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…
NewTV's Studio Production Orientation will teach you how you can access and use NewTV's studio space. If you're interested in producing your own show at NewTV or volunteer on a current one, this is the place to start. Class is free with a NewTV membership. Membership starts at $25. More info at newtv.org.
These art shows will be on view February 4-27: The face is Mary McSweeney’s greatest inspiration whether invented, from life, idealized, distorted, sculptural or flat. From describing form and light with small strokes to creating ambiguous spaces with broad and untamed washes, Dan Brenton explores a variety of mark-making techniques. FREE and open to the…
Learn how to set up NewTV's studio space from lights to the control room. This class will teach you how to put on a great studio production. Class is free with a NewTV membership. Membership starts at $25. More info at newtv.org.
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…
Carol Letvin’s demonstration, hosted by the Newton Art Association, will cover an innovative printmaking process for painters. Using oil or acrylic painting supplies and some simple tools, you can create beautiful, unique mono-type prints. Try it during the demo FREE and open to the public. More info at https://newtonartassociation.com/
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.
Interested in documentary making or filming live events? This orientation will guide you on how to use NewTV's equipment and resources to start filming out in the field. Class is free with a NewTV membership. Membership starts at $25. More info at newtv.org.
Learn the basics of Audition on the Mac. Includes how to create your own recording, insert and overwrite edits, use transitions and effects, and much more. Class is free with a NewTV membership. Membership starts at $25. More info at newtv.org.
It’s the summer of 1980, and Björn Borg is the top tennis player in the world, dominating the sport both on and off the court. A powerful and rigorously disciplined player, there is only one obstacle in his pursuit of a record-breaking fifth Wimbledon championship: the highly talented but ferociously abrasive young American John McEnroe.…
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…
In honor of Black History Month, opera and classical music expert, Ed Tapper, will give a presentation highlighting several historically significant African-American opera and concert singers from the 19th century to the present. They persevered in the face of racial prejudice and violence, blazing the trail for future generations of singers from every race. Mr.…
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…
Drop in – everyone makes art! Visit New Art Center for an exciting free program for children with their parents, grandparents, or guardians. Explore 2 art-maker spaces; different projects each time! (This is a work-together program; children must be accompanied by an adult.) FREE and open to the public.
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.