Music
New Art Center presents Día de los Muertos Celebration
New Art Center 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, United StatesJoin New Art Center, guest artists, and performers as we celebrate the Mexican holiday of Día de los Muertos! We will be remembering and celebrating the lives of loved ones who have left us through music, dance, and art-making. The celebration will be from 12pm-4pm. Performance by Los Sugar Kings. Featuring Guest Artists Cristóbal Sánchez…
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra presents Classical Lines
Second Church in Newton 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, United StatesClassical Lines Sunday, October 29, 2023 3pm Mischa Santora, conductor & Tommy Mesa, cello Pro Arte opens its season in dramatic fashion with conductor Mischa Santora, Music Director of Boston Ballet, and Cuban-American cellist Tommy Mesa. In Jessie Montgomery’s Divided, which Mesa premiered in 2022, a solo cello gives expressive voice to the unsettled individual…
Cappella Clausura presents Das Jahr
In November, Cappella Clausura offers Das Jahr (The Year), a stunning, extended work for solo piano by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, based on the cyclical nature of time. It will break up the months with seasonings of vocal quartets by Hensel and Clara Schumann– adding a bit of spice to the commemoration of a year gone…
New Phil presents Celebrations!
Brown Middle School 125 Meadowbrook Road, Newton Centre, MACelebrations Sunday, December 10, 3:00 pm New Phil Orchestra hosts its annual holiday program Celebrations! featuring the Boston Ballet School performing scenes from Tchaikovshy's Nutcracker Suite. This holiday treat is a Newton favorite with tickets available for this one-day-only collaborative performance at Brown Middle School.
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 especially seek those singing tenor and bass. Auditions will be held by appointment on the evenings of January 2nd and 9th between 5:45 and 6;45 PM. Auditions are at our new rehearsal location at First Baptist Church, 848 Beacon…
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 especially seek those singing tenor and bass. Auditions will be held by appointment on the evenings of January 2nd and 9th between 5:45 and 6;45 PM. Auditions are at our new rehearsal location at First Baptist Church, 848 Beacon…
Open Rehearsals
Grace Episcopal Church 76 Eldredge Street, Newton, MA, United StatesThe Highland Glee Club is inviting male singers to join our mens' glee club. We sing a wide range of musical selections including classical, broadway, traditional, and rock and roll. There are four concerts per year in Newton and Needham. Rehearsals are every Tuesday evening from 7:00 to 9:30 at the Grace Episcople Church on…
Newton Baroque presents Lamentations
Second Church in Newton 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, United StatesLamentations Saturday, January 13, 7:30 pm Newton Baroque performs a concert featuring the setting of the Lamentations of Jeremiah written by Giovanni Paolo Colonna (1637-1695). While Colonna is not so well known today, he was a highly sought-after composer in the mid to late 17th Century and wrote for the court in Ferrara, Modena, Florence,…
Open Rehearsals
Grace Episcopal Church 76 Eldredge Street, Newton, MA, United StatesThe Highland Glee Club is inviting male singers to join our mens' glee club. We sing a wide range of musical selections including classical, broadway, traditional, and rock and roll. There are four concerts per year in Newton and Needham. Rehearsals are every Tuesday evening from 7:00 to 9:30 at the Grace Episcople Church on…
Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon
New Art Center 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, United StatesJoin the New Art Center as we celebrate the year of the dragon with a fun, FREE event for all ages! The year of the dragon is meant to bring growth, progress, and abundance. Art educators will lead participants through different make-and-take activities: coloring pages (illustrated by our Guest Artist Nell Valle), draw-along dragons, paper…