There’s Music in the Air
Cleveland’s at one of those junctures in its civic life when accentuating the positive becomes especially crucial to survival. So here’s something positive to be said for our scrappy little city: we ain’t hurting none for musical talent. And unlike curbside recycling, public waste receptacles and mounted police officers, the musical vibrancy of our city appears to be a Good Thing not threatened with extinction. Fingers crossed.
Here is just a sampling of the huge variety of this month’s musical offerings for your family to enjoy:
WED 12/3, 12 Noon Music Near the Market: “A German Christmas”, Trinity Lutheran Church, West 30th & Lorain, Ohio City. Free. Featuring Florence Mustric on the organ, playing music by Pachelbel, Bach, Reger, and David. Program repeats on WED 12/10. 216-281-1700 or mustric@lightstream.net
FRI 12/12, 10 AM & SAT 12/13, 11:00 AM Cleveland Orchestra Musical Rainbows: “The Music of Hanukkah”, Severance Hall. General admission $7. 30-minute concert featuring violin and narration. 216-231-1111 or www.clevelandorchestra.com
SAT 12/13, 7:30 PM Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra Holiday Concert, Zion United Church of Christ, 2716 West 14th Street, Tremont. Tickets $15 advance/ $20 door. Bring the kids — Santa’s going to stop by after the concert. 216-861-2371 or info@zionchurch.org
SUN 12/14, 1 PM Chanukah Unity Chorus, Tower City Skylight Concourse. Free. Children’s choral celebration for the Festival of Lights. For a full schedule of Tower City’s holiday music events, visit www.towercitycenter.com
SUN 12/14, 3 PM All-City Winter Concert, Tri-C Metro Campus, East 30th & Community College Ave., Downtown. Free. Features choirs, bands and orchestras from the Cleveland Municipal School District. 216-574-4326.
SUN 12/14, 4 PM Forest City Singers & Fortnightly Musical Club, St. Stephen Church, West 54th at Duke. Program will include less commonly-heard Christmas music selections and Benjamin Britten’s “Ceremony of Carols.” 216-631-5633.
WED 12/17, 11 AM Cleveland Orchestra Musical Rainbows: “The Legend of the Nguzo Saba”, Severance Hall. General admission $7. 30-minute concert featuring special guests DanceAfrikaDance. 216-231-1111 or www.clevelandorchestra.com
WED 12/17, 12 Noon Music Near the Market: “Music for Advent and Christmas”, Trinity Lutheran Church, West 30th & Lorain, Ohio City. Free. Featuring Robert Myers on the organ, playing Vivaldi’s concerto in D minor, transcribed by Bach, and music by Manz and
Young. Program repeats on WED 12/24. 216-281-1700 or mustric@lightstream.net
FRI 12/19, 7:30 PM Holiday Songs with Hank & Foster, Metroparks CanalWay Center, off East 49th, Cuyahoga Heights. Free. Folk music for the whole family. 216-206-1000.
SAT 12/20, 11 AM Cleveland Orchestra Musical Rainbows: Christmas Brass Quintet, Severance Hall. General admission $7. 216-231-1111 or www.clevelandorchestra.com
SAT 12/20, 3 PM Broadway School of Music & the Arts Student Holiday Recital, Broadway United Methodist Church, 5246 Broadway Avenue, Slavic Village. Free. 216-641-0630 or broadwaysch@yahoo.com
Enjoy this festive month and all the musical treasures that it brings.