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SUMMARY:2025 City of Worcester Municipal Election Candidate Debates
DESCRIPTION:On select Wednesdays this fall\, the Worcester Regional Research Bureau and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette\, in partnership with Mechanics Hall\, will host the Worcester Municipal Election Candidate Debates for candidates seeking elected office in Worcester\, MA. \nAll debates are free and open to the public.  \nPlease save the dates to hear directly from the candidates on important issues facing Worcester.\n\n 
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/2025-city-of-worcester-municipal-election-candidate-debates/
LOCATION:Mechanics Hall\, 321 Main St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
CATEGORIES:Card to Culture
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SUMMARY:Worcester Symphony Orchestra Presents: Maurice Ravel 150 Years
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy an evening of passion with the Worcester Symphony Orchestra. \nThe 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. \n\nTicket Pricing \nRed  $79 \nYellow  $65 \nGreen    $55 \n\nStudents $16\nWSO Orchestra Members $16 \nMechanics Hall Members $16  (with promo code)\n  \n\n 
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/worcester-symphony-orchestra-presents-maurice-ravel-150-years/
LOCATION:Mechanics Hall\, 321 Main St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
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SUMMARY:Many Voices Mechanics Hall Youth Singers Discovery Day
DESCRIPTION:Discovery Day at Mechanics Hall \nSunday\, October 5\, 2025 | 3:00–5:00 PM \nPresented by Many Voices: Mechanics Hall Youth Singers \nJoin us for Discovery Day—a free\, family-friendly afternoon that opens the doors of Mechanics Hall to youth and families from across Worcester County! Whether you’re curious about singing\, looking to get involved\, or simply want to experience the magic of Mechanics Hall\, this event is the perfect place to start.\n\n \nWhat to Expect: \n\n	Experience the History of Mechanics Hall\n	Live Performance\n	Take the Stage! Sing alongside the Youth Singers team in the legendary Great Hall\n	Program Presentation – Learn about our free youth choir program\, rehearsal schedule\, and performance opportunities\n	Concessions Available for Purchase\n	Community Tables\n	On-site Registration for new singers in grades 4–8\n\nCome explore\, connect\, and discover your voice in one of the most inspiring spaces in New England. No cost and no experience needed—just a love of music and community.
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/many-voices-mechanics-hall-youth-singers-discovery-day/
LOCATION:Mechanics Hall\, 321 Main St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
CATEGORIES:Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T190000
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SUMMARY:2025 City of Worcester Municipal Election Candidate Debates
DESCRIPTION:On select Wednesdays this fall\, the Worcester Regional Research Bureau and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette\, in partnership with Mechanics Hall\, will host the Worcester Municipal Election Candidate Debates for candidates seeking elected office in Worcester\, MA. \nAll debates are free and open to the public.  \nPlease save the dates to hear directly from the candidates on important issues facing Worcester.\n\n 
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/2025-city-of-worcester-municipal-election-candidate-debates/
LOCATION:Mechanics Hall\, 321 Main St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
CATEGORIES:Card to Culture
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SUMMARY:Mechanics Hall presents Club 321 with Reed Foehl
DESCRIPTION:Artist: Reed Foehl\n \n“Reed has the ability to transport the soul\, a true master. One of the great songwriters of our time.” \n–Gregory Alan Isakov \n \n\nBorn in a small country town in New England and raised in a musical family\, Grammy-nominated songwriter Reed Foehl crafts stories of the human condition with poignant lyrics and a voice that both pushes boundaries and honors tradition. His music\, a blend of genuine Folk and Americana\, is marked by a dusty\, patient quality that resonates deeply.  \nIn May 2022\, Foehl released his sixth studio album\, “Wild Wild Love\,” recorded with The Band of Heathens in Austin\, TX. The Boston Globe praised his work\, stating\, “He sings like he feels every note\, each song tells a story… of which he relates astonishingly well.”  \nFoehl received a Grammy nomination for his song “Fly\,” co-written with Brent Cobb and covered by country legend Lee Ann Womack.  \nNow residing in the Green Mountains of Vermont\, Foehl continues to tour globally\, sharing his music with audiences around the world.  \n\nExperience a different side of Mechanics Hall\, in our warm and intimate Washburn Hall\, transformed one Thursday night a month into your favorite club. Come sip handcrafted drinks from our full bar\, and choose table or theater-style seating to suit your mood. An unforgettable evening in the heart of downtown Worcester!  \nADDITIONAL INFORMATION\n \nTickets: $30 \nMembers: 15% discount off single ticket (enter your promo code when checking out) \nTime: Doors 6:15pm | Show 7:00pm \nAudience: 18+ \nCash bar and refreshments available for purchase \n\nThis event is eligible for free tickets under the Card to Culture Program \nMechanics Hall is proud to participate in the Card to Culture program through the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Limited number of tickets available\, limit of 2 per order. Use promo code CARD2CULTURE321 to redeem. For eligibility requirements\, please see Mechanicshall.org/cardtoculture \nFree tickets also available through Vettix.org\, an organization that provides tickets to events which reduce stress\, strengthen family bonds\, build life-long memories and encourage service members and veterans to stay engaged with local communities and American life. \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\, Wednesday through Friday from 11:00am to 5:00pm\, by calling 508-752-5608.
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/mechanics-hall-presents-club-321-with-reed-foehl/
LOCATION:Mechanics Hall\, 321 Main St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
CATEGORIES:Card to Culture,Club321
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SUMMARY:2025 City of Worcester Municipal Election Candidate Debates
DESCRIPTION:On select Wednesdays this fall\, the Worcester Regional Research Bureau and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette\, in partnership with Mechanics Hall\, will host the Worcester Municipal Election Candidate Debates for candidates seeking elected office in Worcester\, MA. \nAll debates are free and open to the public.  \nPlease save the dates to hear directly from the candidates on important issues facing Worcester.\n\n 
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/2025-city-of-worcester-municipal-election-candidate-debates/
LOCATION:Mechanics Hall\, 321 Main St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
CATEGORIES:Card to Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251016T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251016T140000
DTSTAMP:20260514T183130
CREATED:20250827T150627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T151910Z
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SUMMARY:Strategies For Children Early Childhood Agenda Fall Summit
DESCRIPTION:The Early Childhood Summit \nStrategies 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. \nFor close to 25 years\, Strategies for Children has been the lead advocate in the Commonwealth supporting young children\, families\, and educators. We advance systemic change in early childhood through our collaborative approach to policy development\, cross-sectoral advocacy\, and implementation strategies. For maximum impact\, we play many roles\, including advocates for progress at the local\, state\, and federal level; conveners and connectors to build community and relationships; and communicators to share accurate information and provide opportunities for feedback to policymakers.  \nThe Early Childhood Agenda\, an initiative of SFC\, is a statewide initiative devoted to improving the lives of young children in Massachusetts. Our goal is to provide babies\, toddlers\, preschoolers\, and their families with all the resources they need to grow and thrive: from child care and early learning to healthcare\, housing\, food and everything in between. Every family should have easy access to high-quality early childhood programs and services. \nJoin us for The Early Childhood Summit at Mechanics Hall in Worcester\, MA on Thursday\, October 16 from 2:00-6:00pm for a day of connecting people to people\, people to policy\, and people to power filled with insightful discussions and networking opportunities where experts in the field will share their lived experience\, knowledge and best practices to help improve early childhood policy development. \nWhether you are an early childhood professional\, parent\, policymaker\, or advocate\, this summit is the perfect opportunity to learn\, collaborate\, and make a difference in the lives of young children across the Commonwealth. \nRegister today and share this announcement with others – everyone is welcome. \n  \nREGISTER HERE:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-early-childhood-summit-hosted-by-strategies-for-children-tickets-1635645101529?aff=oddtdtcreator \nThe Early Childhood Agenda is a statewide initiative that is devoted to improving the lives of young children in Massachusetts. Their goal is to provide babies\, toddlers\, preschoolers\, and their families with all the resources they need to grow and thrive: from child care and early learning to healthcare\, housing\, food and everything in between. Every family should have easy access to high-quality early childhood programs and services.
