Join us for our 2019-2020 | 31st Season

Fri. November 1, 7:30 First Parish, 327 Concord Rd, Sudbury
Sat. November 2, 3:00 Parish Hall, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St, Boston

The fascinating  musical relationships within two musical families are explored in diverse works in intimate chamber music settings. Siblings Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn were inseparable throughout their lives while husband and wife Jan Ladislav and Sophia Corri Dussek’s marriage was a short-lived love affair. 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.

Fri. December 13, 8:00, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury St, Boston
Sun. December 15, 4:00, First Unitarian Church, 90 Main St, Worcester

Taking inspiration from the guiding light of Epiphany, this holiday program presents the modern day premiere of a cantata about seeking and finding a new spiritual home: 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 seasonal pastorales by Heinichen and Pez round out the offerings.

With vocal soloists soprano Jessica Petrus, alto Sophie Michaux, tenor Jason McStoots, and baritone Bradford Gleim

Fri. March 6, 7:30, First Parish, 225 Boston Post Road, Wayland
Sun. March 8, 3:00, Old South Church, 645 Boylston St, Boston

London’s lively musical scene was a magnet for musicians across Europe who sought to settle in a robust metropolis. Our program showcases virtuosic works of Italians who made the sojourn, including 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.

Sat. May 2, 8:00, Harvard-Epworth Church, 1555 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge
Sun. May 3, 4:00 Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm St, Worcester

Two epic tales of reunification unfold in this all-French program. The Israelites make their miraculous return to their homeland in Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre’s cantata Le Passage sur la mer rouge, and star-crossed lovers are reunited in the land of immortals in Clerambault’s cantata Leandre et Hero. Clerambault’s Sonata La Felicité and an overture by Charpentier complete this season finale.

With soprano Teresa Wakim