Calendar

Events in October 2026

• Wednesday, October 7 at 12:30pm

  Henri SELMER Paris Showcase + Demonstration

  Special Event

  Workshop

  • performance

  As the universal reference for saxophones and clarinets, SELMER has been accompanying music lovers from around the world for over a hundred years, providing mythical models that have shaped the sound of generations of musicians. Always attentive and at the service of instrumentalists, SELMER aspires to free the creative breath within every musician, no matter their musical genre or needs.

• Friday, October 9 at 8pm

  Stone and Earth: Edward Cohen Memorial Concert

  Concert Event

  Performance

  • composition + theory
  • performance

  A concert to celebrate the legacy of a distinguished MIT composer.

• Saturday, October 10 at 6pm

  MITHAS presents Lalgudi G.J.R. Krishnan and Rupak Kulkarni

  Concert Event

  Performance

  • history + culture
  • performance

  This exceptional concert brings together two of India's most celebrated maestros for a mesmerizing Jugalbandhi, where the expressive elegance of the violin meets the soulful resonance of the bansuri.

• Sunday, October 11 at 4pm

  MITHAS presents K.S. Vishnudev Namboothiri

  Concert Event

  Performance

  • history + culture
  • performance

  An exceptional Carnatic vocal recital of South Indian classical music.

• Monday, October 12 at 2pm

  Emerson/Harris Masterclass Series: Henry Kramer

  Special Event

• Wednesday, October 14 at 5pm

  Emerson/Harris Masterclass Series: Matt Stevens

  Special Event

  Masterclass

  • composition + theory
  • performance
• Thursday, October 15 at 5:30pm

  Celebrating Neil Pappalardo

  Special Event

  Performance

  • performance

  An evening to honor the late A. Neil Pappalardo’s impact on MIT.

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• Friday, October 16 at 8pm

  MIT Symphony Orchestra: Bad Behavior

  Concert Event

  Livestream

  • performance

  An evening of musical works 
  depicting various hooligans, 
  pranksters, and troublemakers

• Saturday, October 17 at 8pm

  Radius Ensemble: Textures

  Concert Event

  Performance

  • performance

  Experience Radius Ensemble’s signature combination of stunning virtuosity and warm approachability in four captivating programs that will dazzle your ears, energize your mind, and lift your soul.

• Wednesday, October 21 at 12:30pm

  Emerson/Harris Masterclass Series: Christian McBride

  Special Event

  Masterclass

  • history + culture
  • performance
• Thursday, October 22 at 5pm

  Music Forum: Makoto Takao

  Speaker Series

  Speaker

  • history + culture

  What do a sixteenth-century Marian hymn, a fishing island off Nagasaki, and UNESCO have in common?
  
  Estimated runtime: 1 hour

• Friday, October 23 at 8pm

  MIT’s Annual Family Weekend Concert: Virtuosic Legacies

  Blockbuster Event

  Livestream

  • performance

  Join gifted MIT musicians for a thrilling evening of music by 20th-century composers whose works have stood the test of time.