Pipe Organ for Pianists
| St. John's Episcopal Church, 48 Elm St Cost: Free Performing: Springfield Chapter of AGO |
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| Details: Calling all pianists! A half-day hands-on workshop designed with you in mind. This is your opportunity to experience playing a mighty pipe organ. Under the guidance of professional teachers, you will play short pieces using stops, manuals and pedalboard. Refreshments and lunch are included. Free but registration is required. Please pass the word on to your pianist friends. Sponsored by the Springfield Chapter of The American Guild of Organists. Info:(link). Register by emailing dianne.rechel@westhartfordwomeninnetworking.com
Please do not call the church. Thank you | |
[Map]    107649 | |
Rob Humphreville Silent Movie Night!
| First Parish in Concord, 20 Lexington Road, Concord, MA 01742 Cost: Free Performing: Charlie Chaplin accompanied by Rob Humphreville |
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| Details: Charlie Chaplin's classic 1925 silent movie "The Gold Rush" accompanied by Rob Humphreville
on the Russell & Co. (III/46) 2016 organ. | |
| Contact: D E Huenneke [Map]  107662 | |
Pipes Alive! - Grant Wareham, Organist
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: Grant Wareham, Organist |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit (link). The 2020 Pipes Alive! series continues with Grant Wareham playing the St. John’s organ on Sunday, March 1 at 12:30 p.m. | |
| Bio: (link) Contact: (link) OrganInfo: (link) [Map]  107543 | |
Boston Organ Studio Recital
| Old West Church, 131 Cambridge St Cost: Free Performing: Members of Boston Organ Studio |
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| Details: A free recital of varied repertoire performed by students of Boston Organ Studio, featuring Fisk organ Op. 55 in Old West Church. | |
Bio: OrganInfo: [Map]  107582 | |
Lenten Choral Evensong
| St Andrew's Episcopal Church, 79 Denton Road Cost: Free Performing: St. Andrew's Senior Choir, Thomas Handel, guest organist |
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| Details: Lenten Choral Evensong featuring Johannes Brahms' Lass dich nur nichts nicht dauren, Susan Labarr's Grace before sleep on a text by Sara Teasdale, George Dyson's Mag and Nunc in F major and Daniel Hathaway Preces and Responses. Thomas Handel, guest organist.
All are invited to a candlelight reception in the parish hall following the service. | |
| Bio: Wellesley College Contact: Wardie Mannix OrganInfo: Wellesley College [Map] 107664 | |
Grand Ballet de Cour: French Renaissance Music from the Court of Louis XIII
| Lindsay Chapel, First Church in Cambridge Congregational, 11 Garden St. (entrance on Mason St.), Cambridge MA 02138 Cost: Tickets: Gen: $25; Sr/Stu: $20 Performing: Carrie Cheron, mezzo-soprano, with El Dorado Ensemble (Carol Lewis, Karen Burciaga, Hannah Davidson, Mai-Lan Broekman, Alice Mroszczyk, viols; Olav Chris Henriksen, lute & renaissance guitar) |
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| Details: Carrie Cheron & El Dorado Ensemble perform songs, solos, fantasies & dances by Guédron, Moulinié, Mesangeau, du Caurroy, Caroubel, Ballard and others. The music is in styles ranging from the rustic to the very refined, and includes a spectacular set of vocal variations on Boesset’s “N’espérez plus mes yeux”, as well as a beautiful (and seldom-heard) lute suite by Mesangeau, and a rousing instrumental and vocal finale (“Grand Ballet”) by Moulinié. | |
| Bio: (link) Contact: For more information, call (617) 776-0692 or go to (link) [Map] 107666 | |
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 | |
Workshop: Organbuilding 101
| Ortloff Organ Company, 178 Crescent Rd Cost: Tickets: Gen: $35.00; Sr/Stu: $ - Limit 20 people Performing: Jonathan Ortloff, Jonathan Ambrosino |
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| Details: “Do you *really* know what happens after you press the key? Come spend a few hours with Jonathan Ortloff and Jonathan Ambrosino at the Ortloff Organ Company workshop in Needham and find out. We’ll discuss and demonstrate design, construction, and mechanism, and dispel some of the myths and misconceptions of scaling and voicing, using Ortloff Opus 2, which will be set up on the shop floor, as a guide.” | |
[Map]  107590 | |
Grand Ballet de Cour: French Renaissance Music from the Court of Louis XIII
