LOCAL CONCERTS
Student Recitals and Professional Groups
Performing Around Wayland

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Ongoing Concert Series

Type of Concert

Music Group

Varied types & styles of music

Wayland Little Theatre Concerts: At Wayland High School Little Theatre, various Friday evenings at 8:00, free admission (donations gratefully accepted). For more information, call 508-358-4304

Band

The Concord Band is another excellent local Symphonic Concert Band right next door in Concord. They also have an outdoor concert series during the summer.

Jazz in New England

The New England Jazz Alliance keeps a listing of many of the jazz concerts in the area. They also have a hall of fame located in Boston. Check out the website at: http://www.nejazz.org/

Chinese Performing Arts

The Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts has many concerts and performances throughout the year. http://www.ChinesePerformingArts.net
Tel: 781.259.8195, Fax: 781.259.9147
Email: Foundation@ChinesePerformingArts.net

Period Instruments - Baroque, Classical, and early Romantic periods

Old Post Road Historic Concerts. The Musicians of the Old Post Road offer many concerts in many locations (including Weston Center) throghout the year. They specialize "in the period instrument performance of music from the Baroque, Classical, and early Romantic periods". See their web site for more information and a listing of concerts.

Choral music from the the Jewish traditions

Zamir Chorale of Boston On the web site it says, "Zamir means "Nightingale" in Hebrew, an appropriate name for a choral ensemble specializing in the full spectrum of music arising out of the various Jewish traditions." Check out the site for a full listing of concerts for this season.

Band

The Metropolitan Wind Symphony is a fine example of local concert band.

Jazz of all types

Jazz in Natick at The Center for Arts, 31 Main St., Natick. Tickets are available at The Center & at area retail stores & restaurants. For more info, call 508-647-0097. Many folk & jazz concerts. (Jazz listed above when I have info) Click here for their web site calendar

Everything!! Wind Ensembles, Vocal, Piano, Opera, Dance, Theatre, Jazz...

The Boston Conservatory. Check the Boston Conservatory web site for up-to-date listings.

Orchestral

Newton Symphony is one of the finest community orchestras in the world. Call 617-965-2555, or visit their website for more information.

Everything: classical, folk, theatre, solo, ensembles...

Regis College music department has wonderful concerts during the year. The concerts will, of course, include Regis performance groups, but you can also go to performances of classical music, opera, some terrific folk music like Tom Chapin & BeauSoleil, theatre and see displays of a variety of visual arts.

Brass Quintet

Apollo Brass is a local brass quintet.

Chinese Performing Arts

Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts sponsors many Chinese performers in all of the arts. There are many wonderful concerts all over the Boston Area.

Rock, Blues, Folk acoustic duo (and
former Wayland student!)

Tim & Taryn "Live Acoustic Duo" perform a wide range of Rock, Blues and Folk. Taryn (Mallard) is a former Wayland music student and is now out performing with her husband! Check their website for locations.

Everything: classical, world music, jazz, pop

Sanders Theatre - Harvard Just looking at the first few listings in September offers an amazing array of interesting concerts! Everything from classical & jazz to "world" music from India, from Pan America, from Zimbabwe and even a group that blends traditional Asian musical instruments with the jazz orchestra! (Sept. 01)

ALSO

An on-line listing of local coffeehouses presenting folk and acoustic music. (from the Community Newspaper Co.)

ALSO

Check the Boston Phoenix on-line concert listing for all kinds of music that is happening around the Boston area. For classical concerts or for pop / jazz concerts


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