Downtown Worcester

The Secret Door - Worcester's Mind Reading Experience
2022-04-14 00:00 - 23:59 (America/New_York)
Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/NgHvW3HeqtU
Secret Doorway is an astonishing evening of mind-reading with comedian, hypnotist and sleight-of-hand artist Peter Gross. Peter uses no special equipment or double-jointed assistants to create his confounding stunts, just the quick hands of a card shark, the improvisational skills of a stand-up, and a con man’s command of human psychology. Peter reveals thoughts, predicts what you’ll do next and acts as a human lie detector. The showtakes you on a highly interactive, intellectual roller-coaster ride of “impossible outcomes.” Peter has performed at the White House, The Kennedy Center, Canada’s National Theater, and on National Television. He is recognized as a master of misdirection and mentalism and Secret Doorway has been described as “the perfect date night”. Peter is thrilled to bring the show to Worcester. Once the home of four competing Vaudeville theaters and dozens of speakeasies, Worcester has a long history with charlatans and other professional liars.

The Secret Doorway will only admit 90 people per performance, so each person will have a unique and up close experience.

Music Worcester Presents: Ballet Hispanico
2022-04-22 00:00 - 23:59
Ballet Hispánico brings communities together to celebrate and explore Latino cultures through innovative dance productions, transformative dance training, and community engagement. They bring their Noche de Oro 50th Anniversary program to our season this April.

WPI Music Ensembles at Mechanics Hall
2022-04-24 00:00 - 23:59
WPI Music Ensembles at Mechanics Hall will be presenting four back-to-back concerts, featuring all of the large ensembles at WPI
Tickets are free and provide admission to all four concerts.
12:00 p.m.: Jazz Ensembles
2:00 p.m.: Choral Ensembles
4:00 p.m.: Philharmonic Orchestra
6:00 p.m.: Concert Band & Brass Ensemble
Proof of COVID vaccination or negative test result (taken within 48 hours for antigen, 72 hours for PCR test) is required.

Spring 2022 Clark University Festival Concert
2022-04-27 00:00 - 23:59
The Spring 2022 Clark University Festival Concert on April 27 at 7:30 p.m. at Mechanics Hall!
The Clark University Chorus and Sinfonia will be joined by the New England Repertory Orchestra concert of German choral-orchestral masterpieces featuring Felix Mendelssohn’s Overture “The Hebrides” and Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Meeresstille und Glückliche Fahrt” and “Choral Fantasy”. We hope you will join us in celebrating Clark University's incredible students!
Featuring:
Professor Cailin Marcel Manson, conductor
Attendees are expected to comply with Clark University’s vaccination requirement.
https://www.clarku.edu/healthy-clark-covid-plan/

WICN's 3rd Annual Vinyl Sale
2022-04-30 00:00 - 23:59
Bring your favorite vinyl enthusiast to WICN's Studio 50 on Saturday, April 30th for our 3rd Annual Vinyl Sale!
Held in our Studio 50 Recording Studio & Performance Space (50 Portland Street, Worcester), current WICN Annual Members are entitled to an exclusive early shopping period at 8 am, before the doors open to the general public! This option requires an RSVP in advance.
*WICN Annual Membership starts at $7 a month or $84 per year.
Please RSVP to melanie@wicn.org by Thursday, April 28 at 5 pm.
﻿We have over 3,000 records, spanning genres including Jazz, Folk, Rock, Pop, and Classical, all ready to be added to your collection!

FREE Brown Bag Concert, featuring the Alex Minasian Quartet
2022-05-04 00:00 - 23:59
Join us for a complimentary lunchtime Brown Bag Concert featuring the Alex Minasian Quartet!

Alex Minasian
With two degrees from NYU, Alex Minasian has, at a remarkably young age, established himself as a versatile pianist, educator, and impresario in many different musical genres. As a pianist, Alex has has studied with some of the greatest pianists in jazz history, including Hank Jones, Don Friedman, Jean-Michel Pilc, and James Williams, and has performed in most of the country's most famous jazz rooms, such as Birdland, the Blue Note, Cafe Carlyle, Yoshi's, Bohemian Caverns, Herb Alpert's Vibrato, Iridium, Jazz @ Lincoln Center, and the Apollo Theater.
He has shared the stage with such legends as James Ingram, Arturo Sandoval, ?UESTLOVE, Sam Moore, Marylin McCoo, Joe Pesci, Antony Hegarty, Steve Jordan, Mel Carter, Lenny Welch, Curtis Fuller, Hank Jones, and Clark Terry, and with such jazz greats as Brian Lynch, Billy Pierce, Sheila Jordan, Gary Bartz and Hugh Masekela. Alex was the last pianist for the late iconic singer and NEA Jazz Master Little Jimmy Scott, and is the pianist and musical director for the renowned jazz singer Mark Murphy, and performs as pianist and musical director for singer, actor, songwriter, and musical historian Billy Vera and his 18-piece big band.
Alex has also headlined such important jazz celebrations as the Rochester Jazz Festival appearing as co-leader of a trio with Canadian bassist Brandi Disterheft. In 2013, Minasian, Disterheft, a veteran drummer Steve Williams (Shirley Horn), formed the Hanky Panky Trio to honor Hank Jones..The Hanky Panky trio is featured in Season 2 of the hit Netflix show, 'Orange Is The New Black'. They have performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival with Sheila Jordan, and as a trio at the Istanbul Jazz Festival. Minasian's trio has a weekly residency at the Iconic New York Restaurant Tavern on the Green. Alex has been featured in Yerevan Magazine, a Los Angeles–based Armenian publication promoting Armenian news and culture.
Learn more here:
Alex Minasian – YouTube
Alex Minasian | Facebook
Alex Minasian.com

Gautier Capuçon & Jean-Yves Thibaudet
2022-05-06 00:00 - 23:59
Before buying tickets, please be advised that Music Worcester’s pandemic policy requires that all attendees:
1) provide proof of vaccination against Covid-19 (regardless of age) upon entry, and
2) wear masks while inside the venue.
Please be advised that we cannot accept a negative Covid-19 test result as a substitute for proof of vaccination, and that unvaccinated children will not be allowed to attend our presentations at this time.
Anyone unable to follow these protocols while at or entering our presentations will be asked to leave without a refund.
Please contact the Music Worcester box office with any questions:
shea@musicworcester.org // 508-754-3231 x205 (Tuesday-Thursday 10am-4pm)