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/strategies-for-children-early-childhood-agenda-fall-summit/
LOCATION:Mechanics Hall\, 321 Main St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251020T173000
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SUMMARY:Worcester Youth Orchestras 78th Season Preview
DESCRIPTION:An evening of hor d’oeuvres and conversation with friends\, supporters and WYO families celebrating the start of WYO’s 78th Season. Hosted by the WYO Board of Directors. \n  \nHow To Attend? \nThis preview is open to everyone. Consider becoming a supporter of the WYO Annual Fund and receive complimentary ticket(s). See Donor Levels for ways WYO says thank you and for other Donor benefits. Alternatively\, you can purchase tickets from Worcester Youth Orchestras by visiting their website \nSchedule of Events \n5:30pm – Cocktail Reception with the WY Jazz Band & Combo\, Dan Gabel\, Director \n5:50pm – Jazz Program Feature \n6:00pm – Opening Remarks & Presentation \n6:20pm – Sneak Peak with the Worcester Youth Symphony Orchestra\, Jonathan Colby\, Music Director & Conductor  \n  \n*please note this is not a performance or formal concert\, it is a reception featuring musical highlights. The estimated end time is 7:00pm.
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/worcester-youth-orchestras-78th-season-preview/
LOCATION:Mechanics Hall\, 321 Main St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
CATEGORIES:Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T203000
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SUMMARY:Angels & Infidels: A Worcester Women's History Project at Museum of Worcester Event
DESCRIPTION:Worcester Women’s History Project at Museum of Worcester\nCelebrating 175 Years Since the First National Women’s Rights Convention \n\nIn 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. \nThe Worcester Women’s History Project (WWHP) at Museum of Worcester (MOW) is bringing that history to life with a citywide\, year-long celebration through October 2025—featuring talks\, films\, performances\, and more.  The capstone event is the recreation of the 1850 Convention. It all kicks off with a special presentation of Angels & Infidels – a powerful play by Louisa Burns Bisogno with period music Experience this dramatization of the 1850 Convention which captures the excitement of the convention\, highlighting the famous players in the abolition and women’s rights movements. \n  \nMechanics Hall | October 22\, 2025\n7pm-8:30pm\nDoors & bar open at 6pm\, enjoy 1850’s music by the Providence Brigade Band  \nWWHP @ MOW is proud to partner with the League of Women Voters of Worcester Area\, Massachusetts Women’s History Center\, Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition\, and others. \nFor sponsorship or event info: barbaraguertin@worcesterhistory.net | 508-753-8278 x111 \n\n  \nPerformance Tickets\n \nGeneral Admission\n$30.40 \nSeniors: $27.21\nStudents: $21\nall prices are shown including fees\nTicket grants admission to Angels & Infidels performance on Wednesday\, 10/22. Admission to the convention on 10/23 must be purchased separately HERE\n\n*Fees apply to all ticket sales – phone\, online\, and in person. Ticketing fees not only cover processing costs but also help support the maintenance and preservation of Mechanics Hall as a community treasure.* \n\n This event is eligible for discounted tickets under the  Card to Culture Program \nMechanics Hall is proud to participate in the Card to Culture program through the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Limited number of tickets available\, limit of 2 per order. Select Card to Culture Admission when selecting your ticket. For eligibility requirements\, please see Mechanicshall.org/cardtoculture \n\nPurchase tickets to the convention on 10/23 HERE \n\nPurchase tickets for The Harvey Ball here \n\n \nAccessible Entrance\nThe barrier-free entrance to the Hall is located on Waldo Street. Elevators are located in the ground-floor lobby and provide access to the second and third floors. There is no elevator access to the Great Hall balcony. \nAccessible Halls\nAll of our halls are wheelchair-accessible\, where patrons can remain in their wheelchairs or transfer to theater seats. Patrons who cannot or do not wish to transfer from their wheelchairs to a theater seat should request wheelchair-seat locations when ordering tickets.  The Great Hall balcony is not wheel-chair accessible. \n 
