Newton Cultural Alliance

First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton presents: Annual Musicians Concert
2021-05-02 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
Annual FUUSN Musicians Concert Featuring Catie Curtis and Musicians From First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton
Proceeds to Benefit the UU Urban Ministry
Come and hear the wonderful musicians of the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton and our featured artist, the amazing singer-songwriter Catie Curtis. Catie will be joined by renowned pianist Lois Shapiro, professional saxophonist and composer Geoff Wadsworth, guitarist Bob MacWilliams, vocalist Naomi Wolfe, our intrepid FUUSN Band, and others. There will be a fantastic array of musical styles and moods: classical works, traditional songs, original jazz compositions, and more.
The concert is free and open to the public. Donations will be gratefully accepted for the UU Urban Ministry. For more information, email music@fusn.org.
Click here to join via Zoom

Zamir Chorale presents: Leonard Bernstein - The Jewish Side
2021-05-04 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom
Join Zamir Chorale’s Artistic Director, Josh Jacobson as he presents “Leonard Bernstein: The Jewish Side.” Leonard Bernstein took the musical world by storm with his spectacular last-minute, a-star-is-born conducting turn with the New York Philharmonic in 1943. Until his passing in 1990, he was astonishingly active as a conductor, composer, pianist, and teacher. Leonard Bernstein: The Jewish Side will explore Bernstein’s Judaism and how it was manifest in his musical output. This virtual event will be co-hosted by Cantor David Tilman, former creative consultant for the Leonard Bernstein Centennial Exhibit. Register here to connect with Leonard Berstein’s Jewish Side.

Pro Arte's Spring Series: Salon 2
2021-05-20 20:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
The Spring 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.
Program:
BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in B-flat Major, op. 11
BRAHMS Clarinet Trio in A minor, op. 114

All Newton Music School presents: Music in May
2021-05-22 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Music in May is our annual all-day recital and performance festival. Students perform with their teacher-specific recital or class. Everyone has a chance to buy tickets to win great prizes in our basket raffle.
This year, on Saturday, May 22nd, the ANMS website will transform into our Virtual Music in May featuring recitals, music theater performances, raffles, and our Emerging Artists Ceremony. Click here for more information.

Zamir Chorale presents: Kolot Nashim - Jewish Music by Women Composers
2021-05-25 19:30 - 21:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
For many centuries, the world of professional music making had been an exclusively male bastion in Western civilization. Female composers and public performers were a rarity in Europe and America and it was nearly impossible for them to have their works published or heard on concert stages. Kol ishah – the voice of a woman – was suppressed. Now we are presenting kolot nashim – the voices of many women, restoring them to their deserved position.
“Kolot Nashim,” a year-long program celebrating the many roles of women in Jewish music, is dedicated to the memory of Linda Plaut, the City of Newton’s longtime Director of Cultural Affairs and founder of the Newton Festival of the Arts. The November program, hosted by Josh Jacobson and Lidiya Yankovskaya, commemorated the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote and paid tribute to late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Part II of “Kolot Nashim” is hosted by Josh Jacobson and Amy Lieberman. Register here.
Kolot Nashim’s May program includes

Interviews with composers Benjie Ellen Schiller, with a performance of her “Harninu” (Psalm 81); Elena Kats- Chernin (Sydney, Australia), with a U.S. premiere performance of her Psalm 23; Kirsten and Ken Lampl (Canberra, Australia), with a performance of their “Dirshu.”
A discussion about Naomi Shemer and performance of her “Shirat Hasavim.”
An interview with Achinoam Nini (aka Noa), with a new performance of her and Mira Awad’s “There Must Be Another Way.”

Amherst Early Music presents: Memorial Day Weekend Workshop
2021-05-29, 2021-05-30 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Amherst Early Music will hold their online Memorial Day Weekend Workshop on May 29 & 30, directed by Valerie Horst. There are 10 classes to choose from and a free talk with Eric Haas. REGISTER NOW!

