Music of Resistance, Resilience and Hope
2024-11-17 15:00 (America/New_York) | Maxwell Hall, 33 Marrett Rd, Lexington, MA, 02421, United States
The Concord Chamber Music Society (CCMS) will present its first concert in Lexington during its celebratory 25th Anniversary Season, in Maxwell Hall at the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum. Founded in 2000 by Boston Symphony Orchestra Violinist Wendy Putnam, the Concord Chamber Music Society has come to be known and appreciated for providing unique opportunities to experience world-class chamber music in intriguing, personal, and multi-faceted ways. Artists often share spontaneous insights about the music from the stage, and audience members enjoy interacting with musicians after the concerts.
The CCMS concert on November 17th features renowned pianist and composer Marc-André Hamelin, joined by Violinists Wendy Putnam and Lucia Lin, Violist Kim Kashkashian and Cellist Cristine Lee. Known worldwide for his unrivaled blend of consummate musicianship and brilliant technique, Hamelin has been honored with multiple Juno Awards and Grammy nominations throughout his career.
The program will include Ravel’s Sonata for Violin and Cello, the piano quartet Concordance by Yehudi Wyner, and Hamelin’s own Piano Quintet, Nowhere Fast.
Ticket are $47 – $69, including fees: https://concordchambermusic.org
The Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library is ADA accessible and offers free on-site parking.

Voices on the Green: "Better Together"
2024-11-22 18:30 - 20:00 | First Parish Church, 7 Harrington Road, Lexington, MA, 02421, United States
Voices on the Green, First Parish in Lexington’s live storytelling and music series now in its seventh season, is partnering with the Lexington 250 Celebrations Committee to present the first of four shows that celebrate the 250th anniversary of the conflict on Lexington’s green that is often considered the beginning of the war for independence. But prior to the flashpoint of April 19, 1775, the colonists in this town had realized that they were “better together.”
In today’s Lexington, and throughout its history, friendships, marriages, protest groups, sports teams, choruses, fraternal organizations, houses of worship, twelve-step programs, cultural affinity groups, advocacy groups, and governments all share the same commonality —they bring people together with the hope that more can be achieved together than alone. In the first of four shows celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Town of Lexington, our production will focus on how we are “Better Together” as shown in both historic and contemporary Lexington.
The show, featuring six storytellers and four musical performances, is hosted by award-winning spoken word artist Regie O’Hare Gibson. And for each show, Voices on the Green partners with a community organization carrying forward work that aligns with the performance theme. The community partner for this show is Lexington Lyceum Advocates, who are focused on re-energizing the spirit and synergies that come from people gathering in common space to promote dialogue and advance justice in our town. Join us to enjoy an evening when we are all “Better Together.” Doors open at 6:30 pm. All are welcome.
Learn more: www.voicesonthegreen.org

The Will To Live Concert by Lexington Symphony
2024-11-23 19:30 | Cary Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, 44106, United States
Ives | Three Places in New England 1st Movement
(The ‘St. Gaudens’ in Boston Common, Col. Shaw
& his Colored Regiment)
Nielsen | Symphony No. 4
Holst | The Planets
All ages.
Written in 1916, Nielsen said the word Inextinguishable sums up his Fourth Symphony – “the elemental will to live …. Music is Life. As soon as even a single note sounds in the air or through space, it is the result of life and movement.” These three works exemplify the human spirit that was America in the Revolutionary War. The Ives is a very local Massachusetts story. The Nielsen and the Holst were written in the same year and were influenced by what was in the air in WWI – again, humanity’s desire to live in Freedom from oppression and the forces of evil.
