Music@ASC is committed to supporting young talent as well as providing a wide range of quality musical experiences for ASC’s community and guests. For more information about the series, to suggest an event, or to book an event, contact Director of Music, Mark David Buckles, at MBuckles@ASCBoston.org.
Bach Solo Cello Suites
Guy Fishman, Artist in Residence
Sunday, March 21st, 11 am, Sanctuary
Don’t miss cellist Guy Fishman’s final performance at Arlington Street Church! Over the last two years, Mr. Fishman has been an Artist in Residence at Arlington Street. His time here has featured performances of all six of Johann Sebastian Bach’s solo cello suites, which he will be recording this year. Mr. Fishman’s upcoming visit marks the final installment; he will perform Suite No. 6 in Major BWV 1012. Bach’s cello suites were most likely composed between 1717 and 1723; nearly 300 years later, they continue to be regarded as some of the greatest works ever written for the instrument.
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Longwood Symphony Orchestra
Chamber Players
March 28th, 4 pm, Hunnewell Chapel
Arlington Street Church welcomes back our Artists in Residence, the Longwood Symphony Orchestra! The Longwood Symphony is comprised primarily of health care professionals and all of their proceeds benefit medically-related nonprofits. Join them for a fantastic afternoon recital of chamber music by Dvorak, Schonfield, and Prokofiev.
Sergie Prokofiev: Sonata No. 1 in F minor
Paul Schoenfield: Cafe Music
Antonin Dvorak: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major
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J. S. BACH
Easter Oratorio
Kommt, eilet und laufet
Sunday, April 4th, 2010, 11:00 am
Arlington Street Choir and Orchestra
Mark David Buckles, conductor
Valerie Estle, soprano
Glorivy Arroyo, mezzo soprano
Daniel Ross, tenor
J. Jacob Krauss, baritone
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Previous Events
Spiritual Passion of Singing and Choir Open House
Mark David Buckles, Director of Music and the Arlington Street Choir
Sunday, February 28th ~ 1:00–3:00 pm
Welcome to an afternoon of communal music-making: the spiritual passion of singing! We believe that the act of singing together is a central and beautiful part of our spiritual practice as Unitarian Universalists. Will you join us? We will learn, briefly rehearse, and sing together an evocative selection of beautiful and interesting pieces, and offer answers to questions like, “Can I sing in choir if I can’t read music, or if I’ve never sung in a choir before?” (yes!), and, “What do you do during rehearsal anyway?” Come prepared to share the music within you!
Gu-zheng
Sunday, February 14th, 11:00 am, Sanctuary
2010 is the Year of the Tiger! Congratulations and be prosperous! In honor of the Chinese New Year, Phil and Megan Savoy perform music for the Sunday morning worship service on the gu-zheng, a traditional Chinese 21-stringed zither.
Zradci 2010 Season Opening Gala
Friday, February 5th, 8:00 pm, Sanctuary
This is the inaugural season of the new music ensemble, Zradci, founded by local musicians Jacob Mashak, Beth Goodman, and our own Molly Wood. Zradci’s mission is to bring to the public, through performance and educational outreach, unique ways of presenting, performing, composing, seeing, hearing, experiencing, and understanding music. This concert features the music of John Cage, Philip Glass, Jacob Mashak, Joel Mathys, and P.Q. Phan. Suggested donation of $10.00.
Bach Solo Cello Suites
Guy Fishman, Artist in Residence
Sunday, January 31st, 11:00 am, Sanctuary
Cellist Guy Fishman is Arlington Street’s newest addition to our thriving Artist in Residence program! Beginning back in the Fall of 2008 and continuing through this Spring, Guy’s residency features performances of all six of Johann Sebastian Bach’s solo cello suites; his upcoming visit marks the fifth installment. The suites were most likely composed between 1717 and 1723; nearly 300 years later, they continue to be regarded as some of the greatest works ever written for the instrument.
First Night Organ Recital
Brian Jones, Rosalind Mohnsen, and Christian Lane, organists
Thursday, December 31st, 10:00 pm, Sanctuary
Admission by First Night button ($18.00)
Arlington Street Church, Artist in Residence Rodger Vine, and the American Guild of Organists, present a New Year’s Eve organ recital featuring Brian Jones, Rosalind Mohnsen, and Christian Lane! The concert showcases Arlington Street Church’s 1957 Aeolian-Skinner organ, housed in a magnificent case original to the E. and G.G. Hook organ of 1861; the Hook case pipes still provide the organ’s foundation sound.
This will be the 34th First Night Boston. Founded in 1976, First Night was started by artists who sought an alternative to traditional New Year’s Eve revelry. First Night has gone from attracting about 25,000 people to drawing crowds over one million. To buy First Night buttons online, visit www.firstnight.org.
Rodger Vine
Christmas Music on Piano
Sunday, December 20th, 12:30 PM, Hunnewell Chapel
Arlington Street’s Artist-in-Residence, Rodger Vine, presents a brief concert of Christmas music for the piano, followed immediately by our 3rd Annual Carol Sing!
