Music
Commonwealth Chorale Auditions
First Baptist Church in Newton 848 Beacon St, Newton, MA, United StatesCommonwealth Chorale seeks singers of all voice types who have strong vocal and sight-reading skills. We are especially looking for tenors and basses. The 2025-2026 season marks Commonwealth Chorale’s 50th Anniversary and will be filled with special performances. In March, we will perform a new arrangement of Mozart’s beloved Requiem by English composer Howard Arman…
Lydian String Quartet at The Allen Center
The Allen Center 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, United StatesAn Open Rehearsal The Naumberg Award-winning Lydian String Quartet, recently named Ensemble in Residence at The Allen Center, will deliver the four open rehearsals with two Beethoven quartets framing contemporary works that demonstrate Beethoven’s lasting influence and providing new context for listening and understanding these canonical works in today’s world. Buy Tickets.
A Musical Menagerie
War Memorial Auditorium 1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton, United StatesThis January, conductor Conner Gray Covington leads your family on a thrilling trip to our musical zoo! Things get buzzing with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s zippy Flight of the Bumblebee. In Camille Saint-Saëns’s humorous Carnival of the Animals, clucking chickens, lumbering elephants, and braying donkeys all make their appearance. Works by Modest Mussorgsky, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and…
Capella Clausura presents “‘in tongues’: Ruehr’s “Cassandra”
Grace Episcopal Church 76 Eldredge Street, Newton, MA, United StatesMagic spells, prophecies, secrets, prayers; what happens when words mean more than what they say? Speech has the power to persuade, clarify, distort, and to move. It can even affect the way we remember things, the ways our minds encode memories. This program, centered around Elena Ruehr’s magnificent choral opera “Cassandra”, considers these questions. The…
Suzuki School of Newton Honors Concert
Newton Free Library 330 Homer St, Newton, MA, United StatesA select group of students from the Suzuki School of Newton will perform solo pieces on violin, piano, and harp. The program includes pieces by Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Bruch, Corelli, and others. Find out more at newtonfreelibrary.net or suzukinewton.org/events.
The Colgate 13
The Allen Center 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, United StatesGet ready to be blown away by the incredible harmonies and vocal talents of Colgate 13 A Cappella at The Allen Center! The Colgate 13 is Colgate University's premier all-male a cappella ensemble, renowned for its rich harmonies, dynamic performances, and deep musical tradition. The group is the longest running all-male undergraduate collegiate a cappella…
Spark Newton presents Jazz Concert with George Russell, Jr. and Friends!
War Memorial Auditorium 1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton, United StatesPlease note the venue has changed for this event to Newton City Hall's war memorial auditorium. Get ready to groove at the George Russell, Jr. and Friends, Free Jazz Concert! This in-person event brings together some amazing jazz talents for a night full of smooth tunes and good vibes. Whether you're a jazz lover or…
West Newton presents Behind the Screen: Sinners
West Newton Cinema 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, MA, United StatesSINNERS is a genre-defying period horror drama written and directed by Ryan Coogler, set in 1932 Mississippi during the Jim Crow era. The story follows twin brothers Elijah “Smoke” Moore and Elias “Stack” Moore, portrayed by Michael B. Jordan in dual roles, who return to their hometown to open a juke joint for the local…
Pro Arte presents Salon Series: Czech Please!
The Allen Center 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, United StatesSalon Series: Czech Please! Sunday, February 8, 3:00 pm Escape the February doldrums for an afternoon at The Allen Center with Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra. Take a trip to Prague, with Anton Reicha's Wind Quintet in D, composed in 1818. Reicha, a friend of Beethoven, was one of the first composers to popularize this ensemble.…
West Newton Cinema presents Mary Pickford’s Sparrows: Live Music Accompaniment
West Newton Cinema 1296 Washington Street, West Newton, MA, United StatesJoin us for a screening of Mary Pickford's, SPARROWS (1926) with live musical accompaniment. ABOUT THE FILM: Molly, the eldest child at a baby farm hidden deep in a swamp, must rescue the others when their cruel master decides that one of them will be disposed of. LIVE MUSIC BRUCE VOGT Bruce Vogt is a…