Gautier Capuçon & Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Gautier Capuçon is a true 21st century ambassador for the cello. Performing internationally with many of the world’s foremost conductors and instrumentalists, he is also founder and leader of the ​‘Classe d’Excellence de Violoncelle’ at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris and a passionate ambassador for the Orchestre à l’École Association, which brings classical music to more than 40,000 thousands school children across France. A multiple award winner, he is acclaimed for his expressive musicianship, exuberant virtuosity, and for the deep sonority of his 1701 Matteo Goffriller cello ​“L’Ambassadeur”.
For more than three decades, Jean-Yves Thibaudet has performed world-wide, recorded more than 50 albums, and built a reputation as one of today’s finest pianists. He plays a range of solo, chamber, and orchestral repertoire – from Beethoven through Liszt, Grieg, and Saint-Saëns; to Khachaturian and Gershwin, and to Olivier Messiaen, Qigang Chen, James MacMillan, Richard Dubugnon, and Aaron Zigman.
Their performance in Worcester will conclude the classical portion of our 2021-2022 Concert Season at historic Mechanics Hall.
PROGRAM
Schumann Fantasiestuecke
Brahms Cello Sonata in E minor, No. 1, Op. 38
Debussy Cello Sonata
Shostakovich Sonata for Cello & Piano in D minor, Op. 40

I am: Hayti !
2022-05-06 00:00 - 23:59
"I am Hayti" Is an evening of fun and elegance. In the name of the Empire of Hayti, come and enjoy visual and performing arts, local vendors, and discover culture and history; also come and meet a new member of the Worcester Community: the international artist Jean-Sebastien Duvilaire from www.jsddance.com as the artistic director and curator of this event.
A night to come and enjoy with your familly! And though donation and purchase in our market place is encouraged, this event is 100% FREE to the general public.
Come and enjoy yourselves at the JMAC in Worcester on Friday night, May 6 2022 between 6pm and 9pm. There will be a bar for refreshments, and free tasting of Haitian delicaties.
Hope to see you there !!!

Dee Dee Bridgewater Quartet
2022-05-07 00:00 - 23:59
Before buying tickets, please be advised that Music Worcester’s pandemic policy requires that all attendees:
1) provide proof of vaccination against Covid-19 (regardless of age) upon entry, and
2) wear masks while inside the venue.
Please be advised that we cannot accept a negative Covid-19 test result as a substitute for proof of vaccination, and that unvaccinated children will not be allowed to attend our presentations at this time.
Anyone unable to follow these protocols while at or entering our presentations will be asked to leave without a refund.
Please contact the Music Worcester box office with any questions:
shea@musicworcester.org // 508-754-3231 x205 (Tuesday-Thursday 10am-4pm)

Dee Dee Bridgewater
Over the course of a multifaceted career spanning four decades, Grammy and Tony Award-winning jazz giant Dee Dee Bridgewater has ascended to the upper echelon of vocalists, putting her unique spin on standards, as well as taking intrepid leaps of faith in re-envisioning jazz classics. Ever the fearless voyager, explorer, pioneer and keeper of tradition, the three-time Grammy-winner most recently won the Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album for Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee.
Bridgewater’s career has always bridged musical genres. She earned her first professional experience as a member of the legendary Thad Jones/Mel Louis Big Band, and throughout the 70’s she performed with such jazz notables as Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon and Dizzy Gillespie. After a foray into the pop world during the 1980s, she relocated to Paris and began to turn her attention back to Jazz.
Bridgewater began self-producing with her 1993 album Keeping Tradition (Polydor/Verve) and created DDB records in 2006 when she signed with the Universal Music Group as a producer (Bridgewater produces all of her own CDs). Releasing a series of critically-acclaimed CD’s,all but one, including her wildly successful double Grammy Award-winning tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, Dear Ella – have received Grammy nominations. Artist Theo Croker is signed to DDB Records and Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra also recorded a project with Dee Dee released by her label in 2014.
Bridgewater also pursued a parallel career in musical theater, winning a Tony Award for her role as “Glinda” in The Wiz in 1975. Having recently completed a run as the lead role of Billie Holiday in the off-Broadway production of Lady Day, her other theatrical credits include Sophisticated Ladies, Black Ballad, Carmen, Cabaret and the Off-Broadway and West End Productions ofLady Day, for which Bridgewater received the British Laurence Olivier Nomination for Best Actress in a Musical.
As a Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Bridgewater continues to appeal for international solidarity to finance global grassroots projects in the fight against world hunger. She is currently on tour worldwide in support of “Memphis,” her new CD, and in April of this year was the recipient of an NEA Jazz Masters Fellows Award with honors bestowed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Live! Neighbor Day
2022-05-10 00:00 - 23:59, 2022-05-10 15:41 - 16:41
In this whimsical, family-friendly theatrical event, Daniel Tiger and his family and friends take audiences on an interactive and exciting adventure to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, sharing stories of friendship, helping others, and celebrating new experiences. The live show features new songs as well as fan-favorites from the series, including the beloved “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” The live theatrical production is filled with music, dancing, and wonderful surprises that will warm the hearts of preschoolers, parents and grandparents alike.
Mills Entertainment is pleased to bring you this theatrical production with enhanced safety protocols in place. In addition to the safety measures put in place The Hanover Theatre, Mills Entertainment requires all attendees over the age of two to wear a face covering, regardless of vaccination status. While the show must go on, we are committed to bringing live entertainment back safely and creating an environment for our audience members, crew and cast members to enjoy this experience with an enhanced level of protection.
Join Daniel, O the Owl, Miss Elaina, Katerina Kittycat, Prince Wednesday, and more familiar friends when they come to your Neighborhood!
Tickets are $29, $39 and $75 with a post performance Meet and Greet. Please contact the box office at 877.571.SHOW (7469) for more information.

FREE Brown Bag Concert
2022-05-11 00:00 - 23:59
Performer information TBA. Please visit www.mechancishall.org/tickets/ for event updates.

