An historic venue
located at 51 Walden Street in Concord, Massachusetts
We are host to…
MCFF Grant
We are thrilled to announce that the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund has awarded a $130,000 matching grant to 51 Walden! This will enable us to install air conditioning as well as a mechanical ventilation system in the hall. Audiences and performers will be much more comfortable and as safe as possible during the pandemic. Work will begin soon.
Air Disinfection at 51 Walden
To help cleanse and disinfect the air at 51 Walden, we have installed UltraVation BioGardUV™ Upper-Room Convection Germicidal UV Units in the main hall and lobby areas. We have also installed three AIRDoctor™ HEPA Professional Air Purifiers in the lobby area. For details, refer to our Airborne-Virus-Mitigation-Notice-Spring-2021 document.
Up Next
The Magic Flute
Sat. August 14 at 8:00 p.m. and Sun. August 15 at 2:00 p.m.
Opera 51 presents a concert version of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, conducted by Alan Yost. Opera 51 principals from recent years will perform this gem, the third most produced opera worldwide in recent seasons. Full orchestra and chorus.
Purchase Tickets
All seats $25.
The Concord Band
The Band performs regularly at its permanent home, the Performing Arts Center at 51 Walden Street in Concord, at its summer home at Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, Massachusetts, and has also performed summer concerts at several towns in the Greater Boston and MetroWest regions. The sixty-five volunteer members of the Band represent many area communities and a wide variety of professions.
The Concord Players
The Concord Players mount three major productions a year with multiple performances of each play. Recent seasons have included Barefoot in the Park, Funny Girl, Spamalot, The Drowsy Chaperone, and The Sound of Music. The Players’ staging of Little Women is regarded by many as Concord’s Passion Play.
The Concord Orchestra
The Concord Orchestra plays a dozen concerts each season including a Family Concert and two Pops weekends. Each year one of our concerts features a performer from one of the Boston area schools who has won our Young Artist Competition. The winner also receives a cash prize from the Ehlers Memorial Scholarship Fund, which was founded in memory of Charles and Arlene Ehlers.
Opera51
Opera51 raises funds to support 51 Walden through opera performances, associated corporate sponsorships, program ads, individual donations, and through special events like Gala Gatherings and Opera Favorites. Proceeds contribute valuable funds to the maintenance and operation of the facility, a community resource supporting hundreds of local residents each week throughout the year.