Enjoy an evening of passion with the Worcester Symphony Orchestra. The Worcester Symphony celebrates Latin culture with an evening of tango music from Astor Piazzolla, Ravel’s Bolero and Beethoven’s thrilling Symphony Number 5. The concert will feature bandoneon specialist Alex Roitman. Ticket Pricing Red  $79 Yellow  $65 Green    $55 Students $16 WSO Orchestra Members […]

The Early Childhood Summit Strategies for Children (SFC) leads the way towards meaningful change in early childhood systems across Massachusetts by connecting people to people, people to policy, and people to power. For close to 25 years, Strategies for Children has been the lead advocate in the Commonwealth supporting young children, families, and educators. We advance […]

Pioneering composer and sound designer Michael Stearns will perform Continuum Revisited inside Mechanics Hall in downtown Worcester, MA. The concert revisits Stearns’ formative Continuum Studio years (1978–1984), a fertile period that produced landmark albums including Ancient Leaves, Planetary Unfolding, and Lyra Sound Constellation. Using contemporary tools alongside his iconic 12-foot acoustic invention, The Beam, Stearns […]

Worcester Women’s History Project at Museum of Worcester Celebrating 175 Years Since the First National Women’s Rights Convention In 1850, over 1,000 people—including Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, and Lucy Stone—gathered at Brinley Hall in Worcester for the first National Women’s Rights Convention. It was a groundbreaking moment that sparked a global movement. The Worcester Women’s […]

Honoring Senator Harriette L. Chandler, former President of the Massachusetts Senate and devoted public servant. The Harvey Ball Award was initiated in 2001 to recognize Harvey Ball and his iconic image, Smiley Face, the universal symbol of happiness and goodwill.  The “Harvey” is presented annually to an individual, organization, or group of individuals whose commitments […]

BACHtoberfest 2025 Learn More & Buy Tickets Fresh off the release of their first professional recording, Simone Dinnerstein’s chamber ensemble Baroklyn joins Connecticut-based professional choir CONCORA in a program of two cantatas, Es ist das Heil uns kommen her (BWV9), and Himmelskönig, sei willkommen (BWV182).  Dinnerstein leads from the keyboard providing a rare opportunity to hear the piano as a […]

Peter Krasinski performs an afternoon of Bach’s organ works for the second annual BACHtoberfest weekend. The afternoon highlights Bach’s secular and sacred organ works, and continues THE COMPLETE BACH’s annual tradition of recitals for organ. Featuring the Mechanics Hall’s Hook Organ, an institution in Worcester for more than 160 years, this performance allows the listener […]

BACHtoberfest 2025 Tickets go on sale June 23, 2025 Simone Dinnerstein, Music Worcester’s first Artist in Residence (2018-2019), returns to Worcester for BACHtoberfest 2025 to perform two headlining concerts this festival weekend. With long-time collaborator Alexis Gerlach, the duo brings a unique interpretation of J.S. Bach’s Gamba Sonatas to this headlining performance, alongside the complete Inventions and Sinfonias. Her work with […]

BACHtoberfest 2025 Learn More & Buy Tickets Singers from across the country gather in Worcester for an annual choir performance to conclude the 2025 BACHtoberfest weekend. The BACHtoberfest Choir assembles for this concert annually, featuring musicians from all over. In 2024, the choir had 144 members from 11 states, performing three of Bach’s cantatas. This […]