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JANUARY 21 – MONDAY
12:30 pm – 5:00 pm – Martin Luther King Jr. Community Open House at Severance Hall, with ongoing activities in the Smith Lobby and Bogomolny-Kozerefski Grand Foyer in addition to the following scheduled performances. 12:30 p.m. Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus, 1:15 p.m. American Spirituals Collegiate Voice Competition winner in recital, 2:00 p.m. El Sistema@Rainey instrumentalists, 2:45 p.m. Mound School Strings, 3:15 p.m. The Dance Centre, 4:00 p.m. Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra. Terry Macklin Inc. – DJ and Line Dancing – takes place in the Bogomolny-Kozerefski Grand Foyer between performances. Ongoing family-friendly activities include the “I Have a Dream” Wall, Martin Luther King Jr. Day Activity Sheets, and Cuyahoga County Public Library Book Display in the Smith Lobby. Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Free.
JANUARY 22 – TUESDAY
7:30 pm – Tuesday Musical: Inon Barnatan, piano & Calidore String Quartet (Jeffrey Myers & Ryan Meehan, violins, Jeremy Berry, viola & Estelle Choi, cello. All-Bach program includes selections from The Art of Fugue & the keyboard concertos No. 1 in d, No. 7 in g, No. 4 in A & No. 5 in f. E.J. Thomas Hall, University of Akron, 198 Hill St. Tickets available online.
8:00 pm – BW Guest Recital: Penny Kruse, violin. Program to be announced. Fynes Hall, Kulas Musical Arts Bldg., Baldwin Wallace Conservatory, 96 Front St., Berea. Free.
JANUARY 23 – WEDNESDAY
12:15 pm – Robert Myers, organ. “Neo-Baroque masters,” music by Hindemith, Flor Peeters, and Paul Manz. Beckerath organ. Trinity Lutheran Church, W. 30th & Lorain, Cleveland. Freewill offering.
12:15 pm – YSU Music at Noon: Misook Yun, soprano & Cicilia Yudha, piano. Performers & program to be announced. Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown State University, 524 Wick Ave. Free.
JANUARY 24 – THURSDAY
7:00 pm – Howie Smith, solo saxophone. Works from Smith’s many “Concerts in Progress” — or maybe an hour of completely improvised music. Bop Stop, 2920 Detroit Avenue in Ohio City, Cleveland. Tickets $12. Reserve online.
JANUARY 25 – FRIDAY
11:00 am – & 3:15 pm – UA Vocal-Choral Festival Concerts, Choirs of Mogadore, Orrville, Chardon, Hiland, Hudson & Firestone high schools, UA’s Chamber Choir, and High School Honor Choir.with guest clinician Jerry Blackstone, Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan. Program to be announced. E.J. Thomas Hall, University of Akron, 198 Hill St. Free.
6:00 pm – BW Faculty & Guest Recital: George Pope, flute & Eric Charnofsky, piano. Program to be announced. Kulas Music Hall, Boesel Musical Arts Center at Baldwin Wallace University, 49 Seminary St., Berea. Free.
6:30 pm – Fresh Perspectives, with Sarah Hennies, Natalie Bbraginsky, Justin Gunter, Mckenna Glorioso, Peter Ayuso, Mia Ingram, Matthew Frerck, Torrell Moss, Rachel Gibson, Eli Williams, Christi Alice Heartlily, Rob Galo, Adam James Zahren, Cordelia Eddy & Won Hee Kim . “i am…” — an examination of identity through music and art, featuring Sarah Hennies’ Everything Else, for four or more performers, Settle, for vibraphone (2 players) & Contralto, for video, strings, and percussion (Ohio premiere), a new generative video installation by Natalie Braginsky & a poetry bar hosted by Cleveland-based poets, offering made-to-order poems you get to take home. Food & drinks available. 2460 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets $5-$15 at the door.
7:00 pm – Africa—>West Percussion Trio, Jamie Ryan, Ryan Korb & Josh Ryan. Program to be announced. Gamble Auditorium, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory, 96 Front St., Berea. Free.
