Princeton University Chamber Choir: St. Matthew Passion
“Join the PU Chamber Choir for an Easter performance of Bach’s most revered Oratorio. We are honored and excited to join forces with Julian Gregory of The King’s Singers (Evangelist), Kevin Deas of Princeton University (Jesus), and the storied Baroque orchestra The Sebastians. This is a concert not to be missed!”
Gabriel Crouch, conductor
True Concord: West Side Story & The Great American Songbook
“Highlights from Bernstein’s West Side Story and Choral Arrangements of Hits from The Great American Songbook”
Eric Holtan, conductor
True Concord: West Side Story & The Great American Songbook
“Highlights from Bernstein’s West Side Story and Choral Arrangements of Hits from The Great American Songbook”
Eric Holtan, conductor
True Concord: West Side Story & The Great American Songbook
“Highlights from Bernstein’s West Side Story and Choral Arrangements of Hits from The Great American Songbook”
Eric Holtan, conductor
Aeternum: O Last Dream of Love
“Join Aeternum for a moving evening as we perform works from our first-ever professional album recording. Experience this stunning selection of songs in the breathtaking acoustics of the chapel—you won’t want to miss it! This concert marks a milestone in our journey, celebrating the beauty of love through music.”
Bailey Cooke, conductor
Aeternum: O Last Dream of Love
“Join Aeternum for a moving evening as we perform works from our first-ever professional album recording. Experience this stunning selection of songs in the breathtaking acoustics of the chapel—you won’t want to miss it! This concert marks a milestone in our journey, celebrating the beauty of love through music.”
Bailey Cooke, conductor
Skylark: Clear Voices in the Dark
“Francis Poulenc’s Figure Humaine is one of the greatest works ever composed for unaccompanied choir – composed in 1943 in occupied France, and based on resistance-inspired poems by Paul Éluard, it is a stunning 8-movement exploration of the grim realities of war, culminating in an optimistic and embattled cry for liberty in the face of oppression. Skylark’s innovative concert program, Clear Voices in the Dark, is a powerful cross-cultural statement about the expressive power of the arts, and specifically the human voice, in times of tragedy. Interspersed between Poulenc’s stirring and complex settings, Skylark offers far simpler (but no less beautiful) musical images from the American Civil War era.
This is a FREE concert offered to the community thanks to the generous sponsorship of M. Duffany Builders.”
Matthew Guard, conductor
Skylark: Clear Voices in the Dark
“Francis Poulenc’s Figure Humaine is one of the greatest works ever composed for unaccompanied choir – composed in 1943 in occupied France, and based on resistance-inspired poems by Paul Éluard, it is a stunning 8-movement exploration of the grim realities of war, culminating in an optimistic and embattled cry for liberty in the face of oppression. Skylark’s innovative concert program, Clear Voices in the Dark, is a powerful cross-cultural statement about the expressive power of the arts, and specifically the human voice, in times of tragedy. Interspersed between Poulenc’s stirring and complex settings, Skylark offers far simpler (but no less beautiful) musical images from the American Civil War era.
This is a FREE concert offered to the community thanks to the generous sponsorship of M. Duffany Builders.”
Matthew Guard, conductor
Yale Choral Artists: Music of Loss and Renewal
More information coming soon
Chris Cerrone, The Last Message Received (world premiere of chamber version)
Michael Gilbertson, Returning
Ildebrando Pizzetti, Requiem
Jeffrey Douma, conductor
Atlanta Opera: The Marriage of Figaro
“In a brilliant examination of class dynamics, power, and human folly, this opera revels in the wit and warmth of Mozart’s luminous music and underscores the strengths and vulnerabilities of each character. At its heart, the clever servant Figaro fights to marry his true love while outsmarting his amorous and scheming master, who has his own designs on Figaro’s bride-to-be, Susanna. Not only a musical masterpiece—it’s a rallying cry for love, dignity, and the pursuit of justice that called for the end of aristocratic privilege.”
Christopher Allen, conductor
Maura Tuffy, assistant conductor
Atlanta Opera: The Marriage of Figaro
“In a brilliant examination of class dynamics, power, and human folly, this opera revels in the wit and warmth of Mozart’s luminous music and underscores the strengths and vulnerabilities of each character. At its heart, the clever servant Figaro fights to marry his true love while outsmarting his amorous and scheming master, who has his own designs on Figaro’s bride-to-be, Susanna. Not only a musical masterpiece—it’s a rallying cry for love, dignity, and the pursuit of justice that called for the end of aristocratic privilege.”
