Ravi Shankar – Symphony (1. Allegro – Kafi Zila)
Dinuk Wijeratne – Tabla Concerto
Sandeep Das (arr. Ljova) – Mohini
Intermission
Modest Mussorgsky/Maurice Ravel – Pictures at an Exhibition
Ravi Shankar – Symphony (1. Allegro – Kafi Zila)
Dinuk Wijeratne – Tabla Concerto
Sandeep Das (arr. Ljova) – Mohini
Intermission
Modest Mussorgsky/Maurice Ravel – Pictures at an Exhibition
Join us on a musical journey from your first day in the valley all the way to your arrival to the summit, with the brand-new STARDEW VALLEY concert Symphony of Seasons!
Curated by ConcernedApe, Symphony of Seasons features a 35-piece orchestra performing the most memorable music from the game, and a screen above the stage playing gameplay footage plus original content created exclusively for this tour.
Concert-goers can look forward to hearing the game's most cherished songs as they watch their farm grow throughout the seasons and explore some of the valley’s most memorable locations, from Pelican Town to the Skull Cavern, Ginger Island to Calico Desert, the Submarine to the Wizard's Tower and much more.
Join us on a musical journey from your first day in the valley all the way to your arrival to the summit, with the brand-new STARDEW VALLEY concert Symphony of Seasons!
Curated by ConcernedApe, Symphony of Seasons features a 35-piece orchestra performing the most memorable music from the game, and a screen above the stage playing gameplay footage plus original content created exclusively for this tour.
Concert-goers can look forward to hearing the game's most cherished songs as they watch their farm grow throughout the seasons and explore some of the valley’s most memorable locations, from Pelican Town to the Skull Cavern, Ginger Island to Calico Desert, the Submarine to the Wizard's Tower and much more.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Winds
Evencio Castellanos: Santa Cruz de Pacairigua
Antônio Carlos Gomes: Overture to II Guarany
Antonio Estévez: Mediodía en el Llano
Arturo Márquez: Danzón No. 2
This program will lift your spirits and renew your soul while overlooking the beautiful waters of Buzzards Bay.
Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Winds is a rare gem showcasing our own principal musicians as soloists on oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn. It is music that breathes—full of dialogue, energy, and grace. A moment to simply sit back and let the sound of Mozart’s genius wash over you.
Overture to Il Guarany by Antônio Carlos Gomes is an exhilarating Brazilian overture bursting with bold brass, sweeping romance, and heroic flair. It’s a dramatic invitation to shake off the everyday and step into something grand.
Venezuela’s Evencio Castellanos composed Santa Cruz de Pacairigua as a riotous, rhythmic celebration of life. With percussive exuberance and colorful soundscapes, it’s music that pulses through your body—reminding us to move, to dance, to feel joy.
With Antonio Estévez’s Mediodía en el Llano, you will experience the orchestra’s lush tones evoking the stillness of the Venezuelan plains at midday. Every note is drenched in sunlight, inviting deep breath and calm reflection.
Arturo Márquez’s Danzón No. 2 is a song of pure joy. It blends lively melodies with irresistible dance rhythms and creates connection between cultures, audience and orchestra, and body and soul.
Come let the music move you—from quiet renewal to joyful celebration.
Round up the crew—kids, grandparents, friends who feel like family—and come kick off the season with our Holiday Pops concerts! It’s an all-out celebration filled with jingle-worthy music, belly laughs, and feel-good moments you’ll want to bottle up.
The hall will be decked, the vibe will be merry, and the music? Pure holiday magic. Yaniv and our NBSO musicians will be joined by local favorites The Showstoppers and members of the Southeastern Massachusetts Youth Orchestra for a show that’ll have everyone smiling.
The 3:30 PM performance is a breezy, one-hour concert—perfect for little ones (and early bedtimes). The 7:00 PM show runs a bit longer for those who want to soak up every sparkling note. Both performances are delightfully direct—no intermission, just nonstop joy.
Wrap yourself in music, joy, and holiday magic!
Round up the crew—kids, grandparents, friends who feel like family—and come kick off the season with our Holiday Pops concerts! It’s an all-out celebration filled with jingle-worthy music, belly laughs, and feel-good moments you’ll want to bottle up.
The hall will be decked, the vibe will be merry, and the music? Pure holiday magic. Yaniv and our NBSO musicians will be joined by local favorites The Showstoppers and members of the Southeastern Massachusetts Youth Orchestra for a show that’ll have everyone smiling.
