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05/04/2025 in Hartford CT: Edward Tyler: ​An American Requiem (world premiere). A work that reflects on the school gun violence epidemic in America. Pre-concert talk with Edward Tyer at 3pm. Free admission, tickets required. Free-will donations collected at the door benefit Sandy Hook Promise Foundation. CONTACT: contact@concora.org, 860-293-0567.

04/30/2025 in East Sandwich MA, 05/01/2025 in Newburyport MA, 05/02/2025 in Cambridge MA, 05/04/2025 in Greenwich CT: Fotina Naumenko, soprano; Eric Alatorre, basso profundo;Matthew Guard, director. CONTACT: info@skylarkensemble.org, 918-688-2236.

05/03/2025 in Marlborough MA: Olla Gjeilo: Sunrise Mass; Elaine Hagenberg: Illuminare; Christopher Tin: Walayo Yamoni (sung in Swahili); Jake Runestad: “We Can Mend the Sky”. Caitlin Felsman, mezzo-soprano; Christon Carney, tenor. With string orchestra. Tickets: $25, $20 senior/students, free for children under 12 with accompanying adult. CONTACT: manager@avmsingers.org, 314-495-2258.

05/04/2025 in Auburn MA: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; and other songs to celebrate Spring. Sarah Callinan, soprano; Chihiro Asano, mezzo-soprano; Jane Shivick, director. With chamber ensemble. Tickets: $20. CONTACT: jshivick@gmail.com, 508-769-8116.

05/03/2025 in Simsbury CT: Music for choir and piano four-hands. Anna and Dmitri Shelest, piano. Featuring Plainville High School Chamber choir on May 2 and Canton High School Chamber Singers on May 3. Tickets: $25 adults, free for students and children. CONTACT: admin@farmingtonvalleychorale.org, 860-651-8177.

05/02/2025 in Berlin CT, 05/03/2025 in Simsbury CT: Music for choir and piano four-hands. Anna and Dmitri Shelest, piano. Featuring Plainville High School Chamber choir on May 2 and Canton High School Chamber Singers on May 3. Tickets: $25 adults, free for students and children. CONTACT: admin@farmingtonvalleychorale.org, 860-651-8177.

05/03/2025 in Newton MA: A musical state-by-state tour of the USA, via gorgeous mid-century folk music for men's vocals. Brian Middleton, guitar; Bob Salitsky, upright bass; and Don Shulsinger, banjo. Attendees are invited to bring along a can of soup to help The Highland Glee Club support the Newton Food Pantry. Tickets: $20 advance, $25 at the door, free for children. CONTACT: highlandgleeclub@gmail.com, 508-641-9985.

05/03/2025 in West Roxbury MA, 05/04/2025 in Cambridge MA: Sacred masterpieces from the Middle Ages to today, including the ancient chants of Hildegard von Bingen and the intricate harmonies of Britten, Ducasse, and Boulanger, as well as music by Bach, Dickinson/Maiben, Gibson, Hagenberg, Henderson, and Lusitano. Joshua Lawton and Maria Gajraj, organ; Miranda Loud, piano; Jessie Pierpont, conductor. Tickets: $25, $20 senior, $10 student, $15 virtual (Sunday 3 pm concert, view live or later at your convenience). CONTACT: darylbichel@aol.com, 617-312-8328.

05/17/2025 in Damariscotta ME, 05/18/2025 in Damariscotta ME: Benjamin Britten: “Rejoice in the Lamb”; Christopher Smart: Jubilate Agno; Zoltán Kodály: Missa Brevis; Moses Hogan: "Elijah Rock". Linda Blanchard, director; Sean Fleming, organ. Pre-concert talks will be given before each concert at 2:30. Tickets: $20, free for students and children. CONTACT: info@ceciliachoir.org.

04/12/2025 in Damariscotta ME, 04/13/2025 in Damariscotta ME: Bob Chilcott: "A Little Jazz Mass"; and folk songs from the 1200s to the present, including "Sumer is icumen in," "Barbara Allen," "Wellerman," "The Agincourt Carol," and "Who’s the Fool Now". David Myers-Wakeman, tenor. With jazz combo and winners of this year's Sheepscot Chorus Student Music Award: Hannah Hills from Boothbay Region High School, Jayden Brown from Lincoln Academy, and Olivia Whittaker from Wiscasset Middle High School. Tickets: $20, free for children and students. CONTACT: info@sheepscotvalleychorus.org.

