A two-week calendar is published every Monday. Dates with no scheduled events are not listed.
MAY 5 – TUESDAY
12:00 pm – Tuesdays at the Covenant. Kachoufugetsu Japanese Handbell Choir. Kaori Hongo, director. Click here to view the program. Church of the Covenant, University Circle. Freewill offering.
7:30 pm – Marc-André Hamelin in Recital. Marc-André Hamelin, piano. Haydn’s Piano Sonata in D Major, Beethoven’s Sonata No. 3, Weinberg’s Sonata No. 6, Rachmaninoff’s Étude-Tableau, Op. 39, No. 5 & Sonata No. 2 (1931 version). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Oberlin Gospel Choir. La Tanya Hall, director. Finney Chapel, 90 N. Professor St., Oberlin. Free.
MAY 6 – WEDNESDAY
12:00 pm – Trinity Cathedral Brownbag Concert. A Palace in the Wild: Journeys in British Art Song. Edward Vogel, baritone, and Jenny Parker, piano. Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Free.
7:00 pm – The Stars of Summer Masters. Beyond the Notes: Two Sonatas, Seven Portraits. Emilio Llinas, violin, and Halida Dinova, piano. Works by Brahms, Strauss, Sarasate, Rachmaninoff, and Tchaikovsky. Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble. Timothy Weiss, conductor. Steven Mackey’s Gaggle and Flock, Brian Raphael Nabors’ Jump, Melinda Wagner’s Unsung Chordata, and premieres of works by Soomin Kim, Isaac Santos, and Zola Saadi-Klein. Warner Concert Hall, 77 W. College St., Oberlin. Free and live streamed.
MAY 7 – THURSDAY
7:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. Wagner’s Götterdämmerung. Franz Welser-Möst, conductor, and Jörg Widmann, clarinet. Prokofiev’s Symphony No.1 “Classical, ” Olga Neuwirth’s Zones of Blue (U.S. premiere), and excerpts from Wagner’s Götterdämmerung. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
MAY 8 – FRIDAY
11:00 am – The Cleveland Orchestra. Wagner’s Götterdämmerung. Franz Welser-Möst, conductor, and Jörg Widmann, clarinet. Prokofiev’s Symphony No.1 “Classical, ” and excerpts from Wagner’s Götterdämmerung. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Cleveland Chamber Choir. La Fleur de la Renaissance. Chansons, motets, and mass movements from Renaissance France, including works by Josquin des Prez, Clément Janequin, and Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck. Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Pay-what-you-wish, tickets available online.
7:30 pm – The Resonance Project. Lullabies and Laments. CLE Concierto, baroque ensemble. Works by Tarquino Merula, Heinrich Biber, Isabella Leonarda, Antonio Bembo, Stefano Landi, Francesca Caccini, and Barbara Strozzi. Forest Hill Church, 3031 Monticello Blvd., Cleveland Heights. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Oberlin Orchestra. Raphael Jiménez, conductor, and William Chen, piano. Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 and Camille Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, “Organ.” Finney Chapel, 90 N. Professor St., Oberlin. Free and live streamed.
8:00 pm – CUSP, Okapi// Halumnen. Okapi is an Asheville, NC-based avant-folk duo that typically employs upright bass and cello. Halumnen is the electro-acoustic trio of Stephan Haluska, Naomi Columna, and Graham Rosen.1433 E. 33rd St., Cleveland. $15 suggested donation.
MAY 9 – SATURDAY
7:00 pm – Contemporary Youth Orchestra: Written in Sound, a concert of music written about stories originating from Japanese, Chinese, and Korean cultures. Music incudes Soon Hee Newbold’s Hangul, Arutiunian Trumpet Concerto & Tan Dun’s Crouching Tiger Cello Concerto performed by Concerto Competition winners Andrew Saab and Nick Jacques. Maltz Performing Arts Center 1855 Ansel Rd, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:00 pm – Warren Philharmonic. Christopher M. Cicconi, conductor, and Aleksandra Velgosha, piano. Copland’s Appalachian Spring (original version for 13 players), Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 (fourth movement). Lakeview High School, 300 Hillman Drive, Cortland. Tickets available online.
