Nashua Arts - Recycled Percussion 2025

Recycled Percussion is one of the most unique and energetic entertainment spectacles in the world. Best known for their groundbreaking performances on the finals of America’s Got Talent and their headlining shows in Las Vegas, they combine epic musical performances with gut busting comedy that families around the world have been enjoying for almost 30 years. Maybe most importantly, every show pays homage to the importance of mental health, and the power of being kind. This show features Justin Spencer and Ryan Vezina, stars of Emmy Award Winning TV show ‘Chaos & Kindness.’

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Recycled Percussion is one of the most unique and energetic entertainment spectacles in the world. Best known for their groundbreaking performances on the finals of America’s Got Talent and their headlining shows in Las Vegas, they combine epic musical performances with gut busting comedy that families around the world have been enjoying for almost 30 years. Maybe most importantly, every show pays homage to the importance of mental health, and the power of being kind. This show features Justin Spencer and Ryan Vezina, stars of Emmy Award Winning TV show ‘Chaos & Kindness.’

Concord Orchestra - Wanderlust

Alyssa Wang, Guest Conductor

Saturday February 1, 2025 8:00PM (7:15PM pre-concert conductor talk)
Sunday February 2, 2025 2:30PM

Theatre III - Radium Girls

In 1926, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international celebrity, and luminous watches the latest rage—until the girls who painted them began to fall ill with a mysterious disease.  Inspired by a true story, Radium Girls traces the efforts of Grace Fryer, a dial painter, as she fights for her day in court.  Her chief adversary is her former employer, Arthur Roeder, an idealistic man who cannot bring himself to believe that the same element that shrinks tumors could have anything to do with the terrifying rash of illnesses among his employees.  As the case goes on, however, Grace finds herself battling not just with the U.S. Radium Corporation, but with her own family and friends, who fear that her campaign for justice will backfire.  Called a "powerful" and "engrossing" drama by critics, Radium Girls offers a wry, unflinching look at the peculiarly American obsessions with health, wealth, and the commercialization of science.

Bull Run - The Darrell Nulisch Band

Darrell Nulisch is an American blues singer and harmonica player from Dallas, Texas.  A two-time Grammy Award Nominee, Darrell was a key member of The James Cotton Band, founding member of Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets and member of Ronnie Earl and The Broadcasters.  Nulisch's repertoire incorporates soul combined with R&B and Chicago blues, redesigned to complement his distinctive vocals.

Bull Run - The Darrell Nulisch Band

Darrell Nulisch is an American blues singer and harmonica player from Dallas, Texas.  A two-time Grammy Award Nominee, Darrell was a key member of The James Cotton Band, founding member of Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets and member of Ronnie Earl and The Broadcasters.  Nulisch's repertoire incorporates soul combined with R&B and Chicago blues, redesigned to complement his distinctive vocals.

Nashua Arts - Recycled Percussion 2025 (3)

Recycled Percussion is one of the most unique and energetic entertainment spectacles in the world. Best known for their groundbreaking performances on the finals of America’s Got Talent and their headlining shows in Las Vegas, they combine epic musical performances with gut busting comedy that families around the world have been enjoying for almost 30 years. Maybe most importantly, every show pays homage to the importance of mental health, and the power of being kind. This show features Justin Spencer and Ryan Vezina, stars of Emmy Award Winning TV show ‘Chaos & Kindness.’

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Recycled Percussion is one of the most unique and energetic entertainment spectacles in the world. Best known for their groundbreaking performances on the finals of America’s Got Talent and their headlining shows in Las Vegas, they combine epic musical performances with gut busting comedy that families around the world have been enjoying for almost 30 years. Maybe most importantly, every show pays homage to the importance of mental health, and the power of being kind. This show features Justin Spencer and Ryan Vezina, stars of Emmy Award Winning TV show ‘Chaos & Kindness.’

Mechanics Hall - St. Olaf Choir Concert

For more than a century, the St. Olaf Choir, conducted by Dr. Anton Armstrong, has set the gold standard for choral singing, performing for millions around the world. Composed of 75 mixed voices, the St. Olaf Choir is hailed as one of the nation’s premier a cappella ensembles, renowned for its artistry and beauty of sound.  The St. Olaf Choir was founded in 1912 by F. Melius Christiansen, whose work established the ensemble’s standard of excellence and its tradition of bringing music to audiences outside of campus. Christiansen chose spiritually profound music and pushed student musicians to perfect a tone that was disciplined, controlled, and free of excessive vibrato. That sound — securely in tune, controlled in pitch, smooth in delivery — became the choir’s hallmark. When Armstrong took the helm in 1990, his vast knowledge of music and his ability to articulate a vision to singers and audiences alike took the St. Olaf Choir to the next level, adding more flavor to its signature sound and further expanding its repertoire to include music of the Pacific Rim, Africa, and Latin America. Under Armstrong’s leadership, the choir continues to expand its touring horizons, engaging capacity audiences in major concert halls throughout the United States and worldwide. The ensemble has toured internationally 16 times. Most recently the St. Olaf Choir toured South Africa for three weeks in 2024, performing alongside Tuks Camerata, Quava Vocal Group, and other standout choral ensembles.  

The Big Band Blast

The Big Band Blast will return to The Cabot to once again pay homage to the 1939 Big Band Battles at Carnegie Hall!

Masterfully crafted by Henley Douglas Jr. and band leaders Carlos Menezes Jr of BrassFed Nation and Brian Thomas and Alex Lee Clark of BT ALC Big Band, “Round Three” promises the return of two, twenty-piece orchestras side-by-side for an evening of high-energy trading and showmanship!

About BrassFed Nation

Founded by Carlos Menezes Jr. in 2013, BrassFed Nation is dedicated to the advancement of horn-driven music through exposure and outreach in both education and local musical culture! The collective features 4 unique ensembles; The Jambalaya Horns, Cape Ann Big Band, DubTone Beat, and the 13-Piece Brass-Fed Orchestra – all striving to inspire and connect musicians of all ages through private studio lessons, performances, workshops, and interactive clinics. In just a short span of time, the Cape Ann Big Band alone has become one of the most sought after ensembles in the North Shore and Greater Boston area.

About BT ALC Big Band

Since the group’s formation in 2011, BT ALC Big Band, led by trombonist Brian Thomas and trumpeter Alex Lee-Clark, has reshaped the depiction of the big band ensemble. By employing the traditional instrumentation of 5 saxophones, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones and rhythms section reminiscent of Duke Ellington and Count Basie while infusing funk, soul and hip hop, BT ALC Big Band has created an undeniably unique sound they dub Big Band Funk.