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SEPTEMBER 24 – MONDAY
7:00 pm – American Songbook Today: Marissa Mulder, vocalist. “Tom Waits: In His Own Words” . Nighttown Restaurant & Jazz Club, 12383 Cedar Rd., Cleveland Hts. Tickets available online.
7:00 pm – KSU Guest Recital: Tu Nokwe, voice & guitar. Program to be announced. Ludwig Recital Hall, Kent State University, 1325 Theatre Drive, Kent. Free.
SEPTEMBER 25 – TUESDAY
12:05 pm – Tuesdays at the Covenant: Ruth Rowan Draper, organ. Leo Sowerby’s Pageant, Draper’s A Lover’s Farewell: Dido’s Lament Revisited – Introduction – Recitative – Passacaglia incorporating material from Henry Purcell’s opera Dido and Aeneas (c. 1688) & Maurice Duruflé’s Prélude et fugue sur le nom d’Alain. Church of the Covenant, 11205 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Free, lunches welcome.
7:00 pm – American Songbook Today: John Weber, jazz piano. “120 Years of Jazz Piano from Scott Joplin to Keith Jarrett.” Brothers Lounge, 11609 Detroit, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:00 pm – Jay Trio, Jenny Magistrelli, clarinet, Andréa Belding Elson, violin & Yuka Nakayama-Lewicki, piano. Music for Dancing: Tangos, Waltzes, and Ragtime. William Bolcom’s The Easy Winners & Ethiopia Rag (Afternoon Cakewalk), Miguel del Águila’s Tango Trio, Igor Stravinsky’s Waltz, Tango, Ragtime & Devil’s Dance (The Soldier’s Tale), Brigh Sheng’s Tibetan Dance, Francis Poulenc’s Invitation to the Castle, Béla Bartók’s Sebes (Contrasts) & Peter Schickele’s Variations (Serenade for Three). Kent State University Stark Campus Main Hall Auditorium, 6000 Frank Avenue, NW, Jackson Township. Free.
8:00 pm – Oberlin Guest Recital: Stephan Crump, bass, Ingrid Laubrock, saxophone & Cory Smythe, piano. Free improvisations. Sponsored by Oberlin’s Modern Music Guild. Birenbaum Innovation and Performance Space 10 E. College St., Oberlin. Free.
SEPTEMBER 26 – WEDNESDAY
12:15 pm – Robert Myers, organ. “Early Baroque Masters,” music by Frescobaldi, Sweelinck, Froberger & Pachelbel. Beckerath organ. Trinity Lutheran Church, W. 30th & Lorain, Cleveland. Freewill offering.
12:15 pm – YSU Music at Noon: Voice Department Recital. Performers & program to be announced. Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown State University, 524 Wick Ave. Free.
8:00 pm – CIM Orchestra @ Severance, Thomas Wilkins, guest conductor, with Daniel Kaler, cello. Dmitri Shostakovich’s Festive Overture, Op. 96, William Walton’s Cello Concerto (1956) & Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 in e, Op. 64. Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Free but tickets required. Reserve online.
SEPTEMBER 27 – THURSDAY
7:30 pm – Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst, conducting, Yefim Bronfman, piano. Prokoviev’s Classical Symphony (Symphony No. 1), Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 2 & Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 3. Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – UA Symphony Orchestra, Guy Bordo, conducting. Mozart’s Don Giovanni Overture, Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite, Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet & Simon’s Dawn. First Congregational Church, 292 Market St., Akron. Free.
8:00 pm – Oberlin Chamber Orchestra, Raphael Jiménez, conducting, with faculty soloist Drew Pattison, bassoon. Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet, Carl Maria von Weber’s Bassoon Concerto in F, Op. 75 & Howard Hanson’s Suite from the opera Merry Mount, Op. 31. Finney Chapel, Oberlin College, 90 N. Professor St. Free.
SEPTEMBER 28 – FRIDAY
12:15 pm – Lunchtime Carillon Concert: George Leggiero, University Circle Carillonneur. Program to be announced. Blankets, lawn chairs, and picnics are welcome. A tour of the tower follows. Alexander McGaffin Tower, 11205 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Free & free parking.
7:00 pm – Africa—>West Percussion Trio, Jamie Ryan, Ryan Korb & Josh Ryan. Works from their first two recordings, Africa->West and Togo Road. Gamble Auditorium, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory, 96 Front St., Berea. Free.