| Somerville Museum, One Westwood Road (at Central St.), Somerville MA 02143 Cost: Tickets: Gen: $20; Sr/Stu: $15 - children admitted free Performing: Carrie Cheron, mezzo-soprano, with El Dorado Ensemble (Carol Lewis, Karen Burciaga, Hannah Davidson, Mai-Lan Broekman, Alice Mroszczyk, viols; Olav Chris Henriksen, lute & renaissance guitar) |
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| Details: Carrie Cheron & El Dorado Ensemble perform songs, solos, fantasies & dances by Guédron, Moulinié, Mesangeau, du Caurroy, Caroubel, Ballard and others. The music is in styles ranging from the rustic to the very refined, and includes a spectacular set of vocal variations on Boesset’s “N’espérez plus mes yeux”, as well as a beautiful (and seldom-heard) lute suite by Mesangeau, and a rousing instrumental and vocal finale (“Grand Ballet”) by Moulinié. | |
| Bio: (link) Contact: For more information, call (617) 666-9810 or go to (link) [Map] 107667 | |
Choral Music and Jazz at the Red Door: The Nat Reeves Trio and St. John's Choirs
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: Nat Reeves Trio, St. John's Youth and Adult Choirs |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit (link). An evening of incredible jazz! Join us on Saturday, March 7 at 7:30pm, in the marvelous acoustics of St. John’s Church, for a unique concert teaming up the Nat Reeves Trio with the St. John’s Youth and Adult Choirs. The featured work will be A Little Jazz Mass by English composer Bob Chilcott. Snow date: March 14 at 7:30pm. | |
| Bio: (link) Contact: (link) [Map]  107544 | |
Free organ workshop with Heinrich Christensen: Bach and Baroque Style
| All Saints Episcopal Church, 10 Billerica Rd, Chelmsford, MA 01824 Cost: Free Performing: Heinrich Christensen |
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| Details: In this workshop, co-sponsored by the MVAGO and New Hampshire AGO chapters, organist Heinrich Christensen will offer an exploration of Baroque touch, articulation, registration, and pedaling, with a particular focus on their application to the organ music of J S Bach. Christensen will discuss how historical understanding and performance practice can inform our playing today. Ample time for questions and discussion, with a reception to follow. Free to all and friends are welcome to attend.
To help with the organization, please register by sending an email to Hugh Hinton, MVAGO Sub-Dean: hugh.hinton@verizon.net | |
| Bio: (link) [Map] 107663 | |
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 | |
Mel Brooks' Silent Movie with Live Wurlitzer Accompaniment
Mel Brooks' Silent Movie with Live Wurlitzer Accompaniment
Choral Evensong - St. John's Schola
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: St. John's Schola, Scott Lamlein, organist and choirmaster |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit (link). The ancient and beautiful service of Choral Evensong is presented on the fourth Sunday of selected months at St. John’s. Join us on March 22 at 5:00pm for music by the St. John’s Schola; Scott Lamlein, organist and choirmaster. | |
| Contact: (link) [Map]  107545 | |
* Chapter Event - Chelsea Chen in Concert
| Trinity College Chapel, 300 Summit Street Cost: Free Performing: Chelsea Chen |
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| Details: Co-sponsored with Trinity College Chapel. "Rare musicality and lovely lyrical grandeur." - The Los Angeles Times | |
[Map]  107557 | |
New World Trio: Ensemble-in-Residence at the Red Door
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: New World Trio |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit (link). For more than three decades, the New World Trio has brought the excitement and intimacy of chamber music to live audiences throughout New England. Founded in 1985 by violinist Anhared Stowe, New World provides a unique experience for music lovers with its mix of both standard repertoire and contemporary works. With each performance, New World brings new vitality to established masterworks; these are paired with contemporary pieces, with each complementing the other in depth and beauty. “…New World has been (Hartford’s) one reliable source of chamber music since its founding…” says the Hartford Courant. | |
| Contact: (link) [Map]  107546 | |
Bach Birthday 335
| First Lutheran Church, 299 Berkeley St Cost: Free Performing: Bach Birthday Bash 335 |
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| Details: Join us at First Lutheran Church Boston for this year's Bach Birthday 335 Celebration. A German Lunch is served around noontime. Choral Vespers will be held at 5:00 PM.