7:30 pm – CIM Orchestra: Preparatory Concerto Showcase, Yohan Kwon, Shun Yao & Xuecong Sunny Xia, student conductors, Moshi Tang & Corina Deng, violins & Annie Zhang, cello, student soloists. Selections from Saint-Saëns’ Violin Concerto No. 3 in b, Op. 61, Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in g, Op. 26 & Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat, Op. 107. Kulas Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Boulevard, Cleveland. Free.
7:30 pm – Dana Guest Recital: Mária Temesi, soprano (Hungarian State Opera & University of Szeged) & Michael Baron, piano (Florida Gulf Coast University. Works by Stradella, Schumann, Handel, Mozart, Liszt, Puccini, Verdi, and Wagner. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 323 Wick Avenue, Youngstown. Free.
7:30 pm – Oberlin Alumni Recital: Arnie Tanimoto & Eric Tinkerhess, violas da gamba. Program to be announced. Kulas Recital Hall, Oberlin Conservatory, 43 South Professor St, Oberlin. Free.
8:00 pm – CIM Faculty Recital: Sergei Babayan, piano. Mazurkas, waltzes, nocturnes & other works by Frédéric Chopin. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Boulevard, Cleveland. Free but seating passes required. Reserve online.
JANUARY 26 – SATURDAY
7:00 pm – BW Faculty Recital: Beth Burrier, voice & Robert Mayerovitch, piano. Program to be announced. Gamble Auditorium, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory, 96 Front St., Berea. Free.
7:30 pm – Canton Symphony Orchestra, Gerhardt Zimmerman, conducting. Beethoven’s The Creatures of Prometheus: Finale, Richard Strauss’ Metamorphosen & Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, “Eroica” . Umstattd Hall, 1001 Market Ave. N., Canton. Tickets available online.
8:00 pm – Pulse Quartet, Aidan Plank, bass, Anthony Fuoco, piano, Dustin May, drums & Brad Wagner, sax. “New music drawing on diverse influences with a classic approach of openness and spontaneity.” Bop Stop, 2920 Detroit Avenue in Ohio City, Cleveland. Tickets $15, Reserve online.
JANUARY 27 – SUNDAY
1:30 pm – Northern Ohio Youth Orchestras Amati Strings (Katie Holloway, conducting), Wind Symphony (Andrew Machamer, conducting), & Sinfonietta Strings (Peggie Willett, conducting). Concert culminates in the performance Shenandoah (arr. by Jack Bullock) by the 127-member combined ensemble. Warner Concert Hall, Oberlin Conservatory, 43 South Professor St, Oberlin. Tickets good for both the 1:30 pm and 4:00 pm performances are available online.
2:00 pm – BW Brass Choir, John Brndiar, director. Program to be announced. Kulas Music Hall, Boesel Musical Arts Center at Baldwin Wallace University, 49 Seminary St., Berea. Free.
3:00 pm – Akron Youth Orchestras, Eric Benjamin & Douglas Bayda, conducting. Winter concert. Tallmadge High School, 140 N Monroe Rd., Tallmadge. Tickets at the door.
3:00 pm – UA Guest Concert: Dana Piano Trio, Joseph Kromholtz, violin, Kivie Cahn-Lipman, cello & Cicilia Yudha, piano. Beethoven’s “Archduke” Trio, Op. 97 & Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 67. Guzzetta Recital Hall, 157 University Ave., Akron. Free.
4:00 pm – 28th Annual Black Heritage Concert, featuring Cleveland School of the Arts Ensembles: the R. Nathaniel Dett Concert Choir & CSA JazzArt Ensemble, Robert McCorvey, director, William B. Woods, director emeritus & the CSA Chamber Orchestra, Dianna Richardson, director. Program to be announced. Kulas Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Boulevard, Cleveland. Free.
4:00 pm – Firelands Symphony Orchestra Super Heroes Family Concert, Carl Topilow, conducting. Music from Batman, Superman, Star Wars, Harry Potter & more. Instrument Petting Zoo open from 3:00-3:30 pm. Ernsthausen Performing Arts Center, Norwalk High School, 350 Shady Lane Dr., Norwalk. $5 tickets available online.
4:00 pm – Northern Ohio Youth Orchestras: Philharmonia Orchestra, David Pope, conducting, Emily Lay, horn & Aleksander Swänger, cello. Vaughan Williams’ Prelude 49th Parallel, Berlioz’ March to the Scaffold (Symphonie Fantastique), Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 4 & Saint-Saëns’ Allegro Appassionato. Warner Concert Hall, Oberlin Conservatory, 43 South Professor St, Oberlin. Tickets good for both the 1:30 pm and 4:00 pm performances are available online.
5:00 pm – Kent Keyboard Series: Jerry Wong, piano, with Melissa Davis, soprano & Cathy Meng Robinson, violin. “Franz & Franz.” Schubert’s Ganymed, Gretchen am Spinnrade, Lied der Mignon & Frühlingsglaube, Liszt’s Oh! Quand je dors, S’il est un charmant gazon & Comment, disaient-ils, Schubert’s Sonata for Piano and Violin in A, “Grand Duo,” Op. posth. & Liszt’s late piano works Chapelle de Guillaume Tell, La lugubre gondola & Funérailles. Ludwig Recital Hall, Kent State University, 1325 Theatre Drive, Kent. Tickets available online.
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.
JANUARY 28 – MONDAY
7:30 pm – KSU Guest/Faculty recital: Matthew Coleman, percussion (Brigham Young University) , with Matthew Holm. Works by Chad Floyd, Eugene Navotney, Guy Gautheraux, Warren Benson, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Hindemith, Elgar, Dom Moio, N. Scott Robinson, Andrea Venet & Dave Hollinden. Ludwig Recital Hall, Kent State University, 1325 Theatre Drive, Kent. Free.
JANUARY 30 – WEDNESDAY
12:15 pm – Robert Myers, organ. “Neo-Baroque masters,” music by Hindemith, Flor Peeters, and Paul Manz. Beckerath organ. Trinity Lutheran Church, W. 30th & Lorain, Cleveland. Freewill offering.
7:00 pm – BW Bach Festival: Bach and the Romantics Lecture Series, Jeffery S. Sposato, University of Houston. Topic to be announced. Fynes Hall, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory, 96 Front St., Berea. RSVP by email.
JANUARY 31 – THURSDAY
7:30 pm – Apollo’s Fire, Johanna Novom, Adriane Post, Karina Schmitz & Carrie Krause, solo violins. Heinrich Biber’s Rosary Sonatas for violins with alternate (scordatura) tuning, depicting the Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful & Glorious Mysteries from the Annunciation through the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus. With theorbos, cello & organ. First Methodist Church, 263 E. Mill St., Akron. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Oberlin Winter Term Opera: Missy Mazzoli’s Proving Up. A haunting tale of a family’s pursuit of the American Dream in the shadow of Civil War Nebraska. Directed by Christopher Mirto and conducted by Joseph Hodge.Wilder Main Lounge, Oberlin College, Oberlin. Free, but tickets required.
FEBRUARY 1 – FRIDAY
7:30 pm – BlueWater Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Meyer, conducting, Linda Atherton & Derek Snyder, cellos. Golijov’s Sidereus, Bruckner’s Adagio from String Quintet, Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two cellos & Schubert’s Symphony No. 5. Rocky River Presbyterian Church, 21750 Detroit Rd. Freewill offering.
7:30 pm – Oberlin Faculty Recital: Brian Wentzel, organ. Program to be announced. Brombaugh mean-tone organ. Fairchild Chapel (Bosworth Hall), Oberlin College, 50 W. Lorain St. Free.
7:30 pm – Oberlin Winter Term Opera: Missy Mazzoli’s Proving Up. A haunting tale of a family’s pursuit of the American Dream in the shadow of Civil War Nebraska. Directed by Christopher Mirto and conducted by Joseph Hodge.Wilder Main Lounge, Oberlin College, Oberlin. Free, but tickets required.
8:00 pm – Apollo’s Fire, Johanna Novom, Adriane Post, Karina Schmitz & Carrie Krause, solo violins. Heinrich Biber’s Rosary Sonatas for violins with alternate (scordatura) tuning, depicting the Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful & Glorious Mysteries from the Annunciation through the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus. With theorbos, cello & organ. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Hts. Tickets available online.
