Choral Calendar

09/19/2025 in Medford MA: An epic QUEEN sing-along. Choir! Choir! Choir! is the fully interactive, participatory show that turns audience into performer. So get ready to laugh, dance and SING! your hearts out with hundreds of other music-lovers just like you. It’s like a big birthday party for the greatest songs of all time and you’re invited. CONTACT: 781-391-7469.

11/22/2025 in Worcester MA: Choral works spanning different periods and cultures, each selected to evoke the profound emotions connected to grief, remembrance, and ultimately, the ascent toward hope and healing. CONTACT: letoc622@gmail.com, 508-769-0645.

09/19/2025 in Chestnut Hill MA, 09/20/2025 in Boston MA: Latin American choral and folk music presented through the structure of a choral mass. Excerpts from Ariel Ramírez’s Misa por la paz y la justicia and Nico Gutierrez’s Requiem for the New World, with new arrangements of Latin American folk and popular repertoire to speak on themes of peace, justice, healing, and protest. CONTACT: nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com.

09/14/2025 in Newton MA: Songs from 15th-century Burgundy to Broadway, performed by Blue Heron artists Cody Bowers, Paul Guttry, Corey Dalton Hart, David McFerrin, Jason McStoots, Sonja Tengblad, and Sumner Thompson, with Brian Moll, piano, and Scott Metcalfe, fiddle. All proceeds benefit Blue Heron’s upcoming season of evocative, historically-informed performances. General Admission: $100. CONTACT: office@blueheronchoir.org, 617-960-7956.

09/16/2025 in Arlington MA, 09/30/2025 in Arlington MA, 10/07/2025 in Arlington MA, 10/14/2025 in Arlington MA, 10/21/2025 in Arlington MA, 10/29/2025 in Arlington MA, 11/04/2025 in Arlington MA, 11/11/2025 in Arlington MA: ach week from September 9 - November 11, a different dynamic leader will lead a Sing with a unique theme, including Broadway, Gospel, Africa, Pop, Songs of Justice, Folk, Beatles and Paul Simon, and more. Guest leaders include Nick Page, Mike Pfitzer, Jonathan Singleton, Donnell Patterson, Mary Cunningham, Louise Grasmere and Linda Shoemaker, Linda Brown-San Martin, Gary Backstrom, and Quinn Eastburn and Arlea Forbes-Prater. Singers are invited to attend one, a few, or all events in the series. A discounted pass to the full series is $115. Tickets for individual Sings in advance are $15 or $20 at the door. CONTACT: info@mysticchorale.org, 781-316-2500.

09/09/2025 in Arlington MA, 09/16/2025 in Arlington MA, 09/30/2025 in Arlington MA, 10/07/2025 in Arlington MA, 10/14/2025 in Arlington MA, 10/21/2025 in Arlington MA, 10/29/2025 in Arlington MA, 11/04/2025 in Arlington MA, 11/11/2025 in Arlington MA: ach week from September 9 - November 11, a different dynamic leader will lead a Sing with a unique theme, including Broadway, Gospel, Africa, Pop, Songs of Justice, Folk, Beatles and Paul Simon, and more. Guest leaders include Nick Page, Mike Pfitzer, Jonathan Singleton, Donnell Patterson, Mary Cunningham, Louise Grasmere and Linda Shoemaker, Linda Brown-San Martin, Gary Backstrom, and Quinn Eastburn and Arlea Forbes-Prater. Singers are invited to attend one, a few, or all events in the series. A discounted pass to the full series is $115. Tickets for individual Sings in advance are $15 or $20 at the door. CONTACT: info@mysticchorale.org, 781-316-2500.

09/06/2025 in Easthampton MA: You'll join a small group and be led on a walk through the historic orchard, pausing at musical stations to experience short instrumental and choral interludes along the way. The total walking distance is approximately 1/3 mile. You are welcome to bring portable seating. Free and open to the public; donations are welcome. CONTACT: boxoffice@pvso.org, 413-773-3664.

10/02/2025 in Boston MA, 10/03/2025 in Boston MA, 10/04/2025 in Boston MA: Claude Debussy: Nocturnes; Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4. Nikola Hillebrand, soprano; Andris Nelsons, conductor. CONTACT: customerservice@bso.org, 617-266-1492.

08/20/2025 in Brookline MA: This free summer sing features repertoire for our November concerts, all works that have been misattributed (composers include Heinrich Isaac and Ludwig Senfl). This is a laid-back sight-reading event. There will be snacks! We'll have music, but it is a good idea to bring a 3-ring binder. CONTACT: info@convivium.org, 617-320-7445.