The 3:30 PM performance is a breezy, one-hour concert—perfect for little ones (and early bedtimes). The 7:00 PM show runs a bit longer for those who want to soak up every sparkling note. Both performances are delightfully direct—no intermission, just nonstop joy.
Wrap yourself in music, joy, and holiday magic!
Samuel Barber: Overture to The School for Scandal
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Violin Concerto
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1
Step into a world of beauty, drama, and deep emotion. Let the power of music celebrate the love and joy in your life. This concert is a musical journey that connects heart and soul.
We begin with Samuel Barber’s Overture to The School for Scandal—a playful, high-spirited burst of wit and charm that sets the tone for a night of bold expression.
Violin soloist Jesse Holstein joins the orchestra for Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Violin Concerto—a lush, soulful work pulsing with lyricism and passion. Written by a brilliant Black British composer whose music was nearly lost to history, this concerto is a rediscovered gem that stirs the spirit and honors resilience.
We close with the sweeping beauty of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 1, “Winter Dreams”—a tender, evocative portrait of longing, memory, and the quiet magic of the season.
Let this concert be your midwinter reset—a chance to feel inspired, reconnected, and swept away by music that speaks directly to the heart.
Avner Dorman: Eternal Rhythm, Percussion Concerto No. 2
Charles Ives: Symphony No. 2
This concert invites you to feel music in a whole new way—through bold rhythms and familiar melodies re-imagined that will move, surprise, and transform you.
Internationally acclaimed percussionist Cynthia Yeh takes center stage in Avner Dorman’s Eternal Rhythm, a percussion concerto that never stops pulsing, using 12 different percussion instruments accompanied by the orchestra. It’s a high-energy exploration of all the sounds and beats these instruments can produce—at once visceral and transcendent. From thunderous strikes to shimmering textures, you’ll feel every heartbeat of this unforgettable piece.
Then, we turn to American iconoclast Charles Ives and his Symphony No. 2—a musical love letter to the American spirit. Blending classical form with hymn tunes, marching songs, and folk melodies, Ives creates a rich, surprising soundscape that feels both nostalgic and ahead of its time.
Together, these works celebrate invention, individuality, and the power of music to challenge, uplift, and connect us.
Take the plunge and let yourself be swept into the rhythm and melodies of unexpected places.
Missy Mazzoli: River Rouge Transfiguration
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3
Michel Camilo: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.1
This concert is a celebration of transformation—of sound, of spirit, and of the boundless possibilities in music that dares to cross borders.
We begin with Missy Mazzoli’s River Rouge Transfiguration—a vivid, pulsing soundscape inspired by Detroit’s industrial heart. It’s a musical metamorphosis, where steel and smoke give way to shimmering light and unexpected beauty.
Next, we dive into the rich, emotional landscapes of Brahms’ Symphony No. 3—a masterpiece of tenderness and passion. From its noble opening to its yearning finale, Brahms invites us into a world where strength and vulnerability exist in perfect harmony.
Finally, Dominican-born jazz and classical powerhouse Michel Camilo brings electrifying charisma to the stage with his Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1. Blending Afro-Caribbean rhythms, jazz spontaneity, and classical grandeur, Camilo’s concerto is a thrilling ride—bold, joyful, and utterly alive. And the slow movement will stir your soul.
Feel the rush. Be transformed. Let the music take over.
Pedro da Silva, guitar
Pedro da Silva: Concerto for Portuguese Guitar and Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Two worlds meet in a concert of breathtaking contrast and shared humanity.
Virtuoso Pedro da Silva, who is based in New York City but was born in New Bedford, brings the shimmering voice of the Portuguese guitar to the forefront in his own Concerto for Portuguese Guitar and Orchestra—a spellbinding work that blends classical traditions with Iberian flair, improvisation, and global rhythms.
Beethoven’s monumental Symphony No. 9 lifts the evening to transcendent heights. From its stirring opening to the triumphant “Ode to Joy” finale, this is music that celebrates unity, freedom, and the enduring power of the human spirit. This piece never fails to fill you with awe and hope.
A night where passion meets purpose—and joy resounds.
