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05/05/2024 in Worcester MA: J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor. Susan Consoli, soprano; Kendra Colton, soprano; Krista River, alto; Matthew Anderson, tenor; David McFerrin, bass. With the Orchestra of Emmanuel Music. Pre-concert talk by Richard Giarusso, Dean of Academic Affairs at New England Conservatory, at 3 pm in Washburn Hall. Tickets: $45-$55 adult, $17.50 student, $7.50 youth. CONTACT: 508-754-3231.

05/04/2024 in Nashua NH, 05/05/2024 in Manchester NH, 05/18/2024 in Stratham NH, 05/19/2024 in Concord NH: Spring concert series in Nashua, Manchester, Stratham, and Concord! We strongly advise advance ticket purchases. Tickets: $25; free for children age 12 and younger. CONTACT: secretary.nhgmc@gmail.com, 603-263-4333.

05/11/2024 in Boston MA: A festival of men's choral music. CONTACT: info@saengerfest.org, 781-789-9054.

04/27/2024 in Newton MA: An elegant evening of Old World charm and sophistication; Schubert choral works interspersed with piano solos by Jonathan Reddix and Schubert's rarely heard “Arpeggione” Sonata performed on double bass. CONTACT: highlandgleeclub@gmail.com, 508-641-9985.

05/05/2024 in Greenfield MA: A wide variety of musical delights from the Broadway, pop/rock, folk, and classical genres, including the spiritual “Ride the Chariot,” John Rutter’s “A Gaelic Blessing,” Carly Simon’s “Let the River Run” (from Working Girl), Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young’s “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes,” a Kyrie Eleison by Mozart, and selections from Broadway and film musicals. The concert showcases the talents of 1995 GHS graduate and Broadway-show veteran Kevin Duda. An original Broadway cast member of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and The Book of Mormon, Duda has gone on to form a production company, has served as Executive & Creative Producer for the Hallmark Channel and has developed fresh and forward-thinking entertainment for Regent and Norwegian Cruise Lines. CONTACT: franklincountychorus@gmail.com.

05/04/2024 in Marlboro VT, 05/05/2024 in Marlboro VT: A soul-feeding program. Gabriel Faure: Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine; Tu es Petrus. With orchestra. CONTACT: info@bmcvt.org, 802-257-4523.

TBD in Amherst MA: Ralph Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony; Five Mystical Songs. Joe Miller, conductor. Culmination of a week-long choral workshop. CONTACT: info@berkshirechoral.org, 413-229-8526.

TBD in Great Barrington MA: Music from Venezuela, Cuba, Puerto Rico and more. Diana Sáez, conductor. Culmination of a four-day choral workshop. CONTACT: info@berkshirechoral.org, 413-229-8526.

05/26/2024 in Lenox MA: Pairings of works with the same text settings by Tallis, Haydn, Biebl, Lauridsen, Barber, Bloch, and Burleigh, among others. Frank Nemhauser, conductor. Tickets: $27 general admission. CONTACT: info@berkshirechoral.org, 888-266-1200.

04/21/2024 in Brattleboro VT: Renaissance-era and Renaissance-inspired music focused on nature and the natural world, with pieces on swans, crickets, deer, seasons, flowers, trees, fleas, bees, and blue birds by Josquin, Palestrina, Tallis, Victoria, Casulana, Lusitano, Stanford, Britten, Shaw, and more! CONTACT: info@bmcvt.org, 802-257-4523.

05/04/2024 in Nashua NH, 05/05/2024 in Manchester NH, 05/18/2024 in Stratham NH, 05/19/2024 in Concord NH: Spring concert 2024! Tickets: $25; free for children age 12 and younger. CONTACT: chorus@nhgmc.com, 603-263-4333.

05/04/2024 in Manchester NH, 05/05/2024 in Manchester NH: Louis Vierne: Messe Solennelle (Solemn Mass); James Whitbourn: Luminosity, for choir, organ, viola, and Indian tanpura. A collaboration with Ste. Marie’s Parish and Robert St. Cyr, Director of Sacred Music/Organist. Tickets: $30 adults, $25 seniors & military, free for students (K-Undergraduate); or pay what you are able. CONTACT: info@mcsnh.org, 603-472-6627.

