JULY 16 – TUESDAY

12:30 pm – CIM Lunch & Listen Concert: Rebecca Efthimiou, harp. Dowland’s Lachrimae Antiquae Pavane, Farnaby’s His Rest (Galliard), Anon. A Toy, Dowland’s My Lady Hunsdon’s Puffe, Mathias’ Improvisations for Harp, Handel’s Theme and Variations, Waley-Cohen’s Skye & Parish Alvars’ Introduction, Cadenza & Rondo. Lunches welcome on the terrace or in the lounge (open at 11 am, beverages provided beginning at noon). Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Boulevard, Cleveland. Free.

2:00 pm – Ohio Light Opera: Music in the Air (1932), Music by Jerome Kern, Book & Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.

7:00 pm – Kent Blossom Music Festival Young Artists Series, performers to be announced. Haydn’s Quartet in g, No. 59, “Horseman,” Weber’s Clarinet Quintet & Janáček’s Mládí (Youth). Reed Memorial Library, 167 E. Main St., Ravenna. Free.

JULY 17 – WEDNESDAY

12:15 pm – Robert Myers, organ. Baroque fugues by Couperin, Pachelbel, J.S. Bach & others. Beckerath Organ. Trinity Lutheran Church, W. 30th & Lorain, Cleveland. Freewill offering.

2:00 pm – Ohio Light Opera: The Devil’s Rider (Der Teufelsreiter, 1932) opening performance, Music by Emmerich Kálmán, original German Libretto by Rudolf Schanzer & Ernst Welisch, English translation by Steven A. Daigle. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.

7:00 pm – Sphinx Performance Academy at CIM Faculty Recital: Kyle Lombard, Sami Merdinian & Jannina Norpoth, violins, Jennifer Arnold, viola & Mary Ann Ramos, cello. Music by Beethoven, Miguel Bernal Jimenez & Jessica Meyer. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Boulevard, Cleveland. Free.

7:30 pm – Kent Blossom Music Festival Faculty Concert: Members of The Cleveland Orchestra, Mary Kay Fink, flute, Jessica Sindell, flute, Robert Woolfrey, clarinet, Carolyn Gadiel Warner, piano, Richard Weiss, cello & Joela Jones, piano. Poulenc’s Flute Sonata, Honegger’s Rapsodie for Two Flutes, Clarinet and Piano, Nicolas Roussakis’ Six Short Pieces for Two Flutes, Martinů’s Scherzo (Divertimento, arr. for piccolo and piano by MK Fink), Henri King’s Two Little Finches & a collection of pieces by Piazzolla for cello and piano. Ludwig Recital Hall, Kent State University, 1325 Theatre Drive, Kent. Tickets available online.

JULY 18 – THURSDAY

12:00 pm – CREDO Outdoor Chamber Concert, performers & program to be announced. East College St. Courtyard, Oberlin. Free.

2:00 pm – Ohio Light Opera: Pirates of Penzance (1879), Music by Arthur Sullivan, Libretto by William Gilbert. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.

7:30 pm – M.U.S.i.C Summer Cabaret Concert: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Alexandra Switala, violin, Micaela Murphy, viola, Brian Thornton, Daniel Kaler & Brendon Phelps, cellos, Eric Juneau, oboe, Bryant Bush, Jung Eun Oh & Natasha Simmons, voice & Pierre Desangles, Arsenly Gusev, Nikolay Pushkarev & John Simmons, piano. Concert includes Chopin’s Nocturne TBA and Allegro moderato (Cello Sonata), Liszt’s Feux folliets (Wills o’ the Wisp) Mendelssohn’s Scherzo (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, arr. Liszt), Mozart’s Oboe Quartet; Puccini’s Quando m’en vo (La Bohème). Orange Village Hall, 4600 Lander Rd., Orange. Tickets available online.

8:30 pm – Music in the Circle International Summer Festival: Little Nighttown Music, Or Re’em, piano (Israel), Khari Joyner, cello (USA), Amit Dubester, saxophone (Israel/Switzerland), Isabel Gehweiler, cello (Germany), Alex Tuchman, piano (USA) & Avigail Bushakevitz, violin (Germany/Israel/South Africa). Music by Mozart, Ysaÿe, Franck & Khari Joyner. Nighttown Restaurant & Jazz Club, 12383 Cedar Rd., Cleveland Hts. Click here for tickets.

JULY 19 – FRIDAY

2:00 pm – Ohio Light Opera: The Devil’s Rider (Der Teufelsreiter, 1932), Music by Emmerich Kálmán, original German Libretto by Rudolf Schanzer & Ernst Welisch, English translation by Steven A. Daigle. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.

7:00 pm – Cleveland Orchestra Summers@Severance, Thierry Fischer, conducting (replacing Pablo Heras-Casado), Pepe Romero, guitar. Bizet’s Suite from Carmen, Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez & Debussy’s La Mer. Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Tickets available online.

7:00 pm – No Exit presents 88bit, pianist Rob Kovacs. Soundtrack arrangements of classic Nintendo games such as Castlevania and Mega Man 2 as well as music from lesser-known titles, bringing new life to some of the earliest examples of chiptune music. Appletree Books, 12419 Cedar at Fairmount, Cleveland Hts. Free.

