September 28, 2019 (Saturday)

9:00 AM. Greater Boston Choral Consortium [MA]: Melody First: Song Leader Workshop with Alice Parker. Composer, conductor, and teacher Alice Parker facilitates a workshop focused on communicating emotion through melody. Application required; capped at 25 participants. Part of a day of inspiration and music-making that also includes an “open sing” of familiar hymns in the afternoon. For details and to register, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/melody-first-song-leader-workshop-and-open-sing-with-alice-parker-tickets-64465908267 Boston Conservatory at Berklee, 4099 8, Fenway, Boston MA 02215 (View flier)

3:00 PM. Greater Boston Choral Consortium [MA]: Melody First: Open Sing with Alice Parker. Join composer, conductor, and teacher Alice Parker in an “open sing” of familiar hymns to explore the relationship between melody, improvisation, and meaning (no application required, but ability to read music is encouraged). Free admission with valid student ID. For pricing details and to register by 9/27, see https://www.eventbrite.com/e/melody-first-song-leader-workshop-and-open-sing-with-alice-parker-tickets-64465908267 Boston Conservatory at Berklee, 4099 8, Fenway, Boston MA 02215 (View flier)

October 5, 2019 (Saturday)

9:00 AM. Boston Saengerfest Men's Chorus [MA]: Sonorous Singing: A vocal workshop for basses and tenors. Tenors and basses are invited to build specific vocal skills in a training session with skilled voice teacher and tenor Charles Blandy. This workshop will reinforce good vocal habits at the beginning of the choral singing season. First Parish Church of Weston, 349 Boston Post Road, Weston MA 02493 (View flier) ⓘ

October 12, 2019 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Lorelei Ensemble [MA]: Without Walls: Season Launch Concert. Jessica Meyer: I long and seek after; with works by Perotin, Sungji Hong, David Lang, and Jonathan Woody. A reception follows the concert. Tickets: $30 general, $15 students. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

October 19, 2019 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Illuminations. Immerse yourself in an ancient illuminated manuscript: CC's women clothed in Cistercian habit chant the hours in the medieval monastic day in 1554, Belgium; in between each "hour" explore, inspect, read, listen to scholars, eat and drink as we display HighRes reproductions of the pages from the Salzinnes Antiphonal, bookmaking tools, food and drink from that time and place. Scholar Judith Dietz, discoverer of the Salzinnes Antiphonal, will be present for Q&A's. Tickets: $35 adult, $30 senior, $20 student. Eliot Church Of Newton, 474 Centre Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ

October 20, 2019 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Boston Cecilia [MA]: In Paradisum. Maurice Duruflé: Requiem; Zoltan Kodály: Missa Brevis. Kevin Neel, organ; George Case, conductor. All Saints Church, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ

5:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Illuminations. Immerse yourself in an ancient illuminated manuscript: CC's women clothed in Cistercian habit chant the hours in the medieval monastic day in 1554, Belgium; in between each "hour" explore, inspect, read, listen to scholars, eat and drink as we display HighRes reproductions of the pages from the Salzinnes Antiphonal, bookmaking tools, food and drink from that time and place. Scholar Judith Dietz, discoverer of the Salzinnes Antiphonal, will be present for Q&A's. Tickets: $35 adult, $30 senior, $20 student. St. Paul's Church, 15 St. Paul Street, Brookline MA 02446 ⓘ

October 26, 2019 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Musica Sacra [MA]: The Vespers of 1610. Claudio Monteverdi: Vespers of 1610. Janet Ross and Agnes Coakley Cox, soprano; Jason Sabol and Max Blum-Campo, tenor; Tevan Goldberg and Ulysses Thomas, bass. Tickets: $30, $50. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

November 9, 2019 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Lexington Symphony Orchestra / Master Singers of Lexington [MA]: A Celebration of Life. Carl Orff: Carmina Burana. Holly Cameron, soprano; Fran Daniel Laucerica, tenor; John Watson, baritone. With the Lexington Children’s Choir, & Lexington High School choral students led by Jason Ianuzzi. Cary Memorial Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Masterworks Chorale [MA]: Vivaldi Gloria and More. Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; Dixit Dominus; Claudio Monteverdi: Christe, adoramus te, SV 294; Christe, adoramus te, SV 294; Adoramus te, Christe, SV 289. Teresa Wakim, soprano; Sarah Yanovitch, soprano; Julia Soojin Cavallaro, mezzo-soprano. With period instrument orchestra. Tickets: $20-50. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy St, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Seraphim Singers [MA]: Winter is Coming. Works by Poulenc, Mendelssohn, selections from Tippett’s A Child of Our Time, and Shruthi Rajasekar’s Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep. With Heinrich Christensen, Organ. Eliot Church Of Newton, 474 Centre Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ

November 10, 2019 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Coro Allegro [MA]: We Will Not Be Erased: a Veteran's Day Concert Honoring the Service of All. Florence Price: Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight; Melissa Dunphy: What do you think I fought for at Omaha Beach?; Craig Carnahan: Armistice 1918 (Everyone Sang). Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Lexington Symphony Orchestra / Master Singers of Lexington [MA]: A Celebration of Life. Carl Orff: Carmina Burana. Holly Cameron, soprano; Fran Daniel Laucerica, tenor; John Watson, baritone. With the Lexington Children’s Choir, & Lexington High School choral students led by Jason Ianuzzi. Cary Memorial Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Seraphim Singers [MA]: Winter is Coming. Works by Poulenc, Mendelssohn, selections from Tippett’s A Child of Our Time, and Shruthi Rajasekar’s Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep. With Heinrich Christensen, Organ. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

November 16, 2019 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers [MA]: Bridging Traditions: From Psalm to Mass. F. J. Haydn: Lord Nelson Mass (Mass in Time of Distress); Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms. Dana Varga, soprano; Pamela Dellal, mezzo-soprano; Gregory Zavracky, tenor; John Salvi, baritone. With orchestra. Congregation B'nai Shalom, 117 E. Main Street, Westborough MA 01581 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Commonwealth Chorale [MA]: Transformation and Celebration. Carson Cooman: As We Are Changed (commission, world premiere); Emmanuel Feldman: Synergy (for orchestra). Susan Consoli, soprano; Matthew Anderson, tenor. Church Of The Holy Name, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury MA 02132 (View flier) ⓘ

November 23, 2019 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: Bravura Bach! J.S. Bach: No 50: Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft; No 130: Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir; Magnificat in D, BWV 243. Sarah Yanovitch, soprano; Kaitlyn Hess, soprano; William Hite, tenor; Sumner Thompson, bass. With full Baroque orchestra. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

November 24, 2019 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Sounds of Stow [MA]: Christmas Oratorio. J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio. Jessica Cooper, soprano; Deborah Rentz-Moore, mezzo; Jason Wang, tenor; James Dargan, baritone; Margot Law; narrator; Hale School, 55 Hartley Road, Stow MA 01775

4:00 PM. Heritage Chorale [MA]: Midnight to Sunrise. Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Midnight Mass; Ola Gjeilo: Sunrise Mass.. John Finney, conductor. Tickets: $25 adult, $20 student/senior, $10 ages 6-17. St. Mark's School, Putnam Family Arts Center, Marlboro Road, Southborough MA 01772 ⓘ

December 6, 2019 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Dedham Choral Society [MA]: Messiah (selections). G.F. Handel: Messiah (arr. W.A. Mozart). With full orchestra and soloists! Holy Name Church, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury MA 02132 ⓘ

December 7, 2019 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: Holiday Concert. Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Midnight Mass for Christmas; works by Orlando Lassus, Nathaniel Dett, Alfred Burt and others, plus A Carol Sing. The Arlington-Belmont Chamber Chorus, Barry Singer, conductor. Payson Park Church, 365 Belmont Street, Belmont MA 02478 ⓘ