04/14/2024 in Westborough MA: The Assabet Valley Chambersingers performs music intended to awaken and refresh all our emotional senses, including madrigals, motets, Broadway show tunes, and vocal jazz as well as classic and contemporary choral works. Admission is Pay-What-You-Wish. CONTACT: info@avmsingers.org, 508-361-5484.

05/04/2024 in Westborough MA, 05/05/2024 in Westborough MA: A musical tribute to the last 100 years of Broadway musicals, featuring a wide-ranging medley of songs, including “Give My Regards to Broadway” (1904), “Friendship” (1939), “Hello, Dolly” (1963), and “Music of the Night” (1986), as well as selections from Hamilton (2015). Andrew Milne, director. Performances are family-friendly. Tickets: $15 adult, $10 seniors/children/students. Check out https://youtu.be/qajMsR5wsIY for more information. CONTACT: tickets@westborocommunitychorus.com, 508-485-4469.

05/11/2024 in West Roxbury MA: Told through the voices of a diverse selection of composers, this concert celebrates the ideals of the American Dream, and explores racial injustice, hope, human resilience, and the possibility of realizing a world where people are not enslaved and where people of all backgrounds can coexist harmoniously. Florence Price: Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight; My Dream; William Grant Still: Plain Chant for America; Margaret Bonds: The Negro Speaks of Rivers; I, Too; Randall Thompson: The Testament of Freedom; Irving Berlin: Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor; André Thomas: I Dream a World; Dorothy Rudd Moore: Fourth of July Speech. Philip Lima, baritone; Valerie Becker, piano. Tickets: $40 general admission, $10 students, free with EBT/WIC cards. CONTACT: marketing@CommonwealthChorale.com, 617-527-7464.

05/11/2024 in Beverly MA, 05/12/2024 in Newburyport MA: Artistic Director Jason Iannuzzi directs the Cantemus Chamber Chorus in “songs of love” in all its forms: Love among friends, Romantic love, Love between parent and child, and Love for all humankind. From a new arrangement of “The Parting Glass”… to Leonard Bernstein’s “To What You Said” … to Linthicum-Blackhorse’s arrangement of the Lakota lullaby “Chante Waste Hoksila (My Kind-hearted Boy)” ... to Joan Szymko’s rousing “It Takes a Village”… plus some P.D.Q. Bach to really brighten and lighten things up! What the world needs now is love — and this concert is filled with it. CONTACT: press@comcast.net, 978-476-0325.

04/06/2024 in West Hartford CT: G.F. Handel: Joseph - the first time the oratorio has ever been performed in CT. With the UConn Collegium Musicum, professional orchestra and soloists. Tickets available online; limited tickets will also be available at the door. CONTACT: admin@farmingtonvalleychorale.org, 860-543-1581.

04/07/2024 in Portsmouth NH: The mission of the American Spiritual Ensemble is to preserve and continue the tradition of storytelling through the performance and preservation of the American negro spiritual. Many of its members have performed in such venues as the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera, San Francisco Opera, Boston Opera and the Atlanta Civic Opera. Tickets: $30 suggested donation. CONTACT: administrator@stjohnsnh.org, 603-436-8283.

04/06/2024 in Worcester MA: The mission of the American Spiritual Ensemble is to preserve and continue the tradition of storytelling through the performance and preservation of the American negro spiritual. Many of its members have performed in such venues as the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera, San Francisco Opera, Boston Opera and the Atlanta Civic Opera. Tickets: $55 adult, $17.50 student: $7.50 youth 18 & under. CONTACT: 508-754-3231.

04/05/2024 in Concord NH: The mission of the American Spiritual Ensemble is to preserve and continue the tradition of storytelling through the performance and preservation of the American negro spiritual. Tenor Dr. Everett McCorvey founded the group in 1995, and many of its members have performed in such venues as the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera, San Francisco Opera, Boston Opera and the Atlanta Civic Opera. This performance is part of their New England tour. Tickets: $35 + fee.