A two-week calendar is published every Monday. Dates with no scheduled events are not listed.
MAY 26 – TUESDAY
12 Noon – Angela Kraft Cross & Chase Olson, organ. Works by J. S. Bach & Cross (click here to download the program). Church of the Covenant in University Circle.
MAY 28 – THURSDAY
7:00 pm – No Exit. Songs, Soundscapes and Sonnets. Anika Kildegaard, soprano. The program includes three pieces for voice and ensemble: Robert Honstein’s Sonnets (world premiere), Annika Socolofsky’s Don’t say a word, and Timothy Beyer’s Malekhamoves. Waterloo Arts, 15605 Waterloo Road, Cleveland. Free.
7:30 pm – Renovare Music. Journeys of Home. This program will feature original Documentary Songs written collaboratively with refugee & immigrant storytellers from Syria, South Africa, Peru, and more. Instrumentals include music by Afghani composer Babrak Wassa, Layale Chaker, and South African traditionals. Heights Theater, 2781 Euclid Heights Blvd., Cleveland Heights. Free, but RSVPs requested.
MAY 29 – FRIDAY
7:00 pm – No Exit. Songs, Soundscapes and Sonnets. Anika Kildegaard, soprano. The program includes three pieces for voice and ensemble: Robert Honstein’s Sonnets (world premiere), Annika Socolofsky’s Don’t say a word, and Timothy Beyer’s Malekhamoves. The Bop Stop, 2920 Detroit Ave., Cleveland. Free.
MAY 30 – SATURDAY
7:00 pm – No Exit. Songs, Soundscapes and Sonnets. Anika Kildegaard, soprano. The program includes three pieces for voice and ensemble: Robert Honstein’s Sonnets (world premiere), Annika Socolofsky’s Don’t say a word, and Timothy Beyer’s Malekhamoves. Heights Arts, 2175 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights. Free.
MAY 31 – SUNDAY
2:30 pm – Renovare Music. Journeys of Home. This program will feature original Documentary Songs written collaboratively with refugee & immigrant storytellers from Syria, South Africa, Peru, and more. Instrumentals include music by Afghani composer Babrak Wassa, Layale Chaker, and South African traditionals. Young Latino Network, 2085 W. 114th St., Cleveland. Free, but RSVPs requested.
3:00 pm – Euclid Symphony Orchestra. R&B Meets Broadway. Jimmie A. Parker conductor. Medleys of the Beatles, Motown, classic Broadway, and more. Shore Cultural Center, 291 E. 222nd St., Euclid. Tickets available online.
7:00 pm – CityMusic Cleveland. CityMusic Brass Quintet. James Stephenson’s Fanfare for an Angel, Nicole Piunno’s Monterey Sketches, Margaret Brouwer’s Timespan, and James Johnston’s Yale Quick March and Two-Step. Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus, 3649 E. 65th St., Cleveland. Free.
JUNE 3 – WEDNESDAY
7:00 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. Matilda in Concert. David Newman, conductor, and Danny DeVito, host and narrator. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
JUNE 4 – THURSDAY
9:45 am & 1:30 pm – James Stroud Classical Guitar Competition. Semi-Final Round. Guitarists ages thirteen to eighteen will perform before the public and a panel of internationally acclaimed judges. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Free.
7:30 pm – Cleveland International Classical Guitar Festival. Jason Vieaux, guitar. Works by Barrios, Morel, Orbon, Ponce, Pujol, and more. Free pre-concert lecture presented by Jonathan Leathwood at 6:00 pm. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
JUNE 5 – FRIDAY
7:00 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. Matilda in Concert. David Newman, conductor, and Danny DeVito, host and narrator. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – ENCORE – Gates Mills Music & Ideas Festival. Outdoor Celebration: My Home is a Thousand Places. The full artist-teacher string ensemble and a dancer perform works by Edward Elgar, Nikos Skalkottas, Reena Esmail, Grażyna Bacewicz, and more. The Grove, 425 N. Commons Blvd., Mayfield. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Cleveland International Classical Guitar Festival. Kaleido Guitar Duo. Hao Yang and Kevin Loh, guitars. Works by Debussy, Dodgson, Dun, Dyens, Ginastera, and Goss. Free pre-concert lecture presented by Jonathan Leathwood at 6:00 pm. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
JUNE 6 – SATURDAY
2:00 pm – Renovare Music. Journeys of Home. This program will feature original Documentary Songs written collaboratively with refugee & immigrant storytellers from Syria, South Africa, Peru, and more. Instrumentals include music by Afghani composer Babrak Wassa, Layale Chaker, and South African traditionals. Visible Voice Books, 4601 Lorain Road, Cleveland. Free, but RSVPs requested.
