NEW ENGLAND'S EARLY MUSIC CALENDAR

AUGUST 2008

This calendar updated August 29, 2008.

Your New England event listings always welcomed! Please send new listings, updates and corrections to sheilabb@earthlink.net

These listings are accurate as of the date posted. For final program information or to confirm location and ticket price, please call the telephone number listed with the event.

All events in Massachusetts unless noted.

Friday, August 1

5-7 pm

Revels Shakespeare in the Square Festival. Commonwealth Morris Men & Orion Sword Dancers dance around Harvard Square, Cambridge. 617/972-8300 Free www.revels.org

6 pm

Revels Shakespeare in the Square Festival. American Repertory Theatre: Shakespeare Slams! Winthrop Park, JFK & Mt. Auburn Sts, Cambridge. 617/972-8300 Free www.revels.org

7 pm

Worcester Summer Shakespeare Festival. Redfeather Theatre (Edward Isser, dir): William Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Dream. Memorial Grove Amphitheatre, Green Hill Park, Skyline Dr, Worcester. 508/793-3490 $15/10 st, sr www.redfeatherco.org

7:15 pm

Revels Shakespeare in the Square Festival. Actor's Shakespeare Project: William Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost. Winthrop Park, JFK & Mt. Auburn Sts, Cambridge. 617/972-8300 Free www.revels.org

8 pm

Citi Shakespeare. Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (Steven Maler, dir): William Shakespeare As You Like It. Parkman Bandstand, Boston Common, Boston. 617/482-9393 FREE www.citicenter.org

Saturday, August 2

1:30-3:30 pm

Revels Shakespeare in the Square Festival. Commonwealth Morris Men dance around Harvard Square, Cambridge. 617/972-8300 Free www.revels.org

2 pm

Citi Shakespeare. Celebrate Shakespeare Day with Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Boston Common, Boston. 617/482-9393 FREE www.citicenter.org

2:45-4:15 pm

Revels Shakespeare in the Square Festival. Renaissonics (John Tyson, dir): Renaissance music & improvisations. Winthrop Park, JFK & Mt. Auburn Sts, Cambridge. 617/972-8300 Free www.revels.org

4:30 pm

Revels Shakespeare in the Square Festival. American Repertory Theatre: Shakespeare Slams! Winthrop Park, JFK & Mt. Auburn Sts, Cambridge. 617/972-8300 Free www.revels.org

5 pm

Music from Aston Magna. Kristin Watson & Dominique Labelle, soprano; Deborah Rentz-Moore, mezzo soprano; Frank Kelley & William Hite, tenor; David Ripley, bass. Daniel Stepner & Julie Leven, violin; Laura Jeppesen, viola & viola da gamba; Loretta O' Sullivan, violoncello; Anne Trout, bass; Peter Sykes, harpsichord & organ; Catherine Liddell, theorbo: The Operatic art of Monteverdi's late madrigals Selections from Monteverdi Concerted Madrigals Books 7-8 & semi-staged mini-drama II Combattimento di Tancredo e Clorinda. Daniel Arts Center, Simon's Rock College, 84 Alford Rd, Great Barrington. 413/528-3595 $40/30 sr/10 st rush/FREE ch ages 6-12 with each paid adult ticket www.astonmagna.org

5-7 pm

Revels Shakespeare in the Square Festival. Orion Sword Dancers dance around Harvard Square, Cambridge. 617/972-8300 Free www.revels.org

6-7:30 pm

Revels Shakespeare in the Square Festival. Tapestry &Tom Zajack Trio sing in Winthrop Park, JFK & Mt. Auburn Sts, Cambridge. 617/972-8300 Free www.revels.org

7 pm

Worcester Summer Shakespeare Festival. Redfeather Theatre (Edward Isser, dir): William Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Dream. Memorial Grove Amphitheatre, Green Hill Park, Skyline Dr, Worcester. 508/793-3490 $15/10 st, sr www.redfeatherco.org

7:30 pm

Revels Shakespeare in the Square Festival. Actor's Shakespeare Project: William Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost. Winthrop Park, JFK & Mt. Auburn Sts, Cambridge. 617/972-8300 Free www.revels.org

8 pm

Citi Shakespeare. Commonwealth Shakespeare Company Company (Steven Maler, dir): William Shakespeare As You Like It. Parkman Bandstand, Boston Common, Boston. 617/482-9393 FREE www.citicenter.org

