Musicians of the Old Post Road

October 2: Dramatic Return

First Parish, Sudbury and Online

Thrill to two epic tales of reunification in this all-French program. The Israelites make a miraculous return to their homeland in Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre’s cantata Le Passage sur la mer rouge. 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 opener. With soprano Teresa Wakim.

December 18: Sounding Joy

Trinity Lutheran Church, Worcester and Online

Classical works to celebrate the season include Mozart’s Exultate Jubilate along with some of our favorite rediscoveries — charming pastorellas by Hupfeld and Werner, an aria for Advent by Haydn, and Leopold Mozart’s Musical Sleigh Ride! With soprano Jessica Petrus.

March 12: Earthly Baroque

First Parish, Wayland and Online

Our beloved program that became a critically-acclaimed CD recording! Transport yourself to a world of wild wonders with Vivaldi’s Goldfinch concerto, Biber’s colorful Sonata Representativa, Werner’s stormy November suite, and the ensemble’s reconstruction of J. F. Lampe’s playful Cuckoo Concerto.

April 30: Taking Inspiration

Harvard-Epworth Church, Cambridge and Online

With “imitation being the highest form of flattery,” this program juxtaposes concertos and sonatas by Handel with works by Telemann, Kaiser, and Scarlatti that provided him inspiration. Also included is a fugue by Corelli that sparked part of Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus.

Delving Deeper Episode 4: Sites and Sounds of Early Sudbury

February 12, 2022, Online only

Musicians of the Old Post Road teams up with the Sudbury Historical Society to explore some of history-rich Sudbury’s most fascinating historical sites. Historical Society members offer brief talks at each location, providing a richer understanding of each site’s history and key personages in Sudbury’s past. The ensemble performs modern-day premieres of fascinating, rediscovered works by 18th-century Massachusetts composers and arrangers at each site, bringing this history to life!