Christmas in 16th-Century Spain

Friday, Dec. 19, 2025
8:00PM

Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025
3:00PM & 8:00PM

Tickets $11.50-$95.50
Under 18 FREE

First Church in Cambridge
11 Garden Street, Cambridge
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Blue Heron’s Christmas celebration returns to Spain for mystical motets by Morales, vivacious villancicos by Guerrero, and a dash of comedy—Flecha’s rollicking tale of a shipwreck on Christmas Day, La Bomba.

Ticketholders to the Saturday 8pm concert are invited to arrive early for a special pre-concert Christmas performance by the New School of Music choirs at 7:30pm, including collaborations with Blue Heron musicians and a participatory audience sing-along!

View the Concert Program & Notes

Program book now available! Please download here

Blue Heron Artists

Sonja DuToit Tengblad
Sophie Michaux
Tim Parsons
Jonas Budris
Jason McStoots
Sumner Thompson
Corey Hart
Michael Barrett
David McFerrin
Grant Herreid, guitar & vihuela
Benjamin Matus, dulcian & recorder
Jonathan Hess, percussion
Scott Metcalfe, violin, artistic director

Image: The Annunciation. Budapest Master (Spanish, Castilian, c. 1500). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. Public domain.

All concert dates, programs, and personnel are subject to change without notice.

Ticket purchases are non-refundable.

Doors open half an hour prior to the concert start time. If needed for mobility, use office entrance next to the playground on Garden Street; all others please use main entrance to the sanctuary.

Contact us at 617-960-7956 or office@blueheron.org if you need help with your order.

Blue Heron is pleased to participate in the Card to Culture program, a collaboration between the Mass Cultural Council, Department of Transitional Assistance, WIC Nutrition Program, and the Massachusetts Health Connector, by extending free tickets to EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare cardholders. Please contact our box office to reserve your ticket(s).

Please contact the box office with any questions about accessibility or to purchase wheelchair and companion tickets. We are happy to assist.