A two-week calendar is published every Monday. Dates with no scheduled events are not listed.
JUNE 9 – TUESDAY
12 Noon – Tuesdays at the Covenant: Jonathan Moyer, organ. Music by British Composers. Arthur Phillips’ A Ground, Giles Farnaby’s Loth to Depart, John Stanley’s Voluntary, Op. VII, No. 1 in a, Charles Hubert Hastings Parry’s Chorale Fantasia on “Old Hundredth,” Samuel Sebastian Wesley’s Larghetto in f-sharp minor & Norman Cocker’s Tuba Tune. Church of the Covenant in University Circle. Freewill offering.
JUNE 10 – WEDNESDAY
7:30 pm – ChamberFest Cleveland. Global Fanfare. Eleven of the festival artists present works by Weedie Braimah, Steve Reich, Yang Baozhi, Miguel del Águila, Matthew Hindson, and Johannes Brahms. Executive director Jessica Peek Sherwood presents the pre-concert festival welcome at 6:30 pm. Kulas Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
JUNE 11 – THURSDAY
7:00 pm – The Cleveland Opera. The Story of Mitridate. An introduction to the story, music, and costumes for the upcoming production of Mozart’s Mitridate, rè di Ponto. First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland, 3630 Fairmount Blvd., Shaker Heights. Freewill offering.
8:00 pm – ChamberFest Cleveland. Kerson Leong: Phenomenon. Kerson Leong, violin. Solo works by Francisco Tárrega, Alessandro Marcello, Eugène Ysaÿe, Agustín Barrios, and Johann Sebastian Bach. A social hour with CFC artistic directors and musicians begins at 7:00 pm. Dunham Tavern, 6709 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
JUNE 12 – FRIDAY
7:30 pm – ENCORE – Gates Mills Music & Ideas Festival. New Sounds: The American Dream is for Perfect People. Charles Ives’ TSIAJ (This Scherzo Is a Joke) & Presto from Piano Trio, Andy Akiho’s Haiku 2 (arr. Sandbox Percussion), Jacob TV’s Body of Your Dreams, and Andrew Rindfleisch’s American Descent. Gamble Auditorium, Baldwin Wallace University, 96 Front St., Berea. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – ChamberFest Cleveland. Finding Resonance. Nine of the festival artists present Jörg Widmann’s 180 beats per minute, George Enescu’s Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 25, and Anton Arensky’s Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 32. Prelude talk presented by Kevin McBrien at 6:30 pm. Harkness Chapel, 11200 Bellflower Road, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
JUNE 13 – SATURDAY
2:00 pm – Ohio Light Opera. Opening Performance: Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – ENCORE – Gates Mills Music & Ideas Festival. Masters Series: In Your Arms at Last. Richard Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll (arr. Glynn Davies for String Quintet); Beethoven’s Zärtliche Liebe (Ich liebe dich), WoO 123; Robert Schumann’s Widmung (arr. Auer for Violin and Piano) from Myrthen, Op. 25; and Richard Strauss’ Metamorphosen (arr. Rudolf Leopold for String Septet). Federated Church, 76 Bell St., Chagrin Falls. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – ChamberFest Cleveland. Homecoming. Eight festival artists present Mozart’s Piano Trio in C major, K. 548, Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate’s Pisachi (Reveal) for String Quartet, and Ernest Bloch’s Piano Quintet No. 1. Prelude talk presented by Nadiah Rivera Fellah at 6:30 pm. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – North Coast Men’s Chorus. We Belong. This Pride program celebrates the personal voices, stories, and spirit of the North Coast Men’s Chorus. Maltz Performing Arts Center, 1855 Ansel Road, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
JUNE 14 – SUNDAY
3:00 pm – Cleveland Chamber Choir & The Musical Theater Project. Walk On: The Power of Carousel. This docu-concert will include scenes from the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical and all the songs, including “If I Loved You” and “You’ll Never Walk Alone.” Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
3:00 pm – North Coast Men’s Chorus. We Belong. This Pride program celebrates the personal voices, stories, and spirit of the North Coast Men’s Chorus. Maltz Performing Arts Center, 1855 Ansel Road, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
4:00 pm – The Cleveland Opera. Opera Roundtable. A mini program of music previewing the upcoming production of Mozart’s Mitridate, rè di Ponto and a roundtable discussion on the future of opera in Cleveland. Polish-American Cultural Center, 6501 Lansing Ave., Cleveland. Free.
