pre-concert conductor's talk at 6:30pm

Ives | Three Places in New England 1st Movement “The ‘St. Gaudens’ in Boston Common (Col. Shaw and His Colored Regiment)”
Nielsen | Symphony No. 4 “The Inextinguishable”
Holst | The Planets

Experience works that exemplify the human spirit of the colonists during the Revolutionary War. Ives is a local Massachusetts story. Nielsen and Holst were influenced by what was in the air during WW1 — humanity’s desire to live in freedom from oppression.

A special, intimate show with a stripped down trio version of Josh Ritter and his band,  featuring Sam Kassirer on piano and Rich Hinman on pedal steel, and more.

Josh Ritter is a renowned singer, songwriter, musician, artist and best-selling author. One of today’s most thoughtful and prolific voices, he has released eleven studio albums including 2019’s widely acclaimed, Fever Breaks, of which NPR Music praised, “He remains a hydrant of ideas while embodying an endless capacity for empathy and indignation, often within a single song.”

Get ready for one of the most entertaining shows you will ever see! Savage Pianos was established in 2018 to bring the FINEST in Dueling Piano Entertainment to the Northeast. Co-founders Steve Savage and Matthew Tobin are recognized as headline entertainers worldwide. Both are known for their craftsmanship, deep repertoires, and unique personalities!  We guarantee this show will be a high-energy, request-driven, rock and roll singalong experience. Get ready to be wowed! Their last two HCA shows sold out, so hurry and get your tickets now!

Our 46th season opening concert, “Baroque Brilliance”, focuses on compositions by the three great Baroque composers — Scarlatti, Handel and Bach — all by happy coincidence born in the year 1685!  Scarlatti, though best known for his over 500 keyboard sonatas, also wrote beautiful devotional choral works which recall the ethereal sound of Palestrina, but are ingeniously constructed along Baroque principles of contrapuntal writing.

Commemorating 30 years of Ruf Records

Get Ready for an historic evening of Blues and Blues Rock, commemorating 30 years of Ruf Records with a star – studded celebration featuring the Grammy Award – nominated Samantha Fish, who has soared to the pinnacle of the Blues Rock scene with her fiery guitar skills and soulful vocals. Samantha started her career on Ruf Records, where she was given the creative freedom to grow and express herself, fostering an environment that allowed her unique sound to flourish. Samantha and her band will be joined on stage by the legendary Mitch Ryder. Known for one of the tightest and most hard – hitting blue – eyed soul acts of the 1960s, Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels broke out of the Motor City to become major stars, racking up five Top 30 singles over 1966 and 1967. Ryder’s influence reverberates through the blue – collar rock music of icons like Bob Seger, John Mellencamp, and Bruce Springsteen.