7:30 pm – Trobár, Allison Monroe (voice, vielle, rebec, harp), Elena Mullins (voice, percussion) & Karin Weston (voice, harp), with actor Faith Whitacre. A Room of Her Own: Christine de Pizan and Her Musical Circle. Music of the late 14th and early 15th centuries by composers from the courts of Berry and Burgundy, including Guillaume de Machaut, Baude Cordier, Solage, and Gilles Binchois, less-known composers such as Johannes Tapissier, Pierre Fontaine, and Nicolas Grenon, as well as anonymous works. St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 2555 Euclid Hts. Blvd., Cleveland Heights. Tickets: $15 general, $10 seniors, $5 students.
8:00 pm – Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble, Timothy Weiss, conducting, Paul Celebi, piano. Marc Andre Dalbavie’s Palimpsest (2002), Hao Zou’s Piano Concerto, student composer premiere (2018) & Elizabeth Ogonek’s The Water Cantos (2018). Warner Concert Hall, Oberlin Conservatory, 43 South Professor St, Oberlin. Free.
11:59 pm – Oberlin Friday Night Organ Pump, a midnight concert by Oberlin organ majors. Fisk organ. Finney Chapel, Oberlin College, 90 N. Professor St. Free.
SEPTEMBER 29 – SATURDAY
10:30 am – 4:00 pm – Les Délices Fortepiano Day with Sylvia Berry. 10:30 am History of the piano lecture-demo. 11:45 am Scratch & Sniff: introducing pre-college students to early pianos. 1:15 pm Pre- concert conversation: Who played the piano and why? 2:00 pm Four Masters of the Fortepiano – Sylvia Berry reveals the full range of her instrument in this recital featuring works by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, and J.C. Bach. 3:15 pm Post-concert conversation: How does it work? with fortepiano builder Dale Munschy. Herr Chapel, Plymouth Church, 2860 Coventry Rd., Shaker Heights. Morning events free (registration required for pre-college students). Afternoon events $20, free for students.
3:00 pm – Oberlin Guest Recital: Trio Séléné, Mingzhe Wang, clarinet, Eli Lara, cello & Ilya Poletaev, fortepiano. Beethoven’sTrio in B-Flat, Op. 11, Sharlat’s Trio Contemplating the Moon (2018 — Premiere), Eberl’s Grand Trio in E-Flat, Op. 36 & Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Sonata Canonica, Op. 196. Kulas Recital Hall, Oberlin Conservatory, 43 South Professor St, Oberlin. Free.
3:30 pm – Choir & Orchestra of St. John Nepomucene, Buck McDaniel, conductor & organ soloist, Kristine Caswelch, soprano, Matthew Jones, tenor, Preston Masters, baritone. Music commemorating St. Wenceslaus Day. Byrd’s Kyrie & Agnus Dei (Mass for 3 Voices), Franck’s Agnus Dei (Messe, Op. 12), Mozart’s Epistle Sonatas in D & E-flat, K. 144 & 67, Clara Schumann’s Prelude & Fugue in d, Op. 16, No. 3, Vierne’s Finale (Symphony No. 1 in d, Op. 14), Johann Nepomuk Hummel’s Grand March in D, Plainsong & 12th century Czech folk songs. St John Nepomucene Parish, 3785 Independence Rd., Cleveland. Freewill offering.
7:00 pm – Cleveland Orchestra 100th Anniversary Gala, Franz Welser-Möst, conducting, Lang Lang, piano. Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24, Richard Strauss’ Fantasy from Die Frau ohne Schatten, Johann Strauss Jr.’s Waltz: Wiener Blut [Viennese Spirit] & Ravel’s La Valse. Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – KSU Vanguard Guest Artists Series: New Morse Code, Hannah Collins and Michael Compitello, cello & percussion. Program to be announced. Ludwig Recital Hall, Kent State University, 1325 Theatre Drive, Kent. Free.
8:00 pm – Akron Symphony, Christopher Wilkins, conducting, Angela Cheng, piano. Tchaikovsky’s Capriccio italien, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K. 467 ‘Elvira Madigan’ & Rimsky-Korsakov’s Sheherazade. E.J. Thomas Hall, University of Akron, 198 Hill St. Tickets available online.
8:00 pm – Oberlin Orchestra, Raphael Jiménez, conducting. Pierre Jalbert’s Music of air and fire (2007), Ottorino Respighi’s Fontane di Roma, Elizabeth Ogonek’s All These Lighted Things (2017) & Claude Debussy’s La mer. Finney Chapel, Oberlin College, 90 N. Professor St. Free.
