Concert Performances
Coming Fall 2025
The Fire Within Her: An American Folktale About Women’s Liberation
The Fire Within Her: An American Folktale About Women’s Liberation is a powerful folk opera that weaves together the voices of trailblazing women across centuries. From Anne Hutchinson’s defiance in Puritan Boston to Susan B. Anthony’s fight for women’s suffrage to Betty Friedan’s challenge to the “feminine mystique,” their stories unfold through shape-note songs, Shaker hymns, protest anthems, and contemporary folk music. Through resilience, courage, and song, The Fire Within Her ignites the voices of the past to inspire today’s changemakers.
Kendra Comstock, Angie Tyler, Gina Marie Falk, Erin Hogan, Hannah O'Brien, voices, violin, guitar, and harmonium
Hildegard Reanimated: Vision in Vision
The Pandora Consort explores the mystical visions of Hildegard von Bingen through her illuminations and music. Taking inspiration from her life, we weave them together in a concert program focused on four of her most famous visions that influenced her spiritual philosophy. Working with visual artist Cate Duckwall to bring these visions to life, this concert features music from Hildegard’s vast oeuvre accompanied by artistic animations of key illuminations, creating a multimedia experience.
Kendra Comstock, Angie Tyler, Gina Marie Falk, voices and harmonium
The Witching Hour
The Pandora Consort presents a musical exploration of the role of women and witchcraft throughout history. This performance features vocal works ranging from Hildegard von Bingen to New England folk songs to ensemble works by living composers Amy Beth Kirsten and Kerry Andrews. The music is accompanied by poetry and art that embodies the spirit of rebellious women, and it draws from historical accounts of accused witches and witchcraft with a modern interpretation of creating one’s own feminine power. The Pandora Consort and guest vocalists Gina Marie Falk and Lea Peterson weave a musical spell you’ll not soon forget.
Kendra Comstock, Angie Tyler, Lea Peterson, Gina Marie Falk, voices and harmonium
Vox Feminae: Songs of Powerful Women
The Pandora Consort presents a musical exploration of heroic women throughout history. By combining music, art, and movement, this performance brings to life the stories of Eurydice, Susannah, Cleopatra, and other historical heroines. Inspired by the lives of these figures as well as the women who set their stories to music, this program features works by early female composers: Barbara Strozzi, Antonia Bembo, Isabella Leonarda, and Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre. SoHIP marks the debut performance of the Pandora Consort, a newly formed early music ensemble focused on reimagining the performance of Classical music with multimedia, interactive performance, and exploring underrepresented music and composers.
Kendra Comstock & Angie Tyler, soprano; Ruth McKay, harpsichord
Worlds Collide Showcase
Now in its third year, The Pandora Consort's annual event, the Worlds Collide Showcase is a concert, competition, and fundraising event focused on cross-genre collaboration. This concert is the culmination of duets and trios of up and coming professional musicians from different musical worlds who teamed up to create a new song. Each team fundraises for a local charity of their choice and has the opportunity to promote their own work as well as the work of their chosen charitable organization. At the end of the concert, the audience votes for the winning ensemble which receives a cash prize as well as a prize for their chosen charity.
Since its inception, the Worlds Collide Showcase has raised funds for organizations such as the Just A Start Corporation, Planned Parenthood Southeast, Trans Emergency Fund, Pine Street Inn, the National Network of Abortion Funds, and the North End Music and Performing Arts Center.
Educational Programs
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The Pandora Consort is now offering lecture recital style educational programs. To learn more about our educational offerings, please visit our Resources page.