March 21, 2026 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Blood and Honey: Modern Visions of Hildegard. Hildegard von Bingen: music for Saint Ursula; with short works commissioned from Chloe DeSteno, Natti Robinson, Katie Semro, Stella Gitelman Willoughby, and Alex Van Sant that comment on and take inspiration from the Hildegard chants. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email manager@clausura.org. Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton MA 02458 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

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

March 22, 2026 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Blood and Honey: Modern Visions of Hildegard. Hildegard von Bingen: music for Saint Ursula; with short works commissioned from Chloe DeSteno, Natti Robinson, Katie Semro, Stella Gitelman Willoughby, and Alex Van Sant that comment on and take inspiration from the Hildegard chants. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email manager@clausura.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Music Worcester / First Baptist Church Choir / Salisbury Singers / Worcester Children’s Choir / Voices of Concinnity / Consonare Choral Community [MA]: The Complete Bach: Cantatathon 2026. Worcester Bach Collective ensembles and other regional partners perform a selection of cantatas at Mechanics Hall. Part of Bach’s Birthday Bash Weekend. Tickets: $35 adult, $20 student, $10 youth (18 & under). For more information, call 508-754-3231 or email info@musicworcester.org. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 (View flier) ⓘⓘⓘⓘ 🔗

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

March 26, 2026 (Thursday)

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

March 27, 2026 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Cantata Singers [MA]: Chamber Series — The Russian-French Connection. A reciotal with works by Igor Stravinsky, Pyotr Illych Tchaikovsky, Hector Berlioz, Modest Mussorgsky, and Jacques Ibert. For more information, call 617-868-5885 or email hello@cantatasingers.org. Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 ⓘ 🔗

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

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

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

March 28, 2026 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Johannes Okeghem: Missa Cuiusvis toni. This Mass “in whatsoever mode” can be sung three ways, each with its own distinct scale and harmonic palette. We will sing the complete Mass in all three modes, in a two-part concert interpolating an explanatory presentation by Peter Urquhart and Scott Metcalfe. Tickets $11.50-$95.50. For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

March 29, 2026 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Nashoba Valley Chorale / Worcester Youth Symphony Orchestra [MA]: Masterwork Concert: Bruckner's Te Deum. Anton Bruckner: Te Deum; music of Brahms and Tchaikovsky. Jonathan Colby, Artistic Director. For more information, call 508-281-9976 or email info@worcesteryouthorchestras.org. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ 🔗

April 11, 2026 (Saturday)

11:00 AM. Spectrum Singers [MA]: A Walk with William Billings. Annual community walk and group sing! Meet at the Central Burial Ground on Boston Common and walk half a mile to King’s Chapel. We will learn about William Billings, composer, singing master, and patriot, and also enjoy singing a number of his choral works, led by Music Director Max Holman, Music Director Emeritus John W. Ehrlich, and Heinrich Christensen, organist and Music Director of King’s Chapel. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. Central Burial Ground, Boylston and Tremont Streets, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

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

7:30 PM. Halalisa Singers [MA]: Somos Americanos (We Are All Americans), featuring Sol y Canto. Songs celebrating the Americas, including Rolando Alarcón's “Si Somos Americanos”; Consuelo Velásquez's “Bésame Mucho”; Alisa Amador's “Nudo des raíces”; the folk song “La Monja Blanca”; Leon Dubinsky's “We Rise Again”; the spiritual “Roll Down Justice”; Carly Simon’s “Let the River Run”; the Lakota song “Chante Waste Hoksila”; and traditional American tunes “Shenandoah” and “Will the Circle Be Unbroken,” as well as George Emlen and Noel Paul Stookey's arrangement of "America the Beautiful.” With Sol y Canto: vocalist Rosi Amador, guitarist/composer Brian Amador, and flutist Paul Lieberman. Trevor Berens, piano; Mary Cunningham, director. Tickets: $25. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Zumix, an East Boston organization transforming young lives through music, technology, and creative employment. For more information, email info@halalisa.org. First Parish, 7 Harrington Road, Lexington MA 02421 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

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

April 12, 2026 (Sunday)

