Fully staged production with a chamber orchestra drawn from musicians from the NEC Philharmonia conducted by Robert Tweten brings a reimagined world of Greek myths to the present day. In this new staging by director Brenna Corner, the opera takes place in a high school and addresses consent, bullying, and consequences of those actions through a present-day lens.

Bartok, String Quartet No. 3
Elena Ruehr, String Quartet No. 7 “A Thousand Cranes” (Boston Premiere)
Dvorak, String Quartet in G Major, Op. 106

Fully staged production with a chamber orchestra drawn from musicians from the NEC Philharmonia conducted by Robert Tweten brings a reimagined world of Greek myths to the present day. In this new staging by director Brenna Corner, the opera takes place in a high school and addresses consent, bullying, and consequences of those actions through a present-day lens.

Gloriana (1953) by Benjamin Britten

Libretto by William Plomer. Co-production with New York City Opera. Cast includes Anna Caterina Antonacci (Regina Gloriana).

Emily Magee, soprano (Isolde)*
Jonas Kaufmann, tenor (Tristan)
Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano (Brangäne)
Kostas Smoriginas, baritone (Kurwenal)
Günther Groissböck, bass (Marke)
Andrew Rees, tenor (Melot)
Alex Richardson, tenor (Shepherd)
David Kravitz, baritone (Helmsman)
WAGNER Tristan und Isolde, Act III

BWV 134 Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß

Kurtág: Hommage à R. Sch., Signs, Games and Messages, for english horn and bass clarinet, and for solo viola

Clara Schumann: 3 Romances,
Robert Schumann: Piano Quartet

Kim Kashkashian, viola ; Gabriela Díaz, violin
Rane Moore, clarinet; Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello
Peggy Pearson, oboe; Donald Berman, piano

Jan Jiracek von Arnim will feature Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas No. 11 in B-flat Major, op. 22, No. 26 in E-flat Major, op. 81a (“Les Adieux”), No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, op. 27/2 (“Moonlight”), and No. 32 in C Minor, op. 111

Mahler’s Symphony No. 2
with a 130-singer choir comprised of NEC’s collegiate Chamber Singers and Concert Choir, joined by pre-collegiate singers from NEC Preparatory School’s Camerata.

Blaise Déjardin, cello
SAINT-SAËNS Cello Concerto No. 1
BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra
CASUAL FRIDAY

Berklee faculty members presents Previn’s Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano, Weill’s String Quartet No. 1, op. 8, and Korngold’s Piano Quintet, op. 15.

DEBUSSY: Nuages and Fêtes (from Three Nocturnes)
SCHOENBERG: Verklärte Nacht
STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring
Federico Cortese, conductor

Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 5
Pavel Haas: String Quartet No. 3
Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel for clarinet & piano
Shen Yiwen: Quintet: Guo Shang: Hymn to the Fallen for flute, clarinet, violin, cello & piano
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2 in e minor

BWV 4 Christ lag in Todesbanden

Vivaldi, Six Sonatas for Violoncello Solo col Basso
No. 1 in B-flat Major, RV 47; No. 2 in F Major
No. 3 in A Minor, RV 43; No. 4 in B-flat Major
No. 5 in E Minor, RV 40; No. 6 in B-flat Major

with Michael Behringer, harpsichord

HAYDN: Sonata in G major No. 54
BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 21. ‘Waldstein’ Op 53
BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 22, Op 54
SCHUBERT/LISZT: Ave Maria, S558/12
SCHUBERT/LISZT: In der Ferne (Schwanengesang), S560/6
SCHUBERT/LISZT: Der Wanderer, S558/11
SCHUBERT/LISZT: Die Forelle, S563/6

Celebrate springtime with Cantata Singers! This program features chamber music inspired by nature’s timeless beauty.