In this final installment of Cherry Street Music‘s Tuesday Evening Summer Series at The Allen Center, we’re bringing you a very special, very breezy concert, featuring a mid-summer mix of Classical music & Folk-inspired Celtic tunes to get you feelin’ fine! Join us Tuesday, August 12th at 7pm for “Sentimental Breeze” with Sayuri Miyamoto, piano, Joel Bard, oboe, and Celtic Duo, Mrs. Wilberforce, consisting of Kyra Davies & Sean Smith. Relax in the historic Allen Center’s Great Hall, and let the music whisk you away, with a reception on the patio (weather permitting).
Mrs. Wilberforce plays a set at the New Bedford Roots & Branches Festival along with dozens of local acts around venues in the city!
“Downton Abbey” meets “Upstairs Downstairs” in this new production set in the 1920s. Mozart and DaPonte’s comedy of manners based on Beaumarchais’ classic will delight you in this sparkling production. It is a game of cat and mouse as servants Susanna and Figaro outwit their philandering employer, Count Almaviva with the help of the Countess in teaching him a lesson on fidelity and love. Filled with some of Mozart’s most delightful music and vocal fireworks, this production will have you laughing at the foibles of love and relationships.
“Downton Abbey” meets “Upstairs Downstairs” in this new production set in the 1920s. Mozart and DaPonte’s comedy of manners based on Beaumarchais’ classic will delight you in this sparkling production. It is a game of cat and mouse as servants Susanna and Figaro outwit their philandering employer, Count Almaviva with the help of the Countess in teaching him a lesson on fidelity and love. Filled with some of Mozart’s most delightful music and vocal fireworks, this production will have you laughing at the foibles of love and relationships.
“Downton Abbey” meets “Upstairs Downstairs” in this new production set in the 1920s. Mozart and DaPonte’s comedy of manners based on Beaumarchais’ classic will delight you in this sparkling production. It is a game of cat and mouse as servants Susanna and Figaro outwit their philandering employer, Count Almaviva with the help of the Countess in teaching him a lesson on fidelity and love. Filled with some of Mozart’s most delightful music and vocal fireworks, this production will have you laughing at the foibles of love and relationships.
RICHARD STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra
1. Einleitung (Introduction)
GOLDSMITH arr. CALVIN CUSTER Star Trek Through The Years
HOWARD HANSON arr. TODD PARRISH Symphony No. 2
JOHN WILLIAMS Flight to Neverland from Hook
HAROLD ARLEN arr. CHUCK SAYRE Selections from The Wizard of Oz
HOWARD SHORE arr. JERRY BRUBAKER Symphonic Suite from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
JOHN WILLIAMS Music from the Star Wars Saga
Here They Come
Luke and Leia
The Forest Battle
HARRY GREGSON-WILLIAMS arr. STEPHEN BULLA The Chronicles of Narnia – The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA arr. PAUL CAMPBELL How Far I’ll Go from Moana
JOHN WILLIAMS Adventures on Earth (from “E.T.”)
Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s beloved story comes to life in this whimsical and heart-warming tale of an aviator who crashes in the desert and meets the little prince from another planet. His friends include a talking snake, a lamplighter, a fox and a singing rose in a story of magic, adventure, discovery and friendship. With a score by Oscar-winner Rachel Portman (Emma, Chocolat, Cider House Rules), this is a production for the entire family that includes circus artists, fantastical characters, lots of heart and fun. Opera North proudly celebrates Saint-Exupery’s 125th birthday with this production.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s beloved story comes to life in this whimsical and heart-warming tale of an aviator who crashes in the desert and meets the little prince from another planet. His friends include a talking snake, a lamplighter, a fox and a singing rose in a story of magic, adventure, discovery and friendship. With a score by Oscar-winner Rachel Portman (Emma, Chocolat, Cider House Rules), this is a production for the entire family that includes circus artists, fantastical characters, lots of heart and fun. Opera North proudly celebrates Saint-Exupery’s 125th birthday with this production.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s beloved story comes to life in this whimsical and heart-warming tale of an aviator who crashes in the desert and meets the little prince from another planet. His friends include a talking snake, a lamplighter, a fox and a singing rose in a story of magic, adventure, discovery and friendship. With a score by Oscar-winner Rachel Portman (Emma, Chocolat, Cider House Rules), this is a production for the entire family that includes circus artists, fantastical characters, lots of heart and fun. Opera North proudly celebrates Saint-Exupery’s 125th birthday with this production.
Join Cape Symphony for a thrilling cinematic event as we present JAWS in Concert—a live performance of John Williams’ iconic score synchronized with a full screening of Steven Spielberg’s classic film. This special outdoor event takes place on Saturday, June 21, 2025 at the Winnetu Oceanside Resort in Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard. Please note: Tickets are sold ONLY through the event organizer's website.