Sunday, August 3

6-9 am

WHUS 91.7 FM Off The Beaten Track (Dan Grieder, host) www.whus.org

3 pm

Revels Shakespeare in the Square Festival. Actor's Shakespeare Project: William Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost. Winthrop Park, JFK & Mt. Auburn Sts, Cambridge. 617/972-8300 Free www.revels.org

4 pm

Ellingwood Chapel Concert Series. Amphion's Lyre & Pamela Dellal, mezzosoprano: Venezia Borealis A smörgasbord of 17th-century music associated with Stockholm & Hamburg - each graced with the sobriquet "Venice of the North." Ellingwood Chapel, Greenlawn Cemetery, 195 Nahant Rd, Nahant. $15/10 sr www.nahant.org/whatsnew/calendar.html

7 pm

Worcester Summer Shakespeare Festival. Redfeather Theatre (Edward Isser, dir): William Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Dream. Memorial Grove Amphitheatre, Green Hill Park, Skyline Dr, Worcester. 508/793-3490 $15/10 st, sr www.redfeatherco.org

Citi Shakespeare. Commonwealth Shakespeare Company Company (Steven Maler, dir): William Shakespeare As You Like It. Parkman Bandstand, Boston Common, Boston. 617/482-9393 FREE www.citicenter.org

7:45 pm

Revels Shakespeare in the Square Festival. American Repertory Theatre: Shakespeare Slams! Winthrop Park, JFK & Mt. Auburn Sts, Cambridge. 617/972-8300 Free www.revels.org

Monday, August 4

Tuesday, August 5

Wednesday, August 6

7 pm

Worcester Summer Shakespeare Festival. Redfeather Theatre Theatre (Mel Cobb, dir): William Shakespeare Twelfth Night. Memorial Grove Amphitheatre, Green Hill Park, Skyline Dr, Worcester. 508/793-3490 $15/10 st, sr www.redfeatherco.org

Thursday, August 7

7 pm

Worcester Summer Shakespeare Festival. Redfeather Theatre Theatre (Mel Cobb, dir): William Shakespeare Twelfth Night. Memorial Grove Amphitheatre, Green Hill Park, Skyline Dr, Worcester. 508/793-3490 $15/10 st, sr www.redfeatherco.org

Friday, August 8

7 pm

Worcester Summer Shakespeare Festival. Redfeather Theatre Theatre (Mel Cobb, dir): William Shakespeare Twelfth Night. Memorial Grove Amphitheatre, Green Hill Park, Skyline Dr, Worcester. 508/793-3490 $15/10 st, sr www.redfeatherco.org

7:30 pm

Citi Shakespeare. Commonwealth Shakespeare Company Company (Steven Maler, dir): William Shakespeare As You Like It. Forest Park, Springfield. 617/482-9393 FREE www.citicenter.org

8:30 pm

Tanglewood. Boston Symphony Orchestra (Sir Andrew Davis, cond); soloists Leon Fleisher, piano; James Sommerville, horn: All-Mozart program including Horn Concerto No. 3; Piano Concerto No. 12 in A, K414; Masonic Funeral Music; Symphony No. 39. Koussevitzky Music Shed, Tanglewood, Lenox. 617/266-1200 $9-89 www.tanglewood.org 6 pm Prelude Consort with members of the BSO, Ozawa Hall FREE to 8:30 pm ticket holders.

Saturday, August 9

10:30 am

Tanglewood. Boston Symphony Orchestra Open Rehearsal (André Previn, cond); soloists Elizabeth Rowe, flute; Gil Shaham, violin; Andrea Rost, soprano: All-Mozart program including Flute Concerto No. 1; Violin Concerto No. 2; Bella mia fiamma addio, Concert aria, K.528; "Non più. Tutto ascoltai...Non temer amato bene," Scene & rondo for soprano & orchestra, with violin, K.490; Symphony No. 38, Prague. Koussevitzky Music Shed, Tanglewood, Lenox. 617/266-1200 $17 www.tanglewood.org Working rehearsal; conductor may choose to run entire program or work on certain selections only.

