A compositional journey featuring a vibrant selection of Renaissance counterpoint from Josquin, Morales, Gabrieli, and many others, which later developed into the formal Baroque fugal structures on which Bach built The Art of Fugue.

Max Levinson performs works by Bach, Beethoven, Stravinsky, and Chopin.

“New Paths” Conducted by David Loebel

From Benjamin Britten’s New York song cycles, to the poems of Luis Cernuda and Marina Tsvetaeva, to the many Austrian and German composers who fled their homelands in the twentieth century, this concert celebrates the resilience of the creative spirit in the face of dislocation and upheaval. We honor the many ways artists have channelled the violence of their immediate circumstances into works of profound beauty and transformation.

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

Conrad Tao/John Adams: Improvisation / “China Gates”
Jason Eckard: 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

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 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).

Honoring Josquin des Prez on the 500th anniversary of his death, the centerpiece is Josquin’s monumental and sublimely beautiful Missa Hercules Dux Ferrarie, which is interwoven with motets by Renaissance masters Byrd and Palestrina.

Christmas in Baroque Germany

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

Pieces by Black American composers Nathaniel Dett, Robert A. Harris and Edward Margetson, new arrangements of well-loved seasonal favorites, and pieces by composers from Victoria and Sweelinck to Poulenc, Howells and Walton, along with a festive carol sing.

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

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

Mozart – String Quintet No. 2 in C minor, K. 406/516b
Mozart – String Quintet No. 3 in C major, K. 515
?????? – Annual “Mystery Piece” — Guess the composer!
Tatiana Dimitriades, Julianne Lee – violins, Rebecca Gitter, Jessica Bodner – violas, Jonathan Miller – cello

Postponed until February 4th

Prokofiev l “Sarcasms,” Op. 17
Szymanowski l Sonata No. 3, Op. 36
Debussy l Pour le piano
Brahms l Sonata No. 3, Op. 5

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

Conducted by Music Director Finalist Nicholas DeMaison
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Fanfare in Honor of Richard Pittman
Jonathan Bailey Holland: Stories from Home
George Tsontakis: Violin Concerto No. 3
“Danielle Maddon, Violin, Boston Premiere”
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5

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

In Stile Moderno:
Agnes Coakley Cox, soprano
Sophie Michaux, alto
Corey Dalton Hart, tenor
Adam Simon, bass
Nathaniel Cox, lute

Works of John Dowland from his Firste Booke of Songes (1597) to A Pilgrimes Solace (1612).

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

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

Inon Barnatan, piano
GLINKA Trio pathétique in D minor for clarinet, bassoon, and piano
Sofia GUBAIDULINA Sonata for double bass and piano
Elena LANGER Reflections on Water, for ensemble
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57

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

Thea Musgrave: Song of the Enchanter
Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 2 in D Major
with Jisun Oh
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5