An Afternoon of Italian Opera
2022-05-22 00:00 - 23:59
Join us for an afternoon of Italian Opera and art song benefiting the Worcester Organ!
This program, which includes a full Italian program of opera and some song, will feature the distinguished voices of Ukrainian soprano, Olga Lisovskaya, Neapolitan tenor, Giovanni Formisano, and Leonardo Ciampa at the piano. Enjoy the program selection including excerpts from Madame Butterfly, La Traviata, and many other songs and arias.
Leonardo Ciampa, composer, organist, pianist
Mechanics Hall Composer-in-Residence
Leonardo Ciampa was born in Boston in 1971. Mr. Ciampa is an Italian-American composer, organist, and pianist of international repute. He has performed his compositions at cathedrals in Vienna, New York City, Boston, Altenberg, Brandenberg, Tortona and Biella, and at basilicas in Rome, Turin, Loreto, Rieti and Gubbio (where Ciampa holds the title of Maestro di Cappella Onorario). He currently lives in Worcester, where he serves as Director of Music at Emanuel Lutheran Church.
Mr. Ciampa is one of the “veteran Hook organists” according to Gagne. Ciampa’s love and respect for the Worcester Organ has roots in his experience from ages 18 to 30 playing an 1859 E. & G.G. Hook at the First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain. The Jamaica Plain organ was later destroyed by fire in 2005. “That organ molded me during those formative years.” Said Ciampa. “I never got over its loss. But now, twenty years later, I have another chance to create music on one of the Hook brothers’ grandest instruments. It is one of the greatest honors of my life.” http://leonardociampa.com/
Giovanni Formisano, tenor
"A native of Torre del Greco (Naples, Italy), Giovanni Formisano has been called, “an Italian tenor in the grand tradition.” He has received high praise for his interpretations of the Italian lyric tenor repertoire, with a special affinity for the classic songs from his native Naples. Winner of the “Talents of the World” voice competition in Boston and recipient of the Emerging Artist Award from the St. Botolph Club Foundation, Mr. Formisano was featured in a tribute concert in honor of the legendary baritone Dimitri Hvorostovsky at Carnegie Hall, alongside renowned mezzo-soprano Nino Surguladze and many others.
His operatic and concert appearance include the tenor solo in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Cambridge Symphony Orchestra, Don José in Carmen with the Commonwealth Lyric Theater, the tenor solo in Verdi’s Requiem with the Paul Madore Chorale and Salem orchestra in Salem MA, Alfredo in La Traviata with Opera Providence, The Young Gypsy in Rachmaninoff’s Aleko with the Commonwealth Lyric Theater, Camille in The Merry Widow with Opera Providence, and Rodolfo in La bohème with Boston Opera Collaborative. Mr. Formisano’s past roles include the tenor solo in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at Amherst College, Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore with Center City Opera Theatre in Philadelphia and Opera del West, Arturo in Lucia di Lamermoor with Commonwealth Opera, Cavaradossi in Tosca with the Lowell House Opera, Pong in Turandot with the Connecticut Grand Opera and Lowell House Opera, Spoletta in Tosca with the Cape Cod Opera and the Ruggero in La rondine at the Longy School of Music. http://giovanniformisanotenor.com/
Olga Lisovskaya, soprano
Olga Lisovskaya is a critically-acclaimed singer, voice teacher and director of Talents of the World, an international concert organization, as well as Executive Director at Commonwealth Lyric Theater, an award-winning opera company. Ms. Lisovskaya performs regularly at some of the most prestigious concert halls in the world. Her most recent performance was at Carnegie Hall, featuring distinguished colleagues of the legendary Dmitri Hvorostovsky and received glowing reviews in the press. Olga Lisovskaya combines her busy performing career with teaching, because teaching is her passion. Olga's teaching experience, combined with constant perfection of vocal technique with master teachers and colleagues from LaScala, Metropolitan Opera and Bolshoi Theater, offers a rich and profound knowledge to her students. Having worked with singers of all ages and levels, Ms. Lisovskaya has individual approach to her students. She teaches wide range of repertoire – from opera, operetta, oratorio, classical songs, to Broadway, musical theater, and pop. The main focus of her lessons is the technique: breath support and breath/tone coordination, clarity of intonation and diction, flexibility in the sound, focused resonance, etc. She also helps with interpretation. Olga's students have gone on to win competitions, were admitted to conservatories, hired by opera companies. Some of her students receive opportunities to participate in productions and concerts with Talents of the World and Commonwealth Lyric Theater. OlgaLisovskaya.com

About The Worcester Organ
The Hook Organ, installed in 1864, dominates the Great Hall. American organ builders Elias and George Hook, brothers from Boston, constructed the 52-stop, 3,504-pipe instrument, which is often referred to as the "Worcester Organ." Today, the Hook organ is the oldest unaltered four-keyboard pipe organ in the Western Hemisphere located at its installation site.
Restored in 1982, the Hook Organ since then has become one of the most popular and respected organs in the United States. It has been featured numerous times on National Public Radio, performed in several recordings, and has been featured on television and in a major motion picture, as well as in a music video starring Michael Crawford, the original "Phantom of the Opera."
See the specifications of the Hook Organ
Read more about the Hook Organ at HookOrgan.org

STOMP
2022-05-31 00:00 - 23:59
The international percussion sensation has garnered armfuls of awards and rave reviews and has appeared on numerous national television shows. The eight-member troupe uses everything but conventional percussion instruments – matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, hubcaps – to fill the stage with magnificent rhythms. Year after year, audiences worldwide keep coming back for more of this pulse-pounding, electrifying show. As the Boston Globe says, “If you haven’t seen STOMP, GO! If you have seen it, take someone and share the pleasure!” STOMP. See what all the noise is about.
Tickets are $32, $42, $52, and $62 depending on seat location. Contact the box office at 877.571.SHOW (7469) for more information.
Date updated: May 31, 2022 at 7:30pm

America
2022-06-04 00:00 - 23:59
Founding members, Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell, along with former band mate Dan Peek, met in high school in London in the late 1960s and quickly harmonized their way to the top of the charts on the strength of their signature song “A Horse With No Name.” America became a global household name and paved the way with an impressive string of hits following the success of their first number one single.
Tickets are $49, $59, $79 and $99 depending on seat location. Please contact the box office for more information.

