A two-week calendar is published every Monday. Dates with no scheduled events are not listed.
APRIL 16 – TUESDAY
12:00 pm – CMA Performing Arts Series: Chamber Music in the Atrium. Antonio Pompa-Baldi, piano. Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Boulevard. Free.
12:00 pm – Covenant Tuesday Noon Organ Plus Concerts: Noah Duckwall, organ. Francisco Correa de Arauxo’s Tiento sobre la primera parte de la ‘Batalla de Morales,’ Girolamo Frescobaldi’s Toccata per l’elevatione, Matthias Weckmann’s Magnificat Secundi Toni, J.S.Bach’s Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 & Dieterich Buxtehude’s Magnificat Primi Toni. Church of the Covenant, 11205 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Freewill offering. Click here for the live stream.
7:30 pm – CIM Orchestra. Sarah Hicks, guest conductor. Program includes Boulanger’s D’un matin du printemps, Stravinsky’s The Firebird Suite (1919), and Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with Sergei Babayan as soloist. Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Free – Seating pass required.
APRIL 17 – WEDNESDAY
12:00 pm – Trinity Brownbag Concert, Jacqueline Josten and Kira McGirr. Duets from Monteverdi to Mozart. Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Freewill offering.
APRIL 18 – THURSDAY
7:00 pm – Avon Orchestra Presents Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Avon High School Chamber Orchestra, featuring professional soloists: Mary Beth Ions, Victor Beyans, Samuel Rotberg and Carrie Singler. All proceeds benefit the student musicians and Avon Local School District music program. Avon Performing Arts Center 37545 Detroit Rd, Avon. Tickets are available online.
7:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra: Klaus Mäkelä, conductor, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano. Program includes Gershwin’s Concerto in F, Milhaud’s Le Boeuf sur le toit, and Stravinsky”s The Rite of Spring. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
APRIL 19 – FRIDAY
7:00 pm – BW Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band and Community Arts School Dance. Concert includes a staging of Milhaud’s La Creation du Monde ballet, BW student compositions & music for video games and movies. Gamble Auditorium, 96 Front St., Berea. Free. Live Stream available.
7:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra: Klaus Mäkelä, conductor, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano. Program includes Gershwin’s Concerto in F, Milhaud’s Le Boeuf sur le toit, and Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – CMA Performing Arts Series: Sybarite5 is “chamber music’s most dynamic ensemble, taking listeners on a musical journey of staggering breadth and depth with new works by living composers as well as the group’s favorite selections from Radiohead, John Coltrane, Komitas, Astor Piazzolla, and Pete Seeger.” Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Boulevard. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Oberlin Guitar Ensemble, Stephen Aron director. Program includes Manuel de Falla’s Siete canciones populares españolas, Joaquin Rodrigo’s Serenata al alba del dia, Enrique Granados’s Four Tonadillas, and Ricardo Iznaola’s Triptico Criollo (Three Venezuelan Dances). Kulas Recital Hall, 7 West College Street, Oberlin. Free
APRIL 20 – SATURDAY
4:30 pm – Oberlin ChamberFest. Program includes Beethoven’s Piano Trio No. 6 in E-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2, Ravel’s String Quartet in F, Carter Pann’s Love Letters for String Quartet, Ravel’s / arr. Mason Jones Le Tombeau De Couperin, Bridge ‘s Piano Quintet in d, and Dvořák’s Piano Quintet in A. Stull Recital Hall, 77 West College Street, Oberlin. Free
7:00 pm – Contemporary Youth Orchestra. Bloom. Kristopher Morron leads the winner of the annual concerto competition along with chamber ensembles. The concert also features student-driven compositions. Tri-C Metro Auditorium, 2900 Community College Ave. Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Cleveland Chamber Collective. Premiere of Ty Alan Emerson’s OATH BREAKER for chamber ensemble and digital playback. The work takes the audience on a 60-minute journey of anger, grief, and hope, while striving to come to grips with the events of January 6 and the subsequent fallout. Disciples Christian Church 3663 Mayfield Rd., Cleveland Heights. Free.
