A two-week calendar is published every Monday. Dates with no scheduled events are not listed.
SEPTEMBER 4 – WEDNESDAY
12:00 pm – Brownbag Concert. Lea Marra & the River Boys. Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave, Cleveland. Free
SEPTEMBER 5 – THURSDAY
12 Noon – CIM Museum Melodies, one-hour programs featuring pianists from the Cleveland Institute of Music. Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Dr., Cleveland. Free, no tickets required.
6:30 pm – Canton Symphony, Summer Serenades. Woodwind Quintet at Plain Township Amphitheatre. 2600 Easton St. N.E., Canton. Free.
SEPTEMBER 6 – FRIDAY
12 Noon – CIM Museum Melodies, one-hour programs featuring pianists from the Cleveland Institute of Music. Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Dr., Cleveland. Free, no tickets required.
SEPTEMBER 7 – SATURDAY
7:30 pm – Severance Music Center Presents. Superstar – The Songs. The Stories. The Carpenters. Helen Welch, vocalist and Joe Leaman, musical director. A fresh take on the Carpenters’ classic songs, this nostalgic show honors the group’s timeless music. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
8:00 pm – Cleveland Uncommon Sound Project (CUSP). Multimedia artists Paige Naylor & Haruhi Kobayashi, plus Cleveland-based musician Naomi Columna. Calicchia Gallery Studio, 1433 E 33rd St., Cleveland. $15 recommended donation.
SEPTEMBER 8 – SUNDAY
3:00 pm – University of Akron Kulas Concert Series. Violinist Julia Kuhn and pianist Caroline Oltmanns. Beethoven’s Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47, “Kreutzer,” and Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96. Guzzetta Recital Hall, 157 University Ave., Akron. Free
5:00 pm – Music from the Western Reserve. Perry Roth, saxophone and Hana Chu, piano. Pre-concert talk begins at 4:30. Christ Church Episcopal at 21 Aurora St., Hudson. Tickets available online.
SEPTEMBER 12 – THURSDAY
12 Noon – CIM Museum Melodies, one-hour programs featuring pianists from the Cleveland Institute of Music. Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Dr., Cleveland. Free, no tickets required.
7:00 pm – Heights Arts. Gallery Concert featuring the piano duo of Ralitsa Georgieva and Caroline Oltmanns. Heights Arts, 2175 Lee Road, Cleveland Hts. Free but reservations required.
SEPTEMBER 13 – FRIDAY
12 Noon – CIM Museum Melodies, one-hour programs featuring pianists from the Cleveland Institute of Music. Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Dr., Cleveland. Free, no tickets required.
7:00 pm CMA Performing Arts Series. Sky Creature with dancer and graphic artist Tony Orrico. Transformer Station, 1460 W 29th St., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Amor Renatus: Ian Maskin in Cleveland. This performance of his full album Amor Renatus unveils a collection of original instrumental compositions for cello, powerfully augmented into virtual orchestra through the use of loop pedal, and further expanded by sound of diverse percussion instruments ranging from trance-inducing grooves of the West African djembe to deep, heart-beat-like sound of the Mongolian frame drum.Maltz Performing Arts Center, 1855 Ansel Rd., Cleveland. Tickets available online
SEPTEMBER 14 – SATURDAY
1:30 pm – Les Délices. The Highland Lassie at Waterloo Arts Fest. Featuring Elena Mullins Bailey, soprano. The early music ensemble presents a free, outdoor version of their program celebrating Scottish folk music. Sculpture Garden Stage at Waterloo Road and E. 161st St, Cleveland. Free. No reservations required, but you can let the group know you’re coming with this form.
7:00 pm – Free Hispanic Heritage Month Concert. Sammy DeLeon y su Orquesta and Las Sirenas Mariachi Band. Eileen Torres, host. You’ll be dancing in the aisles at this community concert celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Free but tickets required — reserve online.
7:30 pm – Cleveland Classical Guitar Society. 2024 Showcase Concert. Colin Davin and Moises Borges, guitars. Maltz Performing Arts Center, 1855 Ansel Rd, Cleveland. Free but tickets required. Click here for tickets and livestream link.
SEPTEMBER 15 – SUNDAY
2:00 pm – The _____ Experiment at Kaiser Gallery. Ava Wirth, oboe, Andrew Hosler, saxophone, and Joseph Fox, percussion. Matthew Kennedy’s Miniatures for One: XXXIX. Bowling Green, OH, XXXIII. Washington, USA, CV. Pasadena, CA, LXXXII. Boston, MA; Aaron Lett’s Can We Talk?; Erin Gee’s Mouthpiece XXIV; Juan Luis de Pablo Enríquez Rohen’s Veintiún jornadas de un arriero, su burrita y el maguey; Danilo Lamas’ Impromptu; Cara Haxo’s Stories, Secrets, and Forgotten Wisdom; Du Yun’s Oboe and Tam-tam Duet (from Angel’s Bone); Robert Lemay’s Faux fuyant; Amelia Brey’s Upwards of Three; and Ben Zucker’s Refinites. Kaiser Gallery, 2418 Professor Ave, Cleveland. Suggested donation $10. Click here for more information.
3:00 pm – Baldwin Wallace University Faculty Recital, Jack Sutte, trumpet and Craig Ketter, piano. Program includes Robert Pound’s Iache Salpinx. In person and live streamed. Baldwin Wallace University’s Kulas Music Hall, Boesel Musical Arts Center, 49 Seminary St., Berea. Free
4:00 pm – Music at Bath Concert Series, Babies in Black 50s & 60s. Beth Hiser, upright bass and Rachel Roberts, guitar. Your favorite hits from the 50s and 60s. The Bath Church UCC, 3980 W Bath Rd., Akron. Freewill offering.
7:00 pm – Cleveland Chamber Symphony Presents: NEOSonicFall – A Sonic Tribute to Northeast Ohio’s Musical Giants. Steven Smith, conducting, Mark George, piano. H. Leslie Adams’ Cityscape Lights and Loris Chobanian’s Legends for String Orchestra. Gamble Auditorium, Baldwin Wallace University, 96 Front St, Berea. Free