JUNE 15 – MONDAY
7:30 pm – ChamberFest Cleveland. Celebrating Frank! Colleagues, alumni, friends, and musical family share the stage for a tribute to Franklin Cohen, CFC’s founder and the former principal clarinet of The Cleveland Orchestra. Postlude party to follow. Kulas Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
JUNE 16 – TUESDAY
7:30 pm – Severance Music Center Presents. Max Richter. The composer/pianist and the American Contemporary Music Ensemble perform Richter’s The Blue Notebooks & In A Landscape. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Apollo’s Fire. Echoes of Ireland. Eight musicians on fiddles, cello, Celtic harp, lute, and vocals follow the trail of Turlough O’Carolan — a blind harper who traveled the roads of 18th-century Ireland. Avon Lake UCC, 32801 Electric Blvd., Avon Lake. Tickets available online.
JUNE 17 – WEDNESDAY
2:00 pm – Ohio Light Opera. Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – ChamberFest Cleveland. Seventeen festival musicians present Josep Pla & Joan Baptista Pla’s Trio Sonata in D minor, Benjamin Yusupov’s Piano Trio No. 2, “From Jewish Traditions,” and Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring for 13 Musicians. Onstage postlude talkback featuring Benjamin Yusupov to follow. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Apollo’s Fire. Echoes of Ireland. Eight musicians on fiddles, cello, Celtic harp, lute, and vocals follow the trail of Turlough O’Carolan — a blind harper who traveled the roads of 18th-century Ireland. The Bath Church UCC, 3980 W. Bath Road, Bath. Tickets available online.
JUNE 18 – THURSDAY
2:00 pm – Ohio Light Opera. Opening Performance: Damn Yankees. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Renovare Music. Influence and Inspiration. Lalia Curtis, violin; Clara Prinston, viola; Rebecca Shasberger, cello; and Mary Kay Fink, flute. Music from three continents, including works by Mozart and Villa-Lobos. The Hermit Club, 1629 Dodge Court, Cleveland. Pay-what-you-wish, tickets available online.
7:30 pm – ChamberFest Cleveland. Crossroads. Thirteen festival musicians present Bjarne Brustad’s Capricci for Violin and Viola, Benjamin Yusupov’s Crossroads No. 2, Sergei Prokofiev’s Quintet, Op. 39 for Winds and Strings, and Louis Spohr’s Nonet in F major, Op. 31. Prelude talk presented by Lena Leson at 6:30 pm. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
JUNE 19 – FRIDAY
2:00 pm – Ohio Light Opera. Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.
JUNE 20 – SATURDAY
11:00 am – ChamberFest Cleveland. Jurassic Jamboree. This all-ages event features live music performances and hands-on activities, including a musical petting zoo and activities from Cleveland Museum of Natural History teaching artists. Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Drive, Cleveland. Free.
2:00 pm – Ohio Light Opera. Damn Yankees. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.
3:00 pm – ENCORE – Gates Mills Music & Ideas Festival. Next Gen: Our Home at ENCORE. John Rutter’s Suite for Strings, Carl Reinecke’s Serenade for Strings in G minor, Op. 242, Benjamin Britten’s Prelude and Fugue for 18-part String Orchestra, Op. 29, and Shelley Washington’s SAY. Community House of Gates Mills, 1460 Chagrin River Road, Gates Mills. Tickets available online.
4:00 pm – Apollo’s Fire. Echoes of Ireland. Eight musicians on fiddles, cello, Celtic harp, lute, and vocals follow the trail of Turlough O’Carolan — a blind harper who traveled the roads of 18th-century Ireland. Holden Arboretum, 9550 Sperry Road, Kirtland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – ChamberFest Cleveland. Summer Music. Thirteen festival artists present Karen Ouzounian’s Songs of the Sap, Samuel Barber’s Summer Music for Woodwind Quintet, Benjamin Yusupov’s Quintet for Marimba and Strings, and Franz Schubert’s Piano Trio in B-flat major, D. 898. Federated Church, 76 Bell Street, Chagrin Falls. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Apollo’s Fire. Echoes of Ireland. Eight musicians on fiddles, cello, Celtic harp, lute, and vocals follow the trail of Turlough O’Carolan — a blind harper who traveled the roads of 18th-century Ireland. Holden Arboretum, 9550 Sperry Road, Kirtland. Tickets available online.
JUNE 21 – SUNDAY
3:00 pm – Apollo’s Fire. Echoes of Ireland. Eight musicians on fiddles, cello, Celtic harp, lute, and vocals follow the trail of Turlough O’Carolan — a blind harper who traveled the roads of 18th-century Ireland. Holden Arboretum, 9550 Sperry Road, Kirtland. Tickets available online.
7:00 pm – Apollo’s Fire. Echoes of Ireland. Eight musicians on fiddles, cello, Celtic harp, lute, and vocals follow the trail of Turlough O’Carolan — a blind harper who traveled the roads of 18th-century Ireland. Holden Arboretum, 9550 Sperry Road, Kirtland. Tickets available online.