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Take a trip through time with 'Back to the Future: The Musical'

“Back to the Future: The Musical,” one of the latest adaptations of a classic film to hit Broadway, retells the story of eccentric scientist Doc Brown and hip teenager Marty McFly and their adventures in the iconic time-travelling DeLorean.
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Concerts to Watch

JazzNOW: South African Vocalist NALEDI

JazzNOW: A Musical Journey with South African Vocalist NALEDI

Thu, Feb 08, 2024
Join a remarkable musical odyssey with South African vocalist NALEDI as she shares songs from her debut album, BATHO, at the next JazzNOW event from GBH Music and JazzBoston on February 8 in Fraser Performance Studio.
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  • Boston Symphony Chamber Players
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    Virtual

    GBH Music Presents: The Boston Symphony Chamber Players

    7:30pm Thu, May 16, 2024
    Experience a live performance by one of the world's most distinguished chamber music ensembles. The Boston Symphony Chamber Players, the BSO's first-chair string and wind players, visit GBH's Fraser Performance Studio this May 16 at 7:30 pm to perform for a limited in-person audience. The performance will also stream at Classical.org and be available on-demand. In celebration of Serge Koussevitzky's 150th birthday, the concert salutes the former BSO Music Director's profound impact on the music of his time.

    Brian McCreath, producer and host of CRB Classical 99.5's Boston Symphony Orchestra broadcasts from Symphony Hall and Tanglewood, hosts the event. Tickets for both the in-person and virtual experiences are available for free.


    Boston Symphony Chamber Players Program
    Serge KOUSSEVITZKY Second movement (Andante) from Double Bass Concerto, and Valse miniature, for double bass and piano
    Walter PISTON Quintet for flute and strings
    Olivier MESSIAEN Abîme des oiseaux from Quartet for the End of Time, for solo clarinet
    Jean FRANÇAIX Dixtuor, for winds and strings


    Featured Musicians
    Alexander Velinzon, violin
    Lucia Lin, violin
    Cathy Basrak, viola
    Blaise Dejardin, cello
    Edwin Barker, bass
    Elizabeth Rowe, flute
    John Ferrillo, oboe
    Bill Hudgins, clarinet
    Richard Ranti, bassoon
    Richard Sebring, horn
    Randall Hodgkinson, piano


    Tickets for both the in-person and virtual experience are available for free.

    You have two ticket options:

    * In-person experience from 7:30-10pm, includes dessert post-reception or

    * Virtual ticket from 7:30-9pm. The performance can be streamed for free with an advanced RSVP


    Please note by registering for this event your name and email will be shared with GBH.

    Photo Credit: Robert Torres

    This event is presented with support from Comcast Xfinity Internet.
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    Ulysses Quartet at the BPL (5/22)

    2:30pm Wed, May 22, 2024
    Join GBH Music in welcoming the Ulysses Quartet as its first-ever quartet in residence with a free performance at the GBH Studio at the Boston Public Library on Wednesday, May 22, at noon.

    The Ulysses Quartet's season-long partnership as quartet in residence furthers GBH Music's ongoing effort to connect with listeners of all backgrounds and ages. The partnership will span over fifty performances and events throughout the year, including with the Boston Public and Massachusetts schools. The Ulysses Quartet’s residency at GBH is made possible by a generous contribution from the Mattina R. Proctor Foundation.

    Registration is encouraged for this free event.

    Photo credit: Lara St. John

    This event is presented with support from CRB and the Ulysses Quartet.

    The Ulysses Quartet’s residency at GBH is made possible by a generous contribution from the Mattina R. Proctor Foundation.
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    The Music of Civil Rights, from Strange Fruit to The Roots

    6:00pm Wed, May 22, 2024
    Music has always been central to the African American quest for freedom. The Civil Rights struggle and its music provided some of America’s most powerful calls of hope, moral clarity, and equity.

    During the 19th century, spirituals such as Steal Away carried coded protest. In the 20th century, protest became explicit. In the 1930s Ethel Waters sang an anti-lynching song that shocked Broadway and Billie Holiday bravely recorded the stinging song Strange Fruit. Duke Ellington’s long career spoke for racial respect and civil rights in such pieces as Black Beauty and [Martin Luther] King Fit the Battle of Alabam’.

    As political action picked up and in the 1950s and 1960s, We Shall Overcome became the clarion anthem of the Civil Rights movement and central to America’s moral quest for “a more perfect Union.” Old songs like This Little Light of Mine took on new meaning and fresh songs appeared such as If You Miss Me from the Back of the Bus. Black and white activists alike sang Bob Dylan’s Blowin’ in the Wind. And great artists—such as Sam Cooke (A Change is Gonna Come), The Impressions (People Get Ready), James Brown (Say It Loud), Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, on up to The Roots—all sang to advance respect and equality.

    Dr. John Edward Hasse, long-time music curator at the Smithsonian and Duke Ellington’s biographer, plays stirring video clips of these songs that inspired, motivated, and advocated for what Martin Luther King called for in his “I have a dream” speech: that we all be judged not by the color of our skin, “but by the content of our character.” He will also play works by W.C. Handy and Duke Ellington that helped lay the musical foundation for the Civil Rights movement.

    Bookselling information
    For in-person attendees, Trident Booksellers & Cafe, one of our community bookstore partners, will provide copies of Hesse's book Beyond Category: The Life and Genius of Duke Ellington for purchase and facilitate an author signing from 7 - 7:30 PM following the the audience Q&A. Zoom webinar attendees and any patrons wishing to order copies online may do so from Bookshop dot org by visiting this link.
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