Second Church in Newton
Newton Baroque presents Abandoned and Alone: A Fanny von Arnstein Viennese Salon 1790
Second Church in Newton 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, United StatesAttend an evening in honor of the remarkable Jewish woman, Fanny von Arnstein, who hosted brilliant salons in Vienna starting in the 1780s. This program features works that were likely performed at her salon, including Josef Haydn’s Arianna a Naxos, Nicola Porpora’s Abandonata e Sola, and Lieder by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Get your tickets for…
Pro Arte presents a Benefit for Ukraine
Second Church in Newton 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, United StatesPro Arte musicians come together to give a concert in benefit of those suffering in Ukraine. Multiple different groups of performers donate their services to perform a moving evening of music. This event is presented for a suggested donation of $50. All proceeds will be donated by Pro Arte to the Relief Fund for Ukrainian…
Pro Arte presents Serenades and Illuminations
Second Church in Newton 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, United StatesThe first concert of Season 45 featuring the music of Strauss, Britten, and Brahms. David Angus, conductor Omar Najmi, tenor STRAUSS Wind Serenade BRITTEN Les Illuminations BRAHMS Serenade No. 1 in A Major
Newton Piano Summit 2022
Second Church in Newton 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, United StatesMay 21st, 1 pm. The Helen Sung Trio presents PUSH – Celebrating Women in Jazz Simply put, Helen Sung is the most innovative, jaw-dropping new artist on the planet we have heard in years. She melds influences from jazz, classical, and Latin into astounding expeditions into new territories. Her latest album Quartet+ is breathtaking with…
Newton Piano Summit 2022
Second Church in Newton 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, United StatesMay 14th, 1 pm. Harold Charon, Explorations in Latin Music. One of the things we try to do with the Summit is feature talent before they get Grammys, world attention, and command fees well above our current budgets, and yes this has happened! We poll past summit artists regularly to see who’s the new hot…
Newton Piano Summit 2022
Second Church in Newton 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, United StatesThe Newton Piano Summit 2022 season will feature Classical, Latin, and Jazz. A vaccination card is required to attend. May 7th, 1 pm. Andrus Madsen and April Sun performing the Goldberg Variations. “The Goldberg Variations are among the most meaningful works J. S. Bach wrote for keyboard.” Josef Rheinberger, 1883 Newton’s own Andrus Madsen is well-known internationally…
Newton Baroque: Passion in the Parlor CANCELED
Second Church in Newton 60 Highland St., West Newton, MA, United StatesEnjoy delightful cantatas and sonatas from 1730s Dresden when passion reigned supreme. Composers Johann Adolf Hasse, Johann Joachim Quantz, and Nicolo Porpora bring their emotions into the parlor. Performers are Mary Oleskiewicz, flute; Nicole Estima, soprano; Sarah Freiberg Ellison, cello; and Andrus Madsen, harpsichord and music director. Tickets are $30/adults, $25/seniors, $10/students, and under 18…
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…