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Nov 1, 2026
Thanksgiving Hymn Sing
Dates: Nov 1
Sponsor: Arts Empowering Life
Auditorium: Performing Arts Center, Brewster
Contact: Pam Jordan
  Performing Arts Center, 95 Southern Eagle Cartway
  Brewster, MA United States
Phone: (508) 240-2400
e-mail: publicity@artsempoweringlife.org
Web: https://artsempoweringlife.org/ael-events/

November 1 at 3:30 pm Performing Arts Center, Brewster Let's gather together and lift our voices together to give thanks! Free for all with light refreshments provided. Info: 508-240-2400 | artsempoweringlife.org

The Dessoff Choirs presents Symphony in Motion
Dates: Nov 1
Sponsor: The Dessoff Choirs
Auditorium: St. Paul & St. Andrew Church
Contact: www.dessoff.org
  263 West 86th Street
  New York, NY United States
Phone: 212-362-3179
e-mail: dessoff@dessoff.org
Web: https://www.dessoff.org/events/symphony-in-motion

The Dessoff Choirs – led by Music Director Malcolm J. Merriweather – opens its 2026-2027 season with Symphony in Motion. The concert will feature Gregg Smith’s The Continental Harmonist and Igor Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms, both with newly created dances choreographed by Freddie Moore and Footprints Dance Company, as well as a world premiere of a work by Margaret Bonds.

Nov 5, 2026
Raphaël Feuillâtre: Latin Passions
Dates: Nov 5
Auditorium: The Old Church Concert Hall
  1422 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97201
  Portland, OR United States
Phone: 503-294-6400
e-mail: tickets@cmnw.org
Web: https://cmnw.org/concerts-events/2026-27-season/raphael-feuillatre-latin-passions/2581

Hailed by France Musique as the new face of the classical guitar, Djibouti-born French guitarist Raphaël Feuillâtre regularly delights audiences and critics worldwide with his charismatic artistry, embracing everything from Baroque-period repertoire to compositions by trailblazing contemporary composers. His jaw-dropping precision, technical mastery, and creative vision make works from all time periods sound as if they were written yesterday–alive, heartfelt, and filled with color. Don’t miss a passionate evening of Latin music, including many of Feuillâtre’s own arrangements. This program is approximately 90 minutes long.

Nov 6, 2026
Boston Modern Orchstra Project in Concert featuring Julia Bullock
Dates: Nov 6
Auditorium: NEC's Jordan Hall
  30 Gainsborough Street
  Boston, MA United States
Web: https://www.bmop.org

Anthony De Ritis’s Jiggedy, Jingle, Jaunty, Jaunty, a world premiere for orchestra and electronics, pays homage to two 20th-century giants, James Joyce and Luciano Berio ,through a dialogue that stretches across time. BMOP welcomes soprano Julia Bullock for Samuel Barber’s iconic Knoxville: Summer of 1915, a setting of James Agee’s 1938 prose text whose childlike recollection of a summer evening remains one of Barber’s most beloved creations. In addition, Ms. Bullock also performs two movements from Matt Aucoin’s The No One’s Rose, settings of poems by Paul Celan that explore memory, language, and loss. The evening concludes with Charles Wuorinen’s Delight of the Muses, a homageto Mozart based on material from Don Giovanni. Outlandish, sentimental, and a rousing good time, this ballet shows this iconic American composer at his irreverent best.

Composers Concordance Presents CompCord @Harlem Jazz featuring Sound Liberation 'Ella Fitzgerald Inspired'
Dates: November 6, 2026
Auditorium: Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church
Contact: Gene Pritsker
  15 Mt Morris Park W, New York City
  New York City, NY United States
Phone: +1 646-522-9442
e-mail: composersconcordance@gmail.com
Web: https://composersconcordance.wixsite.com/2026-2027-season

New York, NY — What happens when the spirit of Ella Fitzgerald meets contemporary composition, improvisation, and the adventurous energy of New York’s new music community? On Friday, November 6, Composers Concordance presents “Ella Fitzgerald Inspired,” an adventurous concert celebrating one of the most influential voices in American music while looking beyond the familiar repertoire to explore the creative possibilities her legacy continues to inspire.