3:30 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers, Inc [MA]: Chambersingers: Sing into Spring. An eclectic program of short works, ranging from Renaissance madrigals to vibrant vocal jazz. For more information, email manager@avmsingers.org. First Church Marlborough, 37 High Street, Marlborough MA 01752 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

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

April 17, 2026 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Dedham Choral Society [MA]: I Dream a World. Works featuring the words of Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes, set to dramatic and lyrical music by American composers, including Howard Hanson, Ola Gjeilo, and John Michael Trotta, and accompanied by an ensemble of piano, strings and percussion. Tickets:s $35, $30 seniors $20, students, $5 5hildren (5-12). For more information, call 781-326-1520 or email info@dedhamchoral.org. Holy Name Church, 1689 Centre St., West Roxbury MA (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

April 19, 2026 (Sunday)

2:00 PM. Sounds of Stow Chorus & Orchestra [MA]: Dreams of Flight. Christopher Tin: To Shiver the Sky (local premiere)—the opening movement, “Sogno di Volare,” is the theme of video game Civilization VI. Aurora Martin, soprano; Omar Najmi, tenor. For more information, call 978-707-9887 or email info@soundsofstow.org. Littleton High School, 56 King Street, Littleton MA 01460 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

April 24, 2026 (Friday)

7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Re-Imaginings. Works by Barber, Elgar, and Mahler alongside transformed songs from artists such as Joni Mitchell, Sarah Bareilles, and Jon Batiste. For more information, call 918-688-2236 or email info@skylarkensemble.org. Church Of The Redeemer, 379 Hammond Street, Chestnut Hill MA 02467 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

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

April 25, 2026 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Re-Imaginings. Works by Barber, Elgar, and Mahler alongside transformed songs from artists such as Joni Mitchell, Sarah Bareilles, and Jon Batiste. For more information, call 918-688-2236 or email info@skylarkensemble.org. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 166 High Street, Newburyport MA 01950 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Chorus pro Musica / New England Philharmonic / Voices Boston [MA]: Songs for Peace. Krzysztof Penderecki: Credo; Carlos Carrillo: Cantares. Mimi Hilaire, soprano; Mary Kray, mezzo-soprano; Lucia Bradford, alto; Spencer Hamlin, tenor; David McFerrin, bass For more information, call 855-463-7445 or email kwelter@nephilharmonic.org. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. New World Chorale / Claflin Hill Symphomny Orchestra [MA]: Coming to America. Music of Aaron Copland, John Williams, George Gershwin, Broadway and more. For more information, call 508-478-5924 or email boxoffice@claflinhill.org. Milford Town Hall, 52 Main Street, Milford MA 01757 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. The Worcester Chorus [MA]: Cantata on the Life of Frederick Douglass. Brian Story: Cantata on the Life of Frederick Douglass(world premiere). Inspired by Nkeiru Okoye’s song cycle “Songs of Harriet Tubman” and incorporating speeches, newspaper articles, and sections from Douglass’ autobiography. For more information, call 508-754-3231 or email worcesterchorus@musicworcester.org. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

April 26, 2026 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. Boston Baroque [MA]: Idomeneo. W.A. Mozart: Idomeneo. David Portillo, Idomeneo; Hera Hyesang Park, Ilia; Valerie Eickhoff, Idamante; Wendy Bryn Harmer, Elettra; Omar Najmi, Arbace; Joel Clemens, Il Voce; David Bates, conductor. For more information, call 617-987-8600 or email info@bostonbaroque.org. Paramount Center, 559 Washington Street, Boston MA 02111 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Re-Imaginings. Works by Barber, Elgar, and Mahler alongside transformed songs from artists such as Joni Mitchell, Sarah Bareilles, and Jon Batiste. For more information, call 918-688-2236 or email info@skylarkensemble.org. John Wesley United Methodist Church, 270 Gifford Street, Falmouth MA 02540 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Crescendo [MA]: Stepping into Song: A Choral Performance of Tango’s Rhythmic Spirit. Martín Palmeri: Misatango; Jüdische Kantate (Jewish Cantata; U.S. premiere). Nadia Aguilar, soprano; Rodolfo Marcelo Zanetti, bandoneon, Christine Gevert, director. With clarinet, piano, and strings. For more information, call 860-435-4866 or email crescendo@crescendomusic.org. St. James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington MA 01230 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

