Opening Night: An Evening with Branford Marsalis
October 19, 2018 - 8:00 pm - Mechanics Hall
Adults $35-$55, Youths & Students $25 (balcony only), Reception +$25
Branford Marsalis (saxophone) and his quartet will open Music Worcester's 2018-2019 Concert Season at Mechanics Hall.
The Worcester Chorus: Chris Shepard's 10th Anniversary
October 28, 2018 - 6:00 pm - Mechanics Hall
Adults $49, Students $17.50, Youths $7.50
The Worcester Chorus, no strangers to Beethoven and Copland works, will celebrate the start of Chris Shepard's 10th Anniversary season as Director with this special program at Mechanics Hall.
Turn It Up! New Sound of New Orleans
November 4, 2018 - 7:30 pm - Mechanics Hall
Adults $49, Students $17.50, Youths $7.50
A New Orleans Jazz-inspired evening with The Soul Rebels featuring trumpet titan Christian Scott and vocalist Tonya Boyd-Cannon.
Callas In Concert
November 7, 2018 - 7:30 pm - The Hanover Theatre
Adults $29 - $75, Students & Youths $25
"La Divina" Maria Callas hologram in concert with orchestra, featuring arias from Carmen, Macbeth, La Gioconda, Tosca, & more.
Considering Matthew Shepard
November 11, 2018 - 6:00 pm - Mechanics Hall
Adults $25, Students $15, Youths $10
Craig Hella Johnson's choral work commemorating the 20th anniversary of the death of Matthew Shepard to be performed by CONCORA. Proceeds to benefit Worcester-area LGBTQ+ Community support groups.
The Worcester Chorus: Bach's Magnificat
December 1, 2018 - 8:00 pm - Mechanics Hall
Adults $49, Students $17.50, Youths $7.50
The Worcester Chorus, under the direction of Chris Shepard, will perform the Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern and Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen Cantatas from J. S. Bach's Magnificat.
Bach's Goldberg Variations with Simone Dinnerstein
January 15, 2019 - 7:30 pm - The Hanover Theatre
Adults $45 - $55, Students & Youths $25
Bach's masterpiece, arranged for pianist and dancers. Fully staged at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts.
The Havana Cuba All Stars
January 31, 2019 - 7:30 pm - Mechanics Hall
Adults $49, Students $17.50, Youths $7.50
Direct from Havana, Cuba, under the auspices of The Ministry of Culture, The Havana Cuba All Stars present The Asere Friendship Tour's "Cuban Nights."
Simone Dinnerstein with A Far Cry
February 10, 2019 - 4:00 pm - Mechanics Hall
Adult $49, Student $17.50, Youth $7.50
Pianist Simone Dinnerstein and A Far Cry return to Worcester with Bach's Goldberg Variations, arranged for piano and orchestra by Sarah Darling and Alex Fortes in collaboration with Dinnerstein.
Shanghai Opera Symphony Orchestra
February 15, 2019 - 8:00 pm - Mechanics Hall
Adults $55, Students $17.50, Youths $7.50
Music Worcester's first symphonic program of the season will feature Rossini's Overture to Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Sibleius' Violin Concerto in D minor, and Dvorak's New World Symphony.
Czech National Symphony
March 1, 2019 - 8:00 pm - Mechanics Hall
Adults $55, Students $17.50, Youths $7.50
Featuring mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, the Czech National Symphony brings "100 Years of Leonard Bernstein," a program featuring works from Candide, West Side Story, and more, to Worcester.
Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy
March 15, 2019 - 8:00 pm - The Hanover Theatre
Adults $39 - $55, Students & Youths $25
The legendary Celtic fiddling family will kick off Worcester's St. Patrick's Day weekend with a program called Visions of Cape Breton and Beyond.
Bach Keyboard Festival
March 17, 2019 - 4:00 pm - Mechanics Hall
Adults $49, Students $17.50, Youths $7.50
Pianists Simone Dinnerstein, Awadagin Pratt, Dan Tepfer, and Philip Lasser, with Ensemble Baroklyn, bring a 40-fingered piano extravaganza to Music Worcester.
Russian National Ballet: Swan Lake
March 22, 2019 - 8:00 pm - The Hanover Theatre
Adults $41 - $59, Students & Youths $25
The Russian National Ballet returns to Worcester with Tchaikovsky's classic, Swan Lake, fully staged at The Hanover Theatre.
The Worcester Chorus: Verdi's Requiem
March 31, 2019 - 4:00 pm - Mechanics Hall
Adults $39 - $55, Students & Youths $25
The Worcester Chorus will perform Verdi's Requiem under the direction of Chris Shepard at historic Mechanics Hall on March 31.
Avital Meets Avital
April 5, 2019 - 8:00 pm - Tuckerman Hall
Adults $35 - $49, Students $17.50, Youths $7.50
Chamber meets jazz as east meets west in this musical collision of Mediterranean cultures at Worcester's Tuckerman Hall.
The Worcester Chorus: Handel's Messiah
April 13, 2019 - 8:00 pm - Mechanics Hall
Adults $49, Students $17.50, Youths $7.50
The Worcester Chorus will present its annual performance of Handel's Messiah in 2019's Easter Season, featuring the chorus with a full orchestra.
Khatia Buniatishvili, piano
April 19, 2019 - 8:00 pm - Tuckerman Hall
Adults $49 - $55, Students $17.50, Youths $7.50
The Georgia-born master of classical keys will bring a program of Schubert and Liszt pieces to Worcester to close our 2018-2019 Concert Season.
