Join the New Phil for a special evening of chamber ensembles and culinary treats! The program for this tapestry-style event will include the music of Bach, Suk, Stravinsky, and Mozart's great Symphony No. 40. The evening will include fanciful refreshments and a chance to explore the beauty of the exquisite Gregorian Oriental Rugs in Newton…
Come and enjoy this classic all-Mozart program featuring the rich tenor voices of french horn and viola. The rarely heard horn quintet, featuring the playing of Pro Arte's principal horn Robert Marlatt, will surely be a treasure. Musicologist Alfred Einstein, a great fan of this work, described the slow movement "a little love duet between…
Violin, viola, cello, piano, flute, guitar, and harp students from the Suzuki School of Newton will present their polished pieces in two solo recitals: one beginning at 3:00 p.m., and a second beginning at 4:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. More info at suzukinewton.org
Brothers Lawrence Wilde and Charles Boguinia come together to present a program of piano music by Edward Grieg and new compositions for the Swedish nyckelharpa, violin and piano inspired by Swedish and Norwegian Folk music. The Voices of Scandinavia program will feature piano works by Edvard Grieg and new compositions for nyckelharpa, violin and piano…
Renese King is a talented instrumentalist and arranger whose soulful and moving voice has been called "resplendent" by The Boston Globe and garnered her a Boston Music Award for Gospel Artist of the Year. King has toured with the Boston Pops, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and many other orchestras, and was a featured artist on…
Violin, viola, cello, piano, flute, guitar, and harp students from the Suzuki School of Newton will present their polished pieces in two solo recitals: one beginning at 3:15 p.m., and a second beginning at 4:45 p.m. Free and open to the public. More info at suzukinewton.org.
The music of southern Germany warms a February night when violinists, Susanna Ogata and Anna Griffes team up with Doug Kelley, viola da gamba, and Andrus Madsen, music director and harpsichord to play music from the Stuttgart and Munich courts by Johann Christoph Pez, Giuseppe Brescianello, and Evaristo Dall'Abaco. (pictured: interior of Ludwigsburg Palace, built…
Immerse yourself in chanted opera: what Director LeClair calls the very first opera, written around 1150 by Abbess and now St. Hildegard von Bingen, fully staged for modern audiences with 18 women and men lending gender fluidity to the various ancient roles; with Na'ama Lion, flute; Nancy Hurrell, harp; Laura Jeppesen, vielle; and Mike Williams,…
Violinist Dorisiya Yosifova will perform works by Telemann, Bach, Kreisler, and others. A native of Gabrovo, Bulgaria, Ms. Yosifova earned a Master of Music degree in violin performance at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee.
Immerse yourself in chanted opera: what Director LeClair calls the very first opera, written around 1150 by Abbess and now St. Hildegard von Bingen, fully staged for modern audiences with 18 women and men lending gender fluidity to the various ancient roles; with Na'ama Lion, flute; Nancy Hurrell, harp; Laura Jeppesen, vielle; and Mike Williams,…
This family-friendly original retelling follows the adventures of Pinocchio, a wooden puppet who wishes to become a real boy. Featuring Liz Adams, Chiara Durazzini, Matt Goldstein and Valerie Goldstein. With masks made by Behind the Mask Studio. Lighthearted and funny, this adaptation will appeal to children of all ages. Cost: $10-20.
This family-friendly original retelling follows the adventures of Pinocchio, a wooden puppet who wishes to become a real boy. Featuring Liz Adams, Chiara Durazzini, Matt Goldstein and Valerie Goldstein. With masks made by Behind the Mask Studio. Lighthearted and funny, this adaptation will appeal to children of all ages. Cost: $10-20.
Something old, something new - Noni Lewis, one of our regular actors in recent years (Revolutionists, Colder Than Here, Dracula: the Bloody Truth) is in the director's seat this time out, with her original take on a famous classic - No Exit. A slightly odd and inscrutable bellhop leads three different guests into the same…
The Weston Wind Quintet has given dozens of concerts in the greater Boston area over the past 15 years, covering a wide repertoire. Live recordings of many of those concerts are available free of charge for listening or downloading from SoundCloud. For this concert they will perform works by Giacchino Rossini, Ralph Vaughn Williams, Paul Juon and…
This family-friendly original retelling follows the adventures of Pinocchio, a wooden puppet who wishes to become a real boy. Featuring Liz Adams, Chiara Durazzini, Matt Goldstein and Valerie Goldstein. With masks made by Behind the Mask Studio. Lighthearted and funny, this adaptation will appeal to children of all ages. Cost: $10-20.
The New Philharmonia Orchestra invites you to discover the magic of Prokofiev’s musical fairy tale, Peter and the Wolf, featuring narration from Newton's own Mayor Ruthanne Fuller. Following the hour-long concert, there will be a Musical Petting Zoo, where children of all ages can meet the musicians and instruments that make it all come…