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SUMMARY:Worcester Symphony Orchestra presents: The Magic of Hollywood
DESCRIPTION:A night of unforgettable melodies and cinematic grandeur!\n\nGet ready to embark on an epic cinematic journey like never before! On May 4th\, 2024\, the Worcester Symphony Orchestra\, under the baton of music director Roderick Macdonald\, invites you to a spellbinding film music concert that will ignite your senses and transport you to galaxies far\, far away. With a lineup that includes iconic scores from blockbuster hits like Inception\, Gladiator\, Dune\, Star Wars\, Harry Potter\, A Woman Under the Influence\, and many more\, this concert promises an electrifying fusion of sight and sound that will leave you on the edge of your seat. So mark your calendars\, because this is not just any concert – it’s an immersive experience where the magic of Hollywood meets the majesty of the symphony orchestra. May the 4th be with you as you join us for a night of unforgettable melodies and cinematic grandeur!\n\nBuy Tickets HERE\nTicket Pricing:\nPremium Seating\n(First Two Rows) \n$79\nBest Seating\n$55\nGood Seating\n$40\n\nStudents\n$15\n\n \n\nWorcester Symphony Orchestra (formerly New England Symphony Orchestra and Thayer Symphony Orchestra) is the continuation of 40-plus years of music making in central Massachusetts. The orchestra is committed to several local performances each year and is engaged in discussions with several local groups about potential collaborative programming. Roderick MacDonald has been the orchestra’s music director since 2014. He is the former principal trumpet of the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig and a former conducting student of both Kurt Masur and Bernard Haitink. Under his leadership the orchestra has increased its use of video programming during the COVID pandemic through such initiatives as NESO at Home (downloadable videos of small groups of NESO musicans in intimate settings) and the co-production of AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS with VOX New England.\n\n \n\nhttps://youtu.be/1JL6Pt7dvtY%20https://youtu.be/H_zc541ch-M
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/hollywood/
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SUMMARY:Music Worcester presents THE WORCESTER CHORUS: BACH B MINOR MASS
DESCRIPTION:THE ANNUAL FLETCHER FAMILY CONCERT\n\nDirected by Chris Shepard\, The Worcester Chorus is one of America’s oldest and longest-running choral ensembles. \nInitially delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic\, their long-awaited performance of Bach’s Mass in B minor will take place on stage at historic Mechanics Hall in the 2023-2024 Season. \nFor this performance\, The Worcester Chorus will be joined by the Orchestra of Emmanuel Music and vocal soloists. All ticket holders are invited to join us for a Pre-Concert Talk from Richard Giarusso\, Dean of Academic Affairs at New England Conservatory\, at 3:00 PM in Washburn Hall.  \nTickets sold through Music Worcester
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/music-worcester-presents-the-worcester-chorus-bach-b-minor-mass/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240508T150000
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SUMMARY:Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Award Ceremony
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URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/massachusetts-college-of-pharmacy-and-health-sciences-award-ceremony/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240509T193000
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SUMMARY:Music Worcester presents: MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN IN RECITAL
DESCRIPTION:MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN\n\n“A performer of near-superhuman technical prowess” (The New York Times)\, pianist Marc-André Hamelin is known worldwide for his unrivaled blend of consummate musicianship and brilliant technique in the great works of the established repertoire\, as well as for his intrepid exploration of the rarities of the 19th\, 20th\, and 21st centuries. He regularly performs around the globe with the leading orchestras and conductors of our time\, and gives recitals at major concert venues and festivals worldwide. \nHighlights of Mr. Hamelin’s 2022–2023 season include a vast variety of repertoire performed with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall (Piano Quintet’s by Florence Price and Brahms)\, Berlin Philharmonic and Marek Janowski(Reger’s Piano Concerto)\, San Diego Symphony and Rafael Payare (Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 2)\, Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Gustavo Gimeno (Messiaen’sTurangalîla-Symphonie)\, Netherlands Philharmonic and Joshua Weilerstein (Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue)\, and Symphony Nova Scotia and Holly Mathieson (Grieg’s Piano Concerto). Recital appearances take Mr. Hamelin to Vienna\, Chicago\, Toronto\, Montréal\, Napa Valley\, São Paulo\, and Bogotá\, among other venues across the world. \nThe summer of 2022 included performances at many festivals including Caramoor with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s\, Tanglewood\, Domaine Forget\, La Jolla\, Schubertiade\, and Festival International Piano. \nMr. Hamelin is an exclusive recording artist for Hyperion Records\, where his discography spans more than 70 albums\, with notable recordings of a broad range of solo\, orchestral\, and chamber repertoire. In January 2022\, the label released a two-disc set of C. P. E. Bach’s sonatas and rondos that received wide critical acclaim and in June 2022\, Hyperion released the two-disc set of William Bolcom’s The Complete Rags. \nMr. Hamelin has composed music throughout his career\, with over 30 compositions to his name. The majority of those works—including the Etudes and Toccata on L’homme armé\, commissioned by the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition—are published by Edition Peters. His most recent work\, his Piano Quintet\, was premiered in August 2022 by himself and the celebrated Dover Quartet at La Jolla Music Society. \nMr. Hamelin makes his home in the Boston area with his wife\, Cathy Fuller\, a producer and host at Classical WCRB. Born in Montreal\, he is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the German Record Critics’ Association\, and has received seven Juno Awards and 11 Grammy nominations\, and the 2018 Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance from Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music. In December 2020\, he was awarded the Paul de Hueck and Norman Walford Career Achievement Award for Keyboard Artistry from the Ontario Arts Foundation. Mr. Hamelin is an Officer of the Order of Canada\, a Chevalier de l’Ordre national du Québec\, and a member of the Royal Society of Canada. \n\n\nPROGRAM\n\n\nIVES\nSecond Piano Sonata “Concord”\n\nSCHUMANN\nWaldszenen (Forest Scenes) op. 82\n\nRAVEL\nGaspard de la nuit\n\n\nTickets available through Music Worcester