Afternoon of Brass
2022-06-05 00:00 - 23:59
Enjoy live music of immense power and finesse. Honoring Worcester County Firefighters! Featuring brass, percussion, organ, chorus.
Join us for an uplifting classical music concert!

Honoring Worcester County Firefighters
Premiering (with chorus) a unique arrangement of Gustav Mahler's 'Resurrection' Symphony for brass, organ and chorus. "It's a spectacular arrangement that precisely frames the gravitas and aspiration of the original work" -Lawrence B. Johnson
Showcasing the elite brass playing of the Pitzen Brass Resurrection 2022

Visit us at https://abnbe.eventbrite.com/ for updated information.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Afternoon of Brass, Sunday June 5, 2022

2:00-5:00pm – Face painting in Washburn Hall (FREE)
3:00-4:00pm – Honoring Worcester County Firefighters
4:15-5:45pm – Pitzen Brass Resurrection

Featured performers:

Emcee – Brian McCreath
Organ – Leonardo Ciampa
Bay Colony Brass – Lawrence Isaacson
New World Chorale – Holly Krafka
Pitzen Brass Resurrection – Mitchell Arnold

Featured music:

John Williams, Hymn to the Fallen
Gustav Mahler, ‘Resurrection’ Symphony Finale arr. Stephen Bulla
And other works by: Elgar, J.S. Bach, Grieg, Mason, Sibelius, R. Strauss, G. Gabrieli, Dukas, Crespo, Abreu, Byrd, Susato, Karg-Elert, Hazell, Wagner

MORE INFORMATION
John Williams, Hymn to the Fallen arr. Daniel Drage
"The 'Hymn to The Fallen' is one of John Williams most astounding pieces. The simple tune carries the weight of all [who have fallen]. From the snare solo in the beginning, the theme begins softly, with a beautiful choral part. The music is never too sad or depressing. Even when the tension builds, the tears that are yanked from your eyes come not from the sadness of the piece, but from its profound beauty. One of the most glorious parts of the track is the brass’ interpretation of the theme. It rises up in dignity, and dies back down, letting way for another, stronger rendition of the theme, once again with the [simple tune]. The [music] swells in a majestic, grandiose rendition, building up to the soaring climax, and sweeping down back to the calm. A lonely duet leads into the conclusion, with the snare drum growing only to fade back." -Frank Lehman
Gustav Mahler, ‘Resurrection’ Symphony Finale arr. Stephen Bulla
On everyone's bucket list should be a live performance of the Mahler 2 Finale. It is truly the best music ever written. The entire work is just too long for most listeners to bear (over 80 minutes) but this unique arrangement is only 11 minutes in length. It was premiered by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass on 15-DEC-2021 … "The concert’s finale was the definition of grand: a broad swath of the closing movement from Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony in a spectacular arrangement that precisely framed the gravitas and aspiration of the original work. Off-stage trumpets summoned the chaos of purgatory before the reunited ensemble began the long, swelling musical ascent of transmigration. So closely did Mulcahy and his musicians, augmented by timpani and percussion, mirror the full orchestral context of Mahler’s work – again banishing from mind the absence of strings and woodwinds – that one might have forgotten entirely about the other missing element: the chorus." … https://chicagoontheaisle.com/2021/12/16/cso-brass-measure-up-to-golden-reputationwith-sonorous-fare-capped-by-blazing-mahler/
Our Mechanics Hall premiere is including "the other missing element" (the chorus). It will be completely over the top. Don't miss your chance to hear it!
The finale music is aptly described: "Once more we must confront terrifying questions, and the atmosphere is the same as at the end of the third movement. The voice of the Caller is heard. The end of every living thing has come, the last judgment is at hand and the horror of the day of days has come upon us. The earth trembles, the graves burst open, the dead arise and march forth in endless procession. The great and the small of this earth, the kings and the beggars, the just and the godless all press forward. The cry for mercy and forgiveness sounds fearful in our ears. The wailing becomes gradually more terrible. Our senses desert us, all consciousness dies as the Eternal Judge approaches. The last trump sounds; the trumpets of the Apocalypse ring out. In the eerie silence that follows, we can just barely make out a distant nightingale, a last tremulous echo of earthly life. The gentle sound of a chorus of saints and heavenly hosts is then heard: 'Rise again, yes, rise again thou wilt!' Then God in all His glory comes into sight. A wondrous light strikes us to the heart. All is quiet and blissful. Lo and behold: there is no judgment, no sinners, no just men, no great and no small; there is no punishment and no reward. A feeling of overwhelming love fills us with blissful knowledge and illuminates our existence.” https://gustavmahler.com/symphonies/mahler-symphony-2.htm

Afternoon of Brass
2022-06-05 00:00 - 23:59
Honoring our local Firefighters with eclectic, uplifting classical music arranged for brass, percussion, organ, and chorus.

Presenting a special music-video tribute to our local Firefighters set to the music of John Williams Hymn to the Fallen
Premiering Gustav Mahler, Resurrection Symphony Finale in "a spectacular arrangement that precisely frames the gravitas and aspiration of the original work" Lawrence B. Johnson
Showcasing the elite brass playing of the Pitzen Brass Resurrection
Afternoon of Brass

2:00-5:00 PM: Face Painting
3:00-4:00 PM: Tribute to Local Firefighters
4:15-6:00 PM: Pitzen Brass Resurrection

Tribute to Local Firefighters

Nimrod, Elgar
Fanfare for the Common Man, Copland
Nearer My God to Thee, Mason
Hymn to the Fallen, Williams (with video projection: "Honoring our Local Firefighters")
Be Still My Soul, Sibelius
Resurrection Symphony Finale, Mahler. Premiering with chorus "a spectacular arrangement that precisely frames the gravitas and aspiration of the original work" Lawrence B. Johnson

Pitzen Brass Resurrection

Feierlicher Einzug, Strauss
Canzona in Echo Duodecimi Toni, Gabrieli
Fanfare pour précéder La Péri, Dukas
Bruckner Etüde für das tiefe Blech, Crespo
Fest- und Gedenksprüche, Brahms
The Earle of Oxford's Marche, Byrd
Susato Suite, Susato
Praise the Lord with drums and cymbals, Karg-Elert
Funeral March, Grieg
Gathering of the Armies, Wagner

