Theatre Agape is an inclusive, purpose-driven community of theatre artists that partners with other non-profit organizations to raise awareness and funds for their charitable endeavors while also encouraging them to join in our artistic efforts.

Theatre Agape is an inclusive, purpose-driven community of theatre artists that partners with other non-profit organizations to raise awareness and funds for their charitable endeavors while also encouraging them to join in our artistic efforts.

Theatre Agape is an inclusive, purpose-driven community of theatre artists that partners with other non-profit organizations to raise awareness and funds for their charitable endeavors while also encouraging them to join in our artistic efforts.

PROGRAM

HAYDN: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 74, No. 3 
BARTÓK: String Quartet No. 3
DVOŘÁK:  String Quartet No. 13 in G major, Op. 106 

“[The] Takacs Quartet demonstrated – again – that they really are the best of the very best.” --Richard Bratby | Spectato

“What lingered most after the final chord was not just the refinement of the playing, but the sheer vitality the Takács Quartet continues to bring to the stage. They play not like a group looking back, but like musicians still in love with the act of discovery. -- Edward Sava-Segal | Seen and Heard International

Theatre Agape is an inclusive, purpose-driven community of theatre artists that partners with other non-profit organizations to raise awareness and funds for their charitable endeavors while also encouraging them to join in our artistic efforts.

Theatre Agape is an inclusive, purpose-driven community of theatre artists that partners with other non-profit organizations to raise awareness and funds for their charitable endeavors while also encouraging them to join in our artistic efforts.

Theatre Agape is an inclusive, purpose-driven community of theatre artists that partners with other non-profit organizations to raise awareness and funds for their charitable endeavors while also encouraging them to join in our artistic efforts.

PROGRAM

WEBERN:  Five Movements for String Quartet, Op. 5
MOZART:  String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K. 465 “Dissonance”
BRITTEN:  String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36 

This program includes Mozart’s String Quartet No. 19, the last in a series of six sophisticated quartets that he composed over three years (1782-85) and dedicated to Franz Joseph Haydn, universally recognized as the “father” of the string quartet.

"The Belcea Quartet plays concerts for eternity." --Hamburger Abendblatt

PROGRAM

KORNGOLD:  Suite from Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11 
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS:  Violin Sonata in A minor
HINDEMITH:  Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 11 No. 4
GRIEG:  Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45

Canadian superstar violinist James Ehnes, named Artist of the Year by Gramophone magazine in 2021, will return to the CCMS stage alongside acclaimed pianist Orion Weiss to open our 76th season. The program will feature violin and piano repertoire favorites, including Korngold’s Much Ado About Nothing suite.

This opening night recital promises to be a captivating start to the 2025-26 season! 

"Ehnes, who has the silkiest tone in the business, achieves a level of perfection, full of feeling but without show, that puts him in a class of his own... --The Guardian

“Weiss has both powerful technique and exceptional insight” — The Washington Post

Free event!

Free event!

Free event!

Join us for an unforgettable day of praise, worship, and celebration at The Songs of David Gospel Fest!

This special event is not only a tribute to the life and legacy of my beloved father, David, but also a heartfelt offering to honor God through the power of worship—just as King David did. Together, we’ll lift our voices, dance with joy, and exalt the name of Jesus in the heart of worship.

What to Expect:

• Inspiring Praise & Worship: Experience soul-stirring music that will bring us closer to God.

• A Family-Friendly Atmosphere: While you worship, your little ones can enjoy free, fun activities designed to keep them entertained and engaged.

• Free Resource Giveaway: We’re excited to bless attendees with free resources (while supplies last) to support and uplift you.

This free event is open to everyone—come as you are and bring your family, friends, and neighbors!

Let’s join together as a community to celebrate God’s goodness and faithfulness.

We can’t wait to worship with you and celebrate the legacy of David in the most meaningful way. Mark your calendars, spread the word, and we’ll see you there!

Best,

-Daj

Join us for an unforgettable day of praise, worship, and celebration at The Songs of David Gospel Fest!

This special event is not only a tribute to the life and legacy of my beloved father, David, but also a heartfelt offering to honor God through the power of worship—just as King David did. Together, we’ll lift our voices, dance with joy, and exalt the name of Jesus in the heart of worship.

What to Expect:

• Inspiring Praise & Worship: Experience soul-stirring music that will bring us closer to God.

• A Family-Friendly Atmosphere: While you worship, your little ones can enjoy free, fun activities designed to keep them entertained and engaged.

• Free Resource Giveaway: We’re excited to bless attendees with free resources (while supplies last) to support and uplift you.

This free event is open to everyone—come as you are and bring your family, friends, and neighbors!

Let’s join together as a community to celebrate God’s goodness and faithfulness.

We can’t wait to worship with you and celebrate the legacy of David in the most meaningful way. Mark your calendars, spread the word, and we’ll see you there!

