Convivium Musicum - Concert Season Info

2008 Season Concerts

Convivium opens this season with new Music Director Michael Barrett, as well as resurrecting a past venue in the Cambridge Friends Meeting House. Hear Convivium perform some of the most beautiful, stunning music ever composed in a variety of venues spread throughout eastern and central Massachusetts. Whether you've heard us already, or want to give Renaissance music a first listen, we believe you'll love what you hear!

Special Event!

Josquin was Here:
Franco-Flemish Musicians in Italy (Preview Concert)

Sponsored by First Baptist Church in Lexington, Massachusetts

Convivium presents an abbreviated concert of works by
Mouton, Josquin, de Wert, and Ockeghem. The concert will also feature the Nashua (NH) Flute Choir.

Saturday, November 3, 2007 7:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church, Lexington, Massachusetts
Freewill offering
Handicap accessible through rear of church

Venue Information:
First Baptist Church Web site or Google Maps

Winter

Josquin des Prez Josquin was Here:
Franco-Flemish musicians in Italy

Convivium Musicum presents a concert of works by Josquin, Lassus, and other Franco-Flemish composers employed in the courts and chapels of Italy in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, exploring the lasting influence of this southern migration of musical talent.

Saturday, January 19, 2008 7:00 p.m.
Christ Church of Hamilton and Wenham
149 Asbury Street, Hamilton, Mass.
accessible nave
Directions: Christ Church Hamilton/Wenham Web site or Google Maps

Sunday, January 20, 2008 4:00 p.m.
Christ Church, Andover
25 Central Street, Andover, Mass.
accessible nave, semi-accessible bathrooms (separate entrance from outside)
Directions: Christ Church Andover Web site

Saturday, January 26, 2008 7:00 p.m.
Cambridge Friends Meeting House
5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge
handicap accessible
Map/Directions: Meeting House Map/Directions (PDF) or Google Maps (Google Maps)

Sunday, January 27, 2008 4:00 p.m.
Episcopal Parish of the Messiah
1900 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton, Mass.
on-street parking, with accessible nave and bathroom
Map/Directions: Parish of the Messiah Web site

Spring

Two weddings and a treaty: Renaissance occasional music

Convivium Musicum offers a concert of Renaissance music penned for occasions and personalities: popes and kings, treaties and dedications, weddings and funerals, patrons and fellow composers.

Saturday, May 10, 2008 8:00 pm
First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA

Accessible nave and bathroom
Transportation/Parking info (important): First Church Cambridge Web site
Map/Directions: Google Maps

Saturday, May 17, 2008 8:00 pm
Trinity Lutheran Church
73 Lancaster Street, Worcester, MA

Parking available, with accessible nave and bathroom
Map/Directions: Google Maps

Sunday, May 18, 2008 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)
on-street parking, with accessible nave and bathroom
Map/Directions: Google Maps

Tickets are $15 general admission, $8 for students, seniors, and those with limited income, and are available in advance and at the door. Season tickets are available for $25 general admission, $15 students/seniors/limited income. Contact us for more information and to purchase tickets.

Check out our season archive for information on past concerts!