EVENTS
Hayley Miller: Masterclass & Performance
The University of Rhode Island Department of Music, flute faculty member Allison Parramore, and the URI Flute Studio are excited to welcome guest artist Hayley Miller to campus on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2025. She will present a masterclass from 5:30 to 7:00 PM, featuring five performers from the URI Flute Studio. Continue reading below for all the details you need to join us!
Ithaca College Woodwind Day
Announcing the Ithaca College Woodwind Day! We look forward to providing an outstanding in-person event for middle and high school musicians, as well as band directors and educators! This symposium is also approved by NYSED to offer 8 CTLE credit hours.
The Chorus of Westerly
JS Bach - Christmas Oratorio
We're kicking off Season 67 with Johann Sebastian Bach's Christmas Oratorio, a much-loved cantata setting of the Christmas story from the Annunciation through the Adoration of the Magi. A Chorus of Westerly favorite, it was last performed at Kent Hall in 2014.
The Chorus of Westerly
JS Bach - Christmas Oratorio
We're kicking off Season 67 with Johann Sebastian Bach's Christmas Oratorio, a much-loved cantata setting of the Christmas story from the Annunciation through the Adoration of the Magi. A Chorus of Westerly favorite, it was last performed at Kent Hall in 2014.
Cayuga Chamber Orchestra
Journey through the sweeping landscapes of Romanticism in this evocative program of Mendelssohn and Brahms. The concert opens with Felix Mendelssohn’s The Hebrides, a musical postcard from the rugged Scottish coast. The mood turns inward with Mendelssohn’s beloved Violin Concerto in E minor, a work of lyrical intimacy and soaring virtuosity, performed by 2024 McArthur Grant Fellow Johnny Gandelsman.
Creare Symphonia Orchestra
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.
Creare Symphonia Orchestra
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.
Creare Symphonia Orchestra
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.
Cayuga Chamber Orchestra
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.
Boston Flute Day
Annual collaboration between Longy and the James Pappoutsakis Flute Competition (created by Allison Parramore)
Features: Final round of the competition (open to the public), Longy flute faculty masterclasses, and Flutistry Boston offering repairs and instrument sales.
Next Event: February 22, 2026 (Year 2 of the event)
Cayuga Chamber Orchestra
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.
Springfield Symphony Orchestra
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.
Cape Symphony
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.
Cape Symphony
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.
Boston Festival Orchestra
The Boston Festival Orchestra is a nonprofit with a focus on the accessibility and impact of classical music. The BFO brings the highest caliber of artistic service to Greater Boston by offering accessible, educational, and relevant music experiences, employing local professional musicians, and engaging with its community through an extensive nonprofit partnership program.
Cayuga Chamber Orchestra
From the quiet lyricism of Grieg’s Elegiac Melodies to the haunting grace of Sibelius’s Valse triste, this program traces an emotional journey across Northern Europe and its diaspora.
The Chorus of Westerly
Join the Chorus of Westerly at its various events throughout the year, from early childhood music classes to masterworks performed with full chorus and orchestra.
Cobus du Toit: Flute Masterclass
Dr. Cobus du Toit, Associate Professor of Flute at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, will present a master class for the students in the studio of Allison Parramore, artist/teacher of flute at URI. Dr. du Toit is a native of South Africa and has soloed with orchestras around the world. Since 2010 he has been the principal flute in the Boulder Chamber Orchestra, Colorado. This event is free and open to the public.