Events
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Soweto Gospel Choir
Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Symphony Hall February 12, 2012 Africa is a veritable river of great singers and vocal traditions, and South Africa is at the headwaters of that great harmonious river. With a mixture of thick polyrhythms, rich harmonies, a capella singing, energetic dancing, and vibrant, colorful costumes, as well as accompaniment by an exciting four-piece band and percussion section, the mix is a thrilling, thoroughly involving experience.
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Celebrity Series of Boston |
02/12/12 |
Symphony Hall, Boston |
Biber’s Mystery Sonatas for Violin, Part I - Christina Day Martinson, violin
Presented by Boston Baroque at First Church in Cambridge, Congregational February 12, 2012 Concertmaster Christina Day Martinson gives a tour de force performance of one of the pinnacles of the virtuoso violin repertoire—playing multiple violins tuned differently—to resonate differently for each sonata. Each of these sonatas depicts one of the mysteries of the rosary, and, as a set, they take us on a remarkable musical journey. With Boston Baroque players Christina Day Martinson, violin; Martin Pearlman, keyboards; Sarah Freiberg, cello; and Victor Coelho, theorbo.
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Boston Baroque |
02/12/12 |
First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, Cambridge |
A Romantic Valentine with the Borromeo String Quartet
Presented by Boston Classical Orchestra at Faneuil Hall February 12, 2012 Tchaikovsky/Takemitsu: Andante doloroso
Debussy: String Quartet
Tchaikovsky: "Souvenir de Florence"
The BCO presents the incomparable Borromeo String Quartet, playing Debussy's passionate and impressionistic quartet, a Takemitsu transcription of Tchaikovsky (joined by BCO music director Steven Lipsitt on clarinet), and Tchaikovsky's lush and lovely sextet "A Souvenir of Florence" (joined by BCO principal violist Kenneth Stalberg and principal...
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Boston Classical Orchestra |
02/12/12 |
Faneuil Hall, Boston |
The Game of Love
Presented by The Boston Camerata at First Lutheran Church of Boston February 12, 2012 The Game of Love - Le Jeu d'Amour
This program focuses on the lighter and lustier side of the Middle Ages, far from monastic cloisters and cathedral vaults, with songs and poems dealing with springtime, youth, erotic intrigue, and passionate romance, as celebrated in village revels, courtly chambers, and illicit trysting-places. Anne Azéma is joined by Shira Kammen, Tom Zajac, Jane Sheldon, and Deborah Rentz-Moore.
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The Boston Camerata |
02/12/12 |
First Lutheran Church of Boston, Boston |
Valentine's Love Fest with the WSO
Presented by The Wellesley Symphony Orchestra at Mass Bay Community College, Wellesley February 12, 2012 The WSO Presents renowned tenor Brian Landry and wife, contralto Anna Maria Ugarte, sing beloved arias and duets from Tosca, Rigoletto, Carmen, and more -- plus Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream Suite and Richard Wagner's Siegfried Idyl
Pre-concert talk by Leslie Holmes.
Easy parking and reception after the concert.
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The Wellesley Symphony Orchestra |
02/12/12 |
Mass Bay Community College, Wellesley, Wellesley |
CapePops 3 A Night at the Movies
Presented by Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra at Barnstable Performing Arts Center February 11-February 12, 2012 The Music That Makes Movies Magical
Kurt Bestor, Guest Conductor & Host - Jennifer Schaffer, Vocalist
Travel through nine decades of filmmaking as guest conductor Kurt Bestor highlights scores from the most memorable music and film clips of all times, including Psycho, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings and Titanic.
Soar through the universe with Star Wars, relive the nail-biting shower scene from Psycho and feel the wind cross the bow of the Titanic as Guest...
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Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra |
02/11/12 -
02/12/12 |
Barnstable Performing Arts Center, Barnstable |
THE LIGHTHOUSE BY Peter Maxwell Davies
Presented by Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) February 8-February 12, 2012 Sung in English
New Opera Annex production
Music and libretto by Peter Maxwell Davies
Boston Lyric Opera channels Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’ ominous maritime ghost chamber opera, THE LIGHTHOUSE, with four performances overlooking the Boston Harbor at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum.
