The Hanover Theatre & Conservatory for the Performing Arts

Elvis Costello & The Imposters

Born in London and raised there and in Liverpool, D.P. MacManus later came to be known as “Elvis Costello”. He has been performing in public for over fifty years, solo, with the pianist, Steve Nieve and with the bands Rusty, the Attractions, His Confederates including two former members of Elvis […]

Worcester Public Library

Irish Music with Dublin Down

Patrick and Monica McCarthy are DUBLIN DOWN, multi-instrumentalists and vocalists who perform a wide range of classic and modern Irish & Celtic favorites. Hailing from Central Massachusetts, the husband-and-wife duo performs traditional folk standards as well as hits from Tommy Makem, The Clancy Brothers, Van Morrison, The Waterboys, and more. […]

Hanover Theater

Worcester Chamber Music Society: Annual Free Family Concert

The Stories of Hansel & Gretel and Peter & the Wolf -- a free family concert Sunday, March 5 | The Hanover Theater @3:00 PM Presented by the Worcester Chamber Music Society and The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory. With guest musicians, The Hanover Theatre Conservatory Youth Ballet Company, and Neighborhood Strings […]

The Hanover Theatre & Conservatory for the Performing Arts

Il Divo

The international, chart topping supergroup. 90 minutes, no intermission Il Divo debuted in 2004 with instant success. With songs in four languages, their debut album Il Divo became a Top 4 sensation in 19 countries, hitting #1 in eight. The group went on to be a world leader in their unique pop-opera […]

Mechanics Hall

Masterworks concert: Music of the Three B’s

Tickets are now available for a concert by the Worcester Symphony Orchestra in Worcester’s Mechanics Hall at 7:30 pm on Saturday, March 11.  Tickets are available through the orchestra’s Web site (worcesstersymphony.org) or from the Mechanics Hall box office at 508-752-0888.   The concert will begin with Beethoven’s stirring “Coriolan” […]

Mechanics Hall

Guided Tour of Historic Mechanics Hall

Free Admission Open to the Public Registration Required   Reserve your spot today! Join us for a guided tour of our beautiful Worcester landmark and architectural treasure.   Mechanics Hall is internationally regarded as one of the world's great concert halls for its superb acoustics and inspirational beauty. Regionally, it […]

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Music Lives 365 LIVE – WinterSongs

WinterSongs is the 2nd in the 4-part series Music Lives 365 LIVE. Join us at @JMACWorcester for an evening of music, video and graphic art celebrating great musical artists born in Winter such as Ry Cooder, Nina Simone, Sister Rosetta Thorpe, Tim Buckley, Rhiannon Giddens, Patti Smith, Peter Gabriel, Sandy Denny, Ivor Cutler […]

Club 321 at Mechanics Hall

Club 321 featuring Session Americana

Thursday, March 16, 2023 Doors: 6:15pm Show: 7:00pm Ages 21+ Presented by Mechanics Hall & 90.5 FM WICN Public Radio Join us for an evening of Club 321 featuring Boston-based folk/rock band collective, Session Americana. Session Americana is a six-member cast of top-shelf players, singers, and writers who tour internationally, […]

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GWO’s 20th Anniversary Alumni Concert

To celebrate our 20th anniversary, Greater Worcester Opera presents selections from our operas and musicals, performed in English by singers who have graced our stage over the years.  From near and far, GWO performers will delight our audience with solos, duets, trios and ensemble pieces from the beautiful operas and […]

Worcester BrickBox Theater

Music and Myth ft. Christina Bouey, violin & Max Levinson, piano

Award winners Christina Bouey (violin) and Max Levinson (piano) perform pieces composed around the stories of Greek Mythology. The recital features the New England premiere of "The Tempest Sonata" by Grammy nominated composer Joseph Summer, which was written as a companion piece to Szymanowski's "Myths". Bouey's own violin arrangement of […]

Mechanics Hall

Music Worcester Presents: Chineke! Orchestra

Originally scheduled for their Music Worcester debut in spring of 2020, Chineke! Orchestra brings a can't-miss orchestral program of Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 "New World" and Coleridge-Taylor's Violin Concerto.   PROGRAM Coleridge-Taylor Violin Concerto Dvorak Symphony No. 9 “New World” Chi-chi Nwanoku, OBE, founder Elena Urioste, violin

Mechanics Hall

5th Annual Four Orchestras Festival

Join us next Sunday for the return of WYO's Four Orchestras Festival with the WY Symphony & Philharmonic, Burnocat High School and Shrewsbury High School Orchestras. This year's festival will feature guest conductor and clinician, Dr. Mark Alpizar, from the Vermont Youth Orchestra Association. Doors will open at 3:15pm for […]

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