Lamlein in Concert on the 1864 Hook in Worcester
| Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St Cost: Free Performing: Scott Lamlein |
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| Details: Cited by The American Organist magazine as infusing his music with “virtuosic flair and fire,” Scott’s performances bring a unique emotional and spiritual inspiration to his audiences. Listeners find a place of solace, a time of wonder and awe. His playing has been described as inspiring, uplifting, powerful and flawless. | |
| OrganInfo: (link) [Map]    107450 | |
Young Artist Showcase - 1864 Hook in Worcester
| Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St Cost: Free Performing: Christopher Holman |
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| Details: Since winning the Albert Schweizer Competition, American organist Christopher Holman has performed on some of the most important historic and modern organs in Europe and North America. As a guest artist, he has most recently appeared at the BachFest Leipzig, Festival international de l’orgue ancienne in Sion, Switzerland (the oldest organ in the world), and the Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative. He has released two recordings, and his performances have been broadcast on German and Swiss national television and radio. Also active as a scholar, his research has most recently been published in Oxford University’s journal Early Music, and he is Editor of the journal Vox Humana and Director of Musicology for Bach Society Houston. | |
OrganInfo: [Map]  107451 | |
A North German Orgelvespers
| First Lutheran Church of Boston, 299 Berkeley Street, Boston MA 02116 Cost: Suggested Donation: Gen: $10; Sr/Stu: $ Performing: Christopher Holman |
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| Details: A reconstruction of a 16th-century North German Organ Vespers service, based on 16th-century sources | |
| Bio: (link) Contact: music@flc-boston.org OrganInfo: (link) [Map]   107520 | |
Rededication of the 1875 E&GG Hook & Hastings, Opus 801 - Leo Abbott
| Cathedral of the Holy Cross, 1400 Washington St. Boston, MA 02118 Cost: Suggested Donation: Gen: $25; Sr/Stu: $15 Performing: Leo Abbott, FAGO, ChM |
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| Details: Leo Abbott, Director Emeritus of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston will rededicate the historic 1875 E. &G. G. Hook & Hastings Organ, Opus 801 in the newly renovated Cathedral. Come this historic 101-rank instrument as it has not been heard in the opulent acoustic of the renovated Cathedral of the Holy Cross. | |
| Bio: (link) Contact: richard_clark@rcab.org OrganInfo: (link) [Map]  107522 | |
Harmony at Home
| First Parish, 327 Concord Rd Cost: Tickets: Gen: $30-40; Sr/Stu: $10 - Kids free in Section B! Performing: Musicians of the Old Post Road |
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| Details: This concert explores the extraordinarily fruitful musical relationships within two musical families: that of siblings Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn and that of husband and wife Jan Ladislav and Sophia Corri Dussek. Program includes Felix’s Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio no. 1 in his own arrangement for flute, cello, and piano, Fanny Mendelssohn’s Adagio for violin and piano, J.L. Dussek’s Piano Trio in E Minor, op. 2, and Sophia Dussek’s Flute Sonata no. 1 | |
| Bio: (link) [Map]  107510 | |
Harmony at Home
| First Parish, 327 Concord Rd Cost: Tickets: Gen: $30-40; Sr/Stu: $10 - Kids free in Section B! Performing: Musicians of the Old Post Road |
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| Details: This concert explores the extraordinarily fruitful musical relationships within two musical families: that of siblings Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn and that of husband and wife Jan Ladislav and Sophia Corri Dussek. Program includes Felix’s Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio no. 1 in his own arrangement for flute, cello, and piano, Fanny Mendelssohn’s Adagio for violin and piano, J.L. Dussek’s Piano Trio in E Minor, op. 2, and Sophia Dussek’s Flute Sonata no. 1 | |
| Bio: (link) [Map]  107511 | |
Harmony at Home
| Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street Cost: Tickets: Gen: $30-40; Sr/Stu: $10 - Kids free in Section B! Performing: Musicians of the Old Post Road |