7:30 pm – Lorain Civic Orchestra: Robert Beckstrom, director. Program includes Brahms’ Tragic Overture, Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 featuring John Philipps, and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8. Hoke Theatre, 1005 North Abbe Road, Elyria. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Tuesday Musical: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, an evening of large-ensemble jazz led by a beloved jazz master. The Orchestra showcases 15 of the finest soloists, ensemble players, and arrangers in jazz today. Trumpeter & 9-time Grammy Award-winner Wynton Marsalis is an iconic figure in the evolution of the art form and a tireless advocate for jazz as America’s classical music. E.J. Thomas Hall, University of Akron, 198 Hill St. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Oberlin ChamberFest. Program includes Beethoven’s Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11, “Gassenhauer Trio,” Beethoven String Trio in G, Op. 9, No. 1, Bartók’s String Quartet No. 2, Valerie Coleman’s Tzigane, and Bernstein’s/ arr. Jack Gale West Side Story: Suites for Brass Quintet. Stull Recital Hall, 77 West College Street, Oberlin. Free
7:30 pm – Oberlin Jazz Ensemble, Chris Anderson Director. Program TBA. Finney Chapel 90 North Professor Street, Oberlin. Free
8:00 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra: Klaus Mäkelä, conductor, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano. Program includes Gershwin’s Concerto in F, Milhaud’s Le Boeuf sur le toit, and Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
APRIL 21 – SUNDAY
3:00 pm – Wooster Chamber Music Series. Gryphon Trio.Gault Recital Hall, College of Wooster, 525 E. University St., Free.
3:00 pm – Cleveland Composers Guild. Factory Seconds Brass Trio. Music includes James Wilding’s The Pyramid, Ryan Charles Ramer’s Trio Suite, Sebastian Birch’s Triangular Suite, Margi Griebling-Haigh’s Quatuor Royal,Matthew Saunders’ Minute for Seconds & Short Psalms, Nick Puin’s 4 Reasons Why, Margaret Brouwer’s Sonata in Bb Major & Andy Junttonen’s One Day These Chains Will Break. West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, 20401 Hilliard Blvd, Rocky River. Free.
3:00 pm – Ken Cowan, organ. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Basilica’s Kegg Organ. Program to be announced. Basilica of St. John the Baptist, 627 McKinley Ave NW, Canton. Free.
3:00 pm – Warren Philharmonic: “The Sound of Magic!” Susan Davenny Wyner, conductor. Mozart’s Haffner Symphony, Price’s Adoration, Beethoven’s Symphony no. 7 & jazz selections by Leroy Anderson. First Presbyterian Church, 256 Mahoning Avenue, NW, Warren. Free.
3:00 pm – Heidi Skok, Contralto. Short Psalms by Matthew Saunders. West Shore Unitarian Church, 20401 Hilliard Blvd, Rocky River. Free.
3:30 pm – Cleveland Women’s Orchestra 89th Anniversary Concert. Eric Benjamin leads Germaine Tailleferre’s Piano Concerto #1 with Donna Lee as soloist along with music by Fanny Mendelssohn, Paul Dukas, Nadia Boulanger, and Claude Debussy. Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
4:00 pm – The New Day. Good Company: A Vocal Ensemble Michael Carney, director. Tom Flowers, bass and Andrew Pongracz, percussion. Music by Zhou Long, James Mulholland, Joel Thompson, Stephen Sondheim, Max Bruch, Elaine Hagenberg, and the premiere of Adam Smith’s From Dewy Dreams. Lakewood Presbyterian Church, 14502 Detroit Ave. Freewill offering.
APRIL 24 – WEDNESDAY
12:00 pm – Trinity Brownbag Concert. Choirs of Hathaway-Brown School, Laura Webster, director. Program to be announced. Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Freewill offering.
7:00 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra, Faith. Damien Sneed’s Elegy, Jason Moran’s Cane, Allison Loggins-Hull’s Shine and Works for Fatima Choir. Fatima Family Center Adult Gospel Choir, Musicians of The Cleveland Orchestra, Laquita Mitchell, soprano, and Allison Loggins-Hull, composer and curator. Fatima Family Center 6600 Lexington Ave, Cleveland. Free.
APRIL 25 – THURSDAY
7:30 pm – Apollo’s Fire: “Bach’s Easter Oratorio.” Jeannette Sorrell, conductor, Andréa Walker, soprano, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor, Haitham Haidar, tenor, and Edward Vogel, baritone. J.S. Bach’s Easter Oratorio and Easter Cantata. Pre-concert conversation with visiting scholar Michael Marissen one hour before the performance. Federated Church, 76 Bell St., Chagrin Falls. Tickets available online.
APRIL 26 – FRIDAY
7:00 pm – Singers Club of Cleveland. Game On! A Musical Game-Show Concert, where participants engage in a unique concert format. The Singers’ Club of Cleveland sings the questions while contestants (the audience!) interact with our host. Ready to dive into the fun? How about choosing ‘1950s Rock ‘n’ Roll’ for $200! First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland, 3630 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland. Free tickets available online.
7:00 pm – Trobár Medieval. Allison Monroe: Artistic Director, Medieval Strings, Elena Mullins Bailey: Soprano, Medieval Harp, Sian Ricketts: Soprano, Medieval Winds, Nathan Dougherty: Tenor, and Allen Otte: Percussion. The program sets some of our favorite Trecento polyphonic works against the monophonic lauda, a sacred Italian offshoot of the troubadour tradition, as well as instrumental dance songs collected from the period. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd, Cleveland Heights. Suggested donation $20 students $10.
7:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra: David Afkham, conductor, Beatrice Rana, piano. Program includes Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No.2, Unsuk Chin’s subito con forza and Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Apollo’s Fire: “Bach’s Easter Oratorio.” Jeannette Sorrell, conductor, Andréa Walker, soprano, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor, Haitham Haidar, tenor, and Edward Vogel, baritone. J.S. Bach’s Easter Oratorio and Easter Cantata. Pre-concert conversation with visiting scholar Michael Marissen one hour before the performance. St. Raphael Catholic Church, 525 Dover Center Road, Bay Village. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Cleveland Jazz Orchestra with bassist and vocalist Richard Bona. A Grammy Award winner, Bona is unsurpassed in connecting African sensibilities with jazz, world, and Afropop musics. Maltz Performing Arts Center, 1855 Ansel Rd, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Oberlin Artist Recital Series: Silk Road Ensemble, with percussionist Haruka Fujii, Celtic harpist and vocalist Maeve Gilchrist, cellist Karen Ouzounian, and violinist & vocalist Mazz Swift, with special guests Pura Fé, a Tuscarora/Taíno lap-steel slide guitarist and vocalist, and pipa player Wu Man. “Uplifted Voices,” a new program, shines a light on previously under-recognized voices to change our perspectives on the history and migration of music. Audiences will be led on a musical journey that connects the music of indigenous North America to the world, drawing inspiration from folk and ancestral music of Japan, China, Armenia, Ireland and the Hebrides, and native populations across North America. Finney Chapel, Oberlin College, 90 N. Professor St. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Youngstown Symphony. Hometown favorites “The Vindys” join Maestro Erik Ochsner for a symphonic collaboration you won’t want to miss. Powers Auditorium, De Yor Performing Arts Center, Federal Plaza West, Youngstown. Tickets are available online.
APRIL 27 – SATURDAY
2:00 pm – CMA Performing Arts Series: Song Recital Project. Baritone Jason Fuh and pianist Edward Bak perform Franz Schubert’s song cycle Winterreise (Winter Journey). Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Boulevard. Free.