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/angels-infidels-a-worcester-womens-history-project-at-museum-of-worcester-event/
LOCATION:Mechanics Hall\, 321 Main St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T160000
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SUMMARY:175th Anniversary of the First National Women's Rights Convention
DESCRIPTION:Worcester Women’s History Project at the Museum of Worcester \nCelebrating 175 Years Since the First National Women’s Rights Convention \nOn October 23-24\,1850\, over 1\,000 people—including Frederick Douglass\, Sojourner Truth\, and Lucy Stone—gathered in Brinley Hall in Worcester for the first National Women’s Rights Convention. It was a groundbreaking moment that sparked a global movement. \nExactly 175 years later\, the Worcester Women’s History Project (WWHP) at the Museum of Worcester (MOW) is bringing that history to life with a modern two-day convention exploring women’s rights then and now—reproductive freedom\, pay equity\, inclusion\, constitutional protections\, and more. Featuring national speakers\, exhibits\, performances\, and a youth delegation. \nDay One: Setting the Stage\nRe-Creation of the 1850 Convention – Mechanics Hall | October 22\, 6:00-8:30PM \n\n	Angels and Infidels– A powerful play by Louisa Burns-Bisogno with period music Experience this dramatization of the 1850 Convention which captures the excitement of the convention\, highlighting the famous players in the abolition and women’s rights movements.\n	The Providence Brigade Band provides authentic music of the era before and during the show.\n\n  \nDay Two: 1850 to Beyond Suffrage \nToday’s National Women’s Rights Convention – Mechanics Hall | October 23\, 8:00AM-4:00PM \n\n	8:30AM | Welcome by Reverend Irene Monroe & Opening Remarks –Massachusetts Attorney General\, Andrea Campbell\n	9:00AM | Women and Politics\, Past and Present – 175 Years of Activism\n	10:30AM | The Current State of Inclusion – Dr. Lauran Star\n	12:00PM | Lunch with music from Betty Machete and the Dancing Fleas\n	12:30PM | Dessert With the Dead Ladies – Q&A with historical icons like Abby Kelley Foster and Frances Perkins\n	1:30PM | Women’s Reproductive Health through the ages – Deja Foxx\, Keynote\n	2:30PM | From Petticoats to Power Suits – an overview of Victorian Dress Reform with an Historical Fashion Show – Kristina Haugland\, Philadelphia Museum of Art costume curator; Karon Shea Model Management moderates\n	3:45PM | Final Call to Action\n\n 6:00PM – 9:00PM \n\n	The Harvey Ball– Join us as we honor retired Senator Harriette L. Chandler\, the first woman President of the Massachusetts Senate\, who tirelessly advocated for women’s rights over her storied career. Separate admission fee.\n\n\nTickets\n$135.55\nincluding fees\n\n \nTicket Includes: \n\n	Admission to the Re-Creation of the 1850 Convention at Mechanics Hall on Thursday\, October 23\n\n\n*Fees apply to all ticket sales – phone\, online\, and in person. Ticketing fees not only cover processing costs but also help support the maintenance and preservation of Mechanics Hall as a community treasure.* \n  \nUnable to attend Thursday’s Convention? Purchase tickets for Angels & Infidels ONLY here!