Conrad Tao/John Adams: Improvisation / “China Gates”
Jason Eckardt: Antennaria plantaginifolia, “Pussytoes,”
Bach: Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV641
Conrad Tao: Grids of E
Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15
Fred Hersc:Pastorale (Dedicated to Robert Schumann)
Conrad Tao: new work
Beethoven: Piano Sonata in A-flat Major, Op. 110

Bach: Magnificat, BWV 243
Gabrieli: “Hodie Christus natus est”
J.S. Bach: Cantata, BWV 110,

Raphaël Pichon, conductor
Soloists, TBD
H+H Orchestra and Chorus

Lisa Neher – Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave
Dwight Banks – On the Other End of the Spectrum
Ian Wiese – The Selkie Child

Doria Hughes, storyteller
Sue-Ellen Hershman-Tcherepnin, flutes
Anne Black, viola
Charles Overton, harp

Telemann: Concerto for Four Violins, No. 2 in D Major TWV 40:202

Vivaldi: Concerto RV 217 in D Major

J.S. Bach: “Italian” Concerto in F, BWV 971 (arr. for flute & strings)

Telemann: Concerto in G Major for Viola and Strings

J.S. Bach: Aus Liebe will mein heiland sterben from St. Matthew Passion

Vitali: Chaconne

Telemann: Oboe d’amore Concerto in A Major

Julianne Lee, violin & viola; Sarita Kwok, violin; Stephanie Fong, violin & viola; Robyn Bollinger, violin; Alexandre Lecarme, cello; Julie Scolnik, flute; Kristen Watson, soprano; Robert Sheena, oboe d’amore & Eng. horn; Alexis Mitchell, Eng. horn; Michael Beattie, harpsichord; Donald Palma, bass

Christopher Theofanidis: Rainbow Body
MacDowell: Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 7 in C-sharp Minor

Zeke Fetrow, conductor
Randall Hodgkinson, piano
Pre-concert at 7:15 PM by Zeke Fetrow

Eugene Bozza, Scherzo (1945)
Elliott Carter, Quintet for Winds (1948)
Henri Tomasi , Cinq Danses Profanes et Sacrées
Paquito D’Rivera , Wapango (1990)
Valerie Coleman, Afro-Cuban Concerto (2001)
Anders Hillborg, Six Pieces for Wind Quintet

Music Director Finalist Adam Kerry Boyles
Michael Gandolfi: Fanfare in Honor of Richard Pittman
Bernard Rands: DREAM
Amy Beach: Jephthah’s Daughter
Sarah Pelletier, soprano
Young Artist Competition Concerto Winner, TBD
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite 2

Breaking down how we’re affected by our communities as well as our places in them. With works by Summer, Lena Frank, and Coleridge Taylor, as well as the timely and timeless words of Shakespeare, they’ll challenge the way we see ourselves as private individuals in public spaces

Miyuki Tsurutani , organ
Vox Lucens ~ Renaissance Choir and The Boston Recorder Orchestra
J. S. Bach: Gottes Sonne ist kommen
Praetorius: In dulci jubilo a 8
Buxtehude: In dulci jubilio Dietrich
Gerrvaise Veni Emmanuel-Branle de Poictou-Un flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle
Melchior Franck Ein Kind ist und geboren
Buxtehude: Toccata
Pastorale Alexandre Guilmant
Gabrieli: Hodie Christus natus est
J. S. Bach: Fantasie
Hassler: Cantate Domino a 12

Free, but $$ solicited

Hiro Honshuku
A-No-Ne Christmas

$5 suggested

Orchestra FLEX, a re-imagined orchestra, provides an opportunity for large ensemble projects without being limited by instrumentation. Defined by the group’s collective voice, students take part in the full process of orchestral programming, navigating the real-world challenges and discoveries of concert production, planning, and performance.

“New Paths” Conducted by David Loebel

PERRY: Short Piece for Orchestra
COPLAND: Orchestral Variations
BRAHMS: Piano Concerto no. 2

Free and open to the public as well as be streamed.

Beethoven:

String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4
String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59, No. 3

Free and open to the public as well as be streamed.

Maya Kherani, soprano
Christopher Lowrey, countertenor
Aaron Sheehan, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass-baritone

Presented in partnership with the Boston Conservatory at Berklee Music Division.

Maya Kherani, soprano
Christopher Lowrey, countertenor
Aaron Sheehan, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass-baritone

Victoria, Tomas Luis-not O Magnum Mysterium
Mouton, Jean- Reges terrae
Monteverdi, Claudio- Si ch’io vorrei morire
Parry, Charles- There is an Old Belief
Stanford, Charles- The Blue Bird
Finzi, Gerald- Clear and Gentle Stream,
and All This Night
Heironymous Praetorius – Magnificat quinti toni
Borishansky, Elliot- Aware
Wyers, Giselle- Ave Maria
Fahrner, Raymond- Set Me as a Seal
de Sermisy, Claudin- Tant que vivrai
Walton, William- Make We Joy
Traditional, arranged by Fahrner, Raymond- Rise up Shepherd, and Follow

BWV 147 Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben

Maya Kherani, soprano
Christopher Lowrey, countertenor
Aaron Sheehan, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass-baritone

Christmas at the Cathedral

“More Than You Can Handel: Handel Arias”

Free and open to the public as well as be streamed.

“More Than You Can Handel: Handel Arias”

Free and open to the public as well as be streamed.

“More Than You Can Handel: Handel Arias”

Free and open to the public as well as be streamed.