7:00 pm – Trobár Medieval. Allison Monroe: Artistic Director, Medieval Strings, Elena Mullins Bailey: Soprano, Medieval Harp, Sian Ricketts: Soprano, Medieval Winds, Nathan Dougherty: Tenor, and Allen Otte: Percussion. The program sets some of our favorite Trecento polyphonic works against the monophonic lauda, a sacred Italian offshoot of the troubadour tradition, as well as instrumental dance songs collected from the period. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, 6928 Detroit Ave, Cleveland. Suggested donation $20, Students $10.
7:00 pm – Summit Choral Society Metropolitan Chorus. Britt Cooper leads Ola Gjeilo’s Sunrise Mass, Jake Runestad’s The Hope of Loving, and Barber’s Agnus Dei and Adagio for Strings. St. Bernard Church, 44 University Ave., Akron. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Canton Symphony: Rhapsodies from Bohemia. Music Director Designate, Matthew Jenkins Jaroszewicz leads works by Dvorak, Smetna, Alma Mahler, and Gustav Mahler. Umstattd Hall | Zimmermann Symphony Center 2331 17th St. NW, Canton. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Heidi Skok, contralto and John Simmons, piano. Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder and Mahler’s Ruckert Lieder. Disciples Christian Church 3663 Mayfield Rd. Cleveland Heights. Free
8:00 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra: David Afkham, conductor, Beatrice Rana, piano. Program includes Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No.2, Unsuk Chin’s subito con forza and Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
8:00 pm – Apollo’s Fire: “Bach’s Easter Oratorio.” Jeannette Sorrell, conductor, Andréa Walker, soprano, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor, Haitham Haidar, tenor, and Edward Vogel, baritone. J.S. Bach’s Easter Oratorio and Easter Cantata. Pre-concert conversation with visiting scholar Michael Marissen one hour before the performance. Afterglow event following the concert: celebrate the end of the season with Jeannette and the musicians, with sweet treats and sparkling beverages. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1361 W. Market St., Akron. Tickets available online.
APRIL 28 – SUNDAY
3:00 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra: David Afkham, conductor, Beatrice Rana, piano. Program includes Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No.2, Unsuk Chin’s subito con forza and Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
3:00 pm – Trobár Medieval. Allison Monroe: Artistic Director, Medieval Strings, Elena Mullins Bailey: Soprano, Medieval Harp, Sian Ricketts: Soprano, Medieval Winds, Nathan Dougherty: Tenor, and Allen Otte: Percussion. The program sets some of our favorite Trecento polyphonic works against the monophonic lauda, a sacred Italian offshoot of the troubadour tradition, as well as instrumental dance songs collected from the period. Saint Anselm Church, 12969 Chillicothe Road, Chesterland. Suggested donation $20, Students $10.
3:30 pm – Cleveland Chamber Collective. Premiere of Ty Alan Emerson’s OATH BREAKER for chamber ensemble and digital playback. The work takes the audience on a 60-minute journey of anger, grief, and hope, while striving to come to grips with the events of January 6 and the subsequent fallout. Pivot Center for Art, Dance and Expression, 2937 West 25th St, Cleveland. Free.
4:00 pm – Arts at Holy Trinity: Renée Anne Louprette, organ, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. program to be announced. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 50 N. Prospect St., Akron. Free. Click here for live stream.
4:00 pm – The Lakeland Civic Orchestra, Aika Birch, violin, Dr. Matthew C. Saunders, conductor. Music of the Spheres. Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in g, Missy Mazzoli’s Sinfona (For Orbiting Spheres), and Verdi’s Triumphal March and Ballet Music from Aida. Lakeland Community College, 7700 Clocktower Dr. Tickets available online.
5:00 pm – Apollo’s Fire: “Bach’s Easter Oratorio.” Jeannette Sorrell, conductor, Andréa Walker, soprano, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor, Haitham Haidar, tenor, and Edward Vogel, baritone. J.S. Bach’s Easter Oratorio and Easter Cantata. Pre-concert conversation with visiting scholar Michael Marissen one hour before the performance. Church of the Gesu, 2470 Mirimar Boulevard, University Hts. Tickets available online.