| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | "Iolanta" P. I. TchaikovskyPresented by Boston Vocal Arts Studio May 20-May 22, 2012 Boston Vocal Arts Studio and International Rachmaninoff Russian Music Festival present Tchaikovsky's "Iolanta". Starring Dina Kuznetsova (Metropolitan Opera) as Iolanta and Adam Klein (Metropolitan Opera) as Count Vaudémong. | Boston Vocal Arts Studio | 05/20/12-
05/22/12 | Brighton |
33rd Annual Cambridge River FestivalPresented by Cambridge Arts Council June 2, 2012 Join us for this one-day celebration of the arts, attracting 200,000 annually. This FREE event along the banks of the Charles River features jazz, folk, roots and world music performances, dance, art demonstrations, family art-making activities and over 100 specialty food purveyors and craftspeople! | Cambridge Arts Council | 06/02/12 | |
3rd Annual Buffett Beach Blast ft. Changes in Latitudes Presented by Blue Ocean Music Hall July 13, 2012 Changes in Latitudes is one of America's premier tributes to the master of the tropical lifestyle, singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. Each show is good clean fun, with beach balls, conga lines and leis galore. The fun kicks off with an optional ticketed pre-show Tailgate Party at the beachfront lot near the Music Hall. Just like a real Buffett concert, outrageous car decorations, coolers, blenders, grills and tropical
beach attire are encouraged! Proceeds benefit the Salisbury Beach... | Blue Ocean Music Hall | 07/13/12 | Salisbury |
A Chanticleer ChristmasPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at NEC's Jordan Hall November 30, 2012 “The world’s reigning male chorus.” – The New Yorker
“These men are phenomenal: as fresh as a blade of grass, tightly focused and keenly expressive.” – The New York Times
“Line after line, voice after voice, with moving clarity, they created a work of art in the true sense of the word.” – SalzburgerNachrichten | Celebrity Series of Boston | 11/30/12 | Boston |
A Dialogue of Souls, Jordi SavallPresented by Rockport Music at Shalin Liu Performance Center June 8, 2012 JORDI SAVALL, viola da gamba, with HESPERION XXI
The program A Dialogue of Souls was an international hit in 2010, and includes Ottoman, Arabo-Andalusian, Jewish, and Christian music from medieval Spain and around the Mediterranean. | Rockport Music | 06/08/12 | Rockport |
| A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood with Garrison Keillor | Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) | 06/30/12 | Lenox |
A Spring Bouquet of Show Tunes and Popular FavoritesPresented by The Paul Madore Chorale June 2, 2012 The Paul Madore Chorale will be presenting A Spring Bouquet of Show Tunes and Popular Favorites on June 2. The concert will include selections from Fiddler on the Roof, Phantom of the Opera, and Guys and Dolls, as well as other all-time favorites. Concert soloists will be drawn from the chorale membership. | The Paul Madore Chorale | 06/02/12 | Salem |
A Tribute to Mike Bloomfield featuring Al Kooper and Jimmy VivinoPresented by Berklee College of Music at Berklee Performance Center May 31, 2012 American music impresario and blues legend Al Kooper joins forces with guitarist Jimmy Vivino, the leader of Conan O'Brien's house band, to pay tribute to the iconic blues guitarist Mike Bloomfield, known for his work with The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Kooper, and so much more. | Berklee College of Music | 05/31/12 | Boston |
A Venetian Vespers: Music of Monteverdi, Cima, Fontana & GrandiPresented by Exsultemus May 26, 2012 Following our highly successful 2011 collaboration to present Georg Philipp Telemann's complete 1726 liturgical cantata cycle Harmonischer Gottesdienst, hailed by the Boston Musical Intelligencer as "an intimate and joyful musical experience," Exsultemus and Newton Baroque are partnering this year to present a series of Vespers services from across Europe. Join us for A Venetian Vespers featuring music for high voices, violins, and continuo by Fontana, Cima, Grandi, and Monteverdi... | Exsultemus | 05/26/12 | West Newton |
