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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.
Artist-in-Residence Everett McCorvey and members of American Spiritual Ensemble recreate spirituals and art songs (up to 1900) from the American Antiquarian Society collection.
Mechanics Hall
2026-2027 Season Opening Night. Pianist Emanuel Ax performs two Mozart concertos with The Knights orchestra.
WAMS Works
Flutist Emi Ferguson performs Bach's complete Flute Sonatas as part of BACHtoberfest Weekend.
Curtis Hall at Assumption University
Pianist Boris Giltburg performs Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier, Book 1, during BACHtoberfest Weekend.
First Unitarian Church
FREE EVENT. A Bach choral cantata performed by First Unitarian Church Choir, as part of their Music Sunday service, and Music Worcester’s BACHtoberfest Weekend.
Mechanics Hall
Individual singers from around the country and the Hartford Chorale come together to perform a selection of Bach’s choral cantatas, an annual tradition of BACHtoberfest Weekend.
The Hanover Theatre
The Worcester Chorus performs selections from Porgy & Bess, singers from WPI Festival Chorus perform a choral & orchestral arrangement of Rhapsody in Blue, plus an orchestral performance of Ellington’s Three Black Kings, all conducted by Dr. Everett McCorvey, Artist-in-Residence.
Mechanics Hall
Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary with Everett McCorvey’s curated program that includes works by Beethoven and Margaret Bonds, featuring performances by The Soldiers’ Chorus of The U.S Army Field Band, the First Unitarian Church of Worcester Choir, the Worcester Children's Chorus and the Bridgewater State University Choral Society.
Mechanics Hall
The Worcester Chorus (dir. Chris Shepard) celebrates the season with their annual presentation of this cherished holiday staple, known for the “Hallelujah” chorus.
Trinity Lutheran Church
The Worcester Chorus Women’s Ensemble's annual holiday tradition continues with this festive, charming performance, with a casual dessert reception to follow. Mark Mummert conducts.
BrickBox Theater at JMAC
Jazz pianist Jason Moran presents The Music of Duke Ellington: My Heart Sings, in celebration of the composer’s 125+ year legacy.
Doherty Memorial High School
Everett McCorvey’s tenure as Artist-in-Residence concludes with the return of his American Spiritual Ensemble, who will perform God’s Trombones in addition to other spirituals from their repertoire.
Mechanics Hall
Ukraine’s National Symphony Orchestra returns to Worcester with a program that features Sibelius, Brahms and others with violinist Maya Wichert.
The Hanover Theatre
Ballet Hispánico New York returns to Worcester, co-presented with The Hanover Theatre, performing CARMEN.maquia, a reimagining of Bizet’s opera Carmen.
Tuckerman Hall
Mandolinist Avi Avital performs Bach, Vivaldi, and Scarlatti with chamber orchestra Les Violons du Roy.
Curtis Hall at Assumption University
Darshan Trio performs Bach’s The Art of Fugue to kick off Bach’s Birthday Bash Weekend.
Trinity Lutheran Church
Christopher Houlihan and winners of the Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival perform a variety of Bach’s work for organ, part of Bach’s Birthday Bash Weekend.
Mechanics Hall
Canadian Brass quintet performs highlights of Bach’s diverse catalog, reimagined for brass.
Washburn Hall at Mechanics Hall
The trio creates fresh and vital arrangements of well-known works by Bach that are both faithful to the original compositions while also being thoroughly modern and surprising. Tickets include hors d'oeuvres; a cash bar is available.
Mechanics Hall
Singers from Worcester’s All Saints Choir, The Chamber Singers of Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges, and WPI perform Bach’s cantatas at Mechanics Hall, part of Bach’s Birthday Bash Weekend.
Mechanics Hall
The Worcester Chorus, led by guest conductor María Guinand, performs Bach’s masterwork St. Matthew Passion on the 300th anniversary of its 1727 premiere.
The Hanover Theatre
The Martha Graham Dance Company performs cross-genre ballet, a co-presentation with The Hanover Theatre.
Trinity Lutheran Church
Organists Wesley Hall and Mark Mummert perform Bach’s Clavier-Übung III, with a reception at intermission to celebrate the end of Year 3 of THE COMPLETE BACH.
