A bit worn out from the holidays, so don’t have much set for January. Tonight I’m going to the Cotton Candy concert I mentioned previously, part of their “4th Annual Indie Pop New Year’s Day Night”, upstairs at the Middle East. Here’s the schedule, courtesy of M:
8:45 Cathy Cathodic
9:30 Smittens
10:15 Cotton Candy
11:30 One Happy Island
Doors 8:30, $9
The Cantata Singers is in the midst of a season focusing on Benjamin Britten. Hadn’t managed to catch any of their concerts in the fall, but I’m a pretty big fan of Britten and there are three concerts this spring that I’ll definitely be making an effort to get to. The first concert is being presented as part of The New York Times’ 2009 Arts & Leisure Weekend, and you can use the promotional code “NYT09” to get two tickets for the price of one. (The Times’ site also has other arts-related promotions listed in MA for that weekend as well.)
Here’s the info on the Cantata Singers concerts I’ll probably be checking out, taken from their website:
Friday, January 16, 8:00 pm – Jordan Hall
All-Britten
Lachrymae
Roger Tapping, viola
Five Flower Songs
Phaedra
Janna Baty, mezzo-soprano
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
Michael Slattery, tenor
Michael Thompson, horn
Rejoice in the Lamb, orch. Imogen Holst
First Boston performance of chorus-orchestral version
Saturday, February 7, 2 pm — All Saints Parish, Brookline
Benjamin Britten Noye’s Fludde
David Hoose, Music Director
Lynn Torgove, Stage Director
Members of Cantata Singers and PALS Children’s Chorus
Alysoun Kegel, Artistic Director
Young instrumentalists from Boston area arts organizations
Friday, May 8, 8:00 pm – Jordan Hall
Benjamin Britten Psalm 150
Boston Children’s Chorus
Anthony Trecek-King, Artistic Director
J.S. Bach Cantata BWV 149,
“Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg in den Hütten der Gerechten”
Classroom Cantatas Cantata
First performance
Student composers from Neighborhood House Charter School
and Boston Children’s Chorus
Andy Vores Natural Selection
First performance
Britten The Company of Heaven
Karyl Ryczek, soprano
William Hite, tenor
James Petosa, speaker
While I’m at it, here’s The Phoenix’s preview of the spring classical music offerings. Also, the Boston Metro has a pretty concise listing of the theater and special events for January.
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