Sun. Jan. 6

The holidays, as we commonly refer to them, are over, but the Forest Hills Foundation at the lovely cemetery have a concert at their equally lovely Forsyth Chapel. They're presenting it as a wind-down from the busy season just past, and that's not a bad idea. You want to get swept away, gently, enjoyhing hte intertwining of music composed by women throughout the centuries. Music composed by women? Yes, indeed. That's what Cappella Clausura does and will do Sunday January 6th at 2 pm. They'll transport you to 17th century Italy
with enchanting choral music composed by Sulpitia Cesis and other cloistered women of the Baroque era. Defying church bans on music in convents, nuns developed intricate, visionary and passionate pieces that were heard in secret by audiences seated in special rooms constructed around the outer walls of their convent chapels. Cappella Clausura complements these Italian works with one of Hildegard von Bingen's mystical compositions from the high Middle Ages and a luminous contemporary piece by composer Hilary Tann based on the poetry and hymns of her Welsh heritage. Special guest performers: Laurie Monahan, mezzo-soprano, and Catherine Liddell on theorbo (lute). Tickets: $15.

95 Forest Hills Ave., Jamaica Plain, 617-524-0128 www.foresthillstrust.org