May 16, 2026 (Saturday)

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 ⓘ 🔗

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) ⓘ 🔗

March 14, 2026 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Spectrum Singers [MA]: The Great Equalizer: Evocative music and poignant readings reflecting our shared human experiences. Works by Florence Price, Eleanor Daley, Jennifer Lucy Cook, Carlo Gesualdo, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Francis Poulenc, Anders Edenroth, Duke Ellington, Antonio Lotti, Shawn Kirchner, Claudio Monteverdi, and William Dawson. Max Holman, conductor. For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

November 22, 2025 (Saturday)

7:30 PM. Spectrum Singers [MA]: To Saint Cecilia. A celebration of St. Cecilia on her feast day with music by composers who epitomized her spirit. Lili Boulanger: Prélude en Ré b; Soir sur la plaine; Herbert Howells: A Hymn for St Cecilia; Johannes Brahms: Drei Quartette, Op. 64; Maria Bach: Streichquintett, II. Thème e variations; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Cantantibus organis; Henry Purcell: "Hail! Bright Cecilia", Z. 328 (Selections). Carley DeFranco, soprano; Krista River, mezzo-soprano; Connor Vigeant, tenor; Jonas Budris, tenor; Daniel Fridley, bass; Susan Jensen and Amy Simms, violin; Mark Berger, viola; Kett Lee and Carol Ou, cello; Max Holman, music director (debut concert). For more information, call 617-492-8902 or email info@spectrumsingers.org. First Church Congregational, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138 (View flier) ⓘ 🔗

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