Shlomo Gronich/J.S. Bach: Al Na Telech | Eudaimonia: A Purposeful Period Band

Shlomo Gronich/J.S. Bach: Al Na Telech

Carrie Cheron, mezzo soprano
Na’ama Lion, flute
Claire Garabedian, cello
Vivian Montgomery, co-director & harpsichord

Do not go, my love, without asking my leave.
I have watched all night, and now my eyes are heavy with sleep.
I fear lest I lost you when I'm sleeping.
—R. Tagore


Boundary Issues: A Shindig de Chambre
in Partnership with the METCO College Scholarship Fund
and Follen Church Social Justice Action Team
Sunday, November 5, 2017 3:00 p.m.
Follen Church, Lexington


Eudaimonia, a Purposeful Period Band (Vivian Montgomery and Julia McKenzie, directors) is a vibrant historical orchestra that uses its musical work to lift up the social and humanitarian work going on around us. Bringing together some of the Boston area’s most creative performers in the period performance field, Eudaimonia seeks to benefit those in profound need in our immediate environs. As an artistic collective, we build upon shared ideals, ignited spirits, and a desire for healthy collaboration. Eudaimonia-music.org

Each concert presented by this flexible ensemble is in partnership with, and in support of, an existing Boston-based social service or initiative. Our programs inventively evoke the message or cause of the service organization with which we’re partnering. Boundary Issues is a passionate and unruly St. Cecilia’s celebration featuring Eudaimonia’s versatile female component, pushing the boundaries with the same insistence required of those, like the METCO College Scholarship Fund, who wish to break down the racial and economic barriers that hinder so many in our midst.

The word eudaimonia refers to the richest, most expansive form of happiness,
defined in ancient philosophy as a sense of well-being associated with a noble purpose or engagement in meaningful activities. Happiness, even that brought about by music, is more than pleasure: it comes out of living in accordance with one’s “daimon” (spirit) – or true Self.

www.eudaimonia-music.org