A two-week calendar is published every Monday. Dates with no scheduled events are not listed.
JUNE 9 – MONDAY
7:30 pm – Apollo’s Fire. ¡HISPANIA! Countryside Concerts. Jeannette Sorrell, harpsichord & direction. Music by Diego Ortiz, Gaspar Sanz, and Santiago de Murcia, plus René Schiffer’s Concerto for Two Violas da Gamba, “Tango.” Avon Lake UCC, 32801 Electric Blvd., Avon Lake. Tickets available online.
JUNE 11 – WEDNESDAY
[SOLD OUT] 7:30 pm – ChamberFest Cleveland. Lost and Found. Fifteen of the festival artists feature in a program of J.S. Bach’s Concerto for Two Keyboards in C major, Felix Mendelssohn’s String Octet, and Michael Stephen Brown’s The Lotos-Eaters (with the composer at the piano). Executive director Jessica Peek Sherwood presents the pre-concert festival welcome at 6:30 pm. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
JUNE 13 – FRIDAY
7:30 pm – ENCORE Music & Ideas Festival. 1, 2, 4, 8… Tango! Festival faculty and guest pianist Shuai Wang perform works with one, two, four, eight, and twelve players. Featuring music by John Corigliano, Franz Schubert, York Bowen, Dmitri Shostakovich, Julius Klengel, and Astor Piazzolla. The evening begins with a talk from Oberlin music theory professor Brian Alegant. Harkness Chapel, 11200 Bellflower Road, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – ChamberFest Cleveland. Reflections. Ten of the festival artists feature in a program of Arvo Pärt’s Spiegel im Spiegel, Anton Arensky’s String Quartet No. 2, and Camille Saint-Saëns’ Piano Quintet in A minor. Composer-pianist James Wilding presents the pre-concert talk at 6:30 pm. Church of the Saviour, 2537 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Canton Symphony: Gospel Joins Symphony. Conducted by Jeremy Winston of the J.W. Chorale. Presented by the W. Henry Hoover Fund and in collaboration with the EN-RICH-MENT Choir (dir. Darius McBride). Umstattd Hall, Zimmermann Symphony Center, 2331 17th St. N.W., Canton. Tickets available online.
JUNE 14 – SATURDAY
11:00 am – ChamberFest Cleveland. Rhythm & Clues at the Nature Center. The Nate’s World trio present a family-friendly concert in the Friends Pavilion featuring classical favorites, funky jazz, Latin grooves, and more. Explore the grounds with a scavenger hunt to find more musical performances and hands-on activities scattered about. Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, 2600 South Park Blvd., Cleveland. Free.
7:30 pm – Ohio Light Opera. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – ENCORE Music & Ideas Festival. The Ringing of Cimbalom. Trio Seoul (Jinjoo Cho, violin; Brannon Cho, cello; and Kyu Yeon Kim, piano) and Mathieu Herzog, viola. Haydn’s Piano Trio No. 39, “Gypsy,” Brahms’ Piano Quartet No. 1, and three selections from David Baker’s Roots II for Piano Trio. The evening begins with a talk from Turkish composer Erberk Eryılmaz. Warner Concert Hall, 77 W. College St., Oberlin. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – ChamberFest Cleveland. A Musical Feast. Ten of the festival artists feature in a program of J.S. Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in E major, Mozart’s Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, a new work by Errollyn Wallen (Making Hay for String Trio), and a “chamber cabaret” from Nate’s World. Composers Errollyn Wallen and Michael Frazier present a pre-concert conversation at 6:30 pm. Cash bar available in the lobby. Heights Theater, 2781 Euclid Heights Blvd., Cleveland Heights. Tickets available online.
JUNE 15 – SUNDAY
3:00 pm – ENCORE Music & Ideas Festival. The Golden Waltz. Festival faculty and guest pianist Kyu Yeon Kim perform Atar Arod’s Toccatina à la Turk, Leoš Janáček’s String Quartet No. 1, Richard Strauss’s String Sextet from Capriccio, Op. 85, and Korngold’s Piano Quintet. The evening begins with a presentation by Jinjoo Cho to celebrate ENCORE’s 10th anniversary. Maltz Performing Arts Center, 1855 Ansel Road, Cleveland. Tickets available online.