\n\nPurchase tickets for The Harvey Ball here \n\nThis event is eligible for discounted tickets under the  Card to Culture Program \nMechanics Hall is proud to participate in the Card to Culture program through the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Limited number of tickets available\, limit of 2 per order. Select Card to Culture Admission when selecting your ticket. For eligibility requirements\, please see Mechanicshall.org/cardtoculture \nFree tickets also available through Vettix.org\, an organization that provides tickets to events which reduce stress\, strengthen family bonds\, build life-long memories and encourage service members and veterans to stay engaged with local communities and American life. \n\n \nAccessible Entrance\nThe barrier-free entrance to the Hall is located on Waldo Street. Elevators are located in the ground-floor lobby and provide access to the second and third floors. There is no elevator access to the Great Hall balcony. \nAccessible Halls\nAll of our halls are wheelchair-accessible\, where patrons can remain in their wheelchairs or transfer to theater seats. Patrons who cannot or do not wish to transfer from their wheelchairs to a theater seat should request wheelchair-seat locations when ordering tickets.  The Great Hall balcony is not wheel-chair accessible. \n\nSponsors \n \n\nPartners
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/nwrc175/
LOCATION:Mechanics Hall\, 321 Main St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
CATEGORIES:Card to Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T180000
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SUMMARY:The Harvey Ball\, Presented by The Museum of Worcester
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT \n\nHonoring Senator Harriette L. Chandler\, former President of the Massachusetts Senate and devoted public servant.\n\nThe 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 have made a difference in the city of Worcester. \n\nAdmission\n$125  \n\nSPONSORS  \nSUPPORTING SPONSOR \nPast Recipients of the Harvey Ball Smile Award \n\nCOMMUNITY SPONSORS \n  Harriette L. Chandler \n\nTOAST SPONSOR   \nJeff Greene \n\nSMILE SPONSORS \nRoger and Chagit Deitz     Abraham & Linda Haddad     Howard Jacobson   Katie Krock       Patricia Nelligan Peterleitner & Leo Colborne     \n\nMEDIA SPONSORS\n \n\nCONTRIBUTORS \nChristina Andrianopoulos\nJ.J. Bafaro\, Inc.\nBasil n’ Spice\nBeechwood Hotel\nCha Shu Restaurant\nThe Harvey Ball Family\ndeadhorse hill\nDavid and Susan Nicholson\nKatharine Perkins\nShea Management\nMusic Worcester \nNiche Hospitality Group\nSimply Delicious Catering\nSouthwick Zoo\nTwo Chef’s Italian Restaurant and Bar\nWorcester Bravehearts\nWorcester Railers Hockey Club\nWorcester State Universary Wellness Center\nYMCA Borough Family Branch\n\n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/the-harvey-ball/
LOCATION:Mechanics Hall\, 321 Main St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T200000
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SUMMARY:CONCORA & Baroklyn\, featuring Simone Dinnerstein
DESCRIPTION:BACHtoberfest 2025\nLearn More & Buy Tickets  \nFresh 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).  \nDinnerstein leads from the keyboard providing a rare opportunity to hear the piano as a continuo instrument\, just as Mendelssohn did in his own performances of Bach’s choral works. The evening features Dinnerstein’s performance of Bach’s Concerto in E Major (BWV1053) with Baroklyn\, as well as a number of arrangements of chorale-preludes included in their debut recording. \nThe first of these cantatas (BWV 9) was used for Lutheran teachings\, centering around salvation; “Salvation now has come for all” became a theme amongst authors and composers. In BWV 182\, listeners hear structural diversity within the work: canonic material in the chorus (à la Pachelbel)\, rich instrumental writing in the overture\, the division of instrumental sections interacting with voice.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram\nEs ist das Heil uns kommen her BWV9\nHimmelskönig\, sei willkommen BWV 182\nHarpsichord Concerto in E Major BWV 1053 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformers\nSimone Dinnerstein\, piano\nJennifer Johnson Cano\, Mezzo-Soprano\nCONCORA – Connecticut Choral Artists\nBaroklyn \n\n\n\n\n\nSubscribe now to the season for early seating access to save up to 55% \n\n 
