INSPIRATION & DIFFUSION SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2027 | 7:30PM PRE-CONCERT CONDUCTOR'S TALK AT 6:30PM Adams | The Chairman Dances Ravel | Mother Goose Suite Zhao | Symphony No. 1 Our collaboration with the Chinese American Association of Lexington continues with three exciting and unique approaches to cultural diffusion through music.

Sunday February 28th @ 3 pm Swampscott High School Map icon Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868), Overture to La Gazza Ladra (Thieving Magpie) W.A. Mozart (1756-1791), Concerto for Flute & Harp, K.299, C Major · Alexander Lehmann Flute, · Subin Lee, Harp Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Symphony No. 2

Sunday, March 7, 2027, 2:30pm Purchase Tickets Experience the thrill, passion, and grandeur of opera right here in the Merrimack Valley! Guest conductor David Scott joins the orchestra and celebrated soloists Sandra Piques Eddy, Mara Bonde, and Neal Ferreira for an afternoon of beloved arias, dazzling duets, and iconic orchestral moments. Enjoy favorites like the Russlan and Ludmilla Overture, Habanera, O Sole

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.

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”,