8:00 pm – CIM Orchestra, Stefan Sanderling, guest conductor, Shannon Lee, violin. Beethoven’s Egmont Overture, Op. 84, Walton’s Violin Concerto (1938-39) & Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, Op. 45. Kulas Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Boulevard, Cleveland. Free. Broadcast live over WCLV, 104.9 FM.
FEBRUARY 2 – SATURDAY
5:00 pm – Cleveland Uncommon Sound Project: Ammie Brod, viola (Chicago) & Kenneth Cox, flute (Bowling Green, OH). Program includes Katherine Pukinskis’ Quiet Threnody (2015) & commissioned pieces by Alejandro Acierto, Lisa Atkinson, Jacob Sudol & LJ White (Brod) & music by Marcos Balter, Du Yun, Kate Soper & Eve Belgarian (Cox). Historic St. John’s Episcopal Church, 2600 Church Ave., Ohio City, Cleveland. Free.
7:30 pm – BlueWater Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Meyer, conducting, Linda Atherton & Derek Snyder, cellos. Golijov’s Sidereus, Bruckner’s Adagio from String Quintet, Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two cellos & Schubert’s Symphony No. 5. Plymouth Church, 2860 Coventry Rd., Shaker Hts. Tickets available online.
8:00 pm – Apollo’s Fire, Johanna Novom, Adriane Post, Karina Schmitz & Carrie Krause, solo violins. Heinrich Biber’s Rosary Sonatas for violins with alternate (scordatura) tuning, depicting the Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful & Glorious Mysteries from the Annunciation through the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus. With theorbos, cello & organ. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Hts. Tickets available online.
8:00 pm – Around the World Music Series: Jarrelle Barton, guzheng (Chinese Zither). Traditional, modern & original pieces for 16- & 21-stringed guzhengs. 7:30 pm meet and greet featuring light food & drinks. Presented by Standing Rock Cultural Arts. North Water Street Gallery, 300 N. Water St., Suite H, Kent. Suggested donation $10 or pay what you can.
8:00 pm – Cleveland Pops Orchestra, Carl Topilow, conducting. John Williams: Cinema’s greatest music. Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
FEBRUARY 3 – SUNDAY
2:00 pm – Cleveland Chinese Music Ensemble with guest artist Jarrelle Barton, guzheng (Chinese Zither). Chinese New Year concert. Hudson Library & Historical Society, 96 Library St., Hudson. Free.
3:00 pm – Wooster Chamber Music Series: Talich Quartet, Jan Talich Jr. & Roman Patočka, violins, Vladimír Bukač, viola & Petr Prause, cello. Program to be announced. Gault Recital Hall, College of Wooster, 525 E. University St., Wooster. $25. Call 330.263.2421 or 330.262.1688.
4:00 pm – Apollo’s Fire, Johanna Novom, Adriane Post, Karina Schmitz & Carrie Krause, solo violins. Heinrich Biber’s Rosary Sonatas for violins with alternate (scordatura) tuning, depicting the Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful & Glorious Mysteries from the Annunciation through the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus. With theorbos, cello & organ. Rocky River Presbyterian Church, 21750 Detroit Rd. Tickets available online.
4:00 pm – FIRST•Music: Muskingum University Concert Choir, Zebulon Highben, conducting. Program to be announced. First Lutheran Church, 1019 West Fifth St., Lorain. Freewill offering.
7:00 pm – CIM Annual Music for Food Benefit Concert, with Ilya Kaler & Olga Dubossarskaya Kaler, violins, Shicong Liu, piano, the Catharsis Wind Quintet & Corylus Quartet. Presented by the CIM Student Government Association in collaboration with Music for Food. Proceeds benefit the Cleveland Kosher Food Pantry. Maslanka’s Wind Quintet No. 4 for Winds, Moszkowski’s Suite in g for Two Violins and Piano, Op. 71 & Dvořák’s String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat, Op. 105. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Boulevard, Cleveland. Free. Money or food donations benefit the Greater Cleveland Food Bank.
7:30 pm – Oberlin Winter Term Opera: Missy Mazzoli’s Proving Up. A haunting tale of a family’s pursuit of the American Dream in the shadow of Civil War Nebraska. Directed by Christopher Mirto and conducted by Joseph Hodge.Wilder Main Lounge, Oberlin College, Oberlin. Free, but tickets required.