Daniel Roth in Concert on the St. Cecilia Organ
Dates: Nov 6
Sponsor: Arts Empowering Life
Auditorium: Church of the Transfiguration, Orleans, MA
Contact: Pam Jordan
  Church of the Transfiguration, 5 Bay View Drive
  Orleans, MA United States
Phone: (508) 240-2400
e-mail: publicity@artsempoweringLife.org

November 6 at 7:30 pm Church of the Transfiguration, Orleans Daniel Roth is Titular Organist at St. Sulpice in Paris. Don't miss his return performance to Cape Cod this fall! From his last concert in Orleans: “Roth certainly opened our ears with a sonic coloring book of organ effects infused with the incense and visual feast of a great cathedral. The master improvisor thus sent us off with a fitting, deeply considered, and not-to-be forgotten postlude.” Boston Musical Intelligencer “Daniel Roth showed himself a master both stylistically and technically …”—Musical Times Info: 508-240-2400 | artsempoweringlife.org (Free for Students and youth 18 & under)

Newport Classical: Michael Leonardo Davidman, piano
Dates: Nov 6
Sponsor: Newport Classical
Auditorium: Newport Classical Recital Hall
  42 Dearborn St
  Newport, RI United States
e-mail: info@newportclassical.org
Web: https://newportclassical.org/event/michael-leonardo-davidman/

Winner of the 2025 American Piano Awards, Michael Leonardo Davidman is among the most distinguished young pianists in the nation. Praised for playing with “thunderous authority and loads of interpretive nuance” (Upstage), he is a recipient of numerous top honors, including prizes at the Long-Thibaud Competition and the Juilliard Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition. For his Newport Debut, Davidman brings a program spanning Bach, Schubert, Liszt, and Franck to the Recital Hall for an evening featuring his signature “chiseled and fiery playing” (Pianiste Magazine).

Nov 7, 2026
Balourdet Quartet & Jordan Bak bring a Viola Quintet to PSC
Dates: November 7th, 2026 at 7:30pm
Sponsor: Peoples' Symphony Concerts
Auditorium: High School of Fashion Industries
Contact: info@pscny.org
  225 W 24th St
  New York, NY United States
Phone: (212) 586-4680
e-mail: info@pscny.org
Web: https://pscny.org

Following their Carnegie Hall debut, the Balourdet Quartet brings their “infectious spirit” (Chicago Classical Review) to Peoples’ Symphony Concerts with guest collaborator Jordan Bak, viola, on November 7th at 7:30pm. Their concert will include Brahms’ celebrated Viola Quintet in G plus a new “spellbinding” work by Paul Novak & more. Founded in 1900, PEOPLES’ SYMPHONY CONCERTS presents classical music of the highest caliber at affordable prices in New York City. View our 26-27 calendar and buy tickets at pscny.org. Order the six-concert Mann series to get this concert PLUS five other great performances for as little as $56, or less than $10 per concert.

Lost Voices of Byzantium
Dates: Nov 7
Sponsor: Arts Empowering Life
Auditorium: Performing Arts Center, Brewster
Contact: Pam Jordan
  Performing Arts Center, 95 Southern Eagle Cartway
  Brewster, MA United States
Phone: (508) 240-2400
e-mail: publicity@artsempoweringlife.org
Web: https://artsempoweringlife.org/ael-events/

November 7 at 3:30 pm Performing Arts Center, Brewster Dr. Spyridon Antonopoulos provides a window into the mystical sounds of Byzantine chant, the sacred music of the Eastern church - exploring both the oral and written traditions as they developed from ancient Christian communities up until his present day work as a scholar and performer. This form of sung prayer will lift your spririt as it has throughout the ages. Free admission for all. Info: 508-240-2400 | artsempoweringlife.org

Nemanja Radulovic & Double Sens
Dates: Nov 7
Sponsor: La Jolla Music Society
Auditorium: The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
Contact: 8584593728
  7600 Fay Ave
  La Jolla, CA United States
Phone: 8584593728
e-mail: boxoffice@theconrad.org
Web: https://theconrad.org/events/radulovic-double-sens/

Rising star Nemanja Radulovic won the prestigious 2024 Opus Klassik Award for Concerto Recording of the Year for his acclaimed Beethoven Violin Concerto & Kreutzer Sonata recording. Expect an evening of emotional intensity and rhythmic vitality as he performs with his boundary-breaking ensemble Double Sens.

