival Gloria; Ola Gjeilo: works for women’s voices, piano, and string quartet. Vivaldi's Gloria is most often sung with mixed chorus, but Concord Women’s Chorus offers a special view of Vivaldi’s world as composer for the Ospedale della Pietà – a convent, orphanage, and music school for foundling girls in early 18th century Venice. For more information, call 978-369-6341 or email contact@concordwomenschorus.org. Trinity Episcopal Church, 81 Elm Street, Concord MA 01742 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Crescendo [MA]: Festive Holiday Music with a New, Earth-Conscious Message, by Candlelight. Popular traditional Carols for Yuletide, Solstice and Christmas with new lyrics by Australian musician, lyricist, and writer Sophia Green; with contemporary English and Irish Carol settings by Oliver Barton, Tim Porter, and others. The vocal works are contrasted by early English instrumental pieces for trumpet, recorder, harp, and organ. Chris Belluscio, trumpet; Tricia van Oers, recorder; Christa Patton, harp; Christine Gevert, director. For more information, call 860-435-4866 or email crescendo@crescendomusic.org. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 29 Main Street, Stockbridge MA 01262 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Nashoba Valley Chorale [MA]: Annual Holiday Festival. With the Worcester Youth Orchestra. For more information, call 978-540-5022 or email info@nashobachorale.org. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Pioneer Valley Symphony [MA]: Home for the Holidays: Holiday Pops for the Whole Family. A kid-friendly annual tradition uniting the 150+ musicians of the PVS Orchestra, Chorus, and Youth Orchestra on stage and featuring seasonal favorites such as "Sleigh Ride" and "Jingle Bells", as well as the music of Polar Express and Home Alone. Plus, the premiere of a new commissioned work from Clifton "Jerry" Noble which plays on the humorous "Hanukkah in Santa Monica" by Tom Lehrer. Come early starting at noon to pick up holiday gifts from local artists and makers at our first Artisan Holiday Fair! FREE and open to the public. For more information, call 413-773-3664 or email admin@pvso.org. Greenfield High School, 21 Barr Avenue, Greenfield MA 01301 (View flier)

4:00 PM. Portsmouth Pro Musica [NH]: The Ballad of the Brown King. Margaret Bonds: The Ballad of the Brown King; plus seasonal selections. Fred VanNess, Jr., tenor; Priscilla Stevens French, conductor. For more information, call 603-436-8154 or email info@ppmnh.org. South Church, 292 State Street, Portsmouth NH 03801 (View flier) ⓘ

5:00 PM. Counterpoint Vocal Ensemble/The Vermont Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet [VT]: Christmas with Counterpoint and the VSO Brass Quintet. Each VSO Brass Quintet and Counterpoint concert features a perfect blend of brass and voices alongside the premiere of a Music-COMP student composition, traditional carols, a classic arrangement by Robert De Cormier, and a bit of seasonal fun. Nathaniel G. Lew, conductor. For more information, call 802-540-1784 or email contact@counterpointchorus.org. Grafton Community Church, 55 Main St, Grafton VT 05146 (View flier) ⓘ

5:00 PM. Oratorio Chorale [ME]: Sing We Noël. A family-friendly concert including sing-along carols and a cookie and cocoa reception. For more information, call 207-725-4258 or email oratoriochorale@gmail.com. St. John The Baptist Church, 39 Pleasant Street, Brunswick ME 04011 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Chamber Singers of Keene [NH]: In Dulci Jubilo. Holiday Concert. Esther Rhoades, director. For more information, email chambersingerskeeneinfo@gmail.com. St. Bernard Church, 185 Main Street, Keene NH 03431 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Chorus of Westerly [RI]: Christmas Pops. Holiday favorites that are perfect for the whole family. For more information, call 401-596-8663 or email jodie@chorusofwesterly.org. George Kent Performance Hall, 119 High Street, Westerly RI 02891 ⓘ

7:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: Starry Night, Manchester Choral Soceity Winter Concert. Karl Jenkins: Stella Natalis; with holiday family pops favorites and an appearance by Santa Claus! Tickets: $30 adults, $25 seniors & military, free for students; or $Pay what you are able. For more information, call 603-472-6627 or email info@mcsnh.org. First Congregational Church, 508 Union Street, Manchester NH 03104 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Gloriae Dei Cantores [MA]: Handel's Messiah, Christmas Portion. G.F. Handel: Messiah (Christmas portion). With orchestra and guest soloists. Richard K. Pugsley, director.
\ \ Pre-concert lecture at 6:45 p.m. Admission is free for students and youth under 18. For more information, call 508-255-3999 or email info@artsempoweringlife.org. Church of the Transfiguration, 5 Bay View Dr., Orleans MA 02653 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Granite State Choral Society [NH]: Sounds of the Season. Sandra M. Thomas, Music Director. Tickets: online $15 adult, $10 child 10 years and under; $20 at the door. For more information, call 603-767-1570 or email gschoral@gmail.com. First United Methodist Church, 34 South Main Street, Rochester NH 03867 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale [CT]: Christmas Through the Ages. Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols; Felix Mendelssohn: Part I from Christus, Op. 98 (1847); “Ester Teil” Geburt Christi; Hans Leo Hassler: Dixit Maria; Nathaniel Dett: Ave Maria; Sergei Rachmaninoff: Bogoroditse Dyevo from Vespers, op.3; with carols and seasonal songs. For more information, call 860-559-2967 or email info@msoc.org. St. Bartholomew’s Church, 736 Middle Turnpike East, Manchester CT 06040 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Solaris Vocal Ensemble [VT]: Rejoice! Herbert Howells: Magnificat for mixed voices and organ; Francis Poulenc: O Magnum Mysterium; and festive holiday favorites. With the Evolution Brass Quintet. General Admission: $20, or Pay What You Can. For more information, email director@solarisensemble.org. College Street Congregational Church, 265 College Street, Burlington VT 05401 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Voce [CT]: Lumen. Join Voce for some seasonal magic! For more information, email info@voceinc.org. St. Alban's Episcopal Church, 197 Bushy Hill Road, Simsbury CT 06070 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Christmas in Medieval England. English Christmas carols, chant & motets. For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Boston Gay Men's Chorus [MA]: Green & Gleeful. A world of festive delight, where the Grinch takes flight! A magical journey, filled with whimsy and glee, as the Grinch brings holiday cheer, for all to see. With singing Who’s and dazzling lights, this show will steal your heart, on wintery nights. For more information, call 617-542-7464 or email info@bgmc.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

December 17, 2023 (Sunday)

1:30 PM. Cappella Cantorum Masterworks Chorus [CT]: Annual Messiah Sing/Listen. Rehearsal for singers starts 1:30; performance starts 2:00 pm. For more information, call 860-532-0454 or email info@cappellacantorum.org. Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St, Old Saybrook CT 06475 (View flier) ⓘ

2:00 PM. Chatham Chorale [MA]: A Candlelight Christmas with Handel's Messiah. The Chorale and guest artists perform Messiah Part I plus the “Hallelujah Chorus” and beloved carols, including Dan Forrest’s arrangement of “Silent Night.” For more information, call 774-212-9333 or email info@chathamchorale.org. First Congregational Church of Chatham, 650 Main Street, Chatham MA 02633 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: An Almost-Winter Concert. Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 2; Sir Edward Elgar: Lux Aeterna; Morten Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna; Francis Poulenc: Gloria. Mara Walker, soprano. With the Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra. Concert will be live streamed. For more information, call 617-240-1240 or email chorale@psarlington.org. First Parish Arlington, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Chorus of Westerly [RI]: Christmas Pops. Holiday favorites that are perfect for the whole family. For more information, call 401-596-8663 or email jodie@chorusofwesterly.org. George Kent Performance Hall, 119 High Street, Westerly RI 02891 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Farmington Valley Chorale [CT]: Spreading the Flame – An Afternoon of Readings & Song to Celebrate the Season! Join together to sing and celebrate the season together in readings & song. Tickets: $10 adults, free for students and children. For more information, call 860-651-8177 or email admin@farmingtonvalleychorale.org. The Barn/Covenant Presbyterian Church, 124 Old Farms Road, Simsbury CT 06070 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Baroque Christmas. J.S. Bach: “Herr, ein Mitleid, dein Erbarmen” from Christmas Oratorio; “Nur ein Wink von seinen Händen” from Christmas Oratorio; “Grosser Herr” from Christmas Oratorio; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Noels pour les instruments; Domenico Scarlatti: Cantata pastorale per la Nativita do Signore Gesu Christo; Arcangelo Corelli: Christmas Concerto; Georg Philipp Telemann: Trumpet Sonata in D Major. Teresa Wakim, soprano; David McFerrin, baritone; Ian Watson, director. 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. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: Starry Night, Manchester Choral Soceity Winter Concert. Karl Jenkins: Stella Natalis; with holiday family pops favorites and an appearance by Santa Claus! Tickets: $30 adults, $25 seniors & military, free for students; or $Pay what you are able. For more information, call 603-472-6627 or email info@mcsnh.org. First Congregational Church, 508 Union Street, Manchester NH 03104 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Solaris Vocal Ensemble [VT]: Rejoice! Herbert Howells: Magnificat for mixed voices and organ; Francis Poulenc: O Magnum Mysterium; and festive holiday favorites. With the Evolution Brass Quintet. General Admission: $20, or Pay What You Can. For more information, email director@solarisensemble.org. Waterbury Congregational Church, 8 N Main Street, Waterbury VT 05676 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Voce [CT]: Lumen. Join Voce for some seasonal magic! For more information, email info@voceinc.org. Immanuel Congregational Church, 10 Woodland Street, Hartford CT 06105 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Boston Children's Chorus [MA]: Christmas at Emmanuel Music. Benjamin Britten: Saint Nicolas; J.S. Bach: Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen, BWV 65; Jonathan Woody: a newly commissioned motet; and other holiday music. With Cambridge Common Voices. For more information, call 617-778-2242 or email info@bostonchildrenschorus.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Cambridge Community Chorus [MA]: Illuminare. Elaine Hagenberg: Illuminare (Massachusetts premiere); Stella Gitelman Willoughby: The Wind has Abated (World premiere); Franz Biebl: Ave Maria; Baldassare Galuppi: Magnificat; Olatunji and Whalum: Betelehemu (Nigerian Christmas Song). Neva Corbo-Hudak, soprano; Melanie Rucinski, piano; Pamela Mindell, conductor. With Chamber Orchestra. For more information, call 617-517-3169 or email admin@cambridgechorus.org. Kresge Auditorium, Mit, 48 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA 02139 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Counterpoint Vocal Ensemble/The Vermont Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet [VT]: Christmas with Counterpoint and the VSO Brass Quintet. Each VSO Brass Quintet and Counterpoint concert features a perfect blend of brass and voices alongside the premiere of a Music-COMP student composition, traditional carols, a classic arrangement by Robert De Cormier, and a bit of seasonal fun. Nathaniel G. Lew, conductor. For more information, call 802-540-1784 or email contact@counterpointchorus.org. First Congregational Church, 3624 Main Street, Manchester VT 05254 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Crescendo [CT]: Festive Holiday Music with a New, Earth-Conscious Message, by Candlelight. Popular traditional Carols for Yuletide, Solstice and Christmas with new lyrics by Australian musician, lyricist, and writer Sophia Green; with contemporary English and Irish Carol settings by Oliver Barton, Tim Porter, and others. The vocal works are contrasted by early English instrumental pieces for trumpet, recorder, harp, and organ. Chris Belluscio, trumpet; Tricia van Oers, recorder; Christa Patton, harp; Christine Gevert, director. For more information, call 860-435-4866 or email crescendo@crescendomusic.org. Trinity Church Lime Rock, 484 Lime Rock Road, Lakeville CT 06039 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Emmanuel Music [MA]: Christmas at Emmanuel. J. S. Bach: "Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen", BWV 65; Jonathan Woody: "As though on snow"; Benjamin Britten: Saint Nicolas. Charley Blandy, tenor (Nicolas). With Cambridge Common Voices and Boston Children’s Chorus. For more information, call 617-536-3356 or email music@emmanuelmusic.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Granite State Choral Society [NH]: Sounds of the Season. Sandra M. Thomas, Music Director. Tickets: online $15 adult, $10 child 10 years and under; $20 at the door. For more information, call 603-767-1570 or email gschoral@gmail.com. First United Methodist Church, 34 South Main Street, Rochester NH 03867 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Master Singers of Lexington [MA]: A Master Singers Christmas Noel! Francis Poulenc: Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël; César Franck: La vierge à la crèche; ; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe de minuit pour Noël; and a selection of festive Christmas carols. For more information, call 781-729-7975 or email msingers@themastersingers.org. First Parish Church, 7 Harrington Road, Lexington MA 02421 ⓘ

4:00 PM. The Music Series at South Church [CT]: Candlelight Festival of Lessons & Carols. A unique celebration of the Christmas story, interwoven with choral music and scripture readings. Following the Festival is a reception in Cooper Hall with light refreshments, and a Holiday Market with gift items. Admission is free (free-will offering accepted). For more information, email musicseries@southchurch.org. South Church, 90 Main Street, New Britain CT 06051

4:00 PM. Ridgefield Chorale [CT]: Holiday Pops. Casual, charming and fun, this is an afternoon of seasonal favorites for all ages. Concert proceeds benefit Ridgefield Responds: Hope for Ukraine. For more information, call 877-815-5635 or email info@ridgefieldchorale.org. Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 E Ridge Road, Ridgefield CT 06877 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. The Worcester Chorus Women's Ensemble [MA]: Holiday Concert. Benjamin Britten: Ceremony of Carols; and Christmas classics and holiday sing-alongs. Mark Mummert, director. For more information, call 508-754-3231. Trinity Lutheran Church, 73 Lancaster Street, Worcester MA 01609 (View flier)

5:30 PM. Chorus of Westerly [RI]: Christmas Pops. Holiday favorites that are perfect for the whole family. For more information, call 401-596-8663 or email jodie@chorusofwesterly.org. George Kent Performance Hall, 119 High Street, Westerly RI 02891 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Tactus Ensemble Cambridge [MA]: A (Mostly) Spanish Renaissance Christmas. A range of Renaissance Christmas music from the well-known to the undiscovered, including a Magnificat by Guerrero, a Christmas motet by Morales, and Victoria’s O Magnum Mysterium, as well as music by Juan Garcia de Salaza, Pedro de Aranaz, Juan Gutierrez de Padilla. The program will conclude with a set of Christmas villancicos, sung in Spanish, and Renaissance settings of familiar Christmas carols. For more information, email tactusensemble@gmail.com. St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 838 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA 02139 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Boston Gay Men's Chorus [MA]: Green & Gleeful. A world of festive delight, where the Grinch takes flight! A magical journey, filled with whimsy and glee, as the Grinch brings holiday cheer, for all to see. With singing Who’s and dazzling lights, this show will steal your heart, on wintery nights. For more information, call 617-542-7464 or email info@bgmc.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

December 19, 2023 (Tuesday)

7:00 PM. Marblehead High School [MA]: Winter Concert. Benjamin Britten: Ceremony of Carols; and other holiday music, including "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" and a Hanukkah medley. With performances by the Concert Band and Orchestra. Andrew Scoglio, chorus director; Julie Freas, orchestral director; Rachel Michtom, band director. For more information, call 781-639-3100 or email Scoglio.Andrew@marbleheadschools.org. 217 Pleasant St, Marblehead MA 01945 (View flier)

December 20, 2023 (Wednesday)

7:30 PM. Hartford Chorale [CT]: Messiah & Magnificat. Handel: Messiah (Part 1); J.S. Bach: Magnificat. Concert will also include an audience carol sing with the orchestra. Free admission. For more information, call 860-547-1982 or email info@hartfordchorale.org. Cathedral of Saint Joseph, 140 Farmington Ave., Hartford CT 06105 (View flier) ⓘ

December 21, 2023 (Thursday)

8:00 PM. Boston Camerata [MA]: Gloria! An Italian Christmas. Music of Monteverdi, Gabrieli, Cipriano, Marenzio and many more performed by voices, cornetto, viola da gamba, harp, brass and organ. For more information, call 617-262-2092. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier)

December 22, 2023 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Nightingale Vocal Esemble [MA]: Twas the Nightingale Before Christmas. A musical telling of Clement Clarke Moore’s classic Christmas poem, “A Visit from St. Nicholas”, with stanzas are interspersed with musical selections which provide parallel sacred and secular narratives of the Christmas story. Following the performance is a reception with refreshments and singing of classic Christmas Carols (sheet music provided). For more information, email nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com. St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 838 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA 02139 (View flier)

