A two-week calendar is published every Monday. Dates with no scheduled events are not listed.
MARCH 2 – MONDAY
7:30 pm – Rocky River Chamber Music Society. Chatham Baroque. Andrew Fouts, violin, Patricia Halverson, viola da gamba, and Scott Pauley, theorbo & baroque guitar. West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, 20401 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River. Free and live streamed.
MARCH 3 – TUESDAY
7:30 pm – Tuesday Musical. Marsalis-McAllister-Ames Trio. Branford Marsalis and Timothy McAllister, saxophones, and Liz Ames, piano. E.J. Thomas Hall, 198 Hill St., Akron. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Cleveland Chamber Music Society. Leonkoro Quartet. Haydn’s String Quartet in D Major, Op. 20, Beethoven’s Quartet in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131, and Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No. 2. Cultural Arts Center at Disciples Church, 3663 Mayfield Road, Cleveland Heights. Tickets available online.
MARCH 4 – WEDNESDAY
12:00 pm – Brownbag Concert Series. Rosa Lee, Chinese zither. Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Free.
6:00 pm – Cleveland Museum of Art. Chamber Music in the Galleries. An exploration of music for the kora performed by Will Dudley. Toby’s Gallery for Contemporary Art, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Free.
MARCH 5 – THURSDAY
7:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. Brahms’ Third Symphony. Jakub Hrůša, conductor. Brahms’ Symphony No. 3, Martinů’s Symphony No. 3, and Vítĕzslava Kaprálová’s Military Sinfonietta. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Apollo’s Fire. Palace of Versailles. Works by Lully, Marais, and Rameau. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1361 W. Market St., Akron. Tickets available online.
8:00 pm – Oberlin Opera Theater. John Musto’s Later the Same Evening & Bastianello. Scott Skiba, director, and Timothy Weiss, conductor. Hall Auditorium, 67 N. Main St., Oberlin. Tickets available online.
MARCH 6 – FRIDAY
7:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. Beethoven Lives Upstairs. James Feddeck, conductor. This presentation, for ages 7-12, features a lively exchange of letters between young Christoph and his uncle. Their subject: the “madman” who has moved into the upstairs apartment of Christoph’s Vienna home. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Apollo’s Fire. Palace of Versailles. Works by Lully, Marais, and Rameau. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Oberlin Orchestra. Raphael Jiménez, conductor. Johannes Brahms’ Serenade No. 2 in A Major and Luciano Berio’s Rendering. Finney Chapel, 90 N. Professor St., Oberlin. Free.
7:30 pm – CIM Orchestra. Ruth Reinhardt & Nathaniel Hill, conductors, and Anna Audenis, piano. Tate’s “Shawi’ (Raccoon)” from Woodland Songs, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3, and Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances. Kulas Hall, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Free, reserve tickets online.
8:00 pm – Oberlin Opera Theater. John Musto’s Later the Same Evening & Bastianello. Scott Skiba, director, and Timothy Weiss, conductor. Hall Auditorium, 67 N. Main St., Oberlin. Tickets available online.
MARCH 7 – SATURDAY
2:00 pm – Music at Main. Tweed. The Celtic and contemporary hits band presents an early St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Third Floor Fine Arts Lobby, Cleveland Public Library Main Library, 325 Superior Ave., Cleveland. Free.
7:00 pm – The Singers’ Club of Cleveland. Wind That Shakes the Barley. A program of various Celtic works. First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland, 3630 Fairmount Blvd., Shaker Heights. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Akron Symphony. Mozart & Vivaldi. Christopher Wilkins, conductor, and Jenny Robinson, piccolo. Works by Mozart, Vivaldi, Stravinsky, and Romero. E.J. Thomas Hall, 198 Hill St., Akron. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Apollo’s Fire. Palace of Versailles. Works by Lully, Marais, and Rameau. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. Brahms’ Third Symphony. Jakub Hrůša, conductor. Brahms’ Symphony No. 3, Martinů’s Symphony No. 3, and Vítĕzslava Kaprálová’s Military Sinfonietta. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Cleveland Classical Guitar Society. An Tran, guitar. Maltz Performing Arts Center, 1855 Ansel Road, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
8:00 pm – Oberlin Opera Theater. John Musto’s Later the Same Evening & Bastianello. Scott Skiba, director, and Timothy Weiss, conductor. Hall Auditorium, 67 N. Main St., Oberlin. Tickets available online.
