Sarasa Music Presents 'Schrank II ~ Cabinet II'

Music manuscripts from the Dresden Court rediscovered in a cabinet after 100 years of oblivion with rising star, tenor Richard Pittsinger. Works by Händel, Vivaldi, Lully, Campra, Locatelli, Telemann &amp; Johann Pisendel. Plus a world premiere by Rebecca Scout Nelson. With Richard Pittsinger, tenor; Rebecca Scout Nelson, composer/violin, Susanna Ogata, Nelli Jabotinsky, violins; Emily Dahl Irons, violin/viola; Jennifer Morsches, Timothy Merton, cellos; John McKean, harpsichord Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 7pm at Friends Meeting House, Cambridge Sunday, September 20, 2026 at 3:30pm at Follen Church, Lexington Use code BOSTON5 for $5 off Adult and Senior tickets!

Friends Meeting House Cambridge

Follen Church

Sarasa Ensemble Presents 'All in the Family'

“Johann Sebastian Bach belongs to a family that seems to have received a love and aptitude for music as a gift of Nature to all its members in common.” ~ Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, 1754 Sarasa Chamber Music Ensemble performs the final concert-set of its 2025-26 Concert Series “Connection” with a concert featuring the extended Bach family and its many musical talents on the weekend of May 8-10, 2026.&nbsp;All in the Family highlights works for oboe, strings and continuo by sons Wilhelm Friedemann and Carl Philipp Emanuel, cousin Johann Bernhard, wife Anna Magdalena &amp; the master himself, Johann Sebastian Bach.&nbsp; With Daniel Bates, oboe; Christina Day Martinson, Rebecca Nelson, Danilo Bonina, violins; Anna Griffis, viola; Jennifer Morsches, Timothy Merton, cellos; John McKean, harpsichord Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 7pm at Friends Meeting House, Cambridge Sunday, May 10, 2026 at 3:30pm at Follen Church, Lexington

Sarasa Ensemble Presents 'alla Bolognese'

Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 7pm at Friends Meeting House, Cambridge Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 3:30pm at Follen Church, Lexington Not only renowned for its famous ragù, Bologna was the hotspot for many pioneering 17th-century musicians who paved the way for the flowering of instrumental music in Europe. Works for cornetto, violin, cello and organ by Isabella Leonarda, Cazzati, Arresti, Gabrielli, Bononcini, Torelli, Piccinini, Ferrari &amp; Montalbano. With Elicia Silverstein, violin; Nathaniel Cox, cornetto/theorbo/guitar; Jennifer Morsches, cello; John McKean, organ

Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 7pm at Friends Meeting House, Cambridge Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 3:30pm at Follen Church, Lexington Not only renowned for its famous ragù, Bologna was the hotspot for many pioneering 17th-century musicians who paved the way for the flowering of instrumental music in Europe. Works for cornetto, violin, cello and organ by Isabella Leonarda, Cazzati, Arresti, Gabrielli, Bononcini, Torelli, Piccinini, Ferrari &amp; Montalbano. With Elicia Silverstein, violin; Nathaniel Cox, cornetto/theorbo/guitar; Jennifer Morsches, cello; John McKean, organ

Sarasa Ensemble Presents 'Patron Lobkowitz'

Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 7pm at Friends Meeting House, Cambridge Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 3:30pm at Follen Community Church, Lexington “This Prince was as kindhearted as a child and the most foolish music enthusiast. He played music from dusk to dawn and spent a fortune on musicians. Innumerable musicians gathered in his house, whom he treated regally.” Chamber music by Beethoven, Haydn &amp; Förster, patronized by Lobkowitz. With Jesse Irons, Julia Glenn, violins; Anna Griffis, Emily Dahl, violas; Timothy Merton, Jennifer Morsches, cellos

Sarasa Ensemble Presents: "Sweet Sleep"