8:00 pm – Youngstown Symphony, Randall Craig Fleischer, conducting, with Misook Kim & Thomas Scurich, vocalists & James McClelland in the role of Mozart. Mozart opera arias from The Magic Flute, The Marriage of Figaro & Don Giovanni & Symphony No. 41. Powers Auditorium, De Yor Performing Arts Center, Federal Plaza West, Youngstown. Tickets available online.
SEPTEMBER 30 – SUNDAY
3:00 pm – Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst, conducting, Yefim Bronfman, piano. Prokoviev’s Classical Symphony (Symphony No. 1), Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 2 & Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 3. Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
3:00 pm – Kent Wind Ensemble. Program to be announced. Cartwright Auditorium, Kent State University.
3:00 pm – UA Faculty/Guest Keyboard Festival, with Mark Nixon, Caroline Oltmanns, Philip Thomson, James Wilding & Mayumi Kikuchi, piano, Todd Gaffke, saxophone & Frank Ward, bass-baritone. Works by Claude Debussy to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the composer’s death. Kulas Concert Series. Guzzetta Recital Hall, 157 University Ave., Akron. Tickets: $12 general admission, $6 non-UA students, free for UA students with Zip Card. .
7:00 pm – BW New Music Series, Clint Needham, director. Premieres of works by students of Clint Needham & Jonathan Sokol. Gamble Auditorium, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory, 96 Front St., Berea. Free.
7:00 pm – CIM Faculty/Guest Recital: Mary Kay Fink, flute, Frank Rosenwein, oboe, Robert Woolfrey, clarinet, Barrick Stees, bassoon, Richard King, horn, Chul-In Park, violin, Lisa Boyko, viola, Richard Weiss, cello, Scott Dixon, double bass & Dean Southern, narrator. Charles Wood’s Septet in c (1889), John Harbison’s Quintet for Winds (1979) & Ned McGowan’s Annabel (2004). Mixon Hall, 11021 East Blvd. Cleveland OH 44106. Free but seating passes required. Call 216.795.3211.
8:00 pm – Oberlin Sinfonietta, Timothy Weiss, conducting, Alexis Reed, soprano. Kari Watson’s Trio, student composer premiere (2018), Luciano Berio’s Folk Songs (1964), Georges Enescu’s Chamber Symphony, Op. 33 (1954) & Benjamin Britten:’s Sinfonietta, Op. 1 (1932) . Warner Concert Hall, Oberlin Conservatory, 43 South Professor St, Oberlin. Free.
OCTOBER 1 – MONDAY
5:00 pm – Jan Jiracek von Arnim, piano. “A Night in Vienna.” a program of short pieces, followed by stories about his life on the concert stage, teaching at the Vienna School of Music and serving as Artistic Director of the International Beethoven Piano Competition Vienna. Sponsored by Bösendorfer and Solich Pianos. Waetjen Auditorium, Cleveland State University, 2100 Euclid Ave. Free.
7:30 pm – Rocky River Chamber Music Society: Home Grown Stars of Tomorrow, James Thompson, violin, Anna Bowman, cello & Sarah Ha, piano. Mendelssohn’s Trio No. 1 in d & Shostakovich’s Trio No. 2, Op. 67 & Five Pieces for Two Violins & Piano arr. Sarah Ha. West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, 20401 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River. Freewill offering.
OCTOBER 2 – TUESDAY
4:00 pm – BW Center for Innovation & Growth Arts Innovation Summit, with André Gremillet (Cleveland Orchestra), Jesse Rosen (League of American Orchestras), Afa Dworkin (The Sphinx Organization) & Kyu-Young Kim (St. Paul Chamber Orchestra). “Facing the Music: Challenges of Today’s Orchestras.” The summit kicks off BW’s year-long residency with The Cleveland Orchestra). Gamble Auditorium, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory, 96 Front St., Berea. Free and open to the public, but entrance tickets are required (reserve online).
7:30 pm – Cleveland Chamber Music Society: Jerusalem String Quartet, Alexander Pavlovsky & Sergei Bresler, violins, Ori Kam, viola & Kyril Zlotnikov, cello. Beethoven’s Quartet in a, Op. 18, No. 5, Ravel’s Quartet in F & Shostakovich’s Quartet No. 3 in F, Op. 73. 6:30 pre-concert lecture by David J. Rothenberg at 6:30 pm. Plymouth Church, 2860 Coventry Rd., Shaker Hts. Tickets available online.