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/concora-baroklyn-featuring-simone-dinnerstein/
LOCATION:Mechanics Hall\, 321 Main St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T140000
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SUMMARY:Music Worcester presents: BACHtoberfest: Peter Krasinski\, organ
DESCRIPTION: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 to experience the robust sound and feeling of a pipe organ.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn 1863\, Elias and George Hook began the installation of the custom-built instrument\, fit perfectly for the Great Hall. The Hook Organ is made up of 3\,504 pipes and 52 stops. Listeners flock to hear this organ played\, both for its history and for its intensity and story. Hear the Great Hall fill with sound at this afternoon organ recital. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBACHtoberfest 2025\nTickets  \n\nPerformers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nPETER EDWIN KRASINSKI is broadly recognized as a motivating consultant for the pipe organ community\, and as a conductor\, organist and music educator\, whose imaginative and energetic performances elevate and inform audiences. Well respected in both secular and sacred genres of his field\, he has taught the enchantment of music to both public and private institutions in the greater Boston area for many years. His silent film performances have been hailed in the press as “a great marriage of movie and music.” \nSpecializing in the art of live silent film accompaniment\, worldwide\, some of his many appearances have included such venues as The Schermerhorn Symphony Center\, (Nashville)\, Riverside Church\, (NYC)\, Coral Ridge\, (Fort Lauderdale)\, Irvine Auditorium\,  (University of Pennsylvania)\, Trinity Wall Street (NYC)\, Wanamaker’s-Macy’s Greek Hall (Philadelphia)\, St Joseph’s Cathedral (Hartford)\, Old South Church (Boston)\, National City Christian Church (Washington\, DC)\, St Joseph’s Oratory (Montreal)\, The Kotzschmar Organ\, (Portland)\, The Great Organ at Methuen Music Hall\, and major concert halls in the cities of Yokohama\, Fukui\, Miyazaki and Kanazawa\, Japan as part of seven tours in that country. \nA multiple prize-winner\, he is the recipient of the First Prize in Improvisation from the American Guild of Organists National Competition. A seasoned performer\, he has played recitals at Notre-Dame Cathedral (Paris)\, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels\, (Los Angeles)\, Holy Name Cathedral\, (Chicago) and Mikael Agricola Church\, (Helsinki). \nPast Dean of the Boston Chapter AGO\, Mr. Krasinski is a member of the Screen Actors Guild\, is credited as organist and choir leader in the film THE HOLDOVERS\, and was a vital contributor towards establishing an accurate portrayal for director Alexander Payne. He is Principal Organist at Mechanics Hall\, Worcester\, House Organist at the Providence Performing Arts Center\, Organist at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help\, Mission Church\, Boston\, and the First Church of Christ\, Scientist in Providence RI as well as accompanist at Beth El Temple Center\, Belmont. A distinguished pedagogue\, he recently presented Master Classes at the Sibelius Academy\, Helsinki\, Finland. He holds both a Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Education and Organ Performance\, and the Master of Sacred Music Degree from Boston University.
