First Church in Chestnut Hill presents I'll Be Home for Christmas...on YouTube
2020-12-15 - 2021-01-04 | United Kingdom
Happy Holidays from the First Church!
Please visit with us on YouTube for a holiday celebration, brought to you by
Kathryn Rosenbach and the First Church Quartet. We hope you enjoy!

Newton Free Library presents: Happy Birthday Beethoven!
2020-12-16 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Facebook Live, United States
Paul-André Bempéchat will return to the Facebook Live stage to celebrate Beethoven’s birthday! The performance will include Beethoven’s:

Sonata in E minor, opus 90
Sonata in A major, opus 101
Sonata in C minor, opus 111

(You do not need to have a Facebook account to attend.)
Paul-André Bempéchat is Music Fellow at Harvard’s Cabot House. A Juilliard and Sorbonne graduate, he has enjoyed a forty-year performing and teaching career on both sides of the Atlantic, having performed at venues as prestigious as Berlin’s Konzerthaus, the Vienna Festival, Jordan Hall and Alice Tully Hall.
No registration required.

All Newton Music School: Broadway Bound Online Class
2020-12-17 17:00 - 17:45, 2020-12-19 13:00 - 13:45, 2020-12-19 13:45 - 14:30, 2020-12-24 17:00 - 17:45, 2020-12-26 13:00 - 13:45, 2020-12-26 13:45 - 14:30, 2020-12-31 17:00 - 17:45, 2021-01-02 13:00 - 13:45 and 6 more dates | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Actors will spend the Semester creating and exploring imaginative characters, learning choreography, and proper singing technique with director, composer, and playwright Kelvyn Koning; an experienced musical theatre educator.
Broadway Bound will allow each actor to sing, dance, deliver lines, and be part of a virtual theatrical ensemble which builds presence and self-confidence.
Creative and engaging instructor Mr. Kelvyn will work with the young actors ideas to compose original music and scenes for each class as they prepare a virtual world premiere production!
Before filming, the student will be provided with a Broadway Bound “Backstage” Box with all the costume pieces and props needed to film their scenes, songs, and choreography with flair!
Click here for registration.
Ages 5-7 years
Sept. 12 to Jan. 16 – Saturdays: 1:00 – 1:45 pm
Ages 8-10 years
Sept. 10 to Jan. 7 – Thursday: 5:00 – 5:45 pm
Sept. 12 to Jan. 16 – Saturday: 1:45 – 2:30 pm

Newton Free Library presents: Ezekeil's Wheels Klezmer Band
2020-12-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Facebook Live, United States
Join Ezekiel’s Wheels Klezmer Band for a Chanukah celebration, live on Facebook! They will play some of their favorite klezmer tunes and Chanukah songs, share some of our favorite Chanukah memories, and (maybe, just maybe, fry some latkes together!)
FB link: https://facebook.com/ewklezmer (the video will pop up at the top of the feed)
No registration necessary.

Amherst Early Music presents: Online Open Mic
2020-12-20 13:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Join Amherst Early Music for a FREE virtual recital! You too can broadcast from your living room! Act now to reserve a spot to perform, or join in as a listener. We invite instrumentalists or singers to work up a short piece of music and play it for our supportive AEM community. Silent applause is guaranteed! You can perform a solo or a piece of chamber music with a recording (for example, your harpsichord friend can record a basso continuo part for you to play with).
Limited to 12 performing spots. Maximum length per performer is 5 minutes. Performers must attend a sound and tech check on Friday December 18 at 4:00 pm Eastern/1:00 pm Pacific.
Click here to sign up as a performer or audience member.

Suzuki School's: Every Child Can! Course
2021-01-10 12:30 - 16:30, 2021-01-17 12:30 - 16:30 | Zoom
Every Child Can! (ECC) is an introduction to Dr. Suzuki’s philosophy and its application to Suzuki education. For parents, teachers, prospective teachers, and others, this course provides an inspiring, in-depth look at the Suzuki approach to teaching and learning. The Suzuki School of Newton is having Sachiko Isihara teach this class Jan 10th and Jan. 17th from 12:30 to 4:30. Please send an email to email@suzukinewton.org with the application for the class, which can be found online on our website’s teacher training page. It is $135 to be in the class, $155 after the Jan. 30th deadline.

Pro Arte's Winter Salon Series: Salon 1
2021-01-14 20:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
The Winter Salon Series takes place entirely online. Concerts premiere at 8pm on Thursday night and are available to watch through the following Sunday. On the night of the premiere, the performance will also be followed by a live Q&A session with that night’s musicians. Tickets for each performance are $20 for an individual or $35 for families. Click here to purchase tickets.
Salon 1: “Duos to Ring in the New Year”
PROGRAM:
LEONARDA Sonata No. 12, op. 16
STEIN Waltz
BUNCH Four Flashbacks
BOLOGNE Sonata for Two Violins No. 5 in B-flat Major
PROKOFIEV Sonata for Two Violins in C Major, op. 56

MUSICIANS:
Sasha Callahan, violin
Lisa Goddard,violin
Liana Zaretsky, violin/viola
Leo Eguchi, cello

