Choral Calendar

04/26/2025 in Colchester VT: Georg Friedrich Handel: Saul. Brian Mextorf, Saul; Timothy Parsons, David; Madeline Healy, Merab; Olivia Greene, Michal; Oliver Mercer, Jonathan; Richard Riley, director. Tickets: $30, free for age 18 and under. CONTACT: bcssingerz@gmail.com, 802-461-6626.

04/12/2025 in North Berwick ME, 04/13/2025 in Portsmouth NH: Grace Brigham: "Lonely Star" (commissioned, premiere); and music by André Thomas, Randall Thompson, Mari Valverde, Gwyneth Walker, Eric Whitacre, and others. With flute, percussion, and piano. To commemorate the 50th Anniversary, alumni members will join the chorus for three songs. CONTACT: CCSB.Contacts@gmail.com.

04/26/2025 in Greenfield MA: Carl Orff: Carmina Burana; John Adams: Lollapalooza. Maggie Finnegan, soprano; Patrick Dailey, countertenor; Bradford Gleim, baritone. With Illumine Vocal Arts Ensemble and the Hampshire Young People’s Chorus. Pre-concert talk at 6 pm by Dr. David Schneider, Georges Lurcy Professor of Music & History at Amherst College. CONTACT: boxoffice@pvso.org, 413-773-3664.

06/21/2025 in Plymouth MA, 06/22/2025 in Plymouth MA: Some of the best of the more than 500 choral works PFC has performed over the past 25 years, including selections from the Great American Songbook, contemporary masterpieces, and a medley from one of our favorite musicals. CONTACT: info@pilgrimfestivalchorus.org, 617-407-4414.

05/03/2025 in Lexington MA: A concert honoring artistic director Mary Cunningham’s 20 years as artistic director. Vocalist Nthabiseng Thakadu is featured in pieces reflecting a founding inspiration for Halalisa, the South African anti-apartheid movement. With Trevor Berens, piano; Bertram Lehmann, percussion; Benjamin Green, bass guitar. Tickets: $25, livestream $15. CONTACT: themilva@hotmail.com.

03/28/2025 in Boston MA, 03/30/2025 in Boston MA: Ludwig van Beethoven: Mass in C Major; F.J. Haydn: “Spring” from The Seasons. Emőke Baráth, soprano; Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano; Andrew Haji, tenor; Thomas Bauer, baritone; Jonathan Cohen, conductor. CONTACT: info@handelandhaydn.org, 617-262-1815.

05/10/2025 in Lakeville CT, 05/11/2025 in Great Barrington MA: Emilio Cavalieri: Rappresentatione del alma e di corpo. An allegorical drama, the work is a lively debate over worldly vanities versus a spiritual life featuring six figures: the Soul, the Body, Good Counsel, Intellect, Time, Pleasure, and a chorus that comments on the action, accompanied by a chamber orchestra. Pre-concert talks by Christine Gevert on April 26 at 2:00 PM at Trinity Church in Lakeville, CT (also live-streamed via Zoom), and May 3 at 10:30 AM at Mason Library in Great Barrington, MA. CONTACT: crescendo@crescendomusic.org, 860-435-4866.

04/05/2025 in Bristol RI, 04/06/2025 in Providence RI: Music by Bach, Buxtehude, and more. Daniel Reid, conductor. Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at the door, free students and under age 21. CONTACT: info@sinenominechoir.org, 508-245-8476.

05/03/2025 in North Kingstown RI, 05/04/2025 in North Kingstown RI: Celebrating 40 years of music. Heather Skidds, director. Tickets: $15 advance, $20 at the door. CONTACT: hskidds@gmail.com, 401-573-7564.

04/27/2025 in Providence RI: Ralph Vaughan Williams: "Old Hundredth Psalm Tune"; "O How Amiable"; Five Mystical Songs; and others, including solo performances. CONTACT: collegiumancora@gmail.com.

05/17/2025 in East Providence RI, 05/18/2025 in East Providence RI: CONTACT: thechorusofep@gmail.com.

05/03/2025 in Milford NH: Tickets: $18 adults, $15 students/seniors, free age 12 and under. CONTACT: milfordchorus@gmail.com.

05/03/2025 in Concord NH, 05/04/2025 in Concord NH: Oliver Caplan: We Exist; Mark Hayes: Kindness; works by Joan Szymko, Nicky Manlove, Ysaye Bardwell, Kevin Siegfried, William Hawley, and The October Project that ask and answer questions about how to live together. Ren Wemhoener, soprano; Philippe L'Esperance, tenor. Free admission for students K-12. CONTACT: info@concordchorale.org, 603-333-5211.

07/10/2025 in Plymouth NH: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589; Edward Elgar: Serenade for Strings in E Minor, Op. 20; Béla Bartók: Divertimento for Strings, Sz. 113 BB. 118. Lisa Cooper, soprano; Janet Poisson, soprano; Will Gunn, director, NHMF/Pemi Festival Chorus. CONTACT: info@nhmf.org, 603-238-9007.

05/04/2025 in Plymouth NH: CONTACT: 603-535-2366.

05/02/2025 in Gilford NH, 05/04/2025 in Plymouth NH: CONTACT: 603-535-2366.

05/01/2025 in Meredith NH, 05/02/2025 in Gilford NH, 05/04/2025 in Plymouth NH: CONTACT: 603-535-2366.

05/18/2025 in Nashua NH: Maurice Durufle: Requiem; other French composers. David Williams, conductor. CONTACT: nashuachoralsociety@gmail.com.

05/10/2025 in Peterborough NH, 05/11/2025 in Peterborough NH: CONTACT: monadnockchorus@gmail.com, 603-513-8818.

06/08/2025 in Manchester NH: Craig Hella Johnson: Considering Matthew Shepard (an oratorio composed as a response to the murder of Matthew Shepard, a young, gay college student at the University of Wyoming who in October 1998 was kidnapped, severely beaten, tied to a fence and left to die in a lonely field under a blanket of stars). CONTACT: info@mcsnh.org, 603-472-6627.