Castle of our Skins musicians will perform string quartets by African American composer Valerie Coleman, South African composer Monthati Masebe, and Jamaican-British Composer Eleanor Alberga that musically evoke both freedom and resilience. For the finale, youth musicians, educators, and professionals from Castle of our Skins will join together to give the world premiere performance of Jessica Mays’ “Anthem for Go.”

a special broadcast of MassOpera’s 2018 performance of the comedic opera, The Beautiful Bridegroom, by Boston-based composer Dan Shore, originally presented at the Boston Center for the Arts in the South End.

pre-show will be hosted via Zoom, on MassOpera’s website (first night only)

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, Eroica
Hannah Kendall’s Disillusioned Dreamer

Caroline Shaw’s Blueprint, featuring BSO musicians Xin Ding and Catherine French, violins; Mary Ferrillo, viola; and Mickey Katz, cello.

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, Pastoral
Iman Habibi’s Jeder Baum spricht;

Debussy’s Sonata for flute, viola, and harp, featuring BSO musicians Cynthia Meyers, flute; Danny Kim, viola; and Jessica Zhou, harp.

Suite in A Major, BWV 806
Sylvia Berry, harpsichord

live at noon and then streaming for a time

Cellist Mickey Katz and pianist Jane Hua interpret FRANCK, RACHMANINOFF, LIGETI, WEINBERG and SHOSTAKOVICH at Faneuil Hall.
Zoom with the performers at 7 pm.

Suite in G minor, BWV 808
Peter Sykes, harpsichord

live at noon and then streaming for a time

BWV 54 Widerstehe doch der Sünde

Through documenting the stories and histories of Black NEC alumni, we can connect past to present and illuminate the seldom heard tales of NEC’s Black students. On March 11, catch part two of the new NEC Black Student Union Docuseries, The Connection: Chains and Change.

Suite in A minor, BWV 807
Michael Sponseller, harpsichord

live at noon and then streaming for a time

conductor Tristan Rais-Sherman

Anna S. Þorvaldsdóttir | Aequilibria (2014)
Tania León | Indígena (1991)
W. A. Mozart | Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201
Jacques Ibert | Divertissement

Franz Danzi’s Duo in G Major for flute and cello, Maddalena Sirmen’s String Trio in D Major, Chevalier de Saint-Georges’s String Quartet in C Major, and Andreas Lidl’s Quintet in G Major for flute and strings. Performers will include flutist Suzanne Stumpf, violinists Sarah Darling and Jesse Irons, violist Marcia Cassidy, and cellist Daniel Ryan.

Debussy, Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune for flute & piano
Elliott Carter, Tempo e Tempi for soprano, oboe, clarinet, violin & cello
Brahms, String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111

Pisendel: Violin Sonata in E Minor
Telemann: Canonic Sonata No. 1 in G Major
Telemann: Paris Quartet No 1 in G Major

Emi Ferguson, flute
Aisslinn Nosky, violin
Susanna Ogata, violin
Guy Fishman, cello
Ian Watson, harpsichord

Pisendel: Violin Sonata in E Minor
Telemann: Canonic Sonata No. 1 in G Major
Telemann: Paris Quartet No 1 in G Major

Emi Ferguson, flute
Aisslinn Nosky, violin
Susanna Ogata, violin
Guy Fishman, cello
Ian Watson, harpsichord

MENDELSSOHN Octet in E-flat Major, op.20
GOLIJOV Last Round for String Nonet (1996)

How music and poetry, across the centuries, expresses feelings of separation and reunion. Words and music from Artistic Director Anne Azéma. Offered free of charge for Early Music Day

Beethoven: Andante Favori in F Major, WoO 57
Beethoven: Sonata No. 32 in C minor, op. 111
Liszt: Sonata in B minor, S.178

Music of renewal and hope, from Jewish, Christian and Muslim traditions, as our planet emerges from trying months. A performance plus a conversation with Anne Azéma and Joel Cohen.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

Vaclav Luks, conductor
H+H Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

Vaclav Luks, conductor
H+H Orchestra

RAVEL Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major
DEBUSSY Cello Sonata
DVOŘÁK Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 87

Schumann: Adagio and Allegro in A-flat Major, Op. 70
Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69
Rachmaninoff: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor Op. 19

Free Admission. Donation appreciated. Registration required. Masks and social distancing mandated.
Children under 6 NOT admitted

Jonathan Woody: Suite for String Orchestra after the works of Charles Ignatius Sancho
Geminiani: Concerto Grosso after Corelli, Op. 5, No. 5 in G Minor
Wassenaer: Concerto Armonico No. 2 in B-flat Major

Aisslinn Nosky, director
H+H Orchestra

A summit meeting in Renaissance and early Baroque song as Anne Azéma (voice) and Nigel North (lutes) explore intimate and sensual French repertoires.

St. Georges: Violin Concerto in G Major, Op. 2, No. 1
Haydn: Symphony No. 43, Mercury

Aisslinn Nosky, director and violin
H+H Orchestra

Beethoven: Sonata No. 29 . 106, Hammerklavier
Stockhausen: Klavierstück X

Very limited seats sold out. The entire concert video will post one week after the performance