2019-2020 SEASON
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Boundary Issues III: The Third Annual Shindig de Chambre
Friday, January 17, 8:00 p.m.
Follen Community Church, 755 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA
Join Eudaimonia’s versatile female component again to push the boundaries through music evoking the freedom, fragility, honesty, power, and wisdom of birds and trees, spanning the early 17th century to new arrangements of Bing Crosby and “Blackbird,” with French cantatas and a chalumeau romp in between. This passionate excursion features soprano Pamela Murray, mezzo Carrie Cheron, flutist Na'ama Lion, period & jazz reeds virtuoso Diane Heffner, violinist Julia McKenzie, violist Elisabeth Westner, cellist Claire Garabedian, and harpsichordist/accordionist Vivian Montgomery.
This concert lifts up the work of On The Rise, Inc. (www.ontherise.org), a Cambridge organization that is uniquely effective at providing safety, community, and advocacy for homeless and formerly-homeless women.
Presented as part of Bridges: Follen’s Music Events Series (https://follen.org/music/bridges/)
Admission is Pay What You Decide; additional contributions to our social action partners are greatly encouraged.
PROGRAM:
Veni Veni, aria from Juditha Triumphans (Vivaldi)
Goldfinch flute concerto (Vivaldi)
Chaconne and Rossignole from L’Isle de Delos (Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre)
Arbres épais, sombre feuillage (Montéclair)
Ombra mai fù from Serse (Handel)
Usignuolo, Bk. 1 (Barbara Strozzi)
Albatross (Judy Collins)
Birdhouse in Your Soul (They Might Be Giants)
Le Cygne — The Swan (Saint-Saëns)
Chalumeau jam (Diane Heffner)
Blackbird (McCartney/Lennon, arr. J. McKenzie)
So Tall a Tree (Bing Crosby, arr. Montgomery)
Skyline Pigeon (Elton John, arr. P. Murray)
For further information: information@eudaimonia-music.org
Friday, January 17, 8:00 p.m.
Follen Community Church, 755 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA
Join Eudaimonia’s versatile female component again to push the boundaries through music evoking the freedom, fragility, honesty, power, and wisdom of birds and trees, spanning the early 17th century to new arrangements of Bing Crosby and “Blackbird,” with French cantatas and a chalumeau romp in between. This passionate excursion features soprano Pamela Murray, mezzo Carrie Cheron, flutist Na'ama Lion, period & jazz reeds virtuoso Diane Heffner, violinist Julia McKenzie, violist Elisabeth Westner, cellist Claire Garabedian, and harpsichordist/accordionist Vivian Montgomery.
This concert lifts up the work of On The Rise, Inc. (www.ontherise.org), a Cambridge organization that is uniquely effective at providing safety, community, and advocacy for homeless and formerly-homeless women.
Presented as part of Bridges: Follen’s Music Events Series (https://follen.org/music/bridges/)
Admission is Pay What You Decide; additional contributions to our social action partners are greatly encouraged.
PROGRAM:
Veni Veni, aria from Juditha Triumphans (Vivaldi)
Goldfinch flute concerto (Vivaldi)
Chaconne and Rossignole from L’Isle de Delos (Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre)
Arbres épais, sombre feuillage (Montéclair)
Ombra mai fù from Serse (Handel)
Usignuolo, Bk. 1 (Barbara Strozzi)
Albatross (Judy Collins)
Birdhouse in Your Soul (They Might Be Giants)
Le Cygne — The Swan (Saint-Saëns)
Chalumeau jam (Diane Heffner)
Blackbird (McCartney/Lennon, arr. J. McKenzie)
So Tall a Tree (Bing Crosby, arr. Montgomery)
Skyline Pigeon (Elton John, arr. P. Murray)
For further information: information@eudaimonia-music.org
Twelve selections from last November's concert, Boundary Issues.
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Read more about this vibrant and varied program, supporting the METCO Scholarship Fund!
