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12/05/2025 in Orleans MA, 12/06/2025 in Orleans MA, 12/06/2025 in Brewster MA: A Christmas concert for the whole family, with carols by John Rutter; Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Fantasia on Greensleeves, and "Ding Dong Merrily on High"; selections from Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hänsel and Gretel; Giancarlo Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors. With Chara Percussion performing Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, and fanfare brass. Free admission for students & youth. CONTACT: publicity@artsempoweringlife.org, 508-240-2400.

12/19/2025 in Lexington MA, 12/20/2025 in Lexington MA: The public is invited to bring their score or borrow ours and enjoy this annual holiday tradition. Conducted by Music Director Kevin Leong with full orchestra and soloists. This is the 65th Messiah Sing! CONTACT: dbhempstead@gmail.com, 978-204-5452.

04/18/2026 in Manchester Center VT, 04/21/2026 in Burlington VT, 04/25/2026 in Barre VT, 04/28/2026 in Woodstock VT: A free concert reflecting on the Covid-19 pandemic. Gustav Holst: "Funeral Hymn" from Hymns from the Rig Veda; Ludwig van Beethoven: Elegiac Song; Felix Mendelssohn: Choral Ode from Oedipus at Colonus; Ana Leira Carnero: Funeral Music for the Pandemic’s Fallen Heroes; Brian Banks, Plague Songs (7 short motets); Pete Seeger’s humane meditation on the approach of death; and a specially commissioned work by Burlington composer Don Jamison and Vermont poet Abigail Carroll. The music is interspersed with poetry readings chosen by local poets in collaboration with the host institutions. CONTACT: contact@counterpointchorus.org, 802-540-1784.

12/14/2025 in Arlington MA: Rebecca Sacks: “Come, Ye Lovers of Art" (world premiere); Lea Morris: “Be the Light”; Ayrian Norman: “Keep Singing”; Daniel Gawthrop: “There Is Sweet Music”; Mari Esabel Valverde: “Cantares”. Marking 45 years as a treble chorus and 25 years performing as "Cantilena." Join us for light refreshments after the performance! CONTACT: info@cantilena.org, 339-298-7730.

05/02/2026 in Boston MA, 05/02/2026 in Boston MA: 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/). CONTACT: office@blueheronchoir.org, 617-960-7956.

05/03/2026 in West Newton MA: 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. CONTACT: office@blueheronchoir.org, 617-960-7956.

10/31/2025 in Chestnut Hill MA: A lecture-recital featuring Tufts Emerita Prof. Jane Bernstein, Prof. Daniele Filippi od Turin, Italy, and the Dutch ensemble Cappella Pratensis. The event celebrates the 500th anniversary of the birth of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and the acquisition by BC's Burns Library of a rare copy of Palestrina's Masses printed in Rome in 1570 and a book of motets printed in 1575. Admission is free, but registration is required (RSVP link on website). CONTACT: concerts@bc.edu.

10/29/2025 in Chestnut Hill MA: The Dutch vocal ensemble Cappella Pratensis, in residence at Boston College, brings music into dialogue with the McMullen Museum's exhibition of paintings from the Frascione Collection in Florence. Free admission. Details at https://events.bc.edu/event/medievalrenaissance-voices-in-dialogues-of-mourning-and-consolation-requiems-by-ockeghem-and-pierre-de-la-rue CONTACT: concerts@bc.edu.

11/22/2025 in Colchester VT: Karl Jenkins: The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace for solo cello, flute, trumpets, percussion, and keyboard; Jeremiah Ingalls: “Jerusalem"; Pierre Vermont: Ce n’est pas trop (“It is not much”); Erik Nielsen: “Our Wish This Year is Peace”. CONTACT: bcssingerz@gmail.com, 802-461-6626.

11/16/2025 in Lexington MA, 11/22/2025 in Littleton MA: Music of resistance, strength, hope, and joy. Kyle Pederson: “A Vision Unfolding” for chorus, piano, violin, trumpet, and percussion; Jim Papoulis: “Libertatum”; Mark Miller: "I'm Gonna Sing"; Jacob Naverud: "Found/Tonight" (a mash-up of songs from Dear Evan Hansen and Hamilton); Shireen Abu-Khader: "Lao Rahal Soti"; Alysia Lee: "Say Her Name"; Brian Tate: "One Million Voices"; Melanie DeMore: "Lead With Love"; Anthony Trecek-King (arr.) "I'm On My Way". Trevor Berens, piano; Abe Finch, percussion; Mary Cunningham, director. CONTACT: info@halalisa.org.