FEATURING

Emcee – Brian McCreath
Organ – Leonardo Ciampa
Bay Colony Brass – Lawrence Isaacson
New World Chorale – Holly Krafka
Pitzen Brass Resurrection – Mitchell Arnold

MORE INFORMATION
John Williams, Hymn to the Fallen arr. Daniel Drage
"The 'Hymn to The Fallen' is one of John Williams most astounding pieces. The simple tune carries the weight of all [who have fallen]. From the snare solo in the beginning, the theme begins softly, with a beautiful choral part. The music is never too sad or depressing. Even when the tension builds, the tears that are yanked from your eyes come not from the sadness of the piece, but from its profound beauty. One of the most glorious parts of the track is the brass’ interpretation of the theme. It rises up in dignity, and dies back down, letting way for another, stronger rendition of the theme, once again with the [simple tune]. The [music] swells in a majestic, grandiose rendition, building up to the soaring climax, and sweeping down back to the calm. A lonely duet leads into the conclusion, with the snare drum growing only to fade back." -Frank Lehman
Gustav Mahler, ‘Resurrection’ Symphony Finale arr. Stephen Bulla
On everyone's bucket list should be a live performance of the Mahler 2 Finale. It is truly the best music ever written. The entire work is just too long for most listeners to bear (over 80 minutes) but this unique arrangement is only 11 minutes in length. It was premiered by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass on 15-DEC-2021 … "The concert’s finale was the definition of grand: a broad swath of the closing movement from Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony in a spectacular arrangement that precisely framed the gravitas and aspiration of the original work. Off-stage trumpets summoned the chaos of purgatory before the reunited ensemble began the long, swelling musical ascent of transmigration. So closely did Mulcahy and his musicians, augmented by timpani and percussion, mirror the full orchestral context of Mahler’s work – again banishing from mind the absence of strings and woodwinds – that one might have forgotten entirely about the other missing element: the chorus." … https://chicagoontheaisle.com/2021/12/16/cso-brass-measure-up-to-golden-reputationwith-sonorous-fare-capped-by-blazing-mahler/
Our Mechanics Hall premiere is including "the other missing element" (the chorus). It will be completely over the top. Don't miss your chance to hear it!
The finale music is aptly described: "Once more we must confront terrifying questions, and the atmosphere is the same as at the end of the third movement. The voice of the Caller is heard. The end of every living thing has come, the last judgment is at hand and the horror of the day of days has come upon us. The earth trembles, the graves burst open, the dead arise and march forth in endless procession. The great and the small of this earth, the kings and the beggars, the just and the godless all press forward. The cry for mercy and forgiveness sounds fearful in our ears. The wailing becomes gradually more terrible. Our senses desert us, all consciousness dies as the Eternal Judge approaches. The last trump sounds; the trumpets of the Apocalypse ring out. In the eerie silence that follows, we can just barely make out a distant nightingale, a last tremulous echo of earthly life. The gentle sound of a chorus of saints and heavenly hosts is then heard: 'Rise again, yes, rise again thou wilt!' Then God in all His glory comes into sight. A wondrous light strikes us to the heart. All is quiet and blissful. Lo and behold: there is no judgment, no sinners, no just men, no great and no small; there is no punishment and no reward. A feeling of overwhelming love fills us with blissful knowledge and illuminates our existence.” https://gustavmahler.com/symphonies/mahler-symphony-2.html

Afternoon of Brass: Honoring Local Firefighters
2022-06-05 00:00 - 23:59
Honoring our local Firefighters with eclectic, uplifting classical music arranged for brass, percussion, organ, and chorus.
SCHEDULE
2:00-5:00 PM: Face Painting
3:00-4:00 PM: Tribute to Local Firefighters
Firefighters receive a 50% off discount if wearing their official firefighter uniform or gear.
4:15-6:00 PM: Pitzen Brass Resurrection
PROGRAM
Tribute to Local Firefighters

Nimrod, Elgar
Fanfare for the Common Man, Copland
Nearer My God to Thee, Mason
Hymn to the Fallen, Williams (with video projection: "Honoring our Local Firefighters")
Be Still My Soul, Sibelius
Resurrection Symphony Finale, Mahler. Premiering with chorus "a spectacular arrangement that precisely frames the gravitas and aspiration of the original work" Lawrence B. Johnson

Pitzen Brass Resurrection

Feierlicher Einzug, Strauss
Canzona in Echo Duodecimi Toni, Gabrieli
Fanfare pour précéder La Péri, Dukas
Bruckner Etüde für das tiefe Blech, Crespo
Fest- und Gedenksprüche, Brahms
The Earle of Oxford's Marche, Byrd
Susato Suite, Susato
Praise the Lord with drums and cymbals, Karg-Elert
Funeral March, Grieg
Gathering of the Armies, Wagner

FEATURING

Emcee – Brian McCreath
Organ – Leonardo Ciampa
Bay Colony Brass – Lawrence Isaacson
New World Chorale – Holly Krafka
Pitzen Brass Resurrection – Mitchell Arnold

