In collaboration with Morningside Music Bridge, the Boston Festival Orchestra presents Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola in E-flat major, an iconic double concerto featuring internationally acclaimed soloists, Agata Szymczewska (violin) and Teng Li (viola)–both Morningside Music Bridge alumni and faculty–in elegant dialogue with the orchestra. The program culminates with Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 6 in A major, a powerful and expansive symphony that moves from noble lyricism to triumphant grandeur. With its soaring themes and architectural brilliance, Bruckner’s Sixth brings the season to a thrilling close.

The Boston Festival Orchestra and Chorus pro Musica present the Boston premiere of the complete choral-orchestral work The Drop That Contained the Sea by Grammy-winning composer Christopher Tin. Featuring a 100-person choir and 7 vocal soloists performing in ten languages, this evening-length work traces the journey of a single drop of water through the global water cycle and explores cultures from around the world to tell a resounding message of strength in unity and seeing beauty in our shared humanity. The program opens with Paul Bateman’s arrangement of America the Beautiful, presented in celebration of America250 and connecting Tin’s global vision with a reflection on the American spirit.

On July 4th, Star Spangled Springfield will be back in Riverfront Park. Star Spangled Springfield celebrates Independence Day with family-friendly entertainment and a dazzling fireworks display. Before the fireworks are launched into the night sky from the Memorial Bridge on July 4th, there will be tasty treats and scrumptious snacks to enjoy at Star Spangled Springfield in Riverfront Park. Starting at 6pm. After sunset there will be waterfalls of pyrotechnics cascading from the Memorial Bridge, chrysanthemums, comets, snakes, willows, smiley faces, and more. Admission is FREE

The Summer Flute Institute is an opportunity for flutists ages 10 to adult to engage in interactive workshops on a variety of topics expanding on the techniques of flute playing and performance presented by BMS and guest faculty.

The Summer Flute Institute is an opportunity for flutists ages 10 to adult to engage in interactive workshops on a variety of topics expanding on the techniques of flute playing and performance presented by BMS and guest faculty.

The Summer Flute Institute is an opportunity for flutists ages 10 to adult to engage in interactive workshops on a variety of topics expanding on the techniques of flute playing and performance presented by BMS and guest faculty.

Summer Pops is a free event open to all. No tickets are required and there is no admission fee to attend. Guests attending the event may reserve a spot in the park by putting a blanket down (cloth blankets or sheets only - nothing vinyl, plastic, and no tarps) and leaving it unattended in the designated seating areas of the park at any point after 5 pm on Friday, June 19!

Stories of tragic love unfold through the expressive power of the orchestra. Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde conveys the tender weight of grief with exquisite harmonies, and Tchaikovsky recounts forbidden lovers from Dante’s Inferno who are eternally tossed in the wind. The highs and lows of a bittersweet romance are on display in scenes from Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier.

Stories of tragic love unfold through the expressive power of the orchestra. Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde conveys the tender weight of grief with exquisite harmonies, and Tchaikovsky recounts forbidden lovers from Dante’s Inferno who are eternally tossed in the wind. The highs and lows of a bittersweet romance are on display in scenes from Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier.

Stories of tragic love unfold through the expressive power of the orchestra. Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde conveys the tender weight of grief with exquisite harmonies, and Tchaikovsky recounts forbidden lovers from Dante’s Inferno who are eternally tossed in the wind. The highs and lows of a bittersweet romance are on display in scenes from Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier.

Celebrate the vibrant spirit of spring with your Cape Symphony Orchestra. This program will awaken the senses and conjure the season of renewal in all its shades of beauty. Lili Boulanger’s D’un matin de printemps shimmers with youthful energy and the brightness of a new day, setting the stage for Debussy’s languorous, dreamy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, a masterpiece of impressionistic color and sensuality. After intermission, Mahler’s monumental Symphony No. 5 unfolds—a journey from darkness and grief to hope and triumph, culminating in the radiant beauty of its famous Adagietto. Let the power and poetry of these works transport you in this brilliant Masterpiece series finale. Music Director Alyssa Wang will conduct. 

Celebrate the vibrant spirit of spring with your Cape Symphony Orchestra. This program will awaken the senses and conjure the season of renewal in all its shades of beauty. Lili Boulanger’s D’un matin de printemps shimmers with youthful energy and the brightness of a new day, setting the stage for Debussy’s languorous, dreamy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, a masterpiece of impressionistic color and sensuality. After intermission, Mahler’s monumental Symphony No. 5 unfolds—a journey from darkness and grief to hope and triumph, culminating in the radiant beauty of its famous Adagietto. Let the power and poetry of these works transport you in this brilliant Masterpiece series finale. Music Director Alyssa Wang will conduct. 

