Free Lectures, Workshops & Concerts

Arts Speak is an educational series of lectures and performance lectures that celebrates the power of creativity through arts and music. Join us in person or tune in virtually to explore, learn, and connect on a wide variety of topics surrounding Arts and music with renowned experts.

All are Welcome! In Person & Livestreamed

The Celtic Harp: Echoes Across Time

Saturday, January 17 — 3:30 PM

Presented by Áine Minogue, Harpist

Celtic harpist Áine Minogue invites audiences on a luminous journey where the harp becomes both instrument and storyteller. Tracing the harp’s role as a mirror of Ireland — from bardic courts to its place as a national symbol — Áine weaves history, poetry, and music into a living threshold between past and present.

From Landscape to Soundscape: The Garden of Cosmic Speculation in Music

Saturday, February 28 — 3:30 PM

Presented by Michael Gandolfi, composer

The span of renowned composer Michael Gandolfi’s musical investigation is paralleled by his cultural curiosity, resulting in many points of contact between the world of music and other disciplines, including science, film, education, and theater. Join Michael and come explore The Garden of Cosmic Speculation!

Divine Invitations: The Preludes of the Bach Cello Suites

Sunday, March 15 — 3:30 PM

Presented by Kevin Crudder, cellist

Recent Lectures, Workshops & Concerts

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Aesthetic Reverberations across the Arts: Exploring the Life and Music of Claude Debussy

Presented by Marie Rolf

Reflecting the Glory: The Gilded Encaustic Art of Sandra Bowden

Presented by Sandra Bowden

Music, Memory, and Meaning: How creativity helps us belong

Presented by Merideth Hite Estevez

The Art of Groove

Presented by Ted Sullivan

What Musicians Can Learn About Practicing From Current Brain Research

Presented by Dr. Molly Gebrian

Echoes Reimagined: The Evolving Voice of the Flute

Presented by Allison Parramore

A Life in Art: Reflections with Nancy Burkert

Presented by Nancy Burkert

Yevgeny Kutik: A Musical Journey Through Tradition and Memory

Presented by Yevgeny Kutik

Photo Credit: Aivars Krastiņš

Inside the Composing Process with Ēriks Ešenvalds

Presented by Ēriks Ešenvalds

Visual Storytelling: A Universal Language

Presented by Vita Tzykun

The Invisible Instrument: Preserving Our Voice in a Digital Age

Presented by David Adam Moore

Kalliope Reed Quintet Lecture Recital

Presented by Kalliope Reed Quintet

A Journey of Hope Through Faith and Art

Presented by Delro Rosco

The Composers Puzzle – How It Fits Together

Presented by Michael Burritt

95 Years of Music to Speak to Our Time – Part IV

Presented by Dr. Samuel Adler

Encore, Encore: Giving Voice to People Living with Dementia

Presented by Michael Alan Anderson PhD

Celebrate Percussion! Hands On Drum & Keyboard Workshop and Concert

Presented by Ian Hale

An Evening of Sonic Exploration: The Musical Fusion of Marimba, Art, Electronics and Voice

Presented by Maria Finkelmeier

The Music of Armenia in Recital with the Boston NOR Trio

Presented by the NOR Trio

Architecture Moriendi: Designs for the Art of Dying Well

Presented by Christy Haig, B. Arch., M. Arch.

The Seventh Symphony of Dmitri Shostakovich: A Powerful Story of Hope In Tempestuous Times

Presented by M.T. Anderson

95 Years of Music to Speak to Our Time – Part III

Presented by Dr. Samuel Adler

Music for Everyone: Improvisation for Young and Old

Presented by Christopher Azzara, PhD

Low Brass Master Class & Trombone Recital: Where Words Leave Off, Music Begins

Presented by Mark Kellogg

95 Years of Music to Speak to Our Time – Part II

Presented by Dr. Samuel Adler

Listening to Music: What the MUSIC you LOVE says about YOU

Presented by Susan Rogers

95 Years of Music to Speak to Our Time – Part I

Presented by Dr. Samuel Adler

Decoding the Ancestor of the Modern-Day Trombone

Presented by Ben David Aronson, DMA

Trumpet Function & Fashion

Presented by Jared Wallis, DMA

Medical Musician

Presented by Andrew Schulman

Sound the Trumpet

Presented by Paul Tingley, DMA

Interviews about Arts Empowering Life

Eric Metaxas – Full Interview

Spectrum (I Heart Radio) – Full Interview

Nightside with Dan Rea (WBZ Radio – I Heart Radio)