7 pm

Worcester Summer Shakespeare Festival. Redfeather Theatre Theatre (Mel Cobb, dir): William Shakespeare Twelfth Night. Memorial Grove Amphitheatre, Green Hill Park, Skyline Dr, Worcester. 508/793-3490 $15/10 st, sr www.redfeatherco.org

7:30 pm

Citi Shakespeare. Commonwealth Shakespeare Company Company (Steven Maler, dir): William Shakespeare As You Like It. Forest Park, Springfield. 617/482-9393 FREE www.citicenter.org

8:30 pm

Tanglewood. Boston Symphony Orchestra (Hans Graf, cond); soloists Andrea Rost, soprano; André Previn, piano; Stefan Jackiw, violin; Lawrence Power, viola: All-Mozart program including "Ch'io mi scordi di te...Non temer amato bene," Concert aria for soprano & orchestra, with piano, K.505; Sinfonia concertante in E-flat for violin & viola; Symphony No. 33. Koussevitzky Music Shed, Tanglewood, Lenox. 617/266-1200 $17 www.tanglewood.org Working rehearsal; conductor may choose to run entire program or work on certain selections only.

Sunday, August 10

6-9 am

WHUS 91.7 FM Off The Beaten Track (Dan Grieder, host) www.whus.org

2:30 pm

Tanglewood. Boston Symphony Orchestra (André Previn, cond); soloists Elizabeth Rowe, flute; Gil Shaham, violin; Andrea Rost, soprano: All-Mozart program including Flute Concerto No. 1; Violin Concerto No. 2; Bella mia fiamma addio, Concert aria, K.528; "Non più. Tutto ascoltai...Non temer amato bene," Scene & rondo for soprano & orchestra, with violin, K.490; Symphony No. 38, Prague. Koussevitzky Music Shed, Tanglewood, Lenox. 617/266-1200 $18-89 www.tanglewood.org

7 pm

Worcester Summer Shakespeare Festival. Redfeather Theatre Theatre (Mel Cobb, dir): William Shakespeare Twelfth Night. Memorial Grove Amphitheatre, Green Hill Park, Skyline Dr, Worcester. 508/793-3490 $15/10 st, sr www.redfeatherco.org

7:30 pm

Citi Shakespeare. Commonwealth Shakespeare Company Company (Steven Maler, dir): William Shakespeare As You Like It. Forest Park, Springfield. 617/482-9393 FREE www.citicenter.org

Monday, August 11

7:30 pm

Recorders/Early Music MetroWest Summer Music Evening: Sheila Beardslee, leader: 17th Century German Music chorales & motets by Schütz, Scheidt, Schein & Praetorius. Trinity Episcopal Church, 81 Elm St, Concord. 978/264-0584 $5 suggested donation www.recordersearlymusic.org

Tuesday, August 12

8 pm

Margaret Angelini plays the C.B. Fisk Organ: Bach Partita diverse sopra 'Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig,' BWV 768; Boehm Praeludium in g & Vater unser im Himmelreich. Old West Church, 131 Cambridge St, Boston. 617/739-1340 Donation www.oldwestorgansociety.org

Wednesday, August 13

7 pm

Worcester Summer Shakespeare Festival. Redfeather Theatre Theatre (Mel Cobb, dir): William Shakespeare Twelfth Night. Memorial Grove Amphitheatre, Green Hill Park, Skyline Dr, Worcester. 508/793-3490 $15/10 st, sr www.redfeatherco.org

Thursday, August 14

7 pm

Worcester Summer Shakespeare Festival. Redfeather Theatre (Edward Isser, dir): William Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Dream. Memorial Grove Amphitheatre, Green Hill Park, Skyline Dr, Worcester. 508/793-3490 $15/10 st, sr www.redfeatherco.org

Friday, August 15

7 pm

Worcester Summer Shakespeare Festival. Redfeather Theatre Theatre (Mel Cobb, dir): William Shakespeare Twelfth Night. Memorial Grove Amphitheatre, Green Hill Park, Skyline Dr, Worcester. 508/793-3490 $15/10 st, sr www.redfeatherco.org

Saturday, August 16

7 pm

Worcester Summer Shakespeare Festival. Redfeather Theatre (Edward Isser, dir): William Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Dream. Memorial Grove Amphitheatre, Green Hill Park, Skyline Dr, Worcester. 508/793-3490 $15/10 st, sr www.redfeatherco.org

Sunday, August 17

6-9 am

WHUS 91.7 FM Off The Beaten Track (Dan Grieder, host) www.whus.org

11:15 am

Advent Choir (Mark Dwyer, dir): Solemn High Mass for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Tomás Luis de Victoria Missa "Ave maris stella;" Dr. Christopher Tye O God, be merciful unto us; Orlando Gibbons Almighty and everlasting God. Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer St, Boston. 617/523-2377 Offering www.theadvent.org

