Some friends and I have developed a Christmas Eve tradition that I am partaking of even as I type this. Do we exchange gifts? Do we throw a party? Do we sing carols together?
Yes, but not on Christmas Eve. On Christmas Eve we go out for Indian food at a very specific restaurant.
Winter Concert: GLORIA! – A Baroque Holiday
Sunday December 16, at 4pm
Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland Avenue, West Newton
Adults $15 in advance/$20 at the door
Students (18+) & Seniors $10/$15 at the door
Under 18 FREE!
To purchase tickets, click here.
Why, yes, I do happen to work for them. You should attend, this will be great. And, all kids under 18 are FREE.
~Kelly
This link came to my attention today. Jennifer Lester, the founding music director of The Seraphim Singers and a friend of mine, was interviewed about her 15 year tenure at the helm of Seraphim. It’s a great read and I recommend it for you music nerds out there, and I know you’re out there. Also, there’s a concert coming up. More about that after the jump.
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This time we had a full group of about 15. Most of them seemed pretty enthusiastic although there was one guy who must have been along for the ride, because he didn’t seem to be into it while the woman with him asked me a lot of questions. Probably the most unusual thing about this tour happened when I brought the group by the Julia Ward Howe and Samuel Gridley Howe home on Chestnut Street. After describing how Julia was inspired to write new words to the tune of “John Brown’s Body”, and how the new lyrics became tremendously popular, a woman on the tour asked if I could sing it for her, and then a bunch of the other women on the tour chimed in too. So I went ahead and sang the first verse. I got a round of applause, hopefully not for comedic value and/or pity.
-Geoff
Matthew Halls sends greetings and news of his latest concerts. They’re coming up soon so don’t miss them!
~Kelly
Dear Friends of Musical Offering,
We invite you to join us as we open our second season, Le Goût Français! Naturally, we will be exploring French music of the 18th century. We begin with program entitled Les Grâces sacrées, featuring Claire Raphaelson and Julia Cavallaro singing stunningly beautiful sacred music, by Boismortier, Campra, Clérambault and Couperin. For programing and venue information, to listen to excerpts from previous concerts, and find out more about us, visit www.musical-offering.org
This is from Teri. I hope you can make it to one of these concerts.
~Kelly
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Apparently ICHC has your number.
Ensemble St. Germain is back with a second performance of A lot of Alain. We had a great time last time and we hope that those of you who missed it last time will join us for this performance.
Here’s the review from last time in case you’re interested.
First Congregational Church, Natick Center
4:00pm
Sunday September 23, 2012
Tim Macri, Director
This is a free concert; free-will offerings accepted at the door.
I hope to see you there.
~Kelly
August is usually a pretty staid month for music here in Boston, but we’ve got some good concerts coming up. Everything from early music to Ravel is in the works for the next few weeks.
I just got this email today from Matthew Hall and so I thought I’d pass it along to the rest of you. There are three concerts he’s involved with, starting tonight, that help wrap up SoHIP.
The Books are Taking Over... 