Christmas in Baroque Germany

Music by Praetorius, Scheidt, Schein & others, with 12 singers, cornetts & sackbutts, a 5-part violin band, organ, and theorbo

A Family Holiday Pops

A Family Holiday Pops

Yaz Lancaster | Commission (World Premiere)
Kevin Puts | Credo for String Quartet
Jungyoon Wie | Han for String Quartet

also streaming

D. Scarlatti:
Sonata in F minor, K 466
Sonata in E-flat major, K 474
Sonata in D major, K 492
Schubert: Klavierstücke No. 2 in E-flat major
Beethoven: Sonata No. 28 in A major Op. 101

Rachmaninoff:
Etude-Tableau Op. 39 No. 2 in A minor
Prelude Op. 32 No. 9 in A major
Prelude Op. 23 No. 4 in D major
Prelude Op. 23 No. 2 in B-flat major
Scriabin:
Four Preludes Op. 22
Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp major Op. 30

BWV 36 Schwingt freudig euch empor

Veni Emmanuel –
Palestrina: lma redemptoris materda 1525–1594)
Still, still, still –
Betelehemu – Nigerian carol
Carol of the Bells –Kennerley
Joy to the world – E
The Virgin Mary had a baby boy
Love came down at Christmas (2021)
Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night)
Rutter: Gloria
Silent Night
Hark the Herald Angels Sing

Christmas spirituality from Medieval France, Italy, England, Provence, including music of the church and songs of private devotion around the joyous theme of the Nativity.

Anne Azéma, Camila Parias, Deborah Rentz-Moore (voices), is joined by Allison Monroe (vielle) and Christa Patton (harp and winds).

French Baroque noels, Spanish villancicos
Sophie Michaux, mezzo-soprano; Ari Nieh, bass; Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, voice; Dan Meyers, recorders, flutes, bagpipes, percussion, voice; Josh Schreiber, bass viol, voice; Matthew Wright, lute, voice…plus hot cider

French Baroque noels, Spanish villancicos
Sophie Michaux, mezzo-soprano; Ari Nieh, bass; Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, voice; Dan Meyers, recorders, flutes, bagpipes, percussion, voice; Josh Schreiber, bass viol, voice; Matthew Wright, lute, voice
FREE

BWV 121 Christum wir sollen loben schon
Christmas Eve,

Mozart: Symphony No. 40
Joseph Boulogne Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 3, No. 1
Christina Day Martinson, violin
Cimarosa: Il Maestro di Cappella
David McFerrin, baritone

Mozart: Symphony No. 40
Joseph Boulogne Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 3, No. 1
Christina Day Martinson, violin
Cimarosa: Il Maestro di Cappella
David McFerrin, baritone

Kenji Bunch | Nocturne
Frank Bridge | Suite for String Orchestra, H.93
Ulvi Cemal Erkin | Sinfonietta for String Orchestra
Guillaume Lekeu | Adagio pour quatuor d’orchestre

also streaming

with Alessio Bax, piano
Sophia Burgos, soprano
John Brancy, baritone
BARTÓK Contrasts, for clarinet, violin, and piano
Michael GANDOLFI Cantata, for soprano, baritone, and ensemble (world premiere; BSO commission)
DVOŘÁK String Quintet in G, Op. 77

A musical valentine of 16th century madrigals setting poetry by Petrarch. Music by Arcadelt, Willaert, Rore, Wert, Marenzio & others

HINDEMITH Octet for winds and strings
Yehudi WYNER Concord 7, for flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, and piano
MOZART String Quintet in D, K.593

Brahms – String Sextet No. 1 in B♭ major, Op. 18
Dvořák – String Sextet in A major, Op. 48, (B. 80)
Malcolm Lowe, Bayla Keyes — violins, Daniel Kim, Rebecca Gitter — violas, Owen Young, Jonathan Miller – cellos Rebecca Gitter, Jessica Bodner – violas, Jonathan Miller – cello

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Othello Suite op. 79:
Arvo Pärt – Lamentate – Boston Premiere
Bruce Brubaker, piano soloist

Beethoven – Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”

a five-voice Kyrie, Gloria & Credo based on plainchant melodies, as well as motets and songs by Ockeghem, Busnoys, and others

Barber: Cello Concerto
with Peter Stumpf

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

Haydn – String Quartet, Op. 64, No. 5, “Lark”
Haydn – String Quartet in E-flat, Op. 33, No. 2, “The Joke”
Schubert – Quintet in C major for Two Violins, Viola, and Two Cellos, D. 956, Op. 163
Lucia Lin, Julianne Lee – violins, Rebecca Gitter — viola, Marcy Rosen, Jonathan Miller – cellos

A celebration of diverse voices & polyphonic styles from the 15th, 16th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Music by Obrecht, Aleotti, Daniel-Lesur, Sanlikol and Allen

Chopin – Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65
Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26
Lucia Lin– violin, Rebecca Gitter — viola, Jonathan Miller – cello, Diane Walsh — piano

Conducted by music director finalist Tianhui Ng

Yehudi Wyner Fanfare in Honor of Richard Pittman
Sofía Rocha: Replier
2020 Call for Scores Winner
World Premiere
Chen Yi: Spring in Dresden
Danielle Maddon, Violin
Silvestre Revuelta:s La Noche de los mayas

Music Director finalist Yoichi Udagawa

Kathryn Salfelder: Fanfare in Honor of Pittman
Igor Santos: ploy, pivot, 2021 Call for Scores Winner, Boston Premier”
TJ Cole: Nightscape
Eric Nathan: Double Concerto for Solo Violin, Solo Clarinet, and Strings
Stefan Jackiw, violin
Yoonah Kim, clarinet
Co-commissioned by the New England Philharmonic and the New York Classical Players
Boston Premiere
Witold Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra