Concert
New Phil Family Concert: Meet the Orchestra with Peter and the Wolf
First Baptist Church in Newton 848 Beacon St, Newton, MA, United StatesThe 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…
SCC: Room to Bloom – Songs of Hope & Spring
Scandinavian Cultural Center 206 Waltham St, Newton, MA, United StatesSinger, Isabel Stover, and pianist, Molly Flannery, perform a mix of jazz, bossa nova, and original material. Having played together for many years, this duo truly plays as one and their joy in doing so is palpable! Part of Music Mondays at the Scandinavian Cultural Center. Cost: $10. More info at https://www.facebook.com/musicmondaysconcerts/.
SCC Concert: Anna Jalkéus & Aaron Dutton POSTPONED
Scandinavian Cultural Center 206 Waltham St, Newton, MA, United StatesAnna Jalkéus and Aaron Dutton interpret Swedish folk songs and hymns in an atypical duo setting with pedal harp, voice, and saxophone. Well-known melodies and folk-inspired compositions will be played in new, unique arrangements that combine intuitive listening and improvisation. Music and words are delivered with honest sincerity to create a beautiful and soaring soundscape.…
Zamir Chorale: Concert in the Round POSTPONED
Temple Reyim 1860 Washington St, Auburndale, MA, United StatesZamir Chorale of Boston, directed by our High Holy Day Chazzan Joshua Jacobson, will be performing at Temple Reyim! In this experimental concert, the audience will be surrounded by the choir. We will look around at the performers, sit back and enjoy the "surround-sound." Tickets are $18 and available at http://www.reyim.org/.
Commonwealth Chorale: Reverence & Joy
Second Church in Newton 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, United StatesMelt your winter blues away with Commonwealth Chorale's richly textured program of brass, chorus, and more. Bruckner considered his Te Deum his favorite (and possibly greatest) work. Gustav Mahler described it as written “for the tongues of angels, heaven-blest, chastened hearts, and souls purified in the fire!” Bernstein’s French and Latin choruses, written as incidental music…
SCC: Susan Hagen, Double-Bass POSTPONED
Scandinavian Cultural Center 206 Waltham St, Newton, MA, United StatesBoston Pops Principal Bassist Susan Hagen will present an eclectic program of gems for double-bass solo, ranging from romantic to very melodious contemporary, including a beautiful piece about a mythological Scandinavian god named Ilmarinen. Come hear how beautiful the double bass is! Part of Music Mondays at the Scandinavian Cultural Center. Cost: $10. More info…
Newton Free Library: Women in World Jazz Concert CANCELED
Newton Free Library 330 Homer St, Newton, MA, United StatesJazz and Blues were a propelling force in the U.S. during the 1920s, providing females of all ages with an outlet for rebellion in a time when they were also fighting to win the right to vote. Join the Newton Free Library as they celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment…
Cappella Clausura ONLINE: Ordo Virtutum from 2/15/20
ONLINE United KingdomCappella Clausura is pleased to share virtually its special performance of Hildegard von Bingen’s Ordo Virtutum from 2/15/20. 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…
Cappella Clausura ONLINE: Ordo Virtutum from 2/15/20
ONLINE United KingdomCappella Clausura is pleased to share virtually its special performance of Hildegard von Bingen’s Ordo Virtutum from 2/15/20. 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…
Pro Arte presents Serenades and Illuminations CANCELED
First Baptist Church in Newton 848 Beacon St, Newton, MA, United StatesPro Arte welcomes Guest Conductor David Angus and tenor Jesse Darden for an enchanting program of two retrospective serenades and one visionary song cycle. The Romantic serenades by Richard Strauss and Johannes Brahms stem from a Classical genre of music traditionally performed outdoors in the evening. Although Strauss’s noble Serenade in E-flat is small in…