2026-2027 Season (Our 51st season)
Voices That Move Us
Our 51st season celebrates the extraordinary power of the human voice to move us—to comfort, inspire, astonish, and challenge us.
From the serene beauty of Duruflé, the contemporary compassion of O’Regan, and a new composition from a chorus member in our November concert, to the radiant joy and wonder of Vivaldi and Zelenka in March, these works reveal music’s power to touch us deeply.
We conclude in May with Mendelssohn, Borodin, and Florence Price, whose music transforms struggle and adversity into expressions of courage, dignity, and hope.
Across three compelling programs, please join us as we travel with voices from different eras and cultures, exploring experiences that remain deeply human and relevant today. Through the season’s journey, they invite us to reflect, rejoice, remember, and discover anew the remarkable ways voices can move us.
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Sunday, November 22, 2026 @ 4 PM
Second Church in West Newton, Massachusetts
Commemorate and Remember
A radiant afternoon of powerful recollection, evocative reflection, and contemporary choral expression
Maurice Duruflé: Requiem, Op 9
Tarik O'Regan: Triptych
Charlotte Koonce: New work
Maria Whitcomb, soprano
Laura Beth Couch, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Sheranian, organist
With chamber orchestra
A Commonwealth Composer concert
Sunday, March 7, 2027 @ 4 PM
First Baptist Church, Newton, Massachusetts
Venetian Light, Dresden Fervor
Joy, wonder, and discovery come together as Vivaldi’s beloved masterpieces meet Zelenka’s thrilling, rarely heard Baroque voice.
Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria (RV 589)
Antonio Vivaldi: Magnificat (RV 610)
Jan Dismas Zelenka: Dixit Dominus (ZMV 66)
Maria Whitcomb, soprano
Laura Couch, mezzo-soprano
Matthew McGinnis, tenor
William Farrell, bass
With chamber orchestra
Sunday, May 23, 2027 @ 7 PM
Cary Hall, Lexington, Massachusetts
Defiant Voices, Resilient Hope
Where struggle becomes song, discover music of defiance, resilience, and hope from three extraordinary voices across generations.
Felix Mendelssohn: Die Erste Walpurgisnacht
Alexander Borodin: Polovtsian Dances
Florence Price: Song of Hope
Florence Price: Ethiopia’s Shadow in America [orchestral work]
Maria Whitcomb, soprano
Laura Couch, mezzo-soprano
Other voices, TBD
New Philharmonia Orchestra