Nov 12, 2026
Composers Concordance Presents Art of the Art Song Ljiljana Winkler - Soprano
Dates: November 12th, 2026
Auditorium: MISE-EN_PLACE
Contact: Gene Pritsker
  45 St. Nicholas Avenue, NYC
  New York City, NY United States
Phone: +1 646-522-9442
e-mail: composersconcordance@gmail.com
Web: https://composersconcordance.com

New York, NY — Hear the art song in its evolving richness as soprano Ljiljana Winkler and pianist Jai Jeffryes perform Art of the Art Song on Thursday, November 12, at 7pm. The program features works by Seth Boustead, Carlos Castro, Eugene W. McBride, Debra Kaye, Joseph Pehrson, Gene Pritsker, Roger G. Stubblefield, Robert Voisey, and Randall Woolf. Each compositon will also have a video component with video art by Lisa Barcy, Graham Elliott, Margareta Kern, Milica Paranosic, Roxanne Rea.

Nov 13, 2026
Les Arts Florissants
Dates: Nov 13
Sponsor: La Jolla Music Society
Auditorium: The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
Contact: 8584593728
  7600 Fay Ave
  La Jolla, CA United States
Phone: 8584593728
e-mail: boxoffice@theconrad.org
Web: https://theconrad.org/events/les-arts-florissants/

Join Baroque masters William Christie and Paul Agnew for a vivid program of Monteverdi’s finest madrigals for mixed voices, including a performance of the iconic Il Combattimento. Christie will lead the continuo from the harpsichord, while Agnew will direct and sing with a vocal ensemble to reveal Monteverdi’s transformative power and enduring musical innovation.

Nov 14, 2026
American Premiere of "Requiem for America"
Dates: Nov 14
Auditorium: NEC's Jordan Hall
  30 Gainsborough Street
  Boston, MA United States
Web: https://www.whitesnakeprojects.org/requiem-for-america/

Hailed for creating diverse, timely and relevant opera-theater, White Snake Projects (WSP) presents the U.S. premiere of Brent Michael Davids’s monumental orchestral work Requiem for America: Singing for the Invisible People. This profoundly moving musical work brings an abrupt and necessary shift of perspective amid the celebrations of the 250th anniversary of America’s independence. Drawing deeply from his Native American heritage, Davids tackles the genocidal founding of America, challenging music norms and sanitized historical rhetoric to give voice to America’s invisible people: American Indians.

Beethoven Symphony No. 7
Dates: November 14th
Auditorium: Ambassador Auditorium
Contact: BoxOffice@PasadenaSymphony-Pops.org
  131 S Saint John Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105
  Pasadena, CA United States
Phone: 6267937172
e-mail: boxoffice@pasadenasymphony-pops.org
Web: https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/concert/beethoven-symphony-7-2026/

November 14, 2026 2:00pm & 8:00pm Brett Mitchell, conductor Michael Kaufman, cello Carlos Simon Fate Now Conquers Elgar Cello Concerto Beethoven Symphony No. 7

PSC Celebrates Marlboro Music’s 75 Birthday
Dates: November 14th, 2026 at 7:30pm
Sponsor: Peoples' Symphony Concerts
Auditorium: Washington Irving Campus
Contact: info@pscny.org
  40 Irving Place
  New York, NY United States
Phone: (212) 586-4680
e-mail: info@pscny.org
Web: https://pscny.org

Peoples’ Symphony Concerts salutes Marlboro Music Festival’s 75th Anniversary with Co-Artistic Director Jonathan Biss and recent participants with Mozart, Schumann & more. The concert will be held at 7:30pm on November 14th at Washington Irving Campus near Union Square. Featured performers include Biss, violinist Sammy Andonian, cellist Joseph Staten, and soprano Bridget Esler. Founded in 1900, PEOPLES’ SYMPHONY CONCERTS presents classical music of the highest caliber at affordable prices in New York City. View our 26-27 calendar and buy tickets at pscny.org. Order the six-concert Arens series to get this concert PLUS five other great performances for as little as $56, or less than $10 per concert.

