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CSEM's most recent concert program, featuring the Carthage Consort of Viols, was reviewed by Christopher Greenleaf in the Boston Musical Intelligencer, an online virtual journal focused on classical music in greater Boston:

"...To follow two tenor viols dancing among changeful tessituras while a treble soars above them, or as the keening high instrument plunges to intertwine almost lasciviously with them is to be challenged, as a listener, to participate in the unfolding of the score in ways exactly comparable with the mingled coursing of voices in the polyphonic choral music of that age. This is rewarding in the extreme..."

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The mission of The Cambridge Society for Early Music, founded in 1952 by the noted harpsichordist and musicologist Erwin Bodky, is to entertain, enlighten, educate and, in general, promote the rich musical culture of five centuries of Western music from the Middle Ages to the early nineteenth century. Since 1980 CSEM’s Chamber Music by Candlelight concert series has brought distinguished international artists and ensembles to intimate and elegant venues in five towns around the greater Boston area. Come experience — up close! — the thrill of music from another world and time.

Next Event

Chris Norman, baroque flute, and
David Greenberg
, violin

Baroque Music of Scotland and Maritime Canada

February 25 - March 1, 2010

Norman/Greenberg duo

Two of early music's most dynamic and imaginative performers explore the connections between folk and baroque, 18th century Scotland and the wild shores of the New World. From Bach to bannocks, this program promises virtuoso playing, spontaneous invention, and a rollicking good time for the whole family! Details>

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Special Offer

We welcome the youngest  generation of Early Music fans! In fulfillment of our educational mission, all students with ID and children 17 years and under will be admitted FREE to all Chamber Music by Candlelight concerts.

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