JUNE 17 – TUESDAY
2:30 pm – ChamberFest Cleveland. Meet Composer Errollyn Wallen! This family-friendly event begins at 2:30 with a performance of Remember, Marimba by percussionist Tanner Tanyeri. At 3:00 is a conversation with Errollyn Wallen CBE & Sandra Morgan OBE (interim mayor of East Cleveland). Also at 3:00 is an Art Activity with StudioGo (Cleveland Museum of Art). From 4:00 until 5:30, it’s a hands-on percussion activity with Gabriel Globus-Hoenich. At 6:00, enjoy a concert of works by Errollyn Wallen — including selections from The Errollyn Wallen Songbook. East Cleveland Public Library, 14101 Euclid Ave., East Cleveland. Free.
JUNE 18 – WEDNESDAY
2:00 pm – Ohio Light Opera. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – ChamberFest Cleveland. Mood Swings. Eight festival artists perform Mozart’s Ganz kleine Nachtmusik and Richard Strauss’ Piano Quartet in C minor. Then, composer-vocalist-pianist Errollyn Wallen joins to perform selections from The Errollyn Wallen Songbook. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
JUNE 19 – THURSDAY
2:00 pm – Ohio Light Opera. Lerner and Loewe’s Brigadoon. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.
JUNE 20 – FRIDAY
12:15 pm – Friends of the McGaffin Carillon. Lunchtime Carillon Concert. Keiran Cantilina, carillonist. A carillon concert dedicated to Ren Ortega with favorites and Romantic music. The Alexander McGaffin Carillon, 11205 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Free.
7:00 pm – Renovare Music. To Be Free: A Juneteenth Concert. Lalia Mangione, violin & vocals, Clara Prinston, viola & vocals, and Rebecca Shasberger, cello & vocals. Music that spans generations and genres. Forest City Brewery, 2135 Columbus Road, Cleveland. Pay-what-you-wish, suggested $25. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – ChamberFest Cleveland. Variations on Love and Loss. Eleven festival artists feature in a program of Judith Markovich’s Oh, My Son… (world premiere), Witold Lutosławski’s Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Bright Sheng’s Four Movements for Piano Trio, and Franz Schubert’s Cello Quintet in C major. Composers Judith Markovich and Eric Charnofsky present a pre-concert conversation at 6:30 pm. Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – Solon Community Band. Summer Sounds: Songs That Make You Sing and Dance. Laura Joss, conductor. Featuring everything from Motown classics to Broadway showstoppers. Solon Bicentennial Park, 34045 Bainbridge Road, Solon. Free.
8:00 pm – Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute. Faculty Recital. Kulas Recital Hall, 77 W. College St., Oberlin. $10 at the door (cash or check only). Limited seating available.
JUNE 21 – SATURDAY
2:00 pm – Ohio Light Opera. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel. Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster. Tickets available online.
7:30 pm – ChamberFest Cleveland. Starry Night. Nine festival artists feature in a program of Errollyn Wallen’s Dervish for Cello and Piano, Beethoven’s Piano Trio No. 1, “Ghost,” and Arnold Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht. Federated Church, 76 Bell St., Chagrin Falls. Tickets available online.
JUNE 22 – SUNDAY
3:30 pm – Canton Symphony Summer Serenades. Brass Quintet at Quail Hollow Park, 13480 Congress Lake Ave. N.E., Hartville. Free.
4:00 pm – The Cleveland Opera. We Sing Just For You! Gala concert performed by The Cleveland Opera Singers, featuring arias and duets by Verdi, Bizet, Massanet, Puccini, William Grant Still, and Ruggero Leoncavallo. Saint Casimir Church, 8223 Sowinski Ave., Cleveland. Freewill offering.
7:30 pm – Oberlin Organ Academy. Guest Recital. Angela Kraft Cross, organ. Finney Chapel, 90 N. Professor St., Oberlin. Free.