A two-week calendar is published every Monday. Dates with no scheduled events are not listed.
OCTOBER 12 – MONDAY
7:30 pm – Atlantic Brass Quintet. Tim Leopold & Micah Killion, trumpets; Ben Wulfman, horn; John Faieta, trombone; and John Manning, tuba. Works by Jan Bach, Marti Epstein, Reena Esmail, Andrew Rindfleisch, and Jeff Scott. Drinko Recital Hall, Cleveland State University, 2001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Free.
OCTOBER 13 – TUESDAY
12:00 pm – Tuesday Noon Organ Plus Concert, Ethan Morris, organ. J.S. Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 541 & Feliks Nowowiejski’s Organ Symphony No. 7 “Disputa,” Op. 45, No. 7. Church of the Covenant, 11205 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Freewill offering. Click here for live webcast.
7:30 pm – Cleveland Chamber Music Society. The Escher Quartet. Adam Barnett-Hart & Bryan Lee, violins, Pierre Lapointe, viola, and Brook Speltz, cello. Joseph Haydn’s Quartet in G Major, Op. 76, No. 1; Erich Korngold’s Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 34; and Johannes Brahms’ Quartet in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2. Pre-concert talk with Kevin McLaughlin at 6:30 pm. Cultural Arts Center at Disciples Church, 3663 Mayfield Road, Cleveland Heights. Tickets available online.
OCTOBER 14 – WEDNESDAY
7:30 pm – Cleveland Museum of Art. Hiromi: The Trio Project. Hiromi, jazz piano, James Genus, bass, and Simon Phillips, drums. Gartner Auditorium, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Oberlin Guest Recital. Tallā Rouge. Lauren Spaulding and Aria Cheregosha, violas. Kulas Recital Hall, 77 W. College St., Oberlin. Free.
OCTOBER 15 – THURSDAY
7:30 pm – Apollo’s Fire. Ben Franklin in Paris. In 1776, Ben Franklin visited Paris as an ambassador from the fledgling United States. This program of orchestral works were performed in Paris during his 9-year stay, including Mozart’s “Paris” Symphony and highlights from a Rameau opera. First United Methodist Church, 263 E. Mill St., Akron. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Oberlin College Choir. Gregory Ristow, director. Warner Concert Hall, 77 W. College St., Free.
7:30 pm – Oberlin Faculty and Guest Recital. Hojung Kim, cello & Hyunsoo Kim, piano. Stull Recital Hall, 77 W. College St., Free.
OCTOBER 16 – FRIDAY
7:00 pm – Kent Keyboard Series. A Season of Homecomings with Giuseppe Guarrera. Presented in collaboration with Piano Cleveland. Ludwig Recital Hall, Kent State University, 1325 Theatre Drive, Kent. Free.
7:30 pm – Apollo’s Fire. Ben Franklin in Paris. In 1776, Ben Franklin visited Paris as an ambassador from the fledgling United States. This program of orchestral works were performed in Paris during his 9-year stay, including Mozart’s “Paris” Symphony and highlights from a Rameau opera. St. Raphael Catholic Church, 525 Dover Center Road, Bay Village. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Severance Music Center Presents. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. Mandel Concert Hall, Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – CIM Orchestra. Sarah Ioannides, conductor. Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 1, Elfrida Andrée’s Overture in G minor & arför och därför, and Louise Farrenc’s Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36. Kulas Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Free, but tickets required.
7:30 pm – Cleveland Jazz Orchestra. Rhythm Nation. Percussionist Jamey Haddad brings his world sounds and mastery of over 1,000 instruments to a jazz concert with a focus on the rhythm section. Maltz Performing Arts Center, 1855 Ansel Road, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – University of Akron Symphony Orchestra. Charles Gounod’s Funeral March of a Marionette, Nancy Bloomer Deussen’s A Field in Pennsylvania, and Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World.” Guzzetta Recital Hall, 157 University Ave., Akron. Free.
