upcoming performances
Wednesday Night English Country Dance (Arlington, MA)
Join some of New England’s best dance callers for a welcoming and fun evening of dancing—all dancers, from beginner to experienced, are welcome! Music provided by Jacqueline Schwab (piano), Dan Meyers (winds), and Karen Burciaga (fiddle).
Stars In The Morning: A Winter Solstice Celebration with Seven Times Salt (Beverly, MA)
Seven Times Salt's beloved annual concert celebrates the winter solstice and the return of the unconquered sun. To see us through the longest night, we’ll perform a warming blend of familiar carols, Sephardic songs, shape note tunes, wintry consort works, Renaissance dances, and a helping of STS originals. Audience participation encouraged and jollity guaranteed!
Camila Parias, soprano
Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, harp, alto
Dan Meyers, recorder, flute, percussion, baritone
Josh Schreiber, bass viol, vielle, bass
Matthew Wright, lute, bandora, tenor
$20 suggested donation
An Irish Christmas with Ishna (Peterborough NH)
An Irish Christmas with Ishna isn’t just a concert: it is a celebration of the holiday spirit. Incorporating stories, ancient Irish ballads, Christmas standards, lively fiddling and award-winning step dancing, this show is sure to leave audience members with a most memorable Christmas experience. For Ishna, Christmas is about community and common connections, bringing young and old together at this special time of year. Come share in the holiday joy!
An Irish Christmas with Ishna (Canton MA)
An Irish Christmas with Ishna isn’t just a concert: it is a celebration of the holiday spirit. Incorporating stories, ancient Irish ballads, Christmas standards, lively fiddling and award-winning step dancing, this show is sure to leave audience members with a most memorable Christmas experience. For Ishna, Christmas is about community and common connections, bringing young and old together at this special time of year. Come share in the holiday joy!
Stars In The Morning: A Winter Solstice Celebration with Seven Times Salt (Boston)
Seven Times Salt's beloved annual concert celebrates the winter solstice and the return of the unconquered sun. To see us through the longest night, we’ll perform a warming blend of familiar carols, Sephardic songs, shape note tunes, wintry consort works, Renaissance dances, and a helping of STS originals. Audience participation encouraged and jollity guaranteed!
Camila Parias, soprano
Michael Barrett, tenor, recorder
Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, harp, alto
Dan Meyers, recorder, flute, percussion, baritone
Josh Schreiber, bass viol, vielle, bass
Matthew Wright, lute, bandora, tenor
Church of the Good Shepherd, 9 Russell Ave. Watertown, MA
By donation ($20 suggested)
Irish Session at Coopershill Pub (Peterborough, NH)
Enjoy good food, a great pint of Guinness, and a rollicking traditional Irish session led by members of ISHNA, including Dan Meyers, David McGrory, Ciarán Nagle, Tara Novak, and Björn Wennås.
Wednesday Night English Country Dance (Arlington, MA)
Join some of New England’s best dance callers for a welcoming and fun evening of dancing—all dancers, from beginner to experienced, are welcome! Music provided by Jacqueline Schwab (piano), Dan Meyers (winds), and Micah Walter (fiddle).
"Love Songs of the 15th Century" with Folger Consort (Washington DC)
Performing the sole surviving musical setting of a ballad written by poet Christine de Pisan, author of the early feminist utopia The Book of the City of Ladies, Folger Consort’s February concert will be an affair to remember.
This concert includes 15th-century chanson repertoire sung from a woman’s perspective and is perfect for a romantic Valentine’s Day weekend.
Harvard English Country Dance with Seven Times Salt (Boston)
STS will return for our annual sojourn providing live music for the Harvard Square English Country Dance. You’ll hear tunes popular from 1650 up to the present; some are elegant, some rowdy, some romantic, some playful. English Country Dance is social, community dancing. The caller will teach all the dances; no experience is necessary.
Karen Burciaga, fiddle
Dan Meyers, winds, percussion
Josh Schreiber, bass viol
Matthew Wright, lute
with Orly Krasner, dance caller
Harvard-Epworth Church, 1555 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA
$5 - $15 sliding scale admission
Presented by CDS-Boston
Resplendent Joy with the Folger Consort (Washington DC)
Continuing a beloved tradition for the winter holidays, Folger Consort celebrates with festive music from Spain and Portugal.
The performance will showcase the lush, many-voiced motets of 16th-century Portuguese composer Vicente Lusitano and lively 16th- and 17th-century villançicos (early Spanish Christmas carols). Plus, there will be holiday music by Lusitano’s contemporaries Cristobal de Morales and Adrian Willaert, along with songs celebrating the season with flashy dances and works for our ensemble that include lute, guitar, viols, winds, and voice.