The Peregrine Consort commemorates Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman, two great Americans whose words and actions powerfully confronted slavery. On March 10 we will listen to their wisdom and insights. They each endured very great personal hardship, and their towering example has much to teach us in our life journeys.

The beautiful Bach Cantata 150, Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich (For Thee, O Lord, I long), which includes texts from the penitential Psalm 25, speaks to enduring life’s hardships.

A song by recently deceased African-American composer George Walker, and works by Aaron Copland, Henry Purcell, Heinrich Schütz, and František Tůma, will also be presented during this Vespers liturgy. As always, the Consort will perform the Baroque-era music on period instruments.

At a reception following the Cantata Vespers, as a special treat, local author Ron Walker will be signing copies of his book, Solomon’s Plan: A Gift of Education from a Father to His Son. In this memoir, Ron Walker reflects on the ways that education shaped his father’s life and his own, as well as important moments through history from the Great Migration to the Civil Rights Era.

Elise Groves, soprano

Clare McNamara, mezzo-soprano

Daniel Schenk, tenor

Bradford Gleim, bass

Julie Leven & Anne Black, violins

Sarah Freiberg-Ellison, ‘cello

Andrew Arceci, violone

Sally Merriman, bassoon

Paul Carlson, harpsichord/organ/piano/conductor

A part of Stanford Live:

“…To love another—would humiliate my heart,” sings the devoted lover in the famous song “D’ung aultre amer,” evoking the power of love to captivate, nourish, and, on occasion, destroy. Love can be earthly and sensual; it can also be spiritual and divine, as when a Biblical figure is cast as the object of desire. In this program, led by Stanford Associate Professor of Music Jesse Rodin, Cut Circle will perform music of both romantic and spiritual intensity by Du Fay, Ockeghem, Josquin, and their contemporaries.

Harry Christophers, conductor
Aisslinn Nosky, violin and leader
Mireille Asselin, soprano
Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo-soprano
Jeremy Budd, tenor
Sumner Thompson, baritone
H+H Orchestra and Chorus

Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, Turkish
Haydn: Symphony No. 99
Haydn: Mass in B-Flat Major, Harmoniemesse

Join us for a banquet of Bach family works for the holiday season! We present Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach’s rarely-performed and delightful oratorio Die Kindheit Jesu, along with a sumptuous sampling of arias from Christmas cantatas by Bach brothers Carl Philipp Emanuel and Wilhelm Friedemann, cousin Johann Ludwig, and of course, Johann Sebastian.

With soprano Jessica Petrus, mezzo-soprano Catherine Hedberg, tenor Jonas Budris, and baritone Bradford Gleim.

Join us for a banquet of Bach family works for the holiday season! We present Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach’s rarely-performed and delightful oratorio Die Kindheit Jesu, along with a sumptuous sampling of arias from Christmas cantatas by Bach brothers Carl Philipp Emanuel and Wilhelm Friedemann, cousin Johann Ludwig, and of course, Johann Sebastian.

With soprano Jessica Petrus, mezzo-soprano Catherine Hedberg, tenor Jonas Budris, and baritone Bradford Gleim.

Join us for a banquet of Bach family works for the holiday season! We present Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach’s rarely-performed and delightful oratorio Die Kindheit Jesu, along with a sumptuous sampling of arias from Christmas cantatas by Bach brothers Carl Philipp Emanuel and Wilhelm Friedemann, cousin Johann Ludwig, and of course, Johann Sebastian.

With soprano Jessica Petrus, mezzo-soprano Catherine Hedberg, tenor Jonas Budris, and baritone Bradford Gleim.

Harry Christophers, conductor
Jonathan Lemalu, bass (Hercules)
Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo-soprano (Dejanira)
Amanda Forsythe, soprano (Iole)
Robert Murray, tenor (Hyllus)
William Purefoy, countertenor (Lichas)
Woodrow Bynum, baritone (High Priest)

Harry Christophers, conductor
Jonathan Lemalu, bass (Hercules)
Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo-soprano (Dejanira)
Amanda Forsythe, soprano (Iole)
Robert Murray, tenor (Hyllus)
William Purefoy, countertenor (Lichas)
Woodrow Bynum, baritone (High Priest)

featuring Sonja Tengblad, soprano, and Bradford Gleim, baritone

Included in the collection of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is a mid-16th century Neapolitan fresco depicting singers and instrumentalists crowding through a window. At this time in Naples, the world's first conservatories of music were being founded, sparking the development of opera and propagating formal musical training throughout the western world. AFC’s “Fresco” looks through this prism, at works by revered teachers (Scarlatti and Porpora), precocious pupils (Rossini), and Berio’s Violin Duos, meant to be shared by student and master. AFC will also proudly present the winning entry from its inaugural Young Composers Competition.

Program

Alessandro Scarlatti

Sinfonia from La caduta de’ Decemviri

Luciano Berio

Selections from Duetti per due Violini

New work by winner of AFC’s first Young Composers Competition

Gioachino Rossini

String Sonata No. 3 in C Major

Nicola Porpora

Calcante ed Achille

featuring Sonja Tengblad, soprano, and Bradford Gleim, baritone

Included in the collection of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is a mid-16th century Neapolitan fresco depicting singers and instrumentalists crowding through a window. At this time in Naples, the world's first conservatories of music were being founded, sparking the development of opera and propagating formal musical training throughout the western world. AFC’s “Fresco” looks through this prism, at works by revered teachers (Scarlatti and Porpora), precocious pupils (Rossini), and Berio’s Violin Duos, meant to be shared by student and master. AFC will also proudly present the winning entry from its inaugural Young Composers Competition.

