CONCERT LISTINGS FOR NOVEMBER 29 - DECEMBER 11

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NOVEMBER 28 – MONDAY

2:00 pm — 4:00 pm: Not Your Grandmother’s Classical Music, hosted by Eric Charnofsky. Today’s program commemorates the life of Ned Rorem (1923-2022) with selections of his music for voice and piano, choir, orchestra, and chamber ensemble, along with the reading of inspiring and incisive Rorem quotes.Click here to listen to the internet feed: or tune in to 91.1 FM in the greater Cleveland area.

NOVEMBER 29 – TUESDAY

12:00 pm – Tuesday Noon Organ Plus Concert: Jonathan WIlliam Moyer, organ. Newberry Organ: J.S. Bach’s Sinfornia from Cantata Wir danken dir, Gott, BWV 29 & Allein Gott in der Hôh sei Ehr, BWV 662. Chancel Organ: C.H.H.Parry’s Chorale Fantasia on “Old Hundredth, David Conte’s Soliloquy & Charles-Marie Widor’s Allegro from Symphony No 6, Op. 42, No. 21. Church of the Covenant, 11205 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Freewill offering.

7:30 pm – Oberlin Orchestra, Oberlin Musical Union, and Oberlin College Choir. Raphael Jiménez conducting. Adolphus Hailstork’s Fanfare on “Amazing Grace,” Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with Byron Wei-Xin Zhou, and Beethoven’s Symphony #9. This program will also be performed for the 77th United Nations General Assembly to be held at Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall on December 2, 2022. This is a collaboration between Oberlin College and Conservatory, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), and The Global Foundation for the Performing Arts. Finney Chapel, 90 N. Professor St. Oberlin, OH 44074.

NOVEMBER 30 – WEDNESDAY

12:00 pm – Trinity Brownbag Concert. Organist Todd Wilson & students of the Cleveland Institute of Music organ studio. Festive seasonal music played on Trinity’s two great pipe organs. Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Freewill offering.

7:30 pm – Vìkingur Ólafsson, piano. Mozart & Contemporaries. Galuppi’s Piano Sonata No. 9 in f, I. Andante spiritoso, Mozart’s Rondo in F, K. 494, C.P.E. Bach’s Rondo in d, Wq. 61/4, Cimarosa’s Keyboard Sonata No. 42 in d (arr. Ólafsson), Mozart’s Fantasie No. 3 in d, K. 397, Rondo in D, K. 485, Cimarosa’s Keyboard Sonata No. 55 in a (arr. Ólafsson), Haydn’s Piano Sonata No. 47 in b, Hob. XVI:3, Mozart’s Kleine Gigue in G, K. 574, Piano Sonata No. 16 in C, K. 545, String Quintet No. 3 in g, K. 516, III. Adagio, Galuppi’s Piano Sonata No. 34 in c, I. Larghetto, Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 14 in c, K. 457, Adagio in b, K. 540, & Ave verum corpus, K. 618 (arr. Liszt). Reinberger Chamber Music Hall at Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets available online.

DECEMBER 1 – THURSDAY

7:00 pm – No Exit New Music, Shuai Wang, piano (Special Guest), Cara Tweed, violin, James Rhodes, viola, Nicholas Diodore, cello, Nicholas Underhill, piano & composer, Sean Gabriel, flute, Gunnar Owen Hirthe, clarinet, Luke Rindrknecht, percussion, Timothy Beyer, artistic director & composer, James Praznik, composer, conductor & pianist, Edwin Wade, art director. Henry Cowell’s The Banshee (1925), David Glaser’s Aurora II (2022, World Premiere), Cowell’s Tiger (1928), Max Friedman’s Butter-Iider, 2022, World Premiere — I. ergets vayt (H. Leivicki) II. tirtl-toybn (Yankev Glashteyn) III. nakht (Kadya Molodowsky) IV. a lonke tsvishn berg (Rokhl H. Korn) V. the meadow with the butter-flowers, Frank Wiley’s The Dream of Sisyphus (2022, World Premiere) & Ladislav Kubik’a Nocturnes (2017)). Praxis Fiber Gallery, 15301 Waterloo Rd., Cleveland. Free.

7:30 pm – Quire Cleveland, Jay White, conducting. Carols for Quire XII: Angels and Shepherds. Our Lady of Peace Church, 12503 Buckingham Ave, Cleveland. Free.

7:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra: Vasily Petrenko, conductor Behzod Abduraimov, piano. Elgar Cockaigne (“In London Town”), Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 Walton Symphony No. 1. Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets available online.

DECEMBER 2 – FRIDAY

11:00 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra: Vasily Petrenko, conductor Behzod Abduraimov, piano. Elgar Cockaigne (“In London Town”), Walton Symphony No. 1. Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets available online.

7:30 pm – Les Délices: Rejoice — Bach Cantatas for Advent. Schwingt freudig euch empor (BWV 36) and Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (BWV 62) pair heartfelt sacred texts with soaring strings, brilliant oboes, and the crystalline texture of one-per-part voices. An all-star cast of vocalists and period instrumentalists brings Bach’s unique compositional voice to vivid life. Disciples Christian Church, 3663 Mayfield Rd., Cleveland Hts. Tickets available online.

7:30 pm – Arts at Holy Trinity: Musicians from Holy Trinity and the Akron community present Savior of the Nations, Come – an Advent/Christmas hymn festival arranged by Michael Burkhardt, with readings from the pen of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. This event will feature the winner of a Jr./Sr. High composition contest, with a festive reception (including live music) held in honor of the recipient. For contest details, visit www.facebook.com/7-Arts-Foundation. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 50 N. Prospect Street, Akron. Free, in person or online at artsholytrinityakron.org.

8:00 pm – Quire Cleveland, Jay White, conducting. Carols for Quire XII: Angels and Shepherds. St. John Cantius Church, Tremont. Free.

8:00 pm – Cleveland Uncommon Sound Project: Matt Evans (drums) & Marcia Custer (performance artist) Convivium 33 Gallery, 1422 E. 33^rd Street, Cleveland. Suggested donation $15.

DECEMBER 3 – SATURDAY

7:30 pm – Les Délices: Rejoice — Bach Cantatas for Advent, Schwingt freudig euch empor (BWV 36) and Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (BWV 62) pair heartfelt sacred texts with soaring strings, brilliant oboes, and the crystalline texture of one-per-part voices. An all-star cast of vocalists and period instrumentalists brings Bach’s unique compositional voice to vivid life. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 50 N. Prospect St., Akron. Tickets available online.

8:00 pm – No Exit New Music, Shuai Wang, piano (Special Guest), Cara Tweed, violin, James Rhodes, viola, Nicholas Diodore, cello, Nicholas Underhill, piano & composer, Sean Gabriel, flute, Gunnar Owen Hirthe, clarinet, Luke Rindrknecht, percussion, Timothy Beyer, artistic director & composer, James Praznik, composer, conductor & pianist, Edwin Wade, art director. Henry Cowell’s The Banshee (1925), David Glaser’s Aurora II (2022, World Premiere), Cowell’s Tiger (1928), Max Friedman’s Butter-Iider, 2022, World Premiere — I. ergets vayt (H. Leivicki) II. tirtl-toybn (Yankev Glashteyn) III. nakht (Kadya Molodowsky) IV. a lonke tsvishn berg (Rokhl H. Korn) V. the meadow with the butter-flowers, Frank Wiley’s The Dream of Sisyphus (2022, World Premiere) & Ladislav Kubik’a Nocturnes (2017)). Spaces, 2900 Detroit Ave., Cleveland. Free.

8:00 pm – Quire Cleveland, Jay White, conducting. Carols for Quire XII: Angels and Shepherds. St. Paschal Baylon Church, 5384 Wilson Mills Rd., Highland Hts. Free.

8:00 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra: Vasily Petrenko, conductor Behzod Abduraimov, piano. Elgar Cockaigne (“In London Town”), Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 Walton Symphony No. 1. Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets available online.

DECEMBER 4 – SUNDAY

3:30 pm – Western Reserve Chorale: “Carols & Lullabies & More.” 31st Annual Holiday Concert. Works including Conrad Susa’s Carols & Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest. Church of the Gesu. In person and livestreamed. Free.

4:00 pm – Les Délices: Rejoice — Bach Cantatas for Advent, Schwingt freudig euch empor (BWV 36) and Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (BWV 62) pair heartfelt sacred texts with soaring strings, brilliant oboes, and the crystalline texture of one-per-part voices. An all-star cast of vocalists and period instrumentalists brings Bach’s unique compositional voice to vivid life. Lakewood Presbyterian Church, 14502 Detroit Ave. Tickets available online.

4:00 pm – Trinity Cathedral Advent Lessons and Carols, Todd Wilson, director & organ. The second annual service of Advent Lessons and Carols will pair the Great “O” Antiphons for Advent with carols and anthems by Judith Weir, Herbert Howells, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and others. With origins in 19th-century Cornwall, this lessons and carols service gives you a beautiful way to enter into the spirit of the season, highlighting the Advent anticipation of light coming forth from the darkness. Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Freewill offering.

5:00 pm – Sacred Heart Concert Series: Shulamit Ran’s “Birkat Haderekh” – Blessing for the Road and selections from works by Felix Mendelssohn (String Quartets Nos. 1 and 5) and Paquito D’Rivera (Four Pieces for Brass Quintet). Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Oberlin. Free.

6:00 pm – Urban Troubadour: Holiday Harps at the BLU-Tique Hotel. 12:00 noon: Enjoy a Sunday brunch with jazz pianist Jackie Warren, 1:00: Concert of holiday music with the Salzedo Harp Duo. BLU-Tique Hotel, Akron. Click here for tickets.

DECEMBER 6 – TUESDAY

7:00 pm – Apollo’s Fire: Messiah. Jeannette Sorrrell, conductor. Sopranos Sonya Headlam and Erica Schuller, mezzo sopranos Amanda Crider and Kim Leeds, tenor Steven Caldicott Wilson, and baritone Edward Vogel. Federated Church, Chagrin Falls. Tickets available online.

DECEMBER 7 – WEDNESDAY

12:00 pm – Trinity Brownbag Concert. Treble voices of the Cathedral Choir with harpist Jody Guinn. Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols. Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Freewill offering.

7:00 pm – Apollo’s Fire: Messiah. Jeannette Sorrrell, conductor. Sopranos Sonya Headlam and Erica Schuller, mezzo sopranos Amanda Crider and Kim Leeds, tenor Steven Caldicott Wilson, and baritone Edward Vogel. Lakewood United Methodist Church. Tickets available online.

7:30 pm – Cleveland Museum of Art: Trio Mediæval: Anna Maria Friman, Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Jorunn Lovise Husan – an ensemble that has captivated audiences since the group was founded in Oslo, Norway, in 1997. For this special engagement, Trio Mediæval will perform its program titled Wolcome Yole, which features traditional Scandinavian Christmas songs and hymns, medieval English carols, and contemporary works written for the group. Gartner Auditorium. Tickets can be purchased here.

DECEMBER 8 – THURSDAY

7:00 pm – Apollo’s Fire: Messiah. Jeannette Sorrrell, conductor. Sopranos Sonya Headlam and Erica Schuller, mezzo sopranos Amanda Crider and Kim Leeds, tenor Steven Caldicott Wilson, and baritone Edward Vogel. St. Pauls Episcopal Church, Akron. Tickets available online.

7:00 pm – Singers Club: Holiday Sweets. The holidays are such a special time of year. The Singers’ Club of Cleveland will celebrate the season in song with this concert of some of the sweetest musical confections in our repertoire. Holiday cheer will be served from 5:30pm to 6:45pm. Come mingle — and enjoy! Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art11150 East Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44106 Tickets available online.

7:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra: Brett Mitchell, conductor, The Cleveland Orchestra, Mikaela Bennett, soprano, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and members of the Blossom Music Festival Chorus. Holiday Concerts. Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets available online.

7:30 pm – CityMusic Orchestra, Stefan Willich conducting, Jack Sutte, trumpet, Chabrelle Williams soprano. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Overture” and “Deh vieni non tardar” from The Marriage of Figaro, K492, Johann Baptist Georg Neruda’s Trumpet Concerto in E-flat, Giuseppe Verdi “Caro nome” from Rigoletto, Giacomo Puccini “O Mio Babbino Caro” from Gianni Schicchi & Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in g, K550. The Temple — Tifereth Israel, 26000 Shaker Blvd., Beachwood. Free.

DECEMBER 9 – FRIDAY

7:30 pm – Akron Symphony Orchestra: Home for the Holidays, Christopher Wilkins, conducting. Akron Symphony Chorus, Chris Albanese, conductor. Traditional carols, inspiring songs, holiday cheer, and a special visitor from the North Pole. E.J. Thomas Hall, University of Akron, 198 Hill St. Tickets available online. Akronsymphony.org

7:30 pm – CityMusic Orchestra, Stefan Willich conducting, Jack Sutte, trumpet, Chabrelle Williams soprano. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Overture” and “Deh vieni non tardar” from The Marriage of Figaro, K492, Johann Baptist Georg Neruda’s Trumpet Concerto in E-flat, Giuseppe Verdi “Caro nome” from Rigoletto, Giacomo Puccini “O Mio Babbino Caro” from Gianni Schicchi & Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in g, K550. Lakewood Congregational Church, 1375 W. Clifton Blvd., Lakewood. Free.

7:30 pm – No Exit New Music, Shuai Wang, piano (Special Guest), Cara Tweed, violin, James Rhodes, viola, Nicholas Diodore, cello, Nicholas Underhill, piano & composer, Sean Gabriel, flute, Gunnar Owen Hirthe, clarinet, Luke Rindrknecht, percussion, Timothy Beyer, artistic director & composer, James Praznik, composer, conductor & pianist, Edwin Wade, art director. Henry Cowell’s The Banshee (1925), David Glaser’s Aurora II (2022, World Premiere), Cowell’s Tiger (1928), Max Friedman’s Butter-Iider, 2022, World Premiere — I. ergets vayt (H. Leivicki) II. tirtl-toybn (Yankev Glashteyn) III. nakht (Kadya Molodowsky) IV. a lonke tsvishn berg (Rokhl H. Korn) V. the meadow with the butter-flowers, Frank Wiley’s The Dream of Sisyphus (2022, World Premiere) & Ladislav Kubik’a Nocturnes (2017)). Ludwig Recital Hall, Kent State University, 1325 Theatre Drive, Kent. Free.

DECEMBER 10 – SATURDAY

2:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra: Brett Mitchell, conductor, The Cleveland Orchestra, Mikaela Bennett, soprano, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and members of the Blossom Music Festival Chorus. Holiday Concerts. Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets available online.

7:30 pm – Cleveland Philharmonic: “Holiday Concerts”Victor Liva, conductor, Ovidiu Marinescu, cello, Marinescu’s Concerto for Two Cellos, Strings, and Percussion, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral,”and music celebrating the holiday season. West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church.

7:30 pm – CityMusic Orchestra, Stefan Willich conducting, Jack Sutte, trumpet, Chabrelle Williams soprano. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Overture” and “Deh vieni non tardar” from The Marriage of Figaro, K492, Johann Baptist Georg Neruda’s Trumpet Concerto in E-flat, Giuseppe Verdi “Caro nome” from Rigoletto, Giacomo Puccini “O Mio Babbino Caro” from Gianni Schicchi & Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in g, K550. Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus, 3649 E. 65th, Cleveland. Free.

8:00 pm – Apollo’s Fire: Messiah. Jeannette Sorrrell, conductor. Sopranos Sonya Headlam and Erica Schuller, mezzo sopranos Amanda Crider and Kim Leeds, tenor Steven Caldicott Wilson, and baritone Edward Vogel. First Baptist Church, Shaker Heights. Tickets available online.

DECEMBER 11 – SUNDAY

3:00 pm – Cleveland Philharmonic: “Holiday Concerts”Victor Liva, conductor, Ovidiu Marinescu, cello, Marinescu’s Concerto for Two Cellos, Strings, and Percussion, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral,”and music celebrating the holiday season. Cleveland State University, Waetjen Auditorium.

3:00 pm – CityMusic Orchestra, Stefan Willich conducting, Jack Sutte, trumpet, Chabrelle Williams soprano. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Overture” and “Deh vieni non tardar” from The Marriage of Figaro, K492, Johann Baptist Georg Neruda’s Trumpet Concerto in E-flat, Giuseppe Verdi “Caro nome” from Rigoletto, Giacomo Puccini “O Mio Babbino Caro” from Gianni Schicchi & Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in g, K550. Federated Church, 76 Bell St., Chagrin Falls. Free.

3:00 pm – Canton Symphony: Holiday concert. Zimmermann Symphony Center, 1001 Market Ave. N., Canton. Tickets available online.

5:00 pm – Apollo’s Fire: Messiah. Jeannette Sorrrell, conductor. Sopranos Sonya Headlam and Erica Schuller, mezzo sopranos Amanda Crider and Kim Leeds, tenor Steven Caldicott Wilson, and baritone Edward Vogel. First Baptist Church, Shaker Heights. Tickets available online.