Downtown Worcester

Free Organ Concert at First Unitarian Church of Worcester (Concert 4 of 4)
2023-06-25 00:00 - 2023-06-26 03:59 (America/New_York)
Cathy Meyer will be playing a program titled "A Walk in the Park." This program will feature works by Buxtehude, Elgar, Sweelinck, Barber, and Locklair. She is the Minister of Music and organist for South Church (UCC) in Andover, Massachusetts, where she directs a large music ministry of choral and instrumental music. Meyer is an active recitalist, and has recently performed organ and piano recitals on both coasts, including at the Methuen Memorial Music Hall, First Night Boston on the glorious organ at the First Church of Christ, Scientist, and was featured on the nationally-syndicated Pipedreams radio show. Cathy sings alto with the New Hampshire-based choir Capella Nova Mundi. She also serves as the Musical Director for the jazz interfaith One Spirit Foundation and is trained in the Orff-Schulwerk pedagogy for children. Meyer is the Sub-Dean for the Boston Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and is heavily involved in the Young Organist Initiative, and also maintains a private organ studio. In her free time, she is a Sound Healing practitioner and is a Reiki Master of Masters. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Worcester Arts Council, a local agency, which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. #WACFunded #PowerOfCulture

Noah Preminger at Club 321
2023-06-29 00:00 - 2023-06-30 03:59
Club 321 featuring the Noah Preminger Quartet
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Doors: 6:15pm — Show: 7:00pm
Ages 21+ / Presented by Mechanics Hall & 90.5 FM WICN Public Radio
Tickets: $18 Advance | $20 Door
Cocktails, mocktails, coffee, and more! PLUS! Beer tastings from Redemption Rock Brewing Co., and an artwork display presented by Juniper Rag!
According to the New York Times, Brooklyn-based saxophonist Noah Preminger, “designs a different kind of sound for each note, an individual destiny and story.” Preminger, just 35 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 political developments in America. In addition, a duo album recorded in New England Conservatory’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.
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 were released by 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 has played and/or recorded with 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. Learn more about Noah Preminger.

Mechanics Hall gratefully acknowledges support from the following Club 321 partners & sponsors
90.5 FM WICN
Country Bank
Cornerstone Bank
Juniper Rag
P.S. Event Rentals
Redemption Rock Brewing Co.

Music Worcester Presents: Cécile McLorin Salvant
2023-07-21 00:00 - 2023-07-22 03:59
Cécile McLorin Salvant is a composer, singer, and visual artist. The Late Jessye Norman described Salvant as “a unique voice supported by an intelligence and full-fledged musicality, which light up every note she sings.” Salvant has developed a passion for storytelling and finding the connections between vaudeville, blues, folk traditions from around the world, theater, jazz, and baroque music.

Music Worcester Presents: John Pizzarelli
2023-07-22 00:00 - 2023-07-23 03:59
Guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has been hailed by the Boston Globe for “reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing jazz.” Established as one of the prime contemporary interpreters of the Great American Songbook, Pizzarelli has expanded that repertoire by including the music of Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Antônio Carlos Jobim and the Beatles.

The Australian Pink Floyd Show
2023-09-24 00:00 - 2023-09-25 03:59
Selling 4 million tickets worldwide The Australian Pink Floyd Show gave its first ever concert in Adelaide, Australia in 1988. Since then, they have performed in over 35 countries worldwide, played at David Gilmour’s 50th birthday celebration and were even joined on stage by Rick Wright. TAPFS is the leading and biggest show of its kind in the world.
Performing the music of Pink Floyd with note for note perfection, this critically acclaimed tribute show has been astonishing audiences worldwide. Striving to reproduce the Pink Floyd experience and bring the music to new audiences, the show continues to include a stunning light and laser show, video animations, state of the art high resolution LED screen technology and other special effects. To accompany these visuals are several large inflatables including a giant pig and their own distinct Pink Kangaroo.
They have also worked with musicians like Guy Pratt, Durga McBroom and her sister Lorelei McBroom who have toured with Pink Floyd, as well as sound engineer Colin Norfield who worked with Pink Floyd during their “Division Bell” tour and on David Gilmour’s solo tours.
Often described as being more than a tribute band, The Australian Pink Floyd Show is the first Pink Floyd tribute show that took the concept out of the pubs and onto the worldwide arena circuit. The band has played to sell out audiences throughout Europe, UK, America, Canada, South America and Russia.
With 30 years of history, the world’s biggest, best and greatest Pink Floyd tribute show continues to delight its global fan base.
Tickets are $39, $49, $62 and $79 depending on seat location with limited VIP packages also available for $179. See below for VIP package details. Contact the box office at 877.571.SHOW (7469) for more information.
Please note, there is a 6 ticket limit per order.

