THE PSA’S 2026-2027 SEASON
Dates are subject to change.
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The Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra
Orlando Cela, Music Director
A FALL CONCERT
“New Horizons”
Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 3:00 PM
St. Camillus Church, Arlington, MA
Johann Sebastian Bach / Anton Webern – Ricercare a 6
Camille Saint-Saëns – Symphony No. 3, Organ
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The Arlington-Belmont Chamber Chorus
Stephanie Beatrice, Music Director
NOT-QUITE-WINTER CONCERT
Friday, December 4, 2026, at 8:00 PM
Payson Park Church, Belmont, MA
Benjamin Britten – Hymn to St. Peter, The Holly and the Ivy, A Hymn to the Virgin, A Shepherd’s Carol
Peter Nardone – Shepherds are Kneeling
Michael John Trotta – Shepherd’s Carol from Venite Adoremus
David Cherwien – The Good Shepherd
John Rutter – Shepherd’s Pipe Carol
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The Arlington-Belmont Chorale
Stephanie Beatrice, Music Director, and
The Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra
Orlando Cela, Music Director
HOLIDAY CONCERT
Friday, December 11, 2026, at 8:00 PM
First Parish Unitarian Universalist, Arlington, MA
Leroy Anderson – Sleigh Ride
Paul Creston – Concertino for Marimba and Orchestra
Ola Gjeilo – Dreamweaver
Franz Schubert – Mass No. 2 in G
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The Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra
Orlando Cela, Music Director
A MID-WINTER CONCERT
“From the Land of Fantasy”
Sunday, February 7, 2027, at 3:00 PM
Location TBA
Gabriel Fauré – Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80
Sergei Rachmaninov – Toteninsel
Claude Debussy – La Mer
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The Arlington-Belmont Chorale and Chamber Chorus
Stephanie Beatrice, Music Director
AN ALMOST SPRING CONCERT
Sunday, March 7, 2027, at 3:00 PM
First Parish Unitarian Universalist, Arlington, MA
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Five Mystical Songs
Jake Runestad – The Hope of Living
and others TBA
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The Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra
Orlando Cela, Music Director
FAMILY CONCERT
Sunday, March 14, 2027, at 3:00 PM
First Parish Unitarian Universalist, Arlington, MA
Benjamin Britten – Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (intro)
David Gilliland – Carnival of the Animals, Continued
and others TBA
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The Arlington-Belmont Chorale
Stephanie Beatrice, Music Director, and
The Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra
Orlando Cela, Music Director
SPONSORS’ CONCERT
Sunday May 2, 2027, at 3:00 PM
First Parish Unitarian Universalist, Arlington, MA
Richard Strauss – Death and Transfiguration
Richard Clark – Te Deum
and others TBA
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The Arlington-Belmont Chamber Chorus
Stephanie Beatrice, Music Director
SPRING CONCERT
Friday, May 21, 2027
First Parish Unitarian Universalist, Arlington, MA
Works TBA
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The Arlington-Belmont Chorale
Stephanie Beatrice, Music Director, and
The Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra
Orlando Cela, Music Director
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL
and POPS! CONCERT
Friday, June 11, 2027
Strawberries and Ice Cream in the Public Gardens from 6:00 -7:15 PM
Pops Concert at 7:30 PM
Arlington Town Hall, Arlington, MA
Works TBA