Calliope

The group takes its name from the eldest of the nine Muses, Calliope, whose name means “Beautiful Voice”. Currently, we perform two concerts each year.

We share the joy of music through passionate collaboration between singers and instrumentalists. Calliope is a nonprofit volunteer music organization, serving the Boston community. Our auditioned volunteer membership includes approximately 40 singers, 30 instrumentalists, and several nonperforming members. Expression in instrumental music is a combination of purity of tone, a palette of color, fin

e tuning, and purposeful line. The most significant difference between music executed by instruments and that which is executed by the voice is the addition of words. Composers and singers use the text, in combination with the instrumental qualities, to drive the musical expression. Calliope, therefore, as Muse of eloquence and epic verse, not only illustrates our goal to express with “beautiful voice”, but to do so with the lucid poetry of song.

07/13/2020

We are very pleased to congratulate the winner of our 1st Annual Call for Scores Bobby Ge for his submission "I Cannot Dream Your Dreams", for choir and orchestra. Calliope will give the world premiere to this work on our Winter concert, tentatively scheduled for February-March 2021.

We would also like to announce two Honorable Mentions, "Requiem and Kyrie" for chorus and strings by Jeremy Beck, and "Battle-Pieces" for chorus and strings by Jonathan Santore.

Thanks to all of the 54 composers who participated for "answering the call"! We look forward to offering our 2nd Call for Scores in Spring 2021!

05/24/2020

For our 8th Calliope@3, we offer a Memorial Day tribute - James Hewitt's original setting of the Star Spangled Banner, transcribed by Music Director Patrick Valentino and featuring tenor Warren Campbell. The photo montage includes images from Great Smokies and Acadia National Parks, the storied Bristol 4th of July Parade, and various Americana - bonus points to anyone who can identify all of them!
Complete lyrics to all 4 verses can be found here: http://www.songlyrics.com/francis-scott-key/star-spangled-banner-lyrics/

05/17/2020

Calliope closes their Sept 2019 concert with "We're Goin' Round" from Scott Joplin's opera "Treemonisha"

04/19/2020

from our September 2020 concert; we have rediscovered this masterwork by Beach - we hope to perform it many more times in the future!

04/05/2020

Sundays at 3 with Calliope - André Thomas' I Dream a World

03/29/2020

For the first Sundays at 3 with Calliope we share our performance of Lauridsen's Sure on this Shining Night from our Feb 8 2020 concert.

02/07/2020

After a great dress rehearsal, we are excited for Saturday's show - hope to see you there!

01/31/2020

Members of Calliope sing at the Prudential Mall! See video below...

01/30/2020

The ladies of Calliope's chorus perform a "spontaneous" Crossing the Bar for the shoppers at the Prudential Mall (including one adorable pup)...come hear this piece and more on our Feb 8th concert, Dreams and Visions!

Calliope sings live at the Prudential Mall

01/15/2020

Dr. David Martin addresses Calliope membership on the amazing work he and Dr. Adelqui Peralta are doing with Project Pacer International - so proud to be supporting this worthy organization with our February 8th benefit concert, Dreams and Visions...
get your tickets today and show your support too! https://calliopemusic.org/tickets

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Boston, MA

Telephone

+19783761098

Website

http://calliopemusic.org/

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