Convivium Musicum 24/25 Season:

Convivium Musicum is thrilled about our upcoming 2024-2025 season, which will feature an exploration of stunning and complex works by Isaac, Lassus, Janequin, and more. We begin our season with Heinrich Isaac, one of the most famous composers of his day, and his most notable pupil, Ludwig Senfl. We will perform some of their most well-known pieces, written for historical events, such as Isaac’s “Virgo Prudentissima,” as well as explore their more humorous side.In the winter, we will be delving deep into Psalm settings, including one of Lassus’ settings of the Penitential Psalms, which are some of his longest and most substantial works. In the spring, we will look at the many ways in which Renaissance composers used the concept of word-painting to describe everything from frolicking animals to passionate emotions, including works by possibly the most famous word-painter of the period, Clément Janequin.

Allegra Martin, Music Director

Convivium is delighted to announce that Dr. Allegra Martin joined us during our 2022/23 season as Music Director. Allegra also serves as the interim Director of Music at First Unitarian Worcester, the Chorus Director at the Pioneer Valley Symphony, and an Assistant Professor at the Berklee College of Music. Previously, Allegra worked as the Director of College Choirs at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, the Music Director of First Parish Cohasset, and the Artistic Director of the Cantilena Women’s Chorale. Allegra completed her undergraduate degree at Williams College, her Masters in Conducting at Westminster Choir College, and earned her Doctorate in Choral Music at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Allegra is also an active area singer, performing with Schola Cantorum of Boston.