2008-2009 Season

Renaissance Series

Polyphonic Puzzles of the Renaissance
The men of Exsultemus are showcased in a program for low voices illuminating the intricate complexities behind music of your favorite composers of the 15th and 16th centuries, including works by Ockeghem, Josquin, and others.   

Friday, October 31 at 8pm in Boston
First Lutheran Church

Saturday, November 1 at 7:30pm in Andover
West Parish Church

Sunday, November 2 at 3pm in Newton
Parish of the Good Shepherd of Waban

Tickets: $35 reserved seating at the front of the church
$25 unassigned seating in the middle of the church ($20 students & seniors)
$15 unassigned seating in the back of the church ($10 students & seniors)


Thomas Tallis and the Transformation of the English Liturgy
Exsultemus examines how music in the Church of England changed as a result of the Reformation, with the exquisite music of Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, John Taverner, and Orlando Gibbons taking center stage. 

Friday, January 23 at 8pm in Boston
First Lutheran Church

Saturday, January 24 at 7:30pm in Andover
Christ Church

Sunday, January 25 at 3pm in Newton
Parish of the Good Shepherd of Waban

Tickets: $35 reserved seating at the front of the church
$25 unassigned seating in the middle of the church ($20 students & seniors)
$15 unassigned seating in the back of the church ($10 students & seniors)


The Elvas Songbook
Portuguese secular song of the 16th century
Our free spring community outreach series takes us back to Renaissance Portugal with a selection of secular songs for three voices from one of a handful of surviving sources that has preserved these fascinating musical gems.

Saturday, May 30 at 7:30pm in Lowell
St. Anthony's Church

Wednesday, June 3 at 7:30pm in East Cambridge
St. Anthony's Church

Friday, June 5 at 8pm in Boston
First Lutheran Church

The Elvas Songbook is free and open to the public.
 

Baroque Series

All Baroque concerts take place at First Lutheran Church of Boston  on Sunday afternoons
at 5:30pm, and last approximately one hour. Single tickets are $25 each ($20 for students and seniors) and are available at 857-998-0219, by mail , and online; Flex-passes good for 4 admissions are available for $75 (no further discounts) by calling 857-998-0219.

September 28
Music of Dietrich Buxtehude

December 7
Music of J. S. Bach, including the cantata
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (BWV 61)

February 22
Music of Heinrich Schütz

April 5
Passion According to St. John
by Georg Philipp Telemann

Musicians for the September 28, December 7, and February 22
concerts perform from the balcony at the back of the church.