7:00 pm – Stow Symphony Orchestra. Darrell Lee Music, conductor; Jennifer Biber, flute; Kristen Duffy, flute; and Alyssa Cespe, violin. Maurice Ravel’s Pavane For A Dead Princess & Bolero, J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, and five movements from Georges Bizet’s Carmen Suite. Tallmadge Bible Church, 1155 East Ave., Tallmadge. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Akron Symphony. Carmina Burana. Christopher Wilkins, conductor; Sonya Headlam, soprano; Chris Albanese, tenor; Brian Johnson, baritone; and the Akron Symphony Chorus. Maurice Ravel’s Bolero, Margaret Brouwer’s Rhapsody Concerto for Orchestra, and Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. E.J. Thomas Hall, 198 Hill St., Akron. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. Wagner’s Götterdämmerung. Franz Welser-Möst, conductor, and Jörg Widmann, clarinet. Prokofiev’s Symphony No.1 “Classical, ” Olga Neuwirth’s Zones of Blue (U.S. premiere), and excerpts from Wagner’s Götterdämmerung. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Cleveland Chamber Choir. La Fleur de la Renaissance. Chansons, motets, and mass movements from Renaissance France, including works by Josquin des Prez, Clément Janequin, and Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck. First Lutheran Church, 1019 W. 5th St., Lorain. Pay-what-you-wish, tickets available online.
MAY 10 – SUNDAY
2:00 pm – Beachwood Arts Counci. Cleveland Orchestra Bass Quartet. Mark Atherton, Scott Dixon, Derek Zadinsky, and Charles Paul perform original and arranged pieces for four double basses. The sound will surprise and enlighten people as the bass steps out of its usual role in the orchestra. Beachwood Community Center, 25325 Fairmount Blvd. Reception to follow. Free.
3:00 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra. James Feddeck, conductor, and Grace Berendt, trombone. Copland’s Letter from Home, George Walker’s Icarus in Orbit, Ferdinand David’s Concertino for Trombone and Orchestra, and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
3:30 pm – Heights Chamber Orchestra. Travis Jürgens, conductor, and Lyle Steelman, trumpet. Gounod’s Petite symphonie, Leroy Anderson’s A Trumpeter’s Lullaby, Handel’s Suite in D, HWV 341 and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4. Fairmount Presbyterian Church, 2757 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights. Freewill offering.
MAY 11 – MONDAY
7:30 pm – Rocky River Chamber Music Society. A Palace in the Wild: Journeys in British Art Song. Edward Vogel, baritone, and Jenny Parker, piano. Composed of pieces largely unknown in the United States, the program explores themes of love, loss, and life’s journey. West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, 20401 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River. Free and live streamed.
MAY 12 – TUESDAY
12:00 pm – Piano Cleveland Live. Chaeyoung Park, piano. Ames Family Atrium, Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Free.
MAY 13 – WEDNESDAY
6:00 pm – Piano Cleveland Live. Chaeyoung Park, piano, and friends. Edwins, 12383 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights. Free.
7:30 pm – Cleveland Museum of Art. The Brad Mehldau Trio with Felix Moseholm and Jorge Rossy. Grammy Award–winning jazz pianist Brad Mehldau has recorded and performed extensively since the early 1990s, with his most consistent output over the years taking place in the trio format. Gartner Auditorium, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
MAY 14 – THURSDAY
7:30 pm – CityMusic Chamber Orchestra. From Fantasy to Fate. Jeannette Sorrell, conductor, Diana Cohen, violin, and Roman Rabinovich, piano. Mozart’s Overture to The Magic Flute, Felix Mendelssohn’s Concerto for Violin and Piano, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. Fairmount Presbyterian Church, 2757 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights. Free.
MAY 15 – FRIDAY
7:30 pm – CityMusic Chamber Orchestra. From Fantasy to Fate. Jeannette Sorrell, conductor, Diana Cohen, violin, and Roman Rabinovich, piano. Mozart’s Overture to The Magic Flute, Felix Mendelssohn’s Concerto for Violin and Piano, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. St. Noel Catholic Church, 35200 Chardon Road, Willoughby Hills. Free.
7:30 pm – Youngstown Symphony. Inextinguishable. Erik Ochsner, conductor. Modest Mussorgsky’s Khovanshchina Prelude: Dawn on the Moskva River (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov), Anna Thorvaldsdóttir’s ARCHORA, Felix Mendelssohn’s Calm Sea & Prosperous Voyage, and Carl Nielsen’s Symphony No. 4, “The Inextinguishable.” Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 5th Ave., Youngstown. Tickets available online.
MAY 16 – SATURDAY
3:00 pm – Encore Chorale of Northeast Ohio. William Shaffer, conductor. Works by Victor Johnson, Diana Saez, Suzette Ortiz, Morton Lauridsen, Mozart, Smetana, Melanie Demore, and Louis Prima. Lyndhurst Community of Faith Church, 5312 Mayfield Road, Lyndhurst. Free.