After several months of working intensively on the the extraordinary Hebrew liturgical music of Salamone Rossi, Eudaimonia presented the recreation of a 17th century Mantuan sabbath service with the music of Salamone Rossi blended with ancient chant from Roman synagogues in four settings: a Friday night Shabbat service at Temple Shir Tikva in Wayland, Sunday morning services at United Parish in Brookline and Follen Church in Lexington, and, as the final culminating concert, at First Church Cambridge. This concert, featuring a core of Boston's finest period instrumentalists from the ensemble, was a collaboration with the Longy School of Music's Historical Performance department, led by Eudaimonia's directors, harpsichordist Vivian Montgomery and violinist Julia McKenzie. Instrumentalists included violinists Julia McKenzie & Danilo Bonina, cornettist/lutenist Nathaniel Cox, bassist Andrew Arceci, conductor/keyboardist Vivian Montgomery, cellist Violeta Mura, and recorder player Jeffrey Stock. Singers included Catharine Cloutier, Marilyn Oliver, Caitlin Laird, Grant Yosenick, Carolyn Balkovetz, and René Minalga-Reault.
Concerts and Events
PAST PERFORMANCES
Great news! Eudaimonia was awarded a Free For All Grant from the Boston Foundation for our 2nd Annual Boundary Issues: A Shindig de Chambre concert. We were very excited to be able to present two free concerts:
Thursday November 29 at Villa Victoria in Boston
Saturday December 1 at United Parish Church in Brookline
This very special grant program provides performing arts organizations with funds to create free and open-to-the-public classical musical performances for Greater Boston audiences. More information on the fund and this year’s recipients can be found at: https://www.tbf.org/what-we-do/special-funds/free-for-all-fund/ffaf-2018-events
For Boundary Issues II, Eudaimonia’s versatile female component again pushed the boundaries in a passionate and playful St. Cecilia’s celebration. The audience was treated to an unusual array of repertoire with a Latin bent, spanning Sephardic songs, baroque arias, early jazz, 17th-century folias and chaconnes, tango, swing, and new music for baroque flute with percussion. This performance excursion featured soprano Pamela Murray, mezzo Carrie Cheron, flutist Na’ama Lion, period & jazz reeds blower Diane Heffner, Brazilian recorder virtuoso Cléa Galhano, violinists Julia McKenzie & Anna Griffis, harpsichordist/accordionist Vivian Montgomery, cellist Claire Garabedian, and percussionist Deborah Welsch Ibanez.
In keeping with Eudaimonia’s social action mission, the concerts were presented in connection with a social service organization, in this case the agency associated with our Boston venue, Villa Victoria. IBA – Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción empowers and engages individuals and families to improve their lives through high-quality affordable housing, education, and arts programs. We invited a representative from IBA speak at each performance to describe its work toward addressing local quality of life issues. Printed materials on these efforts were made available at the concerts, their work was highlighted in our publicity and program, and attendees were encouraged to make contributions to their efforts, in addition to becoming involved and staying informed. You can learn more here: http://www.ibaboston.org/
Thursday November 29 at Villa Victoria in Boston
Saturday December 1 at United Parish Church in Brookline
This very special grant program provides performing arts organizations with funds to create free and open-to-the-public classical musical performances for Greater Boston audiences. More information on the fund and this year’s recipients can be found at: https://www.tbf.org/what-we-do/special-funds/free-for-all-fund/ffaf-2018-events
For Boundary Issues II, Eudaimonia’s versatile female component again pushed the boundaries in a passionate and playful St. Cecilia’s celebration. The audience was treated to an unusual array of repertoire with a Latin bent, spanning Sephardic songs, baroque arias, early jazz, 17th-century folias and chaconnes, tango, swing, and new music for baroque flute with percussion. This performance excursion featured soprano Pamela Murray, mezzo Carrie Cheron, flutist Na’ama Lion, period & jazz reeds blower Diane Heffner, Brazilian recorder virtuoso Cléa Galhano, violinists Julia McKenzie & Anna Griffis, harpsichordist/accordionist Vivian Montgomery, cellist Claire Garabedian, and percussionist Deborah Welsch Ibanez.
