In addition to a sleigh-full of must-see holiday events, tree lighting, and free family events in Boston, be sure to catch a holiday concert performances this season. Or, give an early gift of music to family or friends and buy a pair of tickets as a gift.
A Christmas Celtic Sojourn
A Christmas Celtic Sojourn is a night of Celtic holiday music featuring Brian O’Donovan. This holiday performance has something for everyone including holiday songs, poems, holiday stories dancing, and of course, Christmas music.
Music will be performed by the band Solas, Dougie MacLean, Aoife O’Donovan, Natalie Haas, and Alasdair Fraser, according to the Cutler Majestic Theatre.
A Christmas Celtic Sojourn has performances from Thursday, December 13, 2007 through Saturday, December 22, 2007. Thursday and Friday performances are at 8pm, Saturday performances are at 3pm and 8pm, and Sunday performances are at 3pm.
Tickets start at $25 and go up to $75. A Christmas Celtic Sojourn takes place at the Cutler Majestic Theatre, located at Emerson College. The address is 219 Tremont Street, Boston, Massachusetts. For more information please call 617-824-8000. For tickets call 1-800/233-3123.
Bach’s Christmas Oratorio
The Handel and Haydn Society presents an evening of holiday classical music with Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. The holiday concert musicians and chorus will be conducted by Grant Llewellyn. The holiday concert performance dates are Sunday, December 16, 2007 through Wednesday, December 19, 2007. Tickets range in price from $34 to $67.
The Handel and Haydn Society performs Bach’s Christmas Oratorio at Jordan Hall at the New England Conservatory, located at 30 Gainsborough Street in Boston, Massachusetts. For more information please call 617-266-3605. Tickets may also be ordered online.
Carol Festival
The Boston Boy Choir performs their holiday Carol Festival on Sunday, December 9, 2007 at 3pm, Sunday, December 16, 2007 at 3pm, and Friday, December 21, 2007 at 8pm. Joining the Boston Boy Choir will be the Beacon Brass. Tickets are reasonably priced from $10 to $25. Catch a holiday performance of the Carol Festival at St. Paul Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138. For more information please call 617-868-8658. Tickets: 617-868-8658.
Handel’s Messiah
The Handel and Haydn Society performs the perennial holiday favorite, Handel’s Messiah. The concert is performed from Friday, November 30, 2007 through Sunday, December 2, 2007. Tickets range in price from $25 to $83. The holiday concert takes place at Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, in Boston, Massachusetts 02115. For more information please call 617-266-1492.
A Holiday Doo Wop Celebration
For a concert of more modern music, consider A Holiday Doo Wop Celebration. A Holiday Doo Wop Celebration is on Saturday, December 15, 2007. The concert ticket prices range from 48.50 to $68.50 and the concert is at 8pm. Berklee Performance Center, Berklee College of Music, Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts. For more information please call (617) 747-2261.
Holiday Sing at Symphony Hall
The Holiday Sing at Symphony Hall by the Handel and Haydn Society is a festive favorite. The concert is on Saturday, December 8, 2007. The concert ticket prices range from $15 to $67. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue, in Boston, Massachusetts 02115. For more information please call 617-266-1492.
A Medieval Christmas and a Burgundian New Year
Blue Heron Renaissance Choir performs A Medieval Christmas and a Burgundian New Year on Saturday, December 22, 2007 at the First Congregational Church. Tickets range from $10 to $40, under 18 are free. Location: First Congregational Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For more information please call 978-526-8872.
O Magnum Mysterium
There are a couple of chances to catch the Boston Cecilia’s holiday concert, O Magnum Mysterium. On Friday, December 7, 2007 at 8pm the concert is at the Church of the Advent, Beacon Hill. There is also a concert on Sunday, December 9, 2007 at 3pm at All Saints Parish in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Ticket prices range from $15 to $62. For more information about either concert please call (617-242-4540).
Peace on Earth – Holidays Around the World
The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus performs Peace on Earth – Holidays Around the World on Friday, December 7, 2007 at 8pm, and Saturday, December 8, 2007 at 3pm and at 8pm. Ticket prices range from $15 to $45. The concerts are at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, located at 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115. For more information please call (617) 585-1260.
Rejoice!
Chorus Pro Musica performs Rejoice!, a holiday concert with carols, audience sing-alongs, and other seasonal favorites. The concert is at 8pm, and tickets range form $20 to $40. The concert is at the Old South Church, Copley Square in Boston, Massachusetts. For more information please call (617) 267-7442.
A Renaissance Christmas
Enjoy holiday music by an early music ensemble, the Boston Camerata. The Boston Camerata performs early music in this unique holiday experience. Ticket prices range from $10 to $46.
There are a couple of opportunities to witness this performance, at different area venues. There is a concert is on Saturday, December 8, 2007 at 8pm. The concert takes place at the First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston, Massachusetts.
Or consider a 3pm concert on Sunday, December 9 , 2007, at the First Parish Church located at 20 High Road, Newbury, Massachusetts. There is also a holiday performance on Thursday, December 13 at 8pm, at the Follen Church Society, Unitarian-Universalist located at 755 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington, Massachusetts.
For more information about any of the Boston Camerata concerts, please call 617.262.2092.
Sources:
Berklee Performance Center, www.berkleebpc.com
Blue Heron Renaissance Choir, www.blueheronchoir.org
Boston Boy Choir, www.bostonboychoir.org
Boston Camerata, http://www.bostoncamerata.com
Boston Cecilia, www.bostoncecilia.org
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus, www.bgmc.org
Chorus Pro Musica, http://www.choruspromusica.org
Cutler Majestic Theatre, http://www.maj.org
Handel and Haydn Society, www.handelandhaydn.org
