Jun
26
7:00 PM19:00

"Declarations" with Ensemble Altera (New York, NY)

A landmark musical event for America’s 250th anniversary.

Ensemble Altera, one of today’s most compelling professional chamber choirs, makes its New York City debut with the world premiere of Declarations, a major new choral work by Piers Connor Kennedy.

Spanning 75 minutes without intermission, Declarations is a bold and deeply human meditation on the Declaration of Independence—its creation, ideals, contradictions, and ongoing legacy. Drawing on a rich tapestry of texts, from Thomas Jefferson and Langston Hughes, to contemporary voices including Tracy K. Smith, dg nanouk okpik, and William Ashford, among others, the work refracts 250 years of history through a modern, emotionally powerful lens.

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Jun
27
7:00 PM19:00

"Declarations" with Ensemble Altera (Boston, MA)

A landmark musical event for America’s 250th anniversary.

Ensemble Altera, one of today’s most compelling professional chamber choirs, makes its New York City debut with the world premiere of Declarations, a major new choral work by Piers Connor Kennedy.

Spanning 75 minutes without intermission, Declarations is a bold and deeply human meditation on the Declaration of Independence—its creation, ideals, contradictions, and ongoing legacy. Drawing on a rich tapestry of texts, from Thomas Jefferson and Langston Hughes, to contemporary voices including Tracy K. Smith, dg nanouk okpik, and William Ashford, among others, the work refracts 250 years of history through a modern, emotionally powerful lens.

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Jun
28
3:00 PM15:00

"Declarations" with Ensemble Altera (Providence, RI)

A landmark musical event for America’s 250th anniversary.

Ensemble Altera, one of today’s most compelling professional chamber choirs, makes its New York City debut with the world premiere of Declarations, a major new choral work by Piers Connor Kennedy.

Spanning 75 minutes without intermission, Declarations is a bold and deeply human meditation on the Declaration of Independence—its creation, ideals, contradictions, and ongoing legacy. Drawing on a rich tapestry of texts, from Thomas Jefferson and Langston Hughes, to contemporary voices including Tracy K. Smith, dg nanouk okpik, and William Ashford, among others, the work refracts 250 years of history through a modern, emotionally powerful lens.

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Jul
5
2:30 PM14:30

Bach Cantatas 201 & 207 with Oregon Bach Festival (Eugene, OR)

As the University of Oregon celebrates its 150th anniversary, OBF draws a vibrant line across centuries and continents to another great community of learning: the university town of Leipzig. Bach composed many of his most spirited secular works, including ‘The Contest between Phoebus and Pan’ and Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten while immersing himself in the Collegium Musicum gatherings, local coffee houses, and rich intellectual academic life that shaped Leipzig. In bringing these two cantatas to the stage—full of wit, virtuosity, and musical pageantry—OBF honors Bach’s deep connection to university culture and UO’s legacy as a place where arts and scholarship flourish. Conducted by OBF artistic partner, Jos van Veldhoven.

J.S. Bach: Cantata 201: “The Contest between Phoebus and Pan”
J.S. Bach: Cantata 207: Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten

Berwick Academy Orchestra
Ilse Eerens, soprano (Momus/Happiness)
Carley Defranco, soprano
Sylvia Leith, alto (Mercury/Gratitude)
Julian Habermann, tenor (Midas/Diligence)
Steven Soph, tenor (Tmolus)
Tobias Berndt, bass (Phoebus/Honor)
Edmund Milly, bass (Pan)
Jos van Veldhoven, conductor

The July 6 performance at Kaul Auditorium is ticketed by Chamber Music Northwest. OBF and the Hult Center do not offer tickets to that event.

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Jul
6
8:00 PM20:00

Bach Cantatas 201 & 207 with Oregon Bach Festival (Portland, OR)

As the University of Oregon celebrates its 150th anniversary, OBF draws a vibrant line across centuries and continents to another great community of learning: the university town of Leipzig. Bach composed many of his most spirited secular works, including ‘The Contest between Phoebus and Pan’ and Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten while immersing himself in the Collegium Musicum gatherings, local coffee houses, and rich intellectual academic life that shaped Leipzig. In bringing these two cantatas to the stage—full of wit, virtuosity, and musical pageantry—OBF honors Bach’s deep connection to university culture and UO’s legacy as a place where arts and scholarship flourish. Conducted by OBF artistic partner, Jos van Veldhoven.

