Holiday POPS! Kids POPS!
Featuring LAURA CARLO, WCRB Classical Radio Boston’s Morning Program Host narrating Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker and The Mouse King, adapted by Jonathan McPhee.
LAURA CARLO has been WCRB’s Morning Program Host for 28 years.
In addition to her daily program, she writes numerous blogs each year about different classical music topics for the station’s website, classical.org.
She has written, produced and hosted numerous programs for WCRB including "ArtsAlive!" "Laura's Book Nook" "CEO Spotlight," “Making Waves,” and "Baroque in Boston."
Under the station's original ownership she also hosted the morning show for the World Classical Network, syndicated in 16 US cities, making her the “most listened to stand-alone female music announcer in America,” according to Arbitron. She has been both a part-time Music Host and News Anchor on New York's WQXR. Here in Boston, Weekend News Anchor on WBZ Radio and Weekend News Writer and News Producer for WCVB-TV 5; Afternoon News Anchor for Channel 27 (WHLL, Worcester); and News Director/Morning Anchor on Fall River's WALE Radio. Under her leadership, WALE and WCRB won numerous “Best News” awards from UPI and several prestigious journalism competitions. In addition, she served as Program Director for WCRB for the 9 months leading up to the sale of WCRB to the WGBH Educational Foundation, garnering very high ratings in that time.
In 2022 Ms. Carlo was inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcaster’s Hall of Fame.
Ms. Carlo is the female voice for AT&T's national voice recognition system, as well as for entities as diverse as the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department (Arizona), Roche Diagnostics, Unitel, and Macy's of Southern California.
She is an organic gardener, a fearless cook and baker specializing in Italian and French cooking, and a classical pianist who channels Chopin daily.
tickets are on sale now for all 2024-2025 concerts!
We are excited to be collaborating with the Lex250 Commission to mark the semiquincentennial celebration of the Battle of Lexington hosted by the Town of Lexington, Massachusetts. The new 2024-2025 season is the first of two seasons with programs designed to tie into the historical themes of the American Revolutionary War as identified by the Lex250 committee and according to its lecture series. This season also marks the 30th anniversary of the Lexington Symphony, a double celebration!
We hope you’ll join us for our rich, insightful, and illuminating new season! Performances include Lex250 historical themes from Antheil, Ives, Hindemith, Vaughan Williams, Still and Hewitt, exciting world premiere by cellist Mats Lidström, 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient and award-winning pianist Clayton Stephenson performing Ravel, our signature Holiday POPS! programs, and two magnificent pieces for Pipa and Orchestra by Cao Yue in collaboration with the Chinese American Association of Lexington. It all adds up to a season you won’t want to miss!
TICKETING INFORMATION & WAYS TO PURCHASE
• Online: Select a concert above and click "BUY TICKETS"
• By phone: 781-523-9009
• Box Office: Day-of concert (if available)
Tickets are non-refundable. Subscribers may change seats or receive ticket donation acknowledgement, 5 days in advance.
Questions about your tickets? Email info@lexingtonsymphony.org or call 781-523-9009.
Cary Hall is an ADA compliant building. To reserve accessible seating, please call 781-523-9009.
We are proud to participate in Mass Cultural Council's Card to Culture program in collaboration with the Department of Transitional Assistance, the Department of Public Health's WIC Nutrition Program, the Massachusetts Health Connector, and hundreds of organizations by making cultural programming accessible to those for whom cost is a participation barrier. For each of our concert programs, we provide EBT and WIC cardholders two complimentary tickets per person. Tickets must be reserved in advance by contacting Arianie Keeney at 781-523-9009 and may be picked up at the event upon showing EBT or WIC Card. See the complete list of participating organizations offering EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare discounts.