In Schoenberg’s arrangement of Gustav Mahler’s Song of the Earth, we encounter a meditation on mortality and rebirth, composed in the shadow of profound personal tragedy. Drawing from ancient poetry, Mahler weaves aching beauty with existential yearning fusing his career-long themes of nature and the cycles of life. LEARN MORE
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Chamber 25 Events
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“Petting Zoo”
Sunday, March 29, 2026
Pre-Concert Instrument “Petting Zoo,” 1:30-2:30 pm
Concert, 3 pm
Enjoy a fun-filled, family-friendly 35-minute concert featuring favorites from Star Wars, Wicked, and more. Before the concert, kids (and kids at heart!) can explore the orchestra up close at our popular instrument “petting zoo.” Don’t wait—tickets go fast for this beloved community favorite!
| Event Date | 03-29-2026 3:00 pm |
| Individual Price | $10 |
| Location | Melrose MA - Memorial Hall |
| Categories | CLASSICAL MUSIC, Orchestra, Classical Family |
Every note tells a tale. Let these stories stir your heart.
Kenji Bunch: Hard Winter/Holler and Stomp
Cristopor Najarian: A Tale for Two Violins
Gabriel Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor , Op. 15
Billy Mayerl: Marigold
EmmaLee Holmes-Hicks, violin
Emma Powell, violin
Anna Griffis, viola
Leo Eguchi, cello
Janice Weber, piano
Kenji Bunch’s intriguing Hard Winter/Holler and Stomp takes a fresh look at Appalachian fiddling and string band traditions while Cristopor Najarian’s Tale for 2 Violins revisits Turkish, Armenian, and middle eastern folk melodies to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the Armenian genocide. Fauré’s sublime Piano Quartet No. 1 and Billy Mayerl’s jazzy Marigold close the program with ineffable joie de vivre.
| Event Date | 03-29-2026 3:00 pm |
| Individual Price | See More Info/Registration URL Tickets are not available at the door. |
| Location | South Dartmouth, MA - St. Peter's Episcopal Church |
| Categories | CLASSICAL MUSIC, Chamber |
| Event Date | 03-29-2026 3:00 pm |
| Individual Price | See Registration/Info |
| Location | Boston MA - Opera + Community Studios |
| Categories | CLASSICAL MUSIC, Orchestra, Vocal Classical |
Robert Levin, piano
MOZART: The Marriage of Figaro: Overture
MOZART: Piano Concerto No.23
MICHAEL HAYDN: Symphony in G - I. Allegro
(introduction by Mozart)
MOZART: Symphony No.38 (Prague)
| Event Date | 04-10-2026 5:30 pm |
| Individual Price | See Registration |
| Location | Wakefield MA - Veterans Memorial Auditorium |
| Categories | CLASSICAL MUSIC, Orchestra |
Consider the first half of this program its own “mechanical symphony!” A sonic palette that celebrates humans in motion, the repertoire includes works by contemporary composer Stefan Thompson on the hustle and bustle of tourists in his native Bahamas, the machinistic whirs of Russian iron and steel factories as wrought by Alexander Mosolov and Sergei Prokofiev, and the chugging, churning charm of 20th century land travel through the imaginations of Arthur Honegger and John Adams. In the second half, four pulsing strokes of the timpani transition us from the composed clamor of machines to Beethoven’s broad and lyrical Violin Concerto, featuring guest violinist Nathan Amaral.
THOMPSON – Jitneys and Cruiseships
MOSOLOV – Iron Foundry
HONEGGER – Pacific 231
PROKOFIEV – The Steel Step Suite
ADAMS – Short Ride in a Fast Machine
BEETHOVEN – Violin Concerto
Special Guest: Nathan Amaral, violin
| Event Date | 04-11-2026 7:30 pm |
| Individual Price | Tickets from $30 |
| Location | Groton MA - Groton Hill Music Center |
| Categories | CLASSICAL MUSIC, Orchestra |