Yale Symphony Presents: Spirits of America at 250
Dates: Nov 14
Auditorium: Woolsey Hall
Contact: brian.s.robinson@yale.edu
  Woolsey Hall 500 College Street
  New Haven, CT United States
Phone: 203-432-4140
e-mail: the.yale.symphony.orchestra@gmail.com
Web: https://yso.yale.edu/events/2026-11-14-yale-symphony-presents-spirits-of-america-at-250

The Yale Symphony Orchestra (YSO) continues its 2026-27 season with "Spirits of America at 250," a special concert on Saturday, November 14, 2026, at 7:30 pm in Woolsey Hall. YSO Director Elizabeth Askren leads the program, with guest conductor Thomas C. Duffy, and is joined by Grammy-winning ensemble Eighth Blackbird and the Greater New Haven Community Chorus, directed by Alysoun Kegel. The program features: Joan Tower – Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 1 Margaret Bonds – Montgomery Variations (1, 2, 4, and 7) Kinds of Kings – Nine Mothers, Mvmt 3 Thomas C. Duffy – Corpus Callosum Gabriela Lena Frank – Apu: Tone Poem for Orchestra Charles Ives – New England Holidays: Thanksgiving and Forefathers' Day

Nov 15, 2026
“Exile | Banishment | Home”
Dates: November 15, 2026
Sponsor: Ensemble for These Times
Auditorium: Old First Concerts
Contact: Renata Volchinskaya
  1751 Sacramento St.
  San Francisco, CA United States
Phone: (415) 474-1608
Web: https://E4TT.org/banishment.html

What does it mean to be home and not yet home? E4TT explores this duality with Shostakovich’s From Jewish Folk Poetry, Op. 79 (selections), sung in the poetry’s original Yiddish language and the World Premiere of Skazka (fairytale), twisted Russian folktales reinterpreted and subverted by emerging composer Alex Malinas with images by Aria Nunez after Russian illustrator Ivan Bilibin, along with new music by Mary Bianco, Andrea Casarrubios, David Garner, and Stella G. Gitelman Willoughby. E4TT (soprano Nanette McGuinness, cellist Megan Chartier, and pianist Margaret Halbig) will be joined by soprano Carina Kahane, mezzo-soprano Melinda Martinez Becker, narrator Alex Malinas, violinist Aria Shum, flute/piccolo player Taylor Robinson, clarinetist Zoe King, and percussionist Eddie Virtgaym. The concert will be performed at Old First Concerts in San Francisco and also livestreamed on O1C’s YouTube channel, with a pre-concert composer talk and co-presented by KlezCalifornia.

Bella Hristova – Marsalis Concerto
Dates: Nov 15 to Nov 16
Sponsor: Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra
Contact: Mario Incorvaia
  First Presbyterian Church 540 William Hilton Parkway (Business Route 278)
  Hilton Head Island, SC United States
Phone: (843) 842-2055
e-mail: kfinley@hhso.org
Web: https://hhso.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SPb00000nY3nFMAS

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2026, 4:00 PM MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2026, 7:30 PM John Morris Russell, conductor Bella Hristova, violin Wynton Marsalis Violin Concerto in D Antonín Dvorák Symphony No. 7 Where Classical Meets Jazz. Violinist Bella Hristova, a favorite among HHSO audiences, returns for a rollicking performance of Wynton Marsalis’ groundbreaking Violin Concerto—a vibrant blend of jazz, blues, bluegrass, and classical traditions. Paired with Dvo?ák’s dramatic Seventh Symphony, this concert is a virtuosic showpiece for the entire orchestra. Experience: Bold rhythms. Brilliant artistry. Music without boundaries.

Composers Concordance Presents WATER & SPACE An Immersive Multimedia Concert of Contemporary Music and Visual Art
Dates: November 15, 2026
Auditorium: Westbeth
Contact: Gene Pritsker
  55 Bethune Street, New York City
  New York City, NY United States
Phone: +1 646-522-9442
e-mail: composersconcordance@gmail.com
Web: https://composersconcordance.com

New York, NY — Composers Concordance presents Water & Space, an evening of contemporary music and visual art bringing together five composers, six performers, and a collection of visual works in a dynamic exploration of sound, image, and imagination. The concert features the world of Water & Space, a 40-minute multimedia composition by Gene Pritsker inspired by the artwork of Monika Mendat. Combining live instrumental performance with a specially created 40-minute video of Mendat’s art, produced by Pritsker, the work creates an immersive audiovisual experience in which music and visual art unfold together in real time.

Manual Cinema’s Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster
Dates: Nov 15
Sponsor: La Jolla Music Society
Auditorium: The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
Contact: 8584593728
  7600 Fay Ave
  La Jolla, CA United States
Phone: 8584593728
e-mail: boxoffice@theconrad.org
Web: https://theconrad.org/events/leonardo-manual-cinema/

Hundreds of illustrated paper puppets, two-dimensional props, furry monster puppets, and songs to bring Mo Willems’ popular children’s books to life. Leonardo is a terrible monster. He tries so hard to be scary, but he just … isn’t. When he meets the most scaredy-cat kid the world, will they just be scaredy cats or could they become friends? Beloved children’s book author Mo Willems’ delightful characters come to live in Manual Cinema’s imaginative show featuring colorful puppets, playful props, and live on–stage movie?making.

