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04/26/2025 in Boston MA: P.D.Q. Bach: The Seasonings, "My Bonnie Lass She Smelleth"; Anders Edenroth: "Words"; Nathan Howe: "I Want to Stare at My Phone with You"; Tom Lehrer: "Pollution"; "Chanukah in Santa Monica"; Nathan Howe: "All Star" (an English Madrigal); Jaakko Mäntyjärvi: "Announcements"; Henry Mollicone: "National Weather Forecast". CONTACT: admin@metropolitanchorale.org.

05/02/2025 in Northampton MA: Joel Thompson: "Last Words of the Unarmed" Black Men before they were killed by police officers; Alice Parker: "Heavenly Hurt: Songs of Love and Loss", a setting of 7 poems of Emily Dickinson. Hanif Lawrence, tenor; Gregory Hayes, piano; Karl Knapp, cello. CONTACT: pioneervalleycappella@gmail.com, 413-341-0214.

05/17/2025 in Cambridge MA: Adolphus Hailstork: I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes (Terrence Chin-Loy, tenor); Chiara Margarita Cozzolani: Psalmus 121; Johannes Brahms: Psalm 13; Bobby McFerrin: Psalm 21; Jean Belmont Ford: The Passionate Shepherd To His Love; Sydney Guillaume: Renmen, Renmen; Alice Parker: Hear Me, O God, nor Hide Thy Face; To God in Whom I Trust; Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal; Edward Elgar: Nimrod, from Enigma Variations. Max Holman, conductor. CONTACT: info@spectrumsingers.org, 617-492-8902.

04/27/2025 in Boston MA: Patrice Tiedemann, soprano; Emily Harmon, alto; Neal Ferreira, tenor; Paul LaRosa, bass; Francisco Noya, conductor. CONTACT: manager@choruspromusica.org, 617-923-6333.

04/26/2025 in Roslindale MA: Forrest Pierce: Fire in the Meadow (premiere, commissioned; fuses mystical texts by Hildegard von Bingen with the 20th-century Sufi poetry of Inayat Khan); with choral works by Reena Esmail, Kerry Andrew, Andrew Balfour, Laura Jēkabsone, Russell Wallace, and others. CONTACT: treasurer@ensemblecompanio.org.

05/09/2025 in Cambridge MA, 05/10/2025 in Lincoln MA, 06/13/2025 in Boston MA: The first known modern performance of the requiem mass by Benedictus Appenzeller, in a newly transcribed edition by Vox Lucens’ director, Holly Druckman. CONTACT: voxlucens.info@gmail.com.

05/10/2025 in Cambridge MA: Music from movies, TV, and video games, both previously composed and original to the medium, including movie music from Lord of the Rings and La Grande Bellezza; TV title themes from Game of Thrones and Outlander; and video game music from Civilization and Halo. Following the concert, there will be a reception in Margaret Jewett Hall celebrating Mary Beekman’s 45th year with Musica Sacra. CONTACT: info@musicasacra.org, 617-349-3400.

06/08/2025 in Chestnut Hill MA: Christopher Marshall: Glimpses of Love (with chorus); Alexandre Kosmicki: Nitescence crépusculaire; Frank Ticheli: Concerto for Trumpet and Wind Ensemble (Jason Huffman, trumpet). Free admission, free parking. CONTACT: info@crwe.org.

05/04/2025 in Haverhill MA: Tickets: $25 in advance, $30 at the door, $10 for students. CONTACT: info@andoverchoralsociety.org, 603-893-5636.

05/10/2025 in Lewiston ME, 05/11/2025 in Lewiston ME: Tim Sharp: Come Away to the Skies: A High Lonesome Bluegrass Mass; and other music reflecting the stories, landscapes, and spirit of American culture as it evolves over time. With bluegrass ensemble. Tickets: $27 adult, $25 senior, $6 student (age 13+), free for children 12 and under when accompanied by adult. A few free tickets are available for this concert; contact us! CONTACT: info@mainemusicsociety.org, 207-333-3386.

05/10/2025 in Cambridge MA: Linda J. Chase: For Our Common Home: Resounding Ecojustice (premiere). Edward Elwyn Jones, director. Text by Pope Francis; the music blends classical, jazz, gospel, and klezmer idioms. Tickets: $25, $15 for seniors, students free. Free parking available at the 52 Oxford Street Garage. CONTACT: tickets@fas.harvard.edu, 617-496-2222.

05/16/2025 in Lexington MA, 05/18/2025 in Lexington MA: Randall Thompson: Testament of Freedom; Mark Hayes (arr.): An American Trilogy; Joseph Haydn: Missa Brevis St.Joannis de Deo; Lin-Manuel Miranda: "Dear Theodosia” from Hamilton; Eric Whitacre: "Sleep"; Five Hebrew Love Songs; Ed Lojeski (arr.): Les Miserables. Tickets: $20 adults, $5 children 12 and under. CONTACT: info@LexPops.org, 781-365-0576.

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.

05/02/2025 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.