April 30, 2026 (Thursday)

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

May 1, 2026 (Friday)

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

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

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

May 2, 2026 (Saturday)

2:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Le grant rhetorique: The Music & Poetry of Guillaume de Machaut. Songs and motets by the most famous poet and composer of the 14th century, part of Machaut Weekend (May 1–3, 2026), a mini-festival of events (see https://www.blueheron.org/machaut-weekend/). Tickets $11.50-$95.50 For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. First Church In Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Candlelight Concerts: Messe de Nostre Dame. Guillaume de Machaut: Messe de Nostre Dame, in a chapel lit entirely by candles. Part of Machaut Weekend (May 1–3, 2026), a mini-festival of events (see https://www.blueheron.org/machaut-weekend/). For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Central Massachusetts Festival Chorus [MA]: Excerpts from Haydn's "The Creation". Franz Josef Haydn: The Creation, with soloists and instrumental ensemble. Jane Shivick, Director; Matthew Jaskot, piano; Jonathan Clark, trumpet; Lianna Bartlett, flute; Richard Thyden, timpani; Angel Hernandez & Aaron Packard, violin; Susan Kirchhausen, viola; Caroline Reiner-Williams, cello. For more information, call 508-769-8116 or email info@centralmassfestchorus.com. Bethel Lutheran Church, 90 Bryn Mawr Avenue, Auburn MA 01501 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Westborough Community Chorus [MA]: Icons and Legends. Your favorite pop hits from the 1940's through today. Scholarship recipients will be performing. Tickets $15, $10 students & seniors. For more information, email president@westborocommunitychorus.com. Gibbons Middle School, 20 Fisher Street, Westborough MA 01581 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Cantemus Chamber Chorus [MA]: The Great American Songbook – with a Modern Spin. To salute the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence signing, the program will include standards from the early 20th century to now, including songs by George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Hoagy Carmichael, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Otis Redding – and Prince! With Miranda Russell and her five-piece combo. For more information, email Info@cantemus.org. Manchester-Essex Regional High School, 36 Lincoln St., Manchester-by-the-Sea MA 01944 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Master Singers of Lexington [MA]: Lieder & Chansons. Orlando di Lasso: Am Abend spat beim kühlen Wein; Frau, ich bin euch von Herzen hold; Es jagt ein Jäger vor dem Holz; Johannes Brahms: Vier Quarttete, opus 92; Hugo Wolf: Der Feurreiter; Josquin de Prez: Baises moy; Mille Regretz; Scaramella va alla Guerra; Camille Saint-Saëns: Deux Choeurs, opus 68; Francis Poulenc: Sept Chansons. For more information, call 781-729-7975 or email msingers@themastersingers.org. Pilgrim Congregational Church, 55 Coolidge Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Seraphim Singers [MA]: To Look for America. Traditional American sacred and secular tunes, protest songs, jazz standards, and contemporary choral works from diverse perspectives, in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Tickets: $30, $25 senior, $15 student. For more information, call 617-312-8328 or email info@seraphimsingers.org. Trinity Parish, 11 Homer Street, Newton Centre MA 02459 ⓘ 🔗

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

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

May 3, 2026 (Sunday)

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

2:00 PM. Westborough Community Chorus [MA]: Icons and Legends. Your favorite pop hits from the 1940's through today. Scholarship recipients will be performing. Tickets $15, $10 students & seniors. For more information, email president@westborocommunitychorus.com. Gibbons Middle School, 20 Fisher Street, Westborough MA 01581 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale / Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra [MA]: Sponsors’ Concert. Joaquin Rodrigo: La Azucena de Quito; Julius Eastman: Symphony No. 2. For more information, call 617-489-1231 or email chorale@psarlington.org. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Seraphim Singers [MA]: To Look for America. Traditional American sacred and secular tunes, protest songs, jazz standards, and contemporary choral works from diverse perspectives, in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Tickets: $30, $25 senior, $15 student. For more information, call 617-312-8328 or email info@seraphimsingers.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

