Cleveland Composers Guild
The Cleveland Composers Guild is one of the oldest new music organizations in the US. Regular concerts; irregular music
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 @ 12:00 PM
Brown Bag Series Collaboration
Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH
The Brownbag Concert Series began in 1978 in the centuries-old Anglican tradition of providing quality music and arts free-of-charge for residents, students, and workers in the acoustical and architectural splendor of a cathedral. It is now the longest-running free concert series in the Greater Cleveland area.
PROGRAM TO INCLUDE
Six in Four by Nicholas Puin
Obscure Words by Ryan Charles Ramer
Mechanical-Type Love by William Hermanowski
Six Lullabies by Inna Onofrei
Meditation II by Matthew C. Saunders
Cheburashka by Margi Griebling-Haigh
Pulled Apart by Owen Axelberd*
*Winner of the 13th Annual Collegiate Composition Contest
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 @ 3:30 PM
1776-2026: An American Mosaic
John Carroll University, 1 John Carroll Blvd, University Heights, OH
Music faculty at John Carroll University present a program of CCG music that celebrates the United States 250th birthday. Listen for songs of home, journeys, and encounters with the unknown.
Thursday, March 19, 2026 @ 7:00 PM
1776-2026: An American Mosaic
John Carroll University, 1 John Carroll Blvd, University Heights, OH
Music faculty at John Carroll University present a program of CCG music that celebrates the United States 250th birthday. Listen for songs of home, journeys, and encounters with the unknown.
Sunday, April 26, 2026 @ 3:00 PM
Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) Collaboration
Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Blvd, Cleveland, OH
Students and alumni of the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) perform original works by CCG members.
Sunday, May 17, 2026 @ 3:00 PM
Creativity: Learning through Experience XXXIV
The Music Settlement, 11125 Magnolia Dr, Cleveland, OH
Now in its thirty fourth year, Creativity is a festive performance collaboration between gifted student musicians and professional, local Cleveland composers. The composers create new works for the young performers, who are coached by their teachers and the composers to premiere the music. Student composers also collaborate with professional performers who perform their pieces.
Friday, October 24, 2025, @ 6:00 PM
OPUS 216 Collaboration
Cleveland Museum of Art (Ames Atrium), 11150 East Blvd, Cleveland, OH
Known for weaving together classical, folk, jazz, and world music traditions, Opus 216 brings an eclectic and genre-blending approach to chamber music in Northeast Ohio.
PROGRAM TO INCLUDE
The Cleveland Carousel Waltz by Chris Neiner
Tango del Alma by Inna Onofrei
Summer Night, Windows Open by Matthew C. Saunders
A Nuptial Promenade by Lorenzo Salvagni
Distant Cries by Stephen Stanziano
Variations on Happy Birthday by Ryan Charles Ramer
Play This At Your Wedding by Jeffrey Quick
The Joining Rite by Jeremy Piper
The Wind and the Rain by Stephen Stanziano
El Gitano by William F. Rayer
Recent & Upcoming Performances/News
Jeffrey Mumford
Jeffrey Mumford
Jeffrey Mumford
undiluted days
Ensemble Reconsil
REAKTOR
(Vienna, Austria)
February 18, 2026
floating layers interwoven in expanding brightness
Columbus Symphony
Ohio Theatre
(Columbus, OH)
February 20 & 21, 2026
expanding echoes of layered resonances
Chiraina Chamber Players
St. Mark’s Church
(Washington, D.C.)
March 15, 2026
Cara Haxo
Jeffrey Mumford
Jeffrey Mumford
A Few Figs from Thistles
UGA Contemporary Chamber Ensemble
Dancz Center for New Music (Athens, GA)
February 14, 2026
Verbs of Perception
Mississippi University for Women
(Columbus, MS)
March 7, 2026
I Shall Be Taller
Whistling Hens
Central Connecticut State University
(New Britain, CT)
March 28, 2026
Chris Neiner
Jeffrey Mumford
Margaret Brouwer
Rocky River Counterpoint
Otterbein University
(Westerville, OH)
February 25, 2026
Figures with Birds
NO EXIT New Music Ensemble
Praxis Fiber Workshop
March 12, 2026
Figures with Birds
NO EXIT New Music Ensemble
The Cleveland Museum of Art
March 13, 2026
Figures with Birds
NO EXIT New Music Ensemble
SPACES Art Gallery
March 14, 2026
Margaret Brouwer
Gerald Wilhelm Braden
Margaret Brouwer
Sonata for Bassoon and Piano
James Madison University
(Harrisonburg, VA)
February 17, 2026
Pulse
Idaho State Civic Symphony
Jensen Grand Concert Hall
(Pocatello, ID)
February 20, 2026
Stephen Stanziano
Gerald Wilhelm Braden
Gerald Wilhelm Braden
Composition Recital
Healing Music Part I and II
Piano Trio No. 1
Saxophone Quartet
Three-Song Song Cycle
Ekklesia Reed Quintet
Opus 216
Alloy 4 Saxophone Quartet
Hiram College
(Hiram, OH)
March 20, 2026
Gerald Wilhelm Braden
Gerald Wilhelm Braden
Gerald Wilhelm Braden
Frühling - Spring
Robert Cunningham, piano
(Phoenix, AZ)
March 20, 2026
Spring Prelude
Budapest Symphony Orchestra
Ceremonial Hall of the Pesti Vigado
(Budapest, Hungary)
April 26, 2026
Jennifer Conner
Jennifer Conner
Jennifer Conner
Ours to Lose
Andrew Hossler, Saxophone
Eric Charnofsky piano
Cleveland Institute of Music (Cleveland, OH)
February 17, 2026
Adam Roberts
Jennifer Conner
Jennifer Conner
SimeCircles
Perry Roth, saxophone
Hana Chu, piano
North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference
(Columbus, OH)
March 12-15, 2026
Inna Onofrei
Jennifer Conner
Inna Onofrei
Prelude for piano
Heidelberg New Music Festival and Symposium
Tiffin, OH
March 26-28, 2026
Nicholas Puin
Nicholas Puin
Inna Onofrei
The Great American Songbook
The Nick Puin Band
BluJazz Akron
(Akron, OH)
January 9, 2026
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