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EVENTS CALENDAR

Friday, July 3

12:00 noon

The Battle Green Press:
American music for brass quintet.
First Parish, 7 Harrington Rd, Lexington MA.
781-862-8200 Free h

Saturday, July 4

11:30 am

Charlestown Organ Demonstration:
Woodberry & Harris Op 100 (III-43)
St Mary's Church,
55 Warren St, Charlestown MA.
leonardociampa@hotmail.com

Tuesday, July 7

12:15 pm

Edwin Lawrence, organ:
CPE Bach, Sweelinck, Shawn.
King's Chapel, 58 Tremont St, Boston.
617-868-8658 Donation $3 h

7:30 pm

Carol Williams & RayCornils, organ.
Pre-concert talk at 6:30.
Merrill Auditorium at City Hall,
389 Congress St, Portland ME.
207-883-4234 Donation $15,
under 21 Free with ID h

Wednesday, July 8

8:00 pm

Nancianne Parrella, organ:
Bach, Rheinberger, Sowerby,
Mulet, Demessieux, Widor,
Franck, Tournemire.
Methuen Memorial Music Hall,
192 Broadway, Methuen MA.
978-685-0693 $10/5

Friday, July 10

12:00 noon

Minuteman Chamber Orchestra
(Yost, cond); Thomas Dawkins, baritone: Mahler
Songs of a Wayfarer, Schoenberg
Chamber Symphony Op 9.
First Parish, 7 Harrington Rd, Lexington MA.
781-862-8200 Free h

Sunday, July 12

4:00 pm

Tour & Demonstration of Instruments.
Chapel Arts New England,
Gorham NH.
603-466-2865 Donation

Monday, July 13

7:30 pm

Recorders/Early Music MetroWest
Open Reading (Beardslee, leader):
Dutch Treat - Sweelinck, others.
Trinity Episcopal Church,
81 Elm St, Concord MA.
978-264-0584 Don $5

Tuesday, July 14

12:10 pm

Ray Cornils, organ.
First Parish Church, UCC,
Maine St & Bath Rd, Brunswick ME.
207-729-7331 Donation $5

12:15 pm

Nancy Hurrell, Renaissance harps:
King's Chapel, 58 Tremont St, Boston.
617-868-8658 Donation $3 h

4:00 pm

Bala Brass (Hawes, dir):
Thomas Street Song; others.
Trinity Episcopal Church,
81 Elm St, Concord MA.
978-369-3715 Don $5

8:00 pm

David Beyer, organ.
Old West Church,
131 Cambridge St, Boston.
617-739-1340 Donation h

Wednesday, July 15

8:00 pm

Richard Webster, organ;
Beacon Brass Quintet:
Farnum, Ruggles, Bach, Janacek,
Karg-Elert, Williams, Webster.
Methuen Memorial Music Hall,
192 Broadway, Methuen MA.
978-685-0693 $10/5

Friday, July 17

12:00 noon

Bradford Conner, piano;
Carol Epple, flute;
Elizabeth Connors, clarinet:
Danzi Concertante,
Saint-Saëns, Mozart.
First Parish, 7 Harrington Rd, Lexington MA.
781-862-8200 Free h

Sunday, July 19

4:00 pm

Susan Ferre, organ.
Chapel Arts New England,
Gorham NH.
603-466-2865 Donation

Tuesday, July 21

12:10 pm

Harold Stover, organ.
First Parish Church, UCC,
Maine St & Bath Rd, Brunswick ME.
207-729-7331 Donation $5

12:15 pm

Ellen Pond, organ.
King's Chapel, 58 Tremont St, Boston.
617-868-8658 Donation $3 h

7:30 pm

Felix Hell, organ;
Pre-concert talk at 6:30.
Merrill Auditorium at City Hall,
389 Congress St, Portland ME.
207-883-4234 Donation $15,
under 21 Free with ID h

8:00 pm

Joyce Painter Rice, organ:
Corrette, Buxtehude, Bach,
Böhm, Bender, Guilmant, Tournemire, Diemer.
Old West Church,
131 Cambridge St, Boston.
617-739-1340 Donation h

Wednesday, July 22

12:15 pm

Richard Hill, organ:
"A Summer Serenade":
MacDowell, Lemare, Kinder,
Friml, Frysinger.
Unity Church, 13 Main St,
North Easton MA.
Donation to Music Fund

8:00 pm

David C Pickering, organ: Bach, Hindemith, Franck, Gawthrop.
Methuen Memorial Music Hall,
192 Broadway, Methuen MA.
978-685-0693 $10/5

