G&S Events - NEGASS and throughout New England
Upcoming NEGASS events
NEGASS Outing to The McAdo presented by Valley Light Opera
On Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 2:00pm, Valley Light Opera will present The McAdo, a new production of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado, set in Scotland - think kilts, castles, and sword dances, but with all of the familiar songs, and dialog we G&S fans know and love. The performance will be presented at:
The Academy of Music, 274 Main St, Northampton, MA 01060
The deadline for purchasing tickets at a reduced price for NEGASS members has passed. We hope to see you at the show!
The Academy of Music, 274 Main St, Northampton, MA 01060
The deadline for purchasing tickets at a reduced price for NEGASS members has passed. We hope to see you at the show!
NEGASS Open Mic Night - December 8, 2024
NEGASS is planning an informal open mic event in early December, 2024. We would like to offer the opportunity for local groups to showcase a couple of numbers from recent or upcoming productions, as well as have individuals sing or recite Bab Ballads. The probable location is Christ Lutheran Church in Natick. Contact Lindsey Buccella, Program Chair, to express your interest ([email protected].)
Upcoming G&S Events in New England
Recent and Past NEGASS Events
Sunday, June 23 2024 at 1:30 pm - Annual meeting of NEGASS, and sing-through with orchestra of The Sorcerer.
Sunday, February 25, 2024 at 1:30 pm - Group outing to Sudbury Savoyards' production of Princess Ida.
Sunday, January 21, 2024 at 2:00pm - Sing-along of HMS Pinafore at Wesley Methodist Church, 98 North Maple Street, Hadley, MA 01035.
October 22, 2023 (2:00pm) - Sing-along of Ruddigore, at Christ Lutheran Church in Natick, MA.
June 25, 2023 (Sunday, 2:00 pm) - NEGASS annual meeting, and sing-through of The Yeomen of the Guard, with orchestra. Location: Christ Lutheran Church, 113 Union Street, Natick, MA 01760
March 4, 2023 - Outing to The Grand Duke presented by Sudbury Savoyards.
January 8, 2023 (3:00 pm) - Sing-along of The Mikado, at Wesley Methodist Church in Hadley, MA.
November 19, 2022 (4:00 pm) - outing to The Pirates of Penzance, presented by Savoyard Light Opera Company.
September 17, 2022 (7:00 PM) - "Shall We Dance" dance workshop, hosted by Tony Parkes, who taught elegant Victorian era dances in square formation which were performed to dance mixes based on music from Gilbert & Sullivan operettas.
June 26, 2022 (2:00 PM) - Annual meeting of the New England Gilbert & Sullivan Society, and sing through of The Gondoliers with full orchestra
October 16, 2021 (all day event) - NEGASS's 45th Anniversary Celebration at Christ Lutheran Church, Natick. This was a full day of performances by G&S companies throughout New England, augmented with performances by members and an open-mic style singing of solos and choruses in public.
July 25, 2021 (3:00 PM) - In-person event in West Boylston, MA! Sing through of Trial By Jury, followed by food and socializing, and an impromptu sing-through of Pirates, with John Dreslin at the piano. A great time was had by all!
June 13 (7:00 PM) - Annual meeting of the New England Gilbert & Sullivan Society
May 15 (7:00 PM) - Zoom reading of Gilbert's first straight play, the one-act farce entitled Allow Me To Explain. See the video here.
March 27, 2021 (7:00 PM) - NEGASS Board member Dr. John E. Dreslin presented an illustrated talk entitled "Darwinian Woman: The Evolution of Princess Ida". He discussed the original 1850 poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson The Princess: A Medley, and how W. S. Gilbert subsequently adapted it, first in his 1869 play The Princess and later in 1883 as an opera libretto Princess Ida, to be set to music by Arthur Sullivan. See the video here.
February 27, 2021 (8:00 PM) - The Connecticut Gilbert & Sullivan Society, New England Gilbert & Sullivan Society, Amherst Ballet, and Valley Light Opera premiered a video of the 2015 performance by Amherst Ballet and Valley Light Opera of Pineapple Poll. See the video here.
February 6, 2021 (7:00 PM) - NEGASS and G&S Society of Maine hosted a Trivia Night with the focus on the works of Sir Arthur Sullivan and W.S. Gilbert.
January 16, 2021 (7:00 PM) - Watch party of the 1939 version of The Mikado, with historical notes and discussion led by Dr. John E. Dreslin.
December 12, 2020 (7:00 PM) - It Came Upon the Midnight Clear - A Victorian Christmas Celebration, presented by Tom Dawkins. See the video here.
November 21, 2020 - Viewing part of A Day at the Savoy, featuring Mr. Jericho, presented by Ralph McPhail, Jr. of Gilbert and Sullivan Austin (GSA)
October 17, 2020 - The Grand Duke presentation by local expert Tony Parkes. See the video here.
September 12, 2020 (7:00 PM) - The Bab Ballads: musical, spoken word and other interpretations of Gilbert's comic poems. See the video here.
August 15, 2020 (7:00 PM) - 'Rosencrantz & Guildenstern': Gilbert's "burlesque" in three short tableaux, featuring some of Shakespeare's best known minor characters. Originally published in the periodical Fun in 1874, this frothy little piece was not performed in public until 1891, when it appeared as part of a charity benefit. See the video here.
