
Alchemy | Castle of Our Skins
Castle of our Skins’ Portrait Concert Alchemy: featuring composer Jonathan Bailey Holland.
Castle of our Skins’ Portrait Concert Alchemy: featuring composer Jonathan Bailey Holland.
Castle of Our Skins’ Portrait Concert Alchemy: featuring composer Jonathan Bailey Holland.
Join for the 2025 Spring Soirée, where we'll celebrate the end of another fantastic season at A Far Cry and unveil what we're dreaming up for the future!
Founded in 2024, the Smithsonian Academy Orchestra is a project of the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC directed by Kenneth Slowik. Modeled after Frans Brüggen’s Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, their repertoire ranges from Bach to Schoenberg performed on period instruments. Hear them perform works by Greig, Bruckner, and Dvorak on their April Tour with performances in Boston, Great Barrington, New Jersey, and Washington DC! SAO concerts are free and open to the public due to the generous support of The Honorable John FW Rogers and Goldman Sachs.
Guest artist-teacher for a masterclass with students at the Windsor School.
In celebration of the versatility and virtuosity of A Far Cry’s violin and cello sections, curator Sarah Darling throws down a gauntlet of a program that showcases the technical prowess and emotional depth of these instruments. Featuring four Criers from the violin section and all four Crier cellists in a program of chamber music done in only the way A Far Cry can: Sibling Sounds highlights the radiant harmonies of a violin quartet, the lush sound of four cellos, and the close bonds within.
In celebration of the versatility and virtuosity of A Far Cry’s violin and cello sections, curator Sarah Darling throws down a gauntlet of a program that showcases the technical prowess and emotional depth of these instruments. Featuring four Criers from the violin section and all four Crier cellists in a program of chamber music done in only the way A Far Cry can: Sibling Sounds highlights the radiant harmonies of a violin quartet, the lush sound of four cellos, and the close bonds within.
AFC invites you to join us for a free family concert in downtown Roslindale at the Substation. The first hour of the event, families with young kiddos are invited to enjoy a short, participatory, kid-focused musical presentation, after which the musicians will take a break and you’ll have a chance to socialize and grab a snack.
American Form/s is a musical tapestry depicting the many sounds of American classical music, including classically-framed infusions of soul, bluegrass, jazz, blue, and elements of rag.
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons is a foundational work that has sparked the imagination of musicians and audiences for over 300 years. Through the lens of climate change A Far Cry intertwines this seminal work with newer pieces by an eclectic group of composers who are similarly drawn to the cyclical nature of time and its capability for renewal.
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons is a foundational work that has sparked the imagination of musicians and audiences for over 300 years. Through the lens of climate change A Far Cry intertwines this seminal work with newer pieces by an eclectic group of composers who are similarly drawn to the cyclical nature of time and its capability for renewal.
Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet, with its depictions of darting fish and bubbling brooks, continues to be a beloved treasure of the classical music repertoire. The work has inspired generations of composers, including Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts, whose Red Snapper Quintet serves as a contemporary companion to Schubert’s iconic quintet.
AFC invites you to join us for a free family concert in downtown Roslindale at the Substation. The first hour of the event, families with young kiddos are invited to enjoy a short, participatory, kid-focused musical presentation, after which the musicians will take a break and you’ll have a chance to socialize and grab a snack.
Last season A Far Cry “scaled up” Beethoven’s quartets. This season is our first time performing what curator Michael Unterman calls a “sporty” arrangement of a symphony! The iconic “Pastorale” symphony is boiled down to its essence and paired with Quinn Mason’s Svítáni for a refreshing exploration. Daybreak’s sunrise-inspired program offers an escape from the depths of Boston’s winter.
Senior Division finals concert for the 28th Annual Sphinx Competition
Junior Division honors concert for the 28th Annual Sphinx Competition.
Ring out 2024 with Bernadette Peters and the Boston Pops, featuring timeless hits from Broadway and beyond, performed as only she can! This New Year's Eve celebration starts at 8:00pm and will give you plenty of time to make your countdown watch party.
