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2025-2026 | Season 28
Soon our plans for the upcoming season will be announced and the concert information below updated accordingly.
The arts have always responded to the world around us. Under our founding director, Jennifer Lester, Seraphim became a vehicle of spiritual and societal enlightenment. She once stated “Choral music has the advantage of text. The combination of text with music makes the message go from black and white to brilliant color, and has a way of drawing in the listeners to a fuller participation.”
As we continue the Seraphim tradition in season 28, we invite you to join us in that fuller participation for insight regarding current trends and challenges as well as transcendent expressions of hope and joy.
MUSIC TO ILLUMINATE, CHALLENGE, AND INSPIRE
At Seraphim we join our voices in music that quiets the noise, speaks to the challenges we face, and sows seeds for change in our world.
Light in the Treasure Trove
Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 8 PM
Holy Name Parish
1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury
Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 3 PM
First Church in Cambridge
11 Garden Street, Cambridge
Jessie Pierpont, Guest Conductor
Joshua T. Lawton and Maria Gajraj, Organ
Miranda Loud, Piano
TICKET PRICES
General $25, Senior $20, Student $10, Singer Voucher $10, Virtual $15
First-Time Promo $25 (admits two for the price of one)
Join us for a musical journey through sacred masterpieces spanning from the Middle Ages to today. Experience a rich blend of styles and sounds, with works from a diverse range of composers, including the ancient chants of Hildegard von Bingen and the intricate harmonies of Britten, Ducasse, and Boulanger. As we explore these timeless pieces, we invite you to reflect on spirituality, unity, and the light we all share. This concert is an opportunity to connect with music’s power to inspire, uplift, and bring people together across time and place.
Our vendor for ticket sales undertook planned offline maintenance on April 27. Sales resumed on April 28. We apologize for the inconvenience.
PROGRAM BOOKLET
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TICKET PRICES
General $25, Senior $20, Student $10
Singer Voucher Tickets $10
Virtual Tickets $15 (view Sunday at 3 pm or at your leisure)
FIRST TIME PROMO
Purchase one $25 ticket and two individuals may attend.
Aspects of Light
Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 8 PM
Holy Name Parish
1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury
Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 3 PM
First Church in Cambridge
11 Garden Street, Cambridge
Simon Andrews, Conductor
Heinrich Christensen, Organist
PROGRAM
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From calling on God in the darkness of despair to turning to the stars for inspiration or hope, light has been a constant metaphor for composers and poets from the times of the Psalmist to the present day. Under the guidance of past masters Purcell and Brahms to living exponents of the choral art Eric Whitacre and Arvo Pärt, join us for a carefully curated exploration of how various concepts of light have inspired composers over the centuries, and continue to illuminate the human experience.
Light from Deepest Heaven
Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 8 PM
Holy Name Parish
1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury
Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 3 PM
Trinity Parish
11 Homer Street, Newton Centre
Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 7:30 PM*
First Church in Cambridge
11 Garden Street, Cambridge
Jennifer Lester, Conductor
Heinrich Christensen, Organist
The Bitumen Brass Quartet
Susan Jensen, Violinist
PROGRAM BOOKLET
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A Seraphim Christmas will fill you with serene joy and jubilant good tidings, and be enhanced with carol singing by all and the majesty of The Bitumen Brass Quartet. The program will include works by Daryl Bichel, Graham Gordon Ramsay, Jason Robison, John Rutter, Timothy Takach, and Patricia Van Ness. Cambridge composer James Woodman's gorgeous piece The Midwife's Tale, one of Seraphim’s favorites, will be featured along with the popular work Christmas Cantata by Daniel Pinkham. Experience the peace and blessings of Christmas in a heavenly way just days before the 25th.
*Note that the 7:30 pm concert on Sunday will be without brass and the Pinkham work will not be included. Other works will be substituted. While a bit quieter, it will still be a joyful experience. We’ll try to arrange for some gently falling snowflakes when you leave. to make it especially magical.
Eternal Voices and Sacred Landscapes
Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 8 PM
Holy Name Parish
1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury
Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 3 PM
First Church in Cambridge
11 Garden Street, Cambridge
Daniel Parsley, Conductor
Heinrich Christensen, Organist
PROGRAM BOOKLET
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CONCERT REVIEW
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Take a guided journey through time and culture to reflect on the ways music has given voice to our deepest desires, dreams, hopes, and even fears. Explore the intersections of nature, faith, and culture that illuminate the sacred spaces we create within and around us. Consider what gives you sanctuary through hearing works by James MacMillan, Imant Raminsh, Moses Hogan, Arvo Pärt, Kevin Siegfried, and more. Celebrate the echoing voices that bring us from darkness to light, from despair to hope, and from danger to sanctuary.