December 8, 2019 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: Music from Britain for the Holiday Season. Holiday music from Britain with Cantata Singers' Chamber Chorus. United Parish In Brookline, 210 Harvard Street, Brookline MA 02446 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Mishawum Choral Society [MA]: Winter Concert. Tickets: $20, $15 for students/seniors. Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church, 34 Dix Street, Winchester MA 01890 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Nashua Choral Society [NH]: Awake! It’s Christmas! Our annual holiday program with orchestra and organ, featuring Vivaldi Magnificat, excerpts from Bach Cantata #140 and Handel’s Messiah, and caroling with the choir. Tickets: $20. Immaculate Conception Church, 216 East Dunstable Road, Nashua NH 03062 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Cantilena [MA]: Fire Flowers: Hope and Resilience of the Human Spirit. Linda Tutas Haugen: Anne Frank: A Living Voice, for women's voices and string quartet; Timothy Corlis: "Fire Flowers", Movement 3 from Heart Songs of the White Wampum; Sarah Quartel: In the Time of Silver Rain; Brian Holmes: "I Shall Keep Singing"; David Conte: "A Hope Carol"; Dolly Parton: "Light of a Clear Blue Morning"; Jocelyn Hagen: "Starting Now". Through this concert we hope to ignite rich conversations about the parallels between past and present and the lessons that we can apply moving forward. First Parish Unitarian Universalist of Arlington, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington Center, Arlington MA 02476 (View flier) ⓘ

December 14, 2019 (Saturday)

2:00 PM. Concord Chorus [MA]: Winter Holiday Concert. Heavenly music for the season, featuring works by Byrd, Bach, and Fauré and favorite carols. Middlesex School Memorial Chapel, 1400 Lowell Rd, Concord MA 01742 ⓘ

5:00 PM. Concord Chorus [MA]: Winter Holiday Concert. Heavenly music for the season, featuring works by Byrd, Bach, and Fauré and favorite carols. Middlesex School Memorial Chapel, 1400 Lowell Rd, Concord MA 01742 ⓘ

7:00 PM. Musica Sacra [MA]: Welcome Yule! British carols, from the Medieval era to the Tudor era of Byrd, the Baroque era of Phillips, the Victorian era of Parry, and the modern era of Britten and beyond. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

December 15, 2019 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: Not-Quite Winter Concert. John Bavicchi: Three Score Reflections; Ludwig van Beethoven: Mass in C, Op. 86. With the Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Boston Cecilia [MA]: El Espíritu Navideño: the Spirit of Christmas. Tomås Luis de Victoria: Missa O Magnum Mysterium; Conrad Susa: Carols and Lullabies of the Southwest; and other Christmas music by Spanish and Latin American composers. George Case, conductor. All Saints Church, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ

3:30 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers [MA]: Messiah Sing. G.F. Handel: Messiah (Christmas portion and Hallelujah Chorus), sing-along. Featuring: Brett Maguire, organ. An annual holiday tradition. First Church Congregational, 37 High Street, Marlborough MA 01752 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Master Singers of Lexington [MA]: A Master Singers Christmas. Georg Phillip Telemann: Laudate Jehovam omnes Gentes; Antonio Vivaldi: Magnificat; Georg Phillip Telemann: Der Herr ist König (Psalm 97). We close with a selection of festive Christmas carols. TicketsL: $25 general admission, $20 students/seniors. First Parish Church, 7 Harrington Road, Lexington MA 02421 ⓘ

December 21, 2019 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Concord Women's Chorus [MA]: The Harps Eternal. Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols; and other works written for women’s voices and harp. Franziska Huhn, harp. Tickets: $25 adults, $20 seniors/students, $5 children 12 and under. Trinity Episcopal Church, 81 Elm Street, Concord MA 01742 (View flier) ⓘ

4:00 PM. Seraphim Singers [MA]: A Seraphim Christmas. Church Of Our Saviour, 25 Monmouth Street, Brookline MA 02446 ⓘ

December 22, 2019 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Boston Camerata [MA]: La Estrella: A Hispanic Christmas. Music from the Spanish speaking parts of the globe: Renaissance Iberia and the Hispanic settlements of the New World. Encounters among indigenous Americans, the Spaniards, and West Africans produced some extraordinary musical results — unusual vocal colors, soulful melodies, and irresistible rhythms, sustained in our production by winds, keyboard, gamba, baroque guitar, and Iberian harp. With local choirs, including the marvelous Fleurs des Caraïbes. First Parish Church, Cambridge, 1446 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier)

January 25, 2020 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Westford Chorus [MA]: From the Heart of Europe: Music of Antonin Dvorak. Antonin Dvorak: Mass in D, Op. 86; Songs of Nature, Op. 63. Tickets: $20 adults, $10 student/senior, $5 children ages 12 or under. United Methodist Church, 10 Church Street, Westford MA 01742 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Boston Camerata [MA]: Daniel: A Medieval Masterpiece Revisited. A new production by Anne Azéma of the greatest musical play from the French Middle Ages with a sterling cast including seasoned professionals, children, and Boston City Singers and Longy School of Music of Bard College students. Lighting and special effects by Peter Torpey. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier)

