| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | The Prodigal SonPresented by La Donna Musicale at Emmanuel Church, Boston March 17, 2012 Combining stirring performances with groundbreaking scholarship, award-winning ensemble La Donna Musicale, led by Laury Gutiérrez (2009 Radcliffe Institute Fellow and Brandeis University WSRC Scholar), expands to a chamber string orchestra and vocal quartet for
the modern world premiere of this powerful oratorio, composed in 1709. | La Donna Musicale | 03/17/12 | Boston |
MISTRESSPresented by Cappella Clausura at Episcopal Parish of the Messiah - Newton March 17, 2012 MISTRESS:a celebration of the 400th anniversary of the birth of America's first poet, Mistress Anne Bradstreet
Featuring the premiere of Contemplations (8, 9) composed by Hilary Tann especially for Cappella Clausura’s celebration of Anne Bradstreet’s quatricentennial. The piece will be played in tandem with Contemplations (21, 22), written in 2005 for the Radcliffe Choral Society.
In addition, we feature two works by Dorothy Crawford: A Protrait of Anne... | Cappella Clausura | 03/17/12 | Newton |
The Prodigal SonPresented by La Donna Musicale March 18, 2012 Combining stirring performances with groundbreaking scholarship, award-winning ensemble La Donna Musicale, led by Laury Gutiérrez (2009 Radcliffe Institute Fellow and Brandeis University WSRC Scholar), expands to a chamber string orchestra and vocal quartet for
the modern world premiere of this powerful oratorio, composed in 1709. | La Donna Musicale | 03/18/12 | Cambridge |
MISTRESSPresented by Cappella Clausura at University Lutheran Church, Cambridge March 24, 2012 MISTRESS:a celebration of the 400th anniversary of the birth of America's first poet, Mistress Anne Bradstreet
Featuring the premiere of Contemplations (8, 9) composed by Hilary Tann especially for Cappella Clausura’s celebration of Anne Bradstreet’s quatricentennial. The piece will be played in tandem with Contemplations (21, 22), written in 2005 for the Radcliffe Choral Society.
In addition, we feature two works by Dorothy Crawford: A Protrait of Anne... | Cappella Clausura | 03/24/12 | Cambridge |
Coro Allegro: Handel's Coronation Anthems and Dettingen Te DeumPresented by Coro Allegro at Sanders Theatre March 25, 2012 Come hear Coro Allegro perform an all-Handel choral concert in Harvard Square's glorious Sanders Theatre! We will perform the rousing oratorio “Dettingen Te Deum” and two of Handel's coronation anthems, including the jubilant "Zadok the Priest". | Coro Allegro | 03/25/12 | Cambridge |
MISTRESSPresented by Cappella Clausura March 25, 2012 MISTRESS:a celebration of the 400th anniversary of the birth of America's first poet, Mistress Anne Bradstreet
Featuring the premiere of Contemplations (8, 9) composed by Hilary Tann especially for Cappella Clausura’s celebration of Anne Bradstreet’s quatricentennial. The piece will be played in tandem with Contemplations (21, 22), written in 2005 for the Radcliffe Choral Society.
In addition, we feature two works by Dorothy Crawford: A Protrait of Anne... | Cappella Clausura | 03/25/12 | Boston |
Blue Heron Presents: Music for Three SovereignsPresented by Blue Heron Renaissance Choir at First Church in Cambridge, Congregational March 30, 2012 Music for Emperor Maximilian I & Marguerite of Austria, including settings of the last words of Dido, Queen of Carthage; music by Josquin Desprez, Heinrich Isaac, Ludwig Senfl & others.
