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2008-2009 Events Calendar is updated regularly. Please check
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Fri, Dec 5, 7:30pm
Handel and Haydn Society, Paul Daniel, guest conductor |
Handel's Messiah. Audiences have been enjoying Handel and Haydn's Messiah performances for 155 consecutive years. Famed British opera conductor Paul Daniel promises to deliver an unforgettable rendition of this beloved Boston tradition. Kendra Colton, soprano;
Paula Murrihy, mezzo-soprano;
Brian Stucki, tenor;
Brett Polegato, baritone;
Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115. Accessible from the Symphony stop on the Heath Street-Brigham Circle "E" Green Line train/ Hynes Convention Center stop on the "A" "B" C" Green Line train/ Massachusetts Ave stop on the Orange Line. Tickets from $25-$86. Call 617-266-4048 or visit www.HandelandHaydn.org for further information.
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Fri, Dec 5, 8:00 pm
Boston Secession, Jane Ring Frank, Artistic Director |
| Chestnuts Roasting: A Secession Holiday Concert. A joyous seasonal celebration, overflowing with favorite choral chestnuts. Carols and hymns spanning five centuries are spiced up, Secession-style, with a sprinkling of parodies by P.D.Q. Back and Tom Lehrer. And, join us in singing top tunes from Handel's Messiah -- bring your score if you have one!
Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Copley Square, Boston. Tickets: preferred seating $40 ($35 if ordered in advance!) general seating tickets $25; students and seniors $15. Please visit www.bostonsecession.org or call 617-499-4860 for more information. |
Sat, Dec 6, 3:00pm
Handel and Haydn Society, Paul Daniel, guest conductor |
Handel's Messiah. Audiences have been enjoying Handel and Haydn's Messiah performances for 155 consecutive years. Famed British opera conductor Paul Daniel promises to deliver an unforgettable rendition of this beloved Boston tradition. Kendra Colton, soprano;
Paula Murrihy, mezzo-soprano;
Brian Stucki, tenor;
Brett Polegato, baritone;
Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115. Accessible from the Symphony stop on the Heath Street-Brigham Circle "E" Green Line train/ Hynes Convention Center stop on the "A" "B" C" Green Line train/ Massachusetts Ave stop on the Orange Line. Tickets from $25-$86. Call 617-266-4048 or visit www.HandelandHaydn.org for further information.
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Sat, Dec 6, 7:00pm
The A Cappella Singers, Sharon Brown, Artistic Director
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| The A Cappella Singers begins its 45th consecutive year of entertaining audiences in the Metrowest Area. The A Cappella Singers Annual Holiday Concert will be presented at St Andrews Episcopal Church Denton Street, Wellesley, MA Dec.6,2008 at 7:00pm.
The program includes Pinkham pieces "Gloria" and "Ave Maria," Bach's "For Unto Us a Child is Born"(fives selections), "Prayer" from "Hansel and Gretel" by Humperdinck/arr. Knowles, anad other Christmas Favorites including "Once Upon a Christmas Medley" arr.
Strommen. Tickets pre-concert $12 for adults, $10 for students and seniors. Call 508-877-9109, or visit our website at www.theacappellasingers.org. for tickets and more information. |
Sat., Dec. 6 at 7:30 PM
New England Classical Singers, David Hodgkins, Artistic Director |
Music of the Season, featuring Conrad Susa's "Carols and Lullabies" with harp, guitar, and marimba accompaniment. We will be joined by the Lawrence High School Girls Ensemble for this concert. Concert is at the Rogers Center for the Arts at Merrimack College, 315 Turnpike St., No. Andover, Mass. Tickets are $20/15/5 and can be purchased at the door or by calling 978 474 6090, or visit our website at newenglandclassical.org
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Sat, Dec 6, 8:00 pm
Voices Rising: women building community through song, Leora Zimmer, Artistic Director |
| Let Evening Come: A Winter's Night Journey.
Please check www.voicesrising.org for further details or call 617-959-5377. |
Sun, Dec 7, 3:00pm
Handel and Haydn Society, Paul Daniel, guest conductor |
Handel's Messiah. Audiences have been enjoying Handel and Haydn's Messiah performances for 155 consecutive years. Famed British opera conductor Paul Daniel promises to deliver an unforgettable rendition of this beloved Boston tradition. Kendra Colton, soprano;
Paula Murrihy, mezzo-soprano;
Brian Stucki, tenor;
Brett Polegato, baritone;
Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02115. Accessible from the Symphony stop on the Heath Street-Brigham Circle "E" Green Line train/ Hynes Convention Center stop on the "A" "B" C" Green Line train/ Massachusetts Ave stop on the Orange Line. Tickets from $25-$86. Call 617-266-4048 or visit www.HandelandHaydn.org for further information.
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Sun, Dec 7, 3:00 pm
Voices Rising: women building community through song, Leora Zimmer, Artistic Director |
| Let Evening Come: A Winter's Night Journey.
