If you love to take advantage of the live music offerings near you, this weekend offers several great reasons to leave the house.
From a discussion on the greatest musical songwriters to a jazz festival featuring student musicians, read on for a local music to-do list to fill your calendar this weekend.
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Discussion: Songwriters of Stage and Screen (Since 1960) at Paramount Theater
Learn about popular songwriters from stage and screen musicals in a six-session discussion series highlighting the performers' lives and work.
The series will cover Andrew Lloyd Webber, Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, Meredith Wilson, Jerry Herman, Kander and Ebb, and more. Each event will consist of 20 performance videos from concerts, films or television.
Additional session will run Feb. 10 and Feb. 17, as well as March 3, March 10 and March 17.
When: Sunday, Jan. 27, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Where: Paramount Theater, Bright Family Screening Room, 559 Washington St.
Price: $50
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Mozart + Haydn at Boston Symphony Hall
If you're in the mood for classical music, check out renditions of Mozart and Haydn's classics this Friday night at the Boston Symphony Hall.
Aisslinn Nosky will perform Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5, while the orchestra will offer Haydn's Symphony No. 99. "Harmoniemesse" will be performed by the H & H chorus.
Grab half-price tickets before they're gone.
When: Friday, Jan. 25, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Boston Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave.
Price: $37
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Cantata Singers: Primosch, Bartók & Pärt at New England Conservatory
Also this Friday: Acclaimed oboist Peggy Pearson will perform to James Promisch's "Matins" at New England Conservatory. Beta Bartók’s will also offer "Divertimento for Strings" and "Te Deum."
Composer James Primosch will give a talk before the concert, and following the show, guests are invited to a reception at the hall.
When: Friday, Jan. 25, 8 p.m.
Where: Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory, 30 Gainsborough St.
Price: $12.50-$37.50
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2019 Berklee High School Jazz Festival at Hynes Convention Center
Jazz fans: Watch big bands, combos and vocal jazz ensembles compete at the Berklee High School Jazz Festival on Saturday.
Partial scholarships to Berklee's five-week summer performance program will be awarded to the highest-rated ensembles. Individual students are also invited to audition for tuition scholarships for the full-time or five-week program.
The event will also feature performances by Berklee faculty, campus tours and more.
When: Saturday, Jan. 26, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.
Where: Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston St.
Price: Free
