Feed aggregator

12/13/2025 in Lowell MA: Our annual Holiday Cabaret includes performances by The Four Town Sound, Sweet Life, and Synchrony Quartets. Special guests are Chelmsford High School’s The Thursdays. Both holiday and non-holiday song, and the opportunity for a free picture with Santa. Light refreshments served. CONTACT: paul-f@verizon.net, 978-692-6335.

12/13/2025 in Cambridge MA: An array of motets and villancicos from past and present, including Conrad Susa’s Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest for marimba, guitar and harp; plus villancicos, carols, and motets from the New World and the Old. In light of recent targeting of our immigrant communities by the federal government, Musica Sacra is donating a portion of the ticket proceeds to the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA). CONTACT: info@musicasacra.org, 617-349-3400.

11/22/2025 in Brattleboro VT: Joan Szymko: “Here”; “Nothing Short of Grace”; Jonathan Larson: “Seasons of Love” from Rent; Linda Hirschhorn: “Ilu Finu”; “Circle Chant”; Pete Sutherland (Anna Patton, arr.): “Out to Breakfast”; original works by Becky Graber and Anna Patton; other songs that explore the power of living in community. Cathy Martin, piano; Michelle Liechti, violin; Becky Graber and Anna Patton, directors. Tickets, in-person and live stream: $15-$30, sliding scale. Sunday’s show will be live streamed and recorded. CONTACT: info@brattleborowomenschorus.org, 802-254-8994.

12/13/2025 in Concord MA, 12/13/2025 in Concord MA: Works by Brahms, Gjeilo, Gounod, Palestrina, Still, Stainer, and Vaughan Williams, along with a selection of traditional carols. John Sullivan, piano; Jonathan Wessler, organ; Dr. Kevin Leong, director. Tickets: $30 general admission, $25 age 65+, $10 for children and students. CONTACT: marketing@concordchorus.org.

12/06/2025 in Cambridge MA, 12/07/2025 in Newton MA: Johannes Brahms: Warum ist das Licht gegeben; works by Palestrina and Poulenc; and other beautiful, meditative and inspirational music, including the folk favorite "Shenandoah". CONTACT: info@jamesonsingers.org, 617-209-9290.

12/06/2025 in Westborough MA, 12/07/2025 in Westborough MA: Family-friendly performances of songs about the quintessential experience of life during wintertime in New England. Tickets: $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, students, and children. CONTACT: president@westborocommunitychorus.com, 508-614-8081.

12/14/2025 in Methuen MA: An evening of inspiring holiday music with The Higher Praise Gospel Choir; Myran Parker Brass; Brian Quirk, Bagpipe; Reginald Hunt & Aaron Jensen; Dan Alan Levine, Piano; Soloist DD Simonelli; The Choral Majority; Shawn McCann, Organ. Tickets: $20, or $5 for children 12 and under (prices may be higher at the door). CONTACT: sybgray@comcast.net, 508-745-2184.

12/06/2025 in East Hartford CT, 12/13/2025 in West Hartford CT: Works by Ysaye Barnwell, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Jake Runestad and others that explore our connection to the Zodiac constellations and our own composition out of cosmic matter, in an immersive experience as constellations and star formations are projected on the walls and ceilings of the concert hall. Tickets: $20 and up. CONTACT: dotvillano@comcast.net, 860-485-6937.

11/21/2025 in South Hadley MA, 11/22/2025 in Northampton MA: Emanuel Astorga: Stabat mater for chorus and strings; Pärt Uusberg: Muusika; George and Ira Gershwin (newly arranged by Geoffrey Hudson): “They Can’t Take That Away From Me; “They All Laughed”; “Love Is Here to Stay”. Geoffrey Hudson, director. With instrumentalists Sarah Briggs, Charlotte Malin Collins, Colleen Jennings, and Karl Knapp. CONTACT: pioneervalleycappella@gmail.com.

12/06/2025 in Farmington CT: A collection of festive lullabies and carols from around the world to celebrate the season. Tickets: $25, free for students. CONTACT: admin@farmingtonvalleychorale.org, 860-651-8177.

12/13/2025 in Ipswich MA, 12/14/2025 in Ipswich MA: W.A. Mozart: Requiem; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols. Beth Hagan-Haltmeier, soprano; Alexandra Dietrich, mezzo-soprano; Thomas Smoker, tenor; Andrew Scoglio, baritone. Tickets: $35, senior/student $23. CONTACT: info@chorusnorthshore.org, 978-356-3453.

11/23/2025 in Southboro MA: G.F. Handel: Ode for St. Cecilia's Day; W.A. Mozart: Requiem. Nina Evelyn Anderson, soprano; Krista River, alto; Matthew Battista, tenor; David Kravitz, bass. With orchestra. CONTACT: marketing@heritagechorale.org, 978-590-2747.

12/13/2025 in Peterborough NH: Karl Jenkins: The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace.. Sandi Howard, Artistic Director. Tickets: $25, free for students and children. CONTACT: monadnockchorus@gmail.com, 603-513-8818.

12/05/2025 in Keene NH: Works by Gjeilo, Thompson, Hagenberg, Whitacre, Macmillan, Bieble, Forrest, Tavener, Howell, Tichello. Morgan Bothwell, Artistic Director CONTACT: clanigan@comcast.net, 603-513-8818.

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.