BEMF Presents Ensemble Correspondances: Charpentier’s Midnight Mass

ENSEMBLE CORRESPONDANCES
Sébastien Daucé, Director

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2026 at 4pm
First Church in Cambridge, Congregational

VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Sunday, December 20, 2026 at 8pm (ET)
Available to watch until January 3, 2027 at 11:59pm (ET)

Charpentier: Messe de minuit pour Noël, H.9
Experience the expressive brilliance of Marc-Antoine Charpentier with his Midnight Mass for Christmas Eve. This beloved masterpiece is an invitation to immerse oneself in a musical world where liturgical and popular traditions come together in magnificent harmony. Based on traditional French carols, the Mass possesses both an accessible candor and a profound depth of emotion. Sébastien Daucé and Ensemble Correspondances specialize in the French Baroque repertoire, producing uniquely intimate and passionate interpretations that have mesmerized audiences across the world.

“Intelligently conceived, expertly performed.”
—Classics Today