12/12/2025 in West Roxbury MA: DCS commemorates the legacy of St. Francis of Assisi and honors the memory of his namesake, the late Pope Francis. Michael Haydn: Mass of St. Francis; Jakub Jan Ryba: choruses from the Czech Christmas Mass. With audience carol sing-alongs. Tickets: $35, $30 senior (65+), $20 student, $5 child (5-12). CONTACT: info@dedhamchoral.org, 781-326-1520.

11/29/2025 in Bristol RI, 11/30/2025 in New Bedford MA: M.A. Charpentier: Messe de Minuit; K.A. Arneson: Dormi Jesu; M. McGlynn: Suantrai; A. Carter (arr.): Spanish Carol; R. V. Williams (arr): "Wassail"; P.J. Wilousky (arr.): "Carol of the Bells"; Eric Nelson (arr.): Silent Night". CONTACT: info@sinenominechoir.org, 508-245-8476.

11/15/2025 in South Hadley MA: Florence Price Song of Hope; Margaret Bonds: The Ballad of the Brown King; Scott Joplin: Overture to Treemonisha<; George Gershwin: An American in Paris. Sarah Callinan, soprano; Justina Golden, mezzo-soprano; Christon Carney, baritone; Tianhui Ng, Music Director; Dr. Allegra Martin, Chorus Director. Join us for a night of music that reflects the hope, strength, and artistry of America’s rich musical tapestry. Pre-concert talk at 6 pm by Dr. David Schneider. CONTACT: boxoffice@pvso.org, 413-773-3664.

11/02/2025 in Storrs CT, 11/08/2025 in Stonington CT: Franz Biebl: Ave Maria; works by Giacomo Carissimi, Cecilia McDowall, Maddalena Casulana, Rosephanye Powell, Eric Whitacre, Ines de la Cruz, Farzad Omidi, and Vittoria Aleotti. With Choir Matrix. Tickets: $20, free for students/children. CONTACT: consonare.sing@gmail.com.

12/05/2025 in Cambridge MA, 12/06/2025 in Lincoln MA: Large, late-Renaissance polyphonic motets and intimate Medieval carols that reflect the subtle mysteries and boisterous joys of the Christmas story. CONTACT: voxlucens.info@gmail.com, 978-897-5372.

11/09/2025 in Middletown CT: Johnannes Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes; James Mulholland: “My love is like a red, red rose” from Four Robert Burns Ballads, Morten Lauridsen: Sure on this Shining Night; Dirait-on; Shawn Kirchner: "Bright Morning Stars"; “Sweet Rivers”. Joseph D’Eugeni, director; Eric Trudel and Blake Hansen, piano. Wit the Elm City Girls’ Choir. Pre-concert lecture at 3:00pm by Neely Bruce. CONTACT: info@gmchorale.org, 860-316-4854.

10/18/2025 in Newton MA: Part songs of Schumann, Brahms, Randall Thompson and more, followed by an Oktoberfest-style reception complete with beer and pretzels. Tickets: $20 advance, $25 at the door. CONTACT: highlandgleeclub@gmail.com, 508-641-9985.

11/15/2025 in Storrs CT: Choir Matrix and Consonare Youth Choirs share beautiful choral music that tells the stories of how the written word and literacy efforts have inspired and changed history. Suggested donation is $10, children/students are free (no one is turned away for lack of funds). CONTACT: Consonare.sing@gmail.com.

11/15/2025 in Newington NH, 11/16/2025 in North Berwick ME: Giselle Wyers: I Hear My Song at Last (base on Wendell Berry's poem "I Go Among Trees"); and works by Jeffery Ames, William Dawson, Ola Gjeilo, Alice Parker, Jean Ritchie, and others. Tickets: $17 advance, $20 at the door, $17 students/seniors, free for children 12 and under. CONTACT: CCSB.Contacts@gmail.com.

12/07/2025 in Newburyport MA, 12/13/2025 in Swampscott MA, 12/14/2025 in Gloucester MA: A rich variety of choral music representing Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Sufism, Buddhism and Hinduism. Ariel Ramírez: Misa Criolla; Sergei Rachmaninoff: Bogoroditse Devo; Marurice Duruflé: Ubi Caritas; a Hebrew song, “Prayer Before Sleep”; an Islamic chant, “Zikr”; and more. Josaphat Contreras, tenor. With guitar and percussion. CONTACT: Info@cantemus.org.