January 6, 2024 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. WIngs of Song, Community Chorus [MA]: Celtic Noëls, Christmas pieces from Brittany and elseware in France. BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Celtic Noëls, the concert presented in early December, can be heard once again! These pieces are deeply devotional and deeply Christmasy all from France, with a special focus on Brittany. All but a handful of the pieces in the original concert will be represented, and yes, there will be a drum and a gong. Admission by freewill offering, divided equally between performers and host church. For more information, call 508-637-1479 or email palapenas@gmail.com. Notre Dame Church of St. John Paul II Parish, 446 Main St., Southbridge MA 01550 (View flier)

January 9, 2024 (Tuesday)

7:00 PM. Highland Glee Club [MA]: Open Rehearsals. The Highland Glee Club, founded in Newton Highlands in 1908, and Sarah Robinson Seeber, Music Director invite singing men to join us for open rehearsals on Tuesday January 9 and Monday, January 15, which continues our 2023-2024 season. Please arrive early for music distribution. We will be doing a Celtic Tribute Saturday, March 16, 2024. For more information, call 978-443-3267 or email highlandgleeclub@gmail.com. Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton MA 02458 (View flier) ⓘ

January 13, 2024 (Saturday)

3:30 PM. Arts Empowering Life Foundation [MA]: Dr. Samuel Adler: 95 Years of Music To Speak To Our Time (lecture). A lecture celebrating creativity in music and the arts by Samuel Adler, composer of 400 published works, teacher for sixty-three years at Juilliard and Eastman, and student of Aaron Copland, Paul Hindemith, and Randall Thompson, among others. At age ten he narrowly escaped Nazi Germany during Kristallnacht, the “night of broken glass.” At age ninety-five, he continues to compose and speak. A recent album of his music sung by Gloriae Dei Cantores, To Speak to Our Time, won a 2023 American Prize. The lecture is livestream only (streaming link will be available at the address provided); free admission. For more information, call 508-240-2400 or email lindsey@artsempoweringlife.org. Brewster MA 02631 Online (View flier)

7:00 PM. Brattleboro Concert Choir [VT]: Songs for the People. Music by living America-based composers about contemporary issues such as climate change, immigration, and racial injustice. Composers include Eric Whitacre, Frank Ticheli, Joel Thompson, Mari Esabel Valverde, B.E. Boykin, and Sydney Guillaume. For more information, call 802-257-4523 or email info@bmcvt.org. Latchis Theatre, 50 Main Street, Brattleboro VT 05301 ⓘ

January 14, 2024 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Cantilena Chamber Choir [MA]: Martin Luther King Concert. Margaret Bonds: Credo; and spirituals by Robert Shaw and Alice Parker. With Unitus Ensemble, Anthony Trecek-King, director. For more information, call 518-791-0185 or email satbchoir@yahoo.com. Trinity Church, 88 Walker Street, Lenox MA 01240 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Brattleboro Concert Choir [VT]: Songs for the People. Music by living America-based composers about contemporary issues such as climate change, immigration, and racial injustice. Composers include Eric Whitacre, Frank Ticheli, Joel Thompson, Mari Esabel Valverde, B.E. Boykin, and Sydney Guillaume. For more information, call 802-257-4523 or email info@bmcvt.org. Latchis Theatre, 50 Main Street, Brattleboro VT 05301 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Mystic River Chorale [CT]: All Night Vigil. Pavel Chesnokov: All Night Vigil; Leoš Janáček: Otčenáš. For more information, call 860-460-1487 or email chorus_manager@mysticriverchorale.org. Harkness Chapel, Connecticut College, 270 Mohegan Avenue, New London CT 06320 ⓘ

January 15, 2024 (Monday)

4:00 PM. Boston Children's Chorus [MA]: In the Name of Love: 21st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Concert. For more information, call 617-778-2242 or email info@bostonchildrenschorus.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. The A Cappella Singers [MA]: Spring 2024 Open Rehearsals. The A Cappella Singers, based in Natick, welcomes prospective new members in all treble voice parts (Soprano I and II, Alto I and II) who have prior choral experience and/or can read music to join us. Check out our FaceBook page, https://www.facebook.com/acappellasingersnatick. For more information, call 774-231-1963 or email info@theacappellasingers.org. Fisk Memorial United Methodist Church, 106 Walnut Street, Natick MA 01760 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Highland Glee Club [MA]: Open Rehearsals. The Highland Glee Club, founded in Newton Highlands in 1908, and Sarah Robinson Seeber, Music Director invite singing men to join us for open rehearsals on Tuesday January 9 and Monday, January 15, which continues our 2023-2024 season. Please arrive early for music distribution. We will be doing a Celtic Tribute Saturday, March 16, 2024. For more information, call 978-443-3267 or email highlandgleeclub@gmail.com. Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton MA 02458 (View flier) ⓘ

January 17, 2024 (Wednesday)

7:30 PM. Counterpoint [VT]: Farmers' Night. A collection of folk songs and Vermont songs. Free admission. For more information, call 802-540-1784 or email contact@counterpointchorus.org. Vermont State House, 115 State St, Montpelier VT 05633 ⓘ

January 19, 2024 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Lexington Pops Chorus [MA]: A Musical Tribute In Memory of Bob Lague. Bob Lague was conductor of Lexington Pops Chorus for 41 years. This concert features some of the best loved works of choral music including Gabriel Faure’s Requiem, Mozart’s Lacrymosa, John Rutter’s “The Lord is My Shepherd”, Randall Thompson’s “Alleluia”, Antonin Dvorak’s “Goin’ Home”, Largo from New World Symphony, and Dan Forrest’s ”Shalom”. Tickets: $20 adults, $5 children 12 and under. For more information, call 781-365-0576 or email info@LexPops.org. Hancock Church, 1912 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington MA 02421 (View flier) ⓘ

January 20, 2024 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Renaissance Portraits. Music by Ciconia, Du Fay, Busnoys, Isaac & others. Pre-concert talk by Jodi Cranston (Boston University) at 2:15 pm. For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. CONCORA [CT]: Pärt, Passio. Arvo Pärt: Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi secundum Joannem. Malcolm Merriweather, conductor. For more information, call 860-839-6480 or email admin@concora.org. Trinity Chapel at Trinity College, 300 Summit Street, Hartford CT 06106 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Cantemus Chamber Chorus [MA]: Cantemus Presents "Annelies," Choral-Instrumental Work Based on Anne Frank's Diary. James Whitbourn: Annelies, a choral-orchestral work based on Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. Lynn Eustis, soprano (title soloist at the work’s U.S. premiere in 2007); Stephen Bates, clarinet; Elizabeth Whtfield, violin; Jane Sheena, cello; Jeffrey Mead, piano. For more information, call 978-476-0325 or email info@cantemus.org. St Paul's Episcopal Church, 166 High Street, Newburyport MA 01950 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Lexington Pops Chorus [MA]: A Musical Tribute In Memory of Bob Lague. Bob Lague was conductor of Lexington Pops Chorus for 41 years. This concert features some of the best loved works of choral music including Gabriel Faure’s Requiem, Mozart’s Lacrymosa, John Rutter’s “The Lord is My Shepherd”, Randall Thompson’s “Alleluia”, Antonin Dvorak’s “Goin’ Home”, Largo from New World Symphony, and Dan Forrest’s ”Shalom”. Tickets: $20 adults, $5 children 12 and under. For more information, call 781-365-0576 or email info@LexPops.org. Hancock Church, 1912 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington MA 02421 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Voices Rising [MA]: Common Threads: Singing our Shared Humanity! In this concert, we honor our connection with the earth and all its creatures and we revel in our capacity to grow, to change, to make mistakes, and to start again. Includes regional premieres of two commissioned works, anthems from folk artists Emma’s Revolution and May Erlewine, and ballads from Sleeping At Last and New York City’s October Project. We look forward to welcoming you into community with us as we weave together and explore our Common Threads. All attendees must be masked. Because vaccination is a safe and effective way for individuals to protect themselves, we strongly encourage (but do not require) it for attendees. For more information, email info@voicesrising.org. Harvard-Epworth Church in Cambridge, 1555 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Newton Community Chorus [MA]: Dvorak & Mozart. Antonín Dvořák: Stabat Mater; W.A. Mozart: Vespers de Solennes. With guest soloists and full orchestra. For more information, call 617-821-8306 or email info@newtoncommunitychorus.org. Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ

January 21, 2024 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Connecticut Choral Society [CT]: Winter Sing featuring the Faure Requiem. The Winter Sing is an opportunity for singers to join in the fun or for music lovers to simply come and enjoy. Featuring Francesca Federico, soprano; Damian Savarino, bass; Linda Sweetman-Waters, organist; Eric Dale Knapp, conductor. Scores will be available or you are welcome to bring your own. Suggested donation: $20, or $25 if a score is provided. For more information, call 888-927-2933 or email info@ctchoralsociety.com. Valley Presbyterian Church, 21 West Whisconier Road, Brookfield CT 06804 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Cantemus Chamber Chorus [MA]: Cantemus Presents "Annelies," Choral-Instrumental Work Based on Anne Frank's Diary. James Whitbourn: Annelies, a choral-orchestral work based on Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. Lynn Eustis, soprano (title soloist at the work’s U.S. premiere in 2007); Stephen Bates, clarinet; Elizabeth Whtfield, violin; Jane Sheena, cello; Jeffrey Mead, piano. For more information, call 978-476-0325 or email info@cantemus.org. Congregation Shirat Hayam, 55 Atlantic Ave., Swampscott MA 01907 (View flier) ⓘ

January 22, 2024 (Monday)

7:00 PM. The A Cappella Singers [MA]: Spring 2024 Open Rehearsals. The A Cappella Singers, based in Natick, welcomes prospective new members in all treble voice parts (Soprano I and II, Alto I and II) who have prior choral experience and/or can read music to join us. Check out our FaceBook page, https://www.facebook.com/acappellasingersnatick. For more information, call 774-231-1963 or email info@theacappellasingers.org. Fisk Memorial United Methodist Church, 106 Walnut Street, Natick MA 01760 (View flier) ⓘ

January 23, 2024 (Tuesday)

7:00 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Dmitri Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Kristine Opolais, soprano (Katerina Izmailova); Brenden Gunnell, tenor (Sergei); Peter Hoare, tenor (Zinovy Izmailov); Günther Groissböck, bass (Boris Izmailov); Michelle Trainor, soprano (Aksinya); Alexandra LoBianco, soprano (Female Convict); Maria Barakova, mezzo-soprano (Sonyetka); Matthew DiBattista, tenor (Teacher); Neal Ferreira, tenor (Foreman); Charles Blandy, tenor (Foreman, Drunken Guest); Yeghishe Manucharyan, tenor (Foreman, Coachman); Alexander Kravets, tenor (Shabby Peasant); David Kravitz, baritone (Millhand); Alexandros Stavrakakis, bass (Porter & Policeman); Joo Won Kang, baritone (Steward); Patrick Guetti, bass (Officer, Sentry); Goran Juric, bass (Priest); Anatoli Sivko, bass (Chief of Police); Paata Burchuladze, bass (Old Convict). For more information, call 617-638-9311 or email tfc@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

January 25, 2024 (Thursday)

7:00 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Dmitri Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Kristine Opolais, soprano (Katerina Izmailova); Brenden Gunnell, tenor (Sergei); Peter Hoare, tenor (Zinovy Izmailov); Günther Groissböck, bass (Boris Izmailov); Michelle Trainor, soprano (Aksinya); Alexandra LoBianco, soprano (Female Convict); Maria Barakova, mezzo-soprano (Sonyetka); Matthew DiBattista, tenor (Teacher); Neal Ferreira, tenor (Foreman); Charles Blandy, tenor (Foreman, Drunken Guest); Yeghishe Manucharyan, tenor (Foreman, Coachman); Alexander Kravets, tenor (Shabby Peasant); David Kravitz, baritone (Millhand); Alexandros Stavrakakis, bass (Porter & Policeman); Joo Won Kang, baritone (Steward); Patrick Guetti, bass (Officer, Sentry); Goran Juric, bass (Priest); Anatoli Sivko, bass (Chief of Police); Paata Burchuladze, bass (Old Convict). For more information, call 617-638-9311 or email tfc@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

January 26, 2024 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Nightingale Vocal Esemble [MA]: Photoplay. A group of 9 singers will create fully-improvised soundtracks to a curated collection of silent films, as well as the winners of Nightingale's 2024 Short Film Contest. Nightingale singers will provide atmosphere, commentary, and playful interaction, taking inspiration from the visuals in real time to spontaneously generate visceral soundscapes. Judah Coffman and Nathan Halbur, directors. For more information, email nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com. The Lilypad, 1353 Cambridge Street, Cambridge MA 02139 (View flier)

January 27, 2024 (Saturday)

3:30 PM. Voices Rising [MA]: Common Threads: Singing our Shared Humanity! In this concert, we honor our connection with the earth and all its creatures and we revel in our capacity to grow, to change, to make mistakes, and to start again. Includes regional premieres of two commissioned works, anthems from folk artists Emma’s Revolution and May Erlewine, and ballads from Sleeping At Last and New York City’s October Project. We look forward to welcoming you into community with us as we weave together and explore our Common Threads. All attendees must be masked. Because vaccination is a safe and effective way for individuals to protect themselves, we strongly encourage (but do not require) it for attendees. For more information, email info@voicesrising.org. Eliot Church of Newton UCC, 474 Centre Street, Newton MA 02458 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Dmitri Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Kristine Opolais, soprano (Katerina Izmailova); Brenden Gunnell, tenor (Sergei); Peter Hoare, tenor (Zinovy Izmailov); Günther Groissböck, bass (Boris Izmailov); Michelle Trainor, soprano (Aksinya); Alexandra LoBianco, soprano (Female Convict); Maria Barakova, mezzo-soprano (Sonyetka); Matthew DiBattista, tenor (Teacher); Neal Ferreira, tenor (Foreman); Charles Blandy, tenor (Foreman, Drunken Guest); Yeghishe Manucharyan, tenor (Foreman, Coachman); Alexander Kravets, tenor (Shabby Peasant); David Kravitz, baritone (Millhand); Alexandros Stavrakakis, bass (Porter & Policeman); Joo Won Kang, baritone (Steward); Patrick Guetti, bass (Officer, Sentry); Goran Juric, bass (Priest); Anatoli Sivko, bass (Chief of Police); Paata Burchuladze, bass (Old Convict). For more information, call 617-638-9311 or email tfc@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Halalisa Singers [MA]: Be the Change: Songs of Courage and Inspiration. Music exploring legacies of important change agents such as Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Bob Dylan, James Weldon Johnson, and Naomi Judd. Ken Steven, arr.: “Hela Rotan” (Indonesian folk song); Rollo Dilworth, arr.: “Let Me Fly”; Dr. Brandon A. Boyd, arr.: “Sign Me Up”; Reena Esmail: “TaReKita” (written for a choir comprised of homeless individuals); Sergio Ortega Alvarado, arr. Gene Glickman: “El Pueblo Unido (The People United)”; Marques L.A. Garrett: “My Heart Be Brave” (words by James Weldon Johnson); Bob Dylan: “The Times They Are A’Changin’”; the Judds: “Love Can Build a Bridge”; Nick Page: “Choose to Bless the World”; Shlomo Carlbach, arr. Elizabeth Norton: “Return Again / Hashivenu (Return Us)”; Troy Robertson: “In Meeting We Are Blessed”; Sten Kallman, arr.: “Wangol” (Haitian folk song); Laura Farnell: “Be the Change”, and more. Jessica Tunick Berens, soprano; Trevor Berens, pianist; Bertram Lehmann, percussion. Tickets: $25. For more information, call 781-648-5579 or email themilva@hotmail.com. First Parish Arlington, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Medford MA 02155 (View flier) ⓘ

January 28, 2024 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Cantabile [VT]: Northern Exposure. Music and composers from the northern regions of Canada, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Norway, Silesia, Sweden, and Wales. For more information, email info@cantabilewomen.org. Norwich Congregational Church, 15 Church St, Norwich VT 05055 (View flier) ⓘ

5:00 PM. King's Chapel Choir [MA]: Music, She Wrote (Part 2). From Beach to Tann. Tickets $25, 20 students/seniors ($5 discount in advance). ​Validated discount parking is available at One Beacon Garage, across the street from the Chapel. For more information, call 617-227-2155 or email hchristensen@kings-chapel.org. Kings Chapel, 58 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02108 (View flier) ⓘ

January 29, 2024 (Monday)

3:00 PM. Cantabile [NH]: Northern Exposure. Music and composers from the northern regions of Canada, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Norway, Silesia, Sweden, and Wales. For more information, email info@cantabilewomen.org. First Congregational Church, 10 S. Park Street, Lebanon NH 03766 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. The A Cappella Singers [MA]: Spring 2024 Open Rehearsals. The A Cappella Singers, based in Natick, welcomes prospective new members in all treble voice parts (Soprano I and II, Alto I and II) who have prior choral experience and/or can read music to join us. Check out our FaceBook page, https://www.facebook.com/acappellasingersnatick. For more information, call 774-231-1963 or email info@theacappellasingers.org. Fisk Memorial United Methodist Church, 106 Walnut Street, Natick MA 01760 (View flier) ⓘ

