Oct. 1, 2023 at 2 p.m.

Between Worlds, a recital by Siri Smedvig, violin, William Kasel, trumpet, and Bonnie Anderson, piano. This program will treat listeners to the sumptuous sonic worlds of brass, strings and piano, as displayed in compositions of Faure, Bieber, Kreisler, Vitali, Bartok, Hindemith, Arutunian, and others. The performance will also feature poetry including work by Pulitzer Prize recipient American poet Elizabeth Bishop. Admission is free, with donations gratefully accepted to help support the event.

Oct. 14-15, 2023
   Sat. at 8 p.m., pre-concert conductor talk at 7:15 p.m.
   Sun. 2 :30 p.m.

The Concord Orchestra: Romantic Ethos, conducted by new music director Zeke Fetrow. On the program is Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture, King Kristian II Suite by Sibelius, and Howard Hanson’s Symphony No. 2. For more information or to buy tickets call 978 369-4967 or visit www.concordorchestra.com.

Oct. 21, 2023 at 8 p.m.

Concord Band Fall Concert: New England Portraits. James O’Dell conducts Chester (Overture for Band) by William Schumann, Three New England Caricatures by James Curnow, Snapshots of Acadia, by Andrew Boysen, Jr., Old Home Days, by Charles Ives arr. J. Elkus, and Northbridge Portrait by Stephen Bulla. Free admission but donations appreciated.

Nov. 3-18, 2023
   Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m.
   Sun. Nov. 12 at 2 p.m.

The Concord Players present The Play that Goes Wrong, an early 1900’s murder mystery by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields.  Members of a drama society have had a string of bad luck with previous productions and are excited to finally get it right. Call 978 369-2990 for tickets or visit www.concordplayers.org.

Dec. 1 and 2, 2023
   Fri. at 8 p.m. 
   Sat. at 8 p.m., pre-concert conductor talk at 7:15 p.m.

The Concord Orchestra: Love Lingers, conducted by new music director Zeke Fetrow. On the program is Jennifer Higdon’s Blue Cathedral, Jeff Beals’s The Paper Lined Shack with Soprano soloist Ann Moss, and Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet: Suite No. 2. For more information or to buy tickets call 978 369-4967 or visit www.concordorchestra.com

Dec. 9, 2023
   Sat. at 8 p.m.

Holiday Pops, a Concord Band tradition since 1976. Enjoy an evening of traditional and contemporary holiday favorites and sing-alongs. For reserved tickets visit TicketStage. 

December 16 and 17, 2023
   Sat. 7:30 p.m.
   Sun. 2 p.m.

Opera51 presents a costumed concert performance of Mozart’s Cosi fan Tutte, with chorus and orchestra conducted by Alan Yost. This classic opera puts love under the microscope with comic and disturbing results. Call 978 369-7911 for more information and tickets or visit www.opera51.org.