08/23/2025 in Cambridge MA: Maurice Duruflé: Requiem; Jaakko Mäntyjärvi: Canticum Calamitatis Maritimae. Soloists: Naomi Levine, Robert Allen, Aimee Yermish, Bradley Dunkin (Friday); Maria Ivanova, Bradley Dunkin, Rachel Benjamin, Paul Hoffman (Saturday). Kevin Lyczak, organ; Lorraine Fitzmaurice, conductor (Friday); Holly Druckman, conductor (Saturday). Tickets: pay what you can, suggested donation $25. Camberville Somerchoir is an auditioned ensemble comprised of local choral musicians from a variety of ensembles who come together every summer for the joy of communal music making. CONTACT: cambervillesomerchoir@gmail.com.

08/22/2025 in Boston MA, 08/23/2025 in Cambridge MA: Maurice Duruflé: Requiem; Jaakko Mäntyjärvi: Canticum Calamitatis Maritimae. Soloists: Naomi Levine, Robert Allen, Aimee Yermish, Bradley Dunkin (Friday); Maria Ivanova, Bradley Dunkin, Rachel Benjamin, Paul Hoffman (Saturday). Kevin Lyczak, organ; Lorraine Fitzmaurice, conductor (Friday); Holly Druckman, conductor (Saturday). Tickets: pay what you can, suggested donation $25. Camberville Somerchoir is an auditioned ensemble comprised of local choral musicians from a variety of ensembles who come together every summer for the joy of communal music making. CONTACT: cambervillesomerchoir@gmail.com.

08/17/2025 in Boston MA: Kickoff concert and fundraising event: Enjoy refreshments, drinks, and a bouquet of songs exploring the complexity and beauty of garden ecosystems. Doors open at 6pm for light refreshments, and music starts at 6:30 pm. CONTACT: nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com.

08/10/2025 in Boothbay Harbor ME: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; Randall Thompson: Frostiana (selections), poetry by Robert Frost. Linda Blanchard, director. With professional soloists and orchestra. Also performances of The Skyliners hit "Since I Don't Have You," by David Myers-Wakeman; the Delibes "Flower Duet," Mary Sullivan and Joëlle Morris; and a William Dawson spiritual setting. Tickets: $20. CONTACT: lincolnartsfestivalbbh@gmail.com, 207-633-3913.

08/19/2025 in Hadley MA: Come sing Margaret Bonds's Ballad of the Brown King and Alice Parker's "On the Common Ground", "Hark I Hear the Harps Eternal", "Wondrous Love", and "Sing, Sing", led by PVS Chorus Director Dr. Allegra Martin. PVS Summer Sings are open community events, each led by a different conductor, who conduct a sing-and-play-through after taking a little time to workshop tricky sections. Singers don’t need to have performed the work before, but will probably get the most out of the experience if they can sight-read or are familiar with the work. Bring your own score or borrow a copy from the PVS. We invite instrumentalists to join a pick-up chamber orchestra, led by an accompanist. Suggested admission: $20, or pay what you can afford. RSVP appreciated. CONTACT: boxoffice@pvso.org, 413-773-3664.

09/02/2025 in Lexington MA, 09/09/2025 in Lexington MA, 09/16/2025 in Lexington MA: Lexington Pops Chorus will hold three free open rehearsals, September 2nd, 9th and 16th in Clark Hall at Hancock Church, 1912 Mass Ave Lexington (on the Green). We welcome new singers in September and January. Auditions are not required, but singers must be able to read music. CONTACT: info@LexPops.org, 781-801-0503.

08/18/2025 in Westborough MA: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; Morten Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna. Dr. Robert Eaton, director. Scores for both works will be provided. Admission: $10. CONTACT: manager@avmsingers.org, 314-495-2258.

08/18/2025 in Acton MA, 08/25/2025 in Acton MA: Two joyful sings: On August 18, Mozart Requiem; on August 25, Beethoven Mass in C. Anne Watson Born, conductor; Shawn McCann, piano. 7 pm vocal warmup and some information about the music; 7:30 pm sing. Admission: $10 at the door for each event. Bring your own score or borrow one for the night. No advance registration required. All are welcome, no experience necessary. CONTACT: president@nvcsings.org, 978-604-2007.

08/02/2025 in Orleans MA: Gustav Mahler: Symphony #2. Martha Guth, soprano; Kathryn Leemhuis, alto; Richard K. Pugsley, director. 150 musicians from across America join forces, along with the church’s surround-sound St. Cecilia organ. Tickets are free for students & youth. CONTACT: pamj@artsempoweringlife.org, 508-240-2400.

08/01/2025 in Orleans MA, 08/02/2025 in Orleans MA: Gustav Mahler: Symphony #2. Martha Guth, soprano; Kathryn Leemhuis, alto; Richard K. Pugsley, director. 150 musicians from across America join forces, along with the church’s surround-sound St. Cecilia organ. Tickets are free for students & youth. CONTACT: pamj@artsempoweringlife.org, 508-240-2400.

08/04/2025 in Plainfield MA: Favorite works by Machaut, Du Fay, Binchois, Okeghem, and more. Free admission. CONTACT: office@blueheronchoir.org, 617-960-7956.