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03/02/2024 in West Roxbury MA, 03/03/2024 in Cambridge MA: We have been through many challenges in recent years, yet Joy resurfaces from consolation growing into hope. Ivo Antognini: Hope is the thing with feathers (poetry by Emily Dickinson); Hubert Parry: There is an old belief; Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Magnificat in F; Trevor Weston: Lauda (premiere, commissioned work, poetry by Angelo Geter); works of J.S. Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Biebl, and Maurice Duruflé. Pre-concert forum with Trevor Weston, and Angelo Geter at 7:30 pm on March 2. The March 3 concert will be broadcast. Stephan Griffin, baritone; Heinrich Christensen, organ; Paul Mattal and Stephanie Wingfield, cello. Tickets: $22 advance/$25 door; seniors $17 advance/$20 door; students $10; virtual: $15+. CONTACT: darylbichel@aol.com, 617-312-8328.

01/21/2024 in Brookfield CT: The Winter Sing is an opportunity for singers to join in the fun or for music lovers to simply come and enjoy. Featuring Francesca Federico, soprano; Damian Savarino, bass; Linda Sweetman-Waters, organist; Eric Dale Knapp, conductor. Scores will be available or you are welcome to bring your own. Suggested donation: $20, or $25 if a score is provided. CONTACT: info@ctchoralsociety.com, 888-927-2933.

01/29/2024 in Natick MA: The A Cappella Singers, based in Natick, welcomes prospective new members in all treble voice parts (Soprano I and II, Alto I and II) who have prior choral experience and/or can read music to join us. Check out our FaceBook page, https://www.facebook.com/acappellasingersnatick. CONTACT: info@theacappellasingers.org, 774-231-1963.

01/22/2024 in Natick MA, 01/29/2024 in Natick MA: The A Cappella Singers, based in Natick, welcomes prospective new members in all treble voice parts (Soprano I and II, Alto I and II) who have prior choral experience and/or can read music to join us. Check out our FaceBook page, https://www.facebook.com/acappellasingersnatick. CONTACT: info@theacappellasingers.org, 774-231-1963.

01/15/2024 in Natick MA, 01/22/2024 in Natick MA, 01/29/2024 in Natick MA: The A Cappella Singers, based in Natick, welcomes prospective new members in all treble voice parts (Soprano I and II, Alto I and II) who have prior choral experience and/or can read music to join us. Check out our FaceBook page, https://www.facebook.com/acappellasingersnatick. CONTACT: info@theacappellasingers.org, 774-231-1963.

01/27/2024 in Medford MA: Music exploring legacies of important change agents such as Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Bob Dylan, James Weldon Johnson, and Naomi Judd. Ken Steven, arr.: “Hela Rotan” (Indonesian folk song); Rollo Dilworth, arr.: “Let Me Fly”; Dr. Brandon A. Boyd, arr.: “Sign Me Up”; Reena Esmail: “TaReKita” (written for a choir comprised of homeless individuals); Sergio Ortega Alvarado, arr. Gene Glickman: “El Pueblo Unido (The People United)”; Marques L.A. Garrett: “My Heart Be Brave” (words by James Weldon Johnson); Bob Dylan: “The Times They Are A’Changin’”; the Judds: “Love Can Build a Bridge”; Nick Page: “Choose to Bless the World”; Shlomo Carlbach, arr. Elizabeth Norton: “Return Again / Hashivenu (Return Us)”; Troy Robertson: “In Meeting We Are Blessed”; Sten Kallman, arr.: “Wangol” (Haitian folk song); Laura Farnell: “Be the Change”, and more. Jessica Tunick Berens, soprano; Trevor Berens, pianist; Bertram Lehmann, percussion. Tickets: $25. CONTACT: themilva@hotmail.com, 781-648-5579.

04/21/2024 in Groton MA: Augusta Read Thomas: Far Past War (New England premiere); Adolphus Hailstork: I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem. Brianna J. Robinson, soprano; Christopheren Nomura, baritone; Anne Watson Born, conductor. With Vista Philharmonic Orchestra. CONTACT: info@nashobachorale.org, 978-540-5022.

03/10/2024 in West Roxbury MA: Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Lobgesang; Johannes Brahms: Schicksalslied; Felix Mendelssohn: Psalm 42. Dana Lynne Varga, soprano; Dr. Michael Driscoll, conductor. With professional orchestra. General admission $40, students $10, EBT free at door. CONTACT: marketing@CommonwealthChorale.com, 617-527-7464.

01/27/2024 in Boston MA: Dmitri Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Kristine Opolais, soprano (Katerina Izmailova); Brenden Gunnell, tenor (Sergei); Peter Hoare, tenor (Zinovy Izmailov); Günther Groissböck, bass (Boris Izmailov); Michelle Trainor, soprano (Aksinya); Alexandra LoBianco, soprano (Female Convict); Maria Barakova, mezzo-soprano (Sonyetka); Matthew DiBattista, tenor (Teacher); Neal Ferreira, tenor (Foreman); Charles Blandy, tenor (Foreman, Drunken Guest); Yeghishe Manucharyan, tenor (Foreman, Coachman); Alexander Kravets, tenor (Shabby Peasant); David Kravitz, baritone (Millhand); Alexandros Stavrakakis, bass (Porter & Policeman); Joo Won Kang, baritone (Steward); Patrick Guetti, bass (Officer, Sentry); Goran Juric, bass (Priest); Anatoli Sivko, bass (Chief of Police); Paata Burchuladze, bass (Old Convict). CONTACT: tfc@bso.org, 617-638-9311.