OCTOBER 17 – SATURDAY
3:00 pm – University of Akron Guest Recital. Hojung Kim, cello & Hyunsoo Kim, piano. Guzzetta Recital Hall, 157 University Ave., Akron. Free.
7:30 pm – Akron Symphony. Christopher Wilkins, conductor. Rossini’s William Tell Overture, Hisaishi’s Howl’s Moving Castle, Ponchielli’s Dance of the Hours, and Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique. E.J. Thomas Hall, 198 Hill St., Akron. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Apollo’s Fire. Ben Franklin in Paris. In 1776, Ben Franklin visited Paris as an ambassador from the fledgling United States. This program of orchestral works were performed in Paris during his 9-year stay, including Mozart’s “Paris” Symphony and highlights from a Rameau opera. Kulas Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Cleveland Classical Guitar Society. Berta Rojas, guitar, performing solo and with Opus 216 String Quartet, guitarist Colin Davin, and vocalist Gabriela Martinez. Read a preview article here. Maltz Performing Arts Center, 1855 Ansel Road, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Cleveland Philharmonic. Dean Buck, conductor, and Konrad Kowal, violin. Mayer’s Faust Overture in B minor, Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. Disciples Christian Church, 3663 Mayfield Road, Cleveland Heights. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Cleveland Pops Orchestra. Disco & Motown: A Night to Dance. Carl Topilow, conductor; Gavin Hope, Robyn Black, Andrea Koziol & Kathryn Rose, vocalists; and Paul DeLong, drummer. Mandel Concert Hall, Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
OCTOBER 18 – SUNDAY
2:00 pm – University of Akron Brass Night. Student brass chamber ensembles, including Brass Choir, Brass Quintet, Trumpet Ensemble, Horn Choir, Trombone Choir, and Tuba/Euphonium Choir. Akron-Summit County Library, 60 S. High St., Akron. Free.
3:00 pm – Cleveland Philharmonic. Dean Buck, conductor, and Konrad Kowal, violin. Mayer’s Faust Overture in B minor, Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. Westlake Performing Arts Center, 27830 Hilliard Blvd., Westlake. Tickets available online.
3:00 pm – Heights Arts. Close Encounters: Amy Lee and Friends. Amy Lee, violin, Johanna Zakany, viola, Si Yan Lee, cello, and Yaron Kohlberg, piano. W.A. Mozart’s Duo for Violin and Viola in G Major, K 423, Bohuslav Martinů’s Duo No. 2 for violin and viola, and Johannes Brahms’ Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor. Shaker Heights Villa, Shaker Heights (ticket holders will receive exact address.) Tickets available online.
4:00 pm – Firelands Symphony. Curtain Up. Celebrating 100 years of Broadway with vocalist Trica Tanguy. Sawmill Creek Convention Center, 400 Sawmill Creek Drive W., Huron. Tickets available online.
4:00 pm – St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Great Performances. All Creation Singing. St. Olaf College Professor James E. Bobb leads us in an exploration of hymnody. Co-sponsored by the Northeast Ohio Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights. Free.
4:00 pm – University of Akron Choirs. Tempus Live. J. Harper, director. This program explores time in the body, mind, and soul, asking what it means to exist, briefly yet meaningfully, within something infinite. Fairlawn Lutheran Church, 3415 W. Market St., Fairlawn. Free.
7:30 pm – Apollo’s Fire. Ben Franklin in Paris. In 1776, Ben Franklin visited Paris as an ambassador from the fledgling United States. This program of orchestral works were performed in Paris during his 9-year stay, including Mozart’s “Paris” Symphony and highlights from a Rameau opera. Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
8:00 pm – Cleveland Uncommon Sound Project. Jessica Pavone, viola performs before SplinterMount (olula negre, cello/voice; Torstein Johansen, bass; Alex Henry, saxophone; and Grace Harper, piano. Calicchia Gallery Studio, 1433 East 33rd St., Cleveland. Free, suggested donation $15.