Christopher Allen, conductor
Maura Tuffy, assistant conductor
Atlanta Opera: The Marriage of Figaro
“In a brilliant examination of class dynamics, power, and human folly, this opera revels in the wit and warmth of Mozart’s luminous music and underscores the strengths and vulnerabilities of each character. At its heart, the clever servant Figaro fights to marry his true love while outsmarting his amorous and scheming master, who has his own designs on Figaro’s bride-to-be, Susanna. Not only a musical masterpiece—it’s a rallying cry for love, dignity, and the pursuit of justice that called for the end of aristocratic privilege.”
Christopher Allen, conductor
Maura Tuffy, assistant conductor
Atlanta Opera: The Marriage of Figaro
“In a brilliant examination of class dynamics, power, and human folly, this opera revels in the wit and warmth of Mozart’s luminous music and underscores the strengths and vulnerabilities of each character. At its heart, the clever servant Figaro fights to marry his true love while outsmarting his amorous and scheming master, who has his own designs on Figaro’s bride-to-be, Susanna. Not only a musical masterpiece—it’s a rallying cry for love, dignity, and the pursuit of justice that called for the end of aristocratic privilege.”
Christopher Allen, conductor
Maura Tuffy, assistant conductor
Bach Vespers: Herr Jesu Christ, wahr’ Mensch und Gott, BWV 127
“Lauded performer Kelly Hall-Tompkins, celebrated by the New York Times as 2017 "New Yorker of the Year" presents solo violin works throughout this service which features cantata 127 Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott. Director Robby Meese returns to conduct this colorful and varied cantata along with works by Vulpius, Praetorius, and the Gavottes from Bach's Orchestral Suite no. 3.”
Robby Meese, conductor
Maura Tuffy, soprano soloist
Doug Balliett: Gawain and the Green Knight
“Gawain and the Green Knight: Christmas legend, horror story, romance, paean to nature. Set at King Arthur's court, huddled in luxury on the borders of unforgiving wilderness and forces unknown, this bizarre medieval legend fascinates. Gawain has agreed to have his head chopped off in a year's time. But why? And can he live up to his promise, or his legendary perfection?
This Christmas-tide, composer Doug Balliett teams up with baroque string band and a formidable cast of singers to present this medieval Christmas tale as a kind of passion play, filled with music, story, and song. Performed at the Camelot-esque performance space at St. Mary's Church on the lower east side, the audience is immersed in King Arthur's court, complete with sheet music for the choral sing-alongs.”
Karim Sulayman, tenor (Gawain)
John Taylor Ward, bass-baritone (The Green Knight)
Elisse Albian, soprano (Lady Bertilak)
Jesse Blumberg, bass-baritone (King Arthur)
Maura Tuffy, soprano (Queen Guenevere)
Ellie Sutherland, mezzo-soprano (Morgan le Fay)
Jonathan Woody, bass-baritone (Bishop Baldwin)
Seraphic Fire: 'Twas The Night Before Christmas
“Everything you love about Seraphic Fire at Christmas in a new experience: timeless carols – The First Noel, Joy to the World, Silent Night – and a reading of the famed 1823 American poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas— better known as ‘’Twas the night before Christmas’— that helped shape modern Christmas traditions worldwide. Join Associate Conductor James Bass and Seraphic Fire for a program featuring audience-favorite Christmas classics, including O Come All Ye Faithful and Jesus Christ the Apple Tree.”
James Bass, conductor
Seraphic Fire: 'Twas The Night Before Christmas
“Everything you love about Seraphic Fire at Christmas in a new experience: timeless carols – The First Noel, Joy to the World, Silent Night – and a reading of the famed 1823 American poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas— better known as ‘’Twas the night before Christmas’— that helped shape modern Christmas traditions worldwide. Join Associate Conductor James Bass and Seraphic Fire for a program featuring audience-favorite Christmas classics, including O Come All Ye Faithful and Jesus Christ the Apple Tree.”
James Bass, conductor
Seraphic Fire: 'Twas The Night Before Christmas
“Everything you love about Seraphic Fire at Christmas in a new experience: timeless carols – The First Noel, Joy to the World, Silent Night – and a reading of the famed 1823 American poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas— better known as ‘’Twas the night before Christmas’— that helped shape modern Christmas traditions worldwide. Join Associate Conductor James Bass and Seraphic Fire for a program featuring audience-favorite Christmas classics, including O Come All Ye Faithful and Jesus Christ the Apple Tree.”
James Bass, conductor
Seraphic Fire: 'Twas The Night Before Christmas
“Everything you love about Seraphic Fire at Christmas in a new experience: timeless carols – The First Noel, Joy to the World, Silent Night – and a reading of the famed 1823 American poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas— better known as ‘’Twas the night before Christmas’— that helped shape modern Christmas traditions worldwide. Join Associate Conductor James Bass and Seraphic Fire for a program featuring audience-favorite Christmas classics, including O Come All Ye Faithful and Jesus Christ the Apple Tree.”
