Instrumental Music

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CLASSICAL MUSIC

Worcester Youth Symphony Orchestra

Worcester Youth Symphony Orchestra

03-29-2026 3:00 pm
Worcester MA - Mechanics Hall
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The Worcester Youth Symphony Orchestra (WYSO) is WYO's top orchestra. It is open to advanced students seeking challenging music and orchestral training. WYSO performs one to two “masterworks” a semester by major composers in addition to smaller works and collaborations with other ensembles. Open to advanced players, admission is through competitive audition with students being in 8th grade and above. Average size is 90 - 100 students, depending on repertoire. WYSO string, wind, brass and percussion members also have the benefit of working with monthly coaches and mentors, learning further orchestral and instrumental technique. The orchestra celebrated its 70th Anniversary with a performance of Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Choral Finale with The Worcester Chorus & Nashoba Valley Chorale.
Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra - All Mozart! (2) Open Rehearsal

Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra - All Mozart! (2) Open Rehearsal

04-10-2026 5:30 pm
Wakefield MA - Veterans Memorial Auditorium
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Ken-David Masur, conductor

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)

Vista Philharmonic Orchestra – Riding Along

Vista Philharmonic Orchestra – Riding Along

04-11-2026 7:30 pm
Groton MA - Groton Hill Music Center
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 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

Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra - All Mozart!

Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra - All Mozart!

04-11-2026 7:30 pm
Wakefield MA - Veterans Memorial Auditorium
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Ken-David Masur, conductor
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)

Boston Philharmonic Orchestra - Mahler

Boston Philharmonic Orchestra - Mahler

04-11-2026 8:00 pm
Boston MA - Symphony Hall
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Mahler 
Symphony No. 3
Dame Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano
Chorus pro Musica,
    Jamie Kirsch, choral director
Radcliffe Choral Society
    Hana Cai, choral director
The Choristers of Saint Paul's Choir School
    Brandon Straub, choral director