Best,

-Daj

Fred Taylor's LYNCH The Trial of Willie Lynch illustrated through song, drama and dance.

The music of Margi Griebling-Haigh has been characterized as haunting, charismatic, yearning, wistful, lyrical, colorful, and insoucient! She is concerned with conveying emotions and moods, but firmly believes in the powers of memorable melodies and rhythms and strong formal structure.  While her music is sometimes technically challenging and rhythmically tricky, consideration for the comfort and enjoyment of performers and audience members alike is of great importance.  Her catalogue includes numerous songs and chamber music compositions, piano solo pieces, orchestral works, and dramatic works. 

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Ms. Griebling-Haigh has been Composer in Residence at the Kent/Blossom Music Festival since 2011. Her music has been repeatedly featured on American Public Media's "Performance Today". Scenes from her opera "The Higgler" and her chamber orchestra work Alegrìas (with choreography and dance by Verb Ballets) have been featured in collaborations between the Cleveland Chamber Symphony and the Cleveland Composers Guild, with Steven C. Smith conducting. Scenes from "The Higgler" have also been performed by Cleveland Opera Theater. She has recently enjoyed collaborating with the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra led by Paul Ferguson.

Ms. Griebling-Haigh has received commissions from International Society of Bassists, The Meg Quigley Bassoon Competition, Cleveland Orchestra Principal Hornist Richard King and Assistant Principal Bassoonist Barrick Stees, Cleveland Orchestra (deceased) Principal Oboist John Mack, The Alabama Arts Council, Vandoren USA, renowned organist Karel Paukert, the Schenectady Symphony, the Cleveland and Kulas Foundations, The Cleveland Institute of Music Cello Ensemble, the Greater Akron Musical Association, Hendrix College Music Department, the Crosstown, Fiati, and Huntingdon Trios,  and a group of 16 nationally renowned flutists from across the country, among others.  She received a Jerome Composer Commission from the American Composers Forum, which resulted in a chamber music setting of the Norwegian Folk

Tale Askelad and the Seven Silver Ducks, complete with a recording by the Vecchione/Erdahl Duo, and her own illustrated children's book.  Askelad and her chamber music version of The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant  have been on the roster of Young Audiences of Minneapolis for several seasons.  She has also collaborated twice with The Poets' League of Greater Cleveland  and has had music choreographed by Karen Gabay, principal dancer of the (former) Cleveland-San Jose Ballet.

Ms. Griebling-Haigh's music is published by Jeanne, Inc., Trevco, Inc., and her own company, Musicalligraphics. Her music is featured on 17 CD recordings, on the Centaur, Capstone, and Jeanné labels, as well as on independently released projects. 

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Ms. Griebling-Haigh served as Principal Oboist at the Heidelberg Schlossspiele  Festival in 1981, and has performed as an oboist and English hornist with symphonies throughout New York State, as well as Erie, Pennsylvania, and  northeast Ohio. She spent summers from 1985 to 1990 at the Pierre Monteux Memorial School in Maine, studying orchestral repertoire, performing, and composing, and counts this place and its people among her dearest influences.

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Ms. Griebling-Haigh also owns a small music publishing company works as a professional music copyist and editor under the name Musicalligraphics.  Over the years she has copied for publishing companies such as Theodore Presser, G. Schirmer, and Peer Southern; as well as for ensembles including the Cleveland Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic, and for composers such as Paul Schoenfield, Sydney Hodkinson, Joseph Schwantner, Samuel Adler, and many others.  She has served on the faculty of the Cleveland Institute of Music as teacher of music notation and the computer music-copying program, Finale.  Since 1990, she has been a very active member of the Cleveland Composers Guild, a non-profit organization which exists in order to assist its many composer members in having the highest possible quality performances of their works. 

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Margi Griebling-Haigh is proud to be a member of a family which includes three generations of composers.  Born in Akron, Ohio in 1960, she began her musical training  in early childhood with her parents,  Mary Ann and Stephen T. Griebling.  Before graduating from high school, she had already won many awards in composition on the local, state, and national levels, including a grant from BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.) in 1975, and First Prize in the National Federation of Music Clubs Competition for New Orchestral Works in 1978. She studied piano with Margaret Baxtresser and oboe with Harvey McGuire and John Mack of the Cleveland Orchestra, and  became principal oboist of the Akron Youth Symphony and the University Circle Youth Orchestra, winning concerto competitions with both. Majoring in oboe performance, she earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music with Robert Sprenkle and a Masters degree from the San Francisco Conservatory with Marc Lifschey.

The music of Margi Griebling-Haigh has been characterized as haunting, charismatic, yearning, wistful, lyrical, colorful, and insoucient! She is concerned with conveying emotions and moods, but firmly believes in the powers of memorable melodies and rhythms and strong formal structure.  While her music is sometimes technically challenging and rhythmically tricky, consideration for the comfort and enjoyment of performers and audience members alike is of great importance.  Her catalogue includes numerous songs and chamber music compositions, piano solo pieces, orchestral works, and dramatic works. 

