Music lovers of all ages will love the Columbia Orchestra’s new Classics at the Chrysalis concert! Presented in partnership by the Inner Arbor Trust and Columbia Orchestra, this exciting program features music you’ll recognize from Holst’s The Planets, Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody, Dvorak’s New World, and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.

The Orchestra will introduce you to music from their upcoming season by Copland and Prokofiev and play some marvelous new works from around the world including Gabriela Ortiz’s nightclub inspired “Antrópolis,” an Indian-American work combining Hindustani and Western singing, and Duke Ellington’s homage to Dr. Martin Luther King. The concert will last approximately one hour and forty-five minutes including intermission. The park setting and short pieces on the program make this a perfect concert for the entire family!

Free tickets available here.

The Columbia Big Band returns to the Chrysalis Cabaret for a wonderful night of swing music!

Join Columbia Big Band for a fantastic night of swing music. This concert is part of the Chrysalis Cabaret Series in partnership with Columbia Bands, Inc.

Tickets are FREE thanks to the generosity of our donors. We greatly appreciate your donations which allow us to provide these free programs.

Cash bar for beverages available for purchase. The event takes place at the Chrysalis in Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show begins at 7:00 p.m.

Please RSVP by registering here. Registration is FREE, and ensures that you get information about any updates or changes

Fourth of July is an all day event in Columbia!

From 11 am - 5 pm, The Chrysalis will host:

Here’s To the Night
O’Malley’s March
Oasis Island Band
Military Spouses’ Band

RSVP and find more information here!

And when we’re done, the celebration continues at the Lakefront, with music, food trucks, and FIREWORKS!

Welcome the Navy Cruisers - for a FREE community concert.

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Join the Navy Cruisers for a FREE Community Concert at the Chrysalis!  

The U.S. Navy Band Cruisers is the Navy's premier contemporary ensemble. Formed in 1999, the group takes its name from the Navy's versatile, flexible, multi-missioned ship – the Cruiser – and the band lives up to its namesake with the capability of playing a variety of musical genres ranging from jazz standards, rhythm & blues, classic rock, adult contemporary and pop, as well as original material. This elite group has engaged and excited audiences of all ages throughout the U.S. and abroad with world-class musicianship and high energy, fun-filled performances.

The Community Concert Series is co-presented by Howard County Recreation and Parks.

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Join Pinot's Palette on the Chrysalis Stage for a step-by-step group art lesson accompanied by adult beverages for those 21+

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Enjoy an evening painting under the stars.

Join teachers from Pinot's Palette for a lovely night on the Chrysalis Stage. You will be led through a lesson painting Blossom Branch while enjoying adult beverages (for those 21+). Each ticket includes 1 drink ticket, additional available for purchase onsite.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

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Welcome HCPSS Jazz Bands back to the Chrysalis stage after the Covid-hiatus! Enjoy a wonderful free celebration of Jazz in the Woods.

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Join the Howard County Public School System Middle and High School Jazz Bands for a festival showcasing the great talent of HCPSS students!   Middle and High School Jazz Bands from across the County showcase their talents in this wonderful annual event.

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Join the Maryland Winds for Music of Stage & Screen, a part of the FREE Community Concerts at the Chrysalis!  

Maryland Winds is a non-profit organization and ensemble of professional musicians in the greater Baltimore–Washington, DC, area who are current or past performers with major symphony orchestras, premier military bands, music educators, or active freelance musicians.

Music of Stage & Screen is a free orchestral concert featuring brass that showcases some of your favorite music, now live at the Chrysalis.

Program - Songs of Hope

Program includes rousing marches and beautiful melodies to celebrate heroes, hope, and the American landscape. Composers include John Williams, Benny Goodman, Roland Sietz and so much more.