Choral Calendar

11/16/2024 in Cambridge MA, 11/17/2024 in Providence RI: Benjamin Britten: Ceremony of Carols (Li Shan Tan, harp); music by Hildegard von Bingen, Imogen Holst, Germaine Tailleferre, Cecilia McDowall, Joanna Marsh, Barbara Strozzi, and Elizabeth Poston, as well as a new commission by Kerensa Briggs. CONTACT: ensemblealtera@gmail.com, 401-575-8504.

12/08/2024 in Stamford CT: Benjamin Britten: Ceremony of Carols, with a selection of Stephen Paulus carols. Billy Janiszewski, Music Director; Eilidh McRae, harp; Melanie Feldman, oboe. Tickets: $25 at the door, $20 pre-sale, $10 student (18+), free for under age 18. CONTACT: carol@thestamfordchorale.org, 203-359-0659.

12/28/2024 in Lakeville CT, 12/29/2024 in Great Barrington MA: J.S. Bach: Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen (Let honor be sung to you, O God), the fifth cantata of his Christmas Oratorio; Dietrich Buxtehude: New Year’s cantata; Johann Schelle: Advent Cantata; Johann Rosenmüller: Magnificat; Philipp Erlebach: Christmas Cantata; Jeremias du Grain: Cantata. With a cappella choral works by Emily Drum, MaryAnne Muglia, and Christine Donkin. Paulina Francisco, soprano; Nicholas Tamagna, countertenor; Gene Stenger, tenor; Douglas Williams, bass-baritone. With Crescendo Period Instrument Orchestra, led by Christine Gevert. CONTACT: crescendo@crescendomusic.org, 860-435-4866.

11/16/2024 in Brookline MA: Join us for a community open sing on a range of repertoire, including arrangements of his own, led by Berkshire Choral International Artistic Director and Handel and Haydn Society Resident Conductor Anthony Trecek-King. Open to all singers. Tickets: $10 for members of a GBCC member choir, $15 for others. Preceded by the GBCC annual meeting. Doors open 9:45 am. CONTACT: info@bostonsings.org.

12/07/2024 in Boston MA, 12/08/2024 in Winchester MA: Discover the beautiful, yet little known, music of Renaissance, Baroque, and contemporary Italian women! Overlooked for the last 400 years, this music has come to light due to the recent scholarship of a few dedicated musicologists. Composers include Sulpitia Cesis, Raphaella Aleotti, Maddalena Casulana, Chiara Cozzolani, Leonora D’Este, Isabella Leonarda, and the contemporary Biancamaria Furgeri. With Alleluia (The Rose), by Cole Reyes, winner of the 2024 international composition competition. Special early bird offer, Saturday 12/7 only: Priority Seating and an exclusive Wine & Cheese Reception with a talk from the conductor for just $25! Use code EARLYBIRD before November 15. Regular tickets: $40 priority seating, $25 general admission, $20 student/Senior. CONTACT: Cambridgechambersingers@gmail.com, 617-504-8155.

11/24/2024 in Southboro MA: Music that takes us from classical to modern periods, from two style-defining cities. With professional instrumentalists and vocal soloists. CONTACT: marketing@heritagechorale.org, 978-590-2747.

11/24/2024 in Maynard MA: Giovanni Gabrieli: Jubilate Deo for double chorus accompanied by brass ensemble; Domenico Scarlatti: Iste confessor; Cibavit eos; G.F. Handel: selections from Solomon; J.S. Bach: Der Gerechte kommt um; “Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring”. Barbara Jones, director. With brass, winds and strings. CONTACT: barbjonz@me.com, 978-562-2620.

12/14/2024 in Newburyport MA, 12/15/2024 in Newburyport MA: The program includes a contemporary Norwegian piece on the beauty and mystery of a winter night, Christmas carols arranged with rich textures by Alice Parker, Norman Dello Joio's "A Jubilant Song", and Latin American, Chanuka, and seasonal favorites. CONTACT: info@newburyportchoralsociety.org, 978-462-0650.

12/07/2024 in East Hartford CT, 12/14/2024 in West Hartford CT: A concert that binds the musical fabric of cultures from around the globe to remind us of our shared human experience. It sews together vibrant pieces of patchwork, hailing from the isles of Indonesia to the foothills of France, into one festive wintry quilt. CONTACT: cregeurstudio@gmail.com.