05/18/2025 in Cambridge MA: W.A. Mozart: Credo Mass, K. 257; Alma Dei creatoris, K. 277; Regina coeli, K. 276/321; Johann Michael Haydn: Te Deum, Hob. XXIIIc:1; F.J. Haydn: Ave regina, Hob. XXIIIb:3. Teresa Wakim, soprano; Emily Marvosh, contralto; Jason McStoots, tenor; Dana Whiteside, baritone; Kevin Leong, director. With Baroque ensemble. Why George Washington? Reenactor Web Tilney will welcome the audience, ‘revisiting’ First Church (as he did in 1775), drawing connections to his history training 15,000 militia on the Cambridge Common, and maintaining his headquarters in the George Vassall house on Brattle Street (now the Longfellow House). His appearance acknowledges connections with the 250th anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord, and the founding of Masterworks Chorale in 1940 as the Lexington Choral Society. CONTACT: info@masterworkschorale.org, 617-858-6782.

05/03/2025 in Westborough MA, 05/04/2025 in Westborough MA: A selection of Disney favorites, from “When You Wish Upon a Star” to “Circle of Life,” with songs from Cinderella, Pinocchio, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Hercules, Tangled, Encanto, Coco, Frozen I and II, and Wish, plus many more! Children of all ages are welcome, and costumes are encouraged! Tickets: $15, $10 seniors/children/students. CONTACT: president@westborocommunitychorus.com, 508-614-8081.

05/02/2025 in Westborough MA, 05/03/2025 in Westborough MA, 05/04/2025 in Westborough MA: A selection of Disney favorites, from “When You Wish Upon a Star” to “Circle of Life,” with songs from Cinderella, Pinocchio, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Hercules, Tangled, Encanto, Coco, Frozen I and II, and Wish, plus many more! Children of all ages are welcome, and costumes are encouraged! Tickets: $15, $10 seniors/children/students. CONTACT: president@westborocommunitychorus.com, 508-614-8081.

05/04/2025 in Lenox MA: Ronald Perra: Golden Door, based on Immigrant Diaries from Ellis Island. With the Boston Arts Academy Spirituals Ensemble, who will perform African American spirituals and join in a joint concluding performance. Tickets: $35, $25 seniors, free for children under 18 with ID. CONTACT: satbchoir@yahoo.com, 518-791-0185.

04/27/2025 in Middletown CT: W.A. Mozart: Requiem; and short works by Mozart, Palestrina, Bach, Faure and Weelkes. With Orchestra New England and Saecula Singers. Pre-concert lecture at 3:00 p.m. with Wesleyan University’s Neely Bruce for ticket holders. CONTACT: info@gmchorale.org, 860-316-4854.

05/17/2025 in Littleton NH, 05/18/2025 in Littleton NH: Music featuring New England poets (Frost, Kenyon, cummings, Longfellow) and composers (Santore, Beach, Walker, Pinkham). Suggested donation $15, under age 18 free. CONTACT: artisticdirector@whitemountainvoices.com, 603-728-7022.

05/18/2025 in Boston MA: W.A. Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore; Kenneth Fuchs: In the Clearing (text by Robert Frost). CONTACT: executivedirector@coroallegro.org, 617-236-4011.

05/03/2025 in Sandwich MA, 05/04/2025 in Scituate MA: Johannes Brahms: Nanie; Florence Price “Song of Hope” (South Shore premiere); Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem. Danica A. Buckley, conductor. All three pieces balance somber text with the eternal beauty of art and nature. The lush orchestration and flowing choral lines depart a sense of wonder. It’s a tribute not only to those who have passed but also to the enduring power of music and the hope for peace. CONTACT: board@choralartsociety.org, 781-925-6095.

04/13/2025 in Brattleboro VT: As music director at St. Mark's in Venice for 35 years in the mid-16th century, Willaert was one of the leading musical voices of his era. But today, his name is known mostly by particularly enthusiastic early music lovers and scholars, and his work is rarely performed or recorded. Come hear why he was regarded in his day as the greatest composer of his time! CONTACT: info@bmcvt.org, 802-257-4523.

05/03/2025 in Brookline MA, 05/03/2025 in Brookline MA: John Adams: Harmonium; Eric Nathan: Open again a turn of light (Boston Premiere); Roxanna Panufnik, Abraham(Boston Premiere, Dani Maddon, violin); Paul Hindemith, Mathis der Maler (7 pm concert only). CONTACT: manager@choruspromusica.org, 855-463-7445.