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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.