5:00 pm – Music at Bath Concert Series. U4U Band. The ensemble, comprised of Ukrainian and American musicians who joined together after the start of the war, fuses traditional Ukrainian sounds with modern rock influences. The Bath Church UCC, 3980 W. Bath Road, Akron. Freewill offering.
7:00 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. Beethoven’s Fidelio. Franz Welser-Möst, conductor; Sara Jakubiak & Ashley Emerson, sopranos; David Butt Philip & Owen McCausland, tenors; Tomasz Konieczny & Dashon Burton, bass-baritones; Martin Summer, bass; and The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – CityMusic Chamber Orchestra. From Fantasy to Fate. Jeannette Sorrell, conductor, Diana Cohen, violin, and Roman Rabinovich, piano. Mozart’s Overture to The Magic Flute, Felix Mendelssohn’s Concerto for Violin and Piano, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus, 3649 E. 65th St., Cleveland. Free.
7:30 pm – The Singers’ Club of Cleveland. And All Nature Did Sing! Chris Clark, artistic director, and Ben Malkevitch, collaborative pianist. West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, 20401 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River. Freewill offering.
MAY 17 – SUNDAY
2:30 pm – CityMusic Chamber Orchestra. From Fantasy to Fate. Jeannette Sorrell, conductor, Diana Cohen, violin, and Roman Rabinovich, piano. Mozart’s Overture to The Magic Flute, Felix Mendelssohn’s Concerto for Violin and Piano, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church, 3644 Rocky River Drive, Cleveland. Free.
3:00 pm – Arts Renaissance Tremont. A Legacy of ART: Honoring Chris Haff Paluck. ART alumni perform a tribute concert to Chris, honoring her passion for welcoming all to experience great music. Performers include the Amici String Quartet, guitarist Jason Vieaux, and The Cleveland Orchestra Bass Quartet. Pilgrim Congregational Church UCC, 2592 W. 14th St., Cleveland. Free.
3:00 pm – Cleveland Composers Guild. Creativity: Learning Through Experience XXXIV. The 34th annual junior concert, where pre-college students perform music written for them by Guild members. World premieres of music by Kolten Heeren, Inna Onofrei, Margi Griebling-Haigh, and more. The Music Settlement, 11125 Magnolia Drive, Cleveland. Free.
3:00 pm – Heights Arts. Close Encounters: Bach and Beyond. The Taplin Quartet. Katherine Bormann & Zhan Shu, violins; Gareth Zehngut, viola; and Martha Baldwin, cello. J.S. Bach’s chorales, arranged for string quartet, Haydn’s String Quartet Op. 76, No. 5 and Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 10, “Harp.” Shaker Heights Villa, Shaker Heights (ticket holders will receive exact address.) Tickets available online.
3:00 pm – Master Singers Chorale. 25th Anniversary Concert. Marc Weagraff, conductor; Eric Charnofsky, accompanist; Sabina Balsamo, soprano; Kimberly Lauritsen, mezzo-soprano; Ethan Burck, tenor; and Aidan Eddy, baritone. Works by John Rutter, Mozart, Beethoven, Gabriel Fauré, Brahms, Franz Schubert, and Eric Charnofsky’s Everyone Sang (world premiere). First United Methodist Church, 245 Portage Trail, Cuyahoga Falls. Free.
3:00 pm – The Singers’ Club of Cleveland. And All Nature Did Sing! Chris Clark, artistic director, and Ben Malkevitch, collaborative pianist. Lakeland Community College, 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland. Freewill offering.
3:30 pm – Suburban Symphony Orchestra. Domenico Boyagian, conductor; Nick Jaques, cello; Yi-Chuan Li, violin; and Max Tian, piano. Saint-Saëns’s Cello Concerto No. 1 (mvmts. 1 and 3), Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole (mvmt. 1), Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1 (mvmts. 2 and 3), and Jean Sibelius’ Symphony No. 5. Beachwood High School, 25100 Fairmount Blvd., Beachwood. Free.
4:00 pm – Cleveland Pops Orchestra Chorus. Music Springs Forth. William Zurkey, director. Works by Elaine Hagenberg, Ola Gjeilo, David Caldarello, Gwyneth Walker, David Dickau, and more. The United Church of Christ, 32801 Electric Blvd., Avon Lake. Freewill offering.