AARON NEVILLE Featuring the Quintet and Charles NevillePresented by gimmeLIVE and North Shore Music Theatre at North Shore Music Theatre June 30, 2012 On Saturday, June 30, gimmeLIVE presents New Orleans multi-Grammy winning legend Aaron Neville with his quintet featuring his brother, Charles. Aaron Neville has been recording multi-platinum hits since his Tell It Like It Is topped the charts in 1967. His triple-platinum album with Linda Ronstadt won a Grammy in 1989 and his 1991 cover of Everybody Plays the Fool was a world-wide #1 hit. In his new CD, the first recorded after Hurricane Katrina destroyed his home, Neville's music grows... | gimmeLIVE | 06/30/12 | Beverly |
Abigail WashburnPresented by Rockport Music at Shalin Liu Performance Center August 12, 2012 DETAILS:
Praised in Newsweek for her “gorgeous, joyful new sound,” singer-songwriter and clawhammer banjo player Abigail Washburn, performs works from her album City of Refuge, exploring the connections between old-time Americana and traditional Chinese poetry and folk songs. In demand around the country, Washburn has performed with members of My Morning Jacket, The Decemberists, and Old Crow Medicine Show, alongside Béla Fleck, and regularly opens for Steve Martin... | Rockport Music | 08/12/12 | Rockport |
Acoustic Hot TunaPresented by Heptunes July 7, 2012 An acoustic evening with the Jefferson Airplane alumnae, Jack Casady & Jorma Kaukonen, with their long-time accompanist, mandolist Barry Mitterhoff, in Newburyport's completely renovated intimate circa 1930's theatre. | Heptunes | 07/07/12 | Newburyport |
Acton Bluegrass FesitvalPresented by Town of Acton June 16, 2012 Event held at beautiful NARA Park located at 25 Ledge Rock Way in Acton.
Multiple performers including Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters, Dawn Kenney, Blackstone Valley Bluegrass, The Bag Boys, and Hot Mustard.
Food and beverage will be available for purchase. | Town of Acton | 06/16/12 | Acton |
AHA! Night (art, history and architecture)Presented by AHA! (art. history and architecture) May 14, 2009 - Ongoing AHA! takes place every 2nd Thursday and is a FREE art and culture event that features exhibits, performances, live music, talks and tours in downtown New Bedford.
| AHA! (art. history and architecture) | 05/14/09-
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Alan DoylePresented by Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club at Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club June 7, 2012 Come see Alan Doyle perform at Johnny D's! Alan is the driving force behind Great Big Sea, the ground breaking Canadian Celtic rock phenomenon. He is a fine songwriter and will bring in some of his new materila with his own band. He’s known as an acclaimed actor and producer in his home Newfoundland. | Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club | 06/07/12 | Boston |
Alastair Moock, Steve Almond & Jane Roper @ Club PassimPresented by Club Passim at Club Passim June 1, 2012 On Friday, June 1 at 8pm, authors Steve Almond and Jane Roper and singer-songwriter Alastair Moock will present an evening of words, music, and mayhem in honor of fathers everywhere... You can find out more about all of these artists at their websites: stevealmondjoy.com, janeroper.com, and moock.com. | Club Passim | 06/01/12 | Cambridge |
| Allman Brothers Band | Live Nation | 08/07/12-
08/08/12 | Boston |
An Evening with Christine EbersolePresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Sanders Theatre January 26, 2013 Come and check out one of New York’s finest cabaret singers in her Celebrity Series debut performance in warmly intimate Sanders Theatre.
