A two-week calendar is published every Monday. Dates with no scheduled events are not listed.
MARCH 19 – TUESDAY
12:00 pm – CMA Performing Arts Series: Chamber Music in the Atrium. Yaron Kohlberg, Piano. Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Boulevard. Free.
MARCH 20 – WEDNESDAY
12:00 pm – Trinity Brownbag Concert. Shaker Heights High School Choir . Program to be announced. Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Freewill offering.
2:15 pm – Wednesday Noon Organ Concert by Robert Myers. “Holy Week.” music by Brahms, Held, Krebs, and Walcha. Beckerath organ. Trinity Lutheran Church, W. 30th & Lorain, Cleveland. Freewill offering.
7:30 pm – Apollo’s Fire: “¡Hispania! A Voyage from Spain to the Americas.” Sophia Burgos, soprano, and Jeremías García, flamenco guitarist & singer. A musical journey from 16th-century Spain to baroque Latin America. Pre-concert conversation with guitarist Jeremías García one hour before the performance. St. Bernard Catholic Church, 44 University Ave., Akron. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – CIM Insiders: She-e Wu, percussion. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd, Cleveland. Free — Seating Passes Required
MARCH 21 – THURSDAY
7:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra: Dalia Stasevska, conductor, Josefina Maldonado, mezzo-soprano. Program includes Sibelius’s Symphony No. 2, Rautavaara’s Cantus Arcticus, and Julia Perry’s Stabat Mater. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Apollo’s Fire: “¡Hispania! A Voyage from Spain to the Americas.” Sophia Burgos, soprano, and Jeremías García, flamenco guitarist & singer. A musical journey from 16th-century Spain to baroque Latin America. Pre-concert conversation with guitarist Jeremías García one hour before the performance. St. Rocco Parish, 3205 Fulton Rd, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – U4U Band. Each member of the band was forced to come to the USA due to the outbreak of war in their hometowns in different parts of Ukraine. The idea of this music team is to help the development and promotion of modern world music blended with Ukrainian culture. Maltz Performing Arts Center, 1855 Ansel Road in University Circle. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Oberlin PI Ensembles with Edmar Colón. Cat in the Cream Coffeehouse 180 W. Lorain St., Oberlin. Free
7:30 pm – Oberlin College Choir and the Oberlin Chamber Singers conducted by Gregory Ristow. Program includes Igor Stravinsky’s Four Russian Peasant Songs, Jeff Scott’s Nǐ de Mìngyùn, Wǒ de Mìngyùn (Your Destiny, My Destiny) (world premiere), John Corigliano’s Of Rage and Remembrance, Dominick DiOrio’s When Did We See You?, Brandon Waddles Set Me As A Seal, and Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s Messe pour le Samedi de Pâques. Warner Concert Hall, 77 W. College St. Oberlin. Free.
MARCH 22 – FRIDAY
7:00 pm – CityMusic Chamber Series. Daniel Gilbert (clarinet), Kiarra Saito-Beckman (violin), Anna Kuo (cello), and Donna Lee (piano). Harberg’s Lucas’ Garden, Stravinsky’s L’histoire du soldat & Zemlinsky’s Clarinet Trio. Praxis Fiber Workshop 15301 Waterloo Road Cleveland. Free.
7:00 pm – Local #4 Music Fund. Drew Hosler, Tenor Saxophone and Eric Charnofsky, Piano. Music by Amie Leigh Sampson, Stacy Garrop, Piet Swerts, Cara Haxo, Gracelyn Jack, Andrew Mead, Wang Lu, and Katahj Copley. Disciples Christian Church, 3663 Mayfield Rd., Cleveland Heights. Free
7:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra: Dalia Stasevska, conductor, Josefina Maldonado, mezzo-soprano. Program includes Sibelius’s Symphony No. 2, Rautavaara’s Cantus Arcticus, and Julia Perry’s Stabat Mater. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Apollo’s Fire: “¡Hispania! A Voyage from Spain to the Americas.” Sophia Burgos, soprano, and Jeremías García, flamenco guitarist & singer. A musical journey from 16th-century Spain to baroque Latin America. Pre-concert conversation with guitarist Jeremías García one hour before the performance. Afterglow event following the concert: enjoy tapas and meet the musicians. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Hts. Tickets available online.
