CLASSICAL MUSIC

Impromptus Sunday, December 6, 2026 2 pm Pre-Concert Talk with Professor Suzannah Clark, 1:15 pm Music Recital Hall, Centennial Arts Center, Concord Academy Shai Wosner, piano Praised as “a Schubertian of unfaltering authority and character” (Gramophone), Shai Wosner brings his trademark blend of intellect, imagination, and playfulness to a program exploring the spirit of improvisation. Pairing works by Schubert, Chopin, Dvořák, Gershwin, and Ives with a brief improvisation of his own, Wosner culminates the evening with Schubert’s transcendent final sonata, the B-flat Major Sonata, D. 960. Program Schubert: Impromptu No. 1, D. 935 Ives: Three Improvisations, III. Dvořák: Impromptu, B. 129 Gershwin: Impromptu in Two Keys Chopin: Impromptu No. 1, Op. 29 Schubert: Impromptu No. 2, D. 935 (short improvised transition) Chopin: Impromptu No. 2, Op. 36 Ives: Three Improvisations, I. Schubert: Impromptu No. 4, D. 935

Tailored for children of all ages, “Amahl and the Night Visitors” is a Christmas fable about a poor mother and her young son, Amahl, who are visited by three kings while on a journey to offer gifts to a new born king.

Robert A. Marra Memorial Sounds of Christmas Concert Sunday December 13th @ 4 pm St. Anthony's, Revere Map icon Sunday December 20th @ 4 pm St. Richard's, Danvers Map icon Price of admission to both concerts is non-perishable food items.

Family Holiday Festival w/Worcester Youth Orchestra Saturday, December 19, 2026 at 4 pm & Sunday, December 20, 2026 at 4 pm Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester, MA

This annual holiday tradition continues with this festive, charming performance which includes Britten's Ceremony of Carols and holiday classics and sing-a-longs, with a casual dessert reception to follow. Mark Mummert conducts.