December 2
First Monday at Jordan Hall
Laurence Lesser, curator
Beethoven: Trio in E-flat
Monk: Bolivar Blues
Monk: Round Midnite
Monk: Evidence
Mozart: Serenade No. 12
7:30 p.m. Jordan Hall
December 6
Boston Camerata
Anne Azéma, conductor
Medieval Christmas selections
7:30 p.m. First Church (Unitarian Universalist), Belmont
Music Worcester
Worcester Chamber Music Society
Kristen Watson, soprano
Krista River, alto
Matthew Anderson, tenor
David McFerrin, baritone
Bach: Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen
Bach: Süßer Trost, men Jesus kömmt
Bach: Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn
7:30 p.m. First Unitarian Church, Worcester
Boston Cecilia
Michel Barrett, conductor
Eduardo Betancourt, harpist
Works by Brahms, Byrd, Leonarda, Rossi, and more
8 p.m. Church of the Advent
bostoncecilia.org
December 7
Newton Baroque
Music by Biber, Bach, and others
4 p.m. St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church, Newton
Boston Camerata
Anne Azéma, conductor
Medieval Christmas selections
7 p.m. Central Congregational Church, Newburyport
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
Maya Kherani, soprano
Avery Amereau, contralto
Omar Najmi, tenor
Jesse Blumberg, baritone
Handel: Messiah
7:30 p.m. GBH Calderwood Studio
Longwood Symphony
Jotaro Nakano, conductor
Ziggy & Miles, guitarists
Singer: Creation
Westlake: Toward Takayna
Respighi: Pines of Rome
8 p.m. Jordan Hall
Music Worcester
Worcester Chorus
Chris Shepard, conductor
Jennifer Sgroe, soprano
Kim Leeds, mezzo-soprano
Kirk Bobkowski, tenor
Jason Zacher, bass-baritone
Handel: Messiah
8 p.m. Mechanics Hall, Worcester
December 8
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
Maya Kherani, soprano
Avery Amereau, contralto
Omar Najmi, tenor
Jesse Blumberg, baritone
Handel: Messiah
3 p.m. Jordan Hall
Boston Cecilia
Michel Barrett, conductor
Eduardo Betancourt, harpist
Works by Brahms, Byrd, Leonarda, Rossi, and more
3 p.m. All Saints Parish, Brookline
bostoncecilia.org
New England Philharmonic
Tianhiu Ng, conductor
Hayden Ren, cellist
Andrew Kim, cellist
Hailstork: Fanfare on Amazing Grace
Elgar: Cello Concerto (excerpts)
Bartók: The Wooden Prince
3 p.m. Tsai Performance Center
nephilharmonic.org
Boston Camerata
Anne Azéma, conductor
Medieval Christmas selections
4 p.m. Old South Church
Chorus Pro Musica
Jamie Kirsch, conductor
Beamish: In the Stillness
Esmail: The Unexpected Hour
Goss: See Amid the Winter’s Snow
Bach: Singet dem Herrn
Alexander: When the Song of the Angels is Stilled
Garrett: Ring Out, Ye Bells
8 p.m. Old South Church
December 14
A Far Cry
Montgomery: Rhapsody No. 2
Shaw: In Manus Tuas
Mitchell: Inescapable Spiral
Saariaho: Cloud Trio
Esmail: Teen Murti
Higdon: Quiet Art
3 p.m. St. John’s Church, Jamaica Plain
Celebrity Series
Rasa String Quartet
Program TBA
3 p.m. Salvation Army Kroc Center
celebrityseries.org
Musicians of the Old Post Road
Carley DeFranco, soprano
Carrie Cheron, mezzo-soprano
Jonas Budris, tenor
Selections by Bach, Handel, and others
4 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church, Worcester
Cantata Singers
Noah Horn, conductor
Works by Gabrieli, Bach, Mendelssohn, Dett, and others
7:30 p.m. St. Paul’s Parish, Cambridge
White Snake Projects
Tianhui Ng, conductor
Ugay: Thirty Angels
Santiago: Dancing in Chalma
Solitro: Requiem Tomatina
7:30 p.m. The Huntington Theatre
December 15
White Snake Projects
Tianhui Ng, conductor
Ugay: Thirty Angels
Santiago: Dancing in Chalma
Solitro: Requiem Tomatina
2 p.m. The Huntington Theatre
A Far Cry
Montgomery: Rhapsody No. 2
Shaw: In Manus Tuas
Mitchell: Inescapable Spiral
Saariaho: Cloud Trio