James Bass, conductor
Seraphic Fire: 'Twas The Night Before Christmas
“Everything you love about Seraphic Fire at Christmas in a new experience: timeless carols – The First Noel, Joy to the World, Silent Night – and a reading of the famed 1823 American poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas— better known as ‘’Twas the night before Christmas’— that helped shape modern Christmas traditions worldwide. Join Associate Conductor James Bass and Seraphic Fire for a program featuring audience-favorite Christmas classics, including O Come All Ye Faithful and Jesus Christ the Apple Tree.”
James Bass, conductor
Seraphic Fire: 'Twas The Night Before Christmas
“Everything you love about Seraphic Fire at Christmas in a new experience: timeless carols – The First Noel, Joy to the World, Silent Night – and a reading of the famed 1823 American poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas— better known as ‘’Twas the night before Christmas’— that helped shape modern Christmas traditions worldwide. Join Associate Conductor James Bass and Seraphic Fire for a program featuring audience-favorite Christmas classics, including O Come All Ye Faithful and Jesus Christ the Apple Tree.”
James Bass, conductor
Seraphic Fire: 'Twas The Night Before Christmas
“Everything you love about Seraphic Fire at Christmas in a new experience: timeless carols – The First Noel, Joy to the World, Silent Night – and a reading of the famed 1823 American poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas— better known as ‘’Twas the night before Christmas’— that helped shape modern Christmas traditions worldwide. Join Associate Conductor James Bass and Seraphic Fire for a program featuring audience-favorite Christmas classics, including O Come All Ye Faithful and Jesus Christ the Apple Tree.”
James Bass, conductor
Seraphic Fire: 'Twas The Night Before Christmas
“Everything you love about Seraphic Fire at Christmas in a new experience: timeless carols – The First Noel, Joy to the World, Silent Night – and a reading of the famed 1823 American poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas— better known as ‘’Twas the night before Christmas’— that helped shape modern Christmas traditions worldwide. Join Associate Conductor James Bass and Seraphic Fire for a program featuring audience-favorite Christmas classics, including O Come All Ye Faithful and Jesus Christ the Apple Tree.”
James Bass, conductor
Seraphic Fire: 'Twas The Night Before Christmas
“Everything you love about Seraphic Fire at Christmas in a new experience: timeless carols – The First Noel, Joy to the World, Silent Night – and a reading of the famed 1823 American poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas— better known as ‘’Twas the night before Christmas’— that helped shape modern Christmas traditions worldwide. Join Associate Conductor James Bass and Seraphic Fire for a program featuring audience-favorite Christmas classics, including O Come All Ye Faithful and Jesus Christ the Apple Tree.”
James Bass, conductor
Seraphic Fire: 'Twas The Night Before Christmas
“Everything you love about Seraphic Fire at Christmas in a new experience: timeless carols – The First Noel, Joy to the World, Silent Night – and a reading of the famed 1823 American poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas— better known as ‘’Twas the night before Christmas’— that helped shape modern Christmas traditions worldwide. Join Associate Conductor James Bass and Seraphic Fire for a program featuring audience-favorite Christmas classics, including O Come All Ye Faithful and Jesus Christ the Apple Tree.”
James Bass, conductor
Gilgamesh, The Opera: Preview at Harvard
Presented by ArtsThursdays at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East
More information coming soon
Derrick Skye, composer
Maura Tuffy, conductor
Yale Choral Artists: Siddhartha, She
“The [Yale] Philharmonia presents Christopher Theofanidis’s Siddhartha, She, a new work inspired by Herman Hesse’s novel of spiritual transformation. The concert will feature the orchestra alongside Yale Choral Artists, the Yale Glee Club, and Yale Opera.”
More information coming soon
Apollo’s Fire: A Requiem Tapestry
“Against the backdrop of worldwide unrest and revolution, Mozart composed his masterful Requiem in 1791 – as aspirations for democracy were unfolding in France, Haiti, and the American colonies. At the same time, economic forces were creating a personal crisis for Mozart – a situation that resonates for so many people today. Apollo’s Fire is thrilled to revisit Mozart’s Requiem alongside a world premiere by composer Eric Gould. 1791: Requiem for the Ancestors evokes the neglected voices of African, Caribbean, and Native American peoples from the time of Mozart’s Requiem. Jeannette Sorrell leads 70 of the nation’s finest period-instrument specialists and early music singers in these concerts.”
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Apollo’s Fire: A Requiem Tapestry
“Against the backdrop of worldwide unrest and revolution, Mozart composed his masterful Requiem in 1791 – as aspirations for democracy were unfolding in France, Haiti, and the American colonies. At the same time, economic forces were creating a personal crisis for Mozart – a situation that resonates for so many people today. Apollo’s Fire is thrilled to revisit Mozart’s Requiem alongside a world premiere by composer Eric Gould. 1791: Requiem for the Ancestors evokes the neglected voices of African, Caribbean, and Native American peoples from the time of Mozart’s Requiem. Jeannette Sorrell leads 70 of the nation’s finest period-instrument specialists and early music singers in these concerts.”