J.S. Bach: Cantata 201: “The Contest between Phoebus and Pan”
J.S. Bach: Cantata 207: Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten

Berwick Academy Orchestra
Ilse Eerens, soprano (Momus/Happiness)
Carley Defranco, soprano
Sylvia Leith, alto (Mercury/Gratitude)
Julian Habermann, tenor (Midas/Diligence)
Steven Soph, tenor (Tmolus)
Tobias Berndt, bass (Phoebus/Honor)
Edmund Milly, bass (Pan)
Jos van Veldhoven, conductor

The July 6 performance at Kaul Auditorium is ticketed by Chamber Music Northwest. OBF and the Hult Center do not offer tickets to that event.

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May
20
7:30 PM19:30

Bach Cantatas with Gamut Bach Ensemble (Philadelphia, PA)

A unique collaboration between outstanding young musicians and an expert on the music of J.S. Bach, the Gamut Bach Ensemble prides itself on stylistically sensitive, earnest, and insightful performances. Directed by Koji Otsuki, the Ensemble embarks on its annual program of cantatas in the luminous Church of the Holy Trinity.

Rebecca Myers, soprano;

Sylvia Leith, mezzo;

James Reese, tenor;

Edmund Milly, baritone

Mary Lynch VanderKolk & Ryan Roberts, oboe/oboe d’amore

Emilie-Anne Gendron & Miho Saegusa, violin

Esteban Hernández Parra, viola

Taeguk Mun, cello

Nathaniel West, double bass

Jonathan Oddie, organ

Bach: Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV 93
Bach: Alles nur nach Gottes Willen, BWV 72
Bach: Selection of Cantata Arias
Bach: Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn, BWV 92

Running time: 2 hours (including intermission)

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May
16
6:00 PM18:00

"O Last Dream of Love" with Aeternum (St. Helena, CA)

O Last Dream of Love

Markham Vineyards
St Helena, CA
May 16th - 6:00pm

General Admission: $90 (includes wine)

Join Aeternum for an unforgettable evening of wine and beautiful music in the beautiful barrel room of Markham Vineyards, in which we will perform works from our first-ever album recording.

Experience stunning choral works that explore love, loss, and transcendence paired with complimentary wine during both a welcome reception and an after-concert mingle with our singers.

Program

Jacob Clemens non Papa: Ego flos campi
Thomas Tallis: If ye love me
Maurice Duruflé: Ubi caritas
Cecilia McDowall: Tota pulchra es
Piers Connor Kennedy: I sleep, but my heart waketh
Pau Casals: O vos omnes
Henry Purcell: Hear my prayer, O Lord
Kerensa Briggs: Media vita
Josef Rheinberger: Abendlied

-Intermission-

Philip Moore: Morning prayers
Arvo Pärt: The Woman with the Alabaster Box
William Walton: Set me as a seal upon thine heart
Pavel Chesnokov: Spaseniye sodelal
Eric Whitacre: Her Sacred Spirit Soars

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May
15
7:00 PM19:00

"O Last Dream of Love" with Aeternum (Napa, CA)

Join Aeternum for a moving evening at Mont La Salle Chapel as we perform works from our first-ever professional album recording. Experience this stunning selection of songs in the breathtaking acoustics of the chapel—you won’t want to miss it! This concert marks a milestone in our journey, celebrating the beauty of love through music.

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May
9
3:00 PM15:00

Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 with Great Falls Philharmonic (Reston, VA)

Conductor Derek Maseloff leads the Great Falls Philharmonic and Voce Chamber Singers in two extraordinary choral masterworks: Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms and Beethovens Symphony No. 9 : Ode to Joy.

Amy Broadbent, soprano solo

Sylvia Leith, alto solo

Matthew Hill, tenor solo

Joseph Hubbard, bass solo

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Apr
26
4:00 PM16:00

Bach's Mass in B minor with Washington Bach Consort (Washington, DC)

Washington Bach Consort’s season finale—Bach’s Mass in B Minor—is arguably among the greatest musical compositions in any tradition. Through this work, Bach has given us a reservoir of comfort and healing for the soul. Although he likely never performed the work in its entirety during his lifetime, Bach’s surviving documents suggest a plan for its complete performance. Today, the work remains among the most treasured of any era.

Amy Broadbent & Chelsea Helm, sopranos

Kristen Dubenion-Smith, alto

James Reese, tenor

Jonathan Woody, bass

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Apr
25
7:00 PM19:00

Bach's Mass in B minor with Washington Bach Consort (Washington, DC)

Washington Bach Consort’s season finale—Bach’s Mass in B Minor—is arguably among the greatest musical compositions in any tradition. Through this work, Bach has given us a reservoir of comfort and healing for the soul. Although he likely never performed the work in its entirety during his lifetime, Bach’s surviving documents suggest a plan for its complete performance. Today, the work remains among the most treasured of any era.

