Pro Arte presents The Unbroken Circle

Second Church in Newton 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, United States

THE UNBROKEN CIRCLE April 7, 2024 3:00PM Second Church in Newton 60 Highland Street, West Newton, MA, USA Musical Program Jeff Beal Overture to Pollock Richard Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, op. 11 Beal The Great Circle Ottorino Respighi Gli Uccelli (The Birds) TICKETS In April, Emmy-winning composer Jeff Beal leads Pro…

Newton Baroque presents Lamentations

Second Church in Newton 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, United States

Lamentations Saturday, January 13, 7:30 pm Newton Baroque performs a concert featuring the setting of the Lamentations of Jeremiah written by Giovanni Paolo Colonna (1637-1695). While Colonna is not so well known today, he was a highly sought-after composer in the mid to late 17th Century and wrote for the court in Ferrara, Modena, Florence,…

Newton Baroque presents From Brahms Studio: 

Second Church in Newton 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, United States

*On Friday, December 15 at 7:30 pm Newton Baroque presents From Brahms Studio: Music that Brahms would have played at his studio with his closest colleagues, including works by Brahms, Joseph Joachim, Peter Cornelius, and Robert Schumann as well as earlier works that Brahms played at his Streicher piano by Bach, Handel and François Couperin. Tickets are available here for this…

Bay Colony Brass presents Remembrance and Resolve

Second Church in Newton 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, United States

Join us on Veterans Day, Nov. 11 for “Remembrance and Resolve” We are celebrating our Military Veterans and our new home in West Newton. Remembrance and Resolve Program November 11, 2023, 7:30 PM, Second Church in Newton Free Concert Fanfare for Democracy (Jim Stephenson) March from “1941” (John Williams, arr. Alan Morrison) Variations on “America”…

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Newton Baroque presents In the Chamber of the Prince-Bishop

Second Church in Newton 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, United States

In the Chamber of the Prince-Bishop Friday, November 10, 7:30 pm Newton Baroque performs "In the Chamber of the Prince-Bishop" at the Second Church in Newton. This concert features music that Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber and Georg Muffat would have played together in the Residence of Prince-Bishop Max Gandalph of Salzburg. Susanna Ogata on Violin and Andrus Madsen…

Newton Baroque Concert

Second Church in Newton 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, United States

Concerts 2023-2024 Friday, November 10  In the Chamber of the Prince-Bishop:  Music that Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber and Georg Muffat would have played together in the Residence of the Prince-Bishop Max Gandalph of Salzburg. Susanna Ogata – Violin, Andrus Madsen – Harpsichord Friday, December 15 From Brahms Studio: Music that Brahms would have played at his…

Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra presents Classical Lines

Second Church in Newton 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, United States

Classical Lines Sunday, October 29, 2023 3pm Mischa Santora, conductor & Tommy Mesa, cello Pro Arte opens its season in dramatic fashion with conductor Mischa Santora, Music Director of Boston Ballet, and Cuban-American cellist Tommy Mesa. In Jessie Montgomery’s Divided, which Mesa premiered in 2022, a solo cello gives expressive voice to the unsettled individual…

Newton Baroque presents From the Würzburg Residence

Second Church in Newton 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, United States

Saturday, October 21 From the Würzburg Residence: Sonatas for Cello, for Oboe, and for Keyboard by Giovanni Platti Alison Gangler – Oboe, Sarah Freiberg Ellison – Cello, Andrus Madsen – Keyboard

Newton Baroque presents Intentionally Unpremeditated

Second Church in Newton 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, United States

Newton Baroque performs again at Second Church in Newton with Intentionally Unpremeditated: Blurring the Boundaries Between Written and Unscripted. Jesse Irons joins Andrus Madsen on harpsichord to improvise violin into and out of written works, in addition to offering several completely improvised musical experiences.