“I’ve been hearing voices. One of them is a clear, righteous soprano that recalls Joan Baez… then there’s the sassy "Hello, boys" trumpet of a girl singer with a big band; and, most hauntingly, there’s the glasslike voice that seems to exist expressly as a container for the shimmering pain... | Celebrity Series of Boston | 01/26/13 | Cambridge |
An Evening With Hilary Hahn & HanuschkaPresented by World Music/CRASHarts at Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) June 21, 2012 The prodigiously talented American violinist Hilary Hahn possesses a flawless technique and an instinctively razor-sharp interpretive acumen. Her probing interpretations, technical brilliance and commitment to new music have made her one of the most sought-after artists of our time. Hauschka is the alias of German pianist composer Volker Bertelmann. Having studied classical piano for ten years, his work as Hauschka is based upon a playful exploration of the ‘prepared’ piano. Like... | World Music/CRASHarts | 06/21/12 | Boston |
| An Evening With Yanni Under The Stars | Live Nation | 06/10/12 | Boston |
Ann Hampton CallawayPresented by Rockport Music at Shalin Liu Performance Center August 19, 2012 ::Rockport Music Jazz Festival::
"To Ella With Love" Live in concert!
DETAILS:
Ann Hampton Callaway is a leading champion of the great American Songbook, having made her mark as a singer, pianist, composer, lyricist, arranger, actress, educator, TV host, and producer. Her unique jazz-pop singing style and Platinum Award-winning song writing has lead her to collaborate with the likes of Barbra Streisand and Carole King. Callaway sing songs from her... | Rockport Music | 08/19/12 | Rockport |
Anne-Sophie Mutter & André PrevinPresented by Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) at Tanglewood: Seiji Ozawa Hall July 11, 2012 MOZART - Sonata No. 27 in G for violin and piano, K.379
FRANCK - Sonata in A for violin and piano
PREVIN - Tango, Song, and Dance, for violin and piano
PREVIN - Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano (American premiere) | Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) | 07/11/12 | Lenox |
Anthony Rapp WITHOUT YOU: A Memoir with MusicJune 19-June 24, 2012 See the show the New York Times calls "Deeply Moving!" before it heads to London and support Shakespeare on the Common.
CSC Alum Anthony Rapp and Artistic Director Steven Maler have teamed up to adapt Rapp's New York Times best-selling memoir to the stage. The one-man show follows Rapp's turbulent journey through the convergence of two life-changing events: the early days of Rent - including the untimely passing of Jonathan Larson - and the illness and death of his... | | 06/19/12-
06/24/12 | Boston |
| Anya Marina | Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club | 05/23/12 | Boston |
artKitchen Café Open Mike Night Presented by Fuller Craft Museum at Fuller Craft Museum May 17-August 30, 2012 Thursday is your night to shine! Join us in the artKitchen café at Fuller Craft Museum every Thursday night
Lyricists, musicians, singers, groups, poets—all are welcome. Lovely piano available. RSVP at artkitchen@fullercraft.org and put yourself on the list to play. Limited slots. artKitchen--feeding the senses! | Fuller Craft Museum | 05/17/12-
08/30/12 | Brockton |
Arts Alive Festival '12Presented by ArtsFalmouth June 22-June 24, 2012 A 3-day celebration of the arts in Falmouth and the Upper Cape. Continuous entertainment - over 60 performances of Theater, Spoken Word, Dance and Music for all tastes - jazz, classical, folk and fiddle, show tunes and a special Rock Fest Saturday Night, 6 to 9 PM 50 + artisans and crafts people display and sell their wares’ All free and everyone welcome – rain or shine | ArtsFalmouth | 06/22/12-
06/24/12 | Falmouth |
Arturo SandovalPresented by Rockport Music at Shalin Liu Performance Center July 20, 2012 DETAILS:
Jazz trumpeter, pianist, and composer, Arturo Sandoval can burn through an Afro-Cuban groove, tear up a bebop tune, soar over a Mozart concerto and sooth you with a luscious ballad—all with equal power and grace. A protégé of the legendary jazz master Dizzy Gillespie, Cuban-born Arturo is one of the most celebrated artists of our day, winning 4 Grammy Awards, 6 Billboard Awards, and an Emmy Award. His versatility can be heard on recordings with everyone... | Rockport Music | 07/20/12 | Rockport |
Asia: 30th Anniversary TourPresented by The Wilbur Theatre at Wilbur Theatre October 18, 2012 Thirty years after its eponymous debut album, ASIA ascended to the top of the Billboard Top 100 chart (where it remained No.1 for nine consecutive weeks), the legendary British classic rock band returns with a brand new studio album, a 30th Anniversary edition of their debut album, 2 DVDs, and a world tour that includes UK, Europe, Japan and America.
