Upcoming Concerts
Village Harmony World Music Ensemble I
Jul 8, 20257:00 pm
Village Harmony World Music Ensemble II
Jul 20, 20253:00 pm
Vermont-based Village Harmony, the remarkable teen world music ensemble, presents its concert program of the summer. The Teen Ensemble II will be led by Sinead O’Mahoney, Carl Linich, and Hannah Levy. These brilliant teen singers come from seven states, Canada, and France. Village Harmony, a nonprofit umbrella organization based in Vermont, promotes the study and performance of ethnic singing traditions from around the world. For more than thirty years, they have organized teen ensembles each summer in New England and ensembles for mixed-age and adult singers in numerous foreign countries. Each Village Harmony ensemble develops its own unique sound with a different team of leaders. All share common traits: a powerful, natural, unrestrained vocal sound; a remarkable variety of vocal styles and timbres appropriate to the ethnic and traditional music; and a visible, vibrant community among the singers and audience as they share in a joyful celebration of music. Admission is by donation at the door. For further information visit www.villageharmony.org or email villageharmony@gmail.com.
A Candlelight Concert of Advent and Christmas Music
Dec 7, 20257:00 pm
The First Parish Festival Choir and soloists and Joyful Noise Youth Choir, directed by Rip Jackson, will present a beautiful and mystical candlelight concert of music for the Advent and Christmas season on Sunday, December 7 at 7 PM at First Parish in Lexington, at 7 Harrington Road, Lexington, MA 02421. A free-will offering will be received, and public parking is available in the rear of the church. For more information email music@fplex.org.
Winter Solstice Experience
Dec 19, 20257:30 pm
On Friday, December 19, 2025 First Parish in Lexington will present a Winter Solstice Experience at 7:30 pm. With music, ritual, candles, dancing and darkness, we will experience the quiet of the longest night, and welcome the sun as we wait for her return. Led by Rev. Anne Mason, with Minister of Music, Rip Jackson, this event will be a mystical experience exploring earth-centered imagery, with an invitation to cherish the darkness. You are invited to set aside your frenetic everyday concerns and take this hour for your own inward journey. The Solstice is honored by indigenous religions around the world and we will have music, dance and poetry which honor many traditions. The musicians will include vocal soloists, Chelsea Cannon, Liz Savir and Natalie Brierre, soprano sax player Katie Runde Sanchez, along with guitar, electric bass, piano, electronic synthesizer, drums, rain stick, gong, Tibetan singing bowl and other atmospheric musical instruments. They will sing music from diverse genres including music by Paul Winter, Loreena McKennitt, and original music by Rip Jackson. A free will offering will be taken and public parking is in the rear of the church. For more information call 781-862-8200 or visit www.fplex.org.
Beethoven’s Mass in C and Symphony No. 6, “The Pastorale”
May 3, 20263:30 pm
The First Parish Festival Choir, soloists and a large symphonic orchestra, directed by Rip Jackson, will present Ludwig van Beethoven’s powerful Mass in C and evocative Symphony No. 6, “The Pastorale.” The concert will take place on Sunday, May 3 at 3:30 PM at First Parish in Lexington, at 7 Harrington Road, Lexington, MA 02421. A free-will offering will be received, and public parking is available in the rear of the church. For more information email music@fplex.org.