MORE INFORMATION
John Williams, Hymn to the Fallen arr. Daniel Drage
"The 'Hymn to The Fallen' is one of John Williams most astounding pieces. The simple tune carries the weight of all [who have fallen]. From the snare solo in the beginning, the theme begins softly, with a beautiful choral part. The music is never too sad or depressing. Even when the tension builds, the tears that are yanked from your eyes come not from the sadness of the piece, but from its profound beauty. One of the most glorious parts of the track is the brass’ interpretation of the theme. It rises up in dignity, and dies back down, letting way for another, stronger rendition of the theme, once again with the [simple tune]. The [music] swells in a majestic, grandiose rendition, building up to the soaring climax, and sweeping down back to the calm. A lonely duet leads into the conclusion, with the snare drum growing only to fade back." -Frank Lehman
Gustav Mahler, ‘Resurrection’ Symphony Finale arr. Stephen Bulla
On everyone's bucket list should be a live performance of the Mahler 2 Finale. It is truly the best music ever written. The entire work is just too long for most listeners to bear (over 80 minutes) but this unique arrangement is only 11 minutes in length. It was premiered by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass on 15-DEC-2021 … "The concert’s finale was the definition of grand: a broad swath of the closing movement from Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony in a spectacular arrangement that precisely framed the gravitas and aspiration of the original work. Off-stage trumpets summoned the chaos of purgatory before the reunited ensemble began the long, swelling musical ascent of transmigration. So closely did Mulcahy and his musicians, augmented by timpani and percussion, mirror the full orchestral context of Mahler’s work – again banishing from mind the absence of strings and woodwinds – that one might have forgotten entirely about the other missing element: the chorus." … https://chicagoontheaisle.com/2021/12/16/cso-brass-measure-up-to-golden-reputationwith-sonorous-fare-capped-by-blazing-mahler/
Our Mechanics Hall premiere is including "the other missing element" (the chorus). It will be completely over the top. Don't miss your chance to hear it!
The finale music is aptly described: "Once more we must confront terrifying questions, and the atmosphere is the same as at the end of the third movement. The voice of the Caller is heard. The end of every living thing has come, the last judgment is at hand and the horror of the day of days has come upon us. The earth trembles, the graves burst open, the dead arise and march forth in endless procession. The great and the small of this earth, the kings and the beggars, the just and the godless all press forward. The cry for mercy and forgiveness sounds fearful in our ears. The wailing becomes gradually more terrible. Our senses desert us, all consciousness dies as the Eternal Judge approaches. The last trump sounds; the trumpets of the Apocalypse ring out. In the eerie silence that follows, we can just barely make out a distant nightingale, a last tremulous echo of earthly life. The gentle sound of a chorus of saints and heavenly hosts is then heard: 'Rise again, yes, rise again thou wilt!' Then God in all His glory comes into sight. A wondrous light strikes us to the heart. All is quiet and blissful. Lo and behold: there is no judgment, no sinners, no just men, no great and no small; there is no punishment and no reward. A feeling of overwhelming love fills us with blissful knowledge and illuminates our existence.” https://gustavmahler.com/symphonies/mahler-symphony-2.html

FREE Brown Bag Concert featuring the Noah Preminger Quartet
2022-06-08 00:00 - 23:59
Join us for a complimentary lunchtime Brown Bag Concert featuring the Noah Preminger Quartet!

Noah Preminger
Of Brooklyn-based saxophonist Noah Preminger, The New York Times declares: “Mr. Preminger designs a different kind of sound for each note, an individual destiny and story."
Preminger, just 32 and the winner of Downbeat Magazine’s Rising Star Best Tenor Saxophonist, has recorded over twelve critically acclaimed albums. Multiple recordings were released in 2017-18, including Meditations On Freedom, released on Inauguration Day, 2017, as a musical protest of ominous political developments in America. In addition, a duo album recorded in NEC’s Jordan Hall with pianist, Frank Carlberg, a Quartet recording on Criss Cross Records, and a recording of the music of Otto Preminger’s films – on French, vinyl-only label, Newvelle Records. In 2018, Preminger and co-leader Rob Garcia created the Dead Composers Club and released The Chopin Project, the first of the quartet’s planned annual examinations of deceased composer’s oeuvres. In 2018, Preminger has contributed music to a major motion picture, was awarded a composition Fellowship at Banff Centre’s Leighton Artists Studio and is recording two new albums of original music.
Born in 1986, Preminger grew up in Canton, Connecticut. He released his debut album, Dry Bridge Road, just after his 21st birthday, which was named Debut of the Year in the Village Voice Critics Poll. Preminger’s second and third albums as a leader came in 2011 and 2013 while signed to the Palmetto Records label. The Boston Globe hails Preminger as “A master with standards and ballads, as well as an adventurous composer.” The saxophonist has performed on key stages from the United States to Europe and Australia, and he has played and/or recorded with the likes of Jason Moran, Dave Holland, John Patitucci, Fred Hersch, Dave Douglas, Billy Hart, Joe Lovano, Victor Lewis, John and Bucky Pizzarelli, Cecil McBee, George Cables, and Roscoe Mitchell.

Worcester Chamber Music Society: Neighborhood Strings 10th Anniversary Benefit Concert
2022-06-09 00:00 - 23:59
Neighborhood Strings 10th Anniversary Benefit Concert
Join us as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of our widely-acclaimed Neighborhood Strings program! Offering free music lessons in violin, viola, and cello to youth from Worcester’s marginalized neighborhoods, Neighborhood Strings provides affordable, high-quality arts education, and fosters family involvement. Young people learn to make music together with musicians and friends from WCMS. In the process, they discover a creative outlet that hones life skills like discipline, cooperation, imagination, and leadership.
The Event
Thursday, June 9, 2022
5:30-8:30 PM
Mechanics Hall
321 Main Street, Worcester

Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres
Music and Community Awards Presentation by Mayor Joseph Petty
Neighborhood Strings WORLD PREMIERE* of Milad YouSufi’s Solitude
Fund-a-Need and dessert
Performances by Worcester Chamber Music Society and Simone Dinnerstein
*Commissioned by WCMS
Benefit Concert Program
Milad Yousufi My Journey to America
Tracy Kraus, flute; Krista Buckland Reisner, violin; Peter Sulski, viola; Ariana Falk, cello;
Randall Hodgkinson, piano; and Milad Yousufi, composer & narrator
Philip Glass Mad Rush
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
Guest Artists:
Internationally acclaimed pianist Simone Dinnerstein and Afghani composer Milad Yousufi
Tickets
Table seating – $150
Table of 8 – $1100
Balcony – $75

COVID-19 Protocol:
We expect all attendees are fully vaccinated.
As of April 18, masking is required unless eating or drinking.

Worcester Tercentennial Cultural Parade
2022-06-11 00:00 - 23:59
Join us for the Tercentennial Parade celebrating Worcester's diverse and eclectic makeup featuring cultural organizations, schools, neighborhood groups and more!
Stay for the Community Festival on the Worcester Common and surrounding streets with food, music, art and more beginning at Noon!
The City is pleased to offer free parking in municipal lots and garages downtown Worcester for patrons attending any Tercentennial events. In addition, the WRTA continues its fare-free program, making the events accessible to all. Public transportation is highly encouraged.