SCC presents: Sources of Richard Wagner's "Ring of Nibelung"
2021-01-16 13:00 | Zoom
Join us to learn about Richard Wagner’s sources for his Ring des Nibelungen. Based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas and the “Nibelungenlied” presented by Erika Reitshamer, Vice President of the Boston Wagner Society. With audio and visual illustrations including segments from Fritz Lang’s silent movies Siegfried and Kriemhilde’s Revenge and excerpts from opera productions.
Saturday, January 16th | 1pm via zoom | $15; $7 for members | register here

Suzuki School's January Solo Recitals
2021-01-23 15:00 - 18:00 | Zoom
Join us on Zoom for the virtual Solo Recitals! They will be in two sessions on both Saturday and Sunday — one at 3:15 and another at 4:15. The Zoom link will be given out in our Friday Upbeats, or by sending an email to email@suzukinewton.org. We hope to see you there to support our students and their accomplishments!

Suzuki School of Newton Spring Faculty Concert
2021-01-30 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom
Join the Suzuki School of Newton on Facebook Live for our Spring Faculty Concert on January 30th at 6:30 pm! Our faculty will be performing both contemporary and classical pieces. It will be broadcast for free on SSN’s Facebook page, which can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/SuzukiNewton
We hope to see you there!

Pro Arte's Winter Salon Series: Salon 2
2021-02-04 20:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
The Winter Salon Series takes place entirely online. Concerts premiere at 8pm on Thursday night and are available to watch through the following Sunday. On the night of the premiere, the performance will also be followed by a live Q&A session with that night’s musicians. Tickets for each performance are $20 for an individual or $35 for families. Click here to purchase tickets.
Thursday, February 4th: “Ravel and Dohnányi”
PROGRAM:
RAVEL Sonata for Violin and Cello
DOHNÁNY Serenade for String Trio, op.10
Coleridge-Taylor PERKINSON Movement for String Trio

MUSICIANS:
Julia Cash, violin
Aron Zelkowicz, cello

Newton Free Library presents: Ilana Zaks on Violin
2021-02-08 19:00 - 20:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Jewish-American violinist, Ilana Zaks, has been described as “fearless, refreshing and commanding…she has all the requisites of technique, confidence and sensibility for a major career.” (Boston Music Intelligencer) Ilana graduated from New England Conservatory where she studied with Donald Weilerstein. Since summer of 2013 Ilana has been a member of the Perlman Music Program, where she studies with the legendary Itzhak Perlman. Details on the repertoire will follow.

The YouTube link to the concert will be posted here a couple of days before the event.

Pro Arte's Winter Salon Series: Salon 3
2021-02-25 20:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
The Winter Salon Series takes place entirely online. Concerts premiere at 8pm on Thursday night and are available to watch through the following Sunday. On the night of the premiere, the performance will also be followed by a live Q&A session with that night’s musicians. Tickets for each performance are $20 for an individual or $35 for families. Click here to purchase tickets.
Salon 3: “American Vignettes”
PROGRAM:
Carter PANN Differences (1998)
Stacy GARROP Noir Vignettes (1995)
Gabriela Lena FRANK Manhattan Serenades (1995)
Kevin PUTS Air for cello and piano (2004)
Stephen PAULUS American Vignettes (1988)

MUSICIANS:
Aron Zelkowicz, cello
Christina Wright-Ivanova, piano

Zamir Chorale presents: "Zoominar" on Zamir Documentary
2021-03-02 19:30 - 21:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Zamir is delighted to offer free “Zoominars” on various musical topics taught by members of the musical staff and guests. Join us on Tuesday, March 2, 7:30-9:00 pm EST, when Josh Jacobson, filmmaker Rob Cooper, and tour manager Heather Zacker, discuss scenes from the film “Zamir: Jewish Voices Return to Poland,” a PBS documentary about our 1999 trip to Eastern Europe. Register here. Want to purchase the DVD? Do so here.

Zamir Chorale presents: Celebrate Louis Lewandowski's 200th Birthday!
2021-03-14 19:30 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
On March 14, Zamir will celebrate the music of the great German composer, Louis Lewandowski, born on this date (the first day of the Jewish month of Nisan) in 1821. Lewandowski is arguably the greatest synagogue composer of the 19th century. His great choral works live on today not only in synagogues, but also on concert stages around the world. And his popular liturgical melodies are still sung today, even though few realize that he wrote them.
Our program includes video performances of some of Lewandowski’s most beloved choral classics. We also have interviews with cantors and conductors in the United States and Lewandowski’s Berlin. You will hear the “voice of Lewandowski” speaking about his music. And there will be toasts, too, so bring your stein of beer and watch this awesome tribute to a great man. Not to be missed!
This program is free but registration is required and a donation is strongly encouraged! Learn more at Zamir’s website.

Pro Arte's Winter Salon Series: Salon 4
2021-03-18 20:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
The Winter Salon Series takes place entirely online. Concerts premiere at 8pm on Thursday night and are available to watch through the following Sunday. On the night of the premiere, the performance will also be followed by a live Q&A session with that night’s musicians. Tickets for each performance are $20 for an individual or $35 for families. Click here to purchase tickets.
Salon 4: “Mendelssohn and Golijov”
PROGRAM:
MENDELSSOHN Octet in E-flat Major, op.20
GOLIJOV Last Round for String Nonet (1996)
