The White Lake Chamber Music Society is excited to announce a special recital event on Sunday, November 23, 2025 at Lebanon Lutheran, 1101 S. Mears Ave. in Whitehall. This 3PM Cello/Piano Recital with Kuang-Hao Huang and Marina Hoover, will feature Chopin’s Piano and Cello Sonata in G Minor, Massenet’s Meditation, Shostakovich’s Piano and Cello Sonata, and more. Tickets are $25 at the door or on Eventbrite.

The 2025-2026 Winter White Lake Music Series continues to run December 2025 through March 2026, featuring a variety of events that include live classical music performances plus lectures by Bob Swan, Dr. Thomas Carson, Foley Schuler, and Lazaro Vega. These great events will help to turn the drudgery of cold, winter months into a reason to come together, strengthening community ties and bringing greater vibrancy to the White Lake area.

 

On December 12, 2025 Bob Swan will present a lecture entitled “The World’s Greatest Christmas Music Through the Ages” as part of the White Lake Methodist’s Festival of the Trees celebration. It takes place at 7PM at White Lake Methodist Church, 8555 Cook St. Montague. Donations will be received and shared between White Lake Methodist and the Music Society.

 

Also on the schedule is a fascinating lecture on January 27, 2026 at 7PM at The Book Nook and Java Shop, 8744 Ferry St. in Montague. Dr. Thomas Carson will speak about “The Lessons of Apollo”. Dr. Carson has a PhD from the Purdue University Department of Civil Engineering where he specialized in imagery and mapping science. He spent his career working on problems related to determining the precise positioning and orientation of satellite imaging systems, as well as imagery and geospatial analysis. He grew up fascinated with the manned space program, one of his earliest memories being sitting on his mother’s lap watching the launch of John Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth. Tom has used his knowledge of engineering and space science together with his fascination with Project Apollo to put together a presentation that looks at how critical decisions were made during our initial quest to go to the moon, how some of the lessons learned can be applied to our own decision making in life, as well as some things that he just thinks are too cool not to mention.

On February 24, 2026 at 7PM at The Book Nook and Java Shop, 8744 Ferry St. in Montague, Lazaro Vega, Jazz Director at Blue Lake Public Radio and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, will present "Great Jazz Solos". This will be a ‘down through the years’ retrospective, with an emphasis on music of the 1940's and 1950's.

The Society’s mission of producing world-class chamber music concerts, promoting and supporting classical music learning opportunities for all ages, and creating awareness of the value and significance of fine music will be strengthened by the addition of these exciting events!

For more information, please text or call Director Sondra Cross at 231-329-3056. For a schedule of this year’s events, please visit www.whitelakemusic.org.