In keeping with Eudaimonia’s social action mission, the concerts were presented in connection with a social service organization, in this case the agency associated with our Boston venue, Villa Victoria. IBA – Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción empowers and engages individuals and families to improve their lives through high-quality affordable housing, education, and arts programs. We invited a representative from IBA speak at each performance to describe its work toward addressing local quality of life issues. Printed materials on these efforts were made available at the concerts, their work was highlighted in our publicity and program, and attendees were encouraged to make contributions to their efforts, in addition to becoming involved and staying informed. You can learn more here: http://www.ibaboston.org/
On Monday, April 30, 8:00 p.m. at First Church Cambridge, Eudaimonia presented the recreation of a 17th century Mantuan sabbath service with the music of Salamone Rossi blended with ancient chant from Roman synagogues. This concert, featuring a core of Boston's finest period instrumentalists from the ensemble, was a collaboration with the Longy School of Music's Historical Performance department, led by Eudaimonia's directors, harpsichordist Vivian Montgomery and violinist Julia McKenzie. In keeping with the ensemble's social action mission, the program highlighted the work of local humanitarian organizations that address issues of discrimination and marginalization in our immediate surroundings. Salamone Rossi himself faced those elements as a Jewish musician, living in the ghetto of Mantua but serving the court and struggling to be recognized amidst his Christian contemporaries. His elegant and expressive settings of Hebrew liturgy are a unique testament to the creative spirit rising above oppressive circumstances.
Admission for this Artweek event was Pay What You Decide, and contributions to our highlighted social action organizations greatly encouraged. For further information: information@eudaimonia-music.org.
Instrumentalists included violinists Julia McKenzie & Danilo Bonina, cornettist/lutenist Nathaniel Cox, bassist Andrew Arceci, conductor/keyboardist Vivian Montgomery, cellist Violeta Mura, and recorder player Jeffrey Stock. Singers included Catharine Cloutier, Marilyn, Caitlin Laird, Grant Yosenick, Carolyn Balkovetz, and René Minalga-Reault.
Admission for this Artweek event was Pay What You Decide, and contributions to our highlighted social action organizations greatly encouraged. For further information: information@eudaimonia-music.org.
Instrumentalists included violinists Julia McKenzie & Danilo Bonina, cornettist/lutenist Nathaniel Cox, bassist Andrew Arceci, conductor/keyboardist Vivian Montgomery, cellist Violeta Mura, and recorder player Jeffrey Stock. Singers included Catharine Cloutier, Marilyn, Caitlin Laird, Grant Yosenick, Carolyn Balkovetz, and René Minalga-Reault.
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Twelve selections from Boundary Issues.
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Boundary Issues
Eudaimonia’s versatile female component pushed the boundaries in a passionate and unruly St. Cecilia’s celebration. The audience was treated to an unusual array of repertoire, spanning Ladino songs, Italian baroque chalumeau arias, Stephane Grapelli, Purcell, Robbie Burns, Piazzolla, Handel, bluegrass á la John Morrison, swing, and new music for baroque flute.
This concert lifted up the work of Follen Community Church’s Social Justice Action Team and the METCO College Scholarship Fund of Lexington.
Sunday, November 5, 2017 at 3 P.M.
Follen Church
755 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA
This playful performance excursion featured:
soprano Pamela Murray
mezzo Carrie Cheron
flutist Na’ama Lion
period & jazz reeds blower Diane Heffner
violinists Julia McKenzie & Yi-Li Chang
violist Elisabeth Westner
harpsichordist/accordionist Vivian Montgomery
with special guest cellist Claire Garabedian.
Admission is Pay What You Decide following the program (tax-deductible), and contributions to our social action partner are greatly encouraged.
For further information: Vivian Montgomery
email: information@eudaimonia-music.org
phone: 617-223-1627
Eudaimonia’s versatile female component pushed the boundaries in a passionate and unruly St. Cecilia’s celebration. The audience was treated to an unusual array of repertoire, spanning Ladino songs, Italian baroque chalumeau arias, Stephane Grapelli, Purcell, Robbie Burns, Piazzolla, Handel, bluegrass á la John Morrison, swing, and new music for baroque flute.
This concert lifted up the work of Follen Community Church’s Social Justice Action Team and the METCO College Scholarship Fund of Lexington.
Sunday, November 5, 2017 at 3 P.M.
Follen Church
755 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA
This playful performance excursion featured:
soprano Pamela Murray
mezzo Carrie Cheron
flutist Na’ama Lion
period & jazz reeds blower Diane Heffner
violinists Julia McKenzie & Yi-Li Chang
violist Elisabeth Westner
harpsichordist/accordionist Vivian Montgomery
with special guest cellist Claire Garabedian.
Admission is Pay What You Decide following the program (tax-deductible), and contributions to our social action partner are greatly encouraged.
For further information: Vivian Montgomery
email: information@eudaimonia-music.org
phone: 617-223-1627
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Two selections from To Sing Again.