3:30 PM. Arts Empowering Life [MA]: Spring Hymn Sing! Celebrate Springtime together with a good old-fashioned hymn sing, including favorites like "All Things Bright & Beautiful", "This is My Father's World", and "Fairest Lord Jesus". Free for all and refreshments provided. For more information, call 508-240-2400 or email publicity@artsempoweringlife.org. Performing Arts Center, Brewster, 95 Southern Eagle Cartway, Brewster MA 02631 (View flier) 🔗

4:00 PM. Cantemus Chamber Chorus [MA]: The Great American Songbook – with a Modern Spin. To salute the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence signing, the program will include standards from the early 20th century to now, including songs by George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Hoagy Carmichael, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Otis Redding – and Prince! With Miranda Russell and her five-piece combo. For more information, email Info@cantemus.org. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 166 High St., Newburyport MA 01950 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

6:00 PM. Blue Heron [MA]: Cabaret Concert: Machaut & the Ars subtilior. A cabaret-style show featuring late-14th-century Ars subtilior (the “more subtle art”) composers, who followed Guillaume de Machaut, including projected texts and illustrations, a taste of French food & drink, and the opportunity to learn how to sing and dance a virelai! Part of Machaut Weekend (May 1–3, 2026), a mini-festival of events. For more information, call 617-960-7956 or email office@blueheronchoir.org. The Allen Center, 35 Webster Street, West Newton MA 02465 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

May 8, 2026 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Cantilena Women's Chorus / Worcester Chorus [MA]: I Rise: Women in Song. Reena Esmail: I Rise: Women in Song. With the Worcester Chorus Women’s Ensemble. Tickets: $30 adult, $20 student, $10 youth (18 & under). For more information, call 339-298-7730 or email info@cantilena.org. Trinity Lutheran Church, 73 Lancaster Street, Worcester MA 01609 ⓘⓘ 🔗

May 9, 2026 (Saturday)

3:00 PM. Boston Saengerfest Men's Chorus / Highland Glee Club / Apollo Club of Boston [MA]: Let Freedom Sing: Celebrating 250 Years of the American Spirit. Works by Abbie Betinis, Reena Esmail, Dale Trumbore, Andrea Ramsay, and Elizabeth Alexander. Sharon Chen, percussion; Gaeun Ban, piano. For more information, call 781-269-1133 or email info@saengerfest.org. Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘⓘⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Concord Women's Chorus [MA]: A Light Exists in Spring. Beth Denisch: The Tree House (commissioned in 20117 and set for chorus, oboe, cello, and piano); Melissa Dunphy: Grown Wild; Emma Lou Diemer: Hope is the Thing; Tara Traxler: Birds of Passage; and more. For more information, call 978-369-6341 or email contact@concordwomenschorus.org. Trinity Episcopal Church, 81 Elm Street, Concord MA 01742 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Assabet Valley Mastersingers, Inc [MA]: The Time Has Come. Ēriks Ešenvalds: The Time Has Come; Randall Thompson: Peaceable Kingdom; Margaret Bonds, text by W.E.B. Du Bois: Credo; Jake Runestad: The Hope of Loving. With string quartet. For more information, email manager@avmsingers.org. Algonquin Regional High Schoo, 79 Bartlett St, Northborough MA 01532 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Metropolitan Chorale [MA]: Mass for the Endangered. Sara Kirkland Snider: Mass for the Endangered. Emily Howe, Guest Director For more information, email admin@metropolitanchorale.org. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Pilgrim Festival Chorus [MA]: Evening and Morning - Music To Lighten Our Darkness. Ola Gjeilo: Sunrise Mass; W. A. Mozart: Solemn Vespers (Vesperae solennes de confessore). With orchestra and The Church of the Pilgrimage’s three-manual Roche pipe organ. For more information, call 617-407-4414 or email info@pilgrimfestivalchorus.org. The Church of the Pilgrimage, 15 Town Square, Plymouth MA 02360 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

8:00 PM. Cantilena Women's Chorus / Worcester Chorus [MA]: I Rise: Women in Song. Reena Esmail: I Rise: Women in Song. With the Worcester Chorus Women’s Ensemble. Tickets: $30 adult, $20 student, $10 youth (18 & under). For more information, call 339-298-7730 or email info@cantilena.org. First Parish Arlington, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘⓘ 🔗