Scandinavian Cultural Center presents: Live and In Person - Oskar Stenmark
2021-06-05 13:00 | Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham St, Newton, MA, 02465, United States
Oskar Stenmark and Alex Pryrodny met in New York City 2014 and formed a strong bond over improvisation, jazz and folk music. Now, they are taking their artistic collaboration to a new level by performing live for the first time since 2019. Their focus is now on classical music, paying homage to Scandinavian composers such as Grieg, Stenhammar, Sibelius and Nielsen. This is a project that Oskar originally planned for 2020 but the pandemic slowed down the process significantly, this will be their first time playing this music together so get ready for an intimate and meaningful concert.
This concert will happen outside on our front lawn. Please bring chairs and/or umbrellas if needed. Proper distancing and masks required.
Saturday, June 5th | 1pm | $15 for a single ticket, family tickets $45 for 2 adults and minor children; $7 for SCC members. Register here.

Suzuki School of Newton presents: June Solo Recitals
2021-06-05 15:00 - 18:00, 2021-06-06 15:00 - 18:00 | Zoom
Join the students of the Suzuki School of Newton on Zoom for the virtual June Solo Recitals! You can see the hard work the students put into polishing their pieces. They will be in three sessions on Saturday June 5th and Sunday June 6th — one at 3:15, 4:15 and 5:15. The Zoom link will be given out in our Friday Upbeats, or by request upon sending an email to email@suzukinewton.org.

Newton Free Library presents: Earth Matters - Folk Concert with the Barbara Cassidy Band
2021-06-08 19:00 - 20:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Join the Barbara Cassidy Band for a YouTube live concert of folk, pop and original songs about the earth, nature and natural resources.
Registration for this program will end two hours before the start time. The login information will be sent just after registration closes. Please be sure to check your spam folder in case it lands there.

Mary Stuart: A Collaboration of Song and Text
2021-06-11 20:00 - 21:30, 2021-06-12 20:00 - 21:30, 2021-06-13 15:00 - 16:30 | Hyde Bandshell, 90 Lincoln Street, Newton, MA, 02461, United States
Two queens; one throne. Two women pitted against each other in a man’s world. Find out who wins this renaissance-style game of thrones in a sharp new adaptation of Schiller’s drama.
Starring Linda Goetz as Queen Elizabeth, Sarah Brooke Vanaman as Mary, Queen of Scots, and Tatiana Ramos as Lord Burleigh.
Music by Lady Mary Dering and Miss Abrams performed by the musicians of Cappella Clausura.
Click here to purchase tickets.

Pro Arte's Spring Series: Salon 3
2021-06-17 20:00 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
The Spring 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.
Dance in Celebration and Reflection
Juneteenth marks the anniversary of the emancipation of slaves in the United States. We will come together in contemplation of the horrors of slavery and its lasting legacy, in celebration of emancipation, and in honor of the continuing work that must be done to eradicate white supremacy. We will share three works by African American composers, each of which has moments of dance and reflection. Florence Price’s String Quartet No. 2 in A minor weaves together her beautiful lyric writing and African American vernacular with daring chromaticism and vibrant movement. The third movement (of four) is a Juba, a dance developed by Africans brought to America against their will. Dorothy Rudd Moore’s Modes is a beautiful and compact three-movement work, which ends with an energetic, movement-inspiring finale. Wynton Marsalis’ At the Octoroon Balls is a set of scenes inspired by his early life in New Orleans. We will play three movements from this work – Creole Contradanzas, Blue Lights on the Bayou, and the Rampart Street Row House Rag.
Program:
PRICE String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
DOROTHY RUDD MOORE Modes
WYNTON MARSALIS At the Octoroon Balls
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Newton Free Library presents: Matt Heaton Family Singalong - Live!
2021-06-23 11:00 - 11:30 | Hyde Bandshell, 90 Lincoln Street, Newton, MA, 02461, United States
Welcome to our first live event of the summer! Matt Heaton brings an infectious energy to his sing alongs. Peppered with well known classics and a few soon-to-be classics, and performed with panache on guitar & banjo, Matt makes music for parents and kids alike. This concert will take place at the Hyde Bandstand and Playground. Please register if you would like to receive a zoom link to the virtual performance in case of rain.This event is taking place on public grounds and does not require registration.
Your Friends’ membership made this program possible. Join us! friends@newtonfreelibrary.net.
A big thank you to the Hyde Community Center for helping organize this event and working with us to use the space. Additional thanks to The Newton Parks, Recreation and Culture Department.