3rd Annual Carol Sing!
Sunday, December 20th, 1:15 PM, Hunnewell Chapel
FREE, Donations Gratefully Accepted
Join Arlington Street’s musicians for our third annual old-fashioned Christmas carol sing! Mark David Buckles, Director of Music, and the Arlington Street Choir will lead us in seasonal favorites, from Jingle Bells to It Came Upon a Midnight Clear. Hot chocolate, tea, cookies, and fruit to follow!
Black Nativity
Sunday, December 20th, 3:30 PM
Tremont Temple, 88 Tremont Street, Boston
Join with members and friends of Arlington Street Church at this performance of “Black Nativity.” Produced and presented by the National Center of Afro-American Artists, “Black Nativity,” combined with the poetry of Langston Hughes, is a song-play presented by a company of 160 singers, actors, dancers and musicians and delivers a powerful message of joy, hope, victory and liberation. The Boston production is the longest running performance of “Black Nativity” and this year marks its 40th consecutive season.
Saint Cecilia’s Day
Sunday, November 22nd, 11:00 am, Sanctuary
Arlington Street Church welcomes members of the Longwood Symphony Orchestra, our Artists in Residence, for a special service featuring a performance of George Frideric Handel’s magnificent cantata Ode to Saint Cecilia’s Day! Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music, is one of seven women, excluding Mary, commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass. Her musical fame rests on the legend that she praised God, singing to him, as she lay dying.
Handel’s music, composed in 1739, is scored for two trumpets, two oboes, two bassoons, timpani, harpsichord, strings, solo soprano, solo tenor, and choir. The text is written by the English poet John Dryden; the main theme is the Pythagorean theory of harmonia mundi, that music was a central force in the creation of the world.
Molly Wood Recital
Molly Wood, Collaborative Pianist
Sunday, October 18th, 1:30 am, Sanctuary
Molly Wood, Arlington Street Church’s Collaborative Pianist, along with singer Rebekah Alexander, will be presenting a program titled “A Cornucopia of Art Song.” They will present music from Rachmaninoff to Debussy to Britten. Their recital is in preparation for the Oxford Lieder Mastercourse song festival which will be held in England at the end of the month. A reception will follow with homemade apple and caramel pear pies! All are welcome.
Bach Solo Cello Suites
Guy Fishman, Artist in Residence
Sunday, October 11th, 11:00 am, Sanctuary
Cellist Guy Fishman is Arlington Street’s newest addition to our thriving Artist in Residence program! Beginning last Fall and continuing through the Spring of 2010, Guy’s residency features performances of all six of Johann Sebastian Bach’s solo cello suites; his upcoming visit marks the fourth installment. The suites were most likely composed between 1717 and 1723; nearly 300 years later, they continue to be regarded as some of the greatest works ever written for the instrument.
Cantabile II
Sunday, October 11th, 3:00 pm, Hunnewell Chapel
Violinist Alistair Kok and pianist Rumi Naito present an afternoon recital of exquisite chamber music in the Hunnewell Chapel! Join us!
- Alfred Schnittke: Suite in the Old Style
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in E minor, K.304
- J. S. Bach: Adagio from Concerto in C minor for violin and oboe, BWV 2060
- Johannes Brahms: Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op.108
- Aaron Copland: Hoe-Down from “Rodeo”
Stephanie McGuire Sings for New Orleans
Sunday, June 28th, 1:00 am, Sanctuary
Our beloved former alto section leader is making a stop on her summer tour here at Arlington Street Church! Her recital, Songs of Wonder, Bliss, Loss and Fury is a fundraiser for Arlington Street Church’s ongoing work in New Orleans. In addition to song cycles by Ravel, Britten, and Mahler, Stephanie and pianist Thomas Enman will present African-American art songs and an opera favorite or two. Come and hear beautiful music and contribute to Arlington Street Church’s Partner Church service trips to New Orleans. Suggested donation: $10.
Eli Epstein and “Inside Out” win
National Entrepreneur the Arts Competition
For the past three years, Arlington Street Church has been hosting Eli Epstein’s “Inside Out” Concert Series, featuring his innovative, interactive, and informal approach to classical music, encouraging listeners to tap into the emotional essence and universal human experience that’s inherent in every work of art.
Eli has just been honored by winning the National Entrepreneur the Arts Competition. Read more here. Eli and “Inside Out” will be returning to Arlington Street Church for their 2009–2010 season. Stay tuned for more information on next year’s concerts!
Bach Solo Cello Suites
Guy Fishman, Artist in Residence
Sunday, May 24th, 11 am, Sanctuary
Cellist Guy Fishman is Arlington Street’s newest addition to our thriving Artist in Residence program! Over the next two years, Guy’s residency will feature performances of all six of Johann Sebastian Bach’s solo cello suites; his upcoming visit marks the third installment. The suites were most likely composed between 1717 and 1723; nearly 300 years later, they continue to be regarded as some of the greatest works ever written for the instrument.