May 10, 2026 (Sunday)

4:00 PM. Pilgrim Festival Chorus [MA]: Evening and Morning - Music To Lighten Our Darkness. Ola Gjeilo: Sunrise Mass; W. A. Mozart: Solemn Vespers (Vesperae solennes de confessore). With orchestra and The Church of the Pilgrimage’s three-manual Roche pipe organ. For more information, call 617-407-4414 or email info@pilgrimfestivalchorus.org. The Church of the Pilgrimage, 15 Town Square, Plymouth MA 02360 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

May 15, 2026 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Arts Empowering Life [MA]: BYU A Cappella Groups: Noteworthy & Vocal Point. The fourteen young voices of the Brigham Young University a cappella groups Vocal Point and Noteworthy captivate audiences throughout the world with their stunning, high-energy performances in genres including rock, pop, country, jazz and R&B. Free admission for students & youth. For more information, call 508-240-2400 or email publicity@artsempoweringlife.org. Performing Arts Center, 95 Southern Eagle Cartway, Brewster MA 02631 (View flier) 🔗

7:30 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Bach and Telemann. J.S. Bach: Cantata 106, Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit; Cantata 4, Christ lag in Todesbanden; Brandenburg Concerto No. 6; Georg Philipp Telemann: Cantata, Du aber Daniel gehe hin. Robin Johannsen, soprano; Christopher Lowrey, countertenor; Guy Cutting, tenor; Dingle Yandell, bass-baritone; Jonathan Cohen, conductor. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

May 16, 2026 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Worthy of the Highest Praise: Bembo and Vivaldi. Antonia Bembo: Te Deum; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; with others. Bembo was nearly a contemporary of Vivaldi and also achieved renown as a composer, but is rarely performed today. This performance highlights two classical gems, one very well known and the other much less so. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email manager@clausura.org. Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton MA 02458 ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Master Singers of Worcester [MA]: 50 Years- A Look Back. A look back through MSW's storied history with performances of great works from our first 50 years. For more information, call 508-842-1349 or email info@mswma.org. Trinity Lutheran Church, 73 Lancaster Street, Worcester MA 01609 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

5:00 PM. Voices United Mixed Chorus [MA]: 4th Annual Community Showcase. This event will bring together our local singing and barbershop community, featuring multiple musical guests and the award-winning quartet, Tres Leches! Voices United provides a welcoming, fun, and high-quality a cappella singing experience. As the Southern New England Chapter of the national Barbershop Harmony Society, we are dedicated to the growth of our members and appreciation of the a cappella craft. For more information, call 651-332-0495 or email rmoelders@gmail.com. Walpole Middle School, 625 Washington Street, Walpole MA 02081 (View flier) 🔗

7:00 PM. Boston Choral Ensemble [MA]: Da Vinci. Jocelyn Hagen: The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci a multimedia concert experience for choir, chamber orchestra, and video projections, and other works inspired by scientific curiosity, ingenuity, and invention. For more information, email info@bostonchoral.org. Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue #1c, Somerville MA 02143 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Cantata Singers / Brockton Symphony [MA]: Beethoven 9. For more information, call 617-868-5885 or email hello@cantatasingers.org. Stoughton High School, 232 Pearl Street, Stoughton MA 02072 ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Commonwealth Chorale [MA]: Spirit, Passion, Defiance – Let’s Tango! Alberto Ginastera: Lamentations of the Prophet Jeremiah; Various: Tango works with tango orchestra and dancers; Martín Palmeri: Misa a Buenos Aires (“Misatango”). With strings, piano, bandoneon, and tango dancers. Laura Beth Couch, mezzo-soprano; Alex Roitman, bandoneon. Tickets: $40, students $10. For more information, call 617-527-7464 or email info@commonwealthchorale.com. Michael Driscoll School Auditorium, 725 Washington Street, Brookline MA 02466 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. South Coast Community Chorale [MA]: Spring Concert. W.A. Mozart: Mass in C Minor, K.427; medleys from The Phantom of the Opera, Jersey Boys, Chicago, and Gershwin, along with "Babu Yetu" from Civilization 4, and more. Tickets: $15 advance/$20 at the door; free for students 12 and under. For more information, call 508-678-9649 or email fwmozart@aol.com. St. Thomas More Church, 386 Luther Avenue, Somerset MA 02726 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:00 PM. Southeastern Massachusetts Festival Chorus [MA]: The Wonderful World of Stage and Screen. Music from The Lion King, Les Misérables, Little Shop of Horrors, The Greatest Showman, The Little Mermaid, and Wicked, along with additional stage and cinematic hits. From powerful ballads to energetic ensemble numbers, the program promises an entertaining show for audiences of all ages. For more information, call 508-245-0277 or email marketing@smfconline.org. Taunton High School Auditorium, 50 Williams Street, Taunton MA 02780 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. The Boston Cecilia [MA]: A New Song. Featuring a commissioned premiere and premieres from Cecilia's past. For more information, call 617-232-4540 or email info@bostoncecilia.org. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Handel and Haydn Society [MA]: Bach and Telemann. J.S. Bach: Cantata 106, Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit; Cantata 4, Christ lag in Todesbanden; Brandenburg Concerto No. 6; Georg Philipp Telemann: Cantata, Du aber Daniel gehe hin. Robin Johannsen, soprano; Christopher Lowrey, countertenor; Guy Cutting, tenor; Dingle Yandell, bass-baritone; Jonathan Cohen, conductor. For more information, call 617-262-1815 or email info@handelandhaydn.org. Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