Engelbert Humperdinck: All About Love Tour
2023-09-27 00:00 - 2023-09-28 03:59
In a career spanning over 50 years, Engelbert has generated sales in excess of 140 million records, including 64 gold albums and 35 platinum, four Grammy® nominations, a Golden Globe®, and stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Las Vegas Walk of Fame and Leicester Walk of Fame.
He has performed for the Queen four times, several presidents and many heads of state. He has recorded everything from the most romantic ballads to movie theme songs, disco, rock, and even gospel. His unique voice has charmed millions of fans around the globe.
Engelbert exploded on to the music scene with The Beatles and the Rolling Stones. The shy handsome man catapulted almost instantly to world icon. He became great friends with Elvis and the two legends often performed each other’s songs. His first single in the charts was “Release Me,” which went into the Guinness Book of Records for achieving 56 consecutive weeks on the charts. It was No. 1 in 11 countries. The following decades see Engelbert constantly touring the world to sell-out crowds. He takes great pleasure in every moment on stage.
Engelbert’s music has transcended time and his voice continues to reach out to people now serving to transport and inspire, to embrace and to provoke feelings and emotions, ingredients that are no doubt the essence of his long-lasting success.
Engelbert’s hit song “A Man Without Love” was just featured in Marvel’s “Moon Knight” Disney+ Series, with his music & social media charts breaking all records. In Sony Pictures’ new Brad Pitt film “Bullet Train” Engelbert’s song “Forever Blowing Bubbles” is featured as well.
Engelbert was just awarded the Honor of Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) on Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday Honors List presented by Her Royal Highness Princess Anne.
Tickets are $49, $59, $69 and $89 depending on seat location. Discounts are available for subscribers and groups of 10 or more. Please contact the box office at 877.571.SHOW (7469) for more information.

The Sixties Show
2023-09-28 00:00 - 2023-09-29 03:59
A Show About Time Traveling Back to The 1960’s, Based Around the Greatest 1960’s Musical Re Creation Concert…Ever.
In addition to the concert experience, the show is a large scale and ambitious stage production that is powerfully dramatized by a combination of time travel special effects, narration, 60’s archival audio, newsreel footage and a light show. This must be seen to be believed bigger-than-life, show is nothing less than awe inspiring.
The band is widely celebrated and known for re-creating spot on, note for note re-creations of the hits, B-sides and deep album cuts from the greatest songs of the 1960’s.
The members of The Sixties Show were hand-picked to perform and record with Sir Paul McCartney, The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, The Bee Gees, Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen, John Fogerty, Donald Fagan and Walter Becker from Steely Dan and other legends and individually have performed at the most renown venues in the world such a Madison Square Garden, The Hollywood Bowl, Wembley Stadium, The Grand Rex in Paris, The Budokan in Tokyo and others.
The Sixties Show is a high energy trip back in time that reminds the audience how uniquely inspirational, entertaining, and historically significant the music and events of the 1960’s was and continues to be.

Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes
2023-10-07 00:00 - 2023-10-08 03:59
Nicolas Reyes has been the leader and co-founder of the Gipsy Kings for well over 30 years. In the past three decades, they have dominated the World Music charts and sold more than 14 million albums worldwide. Their platinum compilation, The Best of the Gipsy Kings, was charting for over a year upon its release and their ninth studio album, Savor Flamenco, was awarded the Grammy® for Best World Music Album in 2013.
This iconic legacy began when Nicolas’ father, Jose Reyes, formed a celebrated flamenco duo with Manitas de Plata (which boasted fans as famed as Miles Davis and Pablo Picasso). When the pair parted ways, the elder Reyes became even more popular upon starting his own band, backed by his son, called Los Reyes. In later years, Nicolas headed out on his own and began playing in the town of Arles in the south of France. He traveled throughout the country, busking on the streets of Saint-Tropez, playing wherever he could. Having adopted the perpetual motion of the gypsy lifestyle, his band eventually translated “Los Reyes” and became the Gipsy Kings.
The band’s music went on to fuse with popular culture. In addition to the accolades above, the traveling Gipsy Kings have played some of the world’s greatest stages, from the Hollywood Bowl to Royal Albert Hall as well as hitting the big screen. Their rendition of “Hotel California” was included in the film The Big Lebowski and the HBO series Entourage. The 2010 film Toy Story 3 featured a Gipsy Kings version of the movie’s popular, Randy Newman-penned theme, “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”. The Gipsy Kings recently featured in a Big Lebowski spinoff The Jesus Rolls with Reyes appearing in person with the director and star, John Turturro, for some of the promotion.
As active as this remarkable collective remains, they are also confident in the future of their legacy. “Even though it’s been 30 years, we want to keep on making new music because it’s our life. It’s who we are,” says Nicolas Reyes. “But I think there will be a time when we pass down the Gipsy Kings to our sons”.
30 years is an eternity in pop music but the story of the Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes has the depth to endure. Theirs is a music that extends through generations, to the sounds of their ancestors—Spanish Romani people who fled the Catalonia region during the Spanish Civil War—and reflects the vibrantly eclectic and peripatetic history of the gitanos.
There is an 8 ticket limit for this event.
Tickets are $44.50, $54.50, $64.50 and $74.50 depending on seat location. Limited Autographed Memoir Bundle tickets available for $174.50. Please contact the box office at 877.571.7469 for more information.

