Rossini Club opens its summer season with L’Histoire du Soldat, Igor Stravinsky’s haunting tale of a soldier who trades his violin to the devil in exchange for fortune, only to confront the true cost of that bargain. This work resonates today as a reflection on power, sacrifice, and the fragile line between survival and surrender. Urgent, theatrical, and sharply human, this performance sets the stage for a season that explores how we navigate a world in flux.

Rossini Club opens its summer season with L’Histoire du Soldat, Igor Stravinsky’s haunting tale of a soldier who trades his violin to the devil in exchange for fortune, only to confront the true cost of that bargain. This work resonates today as a reflection on power, sacrifice, and the fragile line between survival and surrender. Urgent, theatrical, and sharply human, this performance sets the stage for a season that explores how we navigate a world in flux.

Rossini Club presents WordSong, an intimate program for soprano, clarinet, and piano featuring works by Frazin, McCloskey, Peter Maxwell Davies, and Schnauber. Blurring the boundary between text and sound, this program explores how language transforms into music, where meaning is stretched, fractured, and reimagined through voice and instrument.

At once intimate and expressive, WordSong invites listeners into a space where poetry and music converge, revealing new dimensions of storytelling in sound.

Our annual Meet & Greet invites audiences to explore the music of the season through its history, context, and inner workings. This year, we’ll share and discuss our season highlights from Olivier Messiaen, Robert Schumann, and excerpts from our 2026 production, Voices of Ecstasy.

Come curious as we’ll be taking questions and diving into conversation with our guest artists in an open & engaging setting.

Rossini Club presents a curated program celebrating the work of Nantucket’s legendary Ned Rorem, whose music blends lyrical intimacy with unflinching personal voice. Featuring selections from across his prolific output, this program highlights Rorem’s singular ability to transform private reflection into vivid, expressive sound.

The Artist Must Grow Evermore Selfish explores the tension between individuality and expression, inviting audiences into a deeply human landscape of memory, identity, and artistic truth.

Join us for a special evening of solo performances from our incredible cast of musicians. This concert offers a unique opportunity to get to know our artists on a more personal level, and to witness the magic that happens when they step into the spotlight and show off a bit. After the performance, stick around to chat with us about the festival, this season’s exciting lineup, and discover more about who we are and what fuels our passion for music. It’s the perfect chance to connect, celebrate the artistry that makes the Rossini Club so special, and share in the joy of live performance.

Rossini Club presents Voices of Ecstasy, a journey through intimate and transcendent music. Featuring works by György Kurtág, Schumann, Bach, Bartók, Holst, Villa-Lobos, Vaughan Williams, Hale Smith, and more, the program highlights violin and soprano with select pieces for additional instruments.

Rossini Club’s 2026 Gala celebrates the razor-sharp wit and musical brilliance of Tom Lehrer. Featuring selections from his iconic songbook, this program brings Lehrer’s delightfully irreverent humor to life with skewering politics, culture, and human nature with equal parts charm and bite.

Performed by a single pianist-vocalist, this intimate, cabaret-style evening highlights the charm and virtuosity at the heart of Lehrer’s music where incisive satire meets effortless musicality.

Rossini Club presents Steel & Silence, a program shaped by tension, clarity, and unflinching musical voices. Featuring works by Sergei Prokofiev, Galina Ustvolskaya, and Carl Nielsen, the evening moves from lyric intensity to stark, percussive force, culminating in Nielsen’s vibrant and deeply human Wind Quintet.

Rossini Club presents Voices of Ecstasy, a journey through intimate and transcendent music. Featuring works by György Kurtág, Schumann, Bach, Bartók, Holst, Villa-Lobos, Vaughan Williams, Hale Smith, and more, the program highlights violin and soprano with select pieces for additional instruments.

Rossini Club presents The True Path, a journey through lyricism, contrast, and intensity. From the tender intimacy of Robert Schumann’s Three Romances and Waldszenen (arr. Davies) to the striking concision of György Kurtág’s quintet, the program moves seamlessly between reflection and passion. Schumann’s monumental Fantasie for solo piano anchors the evening, concluding in a performance for wind quintet, violin, and piano that celebrates drama, lyricism, and emotional depth.

Rossini Club presents a program of profound reflection and lyrical intensity, featuring Toru Hosokawa’s Stunden-Blumen and Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet. Scored for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano, the evening explores color, texture, and the contemplative power of chamber music, moving from delicate bloom to expansive, meditative sound worlds.