This event is co-sponsored by First Lutheran Church. | |
OrganInfo: [Map]  107591 | |
Boston Organ Studio Recital
| Old West Church, 131 Cambridge St Cost: Free Performing: Members of Boston Organ Studio |
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| Details: A free recital of varied repertoire performed by students of Boston Organ Studio, featuring Fisk organ Op. 55 in Old West Church. | |
Bio: OrganInfo: [Map]  107583 | |
Pipes Alive! - Zachary Schurman
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: Zachary Schurman |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit (link). The 2020 Pipes Alive! series continues with Zachary Schurman playing the St. John’s organ on Sunday, April 5 at 12:30 p.m. | |
| Bio: (link) Contact: (link) OrganInfo: (link) [Map]  107547 | |
Boston Organ Studio Recital
| Old West Church, 131 Cambridge St Cost: Free Performing: Members of Boston Organ Studio |
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| Details: A free recital of varied repertoire performed by students of Boston Organ Studio, featuring Fisk organ Op. 55 in Old West Church. | |
Bio: OrganInfo: [Map]  107584 | |
David Enlow in Concert
Spring Chamber Music: Leonid Sigal and Friends
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: Leonid Sigal |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit (link). Join us for a beautiful chamber music concert on Friday, April 24 at 7:30pm by Leonid Sigal and friends. Mr. Sigal is well known for his series at the Wadsworth Atheneum, “Sunday Serenades,” where he and his HSO colleagues perform repertoire inspired by the artwork on display. He has planned a program of Prokofiev, Fauré and Beethoven. | |
| Contact: (link) [Map]  107548 | |
Choral Evensong - St. John's Youth Choir
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: St. John's Youth Choir with the Youth Choir of Christ Church, Newington; Scott Lamlein and Peter Niedmann, choirmasters |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit (link). The ancient and beautiful service of Choral Evensong is presented on the fourth Sunday of selected months at St. John’s. Join us on April 26 at 5:00pm for music by the St. John’s Youth Choir, with the Youth Choir of Christ Church, Congregational, Newington; Scott Lamlein and Peter Niedmann, choirmasters. | |
| Contact: (link) [Map]  107549 | |
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 | |
Pipes Alive! - Michelle Horsley, Organist
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: Michelle Horsley, Organist |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit (link). The 2020 Pipes Alive! series continues with Michelle Horsley playing the St. John’s organ on Sunday, May 3 at 12:30 p.m. | |
| Bio: (link) Contact: (link) OrganInfo: (link) [Map]  107550 | |
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 | |
BAGO Annual Meeting
| The Parish of All Saints, Ashmont, 209 Ashmont S Cost: Free Performing: Members' Recital |
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| Details: Join us for our Annual Members' Recital and Meeting. Rev. Rita Powell, Episcopal Chaplain at Harvard, will discuss Clergy/Musician Relations. Our own Daryl Bichel's Persimmon Catering will provide the meal.
5:30 PM Appetizers/Dinner
7:00 PM Members' Recital
7:45 PM Dessert and Meeting
Parking Available | |
| OrganInfo: (link) [Map]  107592 | |
Pipes Alive! - Benjamin Straley, Organist
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: Benjamin Straley, Organist |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit (link). The 2020 Pipes Alive! series continues with Benjamin Straley playing the St. John’s organ on Sunday, June 7 at 12:30 p.m. | |
| Bio: (link) Contact: (link) OrganInfo: (link) [Map]  107551 | |
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