8:00 pm – Oberlin Faculty Recital: Sibbi Bernhardsson, violin & James Howsmon piano. Mozart’s Sonata in e, KV 304, Schoenberg’s Phantasy, Op. 47, Webern’s Four Pieces, Op. 7 & Beethoven’s Sonata in G, Op. 96. Kulas Recital Hall, Oberlin Conservatory, 43 South Professor St, Oberlin. Free.
8:00 pm – Sphinx Virtuosi, Eighteen of the nation’s top Black and Latinx classical soloists. “Music Without Borders.” Akutagawa’s Triptyque for String Orchestra, Aguila’s Life is a Dream (La vida es sueño), Op. 76, Blanchard’s Concerto for SV, Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony, Op. 110a, & Roustom’s A Voice Exclaiming. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Boulevard, Cleveland. Free but seating passes required.
OCTOBER 3 – WEDNESDAY
12:10 pm – Trinity Brownbag Concert: Amethyst String Quartet, Mary Beth Ions et al. Celebrating Autumn: a sentimental look at the approaching season. Lunches welcome or buy lunch for $7. Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Freewill offering.
12:15 pm – Florence Mustric, organ. “Ain’t nothin’ but a scale,” music by Handel, Gardner Read, Jehan Alain & J.S. Bach (the Fugue in D, BWV 532). Beckerath organ. Trinity Lutheran Church, W. 30th & Lorain, Cleveland. Freewill offering.
12:15 pm – YSU Music at Noon: Northeast Ohio Keyboard Festival. Student Participants’ Recital. Performers & program to be announced. Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown State University, 524 Wick Ave. Free.
6:00 pm – CMA Chamber Music in the Galleries, Case & CIM Chamber Ensembles. Program to be announced. In the Galleries, Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Boulevard. Free.
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm — Les Délices: LD@Work—Mozart in Paris, Part 2, with Debra Nagy, oboe, Sylvia Berry, fortepiano & strings. Open rehearsal of an 18th-century arrangement of Mozart’s Grand Partita, a violin sonata by Boccherini, a piano quartet by Schobert, and a trio by Cambini, with readings from Mozart’s humorous letters. Herr Chapel, Plymouth Church, 2860 Coventry Rd., Shaker Heights. Free.
8:00 pm – Oberlin Performance and Improvisation Series Guest Recital: Magda Giannikou, piano & Justin Stanton, trumpet. Program to be announced. Cat in the Cream Coffee House, Hales Annex, Oberlin College, Oberlin. Free.
OCTOBER 4 – THURSDAY
7:00 pm – CSU Wind Ensemble & CSU Jazz Ensemble, Birch Browning & John Perrine, conductors. Program to be announced. Waetjen Auditorium, Cleveland State University, 2100 Euclid Ave. Free.
7:30 pm – Cleveland Orchestra & Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Franz Welser-Möst, conducting, Joélle Harvey, soprano & Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano. Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection.” Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Les Délices: Mozart in Paris 2, Debra Nagy, director & oboe, with Sylvia Berry, fortepiano & strings. Program includes an 18th-century arrangement of Mozart’s Grand Partita, works by Boccherini, Schobert, and Cambini, & readings from Mozart’s humorous letters. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 50 N. Prospect St., Akron. Tickets available online.
OCTOBER 5 – FRIDAY
7:00 pm – BW Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Brendan Caldwell, conducting, Nancy Maultsby, mezzo- soprano. Leonard Bernstein’s Overture to Candide, David Maslanka’s Give Us This Day & the premiere of Jonathan Sokol’s Ask Me How I Know. Gamble Auditorium, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory, 96 Front St., Berea. Free. Click here for live stream.
7:30 pm – Acronym, Baroque String Band. Program commemorates the 1683 Battle of Vienna, a turning point in the long conflict between the Ottoman and Holy Roman Empires, featuring H.I.F. Biber’s Battalia. Inaugural Donald P. Pipino Concert Series. Ford Family Recital Hall, DeYor Center, Federal Plaza, Youngstown. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – CSU Symphony Orchestra, VIctor Liva, conducting, Inna Onofrei, piano & Neo-Tessares Saxophone Quartet (John Perrine, Breegan Arnett, Allie Denham & Tom Lempner). Onofrei’s Concerto in Blue (Premiere), Glass’ Concerto for Saxophone Quartet & Orchestra & Schumann’s Symphony No. 4 in d, Op 120. Waetjen Auditorium, Cleveland State University, 2100 Euclid Ave. Free.
