TubaChristmas and the Rest of the Festive Holiday Classical Music to Catch This Week

There’s still time to celebrate the holidays with these classical music events.

– Silver Bells: a carillon festival in University Circle will waft daily 30-minute concerts of music from the 47 bells in the McGaffin Tower. You can listen via live stream as well. Here are the performers who will play (at 12:15 noon unless otherwise noted):

Thursday, 12/21: David Osburn. Friday, 12/22: Patrick Macoska. Sunday, 12/24 (Christmas Eve at 7 pm): Keiran Cantilina. Tuesday, 12/26: Sheryl Modlin.

– Cleveland Orchestra & Choruses: Holiday Concerts continue at Severance Music Center, Brett Mitchell, conducting, with Capathia Jenkins, vocalist. Thursday, 12/21 at 7:30, Friday, 12/22 at 2:30 & 7:30, & Saturday, 12/23 at 2:30 & 7:30. Read our review here.

– Guest soprano Amanda Powell joins Les Délices for a musical journey from darkness to light and from hope to joy featuring favorite carols and festive baroque music by Praetorius, Merula, Buxtehude, and others. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Akron (12/20 at 7:30), West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, Rocky River (12/21 at 7:30) & Disciples Christian Church, Cleveland Heights (12/22 at 7:30). Read our preview here.

– Stephen Eva leads the Chagrin Falls Studio Orchestra in its annual Wassail Christmas Concert at Chagrin Valley Little Theater on Friday & Saturday at 7:30.

– And countless tubas and euphoniums will crowd the stage of E.J. Thomas Hall for the annual TubaChristmas Akron on Saturday at high noon. Tucker Jolly & Christopher Blaha are on the podium, and you can join them for a 10:30 rehearsal that will cost you $10. Let them know you’re coming with an email, dress in bright, festive, holiday colors and decorate your instrument.

Click here to visit the ClevelandClassical.com Concert Listings page for more information.

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