Music inspired by the many states of everlasting sleep. Works for soprano, strings, lute and organ by Dowland, Arne, Bembo, Muffat, JB Bach &amp; JS Bach. With Kristen Watson, soprano, Elizabeth Blumenstock, Rebecca Nelson, violins; Jenny Stirling, viola; Jennifer Morsches, Timothy Merton, cellos; Michael Leopold, lute/theorbo; Michael Beattie, organ Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 7pm at Church of the Good Shepherd, Watertown&nbsp; Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 3:30pm at Follen Community Church, Lexington

Music inspired by the many states of everlasting sleep. Works for soprano, strings, lute and organ by Dowland, Arne, Bembo, Muffat, JB Bach &amp; JS Bach. With Kristen Watson, soprano, Elizabeth Blumenstock, Rebecca Nelson, violins; Jenny Stirling, viola; Jennifer Morsches, Timothy Merton, cellos; Michael Leopold, lute/theorbo; Michael Beattie, organ ﻿Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 7pm at Church of the Good Shepherd, Watertown&nbsp; Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 3:30pm at Follen Community Church, Lexington

Church of the Good Shepherd

@1775: Boston, London, Paris & Vienna

“Do not neglect your music,” Thomas Jefferson wrote his daughter. “It will be a companion which will sweeten many hours of life to you.” Works that would have been heard in 1775 across four capital cities. Composers include Billings, Arne, JC Bach, Barsanti, Cervetto, Baltzar, Lanzetti, Haydn, &amp; Mozart. With Carley DeFranco, soprano; Susanna Ogata, violin; Jennifer Morsches, Timothy Merton, cellos; Andrus Madsen, fortepiano&nbsp; Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 7pm at Church of the Good Shepherd, Watertown Sunday, September 14, 2025 at 3:30pm at Follen Community Church, Lexington

“Do not neglect your music,” Thomas Jefferson wrote his daughter. “It will be a companion which will sweeten many hours of life to you.” Works that would have been heard in 1775 across four capital cities. Composers include Billings, Arne, JC Bach, Barsanti, Cervetto, Baltzar, Lanzetti, Haydn, &amp; Mozart. With Carley DeFranco, soprano; Susanna Ogata, violin; Jennifer Morsches, Timothy Merton, cellos; Andrus Madsen, fortepiano&nbsp; Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 7pm at Church of the Good Shepherd, Watertown Sunday, September 14, 2025 at 3:30pm at Follen Community Church, Lexington

Sarasa Ensemble Presents: The Muse

Inspired by literary giants Anna Akhmatova and Yukio Mishima, our final program is a grand voyage of wonderfully contrasting soundscapes, featuring works by Florence Price, John Tavener, Philip Glass &amp; Emilie Mayer. With Corinne Byrne, soprano; Elise Kuder, Amy Galluzzo, violins; Mike Kelley, viola; Jennifer Morsches, Timothy Merton, cellos.

Follen Community Church

Friends Meeting House

Sarasa Ensemble Presents: Night at the Opera

Mozart’s uncanny ability to etch out human nature in his music is everywhere apparent in his string quartets as much as in his operas. This program features two contemporaries who also introduce dramatic personae in their instrumental music, including Carlo Monza’s rarely-performed “The rival lovers.” Works by Hyacinthe Jadin, Carlo Monza &amp; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. With Julia Glenn, Susanna Ogata, violins; Anna Griffis, viola; Jennifer Morsches, cello.

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Sarasa Music Presents 'Schrank II ~ Cabinet II'

Sarasa Music Presents 'Schrank II ~ Cabinet II'

Sarasa Ensemble Presents 'All in the Family'

Sarasa Ensemble Presents 'All in the Family'

Sarasa Ensemble Presents 'alla Bolognese'

Sarasa Ensemble Presents 'alla Bolognese'

Sarasa Ensemble Presents 'Patron Lobkowitz'

Sarasa Ensemble Presents 'Patron Lobkowitz'

Sarasa Ensemble Presents: "Sweet Sleep"

Sarasa Ensemble Presents: "Sweet Sleep"

@1775: Boston, London, Paris & Vienna

@1775: Boston, London, Paris & Vienna

Sarasa Ensemble Presents: The Muse

Sarasa Ensemble Presents: The Muse

Sarasa Ensemble Presents: Night at the Opera