Blue Heron
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Blue Heron presents The Blue Heron Songbook
The Allen Center 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, United StatesSPECIAL BENEFIT EVENT · THE BLUE HERON SONGBOOK Sunday, September 15 at 3 pm at the historic Allen Center in West Newton, MA Featuring Blue Heron singers Cody Bowers, Paul Guttry, Corey Dalton Hart, David McFerrin, Jason McStoots, Sonja Tengblad, and Sumner Thompson with Brian Moll, piano, and Scott Metcalfe, harp and fiddle. Celebrate the…
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Blue Heron presents The Blue Heron Songbook
The Allen Center 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, United StatesSPECIAL BENEFIT EVENT · THE BLUE HERON SONGBOOK Sunday, September 15 at 3 pm at the historic Allen Center in West Newton, MA Featuring Blue Heron singers Cody Bowers, Paul Guttry, Corey Dalton Hart, David McFerrin, Jason McStoots, Sonja Tengblad, and Sumner Thompson with Brian Moll, piano, and Scott Metcalfe, harp and fiddle. Celebrate the…
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Blue Heron presents a Benefit Event: 14th-Century Avant-garde
The Allen Center 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, United StatesBenefit Event: 14th-Century Avant-garde $100.00 - $500.00 including fees Benefit Event: 14th-Century Avant-garde An intimate performance and reception supporting Blue Heron May 4, 2025, 7pm The Allen Center 35 Webster St, Newton, MA 02465 Medieval music sounded remarkably modern in the hands of forward-thinking composers like Guillaume de Machaut, Jacob Senleches, and Johannes Suzoy. Their…
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Blue Heron presents a Benefit Event: 14th-Century Avant-garde
The Allen Center 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, United StatesBenefit Event: 14th-Century Avant-garde $100.00 - $500.00 including fees Benefit Event: 14th-Century Avant-garde An intimate performance and reception supporting Blue Heron May 4, 2025, 7pm The Allen Center 35 Webster St, Newton, MA 02465 Medieval music sounded remarkably modern in the hands of forward-thinking composers like Guillaume de Machaut, Jacob Senleches, and Johannes Suzoy. Their…
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Blue Heron Songbook Benefit
The Allen Center 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, United StatesA fun and fabulous afternoon of cabaret and canapés, featuring Blue Heron artists performing favorite works from 15th-century Burgundy to Broadway! This intimate, festive, and one-of-a-kind event celebrates the start of the 2025-2026 season and supports Blue Heron’s mission. All proceeds benefit Blue Heron’s season of evocative, historically-informed performances.
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Blue Heron Songbook Benefit
The Allen Center 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, United StatesA fun and fabulous afternoon of cabaret and canapés, featuring Blue Heron artists performing favorite works from 15th-century Burgundy to Broadway! This intimate, festive, and one-of-a-kind event celebrates the start of the 2025-2026 season and supports Blue Heron’s mission. All proceeds benefit Blue Heron’s season of evocative, historically-informed performances.
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Blue Heron presents Machaut Weekend
The Allen Center 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, United StatesMachaut Weekend May 1-3, 2026 Join us for a three-day festival featuring the poetry and music of 14th-century Europe’s greatest poet and composer, Guillaume de Machaut (d. 1377). We’ll explore the courtly chansons that are the heart of his work, sample his polytextual motets, sing the celebrated Messe de Nostre Dame by candlelight in Emmanuel…
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Blue Heron presents Machaut Weekend
The Allen Center 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, United StatesMachaut Weekend May 1-3, 2026 Join us for a three-day festival featuring the poetry and music of 14th-century Europe’s greatest poet and composer, Guillaume de Machaut (d. 1377). We’ll explore the courtly chansons that are the heart of his work, sample his polytextual motets, sing the celebrated Messe de Nostre Dame by candlelight in Emmanuel…
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Blue Heron Presents Cabaret Concert: Machaut & the Ars subtilior
The Allen Center 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, United StatesWrap up Blue Heron's Machaut Weekend with a program connecting Machaut to the next generation. Late-14th-century Ars subtilior (the “more subtle art”) composers built on his work, crafting songs about mysterious, smoky speculators known as fumeurs. Enjoy projected texts and illustrations, a taste of French food & drink, and—as an extra treat—learn how to sing…
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Blue Heron Presents Spring Benefit: Binchois & Burgundy
Blue Heron Presents Spring Benefit: Binchois & Burgundy Saturday, June 20, 4:00 pm Join Artistic Director Scott Metcalfe and musicologist Sean Gallagher—co-editors of the new Binchois song edition—for an event detailing their work on the upcoming edition and collaborations with the Alamire Foundation (Leuven, Belgium). Hear Binchois songs performed by Scott, Kim Leeds, and Allison Monroe,…
$100 – $500