Friday, July 24

12:00 noon

Rebecca Hains, soprano;
Thomas Dawkins, piano;
Angeliki Theoharis, mezzo-soprano:
Bernstein Music from
West Side Story, Candide.
First Parish, 7 Harrington Rd, Lexington MA.
781-862-8200 Free h

Tuesday, July 28

12:10 pm

Ann Hartzler, organ.
First Parish Church, UCC,
Maine St & Bath Rd, Brunswick ME.
207-729-7331 Donation $5

12:15 pm

Peter H Bloom, grand flutes;
Mary Jane Rupert, harp;
Karl Henning, clarinet:
"Bullish Upticks (II)": Henning.
King's Chapel, 58 Tremont St, Boston.
617-868-8658 Donation $3 h

8:00 pm

Mark Nelson, organ.
Old West Church,
131 Cambridge St, Boston.
617-739-1340 Donation h

Wednesday, July 29

8:00 pm

Roberto Scarpa Meylougan, organ:
Refice, Bach, Bossi, Rossini,
Dupré, Messiaen.
Methuen Memorial Music Hall,
192 Broadway, Methuen MA.
978-685-0693 $10/5

Friday, July 31

12:00 noon

Benjamin Sears, baritone;
Bradford Conner, piano:
Love songs from classical favorites.
First Parish, 7 Harrington Rd, Lexington MA.
781-862-8200 Free h

Tuesday, August 4

12:10 pm

Edward Alan Moore, organ.
First Parish Church, UCC,
Maine St & Bath Rd, Brunswick ME.
207-729-7331 Donation $5

12:15 pm

Kola Owolabi, organ.
King's Chapel, 58 Tremont St, Boston.
617-868-8658 Donation $3 h

7:30 pm

Thomas Heywood, organ.
Pre-concert talk at 6:30.
Merrill Auditorium at City Hall,
389 Congress St, Portland ME.
207-883-4234 Donation $15,
under 21 Free with ID h

8:00 pm

Naomi Shiga, organ.
Old West Church,
131 Cambridge St, Boston.
617-739-1340 Donation h

Wednesday, August 5

8:00 pm

Anthony Williams, organ: Refice, Bach, Bossi, Rossini, Dupré, Messiaen.
Methuen Memorial Music Hall,
192 Broadway, Methuen MA.
978-685-0693 $10/5

Friday, August 7

12:00 noon

Mary Neumann, flute;
John Kramer, piano.
First Parish, 7 Harrington Rd, Lexington MA.
781-862-8200 Free h

Monday, August 10

7:30 pm

Recorders/Early Music MetroWest
Open Reading (Beardslee, leader):
French Silk - Chansons from Renaissance Paris.
Trinity Episcopal Church,
81 Elm St, Concord MA.
978-264-0584 Don $5

Tuesday, August 11

12:10 pm

Katelyn Emerson, organ.
First Parish Church, UCC,
Maine St & Bath Rd, Brunswick ME.
207-729-7331 Donation $5

12:15 pm

Band of Liberty Clarinet Quartet.
King's Chapel, 58 Tremont St, Boston.
617-868-8658 Donation $3 h

4:00 pm

Eileen Callahan, soprano:
Sheila Beardslee, recorder;
Mai-Lan Broekman, viola da gamba;
Hendrik Broekman, organ:
Handel, Bach, Morel, others.
Trinity Episcopal Church,
81 Elm St, Concord MA.
978-369-3715 Don $5

8:00 pm

Jonathan Wohlers, organ.
Old West Church,
131 Cambridge St, Boston.
617-739-1340 Donation h

Wednesday, August 12

8:00 pm

Alison Luedecke, organ:
Pachelbel, Bruhns, Bach, Phillips,
Hielscher, Widor, Duruflé.
Methuen Memorial Music Hall,
192 Broadway, Methuen MA.
978-685-0693 $10/5

Friday, August 14

12:00 noon

Boston Pipers, bamboo pipes & organ; Dan Campolieta, organ:
All French program.
First Parish, 7 Harrington Rd, Lexington MA.
781-862-8200 Free h

Sunday, August 16

4:00 pm

Michie Akin & David Westfall, piano.
Back Gallery,
Chapel Arts New England,
Gorham NH.
603-466-2865 Donation

Tuesday, August 18

12:10 pm

Clarissa Brown, organ.
First Parish Church, UCC,
Maine St & Bath Rd, Brunswick ME.
207-729-7331 Donation $5