Mrs. Wilberforce makes a return visit to Gore Place in Waltham with tunes and songs from the Celtic countries, England, the United States, and more.
Boccherini, Cello Concerto in G Major, G.480
Copland, Appalachian Spring for Chamber Orchestra
Elgar, Serenade for Strings
Dvorak, Czech Suite
Revisit the 2016 Academy Award® winning Lionsgate film LA LA LAND starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, written and directed by Damien Chazelle, in a swoon-worthy live concert experience.
La La Land showcases the captivating story of a promising pianist and aspiring actress who cross paths and fall in love, while attempting to harmonize their career journeys in the city of stars.
The show features a full symphony orchestra and jazz band performing the soundtrack, along with the movie. Experience the vivid musical moments central to the film, including the unbelievable piano solos, live!
A one-of-a-kind live event that transforms the lasting legacy and emotional storytelling of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt into an immersive concert — coming to cities around the world.
A one-of-a-kind live event that transforms the lasting legacy and emotional storytelling of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt into an immersive concert — coming to cities around the world.
TCHAIKOVSKY
Suite from Sleeping Beauty
Zhou TIAN
Flute Concerto
(PSO Co-Commission)
PROKOFIEV
Selections from Romeo and Juliet
Featuring the internationally acclaimed soundtrack composed by Hiroyuki SAWANO (Seasons 1, 2, 3 and The Final Season) and KOHTA YAMAMOTO (The Final Season), the concert will showcase the iconic tracks that have come to define the series, including "at'aek ON taitn," "counter・attack-mankind," "Apple Seed," and "Footsteps of Doom." As in Japan, and true to the original soundtrack, the music will be performed by powerful world-class rock musicians joined by a symphonic orchestra. Hiroyuki SAWANO and KOHTA YAMAMOTO have prepared fan-favorite pieces, which will be accompanied by synchronized scenes from the anime series, bringing its emotional weight and intensity to the concert hall.
Christopher Theofanidis This dream, strange and moving (1995)
Han Lash Zero Turning Radius, Concerto for Orchestra (2024) *
Jeremy Gill Four Legends from the Silmarillion (2023)*
I. Ainulindalë
II. Narsilion
III. Tinúviel
IV. Eärendil
Gil Rose, conductor
*World Premiere
Celebrating the diversity, profundity, and versatility of the orchestra, composers Chris Theofanidis, Han Lash, and Jeremy Gill present virtuosic handlings of this enormous, instrumental assemblage, de- and re-constructing its history, sound, and power.
In a blossoming of metaphors, two compositions from Chris Theofanidis bring together disparate concepts into artistic collisions: “Rainbow Body was the coming together of two ideas — one, my fascination with Hildegard of Bingen’s music (especially her chant, “Ave Maria, O Auctix Vite”) and two, the Tibetan Buddhist idea of “Rainbow Body:” that when an enlightened being dies physically, his or her body is absorbed directly back into the universe as energy, as light.” And in what is technically only a preposition, As Dancing is to Architecture leaves in suspense what music might become in a sonically constructed space: inviting listeners into an exploration of motion, time, and acoustic presence.
Han Lash’s Zero Turning Radius began with a question (how can the orchestra continue to be relevant?); a challenge (“I must now do my utmost to remove a delimiting frame”); and a “prayer sent out to the future that the orchestra – such a beautiful, multi-limbed, amphibious creature – can be a playground in contexts and for musics that remain yet unimagined and can be created in any number of different ways.” This composition marks a threshold of ability for Lash’s compositional experience, a level at which the orchestra can now be wielded with both tremendous power and deftness. “Zero Turning Radius is about the joy of steering a powerful, enormous, and fleet entity like an orchestra: shifting and dancing, turning on a dime. The idea for the piece was inspired while using a zero turning radius mower.”
Jeremy Gill takes us behind The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, where there lies a quiet masterpiece, a mythological labyrinth of history, society, and power: The Silmarillion is J.R.R. Tolkien’s posthumously published history of Middle-earth – that of the world in which the now more famous sagas take their course. After years of encouragement from a childhood friend, Gill has finally taken up the task of setting selected tales from The Silmarillion to music. Divided into four tone poems, the set presents “Ainulindalë” (Music of the Ainur), “Tolkien’s creation myth, in which the creation of our world is effected through music,” “Narsilion” (Song of the Sun and Moon), “Tinúviel” (the love saga of Beren and Lúthien), and “Eärendil” (the Mariner). Four Legends from the Silmarillion sojourns, in the vehicle of the symphonic tone poem, through a sprawling epic that spans from the unseen deeps of the ocean to “the uttermost rim of the world” – from the ultimate future to the “place among the stars… before the Earth was created.”