Nov 18, 2026
The Nation's Leading Disability-Affirmative Opera Company, Opera Praktikos, Premieres Groundbreaking Reimagination of La Sonnambula
Dates: Nov 18 at 7:30pm
Sponsor: makemake festival
Auditorium: National Sawdust
  80 N 6th Street
  Brooklyn, NY United States
Web: https://www.operaprak.org

Leading the vanguard in interabled opera, Opera Praktikos presents the world premiere of its latest project La Sonnambula (The Sleepwalker) as part of National Sawdust’s 2026 makemake Festival. In a one-night only concert performance on Wednesday, November 18, 2026, this unique 90-minute work transforms Bellini-Romani’s classic masterwork into an unparalleled integrated experience where Italian song and American Sign Language become one expressive whole. Featuring arrangement and orchestration by Spicer Carr, ASL translation & integration by Brandon Kazen-Maddox, Director of Artistic Sign Language by Patrice Creamer; Book, and English translation by Marianna Mott Newirth, this production integrates ASL and Deaf culture into the narrative of a classic opera setting the standard for what’s possible when Disability-creativity is brought into the field.

Nov 19, 2026
Ana Gasteyer: Sugar & Booze
Dates: Nov 19
Auditorium: Wharton Center Pasant Theatre
Contact: whartoncenter@gmail.com
  750 East Shaw Lane, East Lansing, MI 48825, USA
  East Lansing, MI United States
Phone: 5174322000
e-mail: whartoncenter@gmail.com
Web: https://www.whartoncenter.com/events/detail/ana-gasteyer

Ana Gasteyer is a celebrated musician, comedian, and actor known for her dynamic and versatile career across music, television, and Broadway. A natural performer with a powerhouse voice, she has captivated audiences for decades with her wit, warmth, and extraordinary talent. Every holiday, Ana delights fans nationwide with her cheeky holiday tour featuring tunes from her critically acclaimed album, Sugar & Booze. The retro-inspired album, which reached the Billboard Jazz Top 5, was called “an uproarious homage to Christmas albums of old” by Billboard. Both playful and soulful, the album showcases her formidable vocal chops and earned rave reviews from critics. Whether she's belting out a holiday classic, commanding the Broadway stage, or delivering biting satire on screen, Ana Gasteyer continues to charm audiences with her extraordinary range and undeniable talent.

Modus Operandi Orchestra presents Celebrating America at 250
Dates: November 19, 2026
Auditorium: Merkin Hall
  129 W 67th St, New York, NY 10023
  New York, NY United States
Phone: 212-501-3330
Web: https://www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org/mch/event/modus-merkin-celebrating-americas-250/

On Thursday, November 19 at 6:30 pm, New York-based Modus Operandi Orchestra (MOO) returns to Merkin Hall in a concert of works by Copland, Barber, Montgomery and Dvo?ák. This celebration of America’s 250th anniversary offers a powerful program showcasing the extraordinary breadth and vitality of American music. Founded by conductor and music director Justin Bischof, MOO - Modus Operandi Orchestra is comprised of some of the finest freelance orchestral players in the country. Guest artist, acclaimed Canadian operatic soprano Katherine Whyte will be the soloist for Barber’s beloved Knoxville: Summer of 1915. Complete Program: AARON COPLAND Fanfare for the Common Man JESSIE MONTGOMERY Coincident Dances SAMUEL BARBER Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24, Katherine Whyte, soprano SAMUEL BARBER Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 ANTONIN DVO?ÁK Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, “From the New World”

Nov 20, 2026
Composers Concordance Presents Berten D'Hollander - Flute & Warren Nicholson - Guitar
Dates: November 20th, 2026
Auditorium: Saint John's in the Village
Contact: Gene Pritsker
  218 West 11th Street, NYC
  NYC, NY United States
Phone: +1 646-522-9442
e-mail: composersconcordance@gmail.com
Web: https://composersconcordance.com