OCTOBER 19 – MONDAY
7:30 pm – Cleveland Orchestra Recital Series. Batiashvili, Capuçon & Thibaudet in Recital. Lisa Batiashvili, violin, Gautier Capuçon, cello, and Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano. Dmitri Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No. 1, Claude Debussy’s Piano Trio, and Antonin Dvořák’s Piano Trio No. 3. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – LCCC Signature Recital Series. Jason Hardink, piano. Maurice Ravel’s Une barque sur l’océan & Noctuelles (Miroirs), Menuet & Rigaudon (Le Tombeau de Couperin), & Gaspard de la nuit and Jeffrey Mumford’s for Clare, four dances for Boris, of ringing and layered space: Jenny & fragments from the surrounding evening. Cirigliano Studio Theatre, Stocker Center for the Arts, Lorain County Community College, 1005 North Abbe Road, Elyria. Free.
OCTOBER 20 – TUESDAY
12:00 pm – Tuesday Noon Organ Plus Concert. Mikhail Grazhdanov, organ. Church of the Covenant, 11205 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Freewill offering.
7:30 pm – Tuesday Musical. Sphinx Virtuosi and J’nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano. American Dialogues 250. Rachel McFarlane’s American Dialogue, Roberto Sierra’s Sinfonietta for Strings, Damien Geter’s Declaration (libretto by Aaron Dworkin), Jessie Montgomery’s Banner, Maurice Ravel (arr. Mladen Miloradovic)’s Blues from Violin Sonata, and Igor Stravinsky’s Concerto for Strings in D Major, “Basle.” E.J. Thomas Hall, 198 Hill St., Akron. Tickets available online.
OCTOBER 21 – WEDNESDAY
12:00 pm – Trinity Cathedral Brownbag Concert. The Amethyst String Quartet. Lunches welcome. Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Free.
7:30 pm – Cleveland Cello Society. Santiago Cañón-Valencia, cello. J.S. Bach’s Cello Suites No. 1 in G Major and No. 5 in C Minor, George Crumb’s Sonata for Solo Cello, and two of Cañón-Valencia’s own compositions. Additionally, paintings by Cañón-Valencia that were inspired by specific pieces on the program will be projected on stage during the performance. Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
OCTOBER 22 – THURSDAY
7:30 pm – CityMusic Cleveland. American Roots. John McLaughlin Williams, conductor. Scott Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag and Sunflower Slow Drag, George Gershwin’s Overture to Girl Crazy and Rhapsody in Blue, John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme, and William Grant Still’s The Black Man Dances. Fairmount Presbyterian Church, 2757 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights. Free.
OCTOBER 23 – FRIDAY
7:00 pm – No Exit. Cimbalom Sounds with Chester Englander. Program includes John Adams’ Phrygian Gates, Joseph Pereira’s Michelangelo Fragments, György Kurtág’s Tre Pezzi/Tre Altre Pezzi, Kaija Saariaho’s Aure, Alfred Schnittke’s Stille Musik, and Miklos Rozsa’s Sonata per Flauto Solo Op. 39. Praxis Fiber Workshop, 15301 Waterloo Road, Cleveland. Free.
7:30 pm – CityMusic Cleveland. American Roots. John McLaughlin Williams, conductor. Scott Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag and Sunflower Slow Drag, George Gershwin’s Overture to Girl Crazy and Rhapsody in Blue, John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme, and William Grant Still’s The Black Man Dances. St. Noel Church, 35200 Chardon Road, Willoughby Hills. Free.
7:30 pm – Cleveland Museum of Art. Dancing Wheels. Creating Art…From the Visual to the Physical. Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
OCTOBER 24 – SATURDAY
7:00 pm – No Exit. Cimbalom Sounds with Chester Englander. Program includes John Adams’ Phrygian Gates, Joseph Pereira’s Michelangelo Fragments, György Kurtág’s Tre Pezzi/Tre Altre Pezzi, Kaija Saariaho’s Aure, Alfred Schnittke’s Stille Musik, and Miklos Rozsa’s Sonata per Flauto Solo Op. 39. SPACES, 2900 Detroit Ave., Cleveland. Free.