Esmail: Teen Murti
Higdon: Quiet Art
3 p.m. First Church in Cambridge
Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms Society
Stephen Lipsitt, conductor
Dvorak: Serenade for Winds
Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
Seasonal favorites TBA
3 p.m. All Saints Parish, Brookline
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Jorge Soto, conductor
Tchaikovsky: Excerpts from The Nutcracker
3 p.m. Brown Middle School, Newton
Boston Civic Symphony
Francisco Noya, conductor
Holiday program TBA
4 p.m. Jordan Hall
Emmanuel Music
Ryan Turner, conductor
Bach: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ
Williams: A Little Mass for Christmas
Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben
4 p.m. Emmanuel Church
Musicians of the Old Post Road
Carley DeFranco, soprano
Carrie Cheron, mezzo-soprano
Jonas Budris, tenor
Selections by Bach, Handel, and others
4 p.m. Old South Church
December 19
Handel & Haydn Society
Ruben Valenzuela, conductor
Bach: Nun knomm, der Heiden Heiland
Graupner: Overture in F
Salazar: Conceptio Gloriosae
Capillas: Cui Luna, Sol et omnia
Capillas: Canticum Beatae Mariae Virginis: Magnificat a 8
Araujo: Ay andar, a tocar, a cantar, a baylar
7:30 p.m. Jordan Hall
December 20
Back Bay Chorale
Stephen Spinelli, conductor
Jackson: “To Morning”
Dove: “The Three Kings”
Rutter: “The Wexford Carol”
Britten: Hymn to the Virgin
Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium
Betinis: Behind the Clouds
Burt: Set 1 of Christmas Carols
Todd: “My Lord Has Come”
Bonds: “Sing Aho”
Perry: “Carrion Heigh Ho”
Pinkham: Christmas Cantata
7:30 p.m. Old South Church
Blue Heron
Works by Du Fay, Grenon, Ciconia, Regis, and others
8 p.m. First Church in Cambridge
December 21
Blue Heron
Works by Du Fay, Grenon, Ciconia, Regis, and others
3 p.m. First Church in Cambridge
Back Bay Chorale
Stephen Spinelli, conductor
Jackson: “To Morning”
Dove: “The Three Kings”
Rutter: “The Wexford Carol”
Britten: Hymn to the Virgin
Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium
Betinis: Behind the Clouds
Burt: Set 1 of Christmas Carols
Todd: “My Lord Has Come”
Bonds: “Sing Aho”
Perry: “Carrion Heigh Ho”
Pinkham: Christmas Cantata
4 p.m. Old South Church
Blue Heron
Works by Du Fay, Grenon, Ciconia, Regis, and others
8 p.m. First Church in Cambridge
Seraphim Singers
The Bitumen Brass Quartet
Jennifer Lester, conductor
Works by Bichel, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, and others
8 p.m. Holy Name Parish, West Roxbury
December 22
Handel & Haydn Society
Ruben Valenzuela, conductor
Bach: Nun knomm, der Heiden Heiland
Graupner: Overture in F
Salazar: Conceptio Gloriosae
Capillas: Cui Luna, Sol et omnia
Capillas: Canticum Beatae Mariae Virginis: Magnificat a 8
Araujo: Ay andar, a tocar, a cantar, a baylar
3 p.m. Jordan Hall
Seraphim Singers
The Bitumen Brass Quartet
Jennifer Lester, conductor
Works by Bichel, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, and others
3 p.m. Trinity Parish, Newton Centre
Music Worcester
The Worcester Chorus Women’s Ensemble
Mark Mummert, director
Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
Various Christmas songs TBA
4 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church, Worcester
December 31
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
Angela Yam, soprano
David Kravitz, baritone
Aldo Abreu, recorderist
Christina Day Martinson, violinist
Sarah Darlin, violinist
Joseph Monticello, flautist
Bach: Concerto for Two Violins
Bach: Coffee Cantata
Vivaldi: Recorder Concerto in C
8 p.m. GBH Calderwood Studio
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