December 6

November 22, 2025 at 1:53 pm

By Jonathan Blumhofer

Gloriae Dei Cantores
Program TBA
3 p.m. Church of the Transfiguration

Boston Camerata
Anne Azéma, conductor
Christmas music from the Middle Ages to early America
7 p.m. Central Congregational Church, Newburyport

Gloriae Dei Cantores
Program TBA
7:30 p.m. Brewster Performing Arts Center

Longwood Symphony
Jotaro Nakano, conductor
Joshua Roman, cello
Syrse: Colección de Realidades
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Suite from Swan Lake
8 p.m. Jordan Hall

Music Worcester
Worcester Chorus
Chris Shepard, conductor
Soloists TBA
Handel: Messiah
8 p.m. Mechanics Hall

December 7

Boston Baroque
Filippo Ciabatti, conductor
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Paula Murrihy, mezzo-soprano
Thomas Cooley, tenor
Roderick Williams, baritone
Handel: Messiah
3 p.m. Jordan Hall

Boston Cecilia
Michael Barrett, conductor
Britten: Hymn to St. Cecilia
Pinkham: Christmas Cantata
3 p.m. All Saints Parish
bostoncecilia.org

Boston Camerata
Anne Azéma, conductor
Christmas music from the Middle Ages to early America
4 p.m. Old South Church

December 11

Lorelei Ensemble
Ordway: North Woods
Additional works by Jobin-Acosta, Brown, Hagen, and more
7:30 p.m. The Memorial Church of Harvard University

December 12

Rockport Music
Handel & Haydn Society
Jonathan Cohen, conductor
Handel: Messiah
7 p.m. Shalin Liu Performance Center

December 13

A Far Cry
Schubert: Octet
3 p.m. St. John’s Church

Chorus pro Musica
Jamie Kirsch, conductor
Program TBA
3 p.m. Old South Church

Emmanuel Music
Ryan Turner, conductor
Bach: Christmas Oratorio
7 p.m. Emmanuel Church

Musica Sacra
Mary Beekman, conductor
Works by Susa, Guerrero, Oltra, and more
7:30 p.m. First Church in Cambridge

December 14

Emmanuel Music
Ryan Turner, conductor
Bach: Christmas Oratorio
2 p.m. Emmanuel Church

A Far Cry
Schubert: Octet
3 p.m. First Church in Cambridge

Boston Civic Symphony
Francisco Noya, conductor
Ken Yanagisawa, conductor
Hayden Ren, cellist
Boston Latin School Concert Choir
Chadwick: Jubilee
Peck: The Thrill of the Orchestra
Anderson: Sleigh Ride
Dvorak: Allegro from Cello Concerto
Additional holiday favorites
3 p.m. Boston Latin School Auditorium

New England Philharmonic
Tianhui Ng, conductor
Ibbett: Cosmic Traveller’s Guide to the Black Hole
Ibbett: Black Hole Symphony
3 p.m. Tsai Performance Center
nephilharmonic.org

Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms Society
Stephen Lipsitt, conductor
Music by Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, & Brahms
4 p.m. All Saints Parish

December 18

Handel & Haydn Society
Scott Allen Jarrett, conductor
Graupner: Magnificat in C
J. L. Bach: Und ist ein Kind geboren
J. S. Bach: Sanctus in C
J. S. Bach: Chrsiten, ätzet diesen Tag
7:30 p.m. Jordan Hall

December 19

Back Bay Chorale
Stephen Spinelli, conductor
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Cheng: Ring out, ye bells
Additional works by Beach, Holst, Parker, Pärt, and Rachmaninoff
7:30 p.m. Old South Church
bbcboston.org

Blue Heron
Scott Metcalfe, conductor
Christmas music from 16th-century Spain
8 p.m. First Church in Cambridge

December 20

Blue Heron
Scott Metcalfe, conductor
Christmas music from 16th-century Spain
3 p.m. & 8 p.m. First Church in Cambridge

Back Bay Chorale
Stephen Spinelli, conductor
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Cheng: Ring out, ye bells
Additional works by Beach, Holst, Parker, Pärt, and Rachmaninoff
4 p.m. Old South Church
bbcboston.org

Seraphim Singers
Eric Christopher Perry, conductor
Heinrich Christensen, organist
Bitumen Brass Quartet
Program TBA
8 p.m. Holy Name Parish

December 21

Handel & Haydn Society
Scott Allen Jarrett, conductor
Graupner: Magnificat in C
J. L. Bach: Und ist ein Kind geboren
J. S. Bach: Sanctus in C
J. S. Bach: Chrsiten, ätzet diesen Tag
3 p.m. Jordan Hall

Seraphim Singers
Eric Christopher Perry, conductor
Heinrich Christensen, organist
Bitumen Brass Quartet
Program TBA
3 p.m. Trinity Parish, Newton Centre

Boston Camerata
Anne Azéma, conductor
Christmas music from 18th- and 19th-century New England
4 p.m. First Church in Cambridge

Music Worcester
Worcester Chorus Women’s Ensemble
Mark Mummert, conductor
Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
Holiday favorites TBA
4 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church

Seraphim Singers
Eric Christopher Perry, conductor
Heinrich Christensen, organist
Bitumen Brass Quartet
Program TBA
7:30 p.m. First Church in Cambridge

December 23

Gloriae Dei Cantores
Carol sing
3 p.m. Brewster Performing Arts Center

December 31

Boston Baroque
Mark Minkowski, conductor
Samantha Hankey, mezzo-soprano
Handel: Water Music Suites Nos. 1-3
Mozart: TBA
7:30 p.m. Sanders Theatre

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