7 pm

Worcester Summer Shakespeare Festival. Redfeather Theatre Theatre (Mel Cobb, dir): William Shakespeare Twelfth Night. Memorial Grove Amphitheatre, Green Hill Park, Skyline Dr, Worcester. 508/793-3490 $15/10 st, sr www.redfeatherco.org

Monday, August 18

Tuesday, August 19

Wednesday, August 20

La Donna Musicale (Laury Gutiérrez,viola da gamba; Ruth McKay, harpsichord; Na,ama Lion, traverso; Laura Gulley , baroque violin) with Sherezade Panthaki, soprano & Daniela Tosic,mezzo-soprano: Desire & Disillusion French & Italian Women Composers of the 17th& 18th Centuries. West Parish Garden Chapel, 129 Reservation Rd, Andover 617/461-6973 20 preferred seating; $15 general admission www.ladm.org

Thursday, August 21

8:30 pm

Tanglewood. Beaux Arts Trio (Menahem Pressler, piano; Daniel Hope, violin, Antonio Meneses, cello): All-Schubert Program including Piano Trio, No. 1 in B-flat; Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat. Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, Lenox. 617/266-1200 $17-50 www.tanglewood.org

Friday, August 22

8:30 pm

Tanglewood. Boston Symphony Orchestra (Hans Graf, cond); soloists Andrea Rost, soprano; André Previn, piano; Stefan Jackiw, violin; Lawrence Power, viola: All-Mozart program including "Ch'io mi scordi di te...Non temer amato bene," Concert aria for soprano & orchestra, with piano, K.505; Sinfonia concertante in E-flat for violin & viola; Symphony No. 33. Koussevitzky Music Shed, Tanglewood, Lenox. 617/266-1200 $9-89 www.tanglewood.org 6 pm Prelude Concert by members of the BSO in Ozawa Hall; FREE to 8:30 pm ticket holders.

Saturday, August 23

10:30 am

Tanglewood. Boston Symphony Orchestra Open Rehearsal (Christoph von Dohnänyi, cond); soloists Lilli Paasikivi, mezzo-soprano; Jorma Silvasti, tenor; Hanno Müller-Brachmann, bass-baritone; Tanglewood Festival Chorus (John Oliver, cond): All-Beethoven program including Symphony No. 2; Symphony No. 3, Eroica; Symphony No. 9. Koussevitzky Music Shed, Tanglewood, Lenox. 617/266-1200 $17 www.tanglewood.org Working rehearsal; conductor may choose to run entire program or work on certain selections only.

8:30 pm

Tanglewood. Boston Symphony Orchestra (Christoph von Dohnänyi, cond): All-Beethoven program including Symphony No. 2; Symphony No. 3, Eroica. Koussevitzky Music Shed, Tanglewood, Lenox. 617/266-1200 $17-89 www.tanglewood.org

Sunday, August 24

6-9 am

WHUS 91.7 FM Off The Beaten Track (Dan Grieder, host) www.whus.org

11:15 am

Advent Choir (Mark Dwyer, dir): Solemn High Mass for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Claude Goudimel Comfort, comfort ye my people. Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer St, Boston. 617/523-2377 Offering www.theadvent.org

2:30 pm

Tanglewood. Boston Symphony Orchestra (Christoph von Dohnänyi, cond); soloists Christiane Oelze, soprano; Lilli Paasikivi, mezzo-soprano; Jorma Silvasti, tenor; Hanno Müller-Brachmann, bass-baritone; Tanglewood Festival Chorus (John Oliver, cond): Beethoven Symphony No. 9. Koussevitzky Music Shed, Tanglewood, Lenox. 617/266-1200 $18-89 www.tanglewood.org

Monday, August 25

Tuesday, August 26

Wednesday, August 27

Thursday, August 28

Friday, August 29

Saturday, August 30

Sunday, August 31

6-9 am

WHUS 91.7 FM Off The Beaten Track (Dan Grieder, host) www.whus.org

11:15 am

Advent Choir (Mark Dwyer, dir): Solemn High Mass for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Baldassare Galuppi Mass in C Major; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Nos autem gloriari oportet. Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer St, Boston. 617/523-2377 Offering www.theadvent.org

4 pm

Historical Piano Concerts. Benita Meshulam, piano (Erard, Paris 1877 "extra-grand modèle de concert"): Domenico ScarlattiSonatas in a, K.54; in f, K.466 & in G, K.547;Frédéric Chopin Mazurka in c#, Op. 50/3; Impromptu No. 3 in Gb, Op. 51; works of later composers. Ashburnham Community Church, Ashburnham. 978/827-6232 $10 www.frederickcollection.org