​

Ms. Griebling-Haigh has been Composer in Residence at the Kent/Blossom Music Festival since 2011. Her music has been repeatedly featured on American Public Media's "Performance Today". Scenes from her opera "The Higgler" and her chamber orchestra work Alegrìas (with choreography and dance by Verb Ballets) have been featured in collaborations between the Cleveland Chamber Symphony and the Cleveland Composers Guild, with Steven C. Smith conducting. Scenes from "The Higgler" have also been performed by Cleveland Opera Theater. She has recently enjoyed collaborating with the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra led by Paul Ferguson.

Ms. Griebling-Haigh has received commissions from International Society of Bassists, The Meg Quigley Bassoon Competition, Cleveland Orchestra Principal Hornist Richard King and Assistant Principal Bassoonist Barrick Stees, Cleveland Orchestra (deceased) Principal Oboist John Mack, The Alabama Arts Council, Vandoren USA, renowned organist Karel Paukert, the Schenectady Symphony, the Cleveland and Kulas Foundations, The Cleveland Institute of Music Cello Ensemble, the Greater Akron Musical Association, Hendrix College Music Department, the Crosstown, Fiati, and Huntingdon Trios,  and a group of 16 nationally renowned flutists from across the country, among others.  She received a Jerome Composer Commission from the American Composers Forum, which resulted in a chamber music setting of the Norwegian Folk

Tale Askelad and the Seven Silver Ducks, complete with a recording by the Vecchione/Erdahl Duo, and her own illustrated children's book.  Askelad and her chamber music version of The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant  have been on the roster of Young Audiences of Minneapolis for several seasons.  She has also collaborated twice with The Poets' League of Greater Cleveland  and has had music choreographed by Karen Gabay, principal dancer of the (former) Cleveland-San Jose Ballet.

Ms. Griebling-Haigh's music is published by Jeanne, Inc., Trevco, Inc., and her own company, Musicalligraphics. Her music is featured on 17 CD recordings, on the Centaur, Capstone, and Jeanné labels, as well as on independently released projects. 

​

Ms. Griebling-Haigh served as Principal Oboist at the Heidelberg Schlossspiele  Festival in 1981, and has performed as an oboist and English hornist with symphonies throughout New York State, as well as Erie, Pennsylvania, and  northeast Ohio. She spent summers from 1985 to 1990 at the Pierre Monteux Memorial School in Maine, studying orchestral repertoire, performing, and composing, and counts this place and its people among her dearest influences.

​

Ms. Griebling-Haigh also owns a small music publishing company works as a professional music copyist and editor under the name Musicalligraphics.  Over the years she has copied for publishing companies such as Theodore Presser, G. Schirmer, and Peer Southern; as well as for ensembles including the Cleveland Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic, and for composers such as Paul Schoenfield, Sydney Hodkinson, Joseph Schwantner, Samuel Adler, and many others.  She has served on the faculty of the Cleveland Institute of Music as teacher of music notation and the computer music-copying program, Finale.  Since 1990, she has been a very active member of the Cleveland Composers Guild, a non-profit organization which exists in order to assist its many composer members in having the highest possible quality performances of their works. 

​

Margi Griebling-Haigh is proud to be a member of a family which includes three generations of composers.  Born in Akron, Ohio in 1960, she began her musical training  in early childhood with her parents,  Mary Ann and Stephen T. Griebling.  Before graduating from high school, she had already won many awards in composition on the local, state, and national levels, including a grant from BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.) in 1975, and First Prize in the National Federation of Music Clubs Competition for New Orchestral Works in 1978. She studied piano with Margaret Baxtresser and oboe with Harvey McGuire and John Mack of the Cleveland Orchestra, and  became principal oboist of the Akron Youth Symphony and the University Circle Youth Orchestra, winning concerto competitions with both. Majoring in oboe performance, she earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music with Robert Sprenkle and a Masters degree from the San Francisco Conservatory with Marc Lifschey.

Bone-Chilling tales of history retold by homeless travelers that are walking ghost (Vietnam War, Hough Riots, Gangster Blues and Kent State Shootings) MEMORIAL is illustrated through song, poetry and dance

Come one, come all! Disciples Christian Church is hosting our Living Canvas Event on the second Sundays of the month at 4pm! Living Canvas is a FREE community art event held monthly at Disciples Christian Church, exploring a variety of art forms for all generations! We look forward to seeing you all!!

Come one, come all! Disciples Christian Church is hosting our Living Canvas Event on the second Sundays of the month at 4pm! Living Canvas is a FREE community art event held monthly at Disciples Christian Church, exploring a variety of art forms for all generations! We look forward to seeing you all!!