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’ opera is an unforgettable gripping and overwhelming portrait of growing madness and...
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Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) |
02/08/12 -
02/12/12 |
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum, Boston |
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Of Youth and Music
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New Philharmonia Orchestra |
02/12/12 |
First Baptist Church in Newton, Newton |
Sunday Concert Series: New York Festival of Song
Presented by Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum February 12, 2012 The Gardner’s Sunday Concert Series presents classical chamber music on Sunday afternoons, featuring performances by renowned musicians alongside outstanding emerging artists.
Tickets will be available for members October 1 (by phone only) and November 1 for the general public
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum |
02/12/12 |
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston |
Blast
Presented by CityStage & Symphony Hall at Symphony Hall - Springfield February 12, 2012 FAMILY FUN! Ages 5 and up!
Winner of the 2001 Tony® Award for "Best Special Theatrical Event" and the 2001 Emmy® Award for "Best Choreography". Born on athletic fields across the nation, steeped in the tradition of military and outdoor pageantry, drum corps, bands, and color guards have a long history in America. Often rehearsing twelve hours a day through heat, cold, dust and rain, they create thrilling performances where athleticism, musical talent,...
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CityStage & Symphony Hall |
02/12/12 |
Symphony Hall - Springfield, Springfield |
Stephen Petronio Company
Presented by World Music/CRASHarts at Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) February 10-February 12, 2012 Stephen Petronio’s Underland is a sexy, enigmatic fusion of dance, music and visual imagery inspired by the tender, bittersweet songs of pop balladeer Nick Cave. Completing Petronio’s vision is an exquisite triptych of projected imagery by visual designer Ken Tabachnick and video artist Mike Daly as well as costumes by Tara Subkoff. Together with his superb company of 11 dancers, they create the provocative world that is Underland.
Free preperformance talks with...
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World Music/CRASHarts |
02/10/12 -
02/12/12 |
Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA), Boston |
NIMBAYA!
Presented by World Music/CRASHarts at Sanders Theatre February 12, 2012 A daring response to the taboo of women playing the djembe in West Africa, Nimbaya! is the first all-women's percussion and dance troupe from Guinea. The group, formerly known as Amazones Women Master Drummers of Guinea, was created in 1998 by Mamoudou Condé of Les Ballets Africains fame. Presenting spectacular performances, Nimbaya! "plays with a fury, pounding out heart-racing rhythms and dancing into near frenzies."—The Boston Globe
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World Music/CRASHarts |
02/12/12 |
Sanders Theatre, Cambridge |
Yasmin Levy
Presented by World Music/CRASHarts at Berklee Performance Center February 12, 2012 With a deep, spiritual and moving style, Yasmin Levy preserves and revives the most beautiful and romantic songs from the Ladino/Judeo-Spanish tradition. Her powerfully sensual voice, which combines flamenco’s fiery passion with the microtonal melisma of Middle Eastern music, ripples across sashaying grooves built from hand percussion; Turkish-Arabic instruments such as the oud, ney and qanun, and Western standbys, including acoustic guitar and bass.
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World Music/CRASHarts |
02/12/12 |
Berklee Performance Center, Boston |
Boston Musica Viva's 19th Annual Family Concert
Presented by Boston Musica Viva at Tsai Performance Center February 12, 2012 At Boston Musica Viva’s 19th Annual Family Concert, you and your child will experience two classic tales like never before. Continuing BMV’s tradition of commissioning new music for listeners of all ages, Boston composers Patrick Greene and Michael Gandolfi give Aesop’s “The Tortoise and the Hare” and “The Pied Piper” a fresh spin. The talented young percussionists of The Marimba Magic Ensemble from The Rivers School Conservatory and New England...
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Boston Musica Viva |
02/12/12 |
Tsai Performance Center, Boston |
Opera del West presents Amelia Goes to the Ball
Presented by TCAN - The Center for Arts in Natick at The Center for Arts in Natick February 12, 2012 In Gian Carlo Menotti’s romance infused opera, Amelia schemes to prevent her husband and lover from meeting while desperately trying to make it to the evening’s ball. Stage direction by Kirsten Cairns, musical direction by Eve Budnick, and produced by Opera del West with singers from the region’s premier conservatories. Complimentary champagne and chocolates will be served.
