ACRONYM

The excellent period-instrument ensemble ACRONYM returns to the Gardner, joined by the superb Boston-based countertenor Reginal Mobley. Their program explores lesser-known treasures of Baroque music, including a heart-rending choral-prelude by the elder cousin of J.S. Bach. Notably, ACRONYM is bringing works by four remarkable Italian women composers, as well as a motet by Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I.

Photo Credit: Jeff Weeks

Isabella Leonarda: motets
Giovanni Valentini: Hodie Christus Natus Est 
                                       Sonata a 3 in C Major
Tarquinio Merula: Canzonetta Sopra Alla Nonna 
Leopold I: Morte a Christo
Barbara Strozzi: cantata
Caterina Giani: Liebster Jesu
 

Program subject to change. 

Performance Level and First Balcony:
Members $65, Adults $85, Seniors $75, Students & Children ages 7–17 $20

Second Balcony:
Members $50, Adults $65, Seniors $55, Students & Children 7-17 $20

Third Balcony:
Members $40, Adults $50, Seniors $45, Students & Children ages 7–17 $20
 

November 13 - 10, 2024

Beginning on Wednesday, November 13 at 10 am, members and patrons enjoy exclusive, early access and member savings on ticket purchases to 2025 Winter/Spring concerts. 

Member Concert Ticket Presale runs through Tuesday, November 19 before they become available to the public on Wednesday, November 20 at 10 AM. Once presale begins, log in to your online account, call the Box Office at call the box office at 617 278 5156 or the membership office at 617 566 5643 or visit the Admissions Desk to purchase concert tickets. Please note: The Box Office is open Wednesday through Monday from 10 am to 5 pm. The Admissions desk will open early, at 10 am, on Wednesday, November 13. 

QUICK TIPS FOR PRESALE: 

• If you are already a member, log in first, and then add concert tickets to your basket. 
• Not yet a member? Add a membership to gain access to tickets and member savings. 
   

Music at the Gardner is supported by Nora McNeely Hurley / Manitou Fund. Hemenway & Barnes LLP is the lead corporate sponsor of the Weekend Concert Series. The Museum thanks its generous concert donors: The Coogan Concert in memory of Peter Weston Coogan; Fitzpatrick Family Concert; James Lawrence Memorial Concert; Alford P. Rudnick Memorial Concert; David Scudder in memory of his wife, Marie Louise Scudder; Wendy Shattuck Young Artist Concert; and Willona Sinclair Memorial Concert. The piano is dedicated as the Alex d’Arbeloff Steinway. The harpsichord was generously donated by Dr. Robert Barstow in memory of Marion Huse, and its care is endowed in memory of Dr. Barstow by The Barstow Fund. Music at the Gardner is also supported in part by New Music USA's Organization Fund, Nicie and Jay Panetta, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which is supported by the state of Massachusetts and the National Endowment for the Arts.