BOSTON’S HOME FOR ENGLISH BAROQUE music.

The Henry Purcell Society of Boston brings the beauty, drama, and wit of English Baroque music to life through historically informed, vibrantly performed concerts and musical experiences.

We explore the extraordinary baroque sound world of Purcell and his contemporaries: music of the theater and court, church and tavern — with performances that feel vivid, inviting, immersive, and full of theatrical spark.

We believe that our music creates connection: between artists and audiences, the past and present, as well as people discovering this music for the first time alongside those who have loved it for decades.

Exceptional music-making, rooted in history is not meant simply to be observed, but to be experienced and shared.

OUR 2026-27 SEASON

This season, the Henry Purcell Society of Boston invites you into three very different worlds of English Baroque music.

We begin with The Loves of Mars and Venus, a theatrical evening of Restoration music filled with intrigue: love, jealousy, seduction, comedy, and celestial misbehavior.

Then we head to the tavern for Purcell & the Alehouse, part of our new A Taste of What We Do series — an intimate, social evening of music, conversation, and a little something to drink.

In the spring, Hark! The Wild Musicians Sing! lets the season loose with William Boyce’s buoyant trio sonatas, led by Susanna Ogata, alongside Purcell’s pastoral and rarely heard symphony songs for our singers — a program of springtime, virtuosity, and unabashed frolicking… with a few surprises along the way!

Three programs, three ways into the music — theatrical, social, and exuberantly musical. Whether you already love early music or are simply curious about what all the fuss is about, come join us.

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