Cleveland Composers Guild
The Cleveland Composers Guild is one of the oldest new music organizations in the US. Regular concerts; irregular music
Sunday, October 25, 2026 @ 3:00 PM
CCG and The Cleveland Cello Society
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
CCG opens the 2026–27 season with a collaborative concert celebrating the Cleveland Cello Society's 30th anniversary. Dedicated to cello performance, education, and outreach, the Society has enriched Northeast Ohio's cello community and inspired generations of cellists. This program features new works by Guild composers written exclusively for cello duets, trios, and quartets.
Friday, January 2027 @ 6:00 PM
CCG and The _____ Experiment
The Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd, Cleveland, OH
The _____ Experiment, a Midwest-based reed quartet committed to innovative programming, joins CCG for an evening of new music. This program presents world premieres by Guild composers written specifically for the ensemble's unique instrumentation. Additional chamber works by Guild composers complete the program.
Wednesday, March 17, 2027 @ 12:00 PM
CCG and Brown Concert Series
Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH
CCG presents an afternoon of chamber music at Trinity Cathedral, one of Cleveland's most historic performance venues. A longstanding tradition in downtown Cleveland, Trinity Cathedral's Brownbag Concert Series presents free lunchtime performances. This program features a kaleidoscopic variety of works by Guild composers performed by local musicians.
Sunday, April 4, 2027 @ 3:30 PM
CCG and Suburban Symphony Orchestra
Disciples Christian Church, 3663 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland Heights, OH
The Suburban Symphony Orchestra welcomes Guild composers for an evening of orchestral readings. Committed to fostering artistic growth through performance and educational opportunities, the orchestra provides composers with the opportunity to hear new works for orchestra.
SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2027 @ 3:00 PM
Creativity: Learning Through Experience XXXV
The Music Settlement, 11125 Magnolia Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106
Creativity: Learning Through Experience returns for its thirty-fifth year. Through mentorship, rehearsals, and performance, the project encourages student artistic growth while connecting emerging composers with experienced professionals. This annual tradition supports the next generation of composers.
Recent & Upcoming Performances/News
Cara Haxo
Margi Griebling-Haigh
Margaret Brouwer
A Few Figs from Thistles
Et puis encore
hold/release,
Ripple,
says the almanac,
Shatter,
The passing of grackles
The Weft and Weave Between Us
Local 4 Music Fund
The Bop Stop
(Cleveland, OH)
May 31, 2026
Margaret Brouwer
Margi Griebling-Haigh
Margaret Brouwer
The Art of Sailing at Dawn
Interlochen World Youth Symphony Orchestra
Kresge Auditorium
(Interlochen, MI)
August 2, 2026
Century's Song
Tuscarawas Philharmonic Orchestra
Kent State Tuscarawas
(New Philadelphia, OH)
June 6, 2026
Margi Griebling-Haigh
Margi Griebling-Haigh
Margi Griebling-Haigh
La Bergère des Brises de Vallée
Sortilège
Weimarer Winterszenen
International Double Reed Society
Miami University of Ohio
(Oxford, OH)
July 7-11, 2026
Casse-tête
Kent/Blossom Music Festival
Cartwright Auditorium
Kent, Ohio
July 3, 2026
From a Train Window
Monteux Memorial Festival and School
(Hancock, Maine)
July 1, 2026
Jeffrey Mumford
Gerald Wilhelm Braden
Margi Griebling-Haigh
for Clare
eight aspects of appreciation II
of ringing and layered space:
to find in the glimmering air . . .
a buoyant continuity of layering blue
undiluted days
fleeting cycles of layered air
Bargemusic
Brooklyn Bridge Park
(New York, New York)
May 24, 2026
Gerald Wilhelm Braden
Gerald Wilhelm Braden
Gerald Wilhelm Braden
Spring Prelude
The Budapest Symphony Orchestra
Vigado Concert Hall
(Budapest, Hungary)
April 26, 2026
Consolation
Xavier Suarez, piano
Chamber Concert
(East Lansing, MI)
April 11, 2026
Nicholas Puin
Gerald Wilhelm Braden
Gerald Wilhelm Braden
The Great American Songbook
The Nick Puin Band
Van Aken District
(Shaker Heights, OH)
July 9, 2026
The Great American Songbook
Nick Puin Band
The Old Firehouse Winery
(Geneva Township, OH)
June 13, 2026
Will Hermanowski
Will Hermanowski
Will Hermanowski
rip, run, ruin
BGSU New Music Ensemble
Mahidol University
Bangkok, Thailand
August 3, 2026
Composer-in-Residence
Mahidol University
Bangkok, Thailand
August 3–14, 2026
Chris Neiner
Will Hermanowski
Will Hermanowski
The Cleveland Carousel Waltz
Opus 216
Symphony at Sunset
(Cleveland, OH)
July 5, 2026
Tales of Euclid Beach Park
Stars in the Classics
Cleveland History Center
(Cleveland, OH)
June 25, 2026
Eric Charnofsky
Will Hermanowski
Eric Charnofsky
Everyone Sang
Master Singers Chorale of Northeast Ohio
First United Methodist Church
(Cuyahoga Falls, OH)
May 17, 2026
Fantasy for Saxophones and Piano
Church of the Western Reserve
(Pepper Pike, OH)
May 10, 2026
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