February 3, 2024 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Crescendo [CT]: Early Polyphony for Low Voices from Ockeghem to Palestrina. Sacred four- to six-voice works by Johannes Ockeghem, Heinrich Isaac, Josquin des Prez, John Taverner, Thomas Tallis, and Giovanni Pierluigi Palestrina. For more information, call 860-435-4866 or email crescendo@crescendomusic.org. Trinity Church Lime Rock, 484 Lime Rock Road, Lakeville CT 06039 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Wellesley Choral Society [MA]: Over the Moon. Songs of, for, about, and to the moon, performed in a light "pops" atmosphere. For more information, call 781-237-6593 or email lindaderezinski@yahoo.com. Wellesley Hills Congregational Church, 207 Washington Street, Wellesley MA 02481 ⓘ

February 4, 2024 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Andover Choral Society [MA]: A Celebration of Bach. Featuring three American premiere performances. Tickets: $25 ($30 at the door), $10 students. For more information, call 603-893-5636 or email info@andoverchoralsociety.org. Wood Hill Middle School, 11 Cross Street, Andover MA 01810 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Crescendo [MA]: Early Polyphony for Low Voices from Ockeghem to Palestrina. Sacred four- to six-voice works by Johannes Ockeghem, Heinrich Isaac, Josquin des Prez, John Taverner, Thomas Tallis, and Giovanni Pierluigi Palestrina. For more information, call 860-435-4866 or email crescendo@crescendomusic.org. St. James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington MA 01230 (View flier) ⓘ

February 5, 2024 (Monday)

7:00 PM. The A Cappella Singers [MA]: Spring 2024 Open Rehearsals. The A Cappella Singers, based in Natick, welcomes prospective new members in all treble voice parts (Soprano I and II, Alto I and II) who have prior choral experience and/or can read music to join us. Check out our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/acappellasingersnatick. For more information, call 774-231-1963 or email info@theacappellasingers.org. For more information, call 774-231-1963 or email info@theacappellasingers.org. Fisk Memorial United Methodist Church, 106 Walnut Street, Natick MA 01760 (View flier) ⓘ

February 10, 2024 (Saturday)

6:30 PM. The Psalterium Institute: Ensemble Praecentores [ME]: The Song of Song: Music for Valentines. To celebrate Valentine’s Day, Ensemble Praecentores will present a concert featuring choral settings of texts from the Song of Songs including works by Josquin de Prez, John Plummer, and G. P. da Palestrina. For more information, email info@psalterinstitute.org. Cathedral of The Immaculate Conception, 307 Congress Street, Portland ME 04101 ⓘ

February 17, 2024 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. New Haven Chorale [CT]: Black History Month: Voices of Prayer and Power. A cappella spirituals, rousing and moving gospel selections, and music by contemporary African American composers such as Moses Hogan, Undine Smith Moore, and Rosephanye Powell. A family friendly concert that will include an audience sing-along. With Jeremiah Paul and friends. For more information, call 203-776-7664 or email business@newhavenchorale.org. Battell Chapel, 400 College Street, New Haven CT 06511 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Master Singers of Worcester [MA]: If Music Be the Food of Love. Music celebrating food, love, and the love of food. Followed by a reception. For more information, call 508-842-1349 or email info@mswma.org. Salem Covenant Church, 215 East Mountain Street, Worcester MA 01606 ⓘ

February 18, 2024 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Coro Allegro [MA]: Identity: I Believe. Margaret Bonds: Credo; William Grant Still: A Psalm for the Living; plus art songs, spirituals and gospel works by Harry T Burleigh, Horace Clarence Boyer, Thomas A. Dorsey, Jester Hairston, M. Roger Holland, II, J. Rosamund Johnson, Patrick Dupré Quigley and Reginald Mobley. Breanna Sinclairé, soprano; Reginald Mobley, countertenor; Philip Lima, baritone; David F. Coleman, piano. For more information, call 617-236-4011 or email executivedirector@coroallegro.org. Roxbury Community College, 1234 Columbus Ave, Boston MA 02120 (View flier) ⓘ

February 23, 2024 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Harry, Haydn + Mozart. W.A. Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore; Mass in C Major, "Coronation"; Hildegard von Bingen: O filie Israhel (“Daughters of Israel”); Flos campi (“Flowers of the field”); Raphaella Aleotti: Vidi speciosam (“I saw a beauty”); Raphaella Aleotti: Surge propera amica mea (“Arise, my dear friend”); G.F. Haydn: Symphony No. 49, La passione. Harry Christophers, conductor; Joélle Harvey, soprano; Helen Charlston, mezzo-soprano; Aaron Sheehan, tenor; Matthew Brook, bass-baritone. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Mystic Chorale [MA]: Mystic Gospel: Moving Forward, Looking Back. A spirit-filled concert offering an eclectic mix of music rooted in the African American gospel tradition, including Aretha Franklin’s "How I Got Over", Rhiannon Giddens’ "Up Above My Head", Jonathan Butler’s "Our Voices Matter", CeCe Winans’ "Goodness of God", and music John P. Kee, all united by messages of love and unity. Nichelle Mungo, vocalist; Jonathan Singleton, director. If you’re unable to attend in person, the concert will be live streamed. For more information, email info@mysticchorale.org. Cary Memorial Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 (View flier) ⓘ

February 24, 2024 (Saturday)

1:00 PM. Salisbury Singers [MA]: Mid-Winter Choral Residency with Dr. Jace Kaholokula Saplan. A one-day choral retreat for community singers from across the region. Jace will curate music repertoire that singers will prepare to come together for an afternoon and evening of rehearsal and dinner, finishing the day with an informal concert for all involved. Duration 1–8:30 p.m. Full details at https://salisburysingers.org/performance-repertoire/mid-winter-choral-residency-with-dr-jace-kaholokula-saplan/ For more information, call 508-799-3848 or email salisburysingersworcester@gmail.com. All Saints Episcopal Church, 10 Irving St, Worcester MA 01609 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Harry, Haydn + Mozart. W.A. Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore; Mass in C Major, "Coronation"; Hildegard von Bingen: O filie Israhel (“Daughters of Israel”); Flos campi (“Flowers of the field”); Raphaella Aleotti: Vidi speciosam (“I saw a beauty”); Raphaella Aleotti: Surge propera amica mea (“Arise, my dear friend”); G.F. Haydn: Symphony No. 49, La passione. Harry Christophers, conductor; Joélle Harvey, soprano; Helen Charlston, mezzo-soprano; Aaron Sheehan, tenor; Matthew Brook, bass-baritone. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

February 25, 2024 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Convivium Musicum [MA]: Music for a French Cathedral. Works by Ockeghem and Josquin, including parts of Ockeghem’s Missa pro defunctis and Josquin’s Déploration sur la mort d’Ockeghem. We will also celebrate the 550th anniversary of the passing of Dufay. For more information, call 617-320-7445 or email info@convivium.org. Christ Church Andover, 33 Central Street, Andover MA 01810 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Heritage Chorale [MA]: Winter Pops: Come Out and Play! Songs of Nature, Friendship & Games, including George Harrison's "Here Comes the Sun"; Stephen Schwartz's "For Good" (from Wicked); Karl Suessdorf and John Blackburn's "Moonlight in Vermont"; Johannes Brahms's Waldesnacht, as well as some "silly" songs and works by John Rutter. Steven Lipsitt, director. Advance purchase discount! For more information, call 978-590-2747 or email marketing@heritagechorale.org. Fuller Middle School, 31 Flagg Drive, Framingham MA 01702 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. The Worcester Chorus [MA]: Voices of Eternal Light. Linda Tutas Haugen: Anne Frank: A Living Voice; Morten Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna. Mark Mummert and Chris Shepard, conductors. For more information, call 508-754-3231. First Baptist Church, 111 Park Avenue, Worcester MA 01609 (View flier)

7:00 PM. Shir Joy [MA]: Songs of Light and Hope. For more information, call 508-366-7175 or email shirjoyMA@gmail.com. Congregation B’nai Shalom, 117 E Main St., Westborough MA 01581 (View flier) ⓘ

March 2, 2024 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Back Bay Chorale [MA]: The Outer Edge of Youth. Scott Ordway: The Outer Edge of Youth, a choral opera that explores and critiques the relationships between childhood, landscape, aesthetics, and contemporary ideals of masculinity. Amy Nicole Broadbent, soprano; Emily Marvosh, contralto; Emily Isaacson, conductor. For more information, call 617-648-3885 or email info@bbcboston.org. The Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 138 Tremont St., Boston MA 02111 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Convivium Musicum [MA]: Music for a French Cathedral. Works by Ockeghem and Josquin, including parts of Ockeghem’s Missa pro defunctis and Josquin’s Déploration sur la mort d’Ockeghem. We will also celebrate the 550th anniversary of the passing of Dufay. For more information, call 617-320-7445 or email info@convivium.org. Harvard-Epworth Church, 1555 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

7:00 PM. Illuminati Vocal Arts Ensemble [MA]: The Passing of the Year. Jonathan Dove: The Passing of the Year. Alan C. Murchie, piano; Arianne Abela, conductor. With the Mount Holyoke Glee Club. For more information, email illuminatiensemble@gmail.com. Abbey Memorial Chapel, Mount Holyoke College, College Street, South Hadley MA 01075 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Boston Early Music Festival [MA]: A Garden of Earthly Delights: Marco Marazzoli’s extravagant musical entertainments. Miniature dramas presenting a kaleidoscopic variety of arias, duets, trios and quartets culminating in choruses for six voices. BEMF Vocal & Chamber Ensemble, Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, musical directors. For more information, call 617-661-1812 or email bemf@bemf.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier)

8:00 PM. Master Singers of Lexington [MA]: Two Cellos & Chorus. Reinhold Glière: Cello Duets, Op. 53: Two Pieces for Chorus, Op. 55; José Elizondo: Danzas Latinoamericanas; Mendelssohn: Verleih uns Frieden. Carol and Sam Ou, cello. For more information, call 781-729-7975 or email msingers@themastersingers.org. First Parish Church, 7 Harrington Road, Lexington MA 02421 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Melrose Symphony Orchestra / New World Chorale [MA]: French Masterworks. Claude Debussy: Nocturnes; Maurice Durufle: Requiem; Lili Boulanger: D’un matin printemps (Of a Spring Morning). Yoichi Udagawa, conductor. For more information, call 781-662-0641 or email info@melrosesymphony.org. Melrose Memorial Hall, 590 Main Street, Melrose MA 02176 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. The Seraphim Singers [MA]: Inspired to Joy. We have been through many challenges in recent years, yet Joy resurfaces from consolation growing into hope. Ivo Antognini: Hope is the thing with feathers (poetry by Emily Dickinson); Hubert Parry: There is an old belief; Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Magnificat in F; Trevor Weston: Lauda (premiere, commissioned work, poetry by Angelo Geter); works of J.S. Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Biebl, and Maurice Duruflé. Pre-concert forum with Trevor Weston, and Angelo Geter at 7:30 pm on March 2. The March 3 concert will be broadcast. Stephan Griffin, baritone; Heinrich Christensen, organ; Paul Mattal and Stephanie Wingfield, cello. Tickets: $22 advance/$25 door; seniors $17 advance/$20 door; students $10; virtual: $15+. For more information, call 617-312-8328 or email darylbichel@aol.com. Holy Name Church, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury MA 02132 (View flier) ⓘ

March 3, 2024 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Chorus pro Musica [MA]: Before the Storm. Anton Bruckner: Mass No. 2 in E minor; Bernstein: "Make Our Garden Grow" and "and The Best of All Possible Worlds" from Candide; Riley Ferretti, A Prayer. For more information, call 617-267-7442 or email manager@choruspromusica.org. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Masterworks Chorale [MA]: Bach, Dett, Elgar and More. J.S. Bach: Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227; Nathaniel Dett: "The Chariot Jubilee"; Ludwig van Beethoven: "Hymn of Joy" from the Ninth Symphony; Johannes Brahms: "We Are God’s People" from the First Symphony; Edward Elgar: Agnus Dei (after “Nimrod” from Enigma Variations); Gustav Holst: "I Vow to Thee, My Country" from The Planets; Jean Sibelius: "Be Still, My Soul" from Finlandia; Alice Parker & Robert Shaw, arr.: "Wondrous Love"; Antonin Dvořák: "Goin’ Home" from the New World Symphony. Fred C. VanNess, Jr., tenor. For more information, call 617-858-6782 or email info@masterworkschorale.org. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. The Seraphim Singers [MA]: Inspired to Joy. We have been through many challenges in recent years, yet Joy resurfaces from consolation growing into hope. Ivo Antognini: Hope is the thing with feathers (poetry by Emily Dickinson); Hubert Parry: There is an old belief; Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Magnificat in F; Trevor Weston: Lauda (premiere, commissioned work, poetry by Angelo Geter); works of J.S. Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Biebl, and Maurice Duruflé. Pre-concert forum with Trevor Weston, and Angelo Geter at 7:30 pm on March 2. The March 3 concert will be broadcast. Stephan Griffin, baritone; Heinrich Christensen, organ; Paul Mattal and Stephanie Wingfield, cello. Tickets: $22 advance/$25 door; seniors $17 advance/$20 door; students $10; virtual: $15+. 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. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Smyth: Mass in D. Ethel Smyth: Mass in D, premiere of a new edition by Amelia LeClair. With Shift Orchestra Project. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email aleclair@clausura.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ

5:00 PM. Boston Saengerfest Men's Chorus [MA]: The Hills That I Call Home: Songs of Abode. With Bluegrass band Southern Rail. For more information, call 781-789-9054 or email info@saengerfest.org. Wellesley Hills Congregational Church, 207 Washington Street, Wellesley MA 02481 (View flier) ⓘ

March 5, 2024 (Tuesday)

6:00 PM. ChoralArt [ME]: ChoralArt Camerata: St. Alban's 2024 Lenten Series Concert. Sacred vocal music as part of the 2024 Lenten Recital Series. Dr. Hentus van Rooyen, St. Alban’s Episcopal Church Music Director and Organist; Dr. Robert Russell, ChoralArt Camarata Music Director. For more information, call 207-828-0043 or email info@choralart.org. St. Alban's Episcopal Church, 885 Shore Road, Cape Elizabeth ME 04107 ⓘ

March 7, 2024 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Peer Gynt. Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt. Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor; Georgia Jarman, soprano; Actors from Concert Theatre Works. For more information, call 617-638-9311 or email tfc@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

March 8, 2024 (Friday)

1:30 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Peer Gynt. Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt. Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor; Georgia Jarman, soprano; Actors from Concert Theatre Works. For more information, call 617-638-9311 or email tfc@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Gloriae Dei Cantores [MA]: Lenten Concert—works by Byrd, Palestrina, Pärt & Ešenvalds. Renaissance and 21st century music, including works by William Byrd, Cristobal de Morales, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Franz Liszt, Arvo Pärt, Ēriks Ešenvalds, and Ola Gjeilo. Tickets are free for students and young people. For more information, call 508-255-3999 or email info@artsempoweringlife.org. Church of the Transfiguration, 5 Bay View Dr., Orleans MA 02653 (View flier) ⓘ

March 9, 2024 (Saturday)

2:30 PM. Springfield Symphony [MA]: Fantasias. Lili Boulanger: D’un Matin du Printemps; Gabriel Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine; Randall Thompson Selections from Frostiana; Ludwig van Beethoven: Choral Fantasy; Paul Chihara: Piano Concerto Fantasy; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves’. Adam Kerry Boyles, conductor; Quynh Nguyen, piano. For more information, call 413-733-2291 or email info@springfieldsymphony.org. Symphony Hall, 34 Court Street, Springfield MA 01103 (View flier)

4:00 PM. Boston Children's Chorus [CT]: BCC at Trinity Church. For more information, call 617-778-2242 or email info@bostonchildrenschorus.org. Trinity Church, 651 Pequot Ave, Southport CT 06890 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Pioneer Valley Symphony Chorus [MA]: Home & Away. Classic and modern pieces from the PVS Chorus and Chamber Choir, including music of Joseph Haydn, excerpts from Margaret Bonds' Credo and Mary D. Watkins' Dark River: The Fannie Lou Hamer Story. Tickets sold on a sliding scale, $15-$35 general admission, $5 for youth up to age 18 and college students of any age, WIC and EBT cardholders free. For more information, call 413-773-3664 or email music@pvso.org. Wesley United Methodist Church, Hadley MA 01035 Online (View flier)

7:00 PM. Chorus of Westerly [RI]: Music of England & France. Holiday favorites that are perfect for the whole family. For more information, call 401-596-8663 or email jodie@chorusofwesterly.org. George Kent Performance Hall, 119 High Street, Westerly RI 02891 ⓘ