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Apollo’s Fire: A Requiem Tapestry
“Against the backdrop of worldwide unrest and revolution, Mozart composed his masterful Requiem in 1791 – as aspirations for democracy were unfolding in France, Haiti, and the American colonies. At the same time, economic forces were creating a personal crisis for Mozart – a situation that resonates for so many people today. Apollo’s Fire is thrilled to revisit Mozart’s Requiem alongside a world premiere by composer Eric Gould. 1791: Requiem for the Ancestors evokes the neglected voices of African, Caribbean, and Native American peoples from the time of Mozart’s Requiem. Jeannette Sorrell leads 70 of the nation’s finest period-instrument specialists and early music singers in these concerts.”
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Yale Consort: Cantata Vespers
“Join Yale Consort and a Baroque string ensemble for a service of Cantata Vespers at Marquand Chapel. This service features a performance of J.S. Bach's Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden (“He who exalts himself will be humbled”), BWV 47.”
James O’Donnell, conductor
Handel and Haydn Society: Saul
“Emotions run wild as Handel’s soaring score comes to life with the H+H Orchestra and Chorus, making ‘the past the living present’ (Opera con Brio). The legendary battle of David and Goliath is just the beginning—what follows is a tragic descent fueled by jealousy and madness. Don’t miss your chance to see this titanic tale sewn together by fate and passion performed just as Handel would’ve heard it.”
Jonathan Cohen, conductor
Handel and Haydn Society: Saul
“Emotions run wild as Handel’s soaring score comes to life with the H+H Orchestra and Chorus, making ‘the past the living present’ (Opera con Brio). The legendary battle of David and Goliath is just the beginning—what follows is a tragic descent fueled by jealousy and madness. Don’t miss your chance to see this titanic tale sewn together by fate and passion performed just as Handel would’ve heard it.”
Jonathan Cohen, conductor
Yale Choral Artists: Cancionero de luto
“Join the Yale Choral Artists and Victory Players, led by Dr. Jeffrey Douma, for a powerful world premiere performance of Cancionero de Luto (Mourning Songbook) by Armando Bayolo.
Cancionero de Luto is an ecumenical response to death and suffering, seeking to find common ground among different faiths (or lack thereof) as we face this one experience common to all of humanity. Experience the emotional depth and beauty of this work in the stunning acoustics of Sprague Hall—a concert you won’t want to miss!”
Jeffrey Douma, conductor
Yale Choral Artists: Cancionero de luto
“The Yale Choral Artists in Holyoke! Featuring the MIFA Victory Players and composer Armando Bayolo’s world premiere of Cancionero de luto (Mourning Songbook) and the reprise of composer Johanny Navaro’s ‘Belén: Un canto sagrado a mis ancestros’ (A sacred chant to my ancestors).”
Jeffrey Douma, conductor
Colorado Bach Ensemble: Young Artist Competition Finals
“For our final event of the season, [CBE] will host our annual Bach competition for young artists on May 17th, 2025. Seven finalists have been invited to travel to Colorado and participate in the competition concert. Upon arrival, the soloists will sing Bach’s beloved arias from other cantatas and large works. At the conclusion of the concert, judges will select one first prize winner and one runner-up. The winner and runner-up will receive cash prizes, and each competitor will have an opportunity to perform with CBE in future seasons at the discretion of the Artistic Director. We invite you to join us for this special concert, followed by a reception to show appreciation for our loyal supporters.”
Seraphic Fire: Music of the Passion
“Seraphic Fire presents a FREE community concert entitled Music of the Passion. This soul-stirring concert of works by Gregorio Allegri, Josquin de Prez, Nikolay Kedrov, William Byrd, and others will explore the rich history of choral music and emphasize the centuries-old power of music to elicit introspection.”
Patrick Quigley, conductor
Seraphic Fire: Music of the Passion
“Seraphic Fire presents a FREE community concert entitled Music of the Passion. This soul-stirring concert of works by Gregorio Allegri, Josquin de Prez, Nikolay Kedrov, William Byrd, and others will explore the rich history of choral music and emphasize the centuries-old power of music to elicit introspection.”
Patrick Quigley, conductor
Seraphic Fire: Music of the Passion
“Seraphic Fire presents a FREE community concert entitled Music of the Passion. This soul-stirring concert of works by Gregorio Allegri, Josquin de Prez, Nikolay Kedrov, William Byrd, and others will explore the rich history of choral music and emphasize the centuries-old power of music to elicit introspection.”
Patrick Quigley, conductor