Program

Alessandro Scarlatti

Sinfonia from La caduta de’ Decemviri

Luciano Berio

Selections from Duetti per due Violini

New work by winner of AFC’s first Young Composers Competition

Gioachino Rossini

String Sonata No. 3 in C Major

Nicola Porpora

Calcante ed Achille

Beethoven’s opera is a compelling story of political oppression, the fight for justice, and the triumph of love. A Boston Baroque premiere featuring an internationally renowned cast that includes Metropolitan Opera singers, tenor William Burden and soprano Wendy Bryn Harmer, in Boston’s first-ever period instrument performance of this work.

Beethoven’s opera is a compelling story of political oppression, the fight for justice, and the triumph of love. A Boston Baroque premiere featuring an internationally renowned cast that includes Metropolitan Opera singers, tenor William Burden and soprano Wendy Bryn Harmer, in Boston’s first-ever period instrument performance of this work.

Harry Christophers, conductor

Sarah Brailey, soprano
Margot Rood, soprano
Sonja DuToit Tengblad, soprano
Sarah Yanovitch, soprano
Margaret Lias, mezzo-soprano
Clare McNamara, mezzo-soprano
Stefan Reed, tenor
Steven Caldicott Wilson, tenor
Woodrow Bynum, baritone
David McFerrin, baritone

Harry Christophers, conductor

Sarah Brailey, soprano
Margot Rood, soprano
Sonja DuToit Tengblad, soprano
Sarah Yanovitch, soprano
Margaret Lias, mezzo-soprano
Clare McNamara, mezzo-soprano
Stefan Reed, tenor
Steven Caldicott Wilson, tenor
Woodrow Bynum, baritone
David McFerrin, baritone

Telemann wrote over 40 compositions based on the Passion texts, and his St. Luke Passion of 1744is a quickly paced and lyrical display of his church style. Thomas Cooley and Andrew Garland sing the Evangelist and Jesus in this work that Boston Baroque has not performed since 1980.

“Striving for a fresh Messiah year after year” says the Boston Globe. This annual tradition will feature soprano Ava Pine, Irish mezzo-soprano Paula Murrihy (in her Boston Baroque debut), tenor Aaron Sheehan and baritone Stephen Powell, alongside the Grammy nominated Boston Baroque Orchestra and Chorus. Conducted by Martin Pearlman, Music Director.

“Striving for a fresh Messiah year after year” says the Boston Globe. This annual tradition will feature soprano Ava Pine, Irish mezzo-soprano Paula Murrihy (in her Boston Baroque debut), tenor Aaron Sheehan and baritone Stephen Powell, alongside the Grammy nominated Boston Baroque Orchestra and Chorus. Conducted by Martin Pearlman, Music Director.

Harry Christophers, conductor

Katherine Watson, soprano
Christine Rice, mezzo-soprano
Allan Clayton, tenor
Sumner Thompson, baritone

H+H Vocal Arts Program Young Women’s Chamber Choir and Young Men’s Chorus

Harry Christophers, conductor

Katherine Watson, soprano
Christine Rice, mezzo-soprano
Allan Clayton, tenor
Sumner Thompson, baritone

H+H Vocal Arts Program Young Women’s Chamber Choir and Young Men’s Chorus

Harry Christophers, conductor

Katherine Watson, soprano
Christine Rice, mezzo-soprano
Allan Clayton, tenor
Sumner Thompson, baritone

H+H Vocal Arts Program Young Women’s Chamber Choir and Young Men’s Chorus

Richard Kaufman, conductor

Complete film with soundtrack performed live by the Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra and Chorus.

Amadeus Live is an Avex Classics International Production

Richard Kaufman, conductor

Complete film with soundtrack performed live by the Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra and Chorus.

Amadeus Live is an Avex Classics International Production

Richard Kaufman, conductor

Complete film with soundtrack performed live by the Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra and Chorus.

Amadeus Live is an Avex Classics International Production

The drama and mystery of Mozart’s Requiem, one of his best known and most beloved works, opens Boston Baroque’s season with a cast of our audience’s favorite soloists including Boston favorite soprano Amanda Forsythe. Joining on the all-Mozart program are his joyful concert aria Exsultate, Jubilate and sweeping Symphony No. 40.

The drama and mystery of Mozart’s Requiem, one of his best known and most beloved works, opens Boston Baroque’s season with a cast of our audience’s favorite soloists including Boston favorite soprano Amanda Forsythe. Joining on the all-Mozart program are his joyful concert aria Exsultate, Jubilate and sweeping Symphony No. 40.

Fred Jodry, conductor

Deborah Selig, soprano

Katherine Growdon, mezzo soprano

Greg Zavracky, tenor

Bradford Gleim, bass

A magnificent opening! Experience Beethoven’s masterpiece­­­—with its exhilarating “Ode to Joy”—for the first time on our season in 14 years. And with H+H’s acclaimed orchestra performing on the instruments he wrote for, you’ll hear the majesty of this music just as Beethoven intended.

Masaaki Suzuki, conductor
Karina Gauvin, soprano
Adriana Zabala, mezzo-soprano
Tom Randle, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone

Haydn: Symphony No. 104, London
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Choral

A magnificent opening! Experience Beethoven’s masterpiece­­­—with its exhilarating “Ode to Joy”—for the first time on our season in 14 years. And with H+H’s acclaimed orchestra performing on the instruments he wrote for, you’ll hear the majesty of this music just as Beethoven intended.

Masaaki Suzuki, conductor
Karina Gauvin, soprano
Adriana Zabala, mezzo-soprano
Tom Randle, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone

Haydn: Symphony No. 104, London
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Choral