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Sat, Feb 7, 2:00 pm
Cantata Singers, David Hoose, Conductor |
Benjamin Britten: Noye’s Fludde.
Members of Cantata Singers and student instrumentalists and singers.
Staged performance. Britten was the twentieth century’s greatest opera composer. His musical pageant, Noye’s Fludde, is filled with magical invention and tells the Biblical story of Noah’s Flood, complete with Mr. and Mrs. Noah and animals marching two by two. All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline. Tickets $5-$15 at 617-868-5885 or www.cantatasingers.org
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Sun, Feb 8, 7:30 pm
Belmont Open Sings, Mary Beekman, Artistic Director |
| An open reading of Schubert's Mass in G Major. 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. |
Fri, Feb 13, 8:00 pm
Boston Secession, Jane Ring Frank, Artistic Director |
| (Un)Lucky in Love. Celebrate the vicissitudes of love with Boston Secession's popular alternative Valentine concert. Featuring works by Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, and Jason Robert Brown, along with some delectable surprises, in an intimate concert of solos, duets, and small ensembles. First Church in Cambridge, Congregational; 11 Garden Street, Harvard Square; Cambridge. Tickets are $35 for preferred seating ($30 if ordered in advance!), $25 for general seating, $15 for students and seniors. Visit www.bostonsecession.org or call 617-499-4860 for more information. |
Sat, Feb 14, 8:00 pm
Boston Secession, Jane Ring Frank, Artistic Director |
| (Un)Lucky in Love. Celebrate the vicissitudes of love with Boston Secession's popular alternative Valentine concert. Featuring works by Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, and Jason Robert Brown, along with some delectable surprises, in an intimate concert of solos, duets, and small ensembles. First Church in Cambridge, Congregational; 11 Garden Street, Harvard Square; Cambridge. Tickets are $35 for preferred seating ($30 if ordered in advance!), $25 for general seating, $15 for students and seniors. Visit www.bostonsecession.org or call 617-499-4860 for more information. |
Fri, Feb 27, 8:00pm
Handel and Haydn Society, Paul Goodwin, guest conductor |
Baroque Grand Tour. Experience a musical journey through Baroque Europe led by period-instrument specialist Paul Goodwin. Travel to Germany with Bach's extraordinary Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, to England with the expressive delights of Purcell, and to France with the instrumental poetry of Couperin. Couperin: Concert dans le goût théâtrical;
Purcell: Funeral Sentences;
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3;
Purcell: The Masque from Dioclesian. 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 $35-$70. For more information call 617-266-4048 or visit www.handelandhaydn.org
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Sat, Feb 28, 8:00 pm
Brookline Chorus, Lisa Graham, Music Director |
"I Dream a World", music by Kirke Mechem from his opera, "John Brown", "A girl born in Afghanistan" by Greg Bartholowmew and other selections. First Baptist Church, 848 Beacon Street, Newton Centre.
Tickets: $20/$15 for students/seniors.
Tickets can be purchased at Brookline Booksmith or online at www.brooklinechorus.org
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