Events

Music & Identity: Your Listener Profile

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Why do you love the music that you do?

Join guest speaker Susan Rogers, record producer for Prince and Barenaked Ladies, Berklee College of Music professor, and author of the book This is What it Sounds Like, as she guides us through what it means to be an active participant of our own listening experience.

Uncover insights about your personal listening identity by learning about the 7 Listening Dimensions outlined in Roger’s book. This interactive event will include performances by The Adventure Trio with Rick Stone on alto saxophone, Sean Farias on bass, and CCM faculty artist Brooke Sofferman on drums.

Friday, November 22, 2024, 7:30 pm

Purchase tickets in advance or payable at the door for this event. ($25 General Admission and free for students 18 and under)

36th Annual Tree of Lights – Open House & Celebration

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Over thirty years ago, Tree of Lights began to remember and celebrate those whom we loved and were inspirational to our community. We continue that to this day.

🌟 Join Us for the Tree of Lights Open House! 🌟

For our 36th year, we’re expanding this beloved tradition into a family-friendly event, and we invite you to be a part of it!

✨ Date: Sunday, December 8
✨ Location: Emerson Hospital – Main Building
133 Old Rd to Nine Acre Corner, Concord, MA
✨ Time: 1:00 – 3:00 PM
✨ Free admission, bring your family and friends!

Celebrate the season with activities for all ages:
⭐ Create greeting cards for patients
⭐ Enjoy performances by talented local youth musicians
⭐ Experience our art exhibit by local artists dedicated to remembrance, light, hope, and love
⭐ Visit our contemplation area to honor loved ones who continue to touch our lives

Support Pediatric and Adolescent Care at Emerson Health by dedicating a Light ($10) or a Star ($25) in memory or honor of someone special. Tribute names submitted by December 4 will be included on our Tribute Wall at the event.

For more information and to make a dedication, visit emersonhealth.org/treeoflights.

Let’s light up the season with love and remembrance! 💫

Po’ Ramblin’ Boys

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Introducing a hard-driving, traditional Bluegrass band that captures the authentic spirit and energy of the genre.

Saturday, January 25, 2025, 7:00 pm

Purchase Tickets in advance or payable at the door for this event. ($35 General Admission and free for students 18 and under)

At a time when most people feel constantly distracted by technology and barraged by the news, authenticity and straightforward honesty are paramount. The music of The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys cuts right through the noise of the world and speaks plainly to the soul.

Formed in 2014 in the Smoky Mountains, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys take pride in being ambassadors of their genre, bringing their music from rural bluegrass festival stages to the rock clubs of Europe with stunning results, now coming to Concord Conservatory.

Music & Rebels

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Meet music history’s rebels and revolutionaries, from Monteverdi and Beethoven to our contemporaries and witness how, by breaking the rules, these composers changed the course of history.

In honor of the 250th anniversary of Concord’s role in the American Revolution, the program will feature the world premiere of Unrest by local composer and CCM faculty member Aaron Jay Myers, commissioned by Concord Conservatory.

Friday, February 7, 2025, 7:30 pm

Purchase tickets in advance or payable at the door for this event. ($25 General Admission and free for students 18 and under)

Join CCM faculty speaker Jackson Carruthers as he recounts how each featured musical selection broke with the conventions of its time, launching the artform and its audience into the next era.

CCM faculty artists soprano Rose Hegele and cellist Steve Marotto, along with guests, violinist Nicole Parks, pianist Elaine Rombola Aveni, and percussionist Matt Sharrock will perform this array of boundary-breaking music.

Around Hear Family Concert

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Around Hear enriches our local communities with their innovative, fun, and uplifting chamber music concerts, bringing joy and excitement to families and music lovers of all ages!

Saturday, March 22, 2:00 pm

Purchase Tickets in advance or payable at the door for this event. ($10 General Admission and free for students 18 and under)

Explore music with all your senses. Families are invited to listen to chamber music, see images, and create their own floor art at this energetic concert adventure! The Somerville based chamber ensemble Around Hear will perform works by J.S. Bach, Dvořák, and local composers Mike Kelley and Dan Sedgwick, whose musical subjects range from exoplanets to pigeons!

Around Hear founders and core members violinist Marji Gere and pianist Dan Sedgwick are joined by singer Will Green. The program will open with a special feature of one of CCM’s own student performers.