Classical Music Calendar

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Events Calendar

Monday. 04 May, 2026 - Sunday. 10 May, 2026
Week 19
Friday. 08 May, 2026
8:00 pm

Carlisle Chamber Orchestra - MAHLER Das Lied von Der Erde

Carlisle MA - Congregational Church

Margretta Beaty and Ethan Bremner join the Carlisle Chamber Orchestra for Mahler's chronicle of the weariness of body and soul, an embracing of death, then, finally, an exquisitely lyrical outpouring of faith in life's renewal.  The work is sometimes titled "Song of the Earth".

Saturday. 09 May, 2026
2:00 pm

Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra - Passport to Sound

Lowell MA - Fusion Church

Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra presents

LPO Presents Passport to Sound

3:00 pm
3:00 pm

Highland Glee Club - Let Freedom Sing

Newton - Presbyterian Church

Put on some red, white, and blue and join us for a celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of our country! The Highland Glee Club Men's Chorus, the Apollo Club, and Saengerfest join to form a 100-MAN MEGA CHORUS to serenade you with beloved traditional patriotic songs, as well as a beautiful triptych of Union songs from the Civil War, and Randall Thompson's Testament of Freedom, set to inspiring words of Thomas Jefferson. SATURDAY, May 9th, 3 PM at the Newton Presbyterian Church, 75 Vernon St., Newton, MA General Admission: $20 in advance, $25 at the door
7:30 pm

Vista Philharmonic Orchestra – An “Almost” Summer’s Midday Dream

Groton MA - Groton Hill Music Center

 

Season Finale!

We’re finishing the season strong and looking toward summer, with the work Gustav Mahler called “A Summer’s Midday Dream.” One of the most acclaimed symphonies of all time, this epic masterwork showcases our full orchestra plus two choruses and Boston’s acclaimed mezzo-soprano Alexis Peart as featured soloist. “Summer Marches In” during the first movement, ushering listeners on the composer’s evocative journey through evolving perspectives in the following five movements, “What the Flowers in the Meadow Tell Me,” “What the Animals in the Forest Tell Me,” “What Man Tells Me,” “What the Angels Tell Me,” and “What Love Tells Me.”

MAHLER – Symphony No. 3

Special Guests:
Alexis Peart, mezzo-soprano
Nashoba Valley Chorale Women’s Chorus – Ann Watson-Born, Music Director
Children’s Chorus – TBA

7:30 pm
7:30 pm

VISTA Philharmonic - Mahler Symphony #3

Groton MA - Groton Hill Music Center

AN “ALMOST” SUMMER’S MIDDAY DREAM May 9, 2026 at 7:30pm MAHLER Symphony No. 3, Alexis Peart, mezzo soprano We’re finishing the season strong and looking toward summer, with the work Gustav Mahler called “A Summer’s Midday Dream” — one of the most acclaimed symphonies of all time. Featuring special guests: Alexis Peart, mezzo soprano, the Nashoba Valley Chorale Women’s Chorus, and a Children’s Chorus, TBA
Sunday. 10 May, 2026
2:00 pm

Cape Ann Symphony - Rossini, Grieg and Tchaikovsky

Manchester MA - Essex Regional High School

  • Rossini Barber of Seville
  • Grieg Piano Concerto, Frederick Moyer, piano
  • Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
 

The final concert of the season features renowned pianist Frederick Moyer performing Grieg's Piano Concerto. The program also includes Rossini's lively "Barber of Seville" and Tchaikovsky's majestic Symphony No. 4, promising an unforgettable afternoon of classical music.

2:00 pm

Wellesley Symphony Orchestra - Dance!

Wellesley MA - MassBay Community College

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) - Four Waltzes Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937) - Concert Piece, Harp, Op. 39 Claude Debussy (1862-1918) - Dances Sacres et Profanes, Emily Richardson, Harp Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983) - Estancia: Four Dances Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) - Petruchka
3:00 pm
3:30 pm

SARASA - All in the Family

Lexington MA - Follen Church

Friday, May 8, 2026 at 7pm - Brattleboro VT
Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 7pm - Cambridge, MA
Sunday, May 10, 2026 at 3:30pm - Lexington, MA

A closer look at the extended Bach family and its many musical talents: Wilhelm Friedemann, Johann Bernhard, Anna Magdalena, Carl Philipp Emmanuel, & Johann Sebastian Bach.