2010 Season

We continue to offer a unique blend of the most beautiful music ever composed in a variety of venues spread throughout eastern and central Massachusetts.  Convivium Musicum specializes in the finest Renaissance music, much of which is not often performed in Boston, or anywhere. Learn more about Convivium >

All venues are fully handicap-accessible unless otherwise noted

 

Winter 2010: (Counter)Reformation

Musical Responses to a Crisis of Faith

The sixteenth century saw the fragmentation of the Western church and a reaffirmation of the Catholic faith, transforming sacred music throughout Europe. Our program features works by Le Jeune, Senfl, Byrd, and others active during these decades of religious upheaval.

Winter Concert Program ©* (Adobe Acrobat/PDF format, requires Acrobat Reader)

Sunday, January 17, 4:00 pm
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
15 St. Paul Street, Brookline, MA
near the Brookline Village Green Line T stop (the "D" line)
Map/Directions:  Google Maps

Saturday, January 23, 7 PM,
Cambridge Friends Meeting House
5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge, MA
ten minutes walk from the Harvard Square Red Line T stop
Map/Directions: http://www.fmcquaker.org/FMC-Map_2006.pdf

Sunday, January 24, 5:30 PM
St. Stephen's Church
114 George Street, Providence, RI
Map/Directions: http://www.sstephens.org/Directions.html

Sunday, January 31, 4 PM
Grace Episcopal Church
385 Essex Street, Salem, MA
Map/Directions: http://www.gracechurchinsalem.org/

 

Spring 2010: Beyond the Gamut

Chromaticism in the Renaissance

Convivium explores the unique soundscape of Renaissance chromaticism, works employing those notes—written down or implied—that lay outside the standard “gamut” of available pitches. Lassus, Gesualdo, and Hassler will be among the featured composers.

Spring Concert Program ©* (Adobe Acrobat/PDF format, requires Acrobat Reader)

Saturday, May 8, 8:00 pm
First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA
Transportation/Parking info (important):  First Church Cambridge Web site
Map/Directions:  Google Maps
** all are invited to a reception following the concert, in Margaret Jewett Hall

Saturday, May 15, 8:00 pm
St. John the Evangelist, Beacon Hill (Boston)   Sponsored by Dignity/Boston and the Church of St. John the Evangelist
35 Bowdoin Street, Boston, MA
Map/Directions (important):  Google Maps
Venue Information:  St. John the Evangelist web site

Sunday, May 16, 7:00 pm
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
15 St. Paul Street, Brookline, MA
near the Brookline Village Green Line T stop (the "D" line)
Map/Directions:  Google Maps

Saturday, May 22, 8:00 pm
Trinity Lutheran Church
73 Lancaster Street, Worcester, MA
Map/Directions:  Google Maps
** all are invited to a reception following the concert