January 26, 2020 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Nashoba Valley Chorale [MA]: Haydn and Gjeilo. Ola Gjeilo: Dreamweaver; F.J./ Haydn: Missa in angustiis (Lord Nelson Mass). With Orchestra. Littleton High School Performing Arts Center, 56 King Street, Littleton MA 01460 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Westford Chorus [MA]: From the Heart of Europe: Music of Antonin Dvorak. Antonin Dvorak: Mass in D, Op. 86; Songs of Nature, Op. 63. Tickets: $20 adults, $10 student/senior, $5 children ages 12 or under. All Saints Episcopal Church, 10 Billerica Rd, Chelmsford MA 01824 ⓘ

January 31, 2020 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: Chamber Series: Under the Northern Lights. Rarely-performed chamber music from Nordic countries Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, and Iceland. Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington MA 02420 ⓘ

February 1, 2020 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: Chamber Series: Under the Northern Lights. Rarely-performed chamber music from Nordic countries Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, and Iceland. Longy School Of Music Of Bard College, 27 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

February 22, 2020 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Hildegard von Bingen's "Ordo Virtutum". What Director LeClair calls the very first opera, written around 1150 by Abbess and now St. Hildegard von Bingen, fully staged for modern audiences with 18 women and men lending gender fluidity to the various ancient roles; with Na'ama Lion, flute, Nancy Hurrell, harp, Laura Jeppesen, vielle, and Mike Williams, percussion. Tickets: $35 adult, $30 senior, $20 student. Eliot Church Of Newton, 474 Centre Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ

February 23, 2020 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Heritage Chorale [MA]: A Musical Kaleidoscope: Pops concert. A world of color, including aongs such as Mood Indigo, White World of Winter, Red, Red Rose, Bluesette, Blackbird, Fields of Gold, and more. Tickets: $25 adult, $20 student/senior, $10 ages 6-17. Keefe Technical High School, 750 Winter St, Framingham MA 01702 (View flier) ⓘ

5:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Hildegard von Bingen's "Ordo Virtutum". What Director LeClair calls the very first opera, written around 1150 by Abbess and now St. Hildegard von Bingen, fully staged for modern audiences with 18 women and men lending gender fluidity to the various ancient roles; with Na'ama Lion, flute, Nancy Hurrell, harp, Laura Jeppesen, vielle, and Mike Williams, percussion. Tickets: $35 adult, $30 senior, $20 student. St. Paul's Church, 15 St. Paul Street, Brookline MA 02446 ⓘ

February 29, 2020 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Seraphim Singers [MA]: Nevertheless, She Persisted. Works featuring women composers and poets, subjects and storytellers, including a newly commissioned work by Indian-American composer Shruthi Rajasekar; an encore performance of Clark’s Woman of No Distinction, Mari Esabel Valverde’s, Border Lines, and more. With Heinrich Christensen, organ. Eliot Church Of Newton, 474 Centre Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ

March 1, 2020 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Seraphim Singers [MA]: Nevertheless, She Persisted. Works featuring women composers and poets, subjects and storytellers, including a newly commissioned work by Indian-American composer Shruthi Rajasekar; an encore performance of Clark’s Woman of No Distinction, Mari Esabel Valverde’s, Border Lines, and more. With Heinrich Christensen, organ. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

March 8, 2020 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: An Almost Spring Concert. Johannes Brahms: Nänie, Op. 82; Robert Schumann: Requiem für Mignon, Op. 98b; Morgan Jackson: When I Heard the Learned Astronomer (ABCC Premiere). First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Coro Allegro [MA]: Shofar: In Memoriam. Robert Stern: Shofar (Teresa Wakim, soprano; Jonas Budris, tenor; Aaron Engebreth, bass; David Kravitz, bass); Ralph Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs (Ron Williams, baritone); Johannes Brahms, Nänie, Opus 82. In memory of Robert Stern, Sanford Sylvan, and Don Wilkinson. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy St, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. New England Classical Singers [MA]: Spring Concert. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Sounds of Stow [MA]: Antonin Dvorak: Stabat Mater. Dana Varga, soprano; Deborah Rentz-Moore, mezzo-soprano; Ray Bauwens, tenor; Ulysses Thomas, bass baritone. Hale School, 55 Hartley Road, Stow MA 01775