8:00 pm – Cleveland Orchestra & Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Franz Welser-Möst, conducting, Joélle Harvey, soprano & Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano. Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection.” Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
OCTOBER 6 – SATURDAY
7:00 pm – Cleveland Opera Theater: Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, with Young Kyang Yoo (Figaro), Corrie Stallings (Rosina), David Margulis (Count Almaviva), Jason Budd (Dr. Bartolo), Frank Ward (Don Basilio) & Gillian Hollis (Berta), directed by Scott Skiba, conducted by Domenico Boyagian. Sung in Italian with English supertitles. Maltz Performing Arts Center, 1855 Ansel Road in University Circle, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Canton Symphony Orchestra, Gerhardt Zimmerman, conducting, with Ellie Jarrett Shattles, mezzo-soprano & Dan Boye, baritone. A Tribute to Leonard Bernstein. Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti & Symphonic Dances from West Side Story & Eric Benjamin’s To LB: A Thank You Note. Umstattd Hall, 1001 Market Ave. N., Canton. Tickets available online.
8:00 pm – Cleveland Orchestra & Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Franz Welser-Möst, conducting, Joélle Harvey, soprano & Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano. Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection.” Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
8:00 pm – Les Délices: Mozart in Paris 2, Debra Nagy, director, with Sylvia Berry, fortepiano & strings. Program includes an 18th-century arrangement of Mozart’s Grand Partita, works by Boccherini, Schobert, and Cambini, & readings from Mozart’s humorous letters. Lakewood Congregational Church, 1375 W. Clifton Blvd., Lakewood. Tickets available online.
OCTOBER 7 – SUNDAY
3:00 pm – BW Choral Gala, Dirk Garner, Jordan Saul & Marc Weagraff, conducting. Program to be announced. Gamble Auditorium, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory, 96 Front St., Berea. Free. Click here for live stream.
3:00 pm – Cleveland Composers Guild, with Matt Holm, marimba. Chamber music by guild members, including Larry Baker’s CIRCUMZENITHAL ARC (Marimba), Sebastian Birch’s String Quartet, Movements 2 & 3, Eric Charnofsky’s Echo (Alto Flute), Stephen Griebling’s Six Miniatures in Slavic Style (Piano), Geoffrey Peterson’s Homage to Donald Erb (Baritone Sax), Stephen Stanziano’s Suite for Flute and Guitar, James Wilding’s Cleansing Waters (Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Piano) & Frank Wiley’s The Magus (Marimba). Drinko Hall, Cleveland State University, 2100 Euclid Ave. Free.
3:00 pm – Cleveland Opera Theater: Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, with Young Kyang Yoo (Figaro), Corrie Stallings (Rosina), David Margulis (Count Almaviva), Jason Budd (Dr. Bartolo), Frank Ward (Don Basilio) & Gillian Hollis (Berta), directed by Scott Skiba, conducted by Domenico Boyagian. Sung in Italian with English supertitles. Maltz Performing Arts Center, 1855 Ansel Road in University Circle, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
3:30 pm – Heights Chamber Orchestra, Carl Topilow, guest conductor, Sara Daneshpour, piano. Verdi’s Nabucco Overture, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 9 & Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake Suite (excerpts). First Baptist Church, 3630 Fairmount Blvd., Shaker Heights. Freewill offering.
3:30 pm – Oberlin Conservatory Faculty Benefit Concert for Family Promise of Lorain County, Jonathan Moyer, organ, in collaboration with Roy Poper, trumpet, Lee Allen, trombone, Timothy LeFebvre, baritone, soprano Lorraine Manz & Kirsten Docter viola. Program to be announced. First Church, 106 N. Main Street, Oberlin. Free, contributions welcome.
4:00 pm – Les Délices: Mozart in Paris 2, Debra Nagy, director, with Sylvia Berry, fortepiano. Program includes an 18th-century arrangement of Mozart’s Grand Partita, works by Boccherini, Schobert, and Cambini, & readings from Mozart’s humorous letters. 3:00 pm pre-concert lecture. Herr Chapel, Plymouth Church, 2860 Coventry Rd., Shaker Heights. Tickets available online.
5:30 pm – Les Délices 10th Anniversary Benefit. Reception à la Française, including hors d’oeuvres, beverages, raffle prizes, and the release of the ensemble’s fourth CD, Songs Without Words. Edwins Leadership and Restaurant Institute, 13101 Shaker Square, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:00 pm – BW Faculty Concert: Factory Seconds Brass Trio, Jack Sutte, trumpet, Jesse McCormick, horn & Richard Stout, trombone. Program to be announced. Kulas Music Hall, Boesel Musical Arts Center at Baldwin Wallace University, 49 Seminary St., Berea. Free.
