Thursday, December 03, 2009

Weekend Concert Calendar, 12/3/09

Friday:

7:30 pm: Handel and Haydn Society; Handel's Messiah; Symphony Hall, Boston.

8:00 pm: Harvard University Chamber Singers; "O Magnum Mysterium, A Medieval and Renaissance Celebration of the Season"; Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church, Cambridge.

8:00 pm: The Harbour Choral Arts Society; "Joy, Joy, Joy! A Concert for the Holidays"; First Congregational Church, Hanover.

8:00 pm: Concert Singers; Handel's Messiah, Parts I & II; Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lynn, Swampscott.

Saturday:

3:00 pm: Handel and Haydn Society; Handel's Messiah; Symphony Hall, Boston.

4:00 pm: Somerville Community Chorus; Mendelssohn's Magnificat, also music for Christmas and Hanukkah; College Avenue Methodist Church, Somerville.

7:00 pm: The A Cappella Singers; "Alleluia, Alleluia!"; St Andrew's Episcopal Church, Wellesley.

7:00 pm: Eastern Nazarene College Choral Union; Handel's Messiah; Wollaston Church of the Nazarene, Quincy.

7:30 pm: New England Classical Singers; William Grant Still's Christmas In the Western World, plus other Christmas music; Rogers Center for the Arts at Merrimack College, North Andover.

7:30 pm: Polymnia Choral Society; "A Victorian Christmas"; First Congregational Church, Melrose.

7:30 pm: Harvard Pro Musica; "Songs of the Holiday Season"; Harvard Unitarian Universalist Church, Harvard (the town).

7:30 pm: Cantemus; "Winter Light: Season of Snow and Shadow"; Christ Church, Hamilton.

8:00 pm: Musica Sacra; "Clear and Bright: Festive Sounds of Chorus and Brass"; First Church Congregational, Cambridge.

8:00 pm: Radcliffe Choral Society and the Harvard Glee Club; Annual Holiday Concert; Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, Cambridge.

8:00 pm: Old North Festival Chorus; Annual Christmas concert featuring works by Zelenka, Praetorius, Woodman, and others; Old North Church, Marblehead.

Sunday:

1:00 pm: Divi Zheni; Christmas sedenka with music, dance, and traditional Bulgarian food;
Holy Resurrection Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Allston.

1:00 pm: The Folk Song Society of Greater Boston; Pub Carol Sing; back room at Doyle's Cafe, Jamaica Plain.

2:00 pm: Vox Lucens; "The Story of Mary;" St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church, Acton.

GO TO THIS ONE! 3:00 pm: Cantilena; "Northern Lights: Music from Scandinavia;" First Parish Church, Arlington. Conducted by yours truly!

3:00 pm: Zamir Chorale; Open Sing featuring the Best Choral Music for Chanukah; Temple Reyim, Newton.

3:00 pm: Carter Memorial United Methodist Church; Messiah Sing. Carter Memorial United Methodist Church, Needham.

3:00 pm: The Arlington-Belmont Chamber Chorus; "A Not-Quite-Winter Concert: An Alternate Ceremony of Carols"; Payson Park Congregational Church, Belmont.

3:00 pm: Handel and Haydn Society; Handel's Messiah; Symphony Hall, Boston.

3:00 pm: The Harbour Choral Arts Society; "Joy, Joy, Joy! A Concert for the Holidays"; Old South Union Church, South Weymouth.

3:00 pm: Capriccio Chorus of the Rivers School in Weston; Music for the holidays from the Renaissance through Jazz and Broadway; Bradley Hall at The Rivers School, Weston.

4:00 pm: Choral Art Society; "Music of Christmas and Chanukah;" St. Luke's Church, Scituate.

4:00 pm: Cantemus; "Winter Light: Season of Snow and Shadow"; St. Paul's Church, Newburport.

5:00 pm: The Oriana Consort; “New Songs for Midwinter," choral music for Advent and Nativity from the 16th, 17th, 18th, 20th, and 21st centuries; University Lutheran Church, Cambridge.

5:00 pm: MIT Gospel Choir; "Selah: Praise the Lord!"; Rm. 101, Building 34, MIT, Cambridge.

5:30 pm: Exsultemus; "Darmstadt: Briegel and Graupner"; First Lutheran Church, Boston.

6:00 pm: Eastern Nazarene College Choral Union; Handel's Messiah; Wollaston Church of the Nazarene, Quincy.

7:00 pm: The Congregational Church of West Medford; Annual Messiah Sing. Congregational Church of West Medford, Medford.

7:00 pm: Boston Jazz Voices; December concert; Unity Church, North Easton.

7:30 pm: Old North Festival Chorus; Annual Christmas concert featuring works by Zelenka, Praetorius, Woodman, and others; Old North Church, Marblehead.

8:00 pm: Concert Singers; Handel's Messiah, Parts I & II; Sacred Heart RC Church, Lynn.

Did I forget anything? Leave it in the comments!

2 comments:

  1. Just a head start for next week--


    A Christmas Alleluia!
    Featuring Byrd's Mass for four voices, Thompson's Alleluia, and carols

    Cambridge Chamber Singers,
    Dr. Raymond Fahrner, music director

    Enjoy William Byrd's renowned Mass for four voices, framed by special Christmas pieces that complement the mass movements.
    The program includes Renaissance motets by Palestrina and Weelkes, traditional Christmas carols, and Randall Thompson's Alleluia.

    Saturday, December 12 at 8 pm
    Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church
    15 Newbury St., Boston, MA

    Sunday, December 13 at 7 pm
    St. John's Episcopal Church
    74 Pleasant St., Arlington, MA

    $18 Adults, $12 Students/Seniors

    For more information call: 617-521-2075

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  2. The MIT Concert Choir is singing this Sunday at 4pm.

    http://web.mit.edu/21m401/www/concerts.shtml

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