Opening Night at Symphony Hall Boston


Saturday, October 7, 2023 – From Austria to America: This program began with Beethoven’s lively and festive Consecration of the House Overture, commissioned for the city of Vienna.

Austrian soloist Rudolf Buchbinder then played Mozart’s light and lyrical Piano Concerto No. 23, written during the composer’s years in Vienna.

Opening Night at Symphony Hall Boston

Aaron Diehl and his trio brought to life the American master Duke Ellington’s tone poem New World A-Coming.

In closing, Carlos Simon, an Atlanta-raised composer, dived deep into his community’s history with the motley and exuberant Four Black American Dances.

MA Historical Society – Henry David Thoreau


Wednesday, September 27, 2023 – Henry David Thoreau stands as an icon of modern American environmentalism, the father of American nature writing, a forerunner of modern ecology.

Henry David Thoreau scholar Lawrence Buell gives due consideration to all these aspects of Thoreau’s art and thought, framing key issues and complexities in historical and literary context.

Henry David Thoreau: Thinking Disobediently

Chestnut Hill Reservoir – Walking Tour


Sunday, October 1, 2023 – Have you ever wanted to learn more about the 150-year-old Chestnut Hill Reservoir and the historic structures around it?

On this one-hour walking tour, attendees viewed diverse architectural examples from Boston’s Golden Age, heard how the reservoir site was developed over time, and discovered how all the Waterworks complex buildings contributed to the success of one of the country’s first metropolitan water systems.

Chestnut Hill Reservoir Historic Walking Tour