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TCAN - The Center for Arts in Natick |
02/12/12 |
The Center for Arts in Natick, Natick |
Vanessa Trien and the Jumping Monkeys
Presented by Soule Early Childhood Center PTO February 12, 2012 Vanessa Trien and the Jumping Monkeys perform! Amazing raffle baskets, food & drink, fun for the whole family!
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Soule Early Childhood Center PTO |
02/12/12 |
Baker Elementary School, Brookline |
The Inner World of Feeling: Organ and Vocal Music of J.S. Bach
Presented by Berkshire Bach Society February 12, 2012 Berkshire Bach Society presents: Christa Rakich, organist and Miranda Bergmeier, soprano: Bach’s chorales and settings of the Passiontide and Easter sections of his Little Organ Book. Each chorale will be sung before Bach’s descriptive arrangement is played. Also, Bach’s Pièce d’Orgue, BWV 572, and the Trio Sonata #1 in E-flat, BWV 525, the first of 6 Sonatas in which the organist’s hands play the parts of treble instruments while the feet assume the bass...
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Berkshire Bach Society |
02/12/12 |
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Pittsfield |
"It's My Party!" Cabaret
Presented by Boston Gay Men's Chorus at Club Cafe February 10-February 12, 2012 Come help us celebrate our 30th birthday at "It’s My Party!" The annual Boston Gay Men’s Chorus cabaret is always a sell-out and this year will be no exception. If you’ve been in the audience before, you’ll see some of the super talented guys you’ve loved in the past, along with some fantastic talent that is new to the BGMC. Held at Club Café, it’s a relaxed atmosphere with cocktails and discounted food available.
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Boston Gay Men's Chorus |
02/10/12 -
02/12/12 |
Club Cafe, Boston |
Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway Song & Dance
Presented by The Hanover Theatre at The Hanover Theatre February 12, 2012 100 Years of Broadway Song & Dance is a brand new show that features some of Broadway's most memorable choreography and recreates the greatest moments from the finest shows of the century featuring the actual stars of shows such as The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, CATS, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Jekyll & Hyde. These amazing performers light up the stage with songs from the hit shows in which they starred. Neil Berg presents brilliantly revived arrangements of Broadway...
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The Hanover Theatre |
02/12/12 |
The Hanover Theatre, Worcester |
WAR & PEACE (novel by Leo Tolstoy): 15TH ANNUAL VALENTINE CONCERT
Presented by Andover Chamber Music at West Parish Church, Andover February 12, 2012 A Moving and intimate program of works about love and conflict.
Ya Fei Chuang, piano
Jennifer Frautschi, violin
Julie Scolnik, flute
Thomas Kraines, cello
Messaien, Shostakovich, Liebermann, Kraines
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Andover Chamber Music |
02/12/12 |
West Parish Church, Andover, Andover |
Darrell Scott CD Release
Presented by Club Passim at Club Passim February 12, 2012 Much of the commentary about Darrell Scott’s career has focused on the songs he’s written that have been recorded by famous names and voices – those known in music industry parlance as “artists.” But then there’s the actual word artist, whose definition has nothing to do with radio hits and red carpets. We refer of course to those who create artifacts of aesthetic and intellectual contemplation and wonder, built from experience, skill, reflection and...
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Club Passim |
02/12/12 |
Club Passim, Cambridge |
Closer To You: A Live Tribute to the Carpenters
Presented by Regent Theatre, Arlington at Regent Theatre February 10-February 12, 2012 Valentine’s Day Weekend Exclusive!
“CLOSER TO YOU”: A LIVE TRIBUTE TO THE CARPENTERS
Featuring GRAMMY Nominated Vocalist JUDY PANCOAST
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Regent Theatre, Arlington |
02/10/12 -
02/12/12 |
Regent Theatre, Arlington |
Hans Christian Anderson's "The Nightingale"
Presented by Boston College February 12, 2012 Bring your family and enjoy "The Nightingale" adapted from a Hans Christian Andersen tale. Performed with audience participation.