7:00 pm – Snowbelt Symphony Orchestra: Magnificent Mozart. Greg Hillis leads Haydn’s Armida Overture and Symphony No. 92 in G Major “Oxford,” and Mozart’s Piano Concerto NO. 21 in C Major with soloist Julia Russ. North High School, 34041 Stevens Blvd., Eastlake. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus. The Chorus at 75 with Eric Whitacre. Lisa Wong & Eric Whitacre, conductors, and members of The Cleveland Orchestra. John Corigliano’s Fern Hill and Eric Whitacre’s Eternity in an Hour (U.S. premiere). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – CityMusic Cleveland. American Roots. John McLaughlin Williams, conductor. Scott Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag and Sunflower Slow Drag, George Gershwin’s Overture to Girl Crazy and Rhapsody in Blue, John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme, and William Grant Still’s The Black Man Dances. Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus, 3649 E. 65th St., Cleveland. Free.
OCTOBER 25 – SUNDAY
1:00 pm – Severance Music Center Halloween Spooktacular. Douglas Droste, conductor, Eric Charnofsky, special guest, and the Baldwin Wallace Symphony Orchestra. Spooky favorites by Mussorgsky, Saint-Saëns, Berlioz, Grieg, and John Williams, alongside a new work by Clint Needham. Mandel Concert Hall, Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online. This sensory-friendly performance includes American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation.
2:00 pm – Supertonics Flute Ensemble Halloween Celebration. Janet Becker – Conductor, Donn Rizor Longfellow – Narrator. Danny Effman – This Is Hallowee Phyllis Avidan Louke – Of Wizards and Witches, Camille Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre, Ray Parker Jr. – Ghostbusters, Rubén Flores -La Bruja Llorona, Carl Stalling -Skeleton Dance from Silly Symphony, and Rod Temperton – Thriller. Akron Summit County Public Library 60 South High St., Akron. Free
2:30 pm – CityMusic Cleveland. American Roots. John McLaughlin Williams, conductor. Scott Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag and Sunflower Slow Drag, George Gershwin’s Overture to Girl Crazy and Rhapsody in Blue, John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme, and William Grant Still’s The Black Man Dances. Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Free.
3:00 pm – Cleveland Composers Guild, Cleveland Cello Society & Bowling Green State University Cello Studio. This collaborative concert celebrating the Cleveland Cello Society’s 30th anniversary features new works by Guild composers written exclusively for cello duets, trios, and quartets. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights. Free.
3:00 pm – University of Akron Faculty Recital. Stanislav Golovin, clarinet & James Wilding, piano. Works by Robert Schumann, Ben-Haim, Kovacs, and the premiere of a new work by Wilding. Guzzetta Recital Hall, 157 University Ave., Akron. Free.
3:00 pm – Music at Bath Concert Series. Kristine Jackson, vocals, guitar, and ukelele. Blues and roots music. The Bath Church UCC, 3980 W. Bath Road, Akron. Free.
4:00 pm – Cleveland Classical Guitar Society. Open Recital. Community of St. Peter Church, 7100 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Free.
4:00 pm – Severance Music Center Halloween Spooktacular. Douglas Droste, conductor, Eric Charnofsky, special guest, and the Baldwin Wallace Symphony Orchestra. Spooky favorites by Mussorgsky, Saint-Saëns, Berlioz, Grieg, and John Williams, alongside a new work by Clint Needham. Mandel Concert Hall, Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
5:00 pm – Music from the Western Reserve. Harnsberger/Jones Marimba Duo. Program includes Andy Harnsberger’s In the Midst of Darkness, The Long Road & Words Unspoken, Adam Silverman’s Promises Broken, Gordon Stout’s Parrots in Peril, and Alex Stopa’s equoia. Pre-concert talk at 4:30 pm with reception to follow. Christ Episcopal Church, 21 Aurora St., Hudson. Free.
8:00 pm – Cleveland Uncommon Sound Project. Ak’chamel performs before Moth Cock (Doug Gent and Pat Modugno). 1433 E. 33rd St., Cleveland. Free, suggested donation $15.