MARCH 8 – SUNDAY – DAYLIGHT TIME AT 2 am
2:00 pm – Oberlin Opera Theater. John Musto’s Later the Same Evening & Bastianello. Scott Skiba, director, and Timothy Weiss, conductor. Hall Auditorium, 67 N. Main St., Oberlin. Tickets available online.
3:00 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. Brahms’ Third Symphony. Jakub Hrůša, conductor. Brahms’ Symphony No. 3, Martinů’s Symphony No. 3, and Vítĕzslava Kaprálová’s Military Sinfonietta. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
3:00 pm – The Singers’ Club of Cleveland. Wind That Shakes the Barley. A program of various Celtic works. The Hermit Club’s Festhalle, 1629 Dodge Court, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
3:00 pm – Parma Symphony. Randolph Laycock, conductor, Coren Mino & Ron Palka-Román, pianos, and Scott Hunt, narrator. Duke Ellington Medley (arr. Calvin Custer), Leonard Bernstein’s Simple Song, Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8, and Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. Valley Forge High School, 9999 Independence Blvd., Parma Heights. Tickets available online.
3:00 pm – Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel. Poetic Tone Pictures. Works by Liszt, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Grieg, and Ravel. Maltz Performing Arts Center, 1855 Ansel Road, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
4:00 pm – Apollo’s Fire. Palace of Versailles. Works by Lully, Marais, and Rameau. Rocky River Presbyterian Church, 21750 Detroit Road, Rocky River. Tickets available online.
MARCH 10 – TUESDAY
7:30 pm – Helen D. Schubert Concert Series. Daniel Sáñez, organ. Sáñez is the Director of Music and Liturgy, Principal Organist, and Choirmaster for the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond, Virginia. The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 1007 Superior Avenue E., Cleveland. Free.
MARCH 11 – WEDNESDAY
7:30 pm – Poiesis Quartet. The Oberlin Commission Project: Love Letters. An evening of music by QTPOC (Queer/Trans People of Color) composers, featuring world premieres by Maya Irizarry Lambright, Calvin Ray Shawler, Zola Saadi-Klein, Daniel Lasagna, and Max Lang. Pre-concert talk at 7:00 pm with violinist Sarah Ma and the five composers. Warner Concert Hall 77 W. College St., Oberlin. Free.
7:30 pm – Cleveland Museum of Art. Tigran Hamasyan: Manifeste. A jazz-meets-rock piano virtuoso, Tigran Hamasyan fuses improvisation and progressive rock with the rich folkloric music of his native Armenia. For this performance, Hamasyan is joined by his bandmates to celebrate their most recent release. Gartner Auditorium, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
MARCH 12 – THURSDAY
7:00 pm – No Exit. Cleveland Renaissance: Art of the Cleveland School. An exploration of one of Cleveland’s greatest artistic legacies through music and poetry. World premiere musical works by Adonai Henderson, Gleb Kanasevich, Christopher Neiner, Greg D’Alessio, James Praznik, and Timothy Beye, along with new poetic creations written and performed by Ray McNiece and Raja Belle Freeman. Praxis Fiber Workshop, 15301 Waterloo Road, Cleveland. Free.
7:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. Elim Chan, conductor, and Michael Sachs, trumpet. Stravinsky’s Suite from Pulcinella, Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
MARCH 13 – FRIDAY
7:00 pm – No Exit. Cleveland Renaissance: Art of the Cleveland School. An exploration of one of Cleveland’s greatest artistic legacies through music and poetry. World premiere musical works by Adonai Henderson, Gleb Kanasevich, Christopher Neiner, Greg D’Alessio, James Praznik, and Timothy Beye, along with new poetic creations written and performed by Ray McNiece and Raja Belle Freeman. Gartner Auditorium, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland. Free, reserve tickets online.
7:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. Elim Chan, conductor, and Michael Sachs, trumpet. Stravinsky’s Suite from Pulcinella, Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Oberlin College Choir. Gregory Ristow, conductor. Works by Caroline Shaw, Brent Michael Davids, Randall Thompson, William Grant Still, Billy Taylor, William H. Monk, and Moses Hogan. Warner Concert Hall, 77 W. College St., Oberlin. Free.
7:30 pm – Youngstown Symphony. Sinatra and Beyond. Erik Ochsner, conductor, and Tony Desare, vocals. Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 5th Ave, Youngstown. Tickets available online.
MARCH 14 – SATURDAY
1:00 pm – Les Délices. Bolivian Baroque with Firestone Choirs. A one-hour performance with choral students from Firestone CLC. Les Délices will perform 17th- and 18th-century instrumental music from Latin America as well as accompany the Firestone choirs in works by Sebastian Durón and Manuel Correa. House 330 Cabaret, 532 W. Market St., Akron. Free.