8:00 pm – BW Opera, The Merry Widow. Romance, clandestine affairs and turn of the 20th century Parisian opulence whirl along to Lehár’s lush and sweeping score featuring can-cans, galops, and glorious waltzes. Gamble Auditorium, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory, 96 Front St., Berea. Tickets available online.
MARCH 23 – SATURDAY
3:00 pm – BW Opera, The Merry Widow. Romance, clandestine affairs and turn of the 20th century Parisian opulence whirl along to Lehár’s lush and sweeping score featuring can-cans, galops, and glorious waltzes. Gamble Auditorium, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory, 96 Front St., Berea. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Canton Symphony and Chorus. Stefan Sanders, guest conductor, Amanda Powell, soprano, Kira McGirr, mezzo-soprano, John Pickle, tenor, and Edward Vogel, bass. Program includes George Walker’s Lyric for Strings and Mozart’s Serenade in D, K.320 and Requiem. Umstattd Hall | Zimmermann Symphony Center 2331 17th St. NW, Canton. Tickets available online.
8:00 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra: Dalia Stasevska, conductor, Josefina Maldonado, mezzo-soprano. Program includes Sibelius’s Symphony No. 2, Rautavaara’s Cantus Arcticus, and Julia Perry’s Stabat Mater. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
8:00 pm – Apollo’s Fire: “¡Hispania! A Voyage from Spain to the Americas.” Sophia Burgos, soprano, and Jeremías García, flamenco guitarist & singer. A musical journey from 16th-century Spain to baroque Latin America. Pre-concert conversation with guitarist Jeremías García one hour before the performance. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Hts. Tickets available online.
8:00 pm – BW Opera, The Merry Widow. Romance, clandestine affairs and turn of the 20th century Parisian opulence whirl along to Lehár’s lush and sweeping score featuring can-cans, galops, and glorious waltzes. Gamble Auditorium, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory, 96 Front St., Berea. Tickets available online.
MARCH 24 – SUNDAY
3:00 pm – Heights Arts Close Encounters. Katherine Bormann, violin, Eliesha Nelson, viola, Maximilian Dimoff, double bass, Frank Rosenwein, oboe, Afendi Yusuf, clarinet, Barrick Stees, bassoon, and Nathaniel Silberschlag, horn. Music by Strauss, Clarke, and Prokofiev. Dunham Tavern, 6709 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
3:00 pm – BW Opera, The Merry Widow. Romance, clandestine affairs and turn of the 20th century Parisian opulence whirl along to Lehár’s lush and sweeping score featuring can-cans, galops, and glorious waltzes. Gamble Auditorium, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory, 96 Front St., Berea. Tickets available online.
3:00 pm – Wooster Chamber Music Series. Callisto Quartet performs works by Haydn, Paul Wiancko, and Mendelssohn.Gault Recital Hall, College of Wooster, 525 E. University St., Free.
3:00 pm – TrueNorth Presents – A New Creation. TrueNorth Chamber Orchestra & Chorale. Rene Claussen’s A New Creation, Grieg’s Holberg Suite, and Francaix’s Wind Quartet. Avon Lake Presbyterian Church, 32340 Electric Blvd., Avon Lake. Freewill offering.
4:00 pm – Arts Renaissance Tremont: Mark Kosower, cello (principal, Cleveland Orchestra), with Tatiana Lokhina, piano & the Cavani String Quartet. Program includes Franz Schubert’s String Quintet & music by Enescu & Tchaikovsky. St. Wendelin Church, 2281 Columbus Rd., Tremont. Freewill offering.