Free pre-concert talk by Keith Polk (Professor Emeritus, University of New Hampshire) — sponsored in part by The Cambridge Society for Early Music | Blue Heron Renaissance Choir | 03/30/12 | Cambridge |
The Tallis Scholars: The Field of Cloth of Gold- Music of Jean Mouton and William CornyshPresented by Boston Early Music Festival at St. Paul Church, Cambridge March 31, 2012 Peter Phillips, director
The Field of the Cloth of Gold: Music of Jean Mouton and William Cornysh
Beloved vocal ensemble The Tallis Scholars with Peter Phillips, director, make their 23rd annual appearance with BEMF! Pioneers in the performance of the glorious vocal music of the Renaissance, these singers continue to collect accolades for transcendent performances that are as intricately precise as they are expressively soulful. Their program is inspired by the splendor and... | Boston Early Music Festival | 03/31/12 | Cambridge |
| Blue Heron Workshop with Scott Metcalfe | Blue Heron Renaissance Choir | 04/14/12 | Watertown |
Patriots and Heroes: an American Pantheon in MusicPresented by The Boston Camerata at Harvard Epworth Church April 16, 2012 Patriots and Heroes: an American Pantheon in Music
Run to this concert! Fresh from its international triumph, and right after the 2012 Boston Marathon, this program returns to our own music. An anthology of American songs from the young republic, around the quintessential themes of freedom, union, and renewal in the New World. Anne Azéma and The Boston Camerata are joined by the Middlesex Volunteers Corps Fife and Drums and members of the Revels.
Join... | The Boston Camerata | 04/16/12 | Cambridge |
The Flanders Recorder Quartet: Reclaiming Bach for the RecorderPresented by Boston Early Music Festival at Sanders Theatre April 27, 2012 Tom Beets, Bart Spanhove, Joris Van Goethem & Paul Van Loey, recorders
A favorite of BEMF audiences since 1995, the Flanders Recorder Quartet has thrilled concert-goers on five continents with dazzling interplay and fluent, agile performances. These accomplished virtuosos close a season of triumphant returns with an unforgettable celebration that claims the music of J. S. Bach for the recorder. Just as Bach arranged music of other composers that he admired, the... | Boston Early Music Festival | 04/27/12 | Cambridge |
Gluck’s Opera, Orfeo Ed EuridicePresented by Boston Baroque at NEC's Jordan Hall May 4-May 5, 2012 Love and music triumph, as the poet Orpheus defies the fires of Hades and charms the underworld king, freeing his beloved Euridice from death. Gluck's revolutionary orchestration influenced opera from Mozart to Wagner, and Orpheus' heart-wrenching lament at losing his beautiful wife is one of opera's most famous moments. Boston Baroque's semi-staged operas, with the action taking place around the orchestra on stage, have been widely acclaimed. Sung in the original Italian with English... | Boston Baroque | 05/04/12-
05/05/12 | Boston |
Music of Johannes CiconiaPresented by Exsultemus at University Lutheran Church, Cambridge May 12, 2012 All but forgotten by music history, Johannes Ciconia (ca. 1370-1412) lived between the 14th-century giants Machaut and Landini and the first giant of the 15th century, Dufay. His rarely-heard challenging and sophisticated music as well as works by his more well-known contemporaries is brought to life by the accomplished singers of Exsultemus. | Exsultemus | 05/12/12 | Cambridge |
Music of Johannes CiconiaPresented by Exsultemus at First Lutheran Church of Boston May 13, 2012 All but forgotten by music history, Johannes Ciconia (ca. 1370-1412) lived between the 14th-century giants Machaut and Landini and the first giant of the 15th century, Dufay. His rarely-heard challenging and sophisticated music as well as works by his more well-known contemporaries is brought to life by the accomplished singers of Exsultemus. | Exsultemus | 05/13/12 | Boston |
First Church in Boston Thursday Mid-Day RecitalsPresented by The Music of First Church Boston at First Church in Boston September 15, 2011-May 24, 2012 For the second consecutive year, First Church in Boston is presenting a mid-day recital series on Thursdays from 12:15-12:45pm. All concerts are open to the public; donations are accepted to support the programming. The series is divided into four areas, one for each Thursday of the month. Two of the areas are co-sponsored by local performing arts organizations: American Century Music and Boston Opera Collaborative. For an up-to-date listing of performers, visit... | The Music of First Church Boston | 09/15/11-
05/24/12 | Boston |
| Blue Heron Presents: Song of Songs/Songs of Love | Blue Heron Renaissance Choir | 06/09/12 | Cambridge |