Emily Bieber-Harris soprano; Timothy Macri, flute * Heinrich Christensen, organ
Program: J.S. Bach: Ich habe genug
$5 suggested

Midori, violin
KODÁLY Dances of Galánta
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 1
Periklis KOUKOS In Memoriam Y.A. Papaioannu
BEETHOVEN Symphony No.7

Mahler: Symphony No. 3
Susan Platts, mezzo

Paula Murrihy, Ariodante
Kiera Duffy, Ginevra
Sonja Tengblad, Dalinda
Ann McMahon Quintero, Polinesso
Rufus Müller, Lurcanio
Nathan Berg, Re di Scozia
Jonas Budris, Odoardo

CANCELLED

HAYDN String Quartet in B flat, Op. 76, No. 4, “Sunrise,” 1st movement

KURT ROHDE seeking all that’s still unsung (world premiere)

JOHN LUTHER ADAMS The Wind in High Places (2011)

PĒTERIS VASKS String Quartet no. 2, “Songs of Summer” (1984)

Igor Stravinsky – Feu d’artifice (Fireworks), Op. 4
Helen Grime – Night Songs; First Boston performance
Eric Nathan – Double Concerto for Solo Violin, Solo Clarinet and String Orchestra;
Co-commission with The New York Classical Players, First Boston performance
Stefan Jackiw, violin
Yoonah Kim, clarinet
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 1

BWV 6 Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden
John Harbison, conductor

J.S. BACH (arr. MOZART) Preludes and Fugues for string trio
Michael GANDOLFI New work for voices and ensemble (world premiere; BSO commission)
DAHL Allegro and Arioso, for wind quintet
BRITTEN Sinfonietta, Op. 1

Cancelled

Schumann: Märchenerzählungen, for Oboe, Viola and Piano,
Joan Tower: Viola Quintet, “Purple Rain” (BCMS commission / World premiere)
Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A major,

Peggy Pearson, oboe
Jennifer Frautschi & Yura Lee, violin
Dimitri Murrath & Marcus Thompson, viola
Raman Ramakrishnan, cello
Max Levinson, piano

William Lumpkin, conductor | Omer Ben Seadia, stage director. Sung in Italian with English supertitles.

William Lumpkin, conductor | Omer Ben Seadia, stage director. Sung in Italian with English supertitles.

William Lumpkin, conductor | Omer Ben Seadia, stage director. Sung in Italian with English supertitles.

Elizabeth Rowe, flute; John Ferrillo, oboe
HAYDN Symphony No. 12
LIGETI Double Concerto for Flute, Oboe, and Orchestra
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique

Harry Christophers, conductor
Aisslinn Nosky, violin and leader
H+H Orchestra and Chorus

Handel: “Arrival of the Queen of Sheba” from Solomon
Handel: Dixit Dominus
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

A selection from works by Benedetto Ferrari, Domenico Mazzocchi, and others. Accompanied by the magical timbre of theorbo and baroque harp, and complemented by instrumental works for cornetto, harp, and theorbo,

Victoria: Requiem for 6 Voices
Motets of Guerrero and Padilla

$25 General. $8 students and low income

Elizabeth Rowe, flute; John Ferrillo, oboe
HAYDN Symphony No. 12
LIGETI Double Concerto for Flute, Oboe, and Orchestra
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique

Charles Blandy and the Arneis Quartet,
Kurt Weill: cabaret songs,
Weil: String Quartet, Op 8.
Britten: Cabaret Songs from the 1930’s.
J. S. Bach receives “reverential homage”

BWV 12 Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen

Harry Christophers, conductor
Aisslinn Nosky, violin and leader
H+H Orchestra and Chorus

Handel: “Arrival of the Queen of Sheba” from Solomon
Handel: Dixit Dominus
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

OMAR CHEN GUEY, violin
HANNAH SHIELDS, piano

Mozart: Sonata for Piano and Violin in E minor,
Bach: Chaconne
Ravel: Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano
Ravel: Tzigane

$10

Hidden Flowers

Marti Epstein – Hidden Flowers
Jessie Montgomery – Strum
Reena Esmail – String Quartet
Stefanie Lubkowski – this is the light of autumn

rescheduled for November 1 at
Sanders

Tyler Duncan, baritone
Meredith Hansen, soprano
Clara Osowski, alto
Stefan Reed, tenor
MaryRuth Lown,soprano
Elizabeth Eschen, alto
Patrick T. Waters,tenor
Craig Juricka, bass
Back Bay Chorale and Orchestra
Scott Allen Jarrett conducting

J.S. Bach: BWV 79, “Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild”
Richard Festinger: New Work
J.S. Bach: BWV 78, “Jesu, der du meine Seele”

Waterworks Museum, 2450 Beacon St., Chestnut Hill

Mei-Fang Lin – Friction for flute and viola
Kui Dong – Pangu’s Song for flute and percussion
Stefanie Lubkowski – Right now, in a second for clarinet and marimba
Anthony Green – Movements in Movement and Sound for marimba and objects