New York, NY — The Composers Concordance Series presents an evening of adventurous music featuring acclaimed performers Warren Nicholson, guitar, and Berten D’Hollander, flute, on Friday, November 20, at 7 p.m. at Saint John’s in the Village, 218 W. 11th Street, New York City. The concert is divided into two complementary programs, with Nicholson presenting a selection of works for solo guitar and D’Hollander showcasing music for flute, including pieces performed composer collaborators. The flute program features composers joining D’Hollander for their own works, creating opportunities for direct collaboration between composer and performer. The evening culminates in a special performance by both musicians of the second movement, “Siciliana,” from Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Sonatina, Op. 205, bringing flute and guitar together in an intimate musical encounter.

good loser by Alexa Solveig Mardon on November 20 & 21, 2026
Dates: Nov 20 to 21
Sponsor: New Works
Auditorium: The Roundhouse Community Centre
Contact: antonio@newworks.ca
  181 Roundhouse Mews
  Vancouver, BC Canada
Phone: 604-893-8807
e-mail: antonio@newworks.ca
Web: https://www.newworks.ca

Join New Works for the full-length world premiere of good loser, in partnership with Mardon + Mitsuhashi and the Roundhouse Community Centre. Choreographed and performed by Alexa Solveig Mardon, good loser features an exhilarating, highly-physical duet between a dancer and live drummer, where the performers work to stay present to the continuous unfolding moment. The performance serves as an open invitation to embrace life's inevitable shifts, sharing an honest, movement-driven reflection on vulnerability and presence. "This piece, at its heart, is an attempt to stay afloat amidst compound global and personal losses: to apprentice myself to the lifelong work of becoming a good loser.” -Alexa Solveig Mardon. Event Details: Friday, November 20, 2026 at 7:30pm Saturday, November 21, 2026 at 7:30pm ? The Roundhouse Community Centre (181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2W3) ?: $25 General Admission For tickets and further information, visit: newworks.ca

Newport Classical: Guitarist Raphaël Feuillâtre performs “Latin Passions”
Dates: Nov 20
Sponsor: Newport Classical
Auditorium: Newport Classical Recital Hall
  42 Dearborn St
  Newport, RI United States
e-mail: info@newportclassical.org
Web: https://newportclassical.org/event/raphael-feuillatre/

Hailed as one of the leading classical guitarists of his generation, Raphaël Feuillâtre brings a deeply personal approach to the guitar’s most beloved repertoire. In a program titled “Latin Passions,” Feuillâtre explores the rich musical traditions of Spain and Latin America through works by Tárrega, Albéniz, Llobet, Barrios, Lauro, Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla, and Assad. From the shimmering beauty of “Recuerdos de la Alhambra” to the fiery rhythms of Brazil and Argentina, this vibrant program showcases the guitar’s remarkable ability to sing, dance, and tell stories across cultures.

Nov 21, 2026
Damon Grant: Arts Speak Performance Lecture
Dates: Nov 21
Sponsor: Arts Empowering Life
Auditorium: Performing Arts Center, Brewster
Contact: Pam Jordan
  Performing Arts Center, 95 Southern Eagle Cartway
  Brewster, MA United States
Phone: (508) 240-2400
e-mail: publicity@artsempoweringlife.org
Web: https://artsempoweringlife.org/ael-events/

November 21 at 3:30 pm Performing Arts Center, Brewster Mastering the Craft: the Gig, the Gear, the Goals Damon Grant, percussionist, educator, and podcaster (Discussions in Percussion) will perform and speak on the tools of the trade—all that contributes to the progress and success in the life of a drummer Free admission for all. Info: 508-240-2400 | artsempoweringlife.org

Nov 22, 2026
The Naghash Ensemble
Dates: Nov 22
Sponsor: La Jolla Music Society
Auditorium: The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
Contact: 8584593728
  7600 Fay Ave
  La Jolla, CA United States
Phone: 8584593728
e-mail: boxoffice@theconrad.org
Web: https://theconrad.org/events/naghash-ensemble/

This acclaimed ensemble combines the earthy spirituality of Armenian folk song with contemporary music. Three brilliant vocalists and some of Armenia’s finest instrumentalists on duduk, oud, dhol, and piano play new music based on sacred texts by the medieval Armenian mystic poet and priest Mkrtich Naghash.

