We are pleased to announce the start of the BCMS Teaching Artist Program at the Somerville High School, a cooperation with the Somerville Public Schools Music Department that will provide weekly sectional rehearsals led by […]
By Marcus Thompson Despite all the f’s with which he and his life come to mind, BCMS founding flutist Fenwick Smith (1949–July 19, 2017) was probably the quietest person I have ever met. He was […]
“And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.” Psalms […]
The real influence of Mozart and Haydn was slow to show itself in Beethoven’s style, and what did eventually appear was the integration of Mozart’s and Haydn’s resources, with results that transcend all possibility of […]
“…we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.” 2 […]
Gemütlichkeit: 1. cosiness (etc.). 2. cosy (or relaxed) atmosphere. 3. Leisure(liness). Langenscheidt’s Standard German Dictionary 1993 Our second program at the Fitzgerald Theatre this season features three works in the key of G major, […]
I will not cease from Mental Fight, Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand: Till we have built Jerusalem, In England’s green & pleasant Land. From Jerusalem, by William Blake (1804) set to music by […]
For all knowledge and wonder…is an impression of pleasure in itself. Francis Bacon: The Advancement of Learning, 1605 For those of us who were fortunate to hear, see, know, work with, and learn from Ida […]
We were recently featured on Mass Realty, one of the top sites for Cambridge, MA Real Estate. You may read the article here: Boston Chamber Music Society Interprets The Classical Sounds Of the Past And […]
“If I were to name the composer whose works are the most perfect embodiment of the Hungarian spirit, I would answer, Kodály…His work proves the deep inner reason…his unshakable faith and trust in the constructive […]
