Blue Heron

Listening During Covid, Part 14: Pleasures and Treasures

December 30, 2022
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Music of Machaut, the teenaged Mozart, and three vibrant American composers, plus a remarkable book about Charles Ives and his works.

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Classical Music Preview: “Help the Children” Concert — An Eclectic Vocal Program

March 7, 2019
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“It’s not a concert about despair,” observes Joel Cohen, “there’s a lot of festive music in it.”

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Concert Review: Genius Finally Getting its Proper Due — Blue Heron’s “Ockeghem@600”

February 27, 2015
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The first in what is surely going to be Blue Heron’s memorable series of testaments to the neglected brilliance of composer Johannes Ockeghem.

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Fuse Concert Review: The Calming Artistry of Blue Heron

October 20, 2014
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Simply put, Blue Heron is one of the best perks of concertgoing in 21st century Boston.

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Fuse Concert Review: Blue Heron, A Superbly Classy Renaissance Choir

December 26, 2013
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Blue Heron explores a rarely performed repertoire with a choir made up of sensational soloists.

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Classical Music Review: The Sound of Blue Heron — Pleasure Aplenty

December 24, 2012
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Several merits distinguish Blue Heron’s concerts, the most salient being the always-gorgeous singing of this pre-eminent Renaissance vocal choir.

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Classical Music Sampler: October 2012

October 2, 2012
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The highlights of the month include appearances by star performers Joshua Bell, Stefan Jackiw, Jorge Luis Prats, and Arabella Steinbacher.

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Concert Review: The Song of Songs and Songs of Love in Sixteenth-century Spain

June 11, 2012
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The vocal ensemble Blue Heron closed its season with “a marvelously expansive concept of the divine” in a program of 16th-century Spanish music based on or inspired by the Song of Songs.

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Concert Review: An Embarrassment of Vocal Riches — Blue Heron and The Tallis Scholars

April 4, 2012
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It was, for this listener, an embarrassment of riches, even in this early music town. Both groups gave excellent performances of music written at approximately the same time.

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Classical Music Sampler: March 2012

March 3, 2012
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This month I am simply listing concerts I expect will be great. My pick of the month is the Boston debut of a new Flute, Viola, and Harp trio, starring instrumental superstars Marina Piccinini, Kim Kashkashian, and Sivan Magen.

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