New Philharmonia Orchestra Pops Concert
2021-07-05 18:30 | MA
An exciting program celebrating America, our freedoms, our culture, and our community! Outdoors at the Newton Centre Bowl – bring your lawn chairs and picnic and join the fun as we celebrate July 4th on July 5th at 6:30 PM. The program will feature a variety of celebratory American musical treats and Aaron Copland’s iconic “Lincoln Portrait,” with special guest Mayor Ruthanne Fuller narrating excerpts of Abraham Lincoln’s great documents

6th Annual Linda Plaut Newton Festival of the Arts
2021-07-10, 2021-07-11 | MA
Celebrate Newton’s talented musicians, singers, bands, poets, story tellers & more!
Free and accessible to all
Outdoors at The Hyde Bandstand, 90 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands
Outdoors at Suzuki School of Newton, 1615 Beacon Street, Waban
Inside at The Allen House Center for the Arts, 35 Webster Street, West Newton

Performance Schedule

SATURDAY, JULY 10, 2021
Suzuki School of Newton, Waban
11:30am Rob Siegel, Folk Music
1pm Isabel Stover, Jazz Vocalist
2:30pm Nate Aronow, Nextet
4pm Tal Shalom-Kobi, World Music
5:30pm Albino Mbie, Afro Pop

Hyde Bandstand, Newton Highlands
11am Nikola Stajic, Jazz, Blues Guitar
12:30pm Barracudas, Jazz Ensemble
2pm The Eli Cash Band, Rock Band
3:30pm Zaira Meneses, Classical Guitar
5pm Newton Nomadic Theater Story Slam

SUNDAY, JULY 11, 2021

Hyde Bandstand, Newton Highlands
11am Maxim Lubrarsky, Jazz Piano
12:30pm Olga Lisovskaya, Opera
2pm Cross Street, Rock, Blues and More
3:30pm Nat Seelen, Klezmer
5pm Debo Ray, Global Soul

The Allen Center for the Arts, West Newton
1pm Andrus Madsen, Baroque Harpsichord
2:30pm Newton Baroque
4pm Pro Arte Quartet
5:30pm Maitreyee & Taposh,Bengali Pop Music & Dance
7pm Sandeep Das with Suhail Yusuf Khan, Journey in Rhythm

Festival of the Arts: Newton Baroque
2021-07-11 14:30 - 15:45 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
As part of the 6th Annual Newton Festival of the Arts, enjoy a concert from Newton Baroque.
Newton Baroque took a spectacular leap onto the national stage in May 2014 when they performed three exciting innovative programs as a featured ensemble at the American Bach Society annual convention at Kenyon College in Ohio, garnering an overwhelming response from some of the most knowledgeable Bach scholars in the world.
Depending on the requirements of the chosen repertoire, Newton Baroque draws on its roster of musicians who work frequently with the group, comprising some of the leading Baroque specialists both nationally and internationally. They have also appeared numerous times on Boston’s SoHIP concert series, on WGBH Radio, Boston, and on various concert series in New York City. Newton Baroque is a recipient of NCC grants.

Festival of the Arts: Pro Arte Quartet
2021-07-11 16:00 - 16:45 | The Allen Center, 35 Webster St, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465, United States
As part of the 6th Annual Newton Festival of the Arts, enjoy a concert from Pro Arte’s Quartet.
Juneteenth marks the anniversary of the emancipation of slaves in the United States. The quartet will share three works by African American composers, each of which has moments of dance and reflection. Wynton Marsalis’ At the Octoroon Balls is a set of scenes inspired by his early life in New Orleans. We will play three movements from this work – Creole Contradanzas, Blue Lights on the Bayou, and the Rampart Street Row House Rag. Florence Price’s String Quartet No. 2 in A minor weaves together her beautiful lyric writing and African American vernacular with daring chromaticism and vibrant movement. The third movement (of four) is a Juba, a dance developed by Africans brought to America against their will. Dorothy Rudd Moore’s Modes is a beautiful and compact three-movement work, which ends with an energetic, movement-inspiring finale. Lisa Goddard & Colin Davis, violins, Anne Black, viola, and Steve Laven, cello.

Hyde Community Center presents: Gringo Kings Concert
2021-08-13 18:00 | Hyde Bandshell, 90 Lincoln Street, Newton, MA, 02461, United States
Join the Hyde Community Center for a concert by the Gringo Kings, as part of the Summer in the Highlands series.
All Movies and Concerts are free and take place outside on the Hyde Playground. Sponsors: The Village Bank, Newton Community Pride, Wholefoods Market, Newton Wellesley Hospital, O’Hara’s, Pine Village Preschool, Newton Cultural Council. For more information 617-201-7088 or hydehighlands@gmail.com.

