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.

Enjoy an evening of award-winning, genre-bending music with Kory Caudill, a Nashville-based performer, producer, and industry executive, and Wordsmith, a Baltimore-based songwriter, performer and recording artist. Guided by their music and friendship, Kory and Wordsmith invite concertgoers into an exploration of Beloved Community and the power of racial reconciliation through relationships.

Register on Eventbrite for more information and to be alerted to any changes or updates.

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!

Join THE Lisa Mathews for a FREE Chrysalis Kids DJ event and dance extravaganza!

Lisa Mathews, is the lead singer of Grammy-nominated Baltimore kids rock band Milkshake and creator and host of Young at Heart, WTMD’s Saturday morning radio show for families. She also visits countless area schools as a teaching artist with A4L and Wolf Trap Institute. Join her on the Chrysalis lawn for an hour of kid-friendly music and fun as she spins her favorite tunes during her Shake it Up Dance Jam!

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Join the Dan + Claudia Zanes for a FREE Chrysalis Kids Concert!

“The family-music genre’s most outspoken and eloquent advocate,” -Time Magazine

Grammy Award winner Dan Zanes and Haitian American music therapist/Jazz vocalist, Claudia Zanes take their audiences of all ages on a journey through Dan’s songbook of folk and blues songs. Dan and Claudia Zanes share their love of forgotten classics and new creations with audiences around the world. National Public Radio claims they are, “The Gold Standard in kid’s music.” His critically acclaimed music has been featured on Sesame Street, Playhouse Disney, Nickelodeon, HBO Family, and Sprout. With Dan’s songs and Claudia’s vocals, they invite their audiences to dance and sing along in a joyful, homespun, musical celebration of 21st-century social music.

The Chrysalis Kids Series is presented in partnership with Howard County Recreation and Parks.

Free tickets available here!

Find out more about Dan & Claudia’s Sensory Friendly Programming here.

Welcome the Navy Cruisers - for a FREE community concert.

About this event

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 Columbia Jazz Band for a fantastic night of music. Celebrating the Music of the Great Big Bands features the music from the bands of Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Woody Herman with vocal tunes by Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Natalie and Nat King Cole.

This concert is part of the Chrysalis Cabaret Series in partnership with Columbia Orchestra / Columbia Jazz Band.

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.

Tickets aren’t necessary, but please register here if you plan to attend.

The Columbia Jazz Band returns to the Chrysalis Cabaret celebrating the Music of the Great Big Bands.

About this event

Join Columbia Jazz Band for a fantastic night of music. Celebrating the Music of the Great Big Bands features the music from the bands of Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Woody Herman with vocal tunes by Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Natalie and Nat King Cole.

This concert is part of the Chrysalis Cabaret Series in partnership with Columbia Orchestra / Columbia Jazz Band.

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 and snacks 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.

Get your tickets here

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.