The Wellesley Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce that David Podell, President of MassBay Community College, will narrate the orchestra’s upcoming performance of Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait  on Sunday, February 8 at the Wellesley High School Auditorium. David Podell, Ph.D. is the sixth president of Massachusetts Bay Community College, joining MassBay in July 2016.  A long-time academic leader and scholar, Dr. Podell’s passions have focused on expanding higher education access and...

It's not easy to play the sleigh bells. Take it from percussionist Harry Woodell. There's more to sleigh bells than, well, sleigh bells. See the results of his dedicated practicing (and the rest of the Wellesley Symphony Orchestra) with special guests Fireside Quartet  on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. at MassBay Community College.

We’re thrilled to welcome back the Fireside Quartet to our December 6 holiday concert.  The quartet was kind enough to sing an invitation, so you should definitely attend!  The Fireside Quartet puzzles over a memo from marketing. . . . We had a few questions for the group: How did you get together? Fireside was formed in 2013 when lead David Adams moved to Lowell, MA, to become a professor in the UMass Lowell Dept. of Computer Science.  Tenor Jesse had already been a professor on the UMass...