Black Velvet Band at the Hyde Community Center
2021-08-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Hyde Bandshell, 90 Lincoln Street, Newton, MA, 02461, United States
During the summer, the Hyde Community Center hosts an outdoor summer family concert and movie series on Friday nights, featuring local bands and family-friendly films. A few times throughout the summer, the bandstand is used to stage live theater productions, and story-telling. These free events held in the Hyde Playground on the Hyde Community Center bandstand draw hundreds of local families.
On August 27th, come see the Black Velvet Band, followed by a showing of Mrs. Doubtfire.

Suzuki School of Newton presents: Back to School Block Party
2021-09-12 16:00 - 18:00 | Suzuki School of Newton, 1615 Beacon St, Waban, MA, 02468, United States
Dust off your instrument and get ready for the new school year with a celebration! The Back To School Block Party will consist of a play-in and a picnic on September 12th from 4:00-6:00pm at our school’s parking lot. We hope to see you then! (Rain date is Sep. 19th from 4:00-6:00).

Zamir Chorale Auditions
2021-09-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Temple Reyim, 1860 Washington St, Auburndale, MA, 02466, United States
Auditions for the Zamir Chorale of Boston’s 2021-22 season will be held Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. , at Temple Reyim, 1860 Washington St., Auburndale (Newton).
Auditions are by appointment only and must be scheduled in advance by emailing manager@zamir.org.
Candidates should have excellent vocal quality, the ability to sight-read music, and previous choral experience. In addition to the audition, candidates are required to attend open rehearsals from 7:15 to 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 14, and Tuesday, October 5, at Temple Reyim. Rehearsals throughout the year are generally held on Tuesdays at Temple Reyim, from 7:15 to 10:00 p.m., from September through early June.

Pro Arte's Ensemble Series - Ensemble I
2021-10-17 15:00 | Cary Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, 02420, United States
Pro Arte’s full ensemble takes to the stage to present treasured works and brilliant contemporary compositions celebrating their forty-four year history as one of Boston’s most vibrant orchestras.
Principal Conductor Kevin Rhodes kicks off the season with a dazzling and wide-ranging program of music across centuries and continents. Read more about the program and purchase tickets here.

Amherst Early Music presents: CityRecorder Workshop
2021-10-23 - 2021-10-24 | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
Registration is now open for CityRecorder! 2021, Amherst Early Music’s 2-day online workshop. This workshop is especially for recorders but all are welcome! Choose from 11 classes curated by Co-Directors Valerie Horst and Wendy Powers. Classes recordings will be available for 7 days, so sign up for as many classes as you like!
Workshop Extras include a Discussion with Eric Haas on Saturday (free for everyone), and a Concert on Sunday with Tom Beets and Joris Van Goethem: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, It’s FR2! Classes are $25 each and concert tickets are $10. Join us from wherever you are in the world!

New Philharmonia Orchestra presents: Classics I
2021-10-30 19:30, 2021-10-31 15:00 | Newton North High School, 457 Walnut St, Newton, MA, 02460, United States
The New Philharmonia Orchestra begins its exciting 27th season filled with celebratory spirit, incredible music, and exciting guest performances. Join them for their Classics I program featuring guest violinist Keila Wakao. Tickets are $10-$25. For more information visit newphil.org.

Commonwealth Chorale presents: American Sounds
2021-11-13 08:00 - 17:00 | MA
Live performances are returning and Commonwealth Chorale has a great year planned! Maestro David Carrier has programmed a superb concert season to celebrate his retirement. Be ready to go for a ride with Paul Revere, pick up a bluegrass banjo, and then sit back and enjoy Bach and Haydn.
Our first concert presents nostalgic Americana through the works of Randall Thompson, Gwyneth Walker and Stephen Paulus. In March, we present a unique and uplifting concert with music by Copland and Barnett. The nationally renowned bluegrass band, Monroe Crossing, will join us in performing Barnett’s The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass. For our final concert in May, we return to our classical roots with a performance of Haydn’s Missa in Angustiis (Lord Nelson Mass) and Bach’s Cantata 140 (Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme). This is a season not to be missed.
Purchase tickets here.