Amy Broadbent & Chelsea Helm, sopranos

Kristen Dubenion-Smith, alto

James Reese, tenor

Jonathan Woody, bass

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Mar
27
6:30 PM18:30

"Path of Miracles" with Skylark (New York, NY)

  • Hispanic Society Museum & Library (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Journey along the ancient Camino de Santiago with Skylark Vocal Ensemble as they perform Joby Talbot’s mesmerizing Path of Miracles in the resonant spaces of the Hispanic Society. This “musical miracle in itself” traces the steps of Spain’s most enduring pilgrimage through four theatrical movements, with seventeen individual voice parts creating an almost orchestral texture that illuminates the universal experiences of journey, transformation, and spiritual discovery.


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Mar
26
6:30 PM18:30

"Path of Miracles" with Skylark (New York, NY)

  • Hispanic Society Museum & Library (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Journey along the ancient Camino de Santiago with Skylark Vocal Ensemble as they perform Joby Talbot’s mesmerizing Path of Miracles in the resonant spaces of the Hispanic Society. This “musical miracle in itself” traces the steps of Spain’s most enduring pilgrimage through four theatrical movements, with seventeen individual voice parts creating an almost orchestral texture that illuminates the universal experiences of journey, transformation, and spiritual discovery.


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Mar
15
5:00 PM17:00

Bach Early Masses with The Thirteen (Bethesda, MD)

Bach | The Early Masses II

The Thirteen completes our survey of Bach’s four short masses, following our “fascinating… stirring” (Washington Classical Review) per- formance of The Early Masses I in 2025. The Masses in A Major and G Minor exhibit all of the mastery of the composer’s massive B Minor Mass in the form of smaller and digestible delights, written by the composer at a highpoint of his career. The Thirteen performs his two early masses featuring Baroque flute and oboe, paired with some of his finest and most beloved instrumental works.

Violinist Adriane Post joins our choir of twelve soloists and our orchestra of period instrumentalists, which “buzz[es] with busy counterpoint and festive energy” (Washington Classical Review).

This program is made possible by a generous gift from Sherman & Maureen Katz.

Pricing:
Preferred Seating: $70 ($10 more if purchased at the door)
General Admission: $45 ($10 more if purchased at the door)
Student Tickets (with Current Student ID): $15 ($10 more if purchased at the door)
Non-resident virtual only ticket: $40
Kids ages 5-17 come free with the purchase of a General Admission ticket for a caregiver.
All in person tickets include access to the virtual performance On Demand.

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Mar
14
7:30 PM19:30

Bach Early Masses with The Thirteen (Washington, DC)

Bach | The Early Masses II

The Thirteen completes our survey of Bach’s four short masses, following our “fascinating… stirring” (Washington Classical Review) per- formance of The Early Masses I in 2025. The Masses in A Major and G Minor exhibit all of the mastery of the composer’s massive B Minor Mass in the form of smaller and digestible delights, written by the composer at a highpoint of his career. The Thirteen performs his two early masses featuring Baroque flute and oboe, paired with some of his finest and most beloved instrumental works.

Violinist Adriane Post joins our choir of twelve soloists and our orchestra of period instrumentalists, which “buzz[es] with busy counterpoint and festive energy” (Washington Classical Review).

This program is made possible by a generous gift from Sherman & Maureen Katz.

Pricing:
Preferred Seating: $70 ($10 more if purchased at the door)
General Admission: $45 ($10 more if purchased at the door)
Student Tickets (with Current Student ID): $15 ($10 more if purchased at the door)
Non-resident virtual only ticket: $40
Kids ages 5-17 come free with the purchase of a General Admission ticket for a caregiver.
All in person tickets include access to the virtual performance On Demand.

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Mar
13
7:30 PM19:30

Bach Early Masses with The Thirteen (Alexandria, VA)

Bach | The Early Masses II

The Thirteen completes our survey of Bach’s four short masses, following our “fascinating… stirring” (Washington Classical Review) per- formance of The Early Masses I in 2025. The Masses in A Major and G Minor exhibit all of the mastery of the composer’s massive B Minor Mass in the form of smaller and digestible delights, written by the composer at a highpoint of his career. The Thirteen performs his two early masses featuring Baroque flute and oboe, paired with some of his finest and most beloved instrumental works.

Violinist Adriane Post joins our choir of twelve soloists and our orchestra of period instrumentalists, which “buzz[es] with busy counterpoint and festive energy” (Washington Classical Review).

This program is made possible by a generous gift from Sherman & Maureen Katz.

Pricing:
Preferred Seating: $70 ($10 more if purchased at the door)
General Admission: $45 ($10 more if purchased at the door)
Student Tickets (with Current Student ID): $15 ($10 more if purchased at the door)
Non-resident virtual only ticket: $40
Kids ages 5-17 come free with the purchase of a General Admission ticket for a caregiver.
All in person tickets include access to the virtual performance On Demand.

