Musica Sacra (Cambridge)
Encyclopedia
Musica Sacra is a mixed choral ensemble based in Cambridge, Massachusetts
. It was founded in 1959, and has been under the direction of Mary Beekman since 1979. Despite its name, the chorus performs both sacred and secular music, spanning five centuries. Its performances, typically in First Church Congregational in Cambridge
, are frequently reviewed by the local media. The group has also performed at the invitation of institutions such as the Boston Early Music Festival
; WGBH
Radio; The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
; and the Fogg Art Museum
of Harvard University
.
Musica Sacra is not associated with the chorus in New York of the same name
.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
. It was founded in 1959, and has been under the direction of Mary Beekman since 1979. Despite its name, the chorus performs both sacred and secular music, spanning five centuries. Its performances, typically in First Church Congregational in Cambridge
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
, are frequently reviewed by the local media. The group has also performed at the invitation of institutions such as the Boston Early Music Festival
Boston Early Music Festival
The Boston Early Music Festival is a music festival held every two years in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, for all people interested in historical music performance....
; WGBH
WGBH (FM)
WGBH is a public radio station located in Boston, Massachusetts. WGBH is a member station of NPR and PRI. The license-holder is the WGBH Educational Foundation, which also owns WGBH-TV and WGBX-TV....
Radio; The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the largest museums in the United States, attracting over one million visitors a year. It contains over 450,000 works of art, making it one of the most comprehensive collections in the Americas...
; and the Fogg Art Museum
Fogg Art Museum
The Fogg Museum, opened to the public in 1896, is the oldest of Harvard University's art museums. The Fogg joins the Busch-Reisinger Museum and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum as part of the Harvard Art Museums....
of Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
.
Musica Sacra is not associated with the chorus in New York of the same name
Musica Sacra (New York)
Musica Sacra is the longest continuously-performing professional chorus in New York City. Its founder, Richard Westenburg, directed the chorus from 1964 until 2007, when he was succeeded as director by Kent Tritle. The chorus regularly performs in Carnegie Hall and other New York concert...
.
Discography
- Love, Lust, and Laudations: Flemish Choral Music of the High Renaissance, 2003.
- English Sacred Music of the Renaissance, 2005.
- Welcome Yule!, 2006.