Tuesday Musical Association

05/29/2026

Brunch is back! And with Bach! Sunday Brunch with Tuesday Musical will be served this coming Sunday, May 31, featuring one of the very talented collegiate musicians who participated in the Tuesday Musical 2026 Annual Scholarship Competition at the University of Akron. Join us after 10 am on our page or check out our Instagram bio for a link to our YouTube channel.

We'll be sharing more video of the concert winners for Sunday Brunch with Tuesday Musical on Sunday mornings, of course, and during the week through most of the summer. 15 wonderful musical interludes from rising talent! Head to our bio for a link to our YouTube Channel.

Ready for Tuesday Musical’s upcoming season of the Akron Concert Series? Learn more at tuesdaymusical.org.

05/27/2026

Tuesday Musical is proud to present a flutist with flair, Dylan Masariego, who won the top scholarship prize for the Tuesday Musical 2026 Winners/Final Round Concert at The University of Akron in May. They were invited to compete by winning the second place Ann, Emily & Jeffrey Gleason/Travis & Caitlin Rea Scholarship for woodwinds in the Tuesday Musical 2026 Annual Scholarship Competition earlier in the year, also at The University of Akron. Dylan played "Fantaisie pour flute et piano" by Georges Hüe. Their accompanist was Grace Betry. They are a contemporary-classical flutist and orchestral piccolo player, earning a Bachelor of Music degree from Oberlin Conservatory and is currently pursuing a master’s degree.

We'll be sharing more video of the concert winners for Sunday Brunch with Tuesday Musical on Sunday mornings, of course, during the summer and also during the week. 15 wonderful musical interludes from rising talent!

Ready for Tuesday Musical’s upcoming season of the Akron Concert Series? Learn more at tuesdaymusical.org.

A flutist with flair, Dylan Masariego was the winner of the top scholarship prize for the Tuesday Musical 2026 Winners/Final Round Concert at The University ...

05/14/2026

Nice! On sale now at tuesdaymusical.org and 330-761-3460, subscriptions start at $91 for all 6 concerts and $65 for Pick-4 packages. Single-concert tickets on sale in August.

Retiring Tuesday Musical director announces new six-concert season with headliners Audra McDonald, Itzhak Perlman & Friends.

05/08/2026

Flutist Dylan Masariego, winner of the top 1st-place prize in our 2026 Scholarship Competition, is also a social media consultant who graciously created this cool poster for us! More about the competition, and all winners, at tuesdaymusical.org/scholarship.

05/07/2026

Ahhhh....

In the midst of final exams week, Kent State University students, faculty, and friends gathered tonight in the beautiful Higbee Gallery of the Kent State University Museum for our free Decompression Chamber performance.

Building on the museum's fabulous “Sparkle: The Style and Jewelry of Aileen Mehle" exhibition, the program combined music by the always-wonderful OPUS 216, wellness activities, and glittering fashion. Bonus: KSU fashion design major Cole Skillman — also a cellist — introduced OPUS 216.

A big shout out to Sarah Spinner, Director of the Kent State University Museum, and KSU's Counseling & Psychological Services and Kent State Center for Student Involvement.

05/05/2026

We are excited to bring our Decompression Chamber to this fashionable venue!

🎻You’re invited to an evening of live chamber music by Opus 216 in the Museum’s historic Higbee Gallery this Wednesday at 5 pm.

🔗 Last chance to reserve your free spot, space is very limited for this one-time experience! Link in comments below.

🗓️ THIS Wednesday, May 6 at the Kent State University Museum.

4:30 PM refreshments & mindfulness activities
5:00–6:00 PM concert

🚗 515 Hilltop Drive, free parking in the adjacent R-1 lot

Presented by Tuesday Musical in partnership with Opus 216, Kent State University Museum, Kent State Counseling & Psychological Services, and the Kent State Center for Student Involvement.

05/04/2026

Celebrating the future of classical music!

Photo memories from yesterday's Final Round/Winners Concert of our 2026 Scholarship Competition held at Guzzetta Hall on The University of Akron campus:

• George Pope, Scholarship Committee co-chair; 1st-place winner and flutist Dylan Masariego; People's Choice Award winner and violinist Christoforos Petridis; 2nd-place winner and classical guitarist Solis Dornan; Claire Purdy, Tuesday Musical's president.

• Mark Greer, Scholarship Committee chair.

• Mike Telin and judges Dan Hathaway (center) and Erica Brenner. Not pictured is judge Eric Benjamin.

• Audience members and post-concert reception treats.

Much more at tuesdaymusical.org/scholarship

05/04/2026

Bravo to our top scholarship winners for 2026!

Flutist Dylan Masariego and classical guitarist Solis Dornan won the two top awards in Tuesday Musical’s 2026 Annual Scholarship Competition Final Round/Winners Concert held today. Violinist Christoforos Petridis won the People’s Choice Award.

Read more about the competition and all of the this year's 26 winners at tuesdaymusical.org/scholarship.

Masariego, a master’s degree student at the Cleveland Institute of Music, won the $2,000 Arden J. Yockey Scholarship. Dornan, a bachelor’s degree student at Oberlin College-Conservatory of Music, won the $1,000 Arden J. Yockey Scholarship.

Petridis, also a bachelor’s degree student at Oberlin College, garnered the most audience votes to win the $500 John M. Ream Jr. DDS People’s Choice Award.

The final-round judges were Eric Benjamin, associate conductor of the Akron Symphony Orchestra and Music Director of the Akron Youth Symphony; Erica Brenner, Grammy-winning producer and classically trained musician; and Dan Hathaway, founder of www.ClevelandClassical.com and a member of the Music Critics Association of North America.

Now in its 70th year, Tuesday Musical’s Annual Scholarship Competition provides support for music majors from throughout Ohio who are embarking on careers as music educators and performers. More than 130 applicants from 15 schools applied to compete this year for scholarships totaling a record-breaking $43,050. The first round of the adjudicated competition was in March in Akron.

05/02/2026

This Sunday: Final Round/Winners Concert of our 2026 Scholarship Competition! Free and open to the public, including the post-concert reception...no tickets needed.

Experience the rising starts for yourself! Fifteen of the 2026 first- and second-place winners in the performance categories will perform Sunday, May 3, 2:30 p.m. at The University of Akron’s Guzzetta Recital Hall, 228 E. Buchtel Ave. (across from EJ Thomas Hall).

Two additional adjudicated scholarships — one for $1,000 and one for $2,000 — will be awarded. The audience (that means YOU!) will also pick the winner of the John M. Ream Jr. DDS People's Choice Award of $500.

https://www.tuesdaymusical.org/scholarship

Can't make it to Guzzetta Hall? Watch the live stream at https://youtube.com/live/TpQPeOVzYxc?feature=share.