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Feb
28
8:00 PM20:00

Feldman & Balch with Lorelei & Cantus (New Haven, CT)

  • Yale University, Schwarzman Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

A performance of Morton Feldman’s Rothko Chapel at Yale with Cantus, along with the US premiere of Katherine Balch’s songs and interludes, and Julius Eastman’s rarely heard Colors performed alongside students from the Yale School of Music and the Peabody Conservatory.

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Feb
14
8:00 PM20:00

Seelenbräutigam: The Drese Effect — with ACRONYM at BEMF (Boston, MA)

  • First Church in Cambridge, Congregational (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

ACRONYM

Clara Rottsolk, soprano I

Elisa Sutherland, soprano II

Sylvia Leith, alto

Aaron Sheehan & Jacob Perry, tenor

Jonathan Woody, bass-baritone

Music of Adam Drese and Johann Samuel Drese

Saturday, February 14, 2026
8pm |
First Church in Cambridge, Congregational

VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 8pm (ET)
Available to watch until March 14, 2026 at 11:59pm (ET)

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Dec
21
4:00 PM16:00

Handel's "Messiah" with Tempesta di Mare (Philadelphia, PA)

  • Church of the Holy Trinity Rittenhouse Square (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Josefien Stoppelenburg, soprano | Sylvia Leith, alto | Steven Soph, tenor |  Randall Scarlata, bass 

Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra 

Gwyn Roberts & Richard Stone, directors | Emlyn Ngai, concertmaster 

The Choir of Christ Church Christiana Hundred

Bruce Barber, conductor

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Dec
20
2:00 PM14:00

Handel's "Messiah" with Tempesta di Mare (Wilmington, DE)

  • Christ Church Christiana Hundred (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Josefien Stoppelenburg, soprano | Sylvia Leith, alto | Steven Soph, tenor |  Randall Scarlata, bass 

Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra 

Gwyn Roberts & Richard Stone, directors | Emlyn Ngai, concertmaster 

The Choir of Christ Church Christiana Hundred

Bruce Barber, conductor

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Dec
19
7:00 PM19:00

Handel's "Messiah" with Tempesta di Mare (Wilmington, DE)

  • Christ Church Christiana Hundred (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Josefien Stoppelenburg, soprano | Sylvia Leith, alto | Steven Soph, tenor |  Randall Scarlata, bass 

Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra 

Gwyn Roberts & Richard Stone, directors | Emlyn Ngai, concertmaster 

The Choir of Christ Church Christiana Hundred

Bruce Barber, conductor

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Dec
18
7:00 PM19:00

Handel's "Messiah" with Tempesta di Mare (Philadelphia, PA)

  • Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Josefien Stoppelenburg, soprano | Sylvia Leith, alto | Steven Soph, tenor |  Randall Scarlata, bass 

Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra 

Gwyn Roberts & Richard Stone, directors | Emlyn Ngai, concertmaster 

The Choir of Christ Church Christiana Hundred

Bruce Barber, conductor

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Dec
13
4:00 PM16:00

Bach's Christmas Oratorio with Washington Bach Consort (Washington, DC)

  • National Presbyterian Church (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Now a cherished Washington, DC tradition, our annual performance of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio is as joyous as the ringing-in of the holiday spirit itself, no matter how you celebrate! The Washington Post was inspired to say that this “joyous” telling of the Christmas story shows that the Consort “could go head-to-head with period ensembles anywhere.”

Hannah DePriest, soprano soloist

Sylvia Leith, alto soloist

Thomas Cooley, tenor soloist

Tyler Duncan, bass soloist

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Nov
23
4:00 PM16:00

Bach's Mass in B Minor with Bach in Baltimore (Cockeysville, MD)

Experience the pinnacle of Baroque sacred music with Bach’s monumental Mass in B Minor. Majestic, deeply spiritual, and musically breathtaking, this masterwork weaves together intricate choral writing, powerful solos, and transcendent orchestration. Performed in the stunning acoustics of St. Joseph Parish, this special concert is a soul-stirring journey through one of the greatest achievements in Western music.

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Oct
30
7:00 PM19:00

"Fluid Dynamics" with the Polyphonists (Washington, DC)

  • Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Polyphonists present a new concert program with music that explores the relationship between humans and water. The centerpiece is Milhaud’s seldom-performed gem, “Cantique du Rhône,” performed alongside works from across musical eras, including Palestrina, Victoria, C. Schumann, and a world premiere by Griffin Candey.

The program will be reprised at Emmanuel Church in Baltimore on November 18.

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