Concerto Antico
Sunday, June 7th, 11:00 am and 2:00 pm
11:00 am, Sanctuary / 2:00 pm, Hunnewell Chapel
Chamber Music Ensemble Concerto Antico comes to Arlington Street Church as part of the Boston Early Music Festival! They will join us for morning worship, performing Telemann’s resplendent Laudate Jehovam, Omnes Gentes with the Arlington Street Church Choir! After the service, grab some lunch and come back to hear their afternoon recital in the chapel featuring the music of Haydn!
Music for Easter
Sunday, April 12th, 11:00 am, Sanctuary
The service begins with a magnificent prelude as Arlington Street’s own Alistair Kok and Joe DiMarino perform J. S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, BWV 1049 for solo violin, flute duet and orchestra. They are joined by members of the Longwood Symphony Orchestra, our Artists in Residence. Be sure to come early to hear this masterpiece performed live in our beautiful sanctuary!
The Arlington Street Church Choir sings Stephen Hatfield’s Ka Hia Manu, a powerfully animated tapestry of sacred texts and chants from Tahiti, Tuamotu, Rapa Nui (aka Easter Island), the Marquesas and the Northern Marianas. Ka Hia Manu (Many Birds) celebrates the importance of birds in the folklore and the arts of these island cultures, and the symbolic power of flight, particularly in lands surrounded by the open ocean.
Longwood Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players
Sunday, April 19th, 1:30 pm, Hunnewell Chapel
Arlington Street Church welcomes back our Artists in Residence, the Longwood Symphony Orchestra! The Longwood Symphony is comprised primarily of health care professionals and all of their proceeds benefit medically-related nonprofits. Join them for a fantastic afternoon recital of chamber music by Ravel, Brahms, and Schubert!
- Ravel: Piano Trio (1914)
- Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op.114
- Schubert: Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D.810 “Death and the Maiden”
Singer/Songwriter Melissa Cox
Sunday, April 26th, 1:30 pm, Hunnewell Chapel
Arlington Street welcomes singer/songwriter Melissa Cox for the Sunday morning worship service, followed by an afternoon concert in the chapel that you won’t want to miss! As a musician and Unitarian Universalist, Melissa believes that music can enact positive change in our lives and in society at large. Her stop in Boston at Arlington Street Church is part of her 2009 tour, as she shares her musical message of change, love, hope, advocacy and open-mindedness across the East Coast! Listen to her music online at www.myspace.com/MelissaCox.
Inside Out Concert: Chamber of Dreams
Sunday, March 29th, 1:30 pm, Sanctuary
The Inside Out Concert Series returns to Arlington Street Church with a world premiere performance of Boston composer Dalit Warshaw’s “Chamber of Dreams.” Artistic Director Eli Epstein is joined by violinist Sharan Leventhal and Arlington Street’s own Karl Paulnack on piano. The program will also include the Brahms Horn Trio.
The Inside Out concert series is rooted in the belief that classical music can be a tremendous resource for understanding oneself and others. It’s food for our minds, hearts and souls. Yet, for most of the American population, classical music is often intangible, mysterious, and undiscovered.
Inside Out builds bridges to audiences by showing that a connection with music is not so much about knowing (although it’s useful to know the historical and cultural context of a piece), it’s more about tapping into the emotional essence and universal human experience that’s inherent in every work of art, be it music, dance, theatre, film, or visual art. This innovative interdisciplinary approach helps concertgoers access their memories and activate their imaginations so that they can have more moving, meaningful, and personal experiences.
Bach Solo Cello Suites: Guy Fishman, Artist in Residence
Sunday, March 15th, 11:00 am, Sanctuary
Cellist Guy Fishman is Arlington Street’s newest addition to our thriving Artist in Residence program! Over the next two years, Guy’s residency will feature performances of all six of Johann Sebastian Bach’s solo cello suites. The suites were most likely composed between 1717 and 1723; nearly 300 years later, they continue to be regarded as some of the greatest works ever written for the instrument. Today marks the second installment: during today’s service, Guy will perform all six movements of Bach’s Suite No. 3.
Brandon Brooks Cello Recital
Sunday, February 15th, 1:00 pm, Hunnewell Chapel
Cellist Brandon Brooks returns to Arlington Street with an exciting afternoon recital including works by Antonin Dvorak, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Claude Debussy!
Bach Solo Cello Suites
Sunday, January 18th, 11:00 am, Sanctuary
Guy Fishman, Artist in Residence
Cellist Guy Fishman is Arlington Street’s newest addition to our thriving Artist in Residence program! Over the next two years, Guy’s residency will feature performances of all six of Johann Sebastian Bach’s solo cello suites.
The first installment is coming up Sunday, January 18th. The music will be interwoven throughout the 11:00 am morning worship service.