12/07/2024 in Norwalk CT: The seventy-member mixed chorus is led by Conductor and Artistic Director Brian Muller. Will Duchon, piano. CONTACT: norwalkcc3@gmail.com, 203-853-9842.

02/04/2025 in Worcester MA: Composed of 75 mixed voices, the St. Olaf Choir is hailed as one of the nation’s premier a cappella ensembles, renowned for its artistry and beauty of sound. Tickets: $30-45, $10 students. CONTACT: info@mechanicshall.org, 508-752-5608.

12/07/2024 in Cambridge MA, 12/08/2024 in West Newton MA: Josquin des Prez: Benedicta es; Jennifer Higdon: A Quiet Moment; Anton Bruckner: Christus factus est; Joseph Rheinberger: Abendlied; and other delights by Mendelssohn, Busto, Schütz, and Bloch. CONTACT: info@jamesonsingers.org, 617-209-9290.

12/08/2024 in Worcester MA: A magical concert to celebrate the holidays and showcase the hard work of this year’s singers. Experience singers from 3rd grade to high school ushering in the season of giving. CONTACT: info@worcesterchildrenschorus.org, 508-767-7077.

10/25/2024 in Worcester MA: J.S. Bach: "Gott ist mein König", BWV 71; "Preise, Jerusalem, den Herrn", BWV 119; "Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille", BWV 120. BACHtoberfest marks the beginning of The Complete Bach Project of Music Worcester, where every single work of Bach will be performed over the next 11 years. Tickets: $55 adult, $17.50 student, $7.50 youth. Tickets include free parking. CONTACT: contact@concora.org, 508-799-1463.

10/27/2024 in Worcester MA: J.S. Bach: "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland", BWV 62; "Das neugeborne Kindelein", BWV 122; "Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft", BWV 50. BACHtoberfest marks the beginning of The Complete Bach Project of Music Worcester, where every single work of Bach will be performed over the next 11 years. Tickets: $35 adult, $17.50 student, $7.50 youth. Tickets include free parking. CONTACT: 508-799-1463.

05/03/2025 in Boston MA: New compositions based on early sources paired directly with the pieces that informed them. Inspired by Roderick Williams’ Ave Verum Corpus (Reimagined), an inventive reworking of the Byrd classic, the concert will feature premieres by Nightingale composers Nathan Halbur, Kelvyn Koning, and Ben Perry, as well as contemporary compositions by Kerensa Briggs, Caroline Shaw, and local composer Richard J Clark, alongside works of the Renaissance. A gala event with food, drink, a silent auction, and the performance. CONTACT: nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com.

03/12/2025 in Rockport MA, 03/14/2025 in Boston MA, 03/15/2025 in Boston MA: Beginning with the creation of Cape Cod and the Islands as told by Massachusetts' indigenous communities, Nightingale also explores the geological formation before examining other important moments. The first Europeans from across the ocean to the waves of Irish immigration to Boston, the vast whaling and fishing industries that shaped local economies, and even present day ecological politics that will inform the Bay State's future - all of these and more come together to create a rich musical representation of our New England home. CONTACT: nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com.

12/21/2024 in Boston MA, 12/21/2024 in Boston MA: New music and sound installations by Angela Yam and Nicholas Ford that invite you to dissolve the boundaries between audience and performer and embrace a collective act of creation with the members of Nightingale. CONTACT: nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com.

10/20/2024 in Amherst MA: Gregory Brown: un/bodying/s (text by Todd Hearon); Land-locked; with historic and modern works from the shape-note tradition. The composition un/bodying/s explores the history and future of the four "drowned towns" that were "disincorporated" to make way for the Quabbin Reservoir and provide water for Greater Boston. CONTACT: nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com.

10/19/2024 in Boston MA, 10/20/2024 in Amherst MA: Gregory Brown: un/bodying/s (text by Todd Hearon); Land-locked; with historic and modern works from the shape-note tradition. The composition un/bodying/s explores the history and future of the four "drowned towns" that were "disincorporated" to make way for the Quabbin Reservoir and provide water for Greater Boston. CONTACT: nightingalevocalensemble@gmail.com.