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.

"The English Renaissance in Music," a collaborative concert event featuring Fitchburg State Choirs, the Christ Church Fitchburg Choir, and professional early music instrumental ensemble Seven Times Salt, will perform at 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 26 at Christ Church Fitchburg, 569 Main Street.

The Fitchburg State Choirs, the Christ Church Fitchburg Choir, and professional early music instrumental ensemble Seven Times Salt combine forces to perform music from, and inspired by, the Renaissance era in England. The program includes music by English Renaissance composers like William Byrd, Thomas Tallis, and Orlando Gibbons, as well as Renaissance-influenced works by modern composers like Emma Lou Diemer and Adolphus Hailstork.

The concert is open to the public, with a $10 suggested donation for adults and $5 suggested donation for students, but no one will be turned away.

Zafarán crosses time and boundaries, and incorporates musical traditions from around the Mediterranean, weaving together such diverse threads as Southern Italian chants, Sephardic love songs, Romani laments, and Turkish and Greek folk tunes. With driving rhythms, virtuosic improvisation, and the powerful voice of award-winning Italian singer Carmen Marsico, Zafarán bridges languages and cultures with their own eclectic blend of musical styles, combining deep traditions with original songs and ideas. 

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The Henry Purcell Society of Boston is hosting a special concert to benefit community., and we are taking it to the limit with an unforgettable evening where 17th-century elegance meets Broadway brilliance.

“Baroque to Broadway” will bring together extraordinary artists from the Boston Early Music Festival, the Metropolitan Opera, and Broadway for a dynamic, genre-crossing cabaret. The program begins with the intimacy and emotional intensity of Baroque masterpieces, culminating in the storytelling of musical theatre — revealing surprising connections between these worlds. Virtuosity, wit, drama, and heart share the same stage. And it is all for good - proceeds will benefit the PAIR Project (Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project), and Compassion in Action, supporting families facing detention and economic crisis.

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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.

Ishna is thrilled to make its debut at the legendary Burren, as part of the Brian O'Donovan Legacy Series. At this special concert, Ishna will be featuring its newly released album, "Slí Amach: Way Out". From energetic fiddle & pipes duets, to humorous tales to rousing ballads, this show explores the traditional repertoire of Ireland within the context of a global setting, infusing new rhythms and harmonies into the music.

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"From There to Here" features the music of the debut album of Ishna, "Slí Amach: Way Out". A group of 6 acoustic musicians and singers, Ishna explores the traditional repertoire of Ireland within the context of a global setting. Ishna is fronted by Irish Tenor Ciarán Nagle and fiddler/vocalist Tara Novak (both of Riverdance and the Three Irish Tenors). The husband-and-wife duo bring their humor and dynamic energy to the stage, and are accompanied by their stellar band of traditional musicians: Dan Meyers: uilleann pipes/whistles; Bjorn Wennas – guitar; David McGrory – piano/accordion/banjo; Brian O’Neill – bodhrán/perc

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