Calendar of Cajun and Soul Music

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2--CLASSICAL CONCERT

Melrose Symphony - Pops

 May Pops Finale with Irina Muresanu

The MSO wraps up the season with a high-energy Pops concert packed with cinematic and Broadway favorites! Enjoy toe-tapping hits by John Williams and Leroy Anderson, beloved medleys from Wicked and Star Trek, and more. Internationally acclaimed violinist Irina Muresanu joins the orchestra for dazzling showpieces that will leave you breathless. A crowd-pleasing finale you won’t want to miss!

 

Event Date 05-02-2026 8:00 pm
Individual Price $40
Location Memorial Hall
Categories Music, 2--CLASSICAL CONCERT, Classical, Pop
Carlisle Chamber Orchestra - MAHLER  Das Lied von Der Erde

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".

Event Date 05-08-2026 8:00 pm
Individual Price Voluntary donations at the door
Location Carlisle Congregational Church
Categories Music, Classical, Orchestra, 2--CLASSICAL CONCERT

A special collaboration with
Masterworks Chorale
& Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, with
Carley DeFranco, soprano
Dana Whiteside, baritone
Also including
a new work for the 80th anniversary of the
Concord Chorus by Jonathan Bailey Holland

Event Date 05-17-2026 3:00 pm
Individual Price See Registration
Location Cary Hall Lexington MA
Categories 2--CLASSICAL CONCERT, Classical, Vocal
Cambridge Symphony Orchestra - Life in Renewal

CSO welcomes soprano Indra Thomas back to Kresge Auditorium for a program featuring Strauss and Shostakovich.

RICHARD STRAUSS Four Last Songs   
featuring Indra Thomas, soprano

DIMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5

Event Date 06-13-2026 7:00 pm
Individual Price See Registration
Location Kresge Auditorium, MIT
Categories 2--CLASSICAL CONCERT, Orchestra