Please check www.voicesrising.org for further details or call 617-959-5377. |
Sun, Dec 7, 5:00 pm
The Oriana Consort, Walter Chapin, Director |
| The Oriana Consort, a 26-voice chorale, presents “Miracles of
Winter: Choral music for Advent, Christmas, and Channukah”. The program
includes Benjamin Britten’s cantata “A Boy was Born”; Baroque settings
of the chorale “Puer natus in Bethlehem”; carols by Gustav Holst;
Channukah music by Herbert Fromm, Hugo Adler, and Elliot Z. Levine; and
Antonio Vivaldi’s “Magnificat” (RV 610/611), accompanied by a period
ensemble of strings, recorders, and continuo.
Swedenborg Chapel, Kirkland and Quincy Streets, Cambridge.
Admission $15, or $12 for students and seniors. GBCC VIP Discount Card
applies; Harvard O&I discount applies. Please call 617-547-1798 or visit
www.theorianaconsort.org for further information. |
Sat, Dec 13, 8:00 pm
The Oriana Consort, Walter Chapin, Director |
| The Oriana Consort, a 26-voice chorale, presents “Miracles of
Winter: Choral music for Advent, Christmas, and Channukah”. The program
includes Benjamin Britten’s cantata “A Boy was Born”; Baroque settings
of the chorale “Puer natus in Bethlehem”; carols by Gustav Holst;
Channukah music by Herbert Fromm, Hugo Adler, and Elliot Z. Levine; and
Antonio Vivaldi’s “Magnificat” (RV 610/611), accompanied by a period
ensemble of strings, recorders, and continuo.
First Lutheran Church, Berkeley and Marlborough Streets,
Boston. Admission $15, or $12 for students and seniors. GBCC VIP
Discount Card applies; Harvard O&I discount applies. Please call
617-547-1798 or visit www.theorianaconsort.org for further information. |
Thur, Dec 18, 8:00pm
Handel and Haydn Society,
John Finney, Associate Conductor |
| A Bach Christmas. Associate Conductor John Finney and the Society's acclaimed Chorus offer a joyous program of Bach's timeless Christmas music. Celebrate the season with Bach's glorious Magnificat and two festive cantatas. Bach: Cantata 191, "Gloria in excelsis Deo";
Bach: Cantata 151, "Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt";
Bach: Magnificat, BWV 243; NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street.
Boston, MA 02115, Accessible from Symphony on the "E" Green Line, Hynes Convention Center on the "A" "B "C" Green Line, and Massachusetts Ave on the Orange Line. Tickets from $36-$75. For more information call 617-266-4048 or visit www.HandelandHaydn.org |
Fri, Dec 19, 8:00 PM
Masterworks Chorale, Steven Karidoyanes, Conductor |
| Masterworks Chorale presents their annual ‘Messiah’ Sings. Steven Karidoyanes conducts vocal soloists and orchestra in sing-along performances of Handel’s magnificent oratorio – where the audience is the chorus! An annual tradition since 1962. Cary Hall, 1605 Mass. Ave., Lexington. Suggested admission donation: $10. Vocal scores are loaned without charge or bring your own. Cary Hall is fully accessible. For more information call (781) 235-6210 or visit www.MasterworksChorale.org |
Sat, December 20, 8:00 PM
Masterworks Chorale, Steven Karidoyanes, Conductor |
| Masterworks Chorale presents their annual ‘Messiah’ Sings. Steven Karidoyanes conducts vocal soloists and orchestra in sing-along performances of Handel’s magnificent oratorio – where the audience is the chorus! An annual tradition since 1962. Cary Hall, 1605 Mass. Ave., Lexington. Suggested admission donation: $10. Vocal scores are loaned without charge or bring your own. Cary Hall is fully accessible. For more information call (781) 235-6210 or visit www.MasterworksChorale.org |
Sun, Dec 21, 3:00pm
Handel and Haydn Society,
John Finney, Associate Conductor |
| A Bach Christmas. Associate Conductor John Finney and the Society's acclaimed Chorus offer a joyous program of Bach's timeless Christmas music. Celebrate the season with Bach's glorious Magnificat and two festive cantatas. Bach: Cantata 191, "Gloria in excelsis Deo";
Bach: Cantata 151, "Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt";
Bach: Magnificat, BWV 243; NEC's Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street.
Boston, MA 02115, Accessible from Symphony on the "E" Green Line, Hynes Convention Center on the "A" "B "C" Green Line, and Massachusetts Ave on the Orange Line. Tickets from $36-$75. For more information call 617-266-4048 or visit www.HandelandHaydn.org |
Sun, Dec 21, 7:30 pm
Belmont Open Sings, Mary Beekman, Artistic Director |
| An open reading of Handel's Messiah, Parts 1 and 2, and some of 3. Admission $5.00 per person or $20 per season. Payson Park Church,
365 Belmont Street, Belmont, MA. Corner of Belmont St. and Payson Rd. On #73
Waverly bus line from Harvard Square; Payson Rd. stop. Return rides to
Harvard Sq., Boston, etc. can be arranged. The evenings begin with a few minutes of vocal exercises followed by
rehearsal of difficult passages and transitions in the work. After a
coffee/cider break, the work is read through from beginning to end
(sometimes omitting sections) as if it were a concert. At around 10PM, the
evening concludes. This is a unique opportunity to experience important
choral works with full orchestra under an outstanding conductor. All singers
with some choir or choral experience are welcome. If you are unsure of your
abilities or are unfamiliar with the work, the presence of numerous strong
singers can help you stay on track. |
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