Worcester Tercentennial Community Festival
2022-06-11 00:00 - 23:59
Come celebrate Worcester’s past, present, future and creative cultural community at the Tercentennial Community Festival on and around the Worcester Common from Noon to 5PM on Saturday, June 11.
Festival programming to include over 200 local vendors, merchants and artists along with food, music and cultural performances programmed in part by stART on the Street, the Creative Hub Worcester and Main Idea.
Food vendors, artists and performers to be announced.
The city is pleased to offer free parking in municipal lots and garages downtown Worcester for patrons attending any Tercentennial events. In addition, the WRTA continues its fare-free program, making the events accessible to all. Public transportation is highly encouraged.

Worcester Tercentennial 5K Road Race
2022-06-11 09:00 - 10:00
You're invited to run or walk in the Worcester Tercentennial 5K Road Race
Register on Racewire: https://racewire.com/register.php?id=12702
Date: Saturday, June 11, 2022.
Tercentennial 5k start time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Downtown Worcester MA. The race start and finish will be located on Mechanic Street at Commerical Street (across from Mercantile Plaza). Full course will be posted here soon.

Entry Fees
Fees are paid on the ONLINE REGISTRATION page
Early bird (until 4/30/2022): $30
5/1/2022 to 6/10/2022*: $33
On race day 6/11/2022: $35
*Online registration closes Saturday, June 10 at 6:00 p.m.
Sorry, no refunds and no pets allowed.
Worcester Tercentennial 5K t-shirts for all entrants.
Confirm your entry here

On-Site Registration, Race number and T-shirt pick-up
Packet pickup will be hosted by Sneakerama on Friday, June 10 from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Location: Sneakerama Running Store
12 Lake Ave
Worcester, MA 01604
P: 508-799-7278
Onsite entry fee: $35

Race Day Registration, Race number and T-shirt pick-up
Packet pickup starts from 8:00 a.m. until the start of the Tercentennial 5k at 9:00 a.m.
Location: Mercantile Plaza on Mechanic Ct. in Downtown Worcester.
Note: Mechanic Street is located one block north from Worcester City Hall, Worcester MA
Onsite entry fee: $35

Parking & Transportation
The city is pleased to offer free parking in municipal lots and garages in downtown Worcester for those participating in and attending Tercentennial events. In addition, the WRTA continues its fare-free program, and public transportation is highly encouraged. The WRTA Central Bus hub is a .2 mile (5-minute) walk from Mercantile Plaza.
Parking lot addresses & map available at https://www.worcesterma.gov/parking

Tercentennial Concert: Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra with Special Guest Brian McKnight
2022-06-12 16:00 - 18:00
The Worcester Tercentennial committee has announced a special anniversary performance by the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra with Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, Brian McKnight, at the DCU Center on Sunday, June 12 at 4 p.m. Entry is complimentary but tickets are required. Secure your complimentary seats now:

Pick up tickets in person at the DCU Center Box Office (Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. and Sunday/Monday on event days only)
or online for free with no fees at Ticketmaster: ticketmaster.com/event/01005C7BD8C66B9D

Known for Billboard charting hits like Anytime and Back at One, Brian McKnight has released 15 albums to date, with several going 2 and 3x platinum, and has sold over 25 million albums worldwide. In addition to being a singer, songwriter and producer, McKnight is also a multi-instrumentalist who plays nine instruments including piano, guitar, bass, drums, percussions, trombone, tuba, flugelhorn and trumpet. Along with several Grammy nominations, Brian McKnight has been the recipient of American Music Awards, Soul Train Awards, NAACP Image and Blockbuster Awards, and Billboard Songwriter of The Year.
Conducting the renowned Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra for this special engagement is respected maestro Damon Gupton, Principal Guest Conductor of the Cincinnati Pops. An accomplished composer, narrator and actor with roles in film and television; such as, Whiplash, LaLa Land, This is Forty, Criminal Minds, Prime Suspect and Deadline as well as guest and recurring appearances on Dirty John, Goliath, Bates Motel, The Newsroom, Suits, Empire, Law & Order, Law & Order Criminal Intent and Third Watch.

FREE Brown Bag Concert featuring the Armen Donelian Trio
2022-06-15 00:00 - 23:59
Join us for a complimentary lunchtime Brown Bag Concert featuring the Armen Donelian Trio!

Armen Donelian
…Brings a serene sense of dignity and elegance to every measure. (Berkshire Eagle)
…But don’t underestimate his ability to swing hard and throw punches. (Phildelphia Weekly)
In 25 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle and Far East, ARMEN DONELIAN has performed and recorded since 1975 as a featured solo pianist, bandleader, and with Jazz legends including Sonny Rollins, Chet Baker, Paquito D’Rivera, Mongo Santamaria, David Liebman and Billy Harper.
A pianist with a crystalline touch but a penchant for avant gardism (New York Times), Armen Donelian has performed in the Bilsak, Burlington, Caramoor, Cinco de Mayo, Hennessey, Istanbul, Jacksonville, Jazz Jamboree, Jerusalem, Montreal, Nemu-no Sato, Oshanitsky, Ottawa, Pori, Portsmouth, Toronto Harbourfront, Tucson, Veneto and Yerevan Jazz Festivals.
A poetic composer (Swing Journal) of 100 works, Armen Donelian has produced 14 critically acclaimed recordings backed by top-shelf New York artists including Eddie Gomez, Billy Hart, Jay Anderson, Bill Stewart, Dick Oatts, Dean Johnson, Marc Mommaas, Tyshawn Sorey and
Dennis Mackrel. In his 2014 two-CD release Sayat-Nova: Songs Of My Ancestors (Sunnyside), with David Clark and George Schuller, Donelian transforms 18th Century Armenian folk songs into Jazz masterpieces with Countless exquisite moments (Downbeat).
Armen Donelian is a six-time Jazz Performance Fellow of the National Endowment for the Arts for concerts and master classes in New York City, and a Fulbright Senior Scholar and Specialist in Armenia, Finland, Greece Sweden, Switzerland and Romania. A faculty member at New School Jazz (1986-present) and William Paterson University (1993-2017), he has lectured in Athens, Bucharest, Corfu, Copenhagen, Gothenberg, Graz, The Hague, Helsinki, Iasi, Jyväskylä, Lisbon, Malmö, Paris, St. Petersburg, Tblisi, Vienna, Yerevan and Zurich.
Armen Donelian has published Training The Ear Vols. 1 & 2, Whole Notes: A Piano Masterclass and Ancestral Songs. A graduate of Columbia University (1972), Donelian studied privately with Carl Bamberger (conducting), Ludmila Ulehla (harmonic analysis), Harold Seletsky (Schoenberg theory and counterpoint) and Richie Beirach (jazz piano). www.armendonelian.com