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| Details: This concert explores the extraordinarily fruitful musical relationships within two musical families: that of siblings Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn and that of husband and wife Jan Ladislav and Sophia Corri Dussek. Program includes Felix’s Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio no. 1 in his own arrangement for flute, cello, and piano, Fanny Mendelssohn’s Adagio for violin and piano, J.L. Dussek’s Piano Trio in E Minor, op. 2, and Sophia Dussek’s Flute Sonata no. 1 | |
| Bio: (link) [Map]  107512 | |
Christmas Pilgrimage
| Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street Cost: Tickets: Gen: $30-40; Sr/Stu: $10 - Kids free in Section B! Performing: Musicians of the Old Post Road |
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| Details: This Holiday program explores the guiding light of Epiphany. The ensemble will premiere Christoph Graupner’s cantata Das Volk so im Finstern wandelt (The people that wandered in darkness), Telemann’s New Year cantata Der mit Sünden beleidigte Heiland, and pastorales by Heinichen and Pez
With vocal soloists soprano Jessica Petrus, alto Sophie Micheaux, tenor Jason McStoots, and baritone Bradfod Gleim | |
| Bio: (link) [Map]  107514 | |
Christmas Pilgrimage
| First Unitarian Church, 90 Main Street Cost: Tickets: Gen: $30-40; Sr/Stu: $10 - Kids free in Section B! Performing: Musicians of the Old Post Road |
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| Details: This Holiday program explores the guiding light of Epiphany. The ensemble will premiere Christoph Graupner’s cantata Das Volk so im Finstern wandelt (The people that wandered in darkness), Telemann’s New Year cantata Der mit Sünden beleidigte Heiland, and pastorales by Heinichen and Pez
With vocal soloists soprano Jessica Petrus, alto Sophie Micheaux, tenor Jason McStoots, and baritone Bradfod Gleim | |
| Bio: (link) [Map]  107515 | |
The Lure of London
| First Parish, 225 Boston Post Road Cost: Tickets: Gen: $30-40; Sr/Stu: $10 - Kids free in Section B! Performing: Musicians of the Old Post Road |
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| Details: Virtuoso Baroque instrumental works by Italians who settled in London with its lively musical scene. The program includes trio sonatas by Locatelli, Platti, and Tessarini, a capriccio for strings and continuo by Veracini, a flute concerto by Sammartini, and a cello sonata by Cervetto | |
Bio: [Map]  107516 | |
The Lure of London
| Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street Cost: Tickets: Gen: $30-40; Sr/Stu: $10 - Kids free in Section B! Performing: Musicians of the Old Post Road |
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| Details: Virtuoso Baroque instrumental works by Italians who settled in London with its lively musical scene. The program includes trio sonatas by Locatelli, Platti, and Tessarini, a capriccio for strings and continuo by Veracini, a flute concerto by Sammartini, and a cello sonata by Cervetto | |
| Bio: (link) [Map]  107517 | |
Dramatic Return
| Harvard-Epworth Church, 1555 Massachusetts Ave Cost: Tickets: Gen: $30-40; Sr/Stu: $10 - Kids free in Section B! Performing: Musicians of the Old Post Road |
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| Details: French Baroque cantatas and instrumental works, featuring Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre’s cantata Le Passage sur la mer rouge (based on the biblical story), Clerambault’s epic cantata Leandre et Hero, along with Clerambault’s Sonata La Felicite and an overture by Charpentier
With soprano Teresa Wakim | |
| Bio: (link) [Map] 107518 | |
Dramatic Return
| Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm Street Cost: Tickets: Gen: $30-40; Sr/Stu: $10 - Kids free in Section B! Performing: Musicians of the Old Post Road |
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| Details: French Baroque cantatas and instrumental works, featuring Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre’s cantata Le Passage sur la mer rouge (based on the biblical story), Clerambault’s epic cantata Leandre et Hero, along with Clerambault’s Sonata La Felicite and an overture by Charpentier
With soprano Teresa Wakim | |
| Bio: (link) [Map]  107519 | |
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