$20 general admission; $10 students/seniors 65+

MOZART Sinfonia Concertante K297b
Britta Swedenborg, Au.D, flute
Michael Barnett, M.D., oboe
Benjamin Steinhorn, M.D., Ph.D., bassoon
Orlando Pandolfi, horn

ALFRED SCHNITTKE Moz-Art a la Haydn
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8

Robert Schumann Märchenerzählungen (Fairy Tales) for clarinet, viola & piano, Op. 132
Miriam Gideon Rhymes from the Hill for soprano, clarinet, cello & marimba
Szymanowski: Mythes for violin & piano,
William Alwy: Naiades Fantasy-Sonata for flute & harp
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 3 in c minor

To crown its ten wonderful years as the Gardner Museum’s Ensemble-in-Residence, the Museum is thrilled to bring together two of Boston’s most energetic musical visionaries: A Far Cry and Moe Pope.

CANCELLED.

Brahms: Sonata in E minor for Cello and Piano,
Bruch: Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano,
Bartók: Contrasts, for Clarinet, Violin and Piano,
Grażyna Bacewicz: Piano Quintet No. 1 (1952)

Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet
Yura Lee & Joanna Kurkowicz, violins
Marcus Thompson, viola
Raman Ramakrishnan, cello
Max Levinson, piano

Ashleigh Gordon, viola
Joy Cline Phinney, piano

Spirituals and compositions by Margaret Bonds, Adolphus Hailstork, Roland Hayes, Florence Price, and George Walker (Pulitzer Prize 1987).

$10

Ockeghem’s Missa quinti toni and works by John Plummer, Antoine Busnoys and others

CANCELLED

Vignieri: World Premiere
25th anniversary commission
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Metropolitan Chorale, Lisa Graham, director
Rachele Schmiege, soprano
Britt Brown, mezzo soprano
Omar Namji, tenor
Ryne Cherry, baritone

Haydn’s Harmoniemesse
Stravinsky’s serene 1944/48 Mass

Teresa Wakim, soprano | Thea Lobo, alto | Charles Blandy, tenor | Sumner Thompson, bass

Full orchestra and wind ensemble

Beethoven (arr. Franz Liszt), Symphony No. 5
Beethoven (arr. Franz Liszt), Symphony No. 6,

CANCELLED.

Sonata No. 4 in A minor for violin and piano.
Sonata No. 3 in A major for cello and piano,
Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat major, (“Archduke”)

Robyn Bollinger, violin
Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello
Sergey Schepkin, piano

Leslie Amper, piano

Beethoven’s Sonata Opus 31 #3
with an introduction illuminating the wide musical net Beethoven cast in this masterpiece

$10

Original Versions of the 24 Italian Songs
For over a century voice students have been learning arias from an old Shirmer anthology of 17th Century Italian songs arranged for voice and piano. Teresa Wakim and Andrus Madsen revisit this collection ferreting out the original versions of the songs and also shining light on other larger scale works by composers represented in the collection focusing especially on Caldara, Carissimi and Allesandro Scarlatti.

Bruckner: Libera me, WAB 21
Bruckner: Libera me, WAB 22
Morten Lauridsen: Lux aeterna
John Rutter: Gloria

$30; Seniors, $25, Students $10

J. S. Bac:h Chorale Preludes for solo piano and Arrangements for oboe, violin and piano

Osnat Netzer: Song for the Spirit

Milad Yousufi “My Journey to America,” (World Premiere: a commission by consortium)

Simone Dinnerstein, piano
Milad Yousufi, narrator
Gabriela Díaz, violin; Ashleigh Gordon, viola
Rane Moore, clarinet; Peggy Pearson, oboe

This engaging and colorful score combined with a witty libretto has been performed more often than any other British operetta written in the 20th century. Presented fully-staged in English. Book and Lyrics by Basil Hood. Cast includes Claudia Waite (Good Queen Bess) and Daniel Greenwood (Sir Walter Raleigh).

Tyler Duncan, baritone
Meredith Hansen, soprano
Clara Osowski, alto
Stefan Reed, tenor
MaryRuth Lown,soprano
Elizabeth Eschen, alto
Patrick T. Waters,tenor
Craig Juricka, bass
Back Bay Chorale and Orchestra
Scott Allen Jarrett conducting