Nov 23, 2026
Composers Concordance Presents Inspired by Miles
Dates: November 23rd, 2026
Auditorium: The Bitter End
Contact: Gene Pritsker
  147 Bleecker Street, NYC
  New York City, NY United States
Phone: +1 646-522-9442
e-mail: composersconcordance@gmail.com
Web: https://composersconcordance.com

New York, NY — Composers Concordance continues its adventurous series of concerts with 'Inspired by Miles,' an evening celebrating the restless imagination and far-reaching musical legacy of Miles Davis. On Monday, November 23, 2026, at 7p.m., the series brings composers, improvisers, and poets together at The Bitter End (147 Bleecker Street, NYC.) At the center of the evening is keyboardist and composer Adam Holzman, whose connection to Davis is firsthand: he performed with Davis from 1985 to 1989, appeared on Tutu, and became the band’s musical director in 1988. Holzman brings that lived experience of Davis’s late-period music to a program that treats his influence not as a museum piece, but as an open invitation to experiment, respond, and invent.

Nov 28, 2026
Elanei
Dates: Nov 28
Sponsor: Portland Chamber Music Festival
Auditorium: One Longfellow Square
Contact: Jocelyn Leighton-Cory
  181 State Street
  Portland, ME United States
Phone: (800) 320-0257
e-mail: office@pcmf.org
Web: https://www.pcmf.org/2026-11-28

The Portland Chamber Music Festival is thrilled to present the East Coast debut of Elanei, a genre-defying chamber music supergroup inspired by the roots and cultural heritage of its members. Born from a sold-out collaboration at Carnegie Hall, Elanei (from the Greek word for light) is made up of violinist Nick Kendall of the two-time Grammy winning trio Time for Three, Catalan singer/songwriter/guitarist Lau Noah, and the Cuban-born composer and pianist Ahmed Alom. This brand new “classical alternative” band delivers exceptional, unconventional performing artistry with broad appeal to everyone from traditional classical music lovers to Latin jazz and experimental songwriting fans.

Holiday Pops
Dates: Nov 28 to Nov 30
Sponsor: Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra
Contact: Mario Incorvaia
  First Presbyterian Church 540 William Hilton Parkway (Business Route 278)
  Hilton Head Island, SC United States
Phone: (843) 842-2055
e-mail: kfinley@hhso.org
Web: https://hhso.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SPb00000nkMR7MAM

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2026, 4:00 PM MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2026, 7:30 PM Bluffton concert Saturday, NOVEMBER 28, 2026, 7:00 PM St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church, Bluffton John Morris Russell, conductor Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Dr. Dustin Ousley, director Melinda Doolittle, vocalist Mana Takahashi, violin (2026 Youth Concerto Competition winner) The Lowcountry’s Holiday Tradition. Kick off the holiday season with music that brings generations together. Joined by American Idol and Broadway star Melinda Doolittle, the HHSO Chorus, and the Youth Concerto Competition winner, this festive program blends beloved holiday classics with joyful new favorites that capture the warmth and spirit of the season. Experience: Gather family and friends for one of the Lowcountry’s favorite holiday traditions.

Nov 29, 2026
Bartók World Competition - Composition 2026
Dates: November 29, 2026
Auditorium: Liszt Academy, 8 Liszt Ferenc tér Budapest 1061 Hungary
Contact: Agnes Mester, kommunikacio@zeneakademia.hu
  Liszt Ferenc tér 8
  Budapest, Hungary
e-mail: mester.agnes@zeneakademia.hu
Web: https://bartokworldcopetition.hu

The Bartók World Competition 2026 is open for submissions. We invite composers under 40 to submit original string quartet works (6–8 minutes) inspired by the spirit of Béla Bartók. The award-winning works will be premiered at a Gala Concert on 29 November 2026 in the Solti Hall of the Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest. The international jury will be chaired by Swedish composer Anders Hillborg. The competition offers a total prize fund of €10,000. Application deadline: 25 August 2026. Let your music speak!

Composers Concordance Presents Low Blow
Dates: November 29, 2026
Auditorium: The Stonewall Inn
Contact: Gene Pritsker
  53 Christopher Street, New York City
  New York City, NY United States
Phone: +1 646-522-9442
e-mail: composersconcordance@gmail.com
Web: https://composersconcordance.com

New York, NY — On Sunday, November 29, Composers Concordance presents Low Blow, an adventurous afternoon of contemporary music featuring the CompCord Low Brass Ensemble at the legendary Stonewall Inn. Bringing together ten composers and a powerhouse ensemble of horn, trombone, bass trombone, and tuba players, Low Blow celebrates the rich, bold, and often unexpected sonic possibilities of low brass.



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