Upcoming Concerts in All Classical Genres: Orchestra, Concert Band, Chamber, Keyboard, Instrumental, & Classical Voical
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Merrimack Valley Philharmonic - Opening Gala
65th Anniversary Red Carpet Gala
You’re invited to join the Merrimack Valley Philharmonic Orchestra Board of Directors, Musicians, and fellow audience members to celebrate the ensemble’s 65th Anniversary – an inaugural event in our beautiful new home at Merrimack College’s Rogers Center for the Arts!
CONCORA & Baroklyn, featuring Simone Dinnerstein
Fresh off the release of their first professional recording, Simone Dinnerstein’s chamber ensemble Baroklyn joins Connecticut-based professional choir CONCORA in a program that includes music from the recording as well as the choral cantata Es ist das Heil uns kommen her (BWV9). This work focuses on the Lutheran theme of salvation; “Salvation now has come for all” became a theme amongst authors and composers. Baroklyn is also joined by mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano for the exquisite solo cantata Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust (BWV 170).
Program
Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf, BWV 617
Der Leib zwar in der Erden, BWV 161
Keyboard Concerto in E Major, BWV 1060
Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170
Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068
Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, BWV 9
Chorale-Preludes from BWV99, 22 & 182
Please note: program, venue, time, and artist are subject to change.
Music Worcester presents: BACHtoberfest: Peter Krasinski, organ
In 1863, Elias and George Hook began the installation of the custom-built instrument, fit perfectly for the Great Hall. The Hook Organ is made up of 3,504 pipes and 52 stops. Listeners flock to hear this organ played, both for its history and for its intensity and story. Hear the Great Hall fill with sound at this afternoon organ recital.
The Boston Camerata - City of Fools
Medieval Songs of Rule and mIsrule
City of Fools explores age-old themes of justice and corruption as told through ancient minstrel songs. Satirical works from medieval France, Provence, and Germany provide a sharply-etched and astonishingly contemporary perspective on our own nation’s current travails. Be prepared for a surprise or two along the way!
shares Camerata Artistic Director Anne Azéma. The concert will include songs of the great Provençal troubadour and satirist Peire Cardenal, as well as pungent excerpts from Carmina Burana and the Roman de Fauvel.
The Concord Band - Fall Concert
Our Fall Concerts annually present the finest in symphonic concert band literature.
Lexington Symphony - Passionate Dialogues
Mascagni | Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
Brahms | Piano Concerto No. 2
—Clayton Stephenson, piano Mr. Stephenson appears by arrangement with The Cliburn
Schumann | Symphony No. 3 “Rhenish”
Mascagni’s emotional orchestral intermezzo from the opera Cavalleria Rusticana will open this program after which we welcome back the gifted pianist, Clayton Stephenson, for a performance of Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2. Schumann’s “Rhenish” Symphony, which captures the sights and sounds of the landscape along Germany’s scenic Rhine River, will bring a peaceful conclusion to our evening.
Atlantic Symphony - Opening Night at ASO
• Adrian Anantawan, violin
• Maestro Jin Kim and ASO
JC BACH: Overture - La Calamita de Cuori
TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto
Adrian Anantawan, violin
MENDELSSOHN: Sympho...
Music Worcester presents Simone Dinnerstein: Bach Inventions & Sinfonias
Simone Dinnerstein, Music Worcester’s first Artist in Residence (2018-2019), returns to Worcester for BACHtoberfest 2025 to perform two headlining concerts this festival weekend. With long-time collaborator Alexis Gerlach, the duo brings a unique interpretation of J.S. Bach’s Gamba Sonatas to this headlining performance, alongside the complete Inventions and Sinfonias.
Her work with Bach’s Inventions and Sinfonias originally debuted in album-format in 2014, still receiving attention for her interpretations. Dinnerstein’s performances of Bach’s keyboard works have garnered her acclaim and recognition for both her accuracy and interpretation. This program also features three sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord, which musically reference some of Bach’s other sonatas written for two instruments.
Merrimack Valley Philharmonic - "That's Entertainment"
NEAL HAMPTON conducting
Join us for an encore performance from Friday night’s Opening Gala with guest conductor Neal Hampton! Special thanks to local piano manufacturer Mason & Hamlin for their piano and soloist collaboration for this concert! Enjoy cinema classics like Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, Danger Zone from Top Gun, Mission Impossible, James Bond Themes from 007, and Star Wars.