March 13, 2020 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: Fauré Requiem. C. Hubert H. Parry: Six Songs of Farewell; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem in D minor. Pre-concert talk at 7 pm in Jewett Hall. Following the performance, all are invited to attend a free post-concert reception. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

March 14, 2020 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: Spectrum Singers at 40! A gala 40th Anniversary celebration of great choral music meaningful to the chorus and its audience over our 40-year history. First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

March 15, 2020 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Commonwealth Chorale [MA]: Reverence and Joy. Anton Bruckner: Te Deum; Leonard Bernstein, Choruses From The Lark; Bob Chilcott: Jubilate Second Church In Newton, 60 Highland Street, West Newton MA 02465 (View flier) ⓘ

3:00 PM. Metropolitan Chorale [MA]: Music inspired by the World’s Fair. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

3:00 PM. South Hadley Chorale [MA]: Chichester Psalms. Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Benjamin Britten: Jubilate Deo; Libby Larson: Beneath These Alien Stars; Randall Thompson: Something Like a Star; Eric Whitacre: Five Hebrew Love Songs. Alexandra Ludwig, conductor. Tickets: $16 advance/$20 at the door, seniors $15 advance/$11 at the door; students/age 12 and under $5. All Saints Episcopal Church, 10 Billerica Road, Chelmsford MA 01824 ⓘ

3:30 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers [MA]: Bridges to Unity – We Are Not Alone. Cynthia Wong: Unity in Diversity (Commission); Dan Forrest: LUX: The Dawn From On High; Oliver Caplan: We Exist. R.R. Jay Performing Arts Center, Saint John’s HS, 378 Main St, Shrewsbury MA 01545 (View flier) ⓘ

March 21, 2020 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Master Singers of Lexington [MA]: Spring concert. Johannes Brahms​: Zigeunerlieder (Gypsy Songs); Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Romancero Gitano; Paul Brust: New work (commission). With special guest John Muratore. Tickets: $25 general admission, $20 students/seniors. Pilgrim Congregational Church, 55 Coolidge Avenue, Lexington MA 02421 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Musica Sacra [MA]: Blissed Out Baroque. Heinrich Schütz: Musikalische Exequien; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Maurice Greene: Lord, let me know mine end; Jean-Baptisate Lully: O dulcissime Domine. Tickets: $30, $50. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

March 29, 2020 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Boston Cecilia [MA]: Our Transcendental Passion. Paul Rudoi: Our Transcendental Passion (libretto based on the words of Thoreau, Emerson, as well as those of lesser known and marginalized voices, Margaret Fuller and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, musical inspiration from Sacred Harp). All Saints Church, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ

3:00 PM. Nashua Choral Society [NH]: Springtime Celebrating Haydn. F.J. Haydn: St. Nicolas Mass; Farewell Symphony; Te Deum in C. Immaculate Conception Church, 216 East Dunstable Road, Nashua NH 03062 ⓘ

April 4, 2020 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: ReSound in the Convent. Immerse yourself in moving constellations of singers: featuring music by virtually every baroque nun we have championed from the Northern Italian baroque, such as Chiara Cozzolani, Raffaella Aleotti, Bianca Maria Media, Sulpitia Cesis, plus new music by Patricia Van Ness and Suzanne Sheppard. With Dan Stepner and Julie Levin, violins, Laura Jeppesen, gamba, and Catherine Liddell, theorbo. Tickets: $35 adult, $30 senior, $20 student. Eliot Church Of Newton, 474 Centre Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ

April 5, 2020 (Sunday)

5:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: ReSound in the Convent. Immerse yourself in moving constellations of singers: featuring music by virtually every baroque nun we have championed from the Northern Italian baroque, such as Chiara Cozzolani, Raffaella Aleotti, Bianca Maria Media, Sulpitia Cesis, plus new music by Patricia Van Ness and Suzanne Sheppard. With Dan Stepner and Julie Levin, violins, Laura Jeppesen, gamba, and Catherine Liddell, theorbo. Tickets: $35 adult, $30 senior, $20 student. First Parish Church, Cambridge, 1446 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