The Ithaca Community Chorus and Chamber Singers, under the direction of Gerald Wolfe and accompanied by the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, will present Ralph Vaughn Williams “A Sea Symphony.”

The Chorus of Westerly and Festival Orchestra present Edward Elgar's masterpiece The Dream of Gerontius guest conducted by acclaimed British conductor David Hill, MBE. The concert will be offered twice - in Providence, RI in the Cathedral of Sts Peter & Paul on Fenner Street on Saturday, April 18, 2026, 7:30 pm and on Sunday, April 19, 2026, 3 pm in the George Kent Performance Hall, 119 High St, Westerly, Rhode Island.

The Chorus of Westerly and Festival Orchestra present Edward Elgar's masterpiece The Dream of Gerontius guest conducted by acclaimed British conductor David Hill, MBE. The concert will be offered twice - in Providence, RI in the Cathedral of Sts Peter & Paul on Fenner Street on Saturday, April 18, 2026, 7:30 pm and on Sunday, April 19, 2026, 3 pm in the George Kent Performance Hall, 119 High St, Westerly, Rhode Island.

Led by Principal Guest Conductor Tabita Berglund, the DSO’s Northern Lights Festival begins in Finland with Rautavaara’s pairing of orchestra with recorded birdsong, and Sibelius’s breathtaking, stormy Violin Concerto, featuring violinist Johan Dalene. Continuing to Berglund’s native Norway, Grieg’s incidental music to Ibsen’s Peer Gynt features some of the composer’s most iconic passages.

Led by Principal Guest Conductor Tabita Berglund, the DSO’s Northern Lights Festival begins in Finland with Rautavaara’s pairing of orchestra with recorded birdsong, and Sibelius’s breathtaking, stormy Violin Concerto, featuring violinist Johan Dalene. Continuing to Berglund’s native Norway, Grieg’s incidental music to Ibsen’s Peer Gynt features some of the composer’s most iconic passages.

Led by Principal Guest Conductor Tabita Berglund, the DSO’s Northern Lights Festival begins in Finland with Rautavaara’s pairing of orchestra with recorded birdsong, and Sibelius’s breathtaking, stormy Violin Concerto, featuring violinist Johan Dalene. Continuing to Berglund’s native Norway, Grieg’s incidental music to Ibsen’s Peer Gynt features some of the composer’s most iconic passages.

Come and join the Springfield Symphony Orchestra to lift up amazing women as composers and performers during Women’s History Month! Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel‘s only surviving orchestral work shines light on a hidden jem – an orchestral work that has only seen deserved recognition in recent years. Springfield favorite, pianist Claire Huangci, returns to dazzle audiences with Gershwin’s great Piano Concerto in F.

This program is the first in a series of tributes to the far-reaching influence of Nadia Boulanger, one of the 20th century’s most legendary music pedagogues. From Thea Musgrave’s dynamic Points of View to Aaron Copland’s lyrical Appalachian Spring, we hear the imprint of her guidance—clarity, structure, and emotional truth. Mozart’s Horn Concerto reflects the ideals Boulanger championed, searching in tradition the possible paths for novel expressions.

Longy School of Music of Bard College and the James Pappoutsakis Memorial Fund present the 2nd Annual Boston Flute Day. The event will be held at Longy’s Zabriskie House (27 Garden Street) and is free and open to the public.

Allison Parramore will present an open-repertoire masterclass at Bowling Green State University, hosted by Professor Roberta Michel and the BGSU Flute studio.

Hosted by Professor Kaleb Chesnic and the Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Performing Arts Flute Studio, Allison Parramore will present her class: The Flutists’ Toolbox: An interactive workshop to build an exhaustive warm-up and fundamentals, building a daily routine.

From first breath to final memories. Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll, composed to celebrate the birth of his son, glows with intimate joy and new life while a new piece by Laura Cetilia will see its first performance. Morton Feldman’s Madame Press Died Last Week at Ninety is a hushed farewell to his dear piano teacher. Mozart’s Symphony No. 40, restless and unresolved, stands outside time—at once youthful and haunted. 

Join the Chorus of Westerly for this beloved community tradition that combines holiday favorites old and new!

Join the Chorus of Westerly for this beloved community tradition that combines holiday favorites old and new!

Join the Chorus of Westerly for this beloved community tradition that combines holiday favorites old and new!

Experience the wonder of Christmas through song! Join Gloriæ Dei Cantores and Creare Symphonia for a festive concert for the whole family featuring a series of cherished carols by John Rutter, as well as Lauridsen’s breathtaking O Magnum Mysterium.