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/music-worcester-presents-marc-andre-hamelin-in-recital/
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SUMMARY:UMass Service Recognition Awards
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URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/umass-service-recognition-awards/
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SUMMARY:Joy of Music Youth Orchestra Spring Concert
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Ted Conna Memorial Concert\n\nFeaturing Timothy Terranella\, Conductor\, and Soloist William Ryan\, Concertmaster\n\nAdditional Performances by:\n\nJOMP Jazz Ensemble\, Sinfonietta Strings\, Clarinet Ensemble\, and String Quartet\n\nJoy of Music’s original purpose of giving children a joyful and solid foundation for life-long musical growth\, regardless of income\, is still at the heart of the vital and thriving non-profit community music school that now serves people of all ages.   A testament to the outstanding work of our faculty over the past 37 years is the large number of students who start at JOMP as young children and continue to study here through high school.  Adults also find that JOMP is an ideal place to study\, whether they are learning to play an instrument for the first time or are already accomplished musicians who have the desire to keep music as a balancing force in their lives.  We hope you and your family will join us at this very exciting time in our history.  You will experience a musical kinship among our teachers and our students\, who are studying music for the love of it and for the joy it brings to their lives.\n\n \n\nWednesday\, May 15th \n\n6:30 pm –  Pre-show Jazz & Reception (Cash Bar)\n7:00 pm – Concert\n\n*FREE ADMISSION*\nRegistration Required\n\nRegister HERE
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/jomp/
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SUMMARY:Club 321 featuring Sol y Canto
DESCRIPTION:Sol y Canto’s mission is to create music and performances that move\, delight\, excite and connect – connect the audience to the richness of Latin American culture; connect individuals\, Hispanic and non-Hispanic\, to each other through shared experience of music\, poetry\, humor and a joyful\, playful vibe; and connect us all to our hopes and visions of a better world.\n\nSolyCanto.com\n\n\n\nTickets: $20 Advance | $23 Door\n\nTime: Doors 6:15pm | Show 7:00pm\n\nAudience: 18+\n\nCash bar and refreshments available for purchase\n\nTickets\n\nMechanics Hall is walking distance from all downtown locations. The accessible entrance to Mechanics Hall is located on Waldo Street. Elevators are located in the ground-floor lobby and provide access to the second and third floors. All concerts take place in Washburn Hall on the second floor. If you need assistance\, please contact the Mechanics Hall Ticket Office\, Monday through Friday from 9:30am-4:30pm\, by calling 508-752-5608.\n\n 
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/club-321-featuring-sol-y-canto/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240517T173000
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SUMMARY:UMass Memorial Health presents Hope & Healing Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Hope & Healing Celebration\, Worcester’s premier fundraising gala to support the lifesaving work of UMass Memorial Health. The 2024 Fund-a-Need beneficiary is the UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center\, the only full-service pediatric hospital in Central Massachusetts\, committed to providing children and families access to the care they need close to home.\n\nTickets & More Information
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/umass-memorial-health-presents-hope-healing-celebration/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240519T160000
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SUMMARY:Worcester Youth Orchestras 75th Season Finale Concert
DESCRIPTION:Tickets & Information
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/worcester-youth-orchestras-75th-season-finale-concert/
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SUMMARY:Northbridge Brass Endeavors presents Afternoon of Brass #3
DESCRIPTION:Featuring WGBH/WCRB’s Brian McCreath as emcee\, Lawrence Isaacson as resident conductor\, Stephen Bulla as guest conductor and selected Boston Symphony Orchestra and Pops brass players\, the concert series will be nothing less than … spectacular! Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to experience the power and beauty of brass music live in person either as a participant or spectator.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNew for this year is a call for volunteer singers and brass players who will join forces with the professional brass onstage. Click here if you are interested! \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore information & Tickets
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/northbridge-brass-endeavors-presents-afternoon-of-brass-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240530T170000
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SUMMARY:Thomas S. Green Public Service Awards
DESCRIPTION:Presented by the Worcester Regional Research Bureau\n\nIn 1987\, when Tom Green\, a distinguished civic leader\, former Vice President of Norton Company\, and a founder of The Research Bureau passed away\, we honored his memory by establishing the Thomas S. Green Public Service Awards for outstanding public servants. Since 1988\, The Research Bureau has recognized over 100 “unsung heroes” in municipal government for their commitment to making Worcester and nearby communities better places to live and work.\n\nInformation & Nominee Form
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/thomas-s-green-public-service-awards/
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