April 17, 2020 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: Chamber Series: Flora and Fauna. Chamber music inspired by nature's timeless beauty. Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington MA 02420 ⓘ

April 18, 2020 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Nashoba Valley Chorale [MA]: Spring concert. Ludwig van Beethoven: Mass in C (In celebration of Beethoven’s 250th birth anniversary). With orchestra, and featuring winners of the Emerging Artist Contest. Littleton High School Performing Arts Center, 56 King Street, Littleton MA 01460 ⓘ

April 19, 2020 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: Chamber Series: Flora and Fauna. Chamber music inspired by nature's timeless beauty. Longy School Of Music Of Bard College, 27 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

April 25, 2020 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Boston Camerata [MA]: The Three Sisters: Songs of Love and Passion, ca 1300. A conversation, via fabulous, age-old music and poetry, and very much from the female point of view, around the always-contemporary themes of desire, yearning, and fulfillment, performed by Anne Azéma, Camila Parias, Clare McNamara, voices, and Susanne Ansorg, vielle and guittern. Pickman Hall, Longy School Of Music Of Bard College, 27 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier)

April 26, 2020 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: Sponsors’ Concert. Lili Boulanger: Vieille prière bouddhique (An Old Buddhist Prayer); Carlos Surinach: Feria Magica; Meir Finkelstein: L’Dor vador (From Generation to Generation); Zoltán Kodály: Missa Brevis. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ

May 8, 2020 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Back Bay Chorale [MA]: Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah. Tyler Duncan, baritone; Meredith Hanson, soprano; Clara Osowski, alto; Stefan Reed, tenor; MaryRuth Lown, soprano; Elizabeth Eschen, alto; Patrick T. Waters, tenor; Craig Juricka, bass. Performed in English. Tickets from $10; students free with valid ID. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Dedham Choral Society [MA]: Bravo Beethoven! Holy Name Church, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury MA 02132 ⓘ

May 9, 2020 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Concord Women's Chorus [MA]: Sojourner’s Song. Mari Esabel Valverde: Sojourner’s Song; with works written by European and American women composers. Tickets: $25 adults, $20 seniors/students, $5 children 12 and under. Trinity Episcopal Church, 81 Elm Street, Concord MA 01742 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Master Singers of Lexington [MA]: Annual Pops Concert. Songs and choruses about school, professors, teacher’s pets and more. Composers include Leonard Bernstein, Clark Gesner, Gilbert and Sullivan, Victor Herbert, Tom Lehrer, and Rodgers and Hammerstein. First Parish Church, 7 Harrington Rd, Lexington MA 02421 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Musica Sacra [MA]: Mary's Playlist: Choral Favorites from 40 years with Musica Sacra. Musica Sacra's Artistic Director, Mary Beekman, has created a veritable mixtape of eclectic pieces selected from among her choral favorites. Tickets: $30, $50. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Seraphim Singers [MA]: Mass Throwdown. Eliot Church Of Newton, 474 Centre Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ

May 15, 2020 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: Music for a Spring Evening: “In the French Tradition”. Paul Hindemith: Six Chansons; music of Claudin de Sermisy, Jean-Phillippe Rameau, Gabriel Fauré, Camille Saint-Säens, and others. The Arlington-Belmont Chamber Chorus, Barry Singer, conductor. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ

May 16, 2020 (Saturday)

7:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: The Dinner Party, illuminated by the art of Fran Forman. Cappella Clausura and friends Na'ama Lion, flute, Nancy Hurrell, harp, Catherine Liddell and Charles Iner, theorbos and baroque guitars, and Mike Williams, percussion, gather around a table to sing "after dinner" entertainment part-songs by Barbara Strozzi, Vittoria Aleotti, Rebecca Clarke, and Fanny Mendelssohn, all illuminated by the stunning images of visual artist Fran Forman. Tickets: $35 adult, $30 senior, $20 student. Eliot Church Of Newton, 474 Centre Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ

