Community Calendar

Join us for a program of American and French classical music, showcasing the versatility of the saxophone. Works range from John Harbison’s swaggering San Antonio Sonata to a lush, Neo-romantic sonata by Fernande Breilh-Decruck, a World War II-era female French composer whose works have only recently begun to gain prominence. Henry Cowell’s elegant Air and Scherzo and William Bolcom’s powerful Lilith round out the program. If you have never heard the saxophone in a classical setting, this is not to be missed!

GatherNYC artistic director and classical guitar virtuoso Rupert Boyd takes listeners on a journey across centuries and continents on the six strings of his guitar. From Malian kora music to atmospheric sounds from Japan to contemporary music from his home country of Australia to classic works for the Spanish guitar, Boyd’s riveting program has something for everyone.

GatherNYC is a revolutionary concert experience founded in 2018 by cellist Laura Metcalf and guitarist Rupert Boyd. The 2024-2025 season includes 17-concerts that run from October 2024 through June 2025, with concerts held every other Sunday at 11am in The Theater at MAD.

Guests at GatherNYC are served exquisite live classical music performed by New York’s immensely talented artists, artisanal coffee and pastries, a taste of spoken word, and a brief celebration of silence. The entire experience lasts one hour and evokes the community and spiritual nourishment of a religious service – but the religion is music, and all are welcome. Coffee and pastries are served before each performance at 10:30am.

Jazz Jam open to all, featuring MCCC Music Faculty and Students as part of the house band.

The Grammy Award-winning University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra arrives at Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage directly from its tour of South Africa. Soprano and 2025 Grammy Award winner Karen Slack, South African soprano Goitsemang Lehobye, and bass Daniel Washington are featured in this concert conducted by UMSO Music Director and Grammy nominee Kenneth Kiesler. The evening’s program combines film and stage music by Bernstein and Gershwin with Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony, and spirituals that are both moving and joyful.

Jazz Jam open to all, featuring MCCC Music Faculty and Students as part of the house band.

Jazz Jam open to all, featuring MCCC Music Faculty and Students as part of the house band.

Jazz Jam open to all, featuring MCCC Music Faculty and Students as part of the house band.

Jazz Jam open to all, featuring MCCC Music Faculty and Students as part of the house band.

Jazz Jam open to all, featuring MCCC Music Faculty and Students as part of the house band.