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Musica Sacra (Cambridge)

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Musica Sacra is a mixed choral ensemble based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1959,[1] and has been under the direction of Mary Beekman since 1979.[2] 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.[3][4][5][6][7] 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.[1]

Musica Sacra is not associated with the chorus in New York of the same name.

Discography[8]

  • Love, Lust, and Laudations: Flemish Choral Music of the High Renaissance, 2003.
  • Welcome Yule!, 2006.
  • Piteous Beauty, 2012.
  • Baltic Inspirations, 2014.
  • The Song of Songs, 2016.

References

  1. ^ a b Musica Sacra website
  2. ^ Mary Beekman at the Musica Sacra website
  3. ^ "Musica Sacra pays homage to Mozart's 'Requiem'", Cambridge Chronicle, October 23, 2002
  4. ^ "Musica Sacra breathes freshness, fire into Requiem", Boston Globe, October 30, 2002
  5. ^ "Musica Sacra offers gifted holiday singing", Boston Globe, December 21, 2004
  6. ^ "Songs of love, polite and passionate", Boston Globe, June 5, 2007
  7. ^ "Chorus ends season by showing adventurous side", Boston Globe, June 1, 2009
  8. ^ Musica Sacra recordings