July 26, 2020 -Sullivan's Hymns & Anthems: performances and interpretations of church music by Sullivan including a women's quartet, soloists, The Royal Street Recorder Consort & Chamber Singers and a "Driveway Choir" performance of 'Onward, Christian Soldiers'. See the video here.
June 14, 2020 - Annual Meeting and Event via Zoom
May 9, 2020 - Zoom reading of Gilbert's play Tom Cobb. See the video here.
February 29, 2020 - Post-show birthday party for Frederic!
Cake and singing after the Sudbury Savoyards' production of HMS Pinafore
January 5, 2020 (3:00 PM) - Sing-through of The Pirates of Penzance
University Lutheran Church, 66 Winthrop St, Cambridge, MA
September 28, 2019 (2:00 PM) - Symposium on Thespis, or The Gods Grown Old
Goodnow Library, 21 Concord Road, Sudbury, MA
See the video here.
June 25, 2023 (Sunday, 2:00 pm) - NEGASS annual meeting, and sing-through of The Yeomen of the Guard, with orchestra. Location: Christ Lutheran Church, 113 Union Street, Natick, MA 01760
March 4, 2023 - Outing to The Grand Duke presented by Sudbury Savoyards.
January 8, 2023 (3:00 pm) - Sing-along of The Mikado, at Wesley Methodist Church in Hadley, MA.
November 19, 2022 (4:00 pm) - outing to The Pirates of Penzance, presented by Savoyard Light Opera Company.
September 17, 2022 (7:00 PM) - "Shall We Dance" dance workshop, hosted by Tony Parkes, who taught elegant Victorian era dances in square formation which were performed to dance mixes based on music from Gilbert & Sullivan operettas.
June 26, 2022 (2:00 PM) - Annual meeting of the New England Gilbert & Sullivan Society, and sing through of The Gondoliers with full orchestra
October 16, 2021 (all day event) - NEGASS's 45th Anniversary Celebration at Christ Lutheran Church, Natick. This was a full day of performances by G&S companies throughout New England, augmented with performances by members and an open-mic style singing of solos and choruses in public.
July 25, 2021 (3:00 PM) - In-person event in West Boylston, MA! Sing through of Trial By Jury, followed by food and socializing, and an impromptu sing-through of Pirates, with John Dreslin at the piano. A great time was had by all!
June 13 (7:00 PM) - Annual meeting of the New England Gilbert & Sullivan Society
May 15 (7:00 PM) - Zoom reading of Gilbert's first straight play, the one-act farce entitled Allow Me To Explain. See the video here.
March 27, 2021 (7:00 PM) - NEGASS Board member Dr. John E. Dreslin presented an illustrated talk entitled "Darwinian Woman: The Evolution of Princess Ida". He discussed the original 1850 poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson The Princess: A Medley, and how W. S. Gilbert subsequently adapted it, first in his 1869 play The Princess and later in 1883 as an opera libretto Princess Ida, to be set to music by Arthur Sullivan. See the video here.
February 27, 2021 (8:00 PM) - The Connecticut Gilbert & Sullivan Society, New England Gilbert & Sullivan Society, Amherst Ballet, and Valley Light Opera premiered a video of the 2015 performance by Amherst Ballet and Valley Light Opera of Pineapple Poll. See the video here.
February 6, 2021 (7:00 PM) - NEGASS and G&S Society of Maine hosted a Trivia Night with the focus on the works of Sir Arthur Sullivan and W.S. Gilbert.
January 16, 2021 (7:00 PM) - Watch party of the 1939 version of The Mikado, with historical notes and discussion led by Dr. John E. Dreslin.
December 12, 2020 (7:00 PM) - It Came Upon the Midnight Clear - A Victorian Christmas Celebration, presented by Tom Dawkins. See the video here.
November 21, 2020 - Viewing part of A Day at the Savoy, featuring Mr. Jericho, presented by Ralph McPhail, Jr. of Gilbert and Sullivan Austin (GSA)
October 17, 2020 - The Grand Duke presentation by local expert Tony Parkes. See the video here.
September 12, 2020 (7:00 PM) - The Bab Ballads: musical, spoken word and other interpretations of Gilbert's comic poems. See the video here.
August 15, 2020 (7:00 PM) - 'Rosencrantz & Guildenstern': Gilbert's "burlesque" in three short tableaux, featuring some of Shakespeare's best known minor characters. Originally published in the periodical Fun in 1874, this frothy little piece was not performed in public until 1891, when it appeared as part of a charity benefit. See the video here.
July 26, 2020 -Sullivan's Hymns & Anthems: performances and interpretations of church music by Sullivan including a women's quartet, soloists, The Royal Street Recorder Consort & Chamber Singers and a "Driveway Choir" performance of 'Onward, Christian Soldiers'. See the video here.
June 14, 2020 - Annual Meeting and Event via Zoom
May 9, 2020 - Zoom reading of Gilbert's play Tom Cobb. See the video here.
February 29, 2020 - Post-show birthday party for Frederic!
Cake and singing after the Sudbury Savoyards' production of HMS Pinafore
January 5, 2020 (3:00 PM) - Sing-through of The Pirates of Penzance
University Lutheran Church, 66 Winthrop St, Cambridge, MA
September 28, 2019 (2:00 PM) - Symposium on Thespis, or The Gods Grown Old
Goodnow Library, 21 Concord Road, Sudbury, MA
See the video here.