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To Sing Again: The Second Annual Alfredo and Dimitra Diluzio Concert
Featuring Music by:
Marianna von Martines (1744-1812)
Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979)
and Ruth Lomon (1930-)
Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 3 P.M.
Slosberg Music Center, Brandeis University
415 South Street, Waltham, MA
Presented by the Women and Music Mix of the Brandeis Women's Studies Research Center
A unique program bringing together vocal motets by a long-ignored Viennese prodigy, the dark intensity of Clarke's solo song, and the luminous sounds of the WSRC's most treasured composer.
Performed by
Eudaimonia, A Purposeful Period Band
Vivian Montgomery and Julia McKenzie, co-directors
Na'ama Lion & Adam Buttyan, baroque flute
Dana Maiben, violin
Lauren Nelson, viola
Colleen McGarry-Smith, cello
and
Kathryn Aaron soprano
Sarah Bob pianist
Carrie Cheron mezzo soprano
Brian Church baritone
Michael Merullo tenor
Alexander Nishibun tenor
Rhonda Rider cellist
Admission is Pay What You Decide
For further information:
email: lcurtis@brandeis.edu
voice-mail: 617-776-1809
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Featuring Music by:
Marianna von Martines (1744-1812)
Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979)
and Ruth Lomon (1930-)
Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 3 P.M.
Slosberg Music Center, Brandeis University
415 South Street, Waltham, MA
Presented by the Women and Music Mix of the Brandeis Women's Studies Research Center
A unique program bringing together vocal motets by a long-ignored Viennese prodigy, the dark intensity of Clarke's solo song, and the luminous sounds of the WSRC's most treasured composer.
Performed by
Eudaimonia, A Purposeful Period Band
Vivian Montgomery and Julia McKenzie, co-directors
Na'ama Lion & Adam Buttyan, baroque flute
Dana Maiben, violin
Lauren Nelson, viola
Colleen McGarry-Smith, cello
and
Kathryn Aaron soprano
Sarah Bob pianist
Carrie Cheron mezzo soprano
Brian Church baritone
Michael Merullo tenor
Alexander Nishibun tenor
Rhonda Rider cellist
Admission is Pay What You Decide
For further information:
email: lcurtis@brandeis.edu
voice-mail: 617-776-1809
wammix.wordpress.com
eudaimonia-music.org
Antonio Vivaldi's
Juditha Triumphans (1716)
Saturday January 21, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday January 22, 2017 at 3:00 p.m.
Pickman Hall, The Longy School of Music of Bard College, 27 Garden Street, Cambridge
A staged production of this extraordinary oratorio in collaboration with the Longy School of Music of Bard College's Early Music Department.
Presented in partnership with social action organizations within our community:
Tunefoolery Music, The Muslim Justice League, Yad Chessed, Family Promise Metrowest, and Samaritans of Boston.
Featuring:
Carrie Cheron
Dana Kephart
Carolyn Balkovetz
Anastasia Black
Julian Cullen Budwey
Rachel Davies
Joshua Garvey
Cadence McAfee
René Rivers
Madeline Ross
Rachel Schachter
Marcus Schenk
with an extraordinary orchestra made up of Eudaimonia and student players, featuring chalumeau, viol consort, viola d'amore, oboes, trumpets, recorders, and theorbos.
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Juditha Triumphans (1716)
Saturday January 21, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday January 22, 2017 at 3:00 p.m.
Pickman Hall, The Longy School of Music of Bard College, 27 Garden Street, Cambridge
A staged production of this extraordinary oratorio in collaboration with the Longy School of Music of Bard College's Early Music Department.
Presented in partnership with social action organizations within our community:
Tunefoolery Music, The Muslim Justice League, Yad Chessed, Family Promise Metrowest, and Samaritans of Boston.
Featuring:
Carrie Cheron
Dana Kephart
Carolyn Balkovetz
Anastasia Black
Julian Cullen Budwey
Rachel Davies
Joshua Garvey
Cadence McAfee
René Rivers
Madeline Ross
Rachel Schachter
Marcus Schenk
with an extraordinary orchestra made up of Eudaimonia and student players, featuring chalumeau, viol consort, viola d'amore, oboes, trumpets, recorders, and theorbos.