3:00 pm – Cleveland Silent Film Festival. A May Tale (1926). Live original score compiled from Central European folk music and performed by the Harmonia Ensemble (Alexander Fedoriouk, cimbalom, Steven Greenman, violin, and Catalin Petrescu, double bass). Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium, Cleveland Public Library, 525 Superior Ave., Cleveland. Free.
7:00 pm – Stow Symphony Orchestra. Darrell Lee Music, conductor, Jennifer Stanek, cello, and Alex McPherson & Mike Marks, trumpets. Puccini’s Preludio Sinfonico, Gabriel Fauré’s Elegie for Cello and Orchestra & Pavane, Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Trumpets, and Johannes Brahms’ Haydn Variations. Tallmadge Bible Church, 1155 East Ave., Tallmadge. Tickets available online.
7:00 pm – No Exit. Cleveland Renaissance: Art of the Cleveland School. An exploration of one of Cleveland’s greatest artistic legacies through music and poetry. World premiere musical works by Adonai Henderson, Gleb Kanasevich, Christopher Neiner, Greg D’Alessio, James Praznik, and Timothy Beye, along with new poetic creations written and performed by Ray McNiece and Raja Belle Freeman. SPACES, 2900 Detroit Ave., Cleveland. Free.
7:30 pm – Wayne Center for the Arts. Halida Dinova, piano. Works by Chopin, Rachmaninoff, and Scriabin. Wayne Center for the Arts, 237 S. Walnut St., Wooster. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. Elim Chan, conductor, and Michael Sachs, trumpet. Stravinsky’s Suite from Pulcinella, Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – The Resonance Project. Chez Madame Singer: Portraits en Trio. The Poiema Trio presents an evening of French chamber music chez Madame Singer, the legendary patron whose Parisian salon fostered nearly all the great French composers of the 20th century. Works include Fauré’s Trio in d minor as well as music by Lili Boulanger and César Franck. Forest Hill Church, 3031 Monticello Blvd., Cleveland Heights. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Oberlin Jazz Ensemble. Chris Anderson, director. Finney Chapel, 90 N. Professor St., Oberlin. Free.
7:30 pm – Firelands Symphony. Symphony Rocks. Carl Topilow, conductor, and Lauren Berry, Connor Bogart O’Brien, & Natalie Green, vocals. The concert includes the works of Elvis, Michael Jackson, ABBA, Billy Joel, Tina Turner, Adele, and more from the 1950s through the 2000s. Sawmill Creek Convention Center, 400 Sawmill Creek Drive, Huron. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – North Coast Men’s Chorus. Shoeless: A Musical Tale of Cinderella. Blending popular hits and beloved Broadway tunes, this musical show reimagines the story of Cinderella, starring Nina West as the Fairy Godmother. Maltz Performing Arts Center 1855 Ansel Rd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
MARCH 15 – SUNDAY
3:00 pm – The Cleveland Orchestra. Elim Chan, conductor, and Michael Sachs, trumpet. Stravinsky’s Suite from Pulcinella, Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
3:00 pm – Wooster Chamber Music Series. Daedalus Quartet. Gault Recital Hall, 525 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.
3:00 pm – North Coast Men’s Chorus. Shoeless: A Musical Tale of Cinderella. Blending popular hits and beloved Broadway tunes, this musical show reimagines the story of Cinderella, starring Nina West as the Fairy Godmother. Maltz Performing Arts Center 1855 Ansel Rd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
3:00 pm – Music at Bath Concert Series. Hearts for Music. Artistic director Kitrael Chin leads the Hearts for Music Orchestra in classical and Broadway favorites. The Bath Church UCC, 3980 W. Bath Road, Akron. Freewill offering.
3:30 pm – Western Reserve Chorale. Mozart: Celebration and Solemnity. David Gilson, conductor, with chamber orchestra and vocal soloists. Mozart’s Mass in C Major (Coronation Mass) & Vesperae solennes de Confessore (The Solemn Vespers). First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland, 3630 Fairmount Blvd., Shaker Heights. Freewill offering.
7:00 pm – CityMusic Cleveland. March Chamber Concert. Konrad Kowal, violin; Johanna Cox Pennington, oboe; Ellen Breakfield-Glick, clarinet; Khari Joyner, cello; and Christine Fuoco, piano. Clint Needham’s On the Road & Inside the Calder Room, and Béla Bartók’s Contrasts. Praxis Fiber Workshop, 15301 Waterloo Road, Cleveland. Free.



