Concord Conservatory of MusicConcord Conservatory of MusicAs a nonprofit community music school, CCM provides opportunities to learn and listen to great music. Explore our events and mark your calendar!
CCM strives to create a community that fully appreciates and enjoys music. Each year, we present a diverse series featuring our faculty’s exceptional talents and notable guest artists. Performances and lectures cover the gamut from classical to American Roots, Jazz to the unique intersection of music in our everyday lives. Live concerts nurture the appreciation of music and provide the opportunity to make social connections with like-minded individuals.
Matt Flinner and Joe K. Walsh
Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 7:00 pm
Known for their mastery of tone and tasteful musical approach, this mandolin duo brings profound voices and diversity of texture to the acoustic and bluegrass worlds, with Matt Flinner on the banjo and mandolin and Joe Walsh switching between mandolin, mandola, octave mandolin, and mandocello. Experience their artistry in an intimate evening of sublime music.
Music & Math
Friday, February 6, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Discover the hidden patterns and elegant structures woven into the music of J.S. Bach and Béla Bartók, as Professor Gareth Roberts of Holy Cross reveals their surprising mathematical brilliance.
Around Hear – *FAMILY SERIES!*
Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 11:00 am
Rejoice in winter’s shorter days with this moon-themed family concert, featuring music by Messiaen, original music set to Margaret Wise Brown’s beloved Goodnight Moon, and others.
Then & Now, A CCM Jazz Reunion
Friday, March 6, 2026 at 7:30 pm
A rare gathering of past and current Concord Conservatory jazz faculty, this exciting concert will blend timeless jazz classics with modern creativity and forward-looking sounds. Together, they’ll take the audience on a cutting-edge jazz journey—honoring the past while forging new musical ground.
Biribá Union
Friday, April 10, 2026 at 7:30 pm
This dynamic trio draws on the freestyle theatrics of hip-hop and Go-go music, the effortless beauty of Brazilian forró and choro, the earthiness of American roots music, and the improvisational spontaneity of jazz.
Composition: Film Music (ages 10-18) *FREE
Taught by CCM piano faculty member Manuel Garica-Baro
Wednesday, December 17, 5:30-6:30 pm
*This workshop takes place at CCM 2, 15 Junction Square Dr., Concord
Channeling Your Creativity: An Introduction to Composition (ages 10-18) *FREE
Taught by CCM piano faculty member Keith Kirchoff
Saturday, January 17, 2:00-3:30 pm
*This workshop takes place at CCM 2, 15 Junction Square Dr., Concord
Recording Techniques 101 (ages 13-17 and 18+) *FREE
Taught by CCM music creation and production faculty member Daniel Fox
Wednesday, January 28, 5:00-6:30 pm
*This workshop takes place at CCM 2, 15 Junction Square Dr., Concord
Multigenerational Bucket Drumming (ages 9-18+) *FREE
Taught by CCM clarinet and saxophone faculty member Tsuyoshi Honjo
Saturday, January 31, 3:30-4:30 pm
*This workshop takes place at CCM 2, 15 Junction Square Dr., Concord
Rhythmic Laboratory (min age 6) *FREE
Taught by CCM percussion faculty member Giuseppe Paradiso
Wednesday, February 4, 6:30-7:30 pm
*This workshop takes place at CCM 2, 15 Junction Square Dr., Concord