NEC: Jordan Hall

The NEC Jazz Orchestra performs classic and contemporary big band music under the direction of Ken Schaphorst as well as other faculty and guest artists.  In the past these have included such...

A Tribute to Anne, the Princess Royal and Handel’s favorite pupil

After making an enthusiastically received appearance at the 2021 Virtual Festival, the internationally renowned duo of Erik Bosgraaf...

The Three Sopranos: Earthly Delights for Angelic Voices

Long before the Three Tenors became a sensation, 17th-century Rome had the Three Sopranos, or “Le Canterine Romane,” the finest singers of the...

A contemporary of Monteverdi and a colleague of Galileo, Francesca Caccini came of age in Florence during the earliest years of opera as an art form. Both a composer and a performer, she was one of...

Queen Christina’s Playlist: Music of Corelli, Alessandro Scarlatti, Cavalli, and others

Fiercely intelligent and independent, Queen Christina of Sweden forged a path that brought her to the center of...

Barbara Strozzi: La Virtuosissima Cantatrice

Venetian composer Barbara Strozzi was not merely undeterred by the male dominance of her field, she was prolific, publishing more secular vocal works than...

From Heavenly Harmony: Handel’s Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day and Bach’s Magnificat 

Experience an incredible collaboration of two musical powerhouses you won’t see anywhere else! Vox Luminis and the...

The Century of Titian: Music of the Italian Renaissance

For thirty years, the close-knit team of instrumentalists and singers that make up Doulce Mémoire have traveled the world giving life to the...

Le corps s’en va, le coeur demeure: The Leuven Chansonnier

Only a tiny number of 15th-century songbooks are known to survive, making it quite a sensation when a new collection—the Leuven Chansonnier...

Voices Appeared: A live soundtrack to accompany the 1928 film La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc

After a storied 35-year career, the singers of the Orlando Consort make their FINAL PERFORMANCE one to...