Weekend Concert Calendar, 1/22/09

Oh, the weather outside is frightful,
But the choirs are so delightful,
So since we've places to go,
Oh, please don't let it snow!

Luckily, snow is not on the radar (for once) this weekend, so you can enjoy quite a variety of concerts!

Friday:

Exsultemus, directed by Eric Rice, will be performing at 8:00 pm at the First Lutheran Church of Boston, 299 Berkeley Street, Boston. They will be performing sacred music of Tudor England by Tallis, Byrd, Taverner, and Gibbons. Exsultemus is one of Boston's most stellar professional choirs, and if you haven't checked them out yet, you really should. This program will really show them off well. This concert will be repeated on Saturday in Andover and Sunday in Newton.

Handel & Haydn, under the direction of Sir Roger Norrington, will performing at 8:00 pm at Symphony Hall, 301 Mass. Ave, Boston. They will present a concert performance of Haydn's magnificent opera L'anima del filosofo, which is a retelling of the Orfeo and Eurydice story. This concert will be repeated on Sunday.

Saturday:

Convivium Musicum, directed by Michael Barret, will be performing at 7:00 pm at the Cambridge Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge. They will be singing "Music of Byrd & Tallis from Cantiones Sacrae 1575." One of Anthology's sopranos sings with them, so go check it out! This program will be repeated on Sunday in Newton.

Exsultemus, directed by Eric Rice, will be performing at 7:30 pm at Christ Church Andover, 33 Central Street, Andover. They will be performing sacred music of Tudor England by Tallis, Byrd, Taverner, and Gibbons. Exsultemus is one of Boston's most stellar professional choirs, and if you haven't checked them out yet, you really should. This program will really show them off well. This concert will be repeated Sunday in Newton.

Women Singing OUT!, directed by Claudia Frost, will perform at 7:30 pm at Christ Episcopal Church, 1035 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth, NH. They will be presenting the first of their 10th anniversary concerts, "Broadway or Bust!" a winter spectacular highlighting a century of showtunes. This program will be repeated on Sunday.

This one is not choral, but it is in support of a chorus! The Concord Chorus will present "Broadway and Beyond - Cabaret and Silent Auction." Bidding starts at 7 pm, and the program will start at 8 pm. The entertainment for the evening will be presented by Pamela Enders and Will MacMillan. This will be at 51 Walden St. in Concord.

The Westford Chorus, directed by Daniel Rowntree, will present "A Renaissance Ball" at 8:00 pm at Stony Brook Middle School, 9 Farmer Way (off Rt. 40), Westford.

Sunday:

The Newton Community Chorus, under the direction of Richard Travers, will perform at 2:00 pm at Our Lady of Help Christians Church, 573 Washington St., Newton. They will sing Poulenc's Gloria and Stabat Mater.

Women Singing OUT!, directed by Claudia Frost, will perform at 2:00 pm at Christ Episcopal Church, 1035 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth, NH. They will be presenting the first of their 10th anniversary concerts, "Broadway or Bust!" a winter spectacular highlighting a century of showtunes.

The Seraphim Singers, directed by Jennifer Lester, will perform at 3:00 pm at St. Paul Catholic Church, Corner of Bow and Arrow Streets, Harvard Square, Cambridge. They will present a program called "Distinctly English: Choral Masterworks from the British Isles." The Seraphim Singers are one of the finest amateur choruses in Boston, and regularly tackle incredibly difficult repertoire, so they are worth a listen!

Exsultemus, directed by Eric Rice, will be performing at 3:00 pm at Parish of the Good Shepherd of Waban, 1671 Beacon Street, Newton. They will be performing sacred music of Tudor England by Tallis, Byrd, Taverner, and Gibbons. Exsultemus is one of Boston's most stellar professional choirs, and if you haven't checked them out yet, you really should. This program will really show them off well.

Handel & Haydn, under the direction of Sir Roger Norrington, will performing at 3:00 pm at Symphony Hall, 301 Mass. Ave, Boston. They will present a concert performance of Haydn's magnificent opera L'anima del filosofo, which is a retelling of the Orfeo and Eurydice story.

The Andover Choral Society, under the direction of Allen Coombs, will perform Mendelssohn's Elijah at 3:00 pm at the Rogers Center for the Arts at Merrimack College in North Andover.

Convivium Musicum, directed by Michael Barret, will be performing at 4:00 pm at the Episcopal Parish of the Messiah, 1900 Commonwealth Ave., Newton. They will be singing "Music of Byrd & Tallis from Cantiones Sacrae 1575." One of Anthology's sopranos sings with them, so go check it out!