Armen Donelian Trio Musicians
Armen Donelian, piano
David Clark, bass
George Schuller, drums

Youth Orchestra of San Antonio
2022-06-19 00:00 - 23:59
The Youth Orchestra of San Antonio performs at Mechanics Hall while on their New England Tour
The mission of Youth Orchestras of San Antonio, the premier orchestral experience for youth citywide, is to enhance education, enrich the community, and transform lives by pursuing excellence in classical music in a stimulating, nurturing, and fun environment that is equally accessible to all youth.
YOSA provides young musicians of all backgrounds the opportunity to play music together so they can learn, grow, and thrive while connecting with the community. YOSA changes kids’ lives through music. We provide transformative music experiences to more than 2,500 young musicians ages 8-20 through YOSA Orchestras, YOSA Summer Symphony Camp, and YOSA School Partnerships. YOSA connects motivated young musicians together and provides a world-class experience that helps youth grow creatively, academically, and socially.
YOSA envisions a community where all musically-inclined youth in San Antonio have a chance to pursue their interests and maximize their potential. YOSA seeks ways to remove financial and social barriers to high-quality music education and designs its activities around this purpose.

Gordon Lightfoot
2022-06-24 00:00 - 23:59
"I can't think of any Gordon Lightfoot song I don't like. Every time I hear a song of his, I wish it would last forever. " – Bob Dylan
"Gordon Lightfoot has created some of the most beautiful and lasting music of our time." – Kris Kristofferson
After more than 50 active years of hit song making and international album sales well into the multi-millions, it's safe to say that esteemed singer-songwriter and musician Gordon Lightfoot resides with some very exclusive company atop the list of all-time greats. Lightfoot has recorded 20 albums, has five Grammy nominations and is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. His song catalog is incredibly vast and includes such immortals as “Early Morning Rain,” “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Carefree Highway,” “Sundown,” “(That's What You Get) For Lovin Me,” “The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald," "Canadian Railroad Trilogy," "Ribbon Of Darkness," "Beautiful," "Song For A Winter's Night" and "Rainy Day People.”
Aside from his success in writing, singing and performing his own songs, Lightfoot has found fortune in having his songs recorded and performed by other great artists including Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Jr., Jerry Lee Lewis, Judy Collins, Johnny Mathis, Olivia Newton-John, Barbra Streisand, Peter Paul & Mary and more.
Tickets are $44, $59, $74 and $89 depending on seat location. For more information, call the box office at 877.571.SHOW (7469).

Menopause The Musical®
2022-06-25 19:30 - 23:59
The Hilarious Celebration of Women and the Change!®
Come join our sisterhood!
Four women at a lingerie sale have nothing in common but a black lace bra AND memory loss, hot flashes, night sweats, not enough sex, too much sex and more! This hilarious musical parody set to classic tunes from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s will have you cheering and dancing in the aisles! See what more than 15 million women and fans worldwide have been laughing about for 18 years.

Recommended for ages 14+.
Tickets are $29, $39 and $49 depending on seat location. Discounts are available for members and groups of 10 or more. For more information, call the box office at 877.571.SHOW (7469).

John Philip Sousa National Honor Band NE Region Concert
2022-06-29 00:00 - 23:59
Fun Fact: The 2022 Band consists of 90 students from 25 states!
About the John Philip Sousa National High School Honor Band:
The John Philip Sousa National High School Honor Band was formed in 1981 and met biannually for over twenty years under the direction of Col. John R. Bourgeois, former conductor of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band of Washington, D.C. The group met for many years in Washington, D.C. and also in New Orleans, Louisiana. It met most recently in Boston, Massachusetts, presenting a concert in historical Fanueil Hall under the director of Col. Jason Fettig, the present conductor of the United States Marine Band. The members of the Board of Directors of the John Philip Sousa Foundation are pleased to be able to offer the event once again. Students who were in grades 9 – 12 in September of 2021 from all fifty states and territories of the United States of America were invited to audition for this 2022 Sousa Honor Band.
Concert Program:
Who's Who in Navy Blue- John Philip Sousa
Firefly – Ryan George
Irish Tune from County Derry – Percy Aldridge Grainger
Four Scottish Dances – Malcolm Arnold (trans. John P. Paynter)
America, The Beautiful – Samuel Ward (arr. Carmen Dragon)
Frank L. Battisti – Guest Conductor
Hymn for the Innocent – Julie Giroux
Conga del Fuego Nuevo – Arturo Marquez (arr. Nicel)
The Stars and Stripes Forever – John Philip Sousa

2022 John Philip Sousa National High School Honor Band
2022-06-29 00:00 - 23:59
The John Philip Sousa Foundation is proud to be the sponsor of a very special event occurring June 29, 2022 in Worcester, Massachusetts – The John Philip Sousa National High School Honor Band. This group will be performing in historic Mechanics Hall in Worcester on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 7pm and will consist of over 90 high school students selected, by audition, from across the country. The band is being conducted by Colonel Michael J. Colburn, former Director of the “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band. Mechanics Hall was the site of at least 27 performances by the original Sousa Band conducted by John Philip Sousa himself. The Sousa National High School Honor Band was formed in 1981 and met biannually for over twenty years under the direction of Col. John R. Bourgeois, former conductor of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band of Washington, D.C. It met most recently in 2018 in Boston, presenting a concert in historical Fanueil Hall under the Marine Band’s present director, Col. Jason Fettig.