– from the words of Chris Theofanidis, Han Lash, and Jeremy Gill
BACH
Concerto No. 2 in C major for Two Pianos and String Orchestra
PROKOFIEV arr. Conrad POPE
Concerto No. 6 for Two Pianos and Strings
(PSO Commission & World Premiere)
ORFF
Carmina burana
BACH
Concerto No. 2 in C major for Two Pianos and String Orchestra
PROKOFIEV arr. Conrad POPE
Concerto No. 6 for Two Pianos and Strings
(PSO Commission & World Premiere)
ORFF
Carmina burana
Mrs. Wilberforce joins our friends in the trio Dashing Rock for a celebration of the season!
The Los Angeles Times called Classical Mystery Tour “more than just an incredible simulation…the swelling strings and soaring French horn lines gave the live performance a high goose-bump quotient…the crowd stood and bellowed for more.”
Hear “Penny Lane” with a live trumpet section, experience the beauty of “Yesterday” with an acoustic guitar and string quartet, enjoy the classical/rock blend on “I Am the Walrus,” and relish the cascading orchestral crescendo on “A Day in the Life.” Classical Mystery Tour is the best of The Beatles – from early Beatles music on through the solo years – like you’ve never heard them before. Many have called it “the best show the Beatles never did!”
The Los Angeles Times called Classical Mystery Tour “more than just an incredible simulation…the swelling strings and soaring French horn lines gave the live performance a high goose-bump quotient…the crowd stood and bellowed for more.”
Hear “Penny Lane” with a live trumpet section, experience the beauty of “Yesterday” with an acoustic guitar and string quartet, enjoy the classical/rock blend on “I Am the Walrus,” and relish the cascading orchestral crescendo on “A Day in the Life.” Classical Mystery Tour is the best of The Beatles – from early Beatles music on through the solo years – like you’ve never heard them before. Many have called it “the best show the Beatles never did!”
Mrs. Wilberforce returns to Harvard’s Countway Library for some tunes and songs! (If you’re in the area, check out their other events, many of which include therapy animals! We only wish we were that cute.)
This year, SpeakEasy Stage Company will host the New England premiere of the recently reimagined revival of “A Man of No Importance,” a charming musical set in Dublin, Ireland about the redemptive power of theatre, love and friendship.
Join us at CitySpace to celebrate the premiere and Boston's Irish roots with an evening of folk music featuring performances from local fiddlers, Irish folk bands and actors from this new production. This celebration is the perfect way to gear up for Boston's favorite holiday: St. Patrick's Day! Guests will also enjoy complimentary snacks during the show.
FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH ORCHESTRA World Tour AWR Music Productions and Square Enix are proud to introduce FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH Orchestra World Tour, an electrifying new concert based entirely on the groundbreaking game from SQUARE ENIX. Experience all new symphonic arrangements of the music of FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH including beloved scores by Nobuo Uematsu and exciting new contributions from Mitsuto Suzuki and Masashi Hamauzu all performed by an orchestra and chorus of over 100 musicians led by renowned conductors Arnie Roth and Eric Roth. With stunning, high-definition video scenes created exclusively for this production by SQUARE ENIX, immerse yourself in the world of one of the most visionary games of all time with this sensational multimedia concert experience!
Gabriela ORTIZ
Kauyumari
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major
STRAUSS
Also sprach Zarathustra
Wojciech Kilar – Orawa
Felix Mendelssohn – Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra
Intermission
Anna Clyne – Sound and Fury
Stephen Hough – Piano Concerto: The World of Yesterday (East Coast premiere)
The duo of Kyra Davies, fiddle, viola, vocals; and Sean Smith, guitar, bouzouki, tenor banjo, vocals; play music from Ireland, Scotland and Cape Breton – but also further afield, like Shetland, Brittany and Galicia, among other places, bringing out the distinctive qualities of each tune or song for the enjoyment of their audiences.
This program takes place in the Carriage House at Gore Place. Parking is free.
Cost: $21 General Admission, $19 Member, $16 Students (and ages 16 and under), $5 Card to Culture