Events

In partnership with Lakewood Congregational Church and Haynes Nursery School, we are delighted by the opportunity to host Rev. Molly Phinney Baskette for an hour talk and Q&A on her new book. We will also have books available to purchase and for Rev. Molly to sign.

This event is open to all. Childcare will be provided. Please RSVP for childcare, so that we can ensure safe and secure care.

Bless This Mess: Book Summary:
Pairing modern psychology with their progressive faith, two longtime friends—a pastor and a psychologist—deliver a clear and compelling roadmap for modern family life rooted in both science and Christian values, peppered with personal stories and a heavy dose of humor

“Groundbreaking, profound, frank and friendly, Bless This Mess is itself a blessing. While reading it, I laughed out loud and teared up. If you are struggling with how to talk to your child about God, goodness, money, sex, gender, drugs and death then Reverend Baskette and Dr. O’Donnell are here to help! They will introduce you to the latest research on child development and best practices in parenting, blended with a spirituality that is both inclusive and particular.” —Wendy Mogel, PhD, author of The Blessing of a Skinned Knee

Not long after its 1784 premiere, Mozart called his Quintet K.452 for piano and winds, “the best thing I have written in my life.” Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear masterpieces for piano and winds by Mozart and Beethoven performed by all-star period-instrument artists from the U.S. and Europe including fortepianist Sylvia Berry, Dutch bassoonist Wouter Verschuren, British clarinetist Colin Lawson, hornist Todd Williams, and oboist Debra Nagy.

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Conductor Stefan Willich brings the CityMusic Cleveland Concert Series to Lakewood Congregational Church in December. This event is free and open to the community.

PROGRAM:

Fire and Ice
Giaocchino Rossini – Overture to Cinderella
Joseph Suk – Meditation on the old Czech chorale “St. Wenceslas”
Franz Joseph Haydn -Symphony No.59 (“Fire”)
Arcangelo Corelli – Christmas Concerto, Op.6, no.8    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – German Dances, K.605 (“Sleigh Ride”)
Engelbert Humperdinck – Knusperwaltzer (Gingerbread Waltz)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Prayer from Suite No. 4 (“Mozartiana”)     FALLA El Amor Brujo – Ritual Fire Dance

More information can be found on their website.  

Join Les Delices as they prepare for their Myths and Allegories performance. We will be taking this program on tour to the Midwest, and this will be your only chance to hear this music in Northeast Ohio.

Open rehearsals break down conceptions about formality, build relationships with audience members, and banish preconceptions about what artistic “work” is. Audience members will be able to come in, listen, and learn about Les Délices’ working process at these events, while the ensemble prepares for upcoming concerts. Repeated listening also provides additional insight into the music.

This event is free and no registration is required

Les Delices brings their innovative baroque-jazz fusion program to a new level with fresh songs and arrangements featuring soprano Hélène Brunet and members of L’Harmonie des Saisons (Quebec). Timeless melodies and inspired improvisations bridge the gap between baroque composers and 20th-century songsters as we find common ground between the tender sentiments and rich harmonic language of 17th-century love songs and tunes made famous by Nina Simone, Edith Piaf, Billie Holiday, and more.

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Soloist John Clayton joins CityMusic Cleveland on March 13th, 2020 Lakewood Congregational Church in December. This event is free and open to the community.

PROGRAM:

Clayton New World Revisited for solo bass & chamber orchestra
Dvořák Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
Jazz selections played by The Spirit of the Groove

More information can be found on their website.