Julius Eastman was one of the most exciting figures in American music from the 1960s through the 1980s. He was a pianist, conductor, an excellent singer, and–most enduringly–one of the most innovative composers of his time. We are thrilled to present three of his Minimalist masterpieces in concert. Kyle Marshall will premiere a new ISGM-commissioned dance, and revive one we commissioned four years ago, with a score for ten cellos!
Francesca returns to Houston to perform with duo partner Yvonne Chen for a matinée recital on the Promenade Series at the Cypress Creek Foundation for the Arts and Community Engagement.
Drawing on styles from across the globe,
Last Dance
delivers a rhythmic assortment of dance-inspired classical compositions. Feel the groove of Golijov’s Last Round, written as an homage to tango legend Astor Piazzolla; Weston’s Juba for Strings, celebrating the music and dance birthed from the African diaspora; Wijeratne’s contemporary/classical mashup Two Pop Songs on Antique Poems, sampling Schubert’s Death and the Maiden; and Enescu’s lush and exuberant Octet for Strings, completed when he was just 19. You might just dance right out of your seat.
Castle of our Skins presents a family friendly, music-dance-spoken word performance that shines the light on Black artistry as part of the Conservatory Lab Charter School's inaugural concert series.
Solo and chamber works by legendary Black composers including Samuel Coleridge Taylor and Undine Smith Moore complement the sounds of contemporary voices like Jessie Montgomery and Kendrick Lamar, all while mingling with spoken word, contemporary and balletic dance performances.
Castle of Our Skins presents a family friendly, music-dance-spoken word performance that shines the light on Black artistry through solo and chamber works by legendary Black composers like Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Undine Smith Moore as well as contemporary voices like Jessie Montgomery and Kendrick Lamar.
A Far Cry Chamber Orchestra
Featuring Davóne Tines
Curated by Crier Megumi Stohs Lewis & Davóne Tines
Harry Burleigh, Robert MacGimsey, Antonín Dvořák, Tyshawn Sorey, Frederick Tillis
A Far Cry Chamber Orchestra
Featuring Davóne Tines
Curated by Crier Megumi Stohs Lewis & Davóne Tines
Harry Burleigh, Robert MacGimsey, Antonín Dvořák, Tyshawn Sorey, Frederick Tillis
In celebration of Julia Perry’s 100th birthyear Castle of our Skins will present a tribute concert at Tanglewood, featuring newly available and long forgotten gems by Perry—including her most beloved Stabat Mater—and the women who inspired her.
In celebration of Julia Perry’s 100th birthyear Castle of our Skins will present a tribute concert at Tanglewood, featuring newly available and long forgotten gems by Perry—including her most beloved Stabat Mater—and the women who inspired her.
LaB, in partnership with Arrow Street Arts, is producing Arrow Fest, celebrating the fully renovated venue at 2 Arrow Street in Cambridge. This festival takes place September 7-15, 2024.
A concert of marvelous chamber music performed by CMI musicians and CIMF Artist-Faculty
Artist ensembles perform Big Sky, Low Horizon by Micahel Ippolito, Plea for Peace by Augusta Read Thomas, Mysterium by Alexandra Bryant, Largo Cantabile by Charles Ives, Adagio from String Quartet No. 1 by Adolphus Hailstork & Spoken in Waves by Chris Beroes-Haigis
Immerse yourself in a fantastical musical journey at the Boston Festival Orchestra's first concert of the summer, "Firebird."
Join us and special guests The Mavericks & Kelli O’Hara, beloved favorites from the Boston Pops, Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, and the Mugar Family Fireworks over the Charles River.
Celebrating Juneteenth, Landmarks Orchestra, in collaboration with Castle of Our Skins, starts the 2024 summer season with a performance at the Kroc Center!
Featuring works from Florence Price, William Grant Still, Jessie Montgomery and more, this concert will be a celebration of the life and artistry of iconic Black composers.
Join us for our annual Spring Soirée on Wednesday, June 12 at 7pm. Together, we'll celebrate the end of another fantastic season at A Far Cry, and all the people (including you!) who made it possible.