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Delightful Moments: French Music in Agreeable Abodes
Chamber works of Jacquet de La Guerre, Marais, and Couperin, performed by soprano Pamela Murray, flutist Na'ama Lion, violinists Julia McKenzie & Lisa Brooke, gambist Carol Lewis, and harpsichordist Vivian Montgomery.
Sunday, October 16, 7:00 p.m
Home of Sheera Strick & Karen Kruskal in Brookline. Reservations required, seating limited
Monday, October 24, 7:30 p.m.
Home of Peter Sisk & Victoria Goodhart in Union Square, Somerville. Reservations required, seating limited
Chamber works of Jacquet de La Guerre, Marais, and Couperin, performed by soprano Pamela Murray, flutist Na'ama Lion, violinists Julia McKenzie & Lisa Brooke, gambist Carol Lewis, and harpsichordist Vivian Montgomery.
Sunday, October 16, 7:00 p.m
Home of Sheera Strick & Karen Kruskal in Brookline. Reservations required, seating limited
Monday, October 24, 7:30 p.m.
Home of Peter Sisk & Victoria Goodhart in Union Square, Somerville. Reservations required, seating limited
Admission is Pay What You Decide (PWYD) following the program.
Contributions are tax-deductible and are made directly to Eudaimonia and to our social action partners.
eudaimonia-music.org or email information@eudaimonia-music.org.
Contributions are tax-deductible and are made directly to Eudaimonia and to our social action partners.
eudaimonia-music.org or email information@eudaimonia-music.org.
Six selections from Hope's Sweet Song.
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Hope's Sweet Song was a program of stirring baroque and new music,
highlighting the work of organizations that support and shelter domestic abuse survivors.
Featuring:
Salve Regina by Niccolo Porpora, sung by mezzo Carrie Cheron
Arias from Quemadmodum desiderat cervus by Marianne von Martines
Non sa che sia dolore by J.S. Bach, sung by soprano Pamela Murray
Concerto Comique by Michel Corette
The Sick Rose by John Howell Morrison (world premiere), setting poetry of William Blake, with chalumeau, flute, and strings.
Admission is Pay What You Decide (PWYD) following the program.
Contributions are tax-deductible, made directly to Jane Doe Inc. and to Eudaimonia.
United Parish is at 210 Harvard St, Brookline (Coolidge Corner).
This program is supported in part by a grant from Women's Philharmonic Advocacy.
Further information at Eudaimonia-music.org or email information@eudaimonia-music.org
highlighting the work of organizations that support and shelter domestic abuse survivors.
Featuring:
Salve Regina by Niccolo Porpora, sung by mezzo Carrie Cheron
Arias from Quemadmodum desiderat cervus by Marianne von Martines
Non sa che sia dolore by J.S. Bach, sung by soprano Pamela Murray
Concerto Comique by Michel Corette
The Sick Rose by John Howell Morrison (world premiere), setting poetry of William Blake, with chalumeau, flute, and strings.
Admission is Pay What You Decide (PWYD) following the program.
Contributions are tax-deductible, made directly to Jane Doe Inc. and to Eudaimonia.
United Parish is at 210 Harvard St, Brookline (Coolidge Corner).
This program is supported in part by a grant from Women's Philharmonic Advocacy.
Further information at Eudaimonia-music.org or email information@eudaimonia-music.org
Autumn’s Grace
A Concert in Partnership with Shelter Music Boston Sunday, September 27, 3:30 p.m. - PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE!!! Unitarian Universalist Church of Medford, 147 High Street, Medford, MA The glory of early fall (the specter of the coming cold) The security of a sheltering tree (the uncertainty of when its leaves will fall) The solace of nature’s beauty (the unsettling shadow of an approaching storm) Eudaimonia captured the season’s poetry through song and sinfonia from the 17th & 18th centuries, blended with bold musical elements of the present day. The lustrous voices of soprano Pamela Murray and mezzo soprano Carrie Cheron were joined by some of Boston’s best period instrumentalists on a program that included: Vivaldi’s “Autumn” Concerto with guest violin soloist Julie Leven arranged by Julia McKenzie for Eudaimonia The world premiere of John Howell Morrison’s “September” (poetry by Jennifer Michael Hecht) with soprano Pamela Murray mezzo soprano Carrie Cheron An Artweek Boston event for 2015! See our calendar listing here. A press release about this concert is available here: http://conta.cc/1LCWeUu It was a really wonderful debut! See a detailed and glowing review here. Four selections from the program:
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