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Mania – The ABBA Tribute

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 […]

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Music Worcester Presents: Brian Stokes Mitchell

Dubbed “the last leading man” by The New York Times, Tony Award-winner Brian Stokes Mitchell has enjoyed a career that spans more than 40 years in Broadway, television, film, recordings and concert appearances with the country’s finest conductors and orchestras.

Light Shines in the Dark: Alzheimer’s Reflection

Light Shines in the Dark: Alzheimer’s Reflection

Light Shines in the Dark: Alzheimer’s Reflection November 6, 2022 4:00 pm Wesley United Methodist Church 114 Main St, Worcester, MA 01608 We begin our season with a concert reflecting on the impact of Alzheimer’s in our lives, both personally and across our communities. This concert will focus on Michael […]

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A Night to Remember: Folk Guardians of Worcester, “Connecting through Culture”

Join us at 3:00pm for "Hall of Cultures", an immersive celebration of diversity and community, followed by stage performances beginning at 6:00pm. Hall of Cultures: 3:00pm until 5:00pm Stage Performances: 6:00pm until 8:00pm   Performers: • Querencia Dance Company • Crocodile River Music • Son del Sol with Jack Bastante • Tribe […]

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A Night To Remember: Folk Guardians of Worcester

FREE COMMUNITY EVENT!! A Night to Remember: Folk Guardians of Worcester will take guests on a journey all around the world, to countries with rich African heritage; where the sounds and choreographies made are the syncretism* of the Afro with the Indigenous, giving rise to the emergence of the first […]

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2022 Boston Pops Holiday Tour

 "Sparkling and Beloved" Join the Boston Pops and conductor Keith Lockhart for their sparkling and beloved Holiday Pops concert. Capturing the magic of the Christmas season and the winter charms of New England, the Boston Pops will perform holiday classics and new arrangements of seasonal favorites. They are joined by […]

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Music Worcester Presents: The Worcester Chorus | Handel Messiah

Directed by Chris Shepard, The Worcester Chorus is one of America’s oldest and longest-running choral ensembles. Attending their annual performance of Handel’s Messiah at historic Mechanics Hall on the first weekend of December each year is a holiday tradition for many families and choral music fans in the Greater Worcester community and […]

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Pavlo in Concert – “The Santorini Tour”

A fundraiser to support the Alzheimer Association! Sponsored by Infinity MedSpa. For one night only, the world renowned PAVLO is performing live in concert at The Hanover Theatre for a fundraiser to benefit Alzheimer’s research treatment. Join Pavlo, his talented guests and his band who will take you on an […]

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Boston Gay Men’s Chorus presents Joyful & Triumphant & Gay!

Celebrate the season with the joyous and triumphant sounds of the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus as they perform traditional favorites and modern classics. The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC) is one of New England’s largest and most successful community-based choruses. Founded in 1982, the voice ensemble of some 200 voices […]

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We Three Kings: An Irish Tenors Christmas

The Godfathers of Irish repertoire. The Irish Tenors powerful vocal line-up of Anthony Kearns, Ronan Tynan and Declan Kelly are unquestionably the leading brand of this genre. All classically trained singers, each having performed in leading concert halls across the world, together they combine to produce a sound and concert […]

Pakachoag Music School

Music Together with Pakachoag Winter Reg

Come wiggle and sing, jump and laugh, tap your toes and clap your hands! We're making Music Together with babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers. accompanied by moms and dads, sometimes grandparents too.  For ages birth to five with caregiver, these weekly classes nurture every child's inner musician.  The award-winning research-based Music Together curriculum is […]

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Brown Bag Concert: Navy Band Northeast with the NEC Chamber Singers

Established in 1974, Navy Band Northeast is based at the United States Naval Station in Newport, Rhode Island and is one of 11 official U.S. Navy bands worldwide, providing musical support for military ceremonies, recruiting, morale and retention programs, and community relations. For their performance at Mechanics Hall, the Navy Band Northeast […]

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