7:00 pm – Sphinx Performance Academy at CIM Student Mixed Recital, performers & program to be announced. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Boulevard, Cleveland. Free.

7:30 pm – Ohio Light Opera: Into the Woods (1987), Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by James Lapine. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.

8:00 pm – CREDO Faculty & Fellowship students Concert, Kangwon Kim, Kevie Yu, Sarita Kwok, Zion Lee & Elizabeth Larson, violins, Michael Sabatka, Kathryn Steely & Sarah Mason, violas, Bryan Dumm, Isaiah Wu & Jocelyn Meyer, cellos & James Howsmon, piano. Hugo Wolf’s Italian Serenade & Mozart’s String Quintet in D, K. 593 & Piano Quartet No. 1 in g, K. 478. Kulas Recital Hall, Oberlin Conservatory, 43 South Professor St, Oberlin. $10 general admission/$5 seniors at the door.

JULY 20 – SATURDAY

12:00 pm – Sphinx Performance Academy at CIM Student Final Chamber Music Recital, performers & program to be announced. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Boulevard, Cleveland. Free.

1:30 pm – 4:40 pm — Oberlin Cooper Violin Competition Semifinal Round Session 1 of 6, Click here for the list of contestants and their repertoire. Each semifinalist performs for approximately 35 minutes. Warner Concert Hall, Oberlin Conservatory, 77 W. College St. Free. Click here for live stream.

2:00 pm – CREDO Student Chamber Music Concert, performers & program to be announced. Kulas Recital Hall, Oberlin Conservatory, 43 South Professor St, Oberlin. Free.

2:00 pm – Ohio Light Opera: Girl Crazy (1930), Music by George Gershwin, Lyrics by Ira Gershwin, Book by Guy Bolton & John McGowan. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm — Oberlin Cooper Violin Competition Semifinal Round Session 2 of 6, Click here for the list of contestants and their repertoire. Each semifinalist performs for approximately 35 minutes. Warner Concert Hall, Oberlin Conservatory, 77 W. College St. Free. Click here for live stream.

7:30 pm – M.U.S.i.C Summer Cabaret Concert: Un soir d’Été, a French Musicale, Victor Beyens & Maria Park, violins, Brendon Phelps, cello, Henry Samuels, bass, Devin Hinzo, oboe, Ian Morin, bassoon, Bryant Bush, Jung Eun Oh & Natasha Simmons, voice & Pierre Desangles, Arsenly Gusev, Nikolay Pushkarev & John Simmons, piano. Concert includes Debussy’s Piano Trio, Ravel’s Jeux d’eau & Tzigané, Poulenc’s Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano, Delibes’ Flower Duet, Bolcom’s Amor & Piazzolla’s Summer (Four Seasons of Buenos Aires). Orange Village Hall, 4600 Lander Rd., Orange. Tickets available online.

7:30 pm – Ohio Light Opera: South Pacific (1949), Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Book by Oscar Hammerstein II & Joshua Logan. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.

8:00 pm – Cleveland Orchestra, Klaus Mäkelä, conductor, Daniel Lozakovich, violin. Kodály’s Dances of Galánta, Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 & Sibelius’ Symphony No. 5. Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls. Tickets available online.

8:00 pm – CREDO Student Chamber Music Concert, Performers & program to be announced. Kulas Recital Hall, Oberlin Conservatory, 43 South Professor St, Oberlin. Free.

JULY 21 – SUNDAY

1:30 pm – 4:40 pm — Oberlin Cooper Violin Competition Semifinal Round Session 3 of 6, Click here for the list of contestants and their repertoire. Each semifinalist performs for approximately 35 minutes. Warner Concert Hall, Oberlin Conservatory, 77 W. College St. Free. Click here for live stream.

2:00 pm – Ohio Light Opera: Music in the Air (1932), Music by Jerome Kern, Book & Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.

3:00 pm – Music in the Circle International Summer Festival: Mother Goose Visits the Manor, Peter Arfsten, flute, Devin Hinzo, oboe, Avigail Bushakevitz, violin, Eleanor Lee, cello, Henry Samuels, double bass, Juan Riveros, harp, Alex Tuchman, piano, Avigail Bushakevitz, narrator. Ravel’s Mother Goose, arr. Chris Neiner. Judson Manor Loegler Lounge, 1890 E. 107 St., Cleveland. Free, but reservation required. Join the guest list here.

7:00 pm – Cleveland Orchestra, Thierry Fischer, conducting (replacing Pablo Heras-Casado), Pepe Romero, guitar. Bizet’s Suite from Carmen, Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio espagnol & Debussy’s La Mer. Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls. Tickets available online.

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm — Oberlin Cooper Violin Competition Semifinal Round Session 4 of 6, Click here for the list of contestants and their repertoire. Each semifinalist performs for approximately 35 minutes. Warner Concert Hall, Oberlin Conservatory, 77 W. College St. Free. Click here for live stream.