7:00 PM. Providence Singers / Rhode Island Gay Men's Chorus [RI]: Considering Matthew Shepard. Craig Hella Johnson: Considering Matthew Shepard. The Rhode Island Gay Men's Chorus will open the concert with selections that include a world premiere of a work by Kim Kuda. Several local LGBTQ+ organizations will be joining the Providence Singers for a pre-concert networking event to share their mission with guests. For more information, call 401-751-5700 or email executive@providencesingers.org. Waterfire Arts Center, 475 Valley St, Providence RI 02908 (View flier) ⓘⓘ

7:15 PM. Cantilena Chamber Choir [MA]: Sharing the Light: Community Havdalah. A free concert for the Jewish Federation closing Sabbath service including music in Hebrew by Yehezkal Braun and Joseph Achron, and music by Ernest Bloch. No tickets required. For more information, call 518-791-0185 or email satbchoir@yahoo.com. Temple Anshe Amunim, 26 Broad Street, Pittsfield MA 01201 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Fairfield County Chorale [CT]: Misatango. Martín Palmieri, Misatango (Misa a Buenos Aires); selections by Evan Fein and Ola Gjeilo. For more information, call 203-254-1333 or email info@fairfieldcountychorale.org. Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Avenue, Norwalk CT 06851 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Gloriae Dei Cantores [MA]: Lenten Concert—works by Byrd, Palestrina, Pärt & Ešenvalds. Renaissance and 21st century music, including works by William Byrd, Cristobal de Morales, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Franz Liszt, Arvo Pärt, Ēriks Ešenvalds, and Ola Gjeilo. Tickets are free for students and young people. For more information, call 508-255-3999 or email info@artsempoweringlife.org. Church of the Transfiguration, 5 Bay View Dr., Orleans MA 02653 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Metropolitan Chorale / Brookline Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Heaven is Here: Mendelssohn and Britten. Felix Mendelssohn: Psalm 42; Benjamin Britten: The Company of Heaven. Sarah Yanovitch-Vitale, soprano; Michael Merullo, tenor; Alan McLellan, speaker. Tickets: $25 general admission, $20 seniors, $10 children 10 & under. For more information, email admin@metropolitanchorale.org. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Polymnia Choral Society [MA]: Annelies by James Whitbourn. Annelies is the first adaptation of the diary of Anne Frank into a large-scale choral work. It brings to life the diary written by Annelies Marie Frank between 1942 and 1944 when she and her family hid in the back of an Amsterdam warehouse. Please join us for this poignant and powerful concert. For more information, call 781-662-9381 or email info@polymnia.org. Melrose MA 02176 Online (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Voce [CT]: Bedrock. Find the silence within you ... and allow yourself to find beauty in the moment. For more information, email info@voceinc.org. Immanuel Congregational Church, 10 Woodland Street, Hartford CT 06105 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Peer Gynt. Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt. Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor; Georgia Jarman, soprano; Actors from Concert Theatre Works. For more information, call 617-638-9311 or email tfc@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Musica Sacra [MA]: Less is More: Minimalism in Choral Music. This program begins where last season’s March program left off—this year we are taking the old shape note tunes in a minimalist direction, inspired by William Duckworth’s monumental collection Southern Harmony. We will also explore what happens when you deconstruct music in a wider sense, so you will hear music with the use of a limited scale, music without pitch, music without rhythmic coordination, and so forth. William Walker/William Duckworth: Holy Manna; William Duckworth: Turtle Dove; The Mouldering Vine; Arvo Pärt: Solfeggio; Ernst Toch: Geographical Fugue; Scott Anthony Shell: I Am the Dance; Knut Nystedt: Immortal Bach; Alice Parker: Wondrous Love; William Duckworth: Wondrous Love; Philip Glass: Three Songs (settings of texts by Leonard Cohen, Dorothy Parker, and George Herbert, among others); Hilary Tann: Paradise; Heinrich Christensen: Very Short Songs. For more information, call 617-349-3400 or email info@musicasacra.org. 11 Garden Street Cambridge, MA, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

March 10, 2024 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: An Almost Spring Concert. Antonio Salieri: Mass in D Major; Vincent Persichetti: Celebrations (five pieces, with texts by Walt Whitman); Gwyneth Walker: "Crossing the Bar"; Elaine Hagenberg: "O Love"; New commission TBD. For more information, call 617-240-1240 or email chorale@psarlington.org. First Parish Arlington, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Cantilena Chamber Choir [MA]: A Musical Mass. G.F. Haydn: Missa Brevis in F Major for chamber ensemble, soloists and choir. Free admission, no tickets required (free will offering accepted). 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. Chorus of Westerly [RI]: Music of England & France. Holiday favorites that are perfect for the whole family. For more information, call 401-596-8663 or email jodie@chorusofwesterly.org. George Kent Performance Hall, 119 High Street, Westerly RI 02891 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Commonwealth Chorale [MA]: Fate and Faith. Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Lobgesang; Johannes Brahms: Schicksalslied; Felix Mendelssohn: Psalm 42. Dana Lynne Varga, soprano; Dr. Michael Driscoll, conductor. With professional orchestra. General admission $40, students $10, EBT free at door. 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) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Connecticut Master Chorale [CT]: Spring Concert, works by Dan Forrest. Dan Forrest: LUX: The Dawn From On High; "The Music of Living"; "I Thank You God"; "Light Beyond Shadow"; "Hallelu Yah" (three settings of Hallelujah Psalms that range from invigorating to deeply touching to dancing for joy). Tina Johns Heidrich, director. With the Connecticut Master Chorale Orchestra and Joseph Jacovino, piano. For more information, call 203-775-2602 or email info@cmchorale.org. First Congregational Church, 164 Deer Hill Avenue, Danbury CT 06810 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Kent Singers [CT]: Spring Concert. Joel Thompson: “The Gift to Sing” (premiere, commission; text by James Weldon Johnson). For more information, call 860-619-8110 or email info@kentsingers.org. St. Andrew's Church, 1 N Main Street, Kent CT 06757 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Metropolitan Chorale / Brookline Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Heaven is Here: Mendelssohn and Britten. Felix Mendelssohn: Psalm 42; Benjamin Britten: The Company of Heaven. Sarah Yanovitch-Vitale, soprano; Michael Merullo, tenor; Alan McLellan, speaker. Tickets: $25 general admission, $20 seniors, $10 children 10 & under. For more information, email admin@metropolitanchorale.org. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ

3:30 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers [MA]: Voices of Light: The Passion of Joan of Arc. Showing of Carl Dreyer’s legendary silent film “The Passion of Joan of Arc” with a live performance of the score by a Richard Einhorn, for solo voices, chorus and orchestra. Pre-concert talk with John Michalczyk, Director of Film Studies at Boston College, at 2:45 pm. Tickets: $25 general admission, $20 students/seniors, free for children with accompanying adult. For more information, call 508-361-5484 or email info@avmsingers.org. Saint John’s High School, 378 Main Street, Shrewsbury MA 01545 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. City Singers [CT]: Celtic Fire! Thev Eternal Flame. A program tracing the evolution of Celtic music from its ancient roots in melodies from the Celtic regions of Galicia (northern Spain), Norway, and other parts of Europe to Irish fiddle tunes and music by celebrated composers such as Turlough O'Carolan, Sean O'Raida, and Michael McGlynn. A band of musicians playing Irish harp, wooden flute, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, concertina, bodhrán, double bass, pipe organ and Highland pipes will be featured and will accompany the singers. $20 requested donation. For more information, call 860-989-3600 or email info@citysingers.org. West Hartford Methodist Church, 1358 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford CT 06110 (View flier) ⓘ

March 13, 2024 (Wednesday)

7:30 PM. Bella Voce Women's Chorus [VT]: Farmer's Night Concert Series. Bella Voce with Vermont Symphonic Winds. For more information, call 802-879-1218 or email willisdawn@aol.com. Vermont State House, 115 State St, Montpelier VT 05633 ⓘ

March 14, 2024 (Thursday)

7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Windswept Seas. Sea shanties, siren songs, and other folk music about life on the water. Sarah Walker, storyteller. For more information, call 918-688-2236 or email info@skylarkensemble.org. Falmouth Academy, 7 Highfield Drive, Falmouth MA 02540 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: The Dong with a Luminous Nose. Elena Langer: The Dong with a Luminous Nose, for cello, chorus, and orchestra (American premiere; BSO co-commission); Maurice Ravel: Mother Goose (complete); Antonin Dvořák: The Noonday Witch; Leoš Janáček: Sinfonietta. Blaise Déjardin, cello; Sir Mark Elder, conductor. For more information, call 617-638-9311 or email tfc@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

March 15, 2024 (Friday)

1:30 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: The Dong with a Luminous Nose. Elena Langer: The Dong with a Luminous Nose, for cello, chorus, and orchestra (American premiere; BSO co-commission); Maurice Ravel: Mother Goose (complete); Antonin Dvořák: The Noonday Witch; Leoš Janáček: Sinfonietta. Blaise Déjardin, cello; Sir Mark Elder, conductor. For more information, call 617-638-9311 or email tfc@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Windswept Seas. Sea shanties, siren songs, and other folk music about life on the water. Sarah Walker, storyteller. 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. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Beethoven 9. Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9. Raphaël Pichon, conductor. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Music on the Hill Festival Chorus [CT]: Northern Lights. Featuring the Festival Chorus, Community Children’s Chorus, and Jubilate Ringers. Elaine Hagenberg: Measure Me, Sky!; Pärt Uusberg: Muusika; Ola Gjeilo: Northern Lights; Amy F. Bernon: Aurora Borealis, Judith Herrington: Stars Tonight (poetry by Sara Teasdale); Sarah Quartel: A Winter Day (selections), accompanied by piano and cello; the Jubilate Ringers will play Finlandia (arr. Matthew Compton) and Winter Meditation (Snow Dream) by Winnagene Hatch. Tickets: $25 in advance/$30 at the door. Student tickets free. For more information, call 203-414-9037 or email info@musiconthehillct.org. Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Westport, 10 Lyons Plain Rd, Westport CT 06880 (View flier) ⓘ

March 16, 2024 (Saturday)

2:00 PM. Boston Choral Ensemble [MA]: My Journey Yours: Immigrant Stories. A multilingual program of works by immigrant composers and writers. Judith Shatin: La Frontera; Melissa Dunphy: "N-400 Erasure Song"; Sydney Guillaume: “Finding a Home”; and songs from several of the immigrant communities of Boston. For more information, email info@bostonchoral.org. Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second Street, East Cambridge MA 02141 (View flier) ⓘ

2:00 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Beethoven 9. Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9. Raphaël Pichon, conductor. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Highland Glee Club [MA]: The Pipes Are Callin' A Celtic Tribute. Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr.: “Loch Lomand” and "The Turtle Dove"; tenor Connor Vigeant sings “Turn Ye to Me”; a performance on the uilleann (Irish) pipes by Dan Meyers; favorites like “Danny Boy” and “Suo Gan,” along with equally beautiful songs you probably haven’t heard yet; all performed by a group of good-lookin’ men IN KILTS. For more information, call 978-443-3267 or email highlandgleeclub@gmail.com. War Memorial Auditorium, Newton City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton MA 02459 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Windswept Seas. Sea shanties, siren songs, and other folk music about life on the water. Sarah Walker, storyteller. 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) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Falmouth Chorale [MA]: Lux Perpetua. W.A. Mozart: Requiem; Witold Lutoslawski: Lacrimosa. With orchestra and soloists. For more information, call 774-392-2383 or email info@falmouthchorale.org. Simon Center For The Arts, Falmouth Academy, 7 Highfield Drive, Falmouth MA 02045 ⓘ

7:00 PM. Boston Choral Ensemble [MA]: My Journey Yours: Immigrant Stories. A multilingual program of works by immigrant composers and writers. Judith Shatin: La Frontera; Melissa Dunphy: "N-400 Erasure Song"; Sydney Guillaume: “Finding a Home”; and songs from several of the immigrant communities of Boston. For more information, email info@bostonchoral.org. Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second Street, East Cambridge MA 02141 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Maine Music Society Chorale [ME]: A Breath of Mozart. W.A. Mozart: Coronation Mass, K.317; Michael John Trotta: A Breath of Ecstasy (with love poetry by Sara Teasdale). Richard Nickerson, director. With Chamber Orchestra. Tickets $27, seniors $25, student $15, under 12 free. For more information, call 207-333-3386 or email info@mainemusicsociety.org. Franco Center, 46 Cedar Street, Lewiston ME 04240 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Lexington Symphony / New World Chorale [MA]: Joyous Trilogy. Claude Debussy: Nocturnes; Edward Elgar: Falstaff, Op. 68; Quinn Mason: A Joyous Trilogy. Jonathan McPhee, conductor. For more information, call 781-523-9009 or email info@lexingtonsymphony.org. Cary Memorial Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: A Brilliant Spectrum of Repertoire! A concert of John Ehrlich’s favorites from the chorus’s 44-year history, including Johannes Brahms’s Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes, Béla Bartòk’s Four Slovak Songs, Gabriel Fauré’s Cantique de Jean Racine, and more. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. The Boston Cecilia [MA]: Les Bonnes Chansons. Music of the French cultural diaspora with works by French composers Lili Boulanger, Claude Debussy, Francis Poulenc, Maurice Ravel and Camille Saint-Saëns, Haitian-American composer Sydney Guillaume, Quebecois composer Lionel Dauner, and more! Michael Barrett, conductor. For more information, email info@bostoncecilia.org. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Boston Gay Men's Chorus [MA]: Melodies for a Movement. Stephen Schwartz, John Corigliano, Jake Heggie, Ann Hampton Callaway, and others: Tyler’s Suite, eight songs about the life of Tyler Clementi. Featuring Ann Hampton Callaway. For more information, call 617-542-7464 or email info@bgmc.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: The Dong with a Luminous Nose. Elena Langer: The Dong with a Luminous Nose, for cello, chorus, and orchestra (American premiere; BSO co-commission); Maurice Ravel: Mother Goose (complete); Antonin Dvořák: The Noonday Witch; Leoš Janáček: Sinfonietta. Blaise Déjardin, cello; Sir Mark Elder, conductor. For more information, call 617-638-9311 or email tfc@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

March 17, 2024 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Maine Music Society Chorale [ME]: A Breath of Mozart. W.A. Mozart: Coronation Mass, K.317; Michael John Trotta: A Breath of Ecstasy (with love poetry by Sara Teasdale). Richard Nickerson, director. With Chamber Orchestra. Tickets $27, seniors $25, student $15, under 12 free. For more information, call 207-333-3386 or email info@mainemusicsociety.org. Franco Center, 46 Cedar Street, Lewiston ME 04240 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Boston Gay Men's Chorus [MA]: Melodies for a Movement. Stephen Schwartz, John Corigliano, Jake Heggie, Ann Hampton Callaway, and others: Tyler’s Suite, eight songs about the life of Tyler Clementi. Featuring Ann Hampton Callaway. For more information, call 617-542-7464 or email info@bgmc.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Falmouth Chorale [MA]: Lux Perpetua. W.A. Mozart: Requiem; Witold Lutoslawski: Lacrimosa. With orchestra and soloists. For more information, call 774-392-2383 or email info@falmouthchorale.org. Simon Center For The Arts, Falmouth Academy, 7 Highfield Drive, Falmouth MA 02045 ⓘ

March 22, 2024 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Bach + Telemann. J.S. Bach: Cantata 106, Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit J.S. Bach: Cantata 4, Christ lag in Todes Banden; Brandenburg Concerto No. 6; Georg Philipp Telemann: Cantata, Du aber Daniel gehe hin. Robin Johannsen, soprano; Jonathan Cohen, 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) ⓘ

March 23, 2024 (Saturday)

10:00 AM. Emmanuel Music [MA]: Workshop: Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. Michael Marissen, renowned authority on the music and spiritual vision of J.S. Bach, explores the text, musical rhetoric, theological framework, liturgical context, historical setting, and spiritual vision of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. Lecture with recorded music, study of the text (to be handed out), and Q&A. Refreshments and lunch provided. For more information, call 617-536-3356 or email music@emmanuelmusic.org. Saint Paul's Church, 29 Mt Auburn Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