ASIA will release their new studio album “XXX” (pronounced Triple X) on Frontiers Records on June 29th in Europe and... | The Wilbur Theatre | 10/18/12 | Boston |
Aston Magna 40th Anniversary Gala ConcertPresented by Aston Magna Music Festival at Tanglewood: Seiji Ozawa Hall June 9, 2012 Program: Madrigals, Claudio Monteverdi: Chiome d'oro, Hor che'l ciel, Lamento della ninfa, Laetatus sum; Henry Purcell: Act III of Dido and Aeneas; G.F. Handel: Highlights from the Triumph of Time and Truth; J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 1.
Artists: Kristen Watson and Roberta Anderson, sopranos; Deborah Rentz-Moore, mezzo soprano; Lynn Torgove, alto; Frank Kelley and William Hite, tenors; David Ripely, baritone; Peter Sykes, harpsichord; Daniel Stepner and a full baroque... | Aston Magna Music Festival | 06/09/12 | Lenox |
Aston Magna Festival 40th Anniversary Gala Concert PreviewPresented by Aston Magna Music Festival June 8, 2012 Program: Madrigals, Claudio Monteverdi: Chiome d'oro, Hor che'l ciel, Lamento della ninfa, Laetatus sum; Henry Purcell: Act III of Dido and Aeneas; G.F. Handel: Highlights from the Triumph of Time and Truth; J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 1.
Artists: Kristen Watson and Roberta Anderson, sopranos; Deborah Rentz-Moore, mezzo soprano; Lynn Torgove, alto; Frank Kelley and William Hite, tenors; David Ripely, baritone; Peter Sykes, harpsichord; Daniel Stepner and a full baroque... | Aston Magna Music Festival | 06/08/12 | Waltham |
Aston Magna Festival Baroque A L'Italienne The Ubiquitous Italian SpiritPresented by Aston Magna Music Festival June 30, 2012 ARTISTS:
Nancy Armstrong, soprano; David Ripley, baritone; Daniel Stepner, baroque violin; Julie Leven, baroque violin; Laura Jeppesen, baroque viola; Loretta O’Sullivan, classical cello; Anne Trout,violone; John Gibbons, harpsichord
PROGRAM:
ANTONIO BERTALI Sonata “1000 Gulden”;
DOMENICO SCARLATTI Three solo sonatas for harpsichord;
HENRY PURCELL Trio sonata and three songs;
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN Pimpinone (a comic...
| Aston Magna Music Festival | 06/30/12 | Great Barrington |
Aston Magna Festival Gran Partita Mozart's Winds IIIPresented by Aston Magna Music Festival June 21, 2012 ARTISTS:
Eric Hoeprich, classical clarinet; Stephen Hammer, classical oboe;Daniel Stepner, classical violin; David Miller,baroque viola; Loretta O’Sullivan, classical cello; Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano
PROGRAM:
MOZART Kegelstatt Trio, for clarinet, viola and fortepiano
FRANZ KROMMER Quartet for Clarinet, violin, viola, cello
MOZART Gran Partita (arr . Schwenke, for fortepiano, oboe and string trio | Aston Magna Music Festival | 06/21/12 | Waltham |
Aston Magna Festival Gran Partita Mozart's Winds IIIPresented by Aston Magna Music Festival June 23, 2012 ARTISTS:
Eric Hoeprich, classical clarinet; Stephen Hammer, classical oboe;Daniel Stepner, classical violin; David Miller,baroque viola; Loretta O’Sullivan, classical cello; Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano
PROGRAM:
MOZART Kegelstatt Trio, for clarinet, viola and fortepiano
FRANZ KROMMER Quartet for Clarinet, violin, viola, cello
MOZART Gran Partita (arr . Schwenke, for... | Aston Magna Music Festival | 06/23/12 | Great Barrington |
Aston Magna Festival Music of Three Bachs and Villa LobosPresented by Aston Magna Music Festival June 14, 2012 ARTISTS:
Dominique Labelle, soprano; Stephen Hammer, baroque oboe; Daniel Stepner and Nancy Wilson, violins; David Miller, viola; Loretta O’Sullivan, cello; Anne Trout, bass; Catherine Liddell, theorbo
PROGRAM:
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Concerto for Oboe and strings;
JOHANN CHRISTOPH BACH Lamento: Ach, dass ich Wassers gnug hätte;
J.S.BACH Wedding Cantata;
WILHEM FRIEDEMANN BACH Duo for two... | Aston Magna Music Festival | 06/14/12 | Waltham |
Aston Magna Festival Music of Three Bachs and Villa LobosPresented by Aston Magna Music Festival June 16, 2012 ARTISTS:
Dominique Labelle, soprano; Stephen Hammer, baroque oboe; Daniel Stepner and Nancy Wilson, violins; David Miller, viola; Loretta O’Sullivan, cello; Anne Trout, bass; Catherine Liddell, theorbo
PROGRAM:
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Concerto for Oboe and strings;
JOHANN CHRISTOPH BACH Lamento: Ach, dass ich Wassers gnug hätte;
J.S.BACH Wedding Cantata;
WILHEM FRIEDEMANN BACH Duo for two violins;
J.S.BACH Goldberg Canons; | Aston Magna Music Festival | 06/16/12 | Great Barrington |
Aston Magna Festival Violin Extravaganza Concertos by Vivaldi and BachPresented by Aston Magna Music Festival July 7, 2012 ARTISTS:
Stanley Ritchie, founding violinist of Aston Magna; Daniel Stepner, violinist and Artistic Director; Julie Leven, baroque violin; Nancy Wilson, baroque violin;Kelsey Hudson, baroque violin; Valerie Weber, baroque violin; Valerie Gordon,baroque violin; Stephanie Raby, baroque violin; David Miller, baroque viola;Laura Jeppesen, baroque viola; Loretta O’Sullivan,classical cello; Guy Fishman, baroque cello; Sarah Freiberg, baroque cello; Anne Trout, violone
| Aston Magna Music Festival | 07/07/12 | Great Barrington |
August Forever Romantic:Trios of Brahms and Smetana, Dohnanyi SonataPresented by Music at Eden's Edge at Hamilton Wenham Community House August 16, 2012 August is for Romantics! The robust Dohnanyi Violin Sonata, elegant Brahms Clarinet Trio and brilliant Smetana Piano Trio, all with echoes of Eastern European folk music, make for an exciting and passionate evening on the wild side of classical music. Be there!
Brahms, Clarinet Trio, Op. 114
Smetana, Trio, Op. 15
Dohnányi, Sonata, Op. 21, for Violin and Piano
Naoko Sugiyama, Piano
Maria Benotti, Violin
Stephen...
Buy ½ price tickets at BosTix.org | Music at Eden's Edge | 08/16/12 | Hamilton |
August Forever Romantic:Trios of Brahms and Smetana,Dohnanyi SonataPresented by Music at Eden's Edge August 18, 2012 August is for Romantics! The robust Dohnanyi Violin Sonata, elegant Brahms Clarinet Trio and brilliant Smetana Piano Trio, all with echoes of Eastern European folk music, make for an exciting and passionate evening on the wild side of classical music. Be there!