12:15 pm

Max Kenworthy &
Nicholas Grigsby, organ duo.
King's Chapel, 58 Tremont St, Boston.
617-868-8658 Donation $3 h

7:30 pm

Ray Cornils, organ;
Kotzschmar Festival Brass.
Pre-concert talk at 6:30.
Merrill Auditorium at City Hall,
389 Congress St, Portland ME.
207-883-4234 Donation $15,
under 21 Free with ID h

8:00 pm

The Yokohama Lucys, organ.
Old West Church,
131 Cambridge St, Boston.
617-739-1340 Donation h

Wednesday, August 19

8:00 pm

Bryan K Mock, organ:
Bach, Bolcom, Widor, Liszt.
Methuen Memorial Music Hall,
192 Broadway, Methuen MA.
978-685-0693 $10/5

Friday, August 21

12:00 noon

Paul Carson & Kelly Seitz, duo piano.
First Parish, 7 Harrington Rd, Lexington MA.
781-862-8200 Free h

8:00 pm

The Yokohama Lucys, organ.
Annisquam Village Church,
820 Washington St, Gloucester MA.
978-283-1909 Free

Saturday, August 22

7:30 pm

The Yokohama Lucys, organ.
St John's Episcopal Church,
48 Middle St, Gloucester MA.
978-283-1909 Free

Sunday, August 23

4:00 pm

The Yokohama Lucys, organ.
Ascension Memorial Epis. Church,
31 County St, Ipswich MA.
978-283-1909 Free

4:00 pm

Charles Lang, viola da gamba & cello;
Susan Ferre, harpsichord & organ.
St Barnabas Episcopal Church,
Berlin NH.
603-466-2865 Donation

Tuesday, August 25

12:15 pm

Franziska Huhn, harp:
Bach, Fauré, de Falla.
King's Chapel, 58 Tremont St, Boston.
617-868-8658 Donation $3 h

7:30 pm

Barbara Dennerlein, organ;
Pre-concert talk at 6:30.
Merrill Auditorium at City Hall,
389 Congress St, Portland ME.
207-883-4234 Donation $15,
under 21 Free with ID h

Wednesday, August 26

12:15 pm

Richard Hill, organ: Thomas, Yon, Best, Wesley, Silas, Bairstow.
Unity Church, 13 Main St,
North Easton MA.
Donation to Music Fund

8:00 pm

Rául Prieto Ramírez, organ:
Bach, Bruna, Reger, Franck, Liszt.
Methuen Memorial Music Hall,
192 Broadway, Methuen MA.
978-685-0693 $10/5

Friday, August 28

12:00 noon

Lyricum Woodwind Quintet;
Marilyn Becker, piano:
Beethoven piano quintet, others.
First Parish, 7 Harrington Rd, Lexington MA.
781-862-8200 Free h

Wednesday, September 2

8:00 pm

Bálint Karosi, organ: Mendelssohn, Schumann, Bach, Liszt.
Methuen Memorial Music Hall,
192 Broadway, Methuen MA.
978-685-0693 $10/5

Friday, September 4

12:00 noon

Lee Ridgway, harpsichord:
17th & 18th century music.
First Parish, 7 Harrington Rd, Lexington MA.
781-862-8200 Free h

Saturday, September 5

2:00 pm

Methuen Young People's Theatre:
Gilbert & Sullivan Ruddigore.
Methuen Memorial Music Hall,
192 Broadway, Methuen MA.
978-685-0693 $10/5

4:00 pm

Christa Rakich, clavishord, organ,
multiple harpsichords;
Charles Lang, viola da gamba;
Period instruments:
Big Moose Mini-Bach Festival.
Chapel Arts New England,
Gorham NH.
603-466-2865 Donation

7:30 pm

Methuen Young People's Theatre.
See above at 2:00 pm.

Sunday, September 6

3:00 pm

Methuen Young People's Theatre.
See Saturday, Sept 5 at 2:00 pm.

4:00 pm

Christa Rakich & Charles Lang.
See Saturday, Sept 5 at 4:00 pm.
St Barnabas Episcopal Church,
Berlin NH.

Monday, September 7

7 p.m.

Peter Kranefoed, Stuttgart, Germany
Mendelssohn, Haydn, Händel and Purcell
$15/10 h
First Lutheran Church, Boston MA
299 Berkeley St, Boston, MA 617-536-8851

Friday, September 11

12:00 noon

Shaylor Lindsay, piano & Friends:
Stravinsky Suite for violin, clarinet,
& piano from L'Histoire du Soldat.
First Parish, 7 Harrington Rd, Lexington MA.
781-862-8200 Free h





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