7:30 PM. Spectrum Singers [MA]: A New Era. Michael Gilbertson: New work (commissioned) to text by Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah; Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Magnificat, Wq. 215; Edward Bairstow: Blessed City, Heavenly Salem; Johannes Brahms: Schicksalslied, Op. 54; Jessie Montgomery: Strum; Jan Van der Roost: Of Moon and Sun, 1. The Moon; Samuel Barber: Heaven-Haven; Eleanor Daley: Come, Renew Us; Elaine Hagenberg: Measure Me, Sky!; Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Song of Proserpine. Max Holman, Music Director; Karen Harvey, piano. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

May 17, 2026 (Sunday)

3:00 PM. The Boston Cecilia [MA]: A New Song. Featuring a commissioned premiere and premieres from Cecilia's past. For more information, call 617-232-4540 or email info@bostoncecilia.org. Methuen Memorial Music Hall, 192 Broadway, Methuen MA 01844 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Cantata Singers / Brockton Symphony [MA]: Beethoven 9. For more information, call 617-868-5885 or email hello@cantatasingers.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Cantilena Chamber Choir [MA]: The Company of Heaven. Benjamin Britten: The Company of Heaven. With string orchestra and guest actors from Shakespeare & Company. For more information, call 518-791-0185 or email satbchoir@yahoo.com. Trinity Church, 88 Walker Street, Lenox MA 01240 ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Coro Allegro [MA]: Luminous Rescue: Psalms of Protest and Reconciliation. Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Charles Ives: Psalm 90; Patricia Van Ness: Psalms of Luminous Rescue. Janet Stone, soprano; Jerrick Cavagnaro, organ. For more information, call 617-236-4011 or email executivedirector@coroallegro.org. Church Of The Covenant, 67 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. Masterworks Chorale / Concord Chorus [MA]: Brahms Requiem. Jonathan Bailey Holland: The Nature of Lost Time (world premiere); Johannes Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45. Carley DeFranco, soprano; Dana Whiteside, baritone. With Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra. For more information, call 617-858-6785 or email info@masterworkschorale.org. Cary Memorial Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 (View flier) ⓘⓘ 🔗

3:00 PM. South Coast Community Chorale [MA]: Spring Concert. W.A. Mozart: Mass in C Minor, K.427; medleys from The Phantom of the Opera, Jersey Boys, Chicago, and Gershwin, along with "Babu Yetu" from Civilization 4, and more. Tickets: $15 advance/$20 at the door; free for students 12 and under. For more information, call 508-678-9649 or email fwmozart@aol.com. St Joseph’s Church, 1335 North Main Street, Fall River MA 02720 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