3:30 PM. ChoralArt [ME]: Brahms Requiem. Johannes Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem. Nola Richardson, soprano; Enrico Lagasca, bass-baritone; Kellie Moody and Annie Antonacos, piano. Preview/dress rehearsal on March 23. For more information, call 207-828-0043 or email info@choralart.org. Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodford Street, Portland ME 04103 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Boston Children's Chorus [MA]: Brave. An afternoon full of joy, reflection, and community singing, led in part by special Guest Artist Melanie DeMore. The Training and Intermediate Choir singers share how they find the courage to love themselves and use that strength to advocate for others. For more information, call 617-778-2242 or email info@bostonchildrenschorus.org. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Crescendo [MA]: A Dramatic Early Baroque Oratorio and a Twelve-Voice Mass. Giacomo Carissimi: Jephte; Mass for 12 voices (based on “The Armed Man”). Pablo Bustos, Jephte; Agnes Coakley Cox, Filia. Period Instrument Ensemble directed by Christine Gevert. For more information, call 860-435-4866 or email crescendo@crescendomusic.org. St. James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington MA 01230 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Emmanuel Music [MA]: St. Matthew Passion. J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244. ‍Jonas Budris, Evangelist; David McFerrin, Jesus. With St. Paul's Choir School. For more information, call 617-536-3356 or email music@emmanuelmusic.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Sweetest in the Gale [ME]: Grace and Grit. Sacred and secular songs of reverence and resolve. Tickets: adults $30 in advance, $35 at the door; students $10 in advance, $15 at the door; under 2 yrs free when accompanied by adult. Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook Street, Freeport ME 04032 (View flier)

7:00 PM. Choir Matrix / Consonare Youth Choirs [CT]: Concert: Refraction. Works by Rosephanye Powell, Francesca Caccini, Florence Price, Tracy Wong, Cyndi Lauper, and more, redirecting how we see ourselves through sharing music and exploring the mind-body connection through song, performed by Choir Matrix and Consonare Youth Choirs. Featuring m Free admissions, but donations are greatly welcomed. For more information, email consonare.sing@gmail.com. St. Mary's Church, 46 Valley Street, Willimantic CT 06226 Online (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Tasso & Wert. Settings of dramatic scenes by Torquato Tasso, with music by the great Giaches de Wert & others. Pre-concert talk by Emiliano Ricciardi (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) at 7:15 pm. For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

March 24, 2024 (Sunday)

2:30 PM. ChoralArt [ME]: Brahms Requiem. Johannes Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem. Nola Richardson, soprano; Enrico Lagasca, bass-baritone; Kellie Moody and Annie Antonacos, piano. Preview/dress rehearsal on March 23. For more information, call 207-828-0043 or email info@choralart.org. Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodford Street, Portland ME 04103 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Bach + Telemann. J.S. Bach: Cantata 106, Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit J.S. Bach: Cantata 4, Christ lag in Todes Banden; Brandenburg Concerto No. 6; Georg Philipp Telemann: Cantata, Du aber Daniel gehe hin. Robin Johannsen, soprano; Jonathan Cohen, 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. South Hadley Chorale [MA]: South Hadley Chorale Concert. Gabriel Fauré: Requiem; Paul Basler: Missa Kenya; works by Alice Parker and Anita Anderson Cooper. Ms. Anderson Cooper conducts 60-voice chorus and orchestra. Ludlow's Harris Brook Elementary School Chorus also performs. Tickets: $25 general admission; $20 seniors ($5 discount for advance purchase); $5 students/children age 12 and under. For more information, call 413-533-3833 or email mail@southhadleychorale.org. Abbey Memorial Chapel, Mount Holyoke College, College Street, South Hadley MA 01075 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Valley Music Series / Connecticut Choral Society [CT]: Messiah Sing. Come sing Händel's Messiah (Parts II & III). Francesca Federico, soprano; Holly Sorensen, mezzo-soprano; Nicholas Simpson, tenor; John Robert Green, bass-baritone; Linda Sweetman-Waters, organ; Eric Dale Knapp, director. With other Nexus Choral Artists. Whether you’re a singer or a classical music aficionado our annual sing-ins are for you! $20 suggested donation at the door to attend/sing. You may bring your own music or borrow a score at the door. For more information, call 203-775-2624 or email valleypresct@gmail.com. Valley Presbyterian Church, 21 West Whisconier Road, Brookfield CT 06804 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Crescendo [CT]: A Dramatic Early Baroque Oratorio and a Twelve-Voice Mass. Giacomo Carissimi: Jephte; Mass for 12 voices (based on “The Armed Man”). Pablo Bustos, Jephte; Agnes Coakley Cox, Filia. Period Instrument Ensemble directed by Christine Gevert. For more information, call 860-435-4866 or email crescendo@crescendomusic.org. Trinity Church Lime Rock, 484 Lime Rock Road, Lakeville CT 06039 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. New England Chamber Choir [CT]: Music for Lent & Easter. For more information, call 860-635-5414 or email NECC2000@aol.com. Saint Peter Church, 30 Saint Peter Lane, Higganum CT 06441 (View flier) ⓘ

5:00 PM. King's Chapel Choir [MA]: Bach B minor Mass. J.S. Bach: Mass in b minor. With soloists and orchestra. Tickets $25, $20 students/seniors, free ages 8–17. ($5 discount in advance). ​Validated discount parking is available at One Beacon Garage, across the street from the Chapel. For more information, call 617-227-2155 or email hchristensen@kings-chapel.org. Kings Chapel, 58 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02108 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Eastern Connecticut Symphony Chorus [CT]: Palm Sunday Concert. W.A. Mozart: Requiem. Free admission. For more information, call 860-443-2876 or email sheri@ectsymphony.org. Cathedral of St. Patrick, 213 Broadway, Norwich CT 06360 ⓘ

March 30, 2024 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Boston Children's Chorus [MA]: BCC at Rockport. An afternoon full of joy, reflection, and community singing, led in part by special Guest Artist Melanie DeMore. The Training and Intermediate Choir singers share how they find the courage to love themselves and use that strength to advocate for others. For more information, call 617-778-2242 or email info@bostonchildrenschorus.org. Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main St, Rockport MA 01966 (View flier) ⓘ

April 3, 2024 (Wednesday)

7:30 PM. American Spiritual Ensemble [MA]: New England Tour. The mission of the American Spiritual Ensemble is to preserve and continue the tradition of storytelling through the performance and preservation of the American negro spiritual. Tenor Dr. Everett McCorvey founded the group in 1995, and many of its members have performed in such venues as the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera, San Francisco Opera, Boston Opera and the Atlanta Civic Opera. This performance is part of their New England tour. Free admission; donations welcomed. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116

April 4, 2024 (Thursday)

7:30 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Prometheus, Poem of Fire. Alexander Scriabin: Prometheus, Poem Of Fire, For Piano, Color Organ, Chorus, And Orchestra; Anna Clyne: Color Field; Richard Wagner: Prelude And Liebestod From Tristan And Isolde; Franz Liszt: Prometheus. Andris Nelsons, conductor; Yefim Bronfman, piano; Anna Gawboy, lighting research; Justin Townsend, lighting designer. For more information, call 617-638-9311 or email tfc@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

April 5, 2024 (Friday)

1:30 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Prometheus, Poem of Fire. Alexander Scriabin: Prometheus, Poem Of Fire, For Piano, Color Organ, Chorus, And Orchestra; Anna Clyne: Color Field; Richard Wagner: Prelude And Liebestod From Tristan And Isolde; Franz Liszt: Prometheus. Andris Nelsons, conductor; Yefim Bronfman, piano; Anna Gawboy, lighting research; Justin Townsend, lighting designer. For more information, call 617-638-9311 or email tfc@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: B Minor Mass. J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor. Masaaki Suzuki, conductor. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Island Community Chorus [MA]: Spring concert. Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; William Peek: new work, premiere. Suggested donation: $20, free for children and students. For more information, call 508-693-6871 or email islandchorus@gmail.com. Old Whaling Church, 89 Main Street, Edgartown MA 02539 ⓘ

8:00 PM. American Spiritual Ensemble [NH]: New England Tour. The mission of the American Spiritual Ensemble is to preserve and continue the tradition of storytelling through the performance and preservation of the American negro spiritual. Tenor Dr. Everett McCorvey founded the group in 1995, and many of its members have performed in such venues as the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera, San Francisco Opera, Boston Opera and the Atlanta Civic Opera. This performance is part of their New England tour. Tickets: $35 + fee. Chubb Theatre, Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 S Main Street, Concord NH 03301 (View flier)

8:15 PM. Alban Berg Ensemble Wien [MA]: O Lungo Drom. Ralf Yusuf Gawlick: O Lungo Drom (The Long Road) (U.S. premiere); an oratorio that tracks the history of the Roma and Sinti peoples through the words of Roma/Sinti poets and writers themselves. Clara Meloni, soprano; Christoph Filler, baritone; László Rácz, cimbalom. Concert details at https://www.holycross.edu/faith-service/mcfarland-center-religion-ethics-and-culture/events-mcfarland-center and https://events.bc.edu/event/ralf_yusuf_gawlick_-_o_lungo_drom_the_long_road_an_oratorio_on_the_sinti_and_roma_people. For more information, call 617-552-2514 or email ralf.gawlick@bc.edu. Brooks Concert Hall, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester MA 01607

April 6, 2024 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Island Community Chorus [MA]: Spring concert. Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; William Peek: new work, premiere. Suggested donation: $20, free for children and students. For more information, call 508-693-6871 or email islandchorus@gmail.com. Old Whaling Church, 89 Main Street, Edgartown MA 02539 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Oratorio Chorale [ME]: Room to Breathe. Choral works by Caroline Shaw, Nico Muhly, Caleb Burhans, Howard Frazin, Frank Ticheli, and David Lang. For more information, call 207-725-4258 or email oratoriochorale@gmail.com. Williston-Immanuel United Church, 156 High Street, Portland ME 04101 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Alban Berg Ensemble Wien [MA]: O Lungo Drom. Ralf Yusuf Gawlick: O Lungo Drom (The Long Road) (U.S. premiere); an oratorio that tracks the history of the Roma and Sinti peoples through the words of Roma/Sinti poets and writers themselves. Clara Meloni, soprano; Christoph Filler, baritone; László Rácz, cimbalom. Concert details at https://www.holycross.edu/faith-service/mcfarland-center-religion-ethics-and-culture/events-mcfarland-center and https://events.bc.edu/event/ralf_yusuf_gawlick_-_o_lungo_drom_the_long_road_an_oratorio_on_the_sinti_and_roma_people. For more information, call 617-552-2514 or email ralf.gawlick@bc.edu. Gasson Hall, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill MA 02467

7:00 PM. Farmington Valley Chorale [CT]: Rising Up: Handel's story of Joseph and his Brethren. G.F. Handel: Joseph - the first time the oratorio has ever been performed in CT. With the UConn Collegium Musicum, professional orchestra and soloists. Tickets available online; limited tickets will also be available at the door. For more information, call 860-543-1581 or email admin@farmingtonvalleychorale.org. St. Patrick - St. Anthony Church, 285 Church Street, West Hartford CT 06117 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Rhode Island Civic Chorale & Orchestra [RI]: Elijah. Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah. With singers and instrumentalists from Worcester Polytechnic Institute for an intergenerational performance of students, amateurs, and professionals that will combine for a total of 200 choristers, an orchestra of 60, and multiple soloists. For more information, call 401-521-5670 or email info@ricco.org. Cathedral of Saints Peter And Paul, 30 Fenner Street, Providence RI 02903 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Voices of Concinnity [CT]: Concert: Mirrored. Maria Rosa Coccia: Dixit; Marianna Martines: Miserere; Joseph Haydn “Little Organ” Mass; Arvo Pärt: Beatitudes. With organ. Admission: $20, free for students. For more information, email consonare.sing@gmail.com. St. Mark's Chapel, 42 N Eagleville Road, Storrs CT 06268 Online (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale [CT]: Hope Shines. Gabriel Fauré: Requiem; Edward Elgar: Elegie; Elaine Hagenberg: Through Love to Light; Carlos Simon: Sanctus; Jacib Narverud: Let the Music Fill Your Soul; Joaquín Turina: Danzas Fantasticas. For more information, call 860-559-2967 or email info@msoc.org. Bailey Auditorium, Manchester High School, 134 Middle Turnpike E, Manchester CT 06040 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Solaris Vocal Ensemble [VT]: Radiant Light. W.A. Mozart: Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, K. 339; works by Bruckner, Hogan, Thompson, and a delightfully jazzy arrangement by James Stewart. With chamber orchestra. General Admission: $20, or Pay What You Can. For more information, email director@solarisensemble.org. College Street Congregational Church, 265 College Street, Burlington VT 05401 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. American Spiritual Ensemble [MA]: New England Tour. The mission of the American Spiritual Ensemble is to preserve and continue the tradition of storytelling through the performance and preservation of the American negro spiritual. Many of its members have performed in such venues as the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera, San Francisco Opera, Boston Opera and the Atlanta Civic Opera. Tickets: $55 adult, $17.50 student: $7.50 youth 18 & under. For more information, call 508-754-3231. Curtis Performance Hall, Assumption University, 500 Salisbury St, Worcester MA 01609 (View flier)

8:00 PM. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Tanglewood Festival Chorus [MA]: Prometheus, Poem of Fire. Alexander Scriabin: Prometheus, Poem Of Fire, For Piano, Color Organ, Chorus, And Orchestra; Anna Clyne: Color Field; Richard Wagner: Prelude And Liebestod From Tristan And Isolde; Franz Liszt: Prometheus. Andris Nelsons, conductor; Yefim Bronfman, piano; Anna Gawboy, lighting research; Justin Townsend, lighting designer. For more information, call 617-638-9311 or email tfc@bso.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

April 7, 2024 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Sounds of Stow [MA]: Mighty Mozart! W.A. Mozart: Mass in C minor; Piano Concerto #20 in D-minor (Sonya Ovrutsky Fensome, piano). Logan Trotter and Aurora Martin, soprano. For more information, call 978-562-2620 or email barbjonz@me.com. Littleton High School Performing Arts Center, 56 King Street, Littleton MA 01460 ⓘ

3:00 PM. American Spiritual Ensemble [NH]: New England Tour. The mission of the American Spiritual Ensemble is to preserve and continue the tradition of storytelling through the performance and preservation of the American negro spiritual. Many of its members have performed in such venues as the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera, San Francisco Opera, Boston Opera and the Atlanta Civic Opera. Tickets: $30 suggested donation. For more information, call 603-436-8283 or email administrator@stjohnsnh.org. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 101 Chapel Street, Portsmouth NH 03801 (View flier)

3:00 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: B Minor Mass. J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor. Masaaki Suzuki, conductor. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Oratorio Chorale [ME]: Room to Breathe. Choral works by Caroline Shaw, Nico Muhly, Caleb Burhans, Howard Frazin, Frank Ticheli, and David Lang. For more information, call 207-725-4258 or email oratoriochorale@gmail.com. First Parish Church, 9 Cleaveland Street, Brunswick ME 04011 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Rhode Island Civic Chorale & Orchestra [MA]: Elijah. Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah. With singers and instrumentalists from Worcester Polytechnic Institute for an intergenerational performance of students, amateurs, and professionals that will combine for a total of 200 choristers, an orchestra of 60, and multiple soloists. For more information, call 401-521-5670 or email info@ricco.org. First Baptist Church, 111 Park Avenue, Worcester MA 01609 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Solaris Vocal Ensemble [VT]: Radiant Light. W.A. Mozart: Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, K. 339; works by Bruckner, Hogan, Thompson, and a delightfully jazzy arrangement by James Stewart. With chamber orchestra. General Admission: $20, or Pay What You Can. For more information, email director@solarisensemble.org. Bethany Church UCC, 115 Main Street, Montpelier VT 05602 (View flier) ⓘ

April 10, 2024 (Wednesday)

8:00 PM. Calithumpiuan Consort / Carduus / Lydian String Quartet [MA]: Machover, Epstein, Messiaen, Feldman. Morton Feldman: Rothko Chapel; Tod Machover: Gammified, for string quartet and electronics; Marti Epstein: Troubled Queen; Olivier Messiaen: Catalogue d’oiseaux, No. 3: Le Merle Bleu. Samy Rachid and Stephen Drury, conductors. Preceded at 7 pm by a Panel Discussion on "Composing the Future of Health" with Tod Machover, Li-Huei Tsai, Ph.D., and Psyché Lou. For more information, email carduuschoir@gmail.com. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ

April 12, 2024 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Con Brio Choral Society [CT]: Spring Concerts 2024. John Rutter: Te Deum; Antonio Vivaldi: Dixit Dominus, RV807; Maurice Duruflé: Ubi Caritas; Carl Jenkins: Exsultate Jubilate; Randall Thompson: The Last Words of David; W.A. Mozart: Credo, from Coronation Mass KV 317; Josef Rheinberger: Abendlied, Op. 69 No. 3; Eric Whitacre: The Seal Lullaby; Moses Hogan (arr.): Elijah Rock; John Rutter (arr.): Battle Hymn of the Republic. Carley DeFranco and Louise Fauteux, soprano; Allison Messier, mezzo-soprano; Ransom Bruce and Terrence Fay, tenor. With the Con Brio Festival Orchestra. For more information, call 860-526-5399 or email webmaster@conbrio.org. Christ The King Church, 1 McCurdy Road, Old Lyme CT 06371 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Portsmouth Pro Musica [NH]: American Landscapes. Hymn tunes, Shaker songs, spirituals and new American music. Neal Ferreira, tenor. Tickets: $15 advance ($13 senior/student), $20 at the door ($15 senior/student). For more information, call 603-436-8154 or email info@ppmnh.org. Christ Church, 43 Pine Street, Exeter NH 03833 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Dedham Choral Society [MA]: Light's Living Spring! Ola Gjeilo: Sunrise Mass; Elaine Hagenberg: Illuminare (setting sacred Latin, Greek, and English texts). For more information, call 781-326-1520 or email info@dedhamchoral.org. Holy Name Church, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury MA 02132 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Hartford Symphony / Hartford Chorale [CT]: Vivaldi’s Gloria. Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589; William Grant Still: Spirituals: A Medley; Leonard Bernstein “Make Our Garden Grow” from Candide; Édouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21. Leonid Sigal violin; Jacomo Bairos conductor. For more information, call 860-246-8742 or email info@hartfordsymphony.org. Belding Theater at The Bushnell, 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford CT 06106 (View flier) ⓘ

April 13, 2024 (Saturday)

2:30 PM. Boston Children's Chorus [MA]: I Should Be GLAD. Premier Choir and Recital Choir reflect on how the queer community has emboldened us to “live our truth.” Listen as BCC singers narrate a story about transforming pain into empowerment and what it means to live proudly as you come to understand who you are. For more information, call 617-778-2242 or email info@bostonchildrenschorus.org. Calderwood Hall, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 25 Evans Way, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: The World of Johannes Okeghem. Preconcert lecture by Sean Gallagher (New England Conservatory) at 2:15 pm. For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Community Chorus at South Berwick [ME]: take COURAGE, take HOPE, take JOY. W.A. Mozart: Solemn Vespers; and works by Faure, Hagenberg, Hairston and more. Tickets: $14 advance, $17 at the door; $14 for students & seniors, free for children 12 and under. With chamber ensemble. Dr. Amy Kotsonis, director. For more information, email CCSB.Contacts@gmail.com. Eliot United Methodist Church, 238 Dow Highway, Eliot ME 03903 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Hartford Symphony / Hartford Chorale [CT]: Vivaldi’s Gloria. Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589; William Grant Still: Spirituals: A Medley; Leonard Bernstein “Make Our Garden Grow” from Candide; Édouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21. Leonid Sigal violin; Jacomo Bairos conductor. For more information, call 860-246-8742 or email info@hartfordsymphony.org. Belding Theater at The Bushnell, 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford CT 06106 (View flier) ⓘ

April 14, 2024 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers [MA]: Sing Into Spring. The Assabet Valley Chambersingers performs music intended to awaken and refresh all our emotional senses, including madrigals, motets, Broadway show tunes, and vocal jazz as well as classic and contemporary choral works. Admission is Pay-What-You-Wish. For more information, call 508-361-5484 or email info@avmsingers.org. Congregational Church of Westborough, 57 W Main Street, Westborough MA 01581 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Community Chorus at South Berwick [NH]: take COURAGE, take HOPE, take JOY. W.A. Mozart: Solemn Vespers; and works by Faure, Hagenberg, Hairston and more. Tickets: $14 advance, $17 at the door; $14 for students & seniors, free for children 12 and under. With chamber ensemble. Dr. Amy Kotsonis, director. For more information, email CCSB.Contacts@gmail.com. Christ Church, 43 Pine Street, Exeter NH 03833 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Hartford Symphony / Hartford Chorale [CT]: Vivaldi’s Gloria. Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589; William Grant Still: Spirituals: A Medley; Leonard Bernstein “Make Our Garden Grow” from Candide; Édouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21. Leonid Sigal violin; Jacomo Bairos conductor. For more information, call 860-246-8742 or email info@hartfordsymphony.org. Belding Theater at The Bushnell, 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford CT 06106 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Portsmouth Pro Musica [NH]: American Landscapes. Hymn tunes, Shaker songs, spirituals and new American music. Neal Ferreira, tenor. Tickets: $15 advance ($13 senior/student), $20 at the door ($15 senior/student). For more information, call 603-436-8154 or email info@ppmnh.org. South Church, 292 State Street, Portsmouth NH 03801 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Con Brio Choral Society [CT]: Spring Concerts 2024. John Rutter: Te Deum; Antonio Vivaldi: Dixit Dominus, RV807; Maurice Duruflé: Ubi Caritas; Carl Jenkins: Exsultate Jubilate; Randall Thompson: The Last Words of David; W.A. Mozart: Credo, from Coronation Mass KV 317; Josef Rheinberger: Abendlied, Op. 69 No. 3; Eric Whitacre: The Seal Lullaby; Moses Hogan (arr.): Elijah Rock; John Rutter (arr.): Battle Hymn of the Republic. Carley DeFranco and Louise Fauteux, soprano; Allison Messier, mezzo-soprano; Ransom Bruce and Terrence Fay, tenor. With the Con Brio Festival Orchestra. For more information, call 860-526-5399 or email webmaster@conbrio.org. Christ The King Church, 1 McCurdy Road, Old Lyme CT 06371 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Stile Antico [RI]: Performance by a premiere early music vocal ensemble. One of the world's leading early music ensembles, Stile Antico will visit Kent Hall for a special afternoon of music as part of the Chorus of Westerly's Kent Hall Masters Series. Tickets at https://www.chorusofwesterly.org/season65. For more information, call 401-596-8663 or email info@chorusofwesterly.org. George Kent Performance Hall, 119 High Street, Westerly RI 02891 (View flier)

April 19, 2024 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Brahms Requiem. Johannes Brahms: Begräbnisgesang (Funeral Song); Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem). Lucy Crowe, soprano; James Atkinson, baritone; James Burton, conductor (replacing Bernard Labadie). For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Boston Early Music Festival [MA]: Stile Antico - A Divine Hope: Dante’s journey from inferno to paradise. Renaissance music by Victoria, Palestrina, Morales, Luzzaschi and Merulo tell the story of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy—the descent into Hell, journey through Purgatory, and final arrival at the gates of Heaven. At the pinnacle of Heaven we meet the Virgin Mary in Giovanni Gabrieli’s 12-part Magnificat. For more information, call 617-661-1812 or email bemf@bemf.org. St. Paul's Church, 29 Mt Auburn Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier)

April 20, 2024 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Greenwich Choral Society [CT]: Transcendence & Triumph. Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music; Ola Gjeilo: Luminous Night of the Soul; F .J. Haydn: Lord Nelson Mass. For more information, call 203-622-5136 or email admin@greenwichchoralsociety.org. Greenwich High School, Performing Arts Center, 10 Hillside Road, Greenwich CT 06830 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Burlington Choral Society [VT]: Verdi's Requiem. Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem (“chamber oratorio” arrangement for piano, horn, double bass, marimba and percussion by Michael Betzner-Brandt). Helen Lyons, soprano; Amber Smoke, mezzo-soprano; Joshua Collier, tenor; Jeremiah Johnson, bass; Richard Riley, conductor. The concert commemorates the 150th anniversary year of its first performance on May 22, 1874. For more information, call 802-461-6626 or email bcssingerz@gmail.com. Elley-Long Music Center at St. Michael's College, 223 Ethan Allen Avenue, Colchester VT 05446 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Sine Nomine [RI]: Enchanté: Celebrating the music of Lili and Nadia Boulanger. With Francis Poulenc: Chansons françaises. For more information, call 508-245-8476 or email info@sinenominechoir.org. St. Michael's Episcopal Church, 399 Hope Street, Bristol RI 02809 (View flier) ⓘ

April 21, 2024 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Cappella Cantorum Masterworks Chorus [CT]: Spring concert. Karl Jenkins: The Peacemakers (setting words of peace from Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King, along with other inspirational quotations of Mother Teresa, Albert Schweitzer, Anne Frank and the Dalai Lama). Simon Holt, Music Director. With the Select Singers choir from Lyme-Old Lyme High School. For more information, call 860-532-0454 or email info@cappellacantorum.org. First Church of Christ Congregational, 366 Main Street, Old Saybrook CT 06475 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Brahms Requiem. Johannes Brahms: Begräbnisgesang (Funeral Song); Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem). Lucy Crowe, soprano; James Atkinson, baritone; James Burton, conductor (replacing Bernard Labadie). For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Nashoba Valley Chorale [MA]: Far Past War. Augusta Read Thomas: Far Past War (New England premiere); Adolphus Hailstork: I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem. Brianna J. Robinson, soprano; Christopheren Nomura, baritone; Anne Watson Born, conductor. With Vista Philharmonic Orchestra. For more information, call 978-540-5022 or email info@nashobachorale.org. Groton Hill Music Center, 122 Old Ayer Road, Groton MA 01450 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Sine Nomine [MA]: Enchanté: Celebrating the music of Lili and Nadia Boulanger. With Francis Poulenc: Chansons françaises. For more information, call 508-245-8476 or email info@sinenominechoir.org. Grace Episcopal Church, 133 School Street, New Bedford MA 02740 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. A Cappella Singers [MA]: A Diamond Jubilee. The program celebrates new music director Dr. Randy McGee, and includes some of our greatest hits, new selections, and our sing-a-long. Tickets: $20, $15 seniors/students. For more information, call 774-231-1963 or email info@theacappellasingers.org. Fisk Memorial United Methodist Church, 106 Walnut Street, Natick MA 01760 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Brattleboro Camerata [VT]: Make it a Place of Springs. Renaissance-era and Renaissance-inspired music focused on nature and the natural world, with pieces on swans, crickets, deer, seasons, flowers, trees, fleas, bees, and blue birds by Josquin, Palestrina, Tallis, Victoria, Casulana, Lusitano, Stanford, Britten, Shaw, and more! For more information, call 802-257-4523 or email info@bmcvt.org. Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro VT 05301 (View flier) ⓘⓘ

4:00 PM. CONCORA [CT]: CONCORA: Past, Present and Future. Featuring Composers & Conductors from CONCORA. Special Guests: Richard M. Coffey & Larry Allen. For more information, call 860-839-6480 or email admin@concora.org. South Church, 90 Main Street, New Britain CT 06051 ⓘ

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

3:00 PM. Chatham Chorale [MA]: Viva Italia! A journey in sound through the music of Antonio Vivaldi and lyrical Neapolitan songs to great choruses from the operas of Verdi and Puccini. For more information, call 774-212-9333 or email info@chathamchorale.org. Monomoy High School, 75 Oak St, Harwich MA 02645 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Sheepscot Chorus [ME]: Mozart Requiem and Whitacre in Newcastle. W.A. Mozart: Requiem; Eric Whitacre; "Animal Crackers, Vol. 1"; "The Seal Lullaby." Mary Sullivan, soprano; Joëlle Morris, mezzo-soprano; David Myers-Wakeman, tenor; John David Adams, bass; Sean Fleming, organ; Linda Blanchard, director. With orchestra. Performances by the Chorus' 2024 student music award winners will also be featured. The concerts will close with the toe-tapping gospel-style number "Walk Him Up the Stairs" from the musical Purlie. For more information, call 207-548-3632 or email info@sheepscotvalleychorus.org. Second Congregational Church of Newcastle UCC, 51 Main Street, Newcastle ME 04553 (View flier)

4:00 PM. Falmouth Chorale [MA]: For the Beauty of the Earth: n concert. Paul Winter: The Missa Gaia. With instrumental ensemble and soloist. For more information, call 774-392-2383 or email info@falmouthchorale.org. John Wesley United Methodist Church, 270 Gifford Street, Falmouth MA 02540 ⓘ

7:00 PM. A Cappella Singers [MA]: A Diamond Jubilee. The program celebrates new music director Dr. Randy McGee, and includes some of our greatest hits, new selections, and our sing-a-long. Tickets: $20, $15 seniors/students. For more information, call 774-231-1963 or email info@theacappellasingers.org. First Congregational Church, 100 Winter Street, Norwood MA 02062 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. American Chamber Orchestra / Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut [CT]: Spring Concert. Songs and arias from Broadway and opera. For more information, call 800-663-9018 or email contact.aco@gmail.com. Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Avenue, Norwalk CT 06851 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Choral Art Society of the South Shore [MA]: I Hear America Singing: Songs for the People & the American Songbook. Works from American composers, poets, and lyricists, accompanied by piano, bass, guitar, and drums. Tickets: $25, $23 senior, $10 Card to Culture, free for students 18 & under. For more information, call 781-925-6095 or email choralartsociety@yahoo.com. St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 465 First Parish Road, Scituate MA 02066 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra / New World Chorale [MA]: Concert Opera Heritage. Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalieria Rusticana. In Italian with English supertitles. Celebrating the 25th Anniversary year of the New World Chorale. For more information, call 508-478-5924 or email boxoffice@claflinhill.org. Grand Ballroom, Milford Town Hall, 52 Main St, Milford MA 01757 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Eastern Connecticut Symphony Chorus [CT]: Haydn & Stravinsky Finale. F.J. Haydn: Lord Nelson Mass (Sarah Joyce Cooper, soprano; Ziwen Xiang, tenor; Eliam Ramos, bass); Dan Perttu: Phoenix; Caroline Shaw: and the swallow; John Williams: "Fawkes the Phoenix" from Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets; Igor Stravinsky: Firebird Suite. For more information, call 860-443-2876 or email sheri@ectsymphony.org. Garde Arts Center, 325 State Street, New London CT 06320 ⓘ

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) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Vernon Chorale [CT]: The Emerald Isle. For more information, call 203-216-8224 or email info@vernonchorale.org. United Congregational Church of Tolland, 45 Tolland Green, Tolland CT 06084 (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) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Chatham Chorale [MA]: Viva Italia! A journey in sound through the music of Antonio Vivaldi and lyrical Neapolitan songs to great choruses from the operas of Verdi and Puccini. For more information, call 774-212-9333 or email info@chathamchorale.org. Monomoy High School, 75 Oak St, Harwich MA 02645 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Falmouth Chorale [MA]: For the Beauty of the Earth: n concert. Paul Winter: The Missa Gaia. With instrumental ensemble and soloist. For more information, call 774-392-2383 or email info@falmouthchorale.org. John Wesley United Methodist Church, 270 Gifford Street, Falmouth MA 02540 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Sheepscot Chorus [ME]: Mozart Requiem and Whitacre in Newcastle. W.A. Mozart: Requiem; Eric Whitacre; "Animal Crackers, Vol. 1"; "The Seal Lullaby." Mary Sullivan, soprano; Joëlle Morris, mezzo-soprano; David Myers-Wakeman, tenor; John David Adams, bass; Sean Fleming, organ; Linda Blanchard, director. With orchestra. Performances by the Chorus' 2024 student music award winners will also be featured. The concerts will close with the toe-tapping gospel-style number "Walk Him Up the Stairs" from the musical Purlie. For more information, call 207-548-3632 or email info@sheepscotvalleychorus.org. Second Congregational Church of Newcastle UCC, 51 Main Street, Newcastle ME 04553 (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) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Choral Art Society of the South Shore [MA]: I Hear America Singing: Songs for the People & the American Songbook. Works from American composers, poets, and lyricists, accompanied by piano, bass, guitar, and drums. Tickets: $25, $23 senior, $10 Card to Culture, free for students 18 & under. For more information, call 781-925-6095 or email choralartsociety@yahoo.com. St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 465 First Parish Road, Scituate MA 02066 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Counterpoint [VT]: Brahms and Beethoven: Romani and Scottish Songs. Johannes Brahms: Zigeunerlieder; Ludwig van Beethoven: settings of Scottish folksongs; plus piano trio movements by Fanny Hensel and Clara Schumann. For more information, call 802-540-1784 or email contact@counterpointchorus.org. St Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, 2 Cherry Street, Burlington VT 05401 ⓘ

4:00 PM. GMChorale [CT]: Song of Destiny. Johannes Brahms: Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny); Franz Schubert: Mass in E-Flat, No. 6. Meredith Hansen, soprano; Meredith Ziegler, mezzo soprano; Jack Anthony Pott, tenor; Mark Womack, bass; Joseph D’Eugenio, director. With Alchemy, Saecula Singers and Alumnae of the Elm City Girls’ Choir, and Orchestra New England. For more information, call 860-316-4854 or email info@gmchorale.org. Santo Fragilio Performing Arts Center at Middletown High School, 200 La Rosa Lane, Middletown CT 06457 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Nashua Choral Society / Granite State Choral Society [NH]: Hope, Healing, and Harmony: Music for the Soul. Dan Forest: Requiem for the Living. With the Symphony New Hampshire Chamber Orchestra. For more information, email nashuachoralsociety@gmail.com. Immaculate Conception Church, 216 East Dunstable Road, Nashua NH 03062 (View flier) ⓘⓘ