01/25/2024 in Boston MA, 01/27/2024 in Boston MA: Dmitri Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Kristine Opolais, soprano (Katerina Izmailova); Brenden Gunnell, tenor (Sergei); Peter Hoare, tenor (Zinovy Izmailov); Günther Groissböck, bass (Boris Izmailov); Michelle Trainor, soprano (Aksinya); Alexandra LoBianco, soprano (Female Convict); Maria Barakova, mezzo-soprano (Sonyetka); Matthew DiBattista, tenor (Teacher); Neal Ferreira, tenor (Foreman); Charles Blandy, tenor (Foreman, Drunken Guest); Yeghishe Manucharyan, tenor (Foreman, Coachman); Alexander Kravets, tenor (Shabby Peasant); David Kravitz, baritone (Millhand); Alexandros Stavrakakis, bass (Porter & Policeman); Joo Won Kang, baritone (Steward); Patrick Guetti, bass (Officer, Sentry); Goran Juric, bass (Priest); Anatoli Sivko, bass (Chief of Police); Paata Burchuladze, bass (Old Convict). CONTACT: tfc@bso.org, 617-638-9311.

01/23/2024 in Boston MA, 01/25/2024 in Boston MA, 01/27/2024 in Boston MA: Dmitri Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Kristine Opolais, soprano (Katerina Izmailova); Brenden Gunnell, tenor (Sergei); Peter Hoare, tenor (Zinovy Izmailov); Günther Groissböck, bass (Boris Izmailov); Michelle Trainor, soprano (Aksinya); Alexandra LoBianco, soprano (Female Convict); Maria Barakova, mezzo-soprano (Sonyetka); Matthew DiBattista, tenor (Teacher); Neal Ferreira, tenor (Foreman); Charles Blandy, tenor (Foreman, Drunken Guest); Yeghishe Manucharyan, tenor (Foreman, Coachman); Alexander Kravets, tenor (Shabby Peasant); David Kravitz, baritone (Millhand); Alexandros Stavrakakis, bass (Porter & Policeman); Joo Won Kang, baritone (Steward); Patrick Guetti, bass (Officer, Sentry); Goran Juric, bass (Priest); Anatoli Sivko, bass (Chief of Police); Paata Burchuladze, bass (Old Convict). CONTACT: tfc@bso.org, 617-638-9311.

01/15/2024 in Newton MA: The Highland Glee Club, founded in Newton Highlands in 1908, and Sarah Robinson Seeber, Music Director invite singing men to join us for open rehearsals on Tuesday January 9 and Monday, January 15, which continues our 2023-2024 season. Please arrive early for music distribution. We will be doing a Celtic Tribute Saturday, March 16, 2024. CONTACT: highlandgleeclub@gmail.com, 978-443-3267.

01/09/2024 in Newton MA, 01/15/2024 in Newton MA: The Highland Glee Club, founded in Newton Highlands in 1908, and Sarah Robinson Seeber, Music Director invite singing men to join us for open rehearsals on Tuesday January 9 and Monday, January 15, which continues our 2023-2024 season. Please arrive early for music distribution. We will be doing a Celtic Tribute Saturday, March 16, 2024. CONTACT: highlandgleeclub@gmail.com, 978-443-3267.

01/27/2024 in Newton MA: In this concert, we honor our connection with the earth and all its creatures and we revel in our capacity to grow, to change, to make mistakes, and to start again. Includes regional premieres of two commissioned works, anthems from folk artists Emma’s Revolution and May Erlewine, and ballads from Sleeping At Last and New York City’s October Project. We look forward to welcoming you into community with us as we weave together and explore our Common Threads. All attendees must be masked. Because vaccination is a safe and effective way for individuals to protect themselves, we strongly encourage (but do not require) it for attendees. CONTACT: info@voicesrising.org.

01/13/2024 in Brewster MA: A lecture celebrating creativity in music and the arts by Samuel Adler, composer of 400 published works, teacher for sixty-three years at Juilliard and Eastman, and student of Aaron Copland, Paul Hindemith, and Randall Thompson, among others. At age ten he narrowly escaped Nazi Germany during Kristallnacht, the “night of broken glass.” At age ninety-five, he continues to compose and speak. A recent album of his music sung by Gloriae Dei Cantores, To Speak to Our Time, won a 2023 American Prize. The lecture is livestream only (streaming link will be available at the address provided); free admission. CONTACT: lindsey@artsempoweringlife.org, 508-240-2400.

01/20/2024 in Cambridge MA, 01/27/2024 in Newton MA: In this concert, we honor our connection with the earth and all its creatures and we revel in our capacity to grow, to change, to make mistakes, and to start again. Includes regional premieres of two commissioned works, anthems from folk artists Emma’s Revolution and May Erlewine, and ballads from Sleeping At Last and New York City’s October Project. We look forward to welcoming you into community with us as we weave together and explore our Common Threads. All attendees must be masked. Because vaccination is a safe and effective way for individuals to protect themselves, we strongly encourage (but do not require) it for attendees. CONTACT: info@voicesrising.org.

01/21/2024 in Swampscott MA: James Whitbourn: Annelies, a choral-orchestral work based on Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. Lynn Eustis, soprano (title soloist at the work’s U.S. premiere in 2007); Stephen Bates, clarinet; Elizabeth Whtfield, violin; Jane Sheena, cello; Jeffrey Mead, piano. CONTACT: info@cantemus.org, 978-476-0325.

01/20/2024 in Newburyport MA, 01/21/2024 in Swampscott MA: James Whitbourn: Annelies, a choral-orchestral work based on Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. Lynn Eustis, soprano (title soloist at the work’s U.S. premiere in 2007); Stephen Bates, clarinet; Elizabeth Whtfield, violin; Jane Sheena, cello; Jeffrey Mead, piano. CONTACT: info@cantemus.org, 978-476-0325.