Performance Calendar

Enjoy a live simulcast of Yo-Yo Ma's performance of Bach's complete suites for solo cello, as it happens. Hear every note and get an up-close view of Yo-Yo Ma’s artistry. People across Massachusetts will come together in libraries, theaters, and community spaces like this one to enjoy a powerful, uplifting evening of music, free of charge and for one night only. Celebrate the power of connection, reflection, and imagination: join friends and neighbors for this must-see live broadcast!

Enjoy a live simulcast of Yo-Yo Ma's performance of Bach's complete suites for solo cello, as it happens. Hear every note and get an up-close view of Yo-Yo Ma’s artistry. People across Massachusetts will come together in libraries, theaters, and community spaces like this one to enjoy a powerful, uplifting evening of music, free of charge and for one night only. Celebrate the power of connection, reflection, and imagination: join friends and neighbors for this must-see live broadcast!

Due to popular demand, this performance is currently sold out. Simulcast options across the state are available! Yo-Yo Ma performs Bach’s suites for solo cello for the first time at home, in Boston. It’s music that he’s offered to communities on all six continents, in moments of joy and in times of tragedy; for him it exemplifies culture’s ability to bring us together, to create shared space for connection, reflection, and action.

Vocalist Zakiyyah is a Boston-based artist-activist who has performed for audiences at venues including the House of Blues, Symphony Hall, and, in a recent career highlight, at the United Nations. Her African Import program incorporates sounds from throughout the Black diaspora, from Hip-Hopera to R&B to Reggae.

Chicago’s Third Coast Percussion and dancer-choreographers Lil Buck and Jon Boogz (together known as Movement Art Is) began this project remotely during the COVID-19 lockdown, a time that gave a special resonance to ideas of shared human experience. The result is a groundbreaking collaboration that weaves contemporary percussion music with distinct and powerful dance styles. At its heart, the work dramatizes the growth, resilience, and self-expression of two young men, offering an intimate journey that is as thought-provoking as it is visually and musically compelling. 

Chicago’s Third Coast Percussion and dancer-choreographers Lil Buck and Jon Boogz (together known as Movement Art Is) began this project remotely during the COVID-19 lockdown, a time that gave a special resonance to ideas of shared human experience. The result is a groundbreaking collaboration that weaves contemporary percussion music with distinct and powerful dance styles. At its heart, the work dramatizes the growth, resilience, and self-expression of two young men, offering an intimate journey that is as thought-provoking as it is visually and musically compelling. 

Théo Ould has revitalized the accordion’s place on the concert stage: performing iconic piano works in a different light, commissioning bold new pieces, and crafting programs that transport audiences across continents and centuries. In this program, he pays tribute to composer and bandoneonist Astor Piazzolla, pairing that composer’s works with his “obsessions,” inspirations, contemporaries, and current-day composers inspired by the tango master. 

SLEIGH: Jessica Vosk’s title says it all. Inspired by her 2024 holiday album of the same name, this show is the ultimate festive extravaganza: a dazzling, high-energy celebration you won’t want to miss. Expect songs that span the emotional spectrum, from the riotous hilarity of “The Twelve Gays of Christmas” to beloved classics evoking the warmth and nostalgia of the holiday season.  

Formed to celebrate the unique and inspirational power of African Gospel music, Soweto Gospel Choir draws on the best talent from the many churches in and around Soweto, South Africa. The choir is dedicated to sharing the joy of faith through music with audiences around the world and has received critical acclaim and audience adoration for their powerful renditions of African American spirituals, gospel, and folk music.

Saxophonist Edmar Colón and his Ensemble team with young string players from three leading educational programs around Boston for an afternoon of intergenerational inspiration and artistry. The youth ensembles open the concert with winter selections, followed by Colón's ensemble and side-by-side jazz-inspired interpretations of Puerto Rican folk songs.