Beethoven, Bach, and Me


Metropolitan Chorale Concert Poster

Readers, if you’re in town on May 17, come and hear a concert of music by Beethoven and Bach! My choir, the Metropolitan Chorale of Brookline, under the direction of Dr. Lisa Graham, will be performing Beethoven’s Mass in C major and Bach’s Cantata 140, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme. Here are the details:

Who The Metropolitan Chorale of Brookline, featuring Dana Schnitzer, soprano, Oriana Dunlop, mezzo-soprano, Charles Blandy, tenor, and Matthew Wight, bass. If you know the Boston blog scene, you’ll know Mr. Blandy as Charley of Blue Mass Group.
What Beethoven, Mass in C major, and Bach, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
Where All Saints Church, 1773 Beacon St., Brookline
When Saturday, May 17, at 8 pm.
How Tickets are $25, or $20 for students, seniors, and WGBH or Coolidge Corner Theater members. You can buy them from me or at the door!

J.S. Bach
The Master
Let me say a word about the Bach. This is not your didactic, profound Bach. I take that back—Bach is always profound. This is your joyful, dancing Bach. This is the Bach who can evoke feelings you can’t put into words. You will love this music. (And the Beethoven is fun, too!)


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