7:30 PM. New Philharmonia Orchestra / Metropolitan Chorale [MA]: Music for All. Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9. Rachele Schmiege, soprano; Britt Brown, mezzo-soprano; Omar Najmi, tenor; Ryne Cherry, baritone. Tom Vignieri: World premiere, a New Phil anniversary commission. First Baptist Church, 848 Beacon Street, Newton MA 02459 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers [MA]: Bridges of the Spirit: Glories of France. Gabriel Fauré: Requiem in d minor; Francis Poulenc: Gloria. Kristen Watson, soprano. Pilgrim Church, 15 Common St, Southborough MA 01772 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Boston Cecilia [MA]: Line of Succession: Music of German Masters. J.S. Bach: Jesu, meine Freude; Komm Jesu, Komm; Johannes Brahms: Fest- und Gedenksprüche; other music by Heinrich Schütz and Felix Mendelssohn. All Saints Church, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ

8:00 PM. Commonwealth Chorale [MA]: American Ideals. Randall Thompson: Testament of Freedom; Gwyneth Walker: The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere; Our Dream of Freedom; works by Stephen Paulus and Dan Forrest. Mark Feldhusen, piano. Second Church In Newton, 60 Highland Street, West Newton MA 02465 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. Masterworks Chorale [MA]: Missa solemnis. Ludwig van Beethoven: Mass [in D] (“Missa solemnis”). Tickets: $20-50. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

8:00 PM. The Spectrum Singers [MA]: Haydn’s Final Masterpiece. F.J. Haydn: Harmoniemesse; Igor Stravinsky: Mass. Teresa Wakim, soprano; Thea Lobo, alto; Charles Blandy, tenor; Sumner Thompson, bass. With full orchestra and wind ensemble First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ

May 17, 2020 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Coro Allegro [MA]: Letters to Our Children, Letters to Our Youth. Andrea Clearfield: commissioned work featuring letters to our children by Mimi Lemay, advocate for transgender children and Sam Brinton, advocate for LGBTQ+ youth and banning conversion therapy; Ronald Perera: When Music Sounds. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy St, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ

3:00 PM. New Philharmonia Orchestra / Metropolitan Chorale [MA]: Music for All. Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9. Rachele Schmiege, soprano; Britt Brown, mezzo-soprano; Omar Najmi, tenor; Ryne Cherry, baritone. Tom Vignieri: World premiere, a New Phil anniversary commission. First Baptist Church, 848 Beacon Street, Newton MA 02459 ⓘ

4:00 PM. Sounds of Stow [MA]: Carol Barnett: A Bluegrass Mass. First Parish Church of Stow & Acton, 353 Great Rd, Stow MA 01775

5:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: The Dinner Party, illuminated by the art of Fran Forman. Cappella Clausura and friends Na'ama Lion, flute, Nancy Hurrell, harp, Catherine Liddell and Charles Iner, theorbos and baroque guitars, and Mike Williams, percussion, gather around a table to sing "after dinner" entertainment part-songs by Barbara Strozzi, Vittoria Aleotti, Rebecca Clarke, and Fanny Mendelssohn, all illuminated by the stunning images of visual artist Fran Forman. Tickets: $35 adult, $30 senior, $20 student. St. Paul's Church, 15 St. Paul Street, Brookline MA 02446 ⓘ

May 30, 2020 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Concord Chorus [MA]: Rutter Gloria. John Rutter: Gloria; Morton Lauridsen: Lux aeterna; and music for chorus, brass, and organ. Church of St. Brigid, 1981 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02421 ⓘ

May 31, 2020 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Heritage Chorale [MA]: Treasured Memories. A final celebration of the 30+ years of Maestro Finney's tenure with the Heritage Chorale, with the reprise of special moments from past concerts, including composers Morten Lauridsen, Randall Thompson, and Eric Whitacre, as well as Handel (Israel in Egypt) and Mendelssohn (Elijah). Tickets: $25 adult, $20 student/senior, $10 ages 6-17. Nevins Hall, Memorial Building, 150 Concord Street, Framingham MA 01702 ⓘ

June 6, 2020 (Saturday)

8:00 PM. Chorus pro Musica [MA]: Candide. Leonard Bernstein: Candide. Robbins Memorial Town Hall Auditorium, 730 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington MA 02476 (View flier) ⓘ

June 12, 2020 (Friday)

6:30 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale [MA]: Strawberry Festival and Pops Concert. With the Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra. Robbins Memorial Town Hall Auditorium, 730 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ

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