Brahms, Clarinet Trio, Op. 114
Smetana, Trio, Op. 15
Dohnányi, Sonata, Op. 21, for Violin and Piano
Naoko Sugiyama, Piano
Maria Benotti, Violin
Stephen Bates, Clarinet
Buy ½ price tickets at BosTix.org | Music at Eden's Edge | 08/18/12 | Danvers |
Backseat LoverPresented by Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club at Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club June 1, 2012 Come see Backseat Lover perform at Johnny D's! Boston-based Backseat Lover faithfully recreates the sounds of Seattle rockers Pearl Jam on a Rock On! Concert Cruise. As New England’s premier Pearl Jam tribute band, they deliver a perfect performance replica of hits like “Jeremy”, “Even Flow” and “Alive,” while also taking on such rarities as “Footsteps” and “Crazy Mary.” | Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club | 06/01/12 | Boston |
Barbara Cook vocals and John Pizzarelli guitar/vocalsPresented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Symphony Hall April 6, 2013
“We will just have to start thinking of [Barbara Cook] in terms of a natural wonder, like a solar eclipse.” – The Times (London)
“John Pizzarelli is too versatile to have the common touch … he’s an uncommon talent.” – TIME Magazine
| Celebrity Series of Boston | 04/06/13 | Boston |
| Barber, Tchaikovsky and Meyer | Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) | 07/07/12 | Lenox |
| Barber, Tchaikovsky and Meyer (Rehearsal, Saturday Program) | Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) | 07/07/12 | Lenox |
Bastille Day Party 2012Presented by The French Cultural Center July 13, 2012 The French Cultural Center’s 37th Bastille Day Party returns to Marlborough Street for what promises to be the celebration of the summer! Notably the largest Bastille Day Party in the U.S., this year’s line-up, programmed by World Music/CRASHarts, Inc., features two incredible francophone acts: Award winning Modern African Instrumentalist, Diblo Dibala, known as the fastest guitarist from Congo and Sarazino, presenting a musical melting pot of roots reggae and Latin grooves with... | The French Cultural Center | 07/13/12 | Boston |
BCE presents CHICHESTERPresented by Boston Choral Ensemble at First Church in Cambridge, Congregational June 1, 2012 This concert features works commissioned by Dean Walter Hussey for Chichester Cathedral in England, including Leonard Bernstein’s sensational Chichester Psalms, the stunning Chichester Mass by American composer William Albright, a setting of Psalm 23 by Lennox Berkeley, and canticle settings by Bryan Kelly and William Walton. In the spirit of Hussey’s adventurous commissioning, these concerts will feature the world premiere of a piece composed for BCE by Stephen Feigenbaum, the...
Buy ½ price tickets at BosTix.org | Boston Choral Ensemble | 06/01/12 | Cambridge |
BCE presents CHICHESTERPresented by Boston Choral Ensemble at Old South Church, Boston June 3, 2012 This concert features works commissioned by Dean Walter Hussey for Chichester Cathedral in England, including Leonard Bernstein’s sensational Chichester Psalms, the stunning Chichester Mass by American composer William Albright, a setting of Psalm 23 by Lennox Berkeley, and canticle settings by Bryan Kelly and William Walton. In the spirit of Hussey’s adventurous commissioning, these concerts will feature the world premiere of a piece composed for BCE by Stephen Feigenbaum, the... | Boston Choral Ensemble | 06/03/12 | Boston |
| Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Tour | Live Nation | 06/26/12 | Boston |
Beach Party BlastPresented by Town of Acton June 30, 2012 Free Admission. Fun reggae band featuring Dell Smart ExitIn. | Town of Acton | 06/30/12 | Acton |
BeatCity Art Ensemble Free Family ConcertPresented by Rockport Music at Shalin Liu Performance Center June 23, 2012 :::Rockport Chamber Music Festival:::
Discover the roots of contemporary chamber music with The BeatCity Art Ensemble, featuring piano, percussion, flute, strings, and even the accordion! Hear how jazz, tango, and folk songs have influenced the work of composers like Claude Bolling, Astor Piazolla, and Bela Bartók. Be part of the music making as BeatCity--with your help--crafts a brand new composition on the spot. Free and open to the public, no reservations required. | Rockport Music | 06/23/12 | Rockport |
BeatlejuicePresented by Town of Acton July 21, 2012 Beatles Tribute Band. Please note this is an outdoor venue and is subject to change if necessary. | Town of Acton | 07/21/12 | Acton |
| Beirut | Live Nation | 08/28/12 | Boston |