3:00 pm – Studio Espressivo. Masquerading Melodies. Inspired by commedia dell’arte, this concert features music full of mischief, romance, and playful deception. Studio Espressivo, 2026 Murray Hill Road #111, Cleveland. Pay-what-you-wish, tickets available online.
3:00 pm – Cleveland International Classical Guitar Festival. Muxin Li, guitar. Works by Ascencio, Barrios, Castelnuovo-Tedexco, Llobet, Regondi, and Rodrigo. Free pre-concert lecture presented by Jonathan Leathwood at 1:30 pm. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Cleveland Pops Orchestra. 250th Celebration. Carl Topilow, conductor; Connor Bogart O’Brien, Mariama Whyte, Natalie Green, & Darryl Lewis, vocals; Brass Band of the Western Reserve; and the Cleveland Pops Chorus. A night of music that was Made in America including ragtime, Dixieland, big band, rock, country, blues, and hip-hop. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Choral Arts Cleveland & Opus 216. Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass. Peter Wright, conductor; Val Sibila, soprano; Natalie Mealey, organ; Kira McGirr, mezzo-soprano; and Domenic Aragon, baritone. Franz Joseph Haydn’s String Quartet Op. 3, No. 5 in F Major & “Lord Nelson” Mass No. 11 in D Minor. St. Clarence Church, 30106 Lorain Road, North Olmsted. Freewill offering.
7:30 pm – ENCORE – Gates Mills Music & Ideas Festival. Jinjoo’s Carte Blanche: Fantasies of Aino Sibelius. Jörg Widmann’s Études No. 2 and No. 3 for Violin Solo, Jean Sibelius’ Five Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 81, and Arnold Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op. 4. Federated Church, 76 Bell St., Chagrin Falls. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Cleveland International Classical Guitar Festival. Davin-Levin Duo. Colin Davin, guitar, and Emily Levin, harp. Works by J.S. Bach. Brouwer, M.D. Pujol, Glass, and Ravel. Free pre-concert lecture presented by Jonathan Leathwood at 6:00 pm. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
8:00 pm – Studio Espressivo. Masquerading Melodies. Inspired by commedia dell’arte, this concert features music full of mischief, romance, and playful deception. Studio Espressivo, 2026 Murray Hill Road #111, Cleveland. Pay-what-you-wish, tickets available online.
JUNE 7 – SUNDAY
1:00 pm – Cleveland International Classical Guitar Festival. Nicolò Spera, guitar, Christina Jennings, flute, and Matthew Dane, viola. Works by Bresnick, Micheli, Pann, and Theofanidis. Free pre-concert lecture presented by Jonathan Leathwood at 11:30 am. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
3:00 pm – Studio Espressivo. Masquerading Melodies. Inspired by commedia dell’arte, this concert features music full of mischief, romance, and playful deception. Studio Espressivo, 2026 Murray Hill Road #111, Cleveland. Pay-what-you-wish, tickets available online.
3:30 pm – Western Reserve Chorale. Love in 3/4 Time. David Gilson, conductor, and Elizabeth DeMio & Maggie Johns, pianos. Johannes Brahms’ Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52, plus love songs inspired by Spanish poets Garcilaso de la Vega and Pablo Neruda, meaningful texts by Helen Keller and George Matheson, and song stylings of Lennon and McCartney. First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland, 3630 Fairmount Blvd., Shaker Heights. Freewill offering.
4:00 pm – Sounds of St. James. A Piano for Late Spring. Halida Dinova, Brian Wilson, and John Michael Klein, pianos. Works by Bach, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Mozart, and Scriabin. St. James Catholic Church, 17514 Detroit Ave., Lakewood. Freewill offering.
4:00 pm – Cleveland International Classical Guitar Festival. Petra Polácková, guitar. Works by J.S. Bach, Collins, Dowland, Narvaez, and Torroba. Free pre-concert lecture presented by Jonathan Leathwood at 3:00 pm. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
6:30 pm – James Stroud Classical Guitar Competition. Final Round. Guitarists ages thirteen to eighteen will perform before the public and a panel of internationally acclaimed judges. Prizes will be announced. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Free.