Kansas
2023-10-12 00:00 - 2023-10-13 03:59
KANSAS: Another Fork in the Road 50th Anniversary Tour
With a legendary career spanning five decades, KANSAS has firmly established itself as one of America’s iconic classic rock bands. This “garage band” from Topeka released their debut album in 1974 after being discovered by Wally Gold, who worked for Don Kirshner, and have gone on to sell more than 30 million albums worldwide.
Composing a catalogue that includes sixteen studio albums and five live albums, KANSAS has produced eight gold albums, three sextuple-Platinum albums (“Leftoverture”, “Point of Know Return”, “Best of KANSAS”), one platinum live album (“Two for the Show”), one quadruple-Platinum single “Carry On Wayward Son” and another triple-Platinum single “Dust in the Wind”. KANSAS appeared on the Billboard charts for over 200 weeks throughout the ‘70’s and ‘80’s and played to sold-out arenas and stadiums throughout North America, Europe and Japan. “Carry On Wayward Son” continues to be one of the top five most played songs on classic rock radio, and “Dust In the Wind” has been played on the radio more than three million times!
The band is currently comprised of original drummer Phil Ehart, bassist/vocalist Billy Greer, vocalist/keyboardist Ronnie Platt, violinist/guitarist David Ragsdale, keyboardist/vocalist Tom Brislin and original guitarist Richard Williams. With no signs of slowing down, KANSAS continues to perform in front of large and enthusiastic audiences around the world.
Along with constant touring, KANSAS continues to remain a fixture of Classic Rock radio and popular culture. The band continues to reach a whole new audience through their unmistakable presence in various commercials, live sports broadcasts, popular video games “Rock Band”, “Guitar Hero” and Grand Theft Auto”; the band’s documentary film “KANSAS: Miracles Out of Nowhere,” and a guest appearance on The CW’s television show “Walker”. The band’s songs have also been included in various television shows such as “Supernatural”,”Reacher”, “All Elite Wrestling”, “South Park”, “The Office” and “The Simpsons”; as well as blockbuster films including “Old School”, “The Suicide Squad”, “Anchorman”, “Pitch Perfect” and “Happy Gilmore”.
Tickets are $45, $78, $98, $125, $145, $150 and $170 depending on seat location with limited VIP packages also available for $260 and $330. See below for VIP package details. Contact the box office at 877.571.SHOW (7469) for more information.

Mania: The ABBA Tribute
2023-11-04 00:00 - 2023-11-05 03:59
Mania: The ABBA Tribute brings one of the greatest pop phenomena back to life…
From London’s West End to Las Vegas, MANIA The ABBA Tribute (Formerly ABBA MANIA) remains the world’s No. 1 touring ABBA tribute show. Formed in 1999, this production has sold out theaters and concert halls across the globe, with over 3,000 live concerts in over 30 countries, bringing the music of the beloved Swedish supergroup to 3 million people.
ABBA’s timeless songs were written to be enjoyed live and MANIA gives you exactly that. Two hours of uplifting, dance inducing and sometimes heart-breaking songs, fully live with fantastic staging, lighting and effects. The show recreates ABBA’s sound not only perfectly, but respectfully too. MANIA is not only for life long, die hard ABBA fans but the new generation of fans, who never had the opportunity to see ‘ABBA’ live. Hits include ‘Dancing Queen’, ‘Waterloo’, ‘Mamma Mia’, ‘The Winner Takes it All’, ‘Super Trouper’, ‘Fernando’, ‘Take A Chance On Me’ and many more that continue to fill dance floors worldwide.
Tickets are $24.50, $37.50, $49.50 and $64.50 depending on seat location. Contact the box office at 877.571.SHOW (7469) for more information.

Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees Tribute
2024-01-19 00:00 - 2024-01-20 04:59
The World's #1 Tribute to the Bee Gees
STAYIN’ ALIVE offers to their audiences the songs and sights of a full Bee Gees playlist, singing blockbusters such as “Night Fever”, “Jive Talkin’”, “How Deep Is Your Love”, “You Should Be Dancing”, “Nights on Broadway” and “Stayin’ Alive”. In addition, they perform softer poetic ballads such as “I Started a Joke”, “Massachusetts”, “Fanny Be Tender”, “Words” and “To Love Somebody” among other great hits.
STAYIN’ ALIVE is the largest and most definitive production of its kind, offering big screen video clips, photos and dazzling imagery. STAYIN’ ALIVE has played intimate settings as a six piece band and huge venues with a 62 piece orchestra. STAYIN’ ALIVE is the quintessential tribute band to the Bee Gees, capturing the excitement of live performance and the tender subtleties of the human voice!
Tickets are $24.50, $37.50, $49.50 and $64.50 depending on seat location. Discount available for Subscribers. Contact the box office at 877.571.7469 for more information.