4:00 PM. Salisbury Singers [MA]: Celebrating 50 Years. Leonardo Ciampa: Commission for Choir, Strings, Organ, and Soloists; Cassius Clement-Stearns: Mass in A or Vespers in G; Gwyneth Walker: "All Things Wonderful"; "The Road to Freedom" (Salisbury Singers Commissions); Robakiewicz: Air, Fire, & Earth from Elements of Love and Death; Osvaldo Golijov: Selected Work for Strings; Alice Parker: Hark! I hear the harps eternal; Shawn Kirchner: I’ll Be On My Way. Tickets: $30, $25. For more information, call 508-799-3848 or email salisburysingersworcester@gmail.com. All Saints Episcopal Church, 10 Irving Street, Worcester MA 01609 ⓘ

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 ⓘ

7:00 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. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 166 High Street, Newburyport MA 01950 (View flier) ⓘ

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) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Cape Cod Chorale [MA]: What a Wonderful World: Songs of Earth, Sea, and Sky. Amelia LeClair: Anthem for Truro (premiere); Audrey Snyder: Sunrise at Yellowstone; Oceanus; Brent Michael Davids: Singing for Water, Alan Menken/Howard Ashman: "Under the Sea"; with "The Lark in the Air", "What a Wonderful World", and more. Ej Mills Brennan, of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, accompanying on silver flute and performing solo on native flute. We will sing of the ocean and its creatures; the birds, the bees, barnyard animals, and more; water, of lakes, streams, and rivers; the land, with its mountains, canyons, and meadows. and the beach, especially in Truro. With guests from partner organizations: Association to Preserve Cape Cod, Barnstable Clean Water Coalition, Wild Care Cape Cod, and Native Land Conservancy. For more information, call 508-648-8224 or email capecodchoralema@gmail.com. First Church, 136 Main Street, Sandwich MA 02563 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Concord Women’s Chorus [MA]: After the Rain: Music for the Journey. Gwyneth Walker: Maid of Constant Sorrow; Elaine Hagenberg: "O Love That Will Not Let Me Go"; Jocelyn Hagen: The Sky Falls; Anthony Trecek-King: I’m on My Way. This program serves to uplift and to delight, to overcome and to ultimately sing with joy! For more information, call 978-369-6341 or email contact@concordwomenschorus.org. Trinity Episcopal Church, 81 Elm Street, Concord MA 01742 (View flier) ⓘ

6:00 PM. Crescendo [CT]: Trial by Jury and “The Trials of Love in the Spring!”. Gilbert and Sullivan: Trial by Jury (semi-staged, costumed); and solo and ensemble numbers from Patience, The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, Iolanthe, The Mikado, Ruddigore, and Princess Ida. Christine Gevert and John-Arthur Miller, directors. For more information, call 860-435-4866 or email crescendo@crescendomusic.org. Trinity Chapel at Trinity College, 300 Summit Street, Hartford CT 06106 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Brattleboro Concert Choir [VT]: In Paradise: Music of Gabriel Faure. A soul-feeding program. Gabriel Faure: Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine; Tu es Petrus. With orchestra. For more information, call 802-257-4523 or email info@bmcvt.org. Persons Auditorium, Potash Hill, 2582 South Road, Marlboro VT 05344 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Concord Chorale [NH]: A Mass for Peace. Karl Jenkins: The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace. With orchestra. For more information, call 603-333-5211 or email info@concordchorale.org. South Congregational Church, 27 Pleasant Street, Concord NH 03301 ⓘ

7:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: Luminosity. Louis Vierne: Messe Solennelle (Solemn Mass); James Whitbourn: Luminosity, for choir, organ, viola, and Indian tanpura. A collaboration with Ste. Marie’s Parish and Robert St. Cyr, Director of Sacred Music/Organist. Tickets: $30 adults, $25 seniors & military, free for students (K-Undergraduate); or pay what you are able. For more information, call 603-472-6627 or email info@mcsnh.org. Ste. Marie Church, 378 Notre Dame Avenue, Manchester NH 03102 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Bel Canto Chamber Singers [NH]: Spring concert. For more information, call 603-448-1889 or email belcantochambersingers@gmail.com. First Congregational Church, 10 S. Park Street, Lebanon NH 03766 ⓘ

7:30 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. Academic Arts Center, Middlesex Community College, 240 Central Street, Lowell MA 01852 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. New Hampshire Gay Men's Chorus [NH]: Putting It All Together. Spring concert series in Nashua, Manchester, Stratham, and Concord! We strongly advise advance ticket purchases. Tickets: $25; free for children age 12 and younger. For more information, call 603-263-4333 or email secretary.nhgmc@gmail.com. Christ The King Lutheran Church, 3 Lutheran Drive, Nashua NH 03063 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Pilgrim Festival Chorus [MA]: Brahms Requiem. For more information, email info@pilgrimfestivalchorus.org. St. Bonaventure Parish, 803 State Road, Plymouth MA 02360 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Westborough Community Chorus [MA]: Broadway Sensations! A musical tribute to the last 100 years of Broadway musicals, featuring a wide-ranging medley of songs, including “Give My Regards to Broadway” (1904), “Friendship” (1939), “Hello, Dolly” (1963), and “Music of the Night” (1986), as well as selections from Hamilton (2015). Andrew Milne, director. Performances are family-friendly. Tickets: $15 adult, $10 seniors/children/students. Check out https://youtu.be/qajMsR5wsIY for more information. For more information, call 508-485-4469 or email tickets@westborocommunitychorus.com. Gibbons Middle School, 20 Fisher St, Westborough MA (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) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Master Singers of Lexington [MA]: Pops! House and Home. Songs and choruses about the houses we live in and what makes a house a home. Composers include Arlen, Bacharach, Bernstein, Lennon & McCartney, Loesser, Graham Nash, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Rodgers & Hart, Brian Wilson and more. For more information, call 781-729-7975 or email msingers@themastersingers.org. First Parish Church, 7 Harrington Road, Lexington MA 02421 ⓘ

May 5, 2024 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Fine Arts Chorale [MA]: Spring 2024 Concert. J.S. Bach: Cantata, "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott". BVW 80; John Rutter: Requiem. For more information, call 800-230-7555 or email fineartschorale1@gmail.com. Old South Union Church, 25 Columbian Street, Weymouth MA 02190 ⓘ

2:00 PM. Keene Chorale [NH]: Hymn of Praise. Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2, Lobgesang. For more information, email keenechoralesingers@gmail.com. Redfern Arts Center, 90 Wyman Way, Keene NH 03431 ⓘ

2:00 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. John Wesley United Methodist Church, 270 Gifford Street, Falmouth MA 02540 (View flier) ⓘ

2:00 PM. Westborough Community Chorus [MA]: Broadway Sensations! A musical tribute to the last 100 years of Broadway musicals, featuring a wide-ranging medley of songs, including “Give My Regards to Broadway” (1904), “Friendship” (1939), “Hello, Dolly” (1963), and “Music of the Night” (1986), as well as selections from Hamilton (2015). Andrew Milne, director. Performances are family-friendly. Tickets: $15 adult, $10 seniors/children/students. Check out https://youtu.be/qajMsR5wsIY for more information. For more information, call 508-485-4469 or email tickets@westborocommunitychorus.com. Gibbons Middle School, 20 Fisher St, Westborough MA (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Andover Choral Society [MA]: Music of America. Music from Aaron Copland, Randall Thompson, Alice Parker, Stevie Wonder and Billy Joel, among others. Tickets: $25 in advance ($30 at the door), $10 for students. For more information, call 603-893-5636 or email info@andoverchoralsociety.org. Wood Hill Middle School, 11 Cross Street, Andover MA 01810 (View flier) ⓘ

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 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Concord Chorale [NH]: A Mass for Peace. Karl Jenkins: The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace. With orchestra. For more information, call 603-333-5211 or email info@concordchorale.org. South Congregational Church, 27 Pleasant Street, Concord NH 03301 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Franklin County Community Chorus [MA]: Spring Concert 2024 - 10th Anniversary! A wide variety of musical delights from the Broadway, pop/rock, folk, and classical genres, including the spiritual “Ride the Chariot,” John Rutter’s “A Gaelic Blessing,” Carly Simon’s “Let the River Run” (from Working Girl), Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young’s “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes,” a Kyrie Eleison by Mozart, and selections from Broadway and film musicals. The concert showcases the talents of 1995 GHS graduate and Broadway-show veteran Kevin Duda. An original Broadway cast member of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and The Book of Mormon, Duda has gone on to form a production company, has served as Executive & Creative Producer for the Hallmark Channel and has developed fresh and forward-thinking entertainment for Regent and Norwegian Cruise Lines. For more information, email franklincountychorus@gmail.com. Greenfield High School Auditorium, 21 Barr Avenue, Greenfield MA 01301 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 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. Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland Street, West Newton MA (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Manchester Choral Society [NH]: Luminosity. Louis Vierne: Messe Solennelle (Solemn Mass); James Whitbourn: Luminosity, for choir, organ, viola, and Indian tanpura. A collaboration with Ste. Marie’s Parish and Robert St. Cyr, Director of Sacred Music/Organist. Tickets: $30 adults, $25 seniors & military, free for students (K-Undergraduate); or pay what you are able. For more information, call 603-472-6627 or email info@mcsnh.org. Ste. Marie Church, 378 Notre Dame Avenue, Manchester NH 03102 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. New Hampshire Gay Men's Chorus [NH]: Putting It All Together. Spring concert series in Nashua, Manchester, Stratham, and Concord! We strongly advise advance ticket purchases. Tickets: $25; free for children age 12 and younger. For more information, call 603-263-4333 or email secretary.nhgmc@gmail.com. The Rex Theatre, 23 Amherst Street, Manchester NH 03101 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. The Shoreline Chorale [CT]: The British Isles. For more information, call 949-874-4400 or email info@shorelinechorale.org. First Congregational Church of Madison, 26 Meeting House Lane, Madison CT 06443 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Bel Canto Chamber Singers [NH]: Spring concert. For more information, call 603-448-1889 or email belcantochambersingers@gmail.com. First Congregational Church, 10 S. Park Street, Lebanon NH 03766 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Brattleboro Concert Choir [VT]: In Paradise: Music of Gabriel Faure. A soul-feeding program. Gabriel Faure: Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine; Tu es Petrus. With orchestra. For more information, call 802-257-4523 or email info@bmcvt.org. Persons Auditorium, Potash Hill, 2582 South Road, Marlboro VT 05344 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Cape Cod Chorale [MA]: What a Wonderful World: Songs of Earth, Sea, and Sky. Amelia LeClair: Anthem for Truro (premiere); Audrey Snyder: Sunrise at Yellowstone; Oceanus; Brent Michael Davids: Singing for Water, Alan Menken/Howard Ashman: "Under the Sea"; with "The Lark in the Air", "What a Wonderful World", and more. Ej Mills Brennan, of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, accompanying on silver flute and performing solo on native flute. We will sing of the ocean and its creatures; the birds, the bees, barnyard animals, and more; water, of lakes, streams, and rivers; the land, with its mountains, canyons, and meadows. and the beach, especially in Truro. With guests from partner organizations: Association to Preserve Cape Cod, Barnstable Clean Water Coalition, Wild Care Cape Cod, and Native Land Conservancy. For more information, call 508-648-8224 or email capecodchoralema@gmail.com. First Church, 136 Main Street, Sandwich MA 02563 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Crescendo [MA]: Trial by Jury and “The Trials of Love in the Spring!”. Gilbert and Sullivan: Trial by Jury (semi-staged, costumed); and solo and ensemble numbers from Patience, The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, Iolanthe, The Mikado, Ruddigore, and Princess Ida. Christine Gevert and John-Arthur Miller, directors. For more information, call 860-435-4866 or email crescendo@crescendomusic.org. St. James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington MA 01230 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Nashua Choral Society / Granite State Choral Society [NH]: Hope, Healing, and Harmony: Music for the Soul. Dan Forest: Requiem for the Living. With the Symphony New Hampshire Chamber Orchestra. For more information, email nashuachoralsociety@gmail.com. First United Methodist Church, 34 South Main Street, Rochester NH 03867 (View flier) ⓘⓘ

4:00 PM. The Worcester Chorus [MA]: Bach B Minor Mass. J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor. Susan Consoli, soprano; Kendra Colton, soprano; Krista River, alto; Matthew Anderson, tenor; David McFerrin, bass. With the Orchestra of Emmanuel Music. Pre-concert talk by Richard Giarusso, Dean of Academic Affairs at New England Conservatory, at 3 pm in Washburn Hall. Tickets: $45-$55 adult, $17.50 student, $7.50 youth. For more information, call 508-754-3231. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 (View flier) ⓘ

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) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Renaissance Voices [ME]: Love Songs Old and New. Join the Renaissance Voices a capella choir as they perform soulful love songs from across the centuries: John Dowland to Paul McCartney! Bring your beloved! For more information, call 207-766-0059 or email vocesrenacentistasme@gmail.com. St. Luke's Cathedral, 143 State Street, Portland ME 04101 (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) ⓘⓘⓘ

3:00 PM. Hampshire Young People's Chorus [MA]: 25th Anniversary Concert. Music by Vaughan Williams, Randall Thompson, William Boyce, Reena Esmail, Rollo Dilworth and others, also song in Swedish and French. For more information, call 413-530-9337 or email hampshireypc@gmail.com. Wesley United Methodist Church, 98 N. Maple Street, Hadley MA 01035 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Monadnock Chorus [NH]: Fauré Requiem. For more information, call 603-513-8818 or email monadnockchorus@gmail.com. Peterborough Town House, 1 Grove Street, Peterborough NH 03458 ⓘ

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) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Illuminati Vocal Arts Ensemble [CT]: Brahms Requiem. Johannes Brahms, A German Requiem, to Words of the Holy Scriptures, Op. 45. Arianne Abela, conductor. For more information, email illuminatiensemble@gmail.com. St. James's Episcopal Church, 1018 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford CT 06107 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Maine Music Society Chorale [ME]: 1972 - A Musical Retrospective. Music from a variety of genres from 1972, the year when the Maine Music Society Chorale was born (50 Years of Song!). Join us as we take you back fifty years to a time that evoked an era of free spirit and creative musical expression, including songs like “Listen to the Music” and medleys from Jesus Christ Superstar and other Broadway shows. Tickets: $27 adults, $25 seniors (65+), $15 students, free for children 12 & under. For more information, call 207-333-3386 or email info@mainemusicsociety.org. Franco Center, 46 Cedar St, Lewiston ME 04240 (View flier) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Pioneer Valley Symphony [MA]: 85th Season Finale: Visions of Hope. Margaret Bonds: Credo; Mary D. Watkins: selections from Dark River: The Fannie Lou Hamer Story; William Grant Still Symphony No. 2, "Song of a New Race". Brianna J. Robinson, soprano; Nicholas Lagesse, baritone; Tianhui Ng and Dr. Allegra Martin, conductors. Pre-concert talk at 6 p.m. by Dr. David Schneider, Georges Lurcy Professor of Music & History at Amherst College., Tickets: $15-$35 (sliding scale); $5 for youth up to age 18 and college students of any age; free for WIC and EBT cardholders, through Mass Cultural Council's Card for Culture program. For more information, call 413-773-3664 or email admin@pvso.org. Greenfield High School Auditorium, 21 Barr Avenue, Greenfield MA 01301 (View flier)

7:30 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers [MA]: A German Requiem. Johannes Brahms: A German Requiem, in a contemporary edition and English translation by Lara Hoggard. Kristen Watson, soprano; Andrew Padgett, bass-baritone. For more information, call 508-361-5484 or email info@avmsingers.org. Algonquin Regional High School, 79 Bartlett Street, Northborough MA 01532 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Cantemus Chamber Chorus [MA]: "Love is love is love" on Mother's Day weekend. Artistic Director Jason Iannuzzi directs the Cantemus Chamber Chorus in “songs of love” in all its forms: Love among friends, Romantic love, Love between parent and child, and Love for all humankind. From a new arrangement of “The Parting Glass”… to Leonard Bernstein’s “To What You Said” … to Linthicum-Blackhorse’s arrangement of the Lakota lullaby “Chante Waste Hoksila (My Kind-hearted Boy)” ... to Joan Szymko’s rousing “It Takes a Village”… plus some P.D.Q. Bach to really brighten and lighten things up! What the world needs now is love — and this concert is filled with it. For more information, call 978-476-0325 or email press@comcast.net. St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 4 Ocean Street, Beverly MA 01985 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Lexington Symphony / Masterworks Chorale / Concord Chorus [MA]: Lift Up Your Voices. Johannes Brahms: Schicksalslied, Op. 54 (Dr. Kevin Leong, conductor); Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9. Carley DeFranco, soprano; Emily Marvosh, mezzo-soprano; Jonas Budris, tenor; Craig Juricka, bass; Jonathan McPhee, conductor. For more information, call 781-523-9009 or email info@lexingtonsymphony.org. Cary Memorial Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 (View flier) ⓘⓘ

