Four songwriters take the stage, seated in a comfortable semi-circle. They take turns playing songs, occasionally joining in with each other on harmony vocals or guitar licks. The format encourages conversation between the writers, which gives the audience an opportunity to hear these creative people talk as...
MIT’s Gamelan Galak Tika and Queens College’s Gamelan Yowana Sari come together for a joint concert—a Balinese mebarung (melody competition). Featuring new works by Evan Ziporyn, Kyle Miller, and Théo Mérigeau.
Lizard Lounge
1667 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA
On his recent LP "Memorial," on Colorfield Records, multi-instrumentalist and composer Rich Hinman creates an arresting collage containing elements of electronica, psychedelia, and searching improvisation, with Hinman's pedal steel as the (mostly) primary voice.
First Church in Cambridge
1 Garden St., Cambridge, MA
One of Okeghem’s most dazzling compositional feats is this Mass “in whatsoever mode,” which can be sung three ways, each with its own distinct scale and harmonic palette. We will sing the complete Mass in all three modes, in a special two-part concert interpolating an explanatory presentation...
Honored as “South Africa’s Cultural Ambassadors to the World” by Nelson Mandela, legendary a cappella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo has thrilled audiences with its strong, proud melodies harmonized in layers of call and response for over 65 years.