MCC Kicks Off “World of Music” with Lowell Chamber Orchestra

Middlesex Community College will kick off the Fall 2023 “A World of Music” concert series with a performance by the Lowell Chamber Orchestra (LCO) at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 16 at MCC’s Richard and Nancy Donahue Family Academic Arts Center in Lowell.

“We are delighted to be opening the fall season with the Lowell Chamber Orchestra,” said Carmen Rodríguez-Peralta, MCC’s Chair of Music. “Our Fall ‘World of Music’ concert series will feature a wonderful variety of music, including orchestral music, faculty performances, lecture recitals, an exciting Klezmer Band, and an online concert in collaboration with Dracut Arts. There’s something for everyone!

The LCO, conducted by MCC faculty member Orlando Cela, will present a concert featuring miniature symphonies. Works by Yoko Nakatani, Brittney Benton, Vincent Persichetti, and Arnold Schoenberg will be performed.

Other performances at the Academic Arts Center this semester include Literature through Music at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 14; Ezekiel’s Wheels Klezmer Band at 3 p.m. on Sunday, October 22; and a second performance by the Lowell Chamber Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 9.

“A World of Music” will also hold performances at MCC’s Concert Hall on the Bedford Campus, including Guitar Music of South African Composer David Hewitt at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, October 3 and a Student Recital at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, December 4.

There will also be an Online Saturday Arts Concert featuring MCC faculty and an alum at 4 p.m. on Saturday, November 11.

All concerts are free and open to the public.

MCC’s Academic Arts Center is located at 240 Central Street in Lowell. With parking not available on site, the nearest public parking facility is the Early Garage on 135 Middlesex St.

For more information, visit www.middlesex.mass.edu/worldofmusic/