Under the direction of early keyboardist Vivian Montgomery and violinist Julia McKenzie, the female members of the early music collective Eudaimonia, A Purposeful Period Band, will present “Boundary Issues III: The Third Annual Shindig de Chambre” at Follen Community Church in Lexington on Friday, January 17 at 8:00pm. Admission is Pay What You Decide at the conclusion of the concert—no advance tickets. As part of its social mission to spotlight local charities at their performances, the concert will introduce attendees to, and encourage donations for, On The Rise, Inc., a Cambridge nonprofit organization that is uniquely effective at providing safety, community, and advocacy for homeless and formerly-homeless women. This concert is presented as part of  Bridges: Follen’s Music Events Series.

For Boundary Issues III, Eudaimonia will again push the boundaries, this time through music evoking the freedom, fragility, honesty, power, and wisdom of birds and trees, spanning the early 17th century to new arrangements, with French cantatas and a bluesy romp in between. The audience will be treated to an unusual array of repertoire, from Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre to Judy Collins, Handel, They Might Be Giants, Vivaldi, Beatles, Montéclair, Barbara Strozzi, Saint-Saëns, Bing Crosby, Elton John, and original jazz featuring the chalumeau, a diminutive ancestor of the clarinet with a very unusual sound.

This passionate excursion features soprano Pamela Murray, mezzo Carrie Cheron, recorder virtuoso Sarah Cantor, chalumeauist/clarinetist/saxophonist Diane Heffner, violinist Julia McKenzie, violist Elisabeth Westner, cellist Claire Garabedian, and harpsichordist/accordionist Vivian Montgomery.