For Adults
Many people find that the more they know about an art form, the more they enjoy it. The Cleveland Orchestra provides spoken, written, and audiovisual commentary on the music it performs, and it presents concerts in a variety of formats. Whatever your style of learning, you can easily find information about the music and the composers on the Orchestra’s programs.
Cleveland Orchestra Blog
Looking for the latest news about The Cleveland Orchestra? Or behind-the-scenes information about an upcoming artist or event? Photographs from a recent event? Learn more online at the Cleveland Orchestra Blog. Click here to open the blog in a new window.
Concert Previews
Cleveland Orchestra Concert Previews take place one hour prior to every subscription concert and are designed to enrich the concert-going experience for audience members of all levels of musical knowledge through interviews with conductors, guest artists, and Orchestra staff, and through exploration of the music by local and national experts.
This series is funded by a generous endowment gift from Dorothy Humel Hovorka.
Music Study Groups in Your Neighborhood
Unlock the magic of music with Cleveland Orchestra Music Study Groups led by Dr. Rose Breckenridge. Meet both new and experienced music lovers and explore the Orchestra’s ‘concert of the week’ through informal lectures, listening and discussion at one of our six convenient community locations.
Expanded Series – now covers the complete Severance Hall season. Choose fall, winter, and/or spring. The registration fees include the Listening Guide, a specially prepared booklet of program notes and musical themes from the current season’s featured compositions.
Download the 2010-11 Music Study Group Brochure and Registration Form.
Learn more about the two Music Study Groups with special services for persons with vision loss supported by the Cleveland Sight Center and The Cleveland Orchestra’s Alice Cull Fund.
For more information, call 216-231-7353 or email education@clevelandorchestra.com.
Program Notes
Printed program books are handed out free of charge at most Cleveland Orchestra concerts. These include information about the performance and performers, as well as program notes about the music and other information about the Orchestra's current and upcoming activities.
Printed program notes are intended to inform listeners about the composers’ lives and the historical background of the works performed at every subscription concert. They are written to encourage open-minded listening to new works and provide fresh insights for hearing familiar pieces. Program notes are available in advance online through this website's online Event Calendar.
To access program notes online, go to the Event Calendar and click on the “Learn More” button.
The Orchestra’s regular program books are funded through advertising. For more information, click here.
Musically Speaking Series
Do you want the insider’s guide to music? More insight into what you are hearing? Sign up for this Sunday afternoon series with The Cleveland Orchestra. You’ll listen to masterpieces in a whole new way. In context.
Designed not only for classical music aficionados, but also for newcomers looking to delve deeper into the world of classical music, Musically Speaking fuses live performance, video projections, and drama to illustrate the structure and story of each composition.
Learn more about the next Musically Speaking concert.
Meet the Artist Series
Meet the Artist series are a popular interview and luncheon program that connects audiences with artists from The Cleveland Orchestra’s current season.
For reservations, or to be placed on the Meet the Artist series mailing list, please call the Women’s Committee Office at 216-231-7557.
This series is presented by the Women’s Committee of The Cleveland Orchestra.
Archives
The Archives of The Cleveland Orchestra is a working resource center that serves both the institution and the public. Its prime function is to organize, preserve, and promote the historical records of the institution, which includes The Cleveland Orchestra and its parent body the Musical Arts Association, Severance Hall, and Blossom Music Center. The institution’s historical heritage is expressed in a wide variety of media such as documents, sound recordings, photographic materials, and artifacts. The Archives encourages an appreciation of the Orchestra’s historical heritage by making most of its non-current records open to serious researchers of any age. Researchers are able to consult such materials as correspondence, press releases, a nearly complete set of programs, photos, recordings, scrapbooks, minutes and annual reports. In addition, various internal databases provide efficient access to information. Research inquiries may be made by mail, by phone, or by a scheduled visit with the Archivist.
From time to time, the Archives has a need for interns with historical, musical, research, and/or library background.
Please call 216-231-7356 or email archives@clevelandorchestra.com to schedule an appointment or for more information.
