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DIARY: Tuesday, March 10, 2026

by Daniel Hathaway

HAPPENING TODAY:

Today at 12 Noon, organist Andrew Johnson plays works by Hugo Distler, Dietrich Buxtehude, Vincent Persichetti, Louis Vierne, and Horatio Parker at the Church of the Covenant in University Circle.

And tonight at 7:30 pm, Daniel Sáñez, principal organist for the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond, Virginia, plays a recital on the Helen D. Schubert Concert Series at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist.

NEWS BRIEFS:

R.I.P. Bernard Rands, 92

The Chicago-based, British American composer left a catalog of 100 works. His wife, Augusta Read Thomas, a prolific composer herself, survives him. Read the Violin Channel obituary here.

 

Hoopes to join CIM faculty

Violinist Chad Hoopes, an alum of the Cleveland Institute of Music’s Young Artist Program, will join the faculty of his alma mater as an associate professor of violin. Beginning in Fall 2026, he will take on a limited number of students as he maintains his studio at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Read more here.

TODAY’S ALMANAC:

by Jarrett Hoffman

Pablo de Sarasate, who was born on March 10, 1844, is known for his virtuosic and pure-toned violin playing, as well as the pieces he wrote to show it off. [Read More…]

Pre•Views & Features

No Exit celebrates Art of the Cleveland School

By Mike Telin

In the first half of the 20th century, Cleveland was home to some of the most visionary and adventurous artists the United States has ever produced.

This week No Exit will present Cleveland Renaissance: Art of the Cleveland School. The program celebrates Cleveland School artists Clarence Holbrook Carter, William Sommer, Clara Deike, Hughie Lee-Smith, August Biehle, Clarence Van Duzer, and Charles Sallée. Their art has served as inspiration for new works by composers Adonai Henderson, Gleb Kanasevich, Christopher Neiner, Greg D’Alessio, James Praznik, and Timothy Beye, along with new poetry by Ray McNiece and Raja Belle Freeman.

Performances begin on Thursday, March 12 at 7:00 pm at Praxis Fiber Workshop, 15301 Waterloo Rd., Cleveland. The program will be repeated on Friday, March 13 in Gartner Auditorium at the Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd. (reserve free tickets online,) and Saturday, March 14 at SPACES, 2900 Detroit Ave., Cleveland. All concerts are free.

[Read on…]

Poiesis Quartet returns to Oberlin with results of commissioning project

By Mike Telin

Since their founding at the Oberlin Conservatory in the fall of 2022, the Poiesis Quartet — Sarah Ying Ma and Max Ball (violins), Jasper de Boor (viola), and Drew Dansby (cello) — have quickly risen to the top of professional chamber music ensembles.

Their accolades include the Grand Prize and Lift Every Voice Prize winners of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition (2023), Gold Medal and BIPOC Prize winners at the St. Paul String Quartet Competition (2023), and First Prize and Commission Prize recipients of the Banff International String Quartet Competition (2025). Most recently they were named the recipients of the Cleveland Quartet Award (2026).

On Wednesday, March 11 at 7:30 pm in Oberlin’s Warner Concert Hall, the Poiesis will present A Love Letter, five world premieres by emerging QTPOC (Queer/Trans People of Color) composers from their alma mater. A pre-concert talk begins at 7:00 pm.

[Read on…]

[VIDEO] Cleveland Ballet presents Messiah with BlueWater, Cleveland Chamber Choir

by Stephanie Manning

Handel’s Messiah will come to life at Playhouse Square on March 20-21 in a co-production by Cleveland Ballet, BlueWater Chamber Orchestra, and Cleveland Chamber Choir. Gregory Ristow will conduct the live musical forces as the dancers perform the iconic two-hour oratorio, choreographed by Robert Weiss.

Take a look inside rehearsal and hear how this collaboration came together in the video below, featuring Cleveland Ballet artistic director Timour Bourtasenkov and répétiteur Dameon Nagel.

Messiah will be presented at the KeyBank State Theater on March 20 at 10:30 am & 7:00 pm, March 21 at 7:00 pm, and March 22 at 2:00 pm. Tickets available online.

Watch the video below and find it on Instagram and Facebook. [Read on…]

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