7:30 PM. Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut [CT]: MCC Spring Concert. Randall Thompson: Frostiana. For more information, call 800-663-9018 or email mccctwebmaster@gmail.com. First Church Congregational, 148 Beach Road, Fairfield CT 06824 (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 12, 2024 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Maine Music Society Chorale [ME]: 1972 - A Musical Retrospective. Music from a variety of genres from 1972, the year when the Maine Music Society Chorale was born (50 Years of Song!). Join us as we take you back fifty years to a time that evoked an era of free spirit and creative musical expression, including songs like “Listen to the Music” and medleys from Jesus Christ Superstar and other Broadway shows. Tickets: $27 adults, $25 seniors (65+), $15 students, free for children 12 & under. For more information, call 207-333-3386 or email info@mainemusicsociety.org. Franco Center, 46 Cedar St, Lewiston ME 04240 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Lexington Symphony / Masterworks Chorale / Concord Chorus [MA]: Lift Up Your Voices. Johannes Brahms: Schicksalslied, Op. 54 (Dr. Kevin Leong, conductor); Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9. Carley DeFranco, soprano; Emily Marvosh, mezzo-soprano; Jonas Budris, tenor; Craig Juricka, bass; Jonathan McPhee, conductor. For more information, call 781-523-9009 or email info@lexingtonsymphony.org. Cary Memorial Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 (View flier) ⓘⓘ

3:00 PM. Wellesley Choral Society [MA]: Spring Concert. Ludwig van Beethoven: Mass in C; Edward Whalen: Shakespeare Songs (Premiere). For more information, call 781-237-6593 or email lindaderezinski@yahoo.com. Wellesley Hills Congregational Church, 207 Washington Street, Wellesley MA 02481 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Cantemus Chamber Chorus [MA]: "Love is love is love" on Mother's Day weekend. Artistic Director Jason Iannuzzi directs the Cantemus Chamber Chorus in “songs of love” in all its forms: Love among friends, Romantic love, Love between parent and child, and Love for all humankind. From a new arrangement of “The Parting Glass”… to Leonard Bernstein’s “To What You Said” … to Linthicum-Blackhorse’s arrangement of the Lakota lullaby “Chante Waste Hoksila (My Kind-hearted Boy)” ... to Joan Szymko’s rousing “It Takes a Village”… plus some P.D.Q. Bach to really brighten and lighten things up! What the world needs now is love — and this concert is filled with it. For more information, call 978-476-0325 or email press@comcast.net. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 166 High Street, Newburyport MA 01950 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Monadnock Chorus [NH]: Fauré Requiem. For more information, call 603-513-8818 or email monadnockchorus@gmail.com. Peterborough Town House, 1 Grove Street, Peterborough NH 03458 ⓘ

7:00 PM. Illuminati Vocal Arts Ensemble [MA]: Brahms Requiem. Johannes Brahms, A German Requiem, to Words of the Holy Scriptures, Op. 45. Arianne Abela, conductor. For more information, email illuminatiensemble@gmail.com. Sweeney Hall, Smith College, 51 College Ln, Northampton MA 01060 (View flier) ⓘ

May 15, 2024 (Wednesday)

8:00 PM. Chorus pro Musica [MA]: Sacred Place(s). Alex Berko: Sacred Place; Sean Ivory (arr.): Carrickfergus; Josef Rheinberger: Mummelsee; Ysaye Barnwell: Nearly Insane; Rebecca Sacks (arr.): Yeke Omo Mi. Tickets: $55, $5 seniors, $10 student, free with Card to Culture. For more information, call 617-267-7442 or email manager@choruspromusica.org. Distler Performance Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts University, 20 Talbot Avenue, Medford MA 02155 (View flier) ⓘ

May 17, 2024 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Lexington Pops Chorus [MA]: Lexington Pops Chorus In Full Bloom! W.A Mozart: Missa brevis in F; selections from Beautiful: The Carole King Musical; Morten Lauridsen: "Sure On This Shining Night"; Kirby Shaw: "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"; Leonard Bernstein: "Almighty Father"; "Make Our Garden Grow"; and much more! Max Evrard, conductor. Tickets: $20 adults, $5 children 12 and under. For more information, call 781-365-0576 or email info@LexPops.org. Hancock Church, 1912 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02421 (View flier) ⓘ

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)

3:00 PM. White Mountain Voices / White Mountain Youth Voices [NH]: Light Refreshment. Lighter classics, popular Italian songs, some “Great American Songbook” selections, and a selection from Gilbert and Sullivan. For more information, call 978-697-2834 or email bodmarketing@whitemountainvoices.com. Lancaster Congregational UCC, 142 Main Street, Lancaster NH 03584 ⓘⓘ

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) ⓘ

7:00 PM. Chorus of Westerly [RI]: Mass in C Minor. W.A. Mozart: Mass in C Minor. For more information, call 401-596-8663 or email jodie@chorusofwesterly.org. George Kent Performance Hall, 119 High Street, Westerly RI 02891 ⓘ

7:00 PM. Master Singers of Worcester [MA]: Considering Matthew Shepard. Craig Hella Johnson: Considering Matthew Shepard. For more information, call 508-842-1349 or email info@mswma.org. Salem Covenant Church, 215 East Mountain Street, Worcester MA 01606 ⓘ

7:00 PM. Upper Valley Baroque [NH]: St. John Passion. J.S. Bach: St. John Passion. With period orchestra. For more information, email baroqueuv@gmail.com. Lebanon Opera House, 51 N Park Street, Lebanon NH 03766 (View flier) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Bella Voce Women's Chorus [VT]: Singing and Living in Harmony. With Hildegard String Quartet For more information, call 802-879-1218 or email willisdawn@aol.com. College Street Congregational Church, 265 College Street, Burlington VT 05401 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Lexington Pops Chorus [MA]: Lexington Pops Chorus In Full Bloom! W.A Mozart: Missa brevis in F; selections from Beautiful: The Carole King Musical; Morten Lauridsen: "Sure On This Shining Night"; Kirby Shaw: "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"; Leonard Bernstein: "Almighty Father"; "Make Our Garden Grow"; and much more! Max Evrard, conductor. Tickets: $20 adults, $5 children 12 and under. For more information, call 781-365-0576 or email info@LexPops.org. Hancock Church, 1912 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02421 (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. New Hampshire Gay Men's Chorus [NH]: Putting It All Together. Spring concert series in Nashua, Manchester, Stratham, and Concord! We strongly advise advance ticket purchases. Tickets: $25; free for children age 12 and younger. For more information, call 603-263-4333 or email secretary.nhgmc@gmail.com. Stratham Community Church UCC, 6 Emery Lane, Stratham NH 03885 (View flier) ⓘ

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)

3:00 PM. Chorus of Westerly [RI]: Mass in C Minor. W.A. Mozart: Mass in C Minor. For more information, call 401-596-8663 or email jodie@chorusofwesterly.org. George Kent Performance Hall, 119 High Street, Westerly RI 02891 ⓘ

3:00 PM. New Hampshire Gay Men's Chorus [NH]: Putting It All Together. Spring concert series in Nashua, Manchester, Stratham, and Concord! We strongly advise advance ticket purchases. Tickets: $25; free for children age 12 and younger. For more information, call 603-263-4333 or email secretary.nhgmc@gmail.com. Concord Community Music School, 23 Wall Street, Concord NH 03301 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Upper Valley Baroque [VT]: St. John Passion. J.S. Bach: St. John Passion. With period orchestra. For more information, email baroqueuv@gmail.com. Chandler Center for the Arts, 71 N Main Street, Randolph VT 05060 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. White Mountain Voices / White Mountain Youth Voices [NH]: Light Refreshment. Lighter classics, popular Italian songs, some “Great American Songbook” selections, and a selection from Gilbert and Sullivan. For more information, call 978-697-2834 or email bodmarketing@whitemountainvoices.com. First Congregational Church, 189 Main Street, Littleton NH 03561 ⓘⓘ

4:00 PM. Bella Voce Women's Chorus [VT]: Singing and Living in Harmony. With Hildegard String Quartet For more information, call 802-879-1218 or email willisdawn@aol.com. Stowe Community Church, 137 Main Street, Stowe VT 05672 ⓘ

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) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Heritage Chorale [MA]: Hold Fast to Dreams. Roland Carter: Hold Fast to Dreams (poem by Langston Hughes); Florence Price: Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight (poem by Vachel Lindsay); Margaret Bonds: Simon Bore the Cross (poem by Langston Hughes). Philip Lima, baritone. Advance tickets online, saving $5 per ticket versus the price at the door. Tickets: $25 advance/$30 at the door; $15 students under 18. For more information, call 978-590-2747 or email marketing@heritagechorale.org. Fuller Middle School, 31 Flagg Drive, Framingham MA 01702 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. New England Chamber Choir [CT]: Spring Concert. For more information, call 860-635-5414 or email NECC2000@aol.com. First Congregational Church of Madison, 26 Meeting House Lane, Madison CT 06443 ⓘ

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. 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. Pilgrim Congregational Church, 55 Coolidge Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 ⓘ

May 26, 2024 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Berkshire Choral International [MA]: Of Words and Music. Pairings of works with the same text settings by Tallis, Haydn, Biebl, Lauridsen, Barber, Bloch, and Burleigh, among others. Frank Nemhauser, conductor. Tickets: $27 general admission. For more information, call 888-266-1200 or email info@berkshirechoral.org. Seiji Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood, 297 West Street, Lenox MA 01240 ⓘ

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)

7:00 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. First Unitarian of Worcester, 90 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ

7:30 PM. Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale [CT]: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Pops. PDQ Bach: 1712 Overture; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummernight’s Dream Suite; Emma Lou Diemer: Three Madrigals; Gioachino Rossini: Duetto buffo dedi due gatti; The Barber of Seville Overture; Peter Schickele: "My Bonnie Lass She Smelleth"; Adriano Banchieri: Contraponto Bestiale; Eric Whitacre: Animal Crackers (Volumes 1 and 2); Pierre Passereau: Il est bel et bon. For more information, call 860-559-2967 or email info@msoc.org. Bailey Auditorium, Manchester High School, 134 Middle Turnpike E, Manchester CT 06040 (View flier) ⓘ

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) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Vernon Chorale [CT]: A Vocal Tapestry. For more information, call 203-216-8224 or email info@vernonchorale.org. St. John's Episcopal Church, 523 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon CT 06066 (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)

2:00 PM. Sounds of Stow [MA]: The Bard’s Song: a Celtic Celebration. A musical trip to the British Isles. For more information, call 978-562-2620 or email barbjonz@me.com. Littleton High School Performing Arts Center, 56 King Street, Littleton MA 01460 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Kent Singers [CT]: Summer Major Works Concert. Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; G.F. Handel: Coronation Anthems (selections); Jan Dismas Zelenka: Magnificat. For more information, call 860-619-8110 or email info@kentsingers.org. St. John's Church, 7 Whittlesey Avenue, New Milford CT 06776 ⓘ

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 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Fairfield County Chorale [CT]: Brahms Requiem. Johannes Brahms: A German Requiem; Florence Price: Abraham Lincoln Walk at Midnight. For more information, call 203-254-1333 or email info@fairfieldcountychorale.org. Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Avenue, Norwalk CT 06851 ⓘ

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) ⓘ

7:30 PM. Counterpoint [VT]: Brahms and Beethoven: Romani and Scottish Songs. Johannes Brahms: Zigeunerlieder; Ludwig van Beethoven: settings of Scottish folksongs; plus piano trio movements by Fanny Hensel and Clara Schumann. For more information, call 802-540-1784 or email contact@counterpointchorus.org. Oldcastle Theatre, 331 Main Street, Bennington VT 05201 ⓘ

June 9, 2024 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. New Haven Chorale [CT]: Music of Remembrance and Gratitude. Dan Forrest: Requiem for the Living; with works by J.S. Bach, Eriks Esenwalds, Craig Hella Johnson, Christopher Theophanidis, and Gwyneth Walker. For more information, call 203-776-7664 or email business@newhavenchorale.org. Woolsey Hall, 500 College Street, New Haven CT 06511 (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 ⓘ

June 15, 2024 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Chorus North Shore [MA]: A Celebration of Bernstein. Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; selections from Mass; Candide; and West Side Story. For more information, email info@chorusnorthshore.org. Ipswich High School, Performing Arts Center, 134 High Street, Ipswich MA 01938 (View flier) ⓘ

June 16, 2024 (Sunday)

TBD. Berkshire Choral International [MA]: Crossing South of the Border. Music from Venezuela, Cuba, Puerto Rico and more. Diana Sáez, conductor. Culmination of a four-day choral workshop. For more information, call 413-229-8526 or email info@berkshirechoral.org. Bard College at Simon's Rock, Great Barrington MA 01230 ⓘ

June 22, 2024 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Chorus of Westerly [RI]: Summer Pops. A free event including classical masterworks as well as popular music for chorus and full orchestra. The pre-show, beginning at 6:15 pm, showcases featured community performers. For more information, call 401-596-8663 or email jodie@chorusofwesterly.org. Wilcox Park, 44 Broad Street, Westerly RI 02891 ⓘ

June 30, 2024 (Sunday)

TBD. Berkshire Choral International [MA]: Crossing South of the Border. Ralph Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony; Five Mystical Songs. Joe Miller, conductor. Culmination of a week-long choral workshop. For more information, call 413-229-8526 or email info@berkshirechoral.org. UMass Amherst Fine Arts Center, Amherst MA 01003 ⓘ

July 14, 2024 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Counterpoint [VT]: Brahms and Beethoven: Romani and Scottish Songs. Johannes Brahms: Zigeunerlieder; Ludwig van Beethoven: settings of Scottish folksongs; plus piano trio movements by Fanny Hensel and Clara Schumann. For more information, call 802-540-1784 or email contact@counterpointchorus.org. The Church on the Hill, Lawrence Hill Road, Weston VT 05161 ⓘ

July 21, 2024 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Counterpoint [VT]: Brahms and Beethoven: Romani and Scottish Songs. Johannes Brahms: Zigeunerlieder; Ludwig van Beethoven: settings of Scottish folksongs; plus piano trio movements by Fanny Hensel and Clara Schumann. For more information, call 802-540-1784 or email contact@counterpointchorus.org. Chandler Center for the Arts, 71 N Main Street, Randolph VT 05060 ⓘ

July 27, 2024 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. CONCORA [CT]: Glorious Bach Choruses. J.S. Bach: Herr, unser Herrscher and Ruht wohl from St. John Passion; Kyrie eleison and Dona nobis pacem from B Minor Mass; choruses from Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft, BWV50; Nun komm der heiden HeilandM, BWV62; and Das neuegeborne Kindelein, BWV122. Final concert for the CONCORA Summer Festival. For more information, call 860-293-0567 or email contact@concora.org. Bethany Covenant Church, 785 Mill Street, Berlin CT 06037 (View flier) ⓘ

August 2, 2024 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Mount Desert Summer Chorale [ME]: Fauré Requiem. Gabriel Fauré: Requiem in D minor, Op. 48; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs. Soloists are Josh Miller, baritone; Bronwyn Kortge, soprano. Admission: $20. Pre-concert talk by music director David Schildkret at 7 p.m.. For more information, call 207-244-0042 or email summerchorale@gmail.com. Ellsworth High School, 24 Lejok Street, Ellsworth ME 04605 ⓘ

August 3, 2024 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Mount Desert Summer Chorale [ME]: Fauré Requiem. Gabriel Fauré: Requiem in D minor, Op. 48; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs. Soloists are Josh Miller, baritone; Bronwyn Kortge, soprano. Admission: $20. Pre-concert talk by music director David Schildkret at 7 p.m.. For more information, call 207-244-0042 or email summerchorale@gmail.com. Criterion Theater, 35 Cottage St, Bar Harbor ME 04609 ⓘ

August 17, 2024 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Woods Hole Cantata Consort [MA]: Dido and Aeneas. Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas. Patrice Tiedemann, soprano (Dido); Craig Juricka, baritone (Aeneas); Heather Gallagher, mezzo-soprano (Sorceress); Joan Kirchner, soprano (Belinda); Margaret Bossi, director. A post-event celebration and reception will follow the Sunday concert. For more information, call 508-289-2320 or email jstegeman@whoi.edu. Church of the Messiah, 22 Church Street, Woods Hole MA 02543 ⓘ

August 18, 2024 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Woods Hole Cantata Consort [MA]: Dido and Aeneas. Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas. Patrice Tiedemann, soprano (Dido); Craig Juricka, baritone (Aeneas); Heather Gallagher, mezzo-soprano (Sorceress); Joan Kirchner, soprano (Belinda); Margaret Bossi, director. A post-event celebration and reception will follow the Sunday concert. For more information, call 508-289-2320 or email jstegeman@whoi.edu. Church of the Messiah, 22 Church Street, Woods Hole MA 02543 ⓘ

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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