4:00 PM. Cappella Clausura [MA]: Worthy of the Highest Praise: Bembo and Vivaldi. Antonia Bembo: Te Deum; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; with others. Bembo was nearly a contemporary of Vivaldi and also achieved renown as a composer, but is rarely performed today. This performance highlights two classical gems, one very well known and the other much less so. For more information, call 617-993-0013 or email manager@clausura.org. Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

May 22, 2026 (Friday)

8:00 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale / Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra [MA]: Music for a Spring Evening. The Arlington-Belmont Chamber Chorus For more information, call 617-489-1231 or email chorale@psarlington.org. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 630 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ 🔗

May 25, 2026 (Monday)

3:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Clear Voices in the Dark. Francis Poulenc: Figure Humaine; and songs from the American Civil War era (including recently-discoverd songs from the Duke University Historical Archives). Free admission. For more information, call 918-688-2236 or email info@skylarkensemble.org. Lawrence School Memorial Auditorium, 113 Lakeview Ave, Falmouth MA 02540 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

May 28, 2026 (Thursday)

7:00 PM. Skylark Vocal Ensemble [MA]: Clear Voices in the Dark. Francis Poulenc: Figure Humaine; and songs from the American Civil War era (including recently-discoverd songs from the Duke University Historical Archives). Free admission. For more information, call 918-688-2236 or email info@skylarkensemble.org. Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main Street, Rockport MA 01966 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

May 29, 2026 (Friday)

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

May 30, 2026 (Saturday)

4:00 PM. Crescendo [MA]: Baroque Brilliance: Bach’s Motets in Concert. J.S. Bach: six motets BWV 225-230. 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. Convivium Musicum [MA]: Deep Cuts. Works by Gerarde, Lusitano, and Manchincourt, as well as lesser-known gems by Raphaella Aleotti and Crecquillon. For more information, call 617-320-7445 or email info@convivium.org. First Unitarian Church, 90 Main Street, Worcester MA 01608 ⓘ 🔗

May 31, 2026 (Sunday)

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

4:00 PM. Convivium Musicum [MA]: Deep Cuts. Works by Gerarde, Lusitano, and Manchincourt, as well as lesser-known gems by Raphaella Aleotti and Crecquillon. For more information, call 617-320-7445 or email info@convivium.org. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ 🔗

June 12, 2026 (Friday)

7:30 PM. Arlington-Belmont Chorale / Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra [MA]: Strawberry Festival and Pops! Concert. Strawberries and Ice Cream in the Public Gardens from 6:00–7:15 PM Pops Concert at 7:30 PM; concert follows. For more information, call 617-489-1231 or email chorale@psarlington.org. Arlington Town Hall, 730 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02476 ⓘ 🔗

June 13, 2026 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Coolidge Corner Community Chorus [MA]: Community. Jackson Alfrey: "Awake! Take Flight!" (a commissioned work for cello, piano & chorus); Johannes Brahms: Schicksalslied; with works by Byrd, Palestrina, Whitacre and Cook. Emma Campbell, piano; Celia Sieckert, cello; Anneliese Depenthal, conductor. For more information, call 617-905-2268 or email crispin@cccchorus.org. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445 ⓘ 🔗

June 20, 2026 (Saturday)

TBD. Greater Boston Choral Consortium [MA]: GBCC Conference. A daylong administrative conference where choruses leaders can find practical, inspiring ideas to help in planning for the future. For more information, email info@bostonsings.org. Brimmer And May School, 69 Middlesex Road, Chestnut Hill MA 02467 (View flier) 🔗

June 27, 2026 (Saturday)

TBD. Ensemble Altera [MA]: Declarations. Piers Connor Kennedy: Declarations (world premiere), a choral work that reexamines the ideals of the U.S. Declaration of Independence 250 years after its creation, using historical texts, American poetry, and newly commissioned writings from diverse voices. For more information, call 401-575-8504 or email ensemblealtera@gmail.com. Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116 ⓘ 🔗

July 11, 2026 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Chorus pro Musica / Boston Festival Orchestra [MA]: The Drop That Contained The Sea. Christopher Tin: The Drop That Contained the Sea, a ten-movement song cycle exploring humanity’s relationship with water that incorporates sacred texts and folk songs from cultures around the world. For more information, call 617-267-7442 or email manager@choruspromusica.org. NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston MA 02115 ⓘ 🔗

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