Choral Calendar

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.

11/01/2025 in Brunswick ME, 11/01/2025 in Brunswick ME: A harmonic respite from today’s inharmonious world, including Gregorian chant, music by Maurice Duruflé, and an immersive light show by SeifAllah Salotto-Cristobal. Jenna Guiggey, mezzo-soprano; Scott Wheatley, baritone; Ariana Dewar, cello; James Kennerley, organ. Pre-concert lecture 45 min. before start. Tickets: $35 advance, $40 at the door, students $15 advance, $20 at the door. CONTACT: oratoriochorale@gmail.com, 207-725-4258.

12/06/2025 in Reading MA: A family friendly concert of songs about light, hope and dreams as the days grow darker. Featuring "A Muppet Christmas Carol Medley", "What the World Needs Now is Love", "The Chanukah Song (We Are Lights)", the Hallelujah Chorus and much more. Joe Beninati, accompanist; Beth Mosier, Artistic Director & conductor. Tickets: $25/adult, $20/students/seniors, children 5 and under are free. CONTACT: info@readingcommunitysingers.org.

11/22/2025 in Gales Ferry CT: Works by Eric Whitacre, Elaine Hagenberg, Tom Shelton, Maya Angelou/Rollo Dilworth, Tracy Wong and more CONTACT: luke.kalbach@gmail.com, 860-908-3724.

11/28/2025 in Orleans MA, 11/29/2025 in Orleans MA: Candlelit services with uplifting readings, prayers, and carols sung by Gloriæ Dei Cantores at the Church of the Transfiguration—a cherished tradition for over thirty years. Doors open one hour before the service; no tickets required. CONTACT: publicity@artsempoweringlife.org, 508-240-2400.

11/16/2025 in Southborough MA: Works that celebrate the strength of the human spirit. Ludwig van Beethoven: Mass in C; Maurice Duruflé: Requiem. Malinda Haslett, soprano; Catherine Hedberg, mezzo-soprano. With organ. Tickets: $25 general admission, $20 senior/student, free for children under 12 are free with an accompanying adult. CONTACT: manager@avmsingers.org, 314-495-2258.

11/02/2025 in Burlington VT: W.A. Mozart: Requiem. Myriam Leblanc, soprano; Rocky Duval, alto; Philippe Gagné, tenor; Sumner Thompson, baritone; Eric Milnes, director. With the baroque instruments orchestra Ensemble L'Harmonie des saisons. Tickets: Prestige seating $80, Preferred seating $60, General seating $40, Students $10, Children under 18 free. CONTACT: info@vtchoralunion.org, 802-989-7355.

11/01/2025 in St Albans VT, 11/02/2025 in Burlington VT: W.A. Mozart: Requiem. Myriam Leblanc, soprano; Rocky Duval, alto; Philippe Gagné, tenor; Sumner Thompson, baritone; Eric Milnes, director. With the baroque instruments orchestra Ensemble L'Harmonie des saisons. Tickets: Prestige seating $80, Preferred seating $60, General seating $40, Students $10, Children under 18 free. CONTACT: info@vtchoralunion.org, 802-989-7355.

12/06/2025 in Plymouth MA, 12/07/2025 in Plymouth MA, 12/07/2025 in Plymouth MA: Alice Parker: Seven Carols for Christmas; Shawn Kirchner: Behold New Joy: Ancient Carols for Christmas (Latin carols from the Piae Cantiones of 1582); Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in Excelsis Deo. With organ and orchestra. CONTACT: info@pilgrimfestivalchorus.org.

10/18/2025 in Cambridge MA: You may know the sublimely beautiful Requiem by the 19th century composer Gabriel Fauré, but did you know that his predecessor by 300 years, Eustache de Caurroy, wrote a Requiem for the death of King Henry IV which was then used at the funerals of French kings for the next 200 years? CONTACT: info@musicasacra.org, 617-349-3400.

03/07/2026 in Boston MA: A program inspired by Langston Hughes’ epic poem Let America Be America Again. Derrick Skye: American Mirror for string quartet and vocalists, incorporating African, European, classical Indian, and American folk styles. Free admission, part of the Celebrity Series Neighborhood Arts program. CONTACT: info@castleskins.org, 857-506-1517.

11/01/2025 in Lewiston ME: An evening celebrating the power of the human spirit through voice, with music ranging from the Renaissance to Motown classics to rock, and more. Performing groups: MMS Chamber Singers, Any Given Tuesday, the Crosstones, the FairWinds Mixed Barbershop Chorus, and the Windham Chamber Singers. Tickets: $30 adults/seniors, $6 students [13+], free for age 12 & under when accompanied by an adult. CONTACT: info@mainemusicsociety.org, 207-333-3386.

03/12/2026 in St. Johnsbury VT: The Concordia Choir is one of America’s finest a cappella choirs. Since 1920, the 70-voice choir has performed in nearly every major hall, including Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center, as well as St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City and St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. Tickets: $18–54, free for students, available at https://www.catamountarts.org/show/details/concordia-choir/ CONTACT: kyle.sipples@gmail.com, 802-535-8004.

11/02/2025 in Cambridge MA: Maurice Duruflé: Requiem, Op. 9 (1948 version); with similar works by 20th and 21st century French composers that connect Charles Baudelaire's Danse macabre to music’s own dance between life and death. Heinrich Christensen, organ; Paul Mattal, cello; Eric Christopher Perry, Music Director. Sunday performance available online. Tickets: $30, $25 senior, $15 student. For those who grieve and long for loved ones at this time of the year, we hope this commemoration of the departed will bring comfort. CONTACT: darylbichel@aol.com, 617-312-8328.

11/22/2025 in Concord MA, 11/23/2025 in Worcester MA: Repertoire that has been credited, either through accident or deception, to the wrong composer. The centerpiece will be Bauldeweyn’s Missa da Pacem, formerly attributed to Josquin; and we will share other works misattributed to Obrecht, Isaac, Victoria, and Palestrina. CONTACT: mdettelb@gmail.com, 617-720-3445.

10/23/2025 in Boston MA: Hildegard von Bingen (arr. Gimon): O Virtus Sapientiae; Lili Boulanger: Pour les funérailles d'un soldat; Joel Thompson: The Seven Last Words of the Unarmed; Evelyn Curenton-Simpson (arr.): "Lord, How Come Me Here"; Michael Bussewitz-Quarm: My Name is Lamiya: Don't Call Me "Refugee"; Caroline Shaw: To the Hands. Erica J. Washburn, conductor. CONTACT: home@pulsifer.org, 617-585-1100.

11/05/2025 in Boston MA: Francis Poulenc: Gloria; Lili Boulanger: Psaume 129: "Ils m'ont assez opprimé dès ma jeunesse"; W.A. Mozart: Symphony No. 31 in D Major, K. 297/300a "Paris"; Claude Debussy: Nocturnes. Free admission; ticket required. CONTACT: 617-585-1100.

05/01/2026 in Boston MA: Juhi Bansal: A New Way to Breathe, a choral cycle for SATB chorus and cello with poetry by linguist, poet, aphasia, and stroke-survivor Farzana Marie. A premiere performance and recording, in collaboration with Nightingale producer Rose Hegele. CONTACT: nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com.

03/06/2026 in Somerville MA, 03/07/2026 in Boston MA: A portrait of Claudio Monteverdi through performances of his madrigals and selections of his personal letters. With The Pandora Consort. CONTACT: nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com.