We’re going to drive the winter blues away and fill our ears and hearts with color! Our winter concert on Tuesday January 13, 2026 will be a stunning sound panorama celebrating a our beautiful, colorful world.

Songs and Dances of John Dowland 

To celebrate the anniversary of John Dowland, lutenist to Queen Elizabeth the First and the greatest English song writer until Purcell and Britten, we present a program of airs, dances, hymns and fantasies, for voices and instruments. With British lute virtuoso Nigel North.

Boston Baroque presents one of Joseph Haydn’s greatest and most dramatic choral masterpieces—his Lord Nelson Mass, also known by its original title Missa in Angustiis (“Mass in Troubled Times”). Composed in 1798 during a period of political upheaval and uncertainty as Napoleon’s forces threatened Europe, this monumental mass reflects both the anxiety of the age and Haydn’s enduring belief in hope and triumph.

Written at a time when Haydn was at the height of his creative powers, the Lord Nelson Mass pairs soaring vocal lines with electrifying orchestral writing, including prominent parts for trumpets and timpani that give the work its bold, martial character. The nickname “Lord Nelson Mass” was added shortly after the Mass’s premiere when news of Admiral Horatio Nelson’s victory over Napoleon reached Austria, forever linking this powerful music with the idea of victory and resilience.