5:00 pm – Music from the Western Reserve. Factory Seconds Brass. Program TBA. Christ Church Episcopal Hudson. 21 Aurora St., Hudson. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – CIM Perspectives, Wild Up. Program includes Eastman’s Touch Him When, Our Father, Buddha, and Gay Guerrilla, Frey’s Grizzana, Braxton’s Composition No. 220, and Lara’s Ventos Uivantes. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd, Cleveland. Free — Seating Passes Required
MARCH 25 – MONDAY
7:30 pm – Lorain County Community College Signature Series: Jordan Bak, viola. J.S. Bach’s Cello Suite No. 3, Telemann’s Fantasia No. 10 in D major, Vieuxtemps’ Capriccio for Solo Viola, Ligeti’s Viola Sonata, II. Loop, Mumford’s wending, Tyson Davis’ Tableau XII for Solo Viola, and Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti’s ko’u inoa (2017). Cirigliano Studio Theatre, 1005 North Abbe Road, Elyria. Free.
7:30 pm – Baldwin Wallace Faculty Recital. Nancy Maultsby, mezzo-soprano and the Poiesis Quartet. Richard Stout’s Songs Of Correspondence and Clint Needham’s String Quartet No. 2, Shades Of Green. Gamble Auditorium, 96 Front St., Berea. Free.
MARCH 27 – WEDNESDAY
12:15 pm – Wednesday Noon Organ Concert by Robert Myers. “Holy Week.” music by Brahms, Held, Krebs, and Walcha. Beckerath organ. Trinity Lutheran Church, W. 30th & Lorain, Cleveland. Freewill offering.
3:00 pm – Cleveland International Piano Competition. First Round. Five contestants will perform a 30-minute solo recital of their choice of repertoire. Baldwin Wallace Gamble Auditorium, 96 Front St., Berea. Sessions can be attended in person free of charge or viewed online on the CIPC website and YouTube Channel.
6:00 pm – CIPC Piano at the Pub. Listen to leading international music pros discuss the challenges and opportunities of today’s classical music world, featuring CIPC First Round Jury members Ute Fesquet, Paul-Arnaud Pejouan, Sonia Simmenauer and Magdalena Baczewska in conversation with President Yaron Kohlberg. Happy Dog Gordon Square, 5801 Detroit Ave, Cleveland. Free.
7:30 pm – Tri-C Performing Arts Presents the Count Basie Orchestra, directed by Scotty Barnhart with guest vocalist Carmen Bradford. In its 88-year history, the Count Basie Orchestra has won every respected jazz poll in the world at least once and played every major jazz festival and major concert hall in the world. Cuyahoga Community College Metro Auditorium, E. 30th & Woodland, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
MARCH 28 – THURSDAY
12:00 pm – Cleveland International Piano Competition. First Round. Five contestants will perform a 30-minute solo recital of their choice of repertoire. Baldwin Wallace Gamble Auditorium, 96 Front St., Berea. Sessions can be attended in person free of charge or viewed online on the CIPC website and YouTube Channel.
7:30 pm – CIM Orchestra. JoAnn Falletta, guest conductor, Clancy Ellis and Jake Taniguchi, student conductors. Music includes Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 1 in “Classical,” Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol, and Mussorgsky/Ravel’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Kulas Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd, Cleveland. Free — Seating Passes Required
MARCH 29 – FRIDAY
8:00 am – Cleveland International Piano Competition. First Round. Seven contestants will perform a 30-minute solo recital of their choice of repertoire. Baldwin Wallace Gamble Auditorium, 96 Front St., Berea. Sessions can be attended in person free of charge or viewed online on the CIPC website and YouTube Channel.
1:15 pm – Cleveland International Piano Competition. First Round. Seven contestants will perform a 30-minute solo recital of their choice of repertoire. Baldwin Wallace Gamble Auditorium, 96 Front St., Berea. Sessions can be attended in person free of charge or viewed online on the CIPC website and YouTube Channel.
MARCH 30 – SATURDAY
7:00 pm – Arts Live: A Night at the Museum. Students of the Cleveland School of the Arts with guest pianists Emanuela Friscioni and Ralitsa Georgieva-Smith. See some of CMA’s art collection brought to life by the students of CSA’s Music, Dance, and Visual Arts Departments. Audiences can expect to hear familiar musical works, such as de Falla’s Ritual Fire Dance, and Debussy’s Claire de Lune, set to stylized choreography that brings larger-than-life sized artwork, created by CSA’s Visual Art students to life. Gartner Auditorium, 11150 East Blvd. Cleveland. Free