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The Worcester Chorus' annual presentation of this holiday tradition is available to viewers anywhere in the world through livestream and on demand video through December 31, 2025.
Mechanics Hall A celebration of the roots of American negro spirituals, by an ensemble founded and led by Everett McCorvey, Music Worcester's 2026-2027 Artist-in-Residence.
Mechanics Hall The Winchendon Players & The Worcester Chorus perform three cantatas of Bach's Christmas Oratorio plus an additional solo cantata, which is one of the most performed of Bach's sacred cantatas.
Curtis Hall at Assumption University The Boston-based ensemble which has been performing Bach cantatas every week for 50 years, comes to Worcester to perform three three solo cantatas.
The Prior Center at Holy Cross Pianist Aaron Diehl’s nuanced sound bridges the gap between jazz and classical music with sophistication.
Mechanics Hall Collective of refugee musicians coming together to perform a wide-ranging program of works by composers who were refugees during their lifetimes including Gabriela Ortiz, Darius Milhaud, Béla Bartók, Zoltan Almashi, Gian Carlo Menotti, and a new commission from Milad Yousufi, the ensemble's Artist-in-Residence.
Curtis Hall at Assumption University Pianist Nelson Goerner performs two works by Liszt and a collection of three pieces by Albéniz.
Mechanics Hall Part of Bach's Birthday Bash Weekend. This New York-based early music ensemble performs Bach's complete Brandenburg Concertos, the set of six concertos among the most well known of the Baroque Era.
Mechanics Hall Part of Bach's Birthday Bash Weekend. A piano and harpsichord concert featuring Fred Jodry (harpsichord) and Kristjon Imperio (piano), with audience seating available on stage for an up-close look at the playing.
Mechanics Hall Part of Bach's Birthday Bash Weekend. Worcester Chamber Music Society musicians,, featuring pianist Randall Hodgkinson perform Bach's Italian Concerto, Toccata in f sharp minor, and Musical Offering.
Mechanics Hall Part of Bach's Birthday Bash Weekend. Five of Bach's cantatas performed by ensembles from Worcester Children's Chorus, Salisbury Singers, Voices of Concinnity, and First Baptist Church Choir.
BrickBox Theater at JMAC Celebrated jazz vocalist and star pianist blend traditions of blues, R&B, jazz, and pop music.
Mechanics Hall This early music ensemble explores the music of Africa, America, and the Caribbean, and honors the more than 25 million victims of European slavery with music from Spanish, Portuguese, Mexican, and French composers from the 15th through 19th centuries.
Mechanics Hall The pianist who gained worldwide popularity following his performance during the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony will be performing a program that features Liszt's interpretation of Bach, Medtner, Chopin, Scriabin, and Beethoven.
Mechanics Hall A World Premiere. The Worcester Chorus, Clark University Choir, New England Repertory Orchestra, and soloist Malcom J. Merriweather come together under conductor Cailin Marcel Manson with a new cantata that pays tribute to the early life of Frederick Douglass, composed by Brian Story.
Trinity Lutheran Church The Worcester Chorus Women’s Ensemble joins Cantilena, a Greater-Boston based women’s chorus, in this program featuring Reena Esmail’s I Rise: Women in Song. Each movement of this work nods to different public figures who have inspired Esmail.
The Hanover Theatre & Conservatory Presented in collaboration with The Hanover Theatre, Dance Theatre of Harlem returns to Worcester for an imaginative ballet performance. Choreographers include George Balanchine, Jodie Gates, and Robert Garland. Composers include Donizetti, Dvořák, James Brown, and Aretha Franklin.