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/music-worcester-presents-bachtoberfest-peter-krazinski-organ/
LOCATION:Mechanics Hall\, 321 Main St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
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SUMMARY:Music Worcester presents Simone Dinnerstein: Bach Inventions & Sinfonias
DESCRIPTION:BACHtoberfest 2025\nLearn More & Buy Tickets \nSimone 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. \nHer work with Bach’s Inventions and Sinfonias originally debuted in album-format in 2014\, still receiving attention for her interpretations. Dinnerstein’s performances of Bach’s keyboard works have garnered her acclaim and recognition for both her accuracy and interpretation. This program also features three sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord\, which musically reference some of Bach’s other sonatas written for two instruments. \nBach’s Inventions & Sinfonias are indispensable to pianists\, being both a classroom and playground. Made up of thirty small works ranging in complexity\, this collection of works has acted as a lifelong companion for Dinnerstein. There are instances of imitation\, repetition\, canons\, and harmonic development that push these works from practice to concert hall. \n“The first keyboard pieces of Bach that I remember hearing were his Inventions\, when I was nine years old. The music seemed impossibly expressive and virtuosic at the time\, and wholly beyond my abilities. Here were two continuous and independent voices\, neither of which was subservient to the other. Until then I had thought of music as melody and accompaniment. Instrumental training is as much a training in how to listen as in how to play. In the text that accompanies the Inventions\, Bach calls them ‘an honest guide.’ His Inventions and Sinfonias are marvels in demonstrating just how potent counterpoint is as an aid to expression\, and how powerful a cantabile voice can be when surrounded by contradiction and elaboration. These small masterpieces have snippets of dances in them\, laments and celebrations\, simplicity and complexity.” (Simone Dinnerstein) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram\nSonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord\, BWV 1027-1029\nInventions\, BWV 772-786\nSinfonias\, BWV 787-801 \nPerformers\nSimone Dinnerstein\nAlexis Gerlach \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSubscribe now to the season for early seating access to save up to 55% \n\nSimone Dinnerstein is an American pianist with a distinctive musical voice. The Washington Post has called her “an artist of strikingly original ideas and irrefutable integrity.” She first came to wider public attention in 2007 through her recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations\, reflecting an aesthetic that was both deeply rooted in the score and profoundly idiosyncratic. She is\, wrote The New York Times\, “a unique voice in the forest of Bach interpretation.” \nShow More \nSince that recording\, she has had a busy performing career. She has played with orchestras ranging from the New York Philharmonic and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra to the London Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale Rai. She has performed in venues from Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center to the Berlin Philharmonie\, the Vienna Konzerthaus\, the Seoul Arts Center and the Sydney Opera House. \nSimone has made fourteen albums\, all of which topped the Billboard classical charts\, with repertoire ranging from Couperin to Glass. She released her newest album\, The Eye is the First Circle\, on October 18\, 2024 via Supertrain Records. The album features Charles Ives’ Concord Sonata and its release was timed to coincide with the American composer’s 150th birthday. The new album is a live recording of the premiere of Simone’s multimedia production of the same title\, which she conceived and directed. The performance took place at the Alexander Kasser Theater\, Montclair State University\, New Jersey. The Eye is the First Circle also marks her fourteenth and final recording produced with the late Adam Abeshouse. \nFrom 2020 to 2022\, she released a trilogy of albums recorded at her home in Brooklyn during the pandemic. A Character of Quiet (Orange Mountain Music\, 2020)\, featuring the music of Philip Glass and Schubert\, was described by NPR as\, “music that speaks to a sense of the world slowing down\,” and by The New Yorker as\, “a reminder that quiet can contain multitudes.” Richard Danielpour’s An American Mosaic (Supertrain Records\, 2021)\, surpassed two million streams on Apple Music and was nominated for a 2021 Grammy Award in the category of Best Classical Instrumental Solo. The final installment in the trilogy\, Undersong\, was released in January 2022 on Orange Mountain Music. \nIn recent years\, Simone has created projects that express her broad musical interests. She gave the world premiere of The Eye Is the First Circle at Montclair State University\, the first multi-media production she conceived\, created\, and directed\, which uses as source materials her father Simon Dinnerstein’s painting The Fulbright Triptych and Charles Ives’s Piano Sonata No. 2. She continues to perform it across the country this season. She