EXHIBITION & AWARD CEREMONY: The Allen Center, The Rhythm of Color Welcome to the RHYTHM of COLOR! End the year with a splash of color! Join the NAA for this annual Allen Center Expo! Let your creative side go wild. Explore your inner color any way you like. Exhibition: January 14 – February 26 Award Presentation:…

From Scotland to America Saturday, March 7, 7:30 pm The Allen Center presents a spirited evening of Scottish and American traditional tunes reimagined by Boston's fiddling finest, Kathleen Parks, Jenna Moynihan, and Friends. Expect an evening of high energy music, and camaraderie.

From Scotland to America Saturday, March 7th, 7:30 pm, The Allen Center The Allen Center presents a spirited evening of Scottish and American traditional tunes reimagined by Boston's fiddling finest, Kathleen Parks, Jenna Moynihan, and friends. Expect an evening of high-energy music and camaraderie. This program, curated by none other than the irreplaceable Newton resident/former Berklee VP and authority…

Yuki Yoshimi Sunday, March 8, 3:00 pm Yuki Yoshimi brings an afternoon of Mozart, Bartók, and Schumann (program subject to change) to The Allen Center. Yoshimi gained national recognition after winning First Prize at the 86th Music Competition of Japan, becoming the youngest winner at age 17. He wowed us at The Allen Center Holiday Party…

Orli Shaham Monday, March 16th, 7:30 pm, The Allen Center A special opportunity to hear internationally acclaimed Steinway artist Orli Shaham up close at The Allen Center. This will be a truly incredible evening of music you won't want to miss! Orli Shaham A consummate musician recognized for her grace, subtlety, and brilliance, the pianist Orli Shaham is hailed by critics on four continents. The New York Times called her a “brilliant pianist,” The Chicago Tribune referred to her as “a first-rate Mozartean, ”and London’s Guardian said Ms. Shaham’s playing at the Proms was “perfection.” Orli Shaham has performed with many of the major orchestras around the world, and has appeared in recital internationally, from Carnegie Hall to the Sydney Opera House. She is Artistic Director of Pacific Symphony’s chamber series Café Ludwig in California since 2007 and was Artist-in-Residence at Vancouver Symphony (USA) 2022-24. In 2025-26, Orli Shaham and Pacific Symphony release an album of American chamber music, including commissions by Margaret Brouwer and Avner Dorman, alongside works by Reena Esmail, Viet Cuong and others. Her 2024 set of the complete sonatas by Mozart received critical acclaim worldwide. Shaham’s discography includes over a dozen titles on Deutsche Grammophon, Sony, Canary Classics and other labels. Orli Shaham is on faculty at The Juilliard School and is a co-host and creative for the national radio program From the Top. She founded the interactive children’s concert series Orli Shaham’s Bach Yardin 2010, and is chair of the Board of Trustees of Kaufman Music Center.

Karen Walwyn Sunday, March 22nd, 3:00 pm, The Allen Center Steinway artist Karen Walwyn returns to The Allen Center for a lecture recital on the incredible life and works of Florence Price and more. Karen Walwyn Dr. Karen Walwyn, Concert Pianist, Composer and an Albany Recording Artist, is the first female African American pianist/ composer to receive the Steinway Artist Award.  She is Area Coordinator of Keyboard Studies at Howard University and is in constant concert demand nationally and internationally for her repertoire from Frédéric Chopin to Florence Price, as well as for performances of her own works for solo piano, choir and instrumental ensemble. Some recent concerts include appearances in Johannesburg,  Barcelona, Tenerife, Salzburg, London, and Nice. Nationally, Walwyn has performed throughout the contiguous United States, Hawaii, West Indies and the Virgin Islands.