Middlesex Community College will welcome back award-winning cellist and alum Nathaniel Abreu as part of the Spring 2026 “A World of Music” concert series. The performance will take place at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 10 in MCC’s Concert Hall in Bedford.
“I am thrilled to be returning to MCC to play a recital together with Carmen Rodríguez-Peralta and Orlando Cela, who have been such supportive mentors and colleagues in my musical life,” Abreu said. “Middlesex allowed me to develop into a professional musician, and I am so grateful to this community."
A 2020 MCC graduate, Abreu is the winner of many prizes and competitions and recently completed his studies at Oberlin Conservatory. His program will feature Prelude and Allemande from Suite No. 6 in D Major by Johann Sebastian Bach for solo cello; Chant du ménestrel by Alexander Glazunov and Sonata No. 3 in A Major by Ludwig van Beethoven for cello and piano; and Trois Aquarelles by Philippe Gaubert for flute, cello, and piano.
For the performance, Abreu will be joined by MCC Chair of Music Rodríguez-Peralta, piano, and faculty member Cela, flute.
“We are very proud of our talented alumnus Nathaniel Abreu and all that he has accomplished in his musical career so far,” Rodríguez-Peralta said. “Orlando and I are so looking forward to collaborating with him in this upcoming concert. The wonderful music on this program will highlight his abilities both as a soloist and a chamber musician.”
Additional “A World of Music” performances in Bedford this season include Liana Paniyeva, pianist, at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 27; and a Student Recital at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, May 4. A previous Bedford performance includes Women Composers Across Cultures and Centuries on Thursday, March 12.
The Lowell Chamber Orchestra kicked off the Spring season with a performance at MCC’s Richard and Nancy Donahue Family Academic Arts Center, Theatre in Lowell on Saturday, February 7. They will perform a second time at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 26.
All concerts are free and open to the public.
MCC’s Concert Hall is located in the North Academic Building at 591 Springs Road in Bedford. Parking is available on-campus.