Tonight, we hear music from Ireland, Quebec, Germany and New England with an interweaving thread of Baroque Music and techniques. At a time when Telemann and Bach were composing fugues in continental Europe, the Bardic harping tradition was alive and vibrant in Ireland resulting in a whole repertoire of Irish harp tunes that are now carried via pipes, fiddles and a host of different instruments. We have the stunning sounds of Montreal-based violist Alexis Chartrand, bringing his unique Gut-bow approach to traditional Quebec repertoire. In contrast, the GRAMMY-nominated violinist Christina Day, along with theorbist Michael Leopold, performs one of Heinrich Biber’s Mystery Sonatas. Artistic Director Maeve Gilchrist will also bring in longtime collaborator Kyle Sanna and bassist Logan Coale to premier some new music for harp and electric guitar inspired by a Seamus Heaney translation of a middle English Poem on the mysticism of Hares! Don’t miss this richly imaginative evening of 17th century inspired exploration in a completely contemporary fashion!

Celtic Baroque

Rockport Music-Shalin Liu Performance Center

Music Director Martin Pearlman leads Boston Baroque in a sparkling program featuring Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins with Christina Day Martinson and Sarah Darling, his Coffee Cantata, Vivaldi’s Recorder Concerto in C major with Aldo Abreu, and much more.

New Years Celebration

All Saints Parish

Sanders Theatre, Harvard University

The X-tet returns with a sweeping celebration of Italian Baroque and Renaissance music, joined by GRAMMY® award-winning soprano Amanda Forsythe and viola da gamba player Cristiano Contadin. Spanning four centuries of Italy's most treasured chamber repertoire, the ensemble brings to life virtuosic works by Vivaldi, Albinoni, Castello, and Handel alongside rarely heard gems by Maria Teresa Agnesi and Antonio Archilei.

EPSG:4326

The X-tet Sounds Of Italy

Boston Conservatory at Berklee

Join Boston Baroque for an imaginative program exploring the ways composers have listened to, imitated, and been inspired by the natural world.

Christina Day Martinson

Events

Upcoming events

13 - 14 Nov, 2026

The X-tet Sounds Of Italy · Boston Baroque

May 14, 2027

THE X-TET Songs of the aviary · Boston Baroque

Past events

Sep 13, 2025

Celtic Baroque · Rockport Music

Dec 31, 2024 - Jan 1, 2025

New Years Celebration · Boston Baroque

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