John Carroll University — 1 John Carroll Blvd, University Heights, OH 44118

Students and alumni of the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) perform original works by CCG members.

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. 

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

Program Notes and Composer Biographies 

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