premiered Richard Danielpour’s An American Mosaic\, a tribute to those affected by the pandemic\, in a performance on multiple pianos throughout Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery. Following her recording Mozart in Havana\, she brought the Havana Lyceum Orchestra from Cuba to the U.S. for the first time\, performing eleven concerts. Philip Glass composed his Piano Concerto No. 3 for her\, co-commissioned by twelve orchestras. Working with Renée Fleming and the Emerson String Quartet\, she premiered André Previn and Tom Stoppard’s Penelope at the Tanglewood\, Ravinia and Aspen music festivals\, and performed it at Carnegie Hall\, the Kennedy Center\, and presented by LA Opera. She has also created her own ensemble\, Baroklyn\, which she directs from the keyboard. This season\, Simone presents two series anchored by Bach at Miller Theatre at Columbia University and three performances at the Gogue Center for the Performing Arts at Auburn University one of which features The Eye is the First Circle. She makes her final appearance alongside Renée Fleming\, Merle Dandridge\, and the Emerson String Quartet as the featured pianist\, performing André Previn’s Penelope presented by the Cleveland Orchestra\, before the quartet disbands. Additionally this season\, she joins Awadagin Pratt for a four-hand piano program presented by Washington Performing Arts at The Kennedy Center\, and is the featured soloist for the Chamber Orchestra of New York’s performance at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall. \nSimone is committed to giving concerts in non-traditional venues and to audiences who don’t often hear classical music. For the last three decades\, she has played concerts throughout the United States for the Piatigorsky Foundation\, an organization dedicated to the widespread dissemination of classical music. It was for the Piatigorsky Foundation that she gave the first piano recital in the Louisiana state prison system at the Avoyelles Correctional Center. She has also performed at the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women in a concert organized by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. In 2009\, Simone founded Neighborhood Classics\, a concert series open to the public and hosted by New York City Public Schools to raise funds for their music education programs. She also created a program called Bachpacking during which she brought a digital keyboard to elementary school classrooms\, helping young children get close to the music she loves. She is a committed supporter and proud alumna of Philadelphia’s Astral Artists\, which supports young performers. Simone is on the piano faculty of the Mannes School of Music and is a guest host/producer of WQXR’s Young Artists Showcase. \nSimone counts herself fortunate to have studied with three unique artists: Solomon Mikowsky\, Maria Curcio and Peter Serkin\, very different musicians who shared the belief that playing the piano is a means to something greater. The Washington Post comments that “ultimately\, it is Dinnerstein’s unreserved identification with every note she plays that makes her performance so spellbinding.” In a world where music is everywhere\, she hopes that it can still be transformative.
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/music-worcester-presents-simone-dinnerstein-bach-inventions-sinfonias/
LOCATION:Mechanics Hall\, 321 Main St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
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SUMMARY:Music Worcester presents: BACHtoberfest Choir
DESCRIPTION:BACHtoberfest 2025\nLearn More & Buy Tickets  \n\n\n\n\n\nSingers 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 ensemble aims to unite voices from everywhere in song\, with a shared passion for the music of J.S. Bach.  \nThe three cantatas on this program are scored for choir\, orchestra\, and soloists. Bach’s writing for voice is precise and delicate\, even when set for a large choir. Join us for our second annual BACHtoberfest choir performance\, directed by Chris Shepard at the historic Mechanics Hall. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram\n\nWir danken dir\, Gott\, wir danken dir\, BWV 29\nJesu\, nun sei gepreiset\, BWV 41\nSinget dem Herrn ein neues Lied\, BWV 190 \n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/music-worcester-presents-bachtoberfest-choir/
LOCATION:Mechanics Hall\, 321 Main St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
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SUMMARY:2025 City of Worcester Municipal Election Candidate Debates
DESCRIPTION:On select Wednesdays this fall\, the Worcester Regional Research Bureau and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette\, in partnership with Mechanics Hall\, will host the Worcester Municipal Election Candidate Debates for candidates seeking elected office in Worcester\, MA. \nAll debates are free and open to the public.  \nPlease save the dates to hear directly from the candidates on important issues facing Worcester.\n\n 
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/2025-city-of-worcester-municipal-election-candidate-debates/
LOCATION:Mechanics Hall\, 321 Main St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
CATEGORIES:Card to Culture
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