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Boston College |
02/12/12 |
Boston College, Lyons Hall 423, Chestnut Hill |
Music for Oboe, Trumpet, and Piano
Presented by Harvard-Epworth Concert Series February 12, 2012 On Sunday, Feb. 12, at 4:00 p.m., oboist Laura Shamu, trumpeter Jonah Kappraff and pianist Terry Halco will present a concert to include: Marcello - Oboe Concerto in D minor; Britten - Six Metamorphoses after Ovid; Copland - Quiet City; Brahms - Intermezzo in A Major, Op.118, No.2; Vaughan Williams - Six Studies in English Folksong; Madeleine Dring - Danza Gaya; and Edmund Rubbra - Oboe Sonata (1st movement)
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Harvard-Epworth Concert Series |
02/12/12 |
Harvard-Epworth Church, Cambridge |
En Amor Latin Dance
Presented by Salem Jazz and Soul Festival February 12, 2012 En Amor Latin Dance! Join us for a special this Valentine's Day weekend! Forget about the same old same old, and do something new this year! Dinner and flowers are nice, but how about treating your loved one to an evening of romantic rumbas and sensual salsa?
Join the Salem Jazz and Soul Festival at Red Lulu, learn a few steps, and dance the night away! Featuring live music by Gilberto Rivera & Rumba 4, and dance lessons led by one of the region's best known instructors,...
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Salem Jazz and Soul Festival |
02/12/12 |
Red Lulu Cocina & Tequila Bar, Salem |
Songs of Love from the American Musical
Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) at Museum of Fine Arts Boston February 12, 2012 Nancy Armstrong and Robert Honeysucker, vocalists; Daniel Stepner, electric violin; Laura Jeppesen, electric viola da gamba
Front-of-house seating is sold out. General admission seating is still available.
Purchase tickets online in the red box, in person at any MFA ticket desk, or by phone at 1-800-440-6975.
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) |
02/12/12 |
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston |
The Music Department Honors Concert
Presented by The Arts at Wellesley at Jewett Auditorium February 12, 2012 The music department at Wellesley College fosters an environment in which students combine serious musical study with the depth and richness of a traditional liberal arts curriculum. An important component of the music department, the Performance Program gives students the opportunity to take instrumental/vocal private instruction with faculty and prepare for professional careers in music. This concert will showcase eight women who have exhibited exceptional promise as performing musicians,...
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The Arts at Wellesley |
02/12/12 |
Jewett Auditorium, Wellesley |
Sharon Van Etten
Presented by World Music/CRASHarts February 13, 2012 With a voice known for its stark power and subtle refinement, Sharon Van Etten has a mastery for writing songs with direct honesty and feeling. Over the course of releasing two full-length albums, Because I Was In Love (Language of Stone; 2009) and epic (Ba Da Bing; 2010), Sharon has been celebrated by fans and critics, alike. Since epic’s release, she has opened the Pitchfork Music Festival, played the Hollywood Bowl with Neko Case and at Radio City Music Hall with The Antlers, sung...
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World Music/CRASHarts |
02/13/12 |
Paradise Rock Club, Boston |
Vicky Chow, Ban on a Can All-Stars pianist
Presented by MIT Music and Theater Arts at Killian Hall at MIT February 13, 2012 Vicky Chow, Ban on a Can All-Stars pianist in a concert of music for prepared piano by John Cage. Visit Vicky Chow at www.vickychow.com. 8pm, Killian Hall. Free and open to the public.
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MIT Music and Theater Arts |
02/13/12 |
Killian Hall at MIT, Cambridge |
You and I: A Cabaret
Presented by Central Square Theater at Central Square Theater February 13, 2012 One way or another, every song is a love song. Either it's exultation and happiness or heartbreak and devastation. Are we miserable because we've listened to all these heartbreakingly romantic love songs or we heartbroken because we have idealized love from letting our emotions take us away? Share the joy and laugh away at the pain with us as we explore Valentine's Day and our own experiences through...
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Central Square Theater |
02/13/12 |
Central Square Theater, Cambridge |