CLASSICAL MUSIC

FROM THE HEART SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2027 | 7:30PM PRE-CONCERT CONDUCTOR'S TALK AT 6:30PM Jenkins (arr, T. Zimbabe) | Rhapsodic Overture Sibelius| Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 —Irina Muresanu, violin Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 5 Edmund Jenkins’ Rhapsodic Overture, a heartfelt creation by a Black jazz musician from Charleston who lived in Europe Jan Sibelius’ Violin Concerto, a darkly atmospheric and starkly beautiful piece, performed by Irina Muresanu Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, a deeply personal musical exploration of his soul.

Saturday April 3rd Instrument Petting Zoo, Crafts and Student Performers @ 2 pm Full Orchestra Concert @ 3 pm Salem High School Marshunda Smith, Guest Conductor

Parker Quartet Daniel Chong, violin Ken Hamao, violin Jessica Bodner, viola Kee-Hyun Kim, cello Inspired by the Parker Quartet’s acclaimed Monte Carlo Beethoven album, this program celebrates the bold imagination and expressive power of Beethoven’s string quartets. Praised for performances of “fearlessness, exceptional control, and attention to detail,” the Grammy Award–winning ensemble brings its trademark intensity and insight to music that continues to redefine the possibilities of the quartet medium. Program String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 18, No. 6 String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 74 “Harp” —- String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2

Sunday April 25th @ 3 pm Swampscott High School Map icon Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), Symphonic Suite from Gloriana · Jonathan Boyd, Tenor Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Mass in C major, Op. 86 · Newburyport Choral Society · Minji Kim, Director · Aurora Martin, Soprano · Joelle Morris, Alto · Jonathan Boyd, Tenor · Will Prapestis, Bass

ABBAmania and Friends – Symphonic Sounds of the 70s Featured May 2, 2027 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm The Rogers Center - Merrimack College 315 Turnpike Street, North Andover, MA, United States Sunday, May 2, 2027, 2:30pm Purchase Tickets Dress up in your favorite pair of bell bottoms, channel your inner disco diva, and prepare for some seriously fabulous nostalgia! Dr. Andrew Cote leads the Merrimack Valley Philharmonic Orchestra and the Merrimack College Concert Choir through ABBA hits like “Dancing Queen”, “Waterloo”, “Mamma Mia”, “Money, Money, Money”, “Chiquitita”,