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First Church in Cambridge, Congregational

The 6th meeting house of the First Church in Cambridge, built in 1871, is a stone building at the corner of Garden and Mason Streets. The brass cockerel atop the tower overlooks the Cambridge Common and keeps a watchful eye on Harvard Yard, two blocks away.

The exterior of the building illustrates the early Gothic revival period while the sanctuary interior is eclectic with Victorian, Byzantine, and contemporary elements. The stained glass windows by the Tiffany, Lafarge and Cummings studios provide a colorful and lively environment.

In the 1920s there was a major addition to the church: the Parish House with the chapel, offices, classrooms and meeting halls were added. The building is not only the focus for a worshiping congregation, but also functions as a center for the surrounding Cambridge community housing a nursery school, homeless shelter, and other compatible activities.

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    First Church in Cambridge, Congregational

    11 Garden Street
    Cambridge, MA 02138

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    10/16/10	Music from the Peterhouse Partbooks First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    10/31/10	Vieni, Imeneo: Music and Marriage in the Italian Renaissance First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    11/13/10	"Sound the Trumpets!" First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    11/18/10	Longy Chamber Orchestra First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    12/03/10	The Baroque Big Band: All Bach Holiday Concert First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    12/17/10	An American Christmas First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    12/18/10	Christmas at the Courts of 15th-century France, Burgundy & Cyprus First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    03/19/11	Music of Tomás Luis de Victoria (d. 1611) First Church in Cambridge, Congregational

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    07/31/10	Grand Finale: A Musical Offering First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    07/30/10	In Empfindsamer Stil First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    07/30/10	An Evening at Brandenburg First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    07/29/10	Florilegium Portense First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    07/26/10	Peter Sykes, organ First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    07/23/10	A la Jeunesse du Monde: Myth, Music, and Dance First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    06/12/10	The Virgin and the Singer First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    06/05/10	Sibling Rivalry: French Baroque with a Twist! First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    06/04/10	Beg Borrow Steal First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    05/22/10	Mary's Playlist: Choral Favorites from Thirty Years of Programming First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    05/15/10	RISING STARS! - An Award-Winning World Premiere, PLUS Music by Established Masters Written in Their Early Years First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    05/12/10	Laura Marling First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    05/08/10	Beyond the Gamut: Chromaticism in the Renaissance First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    04/23/10	Music of the Spanish Renaissance: Old World and New First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    03/20/10	The Spirit Is Still Speaking: Choral Music of the Modern Era First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    03/19/10	Les Folies Francoises: Great Parisian Masters Under Louis XV First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    03/13/10	Song of Songs / Songs of Love First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    03/06/10	MUSIC WE LOVE! - Favorite Masterworks from Three Centuries, Selected by Our Audiences and Performers First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    03/05/10	Tenebræ First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    02/26/10	Vittorio Ghielmi and Luca Pianca: The Golden Age of the Viola da Gamba and the Lute First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    12/19/09	Christmas in Medieval England First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    12/12/09	All Bach Holiday First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    12/12/09	A Mediterranean Christmas First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    12/05/09	Clear and Bright: Festive Sounds of Chorus and Brass First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    12/04/09	Andover Chamber Music presents The Baroque Big Band First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    11/21/09	A CHILD IS BORN - Festive Baroque Masterworks Heralding the Holiday Season First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    11/20/09	Villarosa Sequences First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    10/23/09	Emma Kirkby and Jakob Lindberg: Music of Dowland and Purcell First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    10/02/09	Boston University Symphonic Chorus First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    09/23/09	MENA Music Presents: Orchestra of Tetouan First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    05/30/09	In Music Is Such Art: Choral Music with Texts from Shakespeare First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    05/16/09	MAGNIFICENT MOZART! First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    05/01/09	Bring on Brahms First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    03/21/09	Give Ear to Thy People: Choral Music from the Jewish Tradition First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    03/13/09	Du Fay, Savoy & the island of Cyprus First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    03/07/09	Schubert and Brahms Masterworks First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
    02/13/09- 02/14/09	(Un)Lucky in Love: An Alternative Valentine Celebration First Church in Cambridge, Congregational

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